REGINA — The Canadian Hereford Association auctioned off its three millionth registration number for $4,750 at last week’s Canadian Western Agribition.
The successful bidder was Copper Creek Ranch of Princeton, B.C. The ranch is owned by Ron and Sharon Stevenson and managed by Phil and Catherine Brown. The three million and one registration went to Dallas Farms of Bowden, Alta., for $1,000.
The Hereford association has Canada’s largest purebred registry, which surpassed two million registrations of purebred cattle in 1984, said executive director Steve Scott.
The money will be invested in the Hereford foundation, which divides funds among research projects, the youth program, Bonanza Legacy and scholarships through the association and the Keith Gilmore Foundation.
Church Ranch bid $3,500 to own an original oil painting, which will help fund the Keith Gilmore Foundation to provide post secondary scholarships.
More than $200,000 has been granted to Canadian students since the foundation began in 1987.
