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CSA REQUESTS YOUR OPINION |
All CSA members should have recently received a letter from
the CSA office asking for their opinion on the proposed
Provincial promotion levy.
The
Provincial Simmental Associations have approached the CSA Board
of Directors with a proposal to support marketing efforts of
Simmental cattle at the provincial level. The proposal
suggests a new $50 annual levy be collected from CSA members
to supplement current funds used for promotional activities in
the various provinces.
Along with the
Letter from CSA President, Dr. Everett Hall, and
the
Proposal Notice, each CSA member will have received a
mail-in ballot and return envelope.
We encourage you to
take the time to share your opinion on this proposal by
mailing in your ballot prior to July 1st. Should you have
any questions please do not hesitate to contact a
CSA Director in your area.
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CSA ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING |
Join Us for a Mountain of Fun in Sun Peaks BC for the
2009 CSA AGM
The plans for the CSA Annual General
Meeting are well under way, so mark August 1 - 2, 2009 on your
calendar and plan to join the CSA in Sun Peaks B.C., for a fun
filled weekend. In the next few weeks you will be
receiving your CSA AGM mailout from the office.
Schedule of Events:
Friday July 31st
For those wanting to arrive early and take in a little
more, there are Kids Adventure camps happening Friday the
31st. We will also be at Sun Peaks during the Alpine Blossom
Season. Please check out the
Events Calendar for Sun Peaks, and have a look at the
photo gallery for the amazing sites.
Saturday August 1st
1:30pm Social Golf Game @
Chinook Cove Golf, Barriere BC
5:30pm BBQ @ Mitchell
Cattle Co, Barriere BC
(If you wish to attend golf or BBQ
please contact Ian or Anja Mitchell at 1-250-672-9309 or by
email at
ian@mitchellcattle.com. Please book early as preparations
need to be finalized.)
Return to Sun Peaks in the Evening
Sunday August
2nd
1:30pm CSA AGM at Delta Hotel in Sun Peaks, BC
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CSA AGM Notice,
CSA Proxy Form
6:00pm Buffet Style Dinner
7:30pm
Guest Speaker Dr. Timothy Ball (a must see)
YCSA Foundation
Auction to follow
Directions:
To
Sun Peaks from Kamloops:
Travel 20km north of
Kamloops on HWY #5 and take Sun Peaks Resort Exit at Heffley
Creek. Continue for 35km to Sun Peaks Resort.
To Mitchell Cattle Co. and Chinook Cove
Golf from Kamloops:
Travel 66km north of Kamloops on
HWY #5, stay on HWY #5 through Barriere, cross two Bridges and
1km after the 2nd bridge (North Thompson Bridge) on the right
side you will see our sign by the driveway. Chinook Cove
Golf is 1km further on the left.
It takes approx. 50 min to
get from Kamloops to Mitchell’s and the same from Mitchell’s
to Sun Peaks.
There are more activities for those interested in hiking,
golfing, mountain biking and touring through the alpine by
chair lift on the website under
Events and Activities.
Book your room today !
Sun Peaks just
set up a web link for CSA bookings:
http://www.deltasunpeaksresort.com/gktcsa
or contact
the Sun Peaks Delta Hotel, using the following reservation
procedures:
Reservations will be made directly with
the Delta Sun Peaks Resort on an individual basis. In order to
facilitate reservations, attendees should dial one of the
following numbers:
1) FAX individual reservations
referencing the group name to (250) 578-6001.
2) Phone our
reservations department at 1-866-552-5516.
It is
imperative that individuals indicate their group full name of
conference they are attending to receive the group rate.
Group name: Canadian Simmental Association Annual Meeting
The Delta Sun Peaks Resort must receive these reservations
by Thursday July 2, 2009 in order to receive the special group
rate. Reservations made after this date are not guaranteed the
group rate or room availability
For further information
contact the CSA or one of the following BC Simmental
Association Members.
President: Lorne Webster
1-604-823-6797
Vice President: Robb Starr 1-250-296-4711
Treasurer: Lorraine Sanford 1-250-249-5469
BC/ CSA
Director: Reanne Sanford 1-250-991-9496.
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CSA BOARD OF
DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS |
At this years CSA AGM the terms for three of our Board of
Directors are coming to an end. The CSA is looking for
nominations to fill these positions. By becoming a CSA Board
of Director, you will be working with other directors towards
the common goal of advancing the Simmental breed in Canada for
the benefit of us all. If you are interested, or know of
someone who would be interested, please forward your
nomination to the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Dr.
Murray Jacobson. Any nominations should be sent to Box
5, Shaughnessy, AB T0K 2A0, Phone: 403-330-9666 (C) •
403-381-4609 (W) E-mail:
janchor@la.shockware.com
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BREED IMPROVEMENT
INFORMATION |
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Fall 2009
Evaluation: The CSA Fall 2009 evaluation is
underway. New evaluation results are expected to be posted by
the end of July.
Progeny Test:
Openings are still available for progeny test sires. The fee
is $1500 and 50 straws of Canadian qualified semen. The CSA
handles coordination of breeding and collection of all data
through to harvest.
Cow Herd DNA
Project: The cow herd DNA program is now
closed. Thank you to those
who participated. DNA samples
on the cowherd serve as a tremendous resource for members to
move forward with parentage confirmation and also as a
tremendous research resource. Recent reports indicate that
breeds will require large DNA repositories to develop and
fully benefit from DNA marker technology.
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REGISTRY INFORMATION |
Genetic Evaluation Deadline
for Total Herd Enrollment (THE) herds:
In order for data to be included in CSA
genetic EPD evaluations, it must be received by the CSA office
no later than JUNE 1st for the Fall Evaluation and NOVEMBER
1st for the Spring Evaluation!!!.
Non-THE/Online
- Registry Option Temporarily Disabled
Please be advised that the “Registry”
option for the Non-THE participants is not operational as of
yet. Our IT department is diligently working on repairing this
problem.
In the interim, if there are any animals you need
registered, please email
cansim@simmental.com so we can email you the Template to
submit the registration details. We can then manually register
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YCSA NEWS |
2010 YCSA Calendar
The
2010 YCSA calendar
will be featured at the Canadian Simmental Association Annual
General Meeting in British Columbia this summer. All thirteen
pages will be auctioned off at the event and all proceeds will
go to the Young Canadian Simmental Association. Don’t miss
your opportunity for some great advertisement as the calendars
will be mailed out along with the Simmental Country just
before the New Year. Contact
one of the YCSA
board members to save your spot in the calendar.
YCSA Events
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The 2009 Young Canadian Simmental Association National Classic
will be held this year in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from
July 28th to the 30th. This event is open to all YCSA members
and will feature activities such as conformation and
showmanship classes, oral judging, herdsman and sire summary
quizzes and a whole lot of getting know great friends from
across the country.
For hotel rooms
for National Classic:
Super 8
(located right in Prince Albert)
Block of rooms booked from
July 28-Aug 1 (Thursday - Saturday)
Need to be booked by
July 1 !!!
Rate of $94.30
Please book under Sask. Young
Canadian Simmental
Feel free
to contact Jenna
Holmquist (306-864-2276) or
Emily Grey
(819-875-3205) for further information.
• The Salt
Water Classic in Truro, Nova Scotia has been scheduled for
last weekend in August. Feel free to contact
Jennie Palmer
(902-370-2137) for further information.
• The Ontario
Trillium has been planned for the 22nd and 23rd of August in
Owen Sound, Ontario. Please contact
Katie Wood
(519-821-6654) for more information regarding this event.
• In Manitoba, the “Youth Beef Round Up” has been planned
for July 31st to August 2nd in Neepawa, Manitoba. Get ready
for this all breeds youth show featuring many Young Canadian
Simmental participants. For more information please contact
Andrea Bertholet (204-858-2086).
• Alberta will be
hosting their Provincial show in Olds this year along with
Olds Fair. Mark your calendar for the weekend of August 5th
and 6th and be prepared to have a great time. Please contact Jamie
Buba (780-962-5050) for more information regarding this
event..
New Members
If you are at all interested in becoming a YCSA member, please
contact Emily Grey
at 819-875-3205 or refer to the registration form online. |
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SIMMENTAL COUNTRY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST |
The deadline for the Simmental Country
Photo Contest is midnight tonight, June 15th. So take a little
time this evening, grab your cameras and send us a photo
of the Queens in your Pasture.
Photos are to be emailed to
Margo Cartwright . The
winner of the Photo Contest will receive one free page in the
Summer 2009 issue of the Simmental Country, and your winning
photo will be featured on the cover. So get our your
cameras and send us your photos.
Photos must be 8.5 x
11 at 300 dpi. All photos submitted will become the
property of the CSA. |
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CSA MARKETING AND PROMOTION QUESTIONNAIRE |
The CSA would like to hear what you have
to say.
Attached is the CSA Marketing and Promotion Questionnaire.
Your feedback is very important to us and we appreciate you
taking the time to complete and return this questionnaire. For
returning the completed questionnaire, one lucky member will
receive one year FREE subscription to the Simmental Country
Magazine.
Questionnaires can be returned by mail, fax
or email
Canadian Simmental Association
#13, 4101-19th
St. N.E.
Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7C4
Email:
cansim@simmental.com
Fax: (403) 250-5121 |
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SIMMENTAL COUNTRY PUBLISHER ANNOUNCEMENT |
The Canadian
Simmental Association is pleased to announce that beginning
with the September issue of Commercial Country, our magazines,
Simmental and Commercial Country will be published by
MediaEdge Publishing Inc. from their office in Winnipeg.
Through their services (http://www.mediaedge.ca/index.shtml),
we look forward to continuing to provide a top quality
publication which promotes the Simmental Breed in this country
as well as expanding our current advertising and subscriber
base.
CSA and its staff are currently working
with the MediaEdge team to make a seamless transition which
will maintain Simmental Country as the leading beef breed
publication in Canada. The opportunities this new partnership
provides are very exciting, as our membership and advertisers
will now have tools at their disposal that no other beef breed
publication has to offer - once again Simmental is setting the
standard!
We would like to thank Today’s Publishing
who have done a tremendous job over the last three years. We
appreciate their dedication to our magazine as well as their
work in the development of CSA advertising and promotional
material. We look forward to continuing our relationship with
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CBBC PUREBRED RISK ASSESSMENT UPDATE |
The Canadian Beef Breeds Council has
designed two Excel business management tools (and User
Manuals) that have been created specifically for Canadian
purebred beef cattle producers.
The
Purebred Cost of Production, Product Pricing and Benchmarking
Manual and
Purebred Producer Cost of Production Workbook are designed
to be an interactive in providing key reporting functionality
to purebred beef producers.
Unlike other agricultural
operations, beef owners and producers must manage their herd
to make the maximum profits from available resources while
ensuring the long-term productivity of those same resources.
Cost and/or production information allows a producer to make
informed decisions, plan for the future and to evaluate the
profitability of each aspect of their business. A key to
long-term profitability in the cattle business is to
understand and manage production cost. There is no greater
risk to a producer than a lack of profitability; banks demand
it and families need it.
The
Purebred Sales Reporting Workbook User Manual and
Purebred Sales Reporting Workdbook provide a tracking tool
for purebred producers to record their annual sales.
This
tool is useful to you, and its content is critical to the
sector. CBBC is developing a national purebred sales data base
to capture this information in order to confirm and validate
the inherent higher value of purebred cattle.
These
tools are two of several ways CBBC is working to strengthen
the viability and future of the purebred sector.
If
you have any questions please contact CBBC directly:
Doris
Rempel,
PBRA Coordinator,
info@canadianbeefbreeds.com
T:403.730.0350 |
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CCA CONVENTION 2009 |
Join the Canadian
Cattlemen’s Association and the Saskatchewan cattle industry
for the 2009 National Convention and Semi-annual Meeting
“Conquering Market Challenges”, August 10 - 14 at the
Travelodge Regina, 4177 Albert Street S. Regina, Saskatchewan
See
attached for the schedule of events and registration
information
Contact the
CCA office, at 403.275.8558 x 410 or visit
www.cattle.ca with any
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CSA PROMOTIONAL ITEM OF THE MONTH |
Through our relationship with Imagewear
by Mark's Work Warehouse, CSA members can order items and have
the
CSA Logo or the
SimmBeef Logo embroidered on these items.
Our promotional item of the month for June is a
PIQUE GOLF SHIRT, available in both men's and women's, for
only $17.99 plus logo. A Polyester and Cotton blend to
establish a durable fabric that is wrinkle resistant. A ribbed
collar and cuffs, available in a wide variety of colours.
Please complete the
attached order form, fax it to (519) 685-
4330 Attention: Jane Miller. Your order will be
delivered directly to your door, free of charge.
Remember CSA members can also receive a 10% discount at all
Mark's Work Warehouse stores by using your Pay as You Go
Account Card. If you have misplaced, lost or need a new
card please
contact the office and a new card will be sent to you. |
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CSA MEMBERSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Kolton Alexander McIntosh
Congratulations to Shawn & Erin McIntosh,
from Brussels, ON, on the birth of their little boy, Kolton
Alexander McIntosh, on May 21st weighing 8lbs. 12oz.. We look
forward to seeing Kolton at the upcoming Simmental events.
Please
send us your Membership Announcements to have them
included in the next Enewsletter. |
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SIMMENTAL
COUNTRY 2009 DEADLINES |
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Please make sure to note the
following deadlines!
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ISSUE |
DEADLINE |
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February Herdsire
Issue |
January 1st |
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March/April/May Spring
Issue |
March 1st |
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June/July/August
Queens of the Pasture Issue |
July 15th |
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October |
September 1st |
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November/December |
October 1st |
Issues for Commercial Country
are January and September. Deadlines are December 1st
for the January Issue and August 1st for the September
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
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Click
here
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH |
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"Of all the things you wear,
your expression is the most important."
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www.inspirational-quotations.com |
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