The farm story

Valanjou Charolais started in 1967 when Henri Lusson decided on building a Full French influenced purebred Herd of cows.

Over the next 25 years he played an important role in the Charolais community, with many bulls being produced for the commercial industry, and his ten children going through 4-H. Close to 60 steers were shown, highlighting the exceptional rate of gain with there Full French sire calves.

In the 70’s and early 80’s the carcass competition was in full swing ,with Edmonton hosting a fat steer spring show. In this highly competitive show Valanjou came out with two reserve Grand Champion carcass steers, one in 1976 and the other in 1981.

In the early 90’s when Philippe took over the management, new semen was being released from France for the first time in 15 years. Maternally tested bulls- such as Till 2000 and Casoar were now available to Canadian Charolais breeders and were enthusiastically introduced to the herd. For the next two decades horned Full French bulls were key components of the animals being bred.