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We had the driest summer in history last summer and southern Saskatchewan can get pretty dry. Cruiser came off pasture after breeding 34 cows in excellent condition. Past of the reason he stays in as good condition as he does is that he seldom breeds a cow more than once. Some bulls will chase a...

Prior to our 2016 sale, we semen tested our sale bulls in February. Cruiser was only 9 months old and my vet said there was really no sense in even testing him when he was this young. I convinced her to semen test him anyways just so we would have a basis to use if he did not pass the test. To...

This is HC Cruiser 59C, who will turn 3 years old in May this year. He was the top selling bull in our 2016 Sun Country Shorthorn sale at $16,500. As a yearling bull he bred 21 females, most of which were heifers. In 2017 he bred over 30 cows many of which have some clubby blood and a few were...

Dan, you are correct. I thought of that when I was out feeding the cows and was going to correct my post but forgot when I came in. And why does everyone refer to those hats as being "Scotch" hats? I doubt if any Scot ever wore one of these hats unless he was 2 or 3 generations from ever living...

I am pretty sure this would be a North American show as most of the shows in Argentina are held outside on grass. The first bull I thought of when I saw the picture was RPS Brag, who was sold to Australia, but I am pretty sure that isn't Don Pope on the halter.

I used it two years and had very different results. The first year, I thought it may be a miracle drug as every recip stuck with an embryo when implanted.( 16 out of 16) The second year, I used it exactly the same way and had a very poor pregnancy rate on embryo implantation. This year, I never...

Thanks for the video. After seeing it, I am not interested in using this bull. I am always looking for new genetics to use in my ET program, so I appreciate any information I can get on some of these sires I don't know much about.

xbar, I am not sure what you mean by that. I strive for unassisted births and have for many years. My 2017 calf crop was born 100% unassisted ( including all my first calf heifers) and for many years I have had very few assists.  I doubt if I have used a calf puller 5 times in the last decade...

What can anyone tell me about the offspring of FSF Starburst 058?  I have only seen a couple of his calves and they were pretty good, but I haven't heard much about him lately. I see he has over 1350 calves registered by him so I would think I would be hearing more about them. I have found a few...

I wish I could have got down to Brandon for the show. I heard a lot of great comments about your Sparkle cow and her Yesterday bull calf. In my opinion, this is another great example of how ET can work for you. You purchased this set of Sparkle X Primo embryos and got some very good offspring...

If the twin male and female calves were in separate placentas the heifer calf will most likely breed. It is only when both calves are in the same placenta, that the heifer calf is a freemartin. I have had two heifers that were functioning females that were twins with a bull. One was a tremendous...

The Four Point Major semen sold to Richard Moellenbeck, Bell M Shorthorns, Englefeld, SK at $50/ vial

Free Spirit sold for $6100 to Maple Lake Stock Farm, Hartney, Manitoba. We had a solid sale with the bred females selling to 6 Canadian provinces , 5 states as well as to England, Ireland and Australia. We had a packed house sale day and also had 220 who watched the sale online with 56 of them...

We are now 5 days from our sale date. Still lots to do but the biggest job will be loading and hauling the cattle to the sale site 110 miles from our farm. I have said many times over the years, that anyone  who has never had a cattle sale of their own, really has no idea how much work is...

Our herd reduction sale is now just one week away on October 18th. If anyone has any questions please contact me anytime. The sale will be broadcast live at www.dvauction.com. We will also have updates on the pregnancy test results and sale order and other general information regarding the sale...

We have been very pleased to hear that a daughter of HC Free Spirit 6Y has just been named Grand Champion female at the 2017 Australian Junior National show. This heifer was bred in the herd of Gerald and Lynden Spry, who own the Australian rights in Free Spirit. We also heard that another Free...

We are selling two of our herd bulls in our Herd Reduction sale on October 18th at Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. They are both outstanding bulls, and both have excellent dispositions. They are real beef bulls. Check them out in our sale catalog which is posted online at...

I would agree with your ET center in general. I like to see at least a 60% pregnancy rate and I have seen higher and I have also seen lower rates. The first year I implanted embryos, I put 18 into recips and got 19 heifer calves. One of the embryos had split and the recip had identical twin...

It is really bittersweet getting ready for our sale. Yesterday, we clipped all the sale cattle. It was a long day but is was a good job to get done. As per usual, our crew worked hard and we had lots of laughs which made the work go easier and faster. All day long, as each of my favorite cows...

Our sale catalogs are being mailed. The US catalogs were put into the mail yesterday and the Canadian, Australian, NA and UK catalogs will be mailed on Monday. If you would like to receive a catalog, please let me know as there is still time to get it to you. The sale will be held on October...