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

Tlell 10A Jackie 21C  Great Grand Dam of BBSF 3K Ranchman 18R  Productive for 14 years!

Our goal is to produce functional fast growing bulls with good butt ends and testicular development which will find acceptance in  commercial cattle herds as yearlings. We stress good udders and excellent feet in our cow herd.

Here are some of the top cows in our herd, updated Dec 07

Click on each cows name or picture for pedigree and epd

JADE COW FAMILY

KFRD 75A Jade ET 550C

Bond X Renegade      MPI = 164.2

Grand Dam of FCC 60G Maddux 4L, FCC Levi 1K,      Tlell Yellow Jade 17N and Tlell 65H Woody 2P

 

She has a terrific Red Cedar in our bred heifer pen

Dam of Tlell 8E Saphire 19M, high seller at 2003 Yellowhead Sale for $4100Saphire 19M

Dam of Herd Bull at Glacier View Farms, Smithers, BC

Possession and 50% embryo interest sold to Copper Creek Ranch and Thunder Ridge Farm for $5200

Contact me for NJW Wrangler 19D X Jade 550C embryos!

Tlell 46B Red Jade 16L

 Remitall Boomer 46B X Jade 550C

MPI =145.8

Dam of Yellow Jade 17N and Woody 2P

Has an awesome Frontier daughter in bred heifer pen

Flushed last spring to Golden Oak Maxium, recovered 23 viable embryos

Two Maxium ET heifers and a natural Governor heifer born last spring

Sold Tlell 28M Tanu ET 2T to Morgan McArthur, Armstrong after she placed second in her class at  Western National, Farmfair 07

TLELL 60G YELLOW JADE 17N

JSF 23 Nibbs 60G x  Tlell 46B Red Jade 16L 

MPI = 146.7    Granddaughter of Jade 550C

3/4 sister to Maddux

Her first calf sold as a bred heifer to Golden Oak Livestock for $3100, Tlell 8N Yellow Cedar 1R, Junior Champion at 2005 Bulkley Valley MOE Show at Smithers,BC and Senior Champion at Salmon Arm 2007 MOE Hereford Show

She may be the sweetest two year old we have ever calved out at Tlell! Had a Frontier bull calf in 2006 which we used on our heifers last spring and she has a flashy Star American heifer in the replacement pen.

Watch for Shrek at Williams Lake in 2008

WINNIE COW FAMILY

TLELL 60D Roo 29J

Duster X Renegade

MOE  Silver & Gold Trophy Dam,

National show class winner at Farmfair 2002

MPI = 129.3    Twice Supreme Champion Cow

Dam of Reserve Champion Heifer Calf,  2002 Canadian Hereford Digest Futurity

 

 

Used her 2005 Blair Athol Rock bull calf  as clean up after AI in 2006 and he sold at Farmfair to Lloyd Watson, Neilburg, Saskatchewan! Great calves born last spring

Copper Creek Ranch purchased ”Right to Flush” any cow in our herd and chose to breed 29J to Golden Oak Maxium last spring!

Tlell 19K Bangeroo 29MTLELL 19K Bangeroo 29M

Banger 19K X Duster 60D  MPI = 131.3 

Daughter of our Roo 29J cow

Reserve Heifer Champion of 2004 Hereford Digest Futurity

Won heifer calf class and stood at dam’s side when she won her class at 2002 National Show at Farmfair

Her first calf was a bull used by Knapper Creek Ranch on heifers, second calf calved for us this spring and weaned a 722 bull calf Aug 19 and her third calf is a Beyond son “Sitka” we used on our cows last summer. She had a Star America bull calf last spring who is Bull #5 at Test Centre this fall

 TLELL S5 ROMA 6P

Wiranya Batavia  x Tlell 46B Whisper 5G  

MPI = 127.2    Maternal sister to Tlell 517 Banger 19K

4-H and CJHA project heifer for Kenny

Reserve Grand Champion Female Vanderhoof 2006 MOE

First heifer by Remitall Medallion works for Copper-T Ranch in Fraser Lake

Tlell 3N Turtle 10T, second calf sired by ANL 122L Cattlelac 3N was our top indexing heifer calf in 2

WILLA COW FAMILY

SADDLE-VALLEY 46B Willa 146J

Boomer 46B X Klondike Jean 102B

Granddaughter of Klondike Choosie 779Z

 Her Batavia bred heifer 13P, sold to Hinterland Polled Herefords at the 2005 Yellowhead Sale13pemail

MPI = 148.5

Dam of TLELL 23C Deville 1L, flush cow and Reserve Heifer Calf Champion, Bonanza 2001, Camrose.

Dam of Tlell 1H Honda 3M, 2003 Williams Lake Bull Calf Champion and herd sire for Willow Creek Ranch

Flushed to Governor last spring, she had a Star America heifer calf last spring

TLELL 23C DeVille 1L

Devo 23C x Boomer 46B    MPI = 138.0

Reserve Heifer Calf Champion, Camrose Bonanza 2001

Second in Class, Salmon Arm Bonanza

Jamie’s show heifer. Awesome thickness with loads of femininity. First heifer calf by Tlell 8E Eclipse  was on show team at Farmfair in 2004.

 

DeVille has gone to Copper Creek to be flushed this winter

Awesome P606 ET bull calf showed at Farmfair 2007 and on feed in Tlell this winter and natural Little Rock bull calf born this spring on feed at test center, Bull #10..

Villa 34P July07TLELL 14M VILLA 34P

Tlell 8E Eclipse 14M x Tlell 23C DeVille 1L

Granddaughter of Saddle Valley 46B Willa 146J

 Her 2006 bull calf by Wrangler 19D was high selling Hereford yearling bull at 2007 Williams Lake BUll Sale to Marten Dykens,Sizzle 3S 300

MPI = 148.5

Dam of TLELL 23C Deville 1L, flush cow and Reserve Heifer Calf Champion, Bonanza 2001, Camrose.

Dam of Tlell 1H Honda 3M, 2003 Williams Lake Bull Calf Champion and herd sire for Willow Creek Ranch

Flushed to Governor last spring, she had a Star America heifer calf last spring

CINDY COW FAMILY

TLELL 8E Jay 21M

Embracer X Jackie 21C  MPI = 138.7

Daughter of our 21C dam, making her a maternal sister to Cindy-Boo, CHA Outstanding Cow for Brost Brothers

First daughter sold at Evergreen to Harvey Halvorson 3P Feb 4 web

Dam of our Tag #1 bull at 2006 Test at Fort Fraser who sold to Guy Norton, Dome Creek, BC

Weaned a Star America X Whisper 5G ET bull calf on August 19,07 at 732 pounds.

BLUE COW FAMILY

Tlell 8E Kurley 22MTLELL 8E Kurley 22M

Embracer X Blue Nun 11E    MPI = 149.9

11E is a Koanui Blueprint daughter

2005 Bull calf, Tlell 74U Retro 18R, sold to Gary Gassoff at Vanderhoof Bull Sale spring 06

2006 Bull calf, Tlell 19D Shaft 17S bull was17S Mar 18 300 Buyers Choice Bull and high selling Hereford at 2007 Vanderhoof Bull Sale

2007 calf is our best “Little Rock” heifer calf and is in our replacement pen.

CCR TLELL 29F BLU LISA ET 536R

CS Boomer 29F  x Thunder 23C Lisa 18L  

Granddaughter of Tlell 2F Blue Belle 18J

Senior and Reserve Grand Champion Female at 2007 Hereford MOE Show in Smithers

Second in class at 2006 Hereford20T Dec 30 500 National Show at Farmfair

Weaned a Tlell 122L Reboot 15R bull calf with a 781 lb 205d adj weaning weight and he will be used on our heifers in 2008

KEMA COW FAMILY

Kema 8S 300Tlell 36N Kema 8S

 HF 4L Beyond 36N X Haroldson’s Kali 035J ET 58N

 

BW=100 lb   205d=750 lb   365d=1003 lb

 

This was our show heifer in 2007 and she has a terrific Shrek Bull calf this spring and an udder to die for!!

 

RICHARDSON RANCH

Cattle for Sale at all times

Tlell 4M Shrek 6S

 ANL SBS 57G Frontier 4M x Tlell 60G Yellow Jade 17N

 

BW=72 lb   205d=593 lb   365d=1118 lb

 

This is our clean up bull for the heifers in 2007.

 

Going to 2008 WILLIAMS LAKE BULL SALE