GRANT MOFFAT HERD BUILDER AWARD
Grant Moffat of Forrest, an active Charolais breeder, photographer, newsletter editor, youth supporter, and agricultural journalist has been missing since August 18, 2006. A decision has been made to channel the Grant Moffat Fund towards a program to help Manitoba youth get a start in the purebred beef industry.
The Annual Grant Moffat Herdbuilder award is presented to 3 Manitoba Juniors with a voucher of $ 2000 to purchase a purebred female to Establish their cattle program.
At the fall, 2011, Manitoba Beef Producers Annual Meeting funds were raised to continue the Herd Builder Award. Special thanks to producers who donated $500 gift certificates: Moose Creek Red Angus, Stewart Cattle Co, Mar Mac Farms, Manitoba Simmental Association, Forsyth Bros, High Bluff Stock Farm, Steppler Charolais, Winn Man Farms, ABH and Rock’n “H” Herefords, Leveldale Polled Herefords, Brent Carey and Ward Cutler.
This year's supporters of the Grant Moffat Fund were: Dane Guigion, Westwood Land and Cattle, Joe Bouchard, Darren Keown, Cliff Gradydon, Winn Man Farms, Todd Clayton, Bob Beleski, Doug Allison, Rodney Pearn, Major Jay Fox, Scale Solutions, Jodie Griffin, Art Petkau, Stewart Cattle Co and High Bluff Stock Farm.
For more information and past winners of the Grant Moffat Herdbuilder Award go to www.grantmoffat.com
Kayla Zamrykut
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Manitoba Youth Win Purebred Heifers through the Grant Moffat Herd builder Award 2011
Kayla Zamrykut, a 20 year old producer from Rorketon; Braden Calvert, a 16 year old producer from Carberry; and Raina Syrnyk, a 16 year old producer from Ethelbert were the 2011 recipients of the Grant Moffat Herd builder Award.
Grant Moffat, Holmsyde Charolais, Forrest, went missing in August, 2006. The funds generously donated by cattlemen, friends and relatives across the country were offered as a reward for tips leading to his whereabouts. After a year, a committee handling the funds made a decision to channel the money to Manitoba youth for the purpose of starting their own purebred herd.
Grant invested a lot of energy in actively helping youth get started in the business and this seemed the most fitting way to utilize the funds. Over twenty applicants submitted essays, making the selection exceptionally difficult. The participants were evaluated on desire, need and previous expression of interest in the industry. To date 12 Juniors from across Manitoba have benefited from the program. Each of the three youth were awarded up to $2000 towards the purchase of a heifer selected from a Manitoba purebred sale.
Kayla Zamrykut purchased a Charolais heifer, Braden Calvert purchased a Polled Hereford heifer and Raina Syrnyk purchased a Black Angus Female to enhance or start their purebred herd of cattle.
Thanks to the generous support of producers at the Fund Raising Auction at the Manitoba Beef Producers Annual Meetings, the Grant Moffat Herd builder Awards will be presented again in 2012with the application deadline being September 1, 2012. For application and donation information, visit www.grantmoffat.com. |
Raina Syrnyk
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Braden Calvert |
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