Thursday, March 21, 2013

It's a Girl!

Congratulations to Jenn and Kurt Duncan of Duncan Livestock on the birth of their second child Karly Irene!
Photo: So peaceful and content.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Angus Females Produce Champions at PEI Easter Show and Sale

All three of JEM Farms steers were produced by Purebred Angus Dams.

 
Reserve Grand Champion and Champion Angus:
Dam: JEM Miss Lark 37N (AKM Black Prince)


Champion Simmental:
Dam: JEM Miss Lark 4J (QAS traveler 23-4) 



3rd place Limo 
Dam: JEM Duchess 1U (Woodhill Foresight)





Both the Champion 4-H and Reserve Champion 4-H steers were produced from purebred Angus females. Congratulations to Corey Ford and Emily McKenna on these results and Worth-a-Bit Angus for breeding these animals.

The Reserve Champion Maine Anjou was also out of a purebred Angus cow from Worth-a-Bit Angus and shown by Ian and Austin Drake.



Logan Ford exhibited a steer bred and owned by Glen and Ronnie Ford. The
steer sire is Beverly Hills Centennial, purebred Angus sire,  who is owned
by Beverly Hills Angus. The dam, Blueberry, is a cow we have bred and owned
on our farm. The steer is only 13 months and weighed 1330 lbs. Logan showed
the calf as a 4-H project in the summer of 2012. He had a lot of winning
with this steer calf last summer. Logan was named Reserve Champion Any Other
Bred steer at the 2013 PEI Easter Beef Show and Sale. 
 
 Glen Ford exhibited a steer bred and owned on our farm. He has a club calf
sire, Point Taken. The dam is a purebred Angus cow we bred and own. This
steer was shown by Justin in the summer of 2012 as a 4-H project. 
 
 

Monday, March 18, 2013

Yearling Bulls for Sale at Worth-a-Bit Angus



11 bulls have been on test this winter at  Worth-a-Bit Angus. They were weighed off test today and are available for sale.

Miltonvale Angus (Colby MacQuarrie) has three bulls still available, O'Faelon Farms (Ron Whalen) has 3 bulls (2 black and 1 red) and Worth-a-Bit has 4 (3 black and 1 red).

Visit www.dixonfarms.ca and go to the "Bulls for Sale" page for details or call/text Tim @ 902 432 4771.