Saturday, July 23, 2011

Mercedes Benz Confirmed Pregnancies

 We have 3 confirmed Mercedes Benz pregnancies for this December.  Benz is bred to one of our oldest cows, 100E, she is an Angus X Limousin cross and with a steer at her side that will be available in this year's sale.  Our Princess cow will also have a Benz calf, she is the dam of the "Valentine" steer and currently has the Tyson heifer calf that was featured on the Lautner Farms blog in May.  We plan on showing the Tyson heifer at Charlottetown in August.  The final cow bred to Mercedes Benz is 2T, she is an All About You 4 year old out of the 100E cow.  Mercedes Benz is available from Genex Canada for $35 per straw, contact Kurt Duncan for Maritime Beef Sales.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

News From The Road: Calgary Stampede - Canada

News From The Road: Calgary Stampede - Canada: "Grand Champion Steer 2011 Calgary Stampede Shown by the Hall Family Raised by the Hall Family Sired by Monopoly Picture Courtesy of Ray..."

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Black Angus Bull for Sale Immediately

We are selling the choice of one of our two Black Angus bulls.

Our 4 year old bull, KJDF Tombstone 77T, (TC Grid Topper 355 X JEM Classy Lady 23L) is halter broken and was shown as a calf and a yearling.  He was the 2007 Igenity Classic Bull Calf Champion at Old Home Week in Charlottetown and the 2008 Reserve Grand Champion Male at the New Brunwick Beef Expo.  Click here to see his official pedigree and current EPDs from the Canadian Angus Association.  He is priced at $3000.

-sired the 2010 Border Classic Grand Champion steer shown by Scott Dixon.
-18 out of 21 of Tombstone's 2011 calves were born unassisted.
-77T had been in use at another farm from January-June and is now acting as a clean up bull here at home.
-is eligible for full $450 bull bonus for PEI buyers, here is the link to the online form.  Ultra sound and yearling weight data are on file with the PEI Department of Agriculture.  We have his genetic test certificate.
-New Brunswick and Nova Scotia buyers, please check with your departments for bull bonus eligibility.

The second bull we have to offer is KJDF X-Factor 22X.  X-Factor is halter broken, but was never shown.  He is a S A V Net Worth 4200 son.  Click here for his official pedigree and current EPDs from the Canadian Angus Association.  This bull was on test at Nappan this past winter.  He is priced at $2000.

-paternal brother, KJDF Mr. Xcitement 84X sold for $3200 at the Maritime Beef Test Station Sale in April, 2011 at Nappan.
-22X has been breeding as a clean up bull for us this spring.
-is eligible for full $450 bull bonus for PEI buyers, here is the link to the online form.
-New Brunswick and Nova Scotia buyers, please check with your departments for bull bonus eligibility.

Contact Kurt Duncan, 902-569-5907 (home), 902-393-3032 (cell) or kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca or Karl and Irene Duncan, 902-566-3037 (home) or iduncan@pei.sympatico.ca for further details or to arrange a time see either of the two bulls.