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Joan Craig
May 28, 20231 min read
AGM - A weekend of opportunity- June 16 - 17
The Canadian Speckle Park Association Annual General Meeting is only a few weeks away and this year it is being held in Cambridge,...
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Joan Craig
Oct 8, 20222 min read
Hi! We're Elgin & Joan Craig .....
Hi! We’re Elgin and Joan Craig. Our farm is E & J Craig Farms the home of Red Maple Speckle Park located near Arthur, Ontario. We’re...
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Joan Craig
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Here's how you know you're at the right place
Planning a visit to Red Maple? Here's how you know you're at the right place- The Craig Family Farm sign at the end of our lane Red Maple...
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Joan Craig
Oct 4, 20221 min read
October 4 - You betcha - She's Grand!
Let's take a look at Lot 5! Elgin gets the credit for naming this sweet April heifer and he sure got it right! Red Maple Grand Jess 32J...
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Joan Craig
Oct 3, 20221 min read
October 2 - Welcome to Hanover, Ontario
I took this photo in Hanover a couple of weeks ago, I can only imagine how picturesque it will be a couple of weeks from now with the...
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Joan Craig
Oct 1, 20221 min read
October 1 - Passion for the Speckle Park breed
Lot 1 - Red Maple 37D Passion Star 14F Dam - HS Star 8B Sire - Moovin Zpotz Dart 37D We were excited to have Dart as a yearling bull at...
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Joan Craig
Jul 19, 20221 min read
Speckle Park Beef - So Darned Delicious
We direct market our beef under the brand - "Blue Sky Beef by the Craig Family Farm" It's been exciting to see how the business has...
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Joan Craig
Nov 6, 20212 min read
A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words
There's a little bit of magic when taking photos with animals. That moment when the light of the setting sun falls on the cow & calf...
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Joan Craig
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Hello Out There!
With the Speckle Park breed becoming more and more established in all parts of Canada and around the world, it sure is important to be...
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Joan Craig
Apr 11, 20211 min read
Exactly how cold was that?
The bone chilling temperature reports coming from Saskatchewan and Alberta were brutal this past winter. The tally of frozen items being...
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Joan Craig
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Naturally Photogenic
I LOVE looking at photos of Speckle Park cattle! They are naturally photogenic with their frosted faces or black ears and nose...
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Joan Craig
May 30, 20202 min read
Aloha - Cattle Ranching in Paradise
Imagine standing on a volcanic mountain range overlooking acres of lush grass and seeing the Pacific Ocean in the distance and the island...
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Joan Craig
Dec 9, 20193 min read
AGRIBITION - Expedition,Tradition, New Addition, Competition, Ambition
AGRIBITION - a highlight of our year! Expedition - Long gone are the years of rail travel that happened between the Royal Agricultural...
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Joan Craig
Sep 21, 20191 min read
Field Day
July 6th was a big day here at Red Maple. We hosted our first Field Day and we were really pleased with the event. Even with the fact...
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Joan Craig
Apr 26, 20191 min read
Hay there!
We've moved a lot of hay and straw over the winter months. It's kept Elgin and the truck and trailer busy on lots of Hay Auction...
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Joan Craig
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Deal or No Deal -BEEF EDITION Tag Sale
Being invited to be part of a new and exciting initiative is a great way to start off the new year. When Jeff and Andrew came to our farm...
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Joan Craig
Jan 3, 20191 min read
Save The Date
We are making plans to host a Field Day at Red Maple Speckle Park. The event will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Come check out...
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Joan Craig
Aug 28, 20182 min read
Promoting Promotion - Challenge Accepted
This is going to be a fairly short post. I'm hoping that all of you who are reading this will accept my challenge (see below) and add...
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Joan Craig
Aug 10, 20182 min read
From there to here!
There : Mid - March - Elgin slipped on a patch of ice. On that slightly snowy day, the routine task of closing a gate resulted in a...
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Joan Craig
Jul 4, 20181 min read
Can't say it enough!
Thankyou - Thankyou - Thankyou Thanks VERY much to everyone who travelled to Ontario for the recent Canadian Speckle Park Association AGM...
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