Ferme Ridgewood

Maynard Angus is the founder of the Ridgewood herd. The first animal with that prefix was Ridgewood Sunny Maid, born in 1925. In 1953, Albert Angus, Paul’s father, had 5 cows and 4 calves and cultivated 45 acres of land. He started delivering cream twice a week and raised meat-producing animals with the excess milk. Later, Albert purchased several Holsteins and for a few years he milked a mixed herd, Ayrshire-Holstein. He realized that his Ayrshires were producing milk at a lesser cost. It was then that the herd became totally of Ayrshire breed. Albert and his wife, Mildred, had 9 children, 6 girls and 3 boys. Paul became a partner with his father in 1990 and then in 2000, Paul and Wendy took ownership and became « Ridgewood Ayrshires Limited ». Since then, the Ridgewood herd has won many titles of Grand Champion, Junior Champion and Reserve Champion. The Angus also obtained many nominations in the All-Canadian Contest and collected a good number of Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners. Embryo transplant is done at the farm since 1986. Embryos have been sold in other countries. Today, the farm consists of 400 acres, 300 of cultivated land in barley, wheat, forage and pasture. The herd consists of 160 head with 80 in milk. The classification shows 6 EX, 30 VG, 30 GP and 4 G. Many cow families contributed to Ridgewood herd obtaining the title of Master Breeder; Ridgewood Dalmation and her two daughters, Ridgewood Dharma, 2nd 2 year old in Madison, and Ridgewood Dolan, 1st 4 year old and Honorable Mention in Halifax in 2009. Ridgewood Delegate, Ridgewood Cora and her daughter Ridgewood Corky with 3 lactations of over 11,000kg have also contributed to the award. Ridgewood Myra, twice Grand Champion in Charlottetown and her daughter, Ridgewood Moonlight, are two well-known cows in the herd. Myre and Moonlight were both 2nd in their class at the Spring Show. This family has a big influence in the herd. The Angus were never afraid of investing to improve their livestock, and here are a few examples: Strathburn Destiny Sarah, Woodland View J Star Natural, Mornglow Tuxedo Remix, Kildare BBK Judy, St-Martin Jane and Terrace Bank Magic Karla. Paul and Wendy have 3 children; 22-year-old Melanie who has completed her studies in agriculture and is the 4th generation to work on the farm, Krista 20 and Daniel 16 ans. Paul is presently on the Board of Directors of Ayrshire Canada and sits on the Breed Improvement committee Ayrshire Canada sincerely congratulates the Angus Family and is proud to award them the title of Master Breeder.