2011 Gold Show Results

The Canadian Angus Association Gold Show program was once again a success in 2011. We are pleased to announce the winners:

• Black Show Bull of the Year is DMM Creed 75W
  
• Black Show Female of the Year is DMM Miss Essence 37T
• Red Show Bull of the Year is Red Ter-Ron RealDeal 01W
• Red Show Female of the Year is Red Six Mile Gloria 746W

(Click on the links to view each animal's pedigree in our online herdbook.)

The top Red Angus females are:

1. Red Six Mile Gloria 746W
2. Red Ter-Ron Alice 31Y
3. Red Ter-Ron Rebecca 21W
4. Red McRae's Reba Lee 53W
5. Red Lazy MC CC Sparkle 3X

The top Black Angus females are:

1. DMM Miss Essence 37T
2. Six Mile Real Beauty 803U
3. Young Dale Peg 77P
4. Belvin Lady Blossom 14'09
5. Belvin Echo 211'10

The top Red Angus bulls are:

1. Red Ter-Ron RealDeal 01W
2. Red Rock of Spittalburn 101Y
3. Red DMM Glesbar Barndance 35X
4. Red Lazy MC Trooper 21Y
5. Red Ter-Ron Excalibre 40Y

The top Black Angus bulls are:

1. DMM Creed 75W
2. HF Hemi 176W
3. Just Enuff New Edition Edgar
4. Justamere 1036 Iron Will 732W
5. Harvest R Major 1 Y

We also introduced a new feature of the Gold Show program this year, the All Star Team.

The Black Angus All Stars are:

• Heifer Calf Champion: Harvest R Blackbird 3Y
• Junior Champion Female: Belvin Echo 211'10
• Senior Champion Female: DMM Miss Essence 37T
• Bull Calf Champion: Harvest R Major 1 Y
• Junior Champion Bull: Just Enuff New Edition Edgar
• Senior Champion Bull: DMM Creed 75W

The Red Angus All Stars are:

• Heifer Calf Champion: Red Ter-Ron Alice 31Y
• Junior Champion Female: Red Lazy MC CC Sparkle 3X
• Senior Champion Female: Red Six Mile Gloria 746W
• Bull Calf Champion: Red Rock of Spittalburn 101Y
• Junior Champion Bull: Red DMM Glesbar Barndance 35X
• Senior Champion Bull: Red Ter-Ron RealDeal 01W

Congratulations to everyone who helped make the 2011 Gold Show program a success! Photos of the winners can be viewed on our website at www.cdnangus.ca/members/goldshow.htm

Information on the 2012 Gold Show program will be posted soon.

Posted by Tina Zakowsky
Feedback: tina1@cdnangus.ca

Saturday at Agribition

Saturday at Agribition brings excitement for everyone. The commercial sale is underway and going well. There are a lot of fantastic Angus influenced animals on offer here in the Stockman’s arena. Later today the Supreme Champion will be named, that show get underway at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. Good luck to all participants and we will see if an Angus animal takes the prize this year. Our breed is very well represented. There have been many comments this week about the quality of all the Angus cattle in the barns this year.

Angus tags have been selling like hotcakes over the past couple of days but there is still time to pick up some from me or place your order. The weather is beautiful, the crowds are great and there is lots to see on the last day of the show.

Posted by Cheryl Hazenberg
Feedback: chazenberg@cdnangus.ca

Agribition Report November 25

The Angus show yesterday was a great success. Congratulations to all the exhibitors. Congratulations to TNF Red Angus of Riviere Qui Barre, AB, exhibitor of the Grand Champion Female Red TNF Young Kassie 3Y and to Ter-Ron Farms of Forestburg, AB, exhibitor of the Grand Champion Bull Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 01W. Congratulations also to Soo Line Cattle Co. of Midale, SK, exhibitor of the Grand Champion Female Soo Line Annie K 1008 and to BAR-E-L Angus of Stettler, AB, exhibitor of the Grand Champion Bull Southland Two Fitty 250T.

A great crowd came out to view the show and was not disappointed. There is still lots to see at Agribition through the weekend. The Commercial Show is underway now and the sale will run tomorrow morning. The Power & Perfection Angus Sale is tonight at 7:00 p.m. and there is the Canadian Angus Association sponsored commercial appreciation dinner tonight at 5:00 p.m. The fog has rolled in but the weather is still wonderful.

I can be found in the Blairs.Ag booth in the Stockman’s Arena. I will be here tomorrow as well. There are still some Angus tags available but they are going quickly and you can place an order and have them shipped home.


Posted by Cheryl Hazenberg
Feedback: chazenberg@cdnangus.ca

Farmfair 2011

This year's edition of Farmfair International was quite an event. Along with CEO Rob Smith and President David Bolduc, I attended the reception for Alberta's new Agriculture Minister, Evan Berger. This was one of the first public appearances by Minister Berger since his appointment. The event also featured a number of representatives from agricultural organizations and government officials.

The Angus show featured one of the largest crowds in recent Farmfair history. The Angus breeders exhibited a high quality group of cattle from top to bottom. It was mentioned by more than one bystander that although the number of entries was lower than in the "old days of the Winter Classic", the quality of cattle was better. The Red Angus section was judged by Riley and Jill Mader while the Black section was judged by Jim Henderson.

There was a somewhat unprecedented but will deserved result in the Alberta Supreme Show. Both supreme Champions were exhibited by Miller Wilson Angus of Bashaw. The winning bull was DMM Creed 75W, co-owned by Miller Wilson Angus and Harold Reich. The winning female was DMM Miss Essence 37T, owned by Jaelayne Wilson. This is quite an accomplishment given the fact that this was the first Supreme show featuring winners from other major shows across Alberta. I will be interested to see which one(s) of the Miller Wilson clan will be driving the two new Dodge trucks!


Posted by Michael Latimer
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The National Show and Royal Winter Fair

On November 4th I boarded a plane which would lead to a whirlwind adventure with Rob Smith and David Bolduc. First stop was Winnipeg to meet up with my Alberta counterparts and rent a car to travel to the National Show in Brandon. I was proud to Show off Brandon’s Keystone Center to Rob and David. Barns, show rings, restaurants, convention halls, the Wheat Kings, and our hotel all under one roof. I remember David saying I wish we could pick this up and take it to Calgary.

We attended the Manitoba Beef Producers supper that night had a delicious Certified Angus beef supper. The next morning I awoke early to help tie cattle in and got to tour the barns and visit with breeders. I helped out at the show by handing out banners to the champions. Congratulations to 6 mile for winning Grand Champion Female in the Red and Black Angus show. We had to leave early and I did not see who won Grand Champion Bull.There were some tense moments as we were driving back to Winnipeg to make our flight when a detour took us right through the middle of Portage Le Prairie.

We arrived in Toronto to our Beautiful Hotel in the shadow of the CN tower. This was my first time being outside of the Toronto airport and I was excited to see the city. The next morning I got on to the wrong shuttle bus to go to the Toronto Royal but ended up getting there in good time all the same. The show was spectacular, with competitors from Indiana to the Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario. The 4-H junior show was going on all afternoon in the next ring which was very entertaining. That evening I met George Earley from Ontario who toured me around the Hall of Fame before I met up with David and Rob in the Angus Barn.

The next morning we got up early and boarded our planes back to the frozen prairies that had been engulfed in winter since we left. In two hours I will be boarding a plane for Edmonton and Farmfair international. Hope to see you there.


Posted by Austen Anderson, Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador
Feedback: cdnangus@cdnangus.ca

Canadian Angus Tops in Denver

We at the Canadian Angus Association are thrilled to hear about the success of Canadian Angus animals at the National Western Stock Show.

At the Red Angus show, Red Northline Trueblood 341T owned by Howard Schneider of Ardrossan, Alberta was named Grand Champion Bull and Red Lazy MC Cowboy Cut 26U owned by Clint and Angela Morasch of Bassano, Alberta was named Reserve Grand Champion Bull. The Grand Champion Female is Red Sooline Rainbow 9230, bred by Roger Hardy of Midale, Saskatchewan.

At the Black Angus Show, Justamere 406S Panamajack 336U was named Reserve Champion Bull owned by Jonathon Fox of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The Black Angus females will show on Friday, January 15.

Congratulations to these Canadian Angus breeders! We're all proud of your success.

Posted by Tina Zakowsky