July 26, 2008 >> CLGA hosts a group from Kazaksthan for a conference on Dairy Industry Design, Production & Genetic Technologies. The event was attended by a 12 man delegation from Kazaksthan & staff & membes of the CLGA, including Greg Nolan of Agro Exports.  For CLGA Events & Schedule, Click here for the Agro Ex Agenda Page. 

Boris Berisavljevic International Sales Manager of Alta Genetics;
Brian Van Doormaal General Manager of CDN &
Rick McRonald the GM of the CLGA;
ready to prepare for the day of Presentations to the Group.

July 23, 2008 >> Greg stops in at PHS Simmental/Fleckvieh farm for a tour of the cattle for the Sept. 13/08 sale, and the Polled Fleckvieh line up is ready to go.  Catalogue is in preparation and we will add this link to the Agenda page, when it is posted.   Click here for the Agro Ex Agenda Page.  

Greg Nolan, Agro Exports; John Cartwright, PHS & Andrew Schuller of PHS, in the PHS offices.

July 3, 2008 >>Holstein industry - Morsans Mountain High II Sale of Panoka, Alberta, Canada registered Holstein Annual Production Sale topped out at $170,000 with an average of almost $15,000 for the 118 lots of the sale; indicating the strength of the offering & the state of the Canadian Dairy Industry.  

Dairymen from around the world; Germany, England, Mexico, Holland and USA as well as many breeders from Ontario & Quebec all active bidders and many were buyers.

Genetics from top Cow Families dominated the lineup, one which lined up high production pedigrees, high indexing cattle as well as proven Show Champions.

Consignors included breeders from around Canada, with many from Alberta including Rocky Mountain Holsteins, operated by Doug Blair, David Chalek & Glenn Hockley, Doug & Dave from Alta Genetics  past & presently involved with Alta Genetics.      

David Chalek is also Vice Chairman of Calgary Stampede, which known as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth !!!!. Usually from July 6 to July 15 each year; Stampede time  &  The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth is a great time to visit Canada !!!

July 2, 2008 >> CBBC & Ag Canada hosts the BIF Convention for 2008 – Beef Improvement Federation. Click here for the the BIF Home page.     

June 25, 2008 >> World Simmental Congress moves to England for the Royal National Norfolk Show, from the Northern Ireland Congress pre-tour from June 15 until June 24. Click here for the the BSS page.

June 24, 2008 >> The CLGA hosts a Agricultural development group from the Ukraine for General farming, Dairy & Beef Genetic/Production Technologies.  After a busy week of visiting over 17 production farms, June 25 was a free day in Toronto, for wrap up meetings. 

June 21, 2008 >> National Simmental Show at Feicorte Brazil sees SA Fleckvieh Genetics top the Champion circles, with Erika & Siska powering the sires of these Champions, leaving little doubt as to the power & absolute importance of the Cow Family in Genetic evolvement.

For those of you in attendance at the 2006 World Simmental Congress & 2005 Toronto Royal will recall that a Siska maternal line son, Bar 5 SA Harrach 801P, being declared the Reserve World Champion ( a black Simmental was chosen Grand ) and Toronto Royal Grand Champion Bull; who is now owned by Agro Zurita, ……..   as is the 2006 Toronto Royal Grand Champion Bull, Bar 5 SA Burner 825R. The Siska/Erika cow families are world dominant in genetic force.       

Feicorte 2008 Show Results:

Grand Champion Bull -  Galileu de Amica  ( son of Pfalzer P line Piona, who is from the E Erika cow family )     Click here for Fleckvieh Simmental Genetic Lines
Grand Champion Female -  PWM Edara   ( sired by of Pioneer, who is Pfalzer sire line & out of the S Siska cow family   )  
Reserve Grand Bull  --  Gaijin da Agro   (  a son of Mr Powerful , who is Pfalzer sire line out of the Siska Cow family   )  
Reserve Grand Female -- Darabe da Agro  - ( sired by of Pioneer, who is Pfalzer sire line & out of the S Siska cow family   )  
Get of sire ( best sire ) -- Pioneer , 2nd place was Piona
Cow production --  Sadio
Carcass --   Galileu, the son of Piona
Best breeder -- Casa Branca, 2- Xapatuba, 3-Alambary, 4- SAAD, 5- Biabisa.
Best exhibitor -- Casa branca, 2- Xapatuba, 3-Alambary, 4- SAAD, 5- Biabisa.

Jeronimo Queiroz-Agro Violas, Greg Nolan-Agro Exports, and Holland, Take, e Fernando; a group if Holstein breeders from Castroland, PR.	Greg with a group of Costa Rican Simmental breeders at Feicorte.
Pinheiro Machado Jr., with father Pinheiro Machado Sr; founder of Feicorte predecessor show Expo Corte, in the Agro Zurita booth, Feicorte 2008.

June 20, 2008 >> The Simmental Fleckveh Sale at Feicorte was crowded and well organized, and hit high prices from enthusiastic buyers. Organized by Luis & Rosalu Queiroz of Jacaurate Simmental, Fabio Zurita of Agro Zurita & the Sao Paulo Group Breeders saw top prices hit $100,000 as Agro Zurita sets the price standards with a heifer calf, with the Premium Sale average ends up around the $24,000 mark, to again indicate the strength of this breed in Brazil. 

May 1, 2008 >> Greg of Agro Exports visits Prospect Hill Simmentals. It was a lovely day of viewing top Polled Fleckvieh Genetics and reviewing the base cowherd of solid Fleckvieh Cow Families.  Andrew Schuller, owner/operator, with John Cartwright, Farm Manager & Robin, Farm Hand spent the day with me.  

Sale Group – they have a nice selection of Polled Fleckvieh Genetics for the Simmental Sale weekend of Sept. 13, 2008. Many new SA & Fleck lines in polled animals, should cause great excitement at this event. 

Congrats to a wonderful group of people with a great program !!! 

Robin, Farm Hand; Andrew Schuller, owner/operator and John Cartwright, Farm Manager of PHS - Prospect Hill Simmentals, On. Homozygous heifer calf sells on Sept. 13, 2008 - this DNA tested heifer calf is mothered by the $70,000 Sinful Donor who just kicked out 24 A embryos, whom is sired by Expert out of the Siska Cow Line, and this calf is sired by Make Em Polled.

An exciting 2008 Polled Fleck Heifer calf sired by Pfidelity, the SA sire owned by Phillips Farms, Mullinex Fleckveh & Snell Farms all of Georgia, USA. A Homozygous Polled Fleck Donor Cow at PHS. Sired by Emporer out of an Eisenherz cow. Her homozygous son, sired by Makem Polled, sells on Sept. 13, 2008 !!!

March 27, 2008 >> Jos Jenssen , Bas van der Heiven from Hundland Trade - Europe of Hungary visit Agro Exports & Via Pax ET Ltd. at the Canadian National Holstein Convention in London, ON. The show had tremendous milkers & wonderful young classes. The enthusiasm of the Canadian Holstein industry was a pleasure to be part of. Congrats HAC & all participants (web site)