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BREEDERS PROFILE Daniel Fadley Bear Grove Beef
FALL REGISTRATION KNOW HOW LAURA LOSCHE
JUNIOR PROFILE HADLEY GEIGER
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REGISTER RESPONSIBILITY LAURA LOSCHE
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THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY LAURA LOSCHE
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ince May of 2021, Mini Mafia has been owned
and operated by Wil and Shelby Hogan. Mini Mafia provides the only publication in the Miniature Hereford industry. The goal of Mini Mafia is to provide a wealth of knowledge for the Miniature Hereford exhibitor, breeder, and enthusiast. We are expanding our capabilities every day to be able to help the rapidly growing Miniature Hereford industry, striving to give Miniature Herefords a larger platform to stand on and be seen. The quality of the breed themselves has drastically improved over the last 5 years. Mini Mafia wants to match that quality with our marketing outlets. By the end of year, we plan to be able to offer our Mini Mafia Family Members a one-stop-shop for marketing…from sales, printed & digital marketing, and shows, we will have the minis covered! Wil and Shelby also own and operate JH Cattle in Carbon, TX, along with their three daughters Jaci, Hana, and Addalyn. Raising and showing Miniature Herefords is what they do as a family and supporting the youth is our passion. Shelby grew up showing Hereford cattle and always knew she wanted to raise Hereford cattle and wanted her kids to show. Miniature Herefords were the perfect option for them having a 4-year-old and a 14-year-old starting out. They fell in love with the Miniature Herefords and the Miniature Hereford family. In addition to Mini Mafia and JH Cattle, Will and Shelby own Rek-Tek LLC, a heating and A/C company in Eastland, TX. If the Hogan family is not at the office or at the barn, you can find them at a stock show, spending time with family & friends and enjoying life. Shelby says, “Our life sometimes feels like a three-ring circus, but we are loving every minute of it and would not trade it for anything. Life is short, enjoy every moment!” Enjoy every moment, indeed!
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How broad is your customer base? We’ve really opened up access to our genetics over the past 3 years and enjoyed watching our customers have success with BGB and FADE prefixed cattle. We’ve sent cattle all over the place, but have had steady demand from Oklahoma and Texas almost since the day we began marketing minis.
Daniel Faidley Bear Grove Beef, owner
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How did you get into the Mini’s?
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The short(ish) version of the story starts with moving back to Iowa after being away from the family farm for 20 years. My kids were suburban kids who thought of the farm as the place where they visited their grandparents. They didn’t see anything at the farm as “theirs.” I wanted to introduce them to raising cattle and vest them in the farm through something they could easily identify as theirs. The original plan was to have a small, direct to consumer beef business. I was looking for a smaller sized breed because I believed beef portion size was going the wrong direction. Although this is shifting some, moms still account for a huge percentage of family food purchases in this country. I have yet to meet a mom who wants a 20 ounce ribeye. So, I researched smaller sized breeds that could check the boxes for both a smaller portion size and an exceptional eating experience. My dad and brother ran the farm, so I was basically asking for a huge favor from them to allow us to keep cattle there, so I asked them for their opinions. Dad was pretty much supportive of whatever I chose to do. Dwayne, however, had stronger opinions after judging lots of shows and evaluating the quality of cattle. Let’s just say he was a much stronger advocate for Mini Herefords than for any of the other options I was considering. I looked for a breeder to buy 8 – 10 cows. That was my first lesson in things not working as planned. I found a breeder in Missouri, walked through his herd on a Friday afternoon while driving back from a meeting in Kansas City. The next day he sent me a list of cows and prices. The day after that he shared that he and his wife had decided the night before to move back to California and they weren’t taking the herd with them. By Monday morning, I’d purchased 29 head. Cows, calves, bulls, steers, young, old . . . you name it.
What has been the biggest key to success at Bear Grove Beef? The two most important decisions we’ve made have been to: 1) Breed cattle we like, regardless of whether a judge agrees with us and 2) Open up access to our genetics to good people who will work hard to have success. We were lucky to have some really unique females in the original herd. Those girls have done well for us, but they have also been an example of “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” They were a little later maturing than what was hot at the time. They weren’t as chubby and fluffy as what was winning at the time. But, they had qualities the breed desperately needed, most notably in their soundness on their feet and legs. We like cattle that can move without the drum beat of pasterns popping. One that takes a great profile pic, but can’t get to the hay ring in the winter isn’t going to last long. Since our style wasn’t exactly the style of the time, marketing wasn’t easy for a few years. But, the bigger problem was that I was trying to reduce the average age of the herd by keeping almost all the heifers. So, we didn’t even try to sell them for about five years. When we started letting heifers go to good homes a few years ago, the game changed and the success of our customers has really been rewarding for us.
As a breeder what are your greatest achievements? If you had asked this a few years ago, I probably would have answered with
something about the success of several of our bulls in big shows. We’ve had reserve bull at Denver twice, reserve bull at the Iowa State Fair three times, and BGB Grand Stand won the inaugural Cattlemen’s Congress last year. For a few years, I kind of had an obsession with wanting to win big bull shows. It was the kind of irrational obsession to which only people who show livestock can relate. But, my perspective has changed after seeing how the progeny of these bulls have validated their quality. Answering this question is uncomfortable for me because it’s hard to answer without trumpeting the success BGB Ben Dover’s progeny have had in the show ring. Multiple champions and reserve champions at the national level over multiple years out of multiple different cows. Ben is still making great ones and will likely always be my recommendation to anyone having a hard time deciding what bull use on a female. I tell people, “When in doubt, trust Ben. He’s just enough of almost everything and not too much of anything.” I’d also say we’re really proud of the success our cattle have had while really only having a nucleus of about a dozen females that we bull bred for the first seven years. We have a bit of a “David vs. Goliath” complex, being a relatively small operation. It’s been fun to be David.
Can you share your favorite advice to people just getting started in the mini hereford industry? This is super basic and based on nearly a decade of observing people coming in and out of the breed. Don’t get your heifers too fat. A lot of these minis don’t have mini appetites. Some of them seem to get fat on water and oxygen. It’s hard to stay disciplined on not
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getting calves, especially heifers, too fat too early because a lot of buyers want to see them almost show ready coming off the cow at weaning. But, heifers need to grow up to be cows and cows that were too fat as heifers can have all kinds of issues. It’s one of the things I really don’t like about the pursuit of show ring success – heifers often have to carry way more condition than is desired for reproductive performance to compete in the show ring. I love 10 – 12 year old cows that calve on time every year. Fat heifers almost never become those cows.
What has surprised you the most about the Mini Hereford industry? It just continues to grow and attract new families. I’ve been shocked at the calls and messages I’ve received from people all over the country, asking about genetics, wanting to buy heifers because they’ve got a 4 year old kid who’s getting starting showing cattle. It’s really kind of crazy just how many people there are that want to make minis part of their lives.
What has been your biggest challenge as a Mini Hereford breeder?
Can you tell us more about the merge with JH Cattle? Selling the herd to JH Cattle was the end result of a lot of reflection. After Grand Stand won Cattlemen’s Congress in 2021, my obsession with winning a big bull show just disappeared. Before that, we’d been reserve a bunch, but never won. Any competitive livestock showing person who’s been reserve knows the feeling of accomplishment for doing so well also comes with the feeling of not quite achieving the mission. That “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” feeling was the fuel for my obsession about winning a major bull show. Grand Stand winning in OKC put the fire out, in a good way. Mission accomplished. Now, what? My new obsession is to make the breed better by creating elite outcross females that our customers can trust to mate to whatever mini bull they love, raise great ones that excel in the show ring and become exceptional breeding stock, and do it for a long time, calving on schedule with calves that pop
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Not punching “big cattle” people in the face when they make fun of us for raising minis. Kidding. Really, I think our biggest challenge has been a consequence of genetic selection in minis going back several generations. There isn’t enough genetic diversity in the breed. Nearly all the good ones go back to the same one or two bulls, usually more than once on both sides of the pedigree. While there are some advantages to line breeding or inbreeding in livestock, fertility and reproductive performance aren’t on that list. Udder quality and teat size and shape also aren’t on that list. From the original herd I purchased in 2013, there were a few cows that hadn’t calved in a couple years. Some that had calves at side
didn’t rebreed on schedule. It takes multiple generations and those generations take years to solve for issues like poor fertility. We’ve been fortunate on udder and teat quality as we haven’t had many issues with females that stayed in the herd. The BGB Ben Dover sired females have almost ideal udders and teat size. But, every female we’ve purchased from outside the herd in the past 4 years has had a less than ideal udder and giant, poorly shaped teats. I think the breed really needs to focus on making functional, fertile females that stay in the herd for a long time because they calve on schedule and raise a calf that can latch onto mama within minutes of hitting the ground.
up and nurse. The dream is for every one of our customers to walk through their cows with calves at side and when they see the cow with the BGB prefix and her calf nursing, they think to themselves, “That’s my favorite cow and I’m so excited about her calf!” My vision for how to get there was to find a partner that valued our stock and would do their best to carry on what we had going, who would also allow us to access the females to start our genetic reset through IVF embryos. I wasn’t sure who to reach out to about this concept. Then, fate happened. Wil Hogan called. He thanked me for complimenting his daughter, Hana, during Cattlemen’s Congress. I hadn’t known Hana, but every time I’d walked down the aisle where her bull was stalled, I noticed Hana was working. Her face wasn’t buried in her phone. She was paying attention to her stock and helping others with theirs. Then, she had a bull in a class with my son and I watched her get her bull stuck time after time. I told her she did a nice job and that I was impressed with her work ethic. It was a genuine compliment that Hana relayed to her dad and that’s what triggered Wil to call me. If ever there was affirmation that just saying something nice to someone can lead to big things, this was it. The discussions with Wil started with him looking for a heifer for Hana and then progressed to something much bigger. I was already at the point of making the deal with Wil when my wife, Robin, had a serious accident and our world changed. We didn’t sell the herd because of the accident. I’d already made that decision. But, the accident sure felt like a sign that the timing was even more right than I had thought. I was looking for a good home for the whole herd and people I trust to communicate with transparency, candor, and honesty. That is the Hogans. And, that is why we’ve embarked on this journey together.
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MEMBER SERVICE
FALL Registration Know–How by Laura Losche
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t’s time to start thinking about registering fall calves. To help ensure the registration process goes
as smoothly and quickly as possible, keep these things in mind. When calf registration forms are missing required information, the calf registration is placed on hold until the correct information or data is provided by the breeder. • First things first, you must have an active, up-to-date membership with the American Hereford Association (AHA) to register any calves, meaning your annual dues have been renewed and your member service fee has been billed. • The conception date, or embryo recovery date for embryo transfer (ET) calves, determines the breeder of the calf; whereas, the owner of the cow at the time of birth determines who the original owner is.
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• When registering ET calves, a recipient dam can only be entered if the cow is a registered Hereford dam. If it is a commercial dam, that field must be left blank.
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• Whoever owns the dam at the time of birth must register the calf. If a calf is purchased at the side of the dam, the original owner of the calf must register the calf, and then, transfer it to the new owner. If the dam has been transferred recently, pay close attention to the transfer date of the dam to determine who should register the calf. • There can only be one breeder listed on an animal. There cannot be multiple breeders listed. If the dam is multiply owned, pay close attention to which owner is listed as the breeder. You can choose to change
who is listed as the breeder between the owners, but it must be one of the owners of the dam at the time of conception.
Management programs (CattleMax or GEM), saves you money. See the table for the rates of calf registrations.
• If a dam is multiply owned at the time a calf is born, the calf can only be registered in one of the dam owner’s names originally. If the calf needs to be registered to all the owners that are listed on the dam, the calf must be registered to one owner and then transferred to all owners you want listed on the calf.
Friendly reminders From the time the samples are received at the lab in Lincoln, Neb., DNA testing takes three to four weeks to be processed and for results to be sent to the AHA. If you are needing DNA testing and genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) for sales, shows, etc., give yourself plenty of time for the samples to be processed and results to be received. Your Hereford Publications Inc. (HPI) invoice can be viewed and paid on MyHerd. Remember, if you are a MyHerd user, you will no longer receive a statement from AHA or HPI in the mail. They will be sent via email at the beginning of each month. Having trouble navigating through MyHerd? Contact AHA Customer Service at 816-842-3757. To sign up for MyHerd, email your member number to myherd@hereford.org.
• Tattoos are a requirement at the time of registration. Tattoos are not required in both ears, but the calf must be tattooed in at least one ear. That tattoo must be reported to AHA at the time of registration. The tattoo is up to you, the breeder, but remember the tattoo must be a combination of numbers and/or letters only. No symbols can be used in the tattoos. • The herd ID of the calf must be unique to each individual calf. No two animals in the same herd can have the same herd ID. An easy way to do this is simply make the herd ID the same as the animal’s tattoo. This is common practice with most breeders. • Registration fees are calculated based on the age of the calf when the registration is submitted. Registering calves electronically, through either MyHerd or imported files from Herd
Laura Loschke is the records supervisor and education and information service coordinator of the American Hereford Association. She can be reached at lloschke@hereford.org.
Cited from the November 2021 Hereford World
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How did you get your start in showing mini herefords? I started showing when I was 2. I loved going to cow shows and wanted to show. My older friend had a mini steer named Rockstar. He let me comb and walk his steer. I wanted to have one of my own so I asked Santa for a mini.
What is your favorite part about showing mini herefords? My favorite part about showing is winning cool awards.
How old are you? I am 5 years old.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
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I want to be a livestock judger and judge shows all over the world!
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Which of all your minis has been your favorite and why? GF Chief, my mini bull. I saw him as a two day old baby at Mr. Kyle’s. He let me love all over him in the middle of the pasture. He’s my sweet boy.
What is your goal in the show industry? (To win/attend a certain show or to show a certain breed) My goal is to win Supreme heifer at the American Royal.
Any advice to up and coming showman? I would tell them to work hard and try their best.
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MEMBER SERVICE
REGISTER Responsibly by Laura Losche • Whoever owns the dam at the time of birth is who must register the calf. If a calf is purchased at the side of the dam, the original owner of the calf still has to register the calf and then transfer it to the new owner. If the dam was transferred recently, pay close attention to the transfer date on the dam to determine who needs to register the calf.
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t’s time to start thinking about registering those spring-born calves. When calf registration forms are
missing required information, the registration is placed on hold until the breeder provides the correct information or data. To keep the process seamless, keep these points in mind:
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Basic details • First things first, you must have an active, up-to-date membership with the American Hereford Association (AHA) to register any calves. Meaning, you renewed your annual dues and paid your member service fee.
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• When registering embryo transfer (ET) calves, a recipient dam can only be entered if the cow is a registered Hereford dam. If it is a commercial dam, that field must be left blank.
• An animal can only have one breeder listed; multiple breeders cannot be listed. If the dam is multiply owned, pay close attention to which owner is listed as the breeder. You can choose to change who is listed as the breeder amongst the owners, but the breeder must be one of the dam’s owners at the time of conception. • A calf born from a multiply-owned dam must be registered to one of those dam’s original owners at the time of the calf’s birth. If the calf needs to be registered to all the owners listed on the dam, the calf must first be registered to one owner, and then transferred to all other owners who need to be listed on the calf. Herd management • Tattoos are required at the time of registration. They are not required in both ears, but the calf must be tattooed in at least one ear and that tattoo must be reported to AHA at the time of registration. The tattoo number is
up to you, the breeder, but it can only be combinations of numbers and/ or letters; no symbols can be used in tattoos. • A calf’s herd identification (ID) must be unique to each calf. No two animals in the same herd can have the same herd ID. An easy way to do this is to simply make the herd ID the same as the animal’s tattoo. This is common practice with most breeders. • Registration fees are calculated based on the age of the calf when it is submitted for registration. Remember, registering your calves electronically either through MyHerd, HerfNet or imported files from herd management programs (CattleMax or GEM), will save you money. See Table 1for calf registration rates. Having trouble navigating through MyHerd? Contact AHA Customer Service at 816-842-3757. To sign up for MyHerd, email your member number to myherd@hereford.org.
Laura Loschke is the records supervisor and education and information service coordinator of the American Hereford Association. She can be reached at lloschke@hereford.org.
Breeder and owner status • The conception date, or embryo recovery date for ET calves, determines a calf’s breeder. Whereas, a cow’s owner at the time of birth determines its original owner. Cited from the April 2021 Hereford World
MEMBER SERVICE
THE POWER OF Technology MyHerd offers many new and exciting features to help AHA members.
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ith the speed of technological advancements, sometimes it is hard to keep up. Here are some new, helpful tips on
the ins-and-outs of MyHerd and some new, neat functions you might not know about. MyHerd is mobile-friendly now. This means you can access MyHerd from a tablet or smart phone in addition to accessing it from your computer. To use MyHerd on your tablet or phone, simply go to the internet browser on your device. Then, navigate to the MyHerd login screen. You’ll notice when using a smart phone, your screen will look a little different than it does when logging in on a computer. This is because it is scalable, meaning it can adjust to the size of any screen. Instead of having the menu tabs listed along the top of the screen, on your smart phone the menu box will be in the top, right-hand corner. You will need to click on that icon to see your menu options. As you can see in the screenshot, the layout may look a little different depending on the screen size, but it will still have all of the regular menu options.
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Animal searches and reports A new, exciting feature on MyHerd is the ability to search for animals, their expected progeny differences
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Reminder: You can now order Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (MD) testing on MyHerd. It can be ordered as a stand-alone test for $20 or as an add-on test (in addition to a profile) for $13.
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screen, you have the ability to run the report based on an inventory year, a calf crop year or a specific animal’s ID. Once the report is completed, you can view it by going to the “View Reports & CSV’s” option under the “Jobs & Reports” menu.
(EPDs), pedigrees, etc. Then, you can save searches and create saved lists of animals. This feature is similar to the older HerfNet system’s EPD/ Animal Search. Now, it’s part of MyHerd, so you don’t have to jump between two different sites. Breeders can search by trait or EPD ranges, specific registration numbers, location of the animals and a plethora of other options. MyHerd has the ability to run your potential defects carrier report. To run this report, hover your mouse over the “Jobs & Reports” menu tab, and then select “Submit A Job.” On the “Make a Report” screen, select “Potential Defect Carriers” from the dropdown menu. On the next
Online HPI billing Of course, you can always pay your American Hereford Association (AHA) or Hereford Productions Inc. (HPI) bill through MyHerd. Remember, if you are a MyHerd user, you will not receive packing slips or monthly statements in the mail. They will be emailed once you sign up for MyHerd. This includes any HPI work, as well. To view or pay your HPI bill, hover over the “Transactions” tab. Then select “Previous HPI Transactions.” This will show you any HPI packing slips. You can click any of those packing slips to see what work was done. You may also pay your HPI bill on this page. As always, if you are having problems navigating through MyHerd, you can view the MyHerd Help pages, refer to our more than 20 step-by-step tutorials or call Customer Service at 816-842- 3757. To enroll in MyHerd, email your membership number to myherd@hereford.org.
Laura Loschke is the records supervisor and education and information service coordinator of the American Hereford Association. She can be reached at lloschke@hereford.org.
Cited from the May/June 2021 Hereford World
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Mark Burt
Scarlet Edwards
Vaughan family
Emily Harris
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G5 Ranch
AK Miniature Herefords
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KLD Mini Herefords
Caden Alexander
fade genetics
Baker Ranch
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FAMILY MEMBERS 2M Cattle Company Myron & Mary Baker 265 J E Woody Road Springtown, TX 76082 682.239.6692 twomcattlecompany@gmail.com 3D Livestock 13 La Casita Lane Laramie, WY 82072 307.460.1599 Jcdespain@yahoo.com 4-E Mini Herefords PO Box 249 Evant, TX 76252 972.832.0448 sdevansproplumping@gmail.com Arrow M Cattle 16700 Shebester Road Madill, OK 73446 940.231.4753 afonte1291@gmail.com Baker Ranch 1372 Wardville Road Stuart, OK 74570 rustyspurboutique@gmail.com Barber Ranch 10175 FM 3138 Channing, TX 79018 806.676.0098, Rylee Barber 806.930.6917, Mary Barber Rylee.R.Barber@gmail.com
Berend Cattle 6534 S FM 644 Colorado City, TX 79512 Berendcattle@gmail.com
Cherokee Ranch 1047 County Road 5025 Leonard, TX 75452 Cherokeeranchshowcattle@gmail.com
Harris Show Cattle PO Box 13 Washington, OK 73093 Sharp.kacey@yahoo.com
Cunningham Miniatures 15615 FM 2268 Holland, TX 76534 254.913.0612 melissa@3c-creativedesign.com
Red Barn Herefords Tim & Shelly McDermott 206 Koehne Rd. Mart, TX 76664 254.733.6300
JH Cattle Wil & Shelby Hogan 611 CR 411 Carbon, TX 76435 254.631.8005, Wil 979.204.9923, Shelby jhminicattle@gmail.com
2435 50th Ave Elk Mound, WI 54739 715.579.2917 sandyacres.elkmound@gmail.com
Everroad Family Farms Josh Everroad 6012 E 900 N Hope, IN 47246 812.390.9456 everroadjosh@gmail.com
Junis Cattle 6953 Camp Arrowhead Rd Agency, IA 52530 641.680.4843 obie105@hotmail.com
FADE Genetics Dwayne Faidley Family 4993 W 92nd Street S Colfax, IA 50054 515.669.9633 Ddfaidley1@gmail.com
Janysek Mini Moos Kaylynn Janysek PO Box 96 Stockdale, TX 78160 830.299.5199 twokbrangus_2007@yahoo.com
G5 Ranch 412 Box Road Burnet, TX 78611
Magic Eagle Ranch John, Jacqui & Jordan Bertrem 11547 Highway 99A Earlsboro, OK 74840 405.834.9163, Jacqui 405.205.8205, John magiceagleranch@gmail.com
Garrett Briney 1012 Blue Roan Lane Crowly, TX 76036 940.230.4059 gwbriney@gmail.com
Barnes FAMILY
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Geiger Cattle Co. 12687 FM 981 Blueridge, TX 75424 972.658.1226 tabitha.geiger11@gmail.com
Mandy Kelso
Stelzer Family Mcintosh Minis
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Block-R Farms 388 Bridges Road El Dorado, AR 71730 870.904.0153 amandarmorgan@gmail.com
Ozark Cattle Company
203 Hwy JJ Ulman, MO 65083 573.480.2523 ozarkbobber@gmail.com
Sandy Acres
Taylor Shadow Mountain Livestock 1928 N Lake Road Genola, UT 84655 801.754.5426 shadowmtn1928@yahoo.com TNT Mini Herefords
Matt Baker 170300 N 2740 Road Duncan, OK 73533 580.656.6006 mbaker6006@gmail.com
Brad & Molly Yeary
120 South First Floydada, TX 79235 806.549.9106, Brad 806.281.4644, Molly molly.yeary@gmail.com
UPCOMING show schedule
I Texas Youth Expo | Brenham, TX | May 5 – 8, 2022 I Hereford Texas State Show | Belton, TX | June 7 – 11, 2022 I Miniature Hereford Junior Nationals | Washington, IA | June 20 – 26, 2022 I Cattle Crew | Belton, TX | July 1 – 4, 2022 I Gillespie County Fair | Fredericksburg, TX | August 2022 I Tri State Fair | Amarillo, TX | September 2022 I Central State Fair | Belton, TX | September 1 – 4, 2022 I West Texas State Fair | Abilene, TX | September 4 – 6, 2022 I East Texas State Fair | Tyler, TX | September 30 – October 2, 2022 I American Royal | Kansas City, MO | October 6 – 9, 2022 I Texas State Fair | Dallas, TX | October 21 – 22, 2022 I State Fair of Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | October 27 – November 13, 2022 I NAILE | Louisville, KY | November 17 – 18, 2022 I Hereford Heritage | Abilene, TX | December 2022 I Arizona National | Phoenix, AZ | December 27 – 31, 2022 I Cattlemen’s Congress | Oklahoma City, OK | January 1 – 14, 2023 I Dixie National Livestock Show & Rodeo | Jackson, MS | February 10 – 18, 2023 I San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo | San Antonio, TX | February 9 – 26, 2023 I OYE | Oklahoma City, OK | March 8 – 17, 2023 I Outlaws and Legends | Stillwater, OK | April 20 – 23, 2023
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BGB HANNAH
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Devri Darbonne
Cale Pearson
GRAND CHAMPION JUNIOR MARKET STEER
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DAN’S TINY TIM
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Harley Holman
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Frooke Fuss
GRAND CHAMPION OPEN SHOW BULL
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GF CHIEF 11B1H
Dustin Fonte
Hadley Geiger
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Ella Weldon
Devri Darbonne
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Jen Knupp
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4993 W 92nd Street South
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Colfax, IA 50054
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KLD Sheza Dandy – sold privately Summer of 2020
4255 W 335th St. • Louisburg, KS 66053 Darrin Barbour, manager 816.898.8990, Darrin’s cell
Brian, Daydree, Kodie, Karsen & Kanyen Dopps Steve & Margaret Sanders
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Private Treaty
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