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• Spring 2015 • Gelbvieh guide

SPRING 2015 • VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 3

In this issue...President’s Report 7Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC News 8Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc. News 12Show Reseults 37Sale Results 40Coming Events 48Advertiser Index 49

Feature articles...Karl Sothmann, Man-Sask Commercial Breeder 13Externding Genetics & Genomics to your Comercial Customer Base 20Equipment for the Calving Barn 28Understanding Dark Cutters 34

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Doing winter chores at Twin Bridge Farms

Lomond, AB

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DirectorsPresident

Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379, Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0Phone: 306-865-2929Fax: 306-865-2860

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Romacordelia Cox P.O. Box 53, Tatla Lake, BC V0L 1V0

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Neil OverbyBox 180

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Lee WirgauBox 25

Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0Phone: 204-886-7588Fax: 204-278-3255

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Provincial Association Representativesto the CGA Board of Directors

Gelbvieh Association of Alberta/BC

Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association

Eastern Canadian Gelbvieh Association

President - Aaron BirchBox 192, Lomond, AB T0L 1G0

Phone: 403-485-5518Email: [email protected]

Representative -Darcy HrebeniukBox 379

Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0 Phone: 306-865-2929Fax: 306-865-2860

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Representative -Jason Hurst234439 Concession 2 WGRRR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0

Phone: 519-881-7929Email:[email protected]

Secretary -Laurie Hurst234439 Concession 2 WGRRR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0

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President - Ian ThackerayBox1002

Weyburn, SK Phone: 306-861-7687Fax: 306-456-2554

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Secretary -Joyce DawsonBox 1616

Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0Phone: 250-567-5430 or 250-570-9179Email: [email protected]

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The end of 2014 has come and gone and theNew Year brings new opportunities. TheCanadian cattle industry remains fluid and

dynamic and the Canadian Gelbvieh Association isworking diligently to remain progressive.

2014 ended with a bang with successful breedshows and sales at many cattle events across Canada.Congratulations and thank you to all the exhibitorsfor exhibiting excellent cattle. The annual generalmeeting was held in Regina during Canadian WesternAgribition, thanks to all who attended.

At this time I would like to congratulate NeilOverby and Lon Carlson for joining us as new direc-tors on the board. As well I want to thank outgoingdirectors Jason Hurst and Vern Pancoast for their yearsof dedication to the CGA. Looking into 2015, the cattle industry looks ex-

tremely positive and this is the time to increase breedpopularity in the Canadian cattle industry. The Cana-dian Gelbvieh Association board of directors is work-ing very hard to promote the Gelbvieh breed andpropel it in a positive direction.Good luck with calving and all the best in the up-

coming bull sales.Till next time.

CGA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Darcy Hrebeniuk

Back l-R: Kert Ness, Gaylene Groeneveld, Lee WirgauFront l-r: Neil Overby, Darcy Hrebeniuk, President, Blair Bentz. Missing is Cordy Cox and Lon Carlson


Association News

Another year has come and gone and what a year it wasfor the cattle industry. The optimism seen last fall is sureto continue into spring bull sales and hopefully years to

come. There has never been a more exciting time to be a beef pro-ducer.

GAAB/BC events such as Farmfair International saw increasesin attendance over previous years. Exhibitors, myself included,were very impressed with the amount of traffic through the barns.I would encourage all breeders to consider exhibiting at Farmfairas part of your future marketing plans.

The Wish List Weekend was again a huge success. I really haveto commend the GAAB/BC Board as well as the Bull Futurity com-mittee for doing such a great job and working together to makethis event a highlight for all Gelbvieh enthusiasts. With the help ofour great sale staff, Ryan Hurlburt and Loren Unger, the Wish ListSale saw strong prices and a great turnout. This elite offering ofGelbvieh genetics sold into many provinces and into the US. Checkfor full sale results in this issue.

This was the second year for the Canadian People's Choice BullFuturity to be held during the Wish List weekend. Bull entries heldstrong while voting membership numbers were up considerablyfrom last year. Members had the opportunity to sort through 23bulls from breeders from Alberta, Saskatchewan and North Dakota.Congratulations to Davidson Gelbvieh on winning with their entryDVE Davidson Yellowbird 4B and also to Fladeland Livestock forwinning this powerful herd sire prospect.

Making a comeback this year was the commercial heifer penshow. Producers brought out an exceptional group of females thatshowcased what the Gelbvieh breed can do for the commercial cat-tleman. Results are included in this issue.

Our annual banquet also saw a huge turnout with many moreguests than anticipated. Congratulations to Roy and Gaye Lucas ofLomond, AB for being the GAAB/BC Commercial Breeder of TheYear and Jonus Cattle for being selected as the Purebred Breederof The Year.

We held our Annual General Meeting during the Wish ListWeekend as well. A big thank you goes to Roger Sayer who com-pleted his term on GAAB/BC board for all the hard work he hasput in. We also welcome Nolan Pahl to the board this year as a di-rector joining Aaron Birch as president, Graydon Smithers as vicepresident, Joyce Dawson as secretary, and Joe Ness, Cody Congdonand Jason Muhlback as directors. Merv Tuplin has once again vol-unteered to be our treasurer.

Thanks to everyone who sponsored, donated, consigned, pur-chased, attended or helped out with the Wish List Weekend in anyway. Together we made it an event our breed can be proud of. Plansare already underway for the 2015 Wish List, which will be De-cember 4th and 5th.

Looking forward, make plans to attend our 2015 Field Day,which will be hosted by Jen-Ty Gelbvieh of Duchess, Alberta. Lookfor details in the next Guide.

I wish everyone luck with calving and look forward to seeingeveryone out and about at the upcoming bull sales.

By Aaron Birch, President, GAA/BC

Grand Champion Gelbveih influenced pen of3 heifers. Winner: Brittain FarmsSponsors : Merv Tuplin & Keriness Cattle Co.

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh influenced pen of3 heifers. Winner: Smithers Land & Livestock Sponsor : Rocky Top Gelbvieh

$1000.00 Bull Sales Credit: Dale & CindyCongdon

Congratulations to the Gelbvieh Wish list Winners!

Back l-R: Cody Congdon, Jason Muhlback, Nolan Pahl, Aaron BirchFront l-r: Joe Ness, Joyce Dawson, Graydon Smithers.

Association NewsBy Cynthia Wirgau

The Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association heldtheir annual meeting in Moose Jaw onDec 13, 2014. Ian Thackeray was elected

as President, Trevor Burks as Vice President andCynthia Wirgau as Secretary-Treasurer. New boardmember are Wade Davidson & Ross Davidson. Re-turning board members are Del Fladeland, JamesJasper and Chad Nicholas. Thank you to VernonDavidson for his past 6 years and Wayne Selin forhis past 3 years on the board.

A well attended banquet and fantastic fun auc-tion was held at the Temple Gardens. The “Dona-tion Heifer” was donated by Maple Grove Gelbviehwas won by Lorne & Diana Schick. Thank you toeveryone that donated and purchased items or tick-ets. These are our two major fundraisers, bringingin over $10,000. Your support is greatly appreci-ated.

This year we honored 2 commercial cattle pro-ducers who have used Gelbvieh genetics for numer-ous years. Congratulations to Karl Sothmann andGarry & Sharon Barrett.

We are pleased to announce that we will be hav-ing our summer show next summer at Harding StateFair on July 17th in Harding, Manitoba.

The Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association would liketo extend a special thank you to all sponsors, ex-hibitors, volunteers and spectators that make ourevents so enjoyable.

The Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association sponsored the 15th Annual Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic at the2014 Show at Canadian Western Agribition.

A total of 34 memberships were sold with 12 females competing for tophonors. Members were to choose their top 4 females prior to the femaleshow at Agribition. Upon completion of the female show, the top 4 animalswere announced and would be re-judged the following day prior to the sale.The winning entry would become the lead-off animal in the Agribition Sale.

This year's Sweetheart was exhibited by Twin Bridge Farms, with AWBBirch’s Rainbow 113A. She sold to Jonus Cattle for $7500. Twin BridgeFarms received the jackpot of $7421. EYOT Valley Ranch was the lucky win-ner who won the sale proceeds of $7250.

The three runner-up females were exhibited by RPS Gelbvieh, Davidson Gelbvieh and Goodview Gelbvieh.

Congratulations to Twin Bridge Farms and the Man-Sask Gelbvieh Associ-ation for another successful Sweetheart Classic.

Back l-r: Wade Davidson, Ross Davidson, Chad Nicholas, Del FladelandFront l-r: Trevor Burks, Vice President, Ian Thack-eray, President, Cynthia Wirgau, James Jasper



When Karl Sothmann talks about receiving the2014 Saskatchewan Commercial Breeder of theYear Award from the Manitoba-Saskatchewan

Gelbvieh Association, he is completely humble. “Well, it wasgood,” he says, pride and a hint of a smile evident in his voice.“I’ve made a lot of friends with the breeders in Saskatchewanover the years. When Wade Davidson phoned me ask if hecould nominate me, I said yes. I know how it works, you’vegot to let your name stand or else they can’t hand the awardout. But yeah, it was good.”The cattleman from Elrose,

Saskatchewan, who runs El Dor Ranch with his family, doesn’telaborate further on this honour; instead, he illustrates thecommitment to the Gelbvieh breed and the beef industry thatmade him a clear choice for this award by speaking with en-thusiasm about his experience raising commercial cattle.Before turning his attention to cattle in the 1970s, Soth-

mann’s father raised sheep. “In fact, it was a wreck in the cat-tle industry and he thought it would be an opportunity, so wewent back into cattle,” Sothmann explains. “We’re cow-calf.We’ve always stayed around 100 to 120 (head) since 1974.”Today, Sothmann ranches with his two older brothers, andalso works with three of his nephews. In addition to Gelbviehgenetics, their commercial herd is also made up of Charolais-and Red Angus-influence cattle.El Dor Ranch began using Gelbvieh bulls in the 1980s, after

Sothmann’s father became interested in the breed. “He wasgoing to the University of Saskatchewan’s bull test station thatthey used to run, and he had been buying Black Angus bullsthen,” says Sothmann. The person who ran the test stationsuggested the senior Sothmann take a look at the Gelbviehbulls on test. “There were two Gelbvieh bulls in the test, onlytwo, and they were the two top-gaining bulls of the whole testof probably 400 animals. So Dad looked at them and did someresearch on the Gelbvieh breed, and bought them. And we’vebeen buying Gelbvieh bulls ever since.”The positive outcome of their decision to use Gelbvieh

bulls in their commercial herd can be seen in their widelysought-after calves. El Dor Ranch has consigned their calvesthrough Heartland Livestock in Swift Current, S.K., for morethan 20 years. “They have a Gelbvieh sorted select satellitesale every year, so we’ve been in there pretty well every yearsince they’ve started it,” says Sothmann. Year after year, theircalves certainly impress, with compliments coming fromsales staff and buyers alike.

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With high prices resulting in top dollar and optimism forthe Canadian beef industry in the latter part of 2014, it’s nowonder Sothmann sees it as a stand-out year for his family’sranch. When asked about the price his calf crop brought thispast year, he has nothing but praise: “Incredible. Just incred-ible. It’s a year that a guy will remember forever, and what’sreally good is you’ll remember because it was so good, insteadof because something horrible happened to the industry.”Given the ranch’s recent success, it makes sense to hear that

Sothmann is content to keep doing what they’ve been doing.His plans for the future of his family’s herd are consistent. “Ican’t see us expanding a whole bunch,” he says. “We use allour own pasture — we’re not in any community pastures —

so I think we’re going to stay pretty stable with this, rightwhere we are.”Nonetheless, there is much for Sothmann to look forward

to in 2015, simply by being part of an industry he loves. “Ifind a lot of rewards, especially with calving season and whenyou sell the calves in the fall; you can see where you made theright choices on genetics and did the research on the bulls be-fore you bought them,” he explains. “It’s a rewarding industry,I find.”According to Sothmann, there’s a bright future ahead with

the cattle that helped his operation through the leaner years.“The genetics and the type of cow you had that brought youthrough those tough times, and maybe let you break evenwhen everybody else lost a hundred bucks, or made a hundredbucks when other guys broke even — those are going to con-

tinue to be very important,” he says. The Gelbviehbreed, he says, will play a crucial role in his ownherd and in the Canadian beef industry. “The matu-rity, the rate of gain — those are all going to be im-portant.” In that case, Sothmann’s own future in thecattle business looks perfectly sunny.

The bull pen at Eldor Ra

nch Typical female at Eldor Ranch

Herd sire at Eldor Ranch


Canadian Western AgribitionRegina, Saskatchewan

Thank you to allthe Sponsors,

Exhibitors, Organizers and Gelbvieh Enthusiasts who

joined us for this superb event.


Wendy Belcher joined the staff of the Canadian Gelbvieh Association astheir Secretary/Manager in 1990. That same year, the Association decidedit was time for a Canadian Gelbvieh publication and the first issue of theGelbvieh Guide was started. Her dedication to the Gelbvieh breed and itsmembers through the years has never been compromised and her lovefor beef cattle in general was evidenced by her contribution as a CGArepresentative on many local and National Livestock Association boards. In 1996 the CGA hosted the World Gelbvieh Congress at the Calgary Stampede.

Wendy was the major force behind organizing of the event. She is fondly rememberedat the end of the event as quoting, “Rob picked me up at the end of the last day of theCongress – I literally fell into the truck and when I got home I slept for two days.”Her work ethic was exceptional.The Canadian Gelbvieh Association celebrated two milestones

recently, the 35th Anniversary of Gelbvieh in Canada in 2007and the 40th Anniversary of Gelbvieh in Canada in 2012. Bothevents were very successful and Wendy was a large part of organ-izing them. Her attention to details in anything she was involvedin was second to none.In April of 2012 Wendy and Rob, at the invitation of the

Paraguay Association of Gelbvieh Breeders, travelled to Paraguaywith a small group of Canadian Gelbvieh members. She enjoyedthe trip so much and came home with a deep appreciation of howGelbvieh cattle were raised in another part of the world and moreconvinced than ever that Gelbvieh was the best breed out there.Wendy truly loved her job and over her 25 years of working with

the Canadian Gelbvieh Association, she made many true friends, hersmile and enthusiasm was contagious and her knowledge of the live-stock industry was second to none. Sincere condolences go out to Robert and the family from all her

friends at the Gelbvieh Association. God Bless!


By now hopefully most folks in the business of beef cattle genetics have at leastheard of genomics and DNA testing. The latest evolution of DNA SNP testinghas become relatively mainstream and has basically replaced many of the older

technologies such as microsatellite panels for parentage testing.Historically, DNA replaced blood typing technology and has been largely restricted to

use in sire or parent verification of progeny. The price point made it largely applicable toseedstock cattle only when breed association rules required it, such as in the case of embryodonor dams, AI sires and walking herd sires in purebred herds.While there are still rules in place to protect the integrity of breed association herd

books and DNA is still used in this endeavor, the DNA technology of today has applicationsbeyond the support of breed association by-laws and rules. For starters SNP DNA panelshave come down dramatically in price in relation to their earlier microsatellite counter-parts, and the technology has rapidly improved at each given price point over the last sev-eral years. Further, beyond simple parentage the research and development that has beenongoing over the last several years has not only improved the technology but it has alsoimproved the resolving power of DNA tests to provide useful information about a widevariety of traits. This information can now be incorporated into EPDs and provide a boostto the accuracy of the evaluation, reducing breeding errors and improving the effectivenessof selection within a given breeding goal. While anyone involved would agree that thereis much to be done and we are likely only at the very beginning of the technology, thework so far has been a game changer because it means that DNA testing has a real valueproposition.The hard part for breeders that are busy already is first assessing that value proposition

in their own operation. Do you just stick with basic parentage or is there value to be addedon conducting a higher density panel on young animals? Can high density panels help topick out the next herd sire with greater accuracy and less margin of error? Is it worth test-ing sale bulls and where is the price point that makes it worthwhile? Should I test all myreplacement heifers, in order to sort them into breeding/production groups, or should Iuse simple low cost parentage to run multi-sire breeding groups with higher conceptionrates?All of these are good questions and may have a fit in a seedstock operation, however,

very few operations have likely given consideration to extending/leveraging that same tech-nology for the benefit of their commercial customers and yet more commercial producersare interested in and using DNA SNP technology. This represents a real opportunity forseedstock suppliers to consider, since their key product and tie to their commercial cus-tomers is DNA. Too often seedstock suppliers think of themselves in the “bull sellinggame” rather than the “DNA selling game”. Bulls are only useful for the DNA that theyprovide to their offspring, whether they are easier calving, faster growing feeder cattle, orlonger lived, more fertile replacement females. Whatever the customer goal is, seedstocksuppliers are hopefully selling a four legged DNA delivery tool with the right DNA forthat goal and management system.So from the seedstock side, DNA technology allows us to sell a parentage guaranteed

product that has a higher degree of accuracy in the EPD, thus creating a better opportunityto match the DNA to the customer’s needs. For a commercial customer, purchasing a sirethat already has DNA on file in a lab has value in making a DNA program through simpletests such as sire sorting replacement heifers much easier. Further to that, commercialusers may wish to add things such as tissue diagnostics for BVD, or a replacement heifer

Extending Genetics & Genomics to Your

Commercial Customer Base


panel to provide information on traits such as calving ease, fertility and longevity.DNA parentage in the commercial industry may also make carcass data relevant

to individual sires and thus to genetic evaluation programs for bull suppliers. As theindustry moves forward it may also help a group of customers to pool cattle that havesimilar feeding characteristics. Think of it as a pre-sort with about a million timesmore information than just colour and weight. This has the potential to add realvalue to feeder cattle packages. Some feedlots are already doing a rudimentary versionof this with single gene DNA testing of cattle upon arrival at the lot. Pre-testing salebulls for traits desired by the feedlots can provide marketing opportunities for cus-tomers, and savings for the purchasing feedlot. Because of seedstock ties the DNA inthe commercial calf, there is tremendous potential for a more refined approach inthis area.There may be further opportunities in the replacement female marketplace as well.

Imagine working with customers to provide packages of replacement heifers with in-formation that normally would take several calf crops to produce. DNA could pro-vide a good way to put sire groups and similar DNA containing heifers together andoffer heifers influenced by a single genetic program. The technology may also provideinformation on disease resistance or optimal vaccination programs as we move downthe road.DNA technology is not going away and in fact is continually providing more bang

for the same buck. As the technology moves in this direction, it is likely that the com-mercial industry will continue to adopt and adapt it for a wide variety of uses. Sinceseedstock suppliers are in the business of selling DNA, it is important that they workwith their customers as they go down this road. I think there will be many excitingand unseen opportunities for everyone by doing so.


2015 Canadian People’s Choice Bull Futurity Membership FormName of Farm ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Owner(s) Name __________________________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________Postal Code____________

Ph: ( ) ___________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________

Email __________________________________________________________________________________________________

______Canadian People’s Choice Tier #1 Membership - $400.00 ____________________________ $ __________________

______ Canadian People’s Choice Tier #2 Membership - $600.00____________________________ $ __________________

______ Additional Tier #2 Bull Entries - $200.00 each______________________________________ $ _________________

Total Enclosed ……………………… $___________________

Signature ________________________________

Please note that the Canadian Peoples Choice Futurity is now a "Capped Event", all 2014 memberships not renewed byApril 1, 2015 will become available on a first come basis. This is your chance as a 2014 Canadian Peoples Choice memberto guarantee your spot at this year's event.Also to clarify you can change your membership level yearly based on your own programs needs. Please note you can up-grade your membership from Tier#1 to Tier#2 right up until the first round of voting has started Dec 4, 2015. Thankyou for being apart of this prestigious Gelbvieh event!

Make cheques payable to:

“PEOPLE’S CHOICE FUTURITY” MAIL TO: 5160 SKYLINE WAY NE, CALGARY, AB T2E 6V1

SA BirCH'S WrUFFlE 2BS: ATC GOLD STAR POLLED 5D D: SA BIRCH'S WRUFFLE 59Z• 2014 Farmfair Heifer Calf Champion and

Reserve Grand Champion Female• 2014 Agribition 2nd in Class• 2014 Agribition Junior Show Champion

Gelbvieh Female

AWB BirCH'S rAinBOW 113AS: VV YOICKS 107Y D: AWB BIRCH'S RAINBOW 30U• 2014 Sweetheart Gelbvieh Champion• Thank You to Jonus Cattle For Purchasing

Rainbow in the National Sale

SA BirCH'S GAYlE 48ZS: DRJ FULL EXPOSURE 013N D: SA BIRCH'S GAYLE 32N• 2014 Vulcan District 4-H Show Champion Female• 2014 Farmfair Reserve Senior Champion Female• 2014 Agribition Champion Junior Cow/Calf PairSA BirCH'S TiMBEr 54BS: VV TIREE 150T2014 Farmfair Reserve Bull Calf Champion

AWB BirCH'S GAYlE 19B ETS: CANADIAN PIONEER (CGA #4) D: SA BIRCH'S GAYLE 32N (Pictured With

The Family of John Milne, Importer of CANADIAN PIONEER in 1972)

• Polled Fullblood Female• 2014 Farmfair Second in Class• 2014 Agribition Third in Class

Thank You To Our Fall 2014 Buyers...• Jonus Cattle for purchasing the Sweetheart Champion AWB BIRCH'S RAINBOW 30U in the National Sale• Bluff Island Stock Farm for purchasing AWB BIRCH'S FAITHFUL 1A, the high selling female in the Wish List Sale• Fladeland Livestock for purchasing SA BIRCH'S ANNY 196A, the second high selling bred heifer in the Wish List Sale• B&R Ranch for purchasing SA BIRCH'S DISCO 108A in the Wish List Sale• JSJ Gelbvieh for purchasing a flush on SA BIRCH'S GAYLE 32N

Thank You To Our Friends That Helped Us last Fall...nick Baer • Joe Barnett • Alisha Minchau • riley Merrill

Thank You To...Hillsdown Gelbvieh for purchasing GSW Al-riGHT GAl A2 at the Gelbvieh Wish list Sale.

SA BirCH'S rEVOlVEr 3BS: VV YOICKS 107Y D: SA BIRCH'S MARION 4S• 2014 Farmfair Legends of The Fall

Champion Gelbvieh Bull• 2014 Agribition Reserve Senior Champion

Bull Calf

FArMFAir inTErnATiOnAl 2014• 2014 Farmfair• Champion Breeders Herd• Premier Breeder• Premier Exhibitor



As with any work area on the farm having the properequipment keeping it maintained, disinfected andstocking the area with the right pharmaceuticals will

help insure a successful calving season. The one critical com-ponent and often forgotten about is with biosecurity. Withmany cows and their mothers moving through the calving areaat a stressful time it is important to have an area which can becleaned easily and sprayed periodically with Virkon disinfec-tant. I like to have a boot dip close by to be used both intoand out of the calving area. This is especially critical whentreating sick calves before assisting in thedelivery of a calf. You do not want to bethe one which transmits disease on yourpremises. Change coveralls frequently andhave a supply of towels or rags to keepyourself dry and clean. Equipment should consist of a function-

ing calf puller. There are many good mod-els on the market all of which functionwell. Make sure they only require one per-son to operate it. You want to be close tothe back end of the cow where you canconstantly check tension and placement ofthe chains yet still be able to operate thepuller. Some of the fancier ones wouldpull one leg then the other in a step by stepmotion. My only problem here is if thecalf is that tight and will take that type ofmotion to extract it the pull may be exces-sive. You will need at least two pullinghandles and two chains and some even likea head snare. The handles should be large enough to get yourhands in comfortably and grip the links of the chains withoutslipping. Always keep spares as handles and chains can easilyget lost in the straw. They are cheap and when needed theyare critical to have around. Always clean and disinfect andhang to dry between uses. Chains also fatigue and rust so re-place every couple of years. In the past the dirtiest piece ofequipment on the farm was the breech of the calf puller sopressure wash it every so often.

Other supplies include a package of good quality obstetricalgloves, and a waterproof calving suit which can easily be hoseddown. Obstetrical gloves come in many strengths and colors.For calving you need the stronger more expensive ones whichtake a lot of abuse before ripping. The real thin ones are usedfor artificial insemination where fine feel is critical and theywill rip too easily during calving. Always examine the cowusing obstetrical gloves. The protection goes both ways and Ihave seen several people develop allergic skin reactions fromconstant exposure to the fetal fluids. Have elastics, hemostats

or towel clamps to keep them upon your arms. Surgical soapwhich is non-irritating to the vul-val area and your skin as well isa must. I prefer “Endure” andwith that a good source of warmclean water. Although the iodinesoap products are good as far askilling bacteria I find they have atendency to dry out your skin onrepeated usage. Lots and lots ofsterile lubricant purchased by thegallon complete with a handpump will minimize the frictionon many a tough calving and canmake the difference between sav-ing a calf and loosing it especiallywhen it relieves pressure aroundthe head. As far as medications are con-

cerned your tags (managementand RFID tags) and shots for the calf including Vitamin A&Dplus selenium must be on hand. Have enough for the entirecalving season. In some herds metaphylactic antibiotics areused to prevent navel infections again have the season’s sup-ply. If the cow is caught, before releasing her always check tomake sure she is fully tagged and has no other health issueswhich need attending while in the maternity pen. Strip herteats out to make sure none are blocked and look for evidenceof mastitis. Some producers tube feed the calf if it has been a

We all know even veryquiet cows at or beforecalving may becomeover defensive so makesure the route to getcows into the calvingarea is planned with

cross gates where neededand escape routes


hard delivery with colostrum and potentially administerNSAID’s. These anti-inflammatory drugs like banamine ormetacam are being used in harder pulls and make a difference.They must be obtained from your veterinarian under a pre-scription and its best to discuss under what calving circum-stances it is best to give and whether the calf cow or both insome cases should receive it.All farmers by now should have either a commercially

made maternity pen, calving chute or a hand constructed calv-ing restraint device. A squeeze chute is definitely not the placeto pull a calf. This is where wrecks can easily happen if cowssquat during the calving process. Other critical drugs may bea respiratory stimulant which is also a prescription drug fromyour veterinarian. One cc of a respiratory stimulant given inthe vein or squirted under the tongue can greatly facilitatebreathing. Again you need to talk to your veterinarian on howto give it and if it is even available. Epinephrine (adrenalin)can also be given as a last ditch effort to get the heart going.Because speed is of the essence these last two products needto be close at hand with syringe and needle ready. Some pro-ducers even have oxygen delivery apparatuses which can fa-cilitate breathing.

A calf esophageal feeder is also an absolute necessity and Ilike producers having one to use for colostrum on newborncalves and use the old one from last year for sick or scouringcalves and label each one accordingly. Disinfect them includ-

ing the feeder tube Keep the calving area and especially thematernity pen as clean as possible and disinfect the puller andcalving chains with something like Virkon disinfectant. Useother strict biosecurity practises like not allowing visitors dur-ing calving season or minimally have them wear plastic dis-posable booties which you will provide. Calving season iswhen you need biosecurity crack down. With calving cows around always have a hazing prop such

as a paddle, rattle or hockey stick available. We all know evenvery quiet cows at or before calving may become over defen-sive so make sure the route to get cows into the calving areais planned with cross gates where needed and escape routes.If using a sled to bring in calves have a long lead rope to keepyou away from the cow. Many farmers have sleds or wagonsbuilt to pull behind a quad or gator or horse or simply byhand. Again I can’t stress enough watch for your safety as calv-ing time is where the majority of farm injuries with regards tolivestock occur. Be prepared with as much equipment andsupplies because when calving season hits there is no time togo shopping. Let’s not forget the rechargeable flashlight.Many have high candle power and some even get the miningtype lights to wear on their head. Have a great 2015 calvingseason as the calves you save have never been more valuable.


There's an old adage, "you can build a better mousetrapbut if you don't tell somebody about it, they won't beselling." Do you know what happens if you don't pro-

mote…NOTHING!There are thousands of ranches looking to buy bulls every

year. Tell them who, what and where you are. Thousands buy re-placement females because they are either using a cross sire, orneed to improve their cowherd with new genetics. You probablykeep the top end for yourself, ship the bottom and that leaves abunch of good females that someone else can very successfullyuse commercially. TELL SOMEBODY ABOUT YOUR CATTLE.

Only YOU limit the upside potential of your income. I'm con-tinually disappointed talking to breeders that say "I only kept 5or 10 as bulls because that's all I can sell or "I kept back my re-placement and shipped the rest of the heifers because I can't sellthem as breeding stock." If you have taken the time to develop agood cow herd, having culled the poor doers, the bad feet andudders, and the bad temperaments, then you have a strong set ofregistered cows that you know their bloodlines, and their EPD'stell you what they should do genetically. Those offspring can beof great benefit to a commercial rancher. BUT THEY HAVE TOKNOW WHAT YOU HAVE, AND THAT THEY ARE FORSALE.

Your marketing plan canbe very simple, set a budget and

develop an advertising campaign. Gel-bvieh Guide staff can help you develop an adver-

tising program for the year for less than the PRICE OF ONECOMMERCIAL CALF. Go for it!

Don't limit yourself to thinking you can only sell 5 or 10bulls….advertise further from home and sell more through ad-vertising in your local paper. People closest to home are the hard-est to sell to because if they buy from you they are admitting thatwhat you have is better than theirs. Make it easy for them, ad-vertise in your local papers.

Then put up a nice gate sign with your name and Gelbviehcattle on it, saying Bulls and Females For Sale to that the buyersand everyone else that drives by can easily find you and will knowyou sell good Gelbvieh genetics. You don't have to be a greatsalesman but you need to let people know who and where youare and the good cattle will speak for themselves. You just needthe people to drive in to look at them. Remember YOU ARE THEBIGGEST LIMITING FACTOR TO YOUR OWN SUCCESS.DON'T SAY I CAN'T, SAY I WILL.

NOW…..GIT R DONE!

Tell Someone About Your Cattleby Gaylene Groeneveld


Gary & Sharon Barrett were awarded a "Commercial Breeder of the Year" by the Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association. Presting Gary(right) with a farm sign is Trevor Burks.


DVE Davidson Chester 72B, an entry of Davidson Gelbvieh ofPonteix, SK was selected by the 50 voting members of the 2015,18th Annual Breeder's Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity to be one oftwo runner-ups in the event. The other was an entry of the JuddRanch of Pomona, Kansas, JRI Overdrive 253B91. The winningbull was the entry from Kansas Connection, of Easton, Kansas,BDCG DC Businessman 401B ET. The winning bull will receice$28,000! This event was held during the recent National Gelb-vieh Show at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO.

Denver Success!

• Dayment Ranch – Longview, AB.• Crocus Ridge Cattle Co. (Kevin, Bonny & Girls thanks for the Bunny Hug) Dinsmore, SK..

• Brian Sekura - Vauxhall, AB.• Hawkeye Ranches 1997 Inc. (Alan Top) Cayley, AB• Carlson Cattle Company (Lon & Lorraine) Magrath, AB.• Ridge Lane (Jim & Hedi Sokalski) Vegreville, AB.• Dusty Rose Cattle Co. (Darren Dunford, a little bro to Joe) Dapp, AB.• Rocky Ridge Ranch (Charlie & Louise Locke) Bearspaw, AB.• Pearson Farms (Duncan Pearson & Jessica a.k.a arm candy) Calmar, AB.• Brittain Farms Kelly & Colleen Falun, AB.• Limestone Stock Farms (Art, Marie & Jessica a.k.a side kick) Andrew, AB.• Jen-Ty Gelbvieh / 1996 (Don & Lorna Okell, a great place to drop off cattle and have a few cold ones) Dutchess, AB.

• Loren Schick – Broken Diamond Ranch. SK.• Thanks to all inquiries and bidders for your support as well.

Special Thanks to all buyers of our program last year, this makes it all worth it.

You have seen some of our Herdsires advertized inthe Fall Gelbvieh issue, here is some of our productfor sale at the...

Having no regrets in2014 with participating incattle sales, shows, andtravelling, to meet new andreminisce with old friends. The Nessguys are looking just as forward toputting some more miles on for 2015.

We will have great bulls and good heifers for sale andknow Birch’s and Carlson’s will be bringing somegood ones too. Plus a new consignor has justbeen added, you will have to open your SaleCatalogue available at www.donsavageauctions.comto find out.lunch at 12:00 Catered by Carol Birch yummy, sale at 1:00 sharp. Free parking too.

KCC 41B • Jan 15/14 • 86lbFrl HOlMAn 627Z x CK 27Z

KCC 20B • Jan 24/14 • 98lbUll HEAVY TrADEr 27W x KCC 68W

JlD 275B • Mar 6/14 • 98lbEV KAnAS 50Y x VV 6W

Kert ness 403-860-4634 • [email protected]

Joe ness 403-852-7332 • [email protected]



SHOW RESULTS

MANITOBA LIVESTOCK EXPO - BRANDON, MANITOBANOVEMBER 8, 2014

Heifer Calf born on or after Jan. 1, 2014; Split 1Neil Overby, St. Rose du Lac, MB - OSF Anita 101B ET

Heifer Calf born on or after Jan 1, 2014; Split 2Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK - FLAD Fladeland BottomsUp 23B

Junior Heifer - born April 1 - Dec. 31, 2013JSJ Livestock, Hartney, MB - JSJ Alexis 80A

Junior Heifer born Jan 1 - March 31, 2013JSJ Livestock, Hartney, MB - JSJ Ainsley 8A

Female With Own 2014 Calf - born Jan 1-Dec. 31, 2012Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK - FLAD Fladeland SparlksFly 29Z

Female With Own 2014 Calf - born Jan 1, 2012Neil Overby, St. Rose du Lac, MB - SLC Anita 137Y

Grand Champion FemaleNeil Overby, St. Rose du Lac, MB - SLC Anita 137Y

Reserve Champion FemaleFladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK - FLAD Fladeland BottomsUp 23B

Bull Calf - born on or after Jan 1, 2014Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK - FLAD Fladeland BamBam 89B

Bull Yearling - born Jan 1 - March 31, 2013Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK - FRL FLAD Fir River Ker-rel 863A

Grand Champion BullFladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK - FRL FLAD Fir RiverKessel 863A

Reserve Champion BullFladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK - FLAD Fladeland BamBam 89B

Junior Champion FemaleSTON Miss Jest 13A, VV Farms, Redcliff, ABReserve Junior Champion FemaleVV Debbie 62A, VV Farms, Redcliff, ABTwo Year Old Cow/Calf PairSA Birch's Gayle 48Z - Twin Bridge Farms, Lomond, ABMature Cow/Calf PairCK Xanadu 71X, Severtson Land and Cattle, Red Deer County,ABReserve Mature Cow/Calf PairDVE Davidson Ms Dakota 96X, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SKChampion Heifer CalfSA Birch's Wruffle 2B, Twin Bridge Farms, Lomond, ABReserve Champion Heifer CalfJace Cattle Company, Botha, ABGrand Champion FemaleCK Xanadu 71X, Severtson Land and Cattle, Red Deer County,ABReserve Champion FemaleSA Birch's Wruffle 2B, Twin Bridge Farms, Lomond, AbChampion Bull CalfDVE Davidson McGraw 21B, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK.Reserve Champion Bull CalfSA Birch's timber 54B, Twin Bridge Farms, Lomond, ABJunior Champion BullDVE Davidson Bamford 36A, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK

Reserve Junior Champion BullSLC Swagger 105A, Severtson Land and Cattle, Red DeerCounty, ABSenior Champion BullVV Zake 114Z, VV Farms, Redcliff, ABReserve Senior Champion BullFRL Fir River Ronny Rig 652Z, Keriness Cattle Company, Air-drie, ABGrand Champion BullVV Zake 114Z, VV Farms, Redcliff, ABReserve Champion BullDVE Davidson McGraw 21B, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK.Grand Champion Balancer FemaleSLC Lady 71B, Severtson Land and Cattle, Red Deer County,ABReserve Champion Balancer FemaleVV Zahara 42A, VV Farms, Redcliff, ABGrand Champion Balancer BullJRI Secret Password, Severtson Land and Cattle, Red DeerCounty, ABPremier BreederTwin Bridge FarmsPremier ExhibitorTwin Bridge Farms


SHOW RESULTS

WESTERN CANADIAN GELBVIEH SHOW - EDMONTON, ALBERTANOVEMBER 6, 2014JUDGES: TIM & DERRIE MASSEY, STRATHMORE, ALBERTA

Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor

Reserve Champion Female

Grand Champion Female

Grand Champion Balancer Bull

Grand Champion Balancer Female

Reserve Champion Bull

Junior Division Bull Calf ChampionDVD Davidson The Gift 110B, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SKReserve Junior Division Bull Calf ChampionTwisted T Boomer, Twisted T Gelbvieh, Asquith, SKSenior Division Bull Calf ChampionDRT Lonesome Falon 93B, Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ponteix, SKReserve Senior Division Bull Calf ChampionSA Birch's Revolver 3B, Twin Bridge Farms, Lomond, ABJunior Champion BullFlad Fladeland Boogyman 28A ET, Fladeland Livestock, Glad-mar, SKReserve Junior Champion BullFRL Flad Fir River Kessel 863, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar,SKSenior Champion BullVV Zake 114Z, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB & Stone Gate Farm,Vermilion, ABReserve Senior Champion BullDTKF Emotions Sucker Punch, Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Gladstone,ND

Grand Champion BullFlad Fladeland Boogyman 28A ET, Fladeland Livestock, Glad-mar, SKReserve Champion BullVV Zake 114Z, V&V Farm. Redcliff, AB & Stone Gate Farm,Vermilion, ABJunior Division Calf Champion FemaleFlad Fladeland Blackout 138B, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SKReserve Junior Division Calf Champion FemaleRWG Rac Black Pepper 4504, Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red DeerCounty, ABSenior Division Calf Champion FemaleVV Miss Debbie 43B, V&V Farm, Redcliff, AB & Stone GateFarm, Vermilion, ABReserve Senior Division Calf Champion FemaleFlad Fladeland Bottoms Up 23B, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SKJunior Champion FemaleSTON Miss Jest 13A, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB & Stone GateFarm, Vermilion ABReserve Junior Champion FemaleTwisted T Aurora, Twisted T Gelbvieh, Asquith, SK

Senior Champion FemaleSLC Reba 112Y & Twisted T Bubba,Twisted T Gelbvieh, Asquith, SKReserve Senior Champion FemaleDVE Davidson MS Mambo 32Y & DVEDavidson Chester 72B, Davidson Gelb-vieh, Ponteix, SKGrand Champion FemaleSLC Reba 112Y & Twisted T Bubba,Twisted T Gelbvieh, Asquith, SKReserve Grand Champion FemaleDVE Davidson MS Mambo 32Y & DVEDavidson Chester 72B, Davidson Gelb-vieh, Ponteix, SKBalancer FemaleVV Zahara 42A, V&V Farms, Redcliff,ABProgeny of DamVV Farms, Redcliff, ABBreeder's herdV&V Farms, Redcliff, ABGet-of-SireDavidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SKPremier BreederFladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SKPremier ExhibitorFladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK


SHOW RESULTS

2014 NATIONAL GELBVIEH SHOW - REGINA, SKNOVEMBER 26, 2014JUDGE: DOUG ROXBURGH

Reserve Champion Female -DVE Davidson MS Mambo 32Y & DVEDavidson Chester 72B

Grand Champion BullFLAD Fladeland Boogyman 28A ET

Grand Champion Female -SLC Reba 112Y & Twisted T Bubba

Congratulations to all the breederswho exhibited

Gelbvieh Genetics last fall!

SALE RESULTS

Average1/2 Semen Interest $470012 Bred Heifers $5,25819 Heifer Calves $4,0291 Flush Opportunity $540011 Embryos $550

Gross $155,800

Auctioneer: Ryan HurlburSale Consultant Loren Unger

The 2014 Gelbvieh Wish List Sale started out strong withDavidson Gelbvieh offering half semen interest in the People'sChoice Bull Futurity Champion DVE DAVIDSON YELLOW-BIRD 4B. Thackery Gelbvieh purchased this opportunity for$4700.

High selling female was AWB BIRCH'S FAITHFUL 1A fromAaron Birch selling for $8500 to Bluff Island Stock Farm. Thenext high selling bred heifer SA BIRCH'S ANNY 196A was

consigned by Twin Bridge Farms and sold to Fladeland Live-stock for $6800. The lead off heifer from McCoy Farmsstrong offering was ZTM MCCOY SAMANTHA 127A andsold for $6600 to Smithers Land & Livestock. Also selling for$6600 was the choice lot from Nelson Gelbvieh. Stone GateFarms and V&V Farms added DDN 17A to their program.

In the heifer calves the high seller for $7900 was PHG BAR-BIE GIRL B03 from Prairie Hills Gelbvieh and sold to BNHLivestock. Next was SLC XANADU 36B from Severtson Land& Cattle who sold for $6900 to TJB Gelbvieh. The high sell-ing black female of the day BNH SUNSET HALO 2B fromBNH Livestock and sold to Severtson Land & Cattle for$5600. Selling for $5000 was DL JEN-TY BAILIE 665B fromJen-Ty Gelbvieh to Keriness Cattle Co. Also selling for $5000was a consignment from Brittain Farms, CK BEYOND THEHORIZON 84B, who went to Aaron Birch.

Jace Cattle Company offered the opportunity to flush any fe-male in their program. Carlson Gelbvieh was the final bidderat $5400. Adam Nielson purchased the high selling embryolot of Carlson Gelbvieh's from ATC GOLD STAR PLD JUNE310J and HILLE M118 MAJESTY for $850 each. V&V Farmsoffered embryos on their donor SLC DEBBIE 209S and DLWALUMNI 7513A ET which sold to Unger Land & Livestockfor $750 each.

Thank You to all the buyers, bidders, consignors and all thatcame out to the 2014 Wish List weekend. The 2015 Wish Listsale will once again be held in Red Deer on December 5,2015.

THE WISH LIST GELBVIEH SALEDECEMBER 6, 2014, RED DEER, AB

The Universal HERDLETTER for

2015

C • Spring 2015 • Gelbvieh guide


SALE RESULTS

Average9 Heifer Calves $5,200.001 Bred Heifer $4,000.002 Pick of Heifer Calves $6,250.002 Flushes $4,125.0012 Live Lots Grossed $63,300.00 $5,275.00

Total Sale Grossed $71,550.00

Auctioneer: Chris PoleySale Manager: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

High Selling Cow/Calf PairTip Miss Ambrose 63A sired by RWG Wired 9141 was pur-chased by Twisted T Gelbvieh, Asquith, SK for $4,000.00

High Selling Heifer CalfLot 57 - DVE Davidson Ms Navaho 35B sired by DDGRNavaho 188X was purchased by Black Cow Farms, Bird City,Kansas for $11,000.00

Lot 56 - Fladeland Bottoms Up 23B sired by RID R Collateral2R was purchased by Delbert Wyatt, Virden, MB for$8,500.00

High Selling FlushLot 50 - Purchased by Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK for$5,750.00

High Selling Pick of Heifer CalvesLot 52 - Purchased by Wes Spencer, Pierre, SD for $7,500.00

CANADIAN NATIONAL GELBVIEH SALENOVEMBER 27, 2014, REGINA, SK


SALE RESULTS

Average1 pick of 2015 Heifer Calves $ 10,500 $10,50014 Heifer Calves $ 53,550 $ 3,82517 Bred Heifers $ 72,900 $ 4,288Total Sales $136,950 $ 4,280

Auctioneer: Ryan HurlburSale Consultant Loren Unger

December 13, 2014 will go down in the books as one of the nicestdays in PGA sale history. There was great weather all day forviewing the females. The evening started out with great appetiz-ers. The sale was in the ballroom this year with a good mix ofproducers from the prairies. Females sold into BC, Alberta andSaskatchewan and there were bidders from the United States aswell. Thank you to all who bought and those that bid.

Here are some of the highlights of the sale:Lot 21-Pick of the 2015 born heifer calves - consigned by FirRiver Livestock, Hudson Bay, SK – sold for $10,400 to LorneSchick of Martensville, SK. It will be an exciting day to go andselect a female from one of the top herds in North America. Con-gratulations.

Lot 19 – HL Miss Rayna 25B – consigned by Hurlburt Livestock,Saskatoon, SK – the first daughter off of SLC 111Y. This dark redheifer calf will look great in Unger Land and Livestock’s herd.

Lot 23 – FLAD 138B – consigned by Fladeland Livestock, Glad-mar, SK – sired by The Rock, 138B was right from the Fladelandshow string. This black heifer will definitely be back in the showring with her new owners – Neal Wirgau from Maple Grove Gel-bvieh taking her home for the price of $6,250.

Lot 9 – ZTM 85A – consigned by McCoy Cattle Company, Mile-stone, SK – McCoy Cattle brought an outstanding bred to town,this dark red, high volume heifer bred to the Pop a Top bull. Shesold to Fladeland Livestock for $5,500.

Lot 15 – TIP Miss Amber 140A – consigned by Thackeray Gelb-vieh – This bred drew a lot of attention, she will make a nice ad-dition to the Jen-Ty Gelbvieh herd in Alberta for $5,100. Watchfor her Rocky calf in 2015.

Thanks once again to all the people that supported our sale.

PRAIRIE GELBVIEH ALLIANCE SALEDECEMBER 13, 2014, TEMPLE GARDENS MINERAL SPA, MOOSE JAW, SK


ARTISTIC WINNER - AARON BIRCHCOW/CALF WINNER -

MADER RANCH

HERD WINNER -DAVIDSON GELBVIEH

2014 Photo Contest Winners

CONGRATULATIONS

BULL WINNER - DAVIDSON GELBVIEH


NEWS & NOTES

Two-W Livestock of Nanton, Alberta, presentedKeriness Cattle Company, Kert Ness, of Airdrie,Alberta with a certificate for 10 Lemsco panels atFarmfair. The panels were won by Keriness as anexhibitor draw. Congratulations Kert and Joe.

A new addition to Twisted T Gelbvieh program isIsely Amber Burks, born October 31, 2014 at 2:26pm. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and measured20 inches long. Proud parents are Trevor andAmber Burks. Grandparents are Daryl and ShirleyGrindheim (Hanley, SK) and Charlie and LornaBurks (Asquith, SK). Great grandparents are VelmaGrindheim and Don and Bea Bates, all from Han-ley, SK.

Wendy Belcher passed away after a short but valiant fight with cancer in Cal-gary, A.B. on January 10, 2015 at the age of 55 years. She will be lovinglymissed by Robert, her high school sweetheart, the love of her life and her hus-band of 33 years. Wendy will also be dearly remembered by her father MelvinMcManes, sisters Dorothy Bradford and Patricia (Mike) Ryan, brother Donald(Carol) McManes, sisters-in-law Karen (Doug) Northam, Diane (Jim) Kucu-lym, Lisa (Glen) Kingdon and brothers-in-law Bruce and Eric (Sue) and all oftheir many children. She will also be dearly missed by her dear friends, Larryand Sue Garnet and family. Wendy also leaves many aunts, uncles, cousinsand friends. She was predeceased by her mother Margery (Barnes), brotherGlen, brother-in- law Jim Bradford, mother and father-in-law Bella and JackBelcher.

Wendy loved life and touched many, many lives. She was born and raised inAlexander, Manitoba and attended Brandon University and Olds College andthen remained in Calgary where she had a few jobs before her 25 year careerat the Canadian Gelbvieh Association. Wendy loved camping with horses and ATV's in the scenic mountains ofAlberta where she could take pictures of wildlife, flowers and scenery. Celebrations of Wendy's life took placeon January 16 in Calgary and January 20 in Brandon, Manitoba.

She will fondly be remembered by all of the Canadian Gelbvieh Association members that she met personallyor over the phone with business tractions through the years. She was an extremely competent person in her joband a friend to everyone met. Our condolences go out to her husband, Rob, and her extended family. Rest inPeace!


BUSINESS DIRECTORYBritish Columbia

Darrell & Leila HickmanRR#2,

Vermilion, AB T9X 1Y7Ph/Fax: 780-581-0077

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Brittain FarmsPurebred & Percentage

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COMING EVENTS

Feb. 14 - Prairie Hills Gelbvieh 'Power on the Prairie Sale,' at theRanch, Gladstone, ND

Feb. 21 - First Annual Twisted T Gelbvieh Production Sale, Saska-toon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK

Feb. 25 - 6th Annual Beck McCoy Bull Sale, Beck Farms Sale Barn,Regina, SK

Mar. 7 - Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch 26th An-nual Bull Sale, at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK

Mar. 9 - Severtson Land & Cattle Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch,Red Deer County, AB

Mar. 10 - Gelbvieh Stock Exchange Sale, Medicine Hat FeedingCompany, Medicine Hat, AB

Mar. 14 - Foursquare 8th Annual Bull Sale, Olds Cow Palace, Olds, AB

Mar. 16 - Twin Bridge Farms & Guests Bull Sale, Silver Sage Com-munity Corral, Brooks, AB

Mar. 17-19 - JSJ Livestock Online Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Hartney, MB

Mar. 21 - Gelbvieh Advantage Bull Sale, Innisfail, AB

Mar. 21 - Saskatoon Gelbvieh Bull & Female Sale, Saskatoon, SK

Mar. 28 - Annual Progress & Performance Sale, Cranview Gelb-vieh, Rugby, ND

Mar. 28 - Opening Day for the Better Beef Bull Sale, Milne'sGelvieh Ranch, Fairview, AB

Mar. 29 - Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, Leross, SK

Apr. 4 - Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance Bull Sale, Johnstone AuctionMart, Moose Jaw, SK

Apr. 16-17 - Williams Lake 78th Annual Bull Sale, Williams Lake, BC

May 1 - Advertising Deadline for the Summer "Golden Pages" issueof the Gelbvieh Guide magazine

Aug. 8 - GAA/BC Field Day, Jen-Ty Gelbvieh, Duchess, AB


B&R Ranch 45

Bar GR 45

Beamish Land & Cattle 46

Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. 45

Brittain Farms 17, 45

Carlson Cattle Company 46

Circle T Ranch 33, 47

Cranview Gelbvieh 25

Dane Ranch 45

Davidson, Wade 41

Davidson Gelbvieh OBC

Dayspring Cattle 21, 45

Dodge 50

Duke Cattle Company 21

Eyot Valley 46

Fir River Livestock 9, 47

Fladeland Livestock 4, 47

Foursquare Gelbvieh 24, 45

Gelbvieh World 45

Goodview Gelbvieh 26, 47

GSW Gelbvieh 47

Hogberg Ranch 45

Jace Cattle Co. 17

Jen-Ty Gelbvieh 31, 37, 46

JSJ Gelbvieh 33, 47

Keriness Cattle Co. 36, 46

Knudson Farms 47

LC Ranch 18, 46

Lonesome Dove Ranch OBC

Maple Grove Gelbvieh 47

McCoy Farms 3, 47

Milne’s Gelbvieh 40, 46

Nelson Gelbvieh 46

Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance 42, 47

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh 22, 45

RPS Gelbvieh 47

Rocky Top Gelbvieh 46

Royal Western Gelbvieh 11, 46

Savage, Don 45

Selin’s Gelbvieh 47

Severtson Land & Cattle IFC

Smithers Land & Livestock 46

Stockmans Insurance 45

Stone Gate Farm 45, IBC

T-C Cattle Co. 45

Towerview Ranch 31

Twin Bridge Farms 26, 46

Twisted T Gelbvieh 30, 47

V&V Farms. 46, IBC

Winders Golden Gelbvieh 46

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