Thursday, September 30, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

New Brunswick Angus Association

Here is the link to the NB Angus Association web site,  www.nbangus.com.

Worth-a-Bit Angus sale entries

We are consigning 4 short bred heifers to the Angus in Action Sale. Two purebred and two commercial entries that will be the first ever to sell with the service of our new herdsire HF Torque 171W. Hope you can be in Nappan on October 16th.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

New Brunswick Beef Expo Results

Angus Show

Grand Champion Male and Champion Bull Calf, Bannockburn Valley Farm, the Dixon Family.

Reserve Grand Champion Male and Reserve Champion Bull Calf, James Worth.

Grand Champion Female and Senior Champion Female, J.E.M. Farms, Ernie and Joanne Mutch.

Reserve Grand Champion Female and Junior Champion Female, Cable Head Angus, Richard Palmer.

1st place, Breeder's Herd, James Worth

1st place, Get of Sire, Worth-A-Bit Angus, Eric and Tim Dixon

Premier Exhibitor, J.E.M. Farms, Ernie and Joanne Mutch.

Premier Breeder, J.E.M. Farms, Ernie and Joanne Mutch.

Commercial Show

Grand Champion Commercial Female, Wheatley River Farm, Glen and Ronnie Ford.

Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Female, Wheatley River Farm, Glen and Ronnie Ford.

Champion Prospect Steer, James Worth.

Junior Show

Reserve Grand Champion Female, Colby MacQuarrie.

Grand Champion Showperson, Colby MacQuarrie.

Reserve Grand Champion Showperson, Kyle Younker.

Supreme Champions

Supreme Male of all Breeds. 1st Hereford, Earlybird Farm.  2nd Angus Bannockburn Valley Farm, the Dixon Family.  3rd Saler, Chris and Pat McQuaid.

Supreme Female of all Breeds.  1st Angus, JEM Farms.  2nd Hereford, Thunderbrook Farms.  3rd Commercial, Wheatley River Farm, Glen and Ronnie Ford.

More details to come....

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Angus in Action Sale - JEM Farms Entries

Check out JEM Farms Sale Entries in the 2010 Angus in Action Sale, October 16, 2010 in Nappan, NS. -
http://www.jemfarms.com/ . 

These are 2 of our best show heifers, born January 2010. Each of them would make a great 4-H show heifer.  You can also see these heifers at our stall this weekend in Sussex, NB Sept 24- 26th, 2010 at the NB Beef Expo.

See you there!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Congratulations PEI 4H Beef Team






Congratulations and good luck to the 10 PEI 4H members selected to attend the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.  Showing purebred Angus cattle at the Royal will be Ellen Dixon, Colby MacQuarrie, Kaitie McAloney, James Worth, and Patrick Holland.  Other members of the team who have been known to show Angus cattle as well are Kyle Younker, Hannah Dixon, Brady Matheson, Tricia Sanderson, and Dereck Sanderson.  The alternate choice was Hayley Ings with an Angus heifer.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

12th Annual Angus in Action Sale

            2010 Angus in Action Sale         Entry deadline: September 22/2010

*Sale will be held at Nappan Bull Test Station, Nova Scotia, on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010.
*Please forward $15.00 per animal (non refundable) entry fee to the address shown below.
*Entry fee must be paid with entry. Post dated cheques will not be accepted.
*The sale is open to purebred females, commercial females, and prospect show steers having at
 least 50% Angus blood.
*All animals should have a national identification tag, preferably a C.C.A.P. tag.
*A copy of registration papers must accompany the entry form for purebreds.
*Registration certificate and signed transfer must be given to the Secretary on sale day.
*Tattoos must be legible and they will he checked prior to the sale. Cattle without a readable tattoo
  will be sold as commercials.
*Bred females must be guaranteed safe in calf with a vet certificate.
*Cattle need not be halter broken but must be manageable.
*Sale consignors are responsible for ensuring that their cattle are clean and presentable.
*Commission will be a minimum of 5%.
*A limited number of entries will be accepted
*This year=s sale is being held in conjunction with the Atlantic Bonus Hereford and Autumn Classic
  Shorthorn Sales.

For more information: contact Hilda Colodey, hcolodey@gmail.com                 902-675-3171