Calgary District Hereford Club

The Calgary District Hereford Club surrounds one of Canada's most famous cities; Calgary, Alberta. The offices of the Canadian Hereford Association, Alberta Hereford Association, and World Council are located in Calgary.

Our members' farms and ranches are located within a one hour drive of Calgary, affording visitors easy access to the best Horned and Polled Hereford cattle in Canada. Call any breeder and western hospitality will be extended to visitors wishing to visit and view our cattle.

Each summer, in early August, our club holds its annual field day featuring a bull calf futurity, display of herd bulls, heifer calves, and bred heifers. The day includes shows and entertainment for young and old, followed by western hospitality and a barbecue beef dinner for all to enjoy. The field day presents visitors an overview of the powerful genetics offered by the Calgary District Hereford Club members and assists them with follow-up visits to farms and ranches.

The Calgary Bull Sale is held each year in March at the Stampede grounds, and our 100th anniversary was celebrated in the year 2000. Many of the bulls in the Calgary Bull Sale are from Calgary District Hereford Club members and supply the strong genetic base demanded by cattlemen worldwide.

The Calgary Stampede is famous worldwide for its entertainment value and vacationers have an opportunity to enjoy the Stampede and view cattle during the multi-breeds international show each July.

Plan a visit to the Calgary District Hereford Club area and you will be assured of seeing industry leading cattle, in both Horned and Polled Herefords, raised by our members. Come and enjoy the cattle, hospitality, and friendship that abounds in this area.

For more information regarding the Calgary District Hereford Club, please contact either the club's president, Dwayne Fulton (403) 337-2890 or the club's secretary, Karen Sutton (403) 938-3024.

Central Alberta Hereford Club

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East Central Hereford Club

Our club centres in the area between the Saskatchewan border and Highway 21, running north of the Red Deer River and south of Highway 13. The purebred breeders raising Hereford cattle in this part of the province are small in number but big on quality. The major event hosted by the club is the annual Cereal Bull Show and Sale, which runs in March. The 45th annual edition of the sale was held in March 2000, making it one of the longest running purebred consignment sales in the province. Ranchers and purebred cattlemen alike find the bulls offered in Cereal have quality comparable to anywhere. Buyers at the Cereal Sale are hosted to a banquet and social evening every November.

The club supports local 4-Hers showing Hereford cattle by participating in the Alberta Hereford Association's Hereford promotion program. All 4-H members showing Hereford cattle receive awards from the club.

It is well worth the trip to see cattle in the east country!

For more information regarding the East Central Hereford Club, please contact the club's president, Tim Westerlund (403) 676-2086.

Northern Alberta Hereford Club

The Northern Alberta Hereford Club is a volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion of Hereford cattle. The area represented by the club spans over 300 km north and south, and 450 km east and west across the province. You will find top quality Horned and Polled Hereford breeders spread right across the area. A diversity of Hereford Genetics from the most practical to the highest performing cattle can be sought out in herds which range from world renown to locally accepted breeders. For example, at the 2009 Calgary Bull Sale, both grand and reserve grand champion bulls were bred and raised by NAHC breeders.

All cattlemen are invited to visit NAHC herds and attend the many shows and sales throughout the year. Enjoy the Hereford quality and hospitality of the breeders, and find the kind of cattle that suit your needs.

HARDISTY FIELD DAY - hosted by Northern Alberta Hereford Club takes place Thursday, August 19, 2010. Mark your calendar!

EXECUTIVE: President - Blair Fenton | Secretary - Karen Butler | Treasurer - Leonard Poholka | Past President - Ken Rutledge

The directors are: Errol Verbeek, Bruce Butler, Pat Clark, Jim Prichard, Rob Livingstone, Shelley Prichard, Ron Berg, Kurt Trefiak.

The Northern Alberta Hereford Club is pleased to announce that HEREFORDS won Best Marketing and Best Dressed at the Canadian Bull Congress at Camrose in January.

Jodi Butler of Lone Pine Ranch was awarded the 2009 Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations Jodi!

• For a list of Northern Alberta Hereford Club Members, click here!

Peace River Hereford Club

In the more than 80 years since the first settlers arrived in Grande Prairie, "the land of the Mighty Peace" has come to the forefront, renowned for its high quality grain, grasses, and beef seedstock.The vista of the majestic Rockies to the southwest, with the magnificent Kakwa and Kinuso Falls, the fall leaves on the Dunvegan Hills and the breathtaking view of the Peace River, as it winds its way to the Mackenzie Delta, are a camera buff's delight. Attracting hunters worldwide, the wildlife abounds with moose and deer, a common sight to the traveler. The dozens of lakes in the Peace Country are the nesting grounds for the trumpeter swan, commonly seen flying in pairs, their six-foot wingspan and long graceful necks commanding a second look.

Long summer days, combined with rich fertile soil and adequate rainfall, produce bumper crops. Cattle thrive in all areas of the Peace - purebred Herefords were brought to the area in the thirties. Natural gas and oil rigs dot the countryside, attesting to the mineral wealth below the surface as well.

The Peace River Hereford Club was organized in the fifties and is still going strong today. Members contribute to bull sales, production sales, fairs, and support local 4-H clubs. Breeders have showed at Farmfair and Agribition, bringing respect for the breeding programs in the Peace Country. A field day is held the last Sunday of June and the Peace Country Classic Bull Sale in early March. Visitors to all purebred breeders' operations are welcomed.

EXECUTIVE: President: Joanne Hotte, Spring Mountain Stock Farm, Beaverlodge, AB
Vice President: Jason Wells, Aspen Ridge Stock Farm, Hythe, AB
Secretary/Treasurer: Serena Reber, Woking, AB

Directors: Tom Basnett, Charlie Doll, Charlie White, Sandy Reber, Jack Wells, Gary Gurtler and Cody Pugh

Southern Alberta Hereford Club

The Southern Alberta Hereford Club extends the full width of Alberta all the way from the U.S. border up to Nanton. We're very proud of the quality of Hereford cattle, both Polled and Horned, that our breeders have to offer. Many of our members are actively involved in our two major bull sales each spring, at Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. There are several breeders who traditionally host their own private production sales each spring or fall. Animals from these sales have sold to all parts of North America and around the world. Be sure to give us a call if you need to know any of the sale dates and we'd be glad to help you.

Southern Alberta Hereford club members were involved in several very successful promotional events this past year. The All Breeds Bull Spectacular at the Taber Agriplex proved to be a very well run and successful event. This took place in October and drew a very large crowd of commercial cattlemen who came out to view and judge the 25 bulls on display. A two year old Hereford bull exhibited by Doenz Ranches of Warner was declared the Peoples Choice long yearling bull. We would encourage all Southern Alberta Hereford breeders to participate in this event next year.

Our members were also involved with the British Bonanza sale at Balog Auction in October. This was a very strong sale for calf prices as well as great promotion for Hereford cattle. The AHA and CHA worked together to provide a very well received steak dinner served to over 250 cattle buyers and commercial cattlemen. Fraser Hirsche Meats provided a discount on a truly superior filet; many of the top volume order buyers in the business said it was the best beef they had eaten! Many favorable comments were also received on the high quality of Hereford and Hereford influence cattle on offer.

We would like to invite all interested cattlemen to the 2007 Medicine Hat Bull Sale on March 13 & 14 in Medicine Hat. On offer will be 70 Hereford bulls and 35 Angus bulls. We are starting preparation and planning for 2008 Bonanza, the National Junior Hereford Show that Alberta is hosting. This event will take place in Medicine Hat August 12 to 17, 2008. Please forward any ideas or offers of help to President Curtis Klein, CJHA Directors Justine Simpson & Roberta Templeton or our Adult Advisors Gordon & Kathy Klein. The SAHC would like to invite all of you to tour our breeders' herds and enjoy some of the best southern hospitality you'll find anywhere. We are pleased to welcome our new secretary, Tiffany Wyatt. For more information regarding the Southern Alberta Hereford Club, please contact Tiffany @ (403) 485-2246.