Lakeland College SMF Purebred Beef Unit
5707 College Dr. T9X 1K5 Vermilion, AB, Canada

This week our team has been busy with sale prep for our upcoming Round Up Sale held on March 26, 2022. Here are some some pictures that were captured from torching and clipping our sale bulls and heifers.

Calving Season has begun for our Team! We have had one set of bull calves twins already. Sire: SAV One Nation ... Let our team know how your calving season is going!

We are pleased to announce the WINNER to our 12 Days of Questions Contest!! With the prize being a $500 sales credit to the RoundUp Sale! Shae Wasyliw Thank You to everyone who has played along. The Purebred Team would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best in 2022.

Last Question of our 12 Days of Question Contest! December 25, 2020 Tag a past Purebred Alumni Member in the comments below!!

Happy Holidays from the Purebred Team. We would like to wish you all the best in the New Year!

Question 11 (December 24, 2021) How long has Austin Partington been the Purebred Units academic advisor?

Question 10 (December 23, 2021) Who is the sire of 5j?

Question 9 (December 22, 2021) How many kids come from a purebred background and and how many kids are originally from a commercial background on the team this year?

Angus breed background - Angus cattle were introduced to Canada in 1859, Black and Red Angus are registered in the same herdbook by the Canadian Angus Association. The Aberdeen angus breed is known for carcass quality and milk ability.

Picture Day! Our sale catalog is due to be mailed out shortly, please message your mailing address to the Purebred Unit if you would like to receive yours or call Lavonne Simpson at 1-519-657-5316.

Calves are on the ground here at Lakeland College! Very excited to see our embryo genetics from Poplar Meadow Angus in action! Dam: PM Blossom 124'13 Sire: Conley South Point 8362

The Purebred Unit would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Purebred Units 12 Days of Christmas Count Down Draw!

Just a reminder that we will be going Live at 12pm for the 12 Days of Christmas Count Down Draws!

Beef Day Renaming Contest! Equine SMF and Beef Day coming together! The Beef Day Committee is looking for Lakeland College Agriculture Students to submit new name ideas and be entered into the contest to win a prize! End date for the contest will be October 25, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving from the Lakeland College SMF Purebred Unit!

Meet the Purebred SMF team for 2020/2021 (Part 2)

Meet the Purebred SMF team for 2020/2021 (Part 1)

If you are in need of a Black Angus bull, we have one available: This message comes from our Farm Team Manager, Anthony Robertson: I have one black Angus bull still for sale from the great line up of bulls we sold this year at Lakeland. He was a bit sore when sale was coming up but he in tip top shape now and all vet checked and approved. Any interest please DM me or call my cell 780 581 3068. Pics/videos/genetic info available for genuine interest buyers. Pass it on, thanks friends of Lakeland College!

The staff at the College created this video to celebrate the Animal Science Technology Class of 2020.

We missed you all at final presentations this year! But that doesn’t mean we didn’t work just as hard to put together this virtual presentation as best we could with the help of our advisor Austin Partington Please take a few minutes to watch our 2020 final presentations and if you have any questions to go to the comment form! We would like to thank everyone for the support you have given us not only since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak but all year long!

Go give SAV Renown 3439 your vote in Genex’s Bull Madness final matchup!

As we are near final presentations we are just too excited to keep this secret! We were lucky enough to get SAV Renovation 6822 semen donated to our unit. He is a son of the the legendary SAV Renown 3439 who is currently in the final matchup of the Genex’s Bull Madness. Make sure to go give him a vote!

Congratulations Lakeland College purebred beef unit on a successful sale today! Love the passion these young people have for the industry. When the college pu...rchased Merit Source 5079 in our 2016 bull sale we felt he would sire functional, productive & sound progeny and his daughters would shine! See more

Thank you to all our bidders and buyers who made our very first online Beef Day sale a HUGE success. It’s great to know how much support we have in the industry through challenging times. We wish the new owners of our young herd sires and females the very best as they put their new purchases to work in their own herds. Thank you all again for your belief in our program and we hope to see you all at Beef Day 2021!

Tomorrow is Sale Day! Here is the sale order along with weights and scrotal measurements. Be sure to watch online at DLMS or phone one of the contacts on the phone bidding list provided. Hope to have you join us!

Beef Day Update..... Reminder Beef Day 2020 is still a go! We will be hosting our annual sale online through DLMS on Friday, March 20 at 6 pm. Individuals will be available on site to take bids by phone. All animals are available for viewing up until Friday at 4 pm. If you have any question or wish to make arrangements for viewing, please contact our faculty advisor, Austin Partington at (780) 581-1139 or student contacts as listed in the catalogue. https://issuu.com/coyot...epub/docs/llc_beef_day_2020_issuu Stay tuned... Bull scrotals and weights will be posted soon.