Author: Dalyse Robertson

The executive of the  Canadian Charolais Association were all re-elected at their Annual General Meeting held June 27th in Renfrew, ON. Brent Saunders, Markdale is president , John Wilgenbusch, Halbrite, SK is 1st Vice-President, Brian Coughlin, Cobden is 2nd Vice-President. Elected to the Board of Directors were for Saskatchewan, Darwin Rosso of Moose Jaw; for Manitoba, Andre Steppler, Miami; for Alberta, Travis Foot, Esther and Member at Large, Ricky Milton, Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.

Mel Reekie was named General Manager of the Canadian Charolais Association at their Annual General Meeting held June 27th in Renfrew, ON. Mel has been with the Association for the past few years serving as office manager.

A purebred Charolais steer shown by Marshall Prokuda, Glenevis, AB won Reserve Grand Champion over 40 steers at the Stony Plain Regional 4-H show held June  3rd. The steer weighed 1,294 lb and sold for $3.20/lb. to Roszko Farm Equipment, Mayerthorpe. Marshall also showed the Reserve Champion heifer. Sister Kendal Prokuda won the ADG award with her purebred Charol ais steer which weighed 1,369 lb and sold for $3.15/lb. to Centurian Energy Services, Stony Plain.

The CCYA summer show and conference is fast approaching and we need more registrations! Don’t miss this exciting youth event, “Back to Boots, Buckles and Bandanas”, at Portage la Prairie, July 23-26, 2014! You can find the registration form online at http://youth.charolais.com 

A 1,415 lb Charolais sired, Angus dam silver Charcross steer topped 29 steers at the Red Deer, AB District 4-H show. Shown by Ward Marshall, Innisfail the steer cut 64%, had an 89 cm2 ribeye, a 3.41 lb ADG and graded AAA.

A 3/4 French, tan Charcross steer from Veronqic Lusson of Clyde, AB topped eight other steers and won the Clyde 4-H carcass competition. With a final weight of 1,655 lb the steer had an ADG of 3.67 lb/day, a carcass weight of 1,065 lb, 112 cm2 ribeye and graded AAA.

The deadline for rooms at the Canadian Charolais Annual General Meeting in Renfrew, Ontario is now. If you plan on going please book your rooms and if you are planning the pre-tour of Ottawa contact Helge or Candace at 306.584.7937.

Deadline for the Canadian Charolais Breeder’s School June 10 -12 is now. If you are planning on coming please let us know as we need to book meals and rooms at the University.

Complete information and schedule along with registration information is now available online.
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Registration information is now available online. Click on the top side bar ad to get all the information for the pre-tour of  Ottawa and area and information for the Annual General Meeting in Renfrew.