In 2011, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair featured 5 livestock auctions that offered the ability to purchase elite genetics in the royal Elite Beef Breed Sale and the dairy Sale of Stars, as well as market meats in the Ontario Junior Barrow, Queen's Guineas, Market Lamb and Market Kid auctions. For more information contact agriculture@royalfair.org
Going once, going twice...SOLD!
Friday November 4th, 2011
The Ontario Junior Barrow Auction began at 5:00pm in the Royal Swine Ring (Lower East annex). The auctioneer for the evening was Gary Curry.
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Thank you to the 2011 buyers:
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Agribrands Purina |
Quality Meats Shurgain Nutreco South West Ontario Vets Total Swine Genetics Zantingh Direct Inc. |
The Queen's Guineas Auction in the Scotiabank Ring of Excellence got underway at 6:30pm. A warm welcome back to Scotland Manor Auction Services who managed the Queen's Guineas Auction once again in 2011. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each animal went to the Breakfast Clubs of Canada through the Kids Helping Kids platform. In 2010, the Kids Helping Kids raised $1300 for the Toonies for Tummies campaign.
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Thank you to the 2011 buyers:
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Barfett Farms |
Grace Meat Markets |
McGrail Farm Equipment |
Saturday November 5th, 2011
At 6:30pm the Royal Elite Beef Breed Sale got underway in the Scotiabank Ring of Excellence. The sale was managed by Bouchard Livestock International, who works closely with Canadian beef producers, Canadian beef breed associations and national livestock exhibitions to promote and market Canadian livestock genetics at home and around the world. Bouchard Livestock International is based out of Crossfield Alberta but travel extensively all over Canada and the US managing premier beef sales. If you saw the second installment of the all-beef breed's sale at the Royal, you caught a great show!
Click on the link to see the catalogue online.
http://www.bouchardlivestock.com/upcomingsales.html
Tuesday Novemeber 8th, 2011
The Market Lamb and Market Kid Auction began at 5:00pm in the Royal Sheep Ring (Lower East Annex). The champion market lambs and champion market kids sold off in a display of the best Canada has to offer. James Doan auctioneered for the evening and there was a buyer's appreciation dinner following the auction.
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Thanks to our extensive list of 2011 buyers:
| Aylmer Stockyards Inc. Bill Edelstein Blenheim Meats Brian Gamble Brussels Agri Services Country Farm Seeds DTZ Barnicke Limited Dan Duncan David Jackson Desboro Tire - Chatsworth |
Dickinson Auctioneer |
John Dunlap |
Thursday November 10th
The Sale of Stars will begin at 5:00pm in the Scotiabank Ring of Excellence.
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair extended a warm welcome to Brian Craswell Auctions Ltd. and Blondin Int'l Inc. who managed the prestigious Sale of Stars in its 59th year in 2011. The Sale of Stars attracts dairy enthusiasts from around the globe, and offers the opportunity to purchase Holstein genetics at their finest. For more information or to consign please contact Simon Lalonde or Kim Côté at ferme.blondin@sympatico.ca or by phone at 450-258-2904.
