November 2021

REGISTRY THE HERD LETTER FOR 2021 IS "J" TOTAL HERD ENROLLMENT (THE) DEADLINES     To prevent late enrollment and incurring any late fees, 2022 Total Herd Enrollment (THE) must be submitted by December 15, 2021. All active females in your herd will need to be enrolled.   THE herds enrolled by this date pay $22.00 per female. Online Simmental.com users benefit by saving $2/head when enrolling online by December 15th. Members enrolling their herds by December 15, 2021 will be invoiced in two equal installments: the first on April 1st, 2022 and the second October 1st, 2022. Enrollments received between December 16th, 2021 and February 15th, 2022 will be charged a $27.00/head enrollment fee, payable in full April 1st, 2022. Enrollments received after February 15th, 2022 will be charged $38.00/head, payable in full on April 1st or at time of submission. Applicable taxes will be added to all prices.   Fees are not refundable, except for 1st calf heifers, providing complete performance and disposal information and written request for refund is submitted. For all other females that are disposed of between installment billings, the second installment is due and payable by the member who enrolled the female.   PERCENTAGE OF SIMMENTAL REQUIRED FOR PUREBRED STATUS IN CANADA   Producers purchasing bulls from the United States or semen from American bulls should be aware of differences that exist between Canada and the United States in the percentage of Simmental required to qualify for purebred status.   In accordance with CSA by-laws which are approved by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, the Canadian Simmental Association requires a male to be 15/16 Simmental to reach purebred status while the American Simmental Association accepts males who are 7/8 Simmental or less by Canadian standards as purebred. As is regulated by the Federal government through the Animal Pedigree Act, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure that these bulls meet the requirement of being 15/16 Simmental if they wish to register that animal in the Canadian Simmental herd book as a purebred.    Please see our website under CSA Bylaws for our Upgrade Table (Determination of Simmental Fractions.)

BREED IMPROVEMENT

WHAT BREEDERS CAN DO TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF EPDS   At the end of the day it's important to know where your cattle stand to make a profit. As seed-stock producers we are responsible for genetic improvements of the beef industry, and data collection and reporting is a key part of that process.    Click here to read the full article on the importance of accurate EPDS.   COMPLETE REPORTING AND CONTEMPORARY GROUPS   Members are reminded that weaning information should be reported on all calves in a contemporary group. Failing to report all calves can negatively impact the results on our best calves. To watch a video seminar on the importance of complete reporting, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9zzOZnnDS4&feature=youtu.be If you have already submitted weaning information on your calf crop and you know that there are calves missing, please go to the online system and add the data.   ULTRASOUND   Now is a good time to start planning the ultra sounding of your yearlings. Ultrasound is a proven technology that can help to determine the relative differences for carcass rib-eye area, fat thickness and marbling between seedstock. It may be worth considering an investment, particularly in terms of scanning of replacement heifers. This provides a carcass record for the evaluation and also helps to build records in the background of your own herd. For more information about ultrasound and a list of available technicians, please visit: http://ultrasoundbeef.com/   ENROLMENT   Enrolment time is one of the key points where we identify the reproductive merit of females in the Simmental breed. For breeders reporting on pregnancy test results, please remember to report all of your heifers if you are participating. You are not required to enrol open heifers, however this information is vital to identifying animals that conceived/were open or those that were removed from the herd for other reasons.

CANADIAN BEEF IMPROVEMENT NETWORK UPDATE RDAR makes Major Investment in CBIN Genetics Data Platform to Improve Efficiency and Profitability of Cattle Producers. Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has invested $640,000 in a collaborative research project with the Canadian Beef Improvement Network (CBIN) to springboard the development of a unified, standardized, and producer-accessible beef cattle genetics data platform.  Click here to read the article

CSA HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE BOGO EVENT

Please note*** We are currently out of stock of the Simmental neon hats at this time

YOUNG CANADIAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION

FACEBOOK FUNDRAISER AUCTION The National YCSA Board will once again be hosting a fundraising auction on Facebook that will run December 1st to 4th. Be sure to check out the items and bid on the Young Canadian Simmental Association Facebook page.

SIMMENTAL COUNTRY

The Commercial Country magazine's January 2022 issue is always one of the most popular and largest magazine issues with a greatly expanded circulation that includes regular subscribers as well as past Simmental bull buyers. No beef industry publication has a larger target market for your Simmental bulls with as much value for your advertising dollar than the January Commercial Country!   Don't miss out on this opportunity to advertise your upcoming bull sales, semen sales, commercial bulls for sale by auction or private treaty, or a chance to promote some of your herd bull prospects at an extremely reasonable cost.   Ad booking deadline: December 1st Camera-ready ads in: December 15th Mailing date: January 2nd   For more information or to discuss your advertising plans, contact Sue Giles at sgiles@simmental.com or cell phone: (403) 793-0409   Did someone get married this summer or have baby let us know and send any membership announcements to sgiles@simmental.com

MONTHLY QUIP The bred heifers with the cows during weaning.....

CSA OFFICE SCHEDULE Closed- Thursday, November 11th- Remembrance Day Closed- Monday, December 27th- In Lieu of Christmas Day Closed- Monday, January 3rd0 In Lieu of New Years Day