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British Columbia
Simmental Association -
(Updated: February 17, 2004)
L-R: Wayne Stefaniuk, Gerry Knauf, Grant Knauf, Lorraine Stafford, Rob Starr, Jan Wisse, Lorne Webster
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The Simmental Association of British Columbia's activities began in 1971. Over the years there have been up to 135 members in the Association, and currently there are 80 members - the drop is mainly due to fewer ranches being maintained in the province and not as many younger people getting into ranching. The Association is a strong group, comprising of members from various parts of the province such as the Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland, Okanagan, Kootenays, Cariboo-Chilcotin, and the Peace River areas. The geographics make it difficult to arrange annual meetings, etc. in a convenient location for all to attend. The majority of the members live in the south central areas. The Simmental Association of B.C. is involved in an annual bull test which has been held at the Coldstream Ranch in Vernon for several years. However, this is the last year the test will be run at Coldstream. Members are placing their bulls on feed at various feedlots throughout the province and registering their bulls at provincial or area spring sales. Some breeders have opted to feed and sell their bulls directly from the home ranch, thus allowing better control over the feeding program and better access for potential buyers. The Annual General Meeting is usually held at the coast, but has been known to take place in Kamloops on occasion. We have held female sales in conjunction with the meeting, yet have not done so for some years now. We have, however, supported a group of our members who do put on a female sale in the fall by having our meeting at the same time. British Columbia has a strong 4-H program commitment; and members in various areas attend the terminal fairs, handing out prizes to members showing Simmental projects. The B.C. Association encourages young people to become involved in the Association by offering them free memberships. Several of our members show their cattle at provincial fairs. Unfortunately, this is now becoming almost obsolete because fair boards are receiving less funding for livestock and are being encouraged by the government to have educational displays rather than live animals at the fairs. It is also very costly to the breeders to transport, fit, feed, etc. their livestock. |
Tel: (403) 250-7979 - Toll-Free: 1-866-860-6051 - Fax: (403) 250-5121 E-mail: cansim@simmental.com
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