We are excited to share donated items that will be available at
the 2019 Canadian Angus Foundation Building the Legacy fundraiser auction on
June 8 in Drumheller, AB.
Did you know? Education Outreach
bursaries are available through the Canadian Angus Foundation. Funding for
these education and development initiatives is made possible through the annual
Building the Legacy fundraiser auction. Donate today.
The Canadian Angus Foundation’s Building the Legacy 8 catalogue is now
available online:
Check out the catalogue and start planning your bids today!
Feature Lot – 1 Package of 3 Embryos - Harvest
Blackbird Jo Jo 133D x Musgrave Sky High 1535, Donated by Harvest Angus – the
deWaal Family
Sky High was the lead off and $136,000
high selling bull of the 2016 Musgrave Angus Sale. He was a standout bull that
uniquely combined stoutness, width of base, muscle, depth of rib and eye
appeal. Harvest Jo Jo 133D is directly sired by the great S A V Harvester that
combines muscle, performance and generations of maternal strength in his
females. The power and maternal strength of Harvester combined with the style
and eye appeal of Sky High makes for an exciting combination.
Feature
Lot – 2 Packages of 5 Straws - HA
Cowboy Up 5405, Donated by Hamilton Farms – the Hamilton Family
Cowboy Up sold in the 2016 Hinman sale
for $350,000. When the dust settled, Hamilton Farms was able to acquire
Canadian semen rights on this powerful prospect. He has an outcross pedigree
and is a high performance, big-bodied, wide-based, heavy-quartered individual,
who is simply impressive in his makeup. Cowboy Up is an outlier, a breed
changer with incredible growth and performance while maintaining traditional Angus
character. His EPD profile is impressive: top 1% for WW, YW and CW. His cow
family is the definition of maternal performance.
Feature Lot - Service Credit Towards 1
day of Pasture Pictures, Donated by Golden Thread Livestock Images
Golden Thread Livestock Images is
donating one day of pasture pictures—including some aerial drone shots! A
session of pasture pictures with Golden Thread is a great way to start building
a library of posed photos of your cows. Why not document the mothers of your
upcoming herd sires? Also, you will get tons of candid/landscape shots for use
in ad, catalogue and website designs. Help your program stand out from the pack
by letting Golden Thread Livestock Images walk (and fly) amongst your herd!
$1,500
value—must be used by September 30, 2019.
Feature
Lot - Choice of Flushing or Semen
Collection Services ($600 value), Donated by Bow Valley Genetics Ltd.
Dr. Rob Stables, Daryl Leppa and the
rest of the team at Bow Valley Genetics continue to increase their market share
through provision of top quality service at Bassano, Alberta. The crew are
strong supporters of our sector and continue to donate to our Foundation, offering
what are, for many of us, essential services as part of our seedstock
production operation.
Building the Legacy Sale has become Canadian Angus Foundation’s
main fundraiser focus and has been very successful in generating resources to
further our mission.
The Canadian Angus Foundation
functions to preserve and expand the Angus breed for future generations through
education, youth development, scientific and market research, and historical
preservation and restoration. The Canadian Angus Foundation was incorporated in
1993 and is the charitable arm of the Canadian Angus Association.
The vision of the Building the Legacy concept is to allow the
Foundation to build monetary resources. The Foundation uses its funds to
provide opportunities for our youth, young breeders and membership to grow in
the areas of leadership, marketing, networking, animal husbandry, genetic
improvement and to learn about developing tools to enhance Angus production.
The vision also includes the importance of preserving Angus history. By
fostering these areas we can ensure our Angus history is not lost and will keep
Angus as the breed of choice for the commercial beef sector and end users for
years to come.
Our vision is being realized and because of generous donors we can
support initiatives, scholarships, travel bursaries and learning opportunities.
Through benevolent giving of donated livestock, semen, embryos, items and
experiences, and the purchasing of the auction offerings, we at the Foundation
have been able to put together a great suite of opportunities for our Angus
membership.
If you would like more information please contact:
Belinda Wagner
Canadian Angus Foundation Executive Director
(306) 757-6133
