The Salmon Arm Fair hosted the largest Hereford Show in British Columbia and possibly in Western Canada when at total of 68 head were shown in the classes that were paraded before judge Blaine Brost of Brost Land & Cattle Co of Irvine, AB.

Coming to the top of the bull classes after showing against some tough opposition and claiming the grand champion banner was the entry from Copper Creek Ranch at Princeton that had been named junior champion and was called CCR 57G Stamina ET 199S. This bull was a syndicate bull that had been sold in the last Copper Creek Ranch production sale and shows ten owners on his registration papers. Standing in the reserve grand champion spot was the bull calf champion from Kootenay Polled Herefords of Surrey and Castlegar. This calf was called Kootenay 44P Tyson 30T.  The reserve bull calf champion was the entry CCR 84R Tasman 71T from Copper Creek Ranch.

The reserve junior champion was Dogwood 4M Journeyman 25S entered by Springford Farm, Colin & Ross Springford of Nanoose Bay.  The Senior champion was a sturdy individual shown by 3-D-L Farm and Murphy Ridge Farm of Abbotsford and Golden Oaks Herefords called Golden Oak 56M Predator 1R.

A strong group of bulls were led into the ring for the best pair of bull class sponsored by BC Livestock.  Copper Creek Ranch took first place , Echo Valley Farm, Fred & Maureen Ziemer,  of Lumby were second, Finlay Farm of Armstrong placed third, Wayne Frocklage of Aldergrove was fourth with South Alder Farm of Aldergrove placing fifth.

The female classes were uniform and the classes strong from top to bottom.. In the senior female classes Copper Creek Ranch came out on top to claim senior champion with Tlell 8N Yellow Cedar 1R while Echo Valley Farm showed Echo Valley 92K Ramona 54R to the reserve senior champion spot.

In the heifer calf classes 23 good quality calves competed for the calf championship with Murphy Ridge Tracy 6T entered by Murphy Ridge Farm, Henry & Velma Braun of Abbotsford  coming to the top to claim the ribbon, with Echo Valley Farm taking Echo Valley 87 Trinity 4T taking the reserve spot.

            In the yearling females class the junior champion ribbon went to 3-D-L Farm and Murphy Ridge Farm on Golden Oak Catalina ET 2S. South Alder Farm of Aldergrove showed their heifer, Highmark Neila25S  to the reserve junior champion spot.  These two went on to become the grand champion and reserve grand champion females of the show.

            In the best pair of females Echo Valley Farm took first with Copper Creek second and Springford Farm third..

            Breeders herd saw Copper Creek Ranch in first, Echo Valley farm second and Springford Farm took third. In the progeny of dam class Echo Valley Farm took first, Triple Court Farm, Aldergrove second and Platinum Genetics of Surrey took third.

            The Hereford Challenge 2007 class saw four cows with calves at foot returning for their third year at the show, coming first as calves, then yearlings and then back for the prize money as two year olds with calf at foot. In this class, one where they accumulate points over the three years of competition, South Alder Farm, the Krause Family of Aldergrove and Echo Valley Farm, Fred & Maureen Ziemer of Lumby, tied for first place money. Coming in next was Jim & Leona Wright of Triple Court Farm at Aldergrove and then Tom Charlton of Kensington Prairie Farm. Aldergrove.

            On Sunday the bull calf jackpot show, sponsored by North Bluff Farm , Vic & Judy Redekop of Aldergrove and AMW  Polled Herefords, Alf & Marianne Wiebe of Abbotsford  was held with 13 bull calves competing for the prize money. Judging this was a panel of three judges, Dean Trenholmof Tappan, Dave Batemen of Salmon Arm and Doug Fossen of Rock Creek. After the calculations were completed first place money went to Echo Valley Farm on Echo Valley 87J Timber 8T, second to Kootenay Polled Herefords who showed Kootenay 44P Tyson 30T, third prize went to Echo Valley Farm with Echo Valley 87J Touchdown 5T, fourth to Platinum Genetics for PGG 44P Maximus ET 2T and tied for fifth spot was Tom Charlton, Kensington Prairie Farm with KPR 6R Thorson 5T and Platinum Genetics of Surrey who showed PGG 44P Maximus ET 3T.

            The premier breed banner, sponsored by Sunnymont Herefords, Russ & Cathy Bartman, Salmon Arm and premier exhibitor banner, sponsored by Triple Court Farm, Aldergrove were both garnered by Copper Creek Ranch, owned by the Stevenson Family of Princeton.

HEREFORDS SHOW TOP QUALITY AT SUMMER FAIRS

This summer the Herefords held Mark of Excellence Show in BC. The first was at the Central Valley Exhibition at Abbotsford.

This show was judged by Keith Altwasser of Lumby. The grand and senior champion female at this show came from Triple Court Farm, Jim & Leona Wright of Aldergrove. This cow, with her good calf at foot, was called LCI 157K Ribstone Girl 81N. The reserve grand champion had been named junior champion and was the entry of the Thor Spencer Family of Thunder Ridge Polled Herefords at Abbotsford called Thunder 28M Sabrina ET 177S.

The reserve senior champion came from Kensington Prairie Farm of Aldergrove and was KMD 113N Replica Lady 4R. The reserve junior champion was Highmark Neila 25S from the Harvey Krause Family South Alder Farms at Aldergrove. This outstanding female had previously been named the top 4-H heifer of the show. As a note of interest this same good heifer went on to be the Best Hereford Heifer at the PNE for Jordan Krause.

Triple Court Farm continued their winning ways by taking the grand champion bull ribbons with their yearling bull TCF Kahlua Bullet 6S with Platinum Genetics of Surrey walking off with the reserve grand champion honours showing PGG 44P Maximus ET 3T.

The premier breeder and premier exhibitor banners were awarded to South Alder Farms of Aldergrove.