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'Bobbi' making a real name for herself by Heather McCrae As a young boy Keith Goble grew up on a beef farm in Tyrone and always dreamed he would one day have his own beef tion and own a ch animal. Last November that dream became a reality when his yearling heifer, Land O Lakes Bobbi, won in her class and was also named Grand Champion Charolais Heifer at The Royal The 8th Annual CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL FARM EQUIPMENT Stow Winter Fair. Two Weeks later, Bobbi proved her stuff again as, in a class of sixteen animals, she was the winner in the Senior Yearling Heifer Class and, with Bob Goble "19938 Agribition show in Regina, winning enough prize money to pay for her trip out there, and then some! FeBRuaRy 9:30 am 9:30 am And what a show More than 5,000 leading r Over 380,000 square The largest and most excitir It's a really big See your local farm « 6900 Airport Rox Sponsored by IIE For more information 5:30 pm Tuesday through Thursday products ingers ices you'lLever find under one roof You couto win $1,000 JUST FOR REGISTERING AND ATTENDING THE SHOW. quipment dealer for details Toronto International Centre 811, 1994 4:00 pm Friday Over 700 exhibitors manufacturers and distributors feet of exhibition space 1g collection of farm equipment, show. Don't miss it Wd, Toronto, Ontario OWEEA 05)741.2536 Supported by y contact: (7 Goble told the Citizen last week, "we've had a lot of class winners but never had a Grand Champion until 1993 at the Royal". And as for the show out West, he chuckles when he says "I just had a good feeling she might do well and I was right. | thought it was time the boys out West had a good look at her!" Another piece of good news was received two weeks ago when Goble learned their prized animal was named the Charolais Show Heifer of 1993. But Bobbi's fame wasn't just at these two prestigious shows. She proved to be a winner time and time again as she emerged Grand Champion at every fair. In fifteen Open Classes the yearling heifer was beaten only once, and that was by her 'sunt', BSG Lady Rachelle, from Southview Farms in Courtice. The history of Land O Lakes Bobbi is an interesting one. Goble once sold her mother, Patricia, as a yearling to Land O Lakes Charolais, only to have himself and his fifteen year old neighbour, Scott Nesbitt, buy her back later as a cow with her calf, and that calf became their new champion. Last year Patricia had a bull calf, Dempsey. Scott's younger brother, Ryan, proudly owns a few shares in the calf and showed the little bull at Blackstock Fair in 1993, winning Junior Showmes in the pre 4-H class. Scott's sister, Lisa, and Jeremy and Jason Malcolm, neighbors of the Gdble's are all becoming involved in 4-H, showing the Goble cattle, something all the families are Those were the days when Goble owned his own livestock trucking business. It got to be a regular routine during shaw season to hook the house trailer behind the cattle truck and head out to the fairs every weekend. But Brian, who is now employed with Pine Ridge Packers, had to quit the show circuit due to severe allergies. 'While being herdsman at Hunts Farms in Kettleby, Bob is still associated with the family's cattle and is also a beef cattle fitter throughout the US and many provinces. In the late eighties Goble had to quit trucking due to health reasons and now enjoys being at home with his 25 head of cattle, geese and two belgians, Max and Mindy. Keith Goble is known all over Ontario for his quality charolais breeding. Looking around the family's comfortable farmhouse you see countless trophies, ribbons, plaques and banners. 's always someone coming in to buy breeding stock" says Goble. On February 4, Land O Lakes Bobbi will give Keith Goble and Scott Nesbitt one more final sensation. She'll be the feature animal at Charnational '94, the 36th annual convention and sale, Juing) held at the Woodbine Sales Holstein Ontario to award four scholarships Holstein Ontario has changed their scholarship policy to now award - four scholarships annually (two for diploma courses and two for degree courses). These $500.00 holarehi Program and be enrolled the following year. Applicants are judged on their agricultural background, 4-H and Junior Farmer background and their future goals. Other are available to regular or junior members of Holstein Canada or the son/dauahier of a P may infl the selection committee in the event of a Se decision. ilable f rom Recipients must have completed at least the first year of a University/College Agricultural your Holstein Ontario rep or the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office. Stay back of plows A The Ministry of these plows, The snowplows are It was eighteen years ago when Transportation wants to out there to improve highway Goble and his wife, Jean, bought communicate a serious safety conditions as quickly as five charolais heifers from Wm. ' concern to the general public. possible. ' Amos in Blackstock. The next Drivers have been complaining When snowplows are year they added a few more to that they are having a hard operating in tandem, it is their Janetville farm and started time passing snowplows extremely dangerous for to build a herd. Their sons, Bob operating in tandem on multi- motorists to attempt to squeeze and Brian, became involved in 4- lane highways. past. In addition, if drivers do H and started showing calves at In fact, the last thing they get ahead of the plows, they face the fairs. should be trying to do is to pass the added risk of d ona highway that has not been 1 d of snow and ice. RB the passi a1 ANNO CI is becoming so serious, the UNCING Ministry is asking for your help in advising motorists to stay THE ENVIRONMENTAL several hundred metres behind PROGRAM Warkeh FARM PLAN nvironmental Farm Plans will help Ontario farm families to identify simple, practical goals for improving environmental quality. mW REGISTER NOW are ducted by your local Soil and vement Associa funding op peo Canada's ibn ig DATE: Monday, February 7th TIME : 10:00 AM LOCATION : OMAF Office, Port Perry 60 Vanedward Drive fro segisyatian required. Call (905) 2003 or 1-800-263-8023 Ontario Federation of Agriculture 8 AGCare Is Formers' Farm Animal Council snowplows and other road maintenance These vehicles can be easily identified by their flashing blue lights.