December 2023

The Canadian Angus Association office will be closed as of 4:00 pm MT on Friday, December 22 and will remain closed through Monday, January 1, 2024. Please plan ahead if you require our services.

We also remind you of these handy online resources available 24/7/365:

AngusNOW instructions and help: www.cdnangus.ca/adding-value/angusnow

Tips, tricks and FAQs: www.cdnangus.ca/support

Fee schedule, forms and worksheets: www.cdnangus.ca/forms

We will re-open on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 7:30 am MT and will respond to questions and inquiries.

The staff and board of the Canadian Angus Association wish you a merry Christmas, happy holidays, and all the best as we head into 2024.

Neogen Canada will be closed December 25 through January 1 over the Christmas holidays. Due to the holiday closure, samples received after December 11th will require additional processing time. Please account for up to 11 calendar days of additional turnaround time for any samples received at the lab after December 11th. Normal turnaround time is 21 calendar days.

Samples will not be delivered during the closure and will be held by the couriers and Canada Post until they re-open on January 2, 2024.

For more information on testing, visit www.cdnangus.ca/adding-value/dna-test-requests or visit the DNA portal to check the status of a test.

Canadian Angus Association Past President (2012) Gary Latimer passed away on December 14. Our deepest sympathy is with Gary’s family and friends.

Read the obituary here

At the October 2023 meeting, the Board of Directors approved changes to the fee schedule. Several changes were implemented immediately. The following fee schedule changes take effect on January 1, 2024:

• The Canadian Angus Association will continue to provide hair cards for DNA testing to members at no cost to prevent loose hair samples.
• The correction fee will be decreased to $0.
• The Export Package fee will be $75 regardless of the number of documents required. Previously, an export package with three or fewer items cost $50/animal and an export package with four or more items cost $75/animal.
• The fee for permanent typing increases to $20 per test. The Canadian Angus Association incurs this fee for permanent typing at the lab; this charge is a cost-recovery fee.
• The fee for Geneprob herd analysis will be decreased to $0.
• CAA will no longer offer Leptin testing or BVD testing.
• The Canadian Angus Performance Program (CAPP) member registration and transfer fee rates will be removed. The current non-CAPP-member registration and transfer fee rates will not change and will apply to all members.
• The annual Canadian Angus Performance Program membership fee of $25 will be removed.
• The $2 Canadian Angus Performance Program weaning weight submission fee will be removed.

The Board reviewed that membership fees have not increased since 2013 despite the Association facing annual inflation costs. Effective January 1, 2024, membership fees will increase as follows:

• Annual membership fee will increase to $175
• Young breeder membership fee will increase to $90
• Regional association membership fee will increase to $35

At this time, there are no planned changes to the lifetime membership activity fee or to the Canadian Junior Angus membership fee.

The fifth anniversary edition of Angus Life will begin arriving in mailboxes after Christmas. Watch for your copy!

CAA staff enjoyed compiling this anniversary edition for you and we welcome your feedback.

Now is a good time to get organized for 2024. Here are a few tips to help get your year off to a good start:

• We sent out Member Details Summaries on December 15. If you did not receive yours or need to update your information, please send us an email.
• We also sent Spring 2024 Herd Inventories on December 15. You can access your herd inventory through AngusNOW. Click here for instructions. If you did not receive your herd inventory, let us know.
• AngusNOW users will be automatically renewed on January 1 to ensure continued access.

Prepare for the upcoming calving season by downloading the Canadian Angus Calving Book App and setting it up before your first calf arrives. Our calving book app is available for both Apple and Android devices.

Download the app, register for an account using your Canadian Angus Association membership number and password of your choice, and then you will be able to create multiple calving books based on your operation needs.

You can create calf records individually or work from your preloaded female inventory. Multiple people accessing the same account information can add to and access the same calving information. You will also be able to export the information from your CAA calving app to your computer for easy access.

Click here for more information on the calving book app

Click here for step-by-step instructions for using the calving book app

Click here for step-by-step instructions for the registration portal

We understand the stress and pressure that come with preparing for your sale. We have once again added an extra genetic evaluation for the months of December 2023 and January and February 2024 to assist our members.

The next upcoming genetic evaluation deadlines are Monday, January 8 and Monday, January 15.

For more information about genetic evaluations, visit www.cdnangus.ca/adding-value/world-angus-evaluation-epd-genetic-evaluations

Congratulations to the 2023 Canadian Angus Gold Show winners!

Black Show Female of the Year
Greenwood Beauty JJP 58H
Reg #2169262
Breeder and Owner: Jayden and Jaxon Payne

Black Show Bull of the Year
DMM Rollin’ North 62J
Reg #2215385
Breeder: Lee & Dawn Wilson (Miller Wilson Angus)
Owner: Lee & Dawn Wilson (Miller Wilson Angus), Garrett & Jarrett Davis and Jay Davis

Red Show Female of the Year
Red Six Mile MS Frado 344J
Reg #2204162
Breeder: Clayton and Corrinne Gibson
Owner: Scott and Kerrie Harvie

Red Show Bull of the Year
Red Towaw McGregor 601J
Reg #2220519
Breeder: Thomas Wildman
Owner: Randy Tetzlaff, Connor Tetzlaff, Pius and Rosemarie Zoller, Robert Charles Porter Wright, Thomas Wildman, Jim and Kathy Wright, and Michael Zoller

Looking for Canadian Angus cattle sales? Check out our events calendar for current sales and more details:

Each year, the Olds College Technology Access Centre for Livestock Production (TACLP) evaluates non-college animals during the feeding trial season through a variety of performance evaluations and research projects. These include ongoing residual feed intake (RFI) testing via Vytelle feeding systems, basic growth and feed conversion tests, and behavioural assessments.

This provides performance testing services for clients in order to determine feed efficiency to make genetic selections accordingly, and improve the overall efficiency of the Albertan (and Canadian) cow herd, thus reducing feed requirements and enteric methane emissions. This feed intake information will be included in the Canadian Angus Association’s genetic evaluations for feed efficiency (RADG EPD).

Learn more about the feed intake testing

A very sincere thank you to Hamilton Farms and everyone who supported our Junior Donation Heifer Auction at Agribition, raising more than $60,000 for Canadian Junior Angus! Congratulations to Bar-H Land & Cattle for winning HF Evening Tinge 62L.

GOAL (Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders) 2024 takes place February 17-19 in Kelowna, BC! The registration deadline is Wednesday, January 10. Visit www.cdnangus.ca/canadian-junior-angus/goal for details and to register.

The Canadian Angus Foundation offers 12 travel bursaries to help offset travel and registration costs for attending the GOAL Conference. The deadline to apply for the bursary is Monday, January 1. Click here for the application form.

Congratulations to Lara Beierbach of Whitewood, Saskatchewan and Sarah MacDonald of Vanderhoof, BC for winning the Brian Good Memorial Scholarship! A total of $5,000 was awarded with Lara receiving $3,000 and Sarah receiving $2,000. We are so proud and excited to recognize these two deserving individuals.

Lara Beierbach of Whitewood, Saskatchewan and Sarah MacDonald of Vanderhoof, BC

Click here to read the press release

When you donate 15% of an animal from your 2023-2024 sale, the Canadian Angus Foundation will further our mission and the breed. Please contact Belinda Wagner, Canadian Angus Foundation Executive Director at [email protected] or (306) 537-1518 for more information. Thank you to all the generous donors who have supported this initiative.

As the year draws to a close, we thank everyone for their support. Although the office will be closed, we can still accept donations for the 2023 tax year. If your new year’s resolution involves being more generous with your time, please reach out; we would be grateful for your help. We are always seeking volunteers to assist with judging potential award recipients, compiling donations for Building the Legacy, directors to sit on our board, and other special projects that arise from time to time.