Alberta Angus Association

Alberta Angus Association Hall of Fame Induction “Breed Builder”
Beiseker Red Angus - Peter and Maxine Schmaltz

Presenters Doug & Wendy Newton with Maxine & Peter Schmaltz

When we submitted the nomination for Beiseker Red Angus we stated “Peter and Maxine BELIEVE in Red Angus Cattle”. In preparing for this presentation I decided to look up the word“Believe” and found the definition to be:
• To have faith in
• To trust a statement or promise of a person

How fitting is this definition when you talk about Beiseker Red Angus and Peter and Maxine Schmaltz.

The history of Beiseker Red Angus goes back prior to 1973. Peter originally started with black angus cows but decided to step forward and show his faith in the Red Angus cattle. Maxine on the other hand come from a strong Hereford family background
but also decided to have faith in Red Angus and the rest is history in the making. In the late 70 and 80 they were very active in the show circuit and Maxine and her son Mark took many cattle on the road while Peter stayed home and looked after the
home front. They believe to build a strong herd you had to have an extensive culling program and have held their herd to about 50 producing females. In 1994 they decided is was time to take a back seat and joined forces with their daughter Karin along with John, Jim and Laurie Brigan of Red Rock Red Angus. I guess it
is true about a back seat driver’s because we have personally seen Red Rock Red Angus and Beiseker Red Angus processing their cows and Peter and Maxine are certainly at the front of the chute when it comes to evaluating the cattle, running the tattoo gun, keeping the records or helping in any way with processing of the cattle. Yes they have retired but they are still very active with the cattle. They attend the major sales and events around the western provinces every year. They have been involved with the Angus business for over 35 years and they still have faith in this
breed.

The start of the herd came from the Pinehurst herd of Jim Wright at Dewinton and Rodger’s Red Angus at Millerville. In due course, animals were acquired from Red Line herd of Jim Good at Alhambra, Mackenzie Bros herd at Mountain View and from
Red Roundup and Canadian Western Agribition Sales.

Obtaining quality herdsires is one of the main goals of Peter and Maxine’s and included:
• RED MAC 38F which was the first Red Angus Bull to become Grand Champion at the 1976 Calgary Bull Sale.
• RED BADENOCH ERIC which was acquired from the Wilmo Angus Ranch
• RED PREMIER PATRIOT 16 – yes you heard me right – RED
PREMIER PATRIOT 16 which was imported from the US with joint ownership with Red Fine Line Ranch and Red Eagle Acres – think about the breed building results from this sire
• RED GET-A-LONG LICORICE
• And most recently the co ownership of RED BRYLOR MASTER PLAN 17M

Beiseker Red Angus have had many successes in the show ring and have sold animals world wide. Some of the notable animals include:
• RED BRA SHOSONE NATIONAL was purchased by Dr. Alfredo C Witt of Buenos Aire. This young sire was one of the forerunners of the Red Angus Bulls exported to
Argentina.
• RED BRA FIRST CLASS 13R was purchased by Pendleton Red Angus Ranch in Colorado and went on to become the Bull Calf Champion and Grand Champion Bull at the Denver National Western Stock Show in 1983
• They have had 2 Club Red Champions RED BRA DOUBLE EXPOSURE 51R (1983), Red BRA FIRECRACKER 33X (1988) and 1 Club Red Reserve Champion RED BRA
REDWHEEL 33T(1985). They have sold many notable females through the Red Round Up sale.
• RED BRA females have been exported to the US, Denmark and South Africa and embryo’s have been exported to Australia

Just take a brief look through your Red Angus pedigrees and you will agree that Beiseker Red Angus has certainly had a role in building the Red Angus breed here in Canada and world wide. In 1990, Beiseker Red Angus started the Prairie Grass Bull Sale at Cereal, Alberta which was moved to Schetzsle Livestock in Veteran, Alberta in 1993. This bull sale has continued to date and now sells around 60-80 top quality bulls in conjunction with Red Rock Red Angus. This sale is held the first Friday in April.

Peter and Maxine continue to give back to the Angus business. Peter has served on the Canadian Red Angus Promotional Society, they have donated the 1987 Red Roundup donation heifer and they continue to sponsor a class at Farm Fair
International. Maxine claim to fame is her records of past events. One night we went to visit Peter and Maxine fishing for information to make this nomination Maxine went to the basement and came up with every Red Round Up catalogue and other major show and sales catalogue. It was truly amazing that she has kept all that information. Of course, let’s not forget Peter’s hospitality. It is second to none. They are great Ambassadors to our Angus fraternity.

Let’s just take a moment to share in the pictures from Beiseker Red Angus.

The second definition of believe is “to trust a statement or promise of a person”. Peter and Maxine have always stood behind their animals and have gained much respect from other Angus breeders for being just themselves. In the history book they stated “the business has been good to us, giving us many friends and pleasant memories” It is now time for us to recognize them for their involvement in this business, building the Angus breed, their continued contribution and of course their friendship to those in the Angus family. For us personally, they have been great mentors and we appreciate all the support and advice they have given us in building our herd.

Fellow Angus Breeders would you please join me in welcoming Beiseker Red Angus – Peter and Maxine Schmaltz Breed Builder Inductees to the 2008 AAA Hall of Fame

Nominated and presented by Doug & Wendy Newton.

Alberta Angus Association | P.O. Box 3725 | Olds, Alberta T4H 1P5

403-556-9057 | 1-888-556-9057 (Toll Free) | Fax 403-556-3333

Website Managed by COWS :: Designed by Browarny Digital