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CFP, MBA, LLM Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Simmental Association There’s something special about the arrival of fall — cooler temperatures, the first snowflakes, and the chance to see the fruits of our labour as calves return home from pasture. Fall has also always been a season I love for strategic thinking and planning for the winter ahead; it truly is the planning season. For many of you, that means bringing in the harvest, collecting DNA, registering the last of the calves, and planning for the upcoming calving season. The last few months have been particularly busy at the CSA office. The DigitalFirst approach has started rolling out, opening the door to so many member discussions. Community engagement is high, and that’s a positive sign. Our members show strong ownership of their association and the way we operate, driven ultimately by a passion for the breed. Feedback is key, and we want to hear it. We won’t get it right every time, but we’re striving to strike the right balance between digital adoption and keeping members connected to the office. Don’t hesitate to reach out — we’re always glad to hear from you. With the AGM and a successful National Classic behind us, I’ve had time to continue connecting with members and the industry — and that same hospitality has followed me through the summer, thanks to so many members who have hosted me over the past several months. Thank you

to the Horner family, and everyone who attended the Manitoba AGM; it was an amazing event with great cattle, and I especially loved the format of the pen show. Thank you as well to the MC Rich family for hosting me on a pasture tour in early August. My goal has been to meet as many members as possible and build a communication system that lets members share feedback with the CSA directly. Thank you to everyone who has opened their doors to me over the last several months. I also had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef AGM, where I gained a better understanding of the programming available to producers and how the total balance approach will improve our food system nationally, from farm to fork. From there, I attended the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Winnipeg, where our very own Olivia Woytiuk was accepted into the Canadian Young Leaders Program — a huge honour, and one that speaks well of the future of our industry. While at the conference, I met with a number of trade officials and came away reaffirmed in how important trade certainty is to our business. Discussions were held on EU semen and embryo imports, with direction provided to the federal government on how to improve this process for Canadian exporters. I also had the chance to meet with several foreign trade delegates who are navigating these same uncertain times alongside us.

Most recently, I had the opportunity to attend the ASA Fall Focus in Bozeman, MT, where I sat in on a number of committee meetings and was invited to speak to the Board. Once again, I reaffirmed the importance of trade and the cross-border flow of our animals. The partnership between the ASA and CSA remains strong, but more importantly, so does the partnership among breeders on both sides of the border. Many individuals took the time to share how important our trade relationship is to their operations, and beyond trade, the personal relationships they’ve built with Canadians over the years. These are certainly difficult times, but those relationships remain strong. Looking ahead, and in the theme of planning season, staff at the CSA are working hard on finalizing the implementation plan for some exciting changes around Simmental Country. In 2027, Simmental Country is heading for a material redesign. After several years of success with Commercial Country, the CSA Board and Promotion Committees have decided to help us return to our roots and consolidate both Simmental Country and Commercial Country under one banner, going back to the Simmental Country name. It will carry the same great content, but will leverage the distribution of Commercial Country’s 10,000+ subscribers and its commercial ethos. This will also mean reducing the total number of issues to five, versus the current seven combined. These changes are leadership in action. We are Simmental proud, and we know our commercial distribution network values the pedigree now more than ever — so let’s keep it front of mind for commercial buyers, with more issues of Simmental Country on their tables. As I look back on these last few months, the thread running through all of it is planning with purpose. Fall reminds us to prepare for what’s ahead, DigitalFirst is reshaping how we connect and communicate, the visits and conferences have reinforced how much strength lies in our relationships — with each other and with our trading partners — and the evolution of Simmental Country reflects an association willing to plan boldly for the long term. None of these are separate stories; they’re all part of the same one: a community that plans deliberately, shows up for each other, and builds its future with intention. I’m grateful to be part of it, and I look forward to what the rest of this planning season brings.

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BREED IMPROVEMENT API AND TI UPDATES BY SEAN MCGRATH Breed Improvement Coordinator for the Canadian Simmental Association

What is a Selection Index? Hopefully readers are familiar with the All Purpose and Terminal Indexes (API, TI) produced by IGS and published by the Canadian Simmental Association. These selection indexes express differences in genetic merit within specific production systems and use the overall economics of the respective system to appropriately weight the available genetic traits in the index. Recently the API and TI have undergone some major updates and revisions to better account for these differences and create a more powerful tool for breeders. In essence a selection index accounts for the trade-offs in the system. For example, an increase in carcass weight may increase revenues, but also results in an increased cost of feed.

The Systems Firstly, it is important to understand the context in which the API and TI are calculated. The API or All-Purpose Index uses a base cowherd of 500 Angus based cows. Simmental and Simmental Influenced genetics are used on the cowherd on a fixed land base and replacement females are kept from those matings. Animals that are not used as replacements are placed on feed and marketed on a carcass grid endpoint. The API evaluates revenues and costs from that system to produce values for relative profit or API. This scenario is modelled over a 50-year time horizon. The TI or Terminal Index uses the same base cowherd, however in this case no replacements are kept. All offspring are placed on feed and marketed through a carcass grid endpoint. Again, revenues and costs are both accounted for in the model. The TI is modelled over a 2-year time horizon. If you are keeping replacements, then API is the appropriate index to use for selection. If all calves are being placed on feed, then TI is the proper selection tool.

Changes Since API and TI were originally developed, there have been several new additions to the IGS genetic evaluation. Many of these additions include cost traits such as dry matter intake but also traits such as heifer pregnancy and mature size. Additionally, carcass weight is now directly included in the modelling. The inclusion of additional EPD in the calculation of the index values results in a more accurate modelling of the system and thus a more informative index. Previously, the index calculations had to rely on relationships between associated traits and did not account for curve benders and

outliers as appropriately. Table 1 shows the comparison of traits included in the current API and TI vs. the updated version. Table 1. Traits included in the current API and TI index compared to the traits included in the New API (API New) and TI (TI New) API

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The economic parameters of the indexes were also freshly modelled using updated industry information. The API was simulation was modelled out for 50 years, while the TI was modelled over 2 years. These updates use advanced simulation tools to better account for genetic and environmental variation. Work shows that even though things like the price of calves may change, the economic relationships between costs and income are quite robust and animal rankings remain relatively consistent over time. One of the other major changes to the index values is the ability to better account for heterosis effects based on the breed combinations or percentage Simmental in the crosses. Heterosis increases with more divergent breed combinations, so emphasis on traits more highly impacted by heterosis can be adjusted to optimize overall system profitability. This was done by categorizing Simmental genetics that are used across the Angus cowherd in the simulations. Relative emphasis of the index traits is shown for sample groups of 50 and 100% Simmental genetics. In practice the relative emphasis is smoothed by using 10% denominations. The other change that is immediately noticeable is that the average index value is quite different.

Conclusions API and TI are powerful and robust selection tools that consider both revenue and cost components of their respective production systems. The new updates include advanced science, new EPD that better account for the genetic components of the productions system, modern economics, improved accounting for heterosis and state of the art simulation that that improves upon an already robust selection tool. As part of these changes, we will see some animals reranked in the population. This does not mean that previous versions of the indexes were wrong, rather it should be stated that the new tools incorporate better information and updated science to improve on an already existing tool. Look for the new API and TI values to arrive later this fall.

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Jennie’s story is a reminder that great leadership is about more than the positions we hold. It’s about the people we encourage, the knowledge we share, and the legacy we leave behind. Jennie has been part of the CSA’s story just as much as we’ve been part of hers, and we’re proud to celebrate her as part of the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

She embodies the strength, dedication, and passion that women bring to agriculture and the cattle industry. As we sat down with Jennie for an interview, we knew the Canadian Simmental Association had played a signif icant role in her life. What we didn’t fully realize was just how signif icant a role she has played in the CSA’s journey too. From her early involvement in the YCSA program, serving on both provincial and national boards, to completing two full terms on the CSA National Board (2020–2026) and serving as President in 2025. Beyond her leadership within the association, Jennie raises purebred Simmental cattle alongside her husband and two children in Earnscliffe, PEI.

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Recognizing the Roll of Women in Agriculture Karen Skeels spends most of her days quietly going about the business of working with family members to raise good quality purebred Simmental and Flechvieh cattle on what is now a fourth generation family farm in west central Alberta. But when she’s not working with cattle, or involved with community and agriculture industry organizations and events, she gladly takes a few moments to share a very passionate and heartfelt message about what a joy it is just to be working in agriculture, and the honor it has been with working with amazing people over the years who have served as role models and mentors to her. “I just love this industry and I am very passionate about agriculture

— I think a person needs to be,” says Skeels who along with her husband Dan and family members own and operate Anchor D Simmentals near Rimbey, about an hour northwest of Red Deer, AB. “I think it is so important too that we communicate with the non-farming community, and share our story. What we do on a daily basis is all about feeding the world. And that’s important. Even in small communities these days, most people are not directly connected to agriculture so we need to get our story out.” Skeels says there are several messages to communicate. One is about the work and commitment of farmers and ranchers in producing food and looking after the environment. While another important message is recognizing

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the contribution of women in agriculture. “On our farm for example gender is not an issue,” she says. “We just work as a team, everyone pitches in and does what needs to be done. Not every job is glamourous by any means, but you just get it done. But at the same time as I look at my career in agriculture, I have to recognize some amazing women who inspired me and served as mentors.” Among those who played an important role were women such as Joyce Muller and Ruth Jaburek who were part of their own farming operations raising purebred Flechveih cattle. “And my own mother-in-law Joyce Skeels continues to be a role model,” says Karen. “She is still actively involved in day-to-day operations. At 80 years of age she is still baling hay and feeding silage in winter. She has been a ginormous mentor in my life.” Skeels is also proud of her own daughter Mackenzie and daughter-in-law Trinity who are independent and resourceful young women also actively involved in the family farm, and passionate about agriculture. “It is just so inspiring to see women involved in this industry and you see so many who seem to thrive in situations which are not always easy, but they just push ahead and do it. So we also need to recognize the efforts of women in agriculture who contribute so much to this industry.” RAISED NEAR PONOKA

Skeels was born in Calgary, but raised in Ponoka as her parents established a f irst-generation farming operation producing commercial cattle, but also raising horses. “I grew up on the farm and always loved agriculture and 12

was particularly passionate about horses,” she says. “As a kid growing up in the 1970s I learned a lot about agriculture. I learned to ride and later was involved in show jumping.” She became a member of the Equestrian Canada’s Continental Young Riders and represented Canada at international show jumping events.

was the beginning of Anchor D Simmentals. In 2026 the farm calved out about 540 head of purebred cattle. The majority of those are Flechvieh

“This farm is a team effort,” says Karen. “Everyone is involved and we all work at it together.” The farm operates over about 3,500 acres of both deeded and rented land. They crop about 500 acres

In the early 1990s she was involved with the Ponoka Stampede and was named Miss Ponoka Stampede in 1992. She also competed in the Miss Rodeo Canada event where she won the horsemanship competition. While later working at the Ponoka Auction Mart (VJV Ponoka), Karen met the young Dan Skeels. They were married in 1995 and she joined the Skeels family farming operation near Rimbey. The

Skeels farm which was founded in 1937 raised commercial beef cattle for many years. Dan’s parents, Delmer and Joyce Skeels bought their f irst Simmental bull in 1975. Dan bought his f irst registered Flechvieh cattle in 1981 which

cattle, although it also includes a herd of purebred Red and Black Simmental cattle and a small herd of Charolais cattle as well. Along with Dan and Karen and Dan’s mom who is still actively involved in the farm, the principals of Anchor D Simmental include their daughter Mackenzie Skeels Rudnik and her husband Corey Rudnik, and son Garren and his wife Trinity. Corey is a pilot and Trinity is working towards a teaching degree, but they are also active with the farm.

of cereals, 50 acres of corn (for silage) and 200 acres of forages for hay. The rest of the land is used for pasture, which is in close proximity to the home place. “Any land that isn’t suited to crop production is well suited to beef production,” says Karen. “A grazing animal is an important part of our ecosystem.” Along with raising Simmental cattle, family members also have off-farm careers and activities. While Karen is mostly involved in

“Any land that isn’t suited to crop production is well suited to beef production,” says Karen. “A grazing animal is an important part of our ecosystem.” The 540 head purebred herd, includes about 50 cows owned by Mackenzie and Corey, and about 85 head owned by Garren and Trinity. Like mother like daughter: Mackenzie, Miss Rodeo Canada, in 2023

the day-to-day operation of the farm, she has also been a longtime representative of Arbonne health, wellness and skin care products. Dan is an auctioneer and is away part of the year tending to sales. Mackenzie has been active in the rodeo world, winning four titles. She followed 13

for the sale catalogue. Mackenzie does and excellent job of videos, while Trinity is “fabulous” at photography. Dan prepares all the footnotes for the catalogue. Along with the spring bull sale they also have a bred heifer production sale in October. And a new sale barn f irst used in February 2026 makes life so much easier.

her mother’s footsteps and was named Miss Ponoka Stampede in 2022 and also Miss Rodeo Canada in 2023. She is involved in the dayto-day activities at the farm and also works for DLMS. Garren plays an active role in the day-to-day operations of the farm working with cattle management, feeding, breeding decisions and sales preparation. He and Trinity also show cattle at various shows during the fall. Garren also works off farm as ringman and sales consultant at spring bull sales, and he is also serving as a director of the Fullblood Flechvieh Federation this year. Mackenzie and Garren were involved in livestock shows and organizations f rom an early age. Both were involved in 4-H beef clubs and were also members in the Young Canadian Simmental Association for several years, holding positions on both the provincial and national YCSA boards. “It is important for young people to be involved in these organizations,” says Karen. “It helps them learn about cattle and the beef industry but is also a good opportunity to talk with other young people who are involved in agriculture and share the same values. It is a great opportunity 14

to develop connections that will serve them well in future years.” CALVING IN DECEMBER

The Anchor D cow herd begins calving in December with the timing geared so that calving is done by the time Dan needs to hit the road in late February to provide auctioneer services at spring bull sales. Anchor D also has their own annual bull sale at the farm in February as well. “Throughout the fall and winter we are also preparing for our own bull sale as well,” says Karen. Held on the farm, it is a “live” sale with all cattle shown through the ring. Karen helps co-ordinate material

“We used to do the sale out of the calving barn, that meant everything had to been cleaned out to make room for sale set up, and then put everything back,” says Karen. “And some years we were dealing with almost -40C temperatures and we had to have all this done within 24 hours. Now we have a dedicated sale barn that makes everything so much simpler.” While sale day is a lot of work, she says she loves it. “It’s a great day to meet our customers and I love to feed people. It is a great day of fellowship and it’s our way or showing our appreciation for their support. It is a very cool day.” With calving completed and the bull sale over, breeding season for the herd begins in mid-March. Everything is bred at home before cattle move out to pasture usually in late May.

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“All hands are on deck over the calving season, but f rom midFebruary to April then Dan and Mackenzie and Garren have other work to attend to, so I sort of become the lead hand at that time of year,” says Karen. The farm also has three employees — Morgan Wilson, Gary Waldron and Gavin Vermette — who are a key members of the operation.

product called FerAppease. It is a synthetic product which mimics a calming pheromone naturally produced by lactating cows. FerAppease is applied to face of each calf. As it is absorbed, it is designed to reduce weaning stress, restore feeding behavior, and improve post-weaning weight gains.

year. Anchor D primarily helps with promotion and marketing and raising awareness among buyers looking for numbers of quality cattle produced with similar genetics.

“We’ve used it for the past three years and we feel it makes a difference in reducing weaning stress in calves,” she says.

operation. In 2024 the farm hosted delegates attending the World Simmental Flechvieh Congress which was held in Alberta that year. They provided a meal and described their production system. During that visit the Anchor D Ranch as well as Double Bar D Farms of Grenfell Sask. were awarded the prestigious World Simmental-Fleckvieh Federation (WSFF) Golden Book Award. It is an international honor given to individuals and organizations that make major contributions to the development and promotion of Simmental and Simbrah cattle breeds.

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“Morgan is f ine young woman and all three of these workers are passionate about agriculture, they complement our overall team so well. Once we get into late spring and summer it’s a good time to attend to general maintenance and work on projects that make the farm better.” On pasture for the summer, the calves are weaned by early September. Anchor D has been certif ied under the Verif ied Beef Production (VBP) program. That involves keeping records of production practices. The farm has also completed an Environmental Farm Plan. “It is important for us follow proper environmental practices and be good stewards of the land,” says Karen. “And we also believe in humane production practices as well.” In recent years for the example, weaning has involved treating calves with a hormonal

The top bull calves will be retained for future bull sales, while the top heifers will be marketed in the fall as bred-heifers. And it is not long after the production sale before it’s calving season again. Also during the fall, Anchor D has for the past 15 years helped some of their customers market cattle by organizing Anchor D-influenced calf sales. These are calves raised by commercial producers who use Anchor D genetics as part of their cross-breeding programs. The October sales that have been held in Rimbey, Ponoka, Westlock and Dawson Creek, B.C. bring together on average about 3,500 head of calves and as many as 5,000 head depending on the

The ranch also hosts groups of producers f rom Australia and New Zealand each July, as well. Karen has also maintained a long-standing involvement as a volunteer with the Ponoka

Stampede over the years, mostly involved with the alumni of the Miss Ponoka Stampede competition. With the Stampede adopting an annual theme, the theme for 2026 was the Year of the Cowgirl. As part of the event many members of the alumni were on hand and rode in the Stampede parade. As well, Karen was one of six women selected by the Stampede who were recognized as a cowgirl of the year. “It was a great honor, with each one of us having our own day of recognition at the Stampede” she says. “They made a video presentation of each of us that was shown during our day. It was pretty cool.” Karen also competed in a stock dog competition at the Stampede known as a Rodear, winning the intermediate category. The Rodear involved her, her horse and one of her border collies herding anywhere f rom three to 10 head of cattle in the arena. “We worked as a team to move these

cattle through an obstacle course and then move cattle through panels and chutes and eventually load them onto a trailer as well,” she says. “It was really neat to be involved and one of the best parts was having my family there to cheer me on. Over the years, I have often been the one in the stands cheering on somebody and this year they were there for me.” In other activities over the years she has served as a judge at the International Auctioneering Championship at the Calgary Stampede and earlier on 2026 was a judge at the Canadian Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Swift Current, SK.

While ranch life is always busy and sometimes heading off in several different directions at the same time, Karen says it is important to remember what is important and appreciate the little things in life. “One of the most important things we need to do is communicate, not just among our family, but also to the outside world, to share our story,” she says. “We need

to f ind value in what we do, we need to be proud of what we do, we need to help others — I love nothing more than seeing people succeed sometimes when its involved diff icult situations. And we need to stay grounded. Hopefully we can take time to f ind joy in a sunrise as well as in a sunset and appreciate this great industry we are involved in.”

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IBR VACCINATIONS FOR CATTLE WHAT/WHEN/ WHERE AND WHY? This article is a review for most but is one vaccination we simply don’t want to be without in our herds. One might argue that IBR vaccination next to clostridial disease is one of the most important diseases to vaccinate for purebred or commercial cattle. That is because it is both involved as a primary precursor in the bovine respiratory disease complex. It also could undoubtedly be the most common cause of reproductive loss from an infectious standpoint if we did not vaccinate for it. It also can cause severe upper respiratory disease (tracheitis) in older feedlot cattle, so it is commonly boostered in the feedlot. The issue is when to vaccinate for it and to use killed or live vaccine parental or intranasal vaccines. With the live vaccines there is some risk in causing abortions in naïve pregnant animals or preventing conception if given too close to breeding so lots of unknowns. We as veterinarians need to help you balance this risk with timing of vaccinations. Add into this some purebred herds want to avoid titers so they can export live animals to the EU (European union). This later problem, is only an issue with select herds so we will not tackle that problem but will try and address these other issues other than to say the intranasal IBR vaccines may have a very strong place in these herds for the niche marketing. When setting up these programs for our clients I think we need to adhere to specific points. There is no doubt calves and heifers before breeding should be on a live program. The heifers we can go back far enough to vaccinate. With the cowherd if you want zero tolerance from some potential reproductive loss then the killed vaccines should be looked at. The killed vaccines cost more to produce so are more expensive, immunity may be a bit shorter and ideally should be given before breeding so the immunity lasts through the next pregnancy. The issue is that it can sometimes be hard from a management standpoint, so it is pushed back into pregnancy and if it goes back too far immunity starts to wane during the pregnancy. The ideal time to give the IBR vaccines as boosters in the cowherd is after calving and before breeding. When one thinks of it this is a very small window when we think calving starts and about 2 months later many of you start breeding. One has to separate cows from calves, and most would then vaccinate the herd in two or three batches, which requires more work and organization. I know of many instances where groups or individuals get forgotten. Also the calves are a bit young to start with the parental vaccines at this time. It ends up being too early to vaccinate calves and if wait right before breeding potentially too late to vaccinate the cows. We in the cattle industry are in a quandary. One of the companies that makes a modified live vaccine has done quite a study when using the vaccine right close to breeding. I must qualify this was in heifers that were being protected by a previous vaccination for IBR, so the booster shot technically was given close to calving. With all the modified vaccines I have either seen in practice or heard in the pharmaceutical world abortions from the use of modified live vaccines in pregnancy is reported but this is in totally Naïve animals.

There are more and more calves getting proper IBR vaccinations, as it is always present in the multi viral vaccines or with the viral and bacterial pneumonia pathogens. Lots of cows still are missing their annual vaccinations so we need to all stress that and yearly the question is how and when do we give it. If because of management one cannot easily get the cows done after calving and before breeding or you feel vaccination is too close to breeding, then your only time is during pregnancy. This is where the risk reward comes in. The unborn calf has a competent immune system beginning in the last trimester so if one is vaccinating and the previous year the cow was vaccinated a live vaccine should be safe. The big word is should and are their new acquisitions where prior history is unknown plus some cattle don’t develop proper immunity to vaccines. There is some risk in using the modified live vaccines in pregnant cattle, which need to be discussed with your veterinarian. What we all know for sure is that these reproductive risks are rare and far, far outweigh the huge risk the cattle have to both respiratory disease and abortions if the herd is not vaccinated on a yearly basis. This vaccine is one of the core ones in herd vaccinations for all age groups of cattle. If the risk is too high, I am even wondering if some producers may go back in time and start giving the intranasal vaccines to cows like the good old days which is also totally safe. Squeeze chutes today with neck extensions make that pretty doable but still not a fun job and we must remember that whenever we give intranasal vaccines BVD is not included in the mix. We want to get the best combination of vaccines to protect cows, calves’ and bulls and yet have a decent safety outcome. The above illustrates why when purchasing new heifers, bred heifers or bulls it is really important to know their vaccination history. I always stress owners writing a brief health vaccination history in their sales catalogues but if one looks only about 10 % ever do. It is most critical with IBR because it takes some thought to get those new purchases onto your program. Conversely when selling be transparent about what vaccination and management program the cattle are on. There is way way too much risk both reproductively and respiratory wise to not have cattle up to date on vaccines before they leave or enter your yard. Hope weaning goes well or has gone well for everyone this year.

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I know that I am not alone in hoping that the worst of the unpredictable and sometimes devastating summer weather is behind us, although the prospect of a long fall and potentially dry and mild winter may bring different but equally difficult challenges. Across the country we have watched in shock and dismay as wildfires and flooding have once again hit cattle producers hard. We are grateful for good warning systems and supports to help evacuate people and livestock safely and efficiently when necessary. The added stresses of extreme weather can take a huge toll on producers, not just financially, but also emotionally and mentally. We don’t talk about this enough as a society in general but there is still a significant amount of stigma in our industry, and I want to stress the importance of self-care and seeking help. If you need mental health support for any reason, please use the resources available: The National Farmer Crisis Line: call 1-866-FARMS01 Suicide Crisis Help Line: call or text 988 or visit https://988.ca The Do More Agriculture Foundation is a national foundation focused on mental health in Canadian agriculture and has links to crisis supports as well as excellent resources for non-urgent issues: www. domore.ag If you haven’t done so recently, reach out to your friends and neighbours and ask them how they are doing. If you recognize signs of struggle or think someone may not be coping with their current circumstances, offer support and connect them with these organizations. We need to take care of ourselves and each other like we take care of our cattle. In addition to extreme weather and threats of tariffs, we have seen increased media attention and producer interest toward Business Risk Management programs, especially AgriStability and to a lesser extent Livestock Price Insurance following the summer federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers (FPT) meeting and the subsequent Halifax Statement. For years, Canadian Cattle Association Directors have captured the importance of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs in policies that guide CCA’s advocacy efforts. CCA’s position is that we believe that strong government supports are needed to offset emergency events that disrupt trade or otherwise endanger business continuity and security of the beef cattle industry. In addition to extreme weather, producers face pressure and uncertainty with fluctuations in energy costs, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitics. 22

For Budget 2026, CCA submitted a recommendation to include Livestock Price Insurance in Canada’s business risk management suite with government cost-shared premiums. You can learn more in our Budget 2026 submission: www.cattle.ca/budget-2026-growingthe-canadian-cattle-herd Earlier this year, CCA launched an aggressive campaign to raise awareness about trade negotiations between Canada and Mercosur that could see a massive increase in imports of Mercosur beef. Mercosur is the Southern Common Market (called MERCOSUR for its Spanish initials). It is a South American economic and political trade bloc established in 1991 and comprised of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Increased imports would incentivize beef production on the other side of the world, disincentive cattle production and herd rebuilding in Canada, and would have no impact on the price of beef in Canada. At a time when the federal government is investing in food security, increased trade with Mercosur that would allow increased beef imports does not make sense. Thank you to everyone who visited www.cattle.ca/mercosur and supported our position. At the time of submitting this article, negotiations are ongoing and the campaign continues. Last summer, Alberta Beef Producers formally announced intention to withdraw its membership from the Canadian Cattle Association, effective July 1, 2026. An interim participation agreement between CCA and ABP was announced in June following motions passed in principle at CCA’s AGM. The bylaw changes were subsequently approved at CCA’s semi-annual meeting in August. At the time of this submission, ABP is working through the process of reviewing its membership in CCA. Please watch for more details about how restructuring will be implemented at our AGM in March 2027. We are working with our provincial member associations to implement changes with minimal disruption. Stay informed about CCA’s activities: Website: www.cattle.ca Sign up for CCA’s bi-weekly newsletter, Action News at: www.cattle.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/CanCattle Twitter/X: https://x.com/CanCattle

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CZECH-MATE LIVESTOCK ANDREW & AJ SULLIVAN JIM & GWEN SMITH CARSTAIRS, AB D.A.M. LIVESTOCK LTD DAVID MICHALCHUK KEG RIVER, AB D9 SIMMENTALS JOHN AND BRITTANY DAMEN STRATHMORE, AB DALE L. EYBEN VERMILION, AB DALTON WASDEN SPIRITWOOD, SK DALYN WOLOSHYN BALDWINTON, SK DAMIAN MOORE & AMY TAYLOR MOUNTAINVIEW COUNTY, AB DART SIMMENTALS RYAN KWIATKOWSKI GLENDON, AB DAVID KORTH ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB DAWSON BEAULAC SPIRITWOOD, SK DAYNA RAE ANNE CAMERON DIDSBURY, AB D-C CATTLE COMPANY DYLAN BARSI MELVILLE, SK DC SIMMENTALS DARCY CLOW GODFREY, ON DEAN SMITH HEINSBURG, AB DEANNE STRATULIAK DAWSON CREEK, BC DECLAN JONES BRETON, AB DEEG SIMMENTALS ROGER & DAVID DEEG WHEATLAND COUNTY, AB DEEG SIMMENTALS & BOHRSON MARKETING STRATHMORE, AB DEER RANGE FARMS GORDON & TRAVIS OLSON STEWART VALLEY, SK DELIA LOOMIS LESLIEVILLE, AB DENNIS & JEANNE SMALL RED DEER COUNTY, AB DESTINY SIMMENTALS TODD & KAREN CAMPBELL MEAFORD, ON DIAMOND B SIMMENTALS CINDY BOGART BRETON, AB DIAMOND C LAND & CATTLE & SCISSORS CREEK CATTLE CO. WAPELLA, SK DIAMOND H SIMMENTALS KALEB & HOLLY HEWITT BLUFFTON, AB DIAMOND T SIMMENTALS TROYMELANIE/ROYLORETTA CERNY BARRHEAD, AB DIAMOND V SIMMENTALS MATTHEW WIATR & ALICIA FRY GOODSOIL, SK DIXON PRODUCERS LTD. LEON LUEKE HUMBOLDT, SK DJ FARMS DENNIS & DEBBIE ELLIOTT STAFFA, ON DK LAND & CATTLE CORP. DUSTIN & KIRSTEN FORNWALD LAMPMAN, SK DONNA ARTHUR MAYERTHORPE, AB DONNA LOUGHRAN CHILLIWACK, BC DONOHUE & SONS LIVESTOCK TAYLOR DONOHUE EGANVILLE, ON DONOVANDALE & J-STAR LIVESTOCK ASHTON, ON DONOVANDALE FARMS GERALD & KEITHA DONOVAN ASHTON, ON

DONOVANDALE FARMS & BEVERLEY HOLMES ASHTON, ON DONOVANDALE FARMS & OUTBACK ACRES ASHTON, ON DOUBLE BAR D & ASHWORTH FARM GRENFELL, SK DOUBLE BAR D RANCH KEN & RICHARD DIMLER GRENFELL, SK DOUBLE BAR MD DALE & MAXINE DOYLE SHANNONVILLE, ON DOUBLE D SIMMENTAL DORIS & CHRISTIAN DOELGER BEAUSEJOUR, MB DOUBLE KL SIMMENTALS KEN L. PILLER NEUDORF, SK DOUBLE M LAND & CATTLE AMANDA & NICHOLAS MOREAU BELLGARDE, SK DOUBLE Q SIMMENTALS DANE & WHITNEY QUARTLY RED DEER COUNTY, AB DOUBLE R SIMMENTALS RYAN HEATHER BIGGAR, SK DOUGLAS S. OESCH WELLESLEY, ON DOVE LIVESTOCK LAINEY DOVE MARIN QUESNEL, BC DOWNEY FARMS ALLAN & JACQUIE DOWNEY COULTER, MB DOWNHILL SIMMENTALS EVERETT OLSON MINNEDOSA, MB DR. EDWARD M. SHACKLADY OKOTOKS, AB DRIFTING “M” RANCH GRANT & CHARITY MILLS JANSEN, SK DUCE RANCH SHAWN DUCE CARDSTON, AB DUNCAN PEARSON CALMAR, AB DUNC’S CATTLE COMPANY IAN MCRAE GLENCOE, ON DUSTY LAND RANCH BRANDON HOFER GOODSOIL, SK DWAYANN SIMMENTALS DWAYNE & ANDREA HORST ARTHUR, ON DYLAN BONCHUK BIRTLE, MB E & C WEITZEL HOLDINGS LTD ECKBERT & CHRISTA WEITZEL CHARLIE LAKE, BC E G C SIMMENTAL FARMS CARMAN JACKSON INGLIS, MB EAGLE-RIDGE SIMMENTALS DANNY AND/OR DALLAS BLAIN MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY, AB EAST POPLAR SIMMENTALS KYRON & KELSEY MANSKE CORONACH, SK EASTRISE CATTLE & FARMS JASON SCHMIDT LEDUC COUNTY, AB EB FARMS ETHAN BOGART BRETON, AB EDN SIMMENTALS DEAN ELDON NEITZ MAPLE CREEK, SK ELLIOTT SIMMENTALS PAT & SHERRY ELLIOTT BRETON, AB ELM TREE FARMS GLENN PAMELA & MARIAH WOTTEN LITTLE BRITAIN, ON ERIXON SIMMENTALS INC. DAVID & KRISTA ERIXON CLAVET, SK

EVERETT MORE VIRDEN, MB FALLEN TIMBER FARMS CHET & JAMIE JANS GROUNDBIRCH, BC FALLEN TIMBER FARMS - NASH NASH JANS, RHETT JANS, TAOS JANS GROUNDBIRCH, BC FAR-L FARMS DONALD FARRELL RIPLEY, ON FERME B.M.S. ENR SEBASTIEN BELANGER ST-JEAN-DE-DIEU, QC FERME B.M.S. ENR & FERME SIBELLE FLECK S.E.N.C C/O G & H BELLAVANCE STE-SOPHIE DE LEVARD, QC FERME BILODEAU DES ETOILES INC JEAN-PHILIPPE BILODEAU INVERNESS, QC FERME BILODEAU DES ETOILES INC/HEMA SIMMENTAL C/O JEAN-PHILIPPE BILODEAU INVERNESS, QC FERME DALOE FLECKVIEH SENC. DANIEL CUSTEAU & ANNICK LANGLOIS DE-BROMPTON, QC FERME FORBELL S.E.N.C. ANNIE VACHON & PERRY DERIK & JACOB BELL ST-ISIDORE DE CLIFTO, QC FERME GAGNON INC Y & D GAGNON CHENEVILLE, QC FERME LA P’TITE DU 10 CAROLINE TOUZIN GALLICHAN, QC FERME LAROSE ANNIE LAROSE & BRIGITTE VALLEE SAINT-ISIDORE-DE-CLIFTON, QC FERME LOUMI S.E.N.C. M & J LATENDRESSE ET L. BROUILLET ST-JEAN-DE-MATHA, QC FERME RODRIGUE MARCMEL INC MARC RODRIGUE & MELANIE PAQUET SAINT-JEAN-DE-BRÉBEUF, QC FERME SIBELLE FLECK S.E.N.C G & H BELLAVANCE DE LEVRAR, QC FERN CREEK SIMMENTAL COREY PASCHKE LOVE, SK FERN CREEK SIMMENTALS BETTY & RAYMOND PASCHKE LOVE, SK FIRDALE SIMMENTALS DEVON MANNS AUSTIN, MB FIRELINE CATTLE COMPANY LEANNA MITCHELL BARRIERE, BC FIVE STAR SIMMENTALS TERRY JULIE & EMILY ZALESCHUK ALVENA, SK FLATLANDS CATTLE CO DANIEL & LEAH ELIAS ELM CREEK, MB FLEMING STOCK FARMS LTD DUNCAN & CECILE FLEMING GRANUM, AB FLYING S RANCH KEN & SHAUNA SINCLAIR SPRUCE LAKE, SK FLYING W LIVESTOCK CHANTAL WICKENHEISER VIBANK, SK FLYING W STOCK FARM COLBY WOLKOWSKI CANORA, SK FORDEN FAIRVIEW FARM LTD LYLE & LEANNE FORDEN PUNNICHY, SK FOREVER YOUNG FARMS BILL & NANCY YOUNG TIVERTON, ON FORTBROOK FARMS CHELSEY ALLEN FORT LAWRENCE, NS FOUR T DIAMOND RANCH ADAM & LARISSA TEETER DAUPHIN, MB

FUSION LIVESTOCK ROSS GILES & JULIE DENISON CASSIDY DAWSON & HOPE PINKHAM METCALFE, ON G.T.A. RANCH INC GREG & TRACEY AINSWORTH MAYERTHORPE, AB GALAXY SIMMENTALS EDWARD (EDDY) & APRIL DREGER YORKTON, SK GAMACHE SIMMENTALS RICHARD GAMACHE BONNYVILLE, AB GARDNER LIVESTOCK TRACY, TYSON, LISA, EMMA, ROY & TAMI GARDNER & RUDY FRIESEN MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY, AB GARREN SKEELS RIMBEY, AB GARTH & DEANNE ROWLEY CLIVE, AB GLASMAN FARMS LTD. MATTHEW & LEANNE GLASMAN RUSSELL, MB GLENDALE FARM DAVID & DEBBIE BRUKETA FOOTHILLS, AB GOLDEN VIEW CATTLE COMPANY TINA SENETZA SMOKY LAKE, AB GOODBUY LIVESTOCK LILYANNE BOUFFARD COATICOOK, QC GORDON JONES SIMMENTALS GORDON JONES BALDUR, MB GRADY BROWN STAVELY, AB GRANT AINSWORTH MAYERTHORPE, AB GRASS ROOTS RANCH ROBERT VOICE BRADWELL, SK GRASS ROOTS RANCH/RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH AND CANADIAN DONORS BRADWELL, SK GRASSY FLAT RANCH LTD. DUSTIN GARNIER DEWBERRY, AB GRA-TAN RANCH GRANT & TANYA CHITTICK MAYERTHORPE, AB GRAVANDALE SIMMENTAL IVAN & GRACE OESCH WELLESLEY, ON GREENVALLEY RANCH LTD HUGH & DON STEWART VERMILION, AB GRETA PEARSON CALMAR, AB GRINALTA FARMS RUEBEN A. & ELAINE GRINDE HOLDEN, AB GRONA FARMS DALLAS GRONA PORCUPINE PLAIN, SK GROVEVIEW FARM MATTHEW SWART DUNTROON, ON HADDIE SIMMENTALS ASHLEY FAIRMINER & BRANDON ERNEST WALKERTON, ON HAMPTON SIMMENTALS JODI HAMPTON FALUN, AB HANDFORD SIMMENTALS ROBERT HANDFORD SNOWFLAKE, MB HANDFORD SIMMENTALS (50%) & BOHRSON MARKETING SERVICES (50%) SNOWFLAKE, MB HANDHILLS FARMING CO LTD. JOHN A. WIPF HANNA, AB HANK & BRENDA PORTIEK BLUFFTON, AB HARMONY RIDGE FARM HOWARD PYNE KARL TAYLOR & LAURALEE DOOLEY HARMONY, NS

HARVIE CREST CATTLE COMPANY SCOTT & KERRIE HARVIE MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY, AB HAVENCREST FARMS SCOTT MORRISON DALHOUSIE, QC HEMA SIMMENTAL ANTOINE BOURGEOIS STOKE, QC HERITAGE CATTLE PATRICK & ERICKA NUTT BARRHEAD, AB HERSHMILLER SIMMENTALS ARON & AMBER HERSHMILLER YORKTON, SK HICKS SIMMENTAL DOUG & BETTY HICKS MOOSE JAW, SK HIDDEN STONE FARM DONALD & SHERRY KATHOL ROCKYFORD, AB HIGHWAY 21 FEEDERS ED & LINDA MILLER ACME, AB HIGHWOOD LAND & CATTLE STACY YOUNG BROME, QC HILLCREST SIMMENTALS KANDEE LUCAS-HAGERMAN NAPANEE, ON HOEGL LIVESTOCK LTD. MURRY HOEGL LLOYDMINSTER, SK HOLMESTEAD FARM CRAIG & ANGIE HOLMES BROOKDALE, MB HOMESTEAD-T SIMMENTALS MARCEL & ALINE THEROUX NOTREDAME DE LOURDES, MB HORNER CATTLE COMPANY LAURA & ALAN HORNER MINNEDOSA, MB INDIAN RIVER CATTLE & WHISKEY LANE USE MEMBER 29600 INDIAN RIVER, ON INDIAN RIVER CATTLE COMPANY BILLY JUANITA OWEN & KATIE ELMHIRST INDIAN RIVER, ON ISABELLA & MACKAYLA DELORME ISABELLA & MACKAYLA DELORME ROBSART, SK IVAN & ROXANNE MOREAU IVAN & ROXANNE MOREAU BELLEGARDE, SK J B LIVESTOCK COMPANY JASON BRUKETA FOOTHILLS, AB J BAR C RANCH JOHN & CHELLAN BARSI MELVILLE, SK J. HANDLEY & S. WILLIAMS JOANNE HANDLEY & SHANE WILLIAMS EAST GARAFRAXA, ON JACE TIMM JACE TIMM KINISTINO, SK JACOB FEIGE JACOB FEIGE PARKSIDE, SK JADE AINSWORTH JADE AINSWORTH MAYERTHORPE, AB JAE AG VENTURES LTD JUSTIN & AIMEE EWASIUK HOLDEN, AB JAMES D. MACKENZIE JAMES D. MACKENZIE OTTAWA, ON JANSSEN SIMMENTALS HENRY & GAIL JANSSEN STE ROSE DU LAC, MB JASON GINGRICH JASON GINGRICH NEWTON, ON JAYDAWN FARMS D & J MCQUAIG SEXSMITH, AB JAYDAWN FARMS (KRIS MCQUAIG) KRIS MCQUAIG SEXSMITH, AB

JAYMARANDY LIVESTOCK MARK & ELISABETH ANGUS BEAUSEJOUR, MB JAYSHAW JASON & SHAWNA BAST LAVOY, AB JCL SIMMENTALS MADISON, COLBY & ZOEY BOAL, JAIME & JASON ROWLAND MERRICKVILLE, ON JEFF CHRISTOPHER & RIVER POINT CATTLE CO. GLENCOE, ON JEM SIMMENTALS JONATHAN KLEIN BARRHEAD, AB JESSE EMERY & MIRANDA PYBUS CAMP CREEK, AB JK BAR CATTLE TY-D LIVESTOCK & NJAA CATTLE VERMILION, AB JNR FARMS JERRY & NICOLE REPKA WILLINGDON, AB JNR FARMS & KULYK SIMMENTALS WILLINGDON, AB JO-DREEN FARM TREVOR PAULEY & DOREEN STEEVES STONEY CREEK, NB JOE BARNETT MOOSE JAW, SK JOE WEISGERBER & TY PETERS MEDICINE HAT, AB JOHN GRANT EDAM, SK JOHNSON FARM SIMMENTALS BRIAN JOHNSON LOUGHEED, AB JOHNSON RANCHING BYRON BERNICE & WYATT JOHNSON AMISK, AB JONATHAN MILLER & SONS FARMS JONATHAN & KAITLYNNE MILLER BURK’S FALLS, ON JON-ERN FARMS LIMITED STEWART BROTHERS C/O CHRIS STEWART BLENHEIM, ON JON-ERN FARMS LTD. & CLARKE FAMILY FARMS INC C/O CHRIS STEWART & DARYL CLARKE BLENHEIM, ON JOSH & JADA TYLER CUT KNIFE, SK JOSIE CRAWFORD GLENCOE, ON JP CATTLE CO GLEN & BARRY LOWES ERIC PATEMAN MCAULEY, MB JR CATTLE JAMES ROGER GOOD FALUN, AB K & C CATTLE KEVIN SMITH & CHARLENE TUTTLE SOUTHAMPTON, NS K BAR LTD. WILL KATHOL ROCKYFORD, AB KABAN SIMMENTALS JUSTIN & ASHLEY KABAN CHIPMAN, AB KADE EARLEY KERWOOD, ON KADE EARLEY & WALKERBRAE FARMS KERWOOD, ON KADE RANCIER KILLAM, AB KALE L SCHERGER SWIFT CURRENT, SK KARSIN FARMS SIMMENTALS JONATHAN KARSIN NEWTON, MB KAYLEA DONOVAN ASHTON, ON KB CATTLE CO. KYLER BEECHINOR BENTLEY, AB KCH CATTLE CO KERRI & KEN HINSBURG RAPID CITY, MB KD’S SIMMENTALS KADEN & TREVOR LIBOIRON JENNER, AB

KEATO MEADOW SIMMENTALS JONATHAN & EBONY KITTLITZ FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB KEET SIMMENTALS RICHARD & BRETT KEET DALMENY, SK KEHO LAKE SIMMENTALS EMIL & CORNELIA SABAU COALHURST, AB KEITH & SUSAN BADINSKI MELFORT, SK KEN & TREENA ADAIR BROWNFIELD, AB KENT J. SMITH VALLEYVIEW, AB KEYSTONE & JETSTREAM LIVESTOCK SHANE WILLIAMS JOANNE HANDLEY SCOTT MATTHEWS & EMILY GREY EAST GARAFRAXA, ON KEYSTONE LIVESTOCK SCOTT MATTHEWS & EMILY GREY & TAYLOR AND BRYNN MATTHEWS COOKSHIRE-EATON, QC KEYSTONE LIVESTOCK & ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH COOKSHIRE-EATON, QC KIM ANWENDER RADVILLE, SK KIN - KIN CATTLE CO GARY & FAYE CHITTICK MAYERTHORPE, AB KINDRED SPIRIT CATTLE CO. BRIAN RICHE / ROBERT MCDOUGALL LUMSDEN, SK KINGSWOOD SIMMENTALS CHRIS & ALTA SPANGENBERG MELVILLE, SK KJB LIVESTOCK JOSHUA & KYLIE BELL ELMVALE, ON KMV AG LTD KALEB & MICHELLE VAN DEN BOSSCHE WADENA, SK KOOBA CATTLE CO MATHEW & JEWEL KULBACKI EDEN, MB KRS SIMMENTALS KERRI REANNE & LORRAINE SANFORD QUESNEL, BC KRUGER FARMS RYAN KRUGER SUNDRE, AB KSL SIMMENTALS KEEGAN SCORGIE BEAVERLODGE, AB KSR CATTLE CORP. GRAHAM &/OR SUSAN KATHOL DRAYTON VALLEY, AB KULYK SIMMENTALS RICHARD KULYK NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK KUNTZ SIMMENTAL FARM G B AND T. KUNTZ BATTLEFORD, SK KURTIS- PROPERZI LAND AND CATTLE KURTIS PROPERZI BARRHEAD, AB KUZIO FARMS DALE KUZIO RANFURLY, AB KWIATKOWSKI CATTLE LAURENCE & SHELDON KWIATKOWSKI SAINT LINA, AB KZ SIMMENTALS KREO ZIEMMER MAYERTHORPE, AB L C RANCH L. CRAIG & L. CODY HOGG MEDICINE HAT, AB LA FERMIERE FOLLE JULIE LAUZON & REID MCBRIDE CAMPBELL’S BAY, QC LA RANCH LUKE MUEHLEN VANDERHOOF, BC LABATTE SIMMENTALS BARRY LABATTE GLADMAR, SK LABATTE SIMMENTALS & CIRCLE 7 GLADMAR, SK

LABATTE SIMMENTALS & OBERLE BROS. GLADMAR, SK LAKE BOTTOM CATTLE CO BARRIE COLLEEN & DACIE PRZEKOP SMOKY LAKE, AB LANE T. SCHERGER SWIFT CURRENT, SK LANGER FLECKVIEH SIMMENTALS LYLE & PAM LANGER YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB LAWNVIEW SIMMENTALS ALLAN LAWN BRENDAN LAWN HAMIOTA, MB LAZY EM’S CATTLE COMPANY EMMA HULSE FENELON FALLS, ON LAZY MC CATTLE COMPANY CLINT MORASCH BASSANO, AB LAZY RAINBOW RIVER RANCH INC. GEORGE BERNIER FISHER BRANCH, MB LAZY S RANCH INC. DOREEN AINSWORTH MAYERTHORPE, AB LEE & CORALEE STILBORN BALCARRES, SK LEE SHOLOGAN & RILEY PASHULKA MYRNAM, AB LEEWOOD RANCH COLT ARNOLD MANNVILLE, AB LEITIR MHOR CATTLE COMPANY CRAIG & CARLYE REID CHELSEY, ON LES ENTREPRISES JP BARRETTE INC. PHILIPPE BARRETTE SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, QC LEWIS FARMS LTD. KEN LEWIS SPRUCE GROVE, AB LISA REICH TOMAHAWK, AB LITTLE PERKS RANCH LIAM & IVY PERKIN ELGIN, MB LITTLE RAINBOW RANCH LTD PERRY RASMUSON MOOSOMIN, SK LITTLE VALLEY RANCH JUSTIN & BRANNON SCHALIN HYLO, AB LITTLE VALLEY RANCH LTD WILFRED YOUNG BIG RIVER, SK LITTLE WILLOW CREEK RANCH BLAINE SCOTT & CLAYTON HARLAND FRENCHMAN BUTTE, SK LLOYD & JEFF WATSON NEILBURG, SK LOCKHART VALLEY SIMMENTALS LEE & TINA ROBSON RIMBEY, AB LOCUST HILL FARMS JARRETT & KRISTA JOHNSON DOBBINTON, ON LOGAN DAINES PENHOLD, AB LONE STONE FARMS LONNIE KAREN NATE AL BROWN WESTLOCK, AB LONG LAKE SIMMENTALS JIM & BARB WARBURTON POPLAR POINT, MB LONGVIEW CATTLE COMPANY SHAR & RAYEL KACZMAR GRENFELL, SK LORNE KWASNICKI SCOUT LAKE, SK LUCAS WILLIAMS EAST GARAFRAXA, ON LUKE BALISKY SEXSMITH, AB LUV-IN-IT CATTLE COMPANY JASON & TRISHA FRENCH MAYERTHORPE, AB LWD SIMMENTALS SCOTT & NATALIE DIXON JOLICURE, NB

LYSENG LAND & CATTLE MARK & JOSH LYSENG ARMENA, AB M & J FARMS MILES GLASMAN RUSSELL, MB M & R CATTLE CO. MICHAEL CHAMBERS WIMBORNE, AB MACCROSTIE LIVESTOCK JEFF MACCROSTIE PAISLEY, ON MACCROSTIE LIVESTOCK/RANDY WILSON PAISLEY, ON MACS SIMMENTALS LTD MACKENZIE SKEELS-RUDNIK & COREY RUDNIK RIMBEY, AB MADER RANCHES INC. RANDY RONDA RYLEY & JILLIAN MADER CARSTAIRS, AB MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS GERRY & LINDA BERTHOLET HARTNEY, MB MAR MAC FARMS A BLAIR MCRAE BRANDON, MB MARK & TAMY FROST & FAMILY MARK FROST KINGSEY FALLS, QC MARTIN CATTLE SERVICES DWAYNE LEVI & TRINITY MARTIN STETTLER, AB MASTERLOC SIMMENTALS LORNE MAST TIGER LILY, AB MATHESON FARMS P. J. B. & B. MATHESON FOREST HILL, PE MATHESON FARMS&SPUD ISLAND FARMS C/O MATHESON FARMS FOREST HILL, PE MATTHEW JANZEN ROSEMARY, AB MAUREEN & ERIC SMITH BYEMOOR, AB MAVV FARMS INC. MIKE IMLER OKOTOKS, AB MAXWELL SIMMENTALS GLEN KEVIN REECE & BRYCE MAXWELL VIKING, AB MC RUER SIMMENTALS JEFF MCRUER BOISSEVAIN, MB MCCONNELL FARMS WAYNE & BRANDON MCCONNELL OWEN SOUND, ON MCELDON ACRES VICTORIA MCELDON MILLBROOK, ON MCG SIMMENTALS MURRAY & CHERYL BROWN STAVELY, AB MCINTOSH LIVESTOCK BLAIR MCINTOSH MAYMONT, SK MCINTOSH RANCH KOLTON MCINTOSH ERIKSDALE, MB MCMANUS SIMMENTALS BOYD MCMANUS MINNEDOSA, MB MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD. JIM MCMILLEN CARIEVALE, SK MICHAEL MARONDA SIMMENTALS MICHAEL MARONDA LOMOND, AB MIKE LUFT & SOUTHPAW CATTLE COMPANY C/O SOUTHPAW CATTLE CARSTAIRS, AB MIKE WEISGERBER BOW ISLAND, AB MILAYA STONE SIMMENTALS MILAYA STONE WESTEROSE, AB MILL CREEK FARM SHAWN & ASHLEY HOOD BRAMBER, NS

MILLINGTON RANCH MAREN SENTES, BROOKE SENTES DEAN & GINA SENTES DUVAL, SK MILNER HILL FARM KEN & CHELSEA TERRIS SALEM, NS MITCHELL CATTLE CO. INC. IAN ANJA LEANNA & THOMPSON MITCHELL BARRIERE, BC MONTAGNEOUSE CREEK SIMMENTAL HERMAN & MARK GIESBRECHT WORSLEY, AB MOONLITE FARM JANICE & NORBERT LUKEN FAIRVIEW, AB MOOSE VALLEY RANCH JUSTIN JOORISITY KIPLING, SK MOSQUITO RANCH MICHAEL SIKLENKA MEADOW LAKE, SK MSE LAND & CATTLE CO. LTD JOSH & SARAH VAN DEN BOSSCHE HENDON, SK MUIRHEAD CATTLE CO. WARD JUSTIN& AMANDA MUIRHEAD SHELLBROOK, SK MUTCH FARMS STEPHEN & JENNIE MUTCH VERNON, PE NAKOBY STONE SIMMENTALS NAKOBY STONE WESTEROSE, AB NASH DETTMER TROCHU, AB NATHANAEL TREMBLAY SAINT-JEAN-DE-DIEU, QC NE BADINSKI CATTLE CO. NICHOLAS BADINSKI MELFORT, SK NEIL CARSON ROSSBURN, MB NELSON RANCH LOWELL NELSON MORRIN, AB NEWTON CREEK SIMMENTALS ANDREW KUSCHMINDER PICKARDVILLE, AB NICKEL FARMS ED CAMERON & ANDREA NICKEL BITTERN LAKE, AB NIWA RANCHING CO. LTD. LOUISE NIWA ACADIA VALLEY, AB NOLARA FARMS LARRY & NOLA VANSICKLE MAYERTHORPE, AB NORTH CREEK SIMMENTALS BARRY & RENITA SAUNDERS BORDEN, SK NORTHWIND AG LTD. BAILEY & GERALDINE WAGMAN MAKWA, SK NORWOOD FAMILY FARM CHARLES & GERALDINE NORWOOD WESTPORT, ON NU-HORIZON CATTLE CO. KIERAN DEB & KODIE DOETZEL LIPTON, SK O DOUBLE E SIMMENTALS O & E BAKKEHAUG HYTHE, AB OAKVIEW SIMMENTALS TODD & DANNA COLLINS DARLINGFORD, MB OH KAY FARMS ROBERT LOUGHEED RED DEER COUNTY, AB OLMSTEAD CATTLE CO BRYCE & NIKKI OLMSTEAD CARBERRY, MB OTTER CREEK FARM JACK R HANSEN NEEBING, ON OUTBACK ACRES FARM ANDRE CLAUDIA & MIA VEILLEUX & DEBERA LACHAPELLE AYER’S CLIFF, QC

OUTLAW CATTLE CO. BRADLEY DUNDAS HUSSAR, AB PANA FARMS CATHERINE PANA QU’ APPELLE, SK PAUL & JENNIFER MASTINE MELBOURNE, QC PAUL & MICHELLE COOLS ALVINSTON, ON PAUL RISHAUG MILLARVILLE, AB PEARSON FARMS DUNCAN OR JESSICA PEARSON CALMAR, AB PEMLOCK SIMMENTAL SCOTT LETTS WESTLOCK, AB PERCYVIEW FARMS & TIFFANY PETERS KISBEY, SK PERKIN LAND & CATTLE CO. DARRYL & TANYA PERKIN ELGIN, MB PERNITSKY FARMS LTD NICK & ANTHONY PERNITSKY WILKIE, SK PETER & MARLENE GAUNCE NEW SCOTLAND, NB PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY LIONEL PAT LEE & CORALEE STILBORN BALCARRES, SK PIESCHEL FARMS DEVON & RAE ERICKSON & GARY PIESCHEL ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB PINCH HILL CATTLE COMPANY BRANDON HOMER STITTSVILLE, ON PINE CREEK SIMMENTALS GEORGES/GOEDELE/ALOIS KERCKHOF COUNTY OF BARRHEAD, AB PJS LIVESTOCK PATRICK SULLIVAN GRACEFIELD, QC POLAR FARMS JOE & LINDSAY LOOMIS PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT, BC POOLES ARROW RANCH CHARLES & LYNN POOLE PRINCE GEORGE, BC PORTER RANCHES LTD. C/O KEVIN PORTER PARKLAND COUNTY, AB PORTIEK SIMMENTALS GARY & KRISHANDA PORTIEK RIMBEY, AB PRAIRIE VIEW SIMMENTALS CLIFFORD NELSON STALWART, SK PROPER A SIMMENTALS AMBER MOURITS BARRHEAD, AB QUINN HOEGL LLOYDMINSTER, SK R & B RANCH RANDY WHEELER & BONNIE SMITH WHEELER/SMITH DOUGLAS, ON R PLUS SIMMENTALS R & M LEBLANC ESTEVAN, SK RACHIDO RANCH RANDAL & DONNA CHITTICK MAYERTHORPE, AB RAFTER 4-T / BRADEN KOLOTYLO WILLINGDON, AB RAFTER 4-T FARMS LTD DARRELL & LORALIE TATARIN HAIRY HILL, AB RAFTER CM SIMMENTALS CORBIN RICHARD MACMILLAN YOUNGSTOWN, AB RAFTER RC CATTLE CORP. KAYLEE CHIZAWSKY & RYLEY NOBLE VEGREVILLE, AB RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS JENNILEE STEWART FISHER BRANCH, MB RANCH IRON HILL MARIE-EVE DOYON & JEAN-PHILIPPE BRISSETTE BROMONT, QC

RANCIER FARMS GARTH & ANGELA RANCIER KILLAM, AB RANCIER FARMS & BOHRSON LIVESTOCK KILLAM, AB RANCIER FARMS & DOUBLE BAR D RANCH KILLAM, AB RANCIER FARMS & ELITE CATTLE CO KILLAM, AB RANCIER FARMS & MUIRHEAD CATTLE CO KILLAM, AB RANCIER FARMS & SKY TRACK RANCH KILLAM, AB RANCIER FARMS/CANADIAN DONORS/ELITE CATTLE CO KILLAM, AB RAY J SIMMENTALS RAY & JEANETTE JANSSEN ST. ROSE, MB RAYMOND CHITTICK RAYMOND CHITTICK MAYERTHORPE, AB RAYNA BONCHUK BIRTLE, MB RB ENTERPRISES RYAN BACSO MANNING, AB RDG SIMMENTALS RYAN GYLANDER WILDWOOD, AB RED ROCK SIMMENTALS ANTHONY & PATSY CHUHAI ROSSBURN, MB RED TOP LIVESTOCK BEN & KASSANDRA FARRANT LOUSANA, AB RED TOP LIVESTOCK & ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH OUNGRE, SK RED TOP LIVESTOCK & BEECHINOR LAND & LIVESTOCK LOUSANA, AB RED TOP LIVESTOCK & JOHNSON RANCHING LOUSANA, AB RED WILLOW RANCH LTD DARREN TYLER CUT KNIFE, SK RED WILLOW RANCH&NOBLE COUNTRY ESTATES C/O CUT KNIFE, SK REDRICH FARMS TYLER & SHANIA DIETRICH BILL & TRACY DIETRICH FORESTBURG, AB RENTZ LIVESTOCK SHAWN & CARRIANN RENTZ BARRHEAD, AB RF-ACRES MIKE HOOGEVEEN BLACKSTOCK, ON RICHLAN FARMS KAROLYN JONES BRETON, AB RICH-MC SIMMENTALS MYLIA RICHARDS & JASON MCLEAN PILOT MOUND, MB RIDGELINE CATTLE CO. TRAVIS CRYSTAL & BLAKE FISK RED DEER COUNTY, AB RILEY WOLFE ZVALLEYVIEW, AB RISING DAWN SIMMENTAL KENDRA FOSSHEIM YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB RISKAN HOPE FARM VERN & BARB LUTHER CRAIK, SK RIVER POINT CATTLE & REX CRAWFORD GLENCOE, ON RIVER POINT CATTLE CO. JANE & REED CRAWFORD GLENCOE, ON RIVER’S EDGE CATTLE COMPANY CASEY DAVID G. & DYAN FROESE LA CRETE, AB RIVERSIDE FARM - D & H TOBER DAN & HEATHER TOBER OXBOW, SK RKT SIMMENTALS M. KYLE RICK & JACKIE TAYLOR MINNEDOSA, MB

ROB & DEANNE YOUNG & GREENVALLEY RANCH LTD BRETON, AB ROBB FARMS LTD. GARY ROBB MAIDSTONE, SK ROBERT & DEANNE YOUNG BRETON, AB ROBSON ACRES LAURA ROBSON MILLBROOK, ON ROBSON ACRES & RED RIBBON LIVESTOCK MILLBROOK, ON ROCKIN’ G RANCH CHRIS TERRYL & JAMES GILLIS BALDUR, MB ROCKING R SIMMENTALS RODERICK & KAREN ORANGE BLUFFTON, AB ROCKING WC LIVESTOCK CONWAY CAMPBELL CHAMPION, AB ROGER FORTIER & FILS MONIQUE DEMERS FORTIER ST-PIERRE-BAPTISTE, QC ROGERSON FARMS BLAKE & JESSICA ROGERSON CAMP CREEK, AB ROLLING BAR RANCH DARCY AMENDT & SUSAN WRIGHT-AMENDT BRETON, AB RON & SHELLY REICH TOMAHAWK, AB RON CROSBY VANDERHOOF, BC RON FURLOTTE NASH CREEK, NB ROSE HILL SIMMENTALS JANET DARREL & TYRELL WENIG WELDON, SK ROSEBUD SIMMENTALS DWAYNE & LILLIAN DOWELL DIDSBURY, AB ROSEMEAD FARM IVAN C MATTHEWS SARSFIELD, ON ROSEVIEW SIMMENTALS PAUL PERRAS CHESTERVILLE, ON ROSEWOOD FARMS CRAIG & TAYLOR MATTHEWS ORLEANS, ON ROSS & MARILYN JANSEN BEECHY, SK RRTS SIMMENTAL ROB & TINA STOWARDS SPALLUMCHEEN, BC RUSSELL AUMACK RABBIT LAKE, SK RUSYLVIA CATTLE & LEE SHOLOGAN MYRNAM, AB RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO KEN AND JOSIE PASHULKA TYSON RILEY & TAYLOR PASHULKA DERWENT, AB RUSYLVIA CATTLE/ WESTGOLD FARM/R.PASHULKA RILEY PASHULKA MINBURN, AB RUZICKA FARMS DAVID, DAYNA, DARIAN & GARRETT RUZICKA MICHAEL & JENINE RUZICKA KILLAM, AB RYAN KING RAYMORE, SK S AND S SIMMENTALS STANLEY & SCOTT GIDDINGS ENDEAVOUR, SK SADIE ANWENDER RADVILLE, SK SAGE SIMMENTALS JORDAN LAIRD & JUSTINE KNULL YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB SAJ SIMMENTALS STUART JAMIESON EDAM, SK SANDRA JEFFERY MOOSE JAW, SK SANDSTONE FLECKVIEH SIMMENTALS DON JENKINS MARSHFIELD, PE

SATCHWELL FARMS LTD. BRANDON & DANIELLE SATCHWELL CREMONA, AB SAUGEEN ACRES DAVE SMYTH RED DEER COUNTY, AB SAWLEY RANCHES LTD TYLER JERRYCHARMAY SAWLEY NANTON, AB SCHIPPER FARMS NANDA & HENK SCHIPPER DELIA, AB SCHWEITZER SIMMENTALS CAMERON SCHWEITZER BRANDON, MB SCISSORS CREEK CATTLE CO RYDER JACE & NASH BEUTLER MARK & JENNALEE BEUTLER WHITEWOOD, SK SCOTT & PAIGE WARNER BEATTY, SK SCOTT & TRINA WATSON WOLSELEY, SK SCOTT FARMS LTD JOHN SCOTT & MATTHEW SCOTT GLEN EWEN, SK SCOTT LAND & CATTLE DEVON & JENNIFER SCOTT ARROWWOOD, AB SECTION 17 LIVESTOCK TRAVIS RATHGEBER MELVILLE, SK SELTE LAND & CATTLE DARREN OR LEE SELTE VERMILION, AB SENTER LINE SIMMENTALS DEREK SHINDLE KELLIHER, SK SERVICE ANIMAL NOISEUX CHANTAL BOISVERT ST-PAUL D’ABBOTSFORD, QC SEVERTSON LAND & CATTLE CO SCOTT & LISA SEVERTSON RED DEER COUNTY, AB SHADY LAWN FARMS INC H. MARK & ELIZABETH R. SNOWDEN PORT DOVER, ON SHADY NOOK SIMMENTALS STACEY & SUSAN BELL CLIVE, AB SHAWN & ANJE MILLER DIDSBURY, AB SHAYLYN & LINDSAY ARTHUR MAYERTHORPE, AB SHAYSON SIMMENTALS SHAY & HEIDI MARTINDALE LA COREY, AB SHEALAND FARMS ADAM & MARIE SHEA BETHANY, ON SHERWOOD FARMS KRISTA & SCOTT SHERWOOD VERMILION, AB SHORE SIMMENTALS STEVEN & HOLLY SEBASTIAN MONTMARTRE, SK SIBL SIMMENTALS IVAN/LINDA/BARCLAY SMITH CHERHILL, AB SIBL SIMMENTALS/KD SIMMENTALS CHERHILL, AB SIERRA G. BRAND ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB SIGNAL SIMMENTALS ARIK LINDAL FISHER BRANCH, MB SILVERLAKE FARMS & CZECH-MATE LIVESTOCK CARSTAIRS, AB SILVERTIP SIMMENTALS MARK FEHR WYMARK, SK SIMMERON RANCH M. SKARET MARTIN SKARET STURGEON COUNTY, AB SIMON LEPAGE LA DORE, QC SINISTER SIMMENTALS DERRICK KYLUIK / ONSLAUGHT WELDING INC SPIRITWOOD, SK

SIROSKI FARMS LTD DAVIDSON, SK SIROSKI SIMMENTALS BRETT AND BRENNA SIROSKI DAVIDSON, SK SIX PACK SIMMENTALS VICTOR & CORALEA ENS MARTENSVILLE, SK SKY TRACK RANCH SHELBY BYGROVE LLOYDMINSTER, SK SKY TRACK RANCH & MCINTOSH LIVESTOCK MAYMONT, SK SKYLARK CATTLE COMPANY EMILEE ORO CLIVE, AB SKYLINE SIMMENTALS AMANDA STEFFLER ONOWAY, AB SKYRIDGE FARMS GILLES VUIGNIER ST. CLAUDE, MB SKYWEST SIMMENTALS RILEY EDWARDS DIDSBURY, AB SLM SIMMENTALS MIRANDA STOPPLER MONTMARTRE, SK SOUTH SEVEN FARMS LTD ROBERT STUART LINDEN STUART VEGREVILLE, AB SOUTHAM SIMMENTALS SHARON SOUTHAM ELM CREEK, MB SOUTHPAW CATTLE COMPANY RON DALEY & TAMMI VANTIGHEM CARSTAIRS, AB SPRING CREEK COLONY ANDY HOFER CYPRESS COUNTY, AB SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS DOUG LARENE & ERIC ZIMMER DAYSLAND, AB SPRUCE GROVE CATTLE CO. BRUCE HOLMQUIST KINISTINO, SK SPRUCE ROCK FARMS CHELSEA HEUFF CARDINAL, ON SPRUCEBURN SIMMENTALS WILLIAM & DONNA MCMURTRY & HUGH FISHER RED DEER COUNTY, AB STARWEST FARMS LTD KEN AND CAROL WARKENTIN & LANCE AND CHRISTEL HAROLD CALMAR, AB STELLA MADER STELLA MADER CARSTAIRS, AB STEPPLER FARMS LTD ANDRE & KATIE STEPPLER MIAMI, MB STEWART FARMS TAYLOR STEWART MONTROSE, NS STILL WATER RANCHES KAITLYN & CURTIS GULLACKSON COLD LAKE, AB STOREBO FARMS DALE & DWIGHT STOREBO & BRYCE BAXTER BEECHY, SK STRATHSPEY SIMMENTALS LOGAN & MEGAN JEWELL MEADOWBANK, PE STRIKER CATTLE CO. KIM & TYLER WARBURTON BRANDON, MB STURGEON RIVER PUREBREDS SARAH BOWMAN ONOWAY, AB SULLIVAN SIMMENTALS JOHN &/OR LINDA SULLIVAN KAZABAZUA, QC SUN RISE SIMMENTALS EVAN & LINDA CUSS SPY HILL, SK SUN RISE SIMMENTALS & MAXWELL SIMMENTALS SPY HILL, SK SUN STAR SIMMENTALS MERLIN JOY & DEAN ARNTZEN SEDGEWICK, AB

SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS WAYNE & LINDA LIBKE HANLEY, SK SUNVILLE SIMMENTALS DUANE NADINE JERRY CAUMARTIN MCCREARY, MB SWAN LAKE FARMS LTD. GREG GOUDY STOUGHTON, SK SWANTEWITT SIMMENTALS GERD BREMMEKAMP YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB SYDNEY THORGILSSON LUNDAR, MB TANDEM T FARMS LTD THOMAS & TORI PONICH SMOKY LAKE, AB TED & KAREENA KWASNICKI ASSINIBOIA, SK TERRY & LORETTA YOUNG EARL GREY, SK THOMAS JANZEN CALGARY, AB THUNDERBROOK FARMS MARK TRUEMAN TRUEMANVILLE, NS TIFFANY PETERS PERDUE, SK TILSON CREEK FARMS BRAYDEN KRESHEWSKI ROSSBURN, MB TIME VIEW FARMS TIM MEL ALEX & TROY COULTES BRUSSELS, ON TIMM CATTLE CO. DARREL & JENNA TIMM KINISTINO, SK TODD SIMMENTALS ALEXIS & KIRK STODDARD SHEFFORD, QC TONETTE FARMS THOMAS G. STILLMAN HAVELOCK, ON TOP OF THE HILL FARM JOHN-CALVIN SIDDALL SOUTHAMPTON, NS TOWNVIEW FARMS JARET GIRODAT SHAUNAVON, SK TRAVIS PENNER ENDEAVOR, SK TRENDSETTER LIVESTOCK SERVICES RYAN COOK, QUADE COOK BIG VALLEY, AB TRI K CATTLE KEITH & KEIRAN HODGES BEAVERLODGE, AB TRIANGLE 33 SIMMENTALS RITTER/YOUNG EARL GREY, SK TRIANGLE STOCK FARMS VANCE AND MICHELE KLEPPER PARKLAND COUNTY, AB TRINITY MARTIN STETTLER, AB TRIPLE D SIMMENTALS DONNA & DYLAN DESROCHERS BALDUR, MB TRIPLE R SIMMENTAL R & Y DEQUIER CARMAN, MB TRIPLE T DIAMOND SIMMENTALS STEWART THORGILSSON WADE & ANGELA THORGILSSON LUNDAR, MB TRIPLE-K SIMMENTALS BERNIE D KLAMMER VEGREVILLE, AB TRI-STAR CATTLE CO THOMAS CLARK MARCHANT ARDEN, MB TSN LIVESTOCK & DOWN HILL SIMMENTALS MINNEDOSA, MB TULSA SMITH BYEMOOR, AB TWIN BRAE SIMMENTALS BARRY & GLENDA CHESCU INGLIS, MB

TWIN MEADOW & ALLIANCE SIMMENTAL C/O PATRICK & TRACEY WILCOX TREHERNE, MB TWIN MEADOW LIVESTOCK FARMS PATRICK & TRACEY WILCOX TREHERNE, MB TWIN OAK LIVESTOCK GARY JOSIE & MARY JANE ROBINSON TREHERNE, MB TWIN SPRINGS FARM LTD. BRAYDON MATT & TWYLA THOMPSON LLOYDMINSTER, SK TWISTED B RANCH BREANN WOOLSEY & BRANDON PERKINS NIPAWIN, SK TWO TALL SIMMENTALS SHAELYNN HOUCHIN BOWDEN, AB TY-D LIVESTOCK TY & TAYLOR DRAVES STREAMSTOWN, AB TYLER & ERIN LIBKE HANLEY, SK TYSON BOLDUC EAST ANGUS, QC UGANECZ SIMMENTALS ARRON UGANECZ LAC LA BICHE, AB ULES BAXTER & PATTI CRAWFORD-BAXTER ULES & PATTI CRAWFORD BAXTER NEWTOWN, NB ULTRA LIVESTOCK TIM & CATHY CHALACK RILEY & CASSIDY CHALACK CARSTAIRS, AB ULTRA LIVESTOCK & CANADIAN DONORS C/O ULTRA LIVESTOCK CARSTAIRS, AB ULTRA LIVESTOCK & CRISIS CATTLE CO C/0 ULTRA LIVESTOCK CARSTAIRS, AB ULTRA LIVESTOCK & HAY VALLEY RANCHES C/O ULTRA LILVESTOCK CARSTAIRS, AB ULTRA LIVESTOCK & SCOTT CATTLE CARSTAIRS, AB VALLEYFIELD SIMMENTALS LARRY J. DYCK STANLEY, MB VAN DE VELDE CATTLE JARED & MATTHEW VAN DE VELDE MARIAPOLIS, MB VIRGINIA PETERS (SAPSFORD) PERDUE, SK VIRGINIA RANCH HARRY & MICHELLE SATCHWELL CREMONA, AB WAGNER’S CATTLE COMPANY JUSTIN & MCKENZIE WAGNER LESLIEVILLE, AB

WALKERBRAE FARMS TYSON & SCOTT WALKER GUELPH, ON WALLGREN FARMS DEAN WALLGREN EDGERTON, AB WAYDAMAR FARMS DAVID J. MILLINER DUNDALK, ON WELDEHAVEN FARMS ANDREW WELDEN GRENVILLE, QC WEPPLER CATTLE COMPANY BRAEDEN WEPPLER TARA, ON WESLEY DOYON SAINT-BENOÎT-LABRE, QC WESTBROOK JORDAN BUBA & LUKE LEWIS ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB WESTBROOK & DEREK WESTMAN ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB WESTEROSE STONE SIMMENTALS BLAINE STONE WESTEROSE, AB WESTGOLD FARMS LTD & RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO MINBURN, AB WESTHILL RANCH SIMMENTALS ROBERT KATELYN MATT HOLBA GOODSOIL, SK WESTWAY FARMS LTD. TOM & CAROL ANN HADWAY DIDSBURY, AB WESTWAY FARMS LTD. & BRAD SCHMIDT DIDSBURY, AB WHEALE N’ WOLFE FLECKVIEH KEVIN & COURTNEY WHEALE RIMBEY, AB WHEATLAND SIMMENTAL STOCK FARM VERNON LAFRENTZ BIENFAIT, SK WHISKEY JACK LIVESTOCK PHIL & AMANDA DOUGHERTY SAWYERVILLE, QC WHISKEY JACK SIMMENTAL DARCY & TAMARA KURIGA WHITELAW, AB WHITEWATER LIVESTOCK KURTIS & CHELSEA BLACK HALEY STATION, ON WHITEWOOD RANCH TOM & LUCIE KNUDSEN KRISTIE & JOSH KOHUT FORT KENT, AB WILCOX SIMMENTALS ERNIE ANTHONY & ARIEL WILCOX TREHERNE, MB WILD OAK FARMS TINA & BRANDON HIDDINK BLOOMFIELD, ON

WILD ROSE RANCH RANDY AND MATTHEW BORYSIUK VERMILION, AB WILLERTON SIMMENTALS RYLIE WILLERTON PORCUPINE PLAIN, SK WILLIAM METZGEN NEWTON, ON WILLIAM THOMAS WALTER HADWAY WILL HADWAY DIDSBURY, AB WILLOW CREEK SIMMENTALS MICHAEL W KLASSEN CROOKED CREEK, AB WILLOW ROAD FARMS LTD ADAM SMITH ATHABASCA, AB WILLOWDALE SIMMENTALS DALE R & JUDY SMITH VALLEYVIEW, AB WINDING LANE SIMMENTALS CHRIS & JANINE PENNER CARMAN, MB WISE RANCH DALLAS WISE IRRICANA, AB WISER HEIGHTS STOCK FARMS BRAD & VAL ARNOLD THORNDALE, ON WOLFE FARMS TONY WOLFE VALLEYVIEW, AB WOLFE LAKE FARMS INC OLIN ROSVOLD LA GLACE, AB WYATT BALISKY SEXSMITH, AB WYECREST FARMS RICK BATTY BROOKLIN, ON XCEL LIVESTOCK KEVIN MACINTYRE & TRACY BEHNKE RUSSELL, ON XCEL LIVESTOCK/KENDRA STANLEY RUSSELL, ON XO CATTLE CO. GRACIE FALCONER & TANNER BERTHOLET HARTNEY, MB XRC SIMMENTALS IAN & CATHY KLICS MEADOW LAKE, SK YANKO SIMMENTALS BRYAN & TAMMI YANKO ITUNA, SK YELLOW ROSE CATTLE CO. BOBBI-GAYLE HOSEGOOD FALUN, AB ZIEVIEW FARMS INC SHANA & DARYL ZIEBARTH PAKENHAM, ON

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Cody C arson & Bobbi-Jo Foster got marrie d in R ossbur n, Manitoba.

DAVID EARL DEEG OBITUARY We are saddene d to announc e that our brother, D ave D e e g, passe d away at home on Aug. 20, 2026 after a shor t, but hard battle with canc er. D ave live d on the family farm at Lyalta where he built his home. D ave was a hard working farmer and a par tner in Triple D Farms and D e e g Simmental. He espe cially enjoye d spending time with his nine nie c es and nephews and his thir te en great nie c es and nephews, ke eping up with their travels, jobs, spor ts and activities, at our family functions. During the last c ouple of hard months he found c omfor t in simple things like watching the pivots run, che cking the crops and simply watching the planes c oming and going at the airpor t. His one re gret in life was that he never kept up with his flying after he obtaine d his lic ense. D ave was pre de c ease d by his parents, Charlie and Marion Hall. He is sur vive d by Susan Mack, L arr y D e e g, R odger D e e g and Cher yl Graff and their families.

MR. JOHN “JACK” BENJAMIN BALL OBITUARY Jack B all, much love d husband, dad, papa, uncle and friend, passe d away peac efully on S aturday, September 19, 2026 in C algar y, Alber ta at the age of 86, surrounde d by his family. He was pre de c ease d by his parents, Ben and Ila and his sister, Arlene. Born in High R iver on March 1, 1940, Jack grew up on the family farm with his older sister Arlene. He spent much of his youth helping on the farm and working with his mother - his Brown O wl - on the badges and tasks that le d him to be c ome a R over Sc out and later a Que en’s Sc out. Jack was an avid spor tsman. He learne d to curl at a young age in Brant, playe d football for R e d D e er Colle ge and later playe d baseball for the Vulcan E lks. He went on to c ompete in many curling bonspiels, including the Massey Ferguson Curlorama, alongside farm teams from across C anada. Jack leaves behind a le gacy of kindness, charm and an unforgettable mischievous spirit. He was the per fe ct mix of “up to no good” and “up to all go od”, and those who had the privile ge of knowing him cherishe d ever y moment spent in his c ompany. Jack was the foundation of his family. His devotion to his wife and best friend C arol and his c ommitment to the well-being and suc c ess of his children, Corinne (Craig), Jeff (Heather), Brian (Bobbi) and Brad (K athy) were his ultimate motivati on. He treasured his role as “Papa Jack” and took great joy in watching his grandchildren grow: Brandon and Maelynn, Kaitlin (Cameron), Jackson and Ian, Ila and Isabella, Kallie, and his great-grandson, Hazel. Jack spent his life as a leader and a value d member of his c ommunity. He ser ve d as a dire ctor and president of the C anadian Simmental A ssociation and was a founding member and president of the C anadian Wagyu A ssociation. He was an entrepreneur in the purebre d cattle business and truly found his calling when he was able to travel and sell genetics to bre e ders throughout C anada, Australia, the Unite d States, Mexic o and Columbia. With his wife C arol by his side, together, they guide d their family through the ups and downs of life while creating me mories that will be cherishe d forever. Jack and C arol retire d to High R iver in 1994 when the boys came home to farm and enter the fe e dlot business. Even in retirement, Jack spent countless hours at the farm, happily serving as the gopher. You could take the boy off the farm, but you could never take the farm out of the boy!

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Garren Skeels and Trinity Martin were married on August 8, 2026, at Anchor D Ranch near Rimbey, Alberta.

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About Us The Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation (FCSF) is a not-for-profit registered foundation dedicated to scholarship and educational support of youth in the business of agriculture and Simmental cattle. The Foundation is governed by a board of directors who are heavily involved in the Simmental industry and who have a vested interest in educating youth, developing leadership, and encouraging young people to be a part of the agriculture industry.

OUR FOCUS SCHOLARSHIPS - The FCSF administers scholarships for youth who are involved in Canadian agriculture. Assisting in the development of youth with a focus on advancing their understanding of agriculture is a very important component of the FCSF. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - The FCSF supports youth programs such as the Young Canadian Simmental Association (YCSA). The YCSA is one of the most progressive and dynamic agricultural youth organizations in Canada. It is open to anyone 25 years and under who then have the opportunity to participate in various activities across Canada. YCSA members learn important skills including public speaking, marketing and communications which develop strong and dynamic leaders for not only our industry, but society as a whole. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - The FCSF is actively engaged in supporting research to benefit the agriculture industry in Canada. This work is focused on improving the Canadian beef industry by enhancing production efficiency, product quality and profitability.

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Bobbi-Jo Foster Rebecca Porter 2nd Vice President & Secretary & Saskatchewan Director Director at Large (306)921-7504 (204) 821-3802 rebeccabporter@gmail.com Bobbijo123.bf@gmail.com

Terry Ennis Treasurer & Director at Large (613) 282-0711 terry.ennis24@gmail.com

Megan Prouse Social Media Liaison & Ontario Director (705) 933-8807 meganprouse1@gmail.com

Adelyn Fisher Maritimes Director (902) 397-3143 adelynnfisher@gmail.com

Max Burris Alberta Director (403) 597-0538 maxburris1@gmail.com

of BRI T ISH CO LUM BIA T H E S I M M E N TA L A S S O C I AT I O N

Success “WITH SIMMENTAL INFLUENCE ”

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EXECUTIVES

&DIRECTORS

Chet Jans President 250-219-8200 Leanna Mitchell Vice President & Secretary 250-318-5245 Darlene Furber Treasurer 250-706-8570

Joe Loomis Director 250-784-5150 Luke Muehlen Director 250-567-7375 Reanne Sanford Director 250-991-9496

OCTOBER 1-4

Olds Fall Classic - Olds

OCTOBER 9

NOVEMBER 15

Gilchrist Genetics Gems - DLMS Farmgate

NOVEMBER 20

Anchor D Pasture Treasures Female Sale - Rimbey

Ladies of the Peace - Grande Prairie

OCTOBER 9-10

KSL Simmentals Production Sale Beaverlodge

Ty-D Livestock’s The Backdrop DLMS Farmgate

OCTOBER 10

Shades of Fall Female Sale - Bentley

OCTOBER 15

Mader Ranches Ladies Night - Carstairs

OCTOBER 27-30

Lloydminster Stockade Roundup Lloydminster

NOVEMBER 5-8

Farmfair international - Edmonton

NOVEMBER 14

Western Harvest Simmental Female Sale - Didsbury

DECEMBER 12

Kathol Simmental Ranch Bull & Female Sale - Drayton Valley

DECEMBER 14

NOVEMBER 21

Border City Simmental Sale Lloydminster

NOVEMBER 23

Southern Alberta Roundup Bull & Female Sale - Stavely

NOVEMBER 27

MAVV Farms Bull & Female Event - Okotoks

Westgold Farms Herd Reduction Sale Vermilion Lone Stone Farms Invitational Female Sale - Westlock

DECEMBER 2

Country Classic Sale - Viking

DECEMBER 3

Leading Ladies - Spruce Grove

DECEMBER 4

DECEMBER 15 DECEMBER 17

DECEMBER 18

Friday Night Lights - Olds

DECEMBER 19

Transcon’s Fleckvieh Equation & Ultimate Red & Black - Red Deer

DECEMBER 19

Atlas Frozen Assets - DLMS Farmgate

SimPower - Innisfail

DECEMBER 7

Altas Assets Female Sale - Red Deer

Sweepstake$ Saskatchewan Simmental

6 PM :: Nov. 25, 2026 :: Agribition

Chance to win $10,000 in sale credits! :: Farm Nominations only $250! ~ Nominations open to any CSA members! ~ Contact the SSA Office or any of the SSA Directors to nominate your farm! Memberships can be purchased in advance office ph/text: 306-697-7855 email: sasksimmental@yourlink.ca

:: Silver memberships only $100!

For a chance to win... ~ $10,000 Sale Credit(s) to purchase an animal from any of the nominated farms!

~ Secondary prizes drawn throughout the night! ~ Silver memberships can be purchased in advance!

Saskatchewan Simmental Association

www.sasksimmental.com Fall Show & Sales Edam Fall Fair

October 30 & 31st

Lloydminster Stockade Roundup Oct. 27 - 30

2026 SSA SCHOLARSHIP SEMEN TANK AUCTION

AGRIBITION NOV. 25!

Stay tuned for details! 44

Yorkton Harvest Showdown Nov. 4 - 7

Canadian Western Agribition November 25 9 AM Simmental Show 6 PM Breeder’s Sweepstakes November 27 10 AM Commercial Show November 28 8 AM Bull Pen Alley 11 AM Commercial Sale

Fall Events

October 31 1st Annual Rich Mc Family Event Sale November 5 Rainbow River Simmentals Online Sale November 7 Cherry Creek Farms Online Bull & Female Sale November 19 Pembina Triangle Simmental 46th Annual Sale November 29 Red Rock Simmental Dispersal December 1 Keystone Konnection 48th Annual Sale December 2 Maple Lake Stock Farms Fall Bred Heifer Sale December 7 Northern Light Simmentals Bred Heifer & 2 Year-Old Bull Sale December 8 Cream of the Crop Simmental Female Sale December 9 Premium Picks Simmental Female Sale December 11 OPT Bred For Success 2nd Female Event December 13 Bonchuk Farms Female Production Sale December 14 JP Cattle/RMR Fall Bull & Heifer Sale December 22 Mar Mac Farms Simmental & Red Angus Dispersal

www.mbsimmental.com

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OCT/30/2026 MANITOBA AG EX SIMMENTAL SHOW BRANDON, MB

*Congratulations* 2026 A.O Henuset Ambassador TWIN MEADOW LIVESTOCK Treherne, MB 2026 Scholarship Recipients KARA DE ROCQUIGNY & IVY PERKIN

*Reminder Juniors*

MANITOBA SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP Deadline December 31, 2026 watch our website for more info

President: Norbert deRocquigny 204-745-7930 Secretary: Sandra Brigden 403-638-7741 sandra.mbsimmental@gmail.com

THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 OSA SUMMER TOUR HOSTS

VISIT US ONLINE OntarioSimmentalAssociation.com

CAREW SIMMENTALS

CEDAR CREEK SIMMENTALS

Dylan Foley President 613-913-9423 foleysimmentals@gmail.com Blair Williamson Member Services 519-808-0516 memberservices.osa@gmail.com

ELM TREE FARMS

Maritime Simmental Association Sale Season is upon us! Atlantic Alliance Sale Nappan, NS October 24th, 2026 Shoreline All Breeds Female Sale Great Village, NS October 12th, 2026

Ladies of Windy Knoll Online - Farm Gate Timed Auctions December 14th-15th, 2026

MSA Annual General Meeting Saturday, November 14, 2026 Amherst Nova Scotia

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B U S I N E S S CARDS B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A

A L B E R T A

Czech-Mate Livestock Jim & Gwen Smith Andrew & AJ Sullivan 403-818-3106

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Colt & Shannon Arnold & Family RR4, Mannville, AB T0B 2W0 Cell: 780-581-8328 Home: 780-763-0084 Leewood-Ranch@outlook.com www.LeewoodRanch.com Leewood Ranch Leewood_Ranch

Producing Quality Simmental & Angus Seed Stock

www.lewisfarms.ca

27115A Twp. Rd. 524 Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3M9

Office: 780-962-5050 Ken: 780-818-3829 Kyle: 780-220-9188

B U S I N E S S CARDS

Ryan Gylander Box 809 Wildwood, AB T0E 2M0

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B U S I N E S S CARDS Lance & Christel Harold | Addie Humbke 780-853-3388 Ken & Carrol Warkentin 604-794-7252 starwestfarms@gmail.com Calmar, Alberta

Polled & Horned Fullblood Simmentals

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FONTS:

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

780-524-9285 Kevin & Courtney Wheale wolfefarms.ca/wnw.php Genevieve Wheale

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AUMACK Simmentals Russell & Brenda

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

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Jim (306) 928-4636 Dave (306) 483-8660

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LIVESTOCK

Blair & Lois McRae & Family Brandon, Manitoba Blair: 204-729-5439 | Lois: 204-573-5192

Owen Martin 4550 Ament Line Wallenstein Ont. N0B 2S0 C. 519-501-2207 E. owenmartin4550@gmail.com

Purebred Red & Black Simmentals

Jason Mclean, Mylia Richards & Avery Mclean Pilot Mound, Manitoba 204-825-7207

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Heifer & bull consignments.

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ADVERTISER’S INDEX 5W Simmentals_______________________________ 55 Adair Ranch__________________________________ 49 Alameda Agencies Ltd________________________ 59 Alliance Simmental Farms____________________ 55 Alta Genetics_________________________________ 59 Anchor D Ranch_ _ ________________________ 49, OBC Applecross Cattle_ _ ___________________________ 49 Ashworth Farm & Ranch Ltd_ _ _________________ 53 Atlas Livestock Marketing________3, 15, 19, 21, 25 Aumack Simmentals _________________________ 53 Bar CL Livestock______________________________ 49 Beechinor Bros Simmentals___________________ 49 Big Rock Simmentals_________________________ 49 Black Sand Cattle Company___________________ 55 Blushrose Simmental Farm_ _ __________________ 53 Bohrson Marketing Services_______________ 4, 59 Bonchuk Farms_______________________________ 55 Boomer Creek Livestock______________________ 55 Boundary Ranch______________________________ 53 Bow Valley Genetics__________________________ 59 Brooksland Farms__ ___________________________ 53 Brown, Grady_________________________________ 58 Car-Laur Simmentals_________________________ 55 Cattle Cures__________________________________ 58 Circle G Simmentals__________________________ 49 City View Simmentals_________________________ 53 Clearwater Simmentals_______________________ 49 Crooked Creek Farms_________________________ 56 Crossroad Farms_ _ ____________________________ 53 Czech-Mate Livestock________________________ 49 Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd �� 59 Deeg Simmental______________________________ 49 Destiny Simmentals__ _________________________ 56 Diamond T Simmentals_ _ ______________________ 49 DJ Farms__ ____________________________________ 56 Donovandale Farms___________________________ 56 Dorran Marketing Inc_________________________ 58 Dorran, Steve_________________________________ 58 Double Bar D Farms_______________________ IFC, 53 Double G Simmentals_________________________ 53 Downey Farms________________________________ 55 Dunc’s Cattle Co______________________________ 56 Dwayann Simmentals_________________________ 56 Eagle-Ridge Simmentals______________________ 50 Edge, Dean___________________________________ 58 EDN Simmentals______________________________ 53 Elm Tree Farms_______________________________ 56 Fallen Timber Farms__________________________ 49 Ferme Davenor _______________________________ 57 Ferme Gagnon________________________________ 57 Foley Simmentals_ _ ___________________________ 56 Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh Federation 58 Genex________________________________________ 59

GJR Simmentals_ _ _____________________________ 53 Grand Rolston Photography Ltd_______________ 59 Gravandale Simmentals_______________________ 56 Grinalta Farms________________________________ 50 H.S. Knill Co Ltd_ _ _____________________________ 59 Hairy Hill Cattle Co_ _ __________________________ 50 Hannah Simmentals _ _ _________________________ 50 Havencrest Farms____________________________ 57 High Bluff Stock Farm__ _______________________ 55 High Country Cattle Services_ _ ________________ 50 Hi-Tech Farms________________________________ 56 Hoegl Livestock__ _____________________________ 53 Indian River Cattle Co_________________________ 56 Janzen Ranches__ _____________________________ 50 Jetstream Livestock__________________________ 56 JNR Farms____________________________________ 50 Johnson Ranching____________________________ 50 Kathol Simmental Ranch_______________________11 Keato Meadow Simmentals___________________ 50 Kin Kin Cattle Co______________________________ 50 Kuntz Simmentals____________________________ 54 LaBatte Simmentals__________________________ 54 Lazy Bar-B Simmentals_______________________ 54 Lazy S Ranch Inc_ _ ____________________________ 50 Leewood Ranch_______________________________ 50 Lewis Farms_______________________________ 9, 50 Little Willow Creek Ranch_____________________ 54 Lone Stone Farms _ _ ________________________15, 50 M & J Farms_ _ _________________________________ 55 M & R Cattle Co_______________________________ 50 MacKenzie Cattle Company___________________ 50 Mader Ranches_______________________________ 50 Mar Mac Farms___________________________ 23, 55 Masterfeeds__________________________________ 58 Maxwell Simmentals__________________________ 51 MCG Simmentals______________________________ 51 McIntosh Livestock___________________________ 54 McManus Simmentals_ _ _______________________ 55 McMillen Ranching Ltd________________________ 54 MI Simmentals________________________________ 51 Mindale Farms________________________________ 56 Mitchell Cattle Co_ _ ___________________________ 49 Neogen_______________________________________ 58 Nolara Farms_________________________________ 51 North Creek Simmentals______________________ 54 North Hill Simmentals_ _ _______________________ 51 O Double E Simmentals__ ______________________ 51 Okotoks Fleckvieh Embryo Group__ ____________ 51 Oslanski Simmental Farm_____________________ 51 Parkhill Ranches_ _ ____________________________ 51 Peace Country Simmentals__ __________________ 49 Pearson Farms_ _ ______________________________ 51 Pheasantdale Cattle Co_______________________ 54

Pine Creek Simmentals_______________________ 51 Porter Ranches_______________________________ 51 Rancier Farms________________________________ 51 RDG Simmentals______________________________ 51 Red Rock Simmentals_________________________ 15 Rehorst Farms Ltd____________________________ 56 Rich MC Simmentals__________________________ 55 Ririe Simmentals_____________________________ 51 River Point Cattle Co__________________________ 56 Riverbank Farms_ _ ____________________________ 55 Robb Farms_ _ _________________________________ 54 Robson Acres_________________________________ 56 Rosebud Simmentals__ ________________________ 51 SAJ Simmentals_ _ _____________________________ 54 Seven-M Livestock__ __________________________ 52 Silver Smith Farms_ _ __________________________ 52 Simmeron Fleckvieh Simmentals______________ 52 Skeels, Dan___________________________________ 58 South Paw Cattle Company__ __________________ 52 Spring Lake Simmentals______________________ 52 Starwest Farms_ _ ___________________________5, 52 Stock, Mark__ _________________________________ 58 Stone Simmentals____________________________ 52 Storebo Farm_________________________________ 54 Sullivan Simmentals__________________________ 57 Sully’s Farm__________________________________ 57 Sun Rise Simmentals__ ________________________ 54 Sun Star Simmentals _ _ ________________________ 52 Sunny Valley Simmentals_____________________ 54 Swan Lake Farms_____________________________ 54 T Bar C Cattle Co______________________________ 59 Tangle Ridge Livestock_______________________ 52 Team Auction Sales___________________________ 59 The Register__________________________________ 57 Timberlind Auctions__________________________ 58 Timberwood Farms Ltd__ ______________________ 57 Todd Simmentals_____________________________ 57 Transcon Livestock Corp__________________59, IBC Triple Rose Simmentals_______________________ 57 Tryon Simmentals__ ___________________________ 57 Tymarc Livestock_____________________________ 52 Verleysen Farms______________________________ 52 W2 Farms_____________________________________ 54 W2 Land & Cattle_____________________________ 52 Weldehaven Farms_ _ __________________________ 57 Wells Crossing Cattle Company__ ______________ 52 Westway Farms Ltd___________________________ 52 Wheale N’ Wolfe Fleckvieh____________________ 53 Windy Knoll Farm_____________________________ 57 Wolfe Farms__________________________________ 53 XRC Simmentals______________________________ 55 Zoetis________________________________________ 58

#13, 4101 19th St. N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 7C4 P: (403) 250-7979 • F: (403) 250-5121 www.simmental.com • E: cansim@simmental.com CSA EXECUTIVE President Randy Noble Lloydminster, AB P: (306) 821-0113 randyjoenoble@gmail.com First Vice-President Barclay Smith Cherhill, AB P: (780) 305-6716 barclay.sibl@hotmail.com Second Vice-President Neil Carson Rossburn, MB, C: (204) 859-0105 neilcarson1973@gmail.com

CSA DIRECTORS

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Kyle Lewis BIC Committee Chair Spruce Grove, AB P: (780) 220-9188 kyle@lewisfarms.ca Jody Woytiuk Shell Lake, SK C: (306) 227-9910 crossroadfarms@sasktel.net Ben Farrant YCSA Representative Lousana, AB P: 403-896-4331 redtopagventures@gmail.com Scott Matthews Cookshire-Eaton, QC C: (819) 993-5187 scottmatthews01@gmail.com

Leanna Mitchell Registry Committee Chair Barriere, BC P: 250-318-5245 leannaflcc@outlook.com Blair Williamson Promotional Committee Chair Lambton Shores, ON C: 519-808-0516 ridgeviewcattleco@gmail.com Brent Matheson YCSA Representative Forest Hill, PEI C: (902) 388-1745 mathesonfarms@gmail.com

PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONS British Columbia Chet Jans: President Groundbirch, BC 250-780-2141 chet@fallentimberfarms.com Secretary: Leanna Mitchell Barrier, BC 250-318-5245 simmentalbc@gmail.com Alberta Reese Maxwell: President Viking, AB P: (780) 385-5394 maxwellreece96@gmail.com Secretary: Katie Deeg P: (403) 899-2291 albertasimmental@gmail.com Saskatchewan President: Kyron Manske Coronach, SK 306-267-7530 Kyron_manske@hotmail.com

Secretary: Carolyn McCormack P: (306) 697-2945 sasksimmental@yourlink.ca Manitoba President: Brooke Canart McAuley, MB P: (204) 851-2531 brookecanart@gmail.com Secretary: Sandra Brigden Minnedosa MB P: (403) 638-7741 sandra.mbsimmental@gmail.com

Ontario President: Dylan Foley Kanata, ON 613-913-9423 foleysimmentals@gmail.com Member Services Manager: memberservices.osa@gmail.com Quebec President: Stacy Young Brome, QC 780-718-0622 stacy.young@live.ca Secretary: Kalie Dufault Calmut Island, QC 819-230-8951 asq-qsa@outlook.com Maritimes President: Wade’s Loane Kilmuir, PE (902) 969-0397 whiskeyriver70@gmail.com Secretary: Ella Lentz Mount Uniacke, NS P: (902) 790-6823 ellalentz97@gmail.com

From The Desk 6 Breed Improvement 8 2026 Year of theWoman Farmer 10 Recognizing the Roll of Women in Agriculture 12 Vet’s Advice 20 Canadian Cattle Association 22 Photo Contest 24 Meet The Staff 26 THE Members 29 Member Announcements 38 Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation 40

CSA STAFF CEO Roxane Lieverse 403-250-7979 rlieverse@simmental.com Office Manager Barb Judd P: (403) 250-7979 bjudd@simmental.com Director of Marketing & Public Relations Sue Giles P: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Processing Department & Member Services Perry Welygan pwelygan@simmental.com Laurie Macdonald lmacdonald@simmental.com Carrie MacDonald cmacdonald@simmental.com Receptionist & Member Services Devra Leavitt dleavitt@simmental.com YCSA Coordinator Rae-Lee Erickson (587) 223-2331 ycsacoordinator@simmental.com

CSA Field Manager Dwayne Martin (780) 940-3510 dmartin@simmental.com Public Relations & Social Media Coordinator Olivia Woytiuk (306) 841-7176 media@simmental.com

Young Canadian Simmental Association Simmental Association of British Columbia Alberta Simmental Association Saskatchewan Simmental Association Manitoba Simmental Association Ontario Simmental Association Quebec Simmental Association Maritimes Simmental Association Advertiser’s Index Canadian Simmental Association Contacts What’s Happening

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 41 61 62 61

WHAT’S HAPPENING OCTOBER OCT 6

CANADIAN SIRES OCTOBER ONLINE SEMEN SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED OCT 8 THE EVOLUTION: VOLUME 6 LLOYDMINSTER, SK OCT 9 ANCHOR D “PASTURE TREASURES” FEMALES SALE RIMBEY, AB OCT 9-10 TY-D LIVESTOCK’S THE BACKDROP SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED OCT 10-12 EXPO BOEUF - NATIONAL SIMMENTAL SHOW VICTORIAVILLE, QC OCT 10 SHADES OF FALL 3RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL FEMALE SALE BENTLEY, AB OCT 12 BALAMORE FARMS & GUESTS SHORELINE ALL BREEDS FEMALE SALE GREAT VILLAGE, NS OCT 13 HIGHWOODS FAMILY AFFAIR SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED OCT 15 MADER RANCHES LADIES NIGHT 2026 EDITION CARSTAIRS, AB OCT 17 STARS OF THE VALLEY SIMMENTAL SALE METCALFE, ON OCT 16–17 NB BEEF EXPO SUSSEX, NB OCT 18 RPCC & GUESTS “FALL GALA” 10TH PRODUCTION SALE GLENCOE, ON OCT 18 RAISING THE BAR CALUMET ISLAND, QC OCT 23 HILLSPRIDE FALL PRODUCTION SALE HAVELOCK, QC OCT 24 QUEBEC ELITE SALE SHEFFORD, QC OCT 24 ATLANTIC ALLIANCE SALE NAPPAN, NS OCT 24 LEAHY LIVESTOCK SELECT BULL & FEMALE SALE FEATURING GUEST M&L CATTLE CO. INDIAN RIVER, ON OCT 25-26 COMMERCIAL DRSS BRED HEIFER SALE DLMS.CA

OCT 27–30 LLOYDMINSTER STOCKADE ROUNDUP LLOYDMINSTER, SK OCT 28-31 MANITOBA AG EX BRANDON, MB OCT 28-1 FRASER VALLEY JUNIOR SHOWDOWN ABBOTSFORD, BC OCT 31 DUDGEON CATTLE CO. & GUEST TOP CUT BRED HEIFER SALE HANOVER, ON OCT 31

RICH MC FAMILY EVENT SALE PILOT MOUND, MB

NOVEMBER NOV 3

CANADIAN SIRES NOVEMBER ONLINE SEMEN SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED

NOV 4–7

YORKTON HARVEST SHOWDOWN YORKTON, SK NOV 5–8 FARMFAIR INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON, AB NOV 7 CHERRY CREEK FARMS ONLINE BULLS & FEMALE SALE DLMS.CA NOV 6–15 ROYAL WINTER FAIR TORONTO, ON NOV 14 CATTLEMANS CHOICE SALE CAMPBELLFORD, ON NOV 14 WESTERN HARVEST 13TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL FEMALE SALE DIDSBURY, AB NOV 14-15 THE ENHANCEMENT ANGUS & SIMMENTAL FROZEN GENETIC SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE NOV 14-15 GILCHRIST GENETIC GEMS ONLINE FEMALE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE NOV 16

RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS ONLINE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE

NOV 19

PEMBINA TRIANGLE SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION 46TH ANNUAL SALE CYPRESS RIVER, MB

NOV 20

LADIES OF THE PEACE 5TH ANNUAL FEMALE SALE GRAND PRAIRIE, AB

NOV 21

KSL SIMMENTAL PRODUCTION SALE BEAVERLODGE, AB NOV 21 PRIME BRED HEIFER & COW SALE HANOVER, ON NOV 23 WESTGOLD FARMS HERD REDUCTION SALE VERMILION, AB NOV 27 LONE STONE FARMS INVITATIONAL FEMALE SALE WESTLOCK, AB NOV 23 – 28 CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION REGINA, SK NOV 29

RED ROCK SIMMENTALS DISPERSAL VIRDEN, MB

DECEMBER DEC 1 DEC 1 DEC 2 DEC 2 DEC 3 DEC 4 DEC 5 DEC 7

DEC 7 DEC 7 DEC 7

DEC 8 DEC 9 DEC 10

CANADIAN SIRES DECEMBER ONLINE SEMEN SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED KEYSTONE KONNECTION 48TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE BRANDON, MB COUNTRY CLASSIC SALE VIKING, AB MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS FALL BRED HEIFER SALE HARTNEY, MB LEADING LADIES FEMALE SALE SPRUCE GROVE, AB SIMPOWER 11TH ANNUAL FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB WOLFE FARMS FLECKVIEH BULL & FEMALE SALE VALLEYVIEW, AB HIGHWAY 21 GROUP EXTRA AGE BULL & COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFER SALE HANNA, AB ANDERSON BRED HEIFERS 13TH ANNUAL SALE INNISFAIL, AB ATLAS ASSETS FEMALE SALE RED DEER, AB NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BRED HEIFER & 2 YEAR-OLD BULL SALE ROSSBURN, MB CREAM OF THE CROP SIMMENTAL FEMALE SALE MINNEDOSA, MB PREMIUM PICKS SIMMENTAL FEMALE SALE MINNEDOSA, MB SIMSATIONAL 49TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE MOOSE JAW, SK

DEC 11

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