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Official Publication of the Saskatchewan Angus Association
Spring 2025 Publications Mail Agreement #40019886
Saskatchewan Angus Association ~ 2024 Commercial Producer of the Year ~ ~ K3 Ranch ‘The Klassen Brothers’ Herbert, Saskatchewan ~ ~ Congratulations to K3 Ranch, the Klassen brothers of Herbert, our 2024 Saskatchewan Angus Commercial Producer of the Year. Phil, Joe and Jim have worked together for four decades farming and ranching, consisting of 130 commercial Angus cows, a 100 head dairy and 800 acres of cropland.
The beef cow herd was established in 1980 to use marginal land and feed not suitable for their dairy cows and Angus was their choice from day one as they felt the cows could look after themselves with little intervention. With the dairy taking a large part of their time, they knew that the beef cows would have to thrive on their own. The dairy was sold in 2010 enabling Phil and his wife Patti, Joe and his wife Kathie and Jim and his wife Pam to spend more time with their ever-growing family’s.
Coming from a brood of thirteen brothers and sisters, Phil and Jim were joined in the farming operation by Joe in the early 1980’s. They then grew the dairy and beef herds to support their families. Hay was put up at Rush Lake from the PFRA flood irrigation project. The irrigation project, covering 3000 acres, was developed in the early 1950’s and has been a reliable and continued on Page 8
(l-r) Belinda Wagner - SAA General Manager, Shane Castle, Shanna Klassen, Phil Klassen, Jim Klassen, Pam Klassen and Jordan Sies - SAA President