Cattlemen of the year | Kerr Bros. Livestock runs 1,000 cattle every year and has worked with international students and community organizations
David and Harry Kerr of Lashburn, Sask., are this year’s recipients of the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup Cattlemen of the Year award.
“(We were) very surprised and very appreciative,” said David Kerr after the Nov. 1 presentation.
“We’re following in some pretty big footsteps,” added Harry Kerr.
The award is presented annually to individuals who make an outstanding contribution to the commercial cattle industry. By that definition, the Kerr brothers more than met the requirements.
The brothers grew up in the Lashburn area and helped on the farm with their parents, John and Janet. David began his own farm in 1973, and Harry followed suit by taking over his parents’ operation with his brother in 1981.
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Also known as Kerr Bros. Livestock, David and Harry own 1,500 acres and lease another 8,000.
They run 1,000 cows every year, which are a combination of shared, leased and custom fed.
The brothers’ business has overcome a number of challenges.
In 2001, they decided to shift from grain and cattle to specialize in the latter. The herd made it through a four-year drought and BSE.
Six years ago, they ventured into corn, which has also been doing well, they said.
The Kerrs have also contributed to their community as coaches and managers for minor and senior hockey teams, members of the Lashburn Arena Board, 4-H and the Lashburn Kinsmen Club.
They have hosted international students in a six-month exchange program with Ag Ventures, working with students from Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark.
They said working with one another has been more beneficial than challenging.
“It’s great,” David said.
“You’ve got a basis where you both start off. You’ve got the same type of mindset. You’re raised the same so you have something in common. And we may have differences in opinion, but we have the same basis.”
Also recognized at this year’s Stockade Roundup was Josh Tyler of Tyler Farms in Cutknife, Sask. He was named King of the Ring after showing a 1,300 pound Simmental bull calf.
“(The judges) really liked his thickness, his powerfulness,” said Jada Rowat, who showed the calf.
“They really liked his makeup and everything.”
Tyler said the bull’s length and muscle pattern also contributed.
“He’s just always been a standout ever since he was little, when he was a baby calf,” Tyler said.
“He’s always had good hips and top. He’s been a standout all summer.”
Tyler runs a mixed grain and cattle farm, raising canola, barley, wheat, 100 purebreds and 300 commercial cattle.
Winning the King of the Ring title was an honour.
“It makes a person pretty happy,” Tyler said.
“Feels pretty good when all of your hard work pays off.”
