The voice of the American Hereford Association | July 2024
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57TH ANNUAL SALE — SATURDAY APRIL 19, 2025
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FIRST YEAR SIRES
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PROVEN SIRES
43 Efficiency Pays. Numbers Matter. Hereford genetics enable individual cow-calf operations and the collective industry to do more with less, and to save more while doing more.
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44 Gentleman Stockman James Bennett left a legacy of performance, breed improvement and service in the beef industry. — by Katie Maupin Miller 52
Building on a Legacy One of the oldest registered Hereford herds in the U.S. calls eastern Iowa home. — by Sydnee Shive
60
Cattle Lifers
Hereford roots intertwine the Perrin family’s past and future. — by Wes Ishmael
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68 Science and Stockmanship
Reproductive and genomic technologies can accelerate genetic improvement. — by Katie Maupin Miller
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Other Features
84 Knowing Beats Hoping
Hereford Feedout Programs fuel genetic and
page 84
Noble Research Institute shares history of the organization and its focus on U.S. grazing land regeneration.
96 Building Leaders in the Lone Star State
The BOLD conference offers an elite leadership opportunity for Hereford juniors.
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102 So
Health below the ground is key. — by Hugh
ock Solid
Consumer beef demand resilient amid high prices. — by Wes Ishmael
Cover photo: “Stockman’s Kind,” by Kelsey Vejraska, taken at Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore.
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COLUMNS
6 | World’s Perspective Making Hereford History
The 101st Herd Bull and Reference Edition is here.
8 | Breed Focus Efficiency Pays Everywhere Australian visit illustrates common ground shared by cattle producers around the world.
10 | Performance Matters Fuel the Momentum
Increasing genetic prediction paves opportunity.
12 | What’s New? Association News and Events
AHA Board candidates named, summer interns, new staff and more.
16 | Member Service
New Reports to Meet Your Needs
MyHerd’s animal summary report is an easy-to-read alternative to the performance pedigree.
20 | Foundation’s Focus Cultivating the Next 25 Years of Growth Foundation Club access and much more at the JNHE.
22 | Communications Corner On Target
Define your marketing goals and strategy.
24 | Youth Movement Blazing a Trail
Wrapping up three years of serving the National Junior Hereford Association.
28 | CHB Bites
CHB Fans Old and New Sharing CHB with longtime customers and new ones.
30 | Hereford Women
The Showmom AKA “Budgetnista”
Simple tips to help save money on the show circuit.
5 Contacts
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Contacts
| American Hereford Association
Address:
11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153
President Wyatt Agar, Thermopolis, Wyo. Vice president
Chad Breeding, Miami, Texas Directors
Term expires 2024
Jerome Ollerich, Winner, S.D.
Bob Schaffer, Spotsylvania, Va.
Term expires 2025
Lou Ellen Harr, Jeromesville, Ohio
Travis McConnaughy, Wasola, Mo.
Term expires 2026
Jim Coley, Lafayette, Tenn.
Hampton Cornelius, LaSalle, Colo.
Austin Snedden, Maricopa, Calif.
Term expires 2027
Jerry Delaney, Lake Benton, Minn.
Cindy Pribil, Hennessey, Okla.
Scott Sullivan, Grannis, Ark.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Executive vice president
Jack Ward, jward@hereford.org
Chief operating officer and director of breed improvement
Shane Bedwell, sbedwell@hereford.org
Chief financial officer
Leslie Mathews, lmathews@hereford.org
Director of records department
Stacy Sanders, ssanders@hereford.org
Director of youth activities and foundation
Amy Cowan, acowan@hereford.org
National shows coordinator and youth activities assistant
Bailey Clanton, bclanton@hereford.org
Associate director of youth marketing and education
Chloé Durian, cfowler@hereford.org
Education and information services coordinator and records supervisor
Laura Kouba, lkouba@hereford.org
Director of communications and digital content
Taylor Belle Matheny, tmatheny@hereford.org
Audio-visual specialist
Kelsey Vejraska, kvejraska@hereford.org
Office assistant and event coordinator
Emily Wood, ewood@hereford.org
Hereford.org
Daughters in the 1990s with their calf.
Grandson, Abe, with his first calf.
World’s Perspective
by Sydnee Shive
Making Hereford History
The 101st Herd Bull and Reference Edition is here.
“If you want a new idea, read an old book.” – Ivan Pavlov
The Hereford breed is one made up of rich history — and some of it is encapsulated at the American Hereford Association’s headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., with artwork lining the walls, a small museum filled with portraits and other artifacts, and old editions of American Hereford Journal and Polled Hereford World packed on shelves.
When researching a story or searching for ideas, I sometimes start with archival copies of Hereford publications. I could spend hours reading up on the breed’s history, marveling at old photos and advertisements and comparing differences in today’s writing to what was published 70-80 years ago.
And like Pavlov said: “If you want a new idea, read an old book.” If you’re looking for inspiration or ideas, history helps.
The Hereford breed has deep roots, and July is a month chock-full of anniversaries and history — Hereford or otherwise. Of course, the United States celebrates Independence Day on July 4. July’s VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Grand Island, Neb. And there is this 101st Herd Bull and Reference Edition.
Dating back to 1923, Hereford enthusiasts have been using the pages of Herd Bull and Reference editions to find their next herd sire and connect with breeders for more than 100 years. Hereford World has certainly undergone changes over the years, but the publication has always been a place for the Hereford breed’s stories to be captured and written.
In this issue
Every year, we celebrate the Herd Bull and Reference Edition with special features coinciding with the issue’s theme. This year, the special section is “Efficiency Pays. Numbers Matter.”
Beginning on Page 43, stories in this section of Hereford World encompass how Hereford breeders meld numbers with experience to enhance efficiency and create new opportunities.
On Page 44, we kick off the special section with a story about a performance pioneer the beef industry lost in January 2024, James Bennett, of Knoll Crest Farms. Then, on Page 52, more history is recognized, with a feature about Jackson Hereford Farms, Mechanicsville, Iowa, and their 134 years in the Hereford breed. There are more features as you flip through the section, including stories about the deep-rooted Perrin family in Louisiana and Century Hereford Breeder, Johnson Hereford Farm, Milford, Iowa.
With this issue, we also welcome Megan Underwood to our team as editorial designer for Hereford World and Baldy Advantage
Sydnee Shive is the managing editor of Hereford World. She can be reached at sshive@hereford.org.
Efficiency Pays Everywhere Breed Focus
by Jack Ward
Australian visit illustrates common ground shared by cattle producers around the world.
Shane Bedwell and I traveled to Australia in May to attend Beef Australia 2024 in Rock Hampton, Queensland, and the Herefords Australia National Show and Forum at Wadonga, Victoria. Beyond these events, we visited several commercial and seedstock operations across the country along with a feedyard. It was an incredible experience. We saw some great cattle and visited with some wonderful producers who have a deep passion for the industry, just like we see here in the United States.
Beef Australia 2024
Beef Australia takes place every three years and draws international attention. The approximately week-long event includes live cattle shows and sales, educational meetings and a massive trade show. More than 100,000 people attended this year.
The breakfast forum we attended the first day featured speakers who touched on everything from environmental concerns and gene editing potential to local and national politics. The discussion even included the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Herefords Australia and U.S. Livestock Genetics Export Inc. (USLGE) each had a booth in the trade show where we were able to meet cattle producers from Australia and other countries, as well as media, to share information about Herefords in the U.S., our nation’s beef industry and specifics about American Hereford Association (AHA) programs.
You could see every type of technology at the trade show, including innovative cattle working and fencing systems, equipment and software. Like here, you could also find systems for measuring individual animal feed intake and greenhouse gas emissions. The Australians are committed
collecting every type of information pertaining to sustainability.
The grounds were full of good cattle, and we enjoyed watching the shows of all breeds, which took place in a football-style stadium where as many as six shows were in progress at the same time. Bos Indicus breeds accounted for the largest shows, given that the event occurs in a more tropical part of the country.
I had the opportunity to judge the Beef Australia Hereford show with a very impressive young breeder, Mitch Taylor, serving as associate judge.
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Jack Ward is the executive vice president of the American Hereford Association. He can be reached at jward@hereford.org.
Jack Ward (left) American Hereford Association executive vice president judged the recent Beef Australia Hereford Show. Australian breeder Mitchell Taylor, MT Livestock (center), New South Wales, served as associate judge. Mitchell’s sister, Emily (right) owns Eclipse Polled Herefords, New South Wales.
Fuel the Momentum Performance Matters
by Shane Bedwell
Increasing genetic prediction paves opportunity.
Commercial cattle producers’ interest in Hereford genetics continues to build in the United States, as evidenced by extraordinary average bull prices through the spring and growing industry conversation about the need for more maternal heterosis in the nation’s cow herd.
Hereford momentum is also building around the world. I saw this firsthand in May during a two-week trip to Australia, where I had the opportunity to visit with cattle producers from several countries. I also had a chance to tour several Australian Hereford seedstock programs, as well as commercial operations, where Hereford is central to their crossbreeding.
I was impressed by the Hereford cattle I saw in Australia. Breeders there have done a fabulous job maintaining sound feet and leg structure, as well as consistently adding pigment to their cattle.
At the same time, many of the herds we visited utilize U.S. Hereford genetics. Australian seedstock producers actively study what is happening in the U.S., and many appreciate what American herds can offer their genetic base.
Embracing precision
Unquestionably, American Hereford Association (AHA) members continue to make extraordinary genetic improvement within individual programs and across the breed collectively. Much of the credit goes to their unwavering commitment to utilize tools offering the most accurate genetic prediction available. In other words, U.S. Hereford breeders remain willing to adopt new technology as it becomes available.
Consider the evolution of genetic testing technology.
Hereford’s genetic evaluation took a giant leap forward in 2012 when the AHA switched to DNA testing based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rather than microsatellites. Besides making parent identification more accurate, SNP-based testing enables us to identify genetic differences within nucleotides represented across the genome. Microsatellites allowed us to only analyze genome regions.
Essentially, DNA transitioned from a parentage tool to a necessary breed improvement tool. We could finally move beyond the assumption that every progeny inherited the same genetic makeup from the same parents. This technology has been extremely helpful in identifying superior and inferior outliers in each new calf crop.
During this paradigm shift, breeders moved away from testing only top-end bull prospects to testing entire calf crops, where the true value of genomics have merit. It’s no different than the key principles upon which Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™) are built.
Added accuracy for less cost
What’s more, the cost of using this necessary technology continues to decline, as you can see in Graph 1.
Today’s AHA members’ price of utilizing a 100K density genotype chip — considered the gold standard for genotype panels — is 70% less than it was in 2012.
These DNA tests provide a genomic profile and add confidence in the accuracy of parentage identification. They also evaluate individual animals for four of the six genetic conditions identified in the Hereford breed.
Breeders can use these tests to identify genetic potential early on in each calf crop and maximize genetic progress.
Keep moving forward. As always, keep them sound.
Shane Bedwell is the chief operating officer and director of breed improvement of the American Hereford Association. He can be reached at sbedwell@hereford.org.
What’s New?
Association News and Events
“What’s New?” is a column designed to keep you in the know about Hereford happenings. You can sign up for Hereford Headlines, an electronic newsletter distributed the first Friday of each month by the American Hereford Association (AHA) highlighting Hereford news and events. You can also receive the Bald Faced Bottom Line, a commercially-focused electronic newsletter sent the third Friday of each month. To subscribe to these free newsletters, send an email to outreach@hereford.org. Archived issues are posted at Hereford.org.
Annual Meeting
Plan to be in Kansas City Join us Oct. 24-27, in Kansas City, Mo., for the 2024 American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and Educational Forum. The weekend schedule will include an educational forum and industry trade show on Thursday, Oct. 24, and Friday, Oct. 25.
The Annual Meeting and Hereford Honorees breakfast will take place Saturday, Oct. 26, and will honor the 2024 Hereford Heritage Hall of Fame and Hereford Hall of Merit inductees. The Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) scholarship recipients, as well as the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout winners will be recognized at a special awards luncheon on Friday, Oct. 25, in conjunction with the educational forums. The national show award winners will be recognized before the Ladies of the Royal Sale on Saturday, Oct. 26. The new National Hereford Queen will be crowned on Sunday, Oct. 27.
2024 AHA Board of Directors candidate slate
The AHA nominating committee is pleased to announce the six candidates nominated for election to the AHA Board of Directors. The candidates are:
Don Brumley, Orovada, Nev. 209-479-0287 donbrumley1989@gmail.com
David Burns, Pikeville, Tenn. 615-477-5668 burnsda2@gmail.com
Danny Fawcett, Ree Heights, S.D. 605-870-6172 danfawcett869@gmail.com
Steve Lorenzen, Chrisman, Ill. 217-822-2803 lf3@ecicwireless.com
Grant McKay, Marysville, Kan. 308-470-1190 glmherefords@bluevalley.net
Jim Williams, Kearney, Neb. 308-222-0170 jimwilliams335@gmail.com
Association News
Underwood joins editorial team
The AHA and Hereford Publications Inc. (HPI) added editorial designer, Megan Underwood, Kansas City, Mo., to the Hereford World and Baldy Advantage team on May 6. In her role, she will predominately assist with the layout, production and design of Hereford World and Baldy Advantage.
communication skills and talents to serve the breed that built me,” Underwood says. “I look forward to working with the talented Hereford World and Baldy Advantage staff to produce these prestigious publications to advance the message of the Hereford breed for years to come.”
In addition to working with the editorial team to set the visual style of publications and design layouts for Hereford World, Baldy Advantage and other projects, Underwood will collect and format show and sale reports from AHA field staff and manage the archiving process for Hereford World and Baldy Advantage editorial.
“We’re excited to have Megan join our team,” says Wes Ishmael, executive editor of Hereford World Baldy Advantage. “Her industry experience and history in the Hereford breed, combined with her talents, will bolster both publications and our overall communications efforts.”
Underwood can be reached at munderwood@hereford.org.
AHA welcomes three summer interns
Underwood is a Kentucky native, former NJHA member and lifelong Hereford enthusiast. In her previous position, she served as the American Gelbvieh Association’s communications coordinator. She has completed internships with the Red Angus Association of America, Beef Improvement Federation and Farm Journal. Underwood holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University.
“I am excited to come home to Hereford and use my
Three interns recently joined Team Hereford for the summer. The AHA welcomed Denver Drake, Greenville, Texas; Hannah McElrath, Calhoun, Ga.; and Riley Greiten, Midlothian, Texas, to Kansas City, Mo., on May 6.
Denver Drake –youth activities intern
Denver Drake is serving as one of two youth activities interns this summer. Drake is currently a senior at Texas Tech
Megan Underwod
University (TTU) where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications with a minor in public relations and strategic communications.
During her time at TTU, Drake has been involved in many organizations and internships outside of the classroom. She is an active member of the TTU Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. Prior to her time in Kansas City, Drake served as a marketing intern at ICEV Marketing, as well as a livestock intern for the State Fair of Texas.
This summer, Drake will assist the NJHA with the planning and execution of the 25th annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). She will work alongside staff to carry out various projects for the JNHE and other youth events.
“I could not be more thankful or excited to be here in Kansas City with the NJHA this summer,” Drake says. “I grew up showing Hereford cattle, and this internship has been a dream of mine for years.”
Hannah McElrath –youth activities intern Hannah McElrath will be working alongside Drake this summer as a youth activities intern. McElrath is a senior at Texas A&M University (TAMU) where she is studying agricultural communications. Prior to her studies at TAMU, McElrath earned her associate degree in agricultural communications from Northern Oklahoma College (NOC).
McElrath is an active member of the TAMU livestock judging team and a former member of the NOC livestock judging team. Aside from livestock judging, McElrath has completed multiple internships across the nation, recently serving as a livestock intern at the North American International Livestock Exposition. McElrath also has interned at the State Fair of Texas, the American Junior Maine-Anjou and Chianina Associations and the International Brangus Association.
“Growing up, I always looked up to the NJHA board and staff,” McElrath says. “I am excited to be a part of such an impactful organization.”
Serving as a youth activities intern, McElrath will assist with all NJHA events, including the JNHE and the Faces of Leadership conference.
Riley Greiten – HPI and AHA communications intern
Riley Greiten is joining the AHA for her second summer serving as the HPI and AHA communications intern. Greiten recently earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications from TTU and will be attending Oklahoma State University (OSU) this fall to pursue a master’s degree in agricultural communications.
While at TTU, Greiten was active inside and outside of the classroom. Most recently, she served as a livestock media intern at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Aside from her time in San Antonio, Greiten also interned at H-E-B and the 6666 Ranch.
“I am beyond grateful to be back with the AHA this summer,” says Greiten. “Serving as the AHA communications and HPI intern last summer was an outstanding experience, and I am excited to be working alongside the talented staff again this year.”
In her role this summer, she will complete various communications and HPI projects. She will assist with social media content creation, email marketing projects and event planning for the 2025 World Hereford Conference. Additionally, Greiten will write stories and provide photography for the Hereford World and Baldy Advantage publications.
The AHA is excited to welcome another group of summer interns into the office. To learn more about the summer internship programs please visit Hereford.org – applications will open in the fall.
director of youth activities and foundation, and Bailey Clanton (left), AHA national shows coordinator and youth activities assistant, were recognized with the American Royal Livestock Golden Crown award. The duo assists during the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo., helping to line-up exhibitors, tail cattle, take placings and announce results. As the American Royal staff touted during the awards presentation, “Amy and Bailey are an integral part of the American Royal steer show and are invaluable members of the livestock committee.”
Junior National Hereford Expo Tune-in to the JNHE
Walton Webcasting will broadcast the 2024 JNHE July 6-12 in Grand Island, Neb. Watch by visiting WaltonWebcasting.com.
Youth
Even leadership is bigger in Texas
The NJHA’s annual Faces of Leadership Conference mission is to empower NJHA members with the skills they need to reach their leadership potential. Through the Faces of Leadership Conference, young leaders are exposed to opportunities in the industry and the conference cultivates communication skills, encourages working in team settings and focuses on individual development. The 2024 Faces of Leadership will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, July 28-31. Find the schedule, registration and more information at Hereford.org
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Live Cattle Sale • 11 AM (Central Time)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Dinner • 5:30 PM (Central Time) n
All events are held at the Walker Hereford Sale Facility n Morrison, Tennessee GPS Address: 439 Beacon Light Rd., Morrison, TN 37357
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Member Service
by Laura Kouba
New Report to Meet Your Needs
MyHerd.org’s animal search tools aim to make it easier for American Hereford Association (AHA) members to access data on animals of interest and increase the flexibility of using that data for management, planning and marketing. From expanded search criteria to downloadable results, along with saved searches and animal lists, MyHerd.org made a number of improvements to the Association’s search tools.
Using the MyHerd search tools, members can access an animal’s “performance pedigree report” using the “details” tab on the animal screen. This page provides up-to-date expected progeny differences (EPDs), an interactive pedigree and a host of data on the subject animal and its sire and dam along with summaries of their progeny for varying traits. The MyHerd performance pedigree report can help users better understand the underlying data the animal’s EPDs are based upon.
Introducing the animal summary
Since the release of MyHerd.org’s search tools last year, the Association has received numerous requests from users wanting a report like the performance pedigree that was a bit more basic and easier to read. The need focused on users who might not call for quite as much underlying
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The recently introduced MyHerd animal summary report serves as a more basic, easier-toread alternative to the in-depth performance pedigree report. The animal summary still offers animal details, up-to-date EPDs and an interactive pedigree.
performance data, but still wanted a clear picture of the animal’s genetic potential.
Earlier this spring, the Association introduced the “animal summary report,” which provides basic animal details, up-to-date EPD values and accuracies, breed average EPDs, percentile distribution for each trait, an interactive pedigree and some key EPD stats from the underlying data on which the EPDs are based. Like the performance pedigree report, the animal summary can be accessed from the “details” tab on the animal screen within
MyHerd.org. The animal summary is easily downloadable, so it can be shared with prospective customers or other team members, printed for display or added to that animal’s file in your records.
The customer service team received numerous positive comments from members who like this new report, especially when accessed on a mobile device. It’s very easily shared with customers. If you haven’t yet used this report when conducting MyHerd.org searches, the AHA staff encourages you to do so.
We know “new” can sometimes be scary, but we’re here to help. Check out our step-by-step tutorials, recorded webinars, educational videos and more on the AHA resources page, Hereford.org/ myherd-search. As always, feel free to call or email the customer service department, and the staff will happily walk you through.
Laura Kouba is the records supervisor and education and information services coordinator of the American Hereford Association. She can be reached at lkouba@hereford.org.
Cultivating the Next 25 Years of Growth Foundation’s Focus
by Chloé Durian
The Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) continues to provide recognition and benefits for the generous sponsors and donors committed to supporting the organization’s pillars of scholarship, leadership, education and research.
One such benefit is exclusive access to the premier Foundation Club hosted every year at the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE).
The Foundation Club coincides with HYFA’s “Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign that began with a mission of ensuring the continued success and longevity of the JNHE. Without the support of HYFA campaigns and programs, the JNHE would not be possible.
When the “Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign began in 2013, it was spearheaded by Sue Roland, G&R Polled Herefords, Marysville, Kan., at the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting. The inaugural gift from Sue and her late husband, Jim, equaled $50,000 and laid the groundwork for the campaign. A total of $144,000 was raised during the accompanying fundraising sale at the 2013 Annual Meeting, all supporting the future of the JNHE. The highest grossing lot was the sale of nine lifetime HYFA
Foundation Club memberships for a total of $37,000.
These lifetime memberships are rare and only offered during special occasions. For those who wish to support the JNHE each year and purchase a membership, they are available at three different levels, with varying benefits for each level, including passes for the Foundation Club and VIP parking passes. Supporters can be a premier partner, ranch partner or a friend of HYFA.
HYFA Foundation Club members have access to the best seats in the house at JNHE, from being ringside in Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wis., to overlooking Five Points Bank Arena in Grand Island, Neb., in the balcony seating. Foundation Club members also receive VIP perks, along with their exclusive ability to view the show in comfort. Hosted each year through the duration of the JNHE show days, the club is open to members, with drinks and hors d’oeuvres available throughout the day.
Campaigns and programs such as these bring our Hereford family together at the JNHE. The annual summer showcase provides opportunities for junior members and their cattle to compete with 800 other Hereford youth from across the country. These opportunities promote, recognize and reward the next generation’s development of personal and leadership skills. All opportunities provided by the JNHE focus on building a pipeline of future leaders for the Hereford breed and beyond. HYFA is thankful for all who choose to support the JNHE and the programs it offers to Hereford juniors each year. Without these donors and
President Ray Ramsey 317-462-7122, rayramsey77@gmail.com
Vice President George Sprague 541-465-2188, gks@bar1ranch.com
Bruce Everhart 317-407-3618, bruceeverhart56@gmail.com
Director of youth activities
Amy Cowan 816-842-3757, acowan@hereford.org
HerefordYouthFoundation.org
supporters, the capstone event of the year for Hereford juniors would not be possible.
Chloé Durian is the American Hereford Association’s associate director of youth marketing and education. She can be reached at cdurian@hereford.org.
On Target Communications Corner
by Taylor Belle Matheny
Building herd-changing genetics is typically the result of strategic planning and precise execution rather than lucky happenstance. The same can be said of effective marketing, which requires developing a plan and employing assets relative to specific goals.
Consider the American Hereford Association (AHA) Western region marketing campaign completed earlier this year.
AHA’s goal was to elevate Hereford’s image and heighten discussion about the breed among commercial cattle producers in the Western United States. The message amplified Hereford’s role as an essential component in complementary crossbreeding by sharing firsthand accounts of producers adding Hereford genetics to their commercial programs.
We identified sources, visited their operations to interview them and captured photos and video. The resulting assets — feature stories, videos, new releases, social media posts and publication inserts — leverage and support the cohesive Hereford benefits message shared with AHA membership in the 1881 booklet (see Hereford.org/media).
Each insert appeared twice in Western Livestock Journal and Western Ag Reporter, both widely read by commercial producers in the West. A total of eight insertions went to a combined circulation of approximately 80,000 readers. The inserts were supported by seven targeted social media posts sharing some of the information from the inserts and related videos. Feedback about the print inserts was strong from both Hereford breeders and commercial producers. The social media posts featuring video reached 483,024 viewers on Facebook and received 76,376 thruplays, or the number of times videos related to the
15 seconds.
Evaluate your marketing plan
This campaign also illustrates the power of creating multiple entry points for readers and viewers to a common message leveraged by frequency.
Perhaps you already employ a similar strategy. One example is using social media and a pastcustomer postcard to announce the new sale videos and catalog available at your website, while using the website to encourage visitors to submit their contact information to be added to your mailing list for newsletters, sale catalogs, etc.
I encourage you to evaluate your fall marketing plan. Think about your goals and target audience. Do your promotional assets and chosen channels of delivery support what you’re trying to accomplish with the people you’re attempting to reach? Keep in mind there are a variety of assets available for you to use at the AHA website, including
marketing campaign. You can find these assets by clicking the “Media” tab. The AHA will add more assets to this section as they are created.
Plan to share and learn
The AHA Annual Membership Meeting and Educational Forum in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 24-27, will include an interactive marketing session discussing social media, photography/videography and print/ digital advertising. These sessions will be Thursday, Oct. 24. Friday’s Educational Forum will feature topics related to breed research, marketing Herefordinfluenced genetics and an AHA Strategic Plan progress report. We look forward to seeing you there.
Taylor Belle Matheny is the director of communications and digital content of the American Hereford Association. She can be reached at tmatheny@hereford.org.
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Blazing a Trail Youth Movement
The Greatest Life
by Tar Tut
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston Churchill
As I reflect on my journey, the phrase ‘first-generation’ is the first thing to come to mind. My story began in South Sudan, a country torn by war until it gained independence in 2011. This quote by Winston Churchill reminds me of memories of my parents’ resilience, determination and grit as they laid the foundation for our family’s future.
In 1990, my parents immigrated to the United States, fleeing the civil war in South Sudan. They embarked on this journey with little knowledge
of the Western world, driven by a clear mission to provide a better life for their children. They faced the intimidating task of learning a new language and adapting to a foreign culture. Yet, through their firm commitment, they embraced the challenges before them.
Life is not easy; it is a journey filled with hardships. However, with the support of loved ones and personal champions, you, too, can overcome any obstacle. Being surrounded by a supportive group of people not only allows us to feel important but also helps us achieve those goals we once thought were unattainable.
The past three years have been an incredible chapter in my life, filled with both successes and failures. However, it has been our junior members who have been my source of inspiration and motivation. Being there to experience their joy alongside them as they achieve their biggest goals and watching them step out of their comfort zones have been incredibly humbling. The impact of my mentors is what shaped me into who I am today and what has fueled my fire to give back and make a meaningful contribution.
Attending my very first VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in 2016, there was truly no better feeling. I felt welcomed with open arms, and it was then that I knew I wanted to leave a legacy and positively influence every kid and newcomer I encountered because being seen and heard is something we all desire.
My decision to run three years ago was a leap of faith. After completing my term on the North American Junior Red Angus Event board, I wasn’t ready to stop giving back. It was an emotional transition, but one filled with hope of what was to come. One that
promised to be filled with growth, new opportunities, connections and more importantly, the realization that family is more than just blood.
The connections in the Hereford breed are truly something special. We are more than a community; we are a family that stretches from coast to coast.
To our juniors, I offer you this piece of advice: remember that life is a marathon, not a sprint. It is the courage to persevere through failures that ultimately defines our successes. Consider the resilience of my parents, who persisted despite countless setbacks. Their unwavering determination serves as a testament to the importance of resilience.
As I continue my path to the future, I carry the invaluable lessons learned from my parents’ journey — the courage to confront adversity head-on and the resilience to overcome challenges. With a community of people surrounding you with love, I believe that no dream is too distant and no obstacle too great. My goal is to empower, uplift and inspire the next generation, leaving a legacy of hope, determination and community support. Because together, we can leave behind a lasting impact for generations to come.
Tar Tut, NJHA chairman
A Heck of a Ride
by Wesley Denton
“Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach.”
– Rosabeth Moss Kantor
This quote accurately summarizes my time as a National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) member starting when I was 7 years old.
As an NJHA member, I have had the opportunity to learn and grow every day. Competing in contests and shows, from illustrated speech and team marketing to judging and showmanship, as well as the hours spent at home making breeding decisions and working hair. These opportunities in and out of the showring helped me increase my confidence, enhance my public speaking skills, develop my work ethic and greatly affected the person I am today and who I strive to be. Through the years I was able to win a few awards while building my cow herd. While I am proud of my accomplishments, I now realize the most valuable lessons I learned in the NJHA have nothing to do with the awards hanging on my walls. Showing and raising Hereford cattle taught me how to keep records, how to lose with grace and that there are always opportunities to improve. These lessons were the foundation of my desire to pursue a position on the NJHA board of directors.
Lead by example
communicate within a group of people helps us understand our members and learn their needs.
One of my favorite events hosted by NJHA is the Faces of Leadership conference. This event provides members an opportunity to branch out of their comfort zones and expand their knowledge of the Hereford breed, while meeting other juniors at an event without the responsibility of taking care of cattle, like at the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). From a personal experience, events such as this have given me the tools to succeed as a leader while developing lifelong friendships with junior Hereford members from across the U.S.
showing Hereford cattle. Most of all, I will keep trying, no matter the challenge I face, and always strive to serve others first.
As I conclude my junior Hereford “thank you” is a phrase that I cannot repeat enough. For the past 22 years of my life, Herefords and my involvement in the NJHA have been my primary focus. There are lots of members of Team Hereford who have helped make my junior career possible and memorable. From the American Hereford Association staff (current and former) to the remarkable board members I’ve served alongside, to the Hereford breeders from across the country who have influenced my tenure and guided me, and especially to the Hereford youth — thank you for making a difference in my life.
As an NJHA director, my focus was to lead by example, serve as a mentor and most importantly serve with the interests of our members at heart. I believe it is important to take the time to create strong relationships with the entire membership, demonstrating that you are not only dependable, but also have character beyond serving in a role just to build a resume. Communication is one of the most important keys to success as a leader. Being able to effectively
One of my fondest memories on the board was the 2022 Faces of Leadership in Billings, Mont. On the way home from this conference, several participants and board members were on the 6 a.m. flight that would be delayed for hours. Unfortunately, the flight was eventually canceled. After helping all the participants reschedule their flights for later that day, there were no seats left to fly home. Ralston Ripp and I decided that we would rent a vehicle to make it home that day. Luckily for us, the only rental car available was a 2023 Ford Mustang. Many memories were made on that 16-hour trip that I will never forget. Looking back, I will always remember the lessons I learned
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Wesley Denton, NJHA vice chairman
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CHB Bites
CHB Fans Old and New
“CHB Bites” is a column designed to keep you in-the-know about the Certified Hereford Beef® (CHB) program. To get involved with CHB on social media, search Certified Hereford Beef on Facebook and Pinterest, or @certifiedherefordbeef on Instagram.
Face to Face
Hereford breeders and American Hereford Association (AHA) staff served Certified Hereford Beef® (CHB) ribeye steak samples to approximately 300 shoppers at the Hen House Markets store in Leawood, Kan. Hen House Markets, the longest-running CHB retail partner, hosted the June event as part of its “Where There’s Smoke ...” campaign to kickoff grilling season.
Ro Rheinberger, Shawnee Mission, Kan., is a loyal CHB customer who stopped by the CHB outdoor display. When it comes to beef, she has bought nothing but Certified Hereford Beef since it was introduced at Hen House Markets in the early ’90s. In fact, her three children grew up eating CHB from the grocery stores.
“I have shopped other brands of beef in different grocery stores, and nothing compares to the Hereford beef,” Rheinberger says. “I will drive miles out of my way past many grocery stores to buy the Hereford beef at Hen House. It’s a brand that I know I can trust, a higher quality than the other brands I’ve tried in the past.”
Hen House Markets — the 2020 CHB Retailer of the Year — began in 1923 as a neighborhood grocery in Kansas City, Kan., and was established by Sidney and Molly Ball. Their grandson, David, is president of Ball Food Stores, which includes nine Hen House Markets locations in the Kansas City metroplex.
Samantha and Beau Ann Graves, Graves Cattle Co., Chillicothe, Mo., were among the Hereford breeders sharing insights with Hen House Markets’ customers during the event.
Hosting the World
Grimmel Schaake Cattle Co. (GSCC), Manhattan, Kan., was a popular stop during the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Ideation Week. Caribbean and South American restaurateurs and retailers learned more about Certified Hereford Beef and the U.S. beef cattle industry during the tour.
“We were proud to showcase our operation in the Flint Hills to visitors from 10 different countries,” says Melissa GrimmelSchaake, who owns and manages GSCC with her husband, Shane. “Their faces lit up with smiles the moment they stepped off the bus, taking pictures and documenting almost everything, asking numerous questions throughout the day. Not only did we hope to teach them why Hereford cattle are superior, but also the process of raising them and the power behind heterosis. More importantly, we ourselves learned a lot about the group’s background and agriculture within their home countries through strong and interactive conversations.”
Besides touring GSCC, viewing cattle and hearing more about the breed, visitors enjoyed CHB tri-tip prepared by AHA staff.
Other Hereford stops included the AHA headquarters and the Hen House Markets store in Leawood, Kan.
“It was a very unique opportunity to interact with a group that had very valuable and unique questions from conception to consumption,” Grimmel-Schaake says. “At the end of the day, we’re all in the same industry and the same business, and our morals align with agriculture to produce the safest, highest quality product possible, from country to country.”
For more information about Certified Hereford Beef, visit CertifiedHerefordBeef.com or email info@herefordbeef.org
Pictured (l-r) are: Riley Greiten, AHA-HPI intern; Cealey Bedwell, Holt, Mo.; and Beau Ann Graves, Graves Cattle Co., Chillicothe, Mo., sharing CHB samples and information with Hen House Markets’ customers
International guests at Grimmel Schaake Cattle Co., reveled in the opportunity to see U.S. ranch production from the ground up.
COW HERD: Victor Domino based with performance outcrosses NATURAL SIRES: Sons of 4013, Validated, Anodyne, 4020, Blueprint, Final Print 0016, Endure and Daybreak AI and EMBRYO SIRES: Trust 100W, P606, 4013, RWJ G10 and RHF 2105
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Let’s face it, showing cattle is not cheap. Why do we do it then? The answer is easy — we are raising the next generation of leaders.
The children being raised in the livestock industry today will help feed the world in the future, while maintaining American family farm traditions and values. Having been involved in the public education
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
President: Sally Wingler, Christiana, Tenn.
Vice president: Abbygail Pitstick, South Solon, Ohio
President-elect: Beth Mansfield, Liberty, Tenn.
Secretary: Marlena Ballinger, Bluffton, Ohio
Treasurer: Melinda Watson, Flemingsburg, Ky
6196 Mt. Sterling Rd., Flemingsburg, KY 41041
Ex Officio: Briley Miller, Newcastle, Wyo.
DIRECTORS
Nikki Crumm, Anadarko, Okla.
Melanie Fishel, Barnardsville, N.C.
Cameron Kolinski, Patrick Springs, Va.
Brandi Murphree, Hamilton, Texas
Bellana Putz, Otley, Iowa
HerefordWomen.com
are some of the most respectful and the quickest to lend a helping hand. So how do we afford to keep our children involved in the show world? Here are a few tips to help those starting out in the showring or even those who have been involved for years.
Buy a Crock-Pot® . Eating out is expensive! The average combo at any fast-food restaurant is roughly $12. By utilizing the convenience of a slow cooker, you will ultimately be able to cut down on the cost of food and eating out. Not to mention, the meals will be more wholesome and delicious. One of our favorite meals on the show road is Mississippi pot roast, which takes five minutes to prep and is ready by lunch or dinner, depending on the heat settings. Pinterest can provide you with quick recipes for the Crock-Pot. I highly recommend teaming up with other families at larger shows to meal plan and put those slow cookers to use.
Purchase used equipment. If you’re just getting started, there may be sticker shock over the
priorities first and obtain the basics. One way to get the equipment you need to start is reaching out to juniors aging out of the show circuit to see if they would be interested in selling their used items. Marketplace and social media pages are another great tool to seek used equipment. Be wary of scammers, though, because they are out there.
Buy quality, not quantity. Assess what you think you will need then research and read the reviews. It’s OK to shop around. There are several companies out there promoting wonderful products. For example, we have a blower in our barn that is 20 years old and still going strong.
One family purchased used equipment until they were confident that the showring was their passion. Then, they purchased one piece of new equipment each year, so they did not stress themselves financially. I recall their first new purchase was upgrading from steel to aluminum panels. After that, they may have purchased a fan the next year and
so on. This allowed them to budget and upgrade at a slow place. Remember, taking care of equipment ensures its longevity.
Budget livestock purchases. First
similar programs or would be interested in developing one.
Dress the part. Dress for success. Does this mean you need to go out and purchase the most expensive name
a national show. This once again goes back to priorities.
While these tips may be basic, they will help save money and allow us moms to continue supporting our families in this industry. As a mom of a future Hereford showman myself, it is important to me to incorporate these tips I have learned throughout the years. I am forever grateful for my mother’s support during my years in the showring, and I look forward to supporting my own son. Moms play a key role in our children’s lives and being able to support them ringside and watch their dreams and goals play out
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THE COMPLETE SOURCE
Proven, predictable Line One genetics backed by a program based on over 70 years of consistent multi trait selection. Bulls that will improve your cow herd and add performance and fleshing ability along with eye appeal and carcass quality. Our program has proven itself through all phases of the beef industry. Consistent, uniform, and bred to
HH ADVANCE 1128J ET
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
CE 2.1; BW 3.5; WW 59; YW 99; DMI 0.6; SC 0.8; SCF 18.3; MM 21; M&G 51; MCE 3.4; MCW 111; UDDR 1.30; TEAT 1.40; CW 88; FAT 0.032; REA 0.81; MARB 0.42; BMI$ 420; BII$ 515; CHB$ 168
• Moderate framed, deep bodied, well-marked, and out of the 6169D donor cow.
• Big time carcass sire that ranks in the top 2% on CHB$, the top 4% on REA and MARB EPDs and the top 10% on BMI$.
We will offer an exciting set of sons in our 2025 sale. Daughters are ideal females.
HH ADVANCE 2123K
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
CE 3.0; BW 1.7; WW 71; YW 108; DMI 1.1; SC 1.1; SCF 16.1; MM 32; M&G 68; MCE 5.2; MCW 59; UDDR 1.30; TEAT 1.30; CW 81; FAT 0.062; REA 0.37; MARB 0.35; BMI$ 345; BII$ 449; CHB$ 128
• L ong bodied, well-marked, stout made and has outstanding EPDs.
• S old for $70,000 for ½ interest in our 2023 sale to EF1 Cattle Co.
• First sons will sell in our 2025 sale.
• S emen is available.
HH ADVANCE 0022H ET
{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
CE 8.2; BW 1.7; WW 70; YW 101; DMI 1.0; SC 1.3; SCF 20.1; MM 32; M&G 67; MCE 1.7; MCW 48; UDDR 1.30; TEAT 1.30; CW 97; FAT 0.002; REA 0.71; MARB 0.24; BMI$ 425; BII$ 520; CHB$ 148
• Curve bender deluxe that is extra-long bodied, goggle eyed and has loads of eye appeal.
• S old for $75,000 for ½ interest in our 2021 Sale to Coates Ranch, Texas.
• Top 10% on REA, BMI$, and CHB$ and top 4% on WW and top 15% on CED EPDs.
• S exed 4M and conventional semen are available.
HH ADVANCE 2116K {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
CE 14.5; BW -3.0; WW 58; YW 86; DMI 0.7; SC 1.4; SCF 17.4; MM 34; M&G 63; MCE 9; MCW 40; UDDR 1.20; TEAT 1.30; CW 84; FAT 0.032; REA 0.42; MARB 0.54; BMI$ 387; BII$ 491; CHB$ 162
• Extremely unique horned calving ease sire with extra carcass. Easy fleshing, thick made, well-marked and extra fancy.
• S old for $100,000 in our 2023 sale to the 2116K group.
• Top 2% on CED, BW, MCW and MARB EPDs. Top 3% on CHB$.
• S exed 4M semen and conventional semen are available.
CE 12.5; BW 0.2; WW 65; YW 99; DMI 0.6; SC 0.7; SCF 18.4; MM 26; M&G 58; MCE 8.6; MCW 103; UDDR 1.60; TEAT 1.70; CW 98; FAT 0.032; REA 0.32; MARB 0.20; BMI$ 403; BII$ 494; CHB$ 151
• Calving ease, curve bender with loads of maternal and a great phenotype. He is deep bodied, stylish, and functional made.
• H igh selling bull in Coopers 2022 Sale at $90,000. Owned with Cooper Herefords, Van Newkirk Herefords, and Ryan Hermann
• Top 3% on CED, UDDR, TEAT, and CWT and top 10% on BW and CHB$
• S emen is available
HH ADVANCE 0159H
{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
CE 3.4; BW 3.8; WW 69; YW 97; DMI 0.5; SC 1.5; SCF 24.8; MM 39; M&G 73; MCE 4; MCW 72; UDDR 1.20; TEAT 1.20; CW 93; FAT 0.002; REA 0.93; MARB 0.46; BMI$ 526; BII$ 637; CHB$ 175
• “ The Carcass King” 0159H is proving to be one of the best breeding bulls we have ever produced. He covers all the bases.
• Top 5% on WW, Milk, CWT, and MARB and top 1% on REA, BMI$, and CHB$
• Daughters are elite young females with beautiful udders and extra fleshing ability.
• 18 sons averaged $26,000 in our 2024 Sale and a daughter sold for $46,000
• O wned with Stuber Ranch, Van Newkirk Herefords, and Churchill Herefords
MISS ADVANCE FEMALE PAGEANT 2024
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 | AT THE RANCH
Selling 80 Elite Line One Females. Donors, Young Bred Cows, Bred Heifers, and some Special ET Heifer Calves Watch for more details on our website and the August Hereford World.
HH MISS ADVANCE 6169D
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
CE -1.3; BW 6.2; WW 62; YW 103; DMI 0.4; SC 0.5; SCF 16.6; MM 37; M&G 68; MCE 4.2; MCW 104; UDDR 1.40; TEAT 1.40; CW 88; FAT 0.042; REA 0.58; MARB 0.05; BMI$ 374; BII$ 449; CHB$ 131
• One of our favorite donors ever and the dam of sires HH Advance 1128J that sold for $65,000 for ½ interest and HH Advance 2025K that sold for $55,000 for ½ interest.
• Role model brood cow with a beautiful udder, exceptional thickness, rib shape, and fleshing ability and out of one of our very best cow families.
• S elling ½ embryo interest and no possession
HH MISS ADVANCE 7005E ET
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
CE 7.9; BW 1.2; WW 64; YW 99; DMI 0.4; SC 1.8; SCF 16.3; MM 33; M&G 65; MCE 5.7; MCW 75; UDDR 1.20; TEAT 1.40; CW 81; FAT 0.062; REA 0.55; MARB 0.27; BMI$ 369; BII$ 460; CHB$ 140
• Elite phenotype with outstanding EPD’s and out of the 2022Z cow that topped our 2019 Female Sale at $37,500
• 7005E is a proven donor whose progeny have sold extremely well.
• A heifer calf by CL 1 Domino 241K will be a sale feature also.
• S ells with an August bull calf at side by CL 1 Domino 0176H ET
Herefords in action
Following Beef Australia, we visited the Juandah Plains portion of Willinga Pastoral in Queensland, a sprawling commercial operation that utilizes Hereford genetics in a disciplined crossbreeding system and retains ownership through harvest. Andrew Turvey manages this impressive operation, which uses Hereford genetics for efficiency, maternal traits, disposition and end-product merit. Andrew’s wife, Courtney, is also an integral part of the operation.
Willinga Pastoral focuses on profitability while working to make the ranch more environmentally sustainable. Interestingly, Willinga Pastoral also hosts one of the nation’s largest campdrafting events. It’s similar to what we in the United States know as a cutting horse competition and features some of the top competitors
Hereford seedstock Down Under
From Queensland, we headed to New South Wales where we visited Hereford seedstock producers: James and Nicki Pearce and family’s YavenVale Stud; and Ian and Diana Locke’s Wirruna Stud. Both operations focus on producing bulls for seedstock and commercial producers. Both operations also utilize U.S. Hereford genetics. Severe drought conditions prevailed in some of these areas, but the Hereford cattle were handling the tough
Herefords Australia National Show
The final stop of our trip was the Herefords Australia National Show and Forum in New South Wales. Shane and I spoke at the forum about various ongoing AHA research projects. Shane also judged their national bull show, which featured a deep, stout offering. The bull Shane chose as grand champion topped the next day’s national sale.
This also provided the opportunity to invite our hosts to the 2025 World Hereford Conference, Oct. 23-26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. You will likely have the chance to meet a number of these Australian Hereford breeders at the conference.
Hereford cattle grazing at the Juandah Plains portion of Willinga Pastoral in Queensland.
Andrew Turvey (left) with AHA staff members Jack Ward (center) and Shane Bedwell. Turvey manages the Juandah Plains portion of Willinga Pastoral in Queensland, which utilizes Hereford genetics in a disciplined commercial crossbreeding system.
DEPTH OF QUALITY AT CHURCHILL CATTLE CO.
CHURCHILL W4 SHERMAN 2157K ET
Our Sherman sire group is phenomenal!
His heifer calves will highlight our Female Sale!
BIRDWELL NEW STANDARD 2912 ET
555 |
210 Fantastic combination of fertility, udder quality and carcass! Service sire on bred heifers.
This fabulous cow continues to produce elite progeny with elite numbers! Truly one of a kind!
CHURCHILL RED THUNDER 133J
1.06 |
194 Powerful, big bodied bred heifers out of him sell September 20! See him on display sale day.
CHURCHILL SMOKEY 3128L ET
CE 12.7 | BW -0.6 | WW 77 | YW 115 | MM 41 | TEAT 1.40
REA 0.94 | MARB 0.50 | BMI$ 565 | CHB$ 180
One of our favorite bulls ever! Many heifers bred to him will sell September 20. Smokey’s calving ease-to-growth spread is incredible!
CHURCHILL KINGDOM 128J ET
CE 11.2 | BW 0.3 |
63 | YW 93 |
35 | TEAT 1.50 REA 0.91 |
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173 Calving ease, udder quality and good looking! His service sells!
DEPTH OF QUALITY AT CHURCHILL …
We cannot stress enough how deep the quality runs at Churchill. We flush our best females here every two weeks. We have several of the breed’s highest-selling and mostin-demand semen sires working in our pasture. With over 100 lots of Churchill Ladies and embryos in our Female Sale, there is amazing quality from end to end with prices for every budget. We work on making our cattle better 24/7/365! You can reap the rewards on September 20th and January 28th! Please join us.
DEPTH OF QUALITY AT CHURCHILL CATTLE CO.
CL 1 DOMINO 267K 1ET
CE 4.9 |
REA 0.70 |
0.39 |
380 | CHB$ 185
Described as the best Cooper bull ever, he has a fantastic calf crop at Churchill!
Low birth, high growth, high carcass.
STELLPFLUG THEN SOME ET
CE 4.7 |
REA 0.86 | MARB 0.24 | BMI$ 454 | CHB$ 162
CL 1 DOMINO 0186H
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REA 0.65 | MARB 0.34 | BMI$ 416 | CHB$ 156
Foundation L1 sire! Great numbers, body dimension and exceptional daughters! His daughters sell Sept. 20!
The Hoffman/Stellpflug sale topper is incredible to look at with great numbers and maternal heritage! You will hear a lot more from this bull!
0.5 |
2.2 |
| BMI$ 342 | CHB$ 112
The Denver sale topper has been very popular. Embryos out of him and his service sells September 20th!
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Wildcat Parma
Huck Gray,
Wildcat LMAY Mardi Gras 34 ET American Royal Reserve Jr Calf Champ Owned with Lauren May, WI
Wildcat
Wildcat Cabaret 2779 ET KILE Jr Show Reserve Champion Abigail Billing, NJ
Numbers Matter
EFFICIENCY PAYS. NUMBERS MATTER.
Numbers matter for cattle operations of every stripe and size — from head count to performance metrics, from financial benchmarks to genetic profiles and all the rest.
Numbers matter because they add up to advantages or lost leverage, the opportunity to compete earnestly or not.
Some numbers are easy to come by, others seemingly invisible. For instance, it’s nigh impossible to quantify heart, want-to and the benefits of experience.
Efficiency Pays
Numbers matter because they provide a map to increased efficiency, which often coincides with more opportunity to survive and thrive.
That’s why the Hereford breed holds such an enviable position in the cattle and beef industries. Alone and harnessed to heterosis through disciplined crossbreeding, Hereford genetics enable individual cow-calf operations and the collective industry to do more with less, and to save more while doing more.
Stories in this section of Hereford World encompass how Hereford breeders continue melding numbers with experience to enhance efficiency and create new opportunities.
Gentleman Stockman
James Bennett left a legacy of performance, breed improvement and service in the beef industry.
by Katie Maupin Miller
James Bennett cut a large, dashing figure but never an imposing one. Yet his strong leadership was vital to developing the breedwide genetic evaluations and genetic selection tools seedstock and commercial producers enjoy today.
“Giants like James Bennett are rare in this world — Mr. James was certainly a giant as a man, as a husband, as a father and grandfather, as a cattleman and farmer, as an advocate of agriculture and a devout Christian. He was always the same
that would ultimately lead to accurate genetic prediction. Many were involved. All were independent thinkers, industry mavericks searching for ways to improve beef cattle performance when the concept was still foreign to most cattlemen in the late-1960s and early-’70s.
Tempers could flare in the meetings and discussions, which led to the birth of the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF), in rooms full of forward-thinking, progressive producers and
back and listened carefully to all points and counterpoints before speaking. His response was so thoughtful and wellmeasured that it often laid further debate to rest, remembers Dr. Bob Hough, a BIF Pioneer Award winner.
James’ belief in the greater good of the beef industry secured his legacy as a performance pioneer and an innovative stockman, but his way of doing so made his name synonymous with gentleman.
Humble beginnings
James Bennett was born to Paul Dewey Bennett and Hannah Baldwin Jennings Bennett in 1933 when the country was still in the throes of the Great Depression. His early childhood was spent working on his family’s diversified operation, which grew most of the food the family needed, as well as share-cropped tobacco. Seeing his son’s interest in cattle, Paul D. purchased four registered Hereford heifers in 1944. Those four females would mark the beginning of Knoll Crest Farm’s (KCF) seedstock operation at Red House, Va., but it was James who selected the operation’s very first foundation females with two heifers he selected and purchased with $600 he had saved. One of the heifers even topped a regional show, but when James was offered $1,000 for her, he refused. Even at an early age, he knew the importance of foundational genetics.
By 1950, the Bennett family had found solid footing after the Great Depression. James and his father made a trip to the National Polled Hereford Show. Struck by the spectacle of the showring, James wanted a short-coupled “belt buckle” showlike bull to be their next herd sire. However, his father imparted a piece of essential advice that would shape James’ perspective of the seedstock industry. “In order to grow beef, you have to have a rack to hang it on,” noted Paul D. They came home with an unstylishly larger framed bull. James set off to further his education at Virginia Tech in 1950, backed by his savings and a Sears and Roebuck scholarship. Sadly, his father’s ill health kept him from finishing his degree, and he returned home to the helm of the family farm. Despite not being able to finish his formal education, James spent his life dedicated to learning. He was an avid supporter of Extension education opportunities and his alma matter. He held the university in such high regard that he was even tapped to join its Board of Visitors (Trustees) in 1981, making him one of the only board members to serve without a
and took the first steps to become the performance pioneer he is remembered as today.
“Begin with the end in mind — there was an endpoint to all that James Bennett did,” says Doug Gerber, who served as cochairman of the American Polled Hereford Association (APHA) Strategic Planning committee with James. “Some people don’t think their breeding programs through on the endpoint, but Mr. Bennett did because he knew all cattle, if they don’t die on the farm, will hang up on a hook from the hocks.”
In 1963, James enrolled Knoll Crest’s cow herd in the Virginia BCIA’s whole-herd reporting program. Around this same time, James dove into then-unpopular performance testing, seeking objective measurements of his genetics, despite scathing editorials against the practice that ran
James Bennett is one of the founding fathers of performance testing sires. The Red House Bull Evaluation Center he opened, fondly known as Bull Hill, used a ground breaking high-forage diet to test performance.
in cattle publications of the time. He started testing bulls in the early-’60s. In 1972, armed with his experience from chairing the Culpeper Bull Test, James founded the well-known Red House Bull Evaluation Center, affectionately known as “Bull Hill,” with the then-radical idea to test the potential sires on a high-forage diet while they lived in big pens with lots of room for exercise. Many doubted that this approach would lead to the impressive gains other tests found using high concentrate-based rations in confinement. James was unsurprised when the Red House bull tests yielded similar gains as the other BCIA-recognized tests. James’ forage-first approach was so successful that it garnered national attention and soon became the norm for other performance testing centers.
“Beef cattle breeding and improvement is now light-years ahead of where he started with centralized bull testing at Red House on ‘Bull Hill’ over 60 years ago,” Green says. “When I think of James, I think of one of the ‘fathers’ of the performance movement that has done so much to change the industry for the better.”
Performance pioneer
James’ firsthand experience mining performance data from Knoll Crest’s herd made him an invaluable leader in the performance revolution. He was truly a pioneer who helped shape countless industry standards still used today. In 1976, James served as BIF committee chairman to study calculating adjusted yearling weight, in addition to being tapped to co-chair the BIF bull test standing committee. These committee appointments made James one of the stockmen who set the standards for performance metrics and defined the terms against which they’d be measured.
When I think of James, I think of one of the ‘fathers’ of the performance movement that has done so much to change the industry for the better.
— Dr. Ronnie Green, University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor emeritus
As Hereford breeder Dennis Birdsall, who worked at Knoll Crest in the 1990s, recalls, James put a number to everything. “He was so analytical that in a discussion, he’d say, ‘I think there is an
BCIA to breed associations like the APHA, where he used his performance know-how to bolster breed metrics through service on the genetic-focus committee and research and education committee. His industry-wide service garnered him nearly countless accolades over the years, including the BIF Continuing Service Award and Pioneer Award and induction into the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hall of Fame and the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame. His practice-based selection meant Knoll Crest Farm was recognized two times as the BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year. James and Knoll Crest became synonymous with performance-driven, purebred genetics, and that approach echoes through the breeds they were involved with to this day. Perhaps most importantly, James created a clear trail for the industry to follow; as fellow Hereford breeder and BIF Pioneer Award winner Glen Klippenstein says, “He left tracks that someone can follow. He blazed a path that others could journey through.”
Commercial cowman’s comrade
From the birth of Knoll Crest Farm, the cattle bred by the Bennett family were tailored to commercial producers.
“James bred cattle that were built for his and his customers’ environment,” says Jack Ward,
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James Bennett saved his money as a young man to purchase two Hereford heifers in the mid-1940s. He is pictured with “Jewel” his first show heifer.
AHA executive vice president. “He believed in objective measurements and no-nonsense cattle with strong attention to details of structure and type. He always backed his product and believed in customer service, and he endorsed technology for genetic improvement.”
The Bennett family long favored profitable, performance-driven traits, and even when their brand of beef cattle wasn’t in-vogue ringside, there was no shortage of demand for KCF cattle in the countryside.
“He worked really hard, with his commercial producers in mind, to get rid of problems. He started pigmenting the cattle, and he really worked on udders. He would say that most of his customers did their chores on the weekend. They had outside jobs. So that meant that five days a week, his cattle better be trouble-free,” Hough says.
According to Hough, James liked to keep his cattle “between the ditches,” as he dubbed it. This meant that Knoll Crest cattle avoided the wild peaks of industry fads and trends, preferring the well-worn middle where efficient, productive and profitable beef cattle were found. And this type of cattle wasn’t born based upon numbers alone, but rather by an artful mix of phenotype and performance.
“First and foremost, he was a true-blue cattleman; he understood a critter,” Klippenstein says. “And he could walk into a pen, quietly, folding his arms, look at the animals, see what he was seeing and draw some very accurate conclusions onto what their worth might be to his operation.”
The demand for the proven KCF genetics sent dozens of Bennett-bred bulls to stud, exported
cattle to several countries and sold cattle to nearly every state in the union.
In the Hereford breed, Knoll Crest’s mark was firmly planted. When considering the top 110 sires of the last half century, in terms of their registered direct progeny, KCF bulls make the list four times. For perspective, Knoll Crest is one of six Hereford operations that can claim four or more bulls from the top 110 most-used Hereford sires of the last 50 years. Bulls such as KCF Victor 08N X4 and KCF Bennett Encore Z311 ET have sired more than 2,000 progeny registered with the AHA and will long be remembered for their industry impact. And James will long be remembered for his leadership to the Hereford breed.
“He did serve as an ambassador for the breed and worked to encourage the use of objective measures for all economically relevant traits,” Ward says. “He believed in breed complementarity for crossbreeding, and he stayed focused on the value of Hereford genetics within the industry.”
While he often led by example, his quiet, fair and steady leadership proved invaluable during tender times in the breed, such as spawning talks of a merger between the horned and polled Associations.
Far-reaching influence
There are scarcely enough pages to record James’ tireless service to the beef industry and beyond. From his love for all things soil and water to his lifelong commitment to the Providence Baptist Church, and most importantly, his unwavering devotion to his childhood sweetheart and wife of 66 years, Barbara, and their children: Elizabeth B. Holthaus and husband, Lowrey; Paul S. Bennett and wife, Tracy; James G. Bennett and wife, Annette; Brian R. Bennett and wife, Cara; and Jonathan H. Bennett and wife, Melissa.
In the 1980s, sons Jim, Paul and Brian joined James at Knoll Crest, and his guidance lives on in not only the Bennett family’s commitment to producing quality, performance-driven beef cattle but also his sons’ and his son’ssons’ calm, quiet and gentlemanly approach to service. His influence echoes not only in the breeddefining cattle he raised but, more importantly, the family. As Dr. Hough simply says: “He raised a great family that he can be really proud of, and he raised a lot of really great cattle.”
While James Bennett will long be remembered for raising good cattle, he raised a great family. James (centered) is pictured with his sons.
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Building on a Legacy
One of the oldest registered Hereford herds in the U.S. calls eastern Iowa home.
by Sydnee Shive
Take a summertime drive down Indian Avenue near Mechanicsville, Iowa, and you’ll see the usual rural sights — a few houses, barns, machine sheds and the occasional field of soybeans or corn. But the groups of bald-faced red cows on green grass near the gravel road should catch your eye. Those Hereford cows aren’t just any cattle. They are part of one of the oldest registered Hereford herds in the U.S. and represent a legacy cultivated by more than a couple lifetimes’ worth of hard work, dedication, tenacity and passion.
Founded in the 1890s by Frank Jackson, Jackson Hereford Farms began registering Hereford cattle about 10 years after the American Hereford Association (AHA) was founded in 1881 — and hasn’t stopped since. More than 130 years later, the operation has been passed down through five generations and is currently managed by Craig and Brian Jackson, and their sister, Nicole Ehler, with help from their family members.
The siblings know what they have is rare.
“The land. The cattle. It’s only ours for a little while when you really look at it,” Brian says. “It’s an honor to have it. Truly, we are lucky.”
Making history
Frank laid the foundation for Jackson Hereford Farms in 1890, when he partnered with Gil Burleigh, a U.S. senator from Maine who brought the first pedigreed Hereford cattle west of the Mississippi. He began working as the senator’s herdsman.
“That was in 1890, and Frank worked for wages and for shares of cattle,” Brian says.
When Burleigh dispersed his share of the herd in 1902, Frank moved his cattle to a 160-acre tract on the northeast edge of Mechanicsville.
In 1919, Frank’s son, Allen, joined the operation and purchased the farm in 1926. Allen’s son and the siblings’ grandfather, Buell, joined the operation about 15 years later in 1940 and took over in 1953.
Bloodlines such as Anxiety II and IV, Prince Domino, Prospector and Line One, were used through the years. The operation started utilizing AI extensively in the ’60s, along with collecting data and, ultimately, wholeherd reporting. The family wanted to offer a product to customers that was high performing and backed by data.
Then in 1978, Buell Jackson & Sons was officially incorporated. Buell and his wife, Helen, had five children, LeRoy, Ron, Gary, Arlen and Loren, who all played important roles on the farm. A year later, at the 1979 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo., they sold three-quarter interest of JHF 439 L1 Dom 867, or “Fritz,” to a buyer in Uruguay for $30,000.
“Fritz was what really put us on the map,” Craig says. “That bull sold for $30,000 at that time.”
Jackson Hereford Farms is currently operated by the fifth generation of Jacksons. Pictured (l to r) are: Brian Jackson, Craig Jackson and Nicole Ehler.
Fritz arrived on the scene just as larger-framed cattle were becoming industry standard. While the Jacksons didn’t want to breed for extremes, they wanted to raise cattle that could win.
“That was kind of our claim to fame, the bigger-frame cattle,” Craig says. “And so, in the late ’70s, starting then, and ’80s and ’90s is when we really had a lot of interest in the herd because we had something everybody wanted, and that was bigger-frame cattle. And we did well in the show arena at that time.”
“And grandpa always said we were ahead of our time,” Craig says. “We were a trendsetter.”
Over the years, the Jacksons developed a strong private treaty market for their bulls and females.
The turn of the century
Buell and Helen maintained their history books with as much love and attention to detail as they gave their cow herd.
Through it all, the Jackson family kept careful records. From poring over sale books dating back to the 1800s, old photographs, original registration papers, notebooks and other pages detailing the herd, it’s easy to get lost in the operation’s deep history.
“It would be nice if the true historian of the farm was here; that was our grandfather, Buell,” Brian says. “There’s a book my grandma and grandpa put together. I don’t know who started keeping articles; I would call them articles of the operation, just pictures, stories and things like that. But they made this book so that they could give one to each of their kids. They have things in here that you can spend quite some time reading.”
When Buell passed away in 2012, LeRoy and Gary continued the operation. LeRoy managed the cow herd, and Gary oversaw the farmland.
LeRoy continued building on what the generations before him had spent their entire lives working on: the family farm and its Hereford cattle.
“To our father, LeRoy, that was his pride and joy,” Nicole says. “He lived and breathed these cattle. If he was in a conversation, it didn’t matter who he was talking to or what about; eventually it would come back to cattle.”
LeRoy and his wife, Joyce, had four children: Brian, Brad, Craig and Nicole. LeRoy and Buell were both involved in the Iowa Hereford Association, and this newest generation showed cattle and participated in their state and national junior associations. They showed at local, state and national levels in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
“Back in those times, just to win supreme heifer at the county fair with a Hereford was something that hadn’t been done through the ’70s and ’80s, especially when the Exotic breeds came in,” Craig says. “Finally, in the 1990s, we had five supreme heifers overall with a Hereford heifer. That was unheard of at that time.”
All the while, LeRoy and Buell were teaching the next generation everything they could about raising cattle.
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In 1979, three-quarters of JHF 439 L1 Dom 867, or “Fritz,” sold to a buyer in Uruguay for $30,000.
For generations, high-quality herd sires have been a hallmark of Jackson Hereford Farms.
“Dad was a major influence on the type of cattle. He wanted good feet, good structure, and he taught us a lot about that. You’re not going to have anything if you don’t have that,” Craig says. “He instilled that, even when we were little. He talked about what we needed.”
For as long as the group could remember, their family dinner table was constantly covered with notes, and papers detailing expected progeny differences (EPDs), and buyer information. LeRoy was always on the phone, speaking with potential buyers and searching for opportunities.
“We’re honest people when it comes to business,” Craig says. “I think that’s helped keep us alive, too. People really liked buying cattle from our father. We don’t want to put a bad animal out there. We want people to come back.”
The Jackson siblings began taking over the farm in 2017, when Gary decided to sell his share of the operation to his nephews and niece.
Weathering the storm
On Aug. 10, 2020, three years after the siblings began taking over the farm, a derecho destroyed generations of hard work in less than an hour. A derecho is widespread, typically long-lasting, straight-line windstorm. The 120-mph winds leveled buildings, including the family’s two gabled barns, and ruined concrete silos, grain bins and fences. The herd of Hereford cattle and the Jacksons, were unharmed. The event was traumatic and heart-wrenching. The ongoing rebuild hasn’t been easy.
“When that derecho hit, between our family, our kids, our friends, we probably had, I don’t know how many volunteers came out here, 40, 50 people, maybe more than that,” Brian says. “It’s just because they knew how much it meant, you know, to us. It was so tough. I don’t know where it comes from. It must have come from Dad or Mom. That passion, the enchantment that this place has.”
Then, in 2022, LeRoy, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, passed away at the age of 81.
“LeRoy just lived and breathed the cattle until he passed. He was always asking to get back to the farm,” Nicole says. “‘I need to check on the cattle. I need to check on the cattle.’ I think that’s kind of why we feel so connected to the herd here. He embedded that into us.”
Each of the Jackson siblings had a full-time job or other occupation, and the decision to keep the herd going was one they didn’t take lightly.
“We know how hard Grandpa and our uncles worked,” Nicole says. “And it’s really hard to see all those people work so hard, and then watch the land be rented out to somebody, or watch it be farmed by somebody else or have a different breed of cattle on the place. It would have been pretty hard.”
For more than a year, the group discussed what they wanted to do. An old article, included in the compilation of notes and artifacts carefully curated by prior generations, helped them make their decision.
“The article said, ‘The Jackson family has deep ties to their land and their Hereford cattle in Cedar County. Something that makes Buell proud. He hopes many future generations will continue the tradition,’” Brian says. “When we did decide that this was something that we were going to do, I think we decided that because of that article, more than anything.”
One year after losing LeRoy, Brad tragically succumbed to Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS.
“We were dealing with the transition of taking over the farm as well as managing a parent with an illness,” Nicole says. “And then our brother fell ill with ALS, who was also part of this. Before that, we had the derecho, which was just heartbreaking. We are still processing that, emotionally. You face everyday challenges such as the weather, markets and things that are just not going as planned. But there are also larger life challenges that occur.”
Moving forward, looking ahead
In seven short years, the siblings have learned a lot, and overcome more challenges than most will deal with in one lifetime.
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The Jackson family at the 1977 Iowa Junior Hereford Association field day hosted at their farm. Pictured, back row (l to r) are: Loren, Arlen, Marilyn and Gary Jackson. Middle row (l to r) are: LeRoy, Joyce, Helen and Buell Jackson. Front row (l to r) are: Brian and Brad Jackson.
“You have something bad happen and then you get up the next day and it’s like, ‘OK, we can beat this, or we can get around this,’” Craig says. “‘We can make this work better.’ That’s probably the biggest thing I’ve learned is fortitude.”
Today, there are around 80 head of Hereford cattle that call Jackson Hereford Farms home.
“We want to continue what was started for us,” Craig says “The legacy. We don’t want to veer from what we were taught. We want longevity, we want functionality, we want the whole package in our cattle, with a complete phenotype and EPD profile. That’s what we’re striving for — get the best possible product out there for our customers.”
The Jacksons continue to sell private treaty bulls and females, and occasionally sell show heifers and steers. They sell quarters and halves of beef to 20-30 customers a year. They recently started consigning to the National Hereford Sale, like the
They’ve also integrated embryo transfer (ET) in their program. Both Buell and LeRoy were quick to use new technology to improve their herd, and the trio strives to do the same. They work hard to establish connections with customers, like their dad and grandpa.
“They liked working with people. They liked working with cattle,” Nicole says. “I think that’s been instilled in us, just being hard-working, honest and family focused.”
Nicole, Brian and Craig are working to get the sixth generation of Jacksons more involved on the farm. In the meantime, they’re happy to be part of Jackson Hereford Farms’ 134-year history.
“It’s just a really cool story that we get to be a part of and are fortunate to be a part of,” Nicole says. “We’re part of it. We’re just a little bit of it.”
“It’s a great life,” Craig says. “I don’t think we would trade it.”
The land. The cattle. It’s only ours for a little while when you really look at it. It’s an honor to have it. Truly, we are lucky.
— Brian Jackson
Cattle Lifers
Hereford roots intertwine the Perrin family’s past and future.
by Wes Ishmael
Randall Perrin and his family have never been out of the cattle business — ever.
That’s going back as far as the Perrins can trace their roots to Nova Scotia in the 1700s. Randall’s Acadian ancestors (see Where Cajuns Came From) settled here near the coast of southwestern Louisiana because they understood cattle, coasts, coastal marshes and how to use dikes to keep water at bay or let it back in for irrigation. Incidentally, that’s exactly how rice and crawfish are dual-cropped in the area today.
“Marsh cattle couldn’t be too big or too heavy. It was more about numbers than quality,” Randall recalls. “But on the high ground here, we had the quality cattle.”
Perrin’s Vermilion Oaks Ranch near Henry, La., is about a mile north of the Gulf Coast on the northern edge of the marsh.
Randall fondly remembers gathering cattle from the marsh on horseback when he was in high school. By all accounts, this was as Western as anyone would want to try. There were times, Randall says, when the mosquitos were so thick you had to pull the bandana tied around your neck up over your nose just to breathe.
In fact, study the history and a case can be made that the original cowboys in the United States
Back in those days, even more so than today, everyone in the sprawling, extended Perrin family ran cattle. Until Randall was 10 or so, the family leased Marsh Island, south of the coast, as another source of feed. It was about 100,000 acres then — more like 70,000 acres today due to erosion — where they could run at least 300 head. The trick was getting them there — about 17 miles one way — and back. They barged bred cows to the island in October and then brought back pairs to the mainland at the beginning of May. The same cows made the trip every year because they were acclimated to the unique environment.
Until about 15 years ago, commercial cattle were a mainstay at Vermilion Oaks when Randall began transitioning away from them to his growing polled Hereford program.
From crossbreds to Hereford
“We always had good crossbred cattle,” Randall says. In these parts, the term “crossbred” usually refers to crossing Brahman cattle with English breeds to make mama cows. Keep in mind that running commercial cows in this part of the world without Brahman influence is a fool’s errand. It’s too hot, wet and humid with too many insects.
“My grandfather Perrin always bought good bulls, and he loved to crossbreed on cattle with Hereford,” Randall explains. Back in the day, some of those bulls were Brahmans from the storied J.D. Hudgins program in Texas, which were brought in by rail car.
Since he was little, Randall spent most of his time away from school with his grandfather, Henry Perrin, whom he respected and admired and who taught him all about the cattle business. Randall’s son, Chip, followed his dad around the same way. Spend a little time with them and it’s clear that they share the same sort of enviable relationship.
After high school, Randall went to AI school and bred lots of cows for lots of folks.
Randall (left) and Chip Perrin maintain their family’s long-time beef-first mindset when it comes to seedstock and commercial cattle.
“By the time I was a teenager, I just couldn’t find Hereford bulls around here that I wanted to use,” Randall says. “My wife, Nina, and I said, why don’t we buy our own cows and use semen from bulls that we couldn’t even afford to see.” That was in 1977. They started with three registered polled Hereford cows. Besides using AI, Randall began utilizing embryo transfer when it was first available and continues using the technology.
“We’ve always bred for great females with meat production in mind. We’re still in the meat business and get paid by the pound,” Randall says. A set of steers sired by his bulls recently came out of the feedlot weighing 1,400 pounds at 19 months of age. They dressed 850 pounds.
“Do you have any idea how much feed genetics saved?” Randall asks, stressing Hereford’s feed efficiency.
Randall focuses on growth and positive
“We’ve always bred for great females with meat production in mind. We’re still in the meat business and get paid by the pound.
— Randall Perrin, Vermilion Oaks Ranch
maternal numbers in his seedstock operation. He’s beginning to add more marbling but carefully. Go after it with too much gusto, and he believes you can sacrifice fertility.
He favors broody, thick, structurally correct females. Even though Randall says the type he prefers isn’t the kind that wins shows, Vermilion Oaks bred and exhibited the reserve junior champion pen-of-three heifers at Cattlemen’s Congress in 2021. The same heifers claimed the same title in the senior division a year later. Pick of them sold in the 2022 National Hereford Sale. The heifers were owned in partnership with Trent and Dolores Fogleman, Oklahoma City.
Randall still chokes up, remembering the wins with his son Chip, and Chip’s kids, Lily and Dax, at the halters, while Chip’s wife, Heather, took pictures at the backdrop.
It was the culmination of a lifelong dream unfolding from fabric that included Randall’s unfulfilled desire to show cattle when he was a kid; he and Nina watching Chip and their daughters Jeanne and Stephanie, grow up; putting grandkids in the back of the pickup to keep them out of harm’s way as they worked cattle; and all of the rest.
Unfortunately, Nina was claimed by COVID-19 before sharing the moment.
Leveraging value
Randall’s grandfather Perrin was an astute businessman. He understood he could make more money from an animal by growing it and marketing its beef by the pound rather than selling it as a calf or yearling. His freezer beef developed an enviable reputation, one that Randall and Nina carried on, selling about 25 head each year.
“The business I have now is the third generation of families buying beef from us,” Randall says.
Randall and Nina developed their own branded beef program: Vermilion Oaks — Certified Grass Fed Beef. Nina was the engine, getting customers the cuts they wanted when they needed them. She was also the impetus behind building their customer base by serving samples at local farmer’s markets.
“When people tasted that beef, they knew immediately that it was better,” Randall says.
Randall and Nina came within a whisker of leasing a small local processing plant but decided there was too little cooler space and too little harvest capacity to make it economically worthwhile.
“That’s what got my wheels turning on the beef side of things,” Chip says. He helped his parents obtain their beef label. He took part in the conversations, feasibility study and consultations surrounding the potential packing plant lease.
Full-circle, spiral up
Chip and his business partner, David Billings, established Coastal Plains Meat Co. at Eunice, La., in 2021 as a one-stop shop for producers who want to establish a private label and market their own beef.
Showing a pen of heifers with his family was the culmination of a dream for Randall and his wife Nina Perrin. (l-r) Dax, Chip, Randall and Lily are on the halters at Cattlemen’s Congress.
Photo courtesy of the Perrin family
Billings hails from south Louisiana, too. He was in the Army serving in Iraq at the same time Chip was in the Marine Corps, serving two tours in Afghanistan.
“I’m so thankful for my service. I will always be indebted to the Marine Corps,” Chip says. “I’m so thankful for what it’s done for me and my family.”
He and Billings never met until they were honorably discharged and were working as executives in the oil and gas industry. Their shared roots made them fast friends. Ultimately, they built and then sold a company serving the oil and gas industry.
Outside of Coastal Plains, both own and manage their own cattle operations.
Along with their polled Hereford program, Chip and his family operate Black Cypress Cattle Co. near Perry, La., where they grow cattle for Vermilion Oaks and other cattle producers, readying them for branded beef production.
Billings also manages his family’s 3B Cattle Co. and The Billings Ranch at Navasota, Texas. This includes producing beef by breeding Akaushi bulls to their Hereford cows.
These partners’ unique pasture-to-plate insight helps them help other cattle producers add and retrieve value through private-label beef production.
“Our goal is to be the catalyst for beef producers to sell beef, not just cattle,” Chip says. As he learned from his family’s experience, producers can receive a commodity price by selling calves or a consistent premium by marketing their beef.
More than ever, Chip believes the market is ripe for locally grown food, as the pandemic prompted
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more consumers to learn where their food comes from. That was also the first time in their lives that many consumers faced empty shelves and meat cases.
Coastal Plains does everything from obtaining USDA approval for the label, to designing the label and helping with promotional material. Producers bring cattle to the plant for harvesting, processing and packaging. They pick up the beef to distribute.
“We’ve taken away the barrier to entry,” Chip explains. They’ve also built a way for producers to enhance their income and diversify their business.
Coastal Plains, the largest beef harvest plant in Louisiana, also has its own private labels and supply chains by which it buys cattle and markets beef to local grocery stores and restaurants, wholesalers and via mail order. Clients include Louisiana State University’s athletic department and cafeterias.
The company, which processes 100 head per week, also has a growing international clientele with a taste for Hereford beef, in particular. Coastal Plains works with other small processors, including two in Texas, and can source cattle of the exact quality grade, breed and production attributes clients want.
“We go the extra mile to make sure our customers are successful because they’re going to make us successful,” Chip says.
He encourages other producers to consider the potential of marketing their own local beef. Chip suggests an essential step in the process is identifying a local or regional processor to serve as a similar one-stop shop, from helping secure a USDA-approved label to custom processing. As well, he emphasizes the willingness to create a movement for local beef in the area.
Acadians were the first European settlers in Nova Scotia, according to the Nova Scotia Archives. They were brought from France to colonize the French territory of Acadie, which included what’s known today as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Acadians became known as the Neutral French because they refused to take part in the squabbles between France and England, including the war between them in 1754. Ultimately, the British won and expelled the Neutral French. These were among those who found their way to Louisiana. They spoke a distinctive dialect of French, which was the only language Randall Perrin knew until his mom made sure he spent time with an Englishspeaking relative a year before he started kindergarten.
Pronunciation of the word Acadian shifted over time, eventually becoming Cajun.
“Bottom line, you have to put out a quality product and get the support of the local community and consumers to pay a premium for local and U.S. beef,” Chip says.
For Chip and Billings, serving as a conduit between producers and consumers is about lots more than beef. As in other parts of the country, narrowing margins and broadening risk make it difficult for some younger folks to see a future in the beef industry.
“If we continue to let the cattle business dry up in Louisiana, there will be no business for our kids to inherit,” Chip says. “If not us, then who?”
Sixty Years of Herefords: Continuing the Legacy
In 1964, K.D. Owen hired Wayne Haygood to manage Indian Mound Farm in New Harmony, Indiana, starting a journey that made him a partner and later the owner of Indian Mound Ranch in Canadian, Texas. During the years in Indiana, before EPDs made cross herd comparison of cattle possible, Indian Mound used the showring as the tool of comparison and amassed the most ROM show points of any Hereford herd in America in the decade of the 1970s. Wayne was a premier marketer of both seedstock and semen during his 27 years at the helm of Indian Mound Farm and Indian Mound Ranch selling genetics worldwide and judging almost every major show. In this time period, carcass testing and TPR were both evolving and Indian Mound was on the ground floor of all of the AHA programs.
In 1991, Wayne’s health failed, and the following 33 years have been under the management of Lee along with his mother Gayle while she was living and wife Jacqui and boys, Luke and Mark. Although Wayne and Lee’s interests differ, the common thread is trying to raise the best Hereford cattle possible. Today we operate as Platinum TPR breeders, with the priority of raising problem free and efficient cattle that excel in the tough environments of our commercial bull customers. Never has there been a time when our goals have been so crystal clear. We have no untouchable cows and will market any cow who breaks one of our rules. When we realized no cow was sacred, the business got much easier. Strict culling and rule following is moving our cowherd forward. We are not breeding for the biggest weaning and yearling weight EPDs in the breed, instead we require our cows to calve in our 45‑day window, be totally functional and efficient, and take care of business in the real world!
CONTACT:
Lee and Jacqui Haygood
923 Hillside Ave., Canadian, TX 79014
806-323-2906
lee@indianmoundranch.com www.indianmoundranch.com
Wayne Haygood
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Make plans to attend our bull sale March 27, 2025.
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Calves are born usually 7 to 9 days early and they hit the ground growing. Calves are currently registered in 20 herds from Tennessee to Idaho.
A Calving ease 12.0 C alving
A Top 1% of the breed for MARB
A Top 4% of the breed for BW
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Science and Stockmanship
“The real beauty of genomics is it helps you reduce mistakes in your breeding program. Genomics gives us more confidence in what we’re doing with our young cattle and allows us to make more rapid progress with new genetics,” explains Dale Venhuizen, Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont. “We really like young cattle, and we can depend on them to do what we want them to do.”
“In the industry today, if you look over at dairy, that is their model of genetic improvement,” William says, noting the dairy industry’s early, widespread adoption of genomics and data-driven selection led to massive industry-wide improvement.
Yet, few technologies can stand on their own, genomics included.
“Genomics by themselves can’t function long term. It takes continuous data collection to get the
Life is too short, and the breeding cycle is too long to have to turn around and take a different path.
— William Herring, 111 Farms
...Science and Stockmanship continued from page 69
Venhuizen notes, there is always a cost to cattle producers seeking genetic gain. It could be $30 for the straw of semen from a bull you believe adds to the genetic direction of your program. It might be spending more than $50 to collect genomic data and test for any genetic abnormalities in an individual calf. Or, maybe it’s a larger economic investment to deploy ET or IVF more broadly. Determining whether any such investments fit an individual operation depends on goals and the cost of implementation.
“In the cattle operation, I am looking for the technology to provide a competitive edge and value differentiation. Does the tool allow quicker payback for both financials and performance?”
Mark says. At the end of the day, he notes that defining the value of advanced technologies and the
genetic potential of the next generation is nothing but a math problem.
Like any industry, agriculture is constantly evolving, and so are its technologies. Today’s novel tech could be tomorrow’s commonplace, and progressive producers dream of ways technology can further push the potential of their cow herd.
For example, Mark ponders what the industry would be like if genomic panels could be run on an embryo to decide whether it should be implanted. He also muses about artificial intelligencesupported applications for smartphones that could help evaluate phenotypic data within the herd or simply inventing new synching protocols to reduce labor and improve conception rates.
It’s all there at the intersection.
Diving into the Data
111 Farms, Whigham, Ga., with brothers Mark and William Herring at the helm, put themselves on the map for producing elite carcass-oriented genetics in a relatively short time with a modest number of cows. They have done so largely by using data to drive their breeding decisions.
“We’re using the Hereford database (MyHerd), doing our search and staying strict with it. We have a multi-trait set of criteria, and we don’t deviate from it,” Mark says.
William laughs and says he and his brother are likely among the most frequent users of MyHerd. They have saved searches that they run each week to review the most up-to-date data and help identify the most elite animals across all the traits they value in their program, both in their own herd and across the breed.
“It’s extremely easy. It is not complicated,” Mark says, of using MyHerd. “Technical tools don’t bother me a bit, but if we can get people to get comfortable, there is a vast array of information once you get into the tools and set your criteria. That changes the game.”
Suppose you’re searching for the genetics to move your herd forward. The American Hereford Association (AHA) has tools to help. You can easily search for genetics that will match your breeding goals by using the comprehensive MyHerd Search tool. Visit Hereford.org and click on “EPD Search” at the top of the site. If you’re an active MyHerd user, sign in; if you’re not yet enrolled, click the “Guest User” option on the next screen to access the MyHerd software.
For a simple MyHerd Search to find animals that match your operation’s goals, scroll through the choices on the left-hand column and select any parameters you’d like to search. For example, you may be looking for high-performing yet feed-efficient genetics. Just set the minimum and maximum values of the expected progeny differences (EPDs) you’re evaluating. In this example, you’d likely use Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight, Dry Matter Intake and Mature Cow Weight EPDs. Searching for animals that ring the bell for several important and even antagonistic traits at one time, such as high growth and modest mature weight, can help you identify outliers that can push the needle forward without setting your herd back.
“Today more so than ever, the information is free,” William reminds. “All you have to do is spend time in the database.”
He is a new herd sire for us this summer. He caught many breeders’ attention at the SHF sale this spring. He is a solid built bull with a nice EPD package, and is homozygous polled. He is very fertile and gave us 160 straws on one jump as a yearling.
Here is a home raised bull stat we kept back from our sale for multiple reasons. He is thick and structurally sound. His mother is a favorite of ours who has given us many replacements and sale-topping bulls. His sire was an excellent breeder for us and really excelled in breeding marbling and perfect udders into our calves.
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• Fall Calving Cows
• Bred Heifers
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• Owned with Steinbeck Farms and Reynolds Herefords
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• Owned with Kevin Jensen, Reed Farms and Reynolds Herefords
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• Owned with Ashewood Farms
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From Wedding Bells to Bulls
Johnson Hereford Farms celebrates more than 100 years in the Hereford breed.
by Sydnee Shive
More than a century ago, E.O. and Esther Johnson married and received three wedding gifts from their parents: a Singer® sewing machine, along with a Hereford bull and Hereford cow. The foundation for Johnson Hereford Farms was laid.
A year later, in 1918, E.O. bought 10 head of Hereford cows and one bull. He walked them 30 miles from Sioux Rapids, Iowa, to his land just south of Milford, Iowa.
In 2024, with E.O.’s grandson, Jack, and his wife, Lynne, at the helm, Johnson Hereford Farms celebrated its 106th year — and received official century breeder status from the American Hereford Association (AHA) in 2023.
Establishing the herd
A game changer
E.O. continued to build his herd — purchasing cattle from other Iowa Hereford breeders, including Wiese & Sons in Manning, Iowa. Eventually, the family started exhibiting at shows, including the Clay County Fair, in the 1930s.
“Back then, my dad was showing 4-H stuff. And the Clay County Fair was just growing,” Jack says. “In the ’30s, when they had the herd going for about 10 years, Dad won the Clay County Fair grand champion steer four years in a row. That kind of got people interested in our cattle.”
While they were showing, they were also consigning cattle to sales.
E.O. was an astute stockman and had a certain, special talent for people and livestock. Along with his Hereford cattle, E.O. loved horses and would break them for locals. He lived by the philosophy that a bull was more than just half your herd.
E.O.’s passion for livestock was passed down through the generations. Jack, a part-time veterinarian, loves horses and cattle just like his grandfather.
In 1941, Jack’s mother and father, Gladys and Dale Johnson, bought into the family operation after their marriage a year prior. Around this time, hiphigh cattle were extremely popular.
“The dwarf stuff was winning Denver, and they were bringing a lot of money in the ’40s,” Jack says. “Dad and Grandpa decided they’d better go buy the best bull they could somewhere else.”
Their decision proved to be prescient, as some of the popular bulls of the day possessed the dwarfism gene. Ultimately, E.O. and Dale purchased a bull from Bones’ Herefords in 1947 and renamed him Golden Aster. He helped put Johnson Hereford Farms on the map. When the industry turned away from belt-buckle-high bulls, the Johnsons and Golden Aster were there.
“And the good part, when it got all said and done, in the ’50s, we were using him real heavy,” Jack says. “When dwarfs were all over the place, we were one of six or seven herds in the country that didn’t have any. And our bulls were in high demand all over the country.”
Owned and operated by Lynne and Jack Johnson, Johnson Hereford Farm, of Milford, Iowa, celebrated 106 years in the Hereford breed in 2024.
Golden Aster stifled himself as a young bull. Due to his injury, the Johnsons brought the cows to Golden Aster. They separated their cows and calves, and when the cows were brought back to the farm, Golden Aster would breed them. At the age of 5, Jack was jumping on horseback and moving the cows twice a day.
“My job as a boy was to go down and bring the cows. We kept the calves at home, and my job was to bring the cows home and nurse them. And consequently, I got to know the calves and the cows really well.
“When Dad and Grandpa came looking for a bull for a bull buyer, they’d have me go along to tell them which bull was which, because I knew them better,” Jack says. “That’s how I got interested in it.”
Golden Aster lived to be 13 years old, and his progeny were used heavily in the Johnson herd. Golden Aster impacted herds across the country while helping the Johnson family top sales and shows in the ’50s and ’60s.
Today’s herd
Jack bought into the farm in 1977, after graduating from veterinary school in 1970 and moving back to the farm to work with his dad and continue his veterinary practice. The Singer sewing machine currently sits in Jack and Lynne’s bedroom — and Hereford cows dot the pasture. Their herd size has fluctuated over the years, but there are around 50 head registered under the Johnson surname in 2024.
“Graduating from vet school was a big step, and I always wanted to come back and run this place,” Jack says. “I told Dad that.”
Jack prioritizes phenotypically appealing females with good udders and thick haircoats for their Iowa winters. He
places emphasis on the AHA’s Dams of Distinction program and prides himself on owning females that meet the program’s rigorous requirements.
He studies pedigrees closely and has done so since he was young. In 2008, the Johnsons started introducing polled cattle. Their cow herd features Extra Deep and Wrangler bloodlines. Jack keeps several impactful herd bulls around, and their current herd sires are Cuda, Historic and Houston sons.
Jack values the Hereford breed’s docility more than anything. He grew to appreciate the disposition of his Hereford cows after working near daily with a broad variety of other breeds through his veterinary practice.
“That’s the reason I love the Herefords. They’ve been really good to me,” he says.
The Johnsons have tried to stay away from fads over the years. They mostly sell bulls by private treaty to commercial buyers within 100 miles of Milford. They also sell replacement females and 4-H steers.
“We always emphasize, to our repeat customers, that we will make sure we give them a better bull than they got last time,” Jack says.
Jack and Lynne have been married for 54 years, and continue to show at local county fairs, including the Clay County Fair, with help from their eight grandchildren. Their sons, Jim, Chris, Louis and Thomas, grew up on the farm, exhibiting Hereford cattle. The cow herd brings joy to the couple, and they love seeing the next generation continue the Johnson family tradition.
For more than 100 years, Johnson Hereford Farms has been a northwest Iowa staple.
Jack and Lynne Johnson pride themselves on their numerous Dams of Distinction over the years. They place emphasis on selecting and retaining females.
Jack Johnson surveys his herd. These Hereford cows graze the same land where his dad and grandpa grew up.
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Knowing Beats Hoping
Hereford Feedout Programs fuel genetic and management progress.
by Wes Ishmael
Reality is an uncompromising teacher. Yet, many lessons in the cattle business are lost because the distance between genetic decisions and the consumer’s plate is long and winding.
“Ninety percent of the people involved in the beef business are cowcalf producers. They raise calves, maybe they wean them in the fall for 60 days or background them until spring. But very, very few of those producers ever follow them through the finishing phase,” says Lee Mayo, general manager of HRC Feed Yards, LLC (HRC), Scott City, Kan. “If more of them did, I think it would improve the industry.”
Improving their own genetics and management is the primary reason a growing number of breeders and producers participate in the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Feedout Programs, which include
the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout. All cattle enrolled in Hereford feedouts are fed at HRC.
Learning through experience
“We needed to find a way to make sure our genetics were doing what they’re supposed to be doing. What better way to do that than to take calves that you’re raising at home and send them to the feedlot,” says Denise Loyning of L Bar W Cattle Co., Absarokee, Mont. “Let’s get back carcass data. Let’s find out if our health protocols at home are working. Are the bulls that we’re selecting right for what the industry is needing today? Are those carcass bulls truly performing? Are all those things coming together?”
This is the third year L Bar W sent calves to the feedout. Data so far led them to shift some of the sires they utilize and health protocols they employ.
Likewise, Carlisle Braman, an NJHA member from Refugio, Texas, explains, “We’re really just wanting to be able to better
ourselves.” She and her sister, Madeline, are sixth generation ranchers. The sisters and her family saw their second set of calves at HRC during the annual field day April 12-13.
“It’s benefited me as a breeder because I get to see from the bottom line what I can do better and then how my program can grow,” Braman says. “Comparing spreadsheets from last year, we found there were more respiratory issues in our cattle. So, as breeders, we need to know what we can do better, even though I feel like this year it was more of a weather issue than anything else. But that’s how we truly benefit as breeders — finding out what we can do to make our program better.”
Moreover, Braman explains the feedout gives them an opportunity to experiment. This year the calves they sent included some Herefordinfluenced Brahman tiger stripes.
“Living so far south, where it’s so hot, black cattle don’t do well in the heat of South Texas. It’s really hard for them to stay on feed. We wanted
Zeb Murphree, Hamilton, Texas, was among the NJHA members evaluating cattle at the Fed Steer Shootout.
Jack Ward (left), AHA executive vice president, confers with field day participant Matthew Elzemeyer, Richmond, Ind.
to see if a crossbred that can grow some hair, not a lot, but some hair, can withstand the winter up here and then be able to slick off its hair and stay on feed in the summer.”
The Hereford Feedout Programs provide Hereford breeders and commercial users of Hereford genetics the opportunity to send a few head or entire pens to feed at HRC Feed Yards. Participants learn more about the cattle feeding and beef packing sectors while collecting performance data from their cattle. This year’s programs include 2,379 head of Hereford and Herefordinfluenced steers and heifers from 103 participants in 20 states.
“Every person who raises a cowcalf needs to send one group of
calves so they can understand what they’re doing at home,” Loyning says. “I think that people will be surprised at what they can learn, whether it’s about the bulls they’re buying or their health protocols at home. You don’t know to change it if you don’t know something is wrong or what’s broken.”
Field day leverages education
Trey Befort, AHA director of commercial programs, believes feedout participants who also partake in the annual Hereford Feedout Field Day receive the most benefit, whether they’re new to feeding cattle or not.
“The collective experience and industry leadership represented
by presenters at each field day is truly amazing,” Befort says. “They are among the best in the industry at what they do. Whether it’s nutrition, animal health, cattle feeding or beef packing, they are leaders who graciously share their knowledge and art.”
Educational sessions presented by industry leaders included: cattle feeding basics, carcass value drivers, packer cattle procurement, feedlot rations and component identification, a hands-on necropsy demonstration and Beef Quality Assurance training.
“There’s no other event like this,” Mayo says. “How could you not be excited when we can bring all these people together and provide a collaborative education for the young people in the Hereford breed?”
Collaboration also underscores the importance of relationships for participants.
“It’s about relationships. You have to build these relationships,” Loyning says. “As the HRC veterinarian told us, ‘Build relationships with your veterinarian, your nutritionist and HRC Feed Yards or whatever feedlot you’re using, because this business is all about relationships. At the end of the day, that’s what it’s about.’”
Garrett Parsons, (left) a nutritionist with Midwest PMS LLC, explains feedlot ration ingredients and their purpose to participants during the Fed Steer Shootout Field Day.
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Regenerative RANCHING
| by Hugh Aljoe
Improving versus Maintaining
Regenerative ranching builds natural resources.
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In 1945, a self-made Oklahoma oilman looked at the farms and ranches devastated by the Dust Bowl and decided to start a foundation dedicated to “benefiting mankind by assisting agricultural producers.”
Now, nearly 80 years later, Lloyd Noble’s dream of restoring soil health and securing the land for future generations continues with the work of Noble Research Institute, based in Ardmore, Okla. As the largest independent nonprofit focused on U.S. grazing land regeneration, Noble is committed to improving the ecological health of these lands by educating and sharing best practices with farmers, ranchers and landowners across the nation.
Noble’s land stewardship philosophy recognizes that all pillars of an agricultural operation — land, livestock, business and finance, people, management and community — are intricately tied together and must be addressed collectively for working ranches to be successful and our environment to be transformed.
Livestock
and grazing focus
Most soil health initiatives focus on row-crop acreages, which fails to address the grazing lands that make up 33% of U.S. land usage, making it the second largest land use in the nation. Hundreds of millions of acres of grazing lands, and the producers who depend on them, are at risk due
to overgrazing and the soil degradation that follows.
At Noble, we believe that regeneratively managed grazing animals — cattle, horses, bison, sheep, goats and others — are crucial to the health of pastures and the soil supporting them. These ruminants and other grazing animals play a key role in nutrient recycling through manure distribution, stimulating plant growth and working the soil.
When grazing is managed regeneratively, it drives the belowground, biological plant-soil-microbe interactions to store atmospheric carbon in the soil — the essential building block for healthy soil — while protecting soil and water from the effects of erosion.
That’s why our 2040 goal is, in collaboration with others, to guide farmers and ranchers across the U.S. to measurable regeneration of their land while meeting their financial goals. The key metrics of our success will include:
• 164 million acres of grazing land transitioned to regenerative management
• 86,000 farmers and ranchers implementing the six principles of soil health
• 75% of farmers and ranchers meeting their financial goals
Editor’s Note: Noble Research Institute, long trusted by beef cattle producers for providing common sense, innovative solutions, will provide information about regenerative ranching in this and future issues of Hereford World and Baldy Advantage, as well as in special 1881 podcasts. Visit Noble.org to learn more about regenerative ranching and Hereford.org to read the latest on the bald-faced breed’s related research.
The Noble mission
Cattle producers across the U.S. are seeking innovative ways to overcome challenges and find success. At Noble, researchers, trusted agricultural advisors and ranch staff work together to guide farmers and ranchers in applying regenerative management practices across their operations.
Our approach empowers ranchers to thrive in all aspects of their operations, offering not just knowledge, but skills, confidence and new peer connections to navigate the challenges inherent in the livestock business. Our educational programs cover land, grazing and livestock management as well as the business and community aspects of ranching regeneratively. We’re here to make sure farmers and ranchers succeed by providing different paths and ways for them to connect, explore and learn.
Noble ranch managers oversee 13,500 acres of grazing land, livestock operations and pecan orchards in southern Oklahoma. Starting in 2021, we began implementing a new regenerative approach on each of the seven ranches. While each ranch is managed independently according to its use, history and context, the ranch managers all follow the six soil health principles (see Soil First, Page 102) to create balance in the ecosystem and achieve balance with the economics of ranching.
Hugh Aljoe, Noble Research Institute, walks a pasture with his grazing stick, measuring plant heights to estimate the pounds of available dry plant material per acre.
Informed by science and ongoing research
Noble conducts applied research to validate and understand the boundaries of regenerative management. We collect and analyze data from our ranches and as part of major, broad-based studies such as the ongoing study Metrics, Management, and Monitoring: An Investigation of Pasture and Rangeland Soil Health and Its Drivers with major universities and cooperative partners. This research aims to uncover new knowledge, address challenges faced by farmers and ranchers, and contribute to the broader scientific understanding of soil health and grazing animal production. Our researchers strive to answer critical producer-guided questions regarding soil management, grazing,
economics and business operations to help anyone who might be asking the same questions.
By observing, measuring and studying ecosystem responses, we hope to equip farmers and ranchers with data-backed decision-making tools. This research extends across diverse environments and production systems, from pecan orchards to native rangeland. Research then informs the ongoing management of our ranches, which encompasses all aspects of the environment: soil, plants, animals, water, economics and people.
This real-word application of regenerative management and the collection of data over time by our research staff enable us to provide the education and demonstrations needed to support others as they use regenerative means to restore and preserve their land and help their livestock operations thrive.
Editor’s Note:
Hugh Aljoe is director of ranches, outreach and partnerships at Noble Research Institute.
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Photo courtesy of Rob Mattson/Noble Research Institute
Building Leaders in the Lone Star State
The BOLD conference offers an elite leadership opportunity for Hereford juniors.
It’s about doing the little things that lead to the championship and empowering others around us, so that when we rise, we raise everyone around us.”
World champion rodeo athlete Tyson Durfey posed that challenge to National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members attending the Building On Leadership Development (BOLD) conference in Desdemona, Texas, April 4-7.
BOLD has quickly become an NJHA staple. It is designed for college-aged junior Hereford members seeking opportunities to expand their leadership skills. Durfey kicked off this year’s event and left a lasting impact on the
attendees with his story of overcoming adversity and continuing to push himself and his brand to do better and be better. His inspiration acted as a catalyst for juniors to push themselves during the conference.
The conference focuses on improving personal leadership, providing career opportunities and cultivating lifelong relationships. This elite event welcomes only a small number of junior members who must apply and be selected to attend, representing their respective states.
BOLD is graciously hosted by Gary and Kathy Buchholz, GKB Cattle, at their Hi Point Ranch. The GKB Cattle Youth Endowment, established in 2023, has made many different opportunities possible within the NJHA over the past year, including
the selection of the top five overall bred-and-owned females at the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo and the growth and success of the BOLD conference, building a pipeline of future leaders.
Along with inspirational speakers and workshops, BOLD featured a panel of career professionals from GKB Cattle, PepsiCo, Priefert and Purina Animal Nutrition. Attendees participated in a variety of leadership and career-building activities, including resume writing and mock job interviews. They received personal mentorship throughout the conference.
A first-hand look at the Desdemona, Texas, operations of GKB Cattle was offered to the 2024 BOLD leadership conference attendees,
led by Gary Buchholz, GKB Cattle.
our mindset is so influential to who we are as a leader,” says Maddie Weaber, Wamego, Kan., one of 20 BOLD conference attendees in the 2024 class.
Front row (l to r) are: Gary and Kathy Buchholz, GKB Cattle; Elaina Walsh, Godfrey, Ill.; Ryah Snedden, Maricopa, Calif.; Harlee Watson, Flemingsburg, Ky.; Carolyn Johnson, Harwood, Texas; Sadie Holman, Hebron, Ohio; Hannah Pearson, Oconto, Neb.; Maddie Weaber, Wamego, Kan.; Kerrigan Bauserman, Strasburg, Va.; Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis.; Haley Mouser, Tenstrike, Minn.; Savay Sexton, Cost, Texas; Matt Bruns, North Platte, Neb.; Cash Spindle, Moriarty, N.M.; and Denton Stapleton, Clinton, Ill. Back row (l to r) are: Wesley Denton, Blue Rapids, Kan.; Sydney Espenscheid-Stolee, Centerville, Iowa; Brooke Aue, Auburndale, Wis.; Gavin Rhode, Stewartsville, Mo.; Logan McFatridge, Otterbein, Ind.; Tar Tut, Faribault, Minn.; Simon Shepard, Altamont, Ill.; Cally Miller, El Dorado, Kan.; Teagan Wunschel, Plymouth, Calif.; Sarah Beth Callicott, Only, Tenn.; Naomi Sinnamon, Kokomo, Ind.; Cady Pieper, Zurich, Kan.; Suzanne Matheny, NJHA advisor; Katie Colyer, HYFA board of directors; Amy Cowan, AHA director of youth activities and foundation; and Bailey Clanton, AHA national shows coordinator and youth activities assistant.
The impact Weaber mentions is an example of personal growth yielded by leadership workshops hosted by the NJHA board of directors. Workshops included “Looking Internal at Your and led by junior board members. Their presentations showcased their leadership skills and their ability to act as mentors to their own peers.
“Be BOLD, be you and prepare yourself for the future,” encouraged Logan McFatridge, NJHA membership chair.
Jon DeClerck, Purina cattle specialist, was very involved in this year’s conference. He is passionate about youth in the industry and encouraged attendees to be leaders. DeClerck acted as the opening and closing speaker of the NJHA board-led workshops, summarizing leadership and pushing the juniors to look inward at their different leadership styles and techniques. The following morning, he also sat in as an industry expert during career roundtables, providing insight into his career path and current position at Purina.
Weaber listened intently to DeClerck’s graduate school experience and advice for her as she embarks on a similar career path. “We all talked about what we want to do with our lives, and he was able to use his experience in the field to give us recommendations for how we
could go about doing what we want to do,” Weaber says.
Tyler Norvell, managing partner of Norvell Consulting LLC, Oklahoma City, stressed the importance of self-awareness as young leaders look beyond themselves to embrace the opportunity and responsibility of being agricultural advocates. Norvell, who also serves as executive director of the Oklahoma Youth Expo and Cattlemen’s Congress, explained, “To whom much is given, much is expected. You’ve been given a huge opportunity this weekend. This is incredible, what you’ve been given the opportunity to do, and shame on you if you don’t take advantage of it.”
Gary and Kathy Buchholz, GKB Cattle, took part in the career roundtables, having personal conversations with the juniors in attendance at the conference.
Jon DeClerck, Purina cattle specialist, worked closely with the 20 attendees of the 2024 BOLD leadership conference, assisting them in honing their individual leadership skills and specialties.
SnedDen Ranch Bull Sale
SELLING 25 Polled and Horned Hereford Bulls, 10 calving ease Red Angus bulls and 15 top-end commercial replacement heifers. Saturday, October 12, 2024 • At the Ranch
Regenerative RANCHING
Soil First
Health below the ground is key.
More producers are realizing the need to improve their land by rebuilding soil health through a regenerative approach to grazing.
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Regenerative ranchers seek to nurture the land’s natural ability to restore the soil using practices based on ecological principles. The regenerative rancher thinks of soil, plants, animals, air, water and themselves as part of one interconnected system that serves as the foundation for their operation and society. While every decision affects the whole enterprise and not just the individual pieces, it all needs to start with soil health.
The practice of regenerative ranching ultimately builds soil and organic matter, which in turn makes the land more resilient. Healthy soil is more drought- and flood-tolerant, ensuring that water remains available for cover crops and grasses to flourish during periods of inconsistent precipitation. Water quality is protected, as well. Finally, regenerative management helps keep ranches profitable through decreased use of chemical inputs and increased grazing capacity.
Noble Research Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to researching and delivering solutions to the greatest challenges facing farmers and ranchers (see Improving versus Maintaining, Page 90). Central to Noble’s approach to regenerative livestock production and profitability is the application of the six soil health principles. These principles guide decision-making on our ranches, and as a result we prioritize practices that enhance soil health, biodiversity and ecological balance.
Hugh Aljoe is director of ranches, outreach and partnerships at Noble Research Institute, which will provide more about soil health in the August issue of Baldy Advantage
Core principles of soil health
These six soil health principles are key to building healthy soil. The soil needs actively growing plants, vibrant communities of microbial species and well-managed animal grazing.
No. 1 - Know your context. Apply the remaining five principles in accordance with your operation, climate, geography, resources, skills and goals. One size does not fit all.
No. 2 - Cover the soil.
Avoid bare ground. Cover crops, managed grazing and trampled residues manage the sun’s access to the soil, help retain moisture and prevent erosion.
No. 3 - Minimize soil disturbance. Tilling, fire, grazing and fertilizer interrupt the biological activity and/or structure of the soil. Use these tools only as needed to allow the life in the soil to function as intended.
No. 4 - Increase diversity. The soil benefits from differing interactions of plants and animals. Increases in plant diversity increase pollinators, wildlife and the opportunity for soil health.
No. 5 - Maintain continuous living roots. Living roots year-round keep the soil biology processes working.
No. 6 - Integrate livestock. Livestock manage landscapes, facilitate nutrient cycling and enable conservation through management.
To nurture healthy soils, vibrant watersheds and thriving plant and wildlife communities, one must be an intentional steward. By embracing the six soil health principles, we believe farmers and ranchers are not just caring for their grazing lands; they’re investing in a legacy of resilient, productive and thriving ecosystems that will benefit animals and humans alike.
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of articles by our partners at Noble Research Institute, long trusted by beef cattle producers for providing common sense, innovative solutions. Look for more articles from this series in Hereford World and Baldy Advantage. Visit Noble.org to learn more about regenerative ranching and Hereford.org to read the latest on the bald-faced breed’s related research.
| by Hugh Aljoe
Photo courtesy of Rob Mattson/Noble Research Institute
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Rock Solid
Consumer beef demand resilient amid high prices.
by Wes Ishmael
Retail beef prices and their premium to competing proteins underscore ongoing beef demand strength.
“The USDA all-fresh beef retail price was at $7.89 per pound in March. A new all-time high for that month,” according to Rabobank analysts, in their April North American agribusiness review. “The stronger price trend pushed first-quarter 2024 consumer beef demand to its second-highest level in the last 30 years.”
The Choice beef retail price in March was $8.12 per pound, which was 48 cents higher (+6.3%) year over year. During the same period, the composite broiler retail price was about 2 cents higher at $2.43 (+0.1%), and retail pork value was up about 4 cents (+0.1%) at $4.79.
More specifically, ground beef prices were 6.1% higher year over year at $5.13 per pound. Choice, boneless chuck roast was 9.4% higher at $6.73 and the Choice sirloin steak price was up 12.2% at $11.54.
Conversely, boneless chicken breast was 5.1% less at about $4.11 per pound. Boneless ham (not canned) was 1.8% less at $5.57 and bacon was fractionally lower at $6.61. Pork chop prices (all) were 2.2% higher at about $4.26.
Prices continue to challenge
However, beef prices will increase further as supplies decline.
“Though inflation has moderated, consumer debt and interest rates, cheaper alternative proteins and economic uncertainty may limit spending and impact purchasing decisions,” according to Kevin Good, CattleFax vice president of market analysis during
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February’s CattleFax Outlook Seminar. He explained all-fresh retail prices are forecast to average $7.90 per pound this year.
Even so, Good said, “Premiums for higher quality beef should remain as consumers have shown a willingness to pay for Choice grade or better beef.” He predicted the consumer preference for the quality, consistency and safety of U.S. beef will continue to support relatively strong demand.
American consumers love meat
More broadly, meat remains a favored mainstay among virtually all U.S. consumers, according to the 19th annual Power of Meat¹ report from the Meat Institute and FMI - The Food Industry Association. According to the report, 80% of Americans describe themselves as meat eaters and 98% of households purchase meat. Those numbers were steady year over year.
“As price conscious shoppers look for ways to continue enjoying their favorite proteins, they are cooking more at home and including meat in everything from
new recipes found online to their favorite comfort meals and holiday feasts,” explained Rick Stein, FMI vice president of fresh foods. “With shoppers including meat in nearly 87% of home-cooked meals every week and looking to meat to make occasions special, the opportunities to provide great choice, taste and value continue to grow.”
At the grocery store, 73% of Americans are making one or more changes to meat purchases to save money, with the most common strategy being to adjust the quantity of meat purchased, according to Power of Meat report (see Page 34 of the May/June Hereford World for highlights). Among meat purchasers changing quantities to save money, 30% buy smaller packages to save money immediately, and 42% buy larger bulk packs to save money over time. On the other hand, more than nine in 10 shoppers say they would spend extra on occasion, with holidays, special celebrations and entertaining among the top reasons.
1The Power of Meat study was conducted by 210 Analytics on behalf of FMI — The Food Industry Association and the Meat Institute’s Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education. The analysis was made financially possible by Cryovac/Sealed Air.
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Bob Schaffer 3320 Deer Track Rd. Spotsylvania, VA 22551 bob@deertrackfarm.com
Lou Ellen Harr 334 Twp. Rd. 1922 Jeromesville, OH 44840 jlcattleserv@aol.com
Travis McConnaughy 1199 Co. Rd. 116 Wasola, MO 65773 t-mc2009@live.com
Jim Coley 140 Morgan Rd. Lafayette, TN 37083 coleyherefords@gmail.com
American Hereford Association Directors
The American Hereford Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit organization with more than 7,500 active adult and junior members. Along with its subsidiaries — Certified Hereford Beef LLC, Hereford Publications Inc. and the American Beef Records Association — the AHA provides programs and services for its members and its customers, while promoting the Hereford breed and supporting education, youth and research. The Association is supervised by a 12-member Board of Directors.
Hampton Cornelius 18300 Co. Rd. 43 LaSalle, CO 80645 hampton@coyoteridgeherefords.com
Austin Snedden P.O. Box 592 Maricopa, CA 93252 sneddenranch@gmail.com
Jerry Delaney 2071 Co. Rd. 101 Lake Benton, MN 56149 jdh@delaneyherefords.com
Cindy Pribil 4775 N. 2930 Rd. Hennessey, OK 73742 rpribil65@pldi.net
Scott Sullivan 338 Polk 200 Grannis, AR 71944 sullivanscottn@yahoo.com
Executive: Wyatt Agar (Chair), Chad Breeding, Jerome Ollerich and Bob Schaffer
Financial/audit: Bob Schaffer (Chair), Chad Breeding, Travis McConnaughy, Jim Coley and Scott Sullivan
2024 Committee Appointments
Breed improvement: Chad Breeding (Chair), Travis McConnaughy, Austin Snedden, Jerry Delaney and Cindy Pribil
Marketing: Hampton Cornelius (Chair), Bob Schaffer, Lou Ellen Harr, Austin Snedden and Jerry Delaney
Show and sale: Lou Ellen Harr (Chair), Chad Breeding, Jim Coley, Austin Snedden and Cindy Pribil
Hereford Publications Inc.: Travis McConnaughy (Chair), Jerome Ollerich, Lou Ellen Harr, Hampton Cornelius and Scott Sullivan
Jim Coley (Chair), Jerome Ollerich, Bob Schaffer, Hampton Cornelius and Cindy Pribil
Commercial programs: Austin Snedden (Chair), Travis McConnaughy, Lou Ellen Harr, Hampton Cornelius and Jerry Delaney
Hall of Fame/Merit: Jerome Ollerich (Chair), Chad Breeding, Bob Schaffer, Jim Coley and Scott Sullivan
Certified Hereford Beef LLC board: Craig Bacon, Russ Johnson, David Trowbridge, Joey Garrard, Lou Ellen Harr, Steve Merry and Bryce Schumann
Hereford Legacy Fund LLC board: John Loewen, Bill King, Bruce Everhart, Eric Walker and Kevin Schultz
Junior liaison: Lou Ellen Harr
Member service:
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AHA office contacts
American Hereford Association
816-842-3757
Address: 11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153
Fax: 816-243-1314
Website: Hereford.org Email: aha@hereford.org
AHA Records Department
Contact the Records Department for questions about registrations, transfers, membership, Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™), expected progeny differences (EPDs), sire summaries, carcass data, DNA, account balances and online data submission (MyHerd.org)
Communications Department
Information for news releases, show photographs, promotional materials requests and state association resource requests, ask for Taylor Belle Matheny.
Certified Hereford Beef LLC
816-842-3758
General questions about program specifications, contact the Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) office.
• To feed cattle with a CHB feedyard or to market CHB-eligible fed cattle, ask for Trey Befort.
• For questions about listing feeder cattle on Hereford.org, ask for Trey Befort.
Hereford World/Creative Services
816-842-8878
For questions about Hereford World (HW), Baldy Advantage (BA) and Creative Services contact the Hereford Publications Inc. (HPI) office.
• Advertisements, ask for Caryn Vaught.
• To provide obituaries, news articles or notes from the field, ask for Megan Underwood.
• To inquire about HW and BA accounts or subscriptions, ask for Caryn Vaught or Bailey Lewis.
• Calendar listings, sale reports and show reports, ask for Megan Underwood or Sydnee Shive.
AHA administrative staff contacts
Executive vice president: Jack Ward jward@hereford.org
Chief operating officer and director of breed improvement: Shane Bedwell sbedwell@hereford.org
Education and information services coordinator and records supervisor: Laura Kouba lkouba@hereford.org
Office assistant and event coordinator: Emily Wood ewood@hereford.org
• Field staff, ask for Joe Rickabaugh or Caryn Vaught.
• General questions on Creative Services projects, ask for Caryn Vaught or Bailey Lewis.
• Quotes on Creative Services projects, ask for Joe Rickabaugh or Caryn Vaught.
Records department and customer service team contacts
11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153 816-842-3757 | 816-243-1314 fax MyHerd.org records@hereford.org
Director of records department: Stacy Sanders ssanders@hereford.org
Education and information services coordinator and records supervisor:
Laura Kouba lkouba@hereford.org
Customer service: Debbie Hayes (receptionist) dhayes@hereford.org
Talina Nelson tnelson@hereford.org
Tayler Kennedy tkennedy@hereford.org
Tiffany Ogle togle@hereford.org
Ashleigh Sloan asloan@hereford.org
IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP DATES
Aug. 31
Junior memberships expire
Member service fees expire
Sept. 1
Start of new fiscal year
- Renew junior memberships
- Member service fees are due
AHA FEES
AHA membership dues
$15 annually
AHA member service fee
Adult $100
Junior $20
MEMBER REGISTRATON RATES
Age of calf Regular
Committed to Member Service
The American Hereford Association (AHA) staff is dedicated to meeting the needs of the membership. The records department and customer service team process registrations, transfers and performance records. Visiting the Hereford website, Hereford.org, breeders have access to
expected progeny differences (EPDs), registration forms, sire summaries and other Hereford information.
The AHA is the second largest beef registry in the U.S. with more than 7,500 active members.
MyHerd.org Empowers Members
Providing members with programs and tools to do business effectively and efficiently is a priority for the AHA. During fiscal year 2019, the AHA updated MyHerd.org — a real-time online registry system that provides
View performance reports, packing slips and monthly statements
Make DNA requests and view DNA status and results
View available AI certificates
Release AI certificates to your customers
View and download lists of owned animals and customers
View and pay account balance with credit card or electronic check
Extensive animal searches, including the ability to save your search criteria
Create and save a list of your important animals
Download search results, animal lists and mating predictor results
AHA members 24/7 access to the majority of record services. MyHerd.org allows Hereford members to take care of Hereford business in real time, any time day or night. MyHerd.org is a free service. The only requirements are to have an active member account and a valid email address.
Signing up for MyHerd does not mean members cannot use a herd management system; however, there are features in MyHerd that herd management software cannot provide, like electronic animal transfer, AI certificate release and online bill payment. Send an email to MyHerd@hereford.org to learn more about how to use MyHerd with your herd management system.
MyHerd help resources
The MyHerd team created resources to ensure you are using MyHerd to its full capabilities. Visit Hereford.org to view the step-by-step tutorials that walk you through every feature of MyHerd. You can also utilize the MyHerd help pages by clicking on the blue “Help” text in the upper right-hand corner of MyHerd. Be on the lookout for webinars. Webinars are live demonstrations hosted by a MyHerd team member and provide a great opportunity for you to ask questions.
Electronic storage
The AHA offers electronic storage of registration certificates to members using MyHerd.org. When a member registers an animal, the certificate is stored electronically until the member wants to release the certificate for print.
This allows members to be in control of when they receive registration certificates. Members can store a calf crop electronically and wait to release the certificates until all performance data are recorded or after a genetic evaluation. There is no additional charge to store or to release registration certificates. Email MyHerd@hereford.org to sign up for electronic storage of certificates.
Taking the Next Step as a New Member
Upon signing up as a member of the American Hereford Association (AHA), you should have started receiving a weekly (approximately 12 weeks) email providing links to short videos that include tips and resources to help you become more involved in the AHA as well as information regarding AHA programs and activities. If you did not provide an email address with your membership application, send an email to records@hereford.org and request your email
address to be added to your account. We are always here to serve you. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask. If you would like to reference the member training videos in the future, they can be found at Hereford.org/member-services/ educational-videos/membership-training-videos.
Hereford Registration 4-1-1
Members have the choice of registering as a pedigree or performance breeder . If a registry type was not declared, then you’re automatically enrolled as a pedigree breeder
Pedigree registry:
Pedigree breeders can register and transfer cattle but do not maintain and report performance data to the AHA Production of expected progeny differences (EPDs) is waived on their herd
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Registry type
Performance registry:
Performance breeders participate in the Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™) system and are required to maintain a female inventory, report calving ease and weaning information annually on the progeny of every female in the inventory EPDs are printed on the registration certificate
To learn more about becoming a performance breeder and the ability to register calves with EPDs, go to Hereford.org/TPR or contact AHA Customer Service .
Electronic:
The AHA has a real-time online registration system called MyHerd.org . Members may sign up for a free online account and register their calves electronically
Electronic registrations receive a discount and registration information is made available in real time Email your AHA member number to MyHerd@hereford org to have an account set up or if you have already signed up, log on now at MyHerd.org
2 Registration format
Paper:
The AHA has a traditional paper registration application for members who prefer to register by postal mail A registration application is provided in your new member packet . It is a two-sided form, and the back must be completed to submit transfer on entry and sireowner signature information
If you do not have a registration form, call AHA Customer Service to have a form mailed to you or go to the “Rules & Forms” library at Hereford.org to download and print
The cost of registration is determined by the age of the calf at the time of registration (see MEMBER REGISTRATON RATES table on Page 2)
In addition to the registration cost/head, lifetime, adult and junior memberships require an
Members using MyHerd.org may pay registration fees on their MyHerd.org account with a credit card or electronic check
3 Registration cost
4 How to pay
annual member service fee of $100 ($20 for junior members) in order to register an animal during the current fiscal year The fiscal year is Sept 1 through Aug 31 Each paid adult member service fee generates a one-year subscription to the Hereford World and Baldy Advantage magazines
Traditional paper recording members can mail a check with their registration application(s) or call AHA Customer Service and pay with a credit card over the phone .
Note: Registration certificates are mailed after the registration fees are paid in full
Registration Tip: Contact AHA Customer Service at 816-842-3757 to link accounts
Whole Herd TPR contacts
11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153
Chief operating officer and director of breed improvement:
Shane Bedwell, sbedwell@hereford.org Director of records department: Stacy Sanders, ssanders@hereford.org Education and information services coordinator and records supervisor: Laura Kouba, lkouba@hereford.org
WHOLE HERD DEADLINES:
July 1, 2024
Final date to submit all dam reproductive status and weaning information for the fall 2022 calf crop
July 15, 2024
Completion and return of fall 2024 herd inventories by this date will provide a $0 25 per head discount on every female maintained on the fall inventory
Sept. 1, 2024
Completion and return of fall 2024 herd inventories after this date will incur an additional $2 per head surcharge on every female maintained on the fall inventory
Sept. 1, 2024
Complete and return fall 2024 herd inventories by this date to qualify for Gold or Platinum TPR Breeder status
Dec. 1, 2024
Final date to submit all dam reproductive status and weaning information for the spring 2023 calf crop
Jan. 15, 2025
Completion and return of spring 2025 herd inventories by this date will provide a $0 25 per head discount on every female maintained on the spring inventory
March 1, 2025
Final date to nominate sires for spring 2025 breeding in the National Reference Sire Program
March 1, 2025
Completion and return of spring 2025 herd inventories after this date will incur an additional $2 per head surcharge on every female maintained on the spring inventory
March 1, 2025
Complete and return spring 2025 herd inventories by this date to qualify for Gold or Platinum TPR Breeder status
Whole Herd TPR™ — Your Performance Partner
The basic concept of beef cattle performance records is to measure genetic differences between animals for traits of economic importance. The American Hereford Association (AHA) recognizes the importance of performance records in today’s beef industry and, through Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™), can provide a system flexible enough to meet the needs of the most sophisticated recordkeeping breeder or those who desire to keep only the basics.
Within-herd and contemporary-group records generated through Whole Herd TPR are measures for calving intervals, birth weights, weaning weights, yearling weights, scrotal circumference, hip height/ frame measures and ratios for most of these measures.
Good within-herd records include information obtained at birth, weaning, yearling and ultrasound carcass data. These within-herd and contemporarygroup records are adjusted for known environmental sources of variation in animal performance such as age of dam, age of calf, etc.
Competition for commercial industry purchasing power between and within breeds is keen, and those breeders who document their seedstock’s performance for the commercial producer’s investment have a distinct advantage in today’s beef
Whole Herd TPR steps:
Step 1
Step 2
Show an accurate inventory record of each female in your herd that is expected to calve in your selected season
Step 3
Step 4
industry as it moves toward “specification production” from conception to slaughter.
Whole Herd TPR is a system of registration and performance tracking whereby every participating breeder updates their cow herd inventory annually and is charged for performance data on a per cow basis as opposed to a per calf basis. The system is positively endorsed by the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF), a North American umbrella organization of beef breed associations, beef producers, researchers and the academic community. With this system, the AHA measures economically relevant beef production traits such as fertility, longevity and reproductive efficiency. Furthermore, the greater volume of data reported from each herd for measured growth and carcass traits enhances the accuracy of Hereford expected progeny differences (EPDs).
Participation in Whole Herd TPR is voluntary and breeders may choose to maintain pedigree records without recording performance information, so EPDs or other performance information is not printed on their registry certificates. Call the AHA to get your herd enrolled in the performance registry program, set up a MyHerd.org account or if you are currently enrolled and have questions.
The AHA invoices the breeder for their inventory costs in accordance with the number and kind of animals reported
Following data submission, the AHA provides a Dam Production Summary Report for each enrolled female
Once calving is completed, breeders are required to return a Birth Information Worksheet (Form 1) to the AHA with the birth information for every female enrolled in that season, including data on any that failed to calve, lost a calf, etc
Member submits completed Birth Report/ Weaning Worksheet (Form 2) reporting weaning weight information or a disposal code for animals not weighed
When the breeder returns Form 3 to the AHA, a yearling report (Form 4) and a calf crop EPD summary (Form 5) is provided
The AHA returns Birth Information Worksheets (Form 1) to the breeder
The AHA returns the Birth Report/Weaning Worksheet (Form 2) to the breeder
The AHA returns the Weaning Report/ Yearling Worksheet (Form 3) to the breeder
Note: Yearling information is not mandatory
If ultrasound carcass data is collected, technician submits carcass data directly to an AHA-approved ultrasound lab that will process the data and forward results to the AHA for database inclusion
Gold TPR Breeders
The Gold TPR Breeder recognition is presented to progressive Hereford breeders who have measured traits, collected and promptly submitted performance data at all levels of production. Breeders must meet a specific set of requirements in order to be eligible for the program.
• Herd inventory submitted prior to inventory surcharge deadline.
• Complete reporting of calving ease and reproductive status for each dam on inventory.
• Complete reporting of birth, weaning and yearling weights for all live calves recorded in the calf crop.
• Complete reporting of scrotal measurements for each bull calf with a recorded yearling weight.
• Ultrasound data reported on 25% or more of the calf crop.
Platinum TPR Breeders
The Platinum TPR Breeder is the highest level of achievement when it comes to complete calf crop reporting. Breeders must meet all the requirements of Gold TPR Breeder status, and they must also genotype 85% of the calves with a weaning weight submitted.
The time requirement to do this will fall under the same two-year compliancy rule. The results of the genotype need to be completed by Jan. 1 of the recognition year.
Just as important, the AHA’s genetic evaluation runs weekly and releases evaluations each Monday morning. To be included in the Monday update, data must be submitted by midnight two Saturdays prior. For example, for data to be reflected in the EPD release that
More frequent genetic evaluations
In December 2017, the AHA implemented several updates to its genetic evaluation that include the implementation of a Single Step model for better incorporation of genomics, the ability to calculate, not estimate, EPD accuracies and allowing only animals to enter the evaluation that are born after the advent of Whole Herd TPR but also include three generations of pedigree. Along with this, key economically relevant traits (ERTs), as well as updated economic parameters, are included in the three revised selection indexes. The updates of all of these techniques have allowed the AHA to offer a very reliable and comprehensive genetic evaluation that embraces the most up-to-date technology.
will occur on Aug. 12, 2024, data will
– The AHA’s SCF EPD is a prediction ow’s ability to continue to calve from 3 years of age through 12 years of age, given she calved as a 2-year-old The EPD is a deviation in the proportion of the 10 possible calvings to 12 years old expressed For example, the daughters of a bull with a 30 SCF EPD would have the genetic potential to have one more calf by age 12 than the daughters from a bull with a 20 SCF EPD the daughters from the 30 SCF EPD bull would have a 10% greater probability of having one more calf than the bull with a 20 SCF EPD his is equivalent to saying that the daughters are 10% more likely to
The DMI EPD predicts the daily consumption of pounds of feed 1 and sire B has a DMI EPD of 0 sire B’s progeny, if comparably mated, to consume on average 1 pound less of feed per day
aldy Maternal Index (BMI$) –index that is based on a production system that uses HerefordAngus cross cows Progeny of these cows are directed towards Certified Hereford Beef® (CHB) on SCF, which predicts fertility and longevity of females is a slightly positive weight on Weaning Weight (WW), Mature Cow Weight (MCW) and Maternal Milk (MM), which accounts for enough growth but ensures females do not increase inputs There is some negative emphasis on DMI, but a positive weighting on Carcass Weight (CW), which is anticipated to provide profitability from finishing of nonreplacement females and castrated males Marbling (MARB) and Ribeye Area (REA) are also positively weighted to keep the harvested progeny successful for CHB This index is geared to identify Hereford bulls that will be profitable when used in a rotational cross with mature
The BII$ is a maternally focused index based on a ses Brahman-Hereford cross cows Progeny of these cows are directed toward a commodity beef market since Certified Hereford Beef does not accept Brahman-influenced cattle This index has significant weight on SCF, which predicts fertility and longevity of females There is a slightly positive weight on WW, MCW and MM, which accounts for enough growth but ensures females do not increase inputs There is some negative emphasis on DMI, but a positive weighting on CW, which is anticipated to provide profitability in finishing non-replacement females and castrated males MARB and REA are also positively weighted to keep harvested progeny successful for a variety of commodity based programs This index targets producers who use Hereford bulls on Brahmaninfluenced cows
Certified Hereford Beef Index (CHB$) – CHB$ is a terminal sire index built on a production system where Hereford bulls are mated to mature commercial Angus cows, and all progeny will be targeted for Certified Hereford Beef after the finishing phase This index has significant weight on CW and MARB to ensure profit on the rail Gain is weighted positively, while DMI is weighted negatively to ensure efficient pounds of growth in the finishing phase In addition, there is a positive weighting for REA and the Rib Fat (FAT) is weighted negatively to maintain desirable yield grades This is the only AHA index that places no emphasis on fertility It assumes that no replacement heifers will be retained
For additional trait information, visit the Genetics section of Hereford.org .
Certified Hereford Beef LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Hereford Association with the goal of driving demand for Hereford and Hereford/ English crossbred cattle through a market alliance with cattle feeders, processors, distributors, retailers and foodservice providers. The Certified Hereford Beef ® brand is quickly becoming one of the most recognized breed-specific brands in the U.S.
The Certified Hereford Beef logo represents a premium image and is recognized internationally as a symbol of high-quality beef. As the beef industry continues to evolve, the Certified Hereford Beef team is taking steps to ensure the program remains relevant in the market by continuing to focus on developing the brand in a competitive marketplace.
Providing value to Certified Hereford Beef’s customers through education and marketing resources, the program remains strong in the demand for Herefordinfluenced cattle.
Exceptional customer service is at the forefront of Certified Hereford Beef’s initiative to increase awareness of the brand. Working together with industry partners to provide the tools and resources to enlist and engage in the sales and promotion of the program expands the opportunity for growth and performance. The creation of educational and promotional materials continues to evolve, allowing Certified Hereford Beef to properly promote the program and to utilize industry talent, further engaging
Quality grades: USDA Choice and higher Quality grades: Upper 2/3 USDA Choice and higher Hereford and Hereford/English crossbred steers and heifers
Hot carcass weight of 1,050 lb or less
Ribeye area of 10 to 16 in 2
Fat thickness less than 1 in
For complete list of specifications visit: Hereford.org/commercial/programs/certified-hereford-beef
Certified Hereford Beef licensed packers
National Beef Packing Co LLC (2003), Liberal, Kan
National Beef Packing Co LLC (2003), Dodge City, Kan
To learn more about premium opportunities and participation in the Certified Hereford Beef program, producers can contact Trey Befort, director of commercial programs, at tbefort@herefordbeef org
the marketplace. The Certified Hereford Beef website, CertifiedHerefordBeef.com, provides consumers information about the high-quality Certified Hereford Beef brand and houses an extensive recipe and meat cuts library to assist in making beefcentered meals in a snap.
This website is only a small piece in an overarching marketing mission to inform consumers about the highquality product Certified Hereford Beef has to offer. In addition to sharing new marketing materials and educational resources via Certified Hereford Beef outlets, the marketing team provides the opportunity for licensed partners to utilize those materials in their own marketing — further expanding the reach of the brand to consumers.
A targeted and focused approach is being implemented into each market to support existing customers. Customized marketing materials are available to retail and restaurant partners to tell the Hereford story and to connect consumers with their food. The Certified Hereford Beef brand offers a unique and differentiated marketing strategy for licensed partners to compete and excel in a competitive marketplace.
Social media has been a significant tool in driving awareness for the Certified Hereford Beef program. Certified Hereford Beef social media accounts have a targeted focus on consumers with a content emphasis on brand recognition, education, recipes and the Hereford story.
Connecting with consumers is one facet of growing the program, and the brand continues to form consumer relationships via social networking platforms.
Certified Hereford Beef is proud of the Hereford breed’s rich heritage and the uncompromising dedication to quality from cattlemen. These fundamentals allow Certified Hereford Beef the timehonored tradition of providing greattasting beef and bringing the highestquality product to industry partners and consumers. They are the reason why Certified Hereford Beef is “Excellence Built by Tradition.”
Certified Hereford Beef is available through retail and foodservice outlets across the country. Visit the “Where to Buy” section of CertifiedHerefordBeef.com for a complete listing of Certified Hereford Beef retail supermarkets and restaurants promoting the brand.
Commercial Programs
The American Hereford Association (AHA) is committed to growing the demand for Hereford genetics and providing breeders tools backed by uncompromised data and sound research that drive profit. Developing tools to provide commercial cattlemen with information to advance their programs through heterosis is a major focus of the AHA.
The Hereford Advantage, Premium Red Baldy and Maternal Advantage programs are marketing resources developed to assist commercial cattlemen with incorporating Hereford genetics into their programs more successfully and adding value to their operations. For producers wanting to learn more about their genetics and collect valuable data, the Hereford Feedout Program is a great opportunity to do just that.
Hereford Advantage Program
Designed to identify superior Hereford-influenced feeder cattle, the Hereford Advantage program includes components geared to add value to feeder cattle, including genetic merit, health and management practice verification. This tagging program is offered in conjunction with IMI Global, an industry-leading source for thirdparty verification of food production practices in North America.
To enroll in the program, visit HerefordAdvantage.com to download and complete the enrollment form. The program costs $3.25 per head (no minimum enrollment required), which includes verification and program electronic identification tag costs. During the enrollment process, an expected progeny difference (EPD) and profit index summary for the submitted bull battery will be developed and provided to producers, allowing them to track genetic merit for future selection decisions. Participating producers will also receive additional marketing support and exposure through this program and qualifying cattle will be listed on the AHA’s “Feeder Cattle” page at Hereford.org
Program Requirements:
• Source and age (required IMI base verification)
• Genetic merit
› Minimum of 50% Hereford genetics
› Bull battery ranking in top 50% of breed for Certified Hereford Beef® Index (CHB$)* profit index (bull battery average)
› Bull ownership transferred (all bulls)
• Vaccination program — two rounds of vaccinations prior to shipping (minimum)
• Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification
* The CHB$ is a terminal sire index that is built on a production system where Hereford bulls are used on British-cross cows with a focus on gain and end-product merit.
Premium Red Baldy Program
Premium Red Baldy is a tagging program designed to take advantage of hybrid vigor by maximizing the best traits of both Hereford and Red Angus breeds and providing commercial producers with premium replacement females. The program has the ideal balance of maternal and carcass traits, which will yield cattle poised to increase the profitability of the commercial producer. Premium Red Baldy uses genetics supported by the only two beef breed associations backed by whole herd reporting.
Producers interested in participating will be required to provide registration numbers for Hereford or Red Angus sires to enroll. Once verification is complete, program tags can be purchased for $0.99 each. Enrolled groups of Premium Red Baldy females will receive added market exposure and will be listed on the “Commercial Females” page at Hereford.org. For more information and to contact your respective breed representative, visit PremiumRedBaldy.org.
Program Requirements:
• Female-only program — no steers will be tagged in this non-PVP tagging program.
• Females must be sired by a bull battery ranking in the top 50% of the breed for Baldy Maternal Index (BMI$) or Profitability and Sustainability Index (ProS – Red Angus). Registration must also be transferred to the participating producer.
• Breed type must be predominately
Director of commercial programs: Trey Befort, tbefort@herefordbeef.org
Red Angus and Hereford genetics, with a small allowance for other breeds.
• Females must be red-bodied with either a bald or brockle face.
Maternal
Advantage Program
This female-focused marketing tool is designed to take advantage of hybrid vigor by capitalizing on Hereford genetics. The program generates females with added longevity, more docility, increased fertility and more profit per year. Producers using Hereford bulls on British-based or Brahman-based females in their breeding program can utilize this program and enrolled groups will be listed on the “Commercial Females” page at Hereford.org for added market exposure.
Hereford Feedout Program
The Hereford Feedout Program, held at HRC Feed Yards LLC in Scott City, Kan., is an outstanding opportunity for producers to collect valuable carcass data and gain firsthand experience in the cattle feeding industry. Participants can enter five or more head in the program, which begins late fall for spring calves and early summer for fall calves, and those cattle will have an opportunity to be marketed as Certified Hereford Beef candidates through the U.S. Premium Beef program at National Beef. For more information visit the “Hereford Feedout Program” page in the “Commercial” section of Hereford.org.
Hereford Publications Inc. staff contacts
11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153 816-842-3757 | 816-243-1314 fax hworld@hereford.org
Director of field management and seedstock marketing: Joe Rickabaugh, jrick@hereford.org
Production manager: Caryn Vaught, c vaught@hereford.org
HPI Staff Produces Hereford World and Baldy Advantage, Provides Marketing Services
Hereford Publications Inc. (HPI), owned by the American Hereford Association (AHA), crafts messaging and imaging that connects Hereford to the larger industry, cattle buyers to genetic providers and the AHA to its members.
Hereford World — the AHA’s official publication — is published seven times each year and mailed to approximately 6,000 subscribers. The award-winning publication features coverage of national shows, results from leading Hereford sales, pertinent management articles and profiles of breeders and operations, along with AHA and breed news.
Baldy Advantage is published four times each year and mailed to Hereford World subscribers, in addition to a significantly broader circulation of
AHA/HPI Field Representatives
commercial producers who have requested the publication. It provides information targeted specifically toward commercial cow-calf producers.
Past issues of Hereford World and Baldy Advantage can be viewed online at Hereford.org, where the issues are searchable for those seeking articles regarding specific topics.
Hereford World and Baldy Advantage include special advertising sections, such as the Hereford AI Book with the March issue.
Seven field representatives represent the AHA, Hereford World and Baldy Advantage throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Emilee Holt
Western Region: Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Ore., Utah and Wash. 208-965-3130 eholt@hereford.org
Kevin Murnin
Mountain Region: Colo., Mont., N.D., Wyo., and central and western Canada 406-853-4638 kmurnin@hereford.org
Md., Mich., Ohio, Pa., W.Va., and Wis. 270-991-2534 ccowles@hereford.org
Creative Services offers an experienced and talented team to design messaging across a variety of promotional assets. Projects on a bid basis include catalogs, directories, brochures, flyers, postcards, business cards and other promotional pieces (stickers, posters, etc.). All sale books developed through Creative Services are available on Hereford.org and Herefords On Demand for viewing.
Offering customized mailing and online services
Creative Services’ clients can choose from a variety of quality mailing lists to supplement their own. These list are also customizable, including geographic radius. Lists include:
Adult member list — adult members who registered at least one animal within the last two years or have a Hereford World subscription
Junior member list — junior members with current-year dues paid
Baldy Advantage list — commercial producers who have subscribed to Baldy Advantage for three years
Bull buyer list — member or non-member accounts with at least one bull transferred to them within the last three years
Female buyer list — member or non-member accounts with at least one female transferred to them within the last three years
Data integrity
Creative Services uses a direct link to the AHA database to retrieve pedigree and expected progeny difference (EPD) information, ensuring current and accurate information is provided.
Services
To receive a bid or to ask questions regarding the information needed to create a bid for a project, please call Joe Rickabaugh, Caryn Vaught or Bailey Lewis at 816-842-3757.
Online Advertising Opportunities
The AHA website provides visitors the latest updates and announcements concerning the Hereford breed. It also provides Hereford breeders the opportunity to advertise via banner ads, e-newsletters, online sale catalogs and more.
AHA website banner ads
Hereford breeders can advertise their operations via two-frame banner ads to showcase logos, contact details, brief breeding philosophies, sale dates, etc. Banner ads serve as direct links to the breeders’ websites. Banner ads are also offered to corporate entities.
In an effort to offer affordable advertising rates, banner ads rotate from page to page. This rotational method allows for multiple banner ads to be shown in a specific place on a page for a
set amount of time, giving the advertiser more exposure on more pages.
Pricing options:
1-month banner ad — $500 ad appears in Hereford Headlines and/or Sales Digest
2-month banner ad — $900 ad appears in Hereford Headlines and/or Sales Digest (a $1,000 value)
1-year banner ad — $1,500 ad appears in Hereford Headlines and/or Sales Digest (a $6,000 value)
E-newsletter banner ads
Sales Digest and Hereford Headlines provide affordable banner advertising opportunities. Contact HPI to reserve your ad.
• Ad contracts and print and web packages available.
DEADLINES
September 2024 July 25, 2024
*October 2024 .. ..................... Aug. 25, 2024
November 2024 Sept. 25, 2024
December 2024 Oct. 25, 2024
*January 2025 Nov. 27, 2024
*February 2025 Dec. 26, 2024
March 2025 Jan. 25, 2025
April 2025 .. ......................... Feb. 26, 2025
May/June 2025 ..................... March 25, 2025
July 2025 Early bird: April 26, 2025
Final deadline: May 24, 2025
*August 2025 June 25, 2025
September 2025 July 25, 2025
*Indicates Baldy Advantage
Sales Digest
This weekly e-newsletter is delivered to more than 8,500 potential buyers around the world. It is a source of current information including, upcoming sales, shows and events, to aid in locating Hereford cattle to increase profitability in a herd.
Hereford Headlines
Hereford Headlines is an e-newsletter distributed the first Friday of each month to AHA members and other subscribers and keeps readers up-to-date on Hereford and other beef industry news. Three banner ad positions are available.
Online sale catalogs
Hereford breeders can post production sale and private-treaty sale books at Hereford.org. Catalogs can be posted in two formats — PDF and flip. Catalogs designed through Creative Services are posted in the PDF and flip formats at no extra cost. Likewise, catalogs designed by a third party can be listed on the “Production Catalogs” page at a low cost. As an added benefit, the catalogs will also be listed in the Sales Digest
Online catalog rates:
• PDF and flip version — $100 per week
Customer will provide a low resolution PDF*.
* Note if the PDF file is not optimized or if the flip generator determines errors, it is the customer’s responsibility to fix the errors and to resubmit a new PDF.
For more information and pricing details, contact Bailey Lewis at blewis@hereford.org or 816-842-3757.
Herefords On Demand
Herefords on Demand (HOD) streamlines online sale catalog production efficiency and value for herds of all sizes. Available for private treaty and production sales, HOD also
Industry Directory
AETA CERTIFIED EMBRYO TRANSFER BUSINESSES aeta.org
American Embryo Transfer Association 1800 S Oak St , Ste 100, Champaign, IL 61820, 217-398-2217, aeta@assochq .org
AI SERVICE PROVIDERS naab-css.org
National Association of Animal Breeders 8413 Excelsior Dr , Ste 140, Madison, WI 53717, 608-827-0277, naab-css@naab-css .org
AMERICAN NATIONAL CATTLEWOMEN INC. ancw.org
American National CattleWomen Inc
Attn: Ashley Hughes P O Box 700038, St Cloud, FL 34770, executivedirector@ancw org
Bob Weaber, executive director, Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University 256 Weber Hall, 1424 Claflin, Manhattan, KS 66506, 785-532-2281, bweaber@k-state edu
CATTLEFAX cattlefax.com
9110 E Nichols Ave , Ste 301, Centennial, CO 80112, 303-694-0323 or 800-825-7525
CATTLEMEN’S BEEF BOARD beefboard.org
7555 E . Hampden Ave ., Ste . 610, Denver, CO 80231, 303-220-9890
helps potential buyers create customized catalog searches for their next herd sire or foundation female. Pictures and videos of catalog lots can also be found using HOD. Buyers of Hereford genetics increasingly seek out sales listed through HOD.
Herefords On Demand features live EPDs in the sale catalog that are refreshed weekly and search capabilities within a catalog and across all catalogs using this online feature. Users can start a new sale catalog and are able to save their progress and return to inputting information later, as well.
For more information and pricing details, contact Bailey Lewis at blewis@hereford.org or 816-842-3757.
Digital marketing
Take advantage of a unique opportunity to market your production or online sale and promote your bull or donor through targeted marketing via Facebook. This marketing tool is available for all breeders to select and target their audience based on specific states and key words. Digital marketing plans are available for these time periods: one month, two weeks and one week. Contact HPI for more information and details.
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION (NCBA) ncba.org
Denver office: 9110 E Nichols Ave , Ste 300, Centennial, CO 80112, 303-694-0305
Washington office: 1275 Pennsylvania Ave N .W , Ste 801, Washington, D C 20004, 202-347-0228
U.S. MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION usmef.org
1660 Lincoln St , Ste 2800, Denver, CO 80264, 303-623-6328
U.S. ROUNDTABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE BEEF www.usrsb.org
Samantha Werth, executive director swerth@beef.org
Hereford Youth Foundation contacts
11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153
A pillar is defined as any upright, supporting post that makes a structure worthy and prominent to stand the test of time. The Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) is built on the pillars of scholarship, leadership, education and research. These supporting posts are the motivation behind all fundraising efforts, creating and developing growth in the next generation of Hereford breeders and cultivating leaders who will carry industry research and breed development forward.
When the foundation was established, net assets totaling $218,000 from the two youth foundations, including the American Hereford Youth Foundation and the American Polled Hereford Youth Foundation Inc., were blended together and HYFA was born. Close to 25 years later, the village of supporters grows and the donor network includes year-round breeder and corporate support and a host of fundraising efforts, including the annual Season of Giving campaign.
The foundation has experienced many monumental milestones, surpassing the $5 million net asset mark in 2021, and climbing to more than $7 million in 2024. Through the years, the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) and HYFA have worked hand in hand to provide Hereford youth multifold opportunities to share their common passion for the cattle they raise, while extending their knowledge, honing leadership skills, networking and engaging in professional development opportunities.
Scholarship
Thanks to the army of HYFA supporters, the scholarship program as well as all of our education and leadership endeavors continue to thrive. Last year alone, $217,500 in scholarships was awarded to Hereford youth who are busy putting their scholarship dollars to work as they chase their dreams and work toward their college degrees. Even more impressive, since HYFA’s inception, close to $2 million has been disbursed to Hereford youth through various scholarships.
Leadership
Many junior members have benefited from the Faces of Leadership program that HYFA and the Coley-Malir Leadership Endowment have helped to fund over the last several years. This spring, thanks to the generous
hospitality of GKB Cattle and Gary and Kathy Buchholz, the third annual BOLD Conference was held, giving junior members ages 18-21 a platform to build on their leadership development.
Education
From classroom settings to feedyards and different events both in and out of the showring, HYFA and its host of supporters are steadfast when it comes to supporting Hereford youth. In recent years, the foundation has expanded and helped fund a diverse and exciting lineup of educational programs and opportunities for Hereford youth, one being the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), along with the Bridging the Gap College and Career Fair and Pen to Pen mentorship program. To help with these unique programs and keep the tradition growing, HYFA started and maintains a legacy fund and a steering committee to ensure the sustainability of this flagship event.
The Fed Steer Shootout is another HYFA-funded program where youth can compete. It offers participants a unique opportunity to follow their cattle through the feedlot and beyond, showcasing what their genetics are producing at the consumer level and expanding their knowledge beyond the showring.
Research
In addition to these junior competitions, learning and scholarship opportunities, HYFA also houses a research fund, which the AHA utilizes to fund research projects benefiting the total membership of the Hereford breed. So, whether you are looking to support juniors through scholarships, the showring or wanting your contributions to be used for research or other purposes, we welcome you to get in touch with us. We can work together to identify the best fit.
Just like the American Hereford Association, which was founded in 1881, HYFA was built to stand the test of time. Even amidst some peaks and valleys in the market, the strength of the foundation’s pillars are standing firm and supporting our missions like never before. HYFA’s already strong pillars gain more strength each year as more programs and opportunities are added to benefit future generations and breed research.
NJHA contacts
11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153
The National Junior Hereford Association’s (NJHA) mission is to create and promote enthusiasm for the Hereford breed while providing opportunities through leadership, education and teamwork, thus ensuring a brighter future for youth and the cattle industry.
The NJHA is one of the largest, strongest and most active junior programs in the country, not just in the beef industry. The NJHA, through its extensive leadership programs, continues to lay the foundation for the next generation of beef industry producers and leaders. It is truly inspirational to watch NJHA members grow and flourish as they take advantage of the programs available to them. Past junior directors and members now lead the beef industry in a variety of roles, using skills they developed through the association and the junior board.
The NJHA membership continues to grow with more than 4,200 active junior members who are taking advantage of all the opportunities to learn, lead and achieve.
Junior National Hereford Expo
The VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) continues to be one of the largest beef breed shows in the U.S., providing a place for members across the country to connect through their love for the Hereford breed and develop as leaders during different educational contests and leadership activities.
The JNHE is proud to be celebrating 25 years with the “Grand Daddy of ’Em All” in Grand Island, Neb., July 6-12. The JNHE heads back to Louisville, Ky., in 2025 and is on the calendar for July 12-18.
Building on leadership development
NATIONAL SHOWS COORDINATOR AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT
Bailey Clanton bclanton@hereford.org
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MARKETING AND EDUCATION
Chloé Durian cdurian@hereford.org
Do you want to be a member of the NJHA? If you are under the age of 22 and love Hereford cattle, this is the place for you, and you are eligible. Simply fill out the online form found on the website, JrHereford.org. Then you’re on your way to becoming a junior member in one of the largest beef breed organizations in the world.
Within the mission statement of NJHA, leadership is a key component of cultivating the young members of the Hereford breed. That means NJHA reaches beyond the showring.
The Faces of Leadership Conference and BOLD Conference are instrumental in building the next generation. Faces of Leadership travels to different locations across the country, touring universities, learning from industry leaders and developing personal skills.
Lauren Jones, Wisconsin; Lauren Gatz, Kansas; and Kaylee McInvale, Texas.
The 2024 conference will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, July 28-31. This conference is open to junior members between the ages of 14-21 and is made possible by the Coley-Malir Endowment.
BOLD is the newest leadership opportunity for junior members and is proving to be an excellent training ground for NJHA members ages 18-21 who want to be the best leaders they can be. This conference is made possible by the GKB Cattle Youth Endowment and is hosted at the Hi Point Ranch in Desdemona, Texas. The 2025 conference is scheduled for April and attendees are selected through an application process.
While the NJHA focuses on leadership for all of its members, an elected few are chosen to guide those leaders. Voted on by their peers and state delegates, each year four new young people are selected to serve a three-year term on the NJHA board of directors.
Traveling to various shows and activities across the country is one component of being a director, as well as the planning and orchestration of annual educational and leadership events. Serving on this board creates well-rounded leaders and builds a strong foundation for the breed’s future. NJHA board applications are due June 1 each year, and all guidelines, bylaws and requirements may be found at JrHereford.org.
Fed Steer Shootout
Nearing the completion of its eighth year, the Fed Steer Shootout is a one-ofa-kind experience for NJHA members. This program focuses on the cattle feeding sector of the beef industry and is hosted by HRC Feed Yards LLC in Scott City, Kan. Steers competing in the 2024 contest arrived at the feedlot in 2023, weighing 500-800 pounds. After the cattle are harvested, the top performing steers are recognized in the fall at the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) Annual Meeting. Awards are also given to the top placing juniors in the educational division of the contest.
Throughout the months the cattle are on feed, participants learn through an online educational platform about all aspects of the cattle feeding industry. The goal is to offer them a well-rounded view of a sector of the beef industry vital to feeding the world.
In addition to this online educational platform, NJHA hosted its fourth field day at HRC Feed Yards in April.
NJHA important dates and deadlines
April 15 HYFA spring scholarship applications due
June 1
JNHE final online entry, ownership, showmanship and judging deadline
Advisor of the Year Award nominations due NJHA board candidate applications due Contest deadline (Judging Contest, Showmanship, Certified Hereford Beef® CookOff, Advanced Speech, Future Professionals, Illustrated Speech, Individual Sales, Sales Academy and Photo Contest)
June 15
July 1
July 6-12
Early bird Faces of Leadership registration online at JrHereford.org
Final Faces of Leadership registration deadline
Junior National Hereford Expo, Grand Island, Neb.
July 28-31 Faces of Leadership Conference, Fort Worth, Texas
Sept. 1 HYFA fall scholarship applications due
Nov. 1
NJHA Fed Steer Shootout entry deadline
April 2025 BOLD Leadership Conference, Desdemona, Texas
July 12-18, 2025 Junior National Hereford Expo, Louisville, Ky.
This educational event brought juniors and their families together to see their steers on feed and to gain a better understanding about the path the steers took once they were delivered to the feedyard the previous year.
The field day featured a series of workshops focused on feedyard health and nutrition and business cattle procurement and packing. Attendees enjoyed animal health veterinary demonstrations, a cattle 101 session and learning more about the carcass side of the industry.
Scholarship opportunities
NJHA programs wouldn’t be possible without donors and outside support, and that includes scholarships. The organization is devoted to promoting education as well as supporting juniors seeking advanced education. The
cost of college, universities and trade schools can be daunting, and it is the goal of the NJHA and the Hereford Youth Foundation (HYFA) to lessen that burden.
Awarding around $200,000 annually, the donor network continues to grow, providing more and more scholarship opportunities for higher education. Spring scholarships have a deadline of April 15, to be awarded at the JNHE, and fall scholarships are due Sept. 1, awarded at the AHA’s Annual Meeting.
NJHA board of directors regional representation
Northwest region: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa
Northeast region: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Southwest region: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Southeast region: Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina
Hereford Show Information
AHA Show Rules
• All cattle entered, including calves on the side of cow-calf pairs and senior yearlings, must be registered in the Herd Book of the American Hereford Association (AHA). Entries with registrations “pending” or illegible tattoos or improper tattoos as shown on the registration certificate at check-in time are ineligible for competition. Exhibitors are subject to the Association’s special rule on class qualification. Entries in these classes are accepted with the understanding that the exhibitor agrees to abide by the rule in all respects.
• The exhibition of cattle displaying false hair will not be allowed.
• Any product administered internally or used externally to alter the conformation of an animal for exhibition is prohibited. This includes the use of graphite, hemp or other similar substances externally and steroids or growth stimulants internally.
• The act of artificially filling animals internally, which includes stomach pumping, drench tubes or any other method by mouth or esophagus, is prohibited.
• All animals shown in group classes must have been shown in their respective single-age class. No transfer from one (1) breeder to another, after entry, will be permitted.
• Expected progeny difference (EPD) values will be provided to the judge and audience for all animals shown. Animals without EPD data are eligible to show but will have N/A (not available) in place of missing data.
• Any animal without a legible tattoo will not be eligible to show.
• All Hereford animals must be officially recorded (registered) prior to show date to be eligible to show at a National Hereford Show.
• An animal that is scurred (scurs are small, rudimentary horns that are loosely attached to the head, which are considered to be expressed only in animals that are
AHA Show Classifications
genetically heterozygous for the polled gene) will show in the polled division of Hereford shows. Once an animal is confirmed to be scurred by an AHA field representative, then this designation will be placed on the animal’s registration papers. Once this determination has been made and reported to the AHA office, then the owner may remove the scurs. Animals with scurs removed will show in the polled division of Hereford shows. Once an animal is confirmed polled or scurred, it will retain this designation forever.
• The individual classes will be made up and divided after the cattle are checked in at the show. They will be judged from the youngest to the oldest animal within each class.
• It is recommended by the AHA Show Committee that classes with 10 or more head be considered to be split, depending on animals’ birthdates in each particular class.
• If the number of classes in a division warrant, a division will be split into multiple divisions
• Calves on the side of cow-calf pairs and senior yearlings MUST BE the cow’s natural calf and fully registered with the AHA.
• For cattle exhibited at the Cattlemen’s Congress and National Western Stock Show:
› Exhibitors with senior bull calves and/or intermediate, yearling and senior bulls are required to provide a licensed veterinarian’s statement indicating the bull has been semen checked and evaluated as fertile. Semen evaluation is to occur within 90 days of the show. This statement must be presented at check-in during the Cattlemen’s Congress and National Western Stock Show.
› Exhibitors with females in the spring and junior yearling divisions must be confirmed pregnant within 45 days of show by a licensed veterinarian or by blood test or show with a calf at side.
The decision to have both a Hereford and polled Hereford show or to have a combined show will be left up to the discretion of the state breed associations and show management.
State and regional Hereford female show classifications
1. C ow-calf (Any female older than the below ages with a calf at side.)
• C alf older than 240 days of age on the show date is not eligible to show in cow-calf class.
• I f the cow is horned and the calf polled, then the pair shows in the horned cow-calf class, and if the cow is polled and the calf is horned, then the pair shows in the polled cow-calf class.
• C alf is eligible for individual classes but must be entered in the appropriate class.
* Cow-calf does not compete for overall champion female.
2. Spring heifer calves calved March 1 to June 30.
3. Junior heifer calves calved Jan. 1 to Feb. 29.
4. S enior heifer calves calved Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.
5. S enior heifer calves calved Aug. 1 to Oct. 31.
6. L ate summer yearling females calved June 1 to July 31.
7. E arly summer yearling females calved May 1 to 31.
8. Spring yearling females calved March 1 to April 30.
9. Junior yearling females calved Jan. 1 to Feb. 29.
10. S enior yearling females calved Aug. 1 to Dec. 31.*
* For shows occurring Jan. 1 to May 1, a senior yearling female class and division will be allowed. Females must show with a calf at side.
Female divisions
Junior Heifer Calves C lass(es) 2 & 3
Senior Heifer Calves C lass(es) 4 & 5
Intermediate Yearling Females .. C lass(es) 6 & 7
Spring Yearling Females ...... C lass 8
Junior Yearling Females C lass 9
Senior Yearling Females C lass 10
State and regional Hereford bull show classifications
1. Spring bull calves calved March 1 to June 30.
2. Junior bull calves calved Jan. 1 to Feb. 29.
3. S enior bull calves calved Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.
4. S enior bull calves calved Aug. 1 to Oct. 31.
5. L ate summer yearling bulls calved June 1 to July 31.
6. E arly summer yearling bulls calved May 1 to 31.
7. Spring yearling bulls calved March 1 to April 30.
8. Junior yearling bulls calved Jan. 1 to Feb. 29.
9. S enior yearling bulls calved Aug. 1 to Dec. 31.
10. Two-year-old bulls calved Jan. 1 to July 31.
Bull divisions
Junior Bull Calves ........... C lass(es) 1 & 2
Senior Bull Calves C lass(es) 3 & 4
Intermediate Bulls ........... C lass(es) 5 & 6
Yearling Bulls .............. C lass(es) 7 & 8
Senior Bulls ................ C lass(es) 9 & 10
National Hereford female show classifications
1. C ow-calf (Any female older than the below ages with a calf at side.)
• C alf older than 240 days of age on the show date is not eligible to show in cow-calf class.
• I f the cow is horned and the calf polled, then the pair shows in the horned cow-calf class, and if the cow is polled and the calf is horned, then the pair shows in the polled cow-calf class.
• C alf is eligible for individual classes but must be entered in the appropriate class.
• C ow-calf does not compete for overall champion female.
2. Spring heifer calves calved after May 1 to June 30.
3. Spring heifer calves calved April 1 to 30.
4. Spring heifer calves calved March 1 to 31.
5. Junior heifer calves calved Feb. 1 to 29.
6. Junior heifer calves calved Jan. 1 to 31.
7. S enior heifer calves calved Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.
8. S enior heifer calves calved Oct. 1 to 31.
9. S enior heifer calves calved Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.
10. Late summer yearling females calved June 1 to July 31.
11. Early summer yearling females calved May 1 to 31.
12. Spring yearling females calved April 1 to 30.
13. Spring yearling females calved March 1 to 31.
14. Junior yearling females calved Feb. 1 to 29.
15. Junior yearling females calved Jan. 1 to 31.
16. Senior yearling females calved Aug 1 to Dec 31*
* For shows occurring Jan. 1 to May 1, a senior yearling female class and division will be allowed. Females must show with a calf at side.
Female divisions
Spring Heifer Calves C lass(es) 2, 3 & 4
Junior Heifer Calves C lass(es) 5 & 6
Senior Heifer Calves ......... C lass(es) 7, 8 & 9
Intermediate Yearling Females . C lass(es) 10 & 11
Spring Yearling Females ...... C lass (es) 12 & 13
Junior Yearling Females C lass (es) 14 & 15
Senior Yearling Females C lass 16
National Hereford bull show classifications
1. Spring bull calves calved after May 1 to June 30.
2. Spring bull calves calved April 1 to 30.
3. Spring bull calves calved March 1 to 31.
4. Junior bull calves calved Feb. 1 to 29.
5. Junior bull calves calved Jan. 1 to 31.
6. S enior bull calves calved Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.
7. S enior bull calves calved Oct. 1 to 31.
8. S enior bull calves calved Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.
9. L ate summer yearling bull calved June 1 to July 31.
10. Early summer yearling bull calved May 1 to 31.
11. Spring yearling bull calved April 1 to 30.
12. Spring yearling bull calved March 1 to 31.
13. Junior yearling bull calved Feb. 1 to 29.
14. Junior yearling bull calved Jan. 1 to 31.
15. Senior yearling bulls calved Aug. 1 to Dec 31.
16. Two-year-old bulls calved Jan. 1 to July 31.
Bull divisions
Spring Bull Calves C lass(es) 1, 2 & 3
Junior Bull Calves C lass(es) 4 & 5
Senior Bull Calves ........... C lass(es) 6, 7 & 8
Intermediate Bulls ........... C lass(es) 9 & 10
Yearling Bulls .............. C lass(es) 11, 12, 13 & 14
Senior Bulls C lass(es) 15 & 16
The AHA reserves the right to break classes so a 30-day age span may be maintained in the spring, junior and senior calf classes.
Rules and classifications
Exhibitors in Hereford classes are subject to the Association’s special rule on class qualification, and any animal without a legible tattoo will not be eligible for show. For state and regional shows, all Hereford animals must be officially recorded at show time to be eligible to show.
Group classes
Get-of-sire — Four animals shown in above single-entry classes with both sexes represented and all progeny of one sire. It is permissible to use either the cow or calf from a cowcalf pair for the get-of-sire. Get-of-sire may be comprised of animals from one or more owners and of both horned and polled animals.
Best six head — All animals must have been shown in their respective single-entry classes, and they must be owned by the exhibitor or by a member of his/her immediate family. A cowcalf will be considered as two head in the best six head class. Best six head may be comprised of both horned and polled animals.
Premier exhibitor, premier breeder
Awarded with the following point system: first place = 5 points, second place = 4 points, third place = 3 points, fourth place = 2 points and fifth place = 1 point. No points will be given for champions. Points will be awarded for the best six head for premier exhibitor. The same scoring system as above will be used for awarding points for the group classes. It is suggested that banners be given to the premier exhibitor and the premier breeder. In the result of a tie, show staff will review the division placing of each exhibitor/breeder, with the award being presented to the exhibitor/breeder with the highest number of division placings. If a tie remains, show staff will review the number of animals shown for the exhibitor/breeder, the higher number exhibited will win the tie.
National junior show ownership rule
Cow-calf pairs, females and steers may be jointly owned by siblings provided all are individual members of the National
Junior Hereford Association and are between the ages of 7 and 22 as of Jan. 1 of the current year. No animal is eligible to compete if recorded in joint ownership (other than the sibling rule) or ownership of farm or family name. Bred-and-owned bulls, however, may be owned by the exhibitor, a ranch/family name as long as the junior exhibitor is also the breeder.
National and regional show point system
Points for national and regional show bull and show female of the year will be based on the Regional Show Point System. Animals do not have to show in a regional show in order to be eligible for show bull or female of the year in the respective four quadrants. An animal may only win show bull or female of the year for one quadrant per year. Ownership percentage followed by ownership succession (breeder, first owner, second owner, etc.) will determine from which quadrant the animal will be recognized.
At the conclusion of the show year, in the result of a tie, staff will review the points each animal receives and based on the total number of animals exhibited at each show attended, priority goes to the animal who exhibited at the higher attended shows. Points for regional premier exhibitor will be based on the total accumulated points for animals of the owners. At the end of the show year, in the result of a tie, staff will review the number of shows in which points were accumulated. The exhibitor who exhibited cattle at more shows will win the tie.
AHA point shows and awards
• Official results from the show staff must be submitted within 30 days of completion of the show.
• Results must contain the following:
› Eight-digit AHA registration number
› Complete registration name as recorded in the AHA registration system
› Owner(s) as listed on the papers from the AHA registration system
• In order for results to be included in the calculation for show animals of the year, shows must have at least 25 head exhibited at the show.
• Shows that are specified as point shows by the AHA show and sale committee will submit results to Bailey Clanton with the AHA at bclanton@hereford.org or mail them to American Hereford Association, Attn: Bailey Clanton, 11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410, Kansas City, MO 64153.
At the AHA Annual Membership Meeting and Conference and National Hereford Show in Kansas City, Mo., the Association will recognize four national show animals of the year, 16 regional show animals of the year and recognize eight regional premier exhibitors of the year.
• National Show Bull and Female of the Year for horned and polled
• Regional Show Bull and Female of the Year for horned and polled
• Regional Premier Exhibitor for horned and polled
LEVEL 1 NATIONAL POINT SHOW
Cattlemen’s Congress, Oklahoma City, Okla.
LEVEL 2 NATIONAL POINT SHOWS
American Royal, Kansas City, Mo.
Keystone International Livestock Exposition, Harrisburg, Pa.
National Western Stock Show, Denver, Colo.
North American International Livestock Exposition, Louisville, Ky.
Southwestern Livestock Exposition, Ft. Worth, Texas
Western States Hereford Show, Reno, Nev.
REGIONAL POINT SHOWS
Southeast
Alabama National Fair, Montgomery
Appalachian District Fair, Gray, Tenn.
Arkansas State Fair, Little Rock
Dixie National, Jackson, Miss.
Florida State Fair, Tampa
Kentucky State Fair, Louisville
Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport
Mississippi State Fair, Jackson
North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh
South Carolina State Fair, Columbia
Tennessee State Fair, Nashville
Tennessee State Hereford Show
Southwest
Arizona National Livestock Show, Phoenix
California State Fair, Sacramento
Hereford Heritage, Abilene, Texas
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston, Texas
New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque
Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, Calif.
State Fair of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
State Fair of Texas, Dallas
Tulsa State Fair, Tulsa, Okla.
Utah State Fair, Salt Lake City
West Texas Fair, Abilene
Northwest
Cheyenne Livestock Expo, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson
Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island
Northern International Livestock Expo, Billings, Mont.
Oregon State Fair, Salem
Red River Valley Fair, Fargo, N.D.
South Dakota State Fair, Huron
Washington State Fair, Puyallup
Western Idaho Fair, Boise
Wyoming State Fair, Douglas
Northeast
Eastern States Expo, W. Springfield, Mass.
Illinois State Fair, Springfield
Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis
Iowa State Fair, Des Moines
Maryland State Fair, Timonium
Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul
Missouri State Fair, Sedalia
New Jersey State Fair, Augusta
New York State Fair, Syracuse
Ohio State Fair, Columbus
Ozark Empire Fair, Springfield, Mo.
State Fair of West Virginia, Lewisburg
Upper Peninsula State Fair, Escanaba, Mich.
Wisconsin State Fair, W. Allis
World
2024-2025 State Fair and Fall Show Schedule
Aug 7 Indiana State Fair (7/1) 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis, IN 46205 443-974-8155, IndianaStateFair.com
Entry contact: entry@indianastatefair.com
Aug. 10 Illinois State Fair (7/1) P.O. Box 19427, Springfield, IL 62794 847-814-7301, StateFair.Illinois.gov
Entry contact: Dr. Larry Wilson or Tony Eich, ilopenbeef@gmail.com
Aug. 10 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair (7/20) 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-926-3100, MCAgFair.com
Aug. 17 - 18 Wilson County - Tennessee State Fair (TBD) 945 E Baddour Pkwy., Lebanon, TN 615-443-2626, www.WilsonCountyFair.net Entry contact: office@wilsoncountyfair.net
Aug. 17 Western Idaho Fair (8/2) 5610 Glenwood, Boise, ID 83714 208-287-5663, IdahoFair.com
Entry contact: Hans Bruijn, premiumoffice@idahofair.com
Oct. 30 State Fair of Louisiana (TBA) 3701 Hudson St., Shreveport, LA 71109 318-635-1361, StateFairofLouisiana.com
Entry contact: livestock@statefairoflouisiana.com
Dec. 30 Arizona National Livestock Show (11/1) 1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-258-8568, ANLS.org
Entry contact: Kris Ham, kris@anls.org
TBD Arkansas State Fair (9/1) 2600 Howard St., Little Rock, AR 72206 501-372-8341, ArkansasStateFair.com
Entry contact: Scharidi Barber, sbarber@asfg.net
Respective fairs and representatives share these calendar dates with Hereford World. Please check with the entry department of each fair to verify dates.
2023-2024 Level I and Level II National Show Schedule and Judge Line-up
Keystone International Livestock Exposition 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-787-2905; KeystoneInternational.state.pa.us
Show Date: Oct. 4
Entry Deadline: Aug. 24
Judge: Jay Creamer, Waxahachie, Texas
American Royal 1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, MO 64102 816-221-9800; AmericanRoyal.com
Show Date: Oct. 27
Entry deadline: Sept. 10
Judge: Daniel Fawcett, Ree Heights, S.D.
North American International Livestock Exposition P.O. Box 36367, Louisville, KY 40233 502-595-3166; LivestockExpo.org
Show Date: Nov. 19
Entry Deadline: Oct. 8
Judge: Will Coor, Greenfield, Ohio
Western States Hereford Show 1405 Crown Dr., Reno, NV 89503 775-747-8917; 775-722-6116; NuggetHereford.com
Show Dates: Dec. 6-7
Entry Deadline: Oct. 31
Judge: Dr. Mark Johnson, Orlando, Okla.
Cattlemen’s Congress
3001 General Pershing Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73107
CattlemensCongress.com
Show Dates: Jan. 9-11
Entry Deadline: Nov. 20
Judges: Brett and Bryden Barber, Channing, Texas
Pen Show Judges: Bill Goehring, Libertyville, Iowa; Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo.; and Ryan Topp, Grace City, N.D.
National Western Stock Show
4655 Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80216
303-296-6977; NationalWestern.com
Show Dates: Jan. 17-18
Entry Deadline: Nov. 20
Judges: Tom and Tammy Boatman, Rockford, Ill.
Pen/Carload Show Judges: Cliff Copeland, Nara Visa, N.M.; Ty Krebs, Gordon, Neb.; and Steve Lambert, Oroville,Calif.
Fort Worth Stock Show
P.O. Box 150, Ft. Worth, TX 76101 817-877-2400; FWSSR.com
Show Date: Feb. 3
Entry Deadline: Nov. 15
Judge: Blake Nelson, Dearborn, Mo.
State and Regional Hereford Associations
ARIZONA
Arizona Hereford Assn. AZHerefordAngus.org
President: Daric Knight, Springerville
Vice president: Amie Wystrach, Elgin
Secretary/treasurer: Cindy Tidwell-Shelton, 1052 W. Vera Ln., Tempe, AZ 85284, 602-799-2945, cintshelton@gmail.com
Directors: Sylvia Moore, Eagar; Jim O’Haco, Winslow; Amie Wystrach, Elgin; Dave Hartman, Winslow; and Grace Wystrach, Elgin
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Hereford Assn.
President: Randy Smyth, Marshall Vice president: Jay Crow, Morrilton
Directors: Bill Sims, Commerce; Dalton Green, Chickamauga; Breck Debnam, Madison; Cody Cleveland, Colquitt; Keene Murphy, Calhoun; Hardy Edwards, Winterville; Angie McGinnis, Danielsville; and Tommy Johnson, Warrenton
IDAHO
Idaho Hereford Breeders Assn.
President: Ron Shurtz, Caldwell
Secretary: Kim Holt, 20083 Homedale Rd., Caldwell, ID 83607, 208-841-8250, kkholt1986@gmail.com
Treasurer: Dawn Anderson, Gooding
Directors: Scott Holt, Caldwell; James Anderson, Gooding; and Tucker Shaw, Caldwell
ILLINOIS
Heart of America Hereford Assn. HeartofAmericaHerefordAssociation.com
President: Craig Crutcher, Montrose
Vice president: Scott Shephard, Altamont
Secretary/treasurer: Corey and Emily Perry, 1265 E. 900 N. Rd., Tower Hill, IL 62571, 217-273-2280, perry_herefords@yahoo.com, perryfarmsherefords@gmail.com
Membership services: John Lidy, Jewett
Directors: Scott Shepard, Altamont; Lucas Stumpf, Columbia; Kurt Peterson, Roanoke; Larry Moffett, Decatur; John Fauth, New Athens; Craig Crutcher, Jewett; Randy Kline, Le Roy; Charles Warfel, Casey; John Lidy, Jewett; Clayton Draper, Johnsonville; Rachel Parish, Harrisburg; Kendi Tjardes, Gibson City; Travis Meteer, Blue Mound; Kent Burns, Coulterville; and Craig Ogle, Effingham
Directors: Matt Anderson, Morton; Dave Biggs, Dixon; Kim Carney-Rhodes, Carlinville; Jimmy Bernard, Grand Ridge; Andrew Spinazola, Arlington; Chad Crane, LaSalle; Yale Young, Lexington; Travis Meteer, Blue Mound; and Lucas Stumpf, Columbia
INDIANA
Indiana Hereford Assn. IndianaHerefords.org
President: Rodney Simpson, Roachdale Vice president: Patrick Gunn, Greenfield Secretary/treasurer: Nicole Edwards, 3371 S. 500 W., Marion, IN 46953, 765-661-2342, indianaherefords@gmail.com, edwards2301@yahoo.com
Directors: Rick Davis, Thorntown; Curtis Musser, Otterbein; Robert Grieves, West Lafayette; Matt Curts, Union City; Scott Lawrence, Avilla; Nicole Edwards, Marion; Gerrit Thompson, Greencastle; Matt Marion, West Terre Haute; Rodney Simpson, Roachdale; Patrick Gunn, Greenfield; Shawn McNealy, Hope; Lee Elzemeyer, Richmond; Tyler Galloway, Lebanon; Clay Maddox, Zionsville; Patti Van Horn, Morgantown; and Gordon Clinkenbeard, Edwardsport
IOWA
Iowa Hereford Breeders Assn. IowaHereford.org
President: Thad Espenscheid, Traer
Vice president: Marilyn Lenth, Postville
Secretary: Tom Heidt, 3388 240th St., Lockridge, IA 52635, 608-574-2309, k7herefords@gmail.com
Directors: Tim Anderlik, Dayton; Colin Johnson, Eldora; Brian Kreutner, Vinton; Andy Montag, Grimes; Scott Powell, Blue Grass; Mike Simpson, Redfield; Jacob Smith, Indianola; Mike Sorensen, Greenfield; and Nathan Stickley, Parkersburg
KANSAS
Kansas Hereford Assn. KansasHereford.com
President: Brandon Oleen, Falun
Vice president: Tyler Schultz, Haviland
Secretary: Oliver Beall, 2538 S. Rd., Natoma, KS 67651, orbeall@gmail.com
Treasurer: Kim Cerny, Narka
Directors: Nathan Staab, Hays; Shelbi Gustafson, Junction City; Brandon Oleen, Falun; Chris Mickelson, Lyndon; Dean Davis, Maple Hill; Darrin Figge, Onaga; Brock Johnson, Phillipsburg; Marc Hanson, Morrowville; Tyler Schultz, Haviland; Alex Acheson, Wichita; and David Jones, Abilene
Directors: H. Pile, Cecilia; Austin Cole, Bowling Green; Tim Wolfe, Alexandria; Brad Chambliss, Elizabethtown; Steven Green, Munfordville; Chris Schalk, Fountain Run; Eric Thomas, Richmond; Codee Guffey, Versailles; Dustin Ogburn, Sanders; Chris Hopper, Maysville; and Adam Gordon, Gravel Switch
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Polled Hereford Assn. LAHereford.org
President: Herman Ray Hill, Dry Creek
Secretary: Brett Daigle, Gonzales
Treasurer: Kay Lewis, 30301 N. Railroad St., Angie, LA 70426, 985-516-1643, k_lewis863@yahoo.com
Directors: Jeff Howard, Angie; Dr. Ronnie Bardwell, Marksville; Tommy Crouch, Monterey; Rusty Holt, Boyce; Tony Singleton, Dry Creek; Kenneth Travis, Greensburg; Dr. William Green, Dubach; and John Terrell, Keithville
Directors: Bill Baldwin, Millersville; Patrick Brauning, Finksburg; Dallas Briggs, Woodbine; Lee Chaney, Keymar; Kim Crone, New Windsor; Kristen Diehl, Westminster; Josh Doody, Rocky Ridge; Brittany Douglas, Westminster; Adam Taylor, Parkton; Kyle Lemmon, Manchester; Rob Mehlman, Darlington; Ethan Zepp, West Minster; and Tina Poole, Union Bridge
MICHIGAN
Michigan Hereford Assn. MichiganHereford.com
President: Scott Simpkins, Gladwin
Vice president: Ken Ferguson, Davison
Secretary/treasurer: Charles Miller, Hopkins, chuckmiller5606@gmail.com, 616-291-3737
Directors: Robin Riker, Ionia; and P.J. Nichols, Ovid
President: Ron Melancon, Woodville Vice president: Dusty Walker, Hattiesburg Secretary/treasurer: Shaunna Melancon, P.O. Box 836, Woodville, MS 39669, 601-597-5996, mgfarms@bellsouth.net
Directors: Clay Perry, Madison; Glynn McLeod, Brandon; Chelsie Dobbins-Lyles, Petal; and Ryan McGuffee, Mendenhall
MISSOURI
Central Missouri Polled Hereford Breeders Assn.
CentralMissouriPolledHerefords.com
President: Tony Kaczmarek, Rolla Vice president: Tim Cavanaugh, Sullivan Secretary/treasurer: Larry Day, 12139 Hwy. 135, Pilot Grove, MO 65276, 660-834-4678, cmphba@gmail.com
Directors: Mike Choate, Pleasant Hope; and Jarrod Grayson, Newburg
Sale Managers: Larry and Pam Day, Pilot Grove
Missouri Hereford Assn. MOHerefords.org
President: Glen Waters, Norborne Vice president: Jon Black, Keytesville Secretary/treasurer: Andi Howard, 905 County Rd. 348, Dora, MO 65637, 417-372-1459, howardandi0@gmail.com
Directors: Riley Bradshaw, LaBelle; Eric Adkins, Hallsville; Mike Jordan, Warrenton; Mike McCorkill, Greenfield; Rusty Miller, Lebanon; and Charlie Besher, Patton
MONTANA
Montana Hereford Assn. MontanaHereford.org
President: Dave Hanson, Willow Creek Vice president: Eric Lawver, Valier Secretary/treasurer: Amanda Romine, P.O. Box 491, Absarokee, MT 59001, 307-629-0654, infomontanahereford@gmail.com
Directors: Cory Dutton, Deer Lodge; Carl Loyning, Absarokee; Justin Wichman, Moore; Austin Frank, Roscoe; and Ethan Beery, Vida
Directors: Don Kracke, De Witt; Joe Brockman, Lawrence; Ty Krebs, Gordon; Whitney Steckel Dover, Taylor; Roger Morgan, Burwell; Railen Ripp Peterson, Kearney; and Jacob Bakenhus, St. Edward
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Polled Hereford Assn.
President: Al Stahoski, Readington, alandsue1@yahoo.com
Vice president: A.J. Stahoski, Newton
Secretary Naomi Scully, Newton
Treasurer: Andy Billing, Greendell
Directors: Caleb Vander Groef, Newton; Travis Scully, Andover; and Chase Billing, Newton
Directors: Wes Carpenter, Winston-Salem; Bill Kirkman III, Greensboro; Kristen McCoy, Cove City; Myron McCoy, Cove City; Kim Prestwood, Lenoir; Jason Revis, Leicester; Tammy Ward, Providence; Andy Smith, Monroe: William Ward, Providence; Dustin Brim, Walnut Cove; Crystal Mitchem, Vale; and Thomas Shutsky, Pinnacle
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Hereford Assn. NorthDakotaHerefords.com
Directors: Logan Behm, Beulah; Sarah Friesz, New Leipzig; Lillie Basaraba, Fairfield; Don Neshem, Berthold; Larissa Tessier, Belfield; Mark Giedd, Washburn; and Bill Smith, Sheyenne
Director emeritus: Don Pollock, Jerusalem Directors: Kaci Eddy, Jewett; Jud Love, Uhrichsville; Debi Howard, Cambridge; Travis West, Albany; Brenda Merry, Caldwell; Scott Moore, Marietta; Andrea VanFleet, Caldwell; Keith Ullman, Graysville; Bob Ullman, Rinard Mills; and Tom Ostgaard, Newark
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Hereford Assn. OKHerefords.com
President: Rindy Bacon, Ada
Vice president: Brian Banks, Ada
Second vice president: Will Wheeler, Chickasha
Past president: Richie Oakes, Taloga
Executive secretary: Jennifer Hayes, Ada, 580-320-3004
Directors: Dennis Troyer, Adair; Doug Branch, Cleveland; Kent Barnes, Hulbert; Kyndall Nichols, Ringwood; Tim Stidham, Newkirk; Lenny Pecha, Meno; Mark Rubes, Yukon; Matt Sims, Edmond; Will Wheeler, Chickasha; Curtis Curry, McAlester; Brian Banks, Ada; Rindy Bacon, Ada; Mark Sims, Elgin; Shellie Collins, Chattanooga; and Sam Eck, Putnam
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Hereford Assn. PAHereford.com
President: Kristen Stufft Adams, Elysburg Vice president: Ethan Howe, Wagontown
Secretary: Bobbi Dunn, 21568 Dunn Rd., Cochranton, PA 16314, 814-671-1881, bobbi.dunn8@gmail.com
Treasurer: Kevin Diehl, Fairfield
Directors: Walt Dana, Tunkhannock; JoAnn Fisher, Warriors Mark; Katie Book, Volant; Larry Pursel, Easton; Lowell Midla, Frederick; Jacob Heflin, Gettysburg; Luke Vogel, Evans City; and Jerry Clapper, New Enterprise
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Hereford Assn. SCHerefordAssociation.com
Directors: Norris Fowler, Jonesville; David W. Hendricks, Pickens; Terry McConnel, Marietta; Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg; Brad Forrest, Saluda; Greg Riley, Saluda; Rickey King, Pelzer; and Mac McGee, Anderson
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Hereford Assn. Inc. SouthDakotaHerefords.org
President: Matt Zens, Mitchell
Vice president: Jacob Rausch, Hoven Manager: manager@southdakotaherefords.org
Directors: Jeff Gerlach, Stickney; Brooke Bieber, Gettysburg; Erik Scott, Canton; Michael Blume, Pierre; and Cody Williams, Colman
TENNESSEE
East Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn. EastTNPolledHerefords.org
President: Mike Rogan, Rogersville
Vice president: Rodney Cobble, Morristown Secretary/treasurer: Susan Mottern, 736 Charter Oaks Ln., New Market, TN 37820, 865-654-4964, motternherefords@yahoo.com
Directors: Richard Butterworth, Dandridge; Shawn Light, Va.; Josh Bible, Morristown; Tim Shope, Cleveland; and Kathryn Ingram, Madisonville
Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn.
President: Stan East, Carthage
Vice president: Jerry Roberson, Portland Secretary/treasurer: Billy Jackson, P.O. Box 215, Cross Plains, TN 37049, 615-478-4483, billymjackson@aol.com
Directors: Stephen Hubbard, Gallatin; Ryan Underwood, Campbellsville, Ky.; and Caleb Wix, Hartsville
Directors: Dakota Brasher, Bath Springs; Larry Cunningham, Spring City; Stan East, Carthage; Russell Crouch, McMinnville; Claude Callicott, Only; Eric Walker, Morrison; Jason Day, Telford; Josh Mansfield; Liberty; Emily Pope, Dyer; Mike Rogan, Rogersville; and Sally Wingler, Christiana
West Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn.
President: John Wylie, Kenton
Vice president: Justin Pope, Dyer
Secretary: Elizabeth Boyarski, 130 Trail Loop Dr., Unit 103, Paducah, KY 42001, 731-695-0121, elizabethwylie.95@gmail.com
Treasurer: Alicia Wright, Dyer
TEXAS
Cross Timbers Polled Hereford Assn. CTPHA.org
President: Linda DeLaney, Gustine
Vice president: Steve Heyroth, Hamilton
Secretary/treasurer: Amy Heyroth, 7801 E. State Hwy. 22, Hamilton, TX 76531, 316-680-4035, amy@heyrothranch.com
Directors: James Kinnear, Joshua; Willis Grisham, Dublin; Sam Massey, Stephenville; Tom Hitt, Iola; Andrea Grisham, Cleburne; and Keith Rogers, Hamilton
Directors: Ryan Richey, Omaha; Steven Rader, Mt. Vernon; Ryon Cox, Mt. Pleasant; and Aaron Gann, Mt. Pleasant
South Texas Hereford Assn. SouthTexasHereford.org
President: Larry Schmidt, Hondo
First vice president: Ward Smith, George West
Second vice president: Rodney Butler, Berclair
Sale manager: Sara Lanham, Beeville, southtexashereford@gmail.com
Secretary: Marvin Titzman, La Vernia
Treasurer: Sara Lanham, Beeville
Directors: Wesley Theuret, Kenedy; Ralph Stubenthal, Skidmore; Ward Smith, George West; Marvin Titzman, La Vernia; Rodney Butler, Berclair; Dr. Wayne Deason, Floresville; Roy Steindorf, New Braunfels; and Kacy Thomas, Victoria
Texas Hereford Association TexasHereford.org
President: E.C. Rosson, Milford
President-elect: Wade Perks, San Angelo Vice Presidents: Jimmy Atlas, Grandview; James Strode, Paluxy; and Cody Webb, Barnhart Past president: Larry Johnson, Abilene
Executive committee: Chad Breeding, Miami; Jeff Chaffin, Morgan; Ryon Cox, Mt. Pleasant; Mark Ellison, Austin; and Joe Dan Ledbetter, Wheeler Manager: Diane Johnson, 4609 Airport Fwy., Ft. Worth, TX 76117, 817-831-3161, texashereford@sbcglobal.net
Texas Polled Hereford Assn. www.TXPHA.org
President: Morgan Ragan, Golden Vice president: Steven Radar, Mt. Pleasant Treasurer: Robert Meischen, Yorktown Secretary: Deanna Roeder, P.O. Box 1240, Yorktown, TX, 78164, deannaroeder01@gmail.com, 830-305-9211
Directors: Robert Herman, Yoakum; Larry Woodson, Van Alstyne; Teri Hollis, Clyde; and Andrea Barfield, New Boston
VIRGINIA
Virginia Hereford Assn. VAHerefords.org
President: Steve Sifford, Goldvein
Vice president: Timothy Kidd, Roseland
Secretary: Cameron Kolinski, 118 Via Farm Ln., Patrick Springs, VA 24133, 276-340-8181, camsherefords@gmail.com
Treasurer: Bernadette Vaughan, Virginia Beach
Directors: Richard Baltimore, Cartersville; Rebecca Webert, Warrenton; R.G. Bauserman, Strausburg; Garrett Coffey, Woodstock; Andy Tutwiler, Mt. Sidney; Matt Hickey, Staunton; Sarah Scyphers, Abingdon; Joel Blevins, Wytheville; and Kent Firestone, Blacksburg
West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn. WVPolledHerefordAssoc.wordpress.com
President: Neil Litton, Summersville
Vice president: Matt Painter, Gandeeville
Secretary: Stephanie Hawkins, 4502 U.S. Hwy. 19 N., Jane Lew, WV 26378, 304-677-3504, sangus85@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Heather Montgomery
Directors: Dr. Mike McDonald, Lost Creek; Jerry Posey, Ireland; Neil Litton, Summersville; Butch Law, Harrisville; David Taylor, Petersburg; Neil Litton, Summersville; Chris Scott, Beaver; and Matt Painter, Ganderville
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Hereford Assn. WisconsinHerefords.org
President: Rob Ash, Newton
Vice president: Steve Merry, Hartford
Secretary: Lisa Davis, P.O. Box 232, Plain, WI 53577, 608-697-9633, secretarywihereford@gmail.com
Directors: Rick Stark, Cadott; Kelly Oleson, Arkdale; Liz Johnson, Elroy; Bruce Thorson, Rudolph; Shawn Prodell, Algoma; Caleb Ahrens, Monroe; Katrina Edge, Fennimore; B.J. Jones, Darlington; Jamie Kent, Winslow; and Kim Johnson, Hartford
Directors: Jim McDougald, Friant, Calif.; Tim Baker, Farmington, Calif.; Erica Bianchi-Pirnik, Gilroy, Calif.; Nick Cozzitorto, Gustine, Calif.; Lawrence Goss, Vinton, Calif.; Jim Mickelson, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Ed Hartzell, Oakdale, Calif.; Dave Azevedo, Gustine, Calif.; and Steve Lambert, Oroville, Calif.
Gulf South Hereford Assn.
President: Edward Statham, La.
Vice president: Brett Douchard, Miss.
Secretary: Taylor Baker, Beaumont, Miss.
Treasurer: Ramona Roberts, 534 Old Rifle Range Rd., Petal, MS 39465, 601-408-4826, gsha.ramona@gmail.com
Directors: Will Roberts, Petal, Miss.; Ammon Herring, Beaumont, Miss.; and Kay Lewis, Angie, La.
Secretary: Laura Langness-Matthews, 61 3rd Ave., Clear Lake, WI 54005, 715-781-3503, lauralangness@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Margaret Langness, New Richmond, Wis. Directors: Steve Smythe, Menomonie, Wis.; Kody Stork, New Richmond, Wis.; Rick Starck, Cadott, Wis.; and Ryder Starck, River Falls, Wis.
Directors: Alan Appleby, Markleysburg, Pa.; Brendan Midla, Mariana, Pa.; Alvin Vogel, Evans City, Pa.; Debbie D’Isadora Price, Perrypolis, Pa.; Louise D’Isadora, Perrypolis, Pa.; Harry Dice, Uniontown, Pa.; John Stillwagon, Connellsville, Pa.; Larry Stillwagon, Connelsville Pa.; and Sam Hunter, Hagerstown, Md.
New England Hereford Assn. NewEnglandHereford.org
President: Timothy Hurley, East Freetown, Mass., timothyhurley16@yahoo.com
Vice president: Hogie Patnaude, Rupert, Vt. Treasurer: Becky Demolles, West Bridgewater, Mass. Secretary: Rachel Thebeau, East Brookfield, Mass. Directors: Paul Dunn, Sutton, Mass.; Rick Roberts, Williamsburg, Mass.; Katie Adkins, Terryville, Conn.; Rebecca Gervasio, Foster, R.I.; Megan Perkins, North Stonington, Conn; Kim Hudson, Hinsdale, N.H.; A.J. Stahoski, Newton, N.J.; Tyler Bergeron, Belchertown, Mass.; and Alyissa Courville, Blackstone, Mass.
Oregon, Washington, Northern Idaho Hereford Assn.
OWNIHerefordAssn.org
President: Marty Wilcox, Spangle, Wash.
Vice president: Cameron Mulrony, Wilder, Idaho
Secretary: Cheryl Thomas, Hood River, Ore., cthomas@gorge.net
Treasurer: Gary Ottley, Quincy, Wash.
Directors: Dave Bird, Halfway, Ore.; Walt Sullivan, Stanfield, Ore.; Bill Cox, Pomeroy, Wash.; Chad Stephenson, Salmon, Ore.; and Joe Bennett, Connell, Wash.
Directors: Cori Anderson, Canyon City, Ore.; Chris Bianchi, Gilroy, Calif.; Don Brumley, Orovada, Nev.; Rod Curtis, Wellsville, Utah; Buffy Goss, Vinton, Calif.; Steve Lambert, Oroville, Calif.; Jim Mickelson, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Marty Wilcox, Spangle, Wash.; Mark Rogers, Worley, Idaho; and Maddee Moore, La Grande, Ore.
State and Regional Junior Associations
ALABAMA JUNIOR HEREFORD ASSN.
President: Mary Hannah Gullatt, Salem Advisors:
Randa and John Starnes, 553 Randy Owen Dr. N.E., Ft. Payne, AL 35967, 256-996-5545, trmcattle@gmail.com
Cameron Price, 2270 Old Columbus Rd, Opelika, AL 36804, 334-524-4262, cjpbubba@aol.com
Christal Musser, 10459 E. 500 S., Otterbein, IN 47970, 765-714-5053, ccmusser@gmail.com Ben Landrum, 2638 S. 200 E., Huntington, IN 46750, blandrum50@icloud.com
IOWA JUNIOR HEREFORD ASSN. President: Kennedy Montag, Grimes Advisors: Anthony and Katie Monroe, 2953 Truro Rd., Truro, IA 50257, 515-689-5275, katiemonroe07@gmail.com
KANSAS JUNIOR HEREFORD ASSN. President: Julia Studer, Frankfort Advisors: Angie Denton, 1039 Vista Rd., Blue Rapids, KS 66411, 785-562-6197, angie@dentondesigns.net Kim Cerny, kchereford@hotmail.com
WASHINGTON STATE JUNIOR HEREFORD ASSN. President: Eddie Gould, Toutle Advisor: Ashlee Eatherton, 295 VanNess Rd., Castle Rock, WA 98611, 360-751-7771, ashlee.esthetics@gmail.com
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR HEREFORD ASSN. President: J.D. Painter, Gandeeville Advisors:
Matt and Michelle Painter, 842 Harmony Rd., Gandeeville, WV 25243, 304-761-0028, mmjjpainter@gmail.com
Support Hereford youth and the Hereford breed today by joining or renewing your membership.
Contact:
Melinda Watson
6196 Mt. Sterling Rd. Flemingsburg, KY 41041 nationalherefordwomen@gmail.com
Directors: Debra Giddens, Millwood; Jennifer Gillooly, Wadley; Ann Patton, St. Ila; Kim Dylong, Oxford; Cheri Johnson, Dexter; and Shellie McQuaig, St. Illa
ILLINOIS HEREFORD WOMEN
President: Tracie Sayre, Arenzville
Vice president: Annette Crane, LaSalle
Secretary: Melissa Bernard, 1526 N. 19th Rd., Grand Ridge, IL 61325, 815-257-9400, melissabernard84@gmail.com
Treasurer: Lisa Edenburn, Penfield
INDIANA HEREFORD WOMEN indianaherefords.org/women.html
Historian/reporter: Jennifer Gatz, Fairview Directors: Pat Reinhardt, Otis; Jennifer Gatz, Fairview; Darla Moore, Modoc; Deb Evans, Fall River; Brandy Jones, Wamego; Emily Moorman Meador, Wamego; and Marlyn Silvers, Louisburg
LOUISIANA POLL-ETTES
Secretary/treasurer: Kay Lewis, 23368 Old Columbia Rd., Angie, LA 70426, 985-516-1643, k_lewis863@yahoo.com
MICHIGAN HEREFORD WOMEN
President: Kristin Broadwick, Elkhart, Ind. Vice president: Kara Schut, Belding
Directors: Barb Adams, Homeworth; Lisa Keets, Berlin Heights; Jillian Felgar, Columbus; Angie Ostgaard, Newark; Liz Core, Rushsylvania; and Dawn Handrosh
Life memberships that were purchased in the past will continue to be recognized by the Association. Life members only pay member service fees and do not pay dues. Life members may attend all meetings of the Association. They have voting rights at all official membership meetings as long as they are active members (have registered at least one animal in the previous calendar year). Life members receive member rate fees for registering and transferring Hereford cattle. Life memberships can be transferred to immediate family members; however, the membership name must remain the same.
C. Annual (recording) membership
Recording memberships are annual memberships issued by the Association in the name of an individual, farm or ranch, partnerships or corporation. To remain active, the recording members must pay annual dues on the anniversary date of their joining as a recording member. Recording members may attend all meetings of the Association. They have voting rights at all official membership meetings as long as they are active members (have registered at least one animal in the previous calendar year). Recording members receive member rate fees for registering and transferring Hereford cattle.
D. Junior membership
Junior membership in the Association is available to anyone under 22 years of age. The fee for junior membership is $15, assessed annually on Sept. 1. The junior membership is available until the holder reaches his or her 22nd birthday. At that time, he/she may acquire an adult (life or recording) membership. Junior members have all of the privileges of recording members (except voting) including member rate fees for registering and transferring Hereford cattle, as well as participating in junior activities and scholarships.
E. Non-resident membership
Non-resident members are non-voting members residing in another country that wish to take advantage of member services including registry, total performance recording, selling of semen to members, and transfer of ownership of animals to other members. Nonresident members are subject to the same rules and fees as U.S. resident members.
F. Annual member service fee
Lifetime, recording and junior memberships require an annual member service fee of $100 ($20 for junior members) in order to register an animal during the current fiscal year. The fiscal year is Sept. 1 through Aug. 31. Each paid member service fee will generate a one-year subscription to the Hereford World magazine (except in the case of a junior membership). This fee is used to offset the costs of several under-funded services offered to active registry accounts.
G. Membership herd designation
The Association has two different tiers or levels in which members can participate when registering and transferring Hereford cattle. The mechanisms for billing of services and services available are different between each of the tiers; therefore, each membership account must be designated as to which tier or level the member’s herd will participate. Each membership can have only one participation level designation. The two tiers and a brief description of each are as follows:
Pedigree registry: This participation level is designed for breeders who wish to register and transfer purebred Hereford cattle but are not interested in maintaining and reporting performance data to AHA. Pedigree registry breeders can submit registry and transfer applications on a per-head fee basis established by the Board of Directors. Pedigree breeders choose to waive performance recording on their animals and, therefore, waive the production of expected progeny differences (EPDs) on their herd.
Performance registry: This participation level is structured and oriented to simplify the billing and reporting of performance testing herds. Registry and transfer fees are assessed at the same rate as for pedigree breeders. Performance registry breeders are also required to maintain an accurate and up-to-date female inventory, listing all females currently in their breeding herd with AHA. Performance registry breeders are required to annually report calving ease and weaning weight information on the produce of every female in the inventory. Additional measures including birth and yearling weights, as well as carcass traits, can be reported but are not required. EPDs will be printed on the certificate.
EPDs will only be reported on registered animals. Non-registered animals or genetic material will not be provided EPDs.
SECTION II: AHA RECORDS, RULES AND POLICY
Application for registration of your calves is a part of the record keeping requirement of Hereford cattle. Extra careful attention to detail in submitting applications for registration will save time for you and your Association. Be sure all information is supplied and that information is accurate and legible. Applying for registry of your calves when they are still young (four months or younger) is important, SINCE IT REDUCES THE RISK OF ERROR AND SAVES YOU BOTH TIME AND MONEY.
There is one basic form used by the Association for registration application. Breeders participating at the pedigree registry level should disregard the fields of information used to submit birth performance data. Reports generated from the processing of registration applications will be appropriate for the breeder’s level of participation.
Tattooing calves
Tattoos are a requirement for registry in the American Hereford Record. Hereford breeders were the first to adopt the ear tattoo as a requirement for registry.
A tattoo outfit consists of a pair of specially designed pliers with rows of digits numbered 0 to 9 and a bottle of India ink. Such equipment may be purchased from most livestock supply stores.
Select the desired number by rotating the digits in the ear marker. Before punching the animal’s ear, assure yourself that everything is in order by punching a piece of cardboard.
Next, restrain the calf’s head to prevent violent movement while applying the tattoo. Select a spot in the center of the ear and clean thoroughly with a cloth and rubbing alcohol. Avoid placing the tattoo over one of the ribs of the ear, but rather place the tattoo between the ribs of the ear. Place the ear between the jaws of the pliers with the numbers or letters on the inside of the ear. Close the pliers quickly and firmly, and then release. Use a finger or toothbrush to smear ink over the punctures made by the tattoo and rub thoroughly until ink is worked into each of the holes. Make a written record of the marks placed in the ear. It is strongly advised that breeders place the tattoo in both ears to enhance the chances that a complete tattoo identity can be established.
Herd Book of the American Hereford Association
Rule 1. OFFICIAL RECORD: The official record of the Association shall be the American Hereford Record. Such record shall be maintained in the AHA office.
Rule 2. HERD BOOK: Entries in the American Hereford Record shall contain the registration number, name, sex, tattoo, date of birth, name and registry number of the sire and dam and the name of the breeder.
SECTION III: REGISTRATIONS
Rule 1. PRIVILEGES OF REGISTRATION: Applications for entry will only be accepted from members. Non-members must become members in order to register an animal.
Rule 2. ELIGIBILITY: Except as otherwise provided herein and subject to compliance with all applicable requirements contained in these Rules, the following animals are eligible for entry in the American Hereford Record:
• A n animal born in the United States that is the progeny of parents, both of which are registered either in the American Hereford Record or in the herd book of another association that is a member of the World Hereford Council; or
• A n animal born outside of the United States that, as of the date that application for entry is made into the American Hereford Record, is registered in the herd book of another association that is a member of the World Hereford Council.
Any member seeking to register an animal where such registration is based upon that animal or another animal being registered in the herd book of another association that is a member of the World Hereford Council shall furnish to AHA evidence of such foreign registration as AHA shall require. An animal may be deceased at the date that application for entry is made into the American Hereford Record. A member seeking to register an animal that is registered in the herd book of another association that is a member of the World Hereford Council is not required to be the owner or former owner of that animal.
Rule 3. APPLICATION FOR ENTRY: Application for entry should be made on the official application form (FORM 1) or through an official AHA approved electronic software system.
Rule 4. AGE OF SIRE: There is no minimum or maximum age specified for a Hereford sire or his progeny to be eligible for entry. However, applications indicating the sire was less than nine months of age at time of service will be questioned for accuracy.
Rule 5. AGE OF DAM: There is no minimum or maximum age specified for a Hereford dam or her progeny to be eligible for entry. However, applications indicating that the dam was less than nine months of age at time of conception will be questioned for accuracy.
Rule 6. 283-DAY RULE: A calf born less than 283 days after the birth of its dam’s previous calf will be questioned. The breeder must then provide an explanation for the early delivery and a ruling will be made as to whether the entry will be allowed.
Rule 7. 21-DAY RULE: Females exposed to one bull must not be exposed to another bull in less than 21 days after such exposure. Avoiding double or multiple exposures will help provide positive identification of the service sire. Exposure to a second bull in less than 21 days might mean the correct service sire cannot be positively identified, requiring DNA typing of both sires, the dam and the calf.
Rule 8. DNA TYPING:
• A ll Hereford bulls born after Jan. 1, 2011, are required to be DNA typed at the official AHA DNA laboratory before their progeny can be registered.
• W henever the eligibility for registration of any animal is in doubt because of uncertain or unknown parentage, DNA typing by the Association shall be required.
Rule 9. MULTIPLE BIRTH: Twins or other multiple birth calves are eligible for registration. The application for registry, however, should specify such at birth.
Rule 10. TATTOO: Calves must be tattooed before application for registry is made. Each breeder may devise his own plan or system of
tattoo identification using either numbers or letters or a combination of both. Any marks other than numbers or letters, however, are not permitted — meaning brand marks, symbols, etc. cannot be used. Duplication of tattoos within your herd is strongly discouraged as tattoos are frequently used by breeders as a primary form of identification. Duplication can lead to much confusion for breeder and the Association office alike.
The tattoo in one ear shall be limited to a maximum of eight characters. If the tattoo should become illegible, the same marking shall be placed in a different area of the ear. No attempt shall be made to alter or over-imprint the old tattoo. The Association must be notified when an animal is retattooed.
Rule 11. NAMING HEREFORDS: It is the responsibility of the owner to select names for his cattle. The name must not be more than 30 spaces long, counting spaces between words. For example, PRINCE DOMINO ADVANCE JUNO 133 is exactly 30 spaces long. Brands, symbols and commas cannot be used. Avoid duplicating names as no two Herefords should be named the same. It is the breeder’s responsibility to avoid using names and prefixes that are being used by other breeders. Names should be appropriate for the gender of the animal, and it is recommended that names reflect the line of breeding where possible. Embryo transfer calves will carry the designation embryo transfer (ET) at the end of their name, accounting for three spaces.
The Association reserves the right to change the name assigned to an animal on an application for registry if the name submitted is deemed to be inappropriate.
Rule 12. CHANGING NAMES: The name of a Hereford may be changed, provided the animal has no registered offspring. The name may be changed only once in the lifetime of an animal. All owners must agree to the name change in the case of a partnership-owned animal. Letters must be submitted from the first and all current owners requesting the change of name along with the certificate and required fee.
Rule 13. JOINT OWNERSHIP (BREEDING INTEREST): No application for registration or transfer of an animal which shows more than four owners shall be accepted for entry in the American Hereford Record.
Rule 14. DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES: If original certificates are lost or destroyed, the owner may secure duplicates from the Association by providing the sex, registry number and tattoo of each animal. If the registry number is not available, the registration number of the dam, name of the person who registered the animal, and the sex, age and tattoo of the animal in question must be provided.
The fee for duplicate certificates for members and non-members is available from the AHA Records Department.
Rule 15. CORRECTION OF CERTIFICATES: It is recognized that occasionally errors are committed in registering cattle, and these should be corrected. If an error is discovered, it should be reported to the Association immediately and the incorrect certificate returned with a letter of explanation.
Corrections are made without charge if done within six months of the issue date or if the Association made the error. The fee for making corrections after the six-month period is available from the AHA Records Department.
Rule 16. ARTIFICIAL SERVICE: Calves may be registered that were produced through artificial insemination (AI) provided they comply with the rules governing AI as discussed in SECTION V: ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION.
Rule 17. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMBRYO TRANSPLANT CALVES: Registration of offspring resulting from embryo transplant (ET) shall be made on an Application for Registration (FORM 1). Certificates issued shall be designated by ET following the name of the calf. The name must be no longer than 30 characters long including the ET designation.
Registry of offspring resulting from ET may be implemented only after the following steps have been taken:
• DNA profile of sire and donor dam must be recorded with the Association. DNA profile kits are available from the Association. The names and registry numbers of the animals to be tissue sampled must be supplied.
• Non-Owner AI Certificates of Service must accompany the application for each calf when the sire is not in the same recorded ownership as the donor dam.
Rule 17A. NEW EMBRYO TRANSFER POLICY: For ET calves there will no longer be an ET certificate required for registration. The new requirement for registering an ET calf will be the reporting of the recovery date of the embryo at the time of registry. ET calves will be charged an additional $10 per head over and above the normal registry rate.
Rule 18: LEASING HEREFORDS: Herefords may be leased, provided a statement of lease is on file with the Association. If a lease statement is on file listing each animal being leased by name and registration number, the lessee can register calves sired by the bulls or produced by the cows as if he were the actual owner, provided there are no more than three owners already listed.
At the end of the lease period, unless extended, registration privileges revert back to the recorded owner.
In order to make this process more efficient and less confusing, the Association will adopt the following policies regarding leasing Hereford cattle:
• T he required information needed by the Association for leasing animals will be communicated using one consistent and common lease form to be used by all members wishing to participate in this type of practice. The lease form will contain only the required information for the Association’s needs and is to be used expressly for that intent. The lease form should not be construed as a binding agreement between the lessor and lessee. The Association shall in no way be involved in or assume liability for the lease, terms of the lease of registered Herefords, or the passage of legal rights thereto.
• A ll lease periods must include a beginning and ending date; no open-ended leases will be accepted.
• A ll animals involved in the lease shall be included on the lease form(s) by their registration number and name.
• T he lease form must be submitted by the lessor with his/ her signature.
• Should the lessor and lessee agree to extend the lease, documented notification will be required in the Association’s office should the birth dates of any calves being registered out of sire or dams involved in the lease not coincide with the time period of the lease.
• I f the lessor or lessee wishes to lease additional or different animals, then an additional lease form(s) should be completed with all required information and submitted by the lessor.
Rule 19. REGISTRATION OF HEREFORDS OVER TWO YEARS OF AGE: Application for registration of an animal received by the Association after two years from the date of birth shall be considered for registration only when accompanied by a written statement from the applicant setting forth the reason application was not submitted within the generally accepted registration period. These applications and required fees must be approved by the Board of Directors.
Rule 20. REGISTRATION FOR THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED PERSON: In the event of the death of one who normally would apply for registration of cattle, the Association requires there shall be filed in its office all documents necessary to prove the person requesting registration is legally authorized to do so.
Rule 21. REGISTRATION BY AFFIDAVIT: In case of neglect or refusal by the seller to register a calf sold at side of dam, registration may be approved by the Board of Directors on the basis of the facts
furnished to substantiate the claim.
Each affidavit must be accompanied by proof of a sale and payment in full of the purchase price and evidence of whether the dam’s breeding was natural or artificial.
Rule 22. REGISTRATION ACCURACY: Accurately kept private records are essential, and in any case where an application is regarded as questionable, the burden of the proof with regard to same shall belong to the applicant, who must sustain his claims by a preponderance of evidence.
Whenever the accuracy of data contained in an application to register an animal is challenged, the matter may be referred to the Board of Directors for investigation.
Rule 23. MISREPRESENTATION OR FRAUD: If an animal’s registration has been obtained through misrepresentation or fraud, or if the date of birth, tattoo number, sire, dam or service information or any other fact regarding the animal has been misrepresented, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee of the Board may take such actions and impose such sanctions as it deems necessary.
SECTION IV: OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER OF REGISTRATIONS
Rule 1. RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the seller of registered Herefords to execute properly the official transfer of ownership to the buyer. Every change of ownership of an animal used for breeding purposes must be recorded by official transfer on the American Hereford Record.
No entry on the face of the certificate of registry shall be made except in the office of the Association and any unauthorized entry shall render a certificate null and void, subject to issuance of a replacement certificate at an additional fee.
Rule 2. IDENTIFICATION: It shall be the duty of the seller, before offering a registered Hereford for sale or applying for transfer, to verify that the animal carries legible tattoo marks matching those entered on its certificate.
Rule 3. APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER: Application for transfer shall be made either electronically through AHA’s online service or in hard copy form on the reverse side of the registration certificate and signed by the seller or an authorized agent. The application should be legibly completed and must specify name and location of the buyer and date of delivery. For bred females, service information is also required.
Rule 4. COW WITH CALF AT SIDE: When a cow is transferred with a calf at side, the calf must first be registered in accordance with these rules (including Rule 5 of Section IV - FIRST OWNER AT REGISTRATION). Transfer of the registration of the calf shall then be separately recorded to the transferee in accordance with these rules. This is often referred to as a “transfer on entry.” (See backside of registration application.)
Rule 5. FIRST OWNER AT REGISTRATION. The first owner, as reflected in the Association’s records, upon the registration of an animal shall be as follows:
• for an animal that is neither an ET animal nor a clone animal, the first owner shall be the owner of the dam’s registration at the time of birth of such animal; or
• for either an ET animal or a clone animal, the first owner shall be the applicant for registration of such animal.
Any transfer of the registration to a subsequent owner shall be separately recorded in accordance with these rules.
Rule 6. TRANSFER BY AFFIDAVIT: In the event of neglect or refusal by the seller to apply for transfer of registration, transfer may be recorded if approved by a majority of the Board of Directors on the basis of the facts furnished to substantiate the claim. Each affidavit must be accompanied by proof of sale and payment in full of the purchase price of the animal.
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Rule 7. TRANSFERS CONSIGNED TO PUBLIC SALE: Sale managers or their representatives may fill in the buyer’s name on the application for transfer of animals consigned to public sales, and if authorized by the consignor, sign such transfers in his stead. Such applications must indicate the name of the sale manager or agent representing the consignor. Applications executed under this rule are subject to Rule 12 of this section.
Rule 8. TRANSFER FROM THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED
PERSON: In the event of the death of the owner of Hereford cattle, the Association requires that there should be filed in its office, documents showing the person requesting transfer is legally authorized and entitled to request such transfer. Applications executed under this rule are also subject to Rule 13 of this section.
Rule 9. TRANSFER OF EXPORTED ANIMALS: Application for transfer of an animal exported to another country shall be made with a regular Transfer Application.
Rule 10. RESPONSIBILITY OF LEGAL TITLE: A transfer of registration on the records of the American Hereford Association is not to be construed as the conveyance of legal title by the Association. The Association shall in no way be involved in or assume liability for the purchase, sale or terms of the sale of registered Herefords or the passage of legal title thereto.
Rule 11. JOINTLY OWNED ANIMALS: No animal shall be transferred to more than four owners of record at any one time. A “syndicate” or similar type entity consisting of one or more individuals, firms, etc., may be listed as one or more of the four designated owners of record.
Rule 12. MISREPRESENTATION OR FRAUD: If an animal’s registration has been transferred through misrepresentation or fraud, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee of the Board may take such actions and impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate as provided in Article IX of the Bylaws, including, without limitation, suspension of the animal’s registration and any registrations of descendants of such animal and refusals of the Association to receive subsequent application of any kind from any person implicated in the misrepresentation or fraud.
Rule 13. AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: A certificate of registry does not establish legal ownership of cattle but simply reflects the name in which cattle are registered on the books of the Association. The Association will usually make any requested change or transfer of cattle registration upon the presentation, to the Association, of the Registry Certificate covering the cattle and purporting to be signed with the name in which the Registry Certificate is issued. Due to the large number of transfers, it is impractical for the Association to verify signatures or require proof that the person signing the Registry Certificate and requesting change or transfer is in fact authorized to do so. Accordingly, a Registry Certificate should be kept in a safe place to insure against its falling into the hands of an unauthorized person who could then cause change or transfer of registration on the Association’s books and the issuance of a new Registry Certificate.
If the Association receives conflicting instructions regarding any change or transfer of registration, the Association will, unless restrained by appropriate court order, honor the request of the person presenting the appropriate Registry Certificate.
SECTION V: ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
Rule 1. DNA TESTING: Each bull used for artificial insemination (AI) breeding purposes, whether for non-owner breeding purposes or for in-herd breeding purposes, shall be DNA profiled as provided in Section VII and a record of such DNA profile shall be filed with the Association in order that any progeny sired by such bull through AI is eligible for registration.
Rule 2. AI BULL PERMITS: Any bull whose semen is used for AI purposes shall have an AI Bull Permit issued by the Association
prior to the registration of any progeny from such bull. This requirement is applicable to bulls whose semen is used for in-herd AI purposes and to bulls whose semen is used for non-owner AI purposes. In order for a bull whose semen is used for non-owner AI purposes to receive an AI Bull Permit, the DNA profile for such bull shall include parent verification, and such bull shall be tested for all known genetic abnormalities.
Rule 3. IN-HERD AI USE AND NON-OWNER AI USE: A Non-Owner AI Certificate of Service is not required to register the resulting progeny when both the sire and dam are in the same recorded ownership. When the sire and dam are not in the same recorded ownership, compliance with either Option A or B below is required for registration of the resulting progeny:
Option A (Non-Certificate AI Sire Program):
• T he bull siring such progeny may be a participant in the NonCertificate AI Sire Program. This Program allows the owner of such bull to sell semen without the need for a Non-Owner AI Certificate. Progeny born on or after December 1, 2006, are eligible for registration under this Program.
• I n order to be eligible for this Program, all of the recorded owners of such bull shall execute and deliver to the Association an enrollment form, in a form provided by the Association. In the event that such bull is owned by a syndicate, the designated representative of the syndicate shall execute and deliver to the Association such enrollment form.
• Once a bull is a participant in this Program, such bull shall not be eligible to participate in the procedure referred to in Option B below. The fee for a bull to participate in this Program shall be as established, from time to time, by the Association.
Option B (Traditional AI):
• T he member registering such progeny shall obtain a NonOwner AI Certificate from the owner of the AI Bull Permit for such bull for each progeny subject to registration. The NonOwner AI Certificate shall be submitted to the Association at the same time as the application for registration of such progeny is submitted to the Association.
• T he owner of the AI Bull Permit for such bull shall be obligated to supply a Non-Owner AI Certificate upon the request of the member registering such progeny. Such owner shall be entitled to purchase a Non-Owner AI Certificate from the Association for such fee as may be established, from time to time, by the Association.
Rule 4. DEATH OF BULL: Progeny sired by AI by a bull that is the subject of an AI Bull Permit shall be entitled to registration after the death of such bull upon the same terms and conditions as progeny sired by AI by such bull prior to the death of such bull.
Rule 5. LABELING OF SEMEN: Semen collected from a bull that is used for AI purposes shall be properly identified by the name and registration number for such bull. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any bull whose semen is used for AI purposes to require the person or entity collecting such semen to properly label such semen. Progeny sired by semen that is not properly labeled shall not be eligible for registration.
Rule 6. LIMITATIONS:
• T he Association may cancel the AI Bull Permit of any bull that has been satisfactorily documented as being a carrier of a gene that could produce a genetic defect in its progeny.
• T he Association may restrict or limit the number of NonOwner AI Certificates that may be issued for a particular bull if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the semen from such bull is being used so often as to cause material and irreparable damage to the breed’s genetic base. The judgment of the Board of Directors shall be based on such evidence as the Board of Directors, in its reasonable judgment, deems appropriate.
Rule 7. NON-OWNER AI CERTIFICATE ALLOCATION FOR A MULTI-OWNER BULL OR FOR A BULL OWNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY A SYNDICATE: Only an owner or co-owner of a bull for whom a AI Bull Permit has been issued is entitled to obtain a Non-Owner AI Certificate. Certificates will be issued on request to any recorded owner or co-owner. Contractual agreements regarding certificate privileges among co-owners are the responsibility of those co-owners. The Association will not be responsible for compliance with any such agreement.
I n the instance where a recorded owner of the bull is a syndicate, it is the responsibility of the syndicate’s designated representative to handle the distribution of Non-Owner AI Certificates. Those individual members of the syndicate that are not otherwise reflected as one of the four recorded owners of record of such bull will be required to obtain Non-Owner AI Certificates from a recorded owner in order to register progeny of such bull.
The Association will provide a service whereby a member of the Association can participate in a “Breeding Share Agreement” for bulls. When members participate in a “Breeding Share Agreement,” they can be individually invoiced for Non-Owner AI Certificates when progeny are registered.
Rule 8. SEMEN DONATIONS TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: The Association will make Non-Owner AI Certificates available for use by colleges or universities when a breeder makes a donation of semen from a bull that is the subject of an AI Bull Permit. A Non-Owner AI Certificate will be issued to the college or university at no cost to the breeder. The following rules must be complied with:
• T he semen must be a donation to the college or university.
• T he breeder must apply for the Non-Owner AI Certificates in the form of a letter to the Association indicating the institution to which the semen donation is made.
• T he bull must qualify under the current rules for Non-Owner AI Certificates.
• T he certificates and semen must be used by the institution that received the donation. Applications for registry from any other party will not be accepted.
• Upon approval by the Association, a Non-Owner AI Certificate will be issued directly to the college or university.
Rule 9. LIABILITY: The issuance of Non-Owner AI Certificates by the Association should in no way be construed as guaranteeing conception or that the resulting progeny shall be eligible for registration. There shall be no refunding of fees paid to the Association for a Non-Owner AI Certificate.
SECTION VI: REGISTRATION OF AN IMPORTED ANIMAL OR AN ANIMAL BORN FROM AN IMPORTED EMBRYO
Rule 1. REGISTRATION OF CALF IMPORTED IN DAM: If a dam was bred prior to importation and the record of service does not appear on the documentation provided to AHA with respect to such dam by another association that is a member of the World Hereford Council, the member seeking to register the resulting progeny shall provide to AHA from the owner of the sire on the date of service such information regarding such service as AHA shall require.
When the imported dam was bred prior to importation by AI from a bull not registered in the American Hereford Record, the member seeking to register the resulting progeny shall provide to AHA the DNA profile of such service sire from the official lab of the association that is a member of the World Hereford Council where such service sire is registered.
When, prior to the importation of a dam, such dam was bred by AI from a bull that is registered in the American Hereford Record and where no semen interest is owned by the breeder in the exporting country, the registration of the resulting progeny shall be
subject to compliance with all of the requirements of Section V of the Rules.
Rule 2. REGISTRATION OF CALF IMPORTED AT SIDE:
Registration of a calf imported at side of its dam shall be subject to the same requirements for registration as an animal that is not born in the United States.
Rule 3. REGISTRATION OF AN ANIMAL SIRED BY A SEMEN INTEREST IN A BULL DOMICILED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY: Where a member seeks to register an animal that was sired by AI with semen from a bull domiciled in a foreign country, the bull shall be registered in the American Hereford Record and shall be subject to the same requirements for the use of its semen as a bull that is domiciled in the United States; provided that DNA testing for such bull shall be provided by the official lab of the association that is a member of the World Hereford Council where such bull is registered.
Rule 4. REGISTRATION OF AN ANIMAL RESULTING FROM AN EMBRYO IMPORTED FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY:
To register an animal resulting from ET with an embryo imported from a foreign country, the animal shall be subject to the same requirements for registration as an animal that is born in the United States by means of ET.
SECTION VII: DNA TESTING
Rule 1. DNA TESTING: Over a period of years a vast amount of technical information has become available, and DNA testing is now a useful tool for the Association’s members.
Applying for the DNA profile of an animal requires a request to the Association for a DNA profile kit for each animal to be tested. The request must include the name and any registry number of the animal to be tested.
The kit will contain all the necessary instructions for securing a DNA sample and the shipping instructions to send the sample to the Association’s designated laboratory.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in these Rules, whenever a DNA profile of an animal is required or permitted under these Rules, such DNA profile shall include all components of a DNA profile then capable of being provided by the Association’s designated laboratory, including, but not limited to, parent verification, genetic abnormalities, and genomic enhanced EPDs.
Rule 2. REQUIRED DNA TESTING:
A. The Association may require that any animal that has been registered to be subjected to a DNA profile by the Association’s designated laboratory.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors or the Executive Vice President may require that a DNA profile be made, by the Association’s designated laboratory, of any animal that has been alleged to have been incorrectly registered or any animal for which tissue analysis is otherwise deemed advisable.
It shall be the duty of the owner of record of any animal in question and the owner of record of the purported sire and dam to afford the Association or its representatives reasonable opportunity to secure DNA samples from the animals involved in any investigation.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is empowered to determine who shall pay the costs of any investigation, including laboratory fees incurred under the provisions of this rule.
B. Prior to the filing of an application for registration of any animal with respect to which a DNA profile is not on file with the Association, the Association may require the owner of said animal, at the owner’s cost, to provide a DNA sample for such animal to the Association’s designated laboratory and to authorize such designated laboratory to provide a DNA profile for such animal to the Association.
At any Hereford competition, the owner of any animal that wins such competition shall, promptly after the announcement that such animal has won such competition, permit the Association to secure a DNA sample from such animal and authorize the Association to obtain a DNA profile of such animal from the Association’s designated laboratory.
C. If at any time the Association is in possession of two (2) or more DNA profiles allegedly from the same animal that do not match including the winner in any Hereford competition, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee may require the Executive Vice President to undertake such investigation as the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee deems appropriate, and upon the conclusion of such investigation, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee may take such actions and impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate as provided in Article XI of the Bylaws, including without limitation the forfeiture of any prizes including any monetary awards or ribbons awarded to such animal at such competition, the suspension of the owner’s membership, or the revocation of the owner’s membership.
Any such investigation may include requiring any owner to permit the Association to secure another DNA sample from such animal and authorize the Association to obtain a DNA profile of such animal from the Association’s designated laboratory.
Rule 3. REFUSAL: If the owner of record shall refuse reasonable opportunity to the Association or its designated agents to secure DNA samples as set forth in Rule 2 of this Section, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee may take such actions and impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate as provided in Article XI of the Bylaws, including without limitation the suspension of the registration of the animal in question.
Rule 4. NON-REGISTERED ANIMALS: The Association may collect and maintain DNA profiles on animals other than registered animals. The Association may, from time to time, compare the DNA profiles of registered animals and the DNA profiles of animals with respect to which applications for registration have been submitted with the DNA profiles of non-registered animals. The Association may deny registration to, or revoke the registration of, any animal based on this comparison.
SECTION VIII: CLONING
Rule 1. REGISTRATION OF CLONES. Except as otherwise provided herein, and subject to compliance with all applicable requirements contained in these Rules, an animal that is produced through cloning may be registered. Registration shall be requested via a special application form provided by the Association and with payment of the regular registration fee, plus an additional clone registration fee as determined by the Association.
Rule 2: DONOR ANIMAL . The donor animal of the resulting clone animal must be a registered animal recorded in the American Hereford Record and must be DNA profiled as provided in Section VII with a record of such DNA profile filed with the Association. The DNA profile for such donor animal shall include parent verification, and such donor animal shall be tested for all known genetic abnormalities.
Rule 3: BREEDER. The breeder identified on the registration certificate of the donor animal shall be identified as the breeder on the registration certificate of the resulting clone animal.
Rule 4. FIRST OWNER AT REGISTRATION. The first owner, as reflected in the Association’s records, of the registration of the clone animal shall be determined in accordance with Rule 5 of Section IV.
Rule 5. DNA PROFILING . DNA profiling of the clone animal is required and the DNA profile of the clone animal must match the DNA profile of the donor animal to confirm that it is a clone. DNA profiling may also be required by the Association of the surrogate dam.
Rule 6. DEATH OF DONOR ANIMALS. Progeny that is produced through cloning after the death of the donor animal shall be eligible for registration upon the same terms and conditions as progeny produced through cloning prior to the death of said donor animal.
Rule 7. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES. Any registration certificate issued for a resulting clone animal shall be designated by “CL” following the name of the animal. The name must be no longer than 30 spaces long including the CL designation. The registration number of the donor animal shall also be stated on the registration certificate of the resulting clone animal.
Rule 8. RIGHTS IN MATERIALS, ANIMALS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Nothing set forth herein or included on any registration certificates or other Association records should be construed as an indication that the Association takes any position as to the ownership or intellectual property rights of any party in and/or to genetic or other biological materials obtained from donor animals or resulting from cloning procedures. Any party transferring or otherwise disposing of, and any party purchasing or otherwise acquiring, genetic or other biological materials or animals, and any party otherwise involved in cloning activities, should take appropriate action (including due diligence) to ensure that all rights needed or desired in relation to such materials, animals and activities have been secured and that all actions in relation to such materials, animals and activities do not infringe or otherwise violate the rights of others.
Rule 9. BREEDING VALUES. Initial expected progeny differences (EPDs) generated from National Cattle Evaluation for a resulting clone animal shall be the same values as the donor animal. All data of future progeny from a resulting clone animal will be pooled with the donor progeny data for genetic evaluation.
SECTION IX: GENOME EDITING
Rule 1. RESTRICTIONS ON REGISTRATION. Except as otherwise provided herein, and subject to compliance with all applicable requirements contained in these Rules, an animal that has an intentional genomic alteration (IGA) produced by genome editing may be registered subject to the following pre-approval and eligibility requirements:
• Prior to implementing the IGA in the animal, preliminary approval of the IGA shall be requested via a special IGA pre-approval application form provided by the Association and with payment of an IGA pre-approval request fee as determined by the Association. The member applying for pre-approval must provide documentation describing the IGA to be introduced and the expected functional difference that the IGA will create in the genome-edited animal. The Board of Directors in its sole discretion may grant or withhold preapproval, taking into consideration the impact of introducing the IGA into the Hereford population, informed by scientific and industry standards and practices at the time the application for pre-approval is reviewed; and
• Eligibility for registration is restricted to those animals possessing an IGA that has been appropriately reviewed and approved by the applicable regulatory agency — currently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Rule 2. REGISTRATION. Registration for a genome-edited animal shall be requested via a special application form provided by the Association and with payment of the regular registration fee, plus an additional IGA registration fee as determined by the Association.
Rule 3. DNA PROFILING AND CONFIRMATION OF EDIT.
To be registered, the genome-edited animal must be DNA profiled as provided in Section VII and with a record of such DNA profile filed with the Association. The DNA profile for such genome-edited animal shall include parent verification. In addition, the genomeedited animal must be genome sequenced to confirm the intended
edit has occurred. A record of such genome sequencing and confirmation shall be filed with the Association.
Rule 4. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES. A registration certificate issued for a genome-edited animal shall be designated by “PB” (Precision Breeding) following the name of the animal. The name must be no longer than 30 spaces long including the PB designation.
Rule 5:
RIGHTS IN MATERIALS, ANIMALS AND
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Nothing set forth herein or included on any registration certificates or other Association records should be construed as an indication that the Association takes any position as to the ownership or intellectual property rights of any party in and to genetic or other biological materials used in or resulting from genome-editing activities. Any party transferring or otherwise disposing of, and any party purchasing or otherwise acquiring, genetic or other biological materials or animals, and any party otherwise involved in genome-editing activities, should take appropriate action (including due diligence) to ensure that all rights needed or desired in relation to such materials, animals and activities have been secured and that all actions in relation to such materials, animals and activities do not infringe or otherwise violate the rights of others.
SECTION X: GENETIC DEFECT POLICY
Procedures for collecting abnormality data and reporting the information to the AHA membership:
Physical and functional abnormalities are present in all breeds of cattle. In order to monitor abnormalities in Hereford cattle, the American Hereford Association requests the collection of abnormality information from AHA members on a voluntary basis.
Specialist Dr. David Steffen, veterinarian for the University of Nebraska Veterinary and Biomedical Science Department, has worked closely with many breeds in the area of genetic abnormalities. The AHA will be working with him to diagnose abnormalities as being genetic or non-genetic in origin.
Not all abnormalities are genetic in origin. Some defects can be attributed to sickness or nutrition. Dr. Steffen works to determine the root cause of the defect.
All AHA members are invited to read the procedures for reporting genetic abnormalities.
A. Reporting Physical Abnormalities to AHA
Any AHA member who becomes aware of a possible physical or functional abnormality in an AHA-registered animal shall immediately notify the AHA Director of Breed Improvement at 816-842-3757.
Upon receiving notification of a possible physical functional abnormality, the AHA Records Department will take the following steps to confirm the abnormality and determine if it is genetic in origin:
• Provide the member with an abnormality report form, which the member shall promptly complete and return to the AHA;
• Provide the member with instructions for collecting and submitting for analysis, as deemed appropriate, blood and tissue samples from the animal in question.
The reporting member shall promptly comply with all AHA instructions regarding the gathering and submission of tissue and blood samples.
B. AHA Genetic Consultant
The AHA will refer confirmed physical abnormalities to a genetic consultant for analysis. The genetic consultant shall be chosen by the AHA Board. Currently the genetic consultant is David Steffen, DVM Ph.D., from the University of Nebraska. The AHA genetic consultant is responsible for determining if sufficient evidence exists to establish a definite cause of a particular physical abnormality. All
AHA members shall cooperate fully in any investigation necessary to such determination. The genetic consultant will advise the Board of diagnostic criteria for established genetic diseases and will evaluate evidence to determine if diagnostic criteria are met. Dr. Steffen will perform these evaluations as a pathologist for the Nebraska University Diagnostic Center.
C. Notification to Owners of Affected Animals and Owners of Parents of Affected Animals
Once a physical abnormality has been confirmed and parentage has been verified, all owners of record of the abnormal animal and owners of record of the parents of the abnormal animal will receive the following information from the AHA:
• A description of the physical abnormality in question.
• T he recorded sire and dam of the abnormal animal.
• W hether as a preliminary matter the abnormality appears to be genetic in origin.
• I f the abnormality appears to be genetic, what steps are planned to determine whether the parents of the abnormal animal are carriers of the physical abnormality.
D. Notification to AHA Membership
Upon confirmation that an AHA-registered animal has either (i) produced a sufficient number of abnormal progeny (at least two confirmed, parent-identified cases) such that there is a high likelihood that such animal is a carrier of a genetic defect, or (ii) been the subject of positive DNA test (See Section E) that indicates that such animal is a carrier of a genetic defect, the AHA will immediately notify the owners of record of the confirmed carrier, by first-class mail, of the AHA’s intent to designate their animal as a confirmed carrier of a genetic defect. In addition, the AHA will immediately add a special code to the animal’s registration to indicate this fact. An animal that has been designated as a confirmed carrier of a genetic abnormality shall be immediately placed on a confirmed carrier list, which will be disseminated on the AHA website and which will be available upon request.
Any AHA member who may be aggrieved by the AHA’s designation of a particular animal as a confirmed carrier of a genetic defect may file a complaint with the AHA Executive Committee within thirty (30) days after the mailing of the notice. The filing of such a complaint will not stay the confirmed carrier designation. The complaint shall be heard and disposed of by the Executive Committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article XI of AHA’s Bylaws. In the event that a complaint has not been filed within thirty (30) days after the mailing of the notice, the confirmed carrier designation will become final.
In the event that the complaint results in a final unappealable determination that the subject animal is not a confirmed carrier of a genetic defect, AHA will immediately remove the special code from the animal’s registration. In addition, such animal shall be immediately removed from the confirmed carrier list.
In the event that an AHA registered animal has an unbroken pedigree link to a confirmed carrier of a genetic defect and such animal has not been the subject of a negative DNA test that is conducted pursuant to Section E below and that conclusively indicates that such animal is not a carrier of a genetic defect, AHA shall immediately add a special code to such animal’s registration to indicate this fact.
In the event that the complaint results in a final unappealable determination that the subject animal is not a potential carrier of a genetic defect, AHA will immediately remove the special code from such animal’s registration. The results of a DNA test that is conducted pursuant to Section E below and that conclusively indicates that the subject animal is not a carrier of a genetic defect shall constitute conclusive evidence that the subject animal is not a potential carrier of a genetic defect.
E. DNA Genetic Abnormality Testing
In the case the AHA identifies a gene marker test for a genetic abnormality, animals may be tested to determine carrier status by an AHA approved laboratory. If breeders wish to officially confirm an animal free of a genetic abnormality and designate it as such on the animal’s pedigree, then the following guidelines must be met:
• T he breeder must request the DNA test kit from the AHA
Records Department.
• T he results of the test must be returned directly to AHA from the official lab.
F. Classification of Genetic Abnormalities
The AHA currently recognizes the following physical abnormalities that have been confirmed by its genetic consultant to be genetic in origin under certain circumstances:
• C LASS I (LETHAL)
Snorter Dwarfism
Maple Syrup Urine Disease (Neuraxial Edema)
Internal Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Epilepsy (IE)
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (MD)
• C LASS II (NON-LETHAL)
Hypotrichosis
Dermoid
Alopecia/Dyserythropoiesis
Color Dilutor
Delayed Blindness
G. Description of Defects
• C LASS I (LETHAL)
Snorter Dwarfism
– Symptoms: Undersized, short-legged, short-bodied animal, usually potbellied with noisy breathing. Several different types include a broad-headed, bulging forehead and a long- and mature-headed kind. X-ray of 10-day-old dwarfs may show abnormal lumbar vertebrae. Most cases are simple autosomal recessive; some forms are incomplete dominance.
– Confirmation: Pathologic exam
Maple Syrup Urine Disease (Neuraxial Edema)
– Symptoms: Calves will be of normal size at birth. May not be able to get up or lift head. A sudden touch or loud noise may cause a vigorous extension of the legs and neck. Contraction (muscle spasms) may last one or two minutes and can be made to reappear. Simple autosomal recessive.
– Confirmation: Histopath of nervous tissue or biochemical test
Internal Hydrocephalus (water head)
– Symptoms: Excess fluid is present in the brain which may result in a bulging forehead. Calves are usually born dead or die shortly after birth. Some cases may be environmental. Needs careful diagnosis. Simple autosomal recessive.
– Confirmation: Gross pathologic exam
Idiopathic Epilepsy (IE)
– Symptoms: Age of onset (occurrence of the first seizure) can be variable, ranging from birth to several months of age. Occurrence and persistence of seizures may be influenced by environmental stressors such as temperature extremes (e.g., extreme cold during calving) or increased physical activity (e.g., processing at vaccination or weaning). Upon initial onset of seizure episodes, individuals will typically lie on their side with all limbs extended in a rigid state. Manual flexing of the limbs is possible, but return to the extended position occurs after release. Seizure episodes may last from several minutes to more than an hour.
Autosomal recessive.
– No anatomic abnormalities or histologic lesions detected.
– Confirmation: AHA approved expert
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (MD)
– Symptoms: The anatomic features overlap with a variety of other facial defects and can include cleft palate, brachygnathia (short jaw) and camplygnathia (crooked jaw or face). These are variably present in affected calves and are sometimes dramatic. The unique and consistent hallmarks of the condition include unusual bilateral skin tags just behind the corner of the mouth. These tags are attached to an unusual bone formation. There may be additional skin tags near and/or below the ears. A ridge of Meckel’s cartilage, a structure usually present only during embryonic development, is retained in these calves and attaches to the skin tag. This cartilage is encased in bone as it is followed from the skin tag toward the base of the ear. This bone attaches specifically to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (just above the articulation of the jaw). The calves’ ears are sometimes slightly small and floppy. Muscles of the jaw are underdeveloped, and calves may have an elongate oral opening appearing as an exaggerated smile. The nursing reflex is present, but nursing is not vigorous. Calves with the additional cleft palate, severely shortened or crooked jaws are debilitated in ability to nurse. Calves with the defect are live born but are not able to thrive.
• C LASS II (NON-LETHAL)
Hypotrichosis (hairlessness)
– Symptoms: Partial to almost complete lack of hair. Affected calves are often born with very short, fine, kinky hair that may fall out, leaving bare spots or areas particularly susceptible to rubbing. The condition may vary in expression as the animal matures and is usually less noticeable in older animals. The haircoat color will sometimes appear “frosted” or “silverish.” Tail switch may be underdeveloped. Simple autosomal recessive.
– Symptoms: Skin-like masses of tissue occur on the eye or eyelid. Animals may become partially or completely blind. Polygenic inheritance.
– Confirmation: Clinical diagnosis with photos or biopsy
Alopecia/Anemia, Dyserythropoiesis
– Symptoms: Short, curly hair, hair loss on neck and shoulder. Progressive generalized hair loss. White areas appear dirty and calves are anemic.
– Confirmation: Blood test for anemia plus skin biopsy
Color Dilutor
– Symptoms: Carrier Hereford bulls or females when mated to black cattle can produce offspring with a haircoat that is gray, smokey or chocolate color.
– Confirmation: Clinical diagnosis with photos
Delayed Blindness
– Symptoms: Initial clinical signs may include the animal having difficulty navigating their surroundings, bumping into stationary objects, and slowly navigating unfamiliar terrain. These cattle will also lack a menace response (reaction to something being moved toward the eye). Delayed Blindness is caused by retinal degeneration within the eye. Cattle affected by Delayed Blindness are not born blind but vision loss is noticeable near or just after one year of age.
– Confirmation: A detailed ophthalmologic evaluation of the retina in the back of the eye
H. Lethal vs. Non-Lethal
A lethal genetic abnormality is a genetic abnormality which usually results in death of the animal or production of the animal is significantly impaired causing major economic loss.
Non-lethal abnormalities do not cause death, nor do they significantly affect production or commercial profitability. Nonlethals may, however, cause economic loss to seedstock producers.
I. Breeding to Avoid Abnormalities
Breeders that may have a problem with a simple recessive abnormality can make use of available DNA-based diagnostic tests or implement mating systems designed to reduce the frequency of the abnormal gene in their herds and the breed. Where a DNA-based test is available, breeders can directly test animals for the presence of a specific mutation causing the disease. Animals confirmed to be carriers should be used cautiously, and serious consideration should be given to their removal from the seedstock breeding herd. However, breeders should guard against carelessly throwing away good genetics because a sire or dam is a carrier unless that animal’s good characteristics remain available in the breed from another source. In the absence of a DNA-based test, mating systems should rely on the use of bulls known not to have produced affected calves. Sons of carrier animals can be used if they have been tested free of the abnormality through a series of special test matings. Mating a bull to seven affected females, 17 carrier cows or 35 of his own daughters with no abnormal offspring provides three ways to test for
the presence of a recessive gene. With specific regard to non-lethal abnormalities, each breeder must assess the potential economic impact the abnormality may have on his operation.
J. Predicted Outcome of Certain Matings Using Hypotrichosis as an Example
Hypotrichosis (non-lethal) results from homozygosity of a simple autosomal recessive gene. This means that both parents must possess the hypotrichosis gene in order to produce an affected calf. Approximately 25% of the calves resulting from the mating of two carrier animals will be affected, while 50% will be normal appearing but carriers of hypotrichosis, and the remaining 25% will be normal and non-carriers. Possible matings and the predicted outcomes are shown in the table below:
1hh-affected
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OCTOBER 18–22, 2025 Manhattan,
l HERD CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 2
A proven sire that is leaving his mark in our herd.
Smokey’s calving ease-to-growth spread is incredible!
Always a selection of top bulls and females for sale. Exciting group of calves are on the ground. Visitors are always welcome!
Fantastic combination of fertility, udder quality and carcass!
AHA 44188539 • DOB 4/8/20 • Horned {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
NJW 73S 980 HUTTON 109Z ET
CRR HELTON 980 {SOD} BR HUTTON 4030ET
BR CSF BRIELLE 8052 ET
OAK OUTCROSS 18U {SOD,CHB}
GABRIELLE 5082
FUSION 3S {SOD} BR BELLE 4082 ET
CSF BRIELLE 8052 ET
• Maternal brother to Belle Air.
BR GKB WINCHESTER 1314
AHA 44300997 • DOB 9/19/21 • Horned
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
S : BR Belle Air E133 ET
D : BR Anastasia E117 ET Owned with GKB, Express Ranches, Curry Herefords, Colyer
60D MALLORY 15M
BR SOONER {CHB} BR GABRIELLE 5082
• Owned with Edwards Ranch, GKB Cattle, Ryon Cox and Running P Cattle Co.
BR GKB EVEREST H 018 ET
AHA P44122412 • DOB 1/20/20 • Homozygous Polled {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {SOD}
CRR 719 CATAPULT 109 {SOD}
CRR 4037 ECLIPSE 808
UPS TCC NITRO 1ET {SOD}
DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}
KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122
THM DURANGO 4037 {SOD}
CRR 420 ECLIPSE 688
GH NEON 17N {SOD,CHB}
BR ANASTASIA 3023 ET LCC TWO TIMIN 438 ET
BR ABIGAIL 8130 ET
• Direct son of Anastasia.
• Owned with GKB Cattle
BR BELLE AIR 6011 {CHB}
AHA 43724674 • DOB 2/3/16 • Horned
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBF}
S : Bar S LHF 028 240
D : BR Belle 4082 ET Owned with Colyer Herefords and Bill King
Brett Barber (806) 681-2457
Justin Barber (806) 681-5528
DM BR SOONER {CHB}
BR GABRIELLE 5082
LOEWEN GENESIS G16 ET {CHB}
AHA P43987463 • DOB 1/17/19 • Hom. Polled
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
S : NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET
D : Loewen 77 48 Miss 344N 4RB42ET Owned with Express Ranches, Colyer Herefords, Bill King
Look for their progeny in our upcoming sales:
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2024
Annual Bull Sale, San Saba, TX
SATURDAY, DEC. 14, 2024
Dale & Mary Barber office@barberranch.com 10175 FM 3138, Channing, TX 79018 barberranch.com
GKB & Barber Female Sale, Desdemona, TX Ranch located 60 miles northwest of Amarillo. Visitors always welcome!
4134 County Hwy. 30
AL 35980 Glynn Debter
Debter
H H ADVANCE 6248D ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} H H ADVANCE 4082B ET {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
HH ADVANCE 8059F ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} H H MISS ADVANCE 6033S ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
4 3897484 C L1 DOMINETTE 148Y {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} C L 1 DOMINO 9125W 1ET {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} C L 1 DOMINETTE 7136T 1ET {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
H H ADVANCE 6250D ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} H H ADVANCE 3297A ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
3281892
HURCHILL LADY 811U {DLF,HYF,IEF} C L 1 DOMINO 648S {SOD}{DLF,IEF} C HURCHILL LADY 693S
Our pick of the bulls in the 2023 Churchill sale. We have been looking for
JC L1 Star Domino M8086 206K
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} 44447490 ∫ Calved: 9/12/2022 ∫ Tattoo: BE 206K
S 1045 ADVANCE 3575N {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
H ADVANCE 1045L {CHB}{DLF,IEF} STARDANCE M8086 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} D S 6805 MS TROY 8605 {DLF,HYF,IEF} 4 3989449 C HURCHILL LADY 284Z ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} C HURCHILL SENSATION 028X {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF} C HURCHILL LADY 6109S ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} H L1 DOMINO 3053 ET {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} C L 1 DOMINO 955W {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} JC L1 LADY 3053 525C {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} H H MISS ADVANCE 5139R ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 4 3655530 -S LADY ADVANCE R98 U104 H H ADVANCE 5061R ET {DLF,IEF} -S M326 LADY ADV 176L R98 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
206K is the best bull that we have raised. We think his progeny will outperform many of the AI sires available today. He offers a nice EPD profile and is top 1% on MARB, CW and CHB. We have nominated him for the young sire testing program. His first calves are due this fall.
Adaptive grazing techniques enable our cattle to renew the soil and regenerate the land as they raise their calves and finish as steers on forage, without grain. DWF Beef is marketed direct to local customers, who appreciate the extra Vitamin E, Beta Carotene, CLA, and Omega 3 fatty acids that grass-finished beef supplies. DWF bulls sell mostly to commercial cattlemen who want soundness, longevity, calving ease, maternal ability, and ease of marbling on pasture. The economic results? 20 years of better farm profitability.
Bobby and Brenda Wells
Breeding Polled Herefords for more than half a century.
David and Paula Parker
129 Banks Rd. Bradyville, TN 37026
615-765-5359
615-765-7260 Fax
David cell 615-464-7008
dplp@dtccom.net www.dkmfarms.com
Jody Standley
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jodystandley@gmail.com
Kim Prestwood 828-320-7317
84 Austin Farm Lane Clayton, NC 27520
439 Flatwoods Frozen Camp Rd. Corbin, KY 40701
606-344-0417 cell wells_farm@yahoo.com
Kevin, Angela, Kenlea and Kyler Murray 606-682-8143 cell
Matthew Murphy
770-778-3367
3432 Red Bud Rd. N.E. Calhoun, GA 30701
Keene Murphy 770-355-2192
Danny Miller
4850 Caldwell Ridge Rd. Knifley, KY 42753
270-465-6984
jmsfarm@msn.com www.jmspolledherefords.com
FORREST POLLED HEREFORDS
101-103 N. Main St. Saluda, SC 29138
Earl B. Forrest 864-445-2387
864-445-7080 Office
864-445-3707 Fax
Brad Forrest 864-445-7633
Herd Certified and Accredited
Ben, Jane, Lincoln Clifford Noah and Shelby Wright 3459 KY Hwy. 1284 E. Cynthiana, KY 41031
Ben 859-421-7902
Lincoln 859-954-0102
565 Candy Meadow Farm Rd. Lexington, TN 38351
Rob Helms 731-968-9977 rhelmscmf@netease.net
Randy or Steve Helms 731-968-2012
Heath Helms 731-614-3979 Fax 731-967-1445
328 Fowken Farm Rd. Jonesville, SC 29353
Norris Fowler 864-219-0182
nrfowler@brecwb.com
Rogers Fowler 864-426-3281
Greg Fowler 864-426-7337 Cell
Jon Ray
75 Salem Ridge Rd. Brooksville, KY 41004
606-782-1737
Raising Herefords for the past 62 years fowkenfarm.com
jhrmhr2@yahoo.com
Clifford Hereford Farms
Raising registered Herefords in Nebraska’s Sandhills for 117+ years.
Focused on economic traits that provide profit in your cattle business.
A sincere thank you to our customers, long time and new, and a welcome if you have not yet used a Ridder Bull or Heifer.
Annual Bull & Heifer Sale JANUARY 30, 2025
At the ranch – 7 miles northwest of Callaway, Nebraska
Nothing works like a Hereford … in the pasture, at the feedlot, on the table.
David cell 765-366-0295 davidandjilld@aol.com www.ableacrescattle.com G ary Greenwood dV M
765-585-1105 casey.hampton@me.com
3013 W. State Rd. 38 West Lebanon, IN 47991
Kottkamp Family
2261 E. U.S. Hwy. 40 Clayton, IN 46118 Dale 317-752-7523 Dylan 317-752-3267 kottkampcattle@gmail.com
ccowles@hereford.org
r Ou Newest Herd sire!
Stepping into Sustainability
Words People Use
Partisanship in sustainability.
Say the word “climate,” and you’ll get very different results, largely depending on to whom you speak. Some folks will assume you’re talking about the type of temperature in an area. “What’s the climate like in Wyoming this time of year?” Other people will guess that you’re referencing the comfort of an indoor space. “How do we keep the climate at 72 degrees in this office?” Certainly, there are people who think you’re talking about the weather. “The climate in Indiana is often beautiful with low humidity during June.” You might even offend some people by simply using the word. Or some may assume they know your voting record because you’ve uttered the word: “That’s a topic for left-wing people who are of only one political party.” But you may make fast friends with others and be seen as a better human for saying it: “If you’re into climate, you must practice sustainability and care about the planet more than other people do.”
Interestingly, some people quickly indicate they believe climate now is synonymous with “crisis” while others swear that they don’t believe in climate (change, that is), but take offense to being called a “climate change denier.”
Rather than a neutral term, just saying “climate” these days often puts you at risk of immediate categorization by who is listening. Some want to jump into a long conversation about the topic and express their views, while others will look uncomfortable and find any excuse to change the subject or leave the conversation.
All of this over a word that describes the environment that we inhabit.
Getting past politics
The real reason you get so many different reactions (and definitions) about the same word is that it’s become politicized. Frankly, that’s too bad, and it’s not at all helpful. Besides, why should one word be deemed negative or “belonging” to one set of factions when, as you just read, it has many different uses and associations?
In this increasingly political 2024 season, can we even have a nonpartisan conversation about climate?
I’m not certain, but what I do know is that it’s crucial for those in the beef industry to reclaim the term “climate” from its commonly perceived one-sided, politically charged agenda. While investigating this issue, it has become clear that many people feel overwhelmed by the frequency with which climate change is discussed, and they believe it is being forced upon them. Nonetheless, the increased attention has prompted individuals in our industries to reflect on their work and recognize that they have already implemented a variety of climate-positive practices that benefit their businesses and land. We need to begin by discussing what we have already accomplished and not be afraid to do so.
To start, focus on sustainability. If the term “climate” (or “climate change”) is still too heavy or politically charged for your family or customers, begin with sustainability, with which you are likely familiar. Sustainability is a significant aspect of the broader climate conversation and encompasses a range of choices that farms and ranches have implemented, such as:
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• A practice change, like implementing cover crops or rotational grazing
• An energy savings effort or energy efficiency improvement
• A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through improving the process of manufacturing or transport or even the diets of beef cows
• Addition of renewable energy
• Enhancing the health of the landscape, including improving the soil or the business’s community or local footprint
So, where does that leave us?
We know engaging in the climate conversation is a critical issue that cannot be ignored by those in agriculture. It is essential to reclaim the word “climate” and create a nonpartisan dialogue around this topic.
Editor’s Note: Readers of Hereford World know Sarah Beth Aubrey as the long-time author of ACT’s Playbook. She takes on the rapidly evolving arena of sustainability with this new column. As Aubrey explains, “We’ll cover definitions, concepts and ideas. We’ll explore what’s current and what we in the beef industry have known about sustainability all along. We’ll do a little cussing and discussing, too. Bottom line, we know our business and we know we’re the best at what we do. It’s time to step into sustainability and tell our story.”
Garritt 715-586-0033
Michael 715-533-3370
Ryan, Tiff and Andrew Timm 507-433-1183
cmboettcher@centurytel.net www.brookviewacres.com
mklplivestock2020@gmail.com Joe and Amy Starr & Family E5198 N. Water Dr. Manawa, WI 54949
mgmpolledherefords.com
Six Generations of MERRY Polled Hereford Breeders –Spanning 117 Years
Narrows Creek Farm Loganville, WI 53943 608-415-7511
iknuth@knuthconcreteandconstruction.com
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From the Field
New Arrivals
Aaron and Tatian Friedt, Mott, N.D., welcome son, Cannon William Friedt. Born April 11, he weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. The American Hereford Association (AHA) and staff welcome Cannon to the family.
Joe and Adyson Shaw, Caldwell, Idaho, welcome daughter, Jaxyn Jo Shaw. Born May 15, she weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 20 inches long. She is the first grandchild to Tucker and Angie Shaw and the first great-grandchild to Greg and Cleo Shaw of Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho.
home on the Paul Ecke Poinsettia Ranch in Encinitas, Calif. Heidi’s life was centered on a strong foundation of faith and loving family and friends. There were always plenty of animals in the Beljean backyard, so Heidi happily joined the local San Dieguito 4-H Club. She mostly showed cattle, but also showed hogs and a lamb at the fairs. Heidi won many showmanship contests and grand championships over the years because of her amazing work ethic and talent. Her most treasured awards, however, were the many friendships she built.
Bob’s ranch in Morgan Hill, Calif., in 1994, where they continued building their busy lives together.
Heidi created and began publishing the Pacific Showcase magazine with the “California State Fair” issue in 1994. The magazine was the first of its kind in the West. It covered western livestock shows, provided an advertising platform for livestock breeders, featured junior livestock youth accomplishments along with show and sale information and valuable educational articles.
Chisum and Hannah (Williams) Grund, Wallace, Kan., welcome son, Haxton Lee Grund. Born May 26, he weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Haxton joins generations of Hereford enthusiasts and may one day wear the maroon junior board jacket like his mom.
In Passing
Heidi Beljean, Morgan Hill, Calif., passed March 22.
She passed away in the arms of the love of her life and faithful companion, Bob Ross. Her two dogs, Addie and Baya, were also at her side.
Heidi was the youngest of four daughters born to Walt and Miti Beljean. She grew up at their family
Heidi attended grade school at the St. John’s Catholic School in Encinitas. She graduated from high school in 1981. She then followed in her sister’s footsteps by attending California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, where she majored in animal science. Heidi was very involved in the Cal Poly beef cattle show projects, and she was the beef unit student assistant to Mike Hall in 1986. During her college years in the tractors class, she met her future life companion, Bob. A friendship sparked between them that would later develop into a lifelong devotion to each other. Bob came to appreciate her contagious sense of humor and playful personality.
Following college, Heidi worked for the prestigious Granada Genetics in Texas, AB Limousin in Oregon, and Costerisan Farms in California. During this time, Heidi mentored and coached many young people throughout the country on the current beef cattle feeding, fitting and showing techniques. She always loved sharing her knowledge and helping others attain their goals. Even her competitors admired her selflessness and supportive attitude. She loved the showing of cattle her entire life.
During her time working in the beef cattle industry, she and Bob continued to grow their friendship and soon realized the strong love they had for each other. Heidi moved to
Heidi founded the extremely popular California Junior Livestock Association (CJLA) in 2000. Her show point system helped to grow junior livestock show programs in the western United States. She was known for hosting an amazing and award-filled year-end banquet during the Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show in Paso Robles, Calif., each year.
Heidi’s joyful and outgoing personality attracted people to her. She could light up a room just by walking in. Soon you could hear her unmistakable laughter fill the room. Those who were lucky enough to know her became lifelong friends.
Her generous spirit was a gift in and of itself to all people. Kind, positive, supportive, joyful, funny and playful are all the qualities that made up Heidi’s magnetic personality.
Heidi treasured her family and friends. In addition to her deep love for Bob, she was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt and godmother. She was an avid baker and cookbook and recipe collector. She was known for her delectable gourmet desserts. She loved Hallmark movies, all things Christmas and her faithful dogs.
In recent years, Heidi had undergone a brave battle with breast and brain cancer. Her courage, positive attitude and strength of character sustained her and those around her. The support she showed for other cancer patients was phenomenal. “You got this!” was her mantra.
Cannon Friedt
Heidi Beljean
Jaxyn Jo Shaw
Haxton Grund
Heidi is survived by her life companion, Bob Ross; parents, Walt and Miti Beljean; sisters, Joleen Beljean, Elisse (Rich) Henning and Kristin Beljean; four nephews, one niece, five great-nephews and three great-nieces.
Benjamin “Benj” Chester Fink, 72, Elsmere, Neb., passed April 5.
Born to Chester “Eugene” Fink and Dana Ruth Milleson Fink on March 5, 1952, in Broken Bow, Neb., Benj lived at the X7 Ranch his entire life. He attended Elsmere District 101 from kindergarten through eighth grade. He attended Broken Bow High School, graduating in 1970, and then Kearney State College for two years where he played football and wrestled. Then, he returned home and joined his father in ranching.
Benj and Sylvia Pavelka were married in 1979, and they made their home at the ranch by Elsmere. To this marriage Scott and Amy were born.
Benj was a lifetime member of the Elsmere Baptist Church/Elsmere Bible Church and attended Sunday school, church, vacation Bible school and was always an active participant in church activities. He was part of leadership in the church and enjoyed taking his grandkids to Sunday school. Benj remained friends with classmates from his elementary, high school and college days. He and several of his high school classmates of 1970 made a point to get together once a year and stayed in touch. Benj was an avid supporter of Hereford cattle and part of the Hereford Crossroads. He was involved in the Goose Creek Beavers 4-H Club, FFA and in high school football and wrestling.
Benj enjoyed bull riding, attending rodeos, hunting, fishing, participating in many ice fishing contests, bowling, being an avid Husker fan and attending family events. He had a good eye for finding arrowheads and petrified wood. Benj enjoyed watching his cattle sell at the sale barn and attended many ranch and estate sales.
His grandchildren and their activities were a highlight of his life. He didn’t miss many of their volleyball, basketball and football games, soccer matches or rodeos. He could be seen watching them, smiling and encouraging them. He was known for always having “Grandkid Bait” with him, which was usually jellybeans or tic-tacs. Benj was always interested in the history of the ranch, Elsmere School and his relatives. In 2004, the X7 Ranch received the Aksarben 100 Year Pioneer Award, since the ranch has been in the family since 1904. Benj was proud his Hereford cattle wore the X7 brand, which the Fink brothers established in 1902.
Benjamin is survived by his son, Scott (LaCaylla) Fink and their children, Bristal, Brayden and Braylee, who live on the ranch; his daughter Amy (Chris) Berggren and their children, Justin and Madilyn, from North Platte, Neb.; his sister Kathryn (Gary) Austin from Omaha, Neb., and their children, Kristi Svec and Brian; brothers: Roger (Sheila) Fink from Curtis, Neb., and their sons Tim and Tony, and Ray (Kerry) Fink from Burwell and their children, Konni Harris, Wes and Jessica Badura; numerous great nieces and nephews; his aunt Marlene Milleson; 10 Fink first-cousins: Beverly, Virginia, Wayne, Barb, Mike, Shari, Arthur, Rose, Albert, and Anthony; and four Milleson first cousins: Lishia, Vonda, Ryan and Jennifer.
Benj was preceded in death by his grandparents, Chester and Erma Fink, and Frank and Lola Milleson; mother, Dana Ruth; father, Chester Eugene; uncles: Arnold (Frances) Fink, Howard (Wilma) Fink, Melvin (Pearl) Fink, Archie (Marguerite) Fink and B.F “Junior” Milleson; aunts Dorotha (Nick) Nicholson and Jeanette (Bob) Edelman; and eight Fink cousins: Gale, Dick, Allen, Verle, Jimmy, Wendall, Joyce and Archie Lowell.
Benj loved his family and took pride in his children and grandchildren. He loved the ranch and his work on the ranch. God was good to Benj and his family. He was a kind, gentle person who enjoyed each day and had a positive attitude.
David Edward Gottschalk, 87, Byron, Minn., passed April 5.
David was born May 20, 1936, in Rochester, Minn. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1954. He was a member of the National Guard Reserves for five years. David married Rose Anna O’Byrne in Rochester on June 4, 1954.
David was a reputable registered Hereford cattle breeder since 1961 and a passionate lifetime member of the Minnesota Hereford Breeder’s Association where he was inducted into their Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the AHA.
He was a Mayo Clinic employee for 21 years from 1957-1978.
David was married to his wife, Rose, for nearly 70 years. He is survived by Rose and his children: Scott (Astrid) Gottschalk of Kimball, Minn., Julie (Dean) Albers of Red Wing, Minn., Gerald (Diane) Gottschalk of Byron, Sally (Kevin) Vacura of Red Wing and Marcia Zieman of Byron; 13 grandchildren; 23 greatgrandchildren; and his sister, Audrey (Warren) Folkert of Rochester. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Monetta Gottschalk.
Tom Rheinecker, 78, Cutler, Ill., passed April 29.
Thomas was born on April 2, 1946, in Pinckneyville, Ill., a son to Kermit J. and Lydia Marie (Lunnemann) Rheinecker. On June 17, 1972, he married Janet Carol Heyduck in Centralia, Ill., and she preceded him in death on Aug. 6, 2021. Tom was an auctioneer and an agricultural teacher in Pinckneyville and Nashville, Ill. He was a member of the AHA, Egyptian Cattleman’s Association and the Illinois Beef Association. He enjoyed raising cattle and watching his grandkids play baseball.
Survivors include his two sons, Gary Rheinecker of Cutler and Randy (Sarah) Rheinecker of Nashville, Ill.;
Benj Fink
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one daughter, Jody (Mike) Lynch of Coulterville, Ill.; two brothers, Don (Ann Beth) Rheinecker of Sparta, Ill., and Ralph (Karen) Rheinecker of Steeleville, Ill.; five grandchildren: Phoenix, Cheyenne, Hunter, Chad and Austin; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Janet; one son, Chad Rheinecker; and one brother in infancy, James Rheinecker.
Ralph Dyer, 95, Pleasantville, Iowa, passed April 30.
Ralph, surrounded by his loved ones, passed away peacefully at home on the family farm where he grew up and lived for the majority of his life.
He was born to Donald and Susan Almeda Dyer on Nov. 12, 1928. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1946 and was a star athlete, being inducted into the Knoxville Schools’ Athletic Hall of Fame. He was married to the love of his life Donna (Fee) Dyer on Oct. 17, 1952. To this union Ralph and Donna had two sons, Monty and Tim Dyer.
After his service during the Korean War in the Air Force, Ralph and Donna settled in rural Pleasantville and raised Hereford cattle and farmed. Ralph was active in the community, as a 4-H leader, and member of the Marion County Extension, Marion County Fair, Pleasantville School and the election boards. He also was active in the Pleasantville American Legion.
He had been a reputable registered Hereford cattle breeder since the 1950s and was inducted into the Iowa Hereford Breeders Hall of Fame. Ralph had a lifelong love of Hereford cattle and went to many cattle shows in Iowa and throughout the nation.
Ralph had many activities that he enjoyed with family and friends. He loved the Iowa Hawkeyes and was a season ticket holder. He attended games with his grandson, Jason Dyer. He loved to attend Sprint Car Races in Knoxville with his son, Tim, and volunteered for years at the races with the Marion County Fair board. He
really enjoyed going to sporting events, especially to see his grandchildren and great-grandchildren compete, often with his daughter-in-law, Shirley Dyer. He went to the Pleasantville football games every Friday night. He loved visiting his family in Texas often. He liked to host his family out on the farm in the summertime. He was an avid birder and had purple martins, bird feeders and attracted orioles. He knew his timber surrounding his land and would hunt deer and mushrooms depending on the season.
Ralph had many friends and loved the joy and laughter of children — young and old.
Ralph is survived by his son, Tim (Rhonda) Dyer; daughter-in-law, Shirley Dyer; grandchildren: Jason (Kristin) Dyer, Amanda (Luke) Dyer Fitzpatrick, Traci (Brandon) DyerTownsend, Rhiannon (Gus) Garcia and Taylor (fiancée Lauren) Dyer. He has six great-grandchildren: Kaydin Dyer, Beka Dyer, Jensen Dyer, Treece Townsend, Granger Garcia and Brinleigh Townsend. He was close and considered Mark and Deb Core as his family and felt strong family bonds to their children, Bailey Boyert and Kennedy Phillips, and their children: Sloan, Brindle and Boston Boyert, and Nixon Phillips.
Those preceding him in death include his wife, Donna Dyer; his son, Monty Dyer; his siblings, Harold Dyer and Martha Langebartels; and his parents.
Carrel Andrew Bryant, 86, Francis, Okla., passed May 10.
Carrel was born east of Francis on Jan. 23, 1938, to Andrew (A.A.) and Lillie (Akins) Bryant. In 1960, he married Inas (Louise) Dew of Latta. A graduate of Byng High School, he went on to earn degrees in industrial arts and education from East Central University (ECU). He was a member of the Richmond Ave. Free Will Baptist Church in Allen.
Carrel taught at ECU for one year in the Manpower Program before teaching construction trades at Byng
for 14 years. He was one of four who developed the statewide Coordinated Vocational Educational Training construction trades curriculum. Carrel and his students helped build the Byng School auditorium, plus numerous classrooms and shop buildings. He was proud of his many students who went on to develop successful careers in related fields.
His lifelong passion was for farming and ranching. He owned Bryant Farms and Bryant Pecan Co. Carrel served in numerous agricultural organizations. He served for more than 40 years on the Pontotoc County Fair board — leading as president for two terms. He helped secure the funding for the Pontotoc County Agri-plex. The fair was dedicated to Carrel in 2003 and again to the Bryant family in 2016. He served on the board of the Pontotoc County Junior Livestock Show for numerous years and was one of the founders of the Southeast District Show.
He was twice president and director of the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association. He was named the Oklahoma Pecan Grower of the Year in 1993.
He spent 40 years on the Pontotoc County Farm Service Agency committee. Carrel served on the board of the Pontotoc County Farm Bureau. The Bryant family was the Pontotoc of the Year in 1991 and was honored
Year in 2019. He also served on the board of directors of the Oklahoma Hereford Association. He was proud that he, Louise and his two children
Bryant, daughter, all of Francis; and numerous nieces, nephews and children.
Carrel was preceded in death by his son, Carrel Bryant Jr.; parents, Andrew and Lillie Bryant; sisters Edith (Dewey) Reynolds, of Allen, Okla.; Helen (Bill)
Mo.; and Oneita (Lester) Goodell of Tulsa, Okla.; and brother-in-law, Albert Dew, Ada, Okla.
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Carrel Bryant
Terrilie Karon Cox, 72, Pomeroy, Wash., passed May 19.
She arrived along with twin sister, Merrilie Sharon, to Leslie and Maxine Clark in Boise, Idaho, March 30, 1952, with brother Maynard Leslie coming along 11 months later. The family moved several times over the years and settled in Clarkston, Idaho, where she graduated from high school in 1970.
Terrilie moved to Spokane, Wash., with friends, and while she was there, she met and married Bill Cox of Pomeroy. Daughter, Andria Nichole, and son, Joshua Christopher, were born before they moved to Pomeroy in 1974 to begin farming. Terrilie and Bill established CX Ranch in Pomeroy and are longtime Hereford seedstock producers. Daughter, Piper Leslie, arrived six years later in 1980 and was such a ball of fire that her arrival caused Mount St. Helens to blow her top one month and 10 days later.
Terrilie was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and PEO, was active in the civic theater, was a Garfield County Fair board member and the beef barn superintendent at the fair for several years. She retired from the Garfield County Courthouse as Superior Court clerk in June 2018.
She also spent much of her time following the kids through Sunday school, school activities, 4-H, sports, FFA, college, weddings and the arrival of grandchildren. Grandchildren are Autumn and Averi born to Andi and Jim Lewis, of Tualatin, Ore.; Cooper and Abigail born to Josh and Nikki Cox, of Moscow; and Jillian and Kyzer born to Piper and Nick Herres, of Pomeroy. Terrilie loved her grandchildren, and they always cherished the time they got to spend with “Mimi and Papa.”
In March of 2023, Terrilie lost her vision due to unknown causes. She didn’t let that stop her as she continued to cook, clean and take care of Bill and the rest of her family. She was preceded in death by her father Leslie; brother, Maynard; and sister, Merrilie. Husband, Bill,
remains in Pomeroy; and mother, Maxine, resides in Brookdale Senior Living in Lewiston, Idaho.
Keith Robert Fawcett, 64, Ree Heights, S.D., passed June 7.
Keith was born to Robert and Marjean (Diede) Fawcett as the third child of three, the only son and the fourth generation to thrive on the ranch, which would become known as Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch. Showing cattle in 4-H, go carts and dirt bikes filled his childhood with cousins and neighbors alongside the typical work that was to be done. He graduated from Miller High School in 1977 and pursued his secondary education at the school of hard knocks as he devoted his life to the ranch. He was quick to lift an eyebrow to any conversation that college was the only path to success.
the computer, raising her hand to bid. As if the ranch did not keep him busy enough, Keith was also active throughout many organizations. He served as a Hand County Livestock and Crop Association director for 25 years and on the board of directors for Western Jr. Livestock Show. Keith and Cheryl were junior advisors for the South Dakota Junior Hereford Association from 1994 to 2004. He also served as a South Dakota Beef Breeds Council representative, helping initiate South Dakota Hereford Association’s (SDHA) involvement in Dakota Fest, and hosted and organized SDHA Tours. He was the vice president of the SDHA, Hand County Ag Producer of the Year in 1999, AHA Board member from 2010-2014, the 2017 SDHA Seedstock Producer of the Year and named an honorary member of SDHA in 2023. All things Hereford and juniors within South Dakota have felt his impact directly or indirectly.
Shortly after establishing himself at the ranch, Keith married Cheryl Busse in July of 1980 and began their family raising kids within the wide-open spaces of Green Valley. After his kids grew, it was time for the grandkids to run around the ranch and those grandkids gave him great joy. Being able to attend the activities of the older grandkids was a highlight for him and the thought of not being there to watch was something that weighed heavy on his heart. Their success in the showring and sporting events made him proud. The younger grandkids always brightened his days.
As an example, when Keith was no longer able to go outside, his granddaughter Marty would sit in his lap, watching sales with him at
He will be deeply missed by his wife, Cheryl; children: Daniel (Kyla), Matthew, Erin (Adam) Kaufmann and Kris (Weston) Kusser; six grandkids: Hollis, Ivy, Falon, Jensen, Marty and Kal; two siblings, Peg (Steve) Busse and Kim (Bill) Priest; and numerous nephews, nieces and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Marjean Fawcett.
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The Hereford World welcomes new members who joined the American Hereford Association Feb. 1, 2024, through April 30, 2024.
ALABAMA
Cedar Creek Ranch
Timothy Hopkins, Ashford
Antone Grote, Danville
Ricky Hamm, Ohatchee
Hill Farms
William Hill, Remlap
Mud Creek Farms
Gardy & Erica Burchfield, Adger
Poe Family Farm
Andrew Poe, Ashville
Ramsay Cattle Co.
Lyman Ramsay, Grand Bay
Wright Oak Ranch
Derrick Wright, Clanton
ARIZONA
David Auza, Chandler
Broken Box Cattle Co.
Moiria White, Dragoon
RK Ranch
Richard Karol, Yuma
ARKANSAS
Jeremy Blevins, Oak Grove
Rachael Blevins, Oak Grove
James & Cynthia Brasfield, Paragould
Dennis Breckenridge, Marmaduke
Chaffin Farms
Myles Chaffin, Warm Springs
Dan & Lorna Goodwin, Yellville
LS Cattle
Luke Holman, Hartman
Shirley Boys Ranch
Dakota Shirley, Amity
Mollie Wright, Benton
CALIFORNIA
A & A Cattle Co.
Mayville & Arledge, Tracy
Badger Creek Farm
John Allen, Davis Creek
Dykstra Family Revocable Trust
John Dykstra, Tulare
Runaway Poppies Ranch
Bailey Sandifer, Ono
Someday Ranch
Carel Ryan, Herald
COLORADO
Austin Hereford Ranch LLC
Toby Austin, Ovid
Brunner Farms
Christopher Brunner, Greeley
Jonatan Chinolla, Longmont
Hummingbird Hideaway Farm
Jeffery Gonzales, DeBeque
Raechel Nelson, Livermore
CONNECTICUT
Skywatch Farm
Matt Conway, Roxbury
Matthew South, Woodbury
FLORIDA
C&M Cattle Farm
Cheyene Smith, Interlachen
Equestrian Acres LLC
William Veloz, Ft. Myers
Jackie Gibson, Milton
Harvey Cattle Co.
Weston Harvey, Okeechobee
Heart Bar Gen 7
Dustin Calderon, Campbellton
Kyle Killebrew, Lake City
Money Maker Brahman F1
David Bresee, Lake Butler
GEORGIA
B&B Cattle
Bernard Barry, Atlanta
Wendy Haley, Eastman
Hodge Ranch LLC
Bill & Di Hodge, Carrollton
Lancore Cattle Co.
Jacob Lott, Douglas
LCFs ABC Farms
John Hughes, Eastman
Long View Farms
James O’Neill, Madison
Katie Pitchford, Clermont
Gibson Priest, Cartersville
Shire Hall Farm
Angela Putnam, Calhoun
Simmons Ranch
Travis Simmons, Ellaville
Wolf Creek Farm
Blake Rowland, Eastman
IDAHO
Meadows Ranch LLC
Amber Watkins, Indian Valley
Rocking M Farm
Kelly McCoy, Melba
Leslie Ward, Bancroft
ILLINOIS
Zak Bierman, Newton
Hollenback Hereford Cattle
Danny Hollenback, Vermont
Nathan Jasiek, Oglesby
INDIANA
Brooks Farm
Milah Brooks, Madison
Fidelity Farms
Kyle Claridge, Velpen
Growing In Grace LLC
Joe Porter, Auburn
Dennis Kauffman, Middlebury
KT Ranch
Neal & Wilson, Alexandria
McIntosh Family Farms
John McIntosh, Crothersville
Miller Farm
Darryl Miller, Chalmers
P I C Farm LLC
Shelby Pride, Danville
Pearson Stock Farms
Ross Pearson, Macy
Romine Little Farmstead
Lisa Romine, Hope
Thorne’s Beef Cattle Co.
Caleb Thorne, Bedford
Triple M Acres
Kyle Davis, Boonville
Jordan Van Hoy, Knightstown
Jared Yoder, Middlebury
IOWA
C Roz Livestock
Caitlyn Rozenboom, Bussey
Jackson Carr, Glenwood
Christianson Farms
Patricia Daigle, Waukon
Faga Farms
Kada Faga, Radcliffe
Gerlach Land & Cattle
Cody Gerlach, Urbandale
Jeremy Kingkade, Indianola
Little Creek Acres
Sara Lopez Juaregui, Sibley
Mill Iron M
Dana Mickelson, Minburn
Robinson Herefords
Garth Robinson, Roland
Springhole Cattle
Rachel Beitz, Monticello
Brandi Storjohann, Wilton
Wishing Well Angus
Mike & Jamie Wells, Columbus Junction
Amanda Woodlund, Madrid
KANSAS
Bar K Ranch
Garrot Kilbourne, Liberal
Beller Farms
Belinda Atkins & Joyce Hollon, St. Paul
Hackberry Creek Hereford
Jerrad Zerr, Oakley
August Hulse, Culver
Kiefer’s Minis
Christine Kiefer, Hillsboro
Bryan Pinkerton, Fulton
Rancho Las Aguilas LLC
Cisco Santos, Osawatomie
Snake Creek Ranch
Todd Perry, Rossville
Charles Snodgrass, Rozel
Wickiup Farm
John & Lynnette Dunnington, Osawatomie
KENTUCKY
Bougie Livestock
Jamie Reynolds, Danville
Hilltop Hereford Ranch
Sidney Villines, Bedford
King Farms LLC
Kyle King, Dover
Parke Farm
Caitlin Parke, Burkesville
Price Farms
Dennis Price, Columbia
Stacy Shaw, Morning View
TW Cattle Co.
Todd Waugh, Paris
Waterloo Ridge Farm
Evan Stevens, Burlington
LOUISIANA
4 J Cattle Co.
John Todd DeVille, Ville Platte
4T Ranch
Christy Till, Delhi
Ronny Broadway, Many
Francisco Caballero, Lafayette
CB Minis
Dana Broussard, New Iberia
Perry Dominique, Fluker
Double M Ranch & Farm LLC
David Moores, Covington
ET Ranch LLC
Tad Cavalier, St. James
Heather Guillotte, New Iberia
William Hymel, Patterson
Jonathon Knight, Slaughter
Lingefelt Land & Cattle
Chris Lingfelt, Epps
Robichaux Cattle Co. LLC
Patrick Robichaux III, Bourg
Rodrick Russell, Oak Grove
SK Mini Herefords
Kay Lewis, Angie
Michelle Templet, St. Amant
MAINE
Scott Farms in Maine
Emily Scott, Stockholm
MARYLAND
Borderline Farm
Eddie Moreland, Emmitsburg
Midnight Farms
Shane Straitman, Westminster
Tannenhof auf Marys-Land Farm, LLC
Marc Fisher, Westminister
MASSACHUSETTS
Maple Ridge Farm
David Keeler, Auburn
Johnathon Revell, Uxbridge
UMass Medical School
Stephanie Bertrand, Worcester
MICHIGAN
Bishop Farm
Richard Bishop, Allegan
Faith Butcher, Durand
Carlson Cattle Co.
Andy & Rebecca Carlson, Northport
G & F Legacy Farm
Kelsey Gregg, St. Clair
Catherine Long, Cadillac
MINNESOTA
B3 Cattle
Adam Balstad, Badger
Boisjolie Family
Chad Boisjolie, Le Sueur
Charlies Minis LLC
Charlene Yanisch, Glencoe
S Ridge Ranch
Allen Stauffenecker, Greenbush
John & Suzanne Splettstoesser, Isle
MISSISSIPPI
Robert Brown, Houlka
Magnolia Square Farms
Colby & Elizabeth Hendry, Waynesboro
River Bend Ranch LLC
Andrea Moore, Vicksburg
Rutledge Cattle Co. TrustHereford Division
Michael Rutledge, Pontotoc
Samuell Farms
Pamela Samuell, Houston
MISSOURI
BarE5 Ranch
Rick Emory, Salem
Beason Hereford
Bryan & Brenda Beason, Skidmore
Bright Family Farms
Jordon & George Bright, Paris
Connell Farms
Nolan Connell, Salem
Nicole Demas, Aurora
David Farnsworth, Richland
Hamilton Genetics
Fayne Hamilton, Bethany
Harvest Gypsy Farm LLC
Casey Petty, St. James
Keith Farms
Randy & Sarah Keith, Cole Camp
Martin Land & Cattle
Reny Reis, New Hampton
Monarch Ranch
Ana Carr, Jefferson City
TJM Farms
Jon Meadows, Fair Grove
Workman Farms
Parker Workman, Iberia
MONTANA
Battle Creek Livestock
Camie Smith, Havre
NEBRASKA
DT Herefords
Dan Koehler, Ogallala
Flying N
Brock Nelson, Crofton
H&H Cattle LLC
Marta Hudson, North Platte
ZZ Bar Land & Cattle
Wade Ambrosek, Haigler
NEVADA
Leah Bolender, Ely
Justin Crabill, Spring Creek
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Matheson Farm
Bill Matheson, New Boston
NEW MEXICO
D & K Ranch
JR Houston, Gallup
Jason & Crystal Sweatfield, Roswell
NEW YORK
Dennis Canary, Melrose
Kevin Carroll, Copenhagen
Hobby Hereford Farm
Aaron Finch, Randolph
Smith View Farm
Matt Smith, Bath
Uphill Farm LLC
Jonathan Kagan, Clinton Corners
NORTH CAROLINA
Bird Dog Farms
Suzy O’Hern, Fayetteville
Blockhouse Beef
Cody Thomas, Ritherfordton
Circle C Farms
Markus Cline, Granite Falls
Dirt Road Farm
Bryine Simpson, Monroe
Mark Fowler, Waxhaw
Hunting Creek Farm
Dillon Duckworth, Morganton
J&L Farm & Stable
Lila Cook, Mt. Pleasant
Place Livestock LLC
Matthew Place, Louisburg
Michael Ray, Zebulon
TBR Farms
Trista Huston, Mars Hill
Tillys Farm
Stephanie Lucas Atwood, Vanceboro
Hunter Wilson, Henderson
NORTH DAKOTA
Andrew Heinrich, Almont Jackman Ranch
Tucker Jackman, Williston
OHIO
Burchs Bodacious Beef
Abigail Burch, New Philadelphia
Shannan Fausnaugh, Circleville
Hermes Farms 2.0
Ashley Hermes, Sandusky
Hildreth Family Farms
James Hildreth, Sunbury
Killbuck Valley Farms LTD
Marita Miller, Butler
McSandy Acres Stephen Sanders II
Stephen Sanders II, Montpelier
Jacob Newcomer, Monclova
Ridgecrest Farms
Lee, Linda & Amanda Griffith, Belmont
The Waers Fat Bottom Farm
Lorrie Waers, Caldwell
Tri 2 Farm
Lauren Leonhart, Bucyrus Yeager Farms
Barney & Carol Yeager, Middletown
Zeller Valley Farm
Chrystal Hoopes, Beloit
Zeller Valley Farm
Scott Hoopes, Beloit
OKLAHOMA
B-B Mini Herefords
Dean & Barbara Boyer, Purcell
Denise Bennett, Okarche
Bocox Cattle
Chandler Bocox, Perry
Jose Casas, Clinton
Colbert Creek Homestead
Jason Snyder, Davis
Crow Creek Farms
Steven Crow, Oklahoma City
Cummins Land & Cattle
Destiny Cummins, Hollis
Double G Ranch
Gerald & Shelly Cleveland, Collinsville
Fancy Acres
Johnna Yoder, Mounds
Haynes Family Farm
Larry Haynes, Calvin
Herzog X Montano Cattle Co. LLC
Kent Herzog, Oklahoma City
J A Freeman Cattle Co.
Ashley Shook, Tuttle
Jeffries Farms LLC
Tyler Jeffries, Blackwell
JL Allen Cattle Co.
Chrystal Marshall, Crawford
Marlatt Cattle Co.
Gage Marlatt, Sharon
Rafter KJK Ranch
John Hamilton, Ft. Gibson
RL Cattle
Ryan Lassley, Yale
Rockin CG Ranch
Brent Francomano, Milburn
RR Rose Cattle Co.
NIck Prior, Woodward
Tangled Web Ranch
Matthew Capshaw, Piedmont
Witt Farms
Robbie Witt, Choctaw
OREGON
Kudlac Herefords
Ross Kudlac, Grants Pass
Whitney McCord, Junction City
PENNSYLVANIA
Buckhaven Farm
Byron Gurnee, Albion
Kyle Smith, Warfordsburg
Brent Talbot, Glenvile
SOUTH CAROLINA
Alex Pitts, Warrenville
Springdale Farm
Andre Wagler, Cross Hill
SOUTH DAKOTA
Reppe Ranch
Adam Reppe, Conde
TENNESSEE
Tim Crumley, Culleoka
F&F Farms
Darryl Faulkner, Prospect
Harvest Moon Farm
Molly Townsend, Hendersonville
Owens Farm
Michael & Alicia Owens, Jacksboro
Bret Preston, Lynchburg
Darick Terry, Jamestown
Triple H Farms
Carol Hedgepeth, Lawrenceburg
TEXAS
1184 Farm
Trinita Deaton, Cross Plains
1846 Cattle Co.
Troy Robinett, Decatur
57 Farms LLC
Dustin Lozano, Somerville
5E Ranch
Michelle Escalera, Stockdale
Bauer Mini Hereford
Lance & Kaley Bauer, College Station
Greg & Beth Berry, Grandview
Brochi Farms
Rosemarie Redford, Pickton
Karen Bryant, Georgetown
BTW Herefords
Machelle Niemann, Red Rock
Burttschell Farms
Steven Burttschell, Sealy
Byrns Cattle
John Byrns, Webberville
Edwina Cannady, Frisco
Collier Ranch
Shelby Collier, Harper
Cone Cattle Co.
Melodi Cone, Ft Worth
CSO Farms
Cooper O’Brien, Lamesa
Double K Cattle
Roger Kellum, Grapeland
Trey Duncan, Godley
Eidson & Sons Cattle Co.
Bobbi Eidson, Pampa
Four Leaf Clover Mini Cattle
Monique Fisher, Athens
Ganske Hereford
Weldon Ganske, Flint
J Six Livestock
James McMath, Seminole
Johnson Land & Cattle LLC
Larry Johnson, Longview
Gregory Jones, West
Mike Jones, Conroe
Kaylor Cattle Co.
Kayla Hill, Waxahachie
Kucera Farms
Chance Kucera, Beach City
Mark Langley, Granger
Lewis Family Ranch
Eric Lewis, Whitewright
Lux Cattle
Jairo Lux, Hewitt
Joe Maines, Florence
Ryan & Courtney McGlinchy, China Spring
Miller Ranch
John Chris Miller, Leander
Nailon Family Ranch LLC
Robert Nailon, Lufkin
Lauro Ortega, El Paso
Dominick Pisano, Needville
Probst Farm
Michael Probst, Brady
Rafter R L
Robert Blake Barringer, Willis
RHF Livestock
Holly Feller, Fredericksburg
Rogelio Sanchez, El Paso
Allie Scott, Godley
Silver Tin Ranch
Tommy Fey, Stockdale
Preston Stuart, La Vernia
Suzy Q Ranch
Suzy Reed, Rosebud
T 8 Farm
Callie Tiner, Smithville
The Hartman
Scott Hartman, New Caney
Young Family Farms
Cody Young, Kingsland
UTAH
DC Land & Livestock LC
David Cummings, Kamas
VIRGINIA
Andre Durant, Kents Store
HG Meats LLC
John Reid, Warrenton
JAKE Farm LLC
Jeffrey Griessmann, Round Hill
L&D White Farm
Lemmy White, Lebanon
LSA Herefords
Larry Abe, Strasburg
Karin Mustoe, Nokesville
Penneystone Farm
Doug Campbell, Bumpass
WASHINGTON
Corrales Ag Inc.
Erica Corrales, Othello
Brianna McCloskey, Chehalis
RSM Ranch Inc.
Randall Mittelstaedt, Waterville
Silver Lake Farms
Matthew Beaulaurier, Castle Rock
WEST VIRGINIA
3C Ranch
Hays Gottwald, Goochland J & C Reid
Jeff & Angie Clark, Asbury
Rosella Call, Milton
Parker Redden, Shady Spring
Sugar Creek Farms LLC
Kyle Cogar, Webster Springs
WISCONSIN
H&M Herefords
Michael Kast, Reedsburg
Jenn Scot Property Management LLC
Jennifer Shilts, Park Falls
Midnight Farms Herefords
Dillon & Cassandra Clay-Kruger, Tomah
Audrey Pfaffe, Arkansaw
WYOMING
Causey Cattle Co.
Jim & Shelley Causey, Cody
Jerry Cundall, Glendo
Shortgrass Livestock LLC
Lief Swanborn, Cheyenne
ONTARIO
Roots & Wings
Ian McNaughton, Gravenhurst
SASKATCHEWAN
Glenlees Farm, Arcola
Kevin and Lauren Bafford 10600 Damery Rd. Blue Mound, IL 62513
Kevin 217-454-5126 Lauren 217-521-8224 baffordfarms@gmail.com
and Julie benherf@yahoo.com 217-737-5686 Chad, Becky, Noah, Caleb and Faith 605 CR 2300 N Dewey, IL 61840 chad@benedictherefords.com Chad - 217-246-5099 www.benedictherefords.com
Floyd and Annette 815-712-5735
Chad, Erin, John and Ella 815-712-5739
LaSalle, IL 61301 c_herfs01@yahoo.com
1764 U.S. RT. 136
Penfield, IL 61862
Buddy 217-649-0108
Bailey 217-714-4955
Cody 217-871-9708
edenburnfamilyfarm@gmail.com
35073 E. C.R. 1550 N. Mason City, IL 62664 bhrnds@speednet.com
Brent, cell 217-971-5897
Tuscola, IL 61953
Dave, Marcia & Elise Hackett
Dave: 217-621-1761
Elise: 217-621-6864 davehackett91@yahoo.com
Lonny, Kim (Carney) and Riley Rhodes 18736 Cross Creek Rd. Carlinville, Il 62626 217-899-4104 Cell
John and Joell Deppe with boys - Montana, Chance, Austin and Nick 21938 150th St. Maquoketa, IA 52060 home phone: 563-672-3531 John, cell 563-599-5035 Joell, cell 563-599-5038 josiedeppe@gmail.com webcowsdeppebros.com
The Tom and Jo Heidt Family
3388 240th St. Lockridge, IA 52635
Cell 608-574-2309 k7herefords@gmail.com
John and Marytha Pitt 515-290-1383 pitt@iowatelecom.net www.pittfarms.com
Brent, Robin, Dylan and Nicole 2169 290th Ave. DeWitt, IA 52742 563-357-9849 bapete@iowatelecom.net
cell 641-919-9365
www.keosauquasaleco.com
Registered Herefords since 1890 Brian ‑ Brad ‑ Craig ‑ Nicole Craig Jackson 319 4 80 1436 jacksonherefordfarm@gmail.com
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Charles Rife
563-506-3751
rrcattle@midstatesd.net Delaney Rife • Kennedy Rife Jack Rife 515-974-9600
Emma Mach 563-260-8771
Tyler Mach • Jessica Mach
Junior Shows
SHOW INDEX
Big East Regional Jr. Hereford Show 182
California Beef Expo Hereford Show 182
Kansas Jr. Hereford Show 183
Maryland Jr. Hereford Assn. Preview Show 182
Pennsylvania Jr. Hereford Assn. Preview 182
Big East Regional Jr.
Hereford Show
West Springfield, Mass. | May 4
Judge: Lydell Meier, Clinton, Tenn. 37 head shown
Champion female, Harrison Roberts, Williamsburg, with Bofat Hill Pristine Ginger ET, 4/13/2023, by UPS Sensation 2296 ET.
Reserve champion female, Isabella Hewitt, Branchville, N.J., with HAF 7437 Kira K030 ET, 12/30/2022, by H Montgomery 7437 ET.
Champion bull, McGuire Insley, Belmont, N.Y., with M/F 824F Kingpin 201L, 1/14/2023, by DCF 628 Promote 824F ET.
Reserve champion bull, Harrison Roberts, with Bofat Hill Uncle Cracker 11L, 1/20/2023, UPS Sensation 2296 ET.
Maryland Jr. Hereford Assn. Preview Show
Gaithersburg, Md. | May 4-5
Judge: Seth Miller, Bowling Green, Ohio 67 head shown
Champion female, Adalynn Blankenship, West Burlington, N.Y., with Lazy I Miss Breckyn 3560 ET, 5/30/2023, by TFR KU Roll The Dice 1326.
Reserve champion female, Kaylie and Holly Shelton, Churchville, with GMC Jolene 4L, 4/3/2023, by ECR 628 Ivys Advance 8923 ET.
Champion bred-and-owned female, Kaylie and Holly Shelton, with GMC Jolene 4L, 4/3/2023, by ECR 628 Ivys Advance 8923 ET.
Reserve champion bred-and-owned female, Kaylie and Holly Shelton, with GMC Koko 7L, 7/3/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Champion bull, Sophia Taylor, with TVF Zelda 4M, 2/21/2024, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Reserve champion bull, Garrett Blevins, Darlington, with RTF Theodore, 3/27/2023, by TH 523F 738C Sleep On 163H.
Champion steer, Lane Cady, New Windsor. Reserve champion steer, Riley Bohrer, Damascus.
Pennsylvania Jr. Hereford Assn. Preview Show
Meadville, Pa. | May 18
Judge: Breck Debnam, Madison, Ga. 43 head shown
Champion female, Reagan Dunn, Cochranton, with WD D87 Sweet P 3171, 6/10/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET. Reserve champion female, Gianna Marino, Clarence Center, N.Y., with BOF JB Luna 371L, 5/4/2023, by ECR 628 Ivys Advance 8923 ET.
Champion bred-and-owned female, Reagan Dunn, with WD D87 Sweet P 3171, 6/10/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Champion steer, Sophia and Avery Stitzlein, Glenmont, Ohio.
Reserve champion steer, Sophia and Avery Stitzlein.
California Beef Expo Hereford Show
Red Bluff, Calif. | May 25
Judge: Parker Henley, Stillwater, Okla. 31 head shown
Champion horned female, Hannah Harrison, Montague, with H BL Miss Spice L14 ET, 1/7/2023, by DCF 642Z Dilly 002H. Reserve champion horned female, Madison Renfro, Finley, with M 1557 2296 Shania 338, 3/1/2023, by UPS Sensation 2296 ET.
Champion polled female, Paxton Hovley, Payette, Idaho, with HL Rita 2257 ET, 9/7/2022, by SR Dominate 308F ET.
Reserve champion polled female, Meghan Renfro, with M F5 182F Reba 302 ET, 1/10/2023, by KJ BJ 309C Leader 182F.
Champion bred-and-owned horned female, Maddoc MacFarlane, Cottonwood, with ML Ms Sydney K99 ET, 12/7/2022, by DKF RO Cash Flow 0245 ET.
Reserve champion bred-and-owned horned female, Cinch Lopez, Orland, with CDL Ms Aireways Zoey 2406, 4/22/2024, by M BSM P8 Aireways 1881 ET.
Champion bred-and-owned polled female, Hadley Harrison, Montague, with HL Rita 2311 ET, 3/16/2023, by Golden Oak Outcross 18U.
Champion cow-calf pair, Sophia Taylor, Parkton, with TVF Zelena 3G, 2/24/2019, by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET; and a February bull calf, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Reserve champion cow-calf pair, Abbie Patrick, Darlington, with OCFV Talk Of The Town 919G, 9/22/2019, by JDH Victor 719T 33Z ET; and a September heifer calf, by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET.
Maryland Jr. Hereford Assn. Preview Show champion bred-and-owned female by Kaylie and Holly Shelton.
Pennsylvania Jr. Hereford Assn. Preview Show champion and champion bred-and-owned female by Reagan Dunn.
Big East Regional Jr. Hereford Show champion female by Harrison Roberts.
Maryland Jr. Hereford Assn. Preview Show champion female by Adalynn Blankenship.
Reserve champion bred-and-owned polled female, Logan Pomi, Petaluma, with PR Ms. Zuri 222, 2/28/2023, by T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561C ET.
Champion horned cow-calf pair, Cinch Lopez, with M BSM 1557 9059 Kendall 1063, by PERKS BH 5017 Sensation 9059 ET; and an April heifer calf, by M BSM P8 Aireways 1881 ET.
Champion bull, Teagan Wunschel, Plymouth, with WR 6077 Cowboy Justice 4L ET, 3/10/2023, by C Double Your Miles 6077 ET.
Reserve champion bull, Kaitlin Dores, Gustine, with KD Ace 302 ET, 5/16/2023, by CH High Roller 756 ET.
Champion steer, Teagan Wunschel.
Kansas Jr. Hereford Show
Manhattan, Kan. | May 26
Judge: Chad Oates, Rising Star, Texas 137 head shown
Champion female, Rylie Meinhardt, Onaga, with RWCC Long Island 306L, 2/15/2023, by SHR 5129 6964 Rogue 8078 ET.
Reserve champion female, Jase Beltz, Canton, with JB Lainey 65L ET, 12/20/2023, by CHEZ/PUGH/HARA Logic 8815F ET.
Champion bred-and-owned female, Rylie Meinhardt, with RWCC Long Island 306L, 2/15/2023, by SHR 5129 6964 Rogue 8078 ET.
Reserve champion bred-and-owned female, Jase Beltz, with JB Lainey 65L ET, 12/20/2023, by CHEZ/PUGH/HARA Logic 8815F ET.
Champion cow-calf pair, Cole Dieball, Little River, with MCC D56 Ladysport 2203, 3/6/2022, by KJ BJ Contender D56 ET; and a February heifer calf, by Stellpflug 4038 Cuda 2060.
Reserve champion cow-calf pair, Blair Buehler, Fairbury, Neb., with VCR BEB Wynne 246K, 4/2/2022, by VCR 173D Hombre 29H; and a January bull calf, by Green JCS Makers Mark 229G ET.
Champion bull, Peyton Pérez, Nara Visa, N.M., with PCC 7035 0183 Maverick 3344 ET, 9/17/2023, by PCC 7009 173D Maverick 0183 ET.
Reserve champion bull, Delaney Figge, Onaga, with FBF HR Gunsmoke 3965, 3/14/2023, by CH High Roller 756 ET.
Champion steer, Brayson Mayo, Scott City, with a 1,285-pound steer.
Reserve champion steer, Kinsley Gillig, Blue Rapids, with a 1,095-pound steer.
Kansas Jr. Hereford Show champion and champion
Kansas Jr. Hereford Show champion steer by Brayson Mayo.
Kansas Jr. Hereford Show champion cow-calf pair by Cole Dieball.
Sales Digest
Snowshoe Cattle Co.
Arthur, Neb. | April 1
Auctioneer: Matt Lowery
Reported by: Aaron Friedt
Lots Gross Average
42 bulls $207,500 $4,940
TOP BULL LOTS
$7,750 — Snowshoe Masterplan H138 152K
DOB 8/25/2022, by TH Masterplan 183F, sold to Jim McCulloy, Boulder, Mont.
$7,500 — Snowshoe 173D Endure D26 161K
DOB 8/29/2022, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, sold to Kim Keltner, Terry, Mont.
$7,500 — Snowshoe 173D Endure D21 144K
DOB 8/21/2022, by NJW Z311 Endure 173D ET, sold to Ethan Feil, Fortuna, N.D.
Gerber Land & Cattle
Richmond, Ind. | April 2
Auctioneer: Eddie Burks
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
16 bulls $84,250 $5,266
14 females $40,000 $2,857
30 total $124,250 $4,142
2 comm. females $6,400 $3,200
TOP BULL LOTS
$13,000 — Gerber Locksmith L26
DOB 2/15/2023, by Gerber High Time H65, sold to Stephen Hill, Falmouth.
$10,000 — Gerber Ladd 2109 ET
DOB 12/31/2022, by Gerber High Time H65, sold to Tesslie and Huck Gray, Knightstown.
$10,000 — Gerber Laser 2108 ET
DOB 12/28/2022, by Gerber High Time H65, sold to Jay and John Peggs, Rushville.
$6,500 — Gerber Luke L53
DOB 3/3/2023, by Gerber High Time H65, sold to Botkin Polled Herefords, Lexington, Ky., and Peytons Well Polled Hrfds, Stanford, Ky.
$6,000 — Gerber Limelight L24
DOB 2/13/2023, by Gerber High Time H65, sold to Beason Hereford, Skidmore, Mo.
Grimmel Girls Show Cattle
Jarrettsville, Md. | April 2
Auctioneer: Online
Reported by: Corbin Cowles
Lots Gross Average
0.50 bulls
4 females
4.50 overall
10 embryos
105 semen units
TOP BULL LOT
$13,000
$42,500
$26,000
$10,625
$55,500 $12,333
$36,150
$3,615
$4,368 $42
$13,000 — GGSC Checkmark 14L ET
DOB 3/2/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Wheeler Farm, Chickasha, Okla. (1/2 interest).
TOP FEMALE LOT
$17,000 — GGSC Kiwi 104L ET
DOB 9/20/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Cash Lamie, Isabella, Okla. (1/2 interest)
Lowderman Cattle Co.
Macomb, Ill. | April 2
Auctioneer: Online
Reported by: Corbin Cowles
Lots Gross Average
2 bulls $11,750 $5,875
7 females $39,900 $5,700
9 overall $51,650 $5,739
TOP BULL LOT
$9,100 — FF LCC DVF 561C Mr IQ 725L ET
DOB 7/25/2023, by T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561C ET, sold to Durham Valley Farm, Riegelsville, Pa.
TOP FEMALE LOT
$7,250 — LCC J16 Miss Swifty 75L ET
DOB 9/28/2023, by T/R GKB AC Red Kingdom J16, sold to Everly Foster, Niles, Mich.
Jensen Bros.
Courtland, Kan. | April 4
Auctioneer: Online
Reported by: Aaron Friedt
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$50,000 — KJ 746D Coco Cheer 318L ET
DOB 9/3/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Ella Weldon, Piedmont, Okla.
$42,500 — KJ DCC 181H Gemstone 319L ET
DOB 9/3/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Makenna and Tessa Smith, Hubertus, Wis.
$26,000 — KJ 746D Coco Lady 332L ET
DOB 9/6/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Garrett and Scott Hickey, Staunton, Va.
$20,000 — KJ TWJ 907E Cherry 374L ET
DOB 11/2/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Adalynn Blankenship, West Burlington, N.Y.
$15,750 — KJ 746D Coco Cherry 328L ET
DOB 9/5/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Mary Gullatt, Salem, Ala.
$15,500 — KJ 746D Coco Moment 316L ET
DOB 9/2/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Cameron Price, Fredericksburg, Va.
$12,500 — KJ TWJ 907E Charming 378L ET
DOB 11/4/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, sold to Kyler Cooley, Dry Creek, La.
$8,250 — KJ TWJ 907E Chardonnay 325L ET
DOB 9/4/2023, by ECR 628 Ivys Advance 8923 ET, sold to Sara Harfst, Sheridan, Wyo.
Bowling Ranch
Newkirk, Okla. | April 11
Auctioneer: Justin Stout
Reported by: Cord Weinheimer
Lots Gross Average
37 bulls $199,750 $5,399
TOP BULL LOTS
$8,750 — BH Mr Gettysburg 2078
DOB 3/16/2022, by B 6077 Gettysburg 9239 ET, sold to Jeffries Farms LLC, Blackwell.
$8,500 — BH Mr Genesis’ Landrun 2612 ET
DOB 9/2/2022, by Loewen Genesis G16 ET, sold to Smith Farms, St. Louis, Mo.
$8,000 — BH 7209 Genesis’ 2052K ET
DOB 1/31/2022, by Loewen Genesis G16 ET, sold to Groendyke Ranch, Enid.
$7,500 — BH Mr Dominate 2410 ET
DOB 10/27/2022, by SR Dominate 308F ET, sold to Zerr Red Angus, Oakley, Kan.
$7,000 — BH 4143 Manifest 2011K
DOB 2/14/2022, by NJW 133A 6589 Manifest 87G ET, sold to Tim Drummond, Pawhuska.
McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch
Torrington, Wyo. | April 11
Auctioneer: Lander Nicodemus
Reported by: Kevin Murnin
Lots Gross Average
35 bulls $175,000 $5,000
TOP BULL LOTS
$8,500 — MC Federal K54
DOB 9/4/2022, by KBCR 49B Federal 634D, sold to Bill Garrelts, Torrington.
$8,000 — MC Perfecto L2
DOB 1/8/2023, by BG LCC 11B Perfecto 84F, sold to Jodi and Sandy Hill, Kremmling, Colo.
$7,750 — MC King 91L
DOB 3/11/2023, by GO King E33, sold to James McBride, Agate, Colo.
$7,000 — MC Federal 191K
DOB 8/27/2022, by KBCR 49B Federal 634D, sold to Smith Family Farms, Torrington.
$7,000 — MC Kinetic 147K
DOB 3/28/2022, by Churchill Pilgrim 815F ET, sold to Beth Reilly, Alva.
Ellis Farms
Chrisman, Ill. | April 13
Auctioneer: Joel Birdwell
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
15 bulls $104,325 $6,955
13 females
$34,450 $2,650
28 total $138,775 $4,956
1 flush $8,500 $8,500
6 comm. females $11,400 $1,900
TOP BULL LOTS
$30,000 — EFBeef Benefit L200
DOB 2/10/2023, by JW 1857 Merit 21134, sold to Gerber Land & Cattle, Indiana, and Schu-Lar Polled Herefords, Kansas.
$10,500 — EFBeef A250 Tested K007 ET DOB 3/6/2022, by EFBeef X651 Tested A250, sold to McCoy Cattle Co. LTD, Saskatchewan.
$10,000 — EFBeef 41H Resonater 10K
DOB 3/18/2022, by Schu-Lar 41H of 26D E158, sold to Tyler Galloway, Indiana, and Innisfail Farm, Georgia.
$6,000 — EFBeef G473 Resolute KJ988
DOB 1/10/2022, by EFBeef C609 Resolute G473, sold to J&L Cattle Services, Ohio.
$6,000 — EFBeef GMan G Man K021
DOB 3/17/2022, by 3S G Man Sullivan 226Z 915S, sold to Holliday Farms, Illinois.
TOP FLUSH LOT
$8,500 — Right to flush EFBeef 4013 Thyra K023
DOB 3/26/2022, by Innisfail WHR X651/723 4013 ET, sold to Darrin Reed, Kansas.
Knoll Crest Farm
Concord, Va. | April 13
Auctioneer: Dalton Bennett
Reported by: Tommy Coley
20 bulls
15 females
TOP BULL LOTS
$121,500
$90,200
$6,075
$6,013
$8,500 — KCF Bennett G442 L130
DOB 2/13/2023, by KCF Bennett Appomattox G442, sold to Bryan Shomo, Staunton.
$8,000 — KCF Bennett H315 L102
DOB 2/10/2023, by SHF Headstrong D287 H315 ET, sold to Lentz Farms, Bolivar, Mo.
$7,750 — KCF Bennett Houston L125
DOB 2/13/2023, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to Bryan Shomo.
$7,500 — KCF Bennett H315 L153
DOB 2/21/2023, by SHF Headstrong D287 H315 ET, sold to Slayton’s Bear Dance, Bedford, Pa.
$7,500 — KCF Bennett H315 L171
DOB 2/26/2023, by SHF Headstrong D287 H315 ET, sold to McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch, Veteran, Wyo.
TOP FEMALE LOT
$20,000 — KCF Miss Headstrong K516
DOB 9/24/2022, by SHF Headstrong D287 H315 ET, sold to Tony Lasseter Farms, Moultrie, Ga.
Northeast Texas
Hereford Assn.
Mt. Pleasant, Texas | April 13
Auctioneer: Troy Robinett
Reported by: Cord Weinheimer
TOP BULL LOTS
$25,000 — Cox PC Space Cowboy 304
DOB 4/5/2023, by BR Sooner 0208, consigned by Cox Ranch, Mt. Pleasant, sold to KMR Farms, El Campo; and Jackson Cattle Co., San Antonio (1/2 interest)
$6,500 — Zoellers 4G Endure 34K
DOB 9/30/2022, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, consigned by Zoeller Family Herefords, Gatesville, sold to Garry Berry, Kerens.
$6,300 — KM 5569 Harland 262K
DOB 9/22/2022, by BR Palo Duro 5569 ET, consigned by Kurt Mathias, Mt. Pleasant, sold to Roy Nail, Daingerfield.
TOP FEMALE LOT
$4,300 — MCM 56A Lolita 95C 23G
DOB 2/16/2019, by MCM 41W Big Ben 8Y 95C ET, consigned by S and I Polled Herefords, Briggs, and a December bull calf, by MCM 31D Pancho 4D 12H, sold to Rabbit Run Ranch, Covington.
West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn.
Weston, W.Va. | April 13
Auctioneer: John Spiker
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
6 bulls
$17,700 $2,950
37 females $110,150 $2,977
43 total $127,850 $2,973
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$8,000 — UHF 10B Bailey U11L DOB 4/6/2023, by GVF 11X Powerstroke 10B, consigned by Ralph E. Ullman & Son, Graysville, Ohio, sold to Nunnya Farm, Woodsfield, Ohio.
$8,000 — UHF 10B Princess U03L DOB 4/10/2023, by GVF 11X Powerstroke 10B, consigned by Ralph E. Ullman & Son, sold to Nunnya Farm.
$5,800 — Pineridge Miss Rev 0890 DOB 9/10/2020, by ASF Revolution 3F ET, consigned by Pineridge Hereford Farm, Fairdale, and an August heifer calf, by 5STAR 5714 Justified 103, sold to Starcher Farms, Arnoldsburg.
$5,600 — WPM Studly Karly 18B K12 DOB 2/18/2022, by FSL Studly 100W 27X 18B, consigned by McDonald Polled Herefords, Lost Creek, and a February heifer calf, by NJW Long Haul 36E ET, sold to Stump Cattle Co., Mt. Zion.
$4,800 — CHF 0100 Stardust 3201
DOB 10/3/2023, by Boyd 135U Deliverance 0100 ET, consigned by Cottage Hill Farms, Petersburg, sold to Addison Carpenter, Powhatan Point, Ohio.
SandRock Ranch Herefords
Benton, Wis. | April 14
Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
46 bulls $172,200 $3,743
19 comm. females $54,500 $2,868
TOP BULL LOTS
$6,500 — SRR Mr H028 Haviland 2208 DOB 9/11/2022, by SHF Haviland F158 H028, sold to Gleason Cattle Co., Wisconsin.
$5,750 — SRR Mr H028 Haviland 393L
DOB 4/2/2023, by SHF Haviland F158 H028, sold to Eldon Thoma, Iowa.
$5,500 — C&L Royal 569G 17L
DOB 2/11/2023, by CMF 1720 Gold Rush 569G ET, consigned by C&L Hereford Ranch, Ixonia, sold to Ron Carson, Illinois.
$5,250 — SRR Mr 63G Potency 308L
DOB 2/22/2023, by 77 Potency 8F 63G, sold to Larry Toberman, Wisconsin.
$5,000 — SRR Mr E189 Emporia 316L
DOB 3/10/2023, by SHF Emporia 001A E189, sold to Ron Carson.
$5,000 — SRR Mr Ellis Resolved 352L
DOB 3/21/2023, by EFBeef C615 Resolved H615, sold to Rick Craanen, Wisconsin.
Mid-Atlantic Spring Bonanza Sale
Harrisonburg, Va. | April 19
Auctioneer: Dale Stith
Reported by: Tommy Coley
Lots Gross Average
4 bulls
$11,300
27 females $98,500
31 overall $109,800
$2,825
$3,648
$3,542
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$9,500 — DR Duchess 8300 J14
DOB 9/1/2021, by Churchill Red Baron 8300F ET, consigned by Dunrovin Farm, Crozet, sold to Bay Brook Farm, Maidens; and an August heifer calf, by KCF Bennett Resolve G595, sold to Nathan Day, New Castle.
$7,400 — HHF Scarlet 173D 22H
DOB 9/12/2020, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, consigned by Mantews Farm, Barboursville, and a September heifer calf, by NJW 12A 36E Long Haul 284H ET, sold to JAKE Farm LLC, Round Hill.
$4,800 — FSL Miss Homeland C34 7F 4H
DOB 1/1/2020, by KCF Bennett Homeland C34, consigned by Hereford Hollow Farm, Wytheville, sold to Lucky Star Farm LLC, Culpeper.
$4,400 — BBF Miss Bernie Z367 G23
DOB 10/22/2019, by KCF Bennett Redeem Z367, consigned by West Ray Farm, Bumpass, and a December heifer calf, by KCF Bennett C442 J523, sold to Evan Lamond, Elkton.
$3,600 — DR Jewel H85 K07
DOB 4/14/2022, by KCF Bennett Reward H85, consigned by Dunrovin Farm, sold to Shifflett Family Farms, Shenandoah.
Clifford Farms & Guests
Lexington, Ky. | April 20
Auctioneers: Dale Stith, Gene Steiner
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots
13 bulls $48,900 $3,762
59 females $223,375 $3,786
72 total $272,275 $3,782
18 comm. females $54,150 $3,008
TOP BULL LOTS
$6,400 — Church View 705F Hawk 010K DOB 5/18/2022, by Church View LLJ D1 Rambo 611G, sold to Jennifer Brooks, Lancaster.
$5,500 — NJB 0050 923 Forecast 257
DOB 12/3/2022, by Boyd 76E Forecast 0050, consigned by NJB Limited, Mays Lick, sold to Orr’s Acre Polled Herefords, Lyndonville, Vt.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$6,900 — HB AA Frannie 0760
DOB 11/4/2020, by AA HRD Achieve 879, consigned by Grassy Run Farms LLC, Winfield, W.Va., sold to Gary King, Zoe; and an October heifer calf, by Grassy Run Long Range 009, sold to J.D. and Jeb Painter, Gandeeville, W.Va.
$5,700 — Underwood Miss Endure U040 DOB 9/12/2022, by NJW 129E 173D Endure 92H ET, consigned by Underwood Farms, Campbellsville, sold to Chapman Land & Cattle, Nunnelly, Tenn.
$5,200 — CHF Koozi 9097 73K DOB 5/2/2022, by THM Armstrong 9097 ET, sold to Andy Carlson, Northport, Mich.
Stuber Ranch
Bowman, N.D. | April 20
Auctioneer: Joe Goggins
Reported by: Kevin Murnin
Lots Gross Average
98 bulls $496,250 $5,064
54 females $179,900 $3,331
152 total $676,150 $4,448
$271,650 $2,090
TOP BULL LOTS
$27,500 — SR Deep Creek 23L
DOB 2/27/2023, by CL 1 Domino 0186H, sold to Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont., and Loehr Hereford Farms, Peoria, Ill. (1/2 interest)
$18,000 — SR Marvel 963L ET
DOB 4/2/2023, by CL 1 Domino 993G 1ET, sold to Baker Farms, Streator, Ill. (3/4 interest)
$11,000 — SR M+M Venture 443L ET
DOB 3/23/2023, by WHR 290E B901 Beefmaker 250GET, sold to M W Herefords, Fredonia (3/4 interest).
$10,000 — SR Dominate 943L ET
DOB 4/1/2023, by SR Dominate 308F ET, sold to Rankin & Sons Inc., Draper, S.D. (3/4 interest)
$12,000 — SR Venture 1772K
DOB 8/18/2022, by WHR 290E B901
Beefmaker 250GET, sold to Engelhaupt Herefords, Butte, Neb.
$10,000 — SR Steller 743L
DOB 3/1/2023, by Stardance M8086 ET, sold to William Ayrey Jr., Evesham, Saskatchewan.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$10,000 — SR Venita 3042L ET
DOB 3/24/2023, by WHR 290E B901
Beefmaker 250GET, sold to Roger Jennings, Palmyra, Ill.
$6,500 — SR Vanita 3091L
DOB 3/30/2023, by Birdwell Vanguard 5022 9337, sold to Roger Jennings.
$6,500 — SR Flarita 3106L
DOB 4/7/2023, by Bar S LHF 1056 Mr 7167 050 ET, sold to Matt Stroh, Killdeer.
W4 Ranch
Morgan, Texas | April 20
Auctioneer: Doak Lambert
Reported by: Cord Weinheimer
Lots
64 bulls
Gross Average
$461,500 $7,211
168 females $723,950 $4,309
232 overall $1,185,450 $5,110
TOP BULL LOTS
$13,000 — W4 9101 Belle Air K110
DOB 3/10/2022, by C 4038 Belle Air 9101 ET, sold to 4C Ranch, Caldwell.
$11,500 — W4 RV Advance K400
DOB 3/1/2022, by VIESCA Advance F83, sold to Tommy Stoddard, Hackberry, La.
$10,000 — W4 108E Sensation K120
DOB 3/20/2022, by W4 2296 Sensation 108E, sold to Carlton Partin, Montalba.
$10,000 — W4 7177 Domino K007
DOB 2/15/2022, by CL 1 Domino 7177E, sold to Tony Doughtie, Huntsville.
$10,000 — W4 0159 Advance 102K ET
DOB 4/10/2022, by HH Advance 0159H, sold to Dudley Williams, Meridian, Miss.
$10,000 — W4 9469 Rough Rider K124
DOB 4/1/2022, by Churchill Rough Rider 9469G ET, sold to Chad Mudd LLC, Lake Charles, La.
Express Ranches
Yukon, Okla. | April 26
Auctioneers: Matt Sims, Dustin Layton, Ronn Cunningham
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
9 bulls $49,000 $5,444
32 females $109,950 $3,436
41 total $158,950 $3,877
TOP BULL LOTS
$10,000 — EXR Houston 3035
DOB 2/16/2023, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to Wheeler Farm, Chickasha.
$6,000 — EXR Desperado 3101
DOB 1/6/2023, by Churchill Desperado 029H, sold to Smith Farms, Liberty, Ky.
$5,500 — EXR Genesis 3203 ET
DOB 1/3/2023, by Loewen Genesis G16 ET, sold to Joe Doyle, Comanche.
$5,500 — EXR Desperado 3011
DOB 1/14/2023, by Churchill Desperado 029H, sold to Cole Farms, Sharon.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$11,000 — EXR Ribeye Lady 1027
DOB 1/15/2021, by Loewen Genesis G16 ET, sold to GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas.
$5,750 — 4B Misty 1222
DOB 12/14/2021, by 77 Potency 8F 63G, and a January bull calf, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to 4B Herefords, Hennessey.
Gulf South Hereford Assn.
Wiggins, Miss. | April 27
Auctioneer: Henry Redmond
Reported by: Cord Weinheimer
Lots
4 bulls
46 females
50 overall
1 flush
13 embryos
3 comm. females
TOP BULL LOT
Gross Average
$13,200
$155,500
$3,300
$3,380
$168,700 $3,374
$3,000 $3,000
$5,150 $396
$6,850 $2,283
$5,000 — PR Victor 2B J126
DOB 11/5/2021, by TH 71U 719T Victor 2B ET, consigned by Punkin Ridge Herefords, Beaumont, sold to Ladner Farms, Saucier.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$6,500 — LHF Miss Lamplighter 324
DOB 9/8/2023, by MJMH Honcho, consigned by Punkin Ridge Herefords, sold to Josh and Adam Williams, Angie, La.
$6,100 — G 8049 Lady Valiant 1208
DOB 1/13/2021, by BR SRR C&L Loewen Valiant, consigned by Gibson Cattle Co., Brookhaven, sold to 3-B Cattle, Creole, La.
Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn.
Cross Plains, Tenn. | April 27
Auctioneer: Dale Stith
Reported by: Tommy Coley Lots
40 overall
$3,218 14 comm. females $32,850 $2,346
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$5,000 — Unique Willow
DOB 4/29/2020, by Unique Siclone, consigned by One Unique Farm, Campbellsville, Ky., and a March heifer calf, by HUTH FTF Torque C002, sold to Darick Terry, Jamestown.
$4,750 — Crouch Janie 68E 723 151
DOB 10/8/2021, by NJW 144Y 57C Wow 68E, consigned by East Polled Herefords, Carthage, sold to Jason and Tracey Rodgers, Boaz, Ky.; and a September bull calf, by SW Paladin 385 21, sold to Holt Farms, Iron City.
$4,450 — Crouch Jada 504C 289G 142
DOB 9/19/21, by BEHM 100W Cuda 504C, consigned by Crouch Polled Herefords, McMinnville, and a September heifer calf, by NJW 119E 87G Endorsement 216J, sold to Owen Smith, Pall Mall.
$4,400 — RR 410B 34F Brianna 92H
DOB 9/30/2020, by RR 36C 2504 Fitzgerald 34F, consigned by Gene Steiner, Lebanon, Ohio, and a February heifer calf, by K3 15E 316 Mud Hole 041, sold to Darick Terry.
$3,950 — H 78D Elizabeth Ann 914
DOB 3/27/2019, by TH 108U 14Z Playmaker 78D, consigned by Crouch Polled Herefords, sold to James Chute, Woodburn, Ky.; and a October heifer calf, by /S Perfecto 00642, sold to Allison Lutterman, Horse Cave, Ky.
South Carolina
Hereford Assn.
Pendleton, S.C. | May 4
Auctioneer: Dale Stith
Reported by: Tommy Coley
Lots Gross Average
3 bulls $8,800 $2,933
32 females $108,050 $3,377
35 overall $116,850 $3,339
15 embryos $6,800 $453
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$7,600 — MF Miss Chuckles 88F ET
DOB 3/8/2018, by Churchill Red Bull 200Z, consigned by Montgomery Farm, Blacksburg, sold to Kent Thames, Fort Lawn; and an October heifer calf, by NJW 139C 103C Ridge 254G, sold to Brett Abernathy, Bradley.
$7,500 — FPH Ms G51 Cuda J110
DOB 11/29/2020, by BEHM 100W Cuda 504C, consigned by Forrest Polled Herefords, Saluda, sold to Kent Thames; and a September heifer calf, by NJW 160B 028X Historic 81E ET, sold to J Christopher Perry, Siler City, N.C.
$6,900 — MF Miss Jillian Shae 101G ET DOB 1/8/2019, by NJW 84B 10W Journey 53D, consigned by Montgomery Farm, sold to Forrest Polled Herefords; and an October heifer calf, by NJW 139C 103C Ridge 254G, sold to Mead Cattle Enterprises, Midville, Ga.
$5,700 — FPH Ms C106 C123 G143
DOB 12/19/2018, by FPH Victor Y68 755T C123 ET, consigned by Forrest Polled Herefords, sold to Brett Abernathy; and an October heifer calf, by FPH E5 Endure H90 ET, sold to West Farms, Madisonville, Tenn.
$5,200 — MF 9024 2062 Miss Anna 58K DOB 10/1/2022, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, consigned by Montgomery Farm, sold to Quail Ridge Farm LLC, Rutherfordton, N.C.
Tennessee River Music Inc.
Fort Payne, Ala. | May 4
Auctioneers: Matt Sims, Eddie Burks
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
55.50 females
1 flush
27 embryos
25 semen units
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$389,800 $7,023
$7,250 $7,250
$19,250 $713
$6,500 $260
$27,000 — SFCC TRM Lady Endure 0254 ET
DOB 11/6/2020, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, and a January bull calf, by BK Red River H18 ET, sold to GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas (1/2 interest)
$18,000 — /S Lady Endure 0009H ET
DOB 1/16/2020, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, and a February heifer calf, by H B Distinct, sold to Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, Ontario, and Abby Hill Farms, Richmond, Ontario.
$15,000 — SFCC TRM Distinctive 4108 ET
DOB 3/7/2024, by H B Distinct, sold to Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords and Abby Hill Farms.
$11,000 — UPS Miss Endure 0596
DOB 9/7/2020, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 1730 ET, sold to Lee Plummer, Jerseyville, Ill.; and a September heifer calf, by SHF Insight F158 J354 ET, sold to LAN Farms LLC, Jackson, Miss.
$11,000 — EXR Dani 0312 ET
DOB 9/1/2020, by Boyd 31Z Blueprint 6153, sold to Lee Plummer; and a September heifer calf, by Churchill Roughneck 0280H ET, sold to Mike Dobbins, Petal, Miss.
$10,300 — SFCC TRM Azure 0230
DOB 10/16/2020, by SFCC TRM Assurance 8052, sold to Rooker Cattle, Smock, Pa.; and a September bull calf, by NJW 848 4040 Fortified 238F, sold to Six Hitch Farm and Kennels, Covington, La.
$10,000 — /S Lady 628 Advance 0012H ET
DOB 1/16/2020, by H FHF Advance 628 ET, and a March heifer calf, by /S Perfecto 00572 ET, sold to Rockin CG Ranch, Milburn, Okla.
$10,000 — Holt 608 903E Marie 920
DOB 1/3/2019, by /S JBB/AL Boom Town 44608, and a February heifer calf, by JW 1857 Merit 21134, sold to Matt Smith, Pell City.
$9,500 — SHF 30U B413 G094
DOB 2/8/2019, by EFBeef BR Validated B413, sold to Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, Pa.; and a November heifer calf, by /S TRM Mandatory 88573 ET, sold to Josh Best, Canton, N.C.
$9,500 — /S Lady Longhaul 1317J
DOB 8/23/2021, by NJW Long Haul 36E ET, sold to Walker Herefords, Morrison, Tenn.; and Jernigan Farms, Columbia, Tenn.; and a September heifer calf, by /S Perfecto 00572 ET, sold to Tim Shope, Cleveland, Tenn.
$8,500 — /S Lady Boom Town 063H
DOB 1/7/2020, by /S JBB/AL Boom Town 44608, and a February heifer calf, by JW 1857 Merit 21134, sold to Rick Terry, Jamestown, Tenn.
$8,000 — SFCC TRM Lady Arsenal 3543 ET
DOB 9/26/2023, by /S Arsenal 00161 ET, sold to 7 Oaks Plantation and Cattle Co., Senoia, Ga.
$7,500 — SFCC Lady Fortified 1049 ET
DOB 2/18/2021, by NJW 848 4040 Fortified 238F, and a February heifer calf, by JW 1857 Merit 21134, sold to Rick Terry.
$7,500 — /S Lady Daybreak 1062J
DOB 1/27/2021, by SHF Daybreak Y02 D287 ET, and a February heifer calf, by JW 1857 Merit 21134, sold to Skyline Farm, Clinton, Conn.
$7,500 — /S Lady Devout 1130J
DOB 2/12/2021, by JW B716 Devout 18051, and a February heifer calf, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to Chapman Land & Cattle, Nunnelly, Tenn.
Innisfail Farm
Madison, Ga. | May 5
Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman
Reported by: Tommy Coley
Lots Gross Average
3 bulls $27,000 $9,000
25 females $211,790 $8,472
28 overall $238,790 $8,528
TOP BULL LOT
$15,000 — PJF Class Act 178J 78 ET
DOB 9/22/2023, by NJW 11B 173D Character 178J ET, sold to Colby Proffitt, Gray, Tenn.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$27,000 — Innisfail 1837 1580 2231 ET
DOB 9/16/2022, by Innisfail Energy 4021 1837 ET, sold to GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas.
$24,250 — Innisfail 4013 723E
DOB 8/30/2017, by Innisfail WHR X651/723 4013 ET, sold to P and J Farms, Monroe, N.C.; and a September heifer calf, by Churchill Broadway 858F, sold to Azure Valley Black Herefords, Windsor, Colo.
$15,500 — DAY IF Single Ladie 14 ET
DOB 10/5/2023, by BK Red River H18 ET, sold to Caden and Corbin Perry, Tower Hill, Ill.
$15,000 — Innisfail Endure 4021 1831 ET DOB 9/3/2018, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, sold to Tony Lasseter Farms, Moultrie; and a September heifer calf, by Churchill Broadway 858F, sold to Keller Cattle, Meridian, Miss.
$14,000 — Innisfail Wonder Woman 101D ET
DOB 2/20/2016, by ECR Who Maker 210 ET, sold to Day Ridge Farm, Telford, Tenn., and P and J Farms; and a September heifer calf, by Pyramid Function 0244, sold to Allen Cattle Co., Hull.
$9,500 — Innisfail Valid 871E 2154 ET
DOB 9/13/2021, by EFBeef BR Validated B413, and a September heifer calf, by Innisfail Sandman 1580 2156 ET, sold to Driven Farms LLC., Milledgeville.
$9,000 — Innisfail C615 132J
DOB 9/13/2021, by EFBeef X51 Resolute C615, sold to Azure Valley Black Herefords; and an August heifer calf, by Innisfail Trademark 1939 ET, sold to Candy Meadow Farms, Lexington, Tenn.
$9,000 — Innisfail 237C 037H
DOB 9/13/2020, by NJW 108Y Z311 Encore 237C ET, sold to Dylan Chastain, Danielsville; and an August heifer calf, by GO King E33, sold to 4B Farms LLC, Shelby, N.C.
$8,250 — Innisfail Function 234K
DOB 10/17/2022, by Pyramid Function 0244, sold to Tony Lasseter Farms.
$7,750 — Innisfail T723 6964 1944 ET
DOB 9/6/2019, by R Leader 6964, sold to 4B Farms LLC; and a September heifer calf, by TH Masterplan 183F, sold to Chapman Land & Cattle, Nunnelly, Tenn.
Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assn.
Old Washington, Ohio | May 10
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt
Reported by: Corbin Cowles
TOP BULL LOT
$4,000 — MML Chaos
DOB 4/19/2023, by Purple MML Mayhem 73G, consigned by M Love Cattle Co., Baltimore, sold to BMI Cattle Co., Belmont.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$4,700 — Mohican Nadean 71K
DOB 2/19/2022, by Mohican Sure Fire 76G, consigned by Keets Herefords, Berlin Heights, and a February bull calf, by Boyd 31Z Blueprint 6153, sold to Jellick Farms, Carrollton.
$4,500 — FSL Miss Louise 32C 41F
DOB 1/27/2018, by Churchill Kickstart 501C ET, consigned by Brendan Midla, Marianna, Penn., and a January heifer calf, by Churchill Red Thunder 133J ET, sold to James Dennis, Caldwell.
Burns Farms
Pikeville, Tenn. | May 11
Auctioneer: Dustin Layton
Reported by: Tommy Coley
Lots Gross Average
0.33 bulls $72,500 $219,697
62 females $491,650 $7,930
62.33 overall $564,150 $9,051
TOP BULL LOT
$72,500 — BF Power 225K ET
DOB 11/3/2022, by Green JCS Makers Mark 229G ET, sold to Christine Windisch, Paola, Kan. (1/3 interest)
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$70,000 — BF Full of Life 60L ET
DOB 9/9/2023, by KJ BJ 58Z Contender D56 ET, sold to Carlee, Catie and Clayton Musser, Otterbein, Ind.
$40,000 — BF 157F Rita 59L ET
DOB 11/7/2023, by RST Final Print 0016, sold to Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla.
$40,000 — BF 12H Posh 30L ET
DOB 10/10/2023, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to 4B Cattle Co., Coffeyville, Kan.
$32,500 — BF 157F Rita 42L ET
DOB 10/16/2023, by JW 1857 Merit 21134, sold to P and J Farms, Monroe, N.C.
$13,500 — BF P&R Novel 63L ET
DOB 9/24/2023, by TFR KU Roll the Dice 1326, sold to Makayla Massey, London, Ky.
$11,250 — RMB 247D Southern Belle 906H
DOB 10/10/2020, by NJW 79Z 54B Homestyle 247D, and an October heifer calf, by RMB/ DKM Audacious 4014 779H, sold to GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas.
$10,500 — BF 11E Mercedes 27L ET
DOB 10/9/2023, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to GKB Cattle.
$10,000 — BF 12H Posh 33L ET
DOB 10/11/2023, by RST Final Print 0016, sold to 6 Mile Creek LLC, Yukon, Okla.
$9,500 — Walker Tori H086 7100E 2112K
DOB 9/21/2022, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to Christine Windisch.
$9,000 — BF Excite 22L ET
DOB 10/7/2023, by SR Expedition 619G ET, sold to Blazer Farms and Cattle Co., Franklin.
$7,750 — BF Edy 0263 ET
DOB 9/6/2020, by BR Trust 0217 3373, sold to River Circle Farm, Hartsville; and a November heifer calf, by 77 Potency 8F 63G, sold to 4B Farm LLC, Shelby, N.C.
Mead Farms
Versailles, Mo. | May 11
Auctioneers: Jerry Lehmann, Wes Tiemann
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
5 bulls
18 females
23 total
$14,700
$66,500
$81,200
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$2,940
$3,694
$3,530
$5,250 — Mead V869 Of 504C P145 ET
DOB 11/27/2020, by BEHM 100W Cuda 504C; and an October heifer calf, by Churchill Desperado 029H, sold to Darrell Aufdenberg, Jackson.
$4,750 — Mead X817 Of B413 N306
DOB 11/26/2021, by EFBeef BR Validated B413, and a December bull calf, by KCF Bennett Resolve G595, sold to Doss Hereford Farms, Smithville.
$4,500 — Mead V097 Of 504C M442
DOB 12/13/2020, by BEHM 100W Cuda 504C, sold to Greg Schad, Barnett.
$4,500 — Mead V877 Of 9024 T539
DOB 1/6/2021, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, and a November heifer calf, by Churchill Desperado 029H, sold to Larry Owen, Ottawa, Kan.
$4,250 — Mead V764 Of 6153 M446
DOB 11/15/2020, by Boyd 31Z Blueprint 6153, sold to Greg Schad.
$4,250 — Mead X395 Of R447 P267
DOB 1/8/2022, by Mead 10Y Hometown R447 ET, and a December bull calf, by KCF Bennett Monument J338, sold to Joann Rutherford, Four Seasons.
Hidden Oaks Ranch
Hamilton, Texas | May 18
Auctioneer: Dustin Layton
Reported by: Cord Weinheimer
Lots Gross Average
15 bulls
74 females
89 overall
83 embryos
355 semen units
TOP BULL LOT
$61,650
$428,750
$4,110
$5,794
$490,400 $5,510
$10,810 $130
$7,950 $22
$7,000 — Oaks Garrison 2055ET
DOB 11/14/2022, by Oaks Garrison 9106ET, sold to Stewart Polled Herefords, Campbell.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$8,000 — Oaks Skittles 2061ET
DOB 11/18/2022, by R Leader 6964, sold to GKB Cattle, Desdemona.
$8,000 — Oaks Macey 9080 ET
DOB 9/20/2019, by CRR 719 Catapult 109, sold to Hawes Cattle, Athens.
$7,500 — Oaks Sugar 1007ET
DOB 2/2/2021, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, and a January heifer calf, by TH 118A 183F Masterplan 273K, sold to GKB Cattle.
Rockin’ in the South
Nunnelly, Tenn. | May 18
Auctioneers: Dale Stith, Tommy Carper
Reported by: Tommy Coley
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$21,500 — UPS Miss Mighty 9090
DOB 3/30/2019, by NJW 79Z 22Z Mighty 49C ET, consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, Nunnelly, sold to Bob Morris, Texas; and an October heifer calf, by NJW 202C173DSteadfast 156J ET, sold to William Litman, Pennsylvania.
$14,250 — EXR Breeze 8433
DOB 9/20/2018, by NJW 33TB 100W Trust 167Y, consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, and an October heifer calf, by NJW 202C173DSteadfast 156J ET, sold to Sunny Side Farm, Ohio.
$12,500 — CES Dolly 100W X61
DOB 11/11/2020, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, consigned by Dry Creek Farm, Pell City, Ala., sold to Stuckey Farms, Virginia; and an October heifer calf, by Spearhead 22S Corps Commande14, sold to Ground Zero Farms, Oklahoma.
$11,500 — ILR 332A Lady Daisy 54H
DOB 4/14/2020, by ILR Hometown 332A ET, consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, sold to Sunny Side Farm; and an October heifer calf, by NJW 133A 6589 Manifest 87G ET, sold to Boyd Beef Cattle, Kentucky.
$10,000 — CLC 7850 Mariah 0103 110K ET DOB 10/2/2022, by UPS Mighty 7850 ET, consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, sold to Tennessee River Music, Inc. Alabama; and Dry Creek Farm.
$10,000 — CLC 0016 Final Print 103J 175L
DOB 3/1/2023, by RST Final Print 0016, consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, sold to Walker Herefords, Tennessee, and Jernigan Farms, Tennessee.
$9,250 — NJW 67D 252F Forever 164H
DOB 2/24/2020, by NJW 79Z 33B Forward 252F, consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, sold to P and J Farms, North Carolina; and an October heifer calf, by NJW 78P 88X Cowboss 199B ET, sold to Cottage Hill Farm, West Virginia.
$9,000 — SSF 0054 Ms Houston 552
DOB 9/15/2023, by SHF Houston D287 H086, consigned by Sunny Side Farm, sold to North Pino Land & Cattle, North Carolina.
$9,000 — WF Lady Frontier T124 2098 ET
DOB 3/14/2019, by TH Frontier 174E, consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, and a January heifer calf, by NJW 133A 6589 Manifest 87G ET, sold to Randy Bachtel, Maryland. continued on page 190...
$8,500 — UPS Miss On Target 0782
DOB 10/17/2020, by GR On Target 2625, consigned by Dry Creek Farm, sold to Sterling Cattle Co., Arkansas; and a September heifer calf, by UPS 7850 Mighty 0027 ET, sold to Diamond S Farms, Alabama.
$8,500 — UPS Miss Endure 0623
DOB 9/9/2020, by NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET, consigned by Dry Creek Farm, sold to Stuckey Farms; and an October heifer calf, by CCCC Cuda 5405 5139H ET, sold to William Litman.
$8,250 — WF 9024 Power Lady 2084 2462 DOB 10/2/2022, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, consigned by Woolfolk Farms, Jackson, Tenn., sold to David Gardner, Alabama.
$8,000 — Five Js Fast Vicky 156J L04 DOB 3/28/2023, by NJW 202C173DSteadfast 156J ET, consigned by Five J’s Cattle Co., Clayton, N.C., sold to Ayden Redman, Kentucky.
$7,750 — WF 174E Frontier 9779 2466 DOB 10/3/2022, by TH Frontier 174E, consigned by Woolfolk Farms, sold to Notchey Creek Farm, Tennessee.
TOP PICK LOT
$15,000 — Pick of the 2023 fall crop Consigned by Chapman Land & Cattle, sold to Ragan Cattle Co., Tennessee.
Mead Cattle Enterprises
Midville, Ga. | May 27
Auctioneers: Dale Stith, Tommy Carper, Dustin Layton
Reported by: Tommy Coley
Lots Gross Average
13 bulls $65,700 $5,054
75 females $568,250 $7,577
88 overall $633,950 $7,204
28 embryos $15,200 $543
TOP BULL LOT
$11,500 — THM Sundance 3082 ET DOB 10/17/2022, by SHF Houston D287 H086, sold to Jarred Martin, California, Ky., and Geisel Herefords, California, Ky.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$19,000 — THM 156J Dahlia 4054 ET DOB 10/11/2023, by NJW 202C173DSteadfast 156J ET, sold to Lexa Jukes, Swainsboro.
$18,500 — THM 66589 Dahlia 0180 ET DOB 11/24/2019, by /S Mandate 66589 ET, sold to Robert Morris, Henderson, Texas; and a September heifer calf, by Boyd 76E Forecast 0050, sold to Painted Coyote Farm, Cottondale, Fla.
$14,400 — WHR 493E 127G Beefmaid 764J DOB 3/22/2021, by WHR X51 T306 Beefmaker 493E ET, consigned by White Hawk Ranch, Marietta, sold to Daniel and Winston Tanner, Dekalb, Texas; and an August bull calf, by Whitehawk 659F Harmony 783J ET, sold to Darrell Hicks, Cullman, Ala.
$13,250 — WHR 718F 9235 Beefmaid 763J
DOB 3/22/2021, by SR DS Dominator 718F, consigned by White Hawk Ranch, sold to J Taylor Neighbors, Americus; and an August heifer calf, by Whitehawk 593F Cosmos 672J ET, sold to Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn.
$13,000 — BW Miss Excede 52F
DOB 9/30/2018, by Mohican THM Excede Z426, sold to Bobby Wells, Corbin, Ky.; and an October heifer calf, by NJW 202C173DSteadfast 156J ET, sold to Flat Creek Farm, Lucedale, Miss.
$12,500 — WHR 8G 809F Beefmaid 937JET
DOB 10/3/2021, by JDH AH Benton 8G ET, consigned by White Hawk Ranch, sold to Dry Creek Farm, Pell City, Ala., and Walker Herefords, Morrison, Tenn.
$11,750 — THM 7014 Cammie 0200 DOB 12/5/2019, by THM Dude 7014 ET, sold to W&A Hereford Farm, Providence, N.C.; and a September heifer calf, by Boyd 76E Forecast 0050, sold to Chapman Land & Cattle, Nunnelly, Tenn.
$11,500 — THM Z426 Chloe’y 0086
DOB 10/8/2019, by Mohican THM Excede Z426, sold to Barnes Herefords, Cedartown; and an October heifer calf, by THM 100W Reliable 3018 ET, sold to Quail Ridge Farm LLC, Rutherfordton, N.C.
$11,500 — THM 6125 Best Girl 0095
DOB 10/11/2019, by THM Renaissance 6125 ET, and a September heifer calf, by Boyd 76E Forecast 0050, sold to David Parker, Foster, Ky.
$11,500 — THM 4186 Mindy 1125
DOB 10/21/2020, by THM Dugger 4186 ET, sold to Marcus Byrd, Thomaston; and a September heifer calf, by Mohican THM Yellowstone 43J, sold to Terrace Farms, Lexington, N.C.
$11,250 — THM 3097 Hannah 0053
DOB 9/30/2019, by THM 719T Formidable 3097, sold to Marcus Byrd; and an October heifer calf, by THM Patron 1077 ET, sold to Lexa Jukes.
$11,050 — WHR 493E 354G Beefmaid 900J
DOB 9/16/2021, by WHR X51 T306 Beefmaker 493E ET, consigned by White Hawk Ranch, sold to Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, Pa.; and an August heifer calf, by Whitehawk 593F Cosmos 672J ET, sold to Flat Creek Farm.
$11,000 — THM 6005 Lorie 0157
DOB 11/6/2019, by THM Ever Ready 6005 ET, and a September heifer calf, by Boyd 76E Forecast 0050, sold to Cedar Ridge Farm, Greer, S.C.
$10,500 — THM Z426 Hannah 1100
DOB 10/8/2020, by Mohican THM Excede Z426, sold to W&A Hereford Farm LLC; and a September heifer calf, by Mohican THM Yellowstone 43J, sold to Terrace Farms.
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CHEZ/PUGH/HARA LOGIC 8815F ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP} C RR 4037 ECLIPSE 808 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
P43964617 R S WEET RED WINE 039 {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP} M
C HAC MASON 2214 {DLF,HYF,IEF} C RR ABOUT TIME 743 {SOD} {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF} RJL LCC MISS POKER FACE 5C ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
Yale and Abby Young 27297 E 2250 N Rd. Lexington, IL 61753 815-867-7333 yaleyoung@gmail.com Rick Garnhart Family 6372 E. Edwardsville Rd. German Valley, IL 61039 815-238-2381 garnhart@gmail.com www.mudcreekfarms.com
Elizabeth Nessler 217-496-2442 ehn@theprairiecross.com
ALABAMA
Glynn Debter, Perry Debter or John Ross Debter 205-429-4415 or 205-429-2040 4134 County Hwy 30 • Horton, AL 35980 debterfarm@otelco.net
Randy & Kelly Owen
John & Randa Starnes
John: 256-996-5545
Red, White, and Black: Dixieland Delight Angus, Hereford Production Sale 1st Sat. in May
Roland Starnes: 706-601-0800 553 Randy Owen Dr. NE Fort Payne, AL 35967 www.tennesseerivermusic.com cattle@tennesseerivermusic.com
High Cotton Bull Sale Last Monday in October
CALIFORNIA
Brandon Theising
8 05-526-2195 P.O. Box 1019 8 05-358-2115 cell Simi Valley, CA 93062-1019 b randon@pwgcoinc.com www.pwgcattle.com
Steve Lambert Family 2938 Nelson Ave. Oroville, CA 95965 Cell 530-624-5256
lambertranchherefords.com
Jim McDougald Manager 559-822-2178
McDougald Family 559-822-2289
Registered Herefords 46089 Rd. 208, Friant, CA 93626
The Brand You Can Count On MORRELL RANCHES
Registered Herefords & Angus Barry, Carrie and Bailey Morrell morrellranches@yahoo.com 5640 Co. Rd. 65 Willows, CA 95988
Carrie Cell 530-218-5507 Barry Cell 530-682-5808
THE COLEMAN FAMILY
Tim, Kara, Tyler and Kathryn Tim 209-968-7232 • tim@sierraranches.com Kara 209-613-6062 • kara@sierraranches.com P.O. Box 577980, Modesto, CA 95357
ANNUAL BULL SALE SECOND SATURDAY OF OCTOBER
P.O. Box 129, Maricopa, CA 93252 www.SneddenRanch.com
Austin and Sarah 805-423-0248 Richard and Susie 805-839-1049
The Mickelson Family P.O. Box 2689 Petaluma, CA 94953 707-481-3440 Jim 707-396-7364 Bobby JMMick@sonic.net sonomamountainherefords.com
WEIMER
CATTLE COMPANY
Tom and Cindy Weimer P.O. Box 1197 • Susanville, CA 96130 530-254-6802 • 530-260-0416 mobile weimercattleco@citlink.net www.weimercattleco.com
COLORADO
James T. Campbell
High Altitude Registered Horned Herefords Our G Oal is Quality — NOt Qua N tity 850 Meadow Ln. • Guffey, CO 80820 719-689-2047 or Cell 719-650-4929 Clinton Clark 32190 Co. Rd. S • Karval, CO 80823 719-446-5223 • 719-892-0160 Cell cathikclark@gmail.com www.clarkanvilranch.com
Polled Herefords • Brafords
Jonny and Toni Harris 334 K-Ville Rd. Screven, Ga 31560 912-586-6585 • Cell 912-294-2470 greenviewfarms@windstream.net www.greenviewfarms.net
Square and Round Bermuda Grass Hay Performance and Quality from Grazing since 1942
Bulls for Sale at Private Treaty Excellent Replacement Heifers
DANIELS HEREFORD RANCH
Commitment to Quality since 1915
1350 N. 2100 W. Malad, ID 83252
Dan 208-339-2341 Teresa 208-339-2340 Rex 208-766-2747
Follow us on Facebook DanielsHerefordRanch danielsherefordranch@yahoo.com
Keith Elkington 208-521-1774 Layne 208-681-0765 Eric 208-881-4014
RANGE READY, PERFORMANCE PROVEN Visitors always welcome.
ELKINGTON POLLED HEREFORDS 5080 E. Sunnyside Rd. • Idaho Falls, ID 83406
JBB/AL HEREFORDS
James and Dawn Anderson / Bev Bryan
Bryan and Charly Anderson / 208-280-1505 1973 S. 1500 E., Gooding, ID 83330 jbbalherefords.com Private treaty bull and heifer sales Herefords Since 1967
Neal Ward Family 673 N. 825 W. • Blackfoot, ID 83221 Alicia Billman 208-589-0870 • 208-684-5252 woodenshoefarms@gmail.com
ILLINOIS
Baker Farms
1278 E. 20th Rd. Streator, IL 61364
Fred Debby
Family Agri-Business Since 1933
Sarah Susan • John 815-672-3491 Cell 815-257-3491 Fax 815-672-1984
HEREFORDS
Dan Bixler 7115 E. 1000th Ave., Newton, IL 62448 618-544-1842 • 618-562-3888 cell insman542002@yahoo.com
Gary and Debbie McConnell Box 253, Kincaid, IL 62540 217-237-2627
Gary’s cell 217-827-2761 Farm is 1.5 miles west of Sharpsburg, Ill.
Bur Ns POlled HerefOrd farm
Kent & Barb Burns 618-521-3199
Cattle for sale at all times 11770 Wilson Rd., Coulterville, IL 62237
Joe and Lauri Ellis 765-366-5390 Matt and Lisa Ellis 217-712-0635 Phil and Joyce Ellis 765-665-3207
26455 N. 2300th St. • Chrisman, IL 61924 www.efbeef.com • efbeef1@aol.com
Hobbs Rd. Rochester, IL 62563 Office 217-529-8878 Greg 217-725-7095
and Jamie Mullinix 997 Twp. Rd. 150E Toulon, IL 61483
Winton and Emily Harris Family
Eric, Cindie, Cassie and Krista Allscheid 8052 Andy Rd. • Waterloo, IL 62298 Cell 618-593-9642 soph@htc.net www.ShingleOaksPolledHerefords.com
Rob, Kristie, Kylie and Logan 7477 E. 825 N. • Otterbein, IN 47970 765-491-0258 kristielm2001@yahoo.com SHOW STEERS AND HEIFERS FOR SALE!
IOWA
Mark Stephens P ete Loehr
704 Virginia Ave. 1 13 Northgate Rd. Taylorville, IL 62568 P eoria, IL 61614
217-825-7913 309-692-6026
Bar-S LHF
Farm is located at: 1777 N. 1000 East Rd., Taylorville, IL 62568 Visit our website for updates throughout the year www.stephensandloehrherefords.com
Gene, Lori, Lucas, Logan and Cory Stumpf 473 Gilmore Lake Rd. Columbia, IL 62236 GENE 618-407-8374 LORI 618-407-0429 LUCAS 618-830-0971
West Wind Herefords
Jeff and Kelly Yoder 2356 N 1230 E. Rd. Edinburg, IL 62531 jwyoder62@gmail.com Kyle 217-565-3275 • Brian 217-827-9708 • Adam 217-823-9763
INDIANA
BECK-POWELL POLLED HEREFORDS
7157 N. C.R. 500 E., Bainbridge, IN 46105
Gene and Alice Beck 765-522-3235
Andy and Betsy Beck 765-522-3396 home • 765-720-1696 Andy cell Cody Beck 765-719-1622 Cody cell • beck.3396@gmail.com
Douglas E. Gerber 5324 State Rd. 227 S. • Richmond, IN 47374-9425 765-935-5274 Cell • 765-220-1070 douglas@gerbercattle.com • www.gerbercattle.com
STREAM CATTLE CO.
Rod, Sue, Lisa and Sarah Stream 51590 St. Hwy. 14, Chariton, IA 50049 641-774-8124 • streamcattle@hotmail.com www.streamcattle.com Just north of Chariton on State Hwy. 14
Gus, Deb and Shelbi Gustafson Tava and Koy 7477 Davis Creek Road Junction City, KS 66441 785-238-7306 I-70 exit 303... 7 miles South
Chad Williamson 339 91st St. Pipestone, MN 56164 507-825-5766
507-215-0817 Cell springwater@svtv.com
MISSISSIPPI
Hwy.
Hazlehurst, MS 39083 Dayne Zimmerman 704-906-1571 daynez@mindspring.com www.caldwellherefordranch.com
Herman Nunely and Family 204 Co. Rd. 994 • Iuka, MS 38852 Cell 662-279-5136 Home 662-423-3317 leaningcedarherefords@gmail.com
Ryan McGuffee 601-668-1000 ryanmcgu@bellsouth.net Tyler Russell 601-331-0409
MISSOURI
TOM BIGLIENI AND JILL EWING
2109 Des Peres Rd., St. Louis, MO 63131 417-827-8482 • tgbig@sbcglobal.net
FARM ADDRESS: 3345 Lollar Branch Rd., Sullivan, MO 63080
Owner: Al Bonebrake
James Henderson, Herdsman 417-588-4572 • Springfield, MO
2.4 mi. E of 7 Hwy
ROD FINDLEY 32505 E. 179th St. Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 816-540-3711 • 816-365-9959 findleyfarms@gmail.com
Straight Line One Cooper Holden Genetics BULLS AVAILABLE AT PRIVATE TREATY
Harding Bros. Herefords
MARVIN AND EVERETT HARDING Rt. 2 • Ridgeway, MO 64481 660-872-6870
Gregg and Denver Alsup 18 Alsup Ln. Fair Grove, MO 65648 417-766-6801 gailalsup@gmail.com
Marty D. Lueck, Manager Rt. 1, Box 85G • Mountain Grove, MO 65711 417-948-2669 • Cell 417-838-1482
& Kami 417-737-0055 SPHHerefords@outlook.com
MONTANA
Richard and Shirley Bruce and Tammy 406-544-1536 Kurt and Jessica 406-239-5113 P.O. Box 30055, Gold Creek, MT 59733 bruce@thomasherefords.com www.thomasherefords.com
Registered bulls and females for sale by private treaty. Proven bloodlines, longevity, performance, functional justinwichman22@gmail.com Justin and Carmen Wichman 1921 Wichman Rd. 4 06-350-3123 cell Moore,
NEBRASKA
406-279-3300 Ranch • 406-450-1029 Mobile www.holdenherefords.com Arvid and Linda Eggen 406-895-2657
S Engleman
Cell
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Joe: 308-778-6049 • Kolby: 308-778-6230 Quality Herefords Since 1892
P.O. Box 306 • Hyannis, NE 69350 James 308-458-2406 Bryan 308-458-2865 • Bob 308-458-2731 1417 Rd. 2100 Guide Rock, NE 68942-8099 Ron 402-756-3462 rnschutte@gtmc.net www.schutteandsons.net
BERNIE AND STACIE BUZANOWSKI Arthur, NE
MINIATURE - CLASSIC HEREFORDS www.splittcreekranch.com North Platte, Nebraska 69101
Annual Bull Sale • First Saturday in February 45060 Upstream Rd. • Taylor, NE 68879 Brent and Robin Meeks • 308-942-3195 upstreamranch@gmail.com www.upstreamcattle.com Oshkosh, NE
Gerald and Janelle Bischoff 20025 399th Ave., Huron, SD 37350
Gerald 605-350-0979
Garret 605-461-1555 Matt 605-350-0980 ravinecr@santel.net • www.ravinecreekranch.com
Annual Production Sale - 2nd Wednesday in March
HEREFORDS
Gordon and Thordys 39462 178th St. Frankfort, SD 57440 605-472-0619
Michael and Becky 605-224-4187 605-870-0052 blumeherf@yahoo.com
e GGers sOut H view farms
Tim and Philip Eggers 25750 476th Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Tim cell 605-929-6560
Philip cell 605-351-5438 eggerssouthviewfarms@gmail.com I-29 Bull Run Sale 2nd Saturday in March
21115 344th Ave. Ree Heights, SD 57371
Keith, Cheryl, Erin and Matt Fawcett • 605-870-0161
Dan, Kyla, Hollis and Ivy Fawcett • 605-870-6172 Weston, Kristin, Falon and Jensen Kusser www.fawcettselmcreekranch.com
Mark and Mary Kay
19975 Bear Ridge Rd. Spearfish, SD 57783
605-642-2139
Cell 605-645-4934
PYRAMID BEEF Bull Sale First Saturday in December
Hoffman
Ollerich Brothers Herefords
29188 303 Ave., Clearfield, SD 57580 605-557-3246
Jerome 605-842-5212 • jeromeo@goldenwest.net
James 605-359-4006
Rausch Herefords
14831 Hereford Rd., Hoven, SD 57450
Shannon 605-769-0203
Jacob 605-769-0552 • Peter 605-281–0471
jacob@rauschherefords.com • RauschHerefords.com America’s #1 Dams of Distinction Cow herd • Private Sales Year-round • Bull and Female Sale Third Monday in February
47229 232 St. Colman, SD 57017
Cody Williams, Cell 605-695-0931 Dave Stenberg 605-997-2594 • Cell 605-530-6002
5121 Bedford Creek Rd., Franklin, TN 37064 triplelranch@msn.com • sleehereford@gmail.com www.lllranch.com Steven Lee 615-799-8085 cell 615-456-6165
Woodard Hereford Farms
Since 1945 – Quality Line 1 Cattle For Sale! Winn Woodard 615-389-2624 • Phil Spicer 615-351-2810 4948 William Woodard R d. S pringfield , TN 37172
TEXAS
Bill and Paula Thorstenson 30491 131st St. • Selby, SD 57472 605-649-7940 • Cell 605-845-6108 wpthorstenson@venturecomm.net
TENNESSEE
ATLAS FARMS
Your source for top end bulls and females. Jimmy, Claudia and Precious Atlas 4920 CR 401 • Grandview, TX 76050 214-202-5178 • 817-456-4691 atlasfarms@sbcglobal.net
Rod Curtis 435-770-0509 rod@cachefeeds.com herefords1@hotmail.com
Maynard and Sandi Warnken
Kevin Warnken, manager P.O. Drawer 29 • Schulenburg, TX 78956 979-561-8846 • 979-561-8867 fax Kevin cell 979-743-0619 rockinw@cvctx.com • rockinwranch.net
Seth Koetting, manager 806-584-4922
5749 Rocking Chair Ln. Ft. McKavett, TX 76841 www.therockingchairranch.com
Raising cattle in Texas since 1855
Joey and Susan Skrivanek, owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 Cell 979-224-4698 • Office 979-567-3131 j.skrivanekranch@outlook.com 9 miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 21
Larry Woodson Bonham, TX 214-491-7017 larrywoodson@gmail.com www.stillriverranch.com
SUNNY HILL RANCH
Horned and Polled Pete Johnson, owner St Hwy 94 • Lufkin, TX 75904 936-465-1672 • pljmhj@yahoo.com http://www.sunnyhillranchherefords.com Southeast Texas Bull Sale Headquarters
4609 Airport Freeway Ft. Worth, Texas 76117 817-831-3161 texashereford@sbcglobal.net www.texashereford.org
cxranch@live.com
SINCE 1943
DIAMOND M RANCH
SELLING 1,500 HEREFORDS ANNUALLY “The great feedlot performance cattle” The McIrvins Box 99 Laurier, WA 509-684-4380
Winter Headquarters 646 Lake Rd. Burbank, WA 99323 509-545-5676
P.O. Box 66 • Kaycee, WY 82639 307-738-2443 or 307-267-3229 Cell Sale Date – Nov. 16, 2023 largentandsons@yahoo.com www.largentandsons.com
McClun’s
Lazy JM Ranch
Polled Herefords and Angus
Raising Herefords since 1967 Jim and Jerri McClun and Family 1929 Rd. 60 • Veteran, WY 82243 • 307-837-2524 Cell 307-534-5141 • jkmcclun@wyomail.com www.mcclunranch.com
Private Treaty Sales and Annual Production Sale in April
Selling Herefords for 80 years
Dale 307-780-8232 Ron 307-747-3897 Annual Sale — Fourth Wednesday in
P.O. Box 15, Ft. Bridger, WY 82933
njwardherefords@gmail.com www.NJWHerefords.com
ed and Jan Ward 406-757-0600
Ned (c) 307-751-8298 • Jan (c) 307-751-9470
Bell Ward 307-751-6922 • Jake Bare 406-780-0056
North Ranch: 2637 Adsit Rd., Decket, MT 59025
South Ranch: 888 Lower Prairie Dog Rd., Sheridan, WY 82801
Mailing address: PO Box B, Sheridan, WY 82801
Hwy 54 East Dalhart, TX 79022 806-244-7851 office 806-333-2829 mobile www.circleh.info scanlon@circleh.info
WEST VIRGINIA HEREFORD BREEDERS
POLLED HEREFORDS
Jim Westfall, owner 304-927-2104 • 304-377-1247 cell jimwestfall2104@gmail.com
Lucille Westfall, herdsman 304-532-9351 1109 Triplett Rd. Spencer, WV 25276 Bulls and Females For Sale
Neil Litton-Operator 1194 Armstrong Road Summersville, WV 26651 Neil 304-618-7313 forestking02@gmail.com westfall
192 Ruger Dr. Harrisville, WV 26362
Butch 304-643-4438
Certified and Accredited lawherefords@yahoo.com
Cottle Brothers Farm & Litton Livestock
Quality Polled Herefords Since 1960
Certified and Accredited Herd Martin & Joe Cottle-Founders
Quality Hereford Cattle Ken and Chris Scott 2586 Grandview Rd. Beaver, WV 25813
Aaron Glascock, General Manager 304-312-7060 / alglascoc@aol.com
Derik Billman, Herdsman 330-432-3267
Dave 304-612-3795
Robert 304-265-0005 dnsk0603@gmail.com
Calendar of Events
“Calendar of Events” is a listing of Hereford sales and events known to our staff. Italicized dates denote shows and events. Non-italicized dates denote sales. To make the calendar concise we have used the following abbreviations: association, assn.; international, int’l; junior, jr.; mountain, mtn.; national, nat’l; northeast, NE; northwest, NW; performance tested, PT; southeast, SE; southwest, SW; and university, Un.
JULY
2 Cattle Country Video Auction, Torrington, Wyo.
6-12 Jr. Nat’l Hereford Expo, Grand Island, Neb.
8-12 Superior Livestock Auctions Week in the Rockies, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
19-20 Texas Ranch Roundup, Wichita Falls
22-24 Northern Livestock Video Auction Summertime Classic, Billings, Mont.
25 Ad deadline for September Hereford World
27 Ohio State Fair Open Show, Columbus 28-31 Faces of Leadership Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas
28 Ohio State Fair Jr. Show, Columbus
AUGUST
3 Georgia Hereford Assn. Herefords in the Cove, Rock Springs
3 Indiana State Fair Jr. Show, Indianapolis
5-7 Beef Cattle Short Course, College Station, Texas
6 -7 Cattle Country Video Auction Oregon Trail Classic, Gerring, Neb.
6 Wisconsin State Fair Jr. Show, Milwaukee
7 Indiana State Fair Open Show, Indianapolis
8 Illinois State Fair Jr. Show, Springfield
10 Illinois State Fair Open Show, Springfield
10 Kansas Hereford Tour
10 Missouri State Fair 4-H/FFA Hereford Show, Sedalia
10 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, Gaithersburg, Md.
10 West Virginia State Fair Jr. Show, Lewisburg
10 Wisconsin State Fair Open Show, Milwaukee
11 Missouri State Fair Open Hereford Show, Sedalia
12-13 Western Video Market, Cheyenne, Wyo.
15 Iowa State Fair Open Hereford Show, Des Moines
15 Upper Peninsula State Fair Open Show, Escansaba, Mich.
