The Manitoba Hereford Association
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The Manitoba Hereford Association (MHA) consists of approximately 77 members which includes life, annual, young guns and junior members. There are 9 Directors on the board that are elected yearly at the Annual General Meeting in early January. Members of the MHA are active, taking part in summer and fall MOE shows, a field day and Bonanza only to name a few. With the 150 years of Herefords in Canada celebration this year, the board will be planning events to take place throughout the year.
The Manitoba Hereford Association is very proud of the Juniors of the breed. They are a strong and talented bunch of kids who exhibit animals throughout the province and country, whether it be 4-H, Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, Fall Fair or Bonanza.
Celebrating 150 Years in Canada
2010 marks an exciting milestone in the Hereford breed – 150 years in Canada. This is something all breeders should be proud of.
The Canadian Hereford Association, along with each provincial association will be planning some exciting events throughout the year.
Some of these events will take place at Agribition and Bonanza, to name a few. Stay tuned to this site for more information! If anyone has any ideas to help celebrate 150 years of Herefords in Canada, please contact one of our Directors.
About The Canadian Hereford Association
The Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) was formed in 1890 with the primary objects of preserving the purity of Hereford cattle, promoting the interests of the importers and breeders of such animals, and collecting, verifying, preserving and publishing the pedigrees of said cattle and other useful Hereford information.
Today there is an estimated 120,000 purebred Hereford females in production in Canada, 300,000 to 350,000 straight bred Hereford females (10% of the beef cow population), and it is also estimated that well over 50% of the beef cow population in Canada carries Hereford breeding.
The Canadian Hereford Association has approximately 1500 annual, life and junior members across Canada. It registers 30,000 purebred Herefords annually, which is about 20% of the 150,000 registrations processed by the 29 breed associations in Canada.
CHA Membership Has Its Benefits
Annual membership can be purchased through the CHA website. Visit www.hereford.ca for more information. Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Registration of Purebred Hereford Cattle and Interaction with Like Minded Young Cattlemen
- Ability to Register Cattle Online
- Total Herd Evaluation (THE)
- Advanced Genetic Evaluations:
- Total Herd Evaluation (THE)
- Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs)
- North American Cattle Evaluations (NACE)
- Hereford Sire Summary
- Canadian Hereford Dams of Distinction
- Mark of Excellence Program (MOE) – The Most Advance Show Recognition Program in the Industry
- Member Recognition:
- Membership Service Pins
- CHA Honour Roll
- CHA Memorial Scroll
- Beef Industry Research:
- Maternal Productivity Research
- Ultrasound and Carcass Data Collection
- Progeny Testing
- Industry Promotions - Innovative, Relevant, Commercial Cattlemen Oriented Advertising
- Member Communications
Contact the CHA
1-888-8-FOR-CHA (toll free phone)
1-888-8-CHA-FAX (toll free fax)
(email)
www.hereford.ca (website)
Commercial Breeder of the Year
Dale & Donna Brown and Family
Born in Hamiota, Manitoba, Dale Brown was the youngest child of Joshua and Margaret (Ede) Brown. Living on the farm all his life, Dale attended school in Oak River and Rivers and enjoyed basketball and curling. Dale started farming in 1975 with land purchased from his father.
During this time, Dale met Donna, daughter of Ivan and Lena Lawrence from Crandall. In 1978, they were wed in Crandall, Manitoba. Dale and Donna were blessed with three children, Erin was born in 1982, Amanda was born in 1986 and Ryan was born in 1990.
After more land was acquired, 1979 saw Dale and Donna build a new diary barn, increasing the herd of Holstein diary cows and switching from being cream shippers to shipping whole milk. In the following years, more land was purchased and the switch from diary to beef was made.
Living in a small community has kept Dale and Donna very active. They have been associated with 4-H as leaders and head leader, rink board, curling clubs, U.C.W, Sunday School teacher, figure skating and church choir.
Although Ryan was busy with school, sports, music, 4-H, Sunday school and summer camps, he helped out on the whenever possible. Approximately four years ago, Ryan had the opportunity to purchase a herd of straight-bred Hereford cows from Doyle and Linda Bailey, a long-time friend and neighbour. This increased the herd to about 120 cows.
When the Brown’s took over the Hereford cows, they were extremely impressed by the quality of the calf crop. After seeing the quality and potential of these calves, the bull battery has been switched to Hereford. Ryan has since become a die-hard Hereford fan. All cows on the Brown farm are being bred Hereford, purchased from local breeders and the MHA Spring Bull and Female Sale.
The majority of the calves are shipped in the fall through Heartland and Cattlex. Recently, Dale, Donna and Ryan have back grounding calves and plan to do more.
In the few short years that Herefords have walked the pasture at the Brown Farm, they are excited and proud with what the breed has done for them and what the future holds. Dale and Donna are extremely thankful and honoured for the nomination of Commercial Breeder of the Year and look forward to meeting new people in the industry.
