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Thank You PEI Agromart and Island Lime!

March 18, 2012

for purchasing our 1390 lb steer for $2.00/lb at the 2012 PEI Easter Beef Show and Sale. Please support these local businesses who give back to their communities.

Posted by Tim Dixon.

BULLS ARE NOW FOR SALE

March 8, 2012

Our five yearling bulls are doing well on test and after vet examinations in late March will be available. They are priced at $2500 each and to help out with marketing of your calves we are supplying a gift certificate for the value of a bag of Angus rfid tags with each bull! Email or call Tim @ 902 432 4771.

A maternal sister to bull 12y now owned by Nicole Booth of Jolicure, New Brunswick.

TXE 26y

SAV Wall Street, sire of TXE 13Y

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WEIGHTS UPDATED

February 25, 2012

The yearling bulls we have on test were weighed on Friday and the new weights posted on the "Bulls for Sale" page. They are doing well and can be viewed anytime. Vet exams will be done in March.

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Posted by Tim Dixon.

New Herdsire on the way

February 6, 2012

Chico Explosive 8x has been purchased from John and Jan Lee of Chico Ranches in Airdrie, Alberta. He is a SAV Pioneer x Millcreek Diversity two year old. His EPD's are BW 3.6 WW 49 YW 95 MILK 20

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Calving Update

January 23, 2012

After having only 15 calves in 25 days we had 5 in the last 15 hours! Here is a list of what we have so far:

10 Purebreds    3 Soo Line Kodiak 9195 bull calves
                       2 Eastondale Breakaway bull calves
                       2 Worth-a-Bit New Frontier heifer calves
                       1 Connealy Thunder bull calf
                       1 Double A Old Post heifer calf
                       1 HF Torque bull calf

10 Crossbreds    4 Eye Candy's      2 bulls   1 heifer
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From Holtkamp Cattle Company Blog

January 21, 2012

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.

Posted by Tim Dixon.

Go Canada!

January 12, 2012

Red Angus results from 2012 National Western Stock Show in Denver. Colorado.

CANADIAN CATTLE Excel IN DENVER
What a great day at the National Western in Denver for Canadian cattle in the Red Angus Show held on Jan. 9. Grand Champion bull went to Red Lazy MC Eye Spy 65Y exhibited by Clint & Angela Morasch, Lazy MC Angus of Bassano, AB. Six Mile Red Angus of Fir Mountain, SK won both Grand Champion Female with Six Mile Countess 105Y and Reserve Grand Champion Bull with Six Mile Smokin Gun 133Y ...

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Helping Youth

January 12, 2012

The Grant Moffat Herdbuilder Awards
http://www.everythingangus.com/NML/view.asp?ID=79&CID=8
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2012 calves

January 10, 2012

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Plane Ride

January 4, 2012

Our neighbor invited me for a ride in his Cessna plane today. It has probably been 20 years since my last trip.

Borden, PEI and the Confederation Bridge connecting Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick