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NJW 98S RU7 Ribeye 80X ET
Kriegers Mr Limestone Z1 ET
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Rangeland Realities
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Washed Away
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In the Eye of Ike
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What’s Your Contingency Plan?
Killer Storm
The South Dakota blizzard was devastating — but faith and a strong sense of community survived.
Out of the Ashes
Adams Bros. and Co. Ranch is rebuilding after a wildfire in 2012 engulfed 73% of its acreage plus a calving barn, hay and miles of fence.
Cows and Wildfire
This unlikely combo is a way of life for one Nebraska rancher.
Surviving the Storm
The Prince family of Poseyville, Ind., learned how to start again after a tornado demolished life as they knew it.
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Pray for Rain
Western rangelands provide livelihoods for their caretakers and communities, but the challenges associated with them, including wildfires, can be far from romantic, especially on public grazing lands.
Floods drown fences, pastures and crops across Colorado.
Texas ranchers overcome the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike.
Attention to herd health may help your cattle weather a natural disaster.
Got Stress?
Recognizing signs of stress and depression may help you manage it.
Hereford breeders in the Southwest are facing tough times of drought.
30 Hereford Youth Heading to Arkansas for ‘Faces of Leadership’ 2014 PRIDE (Program for Reaching Individuals Determined to Excel) Convention information.
158 Hereford Genetic Summit: Get on Board, Navigate Your Future
Make plans to attend the Hereford Genetic Summit Sept. 4-5 in Springfield, Mo.
Cover photo: “Sire ’n Nature” by Becky Harrell taken at Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore.
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173 Hereford Bull Demand Steady
National cow-calf survey indicates 22% of commercial cow-calf producers plan to buy a Hereford bull in the next three years.
182 AHA Hosts Simplot Cookout 228 Maintaining Year-Round BCS for Optimum Cow Performance 242 MARC: 50 Years of Collaborative Effort
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illuminates NS Polled Herefords’ 60 years of breeding philosophy
World’s Perspective
Breed Focus
6 Facing Challenges: One Day at a Time — In this issue
we feature breeders who have persevered through “Mother Nature’s Challenges.”
8 Don’t Miss the Summit — The purpose of the Hereford
Genetic Summit is to help producers understand what it will take to keep the Hereford breed in a position of strength.
Performance Matters 10 Register Now for Hereford Genetic Summit — Plan to
Board Action 12 Board Highlights — A summary of the April American
attend the Summit and hear from some of the industry’s best minds on what is driving consumer demand and how Hereford fits in the commercial cow herd and feedlot.
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Hereford Association (AHA) Board of Directors meeting.
Member Service 16 Association Customer Service Tips and Tricks —
Information about submitting correct management codes as well as answers to frequently asked questions about registering and transferring Hereford cattle.
Proven Genetics
Revolution 4R x Ozzie 492 Homoqygous polled. Will become fifth in line of NS donor cows.
What’s New? 20 Association News and Events — Plan to attend the 2014
Pleasing Phenotype
CHB Bites 22 CHB Program Happenings — Certified Hereford Beef
AHA Annual Meeting. Column includes new headquarters hotel information.
(CHB) LLC and AHA host international visitors at AHA headquarters.
Divisional winner in TWO national shows; won over 50 high-end show heifers as a senior calf.
Youth Movement 28 Board Reflections — Retiring National Junior Hereford
Association (NJHA) Directors Keysto Stotz and Courtney Tribble reflect on their years serving on the junior board.
Full Documentation to enhance real value
Hereford Women 34 NHW Focuses on JNHE Plans, Board Nominations — National Hereford Women (NHW) members are
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$
preparing for the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Harrisburg, Pa.
3.9 2.8 61 98 25 55 4.3 96 1.3 0.042 0.70 0.14 24 19 19 30
Leadership Lessons 36 Coach, Captain See Leadership as Key to Overcoming Adversity — Leadership thoughts from Archie Manning,
Performance: BW 72 lb.; YW 955 lb.; REA 11.1, 115 ratio; will calve on second birthday
former NFL quarterback and father to two NFL quarterbacks, and Captain Richard Phillips.
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New Members
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2014 Hereford Register
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From the Field
250
Advertisers’ Index (by state) 305
Sales Digest
260
Advertisers’ Index (by alpha) 308
Calendar 266
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Facing Challenges: One Day at a Time
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I love my job. There’s no doubt about it: I love writing about Herefords and promoting our breed, and I especially enjoy getting to know our members and sharing their stories, ideas and tips with others. It’s hard to believe this is my tenth Hereford herd book as editor. Each year my team and I attempted to come up with a different theme. Honestly, last year’s “service” theme was one I didn’t know how to follow, and then there was Atlas. What a devastating blizzard. My heart ached for those Hereford breeders affected by the storm along with the other farmers and ranchers in its path. While I was thinking about those producers affected by the blizzard, it struck me how Mother Nature has also wreaked havoc on so many other parts of the country. From droughts to floods to tornadoes to wildfires, she has recently challenged Hereford breeders and other agriculturalists. And, thus, the theme of “Mother Nature’s Challenges” was born. Farmers and ranchers will always be at the mercy of Mother Nature. They may not always like the challenges she throws, but they adapt and keep on doing what they do best — producing the food, fuel and fiber important to our country’s economy.
In this issue we share stories of how Hereford breeders and other cattle producers have survived “Mother Nature’s Challenges.” Hereford breeders and Hereford cattle are hardy, and when working together, our members can face any challenge and thrive.
Dedicated to Seth Today is Father’s Day. Yes, the magazine is to be to the printer tomorrow, and I’m just now writing my column. The good news is I’m taking after the two amazing editors who have been my mentors — their columns were always the last to go to the printer, as well. I am so lucky to have an amazing man in my life whom I call “Dad.” With three daughters, he has not had it easy, and now with three sons-inlaw, four grandsons and three granddaughters, he definitely has his hands full. We are so lucky to have him as a role model. I’d also be amiss not to mention the other “dad” in my life, my husband, John. He too is such an amazing dad. Because of him I’m able to travel across the country and to do what I love — working for the American Hereford Association — while he keeps things on track at home with our two boys. He’s such a rock in my life, and I can’t thank him enough.
But, today, I’m thinking about those who have lost their dads this year and, even more so, those dads who have lost their sons. On March 30 our Hereford family lost one of our own way too soon. Seth McKay tragically died in a one-car accident. He was on his way to church and then was planning to wash and clip his Hereford heifers with his sister, Bailey, and parents, Grant and Linda, getting ready for the first show of the season the following weekend. Seth touched so many lives in his short 17 years. Just like those whom we feature in this issue that have been affected by Mother Nature, my heart aches for the McKay and Crays families as they face life’s challenges without Seth. Seth, thanks for making such a difference in all of our lives. Your legacy lives on in all those whom you touched. It’s amazing how fast a person’s perspective can change. I hope reading this issue encourages you to count your blessings and to hug those around you a little tighter because no one knows when life will change.
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by Craig Huffhines, executive vice president chuffhin@hereford.org
Craig Huffhines
Don’t Miss the Summit Make time to attend the Hereford Genetic Summit Sept. 4-5 at the Darr Agriculture Center, located on the Missouri State University Campus in Springfield, Mo. For the serious Hereford breeder, this is an event you will not want to miss. The purpose of the Summit is simple — we want to understand what it will take to keep the Hereford breed in a position of strength. We will attempt to dissect the various trends that are challenging and changing the U.S. beef industry and the consumer signals that drive procurement trends back through the supply chain.
The purpose of the Summit is simple — we want to understand what it will take to keep the Hereford breed in a position of strength. The U.S. beef cattle industry is facing major changes in infrastructure, consumer trends, global trade influences and economic dynamics never seen before in our history. We want to talk about these hard hitting issues and what it is we might need to think about as we design and engineer Hereford genetics for the challenges to come. We have planned an amazing lineup of speakers and an array of entertainment. On Thursday evening, a Hereford tailgate party is planned where you will sample various ways Certified Hereford Beef
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(CHB®) can be prepared including a very popular Brazilian barbeque. The Friday night finale will be held on the Showboat Branson Belle that will take us on an early fall evening cruise across the beautiful Table Rock Lake, where you will be treated to great music, great food and fun entertainment. Until July 15 the registration price is a reasonable $150 for an individual and $200 per couple. Your registration will include a day and a half of panel discussions with some of the elite thought leaders in the U.S. beef industry. All your meals are included in your registration as well as the Showboat Branson Belle cruise and dinner. Kevin Ochsner, host of NCBA’s (National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) “Cattlemen to Cattlemen” on RFD‑TV, will be our facilitator and will help us to involve the audience in thought provoking conversations with our panelists. Other “who’s who” of the U.S. beef cattle industry will be speaking including renowned feedlot consultant and cattle feeder Kee Jim; Randy Blach, CattleFax CEO; Lorna Marshall, Genex senior beef account manager; Dr. Randall Raymond, Simplot Livestock Co. director of research and veterinary services; and two of the most respected seedstock suppliers in the U.S. — Galen Fink and Don Schiefelbein. You will also hear from leading food industry analyst Joe
Pawlak from Technomics and John Lundeen, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. (NCBA) senior executive director of market research. Technology has taken our business to a new level. Genomic code enhancements of our expected progeny differences (EPDs) are beginning to allow us to predict the genetic merit of animals under a year of age much more accurately than before. Novel reproductive science now allows efficient oocyte recovery and IVF (in vitro fertilization) technology, which has immensely changed the speed at which we can turn generations. We are in a new age of beef cattle breeding and production agriculture. Our ability to drive improvements of our product is getting better and better, yet we must take a serious look at what the industry is telling us as we make selection decisions in the future. The capital investment in the seedstock business is significant. Therefore, it should be in all of our best interest to continue to engineer the genetics that will continue to be in high demand into the future. Come join your fellow Hereford breeders, American Hereford Association staff and industry leaders for this educational event that we hope will stimulate thought and conversation as to where you think you as a breeder might head in the future. HW
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ANHINGA VIC X101 H82 P41038119 — Calved: Dec. 31, 1997 — Tattoo: BE H82 PW 858 VICTOR S84 PW S84 VICTOR X101 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P23348876 PW 08P VICTORIA T77
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by Jack Ward, chief operating officer and director of breed improvement jward@hereford.org
Jack Ward
Register Now for Hereford Genetic Summit Sept. 4-5 the American Hereford Association (AHA) will host the Hereford Genetic Summit. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from some of the beef industry’s best minds on a variety of topics including what is driving consumer demand, the economic drivers in the beef industry, how Hereford fits in the commercial cow herd and feedlot, and what is the role of the seedstock producer. This event will be facilitated by Kevin Ochsner. You can get details on the speakers and agenda and sign up for the Summit online at HerefordGeneticSummit.com.
Included in this dayand-a-half seminar will be some great social activities including a Hereford tailgate party, where attendees can catch up and share stories with friends and fellow breeders. To help plan the event, the AHA conducted a survey through MarketSense Inc., to canvas commercial cowcalf producers throughout the U.S. to see what traits are important to them and how Hereford will fit that demand. First, we found that Hereford cows were the base for 27% of cattlemen who participated and that distribution was evenly
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placed throughout all regions of the U.S. This information validates the fact that Hereford cattle are well adapted in various environments. The survey showed producers are still targeting calving ease (CE) and disposition as areas for improvement in the cow herd, but it was interesting to see efficiency, fertility, udder quality, end product and moderate mature size are all on the radar for improvement. And when Hereford bulls are used in these herds, all of these traits are important but producers feel Hereford can really impact efficiency favorably. Second, it looks like Hereford bulls will see similar demand as in the most recent past and Angus demand will actually see a slight decrease in demand. As buyers make bull selections, they will require that the bulls are fertility tested and then will buy bulls that are favorable for CE and disposition, choices which follow the traits of interest that target the cow herd. Other factors that will influence bull selection include favorable EPDs (expected progeny difference) for growth and end product. Of course, price will be an issue; the reputation and support of the seedstock breeder will have an influence, and one of the biggest changes from
the past is that bull buyers will be using profit ($) indexes and want genomicenhanced EPDs. All of these things favor Hereford, and during our recent visit to Simplot Livestock Co., Grandview, Idaho, Dr. Randall Raymond, Simplot Livestock director of research and veterinary services, commented that Simplot staff members have been pleased to have access from Hereford to the kind of data they need to make informed decisions. Hereford genetics play a very solid role in the makeup of the commercial industry in the U.S., and it will be important that seedstock providers continue to make breeding decisions based on the needs of the commercial breeders within their areas. The bottom line to the survey is that we need to continue to work at the AHA to provide Hereford breeders the tools to make the progress needed, and the Hereford Genetic Summit will allow you to hear from industry leaders about how we should continue moving forward. It is our hope that the Summit will stimulate dialog and that all of us will learn how to keep Hereford in the minds of the beef industry at all levels of the production chain. HW
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The American Hereford Association (AHA) Board of Directors met in Kansas City, Mo., April 28-29. The following are highlights of the meeting:
Finance committee report March ending financials indicate a robust financial year for AHA with all subsidiaries performing better than expected. The consolidated net income through the first seven months of the fiscal year is $357,000. AHA investments were reported at $2.2 million. AHA reported a 4% increase in registrations; cow herd inventories are up 8%, and membership is up 5%. Hereford Publications Inc. and Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC are both reporting profitable performances midway through the year.
Breed improvement highlights New correlations from panel retraining will not be ready for summer 2014 release. AHA staff reported that there are double the number of genotypes available for a retraining of the genomic enhanced panel. A total of 5,200 U.S. animal genotypes are available to use for discovery at Iowa State University, where Dorian Garrick and his team are working to improve the predictions of the genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs). However, the new adjustments will not be ready for the fall 2014 genetic evaluation. The goal will be to update the panel for the spring 2015 genetic evaluation. AHA staff has been working with GeneSeek Inc., AHA’s official DNA lab, to streamline the DNA testing and data handling procedures. GeneSeek moved to a new location in May, adding capacity to the laboratory. Other programming and testing procedures are being developed to help with turnaround time particularly during the peak season of November through February. The cost of DNA technology is affected by the volume of tests run annually and the type of technology utilized. The Board instructed staff to enter into a new agreement with
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GeneSeek to introduce the new small, low density DNA chip, which is expected to reduce the cost of the GE-EPD test by 35%. The new technology is still in research mode and will hopefully be ready by late 2014. The Board directed staff to evaluate quarterly EPD updates as soon as the logistics can be worked out. Due to the increase in investment in genotyping and enhanced EPDs production, the Board directed staff to look at the feasibility and costs of running the evaluation more than two times a year. A quarterly evaluation might reduce the need for complex interim EPD calculations and provide higher levels of accuracy in younger animals with little or no progeny. Staff will be looking into the possibility this summer. Following the objectives set in AHA’s strategic plan, the Association has committed resources to proving Hereford genetics in large commercial settings and utilizing the data to document the strengths of the Hereford breed. This year marks the third breeding season AHA has worked with Simplot Livestock Co. to document that Hereford calving-ease sires can stack up to Angus calving-ease sires. Simplot, with ranches in several northwest U.S. states, is one of the largest cattle feeders in that region, as well. Calves in the project have been followed through every phase of development and slaughter to gather economic data. A GrowSafe system is used to collect individual feed intake data, which are being utilized with DNA samples from progeny in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) national feed efficiency study. It is hoped that the Simplot data along with data collected from the GrowSafe system at Olsen Ranch, Harrisburg, Neb., plus other sources of Hereford feed-intake data will
soon be utilized to develop a feed efficiency EPD.
Marketing committee Results of the commissioned national cow-calf survey were distributed to the Board. Hereford bull demand continues to be steady with more than 22% of cow-calf producers nationwide indicating they will be purchasing a Hereford bull. The survey showed that Hereford is recognized among cow-calf producers as the No. 1 breed for good disposition and cold tolerance and was also the only breed that had universal acceptance across all U.S. environments. AHA will be utilizing the data to talk to Hereford breeders about the evolving demands of the beef industry and the cow-calf sector. See Page 173 for results.
Staff gave an update regarding the Hereford Genetic Summit, slated for Sept. 4-5 in Springfield, Mo. The event will include a dynamic exchange of ideas with hopes to challenge Hereford breeders to think outside the box and help navigate Hereford genetic trend and the Association direction into the future. The event will be both educational and entertaining, and the Board strongly urges all AHA members to register and consider it a “must attend” event.
Youth update Staff reported on the 2014 Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Harrisburg, Pa. The Board unanimously endorsed hosting the JNHE in Harrisburg two years ago, and state organizers and national sponsors have met their goal for fundraising. It will be an exciting event in a part of the country that many young Hereford breeders have never seen before. continued on page 14... Hereford.org
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Show and sale report The 2015 Mile High Night National Hereford Sale in Denver will be managed by AHA staff. The Board made this announcement based on the retirement of Eddie Sims. The auctioneers for the 2015 sale will be Eddie Burks from Kentucky and Rick Machado from California. The number of lots will be a maximum of 40 head. An additional calf division which splits the August through December age groups into August through September and October through
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Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014
JC 743 Prime Time 34TY
Selling 80 Lots Look for our catalog in the August Hereford World. Presented by Boyd Beef Cattle & Guests.
Reg.# P43252603 Semen: $25/Straw Non-certificate AI sire
For more information, contact: Charlie Boyd Sr. 606-563-4412 Dale Stith 918-760-1550
Since 1953 Norman, IN 47264 Maria Curry • 812-995-2409 Tyler Collings • 812-216-4076 Jim Curry • 812-528-5838 www.facebook.com/jccattleco
December was developed for national Hereford shows. This classification change will begin with the 2014 Keystone Show in Harrisburg, Pa.
Membership update The Board approved a nonresident membership. For at least four decades, AHA has required that for semen to be imported on a foreign bull and used in the U.S., an American breeder must be listed as an owner of the bull. This stipulation will no longer be required for foreign-owned bulls. Instead, a non-resident membership has been established that will allow foreign breeders to become nonvoting members of the AHA and to take advantage of the services AHA provides all members (see AHA Rules and Regulations in the “Hereford Handbook”). The Board also approved allowing lifetime memberships to be transferred to immediate family members; however, the membership name must remain the same. HW
A BALANCED PROGRAM P43401646 — Calved: Feb. 6, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 33210 SHF RADAR M326 R125 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KJ HVH 33N REDEEM 485T ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF POSTIVE MISS 73C M15 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42834201 HVH OKSANA 4L 33N {DLF,HYF,IEF} HVH KREMLIN 57F 108K HVH GENETIC QUEEN 53H 4L {DLF,HYF,IEF} UPS DOMINO 3027 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} /S LADY DOMINO 0303X 43095015 /S LADY MOM 527R
CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} UPS MISS DIAMOND 1353 /S MISTER MOM 7745 {SOD}{DLF,IEF} /S LADY CALVINGEASE 243M
CE 3.8; BW 2.9; WW 60; YW 90; MM 27; M&G 57; MCE 3.5; MCW 95; SC 1.3; FAT 0.077; REA 0.44; MARB 0.37; BMI$ 25; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 20; CHB$ 31
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It is interesting how different breeders cope with fads. SOME “sell out” and start over with the new fad. SOME refuse to change and now have “miniature Herefords.” SOME have crossbred with the Angus fad and now have “black Herefords.” SOME have added other breeds to their operation and now have “Multi Breed” sales. One of the most interesting methods to cope with fads was Most senior breeders remember the 1950s when “thickness” told to me by Dr. G.T. Easley (famed Turner Ranch vet) who with short legs was the fad. In the 1970s it was the “tall gutless wonders.” If you have recently attended steer shows, you have visited a Colorado Hereford breeder in the 1950s. This breeder observed that thickness is again the “in thing.” While one breeder coped at that time by having two distinct Hereford herds - one recently warned me that “show calf” breeders may take it to such for “show cattle” and another Hereford herd for “bull sales” to commercial cattlemen. Obviously when such is required to cope, an extreme that calving difficulties occur, most of us will admit that frame with no meat is of little value and we should have the “showring” is out of touch with the practical world. kept thickness when frame increased. Naturally with fads, there How do YOU cope? We think 1930s Hazlett cattle had about are always extremes and “showring judges” often lead it. Many the perfect balance of practical traits with bulls weighing from old Turner Ranch employees have told me about a prominent 1,800 to 2,400 lb. and adequate thickness. We have raised “good Oklahoma A and M professor judge in the 1950s who was extremely short and when judging would comment that if cattle disposition,” Hazlett practical cattle for over 50 years and invite were too tall for him to see over their backs, then they were “just you to see how we cope. You can get an idea by looking at the 2,300 lb. Hazlett bull pictured. We are using sons, grandsons and too tall.” brothers in our herd as well as other Hazlett linebred sires. ne of my college undergraduate majors was history. Professors constantly reminded us of the above saying as we studied the “rise and fall” of nations. In my 70 years with Herefords I have noticed history also repeating itself.
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by Christy Bradshaw, AHA education coordinator cbradshaw@hereford.org
DNA update July is a busy time of the year for our DNA department; everybody has spring calves to be tested, and the results turnaround could be increased if DNA kit instructions are not followed correctly. Please remember to send the DNA kit with sample to the GeneSeek Inc. lab, not the American Hereford Association (AHA). The lab address is printed on the DNA kit. GeneSeek Inc. 4131 N. 48th St. Lincoln, NE 68504
July 15 early bird fall inventory deadline Turn in your fall herd inventories by July 15 to receive a $0.25 per head discount on every female maintained on the fall inventory. (See “How to update fall inventory.”) Remember your updated inventory should reflect the females
expected to calve in fall 2014. The inventory will automatically include all breeding age females from the previous fall inventory and all reported additions to the herd. Replacement heifers will not appear on the inventory until they are at least 18 months of age. In order to process a calf’s registration and weaning performance data in the Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR) program, the dam must be listed on the most current cow herd inventory.
What is a herd ID? A herd ID is a short individual identification comprised of a maximum of six letters, numbers or both. Herd IDs are used to speed up and to ease the reporting process versus long registration numbers for performance registry members.
How to update fall 2014 inventory
• Mark females as NS (Next Season) if you need to move them to the spring 2015 inventory. • Mark young females as NE (Non-Exposed) that you wish to keep on fall inventory but haven’t been exposed to breeding conditions. • Report a disposal code and date for animals that are no longer active within your herd. • Add new or additional animals to the inventory; provide the animal’s registration number and assign a herd ID. • Review each animal’s herd ID and make corrections. Each animal must have a unique ID, and it cannot be repeated within the herd.
Whole Herd TPR inventory fees
Inventory codes
Mature female $5.50 First-calf heifer $3.00 Bull (optional) $1.50
NS Next Season NE Non-Exposed
Disposal codes T Sold with papers 1 Sold as a breeding animal without papers 2 Sold as a feeder calf 3 Died, illness 4 Died, injury 5 Died, calving difficulty 6 Died, old age 7 Died, other 8 Culled, inferior production 9 Culled, open 10 Culled, illness
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1 Culled, injury 1 12 Culled, poor temperament 13 Culled or died, genetic defect 14 Culled, bad feet 15 Culled, poor udder 16 Culled, prolapse 17 Culled, cancer eye 18 Culled, structurally unsound 19 Culled, old age 20 Culled, other
Sept. 1 final fall inventory deadline Fall inventories turned in after Sept. 1, will incur an additional $2 per head surcharge on each female maintained on inventory.
Whole Herd TPR FAQs Q: I sold a cow, but she keeps showing up on my inventory. Why didn’t she automatically come off when I transferred her? A: If a female or male is listed on your inventory and is no longer in your possession, then a proper disposal code and date must be reported to remove the animal from your inventory. When a female or male is sold with papers, AHA does not automatically remove the animal from your cow herd inventory, because we don’t know if you plan to register future offspring (possible embryo transfer [ET] calves). If you would like to remove the female or male, assign the “T” disposal code, sold with papers, to remove the animal from your inventory. Q: I have fall ET calves to register, and I don’t own the donor dam. Do I need to add the donor dam to my fall inventory? A: No, you do not have to add the donor dam to your inventory, but you will be charged a cow inventory fee when you register the ET calf. Q: Can a multi-owned dam be on my inventory and another current owner’s inventory in the same season? A: Yes. Multi-owned females should be kept on inventory if an owner plans to register calves out of them. Q: Is there a way to submit records electronically? A: Yes, e-mail your member number to records@hereford.org to get more information about AHA’s online registry program and to sign up. HW
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HEREFORD SIRE EVALUATION PROGRAM Yields Numerous Dams of Distinction and Sires of Distinction
Home of the Revolution Bloodline Herd sires evaluated in the Pasture Daughters evaluated in the calving pens Daughters evaluated for longevity Progeny evaluated on the scale Progeny evaluated by technicians DNA evaluated in the labs
Most mother cows on DOD list since 1980 Multi-bloodlines of both horned & polled genetics Semen sales at an all-time high Breeding stock acceptance at an all-time high Volume Selection Customer acceptance evaluated
Customer service programs on
Videos of herd sires at work in the pastures at
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Another top calf crop on the ground by On Target, Revolution, York and Vision. Available on
third Monday in February 2015. Over 100 bulls and 200 females will be in the offering. Hereford.org
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Junior Herd Sires with First Progeny in Next Sale Offerings Genoa’s Bonanza 11051 (P43174342) Churchill A1 ET (43335233) RV The Consultant 2921 (P43325665) R Vision 5932 (P43306552) C R111 Sentinel 2264 ET (P43298530) UPS Spartan 1203 (43213219)
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Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 At the Farm, Newburgh, ON
13Y She sells!
RVP 9050 ARCHITECT 46A
• 3-year-old by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M with Trust heifer calf
• Junior herd sire by Boyd Worldwide 9050 Dam is by Trust 100W
BW WW YW MM M&G -.1 50.6 81.3 23.7 49.0
SELLING 60 LOTS
Bulls • Show Prospects • Bred Heifers • Pairs Featuring the get and service of Trust, Boyd Masterpiece, MSU TCF Revolution 4R, Remitall Online 122L and TH 122 71I Victor 719T
39Y She sells!
• 3-year-old by Remitall Online 122L • Her dam is by CS Boomer 29F
2Z She sells!
• 2-year-old by NJW 98S Durango 44U with Boyd Worldwide heifer calf
32Z She sells!
• 2-year-old by RVP STAR 533P Can-Am ET 57U • Her dam is our donor “Touch of Gold”
Elwyn, Donald and Pauline Embury 240 Embury Rd., R.R. 1 • Newburgh, ON K0K 2S0 Main Office 613-378-6632 Fax 613-378-1646 Donald Embury cell 613-328-9065 Cattle Office 613-378-2701 Res. 613-378-2224 Dale Stith Auctioneer 918-760-1550 rivervalleyherefords@kos.net • www.rivervalleyherefords.com
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by Angie Stump Denton, editor adenton@hereford.org
“What’s New?” is a column designed to keep you in-the-know about Hereford happenings. You can also sign up for Hereford eNews, a weekly electronic newsletter from the American Hereford Association (AHA). Send an e-mail to eNews@hereford.org to subscribe. Archived issues are posted at Hereford.org. To make a recommendation, contact one of the following committee members: • Jimmie Johnson, Clinton, Okla., 580-331-8534, gptservice@sbcglobal.net • Bill Cox, Pomeroy, Wash., 509-566-7050, cxranch@live.com • Steve Folkman, Ixonia, Wis., 262-617-6346, cnlfarm@execpc.com • Vern Rausch, Hoven, S.D., 605-948-2375, rauschherf@rauschherefords.com • David Parker, Bradyville, Tenn., 615-765-5359, dplp@dtccom.net
Register now for Hereford Genetic Summit Hereford enthusiasts can save $50 by registering for the Hereford Genetic Summit by July 15. See Page 158 for more information about the Summit. You can register online at HerefordGeneticSummit.com or by completing and mailing the form on Page 163.
Plan to attend Annual Meeting Mark your calendar for the 2014 American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting. Plan to join us in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 31- Nov. 2 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, 200 West 12th St. To make reservations, call 1-877-303-0104 or go to Hereford.org/AnnualMeeting for a link to the reservation site. The room rate is $99, and the cutoff for reservations is Oct. 1. Watch for more Annual Meeting information in future Hereford World issues and in Hereford eNews.
JNHE starts July 5 Hereford enthusiasts will be in Harrisburg, Pa., July 5-12 for the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). For a complete schedule, visit JrHereford.org or see Page 56 of the May/June Hereford World. Hereford enthusiasts can join the Hereford Foundation Club and have access to the “club lounge” and “club loft” in Harrisburg as well as earn other perks for their support of Hereford youth. Club members and those interested in joining the club are invited to a welcome reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 7. The “club lounge,” located in the Commonwealth Room, will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, July 7, through Friday, July 11. The “club
AHA seeks Board nominations The nominating committee is requesting volunteers who are willing to serve a four-year term on the AHA Board of Directors. Committee members encourage interested members and state leaders to contact them regarding prospective candidates within their states and regions.
For more information, contact: Charlie Boyd Sr. 606-563-4412 Dale Stith 918-760-1550
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Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 Selling 80 Lots Look for our catalog in the August Hereford World.
loft,” overlooking the showring, will be open while the shows are taking place Wednesday, July 9, through Saturday, July 12. There are four levels of membership, but benefits include a special membership pin, access to the VIP parking area and admittance to the club area. Visit HerefordYouthFoundation.org or contact Amy Cowan, Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) director, at acowan@hereford.org or 816-842-3757 for more information or to become a member. During the JNHE, HYFA will host its fifth annual golf tournament with all proceeds to benefit the foundation. Hosted in conjunction with the JNHE, the event will kick off at 8:30 a.m. July 8 at the Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa. The tournament will be a four-man scramble with shotgun start. To register, visit JrHereford.org, or for more information or to sponsor this event, contact Bailey Clanton at bclanton@hereford.org or Amy Cowan at acowan@hereford.org. Again this year Hereford youth will be participating in a service project during the JNHE. Hereford enthusiasts are encouraged to gather pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House.
Download the Hereford Events app Hereford enthusiasts with smartphones, don’t forget to download the Hereford Events app to keep up-to-date with Hereford events, including the upcoming the JNHE and the AHA Annual Meeting. The app is available on Google Play and Apple stores. Download the Hereford Event app to:
• Receive exclusive alerts
• Download resources including
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by Larry Brooks whiteface1881@gmail.com
“CHB Bites” is a column designed to keep you in-the-know about Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program happenings. You can also follow CHB on Facebook at facebook.com/CertifiedHerefordBeef.
Affiliated Foods’ Texas retail show Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC was well represented at the Affiliated Foods’ retail show in Amarillo, Texas, on April 10. During the show, CHB LLC staff members Mick Welch, vice president of sales, and Andrew Brooks, vice president of marketing, discussed the strengths and qualities of the product with numerous retail businesses in attendance. Affiliated Foods meets the needs of grocery stores and restaurants in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Arkansas. It has been supplying only the freshest meats, produce, bread and dairy products for more than 60 years.
Sysco Spring Expo On April 23 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Mike Mitchem, CHB LLC director of food service, and Brad Ellefson, CHB LLC vice president of retail, supported the Sysco center of plate (COP) team at its annual spring expo. The booth featured “T-Bone” the CHB steer and an actual Hereford hide. Attendees were able to sample and discuss great-tasting CHB Classic strip loin and top sirloin. More than 2,500 attended the event with the COP being the center of attention. Also featured at the show were fresh-cut CHB steaks, chuck patties and individually quick-frozen (IQF) patties. Thanks to CHB LLC partners and J&B Wholesale, WW Johnson and Apperts.
Merchants’ food show CHB LLC staff also participated in the Merchants’ food show in Biloxi, Miss., April 23. In the food service industry, great taste must be delivered on time and that is what Merchants Foodservice does best. As a division of The Merchants Co., Merchants Foodservice is a traditional, broadline food service distributor that offers superior foods like CHB and other food ingredients in bulk.
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East coast visitors tour Greater Omaha Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc., a CHB LLC packing partner, hosted a sales meeting and plant tour for personnel of the Omaha Packing Co. from Connecticut and Adams Fairacre Farms market managers from upstate New York.
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CHB LLC/AHA hosts international guests CHB LLC and the American Hereford Association (AHA) hosted international buyers from Central America, South America and Mexico, who were in Kansas City, Mo., May 22-23 for the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) meetings. Visitors to the AHA headquarters both days learned about the rich history of the Hereford breed and sampled CHB prepared five different ways — from a breakfast hash to a delicious slider. The two-day program attracted buyers from Panama, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Columbia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic, just to name a few. One goal was to introduce buyers to high-quality CHB products. Other goals were to give the members a chance to see a Hereford firsthand, to meet with CHB staff and to see the growing opportunities in Central America, South America and Mexico. CHB LLC also participated in the USMEF board meeting and trade show May 22 at the Westin Hotel in Kansas City. The meeting was a feature of USMEF’s Product Showcase Exhibit with an estimated 120 committed buyers from around the world. This event encourages one-onone interaction with prospective and current international customers, allowing exhibitors like CHB LLC the opportunity to display products and services. CHB LLC staff served CHB ribeyes and strips to more than 100 potential international buyers.
Thursday May 22 visitors from Central America and South America toured the AHA office.
Visiting the AHA office were representatives from export distributor Prime Line Meats, Cookeville, Tenn. Prime Line brought one of its customers, Pretelt Gourmet Meats of Panama, to Kansas City to discuss CHB products and availability. Pretelt imports only U.S. beef You can’t go wrong with for its customers. Pictured (l to r) are: Mick Welch, CHB LLC vice CHB served five ways. The president of sales; Solangel and Abel Machin, Prime Line Meats international trade team sampled owners and president; Robert Pretelt Sr., Pretelt Gourmet Meats owner CHB in a variety of applications and president; Panama Pretelt, Pretelt Gourmet Meats director of from a tenderloin breakfast hash operations; Roberto Pretelt Jr., Pretelt Gourmet Meats vice president; to a ground beef slider. and Adjany Pretelt, Pretelt Gourmet Meats retail supervisor.
The international trade team poses for a picture with the Hereford bull “On Target” after learning about the rich history of the AHA and CHB. Pictured at the halter is On Target’s owner, Gary Doss, Smithville, Mo.
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Here is What’s New At Churchill
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Churchill Stud 3134A
BW 3.0; WW 75; YW 121; MM 24; REA 0.77; MARB 0.24 • High selling bull in the Denver sale at $100,000 to Harrison Cattle and The Stud Syndicate. Stud combines the strongest of EPDs with super look, function and balance! Dam, 002X, is as good as it gets! Homozygous polled. Foreign semen available in 2014.
GE•EPD
HH Advance 3022A ET
BW 0.4; WW 51; YW 79; MM 35; REA 0.27; MARB 0.03 • Co-high selling bull at $80,000 in the Holden sale. 3022 has individual data that we have not found before. 3022A is heavy muscled and super long bodied with a flat top and big hip. He is breeding all our Sensation daughters. U.S. and foreign semen available in November 2014.
Two Huge Sales at Churchill This Year!
Friday, Sept. 19, 2014
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
200 Churchill Ladies Sell
The top 100 bulls from Churchill sell at auction!
Elite heifer calves! The heart of the Churchill cow herd – all spring calving cows 5-8 years old! 50 of our best bred heifers! 50 commercial Hereford heifers bred to Sensation!
H/TSR/Chez/Full Throttle
BW 1.9; WW 52; YW 83; MM 23; REA 0.45; MARB 0.06 • In heavy use at Churchill. Some sale cows carry his service.
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The best of our fall born bulls sell The best of spring born yearling bulls sell Many ET bulls sell Sired by the powerful Churchill herd sires!
H BK CCC SR Game Changer ET
BW 3.9; WW 61; YW 103; MM 17; REA 0.58; MARB 0.10 • Fantastic first calf crop, including many ET calves from our best donors!
LJS Mark Domino 1321
BW 2.4; WW 56; YW 99; MM 33; REA 0.49; MARB 0.57 • One of the highest MARB horned bulls there is! Terrific prospect from Schafer Herefords, Minn.!
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Churchill’s Exciting Herd Bulls!
Churchill Sensation 028X
BW -2.4; WW 53; YW 75; MM 33; REA 0.44; MARB 0.31 • The breed’s number one calving ease sire has become extremely popular! His daughters are fantastic! Many of the bred heifers that sell in September carry his service. A few select daughters sell bred to 3022. Fifteen outstanding sons sell in January!
Churchill Red Bull 200Z
BW 1.3; WW 68; YW 113; MM 30; REA 0.89; MARB 0.22 • The polled Sensation with an incredible mother, 002X! First calf crop is very exciting and look like they will live up to his fantastic birth to growth spread. Six awesome full brothers sell January 27! • Semen available for worldwide use
CL 1 Domino 144Y 1ET
BW 2.3; WW 48; YW 78; MM 32; REA 0.31; MARB 0.01 • Terrific calf crop out of 144Y and his brother 955W! Several daughters sell and 144Y is a major service sire on the bred cows. His deep, thick, powerful sons have been very popular with ranchers and breeders.
Also: NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET Churchill Cowboy 1202Y ET SR Bakken 62Z Golden Oak Outcross 18U CL 1 Domino 0130X 1ET NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ET Hereford.org
Churchill A1 ET
BW 0.8; WW 53; YW 87; MM 28; REA 0.42; MARB 0.41 • Powerful, balanced, fault-free! Incredible first calf crop at Churchill! He combines breed-leading numbers with strong, consistent progeny. His first sons will be a sale feature! Pictured in his working clothes. • Semen available for worldwide use
H H Perfect Timing 0150 ET
BW -0.2; WW 42; YW 73; MM 28; REA 0.60; MARB 0.17 • Extremely popular with ranchers and breeders alike. Moderate, stout, balanced, calving ease. His daughters and service will be a sale feature on September 19. His sons fit the program for so many people!
HH Advance 0132X
BW 0.7; WW 49; YW 69; MM 27; REA -0.15; MARB 0.23 • This great looking, calving ease, high maternal sire blew the doors off in the Holden sale! A daughter topped our online sale at $27,800 to Grand Meadows and Pete Loehr. She has five full brothers that averaged 860 lb. at weaning. They will be worth the trip to see when they sell January 27!
Dale and Nancy Venhuizen 1862 Yadon Rd. Manhattan, MT 59741 406-580-6421 dale@churchillcattle.com www.churchillcattle.com
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by Keysto Stotz and Courtney Tribble, retiring NJHA directors
Board Reflections Reflecting on the last three years as a member of the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) board of directors is no easy chore in hand. There are so many moments to reflect about. The last three years have been one heck of a ride. There are so many unexpected things that a person learns from being on the board. Board members make unexpected friends that become more like extended family, and they learn how to work through conflict while expanding their horizons outside of their comfort zones. We hope that over the last three years, it is obvious that we have a passion for not only the cattle but also the great people in the Hereford industry. We hold both of them near and dear to our hearts. We were both very active in our state-level junior Hereford
Chairman – Keysto Stotz, keysto-stotz@utulsa.edu Vice chairman – Courtney Tribble, tripletfarms@comcast.net Communications chair – Kristin Bielema, kbielema@comcast.net Membership chair – Brady Jensen, brjensen@ksu.edu Leadership chair – Shelby Rogers, showingshelby@yahoo.com Fundraising chair – Elise Hackett, mhacket2@illinois.edu Directors Taryn Adcock, trose@adcockshowcattle.com Amanda Bacon, amanda@ruralroutecreations.com Cody Jensen, cjensen8@ksu.edu Jason May, jason.may@jacks.sdstate.edu Krissi McCurdy, krissim2011@gmail.com Tommie Lynne Mead, tommie_lynne@hotmail.com Director of youth activities Amy Cowan P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101 816-842-3757, acowan@hereford.org JrHereford.org
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associations along with other various extracurricular activities, which helped develop a base of leadership that we are continuing to build today. Having the proper components of a solid foundation of a leader, we started to build up the strength and support to chase after a lifelong dream of being elected to wear that maroon jacket. Being elected in Kansas City in July 2011 was just the start of a once-in-alifetime adventure. We developed real life skills from our vast number of meetings, fundraising events and social gatherings. These have provided us a better understanding of the way this industry works and how being a part of it can help in our future endeavors. In representing this board, we learned that we need to always keep a listening ear and that with a positive attitude and communication, we could accomplish anything that the board was collaborating on. It would take a whole novel to recount all of the memorable experiences we had while on the board. From the point where we decided to run to the day of writing this article, our lives have changed immensely because of the NJHA board. We have experienced numerous national (and international) shows; we have built bonds with other breed associations through two Youth Beef Industry Congresses (YBIC); and we have learned important life skills that we thought were only possible at a senior level. We also experienced our fair share of lighter moments, like laughing on long car rides to Texas or cramming 10 of us into Amanda’s car because we only had one American Royal parking pass. We even found joy in just sitting in
the barn or in a hotel room talking about Hereford cattle and friends. As our time on the board draws to a close and our time in the junior association diminishes, we only have these memories to remind us of what it was like to have been so fortunate to be on this board and to give back to a breed that has given us so much The NJHA has left several marks on us, and we look back to the leaders that have served before us and that have guided us in the right way. We also look to the leaders who have been serving and growing beside us these last few years. To our advisors — the Buchholzes, McMillans, Gobles and Copelands — and Amy Cowan and Bailey Clanton, we cannot thank you enough for the support, strength and inspiration you gave us to run. It is truly our honor to work alongside you and to benefit from your wisdom and experience. We are so fortunate to have an association that believes in its youth like the American Hereford Association, and we are lucky to have such supportive staff like Craig Huffhines, Jack Ward, Joe Rickabaugh and all the fieldmen to guide us through our challenges. In closing, we would just like to thank everyone who has given us encouragement and support over the past few years. We cannot express enough how much fun we have had these last three years and how much we have learned and developed. We owe it all to this great opportunity, and we are forever in debt to the NJHA for everything it has given to us, and we can only hope that we have represented it well and done it justice. HW
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Hereford Youth Heading to Arkansas for
‘Faces of Leadership’
H Sunday, July 27 Noon 1 p.m.
All flights into Tulsa International Airport All flights into Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, Bentonville 2 p.m. All PRIDE participants checked into hotel 3 p.m. Welcome and keynote speaker kickoff at Holiday Inn 5:30-10 p.m. Bacon family farm tour, dinner and entertainment
Monday, July 28 7 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
Breakfast buffet at hotel Load buses for Tyson Foods Opening session and tour of Tyson Foods Lunch sponsored by Tyson Foods Inc. Load buses Walmart Museum and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art tours 8-11 p.m. Evening aboard the Showboat Branson Belle – dinner, comedian and “Faces of Leadership” dance
Tuesday, July 29 7 a.m. Breakfast buffet at hotel 7:30 a.m. Load buses for University of Arkansas (U of A) 8 a.m. U of A tour and workshops Noon Lunch at Pauline Whitaker Animal Science facility 1 p.m. Ag communication, leadership and technology workshops 3 p.m. Load buses 3:30 p.m. Willow Springs Club Calves and Walker family farm tour, dinner and entertainment
Wednesday, July 30 7 a.m. 11 a.m.
Breakfast buffet at hotel All flights out by this time
Lodging
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Holiday Inn and Convention Center 1500 S. 48th St. Springdale, AR 72762
Early Bird Registration $300 by June 15 Final Registration $350 by July 15
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ereford, Maine-Anjou and Shorthorn junior association members will gather in Springdale, Ark., for the 2014 “Faces of Leadership” convention July 27-30. This event combines the Program for Reaching Individuals Determined to Excel (PRIDE) Convention, the National Youth Leadership Conference (NYLC) and the Knowledge Empowers Youth (KEY) Conference. National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA), National Junior Maine-Anjou Association (NJMAA) and American Junior Shorthorn Association (AJSA) members look forward to this event all year. It gives them a chance to experience leadership opportunities, to learn about the agricultural industry and to see cattle from a different part of the country. Last year, 78 NJHA members and 21 NJMAA members met in Brookings, S.D., for the first joint “Faces of Leadership” convention. Leety Randolph, a former national FFA president, will kick off the conference on July 27. Krista Cupp, Tyson Foods Inc. public relations specialist, will then lead a workshop about social media for the real world. Later, juniors will travel to Bacon Cattle and Sheep for a ranch tour and dinner. Monday morning, Tyson’s CEO Donnie Smith will speak to juniors about feeding the world, and juniors will have the opportunity to tour Tyson’s Discovery Center as Tyson staff members explain how they research and develop new products and how they utilize the producer’s product. “I am very excited for the American Hereford Association (AHA) juniors to be in my home state this summer,” says Amanda Bacon, NJHA director. “The University of Arkansas and Tyson Foods offer some very unique research and career options in the agricultural field that have such great influences even on our production side of agriculture.”
Juniors will travel to the Walmart Museum and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The museum, built in 2011 by the Walton Family Foundation, has indoor art exhibits as well as outdoor trails. The evening will be spent aboard the Showboat Branson Belle for dinner, a performance by a comedian, a cruise on Table Rock Lake and a dance. The University of Arkansas will host juniors on Tuesday. While on campus, the group will visit the poultry science department and explore agriculture career opportunities in this segment of the industry. Home to the country’s only agricultural law program, Dale Bumper’s College of Agriculture will provide tours of its facilities and workshops on animal welfare. The group will also stop at the animal science arena where the agriculture education, communications and technology department will lead workshops for attendees. Later that day, juniors will tour Willow Springs Club Calves and Walker Farms. “This year’s PRIDE Convention will give Hereford youth a chance to experience the food industry and open up many doors for future career paths in the agriculture field as well as offer some real world networking and team building opportunities for our future leaders,” adds Amy Cowan, AHA director of youth activities and foundation. This event would not be possible without the support of numerous sponsors. A big thank-you goes out to ranch tour hosts as well as Tyson, the University of Arkansas, the AJMAA, the AJSA and the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA). NJHA, NJMAA and AJSA members 14 to 21 years of age can save $50 if they register by the early bird deadline of June 15. Final deadline for registration is July 15. Juniors can register online at Hereford.org/PRIDE. HW Hereford.org
Bred-in calving ease and strong maternal power
A bull right for the times! AHA
GE•EPD
Moderate framed, clean made and great muscle expression with eye appeal
H2 11X 4130 SUCCESSOR 2504 ET Sire: TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X • Dam: DM BR Ariel 4130 ET
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$
Owned with H2 Ranch and Cattle Co. and Ratcliff Ranches
1.8 3.0 57 80 26 54 2.8 81 0.6 -0.012 0.41 -0.17 14 15 10 22
Semen: $35/Straw; Non-certificate bull Contact H2 at 936-349-6956 to order
DURHAM Norman and Jane Durham 3719 S. Coyle Rd., Stillwater, OK 74074 405-372-7096 • 405-747-5166 Cell njdurhamranch@gmail.com Hereford.org
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roven, predictable genetics backed by a program based on 50+ years of consistent multi-trait selection. Bulls that will improve your cow herd and add performance and fleshing ability along with eye appeal and carcass quality.
HH ADVANCE 1098Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 3.2 (.30); BW 3.4 (.63); WW 66 (.43); YW 99 (.44); MM 33 (.17); M&G 67; MCE 1.6 (.25); MCW 86 (.36); SC 1.3 (.32); FAT 0.006 (.30); REA 0.56 (.30); MARB -0.07 (.26); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 15; CHB$ 29 • The $102,000 high seller from our 2012 sale, 1098Y is following in the footsteps of his great sire, 8050U. He is a performance and carcass bull with tremendous maternal strength. He sires extra pigment and lots of eye appeal. His dam is one of our best young females on the ranch and his maternal grandam was one of the best cows we have ever produced. • Owned with Flying S Herefords and Harrison Cattle Co. • Semen is available.
HH ADVANCE 0132X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 3.8 (.31); BW 0.7 (.79); WW 49 (.64); YW 69 (.64); MM 27 (.18); M&G 51; MCE 2.6 (.25); MCW 81 (.42); SC 1.3 (.48); FAT 0.043 (.43); REA -0.15 (.43); MARB 0.23 (.40); BMI$ 23; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 20; CHB$ 22 • 0132X combines a flawless phenotype with tremendous pigment, muscle, depth of rib and calving ease. His dam is a topnotch donor cow that sold for $60,000 in our 2013 Female Sale. Look for another powerful set of sons in our 2015 sale! • Owned with Genex Cooperative Inc., Hoffman Herefords, Stuber Ranch and Churchill Cattle Co. • Contact Genex for semen
ASSISTED BY: HH ADVANCE 1038Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 1.8 (.29); BW 2.9 (.57); WW 51 (.47); YW 82 (.43); MM 26 (.19); M&G 51; MCE 2.2 (.24); MCW 84 (.35); SC 0.7 (.20); FAT -0.013 (.30); REA 0.28 (.31); MARB -0.10 (.26); BMI$ 14; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 11; CHB$ 22
HH ADVANCE 1044Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE -4.0 (.32); BW 5.4 (.58); WW 52 (.47); YW 76 (.44); MM 21 (.22); M&G 47; MCE 1.4 (.27); MCW 74 (.37); SC 1.2 (.24); FAT 0.018 (.31); REA 0.32 (.32); MARB 0.10 (.28); BMI$ 20; CEZ$ 12; BII$ 19; CHB$ 22
CL 1 DOMINO 144Y 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 0.8 (.30); BW 2.3 (.64); WW 48 (.50); YW 78 (.45); MM 32 (.18); M&G 55; MCE -2.7 (.25); MCW 75 (.36); SC 1.4 (.18); FAT 0.000 (.30); REA 0.31 (.31); MARB 0.01 (.26); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 18; CHB$ 22
CL 1 DOMINO 1161Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 1013Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 3.6 (.30); BW 2.0 (.51); WW 51 (.39); YW 72 (.39); MM 32 (.21); M&G 58; MCE 2.7 (.25); MCW 78 (.35); SC 1.3 (.23); FAT -0.015 (.30); REA 0.24 (.31); MARB 0.27 (.27); BMI$ 24; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 21; CHB$ 29 • Massive ribbed, deep sided, and thick. 1013Y is a powerhouse 4055P son with a great combination of EPDs. He is a very strong carcass and maternal bull out of the 7003T donor cow that topped our 2013 Female Sale at $70,000. His maternal grandam is the $175,000 record tying 5139R cow. • Owned with Blackjack Herefords and Evans Hereford Farms. • Semen is available.
CE 3.2 (.32); BW 0.3 (.51); WW 49 (.42); YW 85 (.43); MM 33 (.22); M&G 58; MCE 4.0 (.26); MCW 56 (.37); SC 1.3 (.23); FAT 0.048 (.30); REA 0.34 (.31); MARB 0.02 (.28); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 18; BII$ 15; CHB$ 21
CL 1 DOMINO 297Z {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE -0.5 (.31); BW 4.9 (.45); WW 64 (.36); YW 112 (.39); MM 41 (.22); M&G 72; MCE -0.2 (.27); MCW 111 (.35); SC 0.5 (.22); FAT 0.034 (.30); REA 0.40 (.30); MARB 0.06 (.28); BMI$ 7; CEZ$ 10; BII$ 2; CHB$ 29
3139 Valier Dupuyer Rd. • Valier, MT 59486 406-279-3301 Home • 406-279-3300 Ranch • 406-450-1029 Jack’s cell • 406-450-0129 Jay D. Evans jtholden@3rivers.net • www.holdenherefords.com 32
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49th Annual Production Sale March 9, 2015
Selling 150 Powerful Yearling and 18-Month-Old Hereford Bulls 30 Top Quality Yearling Heifers For Sale by Private Treaty — 50 Top Quality Fall Calving & March Calving Cows and Heifers
HH ADVANCE 0002X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 1069Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 221 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 2091Z {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 4.6 (.33); BW -2.1 (.70); WW 46 (.61); YW 67 (.58); MM 35 (.19); M&G 58; MCE 4.3 (.26); MCW 66 (.41); SC 1.6 (.35); FAT 0.005 (.40); REA 0.30 (.41); MARB 0.17 (.37); BMI$ 26; CEZ$ 21; BII$ 23; CHB$ 24 • 0002X was the high seller in our 2012 sale. He is a proven calving ease bull with curve bender numbers. His progeny are long bodied, thick made and fancy. Thirteen sons have sold for an average of $28,000 in our 2013 and 2014 sales. Great combination of EPDs and phenotype. • Owned with LeForce Herefords. • Semen is available.
CE 2.1 (.25); BW 4.0 (.36); WW 61 (.28); YW 97 (.31); MM 26 (.18); M&G 57; MCE -0.9 (.21); MCW 84 (.29); SC 0.8 (.21); FAT 0.014 (.23); REA 0.31 (.24); MARB -0.03 (.21); BMI$ 14; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 10; CHB$ 26 • Well marked, thick and extra fancy. 221 is a moderate framed, easy doing 955 son out of a great donor cow. His first calf crop looks outstanding. • Semen is available.
CE 0.7 (.30); BW 4.5 (.53); WW 60 (.42); YW 88 (.41); MM 27 (.20); M&G 57; MCE 1.7 (.26); MCW 103 (.35); SC 1.1 (.23); FAT 0.050 (.30); REA -0.06 (.31); MARB 0.44 (.27); BMI$ 22; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 18; CHB$ 31 • 1069Y is an eye catcher deluxe with extra length of quarter, depth of rib and is super sound structured. He has three full sisters that are some of the very best young females on the ranch and his dam is a top donor cow. He is a cow herd builder that will sire powerhouse sons also. Look for a great set of sons in our 2015 sale! • Semen is available.
CE 4.4 (.29); BW 1.0 (.45); WW 44 (.35); YW 60 (.39); MM 34 (.17); M&G 56; MCE -0.1 (.23); MCW 79 (.33); SC 1.5 (.31); FAT 0.026 (.29); REA 0.04 (.28); MARB 0.41 (.25); BMI$ 26; CEZ$ 20; BII$ 24; CHB$ 26 • 2091Z is extra deep sided, easy doing, thick and very well made. He is a calving ease bull with strong performance and carcass strength. His dam is the great 7003T donor cow that topped our 2013 Female Sale at $70,000 and he is a maternal brother to our 1013Y herd sire. • Semen is available.
3139 Valier Dupuyer Rd. • Valier, MT 59486 406-279-3301 Home • 406-279-3300 Ranch • 406-450-1029 Jack’s cell • 406-450-0129 Jay D. Evans jtholden@3rivers.net • www.holdenherefords.com Hereford.org
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by Susan Hayhurst, NHW secretary
NHW Focuses on JNHE Plans, Board Nominations The National Hereford Women (NHW) organization exists to support junior Hereford enthusiasts. The best way to build junior members’ commitment to the breed is by providing them the best opportunities possible at the annual Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). NHW also strives to bring dedicated women onto the NHW board through our nomination and election processes.
Full slate of JNHE events NHW has a full slate of activities planned for the 2014 JNHE July 5-12 in Harrisburg, Pa. “The JNHE is truly a family event,” says Carol Priefert, NHW president. “The NHW works behind the scenes all year long to make sure the awards, scholarships, creative arts, Certified Hereford Beef grill-off and other activities happen at JNHE.” NHW is perhaps best known for the multitude of scholarships it coordinates and provides for the juniors. On July 5 a scholarship judges’ luncheon is hosted first and then interviews for the Ed Bible, NOP Founders, John Wayne, Future Cattleman and National Junior Merit scholarships and the Golden Bull Achievement and Hereford Herdsman
National Hereford Women OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS President – Carol Priefert, St. Joseph, Mich. President elect – Alise Nolan, Gilmer, Texas Vice president – Shannon Mehaffey, Grandview, Texas Treasurer – Beth Blinson, Buies Creek, N.C. Secretary – Susan Hayhurst, Terre Haute, Ind. Historian – Lori Riffel-Hambright, Chapman, Kan. Queen co-chairwoman – Carol Priefert Ways and means chairwoman – Alise Nolan Communications – Lori Riffel-Hambright DIRECTORS Michelle Beran, Claflin, Kan. Denise Billman, Newcomerstown, Ohio (ex officio) Lauren Echols, Arlington, Va. Suzanne Matheny, Mays Lick, Ky. Maddee Moore, Pendleton, Ore. Catie Sims, Edmond, Okla. Becky King-Spindle, Moriarty, N.M. HerefordWomen.com
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Awards begin at 2 p.m. in the Susquehanna Room in the Keystone Conference Center. The illustrated speech contests for peewees, juniors, intermediates and seniors will be at 3 p.m. on July 6 in the Allegheny and Monongahela Rooms. A great chance to smell Hereford beef and to cheer on your favorite beef chef is during the Great American CHB Grill-off at 9 a.m. on July 7, also in the Keystone Conference Center. And don’t forget the extemporaneous speech contest at 11 a.m. on July 8 in the Susquehanna room. The creative arts contest time and location will be announced soon. This contest’s results are available for viewing the length of JNHE.
Mingle with royalty JNHE would not be complete without our “royal” festivities. The queens’ orientation will take place at noon on July 7 in the Governor’s Mansion. State queens vying for National Hereford Queen will be given an overview of the queen’s annual responsibilities, along with their duties during the JNHE. Following the queens’ orientation, the most awaited event of the year for young ladies hoping to be National Hereford Queen someday is the “Princess Tea” at 2 p.m. on July 7 in the Banquet Hall. Princesses ages 4-12 will be treated to time with National Hereford Queen Brooke Jensen and the state queens, will participate in royal crafts and will feast on delicious treats. A parent or guest is encouraged to attend with them. “Last year this popular event had over 70 future National Hereford Queens in attendance,” says Priefert. “And as you are watching the show, you will want to stop by and greet the various state queens and our national queen at ringside.” And not to be outdone, the NHW will host its first social event for Hereford women and
their spouses from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on July 8 in the Commonwealth Room. Take a break from the barn and plan on catching up with old friends and making new ones.
Many hands make light work “I’ll never be able to fully put into words the work and dedication that each woman on our board commits to, all for the sake of the Hereford juniors,” says Alise Nolan, NHW president elect. “What I didn’t realize was the immense amount of planning, fundraising, traveling and lasting friendships that would be made just by being an NHW director.” Here’s your chance to make a greater difference for Hereford women and the juniors. This fall during the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo., the NHW will elect three new directors to fill the expiring terms of Shannon Mehaffey (southwest quadrant) and Lori Hambright and Susan Hayhurst (northeast quadrant). A fiveperson nominating committee will nominate candidates for election as members of the NHW board. Nominees must be in good standing with NHW dues paid as of the JNHE in July 2014. Those wishing to be considered or those who would like to nominate someone should write a letter including the name and address of the member making the nomination, full contact information and a brief summary of the qualifications of each nominee. Please send the nomination by Sept. 1 to Alise Nolan, NHW nomination chairman, 1950 Skylark Road, Gilmer, TX 75645. “Consider placing your name in the hat as an NHW board member,” says Nolan. “We need and want your ideas to help continue the positive strides our association has made. We look forward to hearing from you!” For more information on NHW, please visit HerefordWomen.com. HW Hereford.org
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240 Upper Flat Creek, Weaverville, NC 28787 828-645-9127 • cpcfarm@msn.com
KCF Bennett Revolution W599
AHA
GE•EPD
KCF Bennett U620 Y208
AHA
GE•EPD
Selecting for fertility, calving ease and milk with World Class, Cattleman, Revolution, Foremost and Proficient bulls. Crossing with mostly Victor and Felton cows.
Porter and Martha Ann Claxton, Owners
Sean Allen, Manager
Located in the mountains of western North Carolina Visit our website: www.claxtonfarmcattle.com Hereford.org
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by Kindra Gordon office@gordonresources.com
Coach, Captain See Leadership as Key to Overcoming Adversity What do an NFL quarterback and the captain of a ship have in common? No, this isn’t the setup to a oneliner. Ponder it and you’ll realize that the common denominator for both — and anyone who wants to overcome opponents and achieve success — is leadership. Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback and father to three sons, including two NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli, addressed attendees at the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention in February in Nashville, as did Captain Richard Phillips, whose cargo ship, the MV Maersk Alabama, was taken hostage by Somali pirates. His harrowing story was shared in the major motion film “Captain Phillips” released in 2013. “Leadership is the one constant to prevail over any challenge,” stated Manning, who noted that leadership is a term that is much discussed but little understood. He added, “With teamwork and leadership, you can accomplish anything.” Manning offered three points to remember about being a leader: 1) Think like a leader. He says this means being prepared and being determined, as well as “seeing obstacles as opportunities.” 2) Set goals like a leader. To this, he references a Yogi Berra quote, “If you don’t set goals, you can’t regret not reaching them.” But on a more serious note, Manning says, “I look at it this way — if you don’t manage your goals, someone else will manage them for you.” He suggests writing down your goals and said a Texas study revealed there is a strong correlation between success and goals. The most successful of the surveyed group were those in the 3% who
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had written goals. Those in the 27% with unwritten goals were marginally successful, but those without any goals didn’t know success, according to Manning. 2) Act like a leader. Manning calls leadership an “action” verb and says, “Everyone can be a better leader. Put the word ‘I’ away, be part of the team.” He also cites the Peter Drucker quote: “Managers do things right; Leaders do the right things.” Manning also notes that everyone goes through tough times, he says, “The question isn’t will you face adversity, but what will you do when you face it? Will you get bitter or better?” He concludes, “Your challenges may be great, but your ability is great…. When you do what is right, what is hard, and build for the future, you are a leader…. The bigger the challenge, the greater the opportunity for success.”
Finding the strength within Captain Richard Phillips knows a little something about overcoming challenges. While at sea in April 2009, his cargo ship the MV Maersk Alabama was taken hostage by Somali pirates. In 2013 a major motion picture titled “Captain Phillips” told the story of the incident, and Phillips has also authored a book, “A Captain’s Duty,” about his life as a merchant mariner. During his keynote address to cattle convention attendees, Phillips recounted many of the details that unfolded from the time the pirates got on board until his dramatic rescue by a Navy SEAL team, and he emphasized the importance of leadership during stressful situations. As a captain, Phillips said he views his job as being responsible
24/7 for the ship, crew and cargo. From various experiences in his career at sea — not the least of which was his life-threatening experience with the four armed pirates — Phillips said he has three points he wants others to also realize:
• You are much stronger than you know.
• Nothing is lost until we choose to give up.
• A dedicated, focused team can accomplish anything.
Phillips endured many things as a hostage and, in retrospect, he said, all of these principles are true. “Somewhere within us, we find the strength to do what must be done,” he says. Of his ordeal, Phillips said, “I vowed I wouldn’t give up.” He worked to stay calm and says, “No one solves a crisis by being panicked.” Phillips alluded to a larger metaphor for life, noting that we are all riding on ever-shifting seas. He emphasized seeing tough times through and working together, saying, “If we come together as a dedicated, focused team, we can overcome any obstacle.” He cited a stanza from the poem “See It Through” by Edgar Albert Guest: “When you’re up against a trouble, Meet it squarely, face to face; Lift your chin and set your shoulders, Plant your feet and take a brace. When it’s vain to try to dodge it, Do the best that you can do; You may fail, but you may conquer, See it through!” HW
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For 59 Years… the Vision still lives…
Thank You Lord.
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 Hereford.org
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Gerber Revolution 021Y Sire: MSU TCF Revolution 4R Dam: Gerber 774 Tracy T078 Thank you Alex and Allison Mih, M-M Ranch, Chanute, Kan., for your purchase of Gerber Revolution 021Y. His calves in our herd show a lot of promise. 021Y is one of six Gerber bulls Alex has purchased over the years. M-M Ranch has one of the most comprehensive large scale testing programs in our breed. CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 4.1 2.8 62 104 24 55 1.6 103 1.4 0.048 0.58 0.28 25 19 21 33
A heartfelt thank you to our 2014 private treaty and Right Kind Sale customers.
Able Acres, Ind. Ron Baumer, Ind. Bledsoe Farms, Ohio David Bratton, Ohio Brielmaier Farm, Ohio Bro-Cass Farms Inc., Ind. Cabin Creek Cattle, Ind. Candy Meadow Farms Inc., Tenn. Carson Farms, Ind. Gary Colgate, Ohio Tom Cutter, Ind. Justin Dare, Ind.
Morgan Farms, Ky. Dennis Peggs, Ind. Darryl Pierce, Ind. Irvin and Marilyn Roberts, Ind. Sandhill Farms, Kan. Cody and Lindsay Sankey, Ind. Harry Simmons, Ind. Stephen Simon, Ind. Steven Truster, Ohio Vanos Family Farms Inc., Ind. Ron and Barb Weston, Mich. Bill Werner, Ind.
Gary Everhart, Ind. Gerber Farms Inc., Ohio Fred Glover, Ind. Bruce Gregg, Ohio Hill Farms, Ind. JTS Farms, Ind. Kitley Plantation, Ind. Loewen Herefords, Okla. Tom Luthy, Mo. M-M Ranch, Kan. McDivitt Farm, Ind. Robert Mench, Ind.
Douglas E. Gerber 5324 State Rd. 277 S. Richmond, IN 47374-9425 765-935-5274 Cell 765-220-1070 douglas@gerbercattle.com www.gerbercattle.com
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GERBER ANODYNE 001A
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Sire: KCF Bennett 9126J R294 • Dam: Gerber 627S Holly 096Y CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 6.9 1.2 57 108 34 62 4.0 115 1.4 -0.014 0.38 0.50 27 22 21 41
• Top 1% in YW, MM, M&G, MARB and CHB$ • Top 5% in CE, SC, BMI$, CEZ$ and BII$ • Top 20% or better in BW, WW and FAT
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other Nature. She does not always cooperate. Sometimes she brings us challenges, while other times, we are blessed with glorious skies, lovely days and the moisture needed to keep pastures lush and ponds full. Most Americans wake up and wonder, “What’s the weather going to be like today?” For most the answer may mean putting on a jacket, grabbing an umbrella or bundling up the kids for the school bus stop. But for farmers and ranchers, the answer has a significant effect on their very economic well-being. During the last several years, the weather has taken its toll on agriculture. Throughout the country and around the globe, many have experienced the power of Mother Nature — she can change any situation in the blink of an eye. In the pages that follow, we take a look at instances when Mother Nature has unleashed havoc on Hereford breeders and other cattlemen around the country. In this section — from blizzards to drought and floods to wildfires — we are reminded of the awesome power of Mother Nature. Although many of these “events” have left producers wondering if they can outlast Mother Nature, her challenges have also given them an opportunity to plan for the future. By planning and not panicking, producers can use Mother Nature’s challenges to build a stronger, more uniform herd that will bring them more profits in the future. And Hereford breeders know when facing Mother Nature’s challenges, there’s nothing better than a “hardy” Hereford to survive and thrive. HW
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With the blink of an eye, challenges from Mother Nature like tornadoes, fire, flood and drought can change a picture-perfect scene to something deadly. Hereford.org
Challenges Killer Storm Page 48
Out of the Ashes Page 62
Cows and Wildfire Page 74
Surviving the Storm Page 84
Pray for Rain Page 96
Rangeland Realities Page 108
Washed Away Page 124
In the Eye of Ike Page 136
What’s Your Contingency Plan? Page 148
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October 18, 2014 • Kenwood, Calif.
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“The Bus” SB LR 61N Done Right 31X ET Sire: SB 122L Git-R-Done 19R ET
BW 5.0 (.28); WW 62 (.25); YW 106 (.24); MM 23 (.23); M&G 54
/S LR Rowdy Red 33027A Sire: Schu-Lar Red Bull 18X
BW 1.2 (.44); WW 59 (.33); YW 100 (.34); MM 20 (.13); M&G 50
/S LR Honcho T32 2648Z Sire: GO Abe T32
BW 0.4 (.45); WW 56 (.35); YW 90 (.38); MM 38 (.19); M&G 66
CRR LR 109 Slingshot 312 Sire: CRR 719 Catapult 109
BW 0.7 (.44); WW 60 (.32); YW 87 (.33); MM 26 (.13); M&G 56
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Diabolo will be in Texas this fall! SR Diabolo 613A
Power Bull 43421657 — Calved: April 1, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 613 UPS INDIGO 8648 {DLF,HYF,IEF} SR INDIGO 1181Y {DLF,HYF,IEF} 43209974 SR SHANA 3107 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
UPS DOMINO 5216 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} UPS MISS NEON 6529 {DLF,HYF,IEF} BP 146D SANDMAN 46H {SOD} SR CRESCETA 5102
BB 1065 DOMINO 4102 {CHB}{DLF,IEF} SR VALORIE 8128 {DOD} 42915661 SR SABRINA 354
BB 9131 DOMINO 1065 {CHB}{DLF,IEF} ORE CLAUDIA 8047 1ET OXH SABRE 7299 {SOD}{DLF,IEF} BB MS 4052 LAD 7159
Thick, wide and deep
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.0 4.2 63 110 24 55 2.1 99 1.0 0.017 0.87 0.08 19 15 14 32
Owned with Churchill Cattle Co., Mont., and Van Newkirk Herefords, Neb.
• 18.41 in. ribeye • 40 in. scrotal • 205 day WW 828 lb. and YW 1,471 lb. • WW ratio 122 and YW ratio 118 • Diabolo’s dam had a weaning ratio of 108.8 and yearling ratio of 104.8 on 4 calves. She is also a Dam of Distinction.
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CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$
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4.4 4.2 65 114 33 65 2.3 108 1.9 -0.002 0.37 0.23 28 19 23 37
3.5 2.2 64 97 40 72 1.0 99 0.9 -0.037 0.56 -0.09 15 16 9 30
• Sire: K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K • Dam: F 9126 Dominette 417 • His full brother is a top herd sire for The Berrys. His dam is a Dam of Distinction and one of the top cows in the Feddes herd. • His first daughters calved this fall and they had great udders and excellent weaning weights.
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• Sire: GO Abe T32 • Dam: K Lady Advancer 730 • At 12-months, he weighed 1,409 lb. with a 42.5 cm. scrotal and 16.5 in. ribeye. • 234’s dam produceda $41,000, $20,000 and $17,000 bulls in Kreath’s 2014 production sale. • His first crop of calves were all born unassisted. An easy first calf heifer bull. • Dehorned
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C GOHR 9158 ABOUT TIME 1101 • Sire: CRR ABOUT TIME 743 • Dam: C MISS NITRO 9158 • CE 0.8; BW 2.6; WW 58; YW 86; MM 28; M&G 57; MCE 2.6; MCW 110; SC 0.7; FAT -0.003; REA 0.64; MARB 0.06; BMI$ 16; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 12; CHB$ 28
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Bulls Bred For the Commercial Cowman One or a truckload
CL 1 DOMINO 477P {CHB,DLF,IEF} Owned with Cooper Herefords, Shaw Cattle and Schock Ranch BW 2.8 (.87); WW 48 (.82); YW 75 (.83); MM 35 (.73); M&G 59; MCE 2.2 (.47); FAT -0.014 (.64); REA -0.16 (.65); MARB 0.28 (.62)
Grandview CMR Hawk L1 Adv 918x {dlf,hyfief}
Owned with White Hawk Ranch BW 2.8 (.55); WW 58 (.41); YW 94 (.42); MM 31 (.19); M&G 60; MCE 1.7 (.25); FAT 0.011 (.28); REA 0.21 (.29); MARB 0.17 (.26)
HH ADVANCE 5061R ET {CHB,DLF,IEF}
CL1 DOMINO 188Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW 2.8 (.81); WW 38 (.73); YW 76 (.72); MM 32 (.55); M&G 51; MCE 1.7 (.37); FAT -0.044 (.55); REA 0.63 (.55); MARB 0.17 (.50)
BW 4.3 (.57); WW 60 (.39); YW 106 (.43); MM 34 (.23); M&G 64; MCE -0.9 (.27); FAT -0.006 (.31); REA 0.51 (.31); MARB -0.05 (.28)
MSU YAHTZEE 50Y ET BW 3.4 (.27); WW 51 (.24); YW 84 (.23); MM 13 (.20); M&G 38
Other Herd Sires: RJ 1124 GLADIATOR 820
RJ 1056 HARLAND 908 {DLF,HYF,IEF} BW 0.6 (.69); WW 73 (.48); YW 113 (.44); MM 19 (.17); M&G 56
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SHF ARROW P20 A267
P43414821 — Calved: Jan. 30, 2013 — Tattoo: BE A267 FELTONS LEGEND 242 {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} SHF PROGRESS P20 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42481042 SHF INTRSTATE D03 G06 ET
FELTONS DOMINO 774 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FELTONS G15 SHF INTERSTATE 20X D03 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} MM CISCO LADY 203 {DOD}
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RRH MR FELT 3008 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF MISS M326 T08 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF MISS 459 F284 P42795936 SHF POSTIVE MISS 73C M15 {DLF,HYF,IEF} RF POSTIVE PLUS 73C {SOD}{DLF,IEF} SHF INTERSTATE D03 G28
SHF Miss M326 T08 ET
Dam of Arrow Flushmate to Radar • Dam of Sandhill All American
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 5.6 -0.2 51 78 24 49 3.2 54 0.9 0.011 0.28 0.30 23 20 19 29 .35 .35 .28 .31 .23 .31 .32 .23 .26 .26 .24
• Easy keeping • REA 111% • MARB is in the top 3% of breed • Semen available • Owned with 3D Farms, Arapaho, Okla.
SHF Postive Miss 73C M15 Grandam of Arrow Dam of Radar
Many cowmen think these are two of the best cows ever rasied at Sandhill Farms, Kansas.
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The South Dakota blizzard was devastating — but faith and a strong sense of community survived. by Sara Gugelmeyer
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“You can’t say we weren’t warned,” Ross McPherson of Hereford, S.D., admits. “But they didn’t tell us it was going to be as bad as it turned out to be. They said the wind was going to blow and it was going to snow, but they didn’t lay it on us. By the time we realized, it was too
late to do much more than we already had done.” Still, many South Dakotans were as prepared as they could be. Cattle were in pastures with natural shelter or man-made windbreaks. It’s not like these ranchers have never seen a blizzard.
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t was a perfect storm for killing. And kill it did. It killed cattle, horses, buffalo and untold numbers of native wildlife. And, “Atlas,” as the South Dakota blizzard of 2013 was named, dang near killed the spirit of many cattlemen. But not quite.
Rachel, Molly and Danny Reinhold learned much about the wrath of Mother Nature during the Atlas blizzard.
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Digging out “The next morning, we were not ready for what we saw,” Larry says. “The yard had 8-ft.-plus snow drifts. We had places in the pasture where we had 15 ft. of snow in some of the draws. We had received about 30 in. of snow with 70 plus mph winds. We were able to get out of Hereford.org
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Excited about the prospect of moisture, Larry Reinhold, owner of the commercial Hereford operation Lonetree Ranch, Sturgis, S.D., was planting wheat when the storm hit. After all it was barely the first of October. By pure happenstance, Jim Baker of Baker Herefords, Rapid City, S.D., and his brother Jeff had weaned calves the week before. The calves stayed in pens by the house and cows went back out to pasture. “When we weaned, nothing had any winter hair on them at all. We worked those cattle in short-sleeved shirts,” Jim says. By 5 p.m. on Oct. 3, the rain forced Larry Reinhold down out of his tractor. He’d sent some of his six children to be sure the fallcalving cows were in the pasture with the most protection, while his wife, Robin, and the rest of the family picked the last of the garden. With temperatures in the 80s the week before, the region had yet to even get a killing frost. By the next morning, Larry says they’d had an inch and a half of rain, and by 7 a.m. Oct. 4, it was turning to snow. It snowed about an inch an hour all day and by 2 in the afternoon, they lost electricity. “We were thinking, man, this is a pretty tough storm for October,” Larry explains, when they had 2- and 3-foot drifts at dusk. “It was still snowing hard when we went to bed and we could see that the snow was weighting down the trees pretty tough. But we still felt pretty good about where we had the livestock. We were quite convinced that we had done everything we could do.” It snowed all day Saturday, too. No one was prepared for what Sunday morning, Oct. 6, brought.
The Reinhold family was met in the driveway by one of their herd bulls the first morning after the storm. He had drifted more than a mile to the house.
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the house and as we were walking down to the barn, we were met by one of our herd bulls. He had come from more than a mile.” Jim Baker says that morning was grim. “The top of the doors of our sale barn are 11 foot tall, and we had drifts that were a couple feet higher than that. When we finally got out there, my brother and I, we just couldn’t hardly believe what we were seeing. We didn’t even know where to begin. There wasn’t any evidence of any cattle anywhere.” The unrelenting winds, clocked upward of 70 mph, lasted the entire storm while up to 3 feet of snow was
dumped on the rain-soaked soil. The result was monstrous drifts in spots, impassable snow even on the flat and mud underneath. Of course, there were downed power lines everywhere. The cattlemen were stuck. Jim was struggling to even care for the cattle in his yards. “It was feet of snow everywhere,” he says. “We had to get the tractors dug out and started moving some snow so we could get the calves fed.” No electricity means no water. A call to the power company informed him it would likely be weeks before the power could be restored. “I was calling around trying to find a generator so we could get our well back. The cattle were so thirsty. I couldn’t find a generator anywhere.” Desperate, Jim called his brother Joel in Minnesota and told him about the dire situation. He loaded up four generators and a snowmobile and headed west. Larry Reinhold didn’t have to get far from the house to witness the devastation left in the storm’s path. Not only had the bull drifted in but some horses had come from the north as well. The Reinhold family operation also includes Rainbow Bible Ranch, which hosts kids from all over the country every summer for a continued on page 50...
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faith-based real working ranch experience. The camp maintains a remuda of nearly 100 horses. “Some of our geldings that we had at the north place had drifted in. There were four horses dead by the barn and a couple more dying. That was quite a shock,” Larry says. With pain in their hearts and dread building, Larry and his family — Rachel, 20, Molly, 18, Danny, 13, Caleb, 11, Julia, 8, and Kiersten, 6 — started digging out. The tractor was outside and Larry started moving snow so they could get hay to mares and colts. “While I was pushing snow, Rachel had gone down afoot to this pretty good windbreak where the horses were. We’ve wintered a lot of storms there. She came back and held up her fingers saying she counted six dead ones. I kept moving snow and I just couldn’t believe it. Then she came around again and held up 16 and went back. Before I had gotten to the gate with the hay, she counted 36 horses dead down there. In fact, by the time we were done, we lost over 50 head in that pasture.” The incredible amount of snow had everyone stranded and frustrated. It took most people days to even get to where their cattle were. Most tried to find a high spot where they could look with binoculars. One of Jim’s neighbors was able to fly over the area in a small plane and delivered gutwrenching news.
Jim says, “He called us and said, ‘It looks really bad on the north side of the creek. There’s hardly anything that I can see alive up there. I saw about 12 Hereford cows and that’s about it.’ That’s where we had moved all the cows after we had weaned the calves.” Knowing their cattle were suffering or dead and not being able to get there was taking a toll on everyone. The storm ended Saturday night or early Sunday morning, but Ross McPherson couldn’t get to the pasture, just six miles from his house, till Tuesday. “We got there Tuesday morning right at daylight,” he says. “But we’d kind of seen them. You can get up on some ridges to the northwest of the pasture and we could see something out there so we knew they didn’t totally drift out like a lot of people’s cows did.” Ross and his help started riding two miles to the south of the pasture to pick up anything that had drifted. Luckily, most of his cows had stayed put. Still his operation suffered losses. His cows were already in the pasture they typically winter in, mostly because that happened to be where the most grass was, which turned out to be incredibly lucky for Ross. “We’ve never ever lost one from a storm there. We’ve been through quite a few storms in there and
never had any death loss as a result of it,” Ross says. Until Atlas, that is. “Most of them did stay and what stayed in there was fine,” he adds. “We lost only five in the pasture, the rest of them must have been right at the end of the storm because you could still see their tracks in the snow where they drifted. That got them on top of some ridges and into the wind more. Those died.” At the very southeast corner of his pasture, though, Ross says he and his help spent extra time looking. There was a 50-60 foot snow bank that was full of tracks where cows had been. The bank was so deep one couldn’t even tell there was a fence there. He checked for air holes but, upon not finding any, assumed that if something was in that snow bank it was dead.
Like a war zone Meanwhile Larry Reinhold and his family were facing terrible losses. Some of their fall calf yearlings that had been north of the house had drifted in as well. They were dead in the yard. “As we went north we found more of the yearlings either dead or dying,” Larry says. Luckily though, the 100 cows and calves got behind a good-sized dam which was out of the wind and stayed. “We only lost one calf there,” Larry says. “That was really quite a miracle.”
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Next, the Reinholds were determined to find a way to get to the camp string of horses that were in a rough, breaky pasture to the south. Because the snow was still impassible by vehicle, Rachel and Molly went horseback and found eight dead horses and eight live ones. “Everyone was pretty dumbfounded then,” Larry says. “These were good saddle horses — the ones we use for our kids. We knew then it was going to be a big Jim Baker spent hours digging cattle out of creek beds and identifying to whom they belonged. hit. We sat by candlelight that night and counted up horses The weather warmed right up, we had found and what we melting snow, which made it easier were still missing. There were to see the carcasses. Then, Mother 25, all were either used for Nature gave them another sucker camp or some of our kids’ punch and dropped 2.5 in. of rain. personal horses.” “We had a flood like I’ve never These were horses that seen before,” Jim says. were a part of the family, most The two creeks which crisscross of them either taught Larry’s his ranch gushed water way beyond kids to ride or had been the banks, completely burying trained by them. hayfields. Giant cottonwood trees Cutting off ears with tags was a gruesome but “We all agreed to trust and debris laid down by the strong necessary way to catalog the dead. that they’d found some winds during the blizzard were shelter or kept going,” Larry says. having a hard time getting around strewn everywhere. A wooden It was a few more days before even with the snowmobile to the bridge Jim had never seen before they could continue searching for point where we could hardly move was lying in his pasture. Miles of those horses, though. Larry was at all anymore.” fence and culverts were wiped out. busy pulling around linemen with About the only way to get around “All the creek crossings were his heavy equipment as most homes was afoot. Jim was exhausted. Even out, the culverts gone. The ground were still without power. filling the generators with fuel to everywhere else was soft and Not able to stand it any longer, keep the cattle watered in the pens saturated if there wasn’t still snow Rachel, Molly and Danny braved was a daunting task. Carrying a fivecovering it. We had no way of the now deep mud and rode gallon jug of gas through snowdrifts moving. We had no way,” Jim says. the more than two miles to the is a big chore. It was two weeks after the backside of the horses’ pasture. “My nephew and my brother Joel storm before Jim could get in on The horses were all dead. finally walked on foot out to the a four-wheeler. Two long weeks “They were stretched out for creek (where the cattle were) and of dreadful uncertainty. What he about a mile,” Larry says. “You know when they came back their heads found was a sight he says he’ll those old scenes from the Civil War were down. ‘It’s really bad up there’ never forget and the sadness in where horses are laying around they said.” his voice drives the point home. after the battle? That’s what it Jim explains that four different “The landscape was just polkalooked like. It was like a war zone.” brands of cattle had drifted into dotted. Dead cattle everywhere. I All told, the Reinhold family was their north pasture. The neighbor think they died in a lot of different lucky with the cattle although there who had flown over in the plane ways. They died drowning in dams were 26 of the neighbors’ dead cattle had 200 dead bred heifers up there. and creeks. They died simply from on their place; they had only about a A couple days later, Jim was able moisture in their lungs. There were dozen head lost. It was not the case to get to the creek bed with his dead cattle tangled in fences. They with the horses, though, with the tractor. He spent six hours digging were dead laying down on their death toll a heart-breaking 91. out deads and marking down sides. Some were dead lying upside At Baker Herefords, Jim was whom they belonged to. Because down. Then there were a bunch growing weary and frustrated. of the mud, though, he couldn’t that about made me cry when we “The second day my brother was get any farther into the pasture. He got up to them. They’d be laying here with the snowmobile, the was still missing many, many head. down normally with their heads in continued on page 52... snow started to get soft. He was Hereford.org
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the air like they’d just gotten done summer grazing and laid down to rest. They must have just given up. “I was desperately trying to figure out and document what we’d lost. In the meantime, we are realizing how bad all the fencing was. It took fences down all over the place. Windbreaks were down. So we had to operate out of the one pasture to the south.”
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“And there was a critter standing there right in the corner,” Ross says. “And I was thinking sure enough there’s going to be one there dead and we’re probably half mile away.” But as the group continued to look, it appeared to be moving. In disbelief they made the slow trek over to it and, amazingly, it was a live heifer Some cattle were found dead, like this one of Jim Baker’s, calf. The snow had melted as though they had just laid down to rest and given up. down enough by this time home, though, because the county that she could have gotten out, but hadn’t opened any roads yet.” On the bright side wasn’t trying. In the meantime, the cattle had The pasture to the south was the Ross explains this behavior is caused quite a lot of damage that place where the fall-calving herd often the case with cows in snow. needed fixing. “There was 8 in. was and only a few head were lost. “They’ll tromp around in one spot of manure on the deck and one “But instead of an L-shaped for the whole storm and get the of the doors going into the house windbreak which most of ours are, snow packed down underneath was loose. They had almost gotten this pasture had a horseshoe-shaped where they are. But right on the inside,” Jim says. windbreak and the snow only filled edge of that it’s real soft and when The storm was over, and Jim’s about ⅔ of that one up so the fallthey start to step off in there it feels losses were bad but could have calving cows had a spot in there like they’re going to fall. They get been much worse. “We lost 40 where they could stay,” Jim explains. stuck and don’t like to go.” cows,” he says. “That included half In Jim’s north pasture, the cows Not sure how else to get her out, of our pregnant recipient cows drifted two directions. One bunch Ross tossed a loop on her head and one donor cow. Still, that was went south and perished in or near and dragged her to the edge of the nothing like our neighbors. Some the creek. The other bunch went east snow bank. Ross’s friend heeled her pastures up north there were 300 and found a cozy little spot to stay. to get the rope off, and they drove to 400 dead in one pasture.” About three miles away was a little her around the corner to the right The days after the storm were ranch where an elderly handicapped pasture. She was gaunted up pretty shattering as the snow melted and woman lived. Her son had taken her bad, Ross says, but she walked to the death toll rose. Ross McPherson to stay in town before the snow hit, the bottom of the draw and got and two friends went back to but she had a long trailer house for a drink and immediately looked double check his pasture on Friday. a windbreak, a carport for shelter better. She started grazing. A week since the storm had started and all the hay her 60 acres could “She was snowed in there the and three days since he’d been produce stacked up nearby. whole time,” Ross says. “For sure there, they made the same journey, “That’s where we found those from Saturday until Tuesday and hoping to push anything back that cows and it was a blessing they found maybe she came in sight shortly after may have gotten out again. a good spot to stay,” Jim says. “It that, I am not sure because I wasn’t “We hauled clear around to took quite a while to get them back there. But that was pretty incredible.” the south and east side of the Despite the inconceivable place and unloaded and came amount of stress she had been riding back thinking we’d make through, she didn’t get sick; in sure everything stayed in because fact, Ross says she’s done really we didn’t have any fence fixed or well. They plan to breed her for a anything yet, some of it was still replacement this summer. snowed under,” Ross explains. “That was the brightest spot They came over the top of the for us,” Ross says. “We had a lot ridge and the southeast corner of other stuff to be thankful for of his pasture was in view — that because we didn’t lose anything same corner where he’d been so near like a lot of other people careful to check because it sure did. But it was still pretty looked like something could have unbelievable to see that live been there. critter in that snowbank that The trio strained their eyes had been there that long and Young Caleb Reinhold helped pull this yearling steer out of the snow, only to have it die the next day. looking around for stray cattle. Hereford.org
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was completely buried the last time I looked there.” Though the storm was over, cattlemen now had endless damage to repair, dead cattle to pick up, pieces to put back together — all with a heavy heart. The Bakers’ ranch sustained much damage — fence and windbreaks needed re-built, but it was still so muddy Jim couldn’t get around. “We fed two months of hay which we should never have had to feed because we couldn’t put the cattle where they needed to be. We were just trying to get so we could use the place again,” he says. “It was just an incredible amount of work,” he says. “I’d get up and be out there when the sun came up and come home at 8 or 9 at night and be so tired I could hardly get cleaned up. All you could do is just all you could do for one day. Then just get up the next morning and try to do some more and try to do some more. Then every day we chipped away a little more it got easier. The inability to be able to maneuver around was really difficult.” Jim admits, “There are nights yet when I wake up alarmed. I must be subconsciously thinking about it or dreaming. But for a couple months there it was so hard to even sleep because at night it was churning through my mind about what I had to do. Emotionally and psychologically it really did a number on me.” Boyd Dvorak of Dvorak Herefords, Lake Andes, S.D., wasn’t hit by the blizzard. But he had called Jim Baker shortly after to see what he could do. “You could tell he was emotionally exhausted,” Boyd says. “You could hear they were overwhelmed. Mentally it was wearing on those folks so bad.”
three pieces on the storm, one of which was 22 minutes long. “We got to tell the story. Through the whole situation we definitely saw how even in the midst of hard times God sustains and keeps you going. Because it was definitely a difficult situation and we’ve never seen anything quite like it,” Larry says. Fellow ranchers and cattlemen stepped up with support as well. The Feddes family of Feddes Herefords, Manhattan, Mont., was quick to help out the Reinhold family. Dan Feddes says, “Anytime you read about a disaster like that, if you run cattle, you know what it’s like. You know what it’s like when you lose one, so the helplessness you have when — Larry Reinhold you get a storm like that is overwhelming at times. I think weeks helping me get stuff put back any rancher can relate. I think that’s up and back together again,” Jim says. why we saw the huge amount of He was also able to hire two other support for those cattlemen, because men to help out. It took a couple every rancher knows we are here but of months before he could use the by the grace of God. The blizzard whole ranch. could have just as well been right “I don’t know what I’d have done through here.” without those two pastors,” Jim says. The Feddes family gave the “They worked their rear ends off out Reinholds two bred cows. “It didn’t there. And it was wonderful because seem like very much with their loss,” we prayed before we started in the Dan says, “but we just felt like the morning and it changed the day least we could do is help them out knowing that they were out there and if we could. We knew they had lost God was with us.” a lot.” Larry Reinhold says he and his And the Feddes family has long family were impressed with the been a supporter of Rainbow Bible outpouring of support and sympathy, Ranch, not just because Larry buys as well. bulls, but because they believe in “You really experience the sense the program. of community beyond barbed wire. “We try to support what they do,” People that were hurting with us; Dan says. “What they do for kids we all pitched in together and did is very important and the example what we could to get back up on they set as far as glorifying God is our feet,” Larry says. “We’ve heard something we support wholeheartedly from a number of people with with our whole family. That was at encouragement and assistance. the base of where our support came We’ve heard from people from 40 from. Their beliefs and our beliefs states. We’ve had the opportunity coincide. Part of living a Christian to share the story with a number of life is when somebody is in trouble media outlets.” like that, you help them if you can.” Larry says the most interesting Dan says they also felt helping the and enjoyable media experience was Reinholds individually guaranteed with the BBC network. Two women they knew where the money was going, continued on page 54... with farming roots came out and did
the sense of community
beyond barbed wire.
Neighbors helping neighbors
People were quick to help one another amidst the devastation. “I was really blessed there were two pastors in town that came from ranching backgrounds and they came out and spent about three and half Hereford.org
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not necessarily to a cause, but this way they were helping individuals. Another gentleman from eastern South Dakota gave the Reinholds a “real pretty polled Hereford heifer.” “Things like that are special,” Larry says. “Those three cows have a special spot in the herd now because you know how they got here. We have been blessed by some folks giving horses and some contributions directly to the camp.” Jim Baker says he and his family received a little help from the Rancher Relief Fund. That fund is staffed by the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association and the South Dakota
you can be in the face of
of the money committed from other breeders.” Boyd got the heifer all ready for the sale and then people really stepped up to support the cause. She sold twice and ended up garnering about $43,000. Brad Veurink purchased the final rights to the heifer for $6,750 but then sent her back home with the Dvoraks in a partnership arrangement. “I felt our part in that whole deal was small,” Boyd says. “There were so many others that gave so much more. It was very humbling to see that kind of money put up for the cause.” Around the Black Hills Stock Show in early February 2014, there was a feeling of thankfulness and camaraderie, Boyd says. “Those people were just so thankful, even though I wasn’t writing the check personally. I don’t even know if it was about the money so much as the gesture that people would open up their pockets because they know what tremendous suffering they went through.”
the storms. You realize it
Healing continues
When you go through these kind of situations, you realize how helpless
is vital to have that trust
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in a greater One.
— Larry Reinhold Sheep Growers Association and administered by the Black Hills Area Community Foundation. To date, the fund has paid out about $4.2 million to those who applied, based on need. Hereford producers have been big supporters of that fund. In fact, Boyd and Jenni Dvorak of Dvorak Herefords, Lake Andes, S.D., donated a heifer to be auctioned at the Black Hills Stock Show sale to benefit the fund. “The South Dakota Hereford Association all agreed to do something,” Boyd explains. “We couldn’t make it to the meeting, but we were glad to donate a heifer. Then Danny Fawcett got the bulk
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Larry Reinhold and his family will be years making horses like the ones they lost. “We’ve been blessed by people’s encouragement and their generosity,” Larry says. “But truthfully we have never worked so hard in our lives as in the last six months.” The family has planted more than 2,000 trees because nearly all of theirs were destroyed by the winds. They’ve also had a tremendous amount of dirt to move because the flooding after the storm ruined their dams. But the hardest part is the loss of horses. Rachel Reinhold is the camp’s main horse wrangler and says, “Those horses are like our best friends.” And Danny Reinhold commented shortly after the storm that every time he rode by where a horse had died, he could remember a certain camp attendee who had ridden him.
“It takes a long time to make a good horse and we knew that bunch of horses,” Larry says. “We knew their little idiosyncrasies, we knew what made them tick, knew what kind of kid could get along with that horse. Now we are basically starting over on the camp string of horses and we want to be certain that we have the right kind of horses that we can make sure the kids have a good first experience horseback.” But that’s a challenge they’re up for. “It’s oftentimes easy for us to put our trust in God and say we trust in God in good times, but so often we end up relying on ourselves more,” Larry says. “When you go through these kind of situations, you realize how helpless you can be in the face of the storms. You realize it is vital to have that trust in a greater One. We just can’t handle these kind of situations without Him. That’s what we tell our kids, we don’t just trust in the good times, we have to learn to trust in the difficult times as well. We’ve really seen that God has given us the opportunity to continue life even in the hardest of times. I think in reality, the spotlight’s on all of western South Dakota, because I think people have realized that in and of ourselves, we just are not as capable as we would like to think. I think out of this whole thing we have recognized blessings that would just blow many people’s minds.” Larry was especially touched by a church all the way in Canadian, Texas, that reached out to help his family. “That kind of encouragement is overwhelming — to have people you’ve never met step up to help you and encourage you. This whole storm took place during the government shutdown and yet, people came together and pitched together in ways that would just definitely surprise most urban dwellers. I think that’s where the rural spirit definitely comes in. People rise to the occasion. It’s pretty neat to be a part of that.” HW Hereford.org
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RODNEY DRAKE JR BEEF
CE -0.6 P BW 3.8 .21 WW 50 .19 YW 79 .19 MM 23 .14 M&G 48 MCE -2.1 P MCW 105 .17 SC 0.8 .11 FAT 0.018 .14 REA 0.47 .15 MARB 0.07 .14 BMI$ 15 CEZ$ 12 BII$ 14 CHB$ 23
JR Energizer 2102 {DLF,HYF,IEF} Extremely thick, deep, stylish and well balanced, Energizer is a game changer. Limited semen available
Sires used: Kahuna Ribeye Lambeau Hometown
About Time Prodigy New Era 146
For Sale: Show heifer prospects Cows and pairs Bred and open heifers Hereford and Angus bulls
November 19, 2014 Breeders’ World online Steer and Heifer sale with Kent Orrell
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MOHICAN WEST & GUESTS PRODUCTION SALE Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 • Laurel, Montana Guests: Ehlke Herefords • McMurry Cattle Co.
MOHICAN POLLED HEREFORDS & GUESTS PRODUCTION SALE Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 • Glenmont, Ohio
Guests: Glenview Farms • J&L Cattle Sunnyside Farms • Pennell Bros. Peytons Well Polled Herefords • Brian and Lisa Keets Sale Managers: Catalogs on request Contact Jim Reed • 660-527-3507
Mohican West
3100 Sportsman Park Rd. • Laurel, MT 59044 Conard and Nancy Stitzlein, Owners 330-378-3421 Terry Powlesland 406-670-8529 Fax 406-633-2600 mohicanw@yahoo.com
Dale Stith, Auctioneer 918-760-1550
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42nd Annual Winning Tradition Sale November 29, 2014
CRR 109 CATAPULT 320
P43384320 — Calved: Feb. 17, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 320
TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}{CHB} CRR 719 CATAPULT 109 {DLF,HYF,IEF} KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF} P43186342 CRR 4037 ECLIPSE 808 {DLF,HYF,IEF} THM DURANGO 4037 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR 420 ECLIPSE 688 {DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR P606 WINSTON 550 ET CRR 550 DONNA 794 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42797545 CRR 959 DONNA 137
PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR 203 HONEY 734 {DOD}{DOD} CRR 218Y AVALANCHE 959 CRR 353 DONNA 781
BW 1.3; WW 56; YW 86; MM 22; M&G 50 • Super stout and balanced! • Owned with Lorenzen Farms, Ill. • Semen: $35/Straw; $50/Certificate
AA HRD THE ANSWER 2126
P43320502 — Calved: May 3, 2012 — Tattoo: RE 2126 GO EXCEL L18 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} H KH DD EXCEL 0091 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43110516 ANKONY MAID OF GOLD 2R {DLF,HYF,IEF}
DD EXCEL DESIGN 40 {SOD} GO MS 124 ADVANCE 7005 C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BC WRANGLETTE 4L
AA PRF WIDELOAD {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} AA HRD MS AIRWAVE 7138 {DOD} P42857723 AA MISS AIRWAVE 6119
AA BOOMER 611 PRF MS SCARLETT 919 STAR AIRWAVE 237C AA 904 KATIE 309
BW 2.2; WW 46; YW 73; MM 30; M&G 53 • 2014 NWSS Reserve Division Champion • 2013 NAILE Intermediate Division Champion • 2013 Indiana State Fair Reserve Champion • 2013 JNHE Reserve Division Champion • Owned with Sennett Cattle, Ind. • Semen: $30/Straw; $50/Certificate
L.R. Duncan and Family
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The Program with a Plan
THM 100W RELIABLE 3018 ET
{DLF,HYF,IEF}
• Sire: NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET • Owned with Mead Cattle Enterprises and The Reliable Group: Barnes Herefords, Johnson Polled Herefords, Innisfail Farm, Greenview Farm, Taylor Neighbors and Jimmy Gillis
THM Victoria Belle 1817 Reliable’s Dam
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ -1.6 3.2 59 96 26 56 2.1 106 0.9 -0.037 0.96 0.13 20 13 16 34 .27 .36 .28 .30 .19 .21 .30 .18 .22 .24 .20
Predictable Performance with Maternal Power
JLG Victra 163M 5628 Callahan’s Dam
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THM CALLAHAN 1083 ET • Sire: THM Durango 4037 • Owned with Mead Cattle Enterprises
{DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 2.0 3.4 55 86 20 47 2.6 97 0.4 -0.016 0.37 0.09 16 15 11 28 .18 .28 .24 .24 .19 .16 .21 .16 .19 .20 .18
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COLYER HEREFORDS 13th Annual Fall Female Sale
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 Bruneau, Idaho
Offering our best open and bred heifers, horned and polled
C Miles McKee 2103 ET C Eye Candy 2079
Offering includes full sisters and a maternal sister by Miles McKee!
World Record Selling Bull 2014 Denver Supreme Champion First ELITE heifer calf crop sells!
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C Notice Me Untapped 2200 ET Purchased in the 2012 Female Sale by Curtis and Jackie Castle, Okla. 2013 Western Nugget National Grand Champion Horned Female
C Chanels Bobby 3200 ET
Purchased by Jacqueline Rosson, Texas, in the 2013 Female Sale 2014 Ft. Worth Reserve Grand Champion Horned Female
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C 0134 Hometown Lady 3219 ET Purchased by GKB Cattle Co., Waxahachie, Texas, in the 2013 Female Sale 2013 Western Nugget National Reserve Grand Champion Polled Female
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Out of the
Mother Nature’s
Ashes
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROGER AND JACKIE CHENOWETH
Challenges
Adams Bros. and Co. Ranch is rebuilding after a wildfire in 2012 engulfed 73% of its acreage plus a calving barn, hay and miles of fence. by Troy Smith
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t was Wednesday, Oct. 17, and shortly after lunch. I was working at the computer when our son called from where he was moving hay bales out of a creek bottom. Ryan said he could smell smoke,” recalls Roger Chenoweth, manager of Adams Bros. and Co. (ABC) Ranch,
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near Kilgore, Neb. “My wife, Jackie, and I went to check and discovered a fire about four miles northwest of us.” Plenty of Nebraska folk can easily recollect the events of that particular Wednesday in 2012. It’s the same day that parts of seven counties were burned
by three separate wildfires, including the blaze that blackened much of the northern Cherry County ranch where the Chenoweth family has lived and worked since 1977. Ignited by a downed electrical power line in South Dakota, the fire reportedly burned some 3,000 acres before
At Adams Bros. and Co. Ranch headquarters the fire claimed a calving barn and the residence of ranch owners Bill and Liz Sharp.
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crossing the border into Nebraska and racing across ABC Ranch. “After we notified the fire department, I cranked up the ranch’s road grader, hoping to make a firebreak to protect the ranch buildings. I couldn’t go fast enough to do much good. I finally had to park the machine and get out of the way,” tells Chenoweth. “The fire came fast, whipped by sustained winds of about 40 miles per hour, and gusts up to 60. Jackie and Ryan hooked up our (firefighting) rig, trying to contain the blaze already burning in the tree grove northwest of Ryan’s house and our shop building.” It’s common in range country for individual ranches to have vehicles equipped with water tanks, hose reels and pumps for battling grass fires. Many such private rigs soon began arriving, along with volunteer fire departments from the surrounding area. As the firefighting force gathered, the Chenoweth family and other neighbors focused their attention on moving cattle out of harm’s way. Due to drought conditions, the ranch was already partially destocked. A month prior, the commercial calves — both steers and heifers — had been weaned and trucked to a commercial feedlot. Chenoweth credits Ryan with forging a plan for evacuating the registered Hereford bull and heifer calves that remained on the ranch. Ultimately, Valentine-area veterinarian Scott Larsen and the Hoffman family of Thedford transported those calves to the Hoffman’s ranch. There wasn’t time to do more. By the time firefighters stopped its advance, the fire had moved on to the southeast and forced the evacuation of Crookston, Neb. The town was spared, but according to the Nebraska Emergency
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Management Agency, the fire scorched a path up to five miles wide and 15 miles long. During the two hours that flames tore across ABC Ranch, the fire burned 73% of its acreage, including rangeland and hay meadows.
Following the flames The fire claimed the residence used by ranch owners Bill and Liz Sharp, as well as a calving barn, 600 bales of native hay, some haying equipment and miles of fence. Only 11 animals were lost, but they included nine of the ranch’s best registered Hereford cows plus two recipient cows and the embryo transplant (ET) calves they carried. Also destroyed were four large shelter belts comprised of cedar and pine trees. Some had been planted 50 years previously by the ranch’s founder. “In an area like this, where shelter belts are important as winter protection, the loss of those trees is terrible,” laments Chenoweth. “They certainly can’t be replaced in my lifetime.”
Having to start over
is hard but,
God willing, we will
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carry on.
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Problems multiplied as, on the day after the fire, ash and dirt were lifted by high, gusty wind and deposited in water tanks and fence rows and around ranch buildings.
On Thursday, the day after the fire, Chenoweth mounted a cow hunt. Challenging the effort, the wind gusted to near 70 miles per hour, stirring dirt and debris into the air and creating near brown-out conditions. Like snow, ash and sand blew into drifts of one to three feet in height. Stock tanks filled with drifting ash. Adding insult to injury, the wind blew the sandy soil away from grass plant crowns, exposed the roots, ultimately causing some plants to die. Area ranchers Ken and Linn Churchill pitched in to help prowl burned pastures, locating scattered cattle and driving them to where continued on page 64...
Drifts of ash and fine sand collected in shelter belts and fence lines. The fire claimed many of the cedar and pine tree rows established by the ranch’s founder.
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...Out of the Ashes continued from page 63 The fire occurred in the midst of drought, when it was difficult to find pasture for rent. ABC Ranch herd numbers were cut and only purebred heifers were kept. Herd rebuilding will focus on heifer retention.
there was water. The men returned on Friday to aid with feeding and getting an accurate tally of animals. Local volunteer firemen patrolled the area for three days after the fire looking for hot spots that might
The perfect storm
The fire damaged or destroyed many long-established trees (above) and bales on the meadows were turned to small piles of ash (right). But damage to rangeland continued, due to dry, windy conditions (below).
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reignite. The Hoffman family also returned to help clean up around the headquarters area and to watch for flare-ups. In the days, weeks and months that followed, dead animals were buried, the two burned-out buildings were demolished and fences were built. Chenoweth and the ranch’s owners also planned for the future of the cattle operation. Typically, the ranch had maintained 300 to
320 mature cows plus 40 to 50 replacement heifers. Close to a third of the cows were registered Herefords from which seedstock were produced. About two thirds of the cows were commercial Herefords that were bred to Red Angus bulls to produce red baldies. After considering the amount of grassland burned and the loss of hay supplies, the decision was made to sell 85 cows from the latter group. Hay was purchased and only registered heifer calves were retained as replacements. “It was tough to look at the aftermath all winter long — the burned trees and fence posts, and the bare ground with nothing there to catch snow,” says Chenoweth. “By April 1, 2013, we hadn’t received very much moisture and the pastures were still looking very bleak. In a drought year, rented pasture within a reasonable distance was unattainable.” It is difficult to make the decision to part with a set of cows so long in the making, to give up the results of generations of selective breeding. But fire, preceded by drought and followed by wind,
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had comprised a near perfect storm at ABC Ranch. Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) personnel predicted a three- to five-year recovery period for grass in the most severely affected areas of the ranch. The Chenoweths and the ranch owners agreed that taking care of the land had to be their priority. They would destock further. “We sold most of the cows and calves, keeping only 65 pairs and our replacement heifers,” tells Chenoweth. “It was a sad day for us, watching the loaded trucks pull away.” Chenoweth says the operation is now in rebuilding mode. Rain did come, starting in late May. All things considered, 2013 yielded a fair hay crop. Two fencing crews labored last summer, setting posts and stretching wire. Construction of a new calving barn was completed this past February. “We calved 100 females this spring. It was easier than usual. It was a little bit depressing too, when thinking about the cattle that we bred up for years but had to sell,” adds Chenoweth. Going forward, the plan calls for careful range management to hasten pasture recovery as much as possible. Chenoweth also plans to keep as many good heifers as possible, breeding them to Hereford sires. His plan depends largely on moisture conditions, but
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Chenoweth remains optimistic. He hopes to have herd numbers rebuilt in four or five years. And plans call for establishment of new shelter belts. “Bill and Liz Sharp and their family are willing to invest the time and money to rebuild the operation,” Chenoweth says. “My family and I have spent 36 years working for Adams Bros. and Co. This is our home and we’re grateful to them. Having to start over is hard but, God willing, we will carry on. “We’re also grateful for all the people who came to our rescue. Really, we are blessed. The consequences of the fire could have been far worse. No human lives were lost. Had the fire come at night, we
might not be here to tell the story,” says Chenoweth. “It’s one we’ll remember. The fire started on Oct. 17 — Jackie’s birthday. We’ll always remember the date.” HW
Roger Chenoweth says the range is healing now, but it’s a slow process.
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New Sires in Service for 2014 KCF Bennett Redeem Z312 ET
CE 4.2 (.27); BW 2.1 (.24); WW 71 (.23); YW 104 (.23); MM 21 (.16); M&G 56; MCE 3.8 (.22); MCW 98 (.21); SC 1.3 (.17); FAT 0.056 (.20); REA 0.79 (.20); MARB 0.31 (.19); BMI$ 27; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 21; CHB$ 37
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CE 4.1 (.33); BW 2.8 (.45); WW 62 (.36); YW 104 (.39); MM 24 (.23); M&G 55; MCE 1.6 (.29); MCW 103 (.35); SC 1.4 (.32); FAT 0.048 (.30); REA 0.58 (.30); MARB 0.28 (.27); BMI$ 25; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 21; CHB$ 33
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• Great balance of BW, growth and carcass traits
Gerber Ambassador 043A
CE 3.3 (.25); BW 4.2 (.35); WW 70 (.28); YW 117 (.30); MM 23 (.19); M&G 58; MCE 1.4 (.21); MCW 131 (.30); SC 1.0 (.22); FAT 0.002 (.23); REA 0.77 (.24); MARB 0.12 (.21); BMI$ 21; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 15; CHB$ 37
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MM Felton 433 Y 435
CE 1.1 (.07); BW 1.6 (.38); WW 45 (.31); YW 61 (.29); MM 10 (.19); M&G 32; MCE 0.9 (.06); MCW 72 (.25); SC 1.1 (.10); FAT 0.047 (.18); REA 0.04 (.19); MARB 0.17 (.17); BMI$ 23; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 23; CHB$ 19 • Combination of BW and strong carcass; IMF ratio 112; excellent RFI results
New Sires in Service for 2012
• High growth bull out of a top-producing cow
KCF Bennett Revolution X339 ET Proven
MM Gerber T472 X034 Genetics CE 1.6 (.03); BW 4.5 (.39); WW 48 (.30); YW 84 (.32); MM 20 (.09); MCE -1.3 (.02); MCW 95 (.21); SC 0.7 (.05); FAT 0.000 (.20); Comprehensive Trait MeasurementM&G • 44;Continuous Improvement REA 0.44 (.19); MARB 0.25 (.17); BMI$ 18; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 16; CHB$ 28 CE 2.5 (P); BW 2.0 (.25); WW 60 (.25); YW 96 (.24); MM 28 (.19); M&G 57; MCE 0.9 (P); MCW 73 (.20); SC 0.7 (.18); FAT 0.050 (.24); REA 0.49 (.23); MARB 0.21 (.21); BMI$ 16; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 12; CHB$ 30
• REA 2006, 12.03, ratio 118; MARB 4.1,300 ratio yearly 119; Excellent RFI value RFI evaluation of all replacement females since testing over KCF Bennett Revolution Y111 Complete feedlot and carcass data on all sires CE 2.6 (.12); BW 2.5 (.37); WW 64 (.29); YW 106 (P+); MM 31 (.16); MM Bennett R245 X 198 M&G 63; MCE 1.4 (.09); MCW 82 (.21); SC 1.3 (P+); FAT 0.060 (P+); REA 0.40 (P+); MARB 0.43 (P+); BMI$ 23; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 18; CHB$ 36
CE 1.1 (.03); BW 2.4 (.37); WW 50 (.30); YW 73 (.31); MM 18 (.14); M&G 42; MCE 0.4 (.03); MCW 67 (.24); SC 0.8 (.08); FAT 0.000 (.21); REA 0.33 (.20); MARB 0.20 (.19); BMI$ 20; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 18; CHB$ 26 • REA 11.67, ratio 115; MARB 3.82, ratio 111; low BW
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HH ADVANCE 2037Z ET
43281591 — Calved: Jan. 6, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 2037 HH ADVANCE 932J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 6052F {SOD}{DLF,IEC} HH ADVANCE 2168M {DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MS ADVANCE 4054D {DOD} 42281328 HH MISS ADVANCE 950J HH ADVANCE 740G HH MS ADVANCE 7074G L1 DOMINO 03571 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 8080U ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42897086 HH MISS ADVANCE 365N {DLF,HYF,IEF}
L1 DOMINO 01384 {CHB} L1 DOMINETTE 00532 HH ADVANCE 0024K {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 103L
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 0.8 2.0 50 85 21 46 0.5 83 0.5 0.090 0.18 -0.03 10 13 8 1
• 2037Z’s first calves are outstanding. They are thick, long necked, clean fronted and stand on heavy bone. • Heifers selling in the Curry Herefords Online Heifer Sale on October 22, 2014. • Owned with Rocking Chair Ranch, Texas; Indian Mound Ranch, Texas; and Holden Herefords, Mont. • Foreign and Domestic Semen Packages Available
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C 440P HOMETOWN 3203 ET
43386575 — Calved: Feb. 23, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 3203 SHF WONDER M326 W18 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF GOVERNESS 236G L37 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43214853 NJW P606 72N DAYDREAM 73S {DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 94J DEW 72N {DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 440P 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42482637 CL 1 DOMINETTE 974J
HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 490 {DOD} HH ADVANCE 629F {CHB} CL 1 DOMINETTE 543E
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.3 2.5 55 92 29 56 0.2 105 1.5 0.045 0.38 0.34 24 16 21 30
• 3203 was the high marbling ratio (173) bull in the 2014 Colyer Herefords Sale. • 3203 is sired by the 2-time Denver Champion, NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET. • 3203 combines the great 440P Cooper cow and the 73S NJW Herefords cow… Maternal excellence at its best. • 3203 will service all of our heifers this year, some of which will be offered in the Indian Mound Ranch sale on October 13, 2014. • Owned with Colyer Herefords, Idaho • Semen Available
LED GKB LEGEND 108 ET
P43237033 — Calved: May. 01, 2011 — Tattoo: BE 108 THM DURANGO 4037 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CS BOOMER 29F {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR ABOUT TIME 743 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} THM 7085 VICTRA 9036 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42797564 CRR D03 CASSIE 206 {DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF INTERSTATE 20X D03 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR 475E CASSIE 838 HH ADVANCE 026K 1ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 6052F {SOD}{DLF,IEC} C 026 AMBER 3062 HH MS ADVANCE 4054D {DOD} 42405140 C AMBER 1106 {DLF,HYF,IEF} C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} C 572E MS ADV 98022 {DOD} CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 0.5 3.4 51 79 27 53 0.9 101 0.9 -0.041 0.56 0.13 19 15 17 29
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A product of our legendary donor, C 026 Amber 3062. A 3-time National Champion in the 2013-2014 show season. Heifers selling in the Curry Herefords Online Heifer Sale on October 22, 2014. Maternal sister selling in the Curry Herefords Online Heifer Sale on October 22, 2014. • Owned by GKB Cattle Co., Texas, and Whispering Wind Farm, N.H. • Semen inquiries can contact GKB Cattle Co.
Indian Mound Ranch October 13, 2014
Curry Herefords Online Sale Cattle Preview — October 18, 2014 Bidding — October 22, 2014
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Mark the date:
September 7, 2014 At MGM West, Sun Prairie,Wisconsin
MGM Tonic Prospect 3008 13W
• High selling bred heifer at the 2011 Genetic Selection Sale • She and her KCF Bennett Revolution 51X calf sell. One of the many good ones from Isabel’s herd!
MGM STAR Online 736
• 2012 Wisconsin State Fair Reserve Calf Champion • She and her NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W calf sell. One of the many good ones from Gordon’s herd.
Featuring the dispersal of the Isabel Brown and Gordon Merry herds! For catalog call Steve Merry at 262-628-3649
BPH 4R 064 Kaci 210Z
• Class winner at JNHE in Kansas City • Champion Hereford in Michigan and Kentucky shows • Her full sib embryos sell from Bakers!
STAR Spiridge Kessey 321 L
• Denver National Champion Heifer • JNHE Champion Heifer • Her progeny from Next Generaton Genetics sells!!!
Consignments from these Wisconsin Hereford Families:
Lininger Farms Haack’s Autumn Blaze View Hereford.org
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Introducing…
KCF BENNETT X51 Z417
• Top selling bull in the December 2013 Knoll Crest sale • One of X51’s greatest sons • Out of a CL 1 Domino 9126J daughter • Homozygous polled • Free of all known genetic defects • Owned with Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, Kan., and Knoll Crest Farms, Red House, Va.
SEMEN AVAILABLE
P43369933 — Calved: Sept. 20, 2012 — Tattoo: RE Z417 MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF BENNETT REVOLUTION X51 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P43081556 KCF MISS PROFICIENT U201 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
FELTONS LEGEND 242 {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} MSU TCF RACHAEL ET 54N {DLF,HYF,IEF} EFBEEF SCHU-LAR PROFICIENT N093 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF MISS 774 L82
CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} KCF MISS 9126J S219 P42763169 KCF MISS P606 P311 {DOD}
HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 490 {DOD} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF MISS H142 K366
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 4.7 3.5 71 117 34 70 0.9 104 1.6 -0.009 1.14 0.09 25 18 19 40 .30 .45 .35 .39 .15 .25 .33 .33 .29 .28 .25
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CMF 733N FINAL PRODUCT 145Y P43310696 Sire: CS CMF P606 Mojo U408 Dam: CMF 19W Ann 733N
BW 3.9; WW 55; YW 86; MM 26; M&G 54; REA 0.54; MARB 0.05
Semen: $25/Straw; Non-certificate
“THE MAN”
WALKER YACHT 402U 50T 111 P43180735 Sire: TDP Vintage 402U ET Dam: Mohican Vickie 50T
BW 3.4; WW 61; YW 94; MM 22; M&G 52; REA 0.76; MARB 0.10
Semen: $25/Straw; Non-certificate
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Herman Nunley and Family 204 Co. Rd. 995 • Iuka, MS 38852 Cell 662-279-5136 • Home 662-423-3317 Herdsmen: Brooks Williams and Andrew Borden Veterinarian: Dr. Brad Nunley leaningcedarherefords@gmail.com
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Labor Day • Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 • 11 a.m. At Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison, Tenn.
Selling 65 Lots of Predictable Performance Genetics
949 Donor dam by 3027 • Bull calf by NJW Trust 100W Safe to HH Advance 2029Z
073 Daughter of Revolution 4R Heifer calf by X51 Safe to On Target 22S
Y07 Daughter of Revolution 4R • Heifer calf by UPS Domino 3027 Safe to TH Dynasty 400Z
140 Daughter of SHF Wyatt W193 Bull calf by NJW Hometown 10Y Safe to TH Stockman 475Z
X001 Daughter of CMR P606 Prime 0514 Heifer calf by X51 Safe to SHF Wyatt W193
043 Donor prospect by SHF Ribeye R117 • Bull calf by 162 Safe to KCF Revolution X51
117 Daughter of KCF Proficient U144 Bull calf by X51 Safe to TH Stockman 475Z
Y3 Daughter of TH Victor 719T Bull calf by R On Target 6431 Safe to 77 Loewen Homerun 72Z
300 Daughter of Revolution 4R Heifer calf by TDP Crossover Z400 Safe to TH Stockman 475Z
Eric, Rhonda, Cody and Casey • P.O. Box 146, Morrison, TN 37357 931-607-6356 Cell • 931-668-4622 Office 931-635-2181 Home • 931-668-7365 Fax www.walkerpolledherefordfarm.com • wphf@blomand.net Hereford.org
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Mother Nature’s
Challenges
Cows and
Wildfire
Father and son, Patrick and Ronny Morgan, Burwell, Neb., are both members of their local rural fire department. The truck pictured is 88 R 10, which is stationed at the Morgan Ranch.
This unlikely combo is a way of life for one Nebraska rancher. by Danielle Beard Hayden
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ationwide, more than 75,000 wildfires occur each year, reports the U.S. Forest Service. Extreme heat, drought, lightning, human error and arson can be credited as the sources for the variety of wildfires that tear across forests and rangeland, devastating rural and urban communities. For less populated rural areas, members of the community must take on protecting the community from wildfires. Like Patrick Morgan, of Burwell, Neb., who juggles
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working on his family’s ranch and teaching high school agriculture with being involved in his local rural fire department.
Sparking an interest As a kid Patrick first became interested in firefighting from watching his neighbor’s involvement in the fire community. “Up here we have a lot of rural fire departments, because of that we tend to spread our grass rigs around, our neighbors were active with that and always had a truck on their place,” he says.
Patrick recalls one large fire in his home county of Loup that he credits as the beginning fuel for his interest toward all things grass fire. “It probably burned eight miles long and four to five miles wide, it required a lot of pressure and a lot of resources,” he explains. “I can remember watching that fire and watching the trucks move in to contain it. That is what gave me my want to start firefighting, from there I progressively tried to learn and grow into it.” Hereford.org
According to Patrick, Loup County uses on-the-job training for those interested in becoming firefighters. “We go out and do prescribed burns to train, we will have an experienced driver, and then have the rookie running the hose. The rookie maintains the hose and this gives those with experience the opportunity to teach how to fan, spray and how to put down a line for the fire as they go along.” See the sidebar “Prescribed burning,” for more about the process and how it is used in some parts of the country. Those interested in furthering their fire management knowledge can attend the Nebraska Fire School. Patrick — who served on the Burwell Rural Fire Department for four years and has served the Loup County Rural Fire Department for two and a half years — explains the school conflicts with spring calving and pairing out for summer pasture, so he has not been able to attend.
Niobrara While most of his fire experience reflects local grass fires, Patrick was able to assist with the 2012 Niobrara River Fire. The fire, which was caused by a lightning strike in drought conditions, burned an estimated 150 square miles of forest and grassland. Strong winds, canyons filled with fire’s optimum fuel — cedar trees — and excessive heat, made the Niobrara a difficult fire to contain and one devastating to the landscape, Patrick explains. “The problem was it was fueled by 40 mile an hour winds, which makes it difficult to keep up with a fire and put out a fire,” he says. “That type of fire you’ve got to fight ahead of it, and that is where a lot of work was involved laying (starting) back fires in order to put it out.” During the Niobrara, the Loup County Rural Fire Department sent its tanker and grass rig to assist with the fire. Patrick was Hereford.org
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That is kind of the
disasters like that,
silver lining of this area and natural disasters like that, everybody is going to pull together and help out where they can. Whether it is a small organization of 27 students or a large organization like the Nebraska Cattlemen, they’re going to pull together to help out,” he adds.
everybody is going
Juggling it all
silver lining of this area and natural
to pull together and help out where
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they can.
scheduled to run the grass rig, but as it happens, the day he was set to leave was the day the rig was sent home. He did, however, find other ways to contribute in the aftermath of Niobrara. “I’m an FFA advisor, and right after the fire, Loup County FFA donated $1,350 to the relief fund to help rebuild fences and buy hay for cattle that were displaced because of Niobrara. That is kind of the
While he says he strives to be proactive in his work with his county’s rural fire department, it just represents a small part of Patrick’s day-to-day routine. “I start my day working on the ranch, I help my dad feed and check cows. I work there until 9-9:20, which is when I leave to teach in Taylor.” In Taylor, Neb., Patrick teaches intro to agriculture, junior high shop, animal science, ag mechanics and wildlife management. “That gets me to 2:45, and then I’ll come home and we’ll finish up chores and whatever needs to be done on the ranch, which isn’t always early.”
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The Morgan family ranches in the Nebraska Sandhills near Burwell.
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In addition to it all, Patrick also serves as the ambulance squad captain for his area. “As if I need more things to do,” he laughs. “I’m kind of a jack-of-alltrades, but that’s how it goes in a small community; everyone has to do their part to make it work.” Having the flexibility in his schedule to be a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ stems directly from support at home. “If it wasn’t for a great family and wonderful wife I could not be able to do all that I do,” he credits.
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being important, but for him, the family ranch comes first. Four generations currently reside on the family’s Hereford operation located in the Sandhills just north of the Calamus River. “We all help out and work on the ranch — I do have a job in town — but the ranch lifestyle is what we all work for and try to achieve,” he says. Herefords have been in the family for decades. Dan and Doris Morgan moved to the area in 1956 to take over the ranch Dan’s sister had acquired in the mid-1930s. With them they brought their two sons, Dan and Ronny. Doris
and Dan eventually had two more children, Jeannie and Jason. Ronny met his wife, Kay, at the Nebraska State Fair in the winner’s circle — they had both won in their respective breeds — and went on to have four children: Carrie, John and twin boys Roger and Patrick. “I met my wife, Jessica, during college and we have two children, Claira, our daughter, is 6, and Chase, our son, is 1,” Patrick adds. Dan (senior) and his son Ronny selected traits to build the ranch’s Hereford herd to produce show steers and show heifers.
Prescribed burning According to the U.S. Forest Service, fire can be good in maintaining a healthy and balanced ecosystem. The right fire, at the right place, at the right time: • Reduces hazardous fuels, protecting communities from extreme fires;
• Minimizes the spread of pest insects and disease; • Removes unwanted species that threaten species native to an ecosystem;
• Provides forage; • Recycles nutrients back to the soil; and • Promotes the growth of trees, wildflowers and other plants.
Prescribed burning is a common practice used among agriculture producers in certain geographical areas. When grazing cattle, burning off a pasture can be beneficial in the regrowth of high nutrient content forage. In some parts of the country like the Flint Hills, prescribed burning is a yearly event. According to Patrick Morgan, ranchers can hire companies to burn off pastures, but all rural fire departments will work with producers in setting up a burn. He advises talking to a local fire chief and finding out if the area requires a burn permit. Morgan also stresses the importance of weather awareness. For more on prescribed burning, download the PDF at ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/l815.pdf. HW
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Patrick credits a lot of the appropriate selection of herd sires and cows to his father, Ronny. “To this day, Dad selects a bunch of versatile and solid herd females that we can use with a variety of sires, to produce a show steer or a show heifer.” Patrick says his family’s emphasis on selecting traits for show cattle has paid off in the showring. “All of us kids had success in the showring, from Dan and Ronny, to my brother Roger and I, and hopefully in a couple of years my daughter, Claira, will get to continue that,” he says. Claira currently has three bucket calves to take care of, one of which she will show at the Loup County Fair this fall. “She is growing up like any good ranch kid will,” he continues. “Growing up with chores and knowing there are things you have to do everyday.” Instilling the value of hard work in their children is important to Patrick and Jessica in order to ensure the next generation of Morgan Ranch. “We do all our ranch work on horseback, when Claira was a little younger I put her on an old trusty ranch horse and ponied her along, now she is old enough that even though she is on the same horse, she is in charge of him without me leading. That’s just progression. That’s just growing up on a ranch and learning as you go,” he adds. Dan (senior) passed away in 1989, but the legacy continues. Doris, her children — Dan, Jeannie, Ronny and his wife, Kay — Patrick, Jessica and now Claira and Chase, forming the newest generation, all live on the ranch. “The rest of the kids — Jeannie, Carrie, John and Roger — return to help during branding, sorting, calving and breeding,” Patrick explains. Along with training the next generation, family members take precautions to uphold the best land management and conservation Hereford.org
The Morgan family works together on the ranch pictured here are Jess, Dan, Claira, Pat and Ronny.
practices they can. In doing so, Morgan Ranch partnered with neighboring ranches to form the Gracie Creek Land Association, which strives to preserve the natural ecosystem. Their efforts haven’t gone unnoticed and earned them NCBA’s (National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) Region 7 Environmental Stewardship Award last year. “It’s a great award and we are really proud to have it,” Patrick adds.
Mixing cattle with fire Being a rancher himself gives Morgan a deeper understanding of how devastating any natural disaster, especially a wildfire, can be to a cattle producer. “It affects your cattle production, because if it’s an unplanned fire, it’s taking your forage and it’s binding your hands on what you can do with your grazing rotation,” he explains. No matter what the style of grazing, Patrick says an unplanned fire leaves the ground bare, potentially putting a producer in a devastating position. “If you are in the situation where you lose your entire pasture like several ranches up in the Niobrara fire did, you run into the situation of wondering how you are going to feed your herd,” Patrick explains. “That’s a pretty tight spot to be in. You have to either find grass
somewhere, go buy hay and corn distillers or wheat stock. After the Niobrara fire you did see a lot of cattle getting sold.” Even worse than losing grazing resources to a wildfire is losing cattle. In the event cattle become trapped in a pasture, Patrick says he and other firefighters will start knocking down fences and moving cattle out of the way. “We know that is the livelihood of the folks out here, and we are going to do what we have to do to save their livelihood. If it means that your cattle get mixed up with the neighbor’s cattle, then it’s not that big of a deal. At least they are alive.” In order to lessen the threat of complete devastation from wildfire, Patrick advises keeping pastures and fencerows clear of debris and forage at an appropriate height. “Pay attention, if you see smoke, call dispatch.” Lastly, he adds, while wildfires can be devastating for any rancher, there is a potential silver lining in rejuvenating pasture growth. “Wildfires are a natural disaster and can be really detrimental to what you do, but with some planning and perseverance you can come out of it in good shape. It’s very difficult to control a wildfire, you can do the best you can, but it’s called a wildfire for a reason.” HW
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STUBER RANCH’S –
BREEDING PROGRAM
Using performance and profile for genetic progress
Annual sale, third Saturday in April COULD HE BE ONE OF SENSATION’S BEST? SR RIGHT ON 2203 Z ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 1.2 50 87 27 52 0.59 0.10 • By Sensation out of the genetic giant, 78P. Thick topped, long, powerful quarter, rib, correct, great eye, marked right and full pigment. Over 900 lb. WW; over 1,600 lb. YW and weighed over 2,000 lb. at 18 months. • Semen available
CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB -2.4 53 75 33 60 0.44 0.31
• Low BW, thick backs, wide rumps, explosive growth. “We call him the answer bull!” • Owned with Van Newkirk, Upstream and Churchill
CL DOMINO 0130X 1ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 1.5 59 99 36 66 0.30 0.16
CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X
CL DOMINO 0130X 1ET
• In herd data compares to Sensation. Good bone, back and quarter. • Owned with Bowen, Churchill, Hoffman and Cooper
OTHER SIRES HH ADVANCE 0132X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 0.7 49 69 27 51 -0.15 0.23 • Super profile, milk and low BW • Owned with Churchill, Hoffman, Holden and Genex
UPS NAVARRO {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
UPS INDIGO 8648 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB -1.4 43 78 22 43 0.54 0.20 • Negative BW with calving ease
SR INDIGO 1181Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 4.3 49 92 28 52 0.63 0.36 • Covers all the bases. The rancher’s kind. • Owned with Upstream
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 4.3 63 120 23 54 0.85 0.06 • Long back; wide, deep quarter; muscular • Owned with Pied Piper • Semen available
CHURCHILL YANKEE ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
BRC FACTOR Y19 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 2.7 56 94 16 45 0.39 0.52 • Super carcass and growth • Owned with Pied Piper and Churchill; leased to ABS
CL 1 DOMINO 1161Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 0.3 49 85 33 58 0.34 0.02 • Super profile with style • Owned with Cooper Herefords
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BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 4.9 61 99 24 54 0.29 0.17 • Massive quarter and good muscle shape
MAC’S RENDITON 20X {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 1.6 60 101 22 52 0.44 0.53 • Super numbers, low BW, outstanding carcass. • Owned with Thorstenson
SR BAKKEN 62Z {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 3.3 54 106 35 62 .57 0.26 • Top seller in 13 great numbers. • Semen available • Owned with Van Newkirk and Churchill
BCC BILLY THE KID 330A {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 3.6 55 103 28 55 0.73 0.02 • Huge hip with a deep quarter • Owned with Baumgarten and Loehr
SR STEP UP 2201 Z ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 2.7 47 84 25 49 0.64 0.03 • He has it all. Out of 78P • Semen available
R 2Y CAPTION 43A
BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB 2.7 49 74 21 45 0.28 0.14 • Pigmented, clean made, thick • Semen available
7606 149th Ave. S.W., Box 56 • Bowman, ND 58623 Roger 701-523-5371 • Duane 701-523-3496 • Laureen 701-523-5297 Contact us at ddstuber@ndsupernet.com or visit us at www.stuberranch.com or stop by anytime
10 miles north of Bowman or 16 miles south of Amidon on Hwy. 85, then 5 miles west, ½ miles south
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CRR 719 CATAPULT 109
AHA
GE•EPD
Reg. P43186342
CE BW WW YW MM M&G SC
FAT REA MARB CHB$
4.3 0.8 70 105 23 58 1.0 0.030 0.43 0.06 32 10% 5% 1% 2%
5% 20%
IT’S THE PROGENY…
Power — Performance — Phenotype
CRR 109 Catapult 320
Owned by Lorenzen Farms, IL and Able Acres, IN
CRR 109 Catapult 322
Owned by Frederickson Ranch, SD
CRR 109 American Made 310 Owned by Vin-Mar Cattle Co., NE
Look for Catapult Sons & Daughters this fall PUT GENERATIONS OF CRR PROVEN PERFORMANCE TO WORK COYOTE RIDGE RANCH
Jane Evans Cornelius or Hampton Cornelius 18300 Co. Rd. 43 • LaSalle, CO 80645 Jane 970-284-6878 • 970-371-0500 cell • Hampton 970-396-2935
jecornelius@coyoteridgeherefords.com www.coyoteridgeherefords.com CoyoteRidgeRanchHerefords
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COLEMAN HEREFORDS Where Quality Runs High www.colemanherefords.com HERD SIRES
AHA
AHA
GE•EPD
CL 1 DOMINO 065X 1ET
CL 1 DOMINO 7139T x CL 1 DOMINETTE 5142R BW 2.3; WW 51; YW 78; MM 34; M&G 59; REA 0.08; MARB -0.02
GE•EPD
CL 1 DOMINO 186Y 1ET
CL 1 DOMINO 9105W x CL 1 DOMINETTE 5142R BW 3.0; WW 52; YW 89; MM 43; M&G 69; REA 0.20; MARB -0.18
AHA
AHA
GE•EPD
HH ADVANCE 0118X
CL 1 DOMINO 7128T 1ET x HH MISS ADVANCE 6074S BW 2.9; WW 45; YW 61; MM 28; M&G 51; REA 0.16; MARB -0.06
GE•EPD
CO L1 DOMINO 847U
L1 DOMINO 99496 x CO L1 DOMINETTE 226M BW 2.8; WW 48; YW 76; MM 26; M&G 49; REA 0.24; MARB 0.23
AHA
AHA
GE•EPD
HH ADVANCE 9075W ET
HH ADVANCE 7101T x HH MISS ADVANCE 1028L BW 4.4; WW 50; YW 89; MM 31; M&G 56; REA 0.66; MARB -0.03
GE•EPD
CL 1 DOMINO 374A 1ET
HH ADVANCE 1087Y ET x CL 1 DOMINETTE 759T 1ET BW 0.8; WW 51; YW 83; MM 25; M&G 51; REA 0.00; MARB -0.06
Bulls are high altitude PAP tested. • Ranch is over 8,000 feet. BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY AND AT JAMISON HEREFORD SALE, QUNITER, KAN., FEB. 27, 2015
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Surviving the Storm
Mother Nature’s
Challenges
The Prince family of Poseyville, Ind., learned how to start again after a tornado demolished life as they knew it. by Christy Couch Lee
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after working with his Hereford cattle herd for the day. He cozied into the recliner in the family’s newly added sunroom and began to relax.
The bay window bursting signaled the beginning of life changing for the Prince family. As soon as the storm arrived it was gone, leaving them standing in their home with open sky above.
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His wife, Marilyn, was in the kitchen preparing dinner — just as she always did. And then it happened. An enormous boom and crash blasted through the air as the bay window in the front room burst. Insulation, dust and debris began to swirl throughout the home. Marilyn screamed for Bob to hurry from the sunroom with its 32 feet of glass windows. She scurried as close to the refrigerator as she could, for protection. Before Bob could reach Marilyn — as soon as it came — it was gone. And the Princes were left standing in their kitchen, with nothing but open sky above them — the survivors of an F3 tornado. “It immediately began raining and sleeting, and we realized we didn’t have a roof above us,” Marilyn recalls. “We were trying to exit the house. It was pitch black, and we were running into electrical wires. I was scared to death we were going to be
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The day after the storm, more than 20 men worked in the Princes’ yard and pastures to clear debris.
Many items were lost in the storm. But this hummingbird suncatcher, hanging in the Princes’ kitchen window, was unharmed.
electrocuted. Thank heavens the lines were down.” The Princes lost their home and many belongings, and their farm underwent great damage. But they consider themselves lucky. “Two neighbors at the back of the farm were killed,” Marilyn says. “But we didn’t have a scratch. Not one. And none of our cattle were injured, either. We realized what we lost were things. And we can replace things. We can see the blessings out of it. I don’t know why the good Lord kept us around, but I guess it wasn’t our turn to go.” The recovery and rebuilding were life changing. But throughout
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it all, they say, they rediscovered the value of community — both locally and in the Hereford family.
Their Hereford history For 65 years, Bob has been a Hereford man. His stepfather and mom had raised commercial cattle on their Posey County farm since Bob was 4. And when he was old enough to begin 4-H in 1949, they bought Bob his first polled Hereford heifer. Herefords have been on the farm ever since. In 1966 he married Marilyn. And for much of their marriage — for 34 years — Bob was a petroleum salesman with the Posey County Farm Bureau. The Princes have sold cattle to California, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina in the past several years. continued on page 86...
We realized what we lost were things. And we can replace things. We can see the blessings out of it. I don’t know why the good Lord kept us around, but I
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The only portion of their home salvageable were the steps and deck leading to the sunroom. The builders constructed the new home to align perfectly with the existing structure.
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And their customers have seen success in the ring, too. An April heifer calf was named champion Hereford at the North Carolina State Fair as a 6 month old and then was named reserve grand the following year. Another was named the reserve champion Hereford heifer at the 2006 National Western Stock Show junior show in Denver. And they have watched youth find success at the American Royal in Kansas City, the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), and the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville. After a series of heart attacks and health issues, Bob has slowed his pace. This year, a local cattleman approached the Princes about leasing the pastures surrounding their home. Marilyn says this arrangement has been a tremendous blessing. “It was like a bolt out of heaven when that gentleman called,” Marilyn says. “Bob can look up on the hill and see cattle, and he can still be involved. But he doesn’t have to carry a feed bucket, and he can relax for a day if he needs to.” And after a lifetime of devotion to the cattle industry, Bob has earned the chance to slow down a bit.
Eight of nine buildings on the Prince farm were damaged or destroyed in the storm. In the back of their home, an enormous tree was pulled up by its roots.
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Whenever a kid is showing a heifer they’ve purchased from us, we’re usually in the stands watching them. We think it’s important to follow and
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Bob and Marilyn have been involved in local cattle activities and organizations for decades. Bob served as the Posey County Fair board president for many years and always was a hands-on leader — even when it caused Marilyn to cringe. “Even the year he had open heart surgery in April, he was in the middle of the cattle showring that July, helping,” Marilyn says. “It scared me to death, but there was no changing his mind.” Bob also was one of the original purebred representatives on the Indiana Beef Cattle Association executive committee, and he was a founding member of the Tri-County Cattle
Association. And, for years the duo served as secretary/treasurer of the White County Polled Hereford Association, which included the responsibility of overseeing the annual sale. Although the Princes love the cattle industry and its people, they find the greatest joy in meeting the families involved in the industry.
Their extended family The Princes have no biological children of their own. However, they have enjoyed their role as “adopted” parents and grandparents to youth in the Hereford industry across the country. Marilyn says the youth of the cattle industry — and the Hereford breed, in particular — are second to none. “These kids are well mannered, they take the time to talk to you, they’re dressed for the occasion, and they’ll have a conversation with you, even though most young people won’t do that with older people,” she says. The Princes often travel across the country to support their customers. “Most people follow their grandkids, but we follow our show heifers,” Marilyn says. “Whenever a kid is showing a heifer they’ve purchased from us, we’re usually in the stands watching them. We think it’s important to follow and support them.” And not only do the Princes follow their customers — their customers look forward to some Poseyville hospitality, too. “For about the past five years, customers and Hereford families from Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia have laid over at our place on their ways to and from the JNHE,” Marilyn says. “I love to cook for them. And one young boy loves my brownies. So I make them while they’re here, and I ship them to him throughout the year, too.” Their heart for others led to friends returning the kindness in the Princes’ time of need. Hereford.org
Support from the community The rebuilding process after the storm involved many friends and family members from near and far, Marilyn says. “At one point on the day after the storm, we had 22 men in the fields picking up anything they could find — the oldest one being 80 years old. And friends from the Farm Bureau brought heavy equipment to move trees and large items,” she says. “In the house, we were packing up whatever was left. We had no heat and no power. And it was 17 degrees. But we only had one day to move out 42 years of memories, and we did it. The next day, the ceilings were down throughout the house, and the rain and snow came down, too.” Eight of nine buildings on the farm suffered damage or were destroyed. The house and carport were a loss. But amidst the loss, the Princes found the blessings. “Bob kept his gooseneck in a shed — a shed that was completely gone,” Marilyn says. “There was a brick left on top of the trailer, but the trailer didn’t have a dent. Our carport was gone, and it broke my heart that my Christmas decorations from my parents were lost with it. But we didn’t lose our important documents or clothes. And somehow, in the minutes after the storm when the rains started, I had the mind to begin pulling our paintings from the walls of the house. We were able to save our paintings — including the one of my great grandfather, who was a Civil War veteran. Those were the most important things for me.” For 46 days, they lived with a friend and neighbor until a mobile home could be placed on their property. “We moved into a mobile home in our hay field,” Marilyn recalls.
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“We hadn’t been in it very long, when we were awakened at 3 in the morning by an earthquake. That mobile home was doing the Watusi. You’ve never lived until you’ve been in an earthquake in a trailer.” Three different contracting crews worked on the buildings on the farm, as well as on the house — rarely taking a break for six months. And during that time, the Princes and their friends worked nonstop, as well. Insulation had blown into everything not lost in the storm. Into guns locked inside their cases. Into a pair of gloves deep inside Marilyn’s purse during the storm. Between the mattresses on the bed. And embedded into the towels left in closed cabinets in the home. Everything required a deep cleaning. On top of the cleaning, the Princes were forced to make the many decisions of building a new home, while fulfilling the obligations of insurance claims. “It’s a learning experience — one you don’t ever want to go through,” Marilyn says. “You can never have enough insurance — and we were insurance poor already. Every morning, I would awake at 4:00 and fix a pot of coffee. I’d close my eyes and think of what was on each wall of the house. You can never remember everything you have. But losing ‘things’ is minor, compared to losing your life.” The only portion of the home salvageable was the deck and stairway leading to the new sunroom addition in the back of the home. And contractors built the new home to align perfectly with them. And on July 5, 2008, Bob and Marilyn moved into their new home. “We just had moved in, and the landscapers had sowed grass and put down straw,” Marilyn says.
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sunshine behind the clouds. And believe me,
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Rebuilding and adjusting to the new normal wasn’t always easy for the Princes. But they’ve also experienced the strength and faithfulness of their friends and Hereford family, they say.
“Then the remnants of Hurricane Gustav arrived with 67 MPH winds. Most of the straw ended up on our front porch, and the grass seed blew away. We had survived the tornado, the earthquake and now this. It was unreal. We wondered what would come next.” Fortunately, life returned to the new normal in their new home. And no new natural disasters have arrived for the Princes. And through it all, they count their blessings even more. “We are truly blessed,” Marilyn says. “We can see the sunshine behind the clouds. And believe me, there were some cloudy days.” Among the sunshine are their friends and family in the local community, and in the Hereford family. “So many of our Hereford friends offered to help — many from locations across the country,” Bob says. “Folks offered to keep our cattle, but fortunately, we didn’t need that. It’s amazing the number of offers you get when you’re facing a difficult situation.” When the Princes awoke on Jan. 29, 2008, they had no idea what the day held in store for them. Some moments were dark. But the kindness and support of friends and their Hereford family most definitely became the calm after the storm. HW
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We’re Back! 2014 Dixie National RESERVE CHAMPION BULL
JCS Durango 2396 ET Owned and shown by McGuffee Polled Herefords
Building a powerful ET program with cows like
PCA Ms Boomer 1X For Sale: HERD BULLS, SHOW HEIFERS AND EMBRYOS Three Generations of Hereford Breeders
McGuffee Polled Herefords 103 EARL MCGUFFEE RD. NEW HEBRON, MS 39140
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Ryan 601-668-1000 • Joe 601-672-0245 ryanmcgu@bellsouth.net www.mcguffeeherefords.com Hereford.org
Stockdale Farms…
Home of MEAT and MILK bulls DS SWAGGER 56Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
P43215531 — Calved: April 1, 2011 — Tattoo: BE 56Y REMITALL SUPER DUTY 42S {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL NEW YEAR 89U P43026533 WILGOR 54Y DANCETTE OL ET 53P
REMITALL PATRIOT ET 13P {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL RITA 91H {DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} WILGOR 52T DANCETTE 80U 54Y
BLAIR-ATHOL 20 THE ROCK ET 19M {CHB} DS ROSEY 11U ET P43213630 GRANDVIEW MISS SUPREME 4319 ET
REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD}{CHB} MHR 35A HAZEL 54A 18D PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CS MISS SUPREME 28G
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ -4.4 6.6 58 93 23 52 2.6 100 0.8 0.007 0.46 0.03 15 10 12 25
• 2014 Pennsylvania Farm Show Grand Champion Bull
KCL WPF THE PROFESSOR 7110ET
{DLF,HYF,IEF} P43368207 — Calved: Jan. 28, 2013 — Tattoo: LE 7110/RE KCL TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P43101172 TH 7N 45P RITA 71U {DLF,HYF,IEF}
DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}{CHB} KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF} NJW FHF 9710 TANK 45P {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 814H 3L RITA 7N {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
CS BOOMER 29F {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCL 29R MARY ANNE 23G 5R ET {DLF,IEF} P42656151 REMITALL GINGER 23G {DLF,HYF,IEF}
REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CS MISS 1ST FLAG 21A {DOD}{DLF,IEF} CIRCLE-D WRANGLER 832W {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} PLAIN LAKE BELLE 20X 117P 5B
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.5 3.3 53 79 26 52 1.6 80 0.7 -0.021 0.51 -0.04 16 15 13 25
• 2014 NWSS Junior Bull Calf Champion
2014 Calf Crop Sires: Swagger, Ribeye, 88X, Time’s A Wastin’, Revolution 4R, 719T and S109
Cattle for sale private treaty at all times.
Watch for our consignments to DeanaJak Farms Inc. and Guests Sale, September 27, 2014 While attending the 2014 Junior National Hereford Show in Harrisburg, plan on a farm visit to Stockdale Farms P.O. Box 456 Dayton, PA 16222
Stockdale Cattle Co. Denny 814-257-8131 Office 814-257-8257 Cell 724-422-4677 90
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49th Annual Production Sale MARCH 10, 2015
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CL 1 Domino 105Y
CL 1 Domino 1161Y
CE 5.8 (.35); BW 0.3 (.72); WW 42 (.62); YW 78 (.52); MM 42 (.17); M&G 63; MCE 2.1 (.27); MCW 68 (.39); SC 0.9 (.19); FAT 0.033 (.29); REA 0.16 (.31); MARB 0.14 (.25); BMI$ 15; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 11; CHB$ 21
CE 3.2 (.32); BW 0.3 (.51); WW 49 (.42); YW 85 (.43); MM 33 (.22); M&G 58; MCE 4.0 (.26); MCW 56 (.37); SC 1.3 (.23); FAT 0.048 (.30); REA 0.34 (.31); MARB 0.02 (.28); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 18; BII$ 15; CHB$ 21
• Top selling bull in our 2012 Production Sale at $160,000. A medium framed, smooth shoulder bull with loads of natural thickness. A complete genetic package combing calving ease, performance and maternal cow power. Seventeen sons averaged $12,500 in our 2014 Production Sale. • Owned with LeForce Land & Livestock Inc., Pedretti Herefords and Colyer Herefords
• A top end 732T son we retained out of our 2011 calf crop. A short marked, rednecked calving ease bull with bred in maternal strength. Progeny excel in calving ease, performance and carcass strength. Four sons averaged $12,400. • Owned with Stuber Ranch
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CL 1 Domino 215Z
CL 1 Domino 216Z 1ET
CE 1.0 (.29); BW 3.4 (.45); WW 66 (.35); YW 104 (.38); MM 38 (.15); M&G 71; MCE 1.4 (.24); MCW 101 (.32); SC 0.7 (.16); FAT 0.095 (.28); REA 0.19 (.27); MARB 0.26 (.24); BMI$ 12; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 6; CHB$ 29
CE 3.4 (.28); BW 1.6 (.35); WW 57 (.31); YW 102 (.32); MM 30 (.23); M&G 59; MCE 0.5 (.25); MCW 84 (.32); SC 1.0 (.21); FAT 0.074 (.31); REA 0.18 (.31); MARB -0.03 (.28); BMI$ 14; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 9; CHB$ 22
• A 9122W son with loads of natural thickness, length of body and depth of rib. A strong combination of calving ease, performance, maternal power and carcass. A strong group of bulls sell in our 2015 Production Sale. • Owned with B&D Herefords
• Top selling bull in our 2013 Production Sale at $80,000. A stylish 860U son with breed leading genetics. A complete package combining calving ease, performance and maternal cow power. An outstanding set of sons sell in our 2015 Production Sale. • Owned with Pedretti Herefords, Van Newkirk Herefords, Jamison Herefords, Southern Cross and Climbing Tree Ranch.
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HH Advance 2005Z — CE 1.7 (.29); BW 3.3 (.45); WW 47 (.35); YW 70 (.39); MM 27 (.16); CL 1 Domino 186Y 1ET — CE 0.2 (.31); BW 3.0 (.57); WW 52 (.38); YW 89 (.39); M&G 50; MCE 0.1 (.23); MCW 99 (.33); SC 1.0 (.31); FAT 0.049 (.28); REA -0.20 (.27); AHA MARB 0.54 (.24); BMI$ 21; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 20; CHB$ 27 GE•EPD
MM 43 (.19); M&G 69; MCE 1.5 (.26); MCW 72 (.34); SC 0.8 (.23); FAT 0.032 (.31); REA 0.20 (.31); AHA MARB -0.18 (.28); BMI$ 8; CEZ$ 12; BII$ 4; CHB$ 17 GE•EPD
CL 1 Domino 2103Z — CE 3.4 (.29); BW -0.3 (.45); WW 48 (.35); YW 83 (.39); CL 1 Domino 1108Y 1ET — CE 2.2 (.31); BW 3.9 (.59); WW 60 (.46); YW 95 (.43); MM 35 (.14); M&G 59; MCE 2.1 (.24); MCW 91 (.32); SC 1.3 (.15); FAT 0.023 (.26); REA 0.04 (.27); MM 40 (.19); M&G 70; MCE 2.2 (.25); MCW 70 (.35); SC 0.8 (.20); FAT 0.044 (.31); REA 0.47 (.31); AHA AHA MARB 0.15 (.23); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 18; BII$ 16; CHB$ 23 GE•EPD MARB -0.15 (.28); BMI$ 10; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 5; CHB$ 22 GE•EPD HH Advance 2037Z ET — CE 0.8 (.24); BW 2.0 (.21); WW 50 (.19); YW 85 (.19); HH Advance 0118X— CE 2.2 (.34); BW 2.9 (.69); WW 45 (.60); YW 61 (.60); MM 28 (.18); MM 21 (.15); M&G 46; MCE 0.5 (.20); MCW 83 (.17); SC 0.5 (.11); FAT 0.090 (.15); REA 0.18 (.16); M&G 51; MCE 0.7 (.26); MCW 56 (.41); SC 0.8 (.33); FAT 0.067 (.44); REA 0.16 (.43); AHA AHA MARB -0.03 (.14); BMI$ 10; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 8; CHB$ 16 GE•EPD MARB -0.06 (.40); BMI$ 14; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 12; CHB$ 13 GE•EPD GB L1 Domino 177R — CE 5.1 (.29); BW 2.1 (.51); WW 68 (.41); YW 102 (.43); MM 25 (.16); M&G 59; MCE 0.4 (.24); MCW 103 (.35); SC 0.9 (.33); FAT 0.011 (.29); AHA REA 0.50 (.29); MARB 0.12 (.25); BMI$ 20; CEZ$ 18; BII$ 14; CHB$ 34 GE•EPD
P.O. Box 126 • Willow Creek, MT 59760 406-285-6985 Office • info@cooperherefords.com Mark and Cristy • Mark cell 406-539-6885 Dave and Kelsy • Dave cell 406-570-5519 Hereford.org
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Heritage & Lineage
Since 1945, cattle that perform on grass…
“Great Friends”
FF RUFF PLATO R216 A02
DOB: January 8, 2013 REA 15.1 in.; REA/cwt. 1.36%; IMF 2.47; FT 0.09; WW 772 lb.
FF RUPERT PLATO X362 A85
DOB: January 25, 2013 REA 14.3 in.; REA/cwt. 1.43%; IMF 3.49; FT 0.19; WW 646 lb.
Norris “Buddy” Fowler and Neil Trask not only shared breeding philosophies, they also shared herd bulls and enjoyed visiting about their breeding programs. They are both members of the Polled Hereford “Hall of Fame.” They were dedicated to selecting for the following traits as we continue to do today:
• Longevity • Foraging Ability • Disposition • Pigment
• Fertility • Fleshing Ability • Sound Udders • Adaptability
“Fifth Generation on This Farm”
This restored one-room cabin was originally built in 1790 by Rogers’ greatgreat-grandfather. It now stands by the Fowken Farm office and represents our appreciation of our heritage and the hardships our ancestors endured for us.
A National Bicentennial Farm
FF RUFF PLATO R216 A113
DOB: February 8, 2013 REA 15.6 in.; REA/cwt. 1.43%; IMF 2.19; FT 0.10; WW 754 lb.
328 Fowken Farm Rd. Jonesville, SC 29353 Rogers Fowler 864-426-3281
rogersfowler73@hotmail.com
Norris Fowler 864-674-5147
nrfowler@brecwb.com
Greg Fowler 864-426-7337
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Herd
bulls like this… KJ 416T REDEEM 492Y {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43185653 — Calved: March 14, 2011 — Tattoo: BE 492Y
SHF RADAR M326 R125 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KJ HVH 33N REDEEM 485T ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42834201 HVH OKSANA 4L 33N {DLF,HYF,IEF}
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF POSTIVE MISS 73C M15 {DLF,HYF,IEF} HVH KREMLIN 57F 108K HVH GENETIC QUEEN 53H 4L {DLF,HYF,IEF}
KJ C&L J119 MARKSMAN 045R ET {CHB} KJ MARGO 416T {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42833334 KJ PENNY 855P
OXH MARK DOMINO 8020 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} SHF INTERSTATE D03 J119 KJ 520E INVESTOR 532M ET KJ RACHEL 068J
CE -2.5 (.30); BW 5.5 (.59); WW 67 (.51); YW 112 (.47); MM 21 (.19); M&G 55; MCE 1.7 (.25); MCW 117 (.39); SC 1.0 (.21); FAT -0.001 (.29); REA 0.67 (.30); MARB 0.11 (.26); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 12; BII$ 15; CHB$ 34 • Long and smooth • Owned with Jensen Bros., Kansas • Semen: $25/Straw. Packages available.
Producing
females like her… EPHR PERFECT 292Y
P43201195 — Calved: March 20, 2011 — Tattoo: BE 292Y
KJ 597N VINCENT 463T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}{CHB} KJ BJ 473T REVENGE 064W {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KJ TRM MISS BEEF 597N {DOD}{DLF,IEF} P43022676 KJ HVH 33N RADISSON 473T ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF RADAR M326 R125 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HVH OKSANA 4L 33N {DLF,HYF,IEF} EPHR POWER PLAY 231S {DLF,HYF,IEF} EPHR IDA MAY 736U {DOD} P42908013 EPHR MISS LOIN 411J {DLF,HYF,IEF}
EPHR RIB EYE 818P EPHR MISS BLIZZARD 803F {DOD} EPHR PATHFINDER 4G {CHB} EPHR MILKER 111G
CE 2.7 (.08); BW 1.7 (.39); WW 56 (.31); YW 101 (.34); MM 18 (.14); M&G 46; MCE 3.6 (.07); MCW 108 (.22); SC 0.9 (.14); FAT 0.005 (.12); REA 0.71 (.15); MARB 0.10 (.10); BMI$ 21; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 16; CHB$ 30 • Has nine traits in the top 25% or better
Selling
bulls like him… EPHR STOCK BROKER 444Z {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43287839 — Calved: March 3, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 444Z
DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}{CHB} TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42800895 KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF}
HRP THM VICTOR 109W 9329 {SOD}{CHB} RHF 964 VICTRA 4057 NJW 1Y WRANGLER 19D {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KBCR DOMINETTE 9112
JDH ISAACS 075 62N {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} EPHR MARIA 923W {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43006358 EPHR MISS IDA 825P
ISAACS 517 075 JDH MS LUTE 18J {DOD}{DLF,IEF} EPHR REVENGE 352L EPHR MISS ELK 373L {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 7.9 (.16); BW -1.7 (.45); WW 53 (.35); YW 76 (.40); MM 24 (.21); M&G 50; MCE 2.9 (.14); MCW 73 (.35); SC 1.0 (.33); FAT 0.033 (.29); REA 0.30 (.29); MARB 0.06 (.25); BMI$ 22; CEZ$ 22; BII$ 17; CHB$ 24 • A big Thank You to buyers Rausch Herefords, S.D.; Schlosser Herefords, S.D.; and CML Herefords, S.D. • Semen available. Contact Mike Schlosser at 701-371-4534.
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ur ranch is located only 100 miles from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and just 120 miles from the Yellowstone National Park entrance in West Yellowstone, Montana.
Visitors always welcomed!
Elkington Polled Herefords 5080 E. Sunnyside Rd. • Idaho Falls, ID 83406
BULL SALE FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Keith 208-523-2286 • Keith’s cell 208-521-1774 • Brent 208-523-6461 Layne 208-523-8508, cell 208-681-0765 • Summer home 208-523-6478 Hereford.org
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ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET Friday, Dec. 12, 2014
“GO-PHER THE PURPLE” SALE Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at Noon
Sale manager: Steve Wolff • 701-710-1574 Sale Facility: McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, Minn.
HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
Minnesota State Fair Open Show • Aug. 30 Minnesota Beef Expo, Minnesota State Fairgrounds October 16-19 For more information about MHB events, contact:
Daryl Rupprecht, President • 218-280-1378 Jared and Makayla Flower, Secretary/Treasurer 320-413-0483 or 605-690-6050
www.mnherefordbreeders.org
Minnesota Hereford Breeders from the Land of 10,000 Lakes BELLEFY HEREFORDS Dale, Jody, Dustyn, Emily and Megan Bellefy 31750 State Hwy. 92 Bagley, MN 56621 218-694-2994 bh-herefords@gvtel.com
JONDOR HEREFORDS
DOUG LIND AND FAMILY
JONES POLLED HEREFORD FARM
LOST MEADOWS FARM
John, Dorothy and Josef Pettit 28372 State Hwy. 43 Rushford, MN 55971 507-864-2851 jondor@acegroup.cc
CARLSON FARMS
Ross and Rob Carlson Families 1470 10th St. N.E. Murdock, MN 56271 320-366-3726 rbmrc1@gmail.com
DELANEY HEREFORDS INC. Jerry Delaney Family 2071 C.R. 101 Lake Benton, MN 56149 507-368-9284 delaneyherefords@yahoo.com
Dave and Susan Jones 31490 E. State Hwy. 112 Le Sueur, MN 56058 507-665-3962 dandsjonesfarms@hotmail.com
Shawn and Dawn Eckert 36860 Rethwisch Ln. Frazee, MN 56544 218-230-9148 sheckert@hotmail.com www.lostmeadowsherefords.com
KENT HEINS HEREFORDS
MCIVER’S HAPPY ACRES
Kent, Michelle and Sydney Heins 2177 Shadywood Rd. Orono, MN 55391 952-471-0388 kentandmichelle@yahoo.com
DOSE FAMILY HEREFORDS
KMK HEREFORDS
Allan and Joleen Dose 22836 Highland Ln. Arlington, MN 55307 507-964-2138 allandose@frontiernet.net
Kyle, Maria, Brian, Courtney and Dana Kuelbs 17349 281st Ave. Grey Eagle, MN 56336 320-285-2740
J&J HANSON HEREFORDS
KROGSTAD POLLED HEREFORDS
Jim and Jeri Hanson 37590 110th St. Comfrey, MN 56019 507-877-3631 jerihanson@hotmail.com
Les Krogstad 3348 430th St. Fertile, MN 56540 218-945-6213 kph@gvtel.com
JMF HEREFORDS AND SIMANGUS
Jared and Makayla Flower 1630 10th St. N.W. Holloway, MN 56249 320-413-0483 or 605-690-6050 jmflower.11@hotmail.com www.jmfherefords.com
Doug and Becky Lind 43620 Co. 10 Rushford, MN 55971 507-458-5421 doug.lind@ralconutrition.com
LAWRENCE HEREFORDS Douglas and JoAnn Lawrence 2477 Main St. N.W. Coon Rapids, MN 55448 763-755-4930 JoannLawrence8@msn.com
REED STOCK FARM
Jeffrey and Bonnie Reed & Family 10788 240th St. E. Hampton, MN 55031 651-438-3882 bonbonreed@hotmail.com www.reedstockfarm.com
SCHAFER HEREFORDS Lester and John Schafer 64664 170th St. Buffalo Lake, MN 55314 320-833-2050 jschafer@wildbluecoop.com
SMR CATTLE
David and Maryln McIver Scott McIver – Tom McIver 15624 340th Ave. Farwell, MN 56327 320-283-5776 mcivers@runestone.net www.mcivershappyacres.net
NEIL FARMS
Steve and Keely Neil 27536 Chippendale Ave. Northfield, MN 55057 507-645-4332 keelykn@yahoo.com
Scott and Melissa Runck 812 270th Ave. Avoca, MN 56114 507-822-2345 mrunck@umn.edu
SPRINGWATER POLLED HEREFORDS
Chad and Troy Williamson 339 91st St. Pipestone, MN 56164 507-215-0817 springwater@svtv.com www.springwaterpolledherefords.com
NELSON POLLED HEREFORDS WHISPERING PINE FARMS Phil and Will Nelson 1616 C.R. 11 Tracy, MN 56175 507-629-3375 wnelson@westtechwb.com
RANGELINE POLLED HEREFORDS
Jason and Marcy McDonald 72196 325th St. Kimball, MN 55353 320-221-0280 jasonm@meltel.net www.whisperingpinefarms.com
Daryl and Terese Rupprecht 18352 220th St. N.E. Thief River Falls, MN 56701 218-280-1378 DSRupprecht@landolakes.com
WILLIAMS HILLTOP POLLED HEREFORDS Augie and Bob Williams 5248 Simpson Rd. S.E. Rochester, MN 55904 507-282-8034
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Hereford breeders in the Southwest are facing tough times of drought. by Sara Gugelmeyer
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Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, is one of the nation’s elite seedstock herds. The Barbers have a long list of accomplishments in the showring, and their bulls are sold into some of the best commercial herds around. They are certainly not immune to drought, though, and it’s been devastating to both cattle and morale. “The dirt blows all the time,” says Mary Barber, matriarch of the Barber family. “It blew from the north yesterday and today
it’s going to blow out of the southwest. There are sand dunes everywhere. Dryland wheat that we would normally winter on doesn’t exist. What little grass we had, if the cattle haven’t stomped it or eaten it, the wind breaks it off. Basically there’s no cover on our pasture. We feed breeder’s cubes and hay, which seems to make the birth weights higher, so calving is harder. Conception rates are down, because everything is all screwed up. When we wean calves, they have to go to a grow yard because
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he preacher at our church, anymore, he just says, ‘Thank you for the rain that’s coming,’” Mary Barber says with a mix of determination and sadness in her voice. Living in a drought tests everyone’s faith. In the Southwest, it’s not a matter of when a drought is going to hit; it’s when, but the past few years have been unrelenting. While people are doing what they can to hang on, at the end of the day, it either rains or it doesn’t. And lately, it doesn’t.
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there’s no native grass to run them on. It’s awful.” All the way out in the sometimes-beautiful state of California, producers aren’t any better off, says Richard Snedden of Snedden Ranch near Maricopa. “The rain stopped for our section of California last year in late February. It didn’t rain again until just a little bit in late November, but our place didn’t really green up. We got less than an inch of rain,” Snedden explains. The Snedden Ranch has quite a bit of variation in elevation on the 20,000-acre ranch. Though it’s contiguous, it ranges from 1,000 ft. to 4,700 ft. in elevation. That means quite a difference in “normal” rainfall too. “This is an arid area. Out here the rain comes in the winter, and we can get by on five inches in the lower country and 10 inches in the high country,” Snedden explains.
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In the last year, he estimates they’ve had about 20% of normal rainfall. “We don’t have irrigation out here, we don’t cut our own hay. We are totally dependent on Mother Nature.” And being dependent on Mother Nature, at least lately, is an exercise in patience, it seems. Back to the east, just across the state line into New Mexico from the Barbers, Kyle Perez says the situation is a little better at C&M Herefords, Nara Visa. But to imply
it’s a Godly intervention will insult even the least devout of Christians. “It’s been dry since the fall, but we were lucky here. We are in an area that got some decent rain in June and July (2013) and we caught some late rains in the fall and grew some grass,” he says. But C&M has seen hard times as well. “In 2011, we had an all-time record low moisture level, only about three and half inches for the year. Plus, we had unusually dry years in 2009 and 2010,” Perez says. continued on page 98...
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Bad or worse options
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Sure, drought is a fact of life, but it’s not an easy situation to battle. Ranchers are left selling what’s been years or even generations in the making, or potentially going broke trying to keep them. Perez, who is relatively young in the business of ranching, has already learned there is no easy answer.
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— Kyle Perez “All I’d say is there’s not a right or wrong answer to what you do or don’t do. If there was a right answer, everybody would know what to do.” The Perezes have tried several options. In the last 15 years they’ve faced two severe droughts, which left them searching for answers. One option they’ve tried is to ship cattle to somewhere it has rained.
“From 2000 to 2004, we shipped cows to Kansas, then Nebraska, Oklahoma, then Texas then back here,” Perez explains. Then in 2011, they shipped cows again because of drought, this time to South Dakota. During the growing season of 2011, their area was at an all-time record low of rainfall. Out of options and not wanting to sell anymore cattle, the Perezes sought pasture elsewhere. The drought was so widespread the closest pasture that wasn’t already leased by other desperate ranchers was in South Dakota, so they shipped five truckloads of springcalving cows north. “It always looks greener at the start of the deal,” Perez says. “The country looked good up there and so we ultrasounded all our cows and tried to send the later calving ones. We got really lucky that it was an open winter, but looking back on it, it wasn’t that good of option.” Unfortunately the future can’t be predicted, and once the cows were on the truck, it stopped raining in South Dakota and started raining in New Mexico. “It got drier up there than it was here,” Perez says, able to see the irony now that it’s in the past. “We did everything in our power to be good stewards of the land and protect our turf but Mother Nature still showed her upper hand.” The management the cows received was much different from what the Perez family had agreed upon. Basically drylotted on native grass hay and protein lick tubs, the cows didn’t do well. The calves born there were lighter, and the cows didn’t breed back well. “We decided to get off to give our pasture some relief,” Perez says. “But when you load cows up and take them somewhere, you lose a whole year of a good calf crop due to acclimation. That’s coming and going.” The Barbers had a little more successful experience with shipping cattle. But they shipped south. Hereford.org
“We found a place down around Ft. Worth and sent some down there a few years ago. The good news is the heat didn’t seem to bother them. They were so thrilled to see something to eat, it didn’t make any difference,” Barber quips. But with no improvement in the rangeland at home, the Barbers simply sold those cattle off.
Make it rain Where irrigation is an option, that can be a lifesaver for a cattleman. “We have winter wheat under a sprinkler,” Barber explains. “So that’s what maintained our fallcalving pairs all winter.” Perez has some experience with utilizing irrigated cropland for grazing as well. The same year C&M was forced to ship cattle to South Dakota, half of the cows left at home went to corn stalks. “That was our first time on stalks, and we didn’t have a lot of experience,” Perez admits. “But it turned out to be a good deal. We learned a lot about it. If you do go to stalks, you need to make sure you thoroughly think through the water situation.” The weather hit a bitter cold snap with a foot or so of snow, and the dirt tank that was being used for water froze solid. But, for some, crop residues just aren’t an option because there’s no irrigation to be had. The Snedden Ranch is in that boat and has already culled down.
Selling down or selling out The Snedden Ranch is primarily a cow-calf operation with 80% commercial cows and 20% Hereford and a few Red Angus seedstock. In good years, the ranch also keeps its steer calves and markets them at about 16 months old. So when the drought hit, the first thing to go was stockers. Next older cows were sold. Right now, the ranch has nothing older than 6 years, which puts it at 50 to 60% of its normal stocking rate. Hereford.org
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— Richard Snedden “Some people have already sold completely out of cows,” Snedden says. But with his son and his family relying on ranch income too, it’s hard to make that choice, Snedden says. Shipping has been discussed, but because the herd is fall calving, he hates to go north. Everything in the Southern Plains within reasonable distance is suffering from drought too, so the cattle would likely be forced to go all the way to Oklahoma. He’s just not sure if that much freight makes sense. “We keep thinking it would only take about two more good rains, and if we could just get four more inches, we could probably carry 50% of the cow herd another year,” Snedden says, anxiously. “The problem is, grass doesn’t really grow here except in February, March and April. And we’re already through half of that and we don’t have any soil moisture.”
Waiting for a miracle He reminisces about the “Miracle March” that occurred in 1991 in his area. “We hadn’t had rain for more than a year, but when it started raining, it rained for three weeks and we had near normal rainfall. The grass was not great because it all came in three weeks, but it saved us. We had nine inches of rain
in three weeks. Even the people in town called it ‘Miracle March’ because it bailed us all out.” It’s going to take a miracle — that’s for sure. “We are getting by, barely,” Mary Barber says. We’re fixin’ to wean our fall calves and we will cull really, really hard. We are not planning on keeping any heifers back.” The bright side to this situation, if there is one, is that the market has been good. “It’s an unbelievable blessing to be in such a drought and have the market that we have had,” Snedden says. “Commercial pairs are selling from anywhere from $1,400 to $2,000 a pair.” Of course, that’s the kind of thing that leaves you with a sick feeling in your gut when you’re in the business for the long-term. “As soon as we get some rains out here, trying to buy back is going to be interesting with the cow inventory being so low,” Snedden admits. And selling all their heifers isn’t easy for the Barbers, knowing those are likely going to make some of the best cows they’ve ever raised. There’s not much else to say, Barber admits. It’s a tough situation with no relief in sight. The Barbers are thankful that some government programs will pay out this year, though Barber says it’s expected to pay about $100 per cow for the last two years, or $200 total per cow. She figures they spend $760 a year just to maintain a cow, which makes that $200 seem like a drop in the bucket. If the money were water, it would hardly make mud in the bottom of their dusty bucket. “It’s better than nothing,” Barber says, half-heartedly. All three of these families have been in the cow business for three generations, but this drought, no doubt, tests their love of the land. After all, drought is a natural disaster that requires faith, patience and perseverance to overcome. It’s a good time to remember the old adage: “It always rains at the end of a drought.” HW
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grand meadows farm … BULL POWER
Churchill Red Bull 200Z • 43281860
• Semen: $25/Straw; $75/Certificate • 2013 Houston Livestock Show Grand Champ Bull • Owned with Churchill Cattle Co., Linda J. Lonas, Iron Lake Ranch, CB4 Cattle Co. and Section 16 Cattle Co.
H BK CC SR Game Changer ET • 43296077 • 2012 Agribition and Ft. Worth Division Winner • Owned with Cottonwood Springs Farm, Buck Cattle Co., Hoffman/W4 LLC, Churchill Cattle Co. and Stuber Ranch
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GE•EPD HH Perfect Timing 0150 ET • 43161957
• Owned with Churchill Cattle Co., Hoffman Ranch, Holden Herefords, Chris Frans, Don Mohler and Curtis Cattle
Churchill Target 0165X ET • 43092381 • Owned with Churchill Cattle Co.
COMING SOON!
Look for Grand Crossover 30Z and Grand Slam 10A ET.
GMF
• grand meadows farm • Dave, Jill and Kristin Bielema Ben and Lindsay Gandy Reed and Kara Loney 616-292-7474
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Visitors always welcome. We are proud of our cattle and would like to show them to you!
CE 6.8 .12 BW 0.3 .45 WW 51 .34 YW 84 .35 MM 23 .13 M&G 48 MCE 3.6 .10 MCW 80 .32 SC 1.7 .19 FAT 0.004 .21 REA 0.10 .22 MARB 0.37 .19 BMI$ 31 CEZ$ 23 BII$ 27 CHB$ 32
SHF “AL”ison Y90 A201 P43379335 — Calved: March 9, 2013 — Tattoo: BE A201
Thank you to Wiley Stowers for purchasing SL 204S Redeem A882, the high selling bull at the OBI Bull Sale!
SHF WONDER M326 W18 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF LITERAL W18 Y90 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43181182 SHF PROGRESS P20 U74 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF GOVERNESS 236G L37 {DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF PROGRESS P20 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF PHOENIX P68 S30
SHF PROGRESS P20 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF PERFECT MISS P20 Y45 P43181151 LOEWEN MISS M326 39W
FELTONS LEGEND 242 {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} SHF INTRSTATE D03 G06 ET KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HVH PERFECT MISS S43 ET
OTHER HERD SIRES: KJ BJ 618N Benson 050W (by Bennett 3008 M326) KJ F202 Ambassador 204 ET (by KJ 520E Victor 417L) SL Robin’s Cannon 262U (by Robin Hood 954R) KJ BJ Ambassador’s Candy 137U (by Ambassador 204S) KJ BJ 204 Technique 218X ET (by Tank 45P)
KJ BJ 854P Eclipse 314X ET (by About Time) STAR 5L Bosley 114T (by Bogart) STAR KKH SSF Landmark 119Z ET (by Bismarck) STAR Ty Won On 558W (by P606) SHF Mania X36 Z177 (by Logic 023R)
AI SIRES: About Time • Tebow • Redeem
Breeding Stock for Sale by Private Treaty Albert and Lorene Littau Rt. 1, Box 108 580-361-2310 Cell 580-525-1111 102
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Balko, OK 73931 Located 9 miles north and 7 ¼ miles west of Perryton, Texas, on paved road EW-33 littaupolledherefords@hotmail.com littaupolledherefords.com
Sam and Teresa Littau Ryan, Dana, Halle and Garret Littau Rt. 1, Box 114A 580-361-2253 Cell 580-525-1155 or 806-435-0279 Hereford.org
KF Babooska 38Z ET
sound, stout stylish
• 2013 JNHE Class Winner • 2013 Wisconsin Spring Preview Reserve Supreme Champion • Sold in our 2012 sale. • Offering show heifer prospects of this quality
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KF
KEGLEY FARMS
Terry and Dianne Kegley Kurt, Jenni, Wyatt and Madison Kegley W891 Honey Creek Rd. Burlington, WI 53105 Farm 262-642-5283 Kurt cell 414-254-2379
MSU Jasmine 4W
12:30 p.m. at Kegley Farms W891 Honey Creek Rd. Burlington, WI 53105 www.badgersouthernselect.com
• 2010 American Royal Class Winner • 2010 JNHE Class Winner • Selling a Bailout 144U ET daughter
Grant, Judy and Morgan Wiswell Lee and Jena Paszek N5920 Connaughton Ln. Elkhorn, WI 53121 262-723-4861 262-215-6499 wiswellfarms@gmail.com
Dr. B.J. and Kim Jones and Family 14990 Country Road F Darlington, WI 53530 B.J. cell 608-482-2961 BJ@WildCatCattle.com www.wildcatcattle.com
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Wildcat OC Patience 21Z ETd
WISWELL FARMS
• 2013 Wisconsin State Fair Supreme Champion • 2012 JNHE Division Winner • Selling a Cracker Jack maternal sister
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The very best Line One genetics GB L1 Domino 177R 43193863 — Calved: April 1, 2011 — Tattoo: BE 177 GB L1 DOMINO 534J {CHB}{DLF,IEF} GB L1 DOMINO 1144E {CHB}{DLF,IEF} GB L1 DOMINO 8143M {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GB L1 DOM PRCS 922C {DOD} 42949765 GB L1 DOM PRCS 5115J {DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} GB L1 DOM PRCS 277F {DOD} GB L1 DOMINO 175E {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} GB L1 DOM PRCS 690K {DLF,HYF,IEF} GB L1 DOM PRCS 3134 {DOD} 42701118 GB L1 DOM PRCS 152E JA L1 DOMINO 9213 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} GB L1 DOM PRCS 949C
Owned with: Hoffman Herefords, Neb. and Cooper Herefords, Mont.
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CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 5.1 2.1 68 102 25 59 0.4 103 0.9 0.011 0.50 0.12 20 18 14 34
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CL 1 Domino 105Y 43189434 — Calved: Jan. 4, 2011 — Tattoo: LE 105
CL 1 DOMINO 637S 1ET {CHB} CL 1 DOMINO 929W {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42982397 CL 1 DOMINETTE 615S {DLF,HYF,IEF}
L1 DOMINO 03396 {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL1 DOMINETTE 118L CL 1 DOMINO 461P 1ET {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 440P 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CL 1 DOMINO 732T {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 9140W 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42994851 CL 1 DOMINETTE 475P {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CL 1 DOMINO 590R {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 507R {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 824H {SOD}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMMINETTE 200M {DOD}
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 5.8 0.3 42 78 42 63 2.1 68 0.9 0.033 0.16 0.14 15 19 11 21
Owned with: LeForce Land & Livestock Inc., Okla., Colyer Herefords, Idaho and Cooper Herefords, Mont.
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Other bull battery
GB L1 Domino 175E • CL 1 Domino 732T CL 1 Domino 9105W • GB L1 Domino 861M GB L1 Domino 879M • GB L1 Domino 9113N GB L1 Domino 0114P • GB L1 Domino 0196P GB L1 Domino 1121R • CL 1 Domino 216Z
Raising top bulls for the commercial cattleman Semen for sale on all of our herd bulls
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DEDICATION Lynda and Calves The 1940s
David and Lynda Bird August 17, 1963 – 2013
Dedicated to one another and the Hereford breed
O Kalob Lass 2B — March 25, 1966 One of our first registered cows Dam of 17 calves
TS P7 Dominette 853T
“Soup” dam of Superman, Superplan and Super Gold 1990 Northwest Region Show Heifer of the Year
B 918 Stan 204 “Mouse” — Jan. 14, 1992
Reno Reserve Grand and Senior Champion Bull
B 804 Dom 8020 301 The “Bird Bull” — Dec. 20, 1992
Newest Herd Sire C Extra Deep 3079
Denver Reserve Fall Bull Calf Champion Denver Second High Selling Bull
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.9 2.9 54 87 27 54 1.8 71 0.9 -0.002 0.63 -0.07 17 16 13 24
Dam of #210, purchased in 2013 by Triangle Ranch
Using top AI sires for the past 35 years
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Churchill A1 ET Churchill Sensation 028X H W4 Lights Out 2015 ET H5 9131 Domino 2185 UPS Domino 5216 F 400 Domino 813 F Rest Easy 847
0.8 -2.4 3.8 2.5 1.6 3.9 0.3
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87 75 103 117 69 120 85
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David and Lynda Bird 45863 Crow Rd., Halfway, OR 97834 541-742-5436 • bird@pinetel.com Hereford.org
HH ADVANCE 1098Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
43173131 — Calved: Jan. 11, 2011 — Tattoo: BE 1098
HH ADVANCE 0081X ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
L1 DOMINO 03571 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 8050U ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42897061 HH MISS ADVANCE 365N {DLF,HYF,IEF}
L1 DOMINO 01384 {CHB} L1 DOMINETTE 00532 HH ADVANCE 0024K {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 103L
HH ADVANCE 7101T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 9065W ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42999351 HH MISS ADVANCE 1028L {DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 4140P {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 1121L HH ADVANCE 6052F {SOD}{DLF,IEC} HH MISS ADVANCE 731G
CE 3.2 (.30); BW 3.4 (.63); WW 66 (.43); YW 99 (.44); MM 33 (.17); M&G 67; MCE 1.6 (.25); MCW 86 (.36); SC 1.3 (.32); FAT 0.006 (.30); REA 0.56 (.30); MARB -0.07 (.26); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 15; CHB$ 29; • 1098Y was the high selling bull in Holden’s 2012 Sale at $102,000 for 3/4 interest and 1/2 possession. • 1098Y is a curve bender deluxe with outstanding calving ease combined with exceptional growth and maternal strength. He is a long bodied, smooth made bull with loads of pigment. • He is backed by one of Holden’s strongest cow families and his dam is one of their very best young donor females. She is a super functional cow with a perfect udder and loads of milk. Maternal grandam is the great 1028L donor cow that is one of the top cows they have ever produced and is still in production at 12 years of age. • Contact Flying S Herefords or Holden Herefords for semen.
43073921 — Calved: Jan. 8, 2010 — Tattoo: BE 0081 L1 DOMINO 03571 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 7034T ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42785269 HH MISS ADVANCE 1088L {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
L1 DOMINO 01384 {CHB} L1 DOMINETTE 00532 CL 1 DOMINO 824H {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MS ADVANCE 8016H
CL 1 DOMINO 2136M {DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 5139R ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42576396 HH MS ADVANCE 8037H
CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 8124H 2ET CL 1 DOMINO 500E {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 687F
Sire: HH ADVANCE 7034T ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} Dam: HH MISS ADVANCE 5139R ET {DLF,HYF,IEF CE 4.0 (.31); BW 2.7 (.48); WW 57 (.39); YW 81 (.41); MM 36 (.22); M&G 64; MCE 0.2 (.26); MCW 86 (.35); SC 1.0 (.26); FAT 0.019 (.33); REA 0.42 (.33); MARB -0.10 (.29); BMI$ 15; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 12; CHB$ 23; • 0081X is a top-notch herd bull that combines all the industry demands into a great package. He is deep ribbed, extra thick, outstanding length of body and tons of pigment. 0081X is a son of the Holden 5139R donor that sold for $175,000 last fall.
HH ADVANCE 1059Y {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE -0.3 (.29); BW 3.9 (.50); WW 50 (.39); YW 77 (.41); MM 32 (.19); M&G 57; MCE 1.3 (.24); MCW 89 (.35); SC 1.0 (.31); FAT -0.007 (.29); REA 0.26 (.29); MARB 0.11 (.26); BMI$ 17; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 15; CHB$ 24;
HH ADVANCE 1081Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 3.8 (.30); BW 1.5 (.44); WW 49 (.37); YW 76 (.37); MM 40 (.18); M&G 64; MCE 3.1 (.24); MCW 70 (.33); SC 1.0 (.22); FAT 0.012 (.30); REA 0.24 (.30); MARB 0.06 (.26); BMI$ 16; CEZ$ 18; BII$ 12; CHB$ 23;
Semen available on all sires
Look for our First Production Sale in 2015! More information to come.
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HH ADVANCE 2125Z {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CE 0.1 (.29); BW 3.2 (.44); WW 57 (.35); YW 94 (.38); MM 38 (.15); M&G 66; MCE 1.0 (.23); MCW 112 (.32); SC 1.1 (.31); FAT -0.016 (.29); REA 0.27 (.28); MARB 0.06 (.25); BMI$ 16; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 12; CHB$ 28;
Flying S Herefords Registered Line One Herefords
Paluxy, TX Jim Strode James Strode 214-361-6900 214-533-9669
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Mother Nature’s
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Catastrophic wildfires, like this one in Idaho last summer, inflict economic destruction to ranching and rural communities, while devastating wildlife habitat and watershed stability.
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Western rangelands provide livelihoods for their caretakers and communities, but the challenges associated with them, including wildfires, can be far from romantic, especially on public grazing lands. by Kim Holt
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n July 2012 Lynne Terry reported on the Long Draw fire in The Oregonian. The lightning-strike inferno blazed for eight
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An estimated 85% of the charred land was habitat — thousands of acres of sagebrush — used by sage grouse for nesting. In 2010 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined the sage grouse warranted protection under the Endangered Species Act but held off listing the bird at that time. Terry wrote: “Rosemary Stoddart couldn’t see much through the smoke, barely the road ahead. But she drove forward anyway, blaring the horn with the window down, hoping to find her brother. Dave Stoddart had called on his cell phone for help. Working on horseback to move cattle away from the flames, he’d been caught with the roar of the fire to his back. “As Rosemary Stoddart sped through the desert, Dave Stoddart galloped toward the road, flames leaping at his sides. First she heard his voice. Then she saw him emerge like an apparition from the smoke…. “The Stoddarts’ narrow escape in the rangeland of southeastern Oregon was one of the many hardships facing residents in the path of the massive Long Draw fire,
that if the bird is listed [as endangered] it could have very negative impacts and lead to drastic cuts in livestock grazing on
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— Dustin Van Liew the state’s largest wildfire in nearly 150 years.” Rosemary Stoddart says, “People say it’s just grass and ranchers and cattle that are ruined. But it’s ruined the whole habitat. There’s nothing left alive in the burned areas. Not even any bugs.” Last summer in early August, a multitude of lightning bolts struck the foothills and mountains in southwestern Idaho, just east of Boise. The strikes ignited numerous wildfires, which took off in a hurry
in 30 to 40 miles per hour (mph) hot winds. Similar to the Oregon ranchers in the Long Draw fire, Idaho ranchers had cattle grazing on summer public rangelands. In his first-hand account of the fire, Steve Stuebner, writer and producer of Life on the Range, an educational project sponsored by the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission (IRRC), writes: “Ranchers jumped on horseback in hopes of moving their cattle out of harm’s way. Jeff Arrizabalaga went to Wilson Flat in hopes of rescuing his cattle and some cattle belonging to Charlie Lyons…. “‘It was a hot son of a b—,’ said Arrizabalaga. ‘…we tried to get them out of there; by the time we got over there and started on them, it was a horse race to try to get them gathered, and you can’t gather cows when you’re going that fast….’” This fire, the Pony and Elk fire complexes, quickly burned together into a giant conflagration that eventually charred 280,000 acres in a matter of several weeks. Stuebner reports that on day 3, the Elk complex fire worsened, burning
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Rangelands are renewable resources that supply man with food and fiber at very low energy cost. In Idaho, for example, nearly half of this state’s lands are classified as rangeland, with 80% managed by a state or federal agency.
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Federal land stats: 50,000 acres in a single day. It burned over the top of cattle, sheep and wildlife and charred homes and outbuildings. These Idaho fires burned the summer range — the livelihood — of at least 20 ranchers whose cattle graze on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service land, including all of Lyons’ public rangelands. Ranchers like him won’t be able to utilize these federal allotments for, more than likely, the next two years in order for the range to heal, causing them to have to find alternative forage resources, downsize their herds and/or take jobs off the ranch. In a stance of solidarity, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter agrees that more proactive management of rangelands is needed by the BLM and Forest Service to prevent large, catastrophic fires like these. An estimated 24,000 acres of sage-grouse habitat also burned in this fire. As Stuebner reports, Otter said at a community meeting “We’re in the process of keeping the sage hen off the endangered species list.
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The federal government owns roughly 28% of the land in the U.S. — 635-640 million acres — with most of these lands in the West and Alaska. Of the 11 western states 47% are federally owned. By contrast, the federal government owns only 4% of lands in other states. Four agencies administer this land: the Forest Service (USFS) in the Department of Agriculture and the National Park Service (NPS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), all in the Department of the Interior (DOI). The lands are managed for many purposes, primarily related to preservation, recreation and natural resource development. Source: Congressional Research Service
The greatest threat to keeping that species off the list happens to be fire.” Larger-scale fires, the spread of juniper trees and increased development have helped spur the decline of sage grouse populations and their original habitat over the last 50 years in 11 western states. On a recent segment of NCBA’s (National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) “Cattlemen to Cattlemen,” Dustin Van Liew, executive director of the Public Lands Council (PLC), explained, “We’re very concerned that if the bird is listed [as endangered] it could have very negative impacts and lead to drastic cuts in livestock grazing on federal lands.” For 46 years the Washington, D.C.-based PLC has represented livestock ranchers who use public lands — individuals who are caretakers of the range and the economic drivers of rural western communities. Van Liew said, “The decision by the USFWS will be by September of 2015. So we’re on a bit of a short timeline here on working with the agencies to ensure whatever happens with the sage grouse does not impact livestock.”
The Endangered Species Act has been called one of the most “economically damaging” laws facing American livestock producers because of its land and water use restrictions.
Seeking regulatory change Similar to many ranchers, Otter, a friend to agriculture and the ranching industry, supports the use of proactive grazing practices that remove the fire fuel loads, such as cheat grass, to avoid hotburning wildfires with catastrophic environmental damage like the ones of last summer. Cheat grass is a very flammable exotic annual grass which grows back immediately after a fire. It doesn’t need two years, as do some native plants, in order to re-establish. Cattle readily eat this invasive plant when it’s green as it ripens and produces a seed head, all before it dries up and becomes a major contributor to fire fuel load. In a natural resources update in the Idaho Cattle Association’s Line Rider, Karen Williams, that group’s natural resources policy director, said that legislators recognize that current practices of federal forest and range management, combined with extreme drought, are creating dangerous and economically and environmentally damaging conditions across the West. She says, “The same perseverance, even stubbornness, which will enable the burned-out ranchers to persist must be applied to our efforts to bring about legislative and regulatory change.”
Rangeland survival Just south of Idaho lies neighboring Nevada, a state where 81% of the land is federally owned. There are only four other states where the federal government is the landlord to more than half of the state’s acreage: Utah (66%), Idaho (62%), Alaska (62%) and Oregon (53%) (also see sidebar). continued on page 112...
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Hereford breeder Lilla Bell describes ranching in arid northern Nevada, where public lands are a primary feed source, as a “wonderful way” to raise children. Here, Lilla and her husband, Woodie, are pictured with their seven grandchildren.
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Fertile, productive dams with volume, thickness and mothering ability are the hallmark of Bell Ranch, where Lilla Bell has bred more than 60 Dams of Distinction during her tenure in the purebred business.
Near the small town of Paradise, 40 miles north of Winnemucca in northern Nevada, is the home of Bell Ranch, owned by Woodie and Lilla Bell. The ranch includes registered Herefords, commercial F1s and Quarter Horses, the former the love of Lilla Bell, whose hardy Hereford herd has been more than 50 years in the making under dry, high-desert, often unforgiving range conditions. The drought of 2012-13 has lingered into 2014, and is the worst in their region’s history, Lilla reports, saying they have received only two inches of their usual eight to nine inches of annual precipitation. Even so, high fertility and calving ease, along with as much milk and growth as their
“You don’t have to teach our cattle to eat weeds,” assures Lilla Bell of Bell Ranch, Paradise, Nev. Her hardy Herefords, bred for more than 50 years on the western range, breed up and calve with ease in her dry conditions.
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environment permits, have been bred into the Bell Hereford herd. Lilla says she had a 99% breed-up last spring with at least 93% of her 86 purebreds calving within 30 days this year. Even on just tumbleweeds, the fertility of her herd is “amazing,” she says, and calves averaged 600 lb. at weaning last fall. At 76 years Lilla still carries out nearly all functions of her registered herd, from breeding to calving and recordkeeping to marketing. With limited labor, she had to put into place a “no excuses” culling regimen early on. This, intertwined with a maternal focus, has helped Lilla breed more than 60 Dams of Distinction and the 2004 national champion bull, BRL Call 100L. Lilla bred three and owned five of the dams found on Call’s maternal side. She remarks, “The mother of Call was a Dam of Distinction and it sure shows.” Bell sire candidates are developed and a number of them are performance-tested at the Snyder Bull Test in Yerington, Nev. Here, Lilla has bred the highindexing or champion Hereford bull the last five years. Her bulls are marketed both through this sale and privately each year. Each year about 30 yearling and long-yearlings are marketed to repeat customers whose Bell-sired calves often put a top on feedercalf sales, something that is “really important” to Lilla. “The people who do buy our bulls and use them out in similar environments really appreciate them. The more progressive cattlemen are going to Hereford bulls. They can see the hybrid vigor, added pounds and better dispositions and fertility,” she says. Bell bulls need to be very functional and sound in order to travel in open country. They also need to be easy fleshing and fertile, possess pigmentation, and have good dispositions. Lilla says her customers often comment on how good the Hereford.org
Hereford disposition is especially after they’ve used other breeds. “They just can’t believe the difference,” she says, adding, “It’s such a challenge to get people to understand until they actually use Herefords. But I darn sure know the Hereford bulls will breed a lot more cows and they’re so much more fertile than the Angus.” This is known to Lilla because she and Woodie strive to breed for the F1 cross in their commercial herd that’s been built with Bell registered genetics.
These cattle need to adapt and thrive in lower country of mostly cheat grass and sagebrush and steeper elevations as high as 9,000 feet. “The cattle do really well on the cheat so we like it,” Lilla explains. “When it’s green and starting to turn, it’s really good feed. When it turns and gets dry they don’t like it as well but they’ll eat it,” she remarks. The Bells graze on private, BLM and Forest Service lands, but there’s more to it than, perhaps, what some
would consider cheap pasture rent when running on public rangelands. One of the Bell’s biggest challenges is keeping a viable feed source intact as drought endures and the hoops of dealing with these agencies constantly change. A more recent challenge took place last fall when the BLM prevented the Bells from utilizing their winter range permit, citing drought conditions. The only continued on page 114...
No easy answers education are key to this conversation because everybody has a different vision of what “grazing more” actually means. “Everybody wants to simplify it,” Hyde remarks. The easy thing to say is federal land is mismanaged and overgrazed. “The media loves an easy answer — cows are easy to blame.” However she points out that rangeland can be complicated, even more so than forestry. “It has more diversity and it changes quicker and more often. Every year the grass grows differently. Trees grow for a long time and evolve. Rangelands are very dynamic.” Furthermore it is proven that cheat grass is the first weed to grow back in spring and to bounce back after fire. “When we take two years of grazing rest after a fire, we’re creating the ideal environment to grow more. I think that’s pretty well understood,” she says, but the public land agencies, including BLM, work with blanket policies. So establishing policy and timing on when it’s best to graze green cheat for maximum impact on thousands and thousands of acres is more complicated than meets the eye. What’s needed is flexibility and common sense. “If the cheat is growing back and squeezing out the native, we have to do something to control it,” Hyde says, whether it’s through such means as strategic grazing or tools such as prescribed burns. “It is time to look at the land management policies that allow for such devastation of wildlife habitat, watershed stability and economic destruction,” she says. “When you see people on TV whose houses burn down — this is no different.” Often lost on the general public, however, is that these rangelands are the lifeblood of ranching families as well as habitat for wildlife species, including the sage grouse. HW
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Wildfires in 11 western states (Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.M., Ore., Utah, Wash., Wyo. ) have been on the rise, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (nifc.gov), based in Boise, especially along the I-84 corridor in southwest Idaho. But why? “That’s the million dollar question,” says Gretchen Hyde, the executive director of the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission (IRRC). She explains that the majority of fire starts are caused by humans, complicated by cheat grass, “the perfect fire starter.” Topography, climate and wind are contributing factors to these “extreme fire storms.” There are lots of opinions about where to place blame for these fires, but, Hyde explains, there are no easy answers. “We are working on the science,” she says. “Right now it’s a lot of rhetoric. I haven’t found anyone who says ‘we’ve got the answer here.’ And there’s a lot of really smart people working on it.” Nearly half of Idaho is classified as rangeland, and 80% of these lands are managed by either a federal or state agency. By definition rangelands are renewable resources that supply man with food and fiber at very low energy cost compared to those of cultivated land. Education is Hyde’s focus at IRRC, the first state agency of its kind created in the 1990s to increase the public’s knowledge and understanding about rangeland management. One resource it uses is its Life on the Range website, lifeontherange.org. Hyde explains there are differing schools of thought on the increase in rangeland fires. One opinion is that the fires are due to climate change, while some say cheat grass is to blame. Another argument is the rangelands aren’t being grazed enough. But to a rancher and an environmentalist, that message can create two totally different visuals. So communication and
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notification they received, however, was a heads-up one week before turnout onto range that would feed their cattle for six months. Without this feed source, they were forced to sell two-thirds of their commercial herd, cattle bred up more than 50 years that were well adapted to their expansive, harsh environment, definitely a difference maker when mountainous pastures are 11 by 12 miles in size. Lilla also points out that ranchers are responsible for
maintaining all fences. “It’s big country so you can lose cattle pretty easily too. It’s not just a cheap deal.” The permittee group the Bells turn out with also hire a range consultant to advocate on its members’ behalf with BLM. He protects their interests and helps keep the BLM from cutting permit numbers; permits can be difficult to get back. When Lilla and Woodie bought their grazing permits with their ranch, the permits included water rights and a specified number and
For further reading on rangelands and wildfires:
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Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission, idrange.org Life on the Range, lifeontherange.org RANGE magazine, rangemagazine.com Public Lands Council, publiclandscouncil.org
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class of livestock they could run on designated lands during specified seasons each year. Furthermore, sage grouse habitat lies within Nevada, too. Lilla believes that if the sage grouse is listed as endangered, “it’s going to be very devastating.” She points out that the cattle actually help out the sage grouse because the birds like shorter, green feed. “So if it’s not grazed, it makes a big difference,” she says Additional issues that can affect ranch families like theirs, outside of drought, come in the forms of wildfires, which claimed 45 head of Lilla’s purebreds in 2001; poisonous plants, which claimed some of her very best cows in the early 1990s; trichomoniasis (trich), which Lilla dealt with a long time ago; Mormon crickets; predators; cattle rustling; federally protected wild horses; endangered species; environmentalists; and, of course, the government. “There’s just a lot of issues,” Lilla remarks, saying it seems that the decisions are made behind someone’s desk, mostly in Washington D.C. Even with the more stringent trich regulations the state of Nevada has on its books, trich is a disease for which the Bells constantly monitor. That’s one reason why the purebreds stay closer to the headquarters except for a six-week stint on BLM spring pasture, while commercial cattle utilize Forest Service grazing. Lilla points out that public-lands grazing is “a very different world” but one in which Hereford cattle can thrive. “You don’t have to teach our cattle to eat weeds,” she assures. When asked why ranchers, like her and Woodie, continue to rely on public lands for grazing, Lilla replies, “I guess it’s the challenge — it’s a great way of life and a wonderful way to raise our children.” HW
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ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE • SATURDAY, FEB. 7, 2015 SELLING 300 BULLS • 50 FEMALES
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NJW 98S 100W HANDSHAKE 83Y {DLF,HYF,IEF} • BW 3.3; WW 64; YW 113; MM 33; M&G 65; FAT -0.020; REA 0.90; MARB 0.08 • Owned with Ned and Jan Ward
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TH 89T 755T VICTOR 468Z {DLF,HYF,IEF} • BW 3.2; WW 55; YW 91; MM 20; M&G 48; FAT 0.014; REA 0.56; MARB 0.42 • Owned with Dvorak Herefords, Spencer Herefords and Ben Roudabush
UPS DOMINO 9525 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
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Washed Away Floods drown fences, pastures and crops across Colorado. by Bridget Beran
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near LaSalle. “All of the streams coming out of the mountains just flooded. There were horrible mudslides, flash floods. The shortterm effect is just devastating. It’s hard to even describe.” The flooded area was more than 200 miles from north to south and affected 17 counties, wreaking havoc for farmers along the rivers. The extreme storm led Governor John Hickenlooper to declare a
disaster emergency on Sept. 12 in 14 counties. Coyote Ridge sits just five miles from the South Platte River, which caused isolation for the Cornelius family. The rushing waters left them stranded on their ranch with no way out. “We were on kind of an island of high ground and every road around us was closed. We couldn’t get anywhere. It was crazy. I mean it was just Hereford.org
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Overflowing riverbanks and ponds left Ochsners’ pasture flooded with rushing water washing away their creep feeder.
The next day, more than a dozen friends helped us trail them out to dry ground,” Julie explains. While Coyote Ridge didn’t lose any cattle, Jane Evans and her family didn’t get away entirely unscathed. “We had a hay crop that was just lost, I mean it was ready to be baled but it was totally insignificant when you think about what lots of people lost,” says Jane Evans. Many of their neighbors who had to hustle to get their cattle moved to higher ground lost their entire hay stores. The Cornelius family donated hay to many of their neighbors so they would have something to feed their hungry herds.
“If your property was along the river, it just doesn’t exist anymore,” Jane Evans explains. The strength of the storm was shocking to Jane Evans, who originally ignored warnings, assuming there was no real danger. The power of the storm affected Colorado’s residents, physically and mentally. “Even though this was a 1,000-year flood, the power of that water was unbelievable. There were big, huge cottonwoods that it just uprooted like little twigs. There were huge boulders that were washed away for miles,” Jane Evans says. continued on page 126...
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so unbelievable. I can’t describe how this happened or how fast it happened. I thought, ‘It doesn’t rain like this in Colorado, this is going to be fine.’ I didn’t leave my office for several hours even though we were getting all these warnings, thinking ‘Oh come on.’ And when I did leave, I almost didn’t get home. Bridges were washing out and roads were closing,” Jane Evans explains. The speed of the storm was startling, leaving people and, sometimes, animals stranded. Jane Evans says, “Most people were able to get livestock out and up to high ground. But some people were not.” Thankfully for Coyote Ridge, all its cattle remained safe throughout the flood. Jane Evans attributes this good fortune to many of their cattle being pastured close to their home place on high ground. However, all their neighbors weren’t so lucky. “We have a small commercial customer, an older guy who has maybe 20 cows and bought a bull from us about 3 years ago and he lost all his cows, all his calves and the bull. They couldn’t get them out fast enough,” Jane Evans says with sadness. For Kevin and Julie Ochsner of Ochsner Limousin, located along the South Platte River, the wall of water caused major problems, leaving their corrals sitting in 5 feet of water and washing away 60% of their fencing. “Anything that wasn’t cemented in the ground moved. We had a creep feeder turned upside down and float from one pasture to another. We had calf sheds washed completely away,” Julie explains. The Ochsners’ cattle all had to be moved, but, thankfully, all survived. “We had to evacuate all our cattle. We’d just weaned our calves five days beforehand. Talk about stress,” Julie says with a laugh. One rented pasture left 45 cow-calf pairs and 30 bred heifers stranded on top of a manure pile in a corral until the Ochsners were able to rescue them. “It’s a miracle we didn’t lose any of them. Initially, we could only reach them by boat.
Kevin Ochsner checks his cattle in a flooded pasture. Kevin came across a sight-seer with a boat who agreed to take him to look for his stranded cattle.
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Long road to recovery Getting Colorado back to normal is going to be no small task, but the people of the area are up for the challenge. The previous year the area was rampaged by wildfires, followed by a drought leading into the floods. Two years of disasters have caused communities to become tight-knit and more than willing to pitch in and offer each other a hand. “There was a lot of neighborto-neighbor support as there always is in the ag community. If people were affected, people were willing to help get cattle moved or debris cleared or fences fixed until things settled down,” said Jack Whittier, Colorado State University Extension beef specialist. Help came from near and far according to Julie. “There were these three guys from a cowboy church in Louisiana who saw the floods on the news and felt like God was saying, “Hey, go to Colorado and help these people.” They came up with a camper trailer and parked it in our yard for a week, helping us get things cleaned up and sorted out,” explains Julie. “Their church had donated all the money to get them here and they were just the nicest people. Being from Louisiana, they knew about floods and they were cattle people so they were real helpful rebuilding fences and moving cattle.” With flooding and sinkholes, including a 17 foot drop off in one pasture, and little remaining fence, the Ochsners had to find a new home for their cattle. According to Julie, their neighbors also came through for them in big ways. “Commercial Hereford breeder Stow Witwer graciously let us run a bunch of cows on one of his open pastures and never charged us anything,” Julie explains. “The number of man-hours people put in to help was amazing. We had hay stacked in our yard that was 4 feet deep water and the FFA chapter came and sorted through over 2,000 grass hay bales by hand into ‘good,’ ‘ok’ or ‘bad’ piles.”
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The communities also got some big help from their oil and gas companies that Jane Evans says are a big part of their area. “The oil and gas industry, which has mass amounts of heavy equipment, just jumped in full boat with that heavy equipment, bulldozing areas so that people could get into areas they used,” explains Jane Evans. “They’ve gotten some controversial press in this area with some people being very much opposed to all the drilling that’s going on but they certainly were lifesavers to a lot of people.”
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— Jane Evans Cornelius Disaster tends to bring people together and this storm was no exception. “It was wonderful to see people pitch in and help each other. That was heartwarming and rewarding,” Jane Evans says. However, despite great efforts by the community, recovery is still a long way away. “There are areas that are still badly impacted,” Jane Evans explains. “It will be years before they get that all fixed, if ever. There are fences with debris hanging all over them or the fences are just nonexistent and some areas are still completely washed out.”
Julie adds, “Life goes on and for most farmers and ranchers there’s never enough hours in the day as is. All of the recovery and rebuilding efforts have put us really behind.” For the agriculture in the area, it will take time to return the land to what is was. Jane Evans adds, “To this day, some fields and pastures have six to eight inches of sand and gravel on them. All fences were destroyed. You know, you’ll pass by these fields and there will be just a piece of a tractor sticking out of what used to be a hayfield.”
Lessons learned There were a lot of takeaways for the people affected by this storm, but Jane Evans’s No. 1 recommendation is that people pay attention to their weatherman. “Heed the warnings and get out. Don’t just assume you’ll be able to get to higher ground. Because all our roads were closed. You couldn’t get a stock trailer out of these areas,” Jane Evans says. Jane Evans anticipates that more flood control will be a big change for the area. However, there are concerns that these changes may discourage people from expanding in the region. Jane Evans says, “People will be much more careful about where building occurs. The regulations will be tighter on building in areas that could be impacted by a less serious flood.” Jack Whittier advises, “Like everything in ranching, be prepared for the unpredictable. You have to be ready to react.” Yet, there’s little fear of these storms affecting the farming and ranching community long-term. You can’t keep a good man down and this community proves it. “Once all this debris is cleaned up, agriculture will mostly be back to normal,” Jane Evans says. Producers have learned to have great respect for Mother Nature and to be prepared for any challenges she may throw their way. “When you think the impossible can’t happen, we learned it can. When it comes to nature, it’s pretty much out of your control,” Julie says. HW Hereford.org
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2012 World Hereford Conference Champion Bull P43406367 — Calved: April 16, 2011 — Tattoo: RE REM 74Y
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF WONDER M326 W18 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42991698 SHF GOVERNESS 236G L37 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
RRH MR FELT 3008 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF MISS 459 F284 MM RSM STOCKMASTER 512 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF INTERSTATE D03 G80
REMITALL PATRIOT ET 13P {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL MARVEL 78T {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43406358 REMITALL MARVEL 105N
REMITALL OLYMPIAN ET 262L {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL GINGER 23G {DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL MARVEL 202J
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 0.0 2.9 57 98 22 51 4.5 104 1.6 -0.001 0.37 0.21 26 17 23 31
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BCC MACHO MAN 349A
P43418824 — Calved: Feb. 28, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 349 SHF WONDER M326 W18 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43214853 NJW P606 72N DAYDREAM 73S {DLF,HYF,IEF}
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF GOVERNESS 236G L37 {DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 94J DEW 72N {DLF,HYF,IEF}
TFR HIGH COTTON 328 ET {DLF,IEF} BCC MISS MAYBARRY 0122X 43124609 BCC SAPHIRE 480
LAGRAND RELOAD 80P ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR D03 COTTON 356 {DLF,HYF,IEF} BCC COMET 016 MISS GEN DUKE 263
BW 1.9; WW 60; YW 98; MM 26; REA 0.77 • Owned with Baumgarten Cattle Co., N.D.
TH 120W 11X MR HEREFORD 12A {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43343881 — Calved: Dec. 23, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 12A TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P43101172 TH 7N 45P RITA 71U {DLF,HYF,IEF}
DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}{CHB} KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF} NJW FHF 9710 TANK 45P {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 814H 3L RITA 7N {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
NJW FHF 9710 TANK 45P {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 122 45P DOMINETTE 120W {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42980107 KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF}
FHF 8403 STARBUCK 19H {SOD}{CHB} GV 579 VICTORIA 9710 {DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 1Y WRANGLER 19D {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KBCR DOMINETTE 9112
BW 2.9; WW 55; YW 80; MM 27; REA 0.69
SHF WATERFALL R117 W201 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42991527 — Calved: April 24, 2009 — Tattoo: BE W201
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF RIB EYE M326 R117{SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42247970 HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M
RRH MR FELT 3008 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF MISS 459 F284 MSU MF HUDSON 19H {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} SUN VINDY MISS 83K
PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF BOOMER P606 R42 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42377616 SHF GOV L75 N70
REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF LIFEGAURD 236G L75 SHF DIGGER 44U L10
BW 3.8; WW 54; YW 80; MM 28; REA 0.35
Additional Herd Sires: SHF KEEPER 4037 X127 (P43089243) and SHF PHOENIX M33 P68 (P42481140)
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CL 1 DOMINO 395A {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CL 1 DOMINO 1117Y 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
43379661 — Calved: Jan. 15, 2013 — Tattoo: LE 395 HH ADVANCE 8050U ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 1087Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 43173121 HH MISS ADVANCE 6109S {DLF,IEF}
L1 DOMINO 03571 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 365N {DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 373N {CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 4049P
43189573 — Calved: Jan. 22, 2011 — Tattoo: LE 1117 CL 1 DOMINO 732T {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 9105W {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42982319 CL 1 DOMINETTE 591R 1ET
CL 1 DOMINO 590R {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 507R {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 3162N {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 767G {DOD}
CL 1 DOMINO 732T {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 9140W 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42994851 CL 1 DOMINETTE 475P {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CL 1 DOMINO 590R {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 507R {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 824H {SOD}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMMINETTE 200M {DOD}
CL1 DOMINO 1172L CL 1 DOMINETTE 5142R {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42571150 CL 1 DOMINETTE 810H
HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 7192G {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 640F {CHB} CL 1 DOMINETTE 6117F
CE 2.1 (.07); BW 3.0 (.43); WW 55 (.32); YW 87 (.32); MM 36 (.13); M&G 63; MCE 2.0 (.06); MCW 88 (.30); SC 0.8 (.15); FAT 0.043 (.20); REA 0.12 (.21); MARB 0.05 (.18); BMI$ 13; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 9; CHB$ 23
CE -0.4 (P); BW 3.1 (.29); WW 53 (.28); YW 92 (.28); MM 41 (.17); M&G 67; MCE 2.2 (P); MCW 84 (.24); SC 0.8 (.19); FAT 0.035 (.28); REA 0.15 (.27); MARB -0.06 (.26); BMI$ 9; CEZ$ 12; BII$ 5; CHB$ 20
New Additions this Spring HH ADVANCE 3187A ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 2283Z ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
43368510 — Calved: Jan. 25, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 3187
43327614 — Calved: Aug. 28, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 2283 HH ADVANCE 7101T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 9075W ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42999359 HH MISS ADVANCE 1028L {DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 4140P {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 1121L HH ADVANCE 6052F {SOD}{DLF,IEC} HH MISS ADVANCE 731G
CL 1 DOMINO 320N {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 6054S {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42674036 HH MISS ADVANCE 4053P
HH ADVANCE 5104R {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 8005U ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42897025 HH MISS ADVANCE 2105M
CL 1 DOMINO 206M HH MISS ADVANCE 153L {DOD}{DLF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 932J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 9072J
CL 1 DOMINO 994W 1ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 637S 1ET {CHB} CL 1 DOMINO 144Y 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 440P 1ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 43189591 CL 1 DOMINETTE 5152R {DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 3162N {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 392N CL 1 DOMINO 019K {SOD} CL 1 DOMINETTE 996J 1ET HH ADVANCE 145L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 011K
CE 3.6 (P); BW 1.3 (.27); WW 46 (.22); YW 72 (.22); MM 31 (.11); M&G 54; MCE 0.6 (P); MCW 73 (.19); SC 1.4 (.12); FAT -0.035 (P+); REA 0.30 (P+); MARB -0.05 (P+); BMI$ 21; CEZ$ 18; BII$ 20; CHB$ 22
CE -0.4 (P); BW 3.4 (.24); WW 56 (.23); YW 94 (.24); MM 30 (.11); M&G 58; MCE 1.6 (P); MCW 84 (.18); SC 1.2 (.16); FAT 0.002 (.25); REA 0.54 (.24); MARB 0.02 (.22); BMI$ 18; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 15; CHB$ 26
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AA AMC 980 Big Hoss 308 ET
SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GO MS RIBEYE X40 HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M P43110677 GO MS R100 EXCEL T115 GO L18 EXCEL R100 GO MS OK ADVANCE N202 {DOD}
PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW P606 72N DAYDREAM 73S {DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42693956 NJW 94J DEW 72N {DLF,HYF,IEF} RU 20X BOULDER 57G {CHB} NJW D32 CLAIRE 94J
CE 5.2 (.19); BW 1.6 (.37); WW 65 (.31); YW 98 (.33); MM 28 (.17); M&G 61; MCE 2.0 (.16); MCW 89 (.25); SC 1.4 (.17); FAT -0.014 (.16); REA 0.45 (.18); MARB 0.04 (.15); BMI$ 24; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 19; CHB$ 32 • 2014 National Western Reserve Junior Champion • Lead donor dam at Pezanoski Cattle Co. Expecting calves by Full Throttle and Times A Wastin. • Owned with Hoffman Herefords and Katie Ochsner
CE -4.8 (.27); BW 5.0 (.38); WW 59 (.31); YW 100 (.34); MM 32 (.19); M&G 62; MCE -0.4 (.22); MCW 104 (.32); SC 0.8 (.23); FAT 0.006 (.26); REA 0.84 (.27); MARB -0.02 (.23); BMI$ 12; CEZ$ 8; BII$ 9; CHB$ 27
P43280995 — Calved: Feb. 5, 2012 — Tattoo: LE Z2 DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}{CHB} HRP THM VICTOR 109W 9329 {SOD}{CHB} TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RHF 964 VICTRA 4057 P42800895 KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF} NJW 1Y WRANGLER 19D {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KBCR DOMINETTE 9112
P43363175 — Calved: March 4, 2013 — Tattoo: RE 308 GO L18 EXCEL T31 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GO EXCEL L18 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR HELTON 980 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GO MS 3196 ADVANCE R134 P43032013 CRR 9B JULIANNE 405 {DLF,HYF,IEF} C&L DOUBLE TIME 452M 9B {SOD} CRR D03 JULIANNE 217 {DLF,IEF}
H BMCR Outcross 2107 ET
43295300 — Calved: March 15, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 2107 GOLDEN-OAK FUSION 3S {DLF,HYF,IEF} GOLDEN-OAK 4J MAXIUM 28M {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GOLDEN OAK OUTCROSS 18U {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NCX MISS JR NELLIE 528N P42963135 GOLDEN-OAK 60D MALLORY 15M RU DUSTER 60D {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GOLDEN-OAK P183 GLORIA 25G CSF MSU WF RANSOM 115R {DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} EKS S04 PARIS U37 {DLF,HYF,IEF} MSU WF ALEXIS L46 P42953053 EKS H044 PARIS S04 REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SSF HEADLINER MISS 044
CE -2.8 (P); BW 5.9 (.24); WW 68 (.23); YW 116 (.22); MM 22 (.13); M&G 56; MCE 3.9 (P); MCW 123 (.18); SC 1.4 (.14); FAT 0.002 (.22); REA 0.87 (.21); MARB 0.10 (.19); BMI$ 23; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 19; CHB$ 35
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H Payback 3071 ET
43389398 — Calved: Feb. 7, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 3071 C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} C GOLD RUSH 1ET H PAYBACK 807 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} C MS DOM 93218 1ET 42882839 /S LADY PEERLESS 180L TS PEERLESS BUILDER 8453 {CHB} /S MS PEERLESS 696F CL 1 DOMINO 2136M {DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 5139R ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42576396 HH MS ADVANCE 8037H
CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 8124H 2ET CL 1 DOMINO 500E {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 687F
CE 0.9 (.21); BW 3.7 (.38); WW 59 (.31); YW 85 (.33); MM 37 (.23); M&G 66; MCE 0.4 (.19); MCW 92 (.32); SC 0.8 (.19); FAT -0.044 (.26); REA 0.88 (.26); MARB -0.27 (.23); BMI$ 13; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 9; CHB$ 25 • Purchased from the 2014 Hoffman sale was Lot 48 • Member of the 2014 National Western Champion Hereford Pen
For Sale — Our entire 2014 heifer calf crop sired by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, LCC Back N Time ET, TH 12271I Victor 719T, CRR About Time 743, KAR FBF LCC Tebow #33T and our About Time son out of a great Onstar daughter.
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Four L Herefords His Progeny Sell February 21, 2015 LH DAKOTA LAD 0108 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} Sire: MH Dakota Lad 6238 1ET MGS: LPG 82B Standard Lad 59K BW 4.9; WW 61; YW 96; MM 26; M&G 56; REA 0.23; MARB -0.01
He Sells February 21, 2015 FOUR L TRUSTWORTHY A3044 ET
Sire: NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET MGS: GH Rambo 279R BW 3.9; WW 63; YW 107; MM 26; M&G 57; REA 1.14; MARB 0.03
Junior Herd Sire FOUR L 0108 LEON Z0075 {DLF,HYF,IEF} Sire: LH Dakota Lad 0108 ET MGS: Four L 767G Big Eye 317 BW 0.8; WW 54; YW 82; MM 25; M&G 52; REA 0.41; MARB 0.00
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In the
Mother Nature’s
Eye of Ike
Challenges
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White. The cattleman, who has a commercial cow-calf operation in Jefferson and Chambers counties and raises replacement heifers in Robertson County, ranches from the Gulf of Mexico north at low elevations. So low, in fact, the highest point he ranches on is only 8 feet above sea level. Needless to say, anytime there is a disturbance in the Gulf, White is paying close attention. “If it’s something that develops into a hurricane — or has any potential of possibly causing us problems — we gather cattle up and get them
where we can get our hands on them in case we have to move them,” White says. Prior to Ike, while he’d gathered cattle in preparation many times, he’d only needed to move them twice: during Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Carla in 1961. The area has seen a lot of smaller Category 1 storms, where a four- or five-foot storm surge will “cover up a lot of country,” White says, but nothing like the devastation Ike caused. “We did everything we could do and still had about 4,500 head of cattle in the storm
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t’s been almost six years since Hurricane Ike made landfall in Texas, but for those who experienced it firsthand, the memories are crystal clear. The third-costliest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. (behind only Andrew and Katrina), this strong Category 2 storm had a diameter spanning 450 miles and winds reaching 190 mph. On a scale of 1 to 6, 6 representing the most destructive, Ike came in at 5.2. By comparison, Hurricane Katrina was a 5.1. Directly in the storm’s path was sixth-generation rancher Bill
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surge,” White says. “But, luckily, I’d moved them as far north as I had a place to go with them prior to the storm.” Those cattle were in the storm surge for about a mile and a half to three miles, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could’ve been if they’d been four or five miles south. “We would have lost 90% of them if they’d stayed with me,” White says. Instead, he lost about 5% of his cattle. With that came the loss of 100% of his fences. The storms even took a century-old frame house on the property that the ranch rented out to visiting hunters. “It basically just cleaned the landscape off,” he says. But property destruction wasn’t all Ike left behind. Monty Dozier, regional program director for Texas AgriLife Extension Service, says the hurricane really taught him and the people in the hurricane’s wake how powerful a storm surge can be. “There was the damage to property which you’d expect from a hurricane, but also the storm surge took so much debris inland and left it on people’s pastures. Then, all that saltwater impacted the forage and then also the freshwater supply,” he says. “People think about the flooding and maybe losing some buildings and that kind of thing, but the loss of fresh water and pastures was a major eye-opener for a lot of folks.” Saltwater causes severe dehydration in livestock, often adding insult to debris-caused injury. Another secondary issue? Misplaced cattle. With so many miles of fenceline destroyed, more
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Transport trucks lined the roads near Anahuac, Winnie and Stowell to move cattle to market or to other pastures.
than 10,000 head of cattle were suddenly astray. “Everybody’s cattle were all mixed together so we had to go in there and try to sort the cattle by ownership and that sort of thing,” White says, adding that the process took about three weeks to complete.
Being prepared Both White and Dozier agree the key to staying afloat when cattle country becomes hurricane country is being prepared. “We’re pretty practiced at gathering our cattle and getting ’em out,” White says. “We do it on a pretty regular basis.” continued on page 138...
The local sheriff and TSCRA law enforcement (Larry Gray, right) made sure records were kept on the animals being transported from the affected area.
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Dozier says since most people can’t have a hurricane-proof facility, it’s important to have open areas where livestock can be relocated away from barns that could blow over on them, causing injury or death. “In the Coastal Plains it’s difficult to find high ground, but if there is some high ground as part of your operation, move them
All the fresh water sources for cattle had been contaminated by the saltwater pushed inland by Hurricane Ike. Ranchers used anything they had, such as small boats, as water troughs. Ranchers dumped round bales on the roads next to the water troughs and made regular rounds of the passable roads, keeping hay and water available for any cattle that might wander up out of the debris fields.
there,” Dozier says. “Then pick up any loose material around that place that could become harmful during a storm.” Identification is also key. “Branding,” White says, “is just common sense.” “There were some cattle that weren’t branded and had no identification. If they end up on somebody else’s place and you don’t have any identifying marks on them, it’s going to be hard to determine that those are your cows.” Luckily, most cattle were identified. “It was a real game changer for us during Ike when we were rounding up the cattle,” Dozier says. “Most everybody had some kind of identification mark that we
Bill White (on the microphone) talks to the local ranchers the Wednesday after Ike hit.
Notice the bottom of a pipe sticking up in the left background. The hurricane devastated almost all the working facilities and fences. Ranchers made do with what they had to gather, sort and transport cattle.
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could use to get those cattle back to the rightful owners.” Of course just putting a brand on them isn’t enough — ranchers have got to have the brand registered with their counties. It’s estimated ranchers rounded up about 13,000 head. Of those, more than 90% were reunited with their owners. Even more impressive — some of those animals were found 25 miles from their original pastures. The remaining cattle were handled as typical strays, becoming property of the county sheriff’s department. Another tip Dozier offers is to have agreements in place for pastures to move to or unaffected hay to purchase.
Whites Park at Anahuac was the staging area for emergency management workers. It was also a drop-off point for supplies such as water troughs, panels and hay. No supplies stayed in the area for long. They were quickly transported out to affected areas to sustain livestock. Hereford.org
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Contingency Plan? Attention to herd health may help your cattle weather a natural disaster. by Kindra Gordon
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other Nature can throw some unexpected — and extreme — curve balls at cattle ranchers from time to time — from drought and floods to hurricanes that come ashore or tornados that touch down. Most recently for South Dakota, it was the Oct. 4-5, 2013, blizzard that started with heavy rain followed by three to four feet of snow and 60 mph winds killing 20,000 to 30,000
head of livestock in the Black Hills region. Temperatures had been in the 70s just days before, and livestock did not have their winter hair coats to help protect them from the elements. “A lot of producers prepared as best they could. It was really a freak storm,” says Adele Harty, a cow-calf field specialist with South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension.
SDSU Extension Veterinarian Russ Daly examined many of the cattle carcasses after the South Dakota blizzard. He reports that stress on the animals’ bodies resulted in pulmonary edema, which killed many of the animals. Harty and her colleagues spent weeks after South Dakota’s blizzard helping livestock producers cope and emphasizing that in a catastrophic weather event
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— be it a blizzard, a tornado or devastating flooding — many things are unpreventable. That said, the best that cattle producers can do for their animals is to have them well cared for and in a good state of health at all times so that they are able to weather whatever storm strikes as best they can. Then, after the storm, producers should be prepared with adequate feed on hand to help animals recover. For instance, after the South Dakota blizzard, Harty and her SDSU Extension colleagues worked with producers to ensure that nutrient requirements of calves and cows which survived were being met. “We wanted to make sure these animals’ immune systems could work to keep them healthy. Their nutrient requirements — especially for energy — were higher after they survived the blizzard,” Harty says.
Management checklist While no one can fully prepare for any disaster, SDSU Extension specialists say there are some management strategies that may help livestock — and producers — through the stress of a catastrophic event. The adage “Prepare for the worst, hope for the best” is a good rule-of-thumb to keep in mind. In being prepared for an unexpected weather event, Harty offers this management checklist: ✔ Strive to keep livestock in good body condition — especially going into winter and calving. A body condition score 5 at calving has been shown to produce the best breed-back rates. ✔ Have adequate feed on hand and located relatively close to animals. ✔ Maintain an annual herd health and vaccination protocol so that animals have strong immune systems.
Discuss some type of emergency preparedness planning with your family or employees. ✔ Recognize that animal identification is important. In a storm cattle can drift for miles and some form of identification is essential to retrieve live animals or to document dead ones. ✔ Discuss some type of emergency preparedness planning with your family or employees. Consider different scenarios — a blizzard, a drought or the possibilities of a tornado, extreme flooding, even a disease outbreak. Who should be contacted, which animals will be given priority and how/where will you dispose of dead carcasses? After a stressful event, surviving cattle may need special management for a while, reports Daly. Following the South Dakota blizzard, some cattle showed signs of “transport tetany,” including hyperexcitability, tremors and then recumbency. He explains this condition is brought on by longterm feed and water deprivation and then rapid resumption. It is exacerbated by grass tetany caused by the fall green-up in pastures. Calves were also more prone to bloat from disruptions in feedings.
Increased aggression in cattle was also observed. Daly also shares that weeks after the storm, cattle still had increased blood cortisol levels, which cause shifts in the immune system that reduce vaccine response and increase susceptibility to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Based on these things, Daly offers this management advice following a stressful event on the herd:
• Manage feed resumption, keeping it a gradual return to feed and water, if possible.
• Allow for stress levels in cattle to level out by minimizing your movement or working with them, especially consider delaying vaccinating.
• Seek help from veterinarians, nutritionists and/or Extension specialists in assessing any nutritional or health needs of the herd.
• Remind yourself that you can’t control everything.
• Daly concludes by noting that sometimes good management and proper animal care may not always be enough against Mother Nature. HW
Advice on preparedness “Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I’m a great optimist, but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst-case scenario. I call it ‘the eaten by wolves factor.’ If I do something, what’s the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don’t worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.” — From The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
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tress is a part of people’s daily lives — and most of the time it is manageable. But sometimes, an unexpected event occurs like the sudden death of a loved one or a natural disaster that gravely impacts your livelihood. This type of stress is something you can’t anticipate or prepare for, and often dealing with it takes some special steps. Steve Saiz, a counseling and human development liaison who works with South Dakota State University (SDSU), shares that history has shown that ag communities can be particularly affected by stress. He reports that ag statistics from farm crisis events in the past indicate that the suicide rate can increase by four times in a rural
community affected by a major event — like the Farm Crisis of the ’80s or catastrophic weather disasters like drought. Saiz says, “The emotional stress can be difficult because to ranchers it’s not just a business, but a way of life. It’s very personal.”
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That said, Saiz explains that the traumatic, unexpected stress individuals experience after an unexpected crisis can make anyone susceptible to depression because stress causes a decrease in the production of serotonin — a chemical in the brain that usually makes people feel good.
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If the cycle of stress and depression continues and is not treated, it can result in suicide, Saiz warns. He adds, “Depression is a treatable disease; suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” Thus, he encourages producers to take care of themselves and their neighbors by helping one another. He acknowledges that asking for help can be tough, saying, “Even soldiers coming back from war say the toughest thing they had to do was ask for help when they came home.” However, he points out that when you let someone help you, it increases that helper’s serotonin levels, and when you help someone, it increases yours. Symptoms of depression include irritability, pessimism, guilt, self-dislike and loss of energy or fatigue. Despite the challenges life presents, Saiz emphasizes, “We need to remember to take care of one another, and remember the saying ‘Tough times never last; Tough people do.’”
Talk it through Likewise, Mark Britzman, a professor in counseling and human resources at SDSU, emphasizes that communication is integral to the recovery process after experiencing any hardship — including natural disasters such as snowstorms, tornadoes, floods or drought. Britzman says, “Although these situations seem to be uncontrollable, it is important for families to recognize that they do have some control. To be able to handle these disasters, families need to work together to become a resilient family.” He explains that resilient families acknowledge that change
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is a part of life and avoid seeing a crisis as impossible to overcome. “It is important for families to understand we cannot control everything in life, but we can learn to control how we react to challenges within our life,” he says. Britzman says coping mechanisms include:
• Recognizing it’s normal to have negative emotions.
• Reminding yourself daily of the things you are grateful for.
• Allowing for adequate rest and healthy food choices.
• Recalling other hardships you’ve overcome.
• Remaining focused on the positive.
• Helping others.
Britzman emphasizes that nearly everyone bounces back from adversity. As well, he says, “You cannot outrun negative emotions by working harder. They will always catch up to you. But you can change and let go of anger, cynicism, anxiety and depression.” He advises the importance of taking an inventory of what is going well and having a strong social support system to bolster your hope and optimism. Lastly, Britzman says, “It’s not a sign of strength or courage to deal with emotional problems alone. Seek support from a doctor, pastor or mental health professional.” HW
Social media’s role Social media are starting to play a more central role in mobilizing recovery efforts when a disaster hits. After the recent blizzard in South Dakota, Facebook pages were used to help identify missing — and found — animals that had drifted during the storm and to share the plight of affected ranchers through a variety of posts. South Dakota State University’s Adele Harty says social media were a very positive outlet, allowing ranchers to stay connected with one another and to realize they weren’t alone in the storm’s devastating effects. People posted personal stories, pictures, even poetry. Many fundraising and relief efforts for affected ranchers are also being facilitated through social media, which can bolster the sense of support and help for those in need. Harty notes that some Facebook posts by the public criticized ranchers for not doing more to save their livestock when this blizzard hit in South Dakota, but she says the open format allowed for ag advocates to respond to those criticisms and to provide information to the media and those who did not understand. HW
Editor’s Note: The national Suicide Prevention hotline — 1-800-273-8255 — offers several counseling resources.
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H5 9131 DOMINO 2185 {DLF,HYF,IEF} 43280136 — Calved: Feb. 16, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 2185 CHURCHILL YANKEE ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} H5 YANKEE 9131 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42996713 H5 MS 9126 DOMET 594 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
GH NEON 17N {SOD}{CHB} CHURCHILL LADY 202 {DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} H5 MS 7038 DOM 9182 {DOD}
CJH HARLAND 408 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} H5 MS 408 DOMET 915 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42996708 H5 MS 465 DOMET 7272
HH ADVANCE 9005J {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CJH L1 DOMINETTE 0064 {DLF,HYF,IEF} H5 9126 DOMINO 465 {SOD}{DLF,IEF} H5 MS 9213 ADVANCE 4117
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 3.5 2.5 68 117 33 67 2.5 114 2.0 0.106 0.33 0.40 28 19 23 35
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CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 0.6 4.1 66 116 26 59 2.8 109 1.1 -0.047 0.60 -0.05 19 14 13 33
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CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 0.1 3.1 58 92 25 54 1.5 82 1.3 0.031 0.33 0.02 20 15 17 24
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HH ADVANCE 1038Y ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
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Baker Hereford Ranch dispersed the herd in 2011 due to family health issues. Those health concerns improved after a period of time, but in the past year have resurfaced and the time has come to sell the herd, as we have accepted an offer on the ranch. In 2011, Bakers were running 75 top performance cows on shares with others. The heifer calves retained from those cows and the frozen embryos implanted from previous donor cows are the basis for this young Line One cowherd that must sell. The emphasis has been on maternal traits and continues with the herd bulls found in this program today.
HH ADVANCE 1207Y {DLF,HYF,IEF} Out of the great $60,000 6054 cow BW 4.1; WW 66; YW 98; MM 33; M&G 66; REA 0.22; MARB 0.03
KB L1 DOMINO 121Y {DLF,HYF,IEF} Out of the great $19,000 945 cow BW 1.9; WW 67; YW 96; MM 33; M&G 66; REA 0.28; MARB 0.10
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KB L1 DOMINO 1202Y {DLF,HYF,IEF} Out of the 647 donor cow BW 1.0; WW 54; YW 92; MM 32; M&G 60; REA 0.08; MARB 0.10
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TH 71U 17Y MOUNTAINEER 420A
P43371432 — Calved: March 4, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 420A TH 121L 63N TUNDRA 16S {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH JWR SOP 16G 57G TUNDRA 63N {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 22R 16S LAMBEAU 17Y {DLF,HYF,IEF} KB 17F CASSANDRA 121L {DLF,IEF} P43171190 TH 62N 3L KELSEY 22R {DLF,HYF,IEF} S&S ROCK SOLID 3L {CHB} TH 605F 57G KELSEY 62N NJW FHF 9710 TANK 45P {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 7N 45P RITA 71U {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42898638 TH 814H 3L RITA 7N {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
FHF 8403 STARBUCK 19H {SOD}{CHB} GV 579 VICTORIA 9710 {DLF,HYF,IEF} S&S ROCK SOLID 3L {CHB} TALECO 832W RITA 14H
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• Top selling bull at 2014 Topp Herefords Sale • Sired by Lambeau out of Mr. Hereford 11X’s dam • Mountaineer is short marked and superbly designed in terms of capacity and eye appeal • Females carrying his service available at upcoming sales this fall • Semen will be available in 2015
MSU TCF RACHAEL ET 54N
• One of the most famous Hereford cows in the breed! • Dam of MSU TCF Revolution 4R • Offering progeny of 54N in the Breeders Cup Sale
H WCC/WB 668 WYARNO 9500 ET
P43026011 — Calved: April 4, 2009 — Tattoo: BE 9500 RU 20X BOULDER 57G {CHB} REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD,CHB} TH JWR SOP 16G 57G TUNDRA 63N {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RU 10A DEW 57D P42387444 TEE-JAY 707B GEMINI 16G ET KLONDIKE 28U 707B {HYF} KILMRLE 452M GEMINI R261 C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} C GOLD RUSH 1ET H KATHY 668 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} C MS DOM 93218 1ET 42717186 /S LADY PEERLESS 180L TS PEERLESS BUILDER 8453 {CHB} /S MS PEERLESS 696F
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• Sire of the 2014 National Western Stock Show Spring Heifer Calf Champion • Progeny and services sell in fall sales listed below
BOYD WORLDWIDE 9050 ET
P42982024 — Calved: Feb. 22, 2009 — Tattoo: BE 9050 KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42584003 HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M
RRH MR FELT 3008 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF MISS 459 F284 MSU MF HUDSON 19H {SOD,CHB}{HYF} SUN VINDY MISS 83K
FELTONS LEGEND 242 {SOD,CHB}{HYF} MSU TCF RACHAEL 22S ET P42709823 MSU TCF RACHAEL ET 54N {DLF,HYF,IEF}
FELTONS DOMINO 774 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FELTONS G15 REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MISS ADV 786G 1ET
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• The proven calving ease specialist! • Progeny and service sell in fall sales listed below.
Upcoming Consignments The Breeders Cup at Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky., August 30, 2014 Blue Grass Stakes Sale, Lousiville, Ky., November 15, 2014 Kentucky Hereford Autumn Sale, Mt. Sterling, Ky., November 22, 2014 Watch for Grassy Run Farms consignments on
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S&W 144U HIGH OCTANE 17A ET
D.O.B. 3/13/2013 • Reg.# 43429438 Watch for High Octane at the Fall and Winter Shows CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ -2.0 4.8 56 95 28 56 -1.4 95 0.2 -0.007 0.66 0.12 10 9 6 29 .20 .21 .14 P .18 .11 .15 .15 .14 P .24
GO 3196 ADVANCE S109 High Octane’s sire
S&W 144U HIGH OCTANE A17 ET 2014 Dixie National Grand Champion Bull
STAR MKS SHINY PENNY 144U High Octane’s dam
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Hereford Bull Demand
STEADY National cow-calf survey indicates 22% of commercial cow-calf producers plan to buy a Hereford bull in the next three years. by Angie Stump Denton
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alving ease, disposition, cow efficiency and fertility are the top traits producers plan to target for cow herd improvement according to a recent industry wide cow-calf producer survey commissioned by the American Hereford Association (AHA). That’s good news for the Hereford breed, which is currently in a position to deliver all four of those traits to a predominantly Angus-based cow herd. The Web-based survey was developed by MarketSense Inc. and distributed by BEEF Magazine. Surveys were sent to 30,759 subscribers of BEEF who report beef cow inventory. A total of 1,073 surveys were returned, and MarketSense analyzed the data. Similar surveys were conducted in 2001, 2005 and 2010. This year’s survey included previous questions to identify changes in commercial cattle producers’ attitudes and usage of Hereford genetics.
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Survey facts 63% of respondents were 51 or older and 7% were younger than 30 Median herd size: 115 Average herd size: 258
and was also the only breed that had universal acceptance across all U.S. environments. Commercial cow herds with a Hereford base were evenly distributed between the regions and were the only breed that did not vary significantly in distribution by region — Northwest 28%, Southwest 26%, North Central and East 27%, and Southeast 25%. “The Hereford breed has always been known for its environmental adaptability,” says Craig Huffhines, AHA executive vice president. “As producers call for more cow herd efficiency the adaptability of Hereford along with its unique genetic components continues to support the Hereford breed’s crossbreeding advantages.” Respondents who intend to use Hereford bulls in the next three years were significantly more likely to target improvements in cow efficiency,
heterosis and crossbreeding than those intending to use Angus bulls. Future use of Angus bulls appears to decline slightly (6%). Hereford bull use is anticipated to remain constant. The door may be opening for additional crossbreeding with the Hereford and Simmental breeds being the two largest populations of genetics that could be a compliment to Angus. More than half of respondents ranked seedstock providers, breed associations and veterinarians as their most useful sources of genetic information. The majority of respondents budget $2,501-$3,500 per bull with 11% budgeting more than $5,500. Slightly more than half of respondents intend to increase herd size and only a few plan to decrease herd size. This information signals the beginning of expansion of the U.S. commercial cow herd. When breed strengths were evaluated Hereford was noted as the best alternative to compliment Angus for virtually all traits. “There are several interesting facts coming from the factors in bull continued on page 174...
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selection data,” Huffhines says (see graph bottom of Page 175). “The Hereford breed is positioned well to meet the demands of a predominantly Angus cow herd, but there are some real world things to think about. Not surprisingly, 73% of producers surveyed feel that polled genetics are very important in bull selection. This is not an indictment of the wealth of high-value horned genetics within the
Hereford breed, but is a market signal worth understanding. “I also find it interesting that 35% of producers surveyed believe that genomic-enhanced EPDs (expected progeny differences) are important. GE-EPDs have not been around very long, but it appears that producers are willing to adopt technology at a fairly quick pace.”
Huffhines summarizes, “For the Hereford breed to continue to gain popularity in the market place we must deliver genetics that positively influence calving ease with documented efficiency, carcass quality and marbling, and while moderating mature cow size.” On the following pages are graphs and tables summarizing survey results.
Herd size 2011-13 Herd size has tended to increase over the last three years. A total of 5% of respondents had zero inventory in 2012 and 9% in 2011; this increase represents a re-entry into the cattle business.
Anticipated size of cow herd Just over half (52%) said they intend to increase the size of their cow herds in the next three years. Respondents 31-50 years of age were significantly more likely to increase their herds in the next three years. Respondents from the Southwest and Southeast were significantly more likely to plan increasing their herds. Respondents from the Northwest were more likely to maintain their current size.
Breed basis for commercial cow herd Commercial cow herds were predominantly based on Angus genetics followed by Hereford. Commercial cow herds with a Hereford base were evenly distributed between the regions and were the only breed that did not vary significantly in distribution by region.
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Cow herd traits targeted for future improvement Respondents were asked to select the top traits (up to five) they are looking to improve in their cows. When results were looked at by herd size, calving ease was somewhat more often targeted by smaller herds. Fertility, moderate mature size, marbling and feedlot performance were slightly more important to larger herds. Respondents older than 30 were significantly more likely to target calving ease and disposition than those less than 30. Cow efficiency was more important to respondents age 31-50 than to respondents in other age segments.
Factors that influence bull budget Nine of the 22 factors appeared to significantly impact bull budget.
Factors in bull selection Survey participants were asked how important 22 different factors were in bull selection, giving each option a score of 1 to 6. This is the top two box summary (ratings of 5 or 6). The top three factors in bull selection were fertility tested, calving ease and disposition. Respondents older than 30 were more likely to select bulls based on “ease of management� factors — disposition, polled, birth weight. continued on page 176... Hereford.org
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Comparisons — 2013, 2010, 2005 and 2001 Demand for Hereford genetics has remained constant on all major usage metrics over the past four surveys — cow herd base, current bull use and intended bull use (next three years). The top genetic traits targeted for future improvements in the cow herd have not changed nor has the relative rank. The top three factors in bull selection — fertility tested, calving ease and disposition — have not changed in the last four surveys; however, the relative rankings have changed somewhat from survey to survey.
Breed of bulls most likely to purchase in the next three years
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Kaczmarek 4K Herefords A program built on bulls with numbers, carcass and the look Boyd DR Masterpiece 2058
JWR 779 Mr Proficient 110X
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BW 4.3 WW 64 YW 103 MM 24 M&G 56 FAT -0.016 REA 0.59 MARB 0.14
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P43273774 — Calved: Feb. 18, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 2058 SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BOYD MASTERPIECE 0220{DLF,HYF,IEF} HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M P42610510 SSF P606 MS VICTOR 803 {DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} MPH LADY COON EYES C330
KCF BENNETT PROFICIENT U144{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42681127 KCF MISS M326 S75
GERBER 117F DIXIE 009K KCF BENNETT 3008 M326{SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} OXH JUDI 9349 {DOD}
FELTONS LEGEND 242 {SOD,CHB}{HYF} BOYD DR QUEEN TEN 9013{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42533062 JJD MS QUEEN ONLINE 4256 ET{DOD}
REMITALL EMBRACER 8E{SOD,CHB}{HYF} WALKER FJB MISS 8E 9805 779 ET{DLF,HYF,IEF} P41071895 ESB VICTORIA 579 9805
REMITALL ACME 10A{SOD} PLAIN LAKE BELLE 20X 117P 5B ANHINGA VIC 69R 579{SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FCF DELIVERY QUEEN C264
FELTONS DOMINO 774{SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FELTONS G15 REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BOYD QUEEN TEN 6041
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P43151144 — Calved: Oct. 6, 2010 — Tattoo: RE JWR/LE 110X EFBEEF SCHU-LAR PROFICIENT N093{SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BAR JZ TRADITION 434V{SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
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P43189986 — Calved: Jan. 31, 2011 — Tattoo: BE Z21 DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD,CHB} HRP THM VICTOR 109W 9329 {SOD,CHB} TH 122 71I VICTOR719T{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RHF 964 VICTRA 4057 P42220359 KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF} NJW 1Y WRANGLER19D {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KBCR DOMINETTE 9112
P43385209 — Calved: Feb. 14, 2013 — Tattoo: RE 73S/LE 90A GO L18 EXCEL T31{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GO EXCEL L18{SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR HELTON 980{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42519516 CRR 9B JULIANNE 405{DLF,HYF,IEF}
GO MS 3196 ADVANCE R134 C&L DOUBLE TIME 452M 9B{SOD} CRR D03 JULIANNE 217 {DLF,IEF}
KCF BENNETT 9126J P18{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SPARKS P18 MISS 18U{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42374025 EF K334 DELLA N034{DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
PW VICTOR BOOMERP606{SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW P606 72N DAYDREAM 73S{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42387837 NJW 94J DEW 72N{DLF,HYF,IEF}
REMITALL BOOMER 46B{SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTORIA 964 8114 RU 20X BOULDER 57G{CHB} NJW D32 CLAIRE 94J
CL 1 DOMINO9126J 1ET{SOD,CHB}{DLF,IEF} KCF MISS 3008 M73{DOD} EF 821C FELLIS K334 {CHB} EF J126 DELLA L604
Announcing — Our First Production Sale: Oct. 4, 2015 AI Sires Used: MSU TCF Revolution 4R NJW 78T Twentytwelve 1902 ET NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET PCR 286 Mr Advisor 502R Hereford.org
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The Newest Powerhouse in the W4 program BAR-S-SOF MR 88X 310 43396221 — Calved: Jan. 7, 2013 — Tattoo: BE 310
SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M 43094146 NJW 9126J DEW DOMINO 98S {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} NJW 57G 74G DEW 5M {DLF,HYF,IEF} UPS KOOTENAY 3228 1ET {CHB} BHF MISS KOOTER 602 {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42698415 BHF 746G DOMINETTE 316
REMITALL KOOTENAY 9K {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} UPS MISS PURE GOLD 0613 HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} BHF CC DOMINETTE 104
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 4.3 2.0 59 84 32 62 3.8 98 1.2 -0.005 0.36 0.27 24 19 19 33
The Guaranteed Performers
Make plans to attend our ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
Registered Herefords and Certified F1s Semen available Volume discount to commercial breeders.
Jay Wright, general manager 254-635-4444 Ranch • 254-635-7201 Ranch fax 254-396-2584 Cell • 254-728-3443 Home P.O. Box 9 • Morgan, TX 76671 jay@w4ranch.com • www.w4ranch.com
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NJW 78P TWENTYTWELVE 190Z ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
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Homozygous Polled • Top selling bull 2014 NJW Bull Sale
NJW catalog stated, “Likely the most commanding and eye catching bull in the sale! Powerful…” CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ -1.0 3.3 55 107 26 53 3.0 134 1.2 -0.052 1.01 -0.01 20 14 17 31 P .28 .25 .25 .16 P .22 .15 .21 .21 .19
Dam — NJW BW Ladysport Dew 78P ET Sire — NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W
A strong set of donors!
We are using the best performance genetics available as donor cows, from some of the most respected cow herds in the nation. Boyd Holly 901 TH 7N 45P Rita 71U,
dam of TH 71U 719 MR Hereford 11X
John Downs, owner Marietta, Florida www.southerncattlecompany.com
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For semen packages and embryos, contact: Frank Horn 691 Spring Lake Dr. Pearl, MS 39208 Office 601-420-5283 Cell 601-573-6627 Frankhorn6627@bellsouth.net Hereford.org
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CHAC MASON 2214
Reg. #: P43303660 Birth Date: Feb. 6, 2012 Semen: $35/straw Minimum of 10 units
AI Certificates: $75/certificate Semen available through:
THM DURANGO 4037 CRR ABOUT TIME 743 P42797564 CRR D03 CASSIE 206
CS BOOMER 29F THM7085 VICTRA 9036 SHF INTERSTATE 20X CRR 475E CASSIE 838
CCLC GKB PURE GOLD 31 GKB 31 GRACE 7100 42881102 L STAR GOLDIE P153
C-S PURE GOLD 98170 -S QUEEN NOVA 80E J150 C-S PURE GOLD 98170 L STAR DONA J198
CED 1.2 I BW 3.8 I WW 51 I YW 78 I Milk 27 I M&G 53 I CEM 1.2 I MCW 102 I SC 0.8 Fat -0.050 I REA 0.58 I Marb 0.05 I BMI $18 I CEZ $15 I BII $15 I CHB $28 Owned with: GKB Cattle Co., Waxahachie, Texas
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Building for…
“The Next Generation” With Breed Leading Genetics!
GV CMR MR P606 325N Y108 ET
GRANDVIEW CMR 0064 LASS 7313ET {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
P43260551 — Calved: Jan. 1, 2011 — Tattoo: BE Y108
P43113541 — Calved: Jan. 25, 2007 — Tattoo: BE 7313 REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P24020737 PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD}{CHB} RMTLL SALLYS LASS 120X RHF VICTOR 266 964 {DLF,HYF,IEF} HVF VICTORIA 1121 05
REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} HAROLDSONS WLC MAJO ET 325N {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43025344 HAROLDSON’S 37H MIRA ET 62K
L1 DOMINO 920501 {SOD} CJH L1 DOMINETTE 0064 {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42118907 CJH L1 DOMINETTE 759 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
L1 DOMINO 890029 {SOD} L1 DOMINETTE 850206 JA L1 DOMINO 5301 CJH L1 DOMINETTE 505 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD}{CHB} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RMTLL SALLYS LASS 120X P24020737 PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} RHF VICTOR 266 964 {DLF,HYF,IEF} HVF VICTORIA 1121 05 REMITALL EMBRACER 8E {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} REMITALL CATALINA 24H REMITALL HOLLYWOOD 37H {CHB} HAROLDSONS CU DESTINY 2Z 19G
BW 5.6; WW 52; YW 85; MM 27; M&G 53; REA 0.75; MARB 0.13
BW 4.0; WW 52; YW 78; MM 35; M&G 61; REA 0.55; MARB 0.31 Thank you to Shady Hollow Livestock, N.J. for purchasing 7313 embryos.
Watch for our consignment to
“Foundations for the Future ‘14” September 1, 2014 Morrison, Tenn.
Belle Meadow Farm Charles Gavin • 931-619-2509 6701 Hwy. 64 E. • Wartrace, TN 37183 Gavin Kasser Mark McBryant 931-312-9147 bellemeadowfarmceg@gmail.com
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Bar One Ranch George and Karen Sprague 85777 Vilhauer • Eugene, OR 97405 541-228-5324 gsprague@molbio.uoregon.com www.bar1ranch.com
Don, Skeeter, Kari, Brooke and Bryce P.O. Box 239, Orovada, NV 89425 775-272-3152 • Cell 209-479-0287 orovadaherefords@aol.com www.brumleyfarms.com
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BF Flirtatious 713T ET Daughters will sell! Owned with Bar One Ranch
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BF 743 It’s My Time 093X ET A flush and progeny will sell!
BF 743 Burlesque 092X ET Full sibs will sell!
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USING THESE TWO HERD SIRES IN 2014
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James R. Rosenberg DVM 641-357-8705 Bus. 240 Hwy. 18W • Clear Lake, IA 50428 Jay Curran 641-423-2669 641-420-7949
H BK CCC SR Game Changer ET You should see his outstanding calves here at our ranch.
Churchill Stud 3134A
$100,000, ½ interest at Denver 2014 Great EPDs
CATTLE and SEMEN for sale and at the Iowa Beef Expo in 2015
“Tomorrow’s Cattle Today” AN EXAMPLE OF SHOW HEIFERS WE PRODUCE.
Anthony, Katie and Wyatt Monroe 700 W. Turner St. Truro, IA 50257 515-689-5275 amonroe81@gmail.com www.baja-cattle.com
• Show Heifers and Steers Available Private Treaty • First Come, First Serve, Starting September 1, 2014 • Sires: About Time, Womanizer, Cash Flow, Milsap and Mogul
Jim W. Kuhlman 641-423-3592 Mason City, Iowa
2014 Calves Sired by Redeem and Cash Flow For Sale Private Treaty Consigning to Iowa Beef Expo and Sioux Empire Farm Show
SOLSMA SHOW STEERS
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRANDKIDS Herd Sires: STAR 8063 Domega 32U ET AI Sires: DR Xtra 1X KCF Bennett 9126J R294 R & R Ding 44Y
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TH 122 71I Victor 719T H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET K&B Sentinel 0042X H B/R Victor 2019 ET
R&R CATTLE CO. 1022 Trail Ave. • Wilton, IA 52778 Jack Rife • 563-732-2957 Tyler Mach Charls Rife • 319-728-5407 Delaney Rife jackrife@hotmail.com
Iowa Junior Preview Show Champion Cow-Calf Pair
JACKSON HEREFORD FARMS Two New Herd Sires Join the Ranks R ON TARGET 5323 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
BW WW YW MM M&G SC FAT REA MARB 3.2 72 120 22 58 1.5 0.000 0.52 0.10
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SHF Ally Y02 A40 {DLF,HYF,IEF} • Pictured above
BW WW YW MM M&G SC FAT REA MARB 0.7 67 95 23 57 1.2 0.009 0.43 0.36
We will also feature our new AI Sire, MHPH 521X Action 106A, the 2013 Canadian Royal National Show Reserve Champion Bull and 2013 Canadian 10 Indian Ave., Mechanicsville, IA 52306 Western Agribition Division Champion. LeRoy 319-480-2528 • cdj@netins.net We are excited about crossing these new www.Facebook.com/JacksonHerefordFarms herd sires on our great base of females FOR SALE — BULLS, FEMALES, SHOW from our Tank son, TH 805H 45P Tank 65U HEIFERS AND STEERS, SEMEN (P42898635). He has left a major influence Registered Herefords Since 1890 in our cow herd.
GOEHRING HEREFORDS Selling: 40-50 Hereford bulls annually Select groups of registered and commercial females Show heifer prospects Keosauqua Sales Co. — Special Female Sale, third week in December
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2014 Iowa Beef Expo High Selling Pair Special thanks to Randy Pittman, Oakland, Iowa Hereford.org
Bill and Becky Goehring 2634 Clearwood Ave. • Libertyville, IA 52567 Bill’s cell 641-919-9365 • keosalebarn@netins.net www.keosauquasaleco.com
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MISSOURI WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW HERD SIRE. Consigning pick of our spring heifer calves in the Ladies of the Royal Sale, November 1. We have a great selection of show heifer, steer and bull prospects. Give us a call or come by for a visit.
Civil Bend Herefords Cory and Molly Wood 3340 N.E. Stewart Rd. Maysville, MO 64469 308-214-1211 Cell 816-449-5622 corywood1211@gmail.com
C EXTRA DEEP 3071 43371879
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John, Heidi, Madi and Ben Ridder 636-358-4161
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GRNDVIEW CMR 156T VISION Y509 ET • P43214916 HERD SIRES: ABRA 719T Ransum 17Z • P43278073 WAT JB Polled Trojans Lucky 13 • P42564761 STAR KCL 20X Carlo 521X ET • P43165518 NJW 135U 10Y Hometown 63A ET • P43385182 NJW 73S 980 Hutton 90A ET • P43385209 BULLS AND FEMALES FOR SALE YEAR ROUND Look for our consignments in the Missouri Opportunity Sale, December 7, Sedalia, Mo.
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MISSOURI GRANDVIEW CMR MIS P606 X395 ET P43126256 — Calved: March 22, 2010 — Tattoo: BE X395
REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P24020737 PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} GK EXPLOSION 412T {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GERBER 412T ROSY LANE 065K P42068066 GERBER BG1 ROSY LANE 24E
Show-Me Polled Hereford Classic
November 15, 2014 Show-Me Classic Bull Sale
April 2015
• This daughter of the great P606 is the newest addition to our donor inventory.
ROTH HEREFORD FARM 1146 N.E. Hwy. J • Windsor, MO 65360 Owners Ed and Carol Roth • 660-351-4127 • 660-694-0141 Fax Manager Eddie, Mary, Lane and Levi Roth 660-351-4126 • croth745@earthlink.net • www.rothherefords.com
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EFBEEF U208 SURE BET Z002 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43286241 — Calved: Feb. 25, 2012 — Tattoo: LE Z002/RE PEF FELTONS SOUNDER 957 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} EFBEEF FOREMOST U208 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42896690 EFBEEF G824 KATE S610 ET
FELTONS LUTE 680 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FELTONS C9 EF 821C MR CARCASS G824 {CHB} FELTONS KATE P38 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
EFBEEF SCHU-LAR PROFICIENT N093 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SCHU-LAR 13X OF 809 NO93 P43083983 SCHU-LAR 809 OF 309 3008 ET
BAR JZ TRADITION 434V {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GERBER 117F DIXIE 009K RRH MR FELT 3008 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SCHU-LAR 309 OF 29J 14E ET {DLF,IEF}
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 6.9 0.3 62 96 22 53 4.2 76 1.8 0.027 0.60 0.37 34 24 29 37
Watch for sale consignments in the Show-Me Polled Hereford Classic, November 15, 2014
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Jim and Linda Reed P.O. Box 126 • Green Ridge, MO 65332 660-527-3507 • Fax 660-527-3379 reedent@iland.net • www.reedent.com Brian, Samara and Terrell Reed 416 North Dr. Abernathy, TX 79311
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LJR MSU GF 100W Out Front Y4 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43223545 — Calved: March 10, 2011 — Tattoo: LE Y4/RE GF KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P43002897 NJW P606 72N DAYDREAM 73S {DLF,HYF,IEF} CMF 584T FRONTIER 634L {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GLENGROVE TABITHA T1 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42846214 LJR KIRSTIE 296L
ONE OF THE BEST TRUST SONS WE’VE SEEN
• Red necked, pigmented and red to the ground • Moderate framed and easy fleshing with strong hip and leg structure • Dam is an elite donor out of CMF 584T Frontier 634L with a beautiful udder and tremendous milk flow • Calves are stout and follow his pattern • Owned with Journagan Ranch/ Missouri State University
Semen and certificates available from owners. $20/Straw; $60/ Certificate WATCH FOR PROGENY FOR SALE AT SHOW-ME POLLED HEREFORD CLASSIC ON NOVEMBER 15TH AND MISSOURI OPPORTUNITY SALE ON DECEMBER 7, 2014
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AI Sires MSU TCF Revolution 4R SHF All Star 42X A191 MHPH 521X Action 106A Grandview CMR No Worries 9064 ET
Walking Sires R On Target 6431 (P43204399), a Hyalite On Target 936 son. GV CMR 223R Jace 86P A388 (P43381775), natural calf of CMR Miss P606 223R and maternal brother to Grandview CMR No Worries 9064 ET.
Consigning Cattle Annually
The Breeders Cup — August 30, 2014 Ladies of the Royal — November 1, 2014 Missouri Opportunity — December 7, 2014 Iowa Beef Expo — February 12, 2015 Contact us for bulls, females and show heifers throughout the year
DOSS HEREFORD FARMS
This Revolution female and her heifer calf sell in The Breeders Cup
Continually building our spring and fall herd with solid numbers and superior AI sires
6200 N.E. 142nd St. • Smithville, MO 64089 816-699-8831 • DHF6200@aol.com www.dossherefordfarms.com
HEARTLAND GENETIC BLEND SALE Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 • Sale Time: Noon Mueller Polled Hereford Farm, Perryville, Mo. A great offering of pairs, breds, heifers and bulls from these herds:
Aufdenberg Polled Herefords, Jackson, Mo. Lizzie’s Polled Herefords, Jackson, Mo. Mueller Polled Herefords, Perryville, Mo. Alex Roth Polled Herefords, Altenburg, Mo. Leimer Farms, Jackson, Mo. Apple Ridge Farms, Salem, Ill.
APH Vickie 16Z — Sold in last year’s sale
For more information, contact: Darrell Aufdenberg 573-270-6755 Brad Mueller 573-517-2999
DPH P530 Vic P230 Vic 0049 — Sold in last year’s sale
Evans Hereford Ranch Using two sons of these two Breed Giants:
EHR 408 Harland Z206 {DLF,HYF,IEF} CE 4.3; BW 2.5; WW 48; YW 86; MM 27; M&G 51; MCE 2.6; MCW 80; SC 1.2; FAT 0.050; REA 0.14; MARB 0.26; BMI$ 21; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 18; CHB$ 25 EHR 10H Uncle Silas Z242 CE 0.6; BW 5.0; WW 54; YW 79; MM 26; M&G 53; MCE 3.7; MCW 89; SC 1.0; FAT 0.015; REA 0.06; MARB 0.04; BMI$ 18; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 15; CHB$ 22
CJH Harland 408
EHR 518 Victor Y147 {DLF,HYF,IEF} CE -5.3; BW 5.3; WW 42; YW 69; MM 15; M&G 36; MCE -3.4; MCW 83; SC 0.8; FAT 0.007; REA 0.04; MARB -0.02; BMI$ 13; CEZ$ 8; BII$ 15; CHB$ 15
Visitors are always welcome Cow herd bloodlines: L1 Domino, Canadian and Victor Domino
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Mark, Kelly, Hannah and Rebekah Evans 194 Delaware Ln. • Squires, MO 65755 417-265-3649 • 417-683-7411 Cell EHRanch@yahoo.com
AI Sire: JMS Victor 892 114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} CE -0.5; BW 3.3; WW 56; YW 89; MM 17; M&G 45; MCE -4.3; MCW 83; SC 0.6; FAT 0.037; REA 0.20; MARB 0.26; BMI$ 15; CEZ$ 11; BII$ 14; CHB$ 27 • Owned with Rick and Laurie Steinbeck
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TH 65R 45P TANK 48W {DLF,HYF,IEF}
Sire: NJW FHF 9710 TANK 45P {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB -0.3 3.4 50 85 32 57 -1.7 75 0.8 0.042 0.35 0.10 B MI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 13 12 11 22
Thank you to the buyers of our 48W daughters at the Tennessee Agribition
Semen: $25/Straw; $50/Certificate
TH 70R 11X MR HEREFORD 34Z {DLF,HYF,IEF}
DKM MISS DANIKA 48W 1255 (Pictured prior to calving) Sire: TH 65R 45P Tank 48W Sold to Crouch Polled Herefords McMinnville, Tenn. for $12,000
Sire: TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF}
Picture after calving
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Semen: $30/Straw; $60/Certificate
Production Sale: September 7, 2015
PARKER BROS. POLLED HEREFORDS
DKM 095W MS DANIKA 48W 309 ET Sire: TH 65R 45P Tank 48W Sold to W&A Herefords Providence, N.C., for $5,250 Hereford.org
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The Brand of “Real World” Excellence in Hereford Genetics
CRR 719 TULO 928 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
P43032041 — Calved: Feb. 25, 2009 — Tattoo: BE 928
DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {SOD}{CHB} HRP THM VICTOR 109W 9329 {SOD}{CHB} TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RHF 964 VICTRA 4057 P42800895 KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122 {DLF,IEF} NJW 1Y WRANGLER 19D {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KBCR DOMINETTE 9112 CRR DO3 VISION 352 CRR 352 ECLIPSE 544 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42630829 CRR 63J ECLIPSE 280
SHF INTERSTATE 20X D03 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR 766 AMBER 953 S&S KODIAK 63J {SOD} CRR 587B ECLIPSE 643 {DOD}
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.5 4.4 71 102 22 58 -2.2 103 1.2 -0.017 0.62 -0.12 20 14 16 31 .33 .63 .53 .53 .25 .27 .41 .38 .32 .33 .28
• Bell Ranch’s curve bending son of TH 122 71I Victor 719T
Highly proven and excelling under the toughest environment and the most complete Bull Test in the country.
“Bulls for the 21st Century” Test & Sale — March 8, 2015.
See www.slcnv.com. Consigning 20 powerful yearling bulls. • All Classes Value Added Seedstock for Sale Private Treaty HERD SIRES: CRR 4037 Durango 118 (P43186322), sired by THM Durango 4037
CE 4.1 (.32); BW 1.6 (.53); WW 59 (.43); YW 84 (.43); MM 21 (.23); M&G 50; MCE 3.0 (.28); MCW 95 (.37); SC 0.2 (.21); FAT -0.012 (.30); REA 0.38 (.30); MARB 0.10 (.27); BMI$ 15; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 10; CHB$ 30
CRR 100W Trust 370 ET (P43384592), sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET
CE -1.7 (.18); BW 2.5 (.44); WW 48 (.35); YW 80 (.35); MM 31 (.19); M&G 55; MCE 1.6 (.15); MCW 100 (.33); SC 1.1 (.20); FAT 0.010 (.23); REA 0.84 (.24); MARB 0.16 (.21); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 17; CHB$ 26
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MCR HARLANDS DOMINO 978 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 43086866 — Calved: Aug. 24, 2009 — Tattoo: BE 978
HH ADVANCE 9005J {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CJH HARLAND 408 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42536808 CJH L1 DOMINETTE 0064 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
KB L1 DOMINO 519 HH MS ADVANCE 4054D {DOD} L1 DOMINO 920501 {SOD} CJH L1 DOMINETTE 759 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} MCR L1 GOLD DOMINET 423 42551673 MCR PPF MISS GOLD DOM 206 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 490 {DOD} C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CJH 386 MISS 035
CE 2.2 (.23); BW 3.5 (.67); WW 54 (.59); YW 92 (.60); MM 31 (.21); M&G 58; MCE 2.5 (.21); MCW 94 (.36); SC 1.3 (.36); FAT -0.004 (.34); REA 0.41 (.35); MARB 0.18 (.31); BMI$ 22; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 18; CHB$ 30
Other sires in use: CJH Harland 408, Churchill Yankee ET, CK Mr On Target H002, CK Mr Harland K003, UPS Odyssey 7069, UPS Domino 3027, and THR Thor 4029
Ray Negus, manager Ray Cell 785-826-0140 Home 785-667-4138 John Vanier Office 785-823-3794 224
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Brookville, KS 67425 Ranch 785-225-6767
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KING DOMINO
AF HL King Domino 1018 {DLF,HYF,IEF} For Sale:
Long yearlings, homozygous polled, King Domino bulls
P43121782 — Calved: March 27, 2010 — Tattoo: LE 1018 KPHR HL1 KING DOM 8 AF HL KING DOMINO 737 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42870204 HAVRE MS KING DOMINO 37G
HL 1 KING DOMINO 1 HL 1 MISS K DOM 1 HL 1K KING DOMINO DES MISS KD LADY B207
AF KING DOMINO 222 AF MISS K DOM 622 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42691524 AF MISS K DOM 301
HAVRE KING DOMINO 71J {DLF,HYF,IEF} HAVRE LADY KING DOM 15G HL1 KING DOM 71224 HAVRE MS KING DOMINO 37G
Alexander Farms
Linebred King Dominos John Alexander Family 2756 S. Donmyer Gypsum, KS 67448-9414 785-536-4931 alexfarmed@gmail.com Breeding stock, semen and flushes for sale
The newest addition to our herd sire battery… CMR GVP MR MATERNAL 156T P42830222 — Calved: March 17, 2007 — Tattoo: BE 156T REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD}{CHB} PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RMTLL SALLYS LASS 120X P24020737 PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} RHF VICTOR 266 964 {DLF,HYF,IEF} HVF VICTORIA 1121 05 MHF VICTOR R125 17 JG WCN VICTRA 17 2103 P42212877 MHF MS VIC A51 567
CES VICTOR 44B R125 MF MISS VIC 9050 3034 ANHINGA VIC 834 A51 UG VICTRA FORAGER 2236
CE -2.6 (.32); BW 2.1 (.75); WW 70 (.66); YW 88 (.62); MM 29 (.36); M&G 64; MCE -0.1 (.29); MCW 87 (.42); SC 1.0 (.19); FAT 0.050 (.36); REA 0.85 (.39); MARB 0.22 (.34); BMI$ 20; CEZ$ 11; BII$ 17; CHB$ 32
Thanks to our friends and customers for making Partners In Progress XXVI a huge success! 2731 River Rd., Wadley, GA 30477 Kyle, Jennifer, Grand and Diana Kate Gillooly Kyle, cell 478-494-9593 Jennifer, cell 478-494-6693 predestinedcattle@hotmail.com
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scoring (BCS). BCS is a management tool for monitoring the nutritional status of beef cows ranging on a 1-9 scale method — 1 a severely thin cow, 9 an extremely obese cow. See “Body condition score reference chart,” Pages 230 and 231.
Bob Weaber, cow-calf Extension specialist at Kansas State University, stresses the importance of producers being aware of their cows’ BCS year-round. “Three or four times a year is ideal, but at a minimum, we want people to start thinking about it 100 days before calving, because we want cows to be in a 5 or 6 by calving time,” he explains. “If you are any later than that, there probably won’t be enough time to fix any problems.” He explaines a cow at a BCS of 4 and 100 days out of calving season would need to gain a pound a day between observation and calving in order to reach a BCS of 5. “Which is pretty easy and economic to do, but if you have 3s and you want them at 5s, that means she’s got to gain somewhere between 180 to 200 lb. of body weight. Now all the sudden you are talking about two pounds a day, and that’s when things become difficult,” Weaber says. While cows will perform well at a BCS of 5, Weaber adds, heifers need to be closer to a 6, because they are still trying to grow and may need some extra energy reserves as they start to lactate. “If you are managing heifers, they are probably further from green grass than cows, so having some insurance policy (with a BCS of 6) in heifers is never a bad idea,” he adds. However, it is not just the 100 days before calving that need to be focused on for improving BCS. Weaber adds producers need to monitor their cows’ condition during calving, especially those with long calving seasons. “Cows that calved at the beginning of the calving season might have dropped into 4s, so we’ll need to either get green grass or some other form of nutrients to them in order for them to be between a 5 or 6 before breeding season. We’ll always have fluctuation of body condition score; the idea is to try and manage it as economically as possible in the production cycle,” he says. Hereford.org
To maintain BCS, Weaber recommends producers have feedstuffs and facilities available to early wean calves and put them on feed, or early wean calves and sell them. “Two reasons for that,” he says. “One, if you’re in a drought, weaning calves drastically reduces nutrient requirement to cows. A lactating cow versus a dry cow — huge difference in body condition — so once we wean calves we can really extend the grazing season in a dry year and in a regular year as well.” If cows get into a low BCS, the cost of putting that body condition score back on is expensive, he explains. Therefore, maintaining an aligned nutrient requirement with range availability is the objective. Maintaining this requirement keeps producers from having to push a lot of expensive high-quality feedstuffs at their herds. “If you get into late August and you have cows that are thin, trying to get calves weaned — even if you’re in fescue or bluegrass country, where you have a flush of cool season grasses in the fall or on dry native grass like in Kansas — we can put on a body condition score or a score and a half just by feeding some protein supplementation and leaving the cows alone,” he adds. In order for this increase in BCS to work, cows can’t be lactating or gestating a third trimester calf. Weaber explains routine evaluation of cows at decision points along the biological cycle will affect ups and downs in the cycle, as well as keep cows from getting to thin. “I really like producers to think about BCS as the speedometer or gas gauge in a car — whichever way you want to look at it — and keeping tabs on that all the time is
the first objective. The old saying, ‘you can’t manage what you can’t measure,’ is absolutely true on body condition score,” Weaber says.
Producer perspective ‘Keeping tabs’ on the BCS of their herds and instilling a sustained nutrition program is something on which Hereford producers across the U.S. are putting more emphasis. Scott Betz of Trenton, Mo., says harsh weather conditions are what drove him to re-evaluate his cow nutrition program. “We started feeding Purina’s liquid Accuration during the drought of 2012 because we needed to stretch our grass,” Betz says. According to him, by adding a supplement to his cows during that summer, he saw an overall improvement in his conception rates, especially in his younger (2- to 3-year-old) cows, and an overall improvement in body condition. Due to the increased nutrition, his cows maintained their
improved BCS throughout the drought, a development that sold Betz on continuing with a sustained nutrition program. “At first we just intended to use it to get through the drought, until we had grass to use, but after we preg checked, we had cows that were bred that never should’ve been bred. Now we use this program year-round, and from what we’ve seen, especially with cattle prices, I don’t know if you can afford not to,” he adds. Like Betz, Lou Ellen Harr from northeast Ohio saw an improvement in her younger cows after implementing a sustained nutrition program. “I normally don’t AI (artificially inseminate) 2-year-olds; we just kick them out with the bull, but last year, we had 2-year-olds cycling quick enough that I ended up AIing half of them,” Harr says. A polled Hereford producer, Harr said she first became aware continued on page 232...
While cows will perform well at a BCS of 5 heifers need to be closer to a 6, because they are still trying to grow and may need some extra energy reserves as they start to lactate. — Bob Weaber Hereford.org
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Body condition score reference chart
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BCS Emaciated
Cow is extremely emaciated. Tailhead and ribs project prominently. No detectable fat over backbone and hips.
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Somewhat emaciated. Tailhead and ribs are less prominent. Backbone still sharp.
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Good overall appearance. Palpable fat cover on the ribs.
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Fleshy condition. Carries considerable spongy fat over ribs and around tailhead.
Source: Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™) User’s Guide
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BCS Borderline
Ribs are less sharp but definable. Some fat on spine.
Ribs not obvious. Some fat over ribs and hip bones. The backbone can be identified but feels rounded, not sharp.
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Very fleshy and over-conditioned. Large fat deposits over ribs and around tailhead. Backbone almost impossible to palpate.
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Firm pressure needed to feel backbone. High degree of fat is now palpable over ribs and around tailhead.
BCS Extremely fat
Cow has lost definition. Hips buried in fat tissue, looks blocky. May be impaired in mobility. Bone structure no longer visible.
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of the program a couple of years ago. After doing some research, she decided it would be worth her time to try it. “We began working harder on not being quite so tough on our cows when they were weaning a calf. We still try to match our resources with their nutrient requirement, and we don’t get them ‘sale ready’ in that late second/third trimester, but we’ve been working at maintaining that body condition score between a 5½ or 6,” she explains. Harr credits a good mineral program, occasionally adding a protein lick tub and forage testing for their consistent BCS.
Importance of forage testing “We are big believers in forage testing. If you don’t have your forages tested, you don’t know where you are at with nutritional value,” she says. “I would sure advise others to forage test. Paying for a $25 analysis of that sample can save a lot of money if you find you don’t need to purchase additional feed for those cows, especially during a time of year when their nutritional needs aren’t very high.” According to Harr, being aware of both the nutritional value of your forage as well as where your cows are in their nutritional needs will always pay off. “There have been times when we were amazed to find out we
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“I would sure advise others to forage test. Paying for a $25 analysis of that sample can save a lot of money if you find you don’t need to purchase additional feed for those cows, especially during a time of year when their nutritional needs aren’t very high.” — Lou Ellen Harr had hay that already met those cows’ needs. Where, if we had paid attention to the feed salesman, there would’ve been some additional feed supplementation,” she laughs. Weaber also stresses the economic importance of maximizing your forage potential in order to maintain consistent BCS. “I’m pretty tight, so I like to have cows get as much nutrient demand supplied by range and forage; that way I don’t have to
provide extra hay or extra protein supplementation. So trying to do a better job of allocating nutrients from a management standpoint, that I have available, is the strategy I like,” he says. Along with early weaning and managing available forage, Weaber suggests changing winter feeding programs to sort off young and old thin cows and separating them from the cows at a desirable BCS in order to have better control over how feed is allocated. “If you’ve done your job and sorted them out by 120 days before calving season, you can provide enough additional low-quality forage and protein supplement to a group of thin cows to get them back where you want and subsequently decrease the amount of nutrients you allocate to the cows that are adequate BCS,” he explains. “At the end of the day, you will probably feed the same amount of feed, but you’ll have done a better job allocating it to the cows that need it.” Weaber says, commonly, the cows that are the fleshiest are the most aggressive at the feed bunk. Since they are the most physically fit, they do a better job of dominating the feed bunk or hay feeder space then young, timid or old, thin cows. “That’s why it probably doesn’t change your feed bill, in terms of substantially decreasing it, but it sure keeps you from having to increase it just to feed those cows that are thin 30 days before calving season,” he adds. Despite varying views on actually putting a sustained nutrition program into action, Weaber, Betz and Harr were all in agreement that consistently maintaining a BCS of 5 to 6 is better for the cow, the calf and the wallet. “Cows are in better condition, so naturally, so are the calves. When you have that going for you, it’s bound to make everything better,” Betz concludes. HW
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43270793 — Calved: Jan. 7, 2012 — Tattoo: BE 2040
HH ADVANCE 6052F {SOD}{DLF,IEC} CL 1 DOMINO 392 {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 1028L {DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 160A {DOD} 42151313 HH MISS ADVANCE 731G HH ADVANCE 5029E HH MS ADVANCE 5018E
• CE 1.3; BW 1.6; WW 39; YW 69; MM 26; M&G 46; MCE 3.6; MCW 64; SC 0.8; FAT 0.009; REA 0.26; MARB 0.07; BMI$ 16; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 14; CHB$ 19
• Semen $20/straw
January 88X calf out of K&B Miss Excel 4216 March son of HH Advance 2040Z ET out of K&B Miss Excel 4216
Other Herd Sire:
DH DOMINO 990W
43114528 — Calved: Oct. 30, 2009 Sire: DH Domino 302 •Dam: DH Dominette 4151
• CE -0.6; BW 4.7; WW 51; YW 92; MM 24; M&G 50; MCE 0.0; MCW 72; SC 0.8; FAT 0.006; REA 0.42; MARB -0.01; BMI$ 14; CEZ$ 12; BII$ 12; CHB$ 23
Donor Dams: We are currently flushing these cows to the breed’s leading sires.
CL1 DOMINETTE 1120L
K&B MISS EXCEL 4216
• CE 1.8; BW 2.9; WW 42; YW 71; MM 23; M&G 44; MCE 1.2; MCW 72; SC 1.1; FAT 0.005; REA 0.20; MARB -0.09; BMI$ 18; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 17; CHB$ 16
• CE -4.1; BW 6.8; WW 52; YW 89; MM 34; M&G 60; MCE -1.6; MCW 97; SC 0.6; FAT -0.084; REA 0.56; MARB 0.00; BMI$ 11; CEZ$ 8; BII$ 9; CHB$ 28
42150368 — Calved: Jan. 26, 2001 Sire: HH Advance 9070J • Dam: CL 1 Dominette 8106H
• Jointly owned by Bixler Herefords and Bob-O-Lou Herefords
42490220 — Calved: March 23, 2004 Sire: • Dam:
ILLINOIS
HH ADVANCE 5161R {CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 396N {CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 7026T ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 2118M {DLF,IEF} 42785261 HH MISS ADVANCE 2111 M HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINET 496 1ET
• Jointly owned by Bixler Herefords, Bob-O-Lou Herefords and Sayre Herefords
DH DOMINETTE 5119
42655632 — Calved: Sept. 25, 2005 Sire: DH Domino 302 • Dam: DH Miss Advance 0113
• CE 1.0; BW 3.6; WW 47; YW 77; MM 21; M&G 44; MCE 1.1; MCW 69; SC 0.7; FAT 0.031; REA 0.02; MARB 0.01; BMI$ 14; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 12; CHB$ 18
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Bob-O-Lou Herefords Bob and Louis McConnell 846 E. 1800 N. Rd. Taylorville, IL 62568 217-623-5650
Gary and Debbie McConnell Box 253 • Kincaid, IL 62540 217-237-2627 Gary’s cell 217-827-2761
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Some of Our Best From 2013
RPH UNTAPPED WOW FACTOR 6A
RPH Party Time 743 9A
P43453857 - Calved: March 30, 2013 Untapped X Moler Manhood BW 3.1; WW 53; YW 85; MM 18; CHB$ 30
Calved: Sept. 30, 2013 About Time X Moler BW 5.2; WW 57; YW 94; MM 21; CHB$ 32
Our 2014 calves look good! Sired by: TH 89T 743 Untopped 425X • NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W Arlyn W. Rabideau 2765N 1500 East Rd., Clifton, IL 60927 815-694-2113
C-S Pure Gold • PHH PCC 812 True Grit 002 KCF Bennett Revolution X50 • RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124
Our 2014 calves look good! Sired by: SHF MS OUTCROSS 1215 ET • 2013 DuQuion State Fair Champion Hereford Heifer • C Cowgirl 7030 ET X Outcross
Exciting matings for 2014 out of Cowgirl by: GV CMR Strong 156T Y449 ET, NJW 73S 980 Hutton 109Z ET and NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET
C COWGIRL 7030 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
42786996 — Calved: Jan. 6, 2007 — Tattoo: BE 7030 CJH MISTER MOM 350 {SOD}{DLF,IEF} CJH COWBOY 512 {CHB}{DLF,IEF} 42611722 CJH L1 DOMINETTE 717
SHF FREESE 1218 ET
• 2013 DuQuion State Fair Supreme Champion Bull • 2013 Iowa State Fair Champion Hereford Bull • Full brother to SHF MS Outcross 1215 ET • Thank you to Bob Horne for purchasing Freese at the 2014 Iowa Beef Expo
C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} C NOTICE ME ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42280891 HH MISS ADVANCE 104A {DOD}
SAYRE HEREFORD FARM Tim, Tracie, Seely, Kendi and Kira 13188 Virginia Rd. • Arenzville, IL 62611 217-473-5143 • tsayre@irtc.net
PURPLE PENELOPE 104A ET
P43444758 — Calved: June 21, 2013 — Tattoo: LE 104A/RE PURP SHF RADAR M326 R125 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KJ HVH 33N REDEEM 485T ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42834201 HVH OKSANA 4L 33N {DLF,HYF,IEF} LAGRAND RELOAD 80P ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PURPLE COTTON 40T ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42830847 CRR D03 COTTON 356 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
• CE -3.1; BW 4.9; WW 64; YW 103; MM 22; M&G 54; MCE 0.9; MCW 116; SC 0.9; FAT 0.016; REA 0.70; MARB 0.10; BMI$ 17; CEZ$ 11; BII$ 14; CHB$ 30
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NEWBOLD FARMS INC. Mark Newbold 11109 N. 50th St. • Oblong, IL 62449 618-592-4590 • Cell 618-562-3401
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estward of Clay Center, Neb., the terrain appears nearly level, except for those odd mounds. They dot the landscape like little man-made hills — all of about the same size, evenly spaced and arranged in rows. During World War II and the Korean War, this was the site of the
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largest munitions manufacturing and storage facility in the U.S. And beneath those sod-covered mounds are the concrete storage bunkers that once housed bombs, mines and shells produced for the U.S. Navy. For the last 50 years, however, much of the acreage occupied by the former Naval Ammunition
Depot has been home to the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC). Cattle grazing among the old bunkers comprise the largest beef herd devoted to scientific research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS).
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In June 1964 Congress authorized 34,000 acres for the facility. It is unique — considering the acreage involved, its large animal populations and the sustainable funding MARC receives for long-term research. Some 3,000 acres are cultivated, producing irrigated corn and soybeans, alfalfa, and alternative forage crops. Most remaining acres are in permanent pasture, although 1,900 acres are in irrigated grass. Presently, research programs are using a female breeding population of 6,750 cattle, representing 18 breeds, and 2,800 sheep. MARC sows also produce 950 litters of pigs per year. Research pertaining to all three species is divided among four units.
MARC units The Genetics, Breeding and Animal Health Research Unit has focused on breed differences, heterosis and genomics (DNA sequence differences) and on how related knowledge can be used to enhance animal selection for breeding. This unit also studies interactions between disease pathogens and their animal hosts. Of particular interest is how genetic variation influences resistance to disease. Lowering the cost of meat animal production through improved feed efficiency is a focus of the Nutrition and Hereford.org
Environmental Management Research Unit. Here too, the role of genetics is investigated, along with different types of feed, feeding strategies and management. The nutrition scientists are seeking more knowledge about how the dam’s nutrition during gestation influences the health and performance of her offspring. Environmental research includes manure-handling practices, along with evaluation of the short- and long-term effects of nutrient application to crop fields. Scientists in this unit also evaluate feedlot surface management as it relates to control of runoff, dust and odor. Additionally, they investigate how climatic conditions affect animal health and wellbeing, focusing on methods for managing livestock stress. The Reproduction Research Unit investigates strategies for improving conception rates and embryo-fetal development. MARC reproductive physiologists also look for reliable predictors of lifelong productivity. The Meat Safety and Quality Research Unit studies foodborne pathogens and methods of controlling potential sources of contamination in meat products. The research team has developed interventions that are successfully applied, preharvest through harvest, to reduce the risk of foodborne illness. Meat scientists also are seeking methods to extend meat shelf life and are exploring areas of the genome that influence carcass composition and quality. While each unit has specific areas of focus, much of the
phenotypic information collected from MARC animal populations is shared. And genomics has become an integral part of the research activities of most units.
Focus on genomics “MARC has become the ARS center of genomics for beef cattle,” says its director, John Pollak. “This is the place of major ARS investment in genomics research.” And MARC is one of eight collaborating institutions involved in the National Program for Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency — a USDA grant-funded project for developing DNA-based technology to predict genetic merit for feed efficiency in beef cattle. Other partners in the research include the University of Missouri, Texas A&M University, Iowa State University, the University of Illinois, the University of Nebraska, the University of Minnesota and Washington State University. MARC has a long history of collaboration with land grant universities, breed associations and cattle breeders. It began more than 40 years ago with the Germ Plasm Evaluation (GPE) Program, which has sampled industry relevant sires representing 26 breeds, in order to estimate breed differences, heterosis and genetic correlations for economically relevant traits.
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Larry Kuehn, MARC geneticist, drawing blood from a calf in a research project.
has been a primary partner,” says Larry Kuehn, MARC geneticist, explaining that GPE research provided the foundation for continuing work in genomics and gene sequencing. The American Hereford Association (AHA) and Hereford breeders have contributed to other research conducted at MARC, including the Weight Trait Project — another collaboration whose goal is to move DNA technology into the commercial sector. “Herefords and Hereford breeders have played a role in MARC research since its beginning,
providing data and semen, and the breed has benefited from the partnership,” says Jack Ward, AHA’s chief operating officer and director of breed improvement. “Work at MARC contributed to our in-house genetic evaluations. In our genetic panel, we use the tenderness marker and parentage verification that MARC scientists developed.”
MARC research helped develop the tools individual breed associations are using for genetic evaluation programs and to pursue genomically enhanced expected progeny difference (EPD) values for various traits of interest. And now, says Pollak, MARC scientists are turning their attention to traits for which data collection is difficult, such as animal disease resistance and the healthfulness of meat. “For that, we believe the best route is not to depend on the existing genomic panels, but to collect and use gene sequencing data,” explains Pollak. “We’re focusing on sequencing bulls used in the GPE program, our own cattle population and others. We’re currently sequencing 16 to 18 animals per week and amassing a huge amount of data.” Pollak says MARC scientists are also sequencing the genomes of microorganisms. Of particular interest are the pathogens associated with the bovine respiratory disease complex. They are also looking at organisms related to food safety, such as
During the 2005 Hereford Young Guns Conference on Aug. 26, attendees enjoyed a bus tour of MARC, viewing different research herds and the MARC facilities.
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For more information, contact: Charlie Boyd Sr. 606-563-4412 Dale Stith 918-760-1550
At
Boyd Beef Cattle Mays Lick, Ky.
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 Selling 80 Lots Look for our catalog in the August Hereford World. Presented by Boyd Beef Cattle & Guests.
“Breed associations have been invaluable to the process, by providing lists of their respective breeds’ influential sires.”
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— Larry Kuehn shiga toxin-producing E. coli and salmonella. A significant amount of this work and other projects is supported by grants secured through collaborations. “We’ve been very successful in teaming with other entities to secure competitive grants,” states Pollak. “This year, we’re operating on $2 million received from government and industry sources. Included in that is a grant from the Nebraska Beef Council to help us look at beta agonists and their potential effects on animal mobility.” Along with the research, MARC-based collaborative efforts are grooming researchers for the future. Numerous graduate students from the University of Nebraska, South Dakota State University and Kansas State University spend time working with specific MARC scientists. Additionally, Pollak says funding has recently been secured for six positions in a new and more formal training program created in cooperation with the University of Nebraska. A total of 11 program positions are expected to be filled. “With programs like these,” explains Pollak, “we’re preparing the next generation of scientists.” HW Hereford.org
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2013 NAILE Reserve Grand Champion Semen available
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INAUGURAL FEMALE SALE Traynham & Cox Family
August 30, 2014 — 3 p.m.
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Traynham Ranch • Ft. Klamath, Ore. Show Heifers, Bred Females & Spring Cow/Calf Pairs • Featuring daughters of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET and C Bar1 0235 88X Ribeye 2235
C BAR1 0235 88X RIBEYE 2235 Sire: NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET
Dam: C MS Bailout 0235 ET
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.6 5.2 67 95 31 64 2.1 124 1.2 -0.022 0.57 0.02 21 16 16 32
Semen: $35/Straw, 10 straw min.; $65/Certificate or $1,500 package of 20 straws, 10 certificates Triple T Farms Puyallup, WA Bill and Pauline Tribble Rick, Michelle and Courtney Tribble 253-537-8660 • 253-405-2888 tripletfarms@comcast.net
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Smith and Teresa Cox 13892 Jefferson Hwy. 99E S.E. Jefferson, OR 97352 541-327-2458 • 541-981-3553 cell coxherefords@yahoo.com
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F May 8, Khloe weighed 5 lb., 6 oz. and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are John and Joni Nelson of Nelson Herefords, Burwell, Neb.
New Arrivals
Lilian and Logan Hain
Kirk and Raegan Hain, Hoffman Herefords, Seward, Neb., announce the birth of their twins, Lilian Ann and Logan Allen. Born Jan. 25, Lilian weighed 5 lb., 7 oz. and was 19 inches long. Logan weighed 5 lb., 1 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Dennis and Dixie Hoffman of Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb. Travis and Sara Simpson, Simpson Polled Herefords, Grimes, Iowa, announce the birth of their Lilah Simpson daughter, Lilah Ann. Born April 14, Lilah weighed 8 lb., 1 oz. and was 21.2 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Becky Simpson, Redfield, Iowa. Trevor and Kaci Toelle of TK Cattle Co., Burwell, Neb., announce the arrival of their daughter, Khloe Nicole. Born
In Passing Diane K. (Riffel) Beecham, 68, Woodbine, Kan., passed away Oct. 22, 2013. She was the daughter of Jesse (senior) and Leah Riffel, owners of Diane Beecham Plain View Farms of Chapman and Enterprise, Kan. Diane’s brothers, all involved in the registered polled Hereford business all or part of their lives and preceding her in death were Jesse (junior), Elmer, Donald and Leon Riffel. Two other siblings, Leanna and Orville, died young. Diane in her youth was active with Plain View Farms showing and raising polled Herefords. She was a lifetime member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church Shadybrook; enjoyed gardening and handwork; was a great cook, especially of German dishes; and loved being a grandma. Diane is survived by her husband, Roger; three children, Rance, Leah Kay and April; and nine grandchildren.
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Edwin “Eddy” D. Beery, 74, Vida, Mont., passed away March 27. He spent his entire life raising cattle and was very passionate about the Hereford Eddy Beery breed. He was an early member of the Total Performance Records (TPR) program and was dedicated to breeding honest cattle. Eddy and his wife, Joanne, worked hard to make Beery’s Land and Livestock a success. Eddy first met Joanne at the Richland County Fair in Sidney, Mont., and hired her to show his Hereford cattle. Eddy was named Hereford Man of the Year by the Montana Hereford Association and served as the Montana Hereford Association president. He served on the Vida School Board, was named Jaycee Farmer of the Year, was a member of the Lutheran Church of Richey and served on the church council for the Community Church in Vida. He was an advocate of the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch and Shriners Hospital. He believed in 4-H and was a youth member and then leader for many years. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Joanne; his children — Lissa Volbrecht, Nita Crockett, Beth Conroy and Matt Beery; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
STATE ASSOCIATION NEWS West Virginia Polled Hereford Association
Michigan Hereford Association
2014 West Virginia Polled Hereford Association board of directors (seated, l to r) are: Connie Grogg, Cox Mills, secretary/treasurer; Mike Taylor, Petersburg, president; and Ed Martin, Harrisville, vice president. Directors (standing, l to r) are: Eric Goff, Harrisville; Dr. Mike McDonald, Jane Lew; Butch Law, Harrisville; and Derek Haught, Smithville. Not pictured is Ken Scott, Beaver.
Eugene and Evelyn Simpkins of Sugar Sweet Ranch, Gladwin, Mich., were named 2014 Hall of Merit Award Winners. Pictured (l to r) are: Eugene and Evelyn Simpkins; granddaughters, Caitlin and Jessica Simpkins; and son, Scott Simpkins.
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In the News Congratulations to National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members Jason May, Randolph, Minn.;
Brooke Jensen, Courtland, Kan.; Melissa Grimmel, Jarrettsville, Md.; Amanda Bacon, Siloam Springs, Ark.; Anna Krieger, Universal, Ind.; and
Marie Lock, Avon, Ill., who were each awarded one of the 20 distinguished Sullivan Supply/Stock Show University Scholarships. HW
Site marks beginnings of cattle breed The Gammon farm National Historic site will be spruced up prior to its 30th anniversary. Story and photos by Christina Dittmer History books and animal science textbooks both testify that the polled Hereford breed of cattle originated in Des Moines, Iowa, but many Warren County, Iowa, residents know otherwise. They know the breed was actually developed by a Warren County man who created the first-ever American breed of beef way back in 1901. And they know right where it happened. And they plan to make it easier for everyone else to know as well. Hereford cattle were bred in Hereford County, England, in the early part of the 18th century, according to Orville K. Sweet’s book “Birth of a Breed.” Kentucky politician Henry Clay brought the breed to America around 1816 or 1817. By 1901, 11 Herefords born without horns, or “polled,” were registered as their own breed, the book explains. While being born without horns had happened to a few Hereford cattle naturally for generations, Warren Gammon, a lawyer in St. Marys, Iowa, began working to make it happen regularly. And the polled Hereford breed was born. Gammon bought 14 naturally polled Herefords from members of the American Hereford Association. Eleven of those were the first to be registered as polled Herefords — and the first to be recognized as an American-bred beef breed in 1901. The original site of the Gammon barn, near a hill on 65th Avenue in New Virginia, was recognized with a plaque located on a large boulder in 1969. Fred Knosby, the landowner at the time, donated a 100-foot-by-100-foot plot for the memorial. Volunteers at the event included Bert Gammon, Warren Gammon’s son and the 35-year executive secretary of the American Polled Hereford Association (APHA); Lynn Storm, APHA president; Dr. Max E. Olson, president of the Iowa Polled Hereford Association (IPHA); Robert Dittmer, IPHA director; and Sweet, APHA secretary and executive director. In 1984 the site was registered as a National Historic Site. In 1991 the Gammon barn was moved to the Iowa State Fairgrounds, where it serves as the National Polled Hereford Museum and houses pictures, scrapbooks, books, magazines and the large plaque originally dedicated in 1969. Soon, the site on 65th Avenue will get a bit of a makeover. The old fence around the marker, made of wooden fence posts and barbed wire, will be torn down, and the area around the fence will be cleaned up to accommodate a new fence. Rande Seuferer of Milo, Iowa, is heading up the project. It’s time for some improvements, he says. “This summer will be the 30th anniversary, and my main objective is to spruce up the area and get it ready for that,” he says. Seuferer says that in 2014, the site will have been a National Historic Site for 30 years and will have been marked for 45 years. Essentially what the site needs is to be mowed and brush moved away from the new fence. “Just to keep it in respectable order,” Seuferer says, “out of respect for the breed and the breeders.” Hereford.org
Big Rock Stone is the name of the boulder where a large plaque was mounted recognizing where the polled Hereford breed was born. In 1969 a plaque was placed at the site. It was slated to be in front of a large boulder. But due to rainy weather, the boulder couldn’t make it to the big debut. Big Rock Stone had been at the Big Rock School, one mile south of where it sits now. Historians say kids used to sit on it to eat their lunches. When it was time to move the stone, movers needed special permission from the county engineer to haul it across a bridge that was not meant to carry that much weight. The plaque marking the birthplace of the polled Hereford cattle sits on Big Rock Stone.
To learn more about the breeds’ founders, visit the Gammon barn and National Polled Hereford Museum at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 7 to 17. To visit this piece of Warren County and American agricultural heritage, go to 1854 165th Ave., New Virginia. The GPS coordinates are 93° 40' 59.508" W, 41° 15' 21.036" N. If you’re coming from Indianola, take Iowa Highway 92 west, turn south on Highway R57, go 7.6 miles, turn west onto Quebec Street, then turn north on 65th Avenue 1.4 miles later. The marker is on the east side of the road about 0.4 mile after the turn. HW
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NEILYNE ARCTIC ATTITUDE 1A Sire: TH 12L 63N Tundra 62T • Dam: JF Ms Time Keeper 743 29X CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 3.4 2.5 62 105 21 52 3.0 117 0.8 -0.011 0.50 -0.03 18 17 12 30
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3rd Annual Production Sale
Saturday, October 18th, 2014 • 1 p.m. (CST) Location — Deppe Farm,
21748 150th St. in Maquoketa, IA 52060
MEMORIES are the key not to the past, but to the future.
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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 Montana, cell 563-451-5036 • Austin, cell 563-451-5238 Chance, cell 563-451-5037 • Nick, cell 563-249-0619 deppejj@netins.net or josiedeppe@gmail.com
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Haviland, Kan.—April 4 Auctioneer: Jim Birdwell Reported by: Levi Landers 96 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $605,472; average - - - - - $6,307 24 females- - - - - - - - $181,992; average - - - - - $7,583 120 lots- - - - - - - - - - $787,464; average - - - - - $6,562 Additional lots 65 comm. females- - - $115,875; average - - - - - $1,783 BULLS SHF Air Force X36 A03, 2/1/13, by SHF Kennedy 502R X36, to Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. (½ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $20,000 SHF Access Y90 A216, 3/12/13, by SHF Literal W18 Y90, to Ochsner Ranch, Torrington, Wyo. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $27,500 SHF All American LG A70, 2/12/13, by KJ C&L J119 Logic 023R ET, to Select Sires, Plain City, Ohio (½ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $16,000 SHF Alamo W18 A35, 2/7/13, by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET, to CK Ranch, Brookville (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $22,000
SHF Arrow P20 A267, 1/30/13, by SHF Progress P20, to Red Hills Herefords, Clinton, Okla.; and 3D Cattle Co., Arapaho, Okla. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - $15,500 SHF Ally Y02 A40, 2/7/13, by SHF York 19H Y02, to Buell Jackson & Sons, Mechanicsville, Iowa (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,000 SHF Apache Y02 A98, 2/16/13, by SHF York 19H Y02, to Jeremiah Lackey, Conway Springs (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 SHF Abram Y90 A167, 3/1/13, by SHF Literal W18 Y90, to David Ranch, Lenora (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 SHF Absolute R117 A170, 3/3/13, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117, to David Ranch (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 SHF Amazon LG A46, 2/9/13, by KJ C&L J119 Logic 023R ET, to David Ranch (¾ interest, full possession) - - $9,500 FEMALES SHF Maggie M326 W04 ET, 1/31/09, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, to Golden Oak Livestock, Bowden, Alberta- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,000 SHF Lacy R117 W52, 2/12/09, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117, to James Kinnear, Joshua, Texas- - - - - - $11,500 SHF Maggie P20 W155, 3/12/09, by SHF Progress P20, to Oak Creek Farms, Moundridge- - - - - - $10,500 SHF Maggie M326 W69 ET, 2/13/09, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, to Drew Perez, Nara Visa, N.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000 SHF Prairie 4037 W09 ET, 2/4/09, by THM Durango 4037, to Shady Hollow Livestock, Salem, N.J. - - $9,000 SHF Lacy P20 W125, 2/24/09, by SHF Progress P20, to Frueh Angus, Hopkins, Mo.- - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000 SHF Maggie M326 W91 ET, 2/16/09, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, to CML Herefords, Aberdeen, S.D.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 SHF Cheer P68 W58, 2/12/09, by SHF Phoenix M33 P68, to Bar-H Farms, Sewickley, Pa. - - - - - - - - $8,500 SHF Lacy R117 W76, 2/15/09, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117, to Peebles Family Cattle, Crawford, Colo.-$8,500 SHF 30U P20 W166, 3/15/09, by SHF Progress P20, to Preston Hipp, Prim, Ark.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 SHF Maggie T57 W105, 2/18/09, by SHF Tug R117 T57, to Brian Coon, Goodland; and 4V Douthit Hereford Ranch, St. Francis- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 SHF Miss T58 W95, 2/16/09, by SHF Treasure R117 T58, to Union Center Genetics, Blue Springs, Neb. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 SHF Maggie M326 W41 ET, 2/10/09, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, to Boothill Herefords, Burwell, Neb. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000
SALE SUMMARY (U.S. sales reported in this summary occurred during the 2013-14 fiscal year.) No. Bulls Females Total Sale Sales No. Avg. No. Avg. No. Gross Avg. Consignment 7 58.50 $3,221 193.00 $2,866 251.50 $741,550 $2,949 Production 17 514.75 $5,541 666.50 $4,967 1,181.25 $6,162,760 $5,217 Month Total 24 573.25 $5,304 859.50 $4,495 1,432.75 $6,904,310 $4,819 13/14 YTD 185 6,056.90 $5,089 6,054.50 $4,624 12,111.40 $58,820,074 $4,857
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Michigan Beef Expo
E. Lansing, Mich.—April 5 Auctioneer: Doug Sheridan Reported by: John Meents 6 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - $13,400; average - - - - - $2,233 8 females - - - - - - - - - $23,650; average - - - - - $2,956 14 lots- - - - - - - - - - - - $37,050; average - - - - - $2,646 Additional lots 2 semen lots- - - - - - - - - $400; average - - - - - - $200 BULL SSF 507 Untapped 314, 1/5/13, by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET, consigned by B.J. Herman & Sons, Edgerton, Ohio, to Kevin Bock, Coleman- - - - - - $4,000 FEMALES GG W901 Sun Dance 229Z, 4/23/12, by GG Chief Dun R Good W901, consigned by Hanson’s Double G Herefords, Stephenson, to Dale Frey, Ann Arbor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,100 GG 11X Miss Patches 302A, 2/10/13, by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X, consigned by Hanson’s Double G Herefords, to Gale Pickworth, Collins, Ohio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,400 SSR Miss Dora 245, 5/5/12, by SSR Mr Radiant 920, and a March heifer calf by SSR Mr Bojangles 06, consigned by Sugar Sweet Ranch, Gladwin, to Carl Cline, Diamond Lake - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,200 TCG Summertime 20A, 2/27/13, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by TCG Cattle, Niles, to Causie Ranch, Leslie- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,100
Delaney Herefords Inc./ Atkins Herefords
Lake Benton, Minn.—April 7 Auctioneer: Jim Birdwell Reported by: Levi Landers 29 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $153,700; average - - - - - $5,300 Additional lots 30 comm. females- - - $93,090; average - - - - - $3,103 BULLS JDH TS 20W Cracker Jack 23A ET, 2/5/13, by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET, to Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch, Okotoks, Alberta; and Lilybrook Herefords, Claresholm, Alberta- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $16,000 JDH AH 349 Redeem 10A ET, 2/1/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Keith Smith, Lake Norden, S.D.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 JDH MS 670U Redeem 49A, 2/21/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Johnson Hereford Farm, Milford, Iowa- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,250 JDH AH 349 Redeem 27A ET, 2/7/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Wagner Herefords, Redfield, S.D.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 JDH 52U Redeem 22A ET, 2/5/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Jarrod Kramer, Freeman, S.D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,250 JDH 3X Redeem 51A, 2/23/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Pesek Cattle Farm, Taunton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,250
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Gerber Land & Cattle
Richmond, Ind.—April 8 Auctioneer: Eddie Burks Reported by: John Meents 13.5 bulls- - - - - - - - - $79,000; average - - - - - $5,852 10 females - - - - - - - - $19,000; average - - - - - $1,900 23.5 lots - - - - - - - - - - $98,000; average - - - - - $4,170 Additional lots 11 comm. yearlings - - $17,800; average - - - - - $1,618 16 comm. pairs- - - - - $45,300; average - - - - - $2,831 BULLS Gerber Anodyne 001A, 1/27/13, by KCF Bennett 9126J R294, to Loewen Herefords, Waukomis, Okla.; Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan.; and Candy Meadow Farms Inc., Lexington, Tenn. (¾ interest) - - - - - - $35,000 Gerber Revolution 021Y, 2/12/11, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, to Alex Mih, Chanute, Kan. (¾ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,250 Gerber Foremost 124A, 4/9/13, by EFBeef Foremost U208, to Stephen Hill, Falmouth- - - $5,000 Gerber Ambassador 043A, 2/19/13, by Schu-Lar On Target 22S, to Alex Mih- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,000 Gerber Foremost 008A, 2/3/13, by EFBeef Foremost U208, to Barb Weston, Constantine, Mich. - - - - $4,000
Ellis Farms
Chrisman, Ill.—April 12 Auctioneer: Joel Birdwell Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh8 30 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $119,400; average - - - - - $3,980 16 females- - - - - - - - $46,496, average - - - - - $2,906 46 lots - - - - - - - - - - $165,896; average - - - - - $3,606 Additional lots 5 comm. females- - - - - $8,550; average - - - - - $1,710 BULLS EFBeef U248 Fellis A246, 3/10/13, by EFBeef M326 Fellis U248 ET, to Nelson Polled Herefords, Minn. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 EFBeef U208 Fortune 312A ET, 3/7/13, by EFBeef Foremost U208, to Will Green, Texas (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,750 EFBeef X651 Tested A250, 3/13/13, by EFBeef TFL U208 Tested X651 ET, to L III Farms, Tom Luthy, Mo. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,500 EFBeef N093 Proficient 311A ET, 3/6/13, by EFBeef Schu-Lar Proficient N093, to Taylor Reichard/5R Cattle Co., Pa. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,750 EFBeef U208 Fortune A299, 4/4/13, by EFBeef Foremost U208, to Bill Lawlyes, Ind. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,750
NJW Polled Herefords
Sheridan, Wyo.—April 9 Auctioneer: Joe Goggins Reported by: Ben Brillhart 67 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $564,000; average - - - - - $8,418 BULLS NJW 78P Twentytwelve 190Z ET, 9/9/12, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Southern Cattle Co., Pearl, Miss. (¾ semen interest, full possession)- - - - - - - $62,500 NJW 135U 10Y Hometown 88A ET, 2/13/13, by NJW 135U 10Y Hometown 88A ET, to Santee Farms LLC, Ft. Meyers, Fla. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - $42,500 NJW 30Y 4037 Durango 31A, 2/6/13, by THM Durango 4037, to Santee Farms LLC (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $35,000 NJW 73S 980 Hutton 90A ET, 2/14/13, by CRR Helton 980, to Kaczmarek’s 4K Herefords, Salem, Mo.; and WMC Cattle Co., Wasola, Mo. (¾ semen interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $19,000 NJW 67U 100W Bobcat 172A, 3/15/13, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Santee Farms LLC (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $19,000 NJW 73S 485T Golden 66A ET, 2/11/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Santee Farms LLC (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $17,000 NJW 47X 8Y Homegrown 51A, 2/9/13, by NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ET, to Thorstenson Hereford Ranch, Selby, S.D. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - $16,000 NJW 96P 8Y Homegrown 18A ET, 2/2/13, by NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ET, to Gary Teague, Ft. Morgan, Colo. (¾ semen interest, full possession)- - - - - $15,000 NJW 135U 10Y Hometown 27A, 2/5/13, by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET, to Visborg Ranch, Sheridan (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,000 NJW 93X 10Y Hometown 163A, 3/11/13, by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET, to George Ochsner & Sons, Torrington (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - $13,250 BW NJW 83W 44U Oath 160A, 3/9/13, by NJW 98S Durango 44U, to Forrest Polled Herefords, Saluda, S.C. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - $13,000 Hereford.org
Knoll Crest Farm
Red House, Va.—April 12 Auctioneer: Dalton Bennett Reported by: Tommy Coley 19 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - $76,750; average - - - - - $4,039 Additional lots 90 comm. females- - $193,259; average - - - - - $2,147 BULLS KCF Bennett Redeem A65, 2/17/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Greenwood Cattle LLC, Washington (2/3 interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,500 KCF Bennett 141 A116, 2/26/13, by Hyalite On Target 141, to Ron Reed, Las Vegas, Nev. ( ⁄ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,250 PCR Target Time 315A, 3/23/13, by Hyalite On Target 936, to J.H. Fitzgerald, Tyro (2/3 interest) - - $5,250 KCF Bennett Redeem A74, 2/19/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Jeff Hart, Philippi, W.Va. ( ⁄ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 PCR Archer 304A, 2/26/13, by Hyalite On Target 936, to Temple Farm, Scotland Neck, N.C. ( ⁄ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 PCR Target 312A, 3/7/13, by Hyalite On Target 936, to Billy and Jackie Koontz, Unionville ( ⁄ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 2
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Selby, S.D.—April 12 Auctioneer: Doug Dietterle Reported by: Levi Landers 30 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $123,100; average - - - - - $4,103 13 females- - - - - - - - -$28,450; average - - - - - $2,188 43 lots- - - - - - - - - - - $151,550; average - - - - - $3,524 BULLS THR Thor 3213A, 3/31/13, by Mac’s Renditon 20X, to Stroh Hereford Ranch, Kildeer, N.D. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 THR Thor 3060A, 3/14/13, by THR Thor 4029, to Durbin Creek Ranch, Thermopolis, Wyo. - - - - - $9,000
THR Thor 3068A, 3/17/13, by THR Thor 4029, to Durbin Creek Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 THR Thor 3027A, 3/10/13, by THR Thor 4029, to Scott Katus, Watauga- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,000 THR Thor 3020A, 3/9/13, by Mac’s Renditon 20X, to C O D Ranch, Gettysburg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,500 THR Thor 3050A, 3/13/13, by Mac’s Renditon 20X, to Tom Semmler, Parkston- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,500
Washington All Breed Classic
Puyallup, Wash.—April 12 Auctioneer: Kyle Colyer Reported by: Mark Holt 3 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - $10,450; average - - - - - $3,483 10 females - - - - - - - - $18,300; average - - - - - $1,830 13 lots- - - - - - - - - - - - $28,750; average - - - - - $2,112 BULLS LSH 41W Vision 2020, 3/23/12, by NJW 54N R117 Ribeye 41W, consigned by Laurie Soper, Auburn, to Joe Shattuck, Roosevelt- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,800 Castle Ridge Iron Will 9Z, 11/5/12, by C Maui Jim ET, consigned by Castle Ridge Cattle Co., Warden, to Eldon Murray, Auburn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,200 Castle Ridge Iron Will 8Z, 11/4/12, by C Maui Jim ET, consigned by Castle Ridge Cattle Co., to Doran Farms, Acme- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,450 FEMALES Castle Ridge Jessica 2A, 4/4/13, by Castle Ridge Ironwill 9N, consigned by Castle Ridge Cattle Co., to Jamie Mason, Ferndale- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,400 GF 6087 Zena 15A, 3/12/13, by BR 786 Sooner 6087 ET, consigned by Gallagher Farms, Enumclaw, to Colton and Erik Titus, Castle Rock- - - - - - - - $2,200
West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn.
Jackson’s Mill, W.Va.—April 12 Auctioneer: John Spiker Reported by: John Meents 6 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - $15,350; average - - - - - $2,558 26 females - - - - - - - - $57,200; average - - - - - $2,200 32 lots- - - - - - - - - - - - $72,550; average - - - - - $2,267 BULLS DNSK 100W 9549 Allegiance 369A, 3/4/13, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, consigned by Knotts Polled Herefords, Fairmont, to Altaverde Farms, Moatsville- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,550 JW 28W N17 Tanker Z53, 11/15/12, by TH 95S 45P Tank 28W, consigned by Westfall Polled Hereford Farms, Spencer, to Hutchinson Hereford Farm, Elizabeth- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 FEMALES ECA 6W Winnie 485T 7AA, 3/14/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, consigned by Ullman Family Farms, Graysville, Ohio, to Scott Moore, Whipple, Ohio- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,100 WVU Cherry Blossom 12 171, 2/7/11, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117; and an October bull calf by STAR Classic On Stylin 328Y ET, consigned by West Virginia University, Morgantown, to Grogg Family Herefords, Coxs Mill- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,000 WVU Prospectita 42 177, 3/1/11, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117; and an October bull calf by STAR Classic On Stylin 328Y ET, consigned by West Virginia University, to Deja View Farms, Cambridge, Ohio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,900 continued on page 262...
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Huth Polled Herefords/ Beef Resources Partnership
Creston, Iowa—April 16 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 35 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $113,500; average - - - - - $3,243 BULLS Huth T013 On Target A028, 4/23/13, by Hyalite On Target 936, to Amana Farms, Amana (½ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 Huth W046 Signature A027, 4/23/13, by Huth Signature X083, to Snedden Ranch, Maricopa, Calif. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,700 Huth Y8 Domino 3027 A004, 4/14/13, by UPS Domino 3027, to Amana Farms (½ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,250 Huth T008 Slammer A052, 5/4/13, by Huth The Babe W903 ET, to Erickson Bros., Clarinda- - - - $4,500 BRP Prime Time 05 330, 3/24/13, by BRP Prime Design R73 05, to Amana Farms- - - - - - - - - - - $4,400
Burns Farms
Pikeville, Tenn.—April 19 Auctioneers: Jim Birdwell, Dustin Layton Reported by: Tommy Coley 37.5 bulls- - - - - - - - - $133,300; average - - - - - $3,555 136 females- - - - - - - $425,900; average - - - - - $3,132 173.5 lots - - - - - - - - $559,200; average - - - - - $3,223 BULLS BF TMG 485T Redemption 3165, 9/23/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Paquette Hereford Ranch, St. Anne, Ill. (½ interest)- - - - - - - - - - - - - $15,500 BF 408 Harland 2128, 9/12/12, by CJH Harland 408, to Dudley Bros., Comanche, Texas- - - - - - $9,000 FEMALES CSF BR Goldreil 7902 ET, 9/7/07, by BR Lansing 3060, to Rogan Hereford Farms, Rogersville- $18,000 BF 0146 Misha 3205, 10/7/13, by H W4 Grizzly 0146 ET, to Case Wilson, Bowdon, Ga.- - - - - - $15,000 BF Edith 737 ET, 9/5/07, by HH Home Builder, to Paquette Hereford Ranch; and a September heifer calf by NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ET, to The Main Group, Dunlap- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 BF 3027 Dior 254, 8/12/12, by UPS Domino 3027, to Phillip Williams, Donalsonville, Ga.- - - - - - - $9,000 BF M326 Beoncia 8125, 10/12/08, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, to Jeanne Scanland, Chattanooga; and an October heifer calf by CL 1 Domino 0100X, to Jeff Ballew, Shreveport, La.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500
Stuber Ranch
Bowman, N.D.—April 19 Auctioneer: Joe Goggins Reported by: Levi Landers 110 bulls- - - - - - - - - $678,500; average - - - - - $6,168 55 females - - - - - - - $252,250; average - - - - - $4,586 165 lots- - - - - - - - - - $930,750; average - - - - - $5,641 Additional lots 116 comm. females- $212,000; average - - - - - $1,828 BULLS SR Diabolo 613A, 4/1/13, by SR Indigo 1181Y, to Van Newkirk Herefords, Oshkosh, Neb.; Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont.; and Doyle Hereford Ranch, Wolfe City, Texas (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - $32,500 262
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SR Sustain 63A, 3/8/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Triple L Ranch, Mexia, Texas (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $17,500 SR Scope 53A, 3/8/13, by CL 1 Domino 0130X 1ET, to Boehnke Herefords, Kramer; and Friedt Herefords, Mott- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $20,000 SR Scope 623A, 4/1/13, by CL 1 Domino 0130X 1ET, to Engelhaupt Herefords, Butte, Neb. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $15,000 SR Forte 103A, 3/12/13, by HH Advance 0132X, to Gustafson Herefords, Junction City, Kan. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,000 GK Sustain A393, 3/25/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Landt Herefords, Union, Iowa - - - - - $16,000 SR Navarro II 583A, 3/31/13, by SR Navarro 450X, to Rankin and Sons Inc., Draper, S.D. (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,000 LS Sustain 193A, 3/20/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Carswell-Nichols Herefords, Alton, Kan. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $15,000 SR Rendition 1433A, 5/1/13, by Churchill Yankee ET, to Leroy Helbling, Mandan - - - - - - - - - - - $14,500 SR Maxim 1283A, 4/22/13, by KB L1 Domino 655 ET, to Middleswarth Herefords, Torrington, Wyo. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,250 SR Regulator 03A, 2/8/13, by Snowshoe 743 Regulator 08X, to River Run Ranch, Medora (¾ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 Churchill SR Redeem 3255A ET, 4/24/13, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Mader Farms Inc., Logan, Kan. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - $7,750 SR Sustain 83A, 3/9/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Scott Indvik, Souris (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - $7,500 SR Navarro II A353, 3/25/13, by SR Navarro 450X, to Doug Kozic, Belle Plaine, Iowa - - - - - - - - - $10,000 SR Diabolo 513A, 3/28/13, by SR Indigo 1181Y, to Lawrence Bartel, Mancos, Colo. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 SR Sustain 703A, 2/25/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Blue Creek Livestock Co., Oshkosh, Neb. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,250 SR Sustain 773A, 3/1/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Giedd Hereford Ranch, Washburn - - - $9,000 SR Sustain 783A, 3/1/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to B-Bar Herefords, Roby, Texas- - - - - - - $9,000 SR Sustain 153A, 3/16/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Don Weaver, Big Sandy, Mont.- - - - - - $8,500 SR Sustain 753A, 2/28/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Rorvig Ranch, McVille- - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 SR Sustain 763A, 2/28/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Rorvig Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 WS Senita 203A, 3/20/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Floyd C. Reno and Sons, Gillette, Wyo. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 DS Sustain 473A, 3/27/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Floyd C. Reno and Sons- - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 SR Sustain 723A, 2/26/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Paul and Harold Jacobson, Max- - - - - $8,000 SR Sustain 793A, 3/1/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Blue Creek Livestock Co. - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 SR Sustain 913A, 3/13/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Woroniecki Bros., Hebron - - - - - - - - - $7,750 SR Navarro 593A, 3/31/13, by UPS Navarro, to ZWT Ranch, Crossville, Tenn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500
SR Sustain 803A, 3/4/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Floyd C. Reno and Sons- - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 FEMALES SR Fortia 344A, 3/24/13, by HH Advance 0132X, to Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas- - - - - - - - - - - $12,000 SR Senita 123A, 3/13/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Belle Point Ranch, Ft. Smith, Ark.- - - $9,000 SR Senita 373A, 2/25/13, by Churchill Sensation 028X, to Belle Point Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000 SR Scopia 311A, 3/8/13, by CL 1 Domino 0130X 1ET, to William Wilhelm, Spearfish, S.D.- - - - - - - - - $8,750 SR Scopia 358A, 3/28/13, by CL 1 Domino 0130X 1ET, to Alex Huber, Jud- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 SR Portia 325A, 3/18/13, by HH Advance 0132X, to Belle Point Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 SR Autry 368A, 4/1/13, by Churchill Authority 027X, to Sand Rock Ranch, Benton, Wis.- - - - - - - - - - $7,500 SR Synthia 377A, 3/3/13, by FA 105T Britisher 5X, to Ryan Pagel, Bowman- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 SR Nora 3101A, 4/9/13, by SR Navarro 450X, to Belle Point Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500
Virginia Hereford Assn.
Harrisonburg, Va.—April 19 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: John Meents 17.5 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - - $62,150; average- - - $3,551 30 females - - - - - - - - - - - $87,500; average- - - $2,917 47.5 lots - - - - - - - - - - - - $149,650; average- - - $3,151 Additional lots 1 flush - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,750; average- - $14,750 4 comm. pairs- - - - - - - - - - $8,000; average- - - $2,000 11 comm. bred females- - $23,500; average- - - $2,136 30 comm. open females- - $42,950; average- - - $1,432 BULL DR Trustworthy 100W A18 ET, 9/18/13, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, consigned by Dunrovin Farm, Crozet, to Vermillion Oaks Polled Herefords, Abbeville, La. (½ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 FEMALES MRF Reba R117 Z219, 2/17/12, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117, consigned by Meadow Ridge Farms Inc., Broadway, to Tumbling Run Farm, Bethesda, Md. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,400 NJW 133W 432X Montana 147Z, 3/9/12, by TOPP 432X ET; and a February bull calf by NJW 98S 100W Handshake 82Y, consigned by Cottage Hill Farm, Petersburg, W.Va., to Bill Koontz, Unionville - - $5,100 VPI Kelly’s Delight Z208, 8/24/12, by TH 122 71I Victor 719T, consigned by Virginia Polytechnic Beef Center, Blacksburg, to Bill Koontz- - - - - - - - - - $4,700 FLUSH KCF Miss M326 R52, 2/16/05, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, consigned by Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, to Paw Paw Farms LLC, Norfolk - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,750
Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn.
Cross Plains, Tenn.—April 26 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Tommy Coley 8 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - $20,450; average - - - - - $2,556 40 females - - - - - - - $100,675; average - - - - - $2,517 48 lots - - - - - - - - - - - $121,125; average - - - - - $2,523 BULLS DLL Cowboy, 9/27/11, by THM 3060 Rodeo 7478, consigned by DLL Cattle Co., Gallatin, to Bluegrass Herefords, Liberty, Ky. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 Hereford.org
FEMALES JC L1 Lady 8141U 010X, 9/26/10, by HH Advance 8141U; and a January bull calf by JC L1 Domino 8050U 105Y ET, consigned by Coley Herefords, Castalian Springs, to Michael White, Lafayette - - - - - - - - $6,700 JC L1 Golden Girl 8050 125Y ET, 10/9/11, by HH Advance 8050U ET; and a February bull calf by JC L1 Domino 408 262Z ET, consigned by Coley Herefords, to Thompson Cattle Co., Polkville, N.C. - - - - - - $5,500 Grandview CMR 430 Lass Y205, 1/27/11, by CMR TF 242 Garrett 430; and a November heifer calf by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, consigned by 4R Herefords, Henning, to Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison; and Jernigan Farm, Columbia- - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,050 JWR Miss Vicky 202-196, 1/2/11, by JWR Victor 9329 202, consigned by Jerry Roberson, Portland, to Smokey Hollow Farms, Springfield - - - - - - - - - $3,500
South Carolina Hereford Assn.
Clemson, S.C.—May 3 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Tommy Coley 1 bull - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1,450; average - - - - - $1,450 33 females - - - - - - - $101,600; average - - - - - $3,079 34 lots- - - - - - - - - - - $103,050; average - - - - - $3,031 Additional lots 38 comm. females- - - $54,775; average - - - - - $1,441 FEMALES FF Bell BTL Dom N457 X483, 11/1/10, by FF Plato Banner H11 N457; and a November heifer calf by FF BTL Plato S423 X279, consigned by Fowken Farm, Jonesville, to Sweet Pea Farm, Easley - - - - - - - $6,000 Edisto 810 Excel Plato U334ET, 1/9/08, by NT Excel Plato; and a January heifer calf, consigned by Clemson University, Clemson, to Bud Branyon, Honea Path- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 JL Lady Love L88 5131 158, 9/4/10, by PBC Mr Beef 412T L88; and an August heifer calf by JL Top Shot M30 2013 187, consigned by Jim Love, Blowing Rock, N.C., to Cedar Ridge Farm, Greer - - - - - - $6,000 Edisto 167 Plato Rupert W327 ET, 1/12/09, by NT Plato Rupert 167; and a January heifer calf by BTF Grazer 540 5015, consigned by Clemson University, to Prestwood Beef Cattle, Lenoir, N.C.- - - - - - - $5,700 TM Victoria S-2 U9, 3/4/08, by TM Victor 376M S2, consigned by McConnell Polled Herefords, Marietta, to Log Cabin Farm, Greer; and a December heifer calf by FPH Victor Revolution Z9 to Cedar Ridge Farm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,800
Tennessee River Music Inc.
Ft. Payne, Ala.—May 3 Auctioneers: Eddie Sims, Matt Sims Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 4 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - $10,350; average - - - - - $2,588 24 females- - - - - - - -$228,500; average - - - - - $9,521 28 lots- - - - - - - - - - - $238,850; average - - - - - $8,530 FEMALES TRM 4263 That Good 0184, 10/27/10, by PW Victor Boomer P606, to Morris Polled Herefords, Mt. Pleasant, Texas; and an October heifer calf by TRM Just Sayin’ 1032 ET to Bent Tree Farms Inc., Ft. Payne- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $19,000 TRM 8048 Total Gal 0155, 10/11/10, by TRM 44C Total L176 5010, to Crossroads Ranch, Pineville, La.; and K-One Cattle, Deville, La.; and a September heifer calf by STAR Bright Future 533P ET to Pollard Farms, Enid, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $17,000 Hereford.org
RRO TRM Clipse-Of-The-Heart 0024, 2/22/10, by STAR 67J Eclipse 135S, to Crossroads Ranch; and a September heifer calf by RRO TRM Lookout Mountain 8056 to Hannah Bowling, Robbins, Tenn. - - - $12,000 RRO TRM 2159 Romance 1104, 9/28/11, by RRO Man Of Romance 9104 ET, to Morris Polled Herefords; and an August heifer calf by MSU TCF Revolution 4R to Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - $11,750 RRO TRM Oh Gussie 3116 ET, 9/17/13, by CRR About Time 743, to Wheeler Farms, Chickasha, Okla.; and Sims Family, Edmond, Okla.- - - - - - - - - - $11,600 RRO TRM Simply Southern 3118, 9/17/13, by Purple MB Womanizer 14U ET, to Rayne Starkey, Pisgah- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,500 TRM Ms Tomorrow 7172, 9/24/07, by TRM BigT 44B Missle 3124, to Able Acres, Wingate, Ind.; and a November heifer calf by RRO TRM Lookout Mountain 8056 to Herby Magee Farms, Lawrenceberg, Tenn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,750 TRM 6173 Genevive 9106, 9/18/09, by RRO TRM 2250 Limestone 6122, to Plummer Farms, Dow, Ill.; and an October bull calf by RRO TRM Lookout Mountain 8056 to Schuler Properties, Goodwater - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000 TRM 2199 Ta-Be 0144, 10/6/10, by RRO TRM Ta-Dah-Boom 4267, to Bill Shadden, Tellico Plains, Tenn.; and a September heifer calf by STAR Market Index 70X ET to Savannah Hardin, Kingston, Ga. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,800 TRM J22 Total Lass 9158, 10/15/09, by TRM 44C Total L176 5010, to Justiss Ranch LLP, Omaha, Texas; and a September bull calf by RRO TRM Lookout Mountain 8056 to Bent Tree Farms Inc.- - - - - - $8,100 THM 163M Vickyetta 8757, 12/15/07, by STAR 8006 Enyeto 163M ET, to MTM Polled Herefords, Douglasville, Ga.; and a November heifer calf by RRO TRM Lookout Mountain 8056 to Michael Morrison, Lineville, Ala.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 RRO TRM She’s Mine 3122 ET, 9/18/13, by Purple Milsap 45S, to Luke, Grant, Rye and Grace Fenton, Poteau, Okla.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500
J.D. Bellis Family
Bois D’ Arc, Mo.—May 4 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 19 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - $52,400; average - - - - - $2,758 72 females - - - - - - - - $207,775; average - - - - - $2,886 91 lots- - - - - - - - - - - - $260,175; average - - - - - $2,859 BULLS JDB 300W Sugar Man Z219 ET, 10/7/12, by STAR TCF Lock-N-Load 300W ET, to J&J Farm, Sarcoxie (½ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,400 JDB X128 Red Fox Z276, 11/26/12, by JDB 122L Fox X128 ET, to John Grother, Paola, Kan. - - - - - - - $4,000 JDB S109 Advance Z233 ET, 10/13/12, by GO 3196 Advance S109, to Matt Dill, Niangua- - - - - - - - $4,000 FEMALES JDB 774 Lady Domino U109 ET, 9/10/08, by Feltons Domino 774, to Isaac and Gavin Rhode, Gower; and an October heifer calf by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Richard Davis, Rolla- - - - - - - $5,400 JDB 4R Reva Z016, 1/24/12, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R; and a March bull calf by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET, to Jerry Nickelson, Waynoka, Okla. - - - $5,200
JDB 743 Keyshona 25W A340ET, 10/28/13, by CRR About Time 743, to Fenton Farms, Poteau, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,900
Broadlawn Farm
Lena, Miss.—May 10 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Tommy Coley 9 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - $25,150; average - - - - - $2,794 38 females - - - - - - - - $117,075; average - - - - - $3,081 47 lots- - - - - - - - - - - $142,225; average - - - - - $3,026 FEMALES BL Tina 11N U55, 9/20/08, by DJB CMR Callaway 11N, to Damon Kirk, Deville, La.; and an October heifer calf by Remitall Integrity 99U to John O’Brien, Natchez- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,300 BL Lass 550 X83, 9/19/10, by BL 9113 Focus P606 550 ET, to Jon Widener, Laurel; and a May heifer calf by GV WSF 430 No Risk 9366 ET, to Jon Germany, Crystal Springs- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,150 BL Vicky 99U X81, 9/7/10, by Remitall Integrity 99U; and a September heifer calf by BL NJB Rango ET 077, to John O’Brien- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 BL Tiffany 99U X87, 11/19/10, by Remitall Integrity 99U, to John Widener; and an October heifer calf by BL NJB Rango ET 077 to Steven Ponthier, Baker, La. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,700 MMM Miss Future Mile 79, 9/19/10, by JJD Red Mile ET; and a January heifer calf by BL NJB Rango ET 077, to Jon Widener- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,500
Oklahoma Hereford Assn.
Perkins, Okla.—May 10 Auctioneers: Eddie Sims, Matt Sims Reported by: Dustin Layton 17 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - $65,200; average - - - - - $3,835 46 females - - - - - - - - $164,175; average - - - - - $3,569 63 lots- - - - - - - - - - - $229,375; average - - - - - $3,641 Additional lots 14 comm. pairs- - - - - $39,500; average - - - - - $2,821 BULLS LDW 29F 8006 Rowdy A04, 1/4/13, by Red Hills Watcher 8006 S209 ET, consigned by Wheeler Farm, Chickasha, to Ashwood Cattle Co. Inc., Bixby- - $7,000 NCC Wolverine 157Z, 5/9/12, by THM Durango 4037, consigned by Nichols Cattle Co., Ringwood, to Ashbie Freeman, Shawnee- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 FEMALES PF P20 Mandi Y103, 1/21/11, by SHF Progress P20, consigned by Pollard Farms LLC, Enid, to Cabin Creek Farms LLC, Cushing; and a September bull calf by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X, to Allene McMillen, Tonkawa- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,200 OAKS Erene 9076, 10/2/09, by LCC 043 Legacy 784, and a September heifer calf by H Tundra 914 ET, consigned by Red Hills Herefords, Clinton, to Allene McMillen- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 PF Rachael W910, 2/16/09, by Remitall Online 122L, consigned by Pollard Farms LLC, to Harry Grett, Elgin, Texas; and a September bull calf by MCS 59N Haggard 1014 ET, to Kevin Guess, Prague - - - - $7,000 continued on page 264...
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Hereford Alliance Sale
Clifton, Texas—May 17 Auctioneers: Eddie Sims, Matt Sims Reported by: Juston Stelzer 1.75 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $13,750; average - - - - - $7,857 57 females - - - - - - - $371,950; average - - - - - $6,525 58.75 lots - - - - - - - - $385,700; average - - - - - $6,565 Additional lots 1 flush - - - - - - - - - - - - $17,750; average - - - - $17,750 21 embryos- - - - - - - - $15,675; average - - - - - - $746 BULL KCL 11X Goose Bumps 92X 50A ET, 5/16/13, by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, Clifton, to Grassline Cattle Co. LLC, Cokato, Minn. (½ interest and ½ possession) - - - - - - - $20,000 FEMALES MCM N6 Looker 100Y ET, 10/26/11, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R; and a March heifer calf by KCL 955W Domino 92S 106Y, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Whispering Pine Farms LLC, Kimball, Minn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $40,000 GO Ms 7195 Advance W9, 2/6/09, by HH Advance 7195T, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Whispering Pine Farms LLC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $25,000 WBCC 719T Italia 926ET Y40, 9/24/11, by TH 122 71I Victor 719T; and a January heifer calf by Boyd Worldwide 9050 ET, consigned by Wells Bekins, Buffalo, Wyo., to Eva Hamman, Jacksboro- - - $20,000 KCL 955W Bonissa 92S 104Y, 10/19/11, by CL 1 Domino 955W; and a January heifer calf by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Glen Barrilleaux, Oakwood- - - - $15,500 Churchill Lady 202Z, 1/4/12, by Churchill Sensation 028X; and a January heifer calf by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Stockdale Hereford Farm, Dayton, Pa. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,750 KCL 28M Western Star 21U 53Y, 4/20/11, by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M; and a February heifer calf by KCL 955W Domino 92S 106Y, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Latham Kidd, Alvarado- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,000 KCL 346R Bonissa 50N 9U ET, 1/9/08, by Remitall Route 66 ET 346R; and a March heifer calf by Boyd Worldwide 9050 ET, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Robbie Morish, Port Lavaca - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 KCL 2013 Bonissa 65K 75R, 4/15/05, by HB STAR Battle Ground 2013, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Whispering Pine Farms LLC - - - $10,000 K&B Sultana 8051U, 2/28/08, by K&B Red Felton 5162, consigned by Larsons’ Polled Herefords, to Whispering Pine Farms LLC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 FLUSH Right to flush H JT Miranda 2033 ET, 2/14/12, by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET, consigned by Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb., to Glen Barrilleaux- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $17,750
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Debter Herefords
Horton, Ala.—May 24 Auctioneer: Tommy Barnes Reported by: Tommy Coley 90 females - - - - - - - $482,150; average - - - - - $5,357 Additional lots 8 embryos- - - - - - - - - - $3,600; average - - - - - - $450 20 semen - - - - - - - - - - $7,000; average - - - - - - $350 FEMALES DH Miss Advance 9156, 10/31/09, by DH Advance 736; and a December bull calf by CL 1 Domino 0141 1ET, to John Debter, Horton, and partner- - - - $18,500 DH Miss Advance 9163, 11/13/09, by DH Advance 736, to Barnes Herefords, Marietta, Ga.; and an October heifer calf by CL 1 Domino 0141 1ET to Drummond Mine Ranch, Hanceville - - - - - - - $17,000 DH Domnette 8001, 9/25/08, by DH L1 Domino 430, to T N T Farms, Trussville; and an October heifer calf by DH Advance 031 to Larry White, Scott’s Hill, Tenn.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,500 DH Dominette 7118, 10/1/07, by DH Domino 396; and an October heifer calf by DH Advance 031, to T N T Farms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000 DH Dominette 6134, 10/9/06, by DH L1 Domino 207A; and a November heifer calf by DH Advance 031, to T N T Farms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,250 DH Dominette 7111, 3/1/07, by DH Domino 396, to Barnes Herefords; and a September heifer calf by DH Advance 1012, to Larry White- - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 DH Miss Advance 9168, 11/18/09, by DH Advance 736, to Chad Pond, Troup, Texas- - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 DH Miss Advance 9157, 11/2/09, by DH Advance 736, to Dan Bixler, Newton, Ill.; and a September heifer calf by DH Advance 1012, to Barnes Herefords - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,750 DH Dominette 7116, 9/30/07, by DH Domino 396, to Scott Haynes, Blountsville - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500
Shaw Cattle Co. Inc.
Caldwell, Idaho—May 24 Auctioneer: Matt Sims Reported by: Mark Holt 71.5 females - - - - - - $532,300; average - - - - - $7,445 Additional lots 6 embryos- - - - - - - - - - $6,300; average - - - - - $1,050 FEMALES /S Lady Thor 2447Z, 8/31/12, by THR Thor 4029, to Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala.- - - $43,000 SB 19R Miranda 94X ET, 3/24/10, by SB 122L GitR-Done 19R ET, to Tennessee River Music Inc.; Sims Family Cattle, Edmond, Okla.; and Wheeler Farm, Chickasha, Okla.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $34,000 /S Lady Advance 0194X, 2/2/10, by HH Advance 286M 1ET, to Brumley Farms, Orovada, Nev. (½ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 /S Lady Domino 9144W, 8/24/09, by UPS Domino 3027, to Sierra Ranches, Modesto, Calif.- - - - - $20,000 /S Lady Advisor 9261W, 10/14/09, by PCR 286 Mr Advisor 502R, to Darrell and Elizabeth Reisch, Nampa (½ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 /S Lady About Time 0473X, 9/26/10, by CRR About Time 743, to Rafter J Cattle Co., Abilene, Texas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000
/S Lady Advance 1079Y, 2/24/11, by HH Advance 286M 1ET, to C&M Herefords and Kyle Perez, Nara Visa, N.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 /S Lady Domino 216Z, 1/8/12, by UPS Domino 3027, to Rogan Hereford Farms, Rogersville, Tenn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,750 /S Lady Domino 0222X, 2/6/10, by /S 3027 Domino 8502U, to Kyle Perez- - - - - - - - - - - - $10,250 /S Lady Advance 8066U, 2/22/08, by HH Advance 286M 1ET, to Pete Loehr, Peoria, Ill. - - - - - - - $10,000 /S Lady Domino 2225Z, 2/26/12, by UPS Domino 3027, to Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla.- - - - - - $9,000 /S Lady Domino 2015Z, 1/28/12, by GB L1 Domino 175E, to Rogan Hereford Farms- - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 /S Lady Thor 1050Y, 2/14/11, by THR Thor 4029, to Glen Barrilleaux, Oakwood, Texas- - - - - - - - - - $8,500 /S Lady Domino 1020Y, 2/7/11, by UPS Domino 3027, to Kyle Perez- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,250 SB SBR 2013 Heartbeat 53U ET, 2/9/08, by HB Star Battle Ground 2013, to Dustin Andrus, Gooding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,250 /S Lady Peerless 3386A, 8/27/13, by /S Peerless 1571Y, to Peyton and Libby Perez, Nara Visa, N.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 /S Lady Victor 2457Z, 9/2/12, by TH 122 71I Victor 719T, to Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison Tenn.; and Jernigan Farm, Columbia, Tenn.- - - $8,000 /S Lady Target 226Z, 1/10/12, by Schu-Lar On Target 22S, to 6 Mile Creek LLC, Yukon, Okla.- - $8,000 /S Lady Domino 287Z, 1/24/12, by UPS Domino 3027, to Rogan Hereford Farms- - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 /S Lady Domino 2064Z, 2/3/12, by UPS Domino 3027, to Amelia Spratling, Deeth, Nev.- - - - - - $7,500
Mead Cattle Enterprises
Midville, Ga.—May 26 Auctioneers: Dale Stith, Dustin Layton Reported by: Tommy Coley 14 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $103,900; average - - - - - $7,421 60 females - - - - - - - $416,650; average - - - - - $6,944 74 lots- - - - - - - - - - - $520,550; average - - - - - $7,034 BULLS THM 82Y 1045 Salute 4051, 9/24/13, by NJW 98S 100W Handshake 82Y, to Fauth’s Polled Herefords, New Athens, Ill.; Apple Ridge Farms, Salem, Ill.; and the Salute Group (½ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $31,500 THM Garmin 9360, 10/1/08, by THM Easy Choice 5052, to Meadow Ridge Farms Inc., Broadway, Va. (¾ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,300 FEMALES THM Revolution Lady 1100 ET, 10/24/10, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, to Progen Trading International LLC, Boca Raton, Fla.; and a September heifer calf by THM JLG Treutlen 5666 to Kaitlyn Renegar, Cottondale, Fla.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $18,500 JLG Victra 5052 5674, 11/18/10, by THM Easy Choice 5052, to Maple Tree Farm LLC, Londonderry, Vt.; and a November heifer calf by THM Garmin 9360, to Matthew Cowell, Bozman, Md. - - - - $18,000 THM 4037 Bekka’s Daisy 1069 ET, 10/9/10, by THM Durango 4037, to Sweet Pea Farms, Easley, S.C.; and a September heifer calf by THM Garmin 9360, to Rock Ridge Herefords, Versailles, Ky.- - - - - - - $17,900 Hereford.org
THM Durango’s Ms Advance 1134 ET, 11/18/10, by THM Durango 4037, to Glenview Farms LLC, Shinglehouse, Pa.; and a September heifer calf by THM Garmin 9360, to Barnes Herefords, Marietta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $16,600 THM 163M Victoria 0830, 2/15/10, by STAR 8006 Enyeto 163M ET, to Maple Tree Farm LLC; and a September heifer calf by THM Garmin 9360, to Hogie Patnaude, Rupert, Vt.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $16,500 THM 163M Yetta 9371, 10/13/08, by STAR 8006 Enyeto 163M ET, to W&A Herefords, Providence, N.C.; and an October heifer calf by THM Garmin 9360, to Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Orillia, Ontario - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $15,900 THM 9329 Vicky 1213 ET, 1/30/11, by HRP THM Victor 109W 9329, to Barnes Herefords; and a September heifer calf by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Nexgen Genetics, Ripley, W.Va. - - - - - - $15,500 THM 60S Sandra 0826, 2/9/10, by BKR Sanderson 73C 60S, to Cottage Hill Farm, Petersburg, W.Va.; and an October heifer calf by THM Garmin 9360, to Cedar Run Herefords, Friendly, W.Va.- - - - - - - $11,800 NJB 3043 100W Dew 194 ET, 11/25/11, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Ronnie and Shirley Williams, Lucedale, Miss.; and an October heifer calf by NJW 98S 100W Handshake 82Y, to Cin Del Inc., Claxton- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,100 THM 9329 Vicky 1224 ET, 2/3/11, by HRP THM Victor 109W 9329, to Wyatt Agar, Thermopolis, Wyo.; and an October bull calf, by THM Heartland 8859 ET, to Salt Log Branch LLC, Laurel, Miss.- - - - - - - - - $9,500
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THM 163M Chloe 9542 ET, 1/30/09, by STAR 8006 Enyeto 163M ET, to Morris Hereford Farm, Mt. Pleasant, Texas; and a September heifer calf, by THM Garmin 9360, to Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,300 JLG Victra 4037 1020 ET, 9/8/10, by THM Durango 4037, to Cottage Hill Farm; and an October heifer calf, by THM Garmin 9360, to River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, Ontario - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,250 THM TL’s Kit Kat 9345 ET, 9/23/08, by Feltons Ozzie 492, to Bobby Wells, Corbin, Ky.; and an October bull calf by THM Solicitor 1097, to Tuckaleechee Polled Herefords, Townsend, Tenn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,100 RHF P316 Chicka 4140 0015X ET, 2/4/10, by PW Mohican Nasdaq P316, to J. Taylor Neighbors, Americus; and a September bull calf, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Greenview Polled Hereford Farms Inc., Screven - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 THM 6056 Soledad 1237, 3/7/11, by THM Solution 6056, to Sunset Ridge Herefords, Cumming; and an October heifer calf, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Mohican Polled Hereford Farm, Glenmont, Ohio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,900 JLG Victra 8859 5672, 11/1/10, by THM Heartland 8859 ET, to Cottage Hill Farm; and an October bull calf by THM Garmin 9360, to McConnell Polled Herefords, Marietta, S.C.; and Country Corner Farms, Greer, S.C.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,700 HW
There was an error in the Kentucky National sale report in the May/June issue of Hereford World. The corrected report follows. We apologize for the error.
Kentucky National
Louisville, Ky.—March 1 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 11.75 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $38,800; average - - - - - - $3,302 57 females - - - - - - - - $136,950; average - - - - - - $2,403 68.75 lots - - - - - - - - - $175,750; average - - - - - - $2,556 BULLS ASM 132X 10Y Equilibrium 330A, 2/25/13, by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET, consigned by Matheny Herefords, Mays Lick, to Ted Bourne, Donalds, S.C.- - - - - - - - - - $5,800 RC 2nd Amendment 275, 11/12/12, by H W4 Grizzly 0146 ET, consigned by River Circle Farm, Hartsville, Tenn., to Four Winds Farm, Lebanon, Conn.- - - - - - - - - - - $5,100 FEMALES Grassy Run Queen Ten 3049, 2/14/13, by JDH TS 26U Perfect Blend 30Y, consigned by Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, to Triple L Ranch, Franklin, Tenn.- - - - - - - - - - - $6,500 BPH 184Y Amber Millie 370A, 4/12/13, by BPH Right Moler Legacy 184Y, consigned by Ridgeview Farm, Alto, Mich., to Laurel Culp, Nicholasville- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,500 Beckley 9050 Keayla 3047, 9/10/13, by Boyd Worldwide 9050 ET, consigned by Beckley’s Herefords, Ravenna, to Rock Ridge Herefords, Lawrenceberg- - $5,700 ETF Lady Era 325 ET, 2/13/13, by C New Era ET, consigned by Elm Tree Farm LLC, Paris, to Casey O’Connell, Stamping Ground - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000
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C The “Calendar” 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 ______________________________________________ 5-12 Jr. Nat’l Hereford Expo, Harrisburg, Pa. 9 Tennessee Jr. Beef Expo, Murfreesboro 17 California State Fair Hereford Show, Sacramento 19 West Virginia Hereford Assn. Field Day, Morgantown 23 Ohio State Fair Jr. Heifer Show, Columbus 24-26 New York State Jr. Hereford Show, Canandaigua 24 Ohio State Fair Hereford Show, Columbus 25 Ad deadline for September Hereford World 25 Mason-Dixon Hereford Show, Dunbar, Pa. 26 Oregon Hereford Assn. Field Day, Salem 27-30 PRIDE Convention, Fayetteville, Ark. August ___________________________________________
1 Sonoma County Fair Hereford Show, Santa Rosa, Calif. 2 Tennessee State Hereford Show, Franklin 2 West Virginia State Open and Jr. Hereford Shows, Braxton County 3 Indiana State Fair Jr. Heifer Show, Indianapolis 4-6 Beef Cattle Short Course, College Station, Texas 5 Wisconsin State Fair Jr. Heifer Show, W. Allis 6 Indiana State Fair Hereford Show, Indianapolis 8 Illinois State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Springfield 8 MontanaFair Hereford Show, Billings 9 Illinois State Fair Hereford Show, Springfield 9 Kentucky Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Owensboro 9 Missouri State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Sedalia 9 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Hereford Show, Gaithersburg, Md. 9 North Carolina Hereford Field Day, Salisbury 9 Wisconsin State Fair Hereford Show, W. Allis 10 Missouri State Fair Hereford Show, Sedalia 11 Iowa State Fair Hereford Show, Des Moines 14 Upper Peninsula State Fair Hereford Show, Escanaba, Mich. 15 East Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, White Pines 16 East Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn., White Pines 16-17 Kansas Hereford Tour 16 State Fair of West Virginia Hereford Show, Lewisburg 19 Appalachian Fair Hereford Show, Gray, Tenn. 21 Kentucky State Fair Jr. Heifer Show, Louisville 21 New York State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Syracuse 22 Western Idaho Fair Hereford Show, Boise 23-24 Illinois Hereford Tour, south central region 23 Kentucky State Fair Hereford Show, Louisville 23 New York State Fair Hereford Show, Syracuse 24 Maryland State Fair Hereford Show, Timonium 24 Oregon State Fair Hereford Show, Salem 25 Ad deadline for October Hereford World 27 Nebraska State Fair Hereford Show, Grand Island 30 The Breeders Cup at Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky. 30 Cox Herefords/Traynham Ranch Female Sale, Ft. Klamath, Ore. 30 Delta Fair Hereford Show, Cordova, Tenn. 30 Iowa Hereford Tour, south central region
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1 Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison, Tenn. 2 Show Time Cattle Co. Online Sale, Mooreland, Ind. 4 Sierra Ranches Bull Sale, La Grange, Calif. 4-5 Hereford Genetic Summit, Springfield, Mo. 5-7 Kansas State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Hutchinson 5 Spokane County Interstate Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Spokane Valley, Wash. 6 Montana Hereford Field Day, Miles City 7 Tennessee State Fair Hereford Show, Nashville 7 The Family Affair, Sun Prairie, Wis. 8 Spokane County Interstate Fair Hereford Show, Spokane Valley, Wash. 9 California Bullfest, Oakdale 9 Utah State Fair Hereford Show, Salt Lake City 11 Kansas State Fair Hereford Show, Hutchinson 12 Tennessee Valley Fair Hereford Show, Knoxville 13 Delaney/Atkins Female Sale, Lake Benton, Minn. 13 DeLHawk Cattle Co., Earlville, Ill. 13 Tennessee Valley Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Knoxville 14 Illini Top Cut Sale at Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill. 19 Churchill Cattle Co. Female Sale, Manhattan, Mont. 19 Eastern States Exposition Hereford Show, W. Springfield, Mass. 19-20 East Texas State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Tyler 19 River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, Ontario 19 Washington State Fair Horned and Jr. Hereford Shows, Puyallup 20 Eastern States Exposition Jr. Hereford Show, W. Springfield, Mass. 20 Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, Ontario 20 The Genetic Improvers Sale, Newman, Ill. 20 Minnesota Hereford Tour 20-21 Nebraska Hereford Tour 20 Ollerich Bros. Open House, Clearfield, S.D. 20 Washington Statre Fair Polled Hereford Show, Puyallup 21 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Orillia, Ontario 21 New Mexico State Fair Hereford Show, Albuquerque 21 Oklahoma State Fair Hereford Show, Oklahoma City 21 Purple Reign Cattle Co. Online Sale, Toulon, Ill. 23 Torrance Herefords Online Sale 1, Media Ill. 25 Ad deadline for November Hereford World 25 Mohican West & Guests, Laurel, Mont. 26 World Beef Expo Hereford Show, Milwaukee, Wis. 27-28 Buckeye Hereford Assn. Futurity Show, Wooster, Ohio 27 Central Washington State Fair Hereford Show, Yakima 27 Deana Jak Farms, New Enterprise, Pa. 27 East Texas State Fair Hereford Show, Tyler 27 Stallings Polled Herefords & Guests, Eugene, Ore. 27 Tulsa State Fair Hereford Show, Tulsa, Okla. 27 Whispering Pine Farms, Kimball, Minn. 28 Gohr Angus and Herefords, Madras, Ore.
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30 Minnesota State Fair Hereford Show, St. Paul 30 South Dakota State Fair Open and Jr. Hereford Shows, Huron 31 Evergreen State Fair Open and Jr. Hereford Shows, Monroe, Wash. September ________________________________________
28 River Bend Internet Sale on Breeders World 29 Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb. 30 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction October ___________________________________________
1 Fryeburg Fair Hereford Show, Fryeburg, Maine 1 Virginia State Fair Hereford Show, Doswell 3 Keystone Nat’l Hereford Show, Harrisburg, Pa. 4 Breeders Classic at Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, Pa. 4 Colyer Herefords Female Sale, Bruneau, Idaho 4 Journagan Ranch/Missouri State Un., Springfield 4 Lamb Bros., Wilson, Wis. 4 Tulsa State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Tulsa, Okla. 5 Badger Southern Select Sale, Burlington, Wis. 5 Brumley Farms/Bar 1 Ranch, Caldwell, Idaho 5 Keystone Jr. Hereford Show, Harrisburg, Pa. 6 Baldy Maker Bull Sale, Ft. Klamath, Ore. 7 JP Family LP, Ft. McKavett, Texas 9 Dudley Bros. Bull Sale, Comanche, Texas 9 Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Belle Valley 10 State Fair of Texas Hereford Show, Dallas 11-14 AbraKadabra Cattle Co. Internet Sale, Columbia, Mo. 11 Alabama Nat’l Fair Hereford Show, Montgomery 11 Dixie Classic Fair Hereford Show, Winston-Salem, N.C. 11 Heartland Genetic Blend Sale, Perryville, Mo. 11 Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas 11 Maryland Hereford Assn., Frederick 11 Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill. 11 Remitall West, Olds, Alberta 11 State Fair of Texas Jr. Hereford Show, Dallas 12 Ridgeview Farm, Alto, Mich. 13 Indian Mound Ranch, Canadian, Texas 13 Stacked Deck Online Sale, Mich. 14 Oregon, Washington, Northern Idaho Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Hermiston, Ore. 14 Powell Herefords, Ft. McKavett, Texas
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Happy Hill Farm
PWF Mohican KABOOM P430 ET
• Full brother to P606 • Pictured in pasture at Happy Hill weighing 2,455 lb. and sound • Sires great females • Happy Hill has been producing cattle with excellent udders, small teats, lots of pigment and great dispositions since 1946.
Bulls and Females For Sale
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...Calendar continued from page 266 15 Northern Int’l Livestock Expo Hereford Show, Billings, Mont. 16-19 Minnesota Beef Expo, St. Paul 16 Tennessee Hereford Marketing Program Fall Feeder Calf Sale, Columbia 16 South Carolina State Fair Hereford Show, Columbia 17 Grand National Stock Show Hereford Show, Daly City, Calif. 17 South Carolina State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Columbia 17 W4 Ranch, Morgan, Texas 1 7-18 West River Livestock Show Hereford Shows, Dickinson, N.D. 18 A. Goff and Sons, Harrisville, W.Va. 18 ANL Polled Herefords and Guests, Steelman, Saskatchewan 18 Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla. 18 C&T Herefords, Kisbey, Saskatchewan 18 Deppe Bros., Maquoketa, Iowa 18 Hereford on the Mountain Event, Monteagle, Tenn. 18 Lambert/Sonoma Mtn. Bull Sale, Kenwood, Calif. 18 North Carolina State Fair Jr. Hereford Show, Raleigh 19 Blair-Athol/Haroldson’s and Friends, Arcola, Saskatchewan 19 Langford/Copeland Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla. 19 Malson Angus and Herefords, Parma, Idaho 19 Purple Reign Cattle Co. Online Sale, Toulon, Ill. 19 Sullivan Farms, Dunlap, Iowa 20 The Berry’s Bull Sale, Cheyenne, Wyo. 20 Square D, Langbank, Saskatchewan 21 North Carolina State Fair Hereford Show, Raleigh 21 Strang Herefords, Meeker, Colo. 22 Curry Herefords Online Heifer Sale, Okla. 22 Micheli Herefords, Ft. Bridger, Wyo. 22 Texas Hereford Assn., Buffalo 24 Ad deadline for December Hereford World 24 State Fair of Louisiana Hereford Show, Shreveport 25 Debter Hereford Farm Bull Sale, Horton, Ala. 25 Mohican Polled Herefords, Glenmont, Ohio 25 Oregon’s Cascade Spectacular, Redmond 25 South Texas Hereford Assn. Fall Sale, Beeville 26 Reynolds Herefords, Huntsville, Mo. 26 Tri-State Elite, Canfield, Ohio 27 Hill-Vue Farms, Blairsville, Ga. 28 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction 28 Great Plains Hereford Sale, Russell, Kan. November ________________________________________
1 American Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Mo. 1 Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn. 1 Ladies of the Royal Nat’l Hereford Sale, Kansas City, Mo. 2 American Royal Nat’l Hereford Show, Kansas City, Mo. 2 Great Lakes Hereford Roundup, Williamston, Mich. 4 Torrance Herefords Online Sale 2, Media, Ill. 7 South Dakota Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Brookings 7 Virginia Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Harrisonburg 8 The Hereford Source Vol. 1 Sale, Como, Miss. 8 South Dakota Hereford Assn., Brookings 8 Virginia Hereford Assn., Harrisonburg 11 Bowling Herefords and Red Angus, Blackwell, Okla. 12 Barber Ranch Bull Sale, San Saba, Texas 14 Fenton Hereford Ranch Bull Sale, Irma, Alberta 15 Bluegrass Stakes Heifer Sale, Louisville 15 California/Nevada Hereford Assn., Roseville, Calif. 15 Show Me Polled Hereford Classic, Windsor, Mo. 16 California/Nevada Hereford Assn. Jr. Jackpot Show, Roseville, Calif. 17 North American Int’l Livestock Exposition Nat’l Hereford Show, Louisville, Ky.
BULLS FOR SALE Sire: NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET MGS: PW Victor Boomer P606
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17 Oklahoma Hereford Assn., Marietta 19 Montana Hereford Assn. Feeder Calf Sale, Three Forks 20 Largent and Sons, Kaycee, Wyo. 21 LeForce Herefords, Pond Creek, Okla. 22 Heart of America Hereford Assn., Greenville, Ill. 22 Kentucky Hereford Assn., Mt. Sterling 22 Nebraska Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Grand Island 22 Spencer Herefords, Brewster, Neb. 23 Nebraska Hereford Assn., Grand Island 25 Ad deadline for January Hereford World 29 Able Acres, Wingate, Ind. 30 Hereford Holiday Classic, Clinton, Ill. December _________________________________________
3 Brillhart Ranch Co. Bull Sale, Columbus, Mont. 4 BT Herefords, Navasota, Texas 4 Kentucky Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Stanford 4-6 Western Nugget Nat’l Shows, Reno, Nev. 6 Western Nugget Nat’l Sale, Reno, Nev. 5 Knoll Crest Farm Bull Sale, Red House, Va. 5 North Dakota Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Valley City 6 Kansas Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Russell 6 Missouri Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Sedalia 6 North Dakota Hereford Assn., Valley City 7 Missouri Hereford Assn., Sedalia, Mo. 12 Minnesota Hereford Breeders Annual Meeting, Hutchinson 13 Barber Ranch Female Sale, Ft. Worth, Texas 13 Minnesota Hereford Assn., Hutchinson 13 Myers Hereford Farm, Statesville, N.C. 26 Ad deadline for February Hereford World 2015 January ___________________________________________ 1 -2 Sandhills Hereford Show, San Angelo Texas 3 Greater Midwest Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Carthage, Ill. 1 5-17 Nat’l Western Stock Show Hereford Shows, Denver 16 Mile High Night Nat’l Hereford Sale, Denver 19 Van Newkirk Herefords Bull and Female Sale, Oshkosh, Neb. 22 Sioux Empire Farm Show, Sioux Falls, S.D. 25 Carswell/Nichols Bull Sale, Alton, Kan. 26 Ad deadline for March Hereford World/AI Book 27 Churchill Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Manhattan, Mont. 27-31 Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale, Calif. 31 Texas Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Ft. Worth 31 SE Regional Meeting, Lebanon, Tenn. 31 Wisconsin Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Dells February __________________________________________
1 Cowtown Select Sale, Ft. Worth, Texas 1 Texas Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting and Banquet, Ft. Worth 2 Southwestern Exposition Nat’l Hereford Show, Ft. Worth 2 Texas Hereford Assn. Whiteface Replacement Sale, Ft. Worth 2 Topp Herefords Bull Sale, Grace City, N.D. 4 Black Hills Stock Show, Rapid City, S.D. 5 Ridder Herefords Bull Sale, Callaway, Neb. 6 Baumgarten Cattle Co., Bull Sale, Belfield, N.D. 6 Dvorak Herefords Bull Sale, Lake Andes, S.D. 6 Elkington Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Idaho Falls, Idaho 7 Klamath Falls Bull Sale, Klamath Falls, Ore. 7 Messner Herefords, Slapout, Okla. 7 South Texas Hereford Assn. Spring Sale, Beeville 7 Upstream Ranch Bull Sale, Taylor, Neb. 8 Dixie Nat’l Hereford Show, Jackson, Miss. 8 Mrnak Herefords Bull Sale, Bowman, ND 9 BB Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Connell, Wash. 9 Logterman Family Herefords Bull Sale, Valentine, Neb. 9 Fawcett Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. 10 South Mountain Bull Sale, Melba, Idaho 10 Thorson Herefords Bull Sale, Phillip, S.D. 11 Friedt Herefords Bull Sale, Dickinson, N.D. 14 Baker Hereford Ranch, Bull Sale, Rapid City, S.D. 14 Nevada Cattlemen’s All Breeds Bull Sale, Fallon, Nev. 16 Durbin Creek Ranch Bull Sale, Worland, Wyo. 16 Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. 17 Bar JZ Ranches Bull Sale, Holabird, S.D. 18 Nebraska Cattleman’s Classic, Kearney, Neb. 18 Shaw Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Caldwell, Idaho 19 Olson’s Bull Sale, Argusville, N.D. 20 Beef Maker Bull Sale, Horton, Ala. 20 Hoffman Ranch Bull Sale, Thedford, Neb.
21 Carmichael Herefords Bull Sale, Meadow, S.D. 21 Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn. 21 Magnolia Hereford Assn., Magnolia, Ark. 23 Colyer Herefords Bull Sale, Bruneau, Idaho 24 Mill Creek Ranch, Manhattan, Kan. 25 Ad deadline for April Hereford World 27 Ernst Bull Sale, Windsor, Colo. 27 Jamison Herefords Bull Sale, Quinter, Kan. 28 Kreth Herefords Bull Sale, Mt. Vernon, S.D. 28 Woolfolk Farms, Columbia, Tenn. March ____________________________________________
2 Harrell Herefords, Baker City, Ore. 3 Schutte and Sons, Guide Rock, Neb. 5 Calgary Bull Sale, Calgary, Alberta 5 Northwest Hereford Breeders Bull Test Sale, Hermiston, Ore. 6 Snake River Bull Test Sale, Twin Falls, Idaho 7 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch, Huron, S.D. 7 Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory Bull Sale, Miles City, Mont. 7 Hula Herefords Open House, Weston, Neb. 7 Sjolander Ranch, Riesel, Texas 7 Wisconsin Hereford Assn., Lancaster 8 Bell Ranch Bull Sale, Prairie Valley, Nev. 9 Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont. 9 JBB/AL Herefords Sale, Bliss, Idaho 9 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords, Burchard, Neb. 10 Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont. 11 Udy Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Rockland, Idaho 13 Tennessee Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Lebanon 14 McIver’s Happy Acres Open House, Farwell, Minn. 14 Tennessee Agribition Sale, Lebanon 16 B&D Herefords Bull Sale, Claflin, Kan. 16 Wagner Herefords Bull Sale, Redfield, S.D. 17 Medicine Hat Bull Sale, Medicine Hat, Alberta 18 Heartland Herefords, North Platte, Neb. 21 Falling Timber Farm Bull Sale, Marthasville, Mo. 21 West Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn., Martin 22 K7 Herefords Bull Sale, Lockridge, Iowa 24 Frenzen/Blueberry Hill Farms, Fullerton, Neb. 25 Ad deadline for May/June Hereford World 25 Washington Cattlemen’s Assn. Bull Test Sale, Eltopia 26 McCabe Genetics, Elk City Kan. 27 North Carolina Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Statevsville 28 Barber Ranch Heifer Sale, Salado, Texas 28 North Carolina Hereford Assn., Statevsville April ______________________________________________
3 Georgia Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Perry 3 Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan. 4 Georgia Hereford Assn., Perry 4 Louisiana Bayou Classic Sale, Alexandria 4 Show-Me Classic Bull Sale, Windsor, Mo. 6 Delaney/Atkins Bull Sale, Lake Benton, Minn. 8 Clark Anvil Ranch, Karval, Colo. 11 Ellis Farms, Chrisman, Ill. 11 Knoll Crest Farm Bull Sale, Red House, Va. 11 Thorstenson Herefords Bull Sale, Selby, S.D. 11 Washington All Breeds Classic Sale, Puyallup 16 Tennessee Hereford Marketing Program Spring Feeder Calf Sale, Columbia 18 Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn. 18 Stuber Ranch, Bowman, N.D. 18 Virginia Hereford Assn., Harrisonburg 24 Early bird ad deadline for July Hereford World 24 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Cross Plains 25 California/Nevada Hereford Assn. Tour, Calif. 25 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn., Cross Plains 25 Young Farmers and Ranchers Youth Livestock Show, Alexandria, La. May ______________________________________________
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Bruce Awckland 2485 Wieand Rd. Quakertown, PA 18951
Andy Bouta 215 30th St. Benson, MN 56215
Bar 3J Ranch John and Suzette Caufield 112 W. Cielo Ave. Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Barry Bowen 2570 Ameigh Valley Rd. Gillett, PA 16925
Bar V Ranch Edward, Ben and Alex Vondrak 23042 300 St. Hinton, IA 51024 Bar-Kows Miniature Herefords Michael and Gail Barkow N11671 Hwy. 22 Clintonville, WI 54929 Baughman Mill Farm Karen Davis 4808 Baughman Mill Rd. Lineboro, MD 21102 Beck/Long Herefords Charlie Long 19450 N. Co. Rd. 3320 Wynnewood, OK 73098 Beech Creek Farms Alex and Jimmy Warren 6395 Beech Creek Rd. Clifton, TN 38425 Bell Ranch Jason Bell P.O. Box 121 Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456 Benji Shoe Farms Inc. Benji Shoe 1500 Jay St. Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 Morris Bilskie 2975 N. Meyer Rd. Vincennes, IN 47591 Blair Hollow Herefords Ben Orlando 68 Blair Hollow Rd. Taft, TN 38488 Max Bliss 3098 Hickock Rd. Corning, NY 14830 Jeff and Amy Bogue 6125 Whimbrelwod Dr. Center Hill, FL 33547 Boswell Family Farm Thomas Boswell 410 Pickle Rd. Selma, NC 27576 Randy Bourque 6313 Mark Lebleu Rd. Lake Charles, LA 70615
David and Ann Boyett 4443 Villa Rd. Kountze, TX 77625 Brantley Ranch Charles Brantley 7902 50th Ave. E. Tacoma, WA 98443 Briar Patch Farm Kelly Clontz 595 Fern Hill Rd. Mooresville, NC 28117 Broken Spoke Farms Kevin Triplett 396 V 1 Ranch Rd. Bristol, TN 37620 BT Cattle Co. P.O. Box 36 Connell, WA 99326 Jenny Busey 8955 Snellgroe Ave. E. Jacksonville, FL 32220 BZ Farmz LLC Robert Ziese 17105 Grant St. Lowell, IN 46356 C&W Herefords Casey and Willard Olson 2474 S. 2900 Rd. Burdick, KS 66838 Cammon Polled Herefords George Cammon 1013 Hoosier Rd. Louisville, IL 62858 Camp Creek Herefords Deborah Isler 5005 Bullcreek Rd. Charlestown, IN 47130 Cane Creek Cattle Co. J. Peyton Randolph II 613 Steed Rd. Flora, MS 39157 David Carey 602 Burpee Hill Rd. New London, NH 03257 Todd Carter 11573 Omega Rd. Danville, AR 72833
Cedar Ridge Farm Rick and Linda Ashmore 1524 Clement Rd. Greer, SC 29650 Center Ranch LLC James Dickson 3582 F.M. 811 Centerville, TX 75833 Charlie’s Cattle Co. Brandy Varney 5193 Reynolds Rd. Columbia, TN 38401 Circle G 3 Cattle Colt Goswick 5432 Tree Grace Ln. Kaufman, TX 75142 CJ Medical Alicia Groff 1184 C.R. 200 Giddings, TX 78942 Kelsey Clendenin 231 Old Limekiln Ln. Newport, PA 17047 Curtis Trust Ranch Roy Curtis 4664 Grays Point Rd. Joelton, TN 37080 Steve and Mary Cushing 2241B Sandi Ln. Conway, MO 65632 CX River Ranch Denny Curtis 81 Van Englen Rd. Burley, ID 83318 Dad Byrne Farm Jordan Byrne 8980 Indian Bluff Rd. Georgetown, IN 47122 Dale Acres Dan Crownover 1001 Dale Acres Rd. Italy, TX 76651 Davis Cattle Co. Chris and Brittany Davis 11144 Hayesville Rd. Kingston, OH 45644 Robert and Mary Delair 269 W. Dixie Bee Rd. Veedersburg, IN 47987 David and Tracey Denton 1742 Shelbyville Rd. McMinnville, TN 37110 continued on page 302...
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Desert Oasis Ranch Billy and Jessica Jachetta 23170 Rd. 8 S.E. Warden, WA 98857 Nita Dillard Polled Herefords Anita Dillard 43 Brown Dr. Waco, GA 30182 DMR Cattle Co. David Roberts 431 Salt Wind Court Crosby, TX 77532 Dream Field Farm Adam Clark 6 Moonrise Ridge Leicester, NC 28748 DRS Herefords David Smith 2483 Cincinnati Rd. Georgetown, KY 40324
Evergreen Herefords Austin Keller 2297 185th St. Clarion, IA 50525
Harth Hill LLC Marcie Wright 895 Dry Ridge Rd. W. Alexander, PA 15376
Johnsen Land & Cattle Shane Johnsen 969 10th St. S.W. Huron, SD 57350
Faith Valley Farm Gary Daugherty 700 Daugherty Rd. Gapesville, TX 76528
Hat Creek Livestock Matt Brindell P.O. Box 544 Corbett, OR 97019
Aaron Johnson Rt. 2, Box 370 Duncan, OK 73533
Far-Away Farm Russ Pyle 25921 Thompson Rd. Williamsport, OH 43164
Hernly Family Farm Benjamin and Kevin Hernly 2365 S. 1000 W. Parker City, IN 47368
Farm Time Ranch Susan and T.J. Landwer 1521 Robin Ln. Stevens Point, WI 54481
Hidden Valley Farm Kevin and Crystal Kelly 449 Glory Dr. Kingwood, WV 26537
Farmer Land and Cattle Michael and Nancy Farmer 649 F.M. 561 Simms, TX 75574
Lincoln Hough 10033 N. Farm Rd. 193 Fair Grove, MO 65648
Kersten Cattle Stacy and Kevin Kersten 15010 S. 200th Circle Gretna, NE 68028
Ed Houser Jr. 24 Pelham Island Rd. Sudbury, MA 01776
David Kirksey 4403 Airport Rd. Hartford, AL 36344
Richard Fomby 7258 U.S. Hwy. 190 E. Newton, TX 75966
Houser Haven Farms Heather Houser 24 Pelham Island Rd. Middlesex, MD 01776
Know Wonder Ranch Curtis and Kelly Jones 11689 Co. Rd. 104 Kaufman, TX 75142
David and Bonnie Forgette 737 U.S. Hwy. 41 N. Carney, MI 49812
Cory Howe 880 Co. Rd. 848 Wadley, AL 36276
Robert Konkler 65 Kachina Dr. Batesville, AR 72501
Richard Friars 4916 E. Main Medora, KS 67502
Huwaldt Cattle Co Donald, Audra and Kimberly Huwaldt 54749 Hwy. 20 Osmond, NE 68765
L&L Farms Henry Lee Lucy Jr. 440 Bashore Dr. Hot Springs, AR 71901
Robert Fields 3252 Upton Melrose Rd. Upton, KY 42784
Chuck Druin 2291 Drane Ln. Eminence, KY 40019 Dry Creek Cattle Co. LLP Brett Larson 77575 475th Ave. Ravenna, NE 68869 Dry Creek Ranch Thomas Mueller 6960 Russell Rd. Hillsboro, MO 63050 Branson Dunlap Farms Branson and Regina Dunlap 1826 Co. Rd. 5300 Boss, MO 65440
Alexis Gatewood 1001 S.W. 9th St. Eagle Grove, IA 50533
Lauren Dunlap 1826 Co. Rd. 3500 Boss, MO 65440
Gray Land & Cattle Charles Gray 1400 Bond St. Edmond, OK 73034
Olivia Dunlap 1826 Co. Rd. 3500 Boss, MO 65440
Gregory Goodwin 27 Hartford Tpke. Eastford, CT 06242
Ross Dunlap 1826 Co. Rd. 3500 Boss, MO 65440
Green Acres Sonny Green 18245 Bear Swamp Rd. Marysville, OH 43040
Dunn Creek Ranch Terry and Marsha Purl 1616 Cresthaven Dr. Pantego, TX 76013 Durbin Livestock Farms LLC 12340 C.R. 109 Findlay, OH 45840 Kalli Ellis P.O. Box 157 Laward, TX 77970 Esse-Woelfel Management LLC Warren and Stacie Woelfel 1301 F.M. 99 Campbellton, TX 78008
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Greenstein Acres Terry and Barbara Greenstein 34951 W. 6th St. Cheney, KS 67025 Kellie Gregorich 21054 300th St. LaMonte, IA 52054 Jim Grimshaw P.O. Box 581 Comanche, TX 76442 Tate Harris Herefords Tate Harris 889 115th Ave. N.W. Killdeer, ND 58640
Scott Inmon P.O. Box 8 Powell, TX 75153 Ross Israelsen 2624 W. 1800 S. Logan, UT 84321 J Bar R Ranch James and Linda Randall 2027 205th Trail Mondamin, IA 51557
JTD Cattle Jeremy and Tracy Dicken 3961 F.M. 1568 Campbell, TX 75422 Kearney Branch Cattle Bryce Huninghake 2441 Buttonwood Dr. Manhattan, KS 66502
Brett Lamb 580 N. 200 W. Malad City, ID 83252 LaurAnn’s Registered Polled Herefords Laura and Jerry Angstadt 1333 Westward Ho Navasota, TX 77868 Bliss Lay P.O. Box 677 Stanton, TX 79782
Jamo Farms Amy Feldmann 22557 Millville Rd. Epworth, IA 52045-8891
Lazy G Farms LLC Denny and Shannon Gossett 60588 Armstrong-Centerville Rd. Jacobsburg, OH 43933
Daniel Janichek 995 Clare Ln. Hartford, WI 53027
Lazy Heifer Ranch Heather Dillon 18980 Mad River Rd. Mad River, CA 95552
JB Show Cattle Joe and Dee Lynn Braman P.O. Box 40 Refugio, TX 78377 JM Cattle Co. LLC Jeremiah Malone 118 Powdermill Hill Rd. Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
Lazy Rex Ranch Rex Johnson 28800 E. 168th Ave. Brighton, CO 80603 Lefever Herefords Rosemary Lefever P.O. Box 30 Sycamore, KS 67363
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Chris Reade P.O. Box 408 Bryant, AR 72089
Bob Scott 22453 150th Ave. Box Elder, SD 57719
Red Dirt Cattle Co. Charles and Anna Ferrell 24714 E. 630 Rd. Hennessey, OK 73742 Laramie and Lettie Robinson 17120 W. 19th St. Orlando, OK 73073 Patricia Robinson 5851 E. French Gulch Rd. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
Steve Sease 115 Clover Patch Way Anderson, SC 29621 Sandra Sharp 112 Farmway Dr. Cleveland, TN 37323 Sean and Dennis Sharp 706 Kaitlin St. Mountain View, MO 65548-8800
Rockin D Larry Dean Dixon 4704 S. Dixon Ln. Liberty, MS 39645
Dave Silver 1306 S. 2nd Ave. Hoopeston, IL 60942 Freda Smith 1424 Lee Rd. Martin, TN 38237
Rockin S Ranch Susan and Sam Pell 2586 Big Sky Trail Ponder, TX 76259 Rockin Tri-Star Ranch LLC Shelley Connors 702 Hanging Tree Trail Point Blank, TX 77364 Rocking J Ranch Johnny Hensley and Janet Knight 10159 F.M. 1975 Gilmer, TX 75644 RS Deer & Cattle Ranch Roy Douglas and Shirley Malonson 28820 F.M. 1736 Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 Rustic Hills Cattle Co. Larry Johnson 239 E. 750 S. Fort Branch, IN 47648
Sprenkle Farms Kevin and Kristopher Sprenkle 5704 Lawrence 2220 Pierce City, MO 65723 Spring Creek Ranch Debra Parrish 29341 N. 2970 Rd. Cashion, OK 73016 Star Cattle Genna Gibson 3070 N. Lakeridge Trail Boulder, CO 80302 Steffen Farms LLC Tyson Steffen 1549 L Rd. Larned, KS 67550 Donald Stephens III 6307 Mt. Zion Rd. Hackett, AR 72937
Rutledge Farms 25595 Greenleaf Rd. Farmers City, IL 61842 S&T Cattle Steve and Tammy Houston 13300 F.M. 3039 Crandall, TX 75114 Sandy Acres Jeff and Marie Pagenkopf 2435 50th Ave. Elk Mound, WI 54739 Matthew Schafer 830150 S. 3480 Rd. Stroud, OK 74079
The Sticks Paula Walker 1112 Post Oak Place Westlake, TX 76262 Str8line Cattle Co. Brian Austin 5252 N. Farm Rd. 215 Strafford, MO 65757 Streeter’s Half-Pint Herefords Ryan and Brenda Streeter 7022 Virginia St. New Virginia, IA 50210 Sugar Creek Herefords Brandon Lamb 4055 W. 124th St. N. Colfax, IA 50054
Kimberly Scherer 4949 Private Rd. 1181 Celeste, TX 75423 James Schneider 111 Villa Dr. - Cottage 94 Coffee, AL 36330
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Sullivan Farms/ Tucker Cattle Co. 2973 Brown Rd. N. Platte, NE 69101 Sweet Pea Farms Steven and Andrea OwensMeadows 215 Glen Laurel Dr. Easley, SC 29642 Sweet T Land & Cattle LLC Sarah Sweet 4243 N.W. Gerke Rd. Prineville, OR 97754-8308 Mike Thompson 9N047 Barron Rd. Maple Park, IL 60151 Janet Mae and Todd Tilley 12756 144th Trail Unionville, IA 52594 Townsend Ranch Bubba and Candy Townsend P.O. Box 22 Bastrop, TX 78602 TPK Herefords 19972 S. 600 St. Palmer, NE 68864 Phillip and Rhonda Trent 7834 Whites Creek Pike Joelton, TN 37080 Triple J Farms Josh Banta P.O. Box 1121 Dallas, GA 30132 Triple J Ranch Jami Groft 38941 162nd St. Ashton, SD 57424 Triple R Ranch Charles Rodgers 1370 Hwy. 35 N. Rison, AR 71665 Turner Farms J&D Turner 14447 Twp. Rd. 180 Kenton, OH 43326 Ty Ranch Tyler and Kelsey Miller P.O. Box 13 Chester, ID 83421 Gregory Ursin 932 Oak Hill Rd. Poplarville, MS 39470 V8 Ranch Brandon and Rachel Cutrer 1730 N. Richmond Wharton, TX 77488 Vanishing Springs Ranch Terry and Rebekah Rodgers 32 Waterfall Dr. Cherokee, TX 78738
Tashauna Walker P.O. Box 92 Tarzan, TX 79783 Albert Ward 1894 Fort Lamar Rd. Commerce, GA 30530 Warhorse Ranch LLC Terry Shadwick 304 Castle Pines Dr. S. Castle Rock, CO 80108 Dustyn Watson 261 Davis Branch Rd. Darden, TN 38328-8513 Grant Weisinger 2817 170th St. Ft. Madison, IA 52627 Martin Wengerd 5505 Zenith Rd. Union, WV 24983 Westwind Club Calves Josh and Laura Kwilos 9460 Prospect Rd. Forestville, NY 14062 Whisky River Miniature Herefords Victor Hausler 108 N. 4th Ave. Mansfield, TX 76063 Brittany White 7430 Oak Crest Ln. Kingdom City, MO 65262 K. Wiginton Farm P.O. Box 13 Hackleburg, AL 35564 Wilke Family Herefords John Wilke 9229 Viola Rd. Eyota, MN 55934 Catlin Willberg 697 C.R. 481 Lott, TX 76656 Doug Williams P.O. Box 22438 Bakersfield, CA 93390 Willoway Farm Jeniffer Huhn 575 Elliston Ln. Versailles, KY 40383 Jordan and Whitney Witt 16725 Madison Dr. Phillipsburg, MO 65722 Woodside Cattle Ranch Terry Woodside 3333 B Hwy. 48 Liberty, MS 39645 Mary Wrolstad 33187 S. Kropf Rd. Molalla, OR 97038 HW
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ALABAMA Campbell Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Debter Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 267 Drummond Sparks Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Sul-Tay Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Tennessee River Music Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 ARIZONA Mountain View Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 ARKANSAS James Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Bacon Cattle and Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 CALIFORNIA Alto Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Blagg Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Five H Farm/J-B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Jess Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Lambert Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11, 43 McDougald Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Morrell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Mrnak Herefords West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Parham Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Pedretti Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11, 104 R&R Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Sierra Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11, 181 Sonoma Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11, 42 Valentine Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Weimer Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 COLORADO Campbell, James T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11, 82 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11, 81 Ernst Family, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Fuchs Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Hall and Family, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Hanging W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Kubin Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Leroux Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Robb & Sons, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Sidwell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Strang Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12, 29 CONNECTICUT Blue Moon Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Pepin Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 FLORIDA Southern Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 GEORGIA Barnes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 CES Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 267 Greenview Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Hill-Vue Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 HME Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Leonard Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC MTM Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Nunnally Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Predestined Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 267 Sunset Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Thompson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 White Hawk Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, IBC Innisfail Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 IDAHO Canyon Gem Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Colyer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12, 61 Daniels Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Hereford.org
Eagle Canyon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Elkington Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12, 93 Fern Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Harrison & Sons, Hawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 JBB/AL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12, 45 Moonlight Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12, OJJ Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12, 14 Shaw Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12, 71 Wooden Shoe Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 ILLINOIS Aden Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Albin Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 ALH - Hartwing, Alan and Austin . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Apple Ridge Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Bafford Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Baker Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Behrends Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Benedict Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Bickelhaupt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Bixler Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 234 Bob-O-Lou Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 234 Burns Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 258 Crane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 259 Double B Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Ellis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Eubank Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Fancy Creek Farm of the Prairie Cross . . . . . . . . . 184 Fleisher Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Gen-Lor Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Hallbauer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Happ Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 120 Harbison and Sons, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 259 Kline Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Knott Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Loehr Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Lorenzen Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Lowderman Auction Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Lowderman Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 McCaskill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Milligan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 46 Moffett Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Nature’s Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Newbold Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 235 Northfork Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Perks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 258 Pezanoski Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Plainview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Prairie Cross, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Prairie Meadow Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Prairie Rose Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 258 Rabideau Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 RGR Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Rustic Oaks Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Sayre Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13, 235 Stephens Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Sturdy Hereford Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Sweatman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Torrance Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 White Willow Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 INDIANA Able Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 241 Beck-Powell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Carlson Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 CDF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14
Clinkenbeard Farms & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 DAD’s Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Everhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Gerber Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14, 37, 38, 39 Green Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Greives Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Hayhurst Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Hunt Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 J&K Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 JC Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 266 Kesling Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Kottkamp’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Laudeman Family, Gale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 RFD Farms Miniature Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 River Bend Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Stuckey Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 IOWA Amos Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Baja Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Beef Resources Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Casteel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Curran, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 237 Deppe Bros. Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Goehring Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 237 Jackson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 237 K7 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Mike Sorensen Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 R & R Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Rosenberg, James N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 237 Solsma Show Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 St. Clair Hay and Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Steve Landt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Stream Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14, 237 Wiese & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14, 7 KANSAS 4V Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Alexander Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . HR-14, 226 B&D Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Brannan & Reinhardt Polled Herefords . . . . . . HR-14 Carswell-Nichols Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 CK Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Davis Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14, 139 Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Herbel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Jamison Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14, 157 Jensen Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 M-M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14, 66 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Meitler, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Mill Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Oleen Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Oleen Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Sandhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Schu-Lar Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Springhill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Towner Farm Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Umberger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 VJS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 KENTUCKY BBL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Botkin Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Boyd Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15, 14, 20, 245 Chambliss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Dogwood Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 JMS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Peyton’s Well Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 continued on page 306...
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LOUISIANA 5C’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 MASSACHUSETTS Lyn-Dell Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 MARYLAND All Seasons Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Churchiview Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 East Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15, 236 Foggy Bottom Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Grimmel Girls Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 R&T Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Red Oak Point Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 SCH Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Tamsey Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 MICHIGAN Behnke’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Castle Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Cottonwood Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Grand Meadows Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 248 Hanson’s Double G Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Harfst Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Longcore Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 MacNaughton, Ron and Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 McDonald Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Neal’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Ridgeview Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 RLB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Rottman, Phil and Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Sugar Sweet Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Veeser’s Triple E Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 MINNESOTA DaKitch Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15, 171 Krogstad Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Lawrence Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 McIver’s Happy Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Minnesota Hereford Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Neil Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Schafer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Springwater Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Whispering Pine Farms LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15, 1 MISSISSIPPI Broadlawn Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 267 Caldwell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Grandview CMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Leaning Cedar Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 McGuffee Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 S&W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 MISSOURI AbraKadabra Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Aufdenberg, Darrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Bass Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Bellis Family, Jim D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Bonebrake Registered Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Civil Bend Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Doss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 233 Evans Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Falling Timber Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Findley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16, 129 Glengrove Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 191, 233 Harding Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Journagan Ranch/Missouri State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16, 119, 233 Kaczmarek 4K Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 233 L III Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 McMillen’s Toothacre Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Reed Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 233 Roth Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16, 191, 233 Schneider Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16
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WMC Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 233 Woessner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 MONTANA Brillhart Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Broken Pick Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Churchill Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27 Cooper Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16, 91 Curlew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Dutton Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Ehlke Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Feddes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16, 3 Holden Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16, 32, 33 J Bar E Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Mohican West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18, 57 Thomas Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 NEBRASKA 7 Mill Iron Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Blueberry Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Fisher, Lowell and Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Frenzen Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Gibson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Henkel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 JB Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Linton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Moeller & Sons, Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Monahan Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Niedermeyer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Ridder Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Schroer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Schutte & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17, 118 Spencer Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17, 121 Van Newkirk Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 NEVADA Bell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17, 222 Brumley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17, 187 Genoa Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Hutchens Herefords, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 New Jersey Grass Pond Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 NEW MEXICO B&H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17, 254 C&M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Copeland & Sons Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . HR-17, 67 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 King Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17, 167 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 NEW YORK Glade Haven Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 SK Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Stone House Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 NORTH CAROLINA Brent Creech Taylor’s Mill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Claxton Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18, 35 Double J Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Myers Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18, 257 Prestwood Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Rhyneland Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Terrace Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Triplett Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 W&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 236 Will-Via Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 NORTH DAKOTA Baumgarten Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Boehnke Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Carter’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Friedt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 240 Friesz Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 253
Mrnak Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18, 240 North Dakota Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Olson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Pelton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Stuber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 OHIO Banks Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Berg Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Buckeye Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 CSP Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Grandview Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Herman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 J&L Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Mohican Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . HR-18, 57, 247 Morrison Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 NS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Oakridge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Ostgaard Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Sunny Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assn. . . . . 247 OKLAHOMA Beacon Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Buck Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 CNB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Darnell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Day Family, Richard C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Dennis Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Diamond J Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Dufur Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Durham Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18, 31 Flying G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Fullerton Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Graft-Britton Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Gray Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Langford Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18, 83 LeForce Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Littau Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Loewen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Messner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Moss Herefords, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Nelson Land and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 P&R Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19, 131 Red Hills Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Rodney Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Turkey Feather Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 OREGON Bar One Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19, 187 Bird Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19, 106 Chandler Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19, 55 Cox Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 England Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Harrell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19, 123 High Desert Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Oregon Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Quick Mill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Stallings Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Vollstedt Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Y Cross Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 PENNSYLVANIA Bar-H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Creekside Hollow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Dana Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Deana Jak Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19, 21 Flat Stone Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Glenview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Keystone International Livestock Expo . . . . . . . . 256 Slayton’s BearDance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Stockdale Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Stone Ridge Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Vogel Valley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19
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SOUTH CAROLINA Forrest Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Fowken Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 257 Keese Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 White Column Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 SOUTH DAKOTA Atkins Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Baker Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Bar JZ Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Blume Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Courtney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Eggers Southview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19, 105 Frederickson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Hoffman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 JBN Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 K&B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 LaGrand Angus and Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . HR-20 Ollerich Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Rausch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 17 Stenberg Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Thorstenson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 TENNESSEE Bartholomew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Belle Meadow Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Burns Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Candy Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Coley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 303 DLL Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Four L Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 133 Happy Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Jackson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 267 Parker Bros. Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 257 River Circle Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Roberson’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Rogan Farms Herefords . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 144, 267 Triple L Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Walker Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Woodard Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Woolfolk Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 TEXAS Alpha Equine Breeding Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 B&C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Barber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 5 Case Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Day Family, Richard C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Doyle Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 44 Dudley Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20, 11 Flying S Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Fuston Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 G3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 GKB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 59 Glaze Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 H2 Ranch and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Indian Mound Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Iron Lake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 153 Kinnear Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 249 Larsons’ Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Ledbetter Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Massey Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 McInnis Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 McMullin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 249 Metch Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 ML Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Mockingbird Hill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Neel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 9 Noack Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Nolan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Powell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 227 Rockin 4H Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 168 Hereford.org
Rockin’ W Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Rocking Chair Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Sanders Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Skrivanek Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 311 Spearhead Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 249 Still River Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Texas Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21, 100 W4 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Williams Family Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Willis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 UTAH Allen & Son, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circle BJ Polled Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . Ekker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johansen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pallesen Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peterson Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VIRGINIA Fauquier Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Knabe, Harry A. Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Knoll Crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 236 Meadow Ridge Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Poplar Ridge Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Rolling Hills Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Thistle Tree Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 WASHINGTON BB Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC CX Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Diamond M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Ottley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Triple T Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Yoricka Farm Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 WEST VIRGINIA Cottage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Five Star Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Goff & Sons, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Grandview Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Grassy Run Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 256 Haught Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Hickory Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 J&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Law & Sons, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 McDonald Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Westfall Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 WISCONSIN Baker’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 238 Boettcher’s Brookview Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Brown Nursery Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 C&L Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22, 23, 266 Christ the Rock Creek Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Dalton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Gari-Alan Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Huth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22, 239 J&J Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Kegley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 239 Lamb Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Larson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22, 238 Lietzau Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Lininger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 MGM East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 MGM Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 MGM West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Next Generation Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 238 Owego Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 239 Pierce’s Hereford Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Sandrock Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Spruce Hill Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Starr Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Steiny’s Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Stone Creek Farm Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Whiskey Run Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Wildcat Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Windy Hills Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Wirth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Wiswell Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 239 WYOMING Berry’s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Holmes Herefords/Drake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Largent and Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22, 135 Lockhart Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Micheli Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Middleswarth Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 NJW Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23, 179 Ochsner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Perkes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 CANADA Canadian Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Remitall West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 143 Elmlodge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords . . . . HR-23, 18 River Valley Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 SERVICES American Live Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Barnes, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Biozyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Birdwell, James M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Birdwell, Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Booker, C.D. “Butch” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Breeders Insurance LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Burks, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 BuyHereford.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Carper, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 CattleMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Conover, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Emmons Ultrasounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Focus Marketing Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Gay Livestock Insurance, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Immucell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 James F. Bessler Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Jensen Live Stock Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Layton, Dustin N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Layton Auction & Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . 153 Lowderman, Cody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Lowderman, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 MCS Auction LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Merial-LongRange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 252 Midwest Cattle Service Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 National Cup Lab & Tech Center . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Reed Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Ritchey Livestock ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Ritchie Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Schacher Auction Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24, 153 Sims, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Stith, Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Streamline Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24, 147 T Bar C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 T/Big Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Wendt, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24
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A Able Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 241 AbraKadabra Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Aden Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Albin Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Alexander Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . 226, HR-14 ALH - Hartwing, Alan and Austin . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 All Seasons Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Allen & Son, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Alpha Equine Breeding Center . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Alto Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 American Live Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Amos Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Apple Ridge Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Atkins Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
B B&C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 B&D Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 B&H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, HR-17 Bafford Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Baja Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Baker Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Baker Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Baker’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 238 Banks Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Bar JZ Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Bar One Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, HR-19 Bar-H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Barber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, HR-20 Barnes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Bartholomew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Bass Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Baumgarten Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 BB Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC BBL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Beacon Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Beck-Powell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Beef Resources Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Behnke’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Behrends Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Bell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, HR-17 Belle Meadow Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Bellis Family, Jim D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Benedict Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Berg Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Berry’s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Bickelhaupt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Bird Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, HR-19 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Bixler Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, HR-13 Blagg Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Blue Moon Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Blueberry Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Blume Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Bob-O-Lou Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, HR-13 Boehnke Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Boettcher’s Brookview Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Bonebrake Registered Herefords . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Botkin Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Boyd Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 20, 245, HR-15 Brannan & Reinhardt Polled Herefords . . . . . HR-14 Brent Creech Taylor’s Mill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Brillhart Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Broadlawn Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 267 Broken Pick Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Brown Nursery Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Brumley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, HR-17
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Buck Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Buckeye Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Burns Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Burns Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . 258, HR-13
C C&L Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 266, HR-22 C&M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Caldwell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Campbell Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Campbell, James T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Canadian Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Candy Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Canyon Gem Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Carlson Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Carswell-Nichols Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Carter’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Case Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Casteel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Castle Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 CDF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 CES Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 267 Chambliss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Chandler Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, HR-19 Christ the Rock Creek Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Churchill Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27 Churchiview Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Circle BJ Polled Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Civil Bend Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 CK Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Claxton Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, HR-18 Clinkenbeard Farms & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 CNB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, HR-11 Coley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303, HR-20 Colyer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, HR-12 Cooper Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, HR-16 Copeland & Sons Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . 67, HR-17 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Cottage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Cottonwood Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Courtney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Cox Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, HR-11 Crane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Creekside Hollow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 CSP Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Curlew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 CX Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
D DAD’s Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 DaKitch Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Dalton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Dana Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Daniels Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Darnell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Davis Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, HR-14 Day Family, Richard C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Deana Jak Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, HR-19 Debter Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 267 Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, HR-15 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 259 Dennis Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Deppe Bros. Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Diamond J Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Diamond M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 DLL Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20
Dogwood Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Doss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 233 Double B Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Double J Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Doyle Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, HR-20 Drumond Sparks Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Dudley Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, HR-20 Dufur Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Durham Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, HR-18 Dutton Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16
E Eagle Canyon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 East Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, HR-15 Eggers Southview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Ehlke Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Ekker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Elkington Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, HR-12 Ellis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Elmlodge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 England Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Ernst Family, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Eubank Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Evans Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Everhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
F 4V Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 5C’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Falling Timber Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, HR-16 Fancy Creek Farm of the Prairie Cross . . . . . . . . 184 Fauquier Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 105, HR-19 Feddes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, HR-16 Fern Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Findley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, HR-16 Fisher, Lowell and Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Five H Farm/J-B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Five Star Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Flat Stone Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Fleisher Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Flying G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Flying S Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Focus Marketing Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Foggy Bottom Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Forrest Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Four L Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, HR-20 Fowken Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 257 Frederickson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Frenzen Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Friedt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 240 Friesz Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 253 Fuchs Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Fullerton Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Fuston Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20
G G3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Gari-Alan Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Gen-Lor Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Genoa Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Gerber Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 38, 39, HR-14 Gibson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 GKB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, HR-21 Glade Haven Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Glaze Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Glengrove Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 191, 233 Glenview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Hereford.org
Goehring Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 237 Goff & Sons, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Graft-Britton Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Grand Meadows Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 248 Grandview CMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Grandview Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Grass Pond Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Grassy Run Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 256 Gray Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Green Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Greenview Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Greives Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Grimmel Girls Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15
H H2 Ranch and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Hall and Family, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Hallbauer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Hanging W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Hanson’s Double G Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Happ Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, HR-13 Happy Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Harbison, Ray and Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, HR-13 Harding Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Harfst Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Harrell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, HR-19 Harrison & Sons, Hawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Haught Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Hayhurst Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Heartland Genetic Blend Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Henkel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Herbel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Herman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Hickory Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 High Desert Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Hill-Vue Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 HME Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Hoffman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Holden Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33, HR-16 Holmes Herefords/Drake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Hunt Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Hutchens Herefords, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Huth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, HR-22
I Indian Mound Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Innisfail Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Iron Lake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, HR-21
J J Bar E Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 J&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 J&J Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 J&K Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 J&L Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Jackson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Jackson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 237 James Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Jamison Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, HR-14 JB Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 JBB/AL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, HR-12 JBN Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 JC Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 266 Jenson Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Jess Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 JMS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Johansen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Journagan Ranch/Missouri State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 233, HR-16 JPS Herefords JR - CCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,237 Hereford.org
K K&B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 K7 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Kaczmarek 4K Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 233 Keese Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Kegley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 239 Kesling Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Keystone International Livestock Expo . . . . . . . 256 King Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167, HR-17 Kinnear Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249, HR-21 Kline Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Knabe, Harry A. Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Knoll Crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 236 Knott Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Kottkamp’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Krogstad Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Kubin Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12
L L III Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 LaGrand Angus and Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . HR-20 Lamb Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Lambert Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, HR-11 Langford Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, HR-18 Largent and Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135, HR-22 Larson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, HR-22 Larsons’ Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Laudeman Family, Gale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Law & Sons, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Lawrence Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Leaning Cedar Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Ledbetter Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 LeForce Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Leonard Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Leroux Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Lietzau Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Lininger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Linton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Littau Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Lockhart Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Loehr Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Loewen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Longcore Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Lorenzen Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Lowderman Auction Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Lowderman Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Lyn-Dell Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
M M-M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, HR-14 MacNaughton, Ron and Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Massey Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 McCaskill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 McDonald Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 McDonald Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 McDougald Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 McGuffee Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 McInnis Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 McIver’s Happy Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 McMillen’s Toothacre Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 McMullin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 249 McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Meadow Ridge Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords . . . 18, HR-23 Meitler, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Messner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Metch Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 MGM East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 MGM Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
MGM West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Micheli Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Middleswarth Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Mill Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Milligan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, HR-13 Minnesota Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 ML Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Mockingbird Hill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Moeller & Sons, Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Moffett Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Mohican Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . 57, 247, HR-18 Mohican West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, HR-18 Monahan Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Moonlight Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Morrell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Morrison Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Moss Herefords, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Mountain View Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Mrnak Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, HR-18 Mrnak Herefords West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 MTM Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 267, HR-20 Myers Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, HR-18
N Nature’s Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Neal’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Neel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, HR-21 Neil Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Nelson Land and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Newbold Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235, HR-13 Next Generation Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 238 Niedermeyer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 NJW Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, HR-23 Noack Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Nolan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 North Dakota Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Northfork Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 NS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Nunnally Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
O Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Oakridge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Ochsner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 OJJ Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, HR-12 Oleen Bros. Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Ollerich Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Olson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Oregon Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Ostgaard Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Ottley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Owego Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 239
P P&R Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, HR-19 Pallesen Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Parham Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Parker Bros. Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 257 Pedretti Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, HR-11 Pelton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Pepin Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Perkes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Perks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 258 Peterson Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Peyton’s Well Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Pezanoski Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Pierce’s Hereford Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Plainview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Poplar Ridge Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Powell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, HR-21 continued on page 310...
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Prairie Cross, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Prairie Meadow Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Prairie Rose Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 258 Predestined Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 267 Prestwood Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Q Quick Mill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19
R R&R Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 R&R Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 R&T Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Rabideau Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Rausch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, HR-20 Red Hills Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Red Oak Point Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Reed Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 233 Rell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Remitall West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 RFD Farms Miniature Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 RGR Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Rhyneland Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Ridder Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Ridgeview Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 River Bend Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 River Circle Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 River Valley Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 RLB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Robb & Sons, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Roberson’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Rockin 4H Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, HR-21 Rockin’ W Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Rocking Chair Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Rodney Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Rogan Farms Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 144, 267, HR-20 Rolling Hills Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Roth Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 233, HR-16 Rottman, Phil and Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Rustic Oaks Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13
S 7 Mill Iron Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 S&W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Sanders Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Sandhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Sandrock Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Sayre Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235, HR-13 SCH Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Schacher Auction Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Schafer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Schneider Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Schroer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Schu-Lar Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Schutte & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, HR-17 Shaw Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, HR-12 Sidwell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Sierra Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, HR-11 SK Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Skrivanek Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311, HR-21 Slayton’s BearDance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Solsma Show Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Sonoma Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 42, HR-11 Southern Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Sorensen, Mike and Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Spearhead Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249, HR-21 Spencer Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Springhill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Springwater Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15
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Spruce Hill Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 St. Clair Hay and Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Stallings Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Starr Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Steiny’s Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Stenberg Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Stephens Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Steve Landt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Still River Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Stockdale Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Stone Creek Farm Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Stone House Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Stone Ridge Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Strang Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, HR-12 Stream Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, HR-14 Streamline Genetics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Stuber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Stuckey Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Sturdy Hereford Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Sugar Sweet Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Sul-Tay Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Sunny Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Sunset Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Sweatman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assn. . . . 247
T Tamsey Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Tennessee River Music Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Terrace Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Texas Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, HR-21 Thistle Tree Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Thomas Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Thompson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-12 Thorstenson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Torrance Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Towner Farm Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Triple L Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Triple T Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Triplett Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-18 Turkey Feather Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
U Umberger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, HR-17
V Valentine Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 Van Newkirk Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Veeser’s Triple E Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 VJS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-15 Vogel Valley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Vollstedt Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . HR-19
Williams Family Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Willis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-21 Windy Hills Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Wirth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Wiswell Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 239 WMC Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 233 Woessner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-16 Woodard Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-20 Wooden Shoe Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-13 Woolfolk Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Y Y Cross Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-19 Yoricka Farm Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22
Services American Live Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Barnes, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Biozyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Birdwell, James M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Birdwell, Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Booker, C.D. “Butch” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Breeders Insurance LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Burks, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 BuyHereford.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Carper, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 CattleMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Conover, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Emmons Ultrasounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Focus Marketing Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Gay Livestock Insurance, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Immucell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 James F. Bessler Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Jensen Live Stock Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Layton, Dustin N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Layton Auction & Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . 153 Lowderman, Cody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Lowderman, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 MCS Auction LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Merial-LongRange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 252 Midwest Cattle Service Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 National Cup Lab & Tech Center . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Reed Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Ritchey Livestock ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Ritchie Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Schacher Auction Services . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24, 153 Sims, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Stith, Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 Streamline Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24, 147 T Bar C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24 T/Big Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-23 Wendt, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-24
W W&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 236 W4 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Walker Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Weimer Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-11 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-17 Westfall Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR-22 Whiskey Run Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Whispering Pine Farms LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, HR-15 White Column Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 White Hawk Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, IBC White Willow Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . HR-14 Wiese & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, HR-14 Wildcat Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Will-Via Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Hereford.org
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hey come in all shapes and sizes. We plan them, breed them and mama raises them. We select them, develop them, collect practical information and we market them. Commercial breeders buy them, keep them as long as they can, sell their calves at weaning, as feeders or when they finish their feedlot trip. RESULTS? A satisfactory meal experience for the consumer! A profit for the producer! If these two things don’t happen, all that planning, work, care, effort is for northing! OUR GOAL? To produce bulls that meet these objectives!! We are in our 62nd year of registered operation with over 3,000 bulls sold!
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We think this little 2-weeks-old 3X son has a chance to be a pretty good prospect to create profitable calves for the beef chain! (And we have more like him.) COW HERD: Victor Domino based with performance outcrosses NATURAL SIRES: Sons of Patriot, Route 66, 71I and Harvie Dan T-Bone AI AND EMBRYO SIRES: Durango, P606, Trust and select Victor sires
Quality bulls, cows and heifers for sale. We also produce registered Angus and Hudgins Brahman sired F1s. 60+ bulls sold fall 2013 and spring 2014. Reasonably developed with sonogram information, 60% to repeat genetic partners.
Joey and Susan Skrivanek and Family, owners 407 W. Mustang, Caldwell, TX 77836 979-567-3857 Home • 979-224-4698 Cell 979-567-3131 Office • 979-567-2373 Fax coatty@burlesoncounty.org Nine miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 21 — “The Presidential Corridor”
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THM 82Y 1045 SALUTE 4051
THM AVATOR 2108 ET THM MAX VICTOR 2169 ET
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CATTLE ENTERPRISES Tommy and Tommie Lynne 1230 Reeves Rd. • Midville, GA 30441 706-554-6107 • Cell 706-339-0201 www.meadcattle.com tommy@meadcattle.com
Les and Nancy Midla & Family
W. Massey Booth Jr. and Curtis H. Booth 711 Kings Run Rd. Shinglehouse, PA 16748 814-697-6339 masseyb@frontier.com
34 Cranberry Marsh Marianna, PA 15345 724-267-3325 nmidla@pulsenet.com Documented cattle that are right for today’s industry.