Don Richardson is a past President of the Canadian Hereford Association board of directors and continues to sit on the board as the BC representative and a member of the Herd Breed Improvement Committee. If you wish to contact Don re Hereford business please feel free to email

docdon@qcislands.net

or phone

(250) 557-4348

Member of the

BC Hereford Association

and the

Canadian Hereford Association

2007 XMAS LETTER on family page

This is a big file with lots of pictures!

BEEF, BUTTS & BALLS

Richardson Ranch Bull Sale & Show History

1986 Sold our first Registered bull at Vanderhoof Bull Sale

1987 High selling Polled Hereford bull @ VBS

1988 Vanderhoof Bull Sale Grand Champion

1989 High selling polled Hereford bull @ VBS

1990 Junior Champion and Best Pair of Bulls @ VBS

1991 Junior Champion and high selling yearling Hereford bull @ VBS

1992 High selling bull @ VBS

1993 Grand Champion Bull @ Bulkley Valley Exhibition MOE Show

1994 High selling yearling bull @ VBS

1995 High selling bull @ VBS

1996 High selling bull @ VBS

1996 ten yearling bulls sold this year averaged $2575

1996 High selling bull @ Central BC Hereford Bull Test

1996 High selling bull @ Yellowhead Hereford Select Sale

1997 High selling Polled Yearling Hereford bull @ VBS

1997 High selling bull @ Central BC Hereford Bull Test

1997 Grand Champion Bull @ Bulkley Valley Exhibition MOE Show

1997 Resrve Grand and Junior Champion Female @ BVE MOE Show

1997 Winner of Premier Breeder and Breeders Herd @ BVE MOE Show

1997 High Selling Yearling Bull and Heifer calf @ Yellowhead Hereford Select Sale

1998 High Selling Polled Hereford Bull @ VBS

1998 Junior Champion Bull and Best Pair of Bulls @ VBS

1998 Grand Champion Bull, Reserve Grand Female, Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor @ BVE MOE Show

1998 Farm Fair, Edmonton, National Show  4th & 5th in Class

1999 Junior Champion Bull and Best Pair of Bulls @ VBS

1999 VBS second and third high selling bulls (High selling yearlings)

1999 Supreme Cow, Reserve Grand Bull, Reserve Grand Cow, Premiere Exhibitor, Premiere Breeder @ BVE MOE Show

2000 Central BC Bull Test “SILVER BUCKLE AWARD” for high gaining bull over all breeds.

2000 VBS and Williams Lake Bull Sale. Had Reserve Champion Yearling bulls at both sales and sold high selling yearling Hereford bulls at both sales

2000 Shows Reserve Grand Champion Female at Prince George MOE Show

2000 Grand Champion Female, Reserve Grand Champion Bull and Supreme Bull Calf Champion at Smithers Fair

2000 Winner of both a GOLD TROPHY DAM and a SILVER TROPHY DAM Award for accumulated MOE Show points.

2001 Test Center, Richardson Bulls finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 19th & 29th of 39 bulls on feed in Hereford pen!

2001 VBS, Grand Champion, reserve grand Champion, Best Pair and High seller of 85 bulls sold.

2001 Williams Lake Sale  Grand Champion Yearling Bull and high selling Hereford yearling. Two year old was second in class and also 2nd in best string of three

2001 Evergreen Sale highest selling yearling in sale

2001 Bonanza @ Camrose, Alberta.....Jamie showed Reserve Heifer Calf Champion and Dane showed his bred and owned cow to Supreme Seman Donation Chanpionship

2001 Nechako Valley Exhibition t Vanderhoof, Premier breeder of whole fair and Grand and Reserve  bulls and Reserve Grand Champion Female in AOB Show against 3 hereford herds, one Shorthorn and a South Devon breeder!

2001 Bulkley Valley Exhibition,MOE Show, Grand and Reserve Grand Bull, Grand Champion Cow, Premier Breeder and Exhibitor, Grand Champion 4-H Female and Supreme Champion Female and Supreme Champion Bull over 178 beef animals!

2001 6th Annual Yellowhead Hereford Select Sale, high selling bull at $5900 to USA and high selling heifer at $4700

2002 Central BC Bull Test “SILVER BUCKLE AWARD” for high gaining bull over all breeds.

2002 Vanderhoof Bull Sale Grand Champion Bull and High selling Yearling Hereford

2002 Williams Lake Grand Champion Bull Calf and two high selling Hereford yearling bulls

2002 Nechako Valley Exhibition, Hereford MOE Show, Grand Champion Cow, Reserve Grand Champion Bull, Premier Breeder and Exhibitor, Supreme Champion Female over 138 beef entries

2002 Bulkley Valley Exhibition,  Grand and Reserve Grand Bull, Grand and Reserve Champion Cow, Premier Breeder and Exhibitor, Grand Champion 4-H Female

2002 7th Annual Yellowhead Hereford Select Sale, high selling heifer at $3150

2002 Farmfair International, Edmonton  National Hereford Show; two first in class, and one third in class

2002 Farmfair British Breed Junior Futurity two first in class and Grand Champion female

2002 Canadian Hereford Digest Futurity Reserve Grand Champion Heifer calf

2002 Solitaire Classic, Farmfair, Edmonton. second in class

2003 Vanderhoof Bull Sale, Reserve Junior Champion and two highest selling Hereford bulls on the day

2003 Williams Lake Bull Sale, both Grand and Reserve Bull Calf Champions

2003 Evergreen Sale, high selling Polled Hereford Bred heifer ($2900)and breeder of high selling cow ($4500) at the sale

2003 Bulkley Valley Exhibition Hereford MOE show Grand & Reserve Champion Bull, Supreme, Grand & Reserve Champion & Grand Champion 4-H Female, Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor

2003 8th Annual Yellowhead Select Sale, high selling bred heifer ($4100), bull calf ($2600)and yearling bull ($2200)

2004 Vanderhoof Bull Sale Grand Champion Hereford Bull and two high selling Yearling Hereford bulls

2004 Williams Lake Bull Sale Grand Champion Hereford Bull Calf.

2004 Bulkley Valley Exhibition Hereford  show Grand & Reserve Champion Bull, Grand & Reserve Champion & Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Female, Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor

2004 9th Annual Yellowhead Select Sale, high selling bull calf ($2800)and heifer calf ($1750)

2005 Central BC Bull Test “SILVER BUCKLE AWARD” for high gaining bull over all breeds.

2005 Bulkley Valley Exhibition Hereford  MOE show: Grand Champion Bull,  Grand & Reserve Champion Female, Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor

2005 10th Annual Yellowhead Select Sale, high selling bull ($3900), high selling bred heifer ($2700) and high selling cow/calf pair ($3300), high selling right to flush at $4100 and high selling embryo lot at $1900

2006 Williams Lake Bull Sale Reserve Senior Champion bull, Tlell 65H Woody 2P

2006 Morgan Godfrey of Dewdney Mountain Polled Herefords, showing the Reserve Grand Champion Bull at the 2006 Williams Lake Bull Show and Sale with a son of Tlell 517 Special K 14K

2006 Grand Champion Hereford Bull, Grand Champion Hereford Female, Reserve Grand Hereford Female of MOE show at Nechako Valley Exhibition

2006 Reserve Supreme Bull and Reserve Supreme Cow over all breeds at Nechako Valley Exhibition in Vanderhoof, BC

2006 Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor over all breeds at Nechako Valley Exhibition

2006 Selling 50% Embryo interest in KFRD 75A Jade ET 550C for $5200 at 2nd Annual Copper Creek Production Sale

2006 Reserve Grand Champion Bull with Stamina Syndicate and two second in class placings at Hereford National Show at Farmfair

2007 Peoples Choice Bull and High Selling Hereford Bull at 32nd Annual Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale

2007 Williams Lake Bull Sale, high selling Hereford two year old @ $4000 and yearling bull @ $3000

2007 Williams Lake Show, four class winners, Best String of Three Bulls, Yearling Bull Champion and Reserve Senior Champion Bull