Tag 40 Heifer, Monopoly X Angus

Tag 40 Heifer, Monopoly X Angus, full sister to the 2011 PEI Easter Beef Show Grand Champion Steer.

Border Classic Results

Grand Champion and Champion Heavy: D'Orsay/Cail

Reserve Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Heavy: Doug & Jennifer Trenholm

Champion Light: NicNat Farm (Greeno)

Reserve Light: Oakley Richards

Cull Cows Wanted

Attention All Beef and Dairy Producers:

Atlantic Beef Producers is actively seeking cull cows to meet the growing demand for their grind program.

Kevin Simmons is working on behalf of ABP to collect culls across PEI.

Kevin can be reached at (902)432-4220 (or leave a message on his voicemail and he will get back to you promptly)

Kevin will arrange a time for drop off at the plant, or he can arrange on-farm pickup for a fee.

Prices for cull cows is updated weekly and is available on ABP’s website www.atlanticsignaturebeef.ca/price

Breeding to Monopoly

At the current Canadian price of $125/straw, I hope she catches.

Thanks to Gaetan Turgeon

Thanks to Gaetan Turgeon of Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick for his purchase of KJDF Youngblood 12Y at the Maritime Beef Test Station Bull Sale.

Have You Heard About Our New Sale Date?

Have you heard about our new sale date?  To avoid conflict with other events and harvesting on PEI, we have moved our sale date back by two weeks to Saturday, September 15, 2012.  We have also backed up our calving dates with this year's calf crop with most of our sale calves having been born in November and December, 2011 and January, 2012. This will also help us set up for calving in the fall of 2012 as we should start calving early in November.  If anyone would like to stop by to see this year's sale offering at any time, please let us know.

BPFCC | BLOG: Another Hard Drive champion

BPFCC | BLOG: Another Hard Drive champion: From the Wabash Classic Shown by the Chamberlain family

Hard Drive is available from Genex in Canada.

BPFCC | BLOG: Another Hard Drive champion

BPFCC | BLOG: Another Hard Drive champion: Sent from my iPhoneSupreme champion at Wilmington, OH Shown by Molly Spohn Raised by Goet Hard Drive x Benz's sister

Hard Drive is available from Genex in Canada.

Results from Carleton County Spring Show & Sale, Florenceville, NB

Grand Champion: Roger and Kristina Parkinson
Sired by Heatwave

Reserve Grand Champion: Gavin Anderson

Champion 4-H: Ashley Black
Sired by Monopoly

Reserve 4-H: Cole Hunter

If anyone has any further results or sires to add, let us know, kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca.

Maritime Beef Test Station Bull Sale Full Results

Here are the full results with thanks to Jim Poole of Twin Maple Shorthorns for filling in the gaps.

To see the catalogue, click here.

Black Angus (average $3083.33)
Lot 1, $4300.
Lot 2, $3200.
Lot 3, $2800.
Lot 4, $2700.
Lot 5, $2600.
Lot 6, $3600.
Lot 7, $3000.
Lot 8, $2800.
Lot 9, $2800.
Lot 10, $2800.
Lot 11, $2900.
Lot 12, $3500.

Charolais (average $3660.71)
Lot 13, $4150.
Lot 14, $3400.
Lot 15, $6000.
Lot 16, $2500.
Lot 17, $3300.
Lot 18, $3200.
Lot 19, $5000.
Lot 20, $2300.
Lot 21, $3800.
Lot 22, $3300.
Lot 23, $4500.
Lot 24, $3300.
Lot 25, $3200.
Lot 26, $3300
Lot 27, scratched.

Red Angus (average $3275)
Lot 28, $3600.
Lot 29, $4100.
Lot 30, $2600.
Lot 31, $2800.

Simmental (average $2794.44)
Lot 32, $2500
Lot 33, $2800
Lot 34, $1800
Lot 35, $6500.
Lot 36, $2000.
Lot 37, $3500
Lot 38, $2100
Lot 39, $1900.
Lot 40, $2900.
Lot 41, $2100
Lot 42, $2000
Lot 43, $2000.
Lot 44, $6900.
Lot 45, $2300.
Lot 46, $2200.
Lot 47, $1900.
Lot 48, $2500
Lot 49, $2400

Limousin (average $2375)
Lot 50, $3100.
Lot 51, $2500
Lot 52, $2200.
Lot 53, $2750
Lot 54, $2000
Lot 55, $1700

Hereford (average $2200)
Lot 56, $3100
Lot 57, $1700
Lot 58, $2800
Lot 59, $2300
Lot 60, $1800
Lot 61, $1500

Salers (average $1762.50)
Lot 62, $1900
Lot 63, $1750
Lot 64, $1500
Lot 65, $1900

Shorthorn (average $2250)
Lot 66, $2600
Lot 67, $1900

Hybrid (average $2990)
Lot 68, $4000
Lot 69, $3900
Lot 70, $3800
Lot 71, $1700
Lot 72, $1550

Sleepy Co-Pilot on Semen Deliveries

I wonder if she still gets her commission.

Maritime Beef Test Station Bull Sale is Tomorrow

Click here to see the catalogue for tomorrow's sale.  The bulls sell in the following order; Black Angus, Charolais, Red Angus, Simmental, Limousin, Hereford, Salers, Shorthorn, and Crossbreds.  Following the bulls is the sale of open heifers.

The sale gets underway at 1:00 pm in Nappan, Nova Scotia.

KJDF Youngblood 12Y Sells Fourth on April 7th

KJDF Youngblood 12Y sells fourth overall on Saturday April 7th at the Maritime Beef Test Station Bull Sale in Nappan, Nova Scotia.  This bull is halter broke and was shown as a calf.

Click this link to see all of his Measurements, Weights, EPDs, Ultrasound and Igenity Data.  He is lot # 4.

Click here to see his complete pedigree from the Canadian Angus Association.

Ultrasound highlights for 12Y among black angus bulls in the sale.
-tied for first in for the highest adjusted % for marbling at 65%.
-fourth in adjusted rib eye (sq. inch) at 13.4.

Igenity highlights for 12Y among black angus bulls in the sale.
-1st place bull for tenderness at 8.
-tied for 1st with several bulls in yield grade at 7.

PEI Burger Love, Check It Out

Check out the current PEI Burger Love campaign in it's second year on Prince Edward Island.  Visit www.peiburgerlove.ca for the details.  Pictured above are 5 of the 22 burgers available.  You can also check them out on facebook and twitter.

Genex Semen Available For Pickup

Genex semen will be available for pickup at the Maritime Beef Test Station Bull Sale in Nappan, Nova Scotia on sale day, Saturday, April 7th.

I have the following breeds in my inventory, Black Angus, Red Angus, Charolais, Simmental, and Club Calf.  Please call, email, or text Kurt for a full list of availability.  902-569-5907 (home), 902-393-3032 (cell), kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca.