WEBVTT 00:00:14.189 --> 00:00:20.969 Creeping over fields of green Remembering the 00:00:20.969 --> 00:00:27.269 faces The moments unseen The hands that built 00:00:27.269 --> 00:00:33.590 a dynasty The vision in their eyes Echoes in 00:00:33.590 --> 00:00:38.810 the auction bar Beneath an endless sky This is 00:00:38.810 --> 00:01:03.469 the bull buy Turn the bar It's the Bull Bar, 00:01:03.549 --> 00:01:05.549 and today I've got a story that's been keeping 00:01:05.549 --> 00:01:08.489 me up at night. It's about the Royal Winter Fair 00:01:08.489 --> 00:01:11.109 coming up next week, but it's really about so 00:01:11.109 --> 00:01:13.689 much more than that. It's about an empty chair 00:01:13.689 --> 00:01:17.430 that somehow fills an entire barn. It's about 00:01:17.430 --> 00:01:20.709 dreams that outlive the dreamers. And it's about 00:01:20.709 --> 00:01:23.409 six operations that are about to walk into that 00:01:23.409 --> 00:01:26.790 ring carrying way more than just show halters. 00:01:27.629 --> 00:01:29.549 Let me start with something that hit me like 00:01:29.549 --> 00:01:32.849 a ton of bricks this week. For over 70 years, 00:01:33.030 --> 00:01:37.209 think about that, over 70 years, Paul Eckstein 00:01:37.209 --> 00:01:40.090 attended the Royal Winter Fair every single year. 00:01:40.290 --> 00:01:42.609 This November will be the first without him. 00:01:42.989 --> 00:01:47.109 Paul passed away earlier this year at 91. Here's 00:01:47.109 --> 00:01:49.689 a man who escaped Nazi -occupied Czechoslovakia 00:01:49.689 --> 00:01:52.650 as a boy and built one of Canada's most respected 00:01:52.650 --> 00:01:55.750 breeding programs from absolutely nothing. and 00:01:55.750 --> 00:01:58.670 now his son Ari is getting ready to show quality 00:01:58.670 --> 00:02:00.870 Holstein's cattle for the first time without 00:02:00.870 --> 00:02:05.010 his dad there. Picture this. Ari's in the barn, 00:02:05.109 --> 00:02:08.030 checking those show halters one more time. He's 00:02:08.030 --> 00:02:10.270 running his hand over this leather lead that's 00:02:10.270 --> 00:02:12.810 been in the family for decades, the same one 00:02:12.810 --> 00:02:15.490 his father used. He doesn't talk about the loss 00:02:15.490 --> 00:02:18.310 directly, but you can feel it in every movement. 00:02:18.990 --> 00:02:22.469 Ari told me something his dad always said. Attention 00:02:22.469 --> 00:02:25.490 to every minor detail can lead to major success. 00:02:26.050 --> 00:02:28.990 And that's exactly what Ari's doing. Following 00:02:28.990 --> 00:02:32.330 those same routines, Paul perfected over 70 years. 00:02:32.590 --> 00:02:35.569 Here's what really gets me. Ari and I have been 00:02:35.569 --> 00:02:38.490 working on this photo collage decades of royal 00:02:38.490 --> 00:02:41.129 winter fairs captured in these fading prints 00:02:41.129 --> 00:02:44.610 and yellowed edges. There's Paul with young champions 00:02:44.610 --> 00:02:48.030 that would go on to become foundation cows. Moments 00:02:48.030 --> 00:02:51.159 of triumph caught mid -celebration. quiet conversations 00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:54.360 between classes, each image telling part of a 00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:57.580 story that spans 70 years. You can't download 00:02:57.580 --> 00:03:00.520 that kind of legacy. You can't buy it. You just 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:03.520 earn it, year after year, royal after royal. 00:03:03.879 --> 00:03:07.120 But here's the thing. Quality Holsteins isn't 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.639 the only operation carrying something heavy into 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:12.099 the ring next week. Let's talk about Kingsway 00:03:12.099 --> 00:03:15.560 Holsteins. Morgan and Gord McMillan have photos 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:18.240 spanning four decades of royal winter fairs covering 00:03:18.240 --> 00:03:20.930 their barn walls. Champions from years past, 00:03:21.189 --> 00:03:24.550 near misses that still sting. And somewhere on 00:03:24.550 --> 00:03:28.349 that wall, there's this empty space. It's reserved 00:03:28.349 --> 00:03:30.569 for a grand champion banner that hasn't come 00:03:30.569 --> 00:03:33.629 home yet. Gord's been chasing this dream for 00:03:33.629 --> 00:03:36.129 longer than Morgan's been alive. Think about 00:03:36.129 --> 00:03:38.349 inheriting someone else's dream while you're 00:03:38.349 --> 00:03:41.490 trying to build your own. That's heavy stuff. 00:03:41.949 --> 00:03:44.810 Here's what blows my mind about Kingsway. They're 00:03:44.810 --> 00:03:47.289 ranked as Canada's number two breeder of all 00:03:47.289 --> 00:03:49.969 time for excellent cows. and they had no idea. 00:03:50.409 --> 00:03:53.310 They market so many heifers and cows every year, 00:03:53.370 --> 00:03:55.870 with animals scoring excellent in other herds, 00:03:55.889 --> 00:03:58.669 they never even tracked the total. That kind 00:03:58.669 --> 00:04:01.370 of humility, focusing on the work instead of 00:04:01.370 --> 00:04:03.770 the recognition, that tells you everything about 00:04:03.770 --> 00:04:07.110 who these people are. Their foundation cow, Kingsway 00:04:07.110 --> 00:04:10.330 Sanchez Arangatang, she died earlier this year 00:04:10.330 --> 00:04:14.229 at nearly 15, after producing 18 excellent daughters. 00:04:14.650 --> 00:04:18.279 18. Her genetics are now thriving in robotic 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:21.500 dairies in Saskatchewan, grazing operations in 00:04:21.500 --> 00:04:25.000 the UK, show herds across North America. Her 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:27.639 influence keeps spreading, even after she's gone. 00:04:28.139 --> 00:04:30.459 So you've got Orangutan's granddaughters being 00:04:30.459 --> 00:04:32.680 prepped for Thursday's heifer show. You've got 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:35.920 Ari showing his father's genetics. Both operations 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:38.759 entering the royal, carrying forward the work 00:04:38.759 --> 00:04:41.779 of those who can't be there to see it. That changes 00:04:41.779 --> 00:04:45.459 everything about what winning means. Now, If 00:04:45.459 --> 00:04:47.740 you want to talk about shock value, let me tell 00:04:47.740 --> 00:04:51.300 you about the 2018 Royal Winterfair. Firm Jacobs 00:04:51.300 --> 00:04:55.139 didn't just win, they swept. Grand Champion with 00:04:55.139 --> 00:04:58.500 Jacobs Winbrook Amo, Reserve Grand Champion with 00:04:58.500 --> 00:05:01.800 Jacobs Lothority Loana, both homebred from two 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:05.079 different cow families. First time any Canadian 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:07.540 breeder had swept Grand and Reserve with homebred 00:05:07.540 --> 00:05:11.579 animals since 1969. But here's what really mattered. 00:05:12.170 --> 00:05:14.790 In an industry going crazy over genomic testing 00:05:14.790 --> 00:05:17.670 and data analytics, here was old -school proof 00:05:17.670 --> 00:05:20.529 that traditional breeding wisdom, cow families 00:05:20.529 --> 00:05:24.970 first, genomics last, still works. The Jacobs 00:05:24.970 --> 00:05:27.709 family refuses to use any bull that's minus for 00:05:27.709 --> 00:05:30.370 milk. They never flush cows during show season 00:05:30.370 --> 00:05:32.810 because they believe it compromises that natural 00:05:32.810 --> 00:05:35.769 bloom judges reward. They're teaching the next 00:05:35.769 --> 00:05:38.730 generation, and not just about cattle. They're 00:05:38.730 --> 00:05:41.569 teaching about character. how to win with grace, 00:05:41.810 --> 00:05:44.910 how to lose with dignity, how to keep going when 00:05:44.910 --> 00:05:48.029 neither happens. Picture three generations working 00:05:48.029 --> 00:05:51.009 together in that barn, each with specific roles, 00:05:51.269 --> 00:05:54.610 nobody needing to be told what to do. This is 00:05:54.610 --> 00:05:57.629 knowledge passed hand to hand, season to season, 00:05:57.730 --> 00:06:00.269 the kind you feel in your bones after enough 00:06:00.269 --> 00:06:03.129 cold mornings and late nights. Now let me tell 00:06:03.129 --> 00:06:05.509 you about two guys who've turned passion into 00:06:05.509 --> 00:06:08.810 a business model. Simon Lalonde from Firm Blondin. 00:06:09.279 --> 00:06:11.379 This guy walks differently than other breeders. 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:15.220 There's this energy, this urgency. For Simon, 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:17.920 the show ring isn't just competition. It's the 00:06:17.920 --> 00:06:21.319 engine that drives his entire operation. Cattle 00:06:21.319 --> 00:06:24.579 and embryo sales are his core business. And every 00:06:24.579 --> 00:06:27.040 royal appearance creates ripples that reach buyers 00:06:27.040 --> 00:06:30.459 worldwide. Simon put it perfectly. Success is 00:06:30.459 --> 00:06:33.560 built on three things. Passion, hard work, and 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:36.600 perseverance. But passion comes first. Without 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:39.680 that, the other two don't matter. Then there's 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:42.319 Pierre Boulet. This man has achieved something 00:06:42.319 --> 00:06:47.100 extraordinary. More EX97 cows than anyone in 00:06:47.100 --> 00:06:51.199 the industry. EX97. That's near perfection, and 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:54.139 he's done it repeatedly. Like Simon, Pierre built 00:06:54.139 --> 00:06:56.939 his operation around cattle sales. He understands 00:06:56.939 --> 00:06:59.779 that the show ring creates market demand. Both 00:06:59.779 --> 00:07:02.019 these guys have turned their eye for exceptional 00:07:02.019 --> 00:07:04.899 cattle into thriving businesses where passion 00:07:04.899 --> 00:07:07.720 and profit reinforce each other. These aren't 00:07:07.720 --> 00:07:10.339 just breeding operations. They're places where 00:07:10.339 --> 00:07:12.920 dreams take physical form, where excellence becomes 00:07:12.920 --> 00:07:15.779 tangible in the arch of a top line, the depth 00:07:15.779 --> 00:07:19.079 of a rib, the walk of a champion. But if you 00:07:19.079 --> 00:07:21.740 want to talk about scale, let me blow your mind 00:07:21.740 --> 00:07:24.860 with West Coast Holsteins. Operations spanning 00:07:24.860 --> 00:07:27.819 multiple farms across provinces, thousands of 00:07:27.819 --> 00:07:31.160 milking cows, thousands more young stock. You'd 00:07:31.160 --> 00:07:33.259 think excellence would get lost in those numbers, 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:37.180 right? Wrong. they've created systems that identify 00:07:37.180 --> 00:07:39.800 individual brilliance within industrial scale. 00:07:40.139 --> 00:07:43.160 Their elite show prospects live in group housing 00:07:43.160 --> 00:07:45.579 specifically designed to maintain competitive 00:07:45.579 --> 00:07:49.240 appetites. It takes a team of dozens, each trained 00:07:49.240 --> 00:07:51.759 to spot that one -in -a -thousand spark that 00:07:51.759 --> 00:07:54.620 separates good from great. Think about the logistics 00:07:54.620 --> 00:07:58.160 here. Somewhere in those thousands of cows, someone 00:07:58.160 --> 00:08:01.680 noticed one special heifer, pulled her out, invested 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:04.819 months of preparation, That's systematic excellence 00:08:04.819 --> 00:08:07.819 at a scale that shouldn't be possible, yet somehow 00:08:07.819 --> 00:08:11.860 is. Now, all these operations, they're deep in 00:08:11.860 --> 00:08:14.600 final preparation right now. What started 8 to 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:16.699 12 weeks ago with strategic feeding programs 00:08:16.699 --> 00:08:19.220 has evolved into something approaching devotion. 00:08:20.259 --> 00:08:23.300 Picture this scene from earlier this week. A 00:08:23.300 --> 00:08:26.160 young woman spending 45 minutes working on a 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:29.240 single heifer's top line. Not because anyone 00:08:29.240 --> 00:08:31.639 told her to, but because she could still see 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:34.320 room for improvement. Her grandmother standing 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:37.080 nearby, occasionally offering suggestions drawn 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:40.139 from decades of fitting cattle. Three generations 00:08:40.139 --> 00:08:43.159 of knowledge concentrated in one moment of preparation. 00:08:43.899 --> 00:08:46.679 At Quality Holsteins, this preparation carries 00:08:46.679 --> 00:08:49.600 extraordinary weight. These are the same routines 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:53.799 Paul perfected over 70 years. Now Ari executes 00:08:53.799 --> 00:08:57.200 them with matching precision. As Ari says, echoing 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:00.700 his dad, superior care allows cows with great 00:09:00.700 --> 00:09:03.559 genetics to look amazing day in, and day out. 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:06.299 But preparation goes way beyond the physical. 00:09:06.580 --> 00:09:09.279 These families have spent months building trust 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:11.879 with their animals, loading them on practice 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:15.080 trailer rides, inviting visitors to desensitize 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:17.620 them to crowds, teaching them that the chaos 00:09:17.620 --> 00:09:20.259 of the show ring is just another day with people 00:09:20.259 --> 00:09:23.120 who care about them. Last year at the Royal, 00:09:23.299 --> 00:09:25.559 there was this young handler sitting quietly 00:09:25.559 --> 00:09:28.519 in the straw beside her heifer, just being present, 00:09:28.679 --> 00:09:32.779 no agenda, no training, just companionship. It 00:09:32.779 --> 00:09:34.559 reminded me of the kids who will be competing 00:09:34.559 --> 00:09:38.340 in the TD4H Classic starting Monday. That's where 00:09:38.340 --> 00:09:40.820 the next generation learns these same lessons. 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:43.879 I actually competed in that event myself for 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:46.379 over a decade when it was called the Scotiabank 00:09:46.379 --> 00:09:50.000 Haze Classic. I know firsthand what those quiet 00:09:50.000 --> 00:09:53.100 moments of connection mean. That's the preparation 00:09:53.100 --> 00:09:56.120 you don't see in the ring. The relationship that 00:09:56.120 --> 00:09:58.559 makes an animal trust you enough to show at their 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:01.750 best when everything matters most. Here's what 00:10:01.750 --> 00:10:04.230 amazes me after covering dairy breeding for years. 00:10:04.570 --> 00:10:07.429 These six operations couldn't be more different 00:10:07.429 --> 00:10:10.590 in approach, yet all consistently produce champions. 00:10:11.590 --> 00:10:14.830 Firm Jacobs prioritizes cow families over genomics. 00:10:15.409 --> 00:10:18.429 Kingsway favors proven sires whose names stay 00:10:18.429 --> 00:10:20.669 in the marketplace long enough to build real 00:10:20.669 --> 00:10:24.110 pedigrees. Quality, under Ari's careful hand, 00:10:24.269 --> 00:10:26.909 pursues uncompromising type while maintaining 00:10:26.909 --> 00:10:30.070 production, honoring Paul's vision. while adapting 00:10:30.070 --> 00:10:33.690 to current realities. Simon Lalonde and Pierre 00:10:33.690 --> 00:10:35.870 Boulet have built their businesses on show ring 00:10:35.870 --> 00:10:39.250 excellence and cattle sales. West Coast leverages 00:10:39.250 --> 00:10:41.570 massive scale to accelerate genetic progress. 00:10:42.230 --> 00:10:45.029 Next Thursday's heifer show and Friday's cow 00:10:45.029 --> 00:10:48.529 classes, the philosophy won't matter. Judge Joel 00:10:48.529 --> 00:10:51.750 Lepage and his associate J .P. Proulx will evaluate 00:10:51.750 --> 00:10:54.289 what's in front of them. Structural soundness, 00:10:54.470 --> 00:10:57.929 mammary quality, dairy strength, that hard -to 00:10:57.929 --> 00:11:00.669 -define presence, that separates good from great. 00:11:00.870 --> 00:11:03.769 Yet somehow, all these different approaches converge 00:11:03.769 --> 00:11:07.070 on the same fundamental truth. Excellence is 00:11:07.070 --> 00:11:09.490 excellence, regardless of how you achieve it. 00:11:09.809 --> 00:11:13.190 They're all optimizing for permanence, building 00:11:13.190 --> 00:11:16.269 something that lasts. Whether through cow families 00:11:16.269 --> 00:11:19.570 or genomics, passion or scale, they're creating 00:11:19.570 --> 00:11:22.409 genetics that will influence the breed long after 00:11:22.409 --> 00:11:25.629 the banners are forgotten. And here's where it 00:11:25.629 --> 00:11:28.519 gets really interesting. The competition intensifies 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:31.000 with elite U .S. operations crossing the border. 00:11:31.299 --> 00:11:34.000 Bujon, Triple T, Curry, Ackley, Milk Source, 00:11:34.220 --> 00:11:37.019 Butler View. They're all bringing their own decades 00:11:37.019 --> 00:11:40.279 of excellence to the ring. These American powerhouses 00:11:40.279 --> 00:11:43.159 remind everyone that excellence knows no borders. 00:11:44.039 --> 00:11:46.960 Next Thursday and Friday, Joel LePage and J .P. 00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:49.440 Pruhl will evaluate cattle from two nations' 00:11:49.539 --> 00:11:52.919 worth of dreams. Yet somehow, with Paul's empty 00:11:52.919 --> 00:11:55.419 chair and these families' intertwined stories, 00:11:55.879 --> 00:11:58.019 this year feels less about international rivalry 00:11:58.019 --> 00:12:00.259 and more about shared dedication to excellence. 00:12:00.700 --> 00:12:04.240 Let me put this in perspective. Last year, Canada 00:12:04.240 --> 00:12:08.720 exported $201 .2 million in dairy genetic material 00:12:08.720 --> 00:12:12.539 to over 70 countries. Behind every shipment is 00:12:12.539 --> 00:12:15.340 a story like these. Families who've sacrificed, 00:12:15.620 --> 00:12:18.580 persevered, refused to compromise, even when 00:12:18.580 --> 00:12:21.840 easier paths beckoned. When Kingsway Genetics 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:24.269 influenced herds across the United Kingdom, when 00:12:24.269 --> 00:12:26.889 Arangatang's daughters thrive in places she never 00:12:26.889 --> 00:12:30.129 saw, that's impact transcending individual achievement. 00:12:30.429 --> 00:12:33.269 These aren't just genetics being exported. They're 00:12:33.269 --> 00:12:36.149 decades of decisions, generations of selection, 00:12:36.509 --> 00:12:39.210 countless moments when someone chose the harder 00:12:39.210 --> 00:12:42.450 path because it was the right one. This year 00:12:42.450 --> 00:12:44.649 feels different, though. With Paul Eckstein's 00:12:44.649 --> 00:12:47.769 passing, we're witnessing a transition. The giants 00:12:47.769 --> 00:12:50.350 who built the foundation are passing the torch. 00:12:50.919 --> 00:12:53.960 What matters now is how brightly that torch continues 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:56.919 to burn. Now, if you're listening to this thinking, 00:12:57.100 --> 00:13:00.440 what does this mean for my farm? Let me tell 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:02.879 you something important. These aren't stories 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:06.200 about unlimited resources. Kingsway started with 00:13:06.200 --> 00:13:09.580 a grade herd. A grade herd. Quality began when 00:13:09.580 --> 00:13:11.919 Paul Eckstein arrived in Canada with nothing 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:15.059 except determination. Simon Lalonde and Pierre 00:13:15.059 --> 00:13:17.799 Boulet built their operations on passion and 00:13:17.799 --> 00:13:20.860 an eye for excellence, not deep pockets. They 00:13:20.860 --> 00:13:23.240 share something more valuable than money, the 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:26.820 conviction that excellence is possible. Here's 00:13:26.820 --> 00:13:29.759 the transformative lesson. Excellence takes decades, 00:13:29.960 --> 00:13:33.159 not years. Paul Eckstein attended the Royal for 00:13:33.159 --> 00:13:36.019 over 70 years. Ari worked alongside him for 20 00:13:36.019 --> 00:13:38.460 years before taking the lead. There's no app 00:13:38.460 --> 00:13:41.740 for that, no shortcut, no genomic test that replaces 00:13:41.740 --> 00:13:45.100 time and dedication. Whether you trust data or 00:13:45.100 --> 00:13:47.340 intuition, whether you're breeding for your own 00:13:47.340 --> 00:13:49.519 herd or building a business around genetics, 00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:53.539 What matters is consistency, showing up, keeping 00:13:53.539 --> 00:13:57.320 going when progress feels invisible. In an age 00:13:57.320 --> 00:14:00.100 where technology promises quick fixes, these 00:14:00.100 --> 00:14:02.720 operations remind us that some things can't be 00:14:02.720 --> 00:14:06.059 rushed. Next Thursday's heifer show, Friday's 00:14:06.059 --> 00:14:08.899 cow classes, minutes in the ring that represent 00:14:08.899 --> 00:14:12.519 decades of decisions. For Ari Eckstein, it's 00:14:12.519 --> 00:14:15.080 his first royal without his father, but with 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:18.379 Paul's spirit in every animal they present. He's 00:14:18.379 --> 00:14:20.820 created a poster tribute to his father that will 00:14:20.820 --> 00:14:23.500 be displayed at the show, a visual reminder of 00:14:23.500 --> 00:14:26.519 the legacy being carried forward. For Gord McMillan, 00:14:26.620 --> 00:14:29.139 it might finally bring that grand champion banner 00:14:29.139 --> 00:14:32.639 that completes Kingsway's journey. For Simon 00:14:32.639 --> 00:14:34.919 Lalonde and Pierre Boulet, it's another chance 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:38.360 to prove that passion drives profit. What gives 00:14:38.360 --> 00:14:40.860 me chills is knowing that young breeders walking 00:14:40.860 --> 00:14:43.919 past Ari's tribute poster will see Paul's story 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:47.320 captured there. A boy who fled Czechoslovakia. 00:14:47.690 --> 00:14:50.389 who built excellence from nothing, who showed 00:14:50.389 --> 00:14:53.529 up for over 70 straight years, always willing 00:14:53.529 --> 00:14:56.470 to share what he'd learned. Somewhere in those 00:14:56.470 --> 00:14:58.830 barn aisles, a young person will look at that 00:14:58.830 --> 00:15:01.690 poster and decide, this is what I want to do 00:15:01.690 --> 00:15:04.870 with my life. That's how legacies work. Not through 00:15:04.870 --> 00:15:07.490 genetics alone, but through inspiration past, 00:15:07.750 --> 00:15:11.350 person to person, generation to generation. When 00:15:11.350 --> 00:15:14.090 Joel LePage points to Grand Champions next Thursday 00:15:14.090 --> 00:15:17.070 and Friday, when people pause at Ari's tribute 00:15:17.070 --> 00:15:20.429 poster to remember Paul, when these six operations 00:15:20.429 --> 00:15:23.710 walk their cattle into the ring, those gestures 00:15:23.710 --> 00:15:26.250 will represent more than one day's achievement. 00:15:26.610 --> 00:15:29.789 They'll validate decades of decisions made before 00:15:29.789 --> 00:15:33.070 dawn, sacrifices nobody saw, and the courage 00:15:33.070 --> 00:15:36.230 to keep pursuing excellence even when your heart 00:15:36.230 --> 00:15:38.350 is breaking. But here's what covering the Royal 00:15:38.350 --> 00:15:41.389 all these years has taught me. Every one of these 00:15:41.389 --> 00:15:44.740 operations has already won. They've proven that 00:15:44.740 --> 00:15:47.840 legacies don't die with their founders. They've 00:15:47.840 --> 00:15:50.259 shown that passion can build sustainable businesses. 00:15:50.700 --> 00:15:53.600 They've demonstrated that in an industry of increasing 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:56.620 scale and technology, there's still room for 00:15:56.620 --> 00:16:01.340 operations driven by conviction and love. Next 00:16:01.340 --> 00:16:03.440 Thursday and Friday at the Royal Winter Fair, 00:16:03.620 --> 00:16:06.279 we won't just watch cattle being judged. We'll 00:16:06.279 --> 00:16:08.639 witness what happens when dreams collide with 00:16:08.639 --> 00:16:11.059 reality, when preparation meets opportunity. 00:16:11.629 --> 00:16:14.169 when the next generation carries forward what 00:16:14.169 --> 00:16:17.629 the previous generation built. The banners will 00:16:17.629 --> 00:16:20.950 be awarded. Champions will be crowned. But this 00:16:20.950 --> 00:16:23.649 year, with Paul's spirit present in his absence, 00:16:23.870 --> 00:16:26.809 with multiple generations showing together, with 00:16:26.809 --> 00:16:29.389 dreams both fulfilled and still pursued, the 00:16:29.389 --> 00:16:32.169 Royal means something more. It's proof that some 00:16:32.169 --> 00:16:35.629 things can't be stopped. Not by loss. Not by 00:16:35.629 --> 00:16:38.509 markets. Not by time itself. Just farmers, their 00:16:38.509 --> 00:16:40.940 families, their cattle. and dreams that refuse 00:16:40.940 --> 00:16:44.820 to die. That's already victory enough. This is 00:16:44.820 --> 00:16:46.700 The Bullseye, and I'll see you in the world. 00:16:48.419 --> 00:16:55.980 This is The Bullseye Turn the volume high For 00:16:55.980 --> 00:17:02.620 the icons of the ages They never will die From 00:17:02.620 --> 00:17:06.660 the show ring thunder to The quiet strength they 00:17:06.660 --> 00:17:16.220 knew now coming right on through. Oh, tell the 00:17:16.220 --> 00:17:21.420 tale, tell the tale. The Beaumont legends live 00:17:21.420 --> 00:17:21.920 here.