McKinlay family receives Mark of Excellence Award

Purely Purebred, news from the April 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Published: April 4, 2022

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The McKinlays. Left to right: Joan, James, Robert and Emily.

Congratulations to Ontario’s McKinlay family of Silver Springs Simmentals, named by AgSights as the 2022 Mark of Excellence recipients. The award, named after progressive beef producer Mark Warren, recognizes exemplary contributions to livestock improvement.

Joan and James McKinlay farm with son Robert in Grey County. Their herd consists of mainly Red Angus and Simmental cows with a strong emphasis on maternal traits, and they develop and market heifers and bulls. Long-time members of AgSights and its legacy organization Beef Improvement Ontario (BIO), the McKinlays have been testing bulls since 1989 and started home testing with their own bull test station in 1999. Their breeding strategy has been to improve weaning and post-weaning gain, focusing on herd sires through bull evaluation data dating back to the initial days of BIO bull testing.

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Mike Millar

Mike Millar

National account manager

As National account manager for Canadian Cattlemen, I work with all major accounts including equipment manufacturers, ad agency's and national breed associations. When I'm not busy working and promoting Canadian Cattlemen magazine, my family and I are running a purebred herd of Simmental cattle at Grandora, Sask.

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