Sunday, October 31, 2010

October 2nd Sale Video

I'm a little late posting this, but here is some footage from our October 2nd sale. Thanks again to all that attended before and during the sale and those that were bidding on the phone. We'll do it all again on October 1st, 2011.

Friday, October 29, 2010

3 Angus Bulls are at Nappan Test Station


SAV Net Worth 4200 pictured above.

On Thursday, October 28th, 3 of our purebred Angus bulls arrived in Nappan, Nova Scotia for the winter test at the Maritime Beef Test Station. Below are links to the 3 pedigrees of these bulls. The bulls are for sale by private treaty if anyone is interested in purchasing them during their test period.


KJDF Xplorer 80X
is a PVF New Horizon son that is halter broke and was part of our show team. He finished 3rd in his class in Charlottetown and 2nd in the live portion of the Igenity Angus Classic and 3rd overall. 80X along with 2 females made up the first place get of sire at Charlottetown. His full brother, KJDF Womanizer 29W sold to Nova Scotia's Rocky Knoll Farm in April of 2010 at the Nappan Test Station Bull Sale.

KJDF Mr. Xcitement 84X is a SAV Net Worth 4200 son out of a Glen Islay Battle Cry dam. 84X was the Reserve Grand Champion Male at Charlottetown and the Champion Bull Calf in the Igenity Classic.

KJDF Xplorer 22X is a SAV Net Worth 4200 son that is halter broke. His dam was purchased out of the Georgian Angus Premier Sale in 2009.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Mercedes Benz for 2011 breeding




Mercedes Benz will be part of our breeding program for 2011. For Maritime Breeders, this Ali X Doctor Who bull is available through Genex. Book early to avoid missing out on this hot new sire. Contact Kurt Duncan to have your Mercedes Benz semen booked for this upcoming breeding season. He sells for $33 per dose and is TH and PHA free.

Check out this link for further information on Mercedes Benz, http://www.bpfcc.com/sires/mercedesbenz.html

Thursday, October 21, 2010

News on Hereford bull Stocker

Check out this link with news for Genex customers who have purchased Stocker.

http://genex.crinet.com/news1232/1HP00824Stocker-HypotrichosisCarrier

Any Maritime customers can contact me with questions or concerns.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Genex Beef Semen Sales in the Maritimes



Kurt Duncan is the Genex Beef Sales Representative for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. For information on the Genex Beef sire lineup, you can start by visiting http://genex.crinet.com/. From there, there are many links you can visit to learn more about Genex products.

The Genex Beef page has a variety of links to check out.

Among the highlights are the Canadian Beef Specials for September 1st to December 31st.

For further information on what Genchoice 90 is, check out this link, http://genex.crinet.com/news972/GenexBeefSiresNowAvailableInGenChoice

Here is a very useful link in preparation for breeding season. Top 10 heat detection tips.

If you would like to join our email distribution list to receive news updates regarding Genex Maritime Beef semen, please send a message to kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca and we will add you to the list.

For more information on Genex Beef Semen and to have your address added to the Genex mailing list, email Kurt Duncan at kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca or kduncan@crinet.com. You can also call 902-569-5907 (home) or 902-393-3032 (cell).

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Upcoming Calving Season



It's only been 2 weeks since our sale and once again we would like to thank all those people that attended before and during the sale both in person and on the phone. We counted in excess of 100 people at the sale. The prices and number of animals sold exceeded our expectations and we hope we can have the same results at next year's sale which is set for October 1st, 2011.

The number of hits on our blog was incredible during the 2 weeks prior to the sale. Hits from all over Canada and the US as well as a few from Mexico, Russia, Norway, and many other countries. If you are curious about our blog hits, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on site meter for the details.

As we get ready for next year's sale, we are eagerly awaiting our calf crop that will start arriving in early December. December 3rd is our first due date and our AI calves will keep coming through to late January.

Our club calf sires for this year are Alias, Eye Candy, Gigolo Joe, Highliner, Tyson, and Who Made Who. We have a few purebred angus calves to come from Krone Royal 1140 and SAV Net Worth 4200.

One final note, visit the PEI Angus Association's blog for information on Saturday's Angus in Action Sale, www.peiangus.blogspot.com

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Maritime Fall Fair and Quebec Beef Expo (Expo Boeuf) Results

We're not there, but we have been receiving reports from our correspondents in both Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Maritime Fall Fair and Victoriaville, Quebec at Expo Boeuf. If you have other results to add or corrections send us an email at kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca.

Maritime Fall Fair is being judged by Garth Rancier.

Angus Show Highlights

Supreme Champion Female, Grand Champion Female and 1st place 2 year old, Miltonvale Angus, PE

Grand Champion Male and Champion Bull Calf, Temple Stewart, PE.

Simmental Show Highlights
Grand Champion Bull and 1st place yearling bull, Spud Island Farms, Sanderson Bros, Cornwall, PE

Grand Champion Female and 1st place 2 year old female, Spud Island Farms, Sanderson Bros, Cornwall, PE.

Reserve Grand Champion Female and Junior Champion Female, Brady Matheson, Forrest Hill, PE.

1st place cow, Spud Island Farms.

Champion heifer calf, Big Ker Simmentals, Kerwin and Karen Delong, NS.

Premier Breeder and Exhibitor, Spud Island Farms.

Hereford Show

Supreme Champion Male and Grand Champion Male, Thunderbrook Farms, NS.

Commercial Show

Reserve Grand Champion Female, Spud Island Farms, PE

Cindrella Classic, judged by Guy Leblanc.

1st place, Shorthorn, Seymour Hurry, PE

2nd place, Simmental, Spud Island Farms, PE

Junior Show, judged by Dale MacPhee

Grand Champion Female, Colby MacQuarrie, PE, Angus.

Reserve Grand Champion Female, Jaclyn Sanderson, PE, Simmental.

Beef Expo is being judged by Terry Labatte.

Simmental

Grand Champion Bull from the 2 year old class, Ferme Leblond.

Reserve Grand Champion Bull and Champion Bull Calf, Ferme Gagnon.

3rd place in bull calf class, Peter and Marlene Gaunce and Family, Hidden Hollow Farm of New Brunswick.

3rd place in the 2 year old bull class, Normand Boisvert with Spud Island Redman.

Hereford

2nd place in a bull calf class, Ben Alward of New Brunswick.

3rd place in a bull calf class, Earlybird Farm, Gordie and Allyson Raymond of New Brunswick.

More results as we receive them...