Saturday, April 5, 2014

Thanks Spud Island Farms

Thanks to Spud Island Farms for purchasing our group of feeder calves.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Maritime Beef Test Station Sale Catalogs

Click here for the bull sale catalog.

Click here for the heifer sale catalog.

The sale will be available for viewing only via YouTube Live Stream.  The link will be posted on the Maritime Beef Test Station website on Saturday morning.  The live feed will be available at 12:00 pm Atlantic Time.  Phone numbers will be available for anyone who would like to bid.

Semen Pickup at the Maritime Beef Test Station Sale

Genex semen will be available for pickup on Saturday, April 5th at the Maritime Beef Test Station Sale in Nappan, Nova Scotia.

Click here to see what I have available and the prices for each.  Volume discounts are available on purchases of 30 straws or more on qualifying bulls.

My plan is to be set up at the front door of the test station prior to the sale for anyone who would like to stop by.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

PEI Easter Beef Show & Sale Reserve Grand Champion

2014 PEI Easter Beef Show & Sale Reserve Grand Champion and Champion Any Other Breed exhibited by Irwin Jay of I F J Farms.  This steer was purchased at our 2013 sale.  He is sired by Eye Candy and the dam is JEM Bride 46M (purebred Angus).  46M is also the dam of the 2011 Grand Champion at the PEI Easter Beef Show and the 2010 Grand Champion Steer at the Border Classic.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Customer Results from the 2014 PEI Easter Beef Show

Below are the results for our 2013 sale customers at the 2014 PEI Easter Beef Show.

Tag 42, Monopoly X Angus, 3rd in the open Angus class exhibited by Austin & Ian Drake.

Tag 44, Eye Candy X Angus, 4th in the open Angus class exhibited by Randy Sanderson.

Tag 45, Walks Alone X Angus, 1st in the open Angus class and Reserve Champion Angus, exhibited by Irwin Jay. This result qualifies for a $100 2014 sale credit.

Tag 46, Eye Candy X Angus, 1st in the open Any Other Breed class, Champion Any Other Breed, and Reserve Grand Champion exhibited by Irwin Jay. This result qualifies for a $350 2014 sale credit.

Tag 75, Monopoly X Limousin-cross, 1st in the 4H Heifer class exhibited by Dylan Sanderson.

Tag 76, Highliner X Angus-Charolais, 4th in the open Charolais class exhibited by Sterling Jay.

Tag 77, Eye Candy X Angus-Limousin, 2nd in the 4H Maine-Anjou class exhibited by Jaclyn Sanderson.

Tag 79, Eye Candy X Limousin-Angus, 1st in the 4H Limousin class exhibited by Tricia Sanderson.

Tag 80, Walks Alone X Angus-cross, 3rd in the open Shorthorn class exhibited by Glen & Ronnie Ford.

Congratulations to all exhibitors.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Happy Anniversary Karl & Irene Duncan

Happy Anniversary to Karl & Irene Duncan.  As a gift during this blizzard, we brought them John Nostadt for lunch.