Western Canadian Classic 2016 Junior Dairy Show The 32nd Western Canadian Classic took place from August 23-27 in Brandon, Manitoba at the Keystone Centre. 100 keen dairy youth from across the west competed for honours in Dairy Science, Fitting & Clipping, Judging, Showmanship and Conformation. Our full Board of Directors was in attendance this year [...]
Boviteq West Results Benefit All WestGen Customers You may not be a direct customer of Boviteq West. You may not plan to ever be. That doesn’t mean you don’t benefit from the investment WestGen has made to offer the IVF services to western producers. With the August proof round the first sires produced from Boviteq [...]
It’s becoming harder and harder for bulls to grab headlines based on pleasing performances from actual daughters. The Daughter Proven sire that today gets that opportunity needs to either be a Genomax sire that really delivered (and even then most people ask instead for his sons and grandsons) or excel in a specialist trait that [...]
Grand Opening Celebrations It was such an honour to have so many familiar faces join us at the Grand Opening of Phase 1 of the new WestGen facility on August 16 — representatives from our Provincial, Regional, and Municipal government; Semex partners, past and present Board members and staff, industry partners, suppliers, friends, and [...]
August 22, 2016 Today, the flags at WestGen fly at half-mast as a show of respect for the passing of a beloved man and industry legend. It is with our deepest sympathy that we inform you that Robert Gordon Souter passed away on Sunday night, surrounded by family. During his more than 40-year career in [...]
On August 16, 2016, WestGen recognized Gordon Souter in a dedication ceremony of the boardroom. Gordon and Barbara Souter attended with their family. Over his 40 plus year career in the genetics and AI field, Gordon Souter – or as most people know him, “Gordie” – made an impact on the industry in Western Canada [...]
August 16, 2016 marked the Grand Opening celebration of WestGen’s new home in Abbotsford British Columbia WestGen’s Grand Opening was Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 10:30 am at 1625 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, V3G 2Y8. In attendance was the Honourable Judith Guichon, the Honourable Norm Letnick, The City of Abbotsford’s Mayor Henry Braun, The Township [...]
And the Winner is... Congratulations to Stradow Farms Inc. from Ponoka Alberta for winning our Summer Promotion Contest of a trip for 2 to Australia!!!! Tom Koostra accepted the prize from Vice President Eric Iversen yesterday at our Grand Opening. Learn more about the 2016 Summer Promo. Learn more about the 2017 WestGen trip [...]
If you’re ever driving just outside of Surrey, British Columbia, and you spy a field of Holstein cows grazing next to the road, you just might be at Nicomekl Farms Ltd., which is known to the locals as the “farm that has the cows outside all of the time,” says farm owner David Janssens. Janssens’ [...]
August 2016 Proof Round