We are fourth generation farmers on the original Beachell farm. My great-grandfather came here from England in 1889. The county in England that they came from was called Rawcliffe County, hence our farm name. We have added to the land base over the years, but the original 480 acres has always remained in the Beachell name.
Arla and I have three grown children as you can see from the picture. Scott our oldest graduated from the Diploma Course in Agriculture and is employed with JRI as a grain trader on the Commodity Exchange. He also rents some land close by making him a part-time farmer. Deanna is next in line. She graduated from the University of Manitoba with her Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education Degrees and is currently teaching High School. Tyler, the youngest is in his fourth year of University on a NCAA hockey scholarship. He played his Junior Hockey for the Flin Flon Bombers in the SJHL. Arla is 1/2 time Vice Principal and 1/2 time Guidance Counsellor at an early years school. I of course continue to spend my time grain and cattle farming as I have all my life.
Our Herd
I have been in the cow-calf business as well as grain farming since graduating from the Diploma Course in Agriculture in 1973. I started as a commercial cattleman and decided to start in the purebred hereford business in the early 1980's. The foundation of my herd came from Oak Summit Stock Farm in Brandon, Manitoba owned by Stan and Sharran Habok. I bought my first 12 purebred females from Stan and Sharran and have been in the business ever since. I sold my first bulls at the Lundar Bull Sale in 1987 and in 1988 won my first banner with a 1450 lb yearling bull that was Reserve Grand Champion at the Lundar Bull Sale. Currently I run a herd of 60 cows, 40 of which are purebred and 20 commercial. I AI 10-15 of my top cows each year and use some of my own yearlings as clean-up and have bought herd sires in Saskatchewan as well as from the Lundar Bull Sale. |
