Sunday 30 March 2014

Will the snow ever stop

The 63th Annual Easter Beef Show is over for another year during one of the worst blizzards 
in many years.  Although attendance at the show was down considerably,  the Sale was strongly 
supported  once again by many businesses from all over the Island. Congratulations to all those
 that continue to support this ongoing show including the exhibitors and organizers. Thanks to 
 our new PR person Amanda Doiron  and to Secretary Lynda McSwain who both did a great
 job ensuring everything ran smoothly under the difficult weather circumstances.  

He was impressive since he was a calf and was named Champion Simmental  Steer at the 2014 Easter Beef Show. Weighing 1300 lbs at 14 months old he was purchased by Agro Coop,  our feed supplier for $4.00 lb.  Thanks to those people for all the  nice comments on him also .We also want to thank Dr John Gillis Lodge of Belfast for their purchase of our Limousin steer weighing 1190 lbs and selling for $3.00 lb.  Also buying Derek and Julie's steer was Fair Isle Ford our local Ford dealership  in Charlottetown. 

Plan to attend the Nappan Bull Sale on April 5.   We have a SAV Pioneer bull that will be selling . Check out  http://maritimebeefteststation.com/
The 2014 Maritime Beef Testing Society’s 41st Annual Breeding Stock Sale , Nappan, Nova Scotia will be on Saturday April 5, 2014 starting at 1:00 pm.
If you are unable to be there in person, you can watch live via our YouTube Live Stream which will be available starting at 12:00 pm.  The link will be posted on the morning of the sale. As always, you will be able to bid via phone, the number will be posted with the live streaming link.

Sunday 23 March 2014

Calves, bulls, and steers

A few pictures of  some Genex sired  calves

Net Worth sired bull calf that we are really impressed with.

This SAV Cinch bull calf  out of a 2 year old is only 4 weeks old in picture (born Feb 23) but is very complete.   
Busy week ahead as we prepare for PEI Easter Beef Show and Sale . Some more clipping and training  steers for  Show to be held March 27th  


One of our herd sires Bannockburn Maples Kodiak a March 2 year old will be used on most of the cows this year.  We have a few calves by him now that are very impressive.

This yearling bull is JEM Pioneer sired by Pioneer and out of a 2 year old Bismark dam that we will breed  to  heifers  and some cows

Sunday 16 March 2014

Next show March 27

Steers almost ready for the first show of the year. We will be exhibiting at  the Annual PEI Easter Beef Show and Sale to be held March 27 & 28th in Charlottetown, PEI.  Approx 60 steers and heifers will be shown on the 27th with show starting at 1030  and sale the following day.
We apppreciate all our buyers from previous years  Buyers of our steers from  2013 include M & M Resources , Myers Industries and Colwill Banker, and KJL Meats.

Other upcoming events include Nappan Test Station Bull sale on April 5th.  We have 2 Angus bulls for sale that are on test .  
We are very pleased with our set of purebred calves on the ground.  Sires include Sitz Upward, SAV Cinch, SAV Angus Valley, Bannockburn Maples Kodiak  and SAV Potential. Lots of bull prospects for next year -14 so far.