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Your New JBBA & Feeding For Junior 31 Feeds 7 Introducing Coordinator Beef Cattle Projects Learn about Bonnie - the new junior Beefmaster program leader - and welcome her to the JBBA leadership team. By Yvonne â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bonnieâ&#x20AC;? Ramirez

Call to the Ring: 37 First Reflections of a New Stock

Financing A Junior Livestock Project Learn how to pay for next show heifer, ranging from loans to stipend programs. By Cherie Carrabba Bright

Why You Should Get Involved in Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association? The JBBA President provides insight on opportunities available through the junior Beefmaster program. By Alex Samano

A quick lession on show cattle nutrition and what should be in your feed pans. By Stephen P. Hammack, Ph.D.

Show Mom This mom examines the wonderful lifestyle that stock shows provide to her kids. By Megan Brehm Connect with us at

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BONFIRE x MISS SUGARBELLE

2016 San Antonio Livestock Show Grand Champion Bull 2015 National Champion Bull 2015 Show Bull of the Year 2015 Grand Champion Bull– Houston Livestock Show 2015 Grand Champion Bull–Beefmaster U 2015 Grand Champion Bull–West Texas Fair 2015 Grand Champion Bull–HOT Fair 2015 Grand Champion Bull–State Fair of Texas 2015 Grand Champion Bull–State Fair of Louisiana

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Beefmaster Seedstock Directory Volume IV - 2018

Beefmaster Breeders United & The Banner Staff Bill Pendergrass Executive Vice President Collin Osbourn Chief Financial Officer Donna Henderson Office Manager Jeralyn Novak Communications Coordinator The Banner Editor & Graphic Designer Lance Bauer Western Field Representative & Commercial Marketing Director The Banner Advertising Sales Sarah Davis DNA Coordinator Brandi Feller Member Services & Transfers Dusty Pendergrass Eastern Field Representative Bonnie Ramirez JBBA/International & Membership Coordinator Contributing Writers Megan Brehm, Cherie Carrabba Bright, Stephen P. Hammack, Ph.D. Yvonne â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bonnieâ&#x20AC;? Ramirez, Alex Samano

Beefmaster Breeders United 118 W. Bandera Road Boerne, TX 78006 210-732-3132 Fax: 210-732-7711 info@beefmasters.org www.beefmasters.org This directory is provided as a membership service of Beefmaster Breeders United. The seedstock producers listed and advertised in this directory are paid advertisers. Please contact the respective producers for more information on the cattle. BBU does not warrant the quality and availability of the advertised cattle. Beefmaster Breeders United - The Banner - 3

BAR G RANCH Where Champions Breed Champions BAR G

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Introducing Your New JBBA Coordinator

By Yvonne “Bonnie” Ramirez

ave you ever compared your life to a puzzle? I have. And I truly believe life is a huge puzzle. Life has a crazy way of working out. It’s funny how the puzzle pieces all eventually start fitting and making sense. A big “Hello” to all Beefmaster breeders/showers. My name is Yvonne Ramirez, but my family and friends call me Bonnie, so now that we will be family, please call me Bonnie. I am very excited about joining the Beefmaster family as the new Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association (JBBA) Coordinator! I look forward to big and great things! There’s nothing like a good ole face to face introduction, but until our paths cross in person, how about a little introduction about who I am to give you some background on this South Texas gal, “Bonnie Ramirez.” I am originally from the small south Texas town of Encino. I went to school and was raised around the Falfurrias area, where Beefmaster cattle were plenty. My FFA advisor and high school mentor raised Beefmaster cattle. The infamous Tom Lasater who is credited for developing the foundation Beefmaster breed/herd hailed

from my high school alma mater. How crazy is that? What a small world. Who would have thought that growing up around Beefmaster cattle I would be working for the Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) family years later. But as the saying goes, “God works in mysterious ways and he has a plan!” Nonetheless, I am thrilled to embark on this new adventure. I don’t want to age myself too much so I’ll leave it vague talking about my childhood… I grew up being active in both 4-H and FFA and showing market hogs and breeding heifers mostly. I loved it … Everything about showing! From the early mornings to late nights to the halter breaking to the being drug around to the wins as well as losses to meeting new people and traveling to new places to the sick animals to the feeding and exercising to the “disagreements” with my parents, I loved every single second of raising and showing animals. I truly believe my involvement in 4-H and FFA helped shape me and has led me to where I am today, both personally and professionally. I am a huge advocate for the 4-H/FFA and showing lifestyle.

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Currently I reside in the Sutherland Springs/Floresville area. Most recently I was working for the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) as the Assistant to the Executive Vice President. Prior to my IBBA journey, I worked for Producers CO-OP Association – La Vernia Country Store, serving in the co-manager and marketing capacities. Before my time there, I served as the director of communications for the Texas Animal Health Commission. Some of my other work experience consists of working for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, D&D Farm and Ranch, Wilson County News, and Ultimate Genetics-Sire Services. My professional experience was preceded by receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, with an emphasis in animal science and a minor in communications, from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. “Eat ‘em Kats!” I enjoy being a part of non-profit type endeavors. I feel it’s important for me to serve in ‘helping’ capacities. I thrive on knowing I am making a difference. It’s a very heartwarming and fulfilling feeling. Some of my non-profit involvement includes being a committee member for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Ranch Rodeo Finals and founder and president of Forget Me Not Benefit Alzheimer’s Team Roping Fundraiser. When

invited to help judge contests at the San Antonio or Houston Livestock Shows, I am always willing to help and be a part of those monumental life skill contests. I have had the pleasure and honor to have judged a handful of public speaking contests in San Antonio as well as a couple in Houston. Life is always busy… It seems that the older I get, the faster time flies. With a fast paced life, I still try to participate in extracurricular activities such as CrossFit, jogging, volleyball and announcing at team ropings. We have a handful of major stock shows in the horizon; Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston. They will be here before we know it. And after the dust has settled with those shows, the 2018 JBBA National Show and Convention in Texarkana, Ark., will be on our tails. There’s so much to work hard towards. Let’s set ourselves some good, strong and attainable goals. I encourage you all to reach out to me to introduce yourselves, as well as share some of your short term and long term goals for the junior program. Beefmaster friends, I look forward to great things and above all, I look forward to serving you, our members and juniors, the heart and soul of our association. Juniors… You are our future!

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They say that in life you should make your story a story that is inspiring and worth telling. I’m blessed for this opportunity and I am ready to start a new chapter with BBU. Let’s make our story one that is compelling, inspiring and one that everyone wants to hear! Let’s do this together as a team and family!

Being passionate about cattle and showing, I’m eager and excited to apply my skills, abilities, enthusiasm and experience towards my new BBU family. Let’s Move Mountains! Are you ready? I am! Happy Trails … See you down the Cattle Trail soon!

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The Legend SEMEN - $45/Straw (Polled, Scurred) Bonfire X Legend’s Lady The Legend is a thick, heavyboned son of Bonfire out of Legend’s Lady. Pedigree and performance in one package.

VFF New Horizon Maverick X VFF Honey Girl Semen - $40/straw Another Top Ten Bull from Live Oak. VFF New Horizon has it all – growth, performance and pedigree.

Financing A Junior Livestock Project

By Cherie Carrabba Bright - The Showbox

o one has ever claimed that showing livestock is inexpensive. It isn’t. It requires capital to purchase the animal, the feed, the supplies, and in most cases to build or redo a facility where the animal will be kept. Many junior exhibitors rely upon their parents to fund their first project(s) believing that the sale of that project will give them the amount of funding that they need for a second or third project. But some things do not work out as planned. Sometimes our hope of selling an animal in a premium sale at a major show doesn’t materialize, and that may result in a junior exhibitor wondering where to get the funds to continue showing livestock. What then? Fortunately, there are alternatives for those juniors who need funding for their livestock projects. The Farm Services Administration (FSA) will loan up to $5,000 a year for the purchase of a market or breeding project to be shown at

livestock shows. The program requires that the person supervising the project, the Ag teacher or county agent, supervise the project and sign off on the exhibitors’ plan for paying back the money. FSA interest rates are generally lower than a traditional lending institution’s rates. In addition some traditional lending institutions such as banks or credit unions have a loan program that junior exhibitors can utilize to purchase their project. It may require that the parents co-sign the loan, but it is a viable way to obtain financing for a junior livestock project(s). Check with the lending institution that the family uses to see if they have a program in place. The Texas major shows have several scramble programs available for junior exhibitors. These programs give junior exhibitors a stipend to purchase an animal that will be shown at that major show the next year.

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The Houston Livestock Show’s program allows their scramble winners to purchase a steer instead of a heifer to be shown the next year. Scramble programs exist at Fort Worth, San Angelo, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston and the amounts given vary from show to show. TJLA CAMP will also have a program about scramble programs and how a junior can become a participant in the scramble program for one of the shows. (See the complete camp schedule in The Showbox). The local county fair is also an excellent avenue to earn money for a junior exhibitors next livestock project. Even if the exhibitor does not make the premium sale, there are often booster clubs and other buyer groups that help young people with an animal for sale. Check with officials at your local county fair to see what programs are in place. Sometimes breeders will sponsor a calf for a junior exhibitor. They may have an agreement that the exhibitor will pay back the breeder after show season is

over. Arrangements differ, but if someone in the family knows a breeder well, it will not hurt to ask them if they have ever done that. All that they can say is no, and all of us have been told no many times. And of course, let us not forget that a part time job has supplemented many junior exhibitors project programs. Jobs after school, during school vacations, and summers can not only help a young person earn money to purchase a project, but they can also provide valuable work experience which can help young people determine if they are truly interested in some field of endeavor. I have always said that I value hard work and persistence, and I also believe that: “Where there is a will; there is a way.” If a young person wants to have a livestock project then they can find a way to do so. For more information contact Cherie at cherie@theshowbox. com.

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Why should you get involved with Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association?

hat gets you to join an organization? Are you after scholarships? Are you after opportunities to gain experience? Or are you after your first buckle? The Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association (JBBA) has an opportunity for each of your wants. JBBA gives thousands of dollars to students each year, while giving them the opportunity for leadership roles, competitions to gain experience, or even connecting you with the best breeders for your operation. JBBA presents countless chances for you to get involved! Each year JBBA hosts its National Show and Convention in July and gives thousands of dollars for scholarships and purchase certificates. Members can apply for scholarships during their senior year up to the age of 24 on select scholarships, while being able to apply each year. Members also compete in many events at the JBBA National Show to win buckles and certificates that can be used for scholarships or a purchase a calf. To access these

By Alex Samano, JBBA President opportunities, involvement and enrollment as a member is required. Not convinced yet? JBBA encourages its members to become more involved and allow them to become major influences within the organization by presenting leadership roles for them to join. Any members who wants to have more of an influence with the members and organization can run for a leadership role. There are some requirements such as: at least 15 years of age for directors. These leadership opportunities teach its members responsibility, time management and public speaking skills. JBBA Board of Directors is after the best interest of its members and organization, so if you want to better yourself and our organization your involvement would be greatly appreciated. JBBA has many competitions for its members, and levels the playing field by creating events for each group of members ranging from junior, intermediate, and senior members. These competitions

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consist of judging cattle, public speaking, and even showmanship. Each competition has different awards and allows for new members and old members to compete and win buckles, ribbons and even scholarships. These competitions also allow you to challenge yourself and help you gain experience for future events within or outside of the organization. Though JBBA encourages healthy competition, it also encourages for sportsmanship, so though you may not win any event, members who are positive and helpful for others are awarded for their success of sportsmanship. JBBA also encourages its members to connect with BBU members through the A.I. Program, which is mentioned on page 16. This relationship is very important because it allows for JBBA members to invest their own time and skills of

communicating with other Beefmaster breeders. This is very important because everyone can gain knowledge and skills for their own operation. This relationship between breeders and JBBA members also affects the growth within the breed. JBBA opens doors for new members and old members to contact breeders and make business deals and become more involved within their own operation. Now what are you waiting for? Get involved, become a member, become a leader, or even become a breeder. Tďťżhereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt that JBBA will only help and encourage you to do and become better. JBBA supports the youth and opens doors for its members, while allowing them to put forth the effort to gain the most out of these opportunities.

2017-2018 JBBA Board of Directors & Officers

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JBBA A.I. Program Rules

1. BBU members will nominate Beefmaster bulls to the JBBA office and pay a nomination fee for each bull of $150. 2. Bull nominations and fees are due by January 20th to JBBA office. You may email picture of bull (if available) and footnotes to Bonnie Ramirez at bramirez@beefmasters.org. 3. JBBA members will be allowed to contact BBU members from March 1-May 1 and purchase semen on bulls nominated from BBU breeders at a cost of $15 per straw of semen. 4. BBU members are allowed to limit number of straws of semen a JBBA member is allowed to purchase on each bull. 5. If breeder limits the number of straws of semen that they are willing to sell to JBBA members on a particular bull, once those numbers of straws of semen are sold breeders does not have to sell any more semen to a JBBA member at a discounted price of $15/straw. 6. JBBA office will provide JBBA members with a list of bulls that have been nominated by BBU members. 7. Semen purchased by JBBA members will not be allowed to transfer to BBU members. 8. BBU members are responsible for releasing semen to JBBA members once payment has been received and sending in an AI Certificate Transfer to the JBBA office. 9. JBBA members are responsible for all freight cost associated with semen. 10. Breeders need to turn in AI Certificate Transfers to BBU Office by June 1st for each bull that is nominated with JBBA memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information. We encourage all JBBA members to contact the breeders that are offering semen for sale to junior members at a discounted price and visit with them about their bull(s). We appreciate the support of the BBU breeders that are participating in the JBBA A.I. Program. You can download the bull nomination form on the juniors page of www.beefmasters.org. If you have any questions on how the JBBA A.I. Program works please feel free to contact Bonnie at 210-732-3132 or bramirez@beefmasters.org. 16 - The Banner - Beefmaster Breeders United

BEEFMASTER BREEDERS UNITED 118 W. Bandera Road, Boerne, TX 78006 210/732-3132 www.beefmasters.org

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP NAME FRANCHISE & HOLDING BRAND CONTRACT _____________ Date Application is hereby made for membership in Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) in the name of _____________________________________________________________________________________ (The Membership Name and Prefix Name are permanent records and cannot be changed.) This application is hereby made for a (circle one of the following): Lifetime, Active, *Junior or Associate membership This is a (circle one): Corporation, Partnership, Firm or Individual I (We) hereby make application for the Prefix Name: ________________________________________________________, and will apply this Prefix Name, if accepted, to BEEFMASTER cattle of which I am (we are) the breeder and/or first owner. I (We) agree to notify BBU annually, with payment of dues, as to whether I am (we are) still breeding BEEFMASTERS and using this Prefix Name. If I (we) do not so notify BBU, I (we) authorize BBU to discontinue my (our) use of this Prefix Name. (Annual notification and dues do not apply to Lifetime memberships.) I (We) will use the following Holding Brand: _________________________________ (please sketch) I (We) hereby designate ______________________________________________________ to exercise all rights and privileges of this membership and, no person other than that named may act for this membership until the BBU Executive Vice President has been notified in writing that another name is being substituted for the above and receipt of notification has been acknowledged in writing. I (We), if elected to membership, agree to be governed by the By-Laws, Rules and Regulations of Beefmaster Breeders United, as amended from time to time, and hereby acknowledge receipt of the current By-Laws, Rules and Regulations. I (We) hereby affirm the above and foregoing is true and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge and belief. Signature and Title of Applicant(s)

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,IFETIME -EMBER $UES s !CTIVE -EMBER $UES s !SSOCIATE -EMBER $UES s &IRST 4IME -EMBER Junior Member Dues = $60 *Junior applicants must be under the age of 21 years on January 1st of the current year. The above membership dues include an annual subscription to The Beefmaster Cowman. Payment of Beefmaster Breeders United dues are tax deductible for most members as an ordinary and necessary business expense. However, charitable contributions or gifts to Beefmaster Breeders United are not deductible for Federal income tax purposes. ***PLEASE SEND MEMBERSHIP DUES WITH THIS APPLICATION TO 118 W. Bandera Road, Boerne, TX 78006***

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Officers: President: Cindy Emmons, Fairfield, TX Vice President: Nancy Gilmore, Madisonville, TX Sec/Reporter: Emily Griffith, Springtown, TX Treasurer: Linda Hicks, Rockdale, TX Directors: Mike Griffith, Springtown, TX Rusty Saye, Pilot Point, TX Gary Lindsey, Madisonville, TX Reese Tassin, Bush, LA Alyssa Lyssy, Stockdale, TX Shows: BPG Annual Awards Banquet, Ft. Worth, TX - January 15, 2018 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, Ft. Worth, TX - January San Antonio Livestock Show, San Antonio, TX - February BPG Beefmaster International Gala Sale, Houston, TX - March 3, 2018 Houston Livestock Show, Houston, TX - March Beefmaster U, Groesbeck, TX - June West Texas Fair, Abilene, TX - September HOT Fair, Waco, TX - October State Fair of Texas, Dallas, TX - October State Fair of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA - November For more information about joining BPG, contact Cindy Emmons: 903-879-0791

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Lexi Alexander lexlogrammy@yahoo.com Po Box 87 Silver Creek Ms 39663 601-519-6912

Cooper Blackwell landwellranch@yahoo.com 301 Fcr 461 Buffalo Tx 75831 903-389-3001

Seth Byers seth.byers5ok@gmail.com Po Box 154 Decatur Tx 76234 254-631-9693

Bar G Beefmaster darrell.glaser@gmail.com Po Box 568 Rogers Tx 76569 254-593-3108

Skaggs Blue Ribbon skaggs@ecctc.net 6900 Hwy 2247 Deleon Tx 76444 254-893-4153

Hailey Byrd cdbyrd72@gmail.com 220 Cr 2213 Daingerfield Tx 903-645-4018

Ashley Barrientos ash.barrientos27@yahoo.com 403 Frost Oaks Dr. Houston Tx 77017 832-317-2624

Toni Boehn toniboehn@gmail.com 20107 Cr 456 Normangee Tx 77871 936-396-6676

Lynleigh Calaway jessicacalaway@sbcglobal.net 2434 Cr 2100 Ivanhoe Tx 75447 903-449-0743

Dallas Baxter baxter.andrewm@yahoo.com 129 Pr 479 Fairfield Tx 75840 903-388-8286

Jolene Bouchard michelle.r.b@hotmail.com 1516 Riverbend St Azle Tx 76020 817-271-4065

Rylee Cass renee.cass@suddenlink.net 4204 Bedford Ct Bryan Tx 77802 979-776-0387

Bailey Beken bonaleeb@gmail.com 2502 Daytona Ct Friendswood Tx 77546 832-385-0555

Graicie Bouchard michelle.r.b@hotmail.com 1516 Riverbend St Azle Tx 76020 817-271-4065

Jacey Cate cateranch@outlook.com Po Box 2063 817-395-2321

Janelle Betts jmbetts1957@yahoo.com 17872 Briarcrest Flint Tx 75762 903-312-3181

Kirstin Brady jenn_brady@hotmail.com Po Box 857 Carrizo Springs Tx 78834 210-213-8778

Jacqualyn Cawley jacualyncawley93@gmail.com 1440 Shield Rd Frost Tx 76641 903-641-9931

Joel Betts joelbtts@yahoo.com 17872 Briarcrest Flint Tx 75762 903-312-3181

Kolton Brady jenn-brady@hotmail.com Po Box 857 Carrizo Springs Tx 78834 210-213-8778

Cb Supreme Ranch smithcarlan@yahoo.com 14815 Fm 1406 Winnie Tx 77665 409-599-8833

Mintie Betts Rocking B Farms callygirl2000@yahoo.com Brown-Ethridge 17872 Briarcrest Flint Tx 75762 6625 Fm 698 Nacogdoches Tx 75964 903-312-3181 Rose Bryan Haile Binkley bryan.rosie@yahoo.com hrbinkley@aol.com 159 Cr 1661 Chico Tx 76431 4818 Cty Rd 197 Alvin Tx 77511 940-577-2808 832-425-2024 Amelia Buckley Chris Birdwell buckleys1@yahoo.com wcbeefmasters@windstreams.net 77 Earl Buckley Lane Collins Ms 39428 411 Cr 4239 Simms Tx 75574 601-517-8792 903-293-2507 Wylie Butler tbird_2007@hotmail.com 730 Cr 232 Loop Cameron Tx 76520 512-760-6331

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Brian,Becca,Garrett Channarock Farm Llc channarockcj@gmail.com Po Box 93 Rockfield Ky 42074 270-282-5102 Rachel Clayton rachelkclayton5@gmail.com 419 Cr 3321 Omaha Tx 75571 903-884-2060 Justin Clements justin2000carl@gmail.com 7690 Cr 136 Terrell Tx 75161 214-422-6214

Kalli Ellis lellis@laward.net Po Box 157 Laward Tx 77970 361-782-8430

Flying P Land & Cattle jphillips1961@sbcglobal.net 5801 Cr 608 Burleson Tx 76028 682-478-6008

Zoe Coorham loek@hooksisd.net 4299 Cr 2105 Hooks Tx 75561 903-319-9455

C J Ellison 97ellison@gmail.com 1350 Wimberly Rd Merkel Tx 79536 325-665-6158

Lexi Frankens ashley@davidfrankens.com 215 Colonial Hill Lufkin Tx 75901 936-631-1971

Meghan Coursey meghancoursey@gmail.com 3501 Fm 36 N Farmersville Tx 75442 903-776-2534

Gregg & Deanie Elmore gregg.elmore@gmail.com 3065 Fm 2649 Lone Oak Tx 75453 903-634-2240

Logan Fry frylogan@yahoo.com 2127 Cr 3210 Campbell Tx 75422 903-262-3104

Chase Coursey chasecoursey@gmail.com 3501 Fm 36 N Farmersville Tx 75442 903-776-2534

Reagan Emmons emsranch@gmail.com 541 State Hwy 75N Fairfield Tx 75840 903-389-4394

Vicente Jr Garza garza_vicente@hotmail.com 1501 S Val Verde Rd Edinburg Tx 78542 956-605-2773

Braylee Cowan mattd@bigwheelconnection.com Po Box 212 Dodd City Tx 75438 903-583-0115

Raymie Emmons emsranch@gmail.com 541 State Hwy 75N Fairfield Tx 75840 903-389-4394

Kinsey Gaston taniagaston@yahoo.com 502 Balsam Dr Euless Tx 76039 817-724-3560

Andrew Dickson mandi.neal@mtcalmisd.org 205 Coates Mt Calm Tx 76673 254-424-7575

Rhaina Emmons emsranch@gmail.com 541 State Hwy 75N Fairfield Tx 75840 903-389-4394

Trenton Glaser trenton.glaser@gmail.com Po Box 568 Rogers Tx 76569 254-593-3108

Chloe Dixon heiferdixon@yahoo.com Canton Tx 75103 903-275-5877

Emmons Ranch emsranch@gmail.com 541 State Hwy 75N Fairfield Tx 75840 903-389-4394

Trevor Glaser trevor.glaser@gmail.com Po Box 568 Rogers Tx 76569 254-593-3108

Jaylan Dooley jdooleyplumbing@yahoo.com Po Box 326 Lone Oak Tx 75463 903-456-1532

Darla Espinoza 4E Ranch djespinoza@peoplepc.com 4919 Canal Rd Santa Fe Tx 77517 409-692-3995

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Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association 2018 Convention & National Show

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Bulls, Heifers and Semen For Sale

Feeds & Feeding for Junior Beef Cattle Projects

By Stephen P. Hammack, Ph.D. Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Texas A&M University

ost junior beef cattle exhibitors today probably buy feed in a commercially mixed, complete ration. At least partly because of this, many junior feeders may know little of the basics of beef cattle nutrition. The following provides some principles to help choose among various commercial feeds or to formulate custom mixes. Beef cattle feeding involves attention to nutrient requirements. There are four basic classes of nutrients: vitamins, minerals, protein, and energy. VITAMINS - Most grains are deficient in vitamin A. Green feeds such as alfalfa hay (or growing grass) contain high levels of vitamin A. Other sources include vitamin A feeding concentrates and injections. Other vitamins usually are adequate in most rations. B-complex vitamins sometimes help when starting cattle on feed, especially drawn, stressed calves. Also, some people periodically give vitamin

B shots, feeling that appetite is improved. Others feed a complex, and costly, complete vitamin supplement throughout the feeding period. If you think this works, then do it. Peace of mind is worth something. MINERALS - Grains are high in phosphorous and low in calcium. So, minerals used in grain rations should be high in calcium and low in phosphorous. This is the opposite of a good pasture or range mineral, so be sure to use the right product. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have the best results by balancing the complete mixed ration with minerals (including salt), rather than relying on free-choice consumption out of a mineral feeder. Trace mineral supplements can be mixed in the ration to insure they are present in adequate amounts. PROTEIN - The total diet should average around 11% to 13% crude protein (CP) for most uses. Younger, growing animals need more protein. Some feeders use a ration of

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around 12% CP throughout the feeding period. Others prefer to feed more protein for starting and less to older, finishing cattle. ENERGY - Energy in cattle diets usually is expressed as Net Energy or Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN). Feed tags of commercial mixes do not list either of these factors, as they are not easily determined. However, crude fiber (CF, which is listed on feed tags) can be used to estimate energy content. High energy feeds like corn and milo (sorghum grain) are low in fiber. Low energy feeds such as cottonseed hulls are high in fiber. Low-energy, strictly growing rations usually contain around 60% to 65% TDN, which generally corresponds to a content of 15% to 20% CF. High energy fattening rations have over 70% TDN and less than 8% CF. General purpose or in-between rations have 65% to 70% TDN and 9% to 15% CF. These CF and TDN levels apply to the total ration including extra hay, if any is used. ROUGHAGE - Roughage is not technically a nutrient but is an important feeding factor. Rations low in roughage are more likely to cause digestive prob-

lems. Hays and some products like cottonseed hulls are high in roughage. Some grains with husks, like oats, have a roughage factor. Roughage is closely related to the fiber level. However, finely-ground high-fiber materials do not provide as much roughage factor as long-stem hay. Crude fiber is one of the factors listed in the analysis section of a feed tag. In addition, the ingredients section of a tag will list â&#x20AC;&#x153;roughage products,â&#x20AC;? if any are included (possibly even by individual name such as cottonseed hulls), along with the percentage of such products if greater than 5 percent. In some mixes (especially those without oats) these roughage products listed in the ingredients may be the only source of roughage in the feed. However, if grains such as oats are included, the roughage part of the oats (husk) is not required to be listed in the percentage of roughage products. So, consideration should be given to both the crude fiber content and the percentage of roughage products in evaluating commercial mixed feeds. Even fattening rations generally should contain a minimum of 6% to 8%CF (10 to 15 percent roughage). Starter/

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grower rations often have 15% to 20%CF (30 to 40 percent roughage). OTHER FACTORS - Molasses often is included in a feed to reduce dustiness and increase palatability. Special supplements such as milk replacers sometimes are fed. These may help, especially in hair bloom, particularly late in a feeding period when animals may not be full fed. Vitamin supplements already have been discussed. Some feeders like to include alfalfa. Many feeders effectively use a little long-stem grass hay to help avoid digestive problems, especially bloat. COMPLETE RATIONS- Two types of rations are those containing oats (A), and those without oats (B). Corn is included as a high energy source. Other grains could be included, such as milo or barley. Oats are a useful, well-balanced feed but often are expensive for their nutritional content. Some show rations contain no oats whatever. Some people question rations without oats, feeling that over fattening will occur if more corn is fed. However, notice that these higher corn-no oats ra-

tions contain more hulls, so the total energy (TDN) of the two types of rations is similar. Total energy consumption is the main factor controlling fattening, not what the source of energy might be. Remember, if you buy ready mixed feeds, use crude protein and crude fiber on the tag as a guide. FEEDING MANAGEMENT - How much should a calf be fed? It depends, on the type and amount of gain desired (growth or finishing) and the content of the rations. Growing cattle could be fed daily around 2 ½ to 3 percent of their body weight of a starter/grower ration or less of a medium energy ration. Finishing cattle could be fed 2 ½ to 3 percent of a medium energy ration or less of a high energy ration. If smaller amounts of a higher energy ration are fed then the percentage of protein may need to be raised, especially for growing animals, in order to keep the total amount of protein adequate. This is where personal preference and familiarity with your ration are important. Don’t change rations a lot, or at least know what you’re changing and why.

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HEIFER FEEDING - Heifers require the same nutrients as steers except that growth is desired as opposed to fattening. A starter/grower ration could be used for the entire program fed at about 2 percent of body weight. Younger, thinner, or larger-framed heifers would need more of this ration (or possibly a mix of a medium energy ration) than older, fatter, or smaller framed heifers. Some other heifer programs are as follows: 1. 100 percent oats fed like the starter/grower ration above. Be sure to include salt and a freechoice mineral with around a 2:1 calcium: phosphorous ratio, and inject vitamin A about once a month if this oat program is followed. 2. Graze on wheat or oat pasture, plus salt and 2:1 mineral.

SUMMARY - As was said at the outset, a large percentage of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feeders rely on commercially mixed feeds. Many highly desirable products are available. In buying such feeds, insist on freshness and consistency from batch to batch. The premium paid for most show rations certainly warrants such insistence. Remember that crude protein, crude fiber, and roughage content, as shown on the feed tag, (along with physical characteristics) should be used to evaluate commercial mixes. Many steer and heifer feeding programs will work if you know what your feed contains and what your animal needs to do. There are no magic formulas. Additional information on animal science topics and junior beef cattle information can be found on the web at animalscience.tamu.edu.

3. Graze on good warm-season pasture or feed high quality grass hay free-choice (such as coastal bermuda, sudan, etc.), while feeding about 1 percent of body weight of a ration with 12% to 14% CP and 70% to 75% TDN, plus salt and mineral.

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First Call to the Ring: Ref lections of a New Stock Show Mom

By Megan Brehm - Ranch House Designs

t’s finally here. The year I’ve long awaited. It’s the year that our daughter will take her first steps into the ring as a junior cattle exhibitor. My husband and I have anxiously awaited this moment for some time, planning ahead through adjusting breeding programs, catching up registration paper work, and dusting off the old Air Express. If you live this life, you understand. So why is it that this doesn’t seem quite possible, that it seems more likely that she should be the wide-eyed toddler, hand locked in ours, strolling the cattle barns of a show, pointing out her favorite “cow,” while we promise “someday you’ll have one just like it.” That someday has arrived, much like the other milestones before it, that somehow don’t seem possible to have passed by so quickly. First birthday. First vacation. First pet. First day of preschool. Then kindergarten. Next second grade…. yes,

second grade. As a mother, the start of kindergarten somehow slipped under my radar without inducing the tears I saw a few other moms brush away. This year second grade was the year it hit me. Our little girl isn’t quite as little anymore. Second graders start riding their bike to school, mowing the lawn, and for some lucky second graders: pull their first heifer into the ring. I remember my first time showing at our little county fair in southeast Nebraska, full of excitement, pride, and wonder. A fire lit in me sometime along the way budding a love for cattle, the business, and the people that hasn’t ceased. Growing up, the passage of one year seemed to take an eternity, while now looking back, it passed in the blink of an eye. Those years were truly some of the very best. From the lifelong friendships made along the way, the laughs and tears, and Grand Champions all the way down the line: the experiences and lifelessons learned seem endless.

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This year as we begin to prepare Lauren’s heifers and steer for the upcoming show season, a myriad of emotions comes flooding back to this mama. This year she’ll be the little girl with the big heifer walking into the ring. I hope that a fire lights in her and burns strong. Already in preparation for the upcoming year, I’ve caught myself setting back in awe of the beauty this lifestyle entails. I’ve seen our little girl stepping up to big girl responsibilities in the barn. Happy to help, step up, and learn as much as she can. She’s also so happy to pass on her passion to her little sister and brother eager to be following right in her footsteps. To be honest, maybe this year is a little scary as a mom. Maybe I’m afraid of how fast these

years will pass, much like mine before it. But I do know one thing; it will be worth it. As a mother, I’ve enjoyed every opportunity to chat with parents of older kids nearing the end of their show cattle journey. These parents spell it out perfectly, “how great of an opportunity this has been for their kids,” “how much their kids have grown personally,” or “how its paying off in college, in careers,” and most importantly, in life. And at the end of the day, really what more could you ever want for your children? So even as I write this piece brushing off the “my baby is growing up” jitters, I am so thankful to be able to pass on this wonderful lifestyle to her and all of the fantastic opportunities it provides.

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