Calving season has been very busy this year for Fred Courtney as he has welcomed seven sets of twins so far. This is a high number of multiples for a 200 head herd of Speckled Park cattle, bred with Angus and Semital call cross cows.
Speckle Park is a fairly new breed of cattle and was developed in Northern Saskatchewan; the Speckle Park Breeder Association was formed in 1985 and received full breed status in 2006. Fred was born and raised in the Handhills in the Delia area, and has been raising cattle since receiving his first cow at the age of 10. In 2019 he received an award from the Canadian Speckle Park Association for Commercial Breeder of the Year.
Fred recently celebrated his 90th birthday in March and continues to ranch, with a little help from his family (above) like great-grandson, seven year old Brixton Bixby.
