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From The Gatepost
By Bruce Homlquist General Manager, Canadian Simmental Association
A TIME FOR CHANGE
2026 promises to be another year of tremendous potential for both the beef industry and Simmental in Canada. 2025 ended with a very strong calf market but the talk amongst many producers was the incredible bred female market, with Simmental influenced females commanding premium prices with the highest demand ever over all breeds. If Mother Nature cooperates, another good year should result, but the other wild card is the policies of the decision makers in Ottawa, and especially the White House. Our interaction with the United States needs to greatly improve as the U.S. will always be our closest neighbor, partner and customer. Recent U.S. policies will not hinder Canada forever.
It appears that subsidies to US producers may be the order of the day once again with the purpose to offset their production costs because of their own US tariffs on Canadian fertilizer and many other products, all while Trump encourages imports of offshore and South American beef. That is socialism at its finest and directly affects U.S. and Canadian beef and Ag producers. Hopefully our Canadian Government will be there to support us if necessary as they have in the steel and manufacturing sectors. Constant monitoring and dialogue from our beef industry groups to Government will be essential.
Despite this recent uncertainty, the future of the Canadian Simmental Association looks extremely promising including some recent changes in its management structure that began January 5th. With the completion of my current contract at the end of March 2026, I made the decision not to renew. The CSA board then started the process of recruitment and selection of a replacement in late summer of 2025. This allowed the necessary time to review many strong individuals with a vast array of skills. In the end the CSA board of directors chose Roxane Lieverse as the new CSA CEO. She has many years of experience in the banking industry, and specifically in the agriculture sector and will be a solid addition to the CSA history of strong leadership. I am excited to see the changes that will follow my departure and I have assured the CSA board that I will work with them and Roxane to ensure a smooth transition.
This will be the last Gatepost article in Simmental Country, and a new process will follow in the coming issues. Roxane will take responsibility with the Spring issue of the magazine. I have truly enjoyed the challenge of learning the magazine business from mentors such as Ted Serhienko, Bryan Kostiuk, and Helge By as I stepped into the editor role of Simmental Country. Before that I had zero publishing and print communication experience and their advice and guidance was invaluable. I remember sitting with Ted and talking about the name of this editorial piece and he quickly suggested …. From the Gatepost. That was long before the title was taken by the Beef Cattle Research Council for their newsletter in 2016. I have since written well over 120 articles for information, and at times criticism. It has been one of the most difficult tasks tied to this job.
From the time I joined the CSA board of directors in 2000, and then coming back as a staff person in 2007, I have been blessed with learning and working with some fantastic boards of directors. They were complimented with tremendous staff to carry out Board direction, as it should be in a proper governance structure. Some tough decisions were made during those years, and they were not always easy or popular. I am extremely proud of the growth of the breed during that time while maintaining, as well developing, new programing while not increasing fees to our membership. That is something that no other breed association in Canada can claim.
There is no arguing that Simmental has seen tremendous growth and development in the Canadian beef industry over the past 25 years and we need to continue that growth! The Canadian beef industry will always face challenges, and Canadian Simmental can continue to grow and be agriculture industry leaders specifically in the beef sector but only through forward thinking while making the hard decisions, combined with a considerable amount of cow sense and savvy.
This is not retirement for me as I will continue to serve the industry in other ways while raising registered Simmental cattle, and to “Breed ‘em all Simmental” as my family has always done. The last 26 years have been a great ride, and I wish every one of you all the best!
DID YOU KNOW?
REMINDER THAT THE CANADIAN SIMMENTAL AND THE AMERICAN SIMMENTAL AND ALL FOREIGN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS’ FRACTION TABLES WILL DIFFER
Prior to purchasing a Simmental and bringing it into Canada, you will want to ensure the fraction in the ASA and all other foreign countries align with the CSA fraction table to your satisfaction for your herd. Prior to your purchase call into the CSA and request a Canadian % review to be completed; this comes at a cost of $25.00/head.
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Breed Improvement
By Sean McGrath
Breed Improvement Coordinator for the Canadian Simmental Association
INFORMATION DENSITY AND ACCURACY
Accuracy is important when we consider the time and investment in genetic decisions. The cost of designing a mating with a specific goal in mind is significant. We want to ensure that the decisions we make are as good as they can be. While a breeding decision is expensive, a mistake is even more so. Accuracy reflects the amount of information we have available in the calculation of an animal’s EPD.
A low accuracy (less than 0.20 for example) does not mean the EPD associated with that accuracy is not more informative than raw phenotypes or other pieces of information., however a higher accuracy indicates a greater degree of confidence in our prediction. This means that we are more likely to select the correct animals in our mating program.
There are several pieces to the accuracy puzzle, a few of which are covered below.
HERITABILITY
Different traits have different levels of heritability. We often talk about growth and carcass traits having moderate to high heritability and fertility traits having a low heritability. What this means in practical terms is that as heritability increases, each piece of data tells us more about the underlying genetics of the animal that supplied the data. It therefore takes less data to produce a given accuracy value for a trait with moderate or high heritability than for a trait with low heritability.
Put another way, traits with low heritability tend to have a lot of environmental influences or noise in the data, so it is much more difficult to ascertain the portion of the differences between animals that are due to genetic differences.
GROUP SIZE
EPD are calculated by making comparisons between animals within a contemporary group. We only make comparisons between animals that are the same sex, roughly the same age and managed together in the same herd. The more comparisons that are available, the more information we can gain from the data and the higher the accuracy will be. If we use a simple example of 2 calves raised in two alternate group scenarios, we can see that group size impacts our level of confidence in the results.
In our example, we have 2 calves, A and B, born on the same day that are managed together from birth. At weaning, Calf A weighs 750 and B weighs 700. We are reasonably comfortable in predicting that A has more growth genetics than B Now let’s assume that A was the heaviest calf in a group of 100 calves, weighed 750 and the average of the group was 600 pounds. We have a significantly higher number of comparisons available to us. In fact, there are so many permutations that it takes a computer to figure them all out (roughly 5000). Even given this complexity, intuitively we are more confident that calf A really is a growth animal, simply due to the larger group size he is being compared to.
These comparisons are a key part of the reason why we need to report complete contemporary groups and making sure to include lower performing animals.
GROUP DIVERSITY AND CONNECTEDNESS
EPD are calculated and expressed in terms of an animal’s genetic merit “relative to the rest of the population”. This is a point of key importance. Let’s look again at calf A and B. If A and B are from a cowherd with 2 cows and sired by the same bull, we can garner a
certain amount of information from their performance information, for example A is heavier than B, but our ability to compare across the breed may be limited. Now imagine that everything else is equal, but B is sired by a different bull, who happens to be a very popular, high growth AI sire. Based on the data we still think that A has more growth than B, but because of the connectedness, we also have information that suggests that A also has more growth than a lot of the cattle in the Simmental population.
Let’s go back to our previous example, where A is in a group of 100 calves. In this group of 100 calves, there are at least 5 different AI sires represented and 7 cow families. Based on A’s super performance in this group we are more confident in our prediction due to group size, but also in where he fits within the population because of the diversity and connectedness of his contemporary group. We have a higher degree of confidence, because of increased data density and thus we would give the EPD a higher accuracy value.
DATA TYPES
An EPD reflects the DNA an animal contains that can be passed on to its offspring. In other words, the expression of an EPD occurs in the next generation (Progeny Difference). For a young animal without progeny, this means that the EPD are calculated using their own performance and not that of their progeny. This somewhat limits the accuracy of the EPD on non-parent animals. We are using their own performance to help determine what DNA they have available to pass on.
For parent animals the accuracy will increase as we add progeny data, simply because we have more information about the genes the animal can pass on, through measurements on the animal’s that received those genes. This is a more direct measure of Progeny Differences, because we are directly measuring differences in progeny.
Initially each progeny record contributes significantly to our knowledge and can raise accuracy values relatively quickly, however as we add more progeny this rate of increase slows down. Put another way, the first calf gives us a big jump on knowledge about a sire, but 5000th calf does not necessarily tell us more new information about the sire than the 4999th calf did.
Finally, genomic data provides us a more direct insight into the DNA an animal contains. The addition of high-density genomic testing provides us with a significant amount of information and can boost the accuracy of the resulting EPD. For example, a genomic test included in the IGS evaluation, is roughly equivalent to adding 20 to 25 progeny growth records to the dataset.
Accuracy is an important part of genetic evaluation. It helps explain how much information we have about the DNA contained by the animal in question. A higher accuracy value indicates that we have more confidence in our assessment of the animal’s genetic merit relative to the population, due to having more information. Key components that CSA members can do to improve accuracy of their EPD include complete reporting of contemporary groups, ensuring connectedness and investing in genomic data on their calf crop. All of these steps help to improve the probability of getting the right genetics into situations where they can be successful.
Table 1. Summary of data and its’ impact on Accuracy Value of EPD
VET’S ADVICE
BY ROY LEWIS, DVM
COMMON CALVING MALPRESENTATIONS
Calving season is upon us and I know calving issues have been greatly reduced over the years. Birthweights and calving ease are things we can mostly control. The things we can’t control are malpresentations, which need to be recognized first and sorted out. I know this will be a review for most of you but reviewing things is never a bad thing. There are some cows that can deliver a calf with a foot back but these are very rare indeed so most have to be helped. One still needs to have sharp observation skills knowing when a cow is not acting right or has been straining for an hour with no progress one should examine her. Then there are the instances where one recognizes only one foot is protruding out the birth canal or when only the head is presented. These are obvious signs the cow is in trouble and the quicker we can intervene the better.
With a forward presentation there needs to be three things present. If two feet with the head just behind are not present one must go searching. These cases will require some work and manipulation inside the birth canal so use two obstetrical sleeves held up with elastics or held on with a calving suit. The choice is yours but the bottom-line is being able to clean up the cow appropriately and keep yourself, especially your arms, very clean. If doing this by yourself it is best to use a maternity pen and have the tail tied to one side. I like booster cable clamps which will give way if the cow goes down etc. To make it easier on yourself try and have the cow standing for all manipulations.
When one is looking for a missing head or leg back take some time to explore and find out where the missing part is. If the head is back which side is it turned to or is it underneath. Which leg is back and how far back is it. I have had, over the years, many farmers phone with what they thought was a backwards calf only to find the head was pushed so far around the calf appeared to be coming backwards.
An easy way to determine back versus front legs is with front legs, the first two joints should bend the same way. Mistakes are made when a producer feels the elbow joint, which is the third joint on the front leg, and jumps to the conclusion that it is the hock on the back leg. This is a common mistake. Depending on what is protruding, to get room to lift up a retracted leg one must repel the other leg and head further back into the birth canal. This will take potentially lots of lube and you having to fight against the cow’s contractions. An epidural may help in some situations but most are done without. If you have caught the cow early it may be a matter of going in and pulling the retracted foot up. Make sure and cup around the hoof so as not to poke a hole in the cows uterus. Once you get all three things lined up then proceed on with the normal calving.
AND SOLUTIONS
Sometimes the head and one leg are both through the vulval lips. This means the missing leg is considerably repelled and if the calf is still alive the whole mass must be pushed into the vagina to get room. Severe ones may need a C-section if calf is still alive or a fetotomy by your veterinarian if the calf has died but the vast majority can be pushed in and turned into a normal delivery. Veterinarians now use 10 cc of ephinephrine given in the muscle to relax the uterus. You would have in your emergency kit for allergic reactions. Just like vertinarians find this relaxes the uterus so will you if you try it.
Calves which have died in utero, I find it is common for a limb to be down possibly from lack of rigidity. They need correcting to at least get the calf out so the cow may go on to be able to adopt a twin or orphan.
When the head is back one must again figure out which side it is deflected to and which direction it will be pulled around. The quicker it is found the easier this should be but one can use the legs as a handle to repel the calf in to open up the room in the uterus. Several techiques include cupping the hands under the head and swinging it around to grabbing the calf’s nostrils, to using a head snare. An extra long chain properly placed through the mouth and behind the ears will mimic a head snare. There are commercial head snares you can buy. All techniques will depend on the force necessary to get the head to pull around. Once corrected I always check to see if the calf is alive by putting my hand way inside its mouth and see if I get a bite or swallow gag reflex.
I am sure you realize malpresentations are increased with twins so always check for a second calf. Recognize your limits and if getting no significant progress after 20 minutes call for backup. This may be a more experienced person or your veterinarian whichever you feel is more appropriate. With every calving the goal is always to get a live calf but the other goal should also be to look after the cow. Be clean to avoid contamination and facilitate breeding for next year. Use appropriate painkillers where described by your veterinarian. Any cows assisted in any way unless it was very easy warrants NSAIDs as well as to the calf. Lets hope this calving season goes well but remember when malpresentations do happen, what you can do to help can make a real difference in the final outcome. Have the necessary supplies such as chains, handles, head snare, gloves, surgical soap and lubricant there if you need them and good luck. Keep yourself and the cow/heifer clean on the back as the other goal is rebreeding. Have a great 2026 calving season everyone.
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ROGER PETERS A CAREER SPENT BRINGING CANADIAN CATTLE TO NEW MARKETS
BY LEE HART
Roger Peters has spent a good part of his working career introducing farmers and ranchers in central America to the virtues of Canadian livestock.
For the past 40 years, as owner of Peterosa Exports, Peters has connected with dozens of livestock producers — mostly beef producers— in Mexico to not only source high quality female cattle and herd sires from across Canada, but in many cases he has also worked closely with these producers to show proper management practices so they can get top results from their breeding programs.
Over the years he has exported more than 22,000 head of purebred cattle, representing 27 different breeds (21 beef and six dairy) to farms and ranches primarily in central Mexico.
Peters, a one-time Hereford breeder who was based at Delburne, AB, east of Red Deer says it was an experience of the mid-1980s that showed him there was an opportunity to market Canadian beef cattle into a relatively new Mexican market.
In 1985, Peters who owned Peterosa Herefords was also president of the Alberta Hereford Association, and vicepresident of the Canadian Hereford Association. He was invited to be one of six presidents of provincial beef breed associations to join an Alberta trade mission to Mexico.
It was on that trade mission that Peters heard a Mexican beef producer complain that Canadian cattle didn’t work in Mexico, they couldn’t survive.
“I didn’t know anything about ranching in Mexico, but I wanted to know more about this situation,” says Peters. “So I got more information from the Mexican beef producer about what happened.” He visited the producer at the ranch and learned he had bought several bred Simmental heifers from Canada, turned them out on a 3,000 acre pasture and rarely checked the cattle. This owner lived in Guadalajara about 150 miles away and visited the ranch about once a month. It appeared these heifers died during calving as there was no one checking on them.
“I thought to myself, are these ranchers not aware that you need to be routinely checking your cattle during calving season, and providing assistance as needed,” says Peters. That was sort of a lightbulb moment, where Peters saw an opportunity to export Canadian cattle to Mexico, and also provide some training in herd and calving management.
He returned to Canada from the trade mission and a short time later teamed up with beef industry colleague Gary Smith, creating a company called Prairie West Livestock. Prairie West was designed to be that link between Mexican ranchers looking for quality beef cattle and Canadian beef producers who were able to supply that market. The new company joined in on an advertising campaign launched by a one-time all beef breeds agency known as ACABA, that placed an ad in a Mexican beef industry magazine.
“Our first deal in 1986 was to supply a Mexican rancher looking to start a purebred operation with 100 head of purebred Simmental heifers,” says Peters. “We travelled to several farms in Alberta and found 100 head of bred heifers. Somewhere along the line one came up lame, so we ended up shipping 99 bred heifers to Mexico. That was our first export deal.” Those 99 head of Simmental bred heifers went to a ranch in Muzquiz, Coahuila, México.
But it didn’t end with sourcing the cattle. Peters made sure that on the ranch in Mexico the ranch workers were properly trained on how to manage heifers at calving. He even supplied a calf puller in case it was needed. The regular pay for workers was $6 per day. Peters offered an incentive — for every live calf that made it through to weaning he would pay each worker $6 per head.
“They started with 99 head and made it to weaning with 91 calves, so it was clear that with the right management these Canadian cattle could do just fine in Mexico,” he says.
The next export deal for Prairie West didn’t come along until about 18 months later. And in 1989 the partners decided to go their separate ways. Peters bought out Smith and changed the company name to Peterosa Exports. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Peterosa Exports has never advertised, but through word of mouth has become one of the main exporters of quality beef and dairy cattle and genetics to Mexico. Peters has worked with more than 200 Mexican ranchers over the years to find quality Canadian cattle to meet their needs.
“In some cases they are looking for improved genetics to be used in a cross-breeding program with Brahman-type cattle or with other beef breeds in a commercial herd,” says Peters. “And then there are other ranchers looking for good quality cattle to either expand the bloodline or to establish their own purebred herd.”
To connect with potential customers, Peters says it is important to be seen and also to speak the language. Over the years he has made a point to attend many of the major beef shows in Mexico to introduce himself to ranchers and make them aware of his services. Early on as he was developing Peterosa Exports he took Spanish lessons, and then refined his language skills just by talking with locals. “Coming from Delburne I certainly didn’t know any Spanish when I started out, but now I speak Spanish fluently,” he says. ”Being able to converse with customers in their own language has been a tremendous asset in building the business and earning their trust.”
Peters continues to attend several beef shows in Mexico per year. The first show he attended was Expo Ganadera in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He’s attended that show about 30 times over the years and made a point to attend it in 2025 to celebrate his 40th anniversary in export business.
He will be attending four major shows in 2026 — Guadalajara in March, another in May and two others in October. And he regularly attends some of the major beef shows in Canada, such as Farm Fair in Edmonton and Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. And he invites Mexican clients to attend these shows as well.
“Sometimes they are a bit leery about coming to Regina when it is -20C degrees, but once they are here they enjoy looking at the cattle,” he says. “Last November, for example, I organized a delegation of 40 Mexican ranchers to attend Agribition. They are interested in making contacts and buying cattle and when they go home they tell other producers what they saw. So attending these shows provides great exposure for Canadian beef cattle and it’s all done by word of mouth.”
As Mexican ranchers place orders for cattle, Peters personally visits Canadian farms and ranches to source the cattle needed. While he has worked in most provinces in Canada, the bulk of cattle, about 99 per cent, have come from Western Canada, with the majority of those from Alberta. And he works with many repeat suppliers of cattle. Maxwell Simmental at Viking, AB, for example was one of the first to sell cattle to Mexico. “There are lots of Simmental that were sourced from Canada in the Tepatitlan, Jalisco, region of México and most of them have come from Maxwell Simmental’s over the years,” he says.
So what are the hottest breeds sought after by Mexican ranchers? While producers have interest in many different breeds, Red and Black Angus cattle top the list of orders from Canadian producers.
Peters says the Mexican Angus association is very well organized and does an excellent job of promoting the breed among producers. Simmentals are also a popular breed, but due to the regulations of the Mexican Simmental Simbrah Association only the traditional white and tan Simmental Full Bloods can be registered by purebred producers.
“It is a very traditional country and the association does not recognize Red and Black Simmental cattle for purebred registration,” says Peters. “So that really limits the type of Simmental cattle that can be shipped. Red and Blacks can be used for a cross-breeding program in a commercial herd, but not for purebred registration. There are people interested in opening up registration to Red and Black cattle so little by little the regulation may one day be changed.” He notes it is a similar situation with Charolais cattle. Any Charolais with the red factor cannot be registered by purebred operators.
Peters says it has been a pleasure to watch the growth and improvement of the Mexican beef industry over the years. On average he says he markets between $2 and $2.5 million worth of cattle to Mexican customers. For a number of reasons in recents years the number of cattle being exported has declined slightly but the dollar value remains about the same.
As one of the first export companies introducing Mexico to Canadian beef cattle, he has been pleased to work with Mexican producers to help them learn improved management practices, which has contributed to the success of their operations as well as the export program. “They have learned how to properly manage these cattle which builds their trust and confidence in dealing with Peterosa and myself,” says Peters. “Mexican producers are eager and quick to learn. Today many of the Mexican beef operations are comparable to farms and ranches we have in Canada in terms of management and quality of cattle.
“I’ve been in this business for 40 years so in many respects it is a well-established market, but in other respects it is also still an emerging market,” he says. “There are always new producers looking to get into the livestock business who are looking for guidance and advice along with quality cattle. There is always something new.”
Peters says while he is primarily involved with exporting beef cattle to Mexico, he works with a wide range of customers. As of mid-January he had just received an order to supply 30 Jersey cows to a Mexican dairy. “Now I will have to get busy, and make a few calls to see where I can source these cattle,” he says.
Long time beef cattle exporter Roger Peters with a group of Mexican ranchers — all Simmental breeders— who attend the Canadian Western Agribtion event in Regina
Rafael Ramirez from Posta El Cuatro Ranch at Tepatitlan, Jalisco. He raises four breeds of Purebred cattle — Simmental, Charolais, Red and Black Angus.
Champion at Expo Canadera Jalisco 2025
CANADIAN CATTLE ASSOCIATION
BY TYLER FULTON Canadian Cattle Association President
CCA Announces Andrea Brocklebank as CEO
Outlining 2026 Priorities
Andrea Brocklebank will become the Canadian Cattle Association’s Chief Executive Officer in early March. Andrea has served as Executive Director for Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), a division of the CCA, since 2009.
Almost a year ago, CCA Executive Vice President Dennis Laycraft informed the board of his decision to retire. We took time to discuss if and how we wanted the role to evolve to ensure our organization is prepared for future challenges. We determined that the description of CEO more accurately reflects the role of our senior staff member.
An executive recruitment firm conducted an extensive recruitment process and CCA’s directors enthusiastically accepted their recommendation. We are excited to welcome Andrea to the role.
Andrea has a proven track record of strategic decisions and collaboration, critical skills that will ease the senior leadership transition and help ensure CCA is well positioned for the future.
We are confident that with Andrea leading us, the Canadian Cattle Association is well positioned to navigate continued global market uncertainty as we work towards renewing the Canada-United StatesMexico Agreement (CUSMA) and other priorities.
As we look ahead, trade and market access will be priorities for CCA this year, especially trade and market access with our largest trading partner and closest neighbour. Canada is an agri-food exporting nation, and a strong trade policy is essential for opening and maintaining market access.
CCA ended 2025 working with other industry stakeholders to provide input before the CanadaUnited States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review deadline. We continue to support a tariff-free integrated North American beef and cattle trading market.
Within our organization, our provincial member associations are having conversations with the goal of reaching a new funding agreement with commitments from all provinces past June 30. After Alberta Beef Producers served CCA with notice of withdrawal, I committed not to negotiate through the media and I will uphold thatcommitment, but I do think it’s important to share an update on the progress that has been made. The provincial members have created a working group and are moving forward in a direction that will ensure a strong national organization that will advocate on behalf of producers. I am optimistic about the discussions that have taken place and the progress we have made, and I look forward to sharing more when appropriate.
When it comes to producers, CCA supports reduced regulatory burdens for producers, and while progress has been made with a commitment to reducing interprovincial trade barriers and harmonization of Canada’s BSE enhanced feed ban with US requirements, there is always room for improvement.
CCA would also welcome improvements to business risk management programs for producers, and faster implementation and response times when those programs are needed.
Finally, we are concerned about funding cuts impacting research. CCA will be advocating for investments in long-term research and research capacity that support improvements in producers’ economic sustainability and productivity. Key areas of focus include animal health and welfare, antimicrobial resistance, forage and feed production and utilization, environment and climate change.
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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CANADIAN SIMMENTAL WELCOMES NEW STAFF
ROXANE LIEVERSE – CEO
Although this role is new, the Simmental industry is not. My passion for agriculture began on my grandparents’ purebred farm near Beaverlodge, AB. I grew up showing Simmentals, learning the beef industry firsthand, and participating in 4 H throughout my youth. Professionally, I have spent the past two decades in finance and banking, with the last ten years dedicated exclusively to agricultural finance. Most recently, I had the privilege of introducing Rabobank to Canada as the Founding EVP and Head for Canada. Rabobank is the world’s largest agricultural financier and a well recognized supporter of the global beef industry. After many years of engaging with Canadian agriculture on a global stage, I felt a strong pull to focus my efforts closer to home and contribute directly to the future of the Canadian beef sector.
My experience is supported by ongoing education, including a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School and an MBA from Dalhousie University. Outside of work, I’m a busy mom and wife, with a family deeply involved in community activities and sports. We love skiing and enjoy spending as much time as possible back on the family farm.
RAE-LEE ERICKSON – YCSA COORDINATOR
The Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) is pleased to welcome Rae-Lee Erickson back to their staff in the role of Young Canadian Simmental Association (YCSA) Programs Coordinator. Rae-Lee’s primary responsibilities will be administering and further developing the YCSA program.
“I am excited to be back on the CSA team and look forward to working with the YCSA board and CSA staff to continue to grow this awesome youth program. Along with my husband Devon and two children Peyson and Nash we run Pieschel Farms outside of Calgary Alberta, where we have purebred black Angus, Simmental and around 150 commercial cows alongside my dad.”
CARRIE MACDONALD – MEMBER SERVICES
The Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) is pleased to welcome Carrie MacDonald to their staff in the role of registry and member services. Carrie’s primary responsibilities will be to provide customer and data entry support to our members across Canada
“I am excited to be working on the CSA team and look forward to working along side the CSA staff and members to continue to grow the Simmental breed. I grew up in Crossfield and now reside in Airdrie, I enjoy the outdoors and in my spare time enjoy camping, kayaking and fishing.”
MARCH
SMOOTH POLLED/NON DILUTER
LHVS BET ON RED 37N
Sire: LHVS ANTICIPATIN 1L HOMOPOLLED / NON DILUTER
SIRE OF LHVS BET ON RED 37N AND LHVS VINTAGE RED 33N
SMOOTH POLLED/NON DILUTER
LHVS VINTAGE RED 33N
HORNED/NON DILUTER
LHVS POP THE CLUTCH 5N
HORNED/NON DILUTER
LHVS RENDER JUDGEMENT 23N
Sire: LHVS CHARLES 29C HORNED / NON DILUTER
SIRE OF LHVS POP THE CLUTCH 5N AND LHVS RENDER JUDGMENT 23N
2026 BOARD DIRECTORS of The Canadian Simmental Association’s
Call for Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) Director Nominations and Proposed By-Law Amendments
*Nominations for election must be received at the CSA by March 26, 2026
A total of three CSA Director positions will be open in three regions as follows: Terms expiring include: Saskatchewan (one seat) Blair MacIntosh (serving second term, not eligible for re-election); Manitoba (one seat) Neil Carson (serving first term, eligible for re-election) and Maritimes (one seat) Jennie Mutch (serving second term, not eligible for re-election).
Nomination and Election Timeline
March 26, 2026: Nominations for election of Directors shall be received by the CSA one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
o Nomination form can be found at www.siimental.com
April 26, 2026: Ballots shall be mailed to eligible CSA Members by regular mail at least ninety (90) days prior to the AGM.
May 27, 2026: Members must return their completed ballot to the CSA by mail postmarked at least sixty (60) days prior to the AGM.
June 11, 2026: The valid ballots received from Voting Members shall be opened and counted forty-five (45) days prior.
July 25, 2026: Newly elected Directors will assume their responsibilities immediately following the CSA Annual General Meeting.
Eligibility
To be eligible for nomination, and election to the CSA Board as a Director, the nominee shall:
a) Be an individual;
b) Be a resident of the region for which the Director is being nominated to represent;
c) Be an Active Member in good standing or a representative of an Active Member in good standing;
d) Be 18 years of age or older;
e) Not be an employee or contractor of the CSA; and
f) Be a Canadian citizen.
Nominations
Nominations for any election of Director shall:
a) Be received by the Association no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Annual General Meeting.
b) Each nominee will be required to provide a brief factual statement of her/his service and qualifications that will be included with the ballots.
Call for Proposed By-Law Amendments
Making, Amending and Repealing By-Laws
1. The By-laws of the Association may be made, amended or repealed by special resolution of the Voting Members by mail-in ballot.
2. Notice of all proposed amendments by a Member shall be given to the General Manager in writing one hundred and twenty (120) days in advance of a General Meeting and they shall be included in the mail-in ballot package; otherwise they shall have no power to deal with same.
Proposed Amendment Timeline
March 26, 2026: Proposed amendments received in writing by the CSA by mail or email (cansim@simmental.com), addressed to Roxane Lieverse, no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
TRANSCON’s VIRDEN BULL SALE
Big
Double
Firdale
Kindred
Longview
Rockin’ G
Sunshine Oak Charolais
YC S A MEMBER! Member!
ANYONE CAN BECOME A MEMBER OF THE YCSA EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE REGISTERED SIMMENTAL CATTLE UPCOMING EVENTS FOR MORE INFO CONTACT
A YCSA membership is a fee of $25.00 (plus appicable taxes).
YCSA members must be 25 years of age or younger by Jan 1st Sign up today and DON’T MISS OUT ON ALL THE FUN!
YCSA Leadership Conference May 1-3, 2026, Saskatoon, SK
YCSA National Classic July 23-26, 2026, Annapolis, NS
As the Friend of the Foundation for 2026, Timberwood Farms Ltd. of Shinimicas, Nova Scotia will donate lot 1 – a bred heifer, in the FCSF Fundraising Auction. Tickets will be sold by Dutch Auction at $20 per ticket before and at the beginning of the auction.
YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE AUCTION:
DONATE AN ITEM
Lots can be anything from genetics, a special art piece, or tickets to a sporting event. All donators will receive a charitable tax receipt.
PLAN YOUR PURCHASES
After the catalogue is out, start to plan your purchases of heifer tickets or any of the other sale items.
TO DONATE
Please contact office staff or Board Directors by June 1, 2025. EMAIL fcsf@simmental.com WEBSITE www.simmentalfoundation.com
WATCH YOUR MAILBOXES
The catalogues will be mailed out in early July!
ONLINE BIDDING
DLMS will be streaming the auction live! Mark Shologan: 780-699-5082 DLMS Purebred Team: 780-991-3025
TIMBERWOOD FARMS LTD.
of THE SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION British Columbia
2026 BULL SALES
March 7
Spring Select Simmental Bull & Female Sale
Fallen Timber Farms (Home Coming Edition) Groundbirch, BC
March 16
13th Annual North Country Ranchland Bull Sale
Crystal Springs Ranch & Rosefield Simmentals Dawson Creek, BC
March 18
KT Ranches 7th Annual Bull Sale - Cherryville, BC
March 28
Country Roots 4th Annual Bull & Female Sale LA Ranch & Bar M Simmentals Vanderhoof, BC
April 4
Best Bet 19th Annual Bull Sale
Mitchell Cattle Co. - Williams Lake, BC
April 11
Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale - Vanderhoof, BC
& EXECUTIVES DIRECTORS
2025 SSA Purebred Breeder of the Year! CITY VIEW SIMMENTALS
City View Simmentals is operated by Blaine and Tina Barnett with their kids, Brody and Addison. They are located southwest of Moose Jaw, Sk. At Agribition thirty-six years ago, City View Simmentals began with the purchase of DMX MS Foxy Gal 4Z from Don & Bonnie McLaren out of the 1989 Simmental sale. Growing up on a small mixed farm with commercial Simmental cattle is what intrigued Blaine to begin a registered herd. Each year purebred heifers from reputable herds were added as 4-H projects. Blaine and his brothers, Joe and Brian, enjoyed exhibiting heifers for many years as 4-H and YCSA members.
The Barnett family is now calving approximately 120 purebred and fullblood cows, 60 commercial Simmental influenced cows along with 100 custom cows each year.
Blaine and Tina were married in 2005 and are proud of their kid’s active involvement in the farm. Now in high school, Brody has a passion for running equipment and Addison’s passion is cows, whether its day-to-day chores or travelling the show road. The kids are both YCSA members and have started their own herds. Tina looks after day-to-day operations while Blaine has managed an 8000-acre grain farm for the past 23 years.
Blaine has been active in the Simmental breed since he began as a YCSA member serving as SYCSA president, Director on the national YCSA board, Agribition Simmental Breed rep, SSA director, SSA vice president and most recently as the Saskatchewan Simmental Association president.
City View started selling bulls privately before consigning to the Regina Bull Sale in 2000 through 2010. In 2011, they partnered with Ivanhoe Angus and Sunnyside Simmentals to have a bull sale together in Moose Jaw. City View now hosts their Annual Bull Sale at the farm nineteen miles southwest of Moose Jaw each March. They have also marketed select females at many sales across western Canada and they enjoy showing cattle throughout the year.
While the entire Barnett family remains active in the cattle industry, the Barnett brothers have each found their own path. While Blaine and Tina head up the Simmental side of things, Joe and Aaron run Twin View Livestock raising elite Gelbvieh cattle. Brian and Lisa and their daughter Cassie operate Abound Livestock specializing in high power Angus cattle. A constant remains though where everyone works together when it’s needed. From big jobs to advice and ideas, everyone is just a phone call away.
First Year Recipients
Sadie Robb
Lance McMillen
Jory Labatte
Darby McCormack
Thank you to the the following breeders for donating semen & embryos for the SSA Scholarship Fundraiser!
Thank you to BoviGen for charging the semen tank and collecting the semen/embryos!
Crossroad Farms
Double Bar D Farms
Kuntz Simmental Farm
LaBatte Simmentals / Circle 7
McMillen Ranching Ltd.
Millington Ranch
Pheasantdale Cattle Company
Scissor’s Creek Cattle Co
Sunny Valley Simmentals
Triangle 33 Simmentals
Wheatland Cattle Co.
2025 SSA Purebred Breeder of the Year
SSA President Kyron Manske presenting the farm sign to Brody, Addison, Tina & Blaine Barnett (l-r)
City View Simmentals and Abound Livestock now partner together to host the annual bull sale. They believe strongly in the value of family and working together toward common good.
City View Simmentals, the Barnett family of Moose Jaw, would like to thank the Saskatchewan Simmental Assoc for honoring them with this prestigious award!
Second Year Recipients
Porter Wolkowski
Third Year Recipients
Sydney McCormack
Thank you to following breeders for donating to the SSA Scholarship Fund by purchasing tickets!
Ashworth Farm & Ranch
Czechmate Livestock
Crossroad Farms
DK Land & Cattle
East Poplar Simmentals
Grona Farms
Labatte Simmentals
McCormack, Scott
Millington Ranch
Northern Lights Simmentals
Scissors Creek Cattle Co
Section 17 Livestock
Siroski Simmentals
Townview Simmentals
Triangle 33 Livestock
Ty-D Livestock
Wheatland Cattle Co
Black Gold Simmentals
Downhill Simmentals
Dunmac Farms
Flying TL Simmentals
Horner Livestock
McIntosh Livestock
Oak Hill Simmentals
Perkin Land & Cattle
Peters Simmentals
Pheasantdale Cattle Company
Scott Land & Cattle
SIBL Simmentals
SMRT Simmentals
Storebo Farms
Sun Rise Simmentals
The Cliff Farms
Alliance Simmentals
Beaulac Farms
City View Simmentals
Ag-Land Farms Ltd
Flying W Stock Farm
Grass Roots Ranch
JRP Farms
Kathol Simmental Ranch
Maple Lea Simmenals
Martin Cattle Services
Percyview Farms
Willerton Simmentals
Rocking Z Ranch
X-T Livestock
Simon Johnson Trendsetter Livestock
Semen tank winners! Flying TL Simmentals
Terry & Loretta Young Earl Grey, SK
Simmental Breeder’s Sweepstakes Draw Winners!
1) $10,000 Sale Credit to any nominated farm! Porter Simmentals
2) $1,000 Credit towards IVF or Conventional Flush... Bow Valley Genetics - SAJ Simmentals
03/25 :: Janzen Ranches 33rd Annual Simmental & Red Angus Bull Sale :: Rosemary
03/28 :: Camden Cattle Co 14th Annual Simmental Bull & Heifer Sale :: New Brigden
03/30 :: Young Guns Simmental Bull Sale :: Innisfail
03/30 :: Transcon’s Peace Country Bull Sale :: Beaverlodge APRIL SALES :: Cowboy Trail 4th Annual Bull & Female Sale :: Sundre :: Daines/O’Neill Livestock 31st Annual Bull Sale :: Innisfail :: Transcon’s Northern Connection Simmental Bull Sale :: St. Paul :: W Sunrise Angus & Simmental Bull Sale :: Fort McLeod
US:
February
Join our Manitoba Breeders for their 2026 Bull Sales
11th STEPPLER FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE, Miami, MB
18th M&J / GLASMAN FARMS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS 2 YEAR BULL SALE, Russell, MB MARCH
2ND POWER & PROGRESS SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca
3rd MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS KICK OFF TO SPRING BULL SALE, Hartney, MB
4th RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS 11TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca
Buyer: KSL Simmentals & Charolais & Big Sky Simmentals, BeaverLodge, AB
Lot 108 - KHG Meadow 70M
S: Kuntz Jax 39J
Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp. Lot 109 - KHG Blossom 27M
Consigner: Westgold Farms LTD, Minburn, AB
Buyer: Double RN Ranching Corp, Lloydminster, AB
Lot 97 - Mount Ash Jackie 77N
S: LFS POL Chaos 176K
Consiger: Mountain Ash Simmentals, Bonnyville, AB
Buyer: Jayshaw Simmentals & Kuzio Farms, Lavoy, AB
S: NAC Battle Cry 4F
Consigner: Westgold Farms LTD, Minburn, AB
Buyer: Double RN Ranching Corp, Lloydminster, AB
$24,000.00
$24,000.00
$23,000.00
SALE RESULTS
Premier & Guests Fallsview VIII On The Track
Toronto, ON
December 30, 2025
Auctioneer: Chris Poley
Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.
Transcon Livestock Corp. Presents White Gold Charolais Sale / Ultimate Red & Black Simmental Sale / Fleckvieh Equation Fullblood Simmental Sale
Red Deer, AB
December 21st, 2024
Auctioneer: Ward Cutler
Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.
“CBBC is looking for breeder input on how their business has been impacted by the EU regulations for sending embryos from Canada; we welcome anonymous input from both breeders in Canada and the EU countries. This data will be complied as general stats for privacy and used for market access advocacy.
If you’d be willing to speak more on the topic and help us build our story with the grassroots narrative, there is an option at the end to share your contact so we can follow-up by phone.”
SimmAngus are the cornerstone of the Canadian beef industry.
The reputation of the Simmental breed is built off the International Genetic Solutions (IGS) genetic evaluation model which incorporates both Simmental and Angus data.
The Canadian Simmental Association is the ONLY place to register your half-blood Simmental/Angus calves and receive that information, and as a bonus they can be upgraded over the generations to purebred Simmental status.
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
CSA STAFF
CEO
Roxane Lieverse 403-250-7979
rlieverse@simmental.com
General Manager
Bruce Holmquist C: (639) 314-4613 bholmquist@simmental.com
Office Manager
Barb Judd P: (403) 250-7979 bjudd@simmental.com
Programs Coordinator
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
Simmental Country Field Representative
Dwayne Martin 780-940-3510 dmartin@simmental.com
Simmental Country is the official publication of the Canadian Simmental Association. We endeavor to bring you up-to-date information and articles that are of interest to both the purebred and commercial cattlemen.
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of AWARD EXCELLENCE
December 3, 2025
Calgary, Alberta – In 2017 The Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) established the Award of Excellence program to showcase and recognize breeders who exhibit registered Simmental seed-stock across Canada each year. We are once again pleased to announce this year’s top 5 Award of Excellence Females and Bulls.
RF Scream 3121
2025 CSA Award of Excellence Female Awarded to RF Scream 3121 – owned by Rancier Farms of Killiam, AB, exhibited at Olds Fall Classic, Farmfair International, & Canadian Western Agribition for a total of 118 pts
2nd – J-Star Dono Carefree 2412 – Owned by J-Star Livestock, of Beachburg, ON, with a total of 82 points
3rd TIE – Mader Violet 84M & WBC Emmy 36N – Owned by Mader Ranches of Carstairs, AB and Westbrook Ventures, of Rockyview County, AB, with a total of 79 points 4th – Destiny 42H Moissannite 16M – Owned by Trevor Pauley & Jo-Dreen Farm of Stoney Creek, NB, with a total of 77 points
5th – Ty-D’s Prickly Pear 27M – Owned by Ty-D Livestock of Streamstown, AB, with a total of 76 points FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WKF Burn It Down 130M
2025 CSA Award of Excellence Bull
WKF Burn It Down 130M – owned by Windy Knoll Farms, Kingston, NS, exhibited at Classic Heritage Beef Show, Expo Boeuf, Royal Winter Fair, & Canadian Western Agribition for a total of 122 pts 2nd – WF Century 293N – Owned by Wallgren Farms of Edgerton, AB, with a total of 108 points
The winners were announced at Agribition on Wednesday November 22nd by General Manager Bruce Holmquist. Congratulations to all the Simmental Breeders who exhibited a great bunch of Simmental cattle in 2025!
Thank you to our sponsor, Red Flame Ranch, for sponsoring our Championship Buckles!
– Ultra/Barlee Lethal Weapon 63L – Owned by Canadian Sire, Double Bar D, Ultra Livestock, of Olds, AB, with a total of 105 points
WHAT’S HAPPENING
FEBRUARY
FEB 3
F EB 6
CANADIAN SIRES EARLY-FEBRUARY ONLINE SEMEN SALE - DLMS.CA
WIRSTUK FARMING & RANCHING TWO YEAR OLD CHAROLAIS & SIMANGUS BULL SALE - CUTKNIFE, SK
FEB 8 ROD AND STARS SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - DLMS.CA
FEB 9
FEB 9
FEB 11
FEB 13
FEB 14
BLAIRS.AG CATTLE CO PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE BULL SALE - SEDLEY, SK
GOTCHA COVERED BULL SALE - VERMILION, AB
STEPPLER FARMS ANNUAL BULL SAL E - MIAMI, MB
ANCHOR D SIMMENTALS & CHAROLAIS 27TH ANNUAL GENETIC EDGE BULL SALE RIMBEY, AB
FEBRUARY FREEZE ALL BREEDS FROZEN GENETICS ONLINE SALE - DLMS.CA
FEB 14-15 THE GENTLEMEN’S BULL SALE - DLMS.CA
FEB 16
WESTGOLD FARMS & GRASSY FLAT RANCH BULL SALE - VERMILION, AB
FEB 16 MADGE SIMMENTALS 1ST ANNUAL FELL THE BEAT BULL SALE - DIDSBURY, AB
FEB 18 M&J / GLASMAN FARMS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS TWO YEAR OLD BULL SA L ERUSSELL, MB
FEB 18 MCLEOD LIVESTOCK, TRIPLE M FARMS & ANDERSON BRED HEIFERS BULL & COMMERCIAL FEMALE SALE - OLDS, AB
FEB 18 B BAR C/STARWEST 7TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE - CALMAR, AB
FEB 20 MADER RANCHES 37TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - CARSTAIRS, AB
FEB 20 TRIANGLE STOCK FARMS 15TH ANNUAL BULL SALEPARKLAND COUNTY, AB
FEB 21 JNR FARMS SIMMENTAL BULL & HEIFER SALE - WILLINGDON, AB
FEB 21 TRIPLE THREAT 8TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE - FALUN, AB
FEB 21 CIRCLE G SIMMENTALS BULL SALE - INNISFAIL, AB
FEB 21 STATION GENETIQUE DE LA BEAUCE - ST-MARTIN, QC
FEB 23
ULTRA/CZECH-MATE 9TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - CARSTAIRS, AB
FEB 24 SKYWEST SIMMENTALS/VIRGINIA RANCH BULL SALE - DIDSBURY, AB
FEB 24 CANADIAN SIRES LATE-FEBRUARY ONLINE SEMEN SALE - DLMS.CA
FEB 24 W2 LAND & CATTLE BULL SALE – CHAPTER 8 - VERMILION, AB
FEB 24 THE EVENT 6TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE - CARSTAIRS, AB
FEB 25 CROSSROAD FARMS 20TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE - SHELL LAKE, SK
FEB 26 ROBB/HOEGL/GREENWOOD 21ST ANNUAL BULL SALE - LLOYDMINSTER, SK FEB 26 BULL RUSH SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - RIMBEY, AB
FEB 27 MAXWELL/RANCIER 31ST ANNUAL BULL SALE - VIKING, AB
FEB 27 LONE STONE FARMS SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE - WESTLOCK, AB FEB 27 22ND ANNUAL BLUSHROSE BULL SALE - UNITY, SK FEB 28 TRI K CATTLE SIMMENTAL BULL & HEIFER SALE (W/ALBRECHT FARMS)BEAVERLODGE, AB
FEB 28 SELECT BULL SALE - SHAWINIGAN, QC
FEB 28 LEWIS FARMS 41ST ANNIVERSARY BULL SALE - SPRUCE GROVE, AB
MARCH
MAR 1 BULL FEST ’26 SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - CAMROSE, AB
MAR 1 FERME GAGNON INC. 27TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - CHENEVILLE, PQ
MAR 1-2 POWER & PROGRESS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE - DLMS FARMGATE
MAR 2 ERIXON SIMMENTALS BULL SALE - CLAVET, SK
MAR 2 KSL SIMMENTALS 8TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - BEAVERLODGE, AB
MAR 2 THE KUZIO FARMS & TY-D LIVESTOCK BULL SALE - VERMILION, AB
MAR 2 HORNER/DOWNHILL/TSN/KCH BULL SALE - DLMS.CA
MAR 2 GREENVALLEY RANCH ONLINE BULL SALE - DLMS.CA
MAR 2 BEECHINOR BROS. SIMMENTALS AND CHAROLAIS & GUESTS BULL & HEIFER SALE - BENTLEY, AB
MAR 2-3
CHROME LIVESTOCK ONLINE BULL SALE - DLMS FARMGATE
MAR 3
MAR 3
MAR 3
MAR 3
MAR 3
MAR 3
MAR 4
MAR 4
MAR 4
MAR 4
MAR 4
MAR 5
DOUBLE BAR D “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS” SIMMENTAL & SIMANGUS BULL SALE - GRENFELL, SK
WESTWAY FARMS 23RD ANNUAL BULL SALE - DIDSBURY, AB
JOHNSON RANCHING 13TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - AMISK, AB
CANADIAN SIRES EARLY-MARCH ONLINE SEMEN SALE - DLMS.CA
MARCH MADNESS ONLINE FROZEN GENETICS - DLMS.CA
MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS KICK OFF TO SPRING BULL SALE - HARTNEY, MB
SIROSKI/GRASS ROOTS/ANCHORAGE BULL & FEMALE SALE - DAVIDSON, SK
RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO 6TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - DERWENT, AB
SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS, THE ZIMMERS - BULL SALE - DAYSLAND, AB
MCG SIMMENTALS & GUEST TEMPEST RED ANGUS BULL SALE - STAVELY, AB
RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - DLMS FARMGATE
PHEASANTDALE 22ND ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE - BALCARRES, SK
MAR 5 JP CATTLE CO. ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE - MCAULEY, MB
MAR 5-6 15TH ANNUAL CHITTICKFAMILY BULL SALE - DLMS.CA
M A R 6
MAR 6-7
LABATTE SIMMENTALS WITH GUEST, EAST POPLAR 46TH ANNUAL SALEMOOSE JAW, SK
RUZICKA FARMS BULL SALE - DLMS FARMGATE
MAR 7 MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD 32ND ANNUAL BULL SALE - CARIEVALE, SK
MAR 7 BRIDGE CITY 6TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - SASKATOON, SK
MAR 7 DK LAND & CATTLE BULL AND FEMALE SALE - DLMS.CA
MAR 7 SPRING SELECT HOME COMING SALE - GROUNDBIRCH, BC
MAR 7 LOCKHART VALLEY SIMMENTALS BULL SALE - RIMBEY, AB
MAR 7-8 FIRST ANNUAL ANDREW CATTLE CO. ONLINE BULL SALE - DLMS FARMGATE
MAR 7-8 THE ASSOCIATES BULL SALE - DLMS FARMGATE
MAR 8 PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE - KENTON, MB
MAR 8 PLACE YOUR BET SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE - SEDGEWICK, AB
MAR 9 RED WILLOW RANCH BULL & FEMALE SALE - CUTKNIFE, SK
MAR 9 ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH 23RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - OUNGRE, SK
MAR 9 CANADIAN CENTRAL SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE - NEEPAWA, MB
MAR 9 HARVIE CREST BULL SALE - OLDS, AB
MAR 9 MCINTOSH RANCH ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - FARMGATEAUCTIONS.CA
MAR 10
WHEATLAND CATTLE CO. ANNUAL BULL SALE - BIENFAIT, SK
MAR 10 22ND ANNUAL SWANTEWITT & SAGE SIMMENTAL BULL & HEIFER SALESHININGBANK LAKE, AB
MAR 10 JOHNSON RANCHING 13TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - PROVOST, AB
MAR 11 SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 36TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - HANLEY, SK
MAR 11 MAR MAC FARMS AND GUESTS ANNUAL BULL SALE - BRANDON, MB
MAR 12 DEEG SIMMENTALS 23RD ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE - STRATHMORE, AB
MAR 12 LA SELECTION DU LAC - DLMS FARMGATE
MAR 12 TRANSCON’S 8TH ANNUAL NEXT STEP SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - THORSBY, AB
MAR 13 PORTER RANCHES LTD. ANNUAL BULL SALE - STONEY PLAIN, AB
MAR 13 NORTHERN CLASSIC 23RD ANNUAL CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BULL SALE GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB
MAR 14 RANCHERS SELECT 7TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - NEEPAWA, MB
MAR 14 TRANSCON’S RED DEER COUNTY BULL SALE - INNISFAIL, AB
MAR 14 ANNUAL BLACK GOLD BULL SALE - LLOYDMINSTER, SK
MAR 14 SOURCE FOR QUALITY BULL SALE - INDIAN RIVER, ON
MAR 14 83 SOUTH SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - FARMGATEAUCTIONS.CA
MAR 14 SYNERGIE 15TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - SANTE-SOPHIE-DE- LEVRARD, QC
MAR 14-15 SPRING THAW ONLINE FROZEN ANGUS GENETICS - DLMS FARMGATE
MAR 15 KUNTZ-MCINTOSH-SAJ 27TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - LLOYDMINSTER, SK
MAR 15
EARLY SUNSET ONLY THE GOOD ONES SELL BULL & FEMALE SALE - EDAM SK
MAR 16 SOUTH SASK SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE - MOOSE JAW, SK
MAR 16 OAKVIEW/PERKIN/TRIPLE R SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - DARLINGFORD, MB
MAR 16 MCINTOSH RANCH & GUEST ONLINE BULL SALE - DLMS.CA
MAR 16 13TH ANNUAL NORTH COUNTRY RANCHLAND SIMMENTAL BULL SALEDAWSON CREEK, BC
MAR 17 PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL SALE - KILLARNEY, MB
MAR 17 ON TARGET BULL SALE - BARRHEAD, AB
MAR 17 LEEWOOD RANCH 10TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL & HEIFER SALEMANNVILLE, AB
MAR 18 VAN DE VELDE & GUESTS ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE - DLMS.CA
MAR 18 KT RANCHES 7TH ANNUAL BULL SALE - CHERRYVILLE, BC
MAR 18 ADAIR RANCH 33RD ANNUAL BULL SALE - BROWNFIELD, AB
