The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is pleased to honour Heartland Livestock Services of Virden with the Auction Market of the Year Award.
CAA Director of Field Services, Brian Good, and Manitoba Field Staff, Lois McRae, presented this award in Winnipeg at the Livestock Markets Association of Canada annual conference held
earlier this month.
Heartland Livestock Services has been connecting buyers and sellers for over 60 years. More recently, the facility has been managed by Jim McArthur from 1997 until October of 2009, at which
time it was taken over by Robin Hill. The auction mart handles over 100,000 head annually, drawing cattle from Manitoba as well as eastern Saskatchewan. There are several long-time
employees to be recognized, including Rich Gabrielle, Field Man; Drillon Beaton, Field Man; Stewart Stone, General Manager; as well as the late Jim Blackshaw, who was a longtime Field
Man for the facility.
Five words that mean good business for Heartland are: leadership, knowledge, reputation, responsibility and commitment. Whether it’s selling a producer’s calf crop, managing a bison
sale or exporting livestock across North America and overseas, Heartland is a reputable name in the livestock marketing business.
Congratulations to all of the owners, managers and staff at Heartland Livestock Services. Your hard work and dedication to the agriculture industry does not go unnoticed.
The Canadian Angus Association proudly awards you for your efforts and wishes you continued success in the future.
The Auction Market of the Year Award was introduced in 2006 to recognize and honour those auction markets that work hard to promote Angus cattle. Auction markets across Canada have been
recognized for their support of the Canadian Angus Rancher Endorsed program.
The Canadian Angus Association is Canada’s largest purebred beef breed organization. The Association represents 2,700 members across Canada for the purposes of registering and recording the pedigrees of pure - bred Angus cattle in the closed Herd Book and promoting the breed across Canada. The member-approved mandate is to maintain breed registry, breed purity, and provide services that enhance the growth and position of the Angus breed.
