October 2013 Hereford World by American Hereford Association

October 2013 Hereford World

Inside… 2013 Annual Meeting Planned . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Published by the American Hereford Association

October 2013; Vol. 104, No. 5

Making Gains

Cattle that Make Sense . . . . . . . . . . 32

Building a Major League Herd . . 40

Ty Bevan of Nick Mountain Ranch says Hereford bulls have improved his cow herd and his profitability.

some black bulls in there,” Ty explains. “Those calves were tremendous.” So when Ty returned to his in-laws’ operation where his father-in-law had a nice set of black cows, there was no question in his mind. They went Hereford bull shopping. Ty and Carrie are the owners and operators of Nick Mountain Ranch now, since Carrie’s father has passed away. They also manage their 300-350 cows on some of Ty’s family’s place along with using U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management permits. Their calves are marketed through Superior and they retain 30 to 70 heifers each year for replacements. Ty and Carrie are raising their three young children to love the ranching lifestyle as well.

by Sara Gugelmeyer

Faces of Leadership . . 64

t’s making a difference, Ty Bevan says. Since reincorporating Hereford bulls into the breeding program at his family’s Nick Mountain Ranch, Molina, Colo., he’s seen improvements in weaning weights, calf survivability and cow longevity. Ty’s family has been in the ranching business in the high mountain country east of Grand Junction, Colo., since the 1800s. His wife, Carrie (Nichols), comes from a family that has been ranching in the same area for a century as well. After graduating with a business degree from Western State College, Gunnison, Colo., Ty went to work managing a ranch in the area. “I took care of a ranch for some people that had started with a pretty good set of Hereford cows then threw

Losing heterosis

“The main advantage to those Hereford bulls is our cows’ longevity.” — Ty Bevan

The cows that Ty’s father had were good cows, but after many years of using Angus bulls only, the black baldie cows were eventually replaced with straight black ones. These cows had lost the value heterosis provides in a cow herd. That loss of heterosis created continued on page 20...

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

October 2013 • Vol. 104 • No. 5

Cover Making Gains

Ty Bevan of Nick Mountain Ranch says Hereford bulls have improved his cow herd and his profitability.

24 2013 Annual Meeting Planned

Breed Focus

Origin, Migration of Hereford Breed Character. . . . . . . . . . 6

Performance Matters

American Hereford Association members will meet in Kansas City Nov. 1-3 to conduct Association business.

Stahly NRSP Results Announced. . . . 8

What’s New?

32 Cattle That Make Sense

Association News and Events . . . . 11

40 Building a Major League Herd

Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) Program Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

46 Revolutionary Future

NHW Annual Meeting Activities Planned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

On the MK Ranch, they may be raising different cattle than they were 50 years ago, but there is no doubt they’ve stuck to their Hereford roots.

CHB Bites

Former MLB outfielder channels dedication into building a quality cow herd. Resilience and technology — two key ingredients ahead.

50 Nutrition by the Numbers

Measuring feeding should go beyond the bale.

56 On the Move

Trichomoniasis is finding its way into the Midwest; your herd could be at risk.

64 Faces of Leadership

Highlights of the 2013 Program for Reaching Individuals Determined to Excel (PRIDE) Convention.

Hereford Women

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Be a Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Sales Digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Advertisers’ Index . . . . . . . 100

AHA C American Hereford Association

Certified Hereford Beef Staff

Field Staff

Mailing address: P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101-0059 Physical address: 1501 Wyandotte St., Kansas City, MO 64108 816-842-3757 • Fax 816-842-6931 hworld@hereford.org • Hereford.org

Vice president of sales Mick Welch, mwelch@herefordbeef.org Vice president of retail Brad Ellefson, bellefson@herefordbeef.org Vice president of marketing Andrew Brooks, abrooks@herefordbeef.org CHB supply chain manager Trey Befort, tbefort@herefordbeef.org Territory manager Danielle Starr, dstarr@herefordbeef.org Business analyst Karla Richardson, krichardson@hereford.org Hereford Verified and Hereford Marketplace specialist Heidi Tribbett, hktribbett@hereford.org 970-580-4503 For information about Hereford Marketplace, visit HerefordMarketplace.com or call 970-580-4503.

Western Region – Mark Holt Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Ore., Utah and Wash. 2300 Bishop Rd., Emmett, ID 83617 208-369-7425, mholt@hereford.org Mountain Region – Ben Brillhart Colo., Mont., Wyo. and western Canadian provinces P.O. Box 181, Musselshell, MT 59059 406-947-2222, bbrillhart@hereford.org North Central Region – Levi Landers Kan., Minn., Neb., N.D. and S.D. 1017 40 Rd., Minden, NE 68959 308-730-1396, llanders@hereford.org Upper Midwest Region – John Meents Ill., Ind., Ky., Md., Mich., Ohio, Pa., W.Va. and Wis. 21555 S.R. 698, Jenera, OH 45841 419-306-7480, jmeents@hereford.org Southwest Region Advertising Representative – Dustin Layton Ark., La., N.M., Okla. and Texas 1615 Castellina Court, Edmond, OK 73034 405-464-2455, laytond@yahoo.com Eastern Region – Tommy Coley Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn. and Va. 1284 Stage Coach Rd., Sewanee, TN 37375 815-988-7051, tcoley@hereford.org Central Region – Contact the AHA Iowa and Mo. Northeast Region – Contact the AHA Conn., Del., D.C., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., R.I., Vt. and eastern Canadian provinces

AHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Cliff Copeland, Nara Visa, N.M. Vice president Steve Lambert, Oroville, Calif. Directors Term expires 2013 Marty Lueck, Mountain Grove, Mo. Dale Micheli, Ft. Bridger, Wyo. Term expires 2014 Keith Fawcett, Ree Heights, S.D. Dale Venhuizen, Manhattan, Mont. Term expires 2015 Fred Larson, Spring Valley, Wis. David Trowbridge, Tabor, Iowa Eric Walker, Morrison, Tenn. Term expires 2016 Curtis Curry, McAlester, Okla. Jonny Harris, Screven, Ga. Sam Shaw, Caldwell, Idaho

SENIOR OFFICE STAFF

Executive vice president Craig Huffhines, chuffhin@hereford.org Chief operating officer and director of breed improvement Jack Ward, jward@hereford.org Chief financial officer Leslie Mathews, lmathews@hereford.org Director of communications Angie Stump Denton, adenton@hereford.org 785-363-7263 Director of records department Stacy Sanders, ssanders@hereford.org Director of youth activities Amy Cowan, acowan@hereford.org National shows coordinator and youth activities assistant Bailey Clanton, bclanton@hereford.org Records supervisor Dawn Jochim, djochim@hereford.org BuyHereford.com manager Dennis Schock, dschock@hereford.org 903-815-2004

Hereford World Staff Director of field management and seedstock marketing Joe Rickabaugh, jrick@hereford.org Production manager Caryn Vaught, cvaught@hereford.org Editor Angie Stump Denton, adenton@hereford.org Assistant editor Sara Gugelmeyer, sgugelmeyer@hereford.org Advertising coordinator Alison Marx, amarx@hereford.org Creative Services coordinator Nicole Woods, nwoods@hereford.org Editorial designer/assistant Christy Benigno Graphic designers Bruce Huxol and Sean Jersett Production assistant Debbie Rush Contributing writers Luke Bolin, Kindra Gordon and Katrina Huffstutler

Member Cattle Registration Fees Up to 4 months 4-8 months 8-12 months More than 12 months

Regular $12 $18 $25 $50

Electronic $10 $15 $20 $50

Member of

The publisher reserves the right to decline any advertising for any reason at any time without liability, even though previously acknowledged or accepted.

Hereford World (ISSN 1085-9896), Vol. 104, No. 5, published monthly (except June) by Hereford Publications Inc., 1501 Wyandotte St., P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101. Periodical postage paid at Kansas City, Mo., and additional entries. Subscription rates, $35 a year. Postmaster: Send address changes to Hereford World, P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101. Hereford World agreement #1803689

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

by Craig Huffhines, executive vice president chuffhin@hereford.org

Origin, Migration of Hereford Breed Character According to historic record, the Hereford breed of cattle originated some 300 years ago in the hilly grasslands of Herefordshire, England. The original local “breed” was likely solid red, resembling the types that prevailed in neighboring counties of Devon and Sussex counties. From the rolling hills of Wales, a stoutly made white breed of cattle with red ears was reported to be crossed with the smaller “reds” of Herefordshire. The blending of the blood lines of those two self-colored populations probably accounts for the original broken colors, including a variety of brockle-face, roan and traditionally marked whiteface with the white underpinning. It is written that there was, in those early days, a controversy among English breeders in the area of whether brockle-face cattle were superior to solid whiteface cattle. Other cattle were imported from the Netherlands into Herefordshire at the time with similar red and white broken markings that may also have attributed to Herefords’ origin.

Interestingly enough, as the popularity of these unique markings formed a favorable impression in the minds of breeders, it is a documented fact that the “Hereford-marked” cattle were also much stronger statured, superior in conformation, higher in quality and more productive. What was likely an attractive heterosis boost in these first crosses with their unique marking created an established preference in subsequent breeding operations, and the new color pattern was established as the means to superior genetics of the time. The “hallmark” of the Hereford breed became the gold standard of breed character globally and reigns true to this very day. Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®), the only U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognized branded beef program carrying the Hereford name, is based on these genetically fixed markings that continue to be linked to superior quality beef. Over time, breeders have influenced their own biases into color selection of the cattle. This

tendency was particularly true before modern performance recording began. Markings were linked to, at many times, anecdotal evidence or within herd observations of economic difference in lines and genetics within the breed. These breeder observations have led to biases around the world that have been passed on from generation to generation of breeders. In the U.S. the lineback has been an unacceptable marking and culled from propagation for decades. Once feather necks were very popular, today, the preference is conservative marking, eliminating much of the white from over the crest. Red to the ground is deemed by many as the preferred “bell and whistle,” not unlike the extras on a new Cadillac. Pigmentation around the eyes, long related to UV light protection and cancer eye prevention, has become even more popular, and the once extreme whiteface and eyes, udder and scrotum are now preferred in red pigments for sound functional reasons.

The red hide color itself has migrated over time. The once mellow yellow that propagated the West for more than 50 years has now become darker cherry in color. There are some lines approaching an almost chestnut or chocolate red. South Americans have invested strongly in the darkly colored U.S. Hereford with the pigmented or even goggled eyes. As a whole, the breed has become much more conservatively marked in this new millennium of selection, and with that migration to more solid color, there is always a shift in breed character standard. When I was a 4-H member in the mid-1980s and as recent as the last 10 years, any steer without a feather neck and strong white underpinning, the traditional standard of the century, might be sifted from a major Hereford steer show. Today, there is the occasional registered Hereford that almost looks like a red baldie getting the high eyebrow from some in wonderment but, through DNA technology, tracks as pure as the rest.

Tim Dolcini • 208-308-4083 106 W.500 S., Jerome, ID 83338 qualityis@canyongemlivestock.com

CHURCHILL FRONTIER 9137W ET

2010 NWSS Reserve Grand Champion Horned Bull • 2009 Western Nugget Reserve Grand Champion Horned Bull 42992949 — Calved: Feb. 12, 2009 — Tattoo: LE 9137 THM DURANGO 4037 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR ABOUT TIME 743 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42797564 CRR D03 CASSIE 206 {DLF,HYF,IEF}

CS BOOMER 29F {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} THM 7085 VICTRA 9036 {DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF INTERSTATE 20X D03 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR 475E CASSIE 838

H5 9012Y ADVANCE 501 {SOD}{CHB} CHURCHILL LADY 401 ET {DOD} 42477253 CHURCHILL LADY 792 {DOD}

HH ADVANCE 9012Y {SOD}{DLF,IEC} H5 MS 590 DOMET 306 CHURCHILL EAGLE 504 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CHURCH LADY 126 2ET

Frontier's progeny had a good day at the Western Idaho Fair in Boise • Three division champions • Reserve Grand Champion Female • Grand Champion Bull • 1st place Get of Sire. No question He is transmitting his legacy to his progeny!

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.0 4.4 64 116 29 61 1.4 148 0.9 -0.071 1.03 -0.02 18 14 12 37

/ October 2013

AHA

Semen: $25/Straw; $50/Certificate

GE•EPD

Hereford.org

Bradshaw named new education and information services coordinator

CHB live specifications The downside of losing breed character may be an identity problem down the road. In recent years, more and more Herefordinfluenced black baldies have been disqualified from the CHB program because they did not meet the 51% whiteface characteristic written into the specification to assure the animal is at least half Hereford. CHB packers see more and more heavy brockle-faces that are known progeny of Hereford bulls but are non-qualifiers of the program. This fact is forcing CHB to consider changing the live animal specification slightly to allow for less white on the face. In several of AHA’s heterosis projects where Hereford bulls were turned out in large pastures with Angus bulls and then the calves were later DNA parent verified back to a sire, we have seen Hereford-sired calves thrown as straight blacks with no Hereford markings. Obviously, there are ways to track genetics of feeder cattle from gate to plate; however, the convenience of knowing breed type of feeder cattle through traditional fixed markings has value. Baldie cattle are quickly becoming a gold standard for commercial cattlemen. The uniqueness of the Hereford breed and its vast difference in genetics from other breeds is an asset that today is paying dividends for Hereford breeders. The question of today is: Should those traditional markings be preserved to support the “whiteface” brand that is growing in popularity? Or should color even matter unless it’s related to something functionally important? This migration in breed character may not have any economic relevance in today’s high-tech, performancebased agriculture society we now work in. However, it is perplexing that color many times does trump documented performance, even today. Hypothetically, would Hereford breeders ever consider using a white-legged, line-backed bull that is balanced across traits and proves to be the highest carcass quality bull in the breed? It’s an interesting question and one that may come closer to reality as genomic technology allows us to understand more about what’s under the hide and in the “engine room.” What is certain, however, is biases will always prevail in our very independent livestock breeding business, which makes this business even more interesting. HW

Hereford.org

Christine (Christy) Bradshaw was hired as the new education and information services coordinator for the American Hereford Association (AHA). Ultimately, her role will be to develop educational programs to assist Hereford breeders in the understanding of online data submission and best practices for Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR®) participation. Christy Bradshaw Raised on an Angus and Charolais ranch in Idaho, Christy served as a director of the AmericanInternational Junior Charolais Association and was awarded the outstanding junior member award for that organization. She attended Casper College in Casper, Wyo., where she was a member of the livestock judging team before completing her

bachelor’s degree at Kansas State University (K-State) in May. While in college, she was a member of the K-State Collegiate CattleWomen. She also completed beef quality assurance and beef cattle care training as well as the Masters of Beef Advocacy program. In addition to her hands-on cattle knowledge, she worked at the plant pathology research lab at K-State, where she gained extensive knowledge of DNA testing and molecular biological techniques. AHA Executive Vice President Craig Huffhines says, “We are excited to have Christy as a member of our Hereford team. She will focus on helping our members utilize the technology available to submit and maintain Hereford data.” Christy lives in Overland Park, Kan., and started working at AHA headquarters in Kansas City in mid-July. HW

October 2013 /

by Jack Ward, chief operating officer and director of breed improvement jward@hereford.org

Stahly NRSP Results Announced Reported here is the final data on the 2012-spring-born progeny at Stahly Ranch, Cavour, S.D. This year 72% of the steers graded Choice. Mike and Judy Stahly have participated in the National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) for 14 years, utilizing young Hereford sires in their commercial herd. The Stahlys were featured on the cover of the August

order to collect individual feed intake through the GrowSafe feeding system. DNA was also collected and 50K genotypes were run on the calves to be utilized in the feed efficiency trial made possible by a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and being conducted by the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (NBCEC). You can hear some of the findings

2013 Hereford World, if you’d like to read more about their operation. Even though there were only three bulls tested at Stahly Ranch, Loewen Foundation 34X was used at both Stahly’s and Olsen Ranches Inc. in order to tie the two NRSP test ranches together. For the second year, Stahly’s steers were moved to Olsen Ranches in

of this research while attending the educational forum during the American Hereford Association Annual Meeting on Nov. 1 (see Page 24 for schedule). If you would like to nominate a bull for the NRSP, look for the form online at Hereford.org, in the January Hereford World or contact me at 816-842-3757 or jward@hereford.org. HW

Table 1: 2012-born calves at Stahly Ranch Reg. No.

BW Ratio

WW Ratio

F/G

ratio

HCW

ratio

MB score

Whitehawk 10H Beefmaker 929X

43057994

102

100

6.11

107

904

105

Loewen Foundation 34X

43074983

101

5.52

880

K&B Sentinel 0042X

43110745

102

5.63

832

Sire Name

ratio

REA

ratio

433

13.55

105

0.58

3.79

102

445

12.56

0.63

4.13

464

103

12.91

0.48

3.53

Table 2: EPDs of bulls used at Stahly Ranch Sire Name

CE CE BW BW WW WW YW YW MM MM MG MCE EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD EPD

MCE MCW MCW SC SC ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC

FAT EPD

FAT REA REA MARB MARB BMI CEZ ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC

BII

CHB

Whitehawk 10H Beefmaker 929X

2.7 0.34 2.4 0.64

0.53 100

0.5

0.24

0.3

118

0.4

1.4 0.35 0.076 0.32 0.29

0.33

0.36

0.29

Loewen Foundation 34X

4.8 0.32 -0.4 0.76

0.6

0.55

0.2

2.2

0.26

127

0.41

1.5 0.25 0.044 0.34 0.56 0.35

0.51

0.31

0.63

0.62

0.21

5.2

0.29

0.42

1.6 0.46

0.36

0.39

K&B Sentinel 0042X

0.35 1.7 0.79

Four Hereford youth participate in feed efficiency, genomics meeting An educational conference on genomic and genetic improvement tools was held June 26-27 at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) near Clay Center, Neb. The conference was titled “DNA Technology: Where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed.” Day one of the conference was an Extension education meeting and was open to the public. Attending both days were invited guests including representatives from seven breed associations, 14 “young leaders” — college students with an interest in genomics, and a group of farmers and ranchers participating in beef cattle feed efficiency and genomics research. National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members representing the Hereford breed were Matt Woolfolk,

Jackson, Tenn.; Brianne Abramovitz, Columbia, Mo.; Cody Jensen, Courtland, Kan.; and Katie Ochsner, Torrington, Wyo. Producers can watch recordings of the presentations from the event online by visiting the National Program for Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle conference page, beefefficiency.org/annualmtgjune13.html. Topics and speakers included: • Current State of Integrating Genomics into National Cattle Evaluation, Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• New Genotyping Platform, Elisa Marques, GeneSeek

0.42 0.27 0.42

• What Do We Hope to Learn From Sequence

Information? Larry Kuehn and Warren Snelling, USMARC

• Genomics of Bovine Respiratory Disease: An Update,

Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis

• Life-cycle Analysis of Beef Production, Kim Stackhouse, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

• Improving Beef System Efficiency: A Genetics

Perspective, Bob Weaber, Kansas State University

• Genomic Predictors of Feed Efficiency, Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln HW

a Neogen Company

Youth participating in the “DNA Technology: Where we’ve been, where we are and where we’re headed” conference (pictured front row, l to r) are: Brianne Abramovitz, Columbia, Mo., (Hereford); Chelsea Woodcock, Clovis, Calif., (Charolais); Lindsay Upperman, Chambersburg, Pa., (Angus); Justin Buchanan, Stillwater, Okla., (Charolais); and Katie Ochsner, Torrington, Wyo., (Hereford). Back row (l to r) are: Matt Woolfolk, Jackson, Tenn., (Hereford); Remy Carmichael, Midland, Texas, (Limousin); Cody Jensen, Courtland, Kan., (Hereford); Sydney Wilkinson, Model, Colo., (Gelbvieh); Tim Anderson, Morris, Minn., (Limousin); Lauren Adcock, Moweaqua, Ill., (Angus); and Kyle Ruth, Iowa City, Iowa, (Simmental).

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

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.

Association updates

Square Herefords R.R. 2 Langbank, SK S0G 2X0 Canada Jim and Lori Duke 306-538-4556 Cell 306-736-7921 Harvey Duke 306-761-2810 Cell 306-536-4490 square.d@sasktel.net

www.square-dpolledherefords.com

Wascana Cattle Co.

Regina, SK, Canada Harvey Duke 306-761-2810 Cell 306-536-4490 Bradley and Kim Duke 306-737-3980 bradleytduke@hotmail.com

Mannle Polled Herefords Whitewood, SK, Canada Scott and Maggie Mannle and family 306-735-2981 Cell 306-735-7180

mannlepolledherefords@hotmail.com www.mannlepolledherefords.com

The American Hereford Association (AHA) Board of Directors has approved two rule changes and an increase in fees that will go into effect in 2014. Rule 17A: New embryo transfer policy — for embryo transfer (ET) calves born after Jan. 1, 2014, there will no longer be an ET certificate required for registration. The new requirement for registering an ET calf will be the reporting of the recovery date of the embryo at the time of registry. As previously, ET calves are charged an additional $15 per head over and above the normal registry rate (same cost as an ET certificate). Steers need registration papers: Starting in 2014 all steers showing at the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) must be registered by the AHA and out of a registered sire and dam. No steer certificates will be accepted, only registration papers. The AHA will still offer traditional steer certificates for those state and regional shows not requiring a registration paper on steers at this time. New registration and enrollment fees: Starting Jan. 1, 2014, registration fees will increase 50 cents per head and Total Performance Records (TPR) cow herd enrollment fees will increase by 50 cents.

Annual Meeting approaches The 2013 AHA Annual Membership Meeting will be Saturday, Nov. 2, in Kansas City, Mo. The weekend schedule will include an educational forum on Friday followed by a reception honoring the Hereford Hall of Fame and Hall of Merit winners along with Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) scholarship recipients.

Saturday will be the Annual Meeting, Ladies of the Royal Sale and the junior show. The weekend will end with the American Royal National Hereford Show on Sunday. The AHA headquarters hotel will be the Argosy Casino Hotel and Spa. To make reservations, call 1-800-270-7711. Ask for the AHA $99 rate. Cutoff for reservations is Oct. 9. Continuous bus service will be available Saturday from the Argosy to the American Royal complex starting at 1 p.m. Buses will leave every 30 minutes with the final bus leaving the American Royal at 8 p.m. The AHA nominating committee has announced four Hereford breeders vying for positions on the Board. Candidates include: Terri Barber, Austin, Texas; Dave Bielema, Ada, Mich.; Mike Taylor, Petersburg, W.Va., and Joe Van Newkirk, Oshkosh, Neb. See Page 25 for candidate bios. A weekend packed full of events is planned for Hereford enthusiasts. For a complete schedule, see Page 24.

Submit spring analysis data by Nov. 1 All data need to be submitted prior to Nov. 1 to be included in the next genetic evaluation. The AHA performance department requests all breeders submit cow weights and body condition scores when sending weaning weights. These weights and scores are imperative to the development of longevity and fertility genetic selection traits.

Grandview CMR donates Lot X to benefit Hereford youth William and Jackie Adair along with Walt and Jil McKellar of Grandview CMR, Como, Miss., have made a gracious donation of a lot in their

sale with all proceeds to benefit the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) During Grandview CMR’s “The Big One” Dispersal Sale on Friday Nov. 8, Lot X, a heifer pregnancy sired by RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124 and out of DJB 46B Beth 1L, will sell to benefit the HYFA. The recipient cow is due to calve Feb. 25, 2014, and this will surely be an amazing heifer calf sired by the 2013 Denver Supreme Champion Hereford and out of a full sister to PW Victor Boomer P606. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) providing education, scholarship and leadership opportunities for the next generation of Hereford youth. Read more about Lot X on Page 67 of the Grandview CMR sale catalog, which can be viewed at GrandviewCMR.com.

Order your JNHE photos, collages at HerefordPhotoShop.com Have you checked out HerefordPhotoShop.com? You can view backdrop, contest and candid photos from the showring and barns. This year we are offering custom-made collages that can include text, such as a quote, and photos taken by AHA staff or Heidi Anderson of Legacy Livestock. Two collage sizes are available including 11×14 with five to seven photos and 16×20 with up to 10 photos. Collages can be ordered as a print, a digital file or both. AHA staff is working with Legacy Livestock to produce the collages. Download the collage order form from the website and fax your order to 785-363-7203, or call 785-562-6197 to place your order today. continued on page 12...

Take “Notice”: 2014 Lot 1 foundation female Gary and Kathy Buchholz of GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas, have generously donated GKB 8144 Notice Me Too B19 ET to sell as Lot 1, the foundation female, Jan. 17 during the Mile High Night Sale during the National Western Stock Show in Denver. All proceeds will benefit the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and the “Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign supporting leadership and education for the next generation of Hereford youth.

“On behalf of HYFA, I’d like to thank Gary and Kathy Buchholz for donating the best from the heart of their program,” says Ray Ramsey, HYFA president. “If Gary and Kathy did not feel so strongly about the junior Hereford program, I’m sure none of us would have had a chance to own one of this caliber.” GKB Notice Me Too’s pedigree is stacked three generations with national champions from top to bottom. The exceptional January 2011 daughter of BR Currency 8144 ET is bred to NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET, sire of the world-recordselling bull C Miles McKee. “When I saw GKB Notice Me Too, my first thought was, ‘I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to own this one,’” Ramsey adds. “She is flawless in her design, a perfect picture of what a great young cow should look like. She represents some of the freshest, most-soughtafter genetics in the industry today. If you’re looking for a donor to anchor your program, don’t squander the opportunity to own one that would never have left GKB if she was not the Lot 1 HYFA foundation female.” For more information on the lot, visit Herefordyouthfoundation.org/foundation-female/notice/, or contact Amy Cowan at acowan@hereford.org or 816-842-3757. HW

GKB 8144 Notice Me Too B19 ET Hereford.org

October 2013 /

...What's New? continued from page 11

Hereford banner, flag available for purchase Hereford breeders can order the Profitabull Hereford banner and the Hereford flag that were displayed in Denver. The 3’ by 8’ banner costs $125 and the 1’ by 4’ flag is $50. To order visit Hereford.org and under the “Marketplace” tab is the “Hereford banner, flag” link. To order you will be directed to the Boelte-Hall website. On that site select “Boelte-Hall Greeting Cards” and then it should take you to a page with Hereford cards. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the banner and flag options.

Take advantage of Herefordinfluenced feeder calf sales Consigning Hereford and Herefordinfluenced calves to a special

Hereford sale not only provides a great outlet for buyers interested in Hereford genetics but may also result in a premium for the seller. Contact these organizers today for the specific requirements of each sale. Many have a consignment deadline, and the earlier you commit your stock, the better advertisement your calves will get. Whether you have one head or 100, one of these sales may be the perfect marketing outlet for you: Tennessee Hereford Marketing Program Feeder Calf Sale Date: Oct. 17 Location: Tennessee Livestock Producers, Columbia, Tenn. Contact: John Woolfolk 731-225-2620 or Darrell Ailshie 931-212-8512

Montana Hereford Association Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale Date: Nov. 13 Location: Headwaters Livestock Auction, Three Forks, Mont. Contact: Montana Hereford Association board of directors or visit mhafeedercalfsale.com Kentucky Certified HerefordInfluenced Sale Date: Dec. 4 Location: Bluegrass Stockyards South, Stanford, Ky. Contact: John Meents 419-306-7480 Greater Midwest Certified Hereford Feeder Calf Sale Date: Jan. 2, 2014 Location: Carthage Livestock Auction, Carthage, Ill. Contact: John Meents 419-306-7480 or Brent Lowderman 309-221-9621 HW

NJHA members take top honors at Bonanza Six National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members attended the Canadian Bonanza July 31 to Aug. 3 in Brandon, Manitoba. The Bonanza is Canada’s national junior show with events similar to the Junior National Hereford Expo. The team consisting of Brady and Cody Jensen, Courtland, Kan.; Keysto Stotz, Skiatook, Okla.; and Jason May, Randolph, Minn., placed first in team show basics and team marketing, and second in team judging. In individual judging senior division Brady placed second and Jason was third. Jason also won senior showmanship and champion over all showman. Crystal WIlson-Barber placed first in the intermediate division of the Hereford cattle plus one or more people division of the photography contest. HW Left: NJHA members participating in Canada’s Bonanza (pictured front row, l to r) are: Crystal Wilson-Barber and Abigail Barber from Keizer, Ore. Back row (l to r) are: Cody Jensen, Courtland, Kan.; Jason May, Randolph, Minn.; Brady Jensen, Courtland, Kan.; and Keysto Stotz, Skiatook, Okla.

/ October 2013

Fifth “Chaney Twins” book to be released in November The fifth book in the “The Chaney Twins’ Ag Series” is now available for pre-order. Authors of the series — Rianna and Sheridan Chaney — are National Junior Hereford Association members who have attended the last two Junior National Hereford Expos. The newest book in their series, “Our Star Goes West,” features the girls’ beloved Star and her move from Maryland to America’s heartland. It also includes lots of new experiences for Rianna and Sheridan like roping, branding, watering cattle on cornstalks, swimming in the huge cattle watering tanks, showing, livestock judging, enjoying a new foal and gathering cattle. The book will be released November 2013. The cost per book is $12. To pre-order, contact Rebecca Chaney at chaneyswalkabout@aol.com or 240-446-4557. HW

Hereford.org

by Danielle Starr, CHB LLC territory manager dstarr@herefordbeef.org

“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.

Coborn’s hosts employee event Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC participated in the Second Annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) meeting, which took place June 18 in St. Cloud, Minn., at River’s Edge Convention Center. More than 900 Coborn’s employees were in attendance, where approximately 100 vendor partners served samples. CHB® wowed the crowd with grilled tri-tip sandwiches served on dollar buns. CHB LLC’s expert chef and Vice President of Retail Brad Ellefson grilled the tri-tip along with help from his wife, Jan, and son, Matthew. To top off the event, CHB LLC gave away a Weber gas grill to a Coborn’s employee.

Sysco Minnesota sets CHB record Sysco Minnesota was recently presented with its fifth CHB million-lb. achievement. This is the first time in the history of CHB LLC when a foodservice distributor was presented with its fifth million-lb award. During the past seven months, Sysco Minnesota achieved its last million lb. to reach the fifth CHB million-lb. achievement award. August marked the third year Sysco Minnesota has been on the CHB program. CHB LLC staff is proud to partner with a driven sales team managed by strong believers in the CHB program. Sysco Minnesota is continually working to promote CHB with projects such as the recent Certified Hereford Beef Soup Contest. The winning recipe will launch in the fall of 2013 and was submitted by Chef George Bissonnette, owner and chef of Choo Choo Restaurant. At last! Gourmet Foods is producing elite homemade soups and will be utilizing CHB in the winning recipe to be sold by Sysco Minnesota. June Dunn, Sysco Minnesota center of plate specialist, says she is continually impressed with the substantial growth of the CHB Classic program. Furthermore, she says, “The Classic program satisfies the market area. The taste and tenderness coupled with the competitive pricing can’t be beat.” She added that CHB is unique to her market area and her customers are willing to try something new. Then, they are hooked. Sysco has sales and service relationships with approximately 400,000 customers in the foodservice industry and operates from more than 180 locations throughout the U.S., Canada and Ireland. Sysco offers CHB through its Baraboo, Wis.; Minneapolis; Nashville, Tenn.; Boston; and Ocoee, Fla., centers.

Brad Ellefson, CHB LLC vice president of retail, and his wife, Jan, serving CHB sandwiches at Coborn’s ESOP meeting.

Sysco Minnesota was presented its fifth CHB million-lb. achievement. Pictured (l to r) are: Deed Danielson and June Dunn, Sysco Minnesota center of plate specialists, and Mick Welch, CHB LLC vice president of sales.

Walt’s achieves 10 million-lb. award Walt’s Food Centers was recently presented a CHB 10 million-lb. achievement award. Walt’s Food Centers includes seven stores in Illinois and Indiana that have been selling CHB since 1997. Ron Borne, Walt’s Food Centers meat director, attributes the success of the CHB program to its stores’ diverse customer base searching for an alternative to the numerous black-hided programs. Borne speaks on behalf of the meat managers saying, “The managers love the product and have few problems. They never see dark cutters or other product issues.” He also compliments CHB’s packer partner National Beef Packing Co. LLC. “We appreciate the customer service of National Beef and our local field representative,” he says. Walt’s Food Centers has been in business since 1937, when it operated a corner fruit and vegetable stand. This corner store, commonly referred to as the “shanty,” was replaced by a full-service grocery store. The success of that store allowed the company to expand to other locations. Brad Ellefson, CHB LLC vice president of retail, presented the award to Borne March 12. Ellefson has worked closely with Walt’s Food Centers since the commencement of the program and recognizes its dedication. “Walt’s has been one of those dedicated independents that have been in it for the long haul just like our longtime members of AHA [American Hereford Association],” Ellefson says.

Introducing “Eye of the Whiteface” Ellefson (right) presents the 10 million-lb. achievement award to Ron Borne, Walt’s Food Centers meat director.

/ October 2013

Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC wants to share the industry, in which we all work, with our consumers. CHB LLC staff is going to spotlight American Hereford Association activities, producers and information as they pertain to CHB LLC thus allowing consumers to understand our business of producing CHB® product. In the upcoming months, we are going to tell the story of CHB, pasture to plate, in an easy to understand, precise overview. Then, we will have ongoing blog posts about recent CHB or meat industry topics. The goal is to be a transparent sector in the meat industry, which involves the rancher, feed yard, packing plant, distributor and local retailer or restaurant. Furthermore, promote interest and understanding of the aspects involved with CHB LLC. Have you missed the first blog posts? Don’t worry; go to eyeofthewhiteface.org. Navigate through the blog and find pictures of Herefords and our adorable Ranch Kid Tuesday pictures submitted on Facebook. If you want your little rancher on our blog, be sure to submit your photo to our Facebook page on any Tuesday in the upcoming weeks. HW

Hereford.org

Five years and counting

CHB LLC supports Hereford youth

Peppers Supermarket, located in Deming, N.M., hosted its fifth CHB cookout. Peppers Supermarket began the CHB program in 2008 and has found success in facilitating a cookout every year since. Mark Schultze, general manager of Peppers Supermarket, was thrilled with another record year of selling over 700 CHB ribeye sandwiches. Schultze utilizes the CHB program as an opportunity to compete with bigbox stores. Further, he says, “The Hereford label sets us apart and customers recognize the brand.” To follow Peppers Supermarket, go to facebook.com/demingpeppers and like its Facebook page.

Hereford enthusiasts were in Kansas City, Mo., July 14-21 for the 2013 Junior National Hereford Expo. Throughout the event CHB LLC and its staff were visible supporting Hereford youth. A highlight of the event each year is the CHB Grill-off. CHB LLC staff members Andrew Brooks and Danielle Starr, along with Scott Murphy, National Beef Packing Co. LLC, served as judges for the event. CHB LLC was also a sponsor of the Hereford Youth Foundation of America golf tournament. HW

Befort hired as CHB LLC supply chain manager

Grilling CHB ribeye sandwiches at the Peppers Supermarket CHB cookout (l to r) are: Mike Louderback, National Beef Packing Co. LLC; Phil Harvey Jr., B&H Herefords; and Manny Martinez, Peppers Supermarket meat department manager.

Trey Befort, Overland Park, Kan., is the new Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC supply chain manager. CHB LLC is a subsidiary of the American Hereford Association. Raised on his family’s cow-calf operation near Pratt, Kan., Befort is a 2010 graduate of Kansas State University, where he was active in Block & Bridle and Rodeo Club. After graduation, he was accepted into the JBS-Swift Career Leadership Opportunity (training program) and then transitioned into a cattle buyer covering southeast Nebraska. Trey Befort American Hereford Association Executive Vice President Craig Huffhines says, “We are thrilled to bring on board this young man to take on the primary responsibility of overseeing packer and feedlot relations and commercial cattlemen relations and coordinating supply chain opportunities for filling the growing CHB market.” Befort started in the Kansas City office on Aug. 12. His wife, Sara, works for the American Royal as the rodeo and communications coordinator. HW

Special Sale Dates:

October 5 — Journagan Ranch/Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo. October 8 — Hill & Hollow Farm, Bradford, Ohio October 24 — Texas Breeders, Copperas Cove, Texas

Monthly Sale Dates: LJR Silvia 304W Sells in the Journagan Ranch/Missouri State University Sale: Oct. 5, 2013

October 29 — Entry deadline October 11 November 26 — Entry deadline November 8

BuyHereford.com

The new place to buy and sell Hereford genetics. For more information, contact Dennis Schock, BuyHereford.com manager, 903-815-2004 or dschock@hereford.org; your AHA field representative or Joe Rickabaugh, AHA, 816-218-2280 Hereford.org

October 2013 /

Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Noon At the farm in the NEW sale facility

Selling: Cow-calf pairs, bulls, show heifer prospects, show steers and embryos

Lot 8 — S ired by Kilowatts

Lot 3 — S ired by Kamikaze

Lot 1A — S ired by Warden

Lot 19 — S ired by Victory

Lot 31 — S ired by Kamikaze

Lot 1 - 2-yr-old sired by Kamikaze

Lot 6 — S ired by C Game Day

Lot 11 - 2-yr-old sired by Garrett

Lot 2 — S ired by Kamikaze

Lot 16 — Bred Heifer by Wyoming

Lot 20 — Bred Heifer by Victory

Guest Consignors:

Friedrich’s Wirth Windy Hills Herefords Polled Herefords Roberts, Wis. New Richmond, Wis. 715-760-2350 715-781-3239

Br os . Hereford.org

Kamikaze — Progeny is a sale feature

White R anch Menomonie, Wis. 715-235-8829

S teiny’s Polled Herefords New Lisbon, Wis. 608-344-0140

289 Hwy. 128 • Wilson, WI 54027 Andy Lamb 715-308-1347 Lance Wirth, Farm manager 715-377-6876 lambchop33@hotmail.com www.lambbros.com

Dalton Polled Herefords Emerald, Wis. 715-338-1729

Sale Managed by:

October 2013 /

...Making Gains continued from the cover

The goal is to maximize the benefits of the Hereford × Angus cross on the Nick Mountain Ranch, by breeding red cows to black bulls and black and black baldie cows to Hereford bulls.

a situation for Hereford bulls to turn things around. “I really think that the black baldie females have made a huge difference for us,” Ty says. “We had a few to begin with and they were our best cows.” Knowing that the cow herd base was lacking heterosis, Ty bought two good Hereford bulls from Sidwells, Carr, Colo. “We bred our heifers to them,” Ty explains. “We wanted our best genetics, our heifers, to make these types of females so we bred them to calving ease Hereford bulls.” So impressed were Ty and Carrie with the calves, and no calving trouble either, that Ty has bought more and more Hereford bulls from Sidwells and other breeders across the West. Now, they keep about eight in their bull battery.

/ October 2013

“We’ve probably got close to 40 head of cows that are red whiteface cows and we breed those to black bulls, but we try to put Herefords back on all the black and black baldie cows,” Ty says.

Improved profitablity Hereford bulls are helping Ty’s profitability. Because Ty and Carrie’s summering country is at about 10,000 feet, brisket disease is a concern. “We

used to lose about six or eight calves every year on the mountain and now we’re down to losing one or maybe two at the most,” Ty explains. And the bulls have done well. The elevation doesn’t seem to affect them at all, Ty says. Plus, there’s been no trouble with the Hereford bulls breaking down. “We have some trouble with black bulls breaking down, breaking their penises,” Ty says. “We’ve had probably 12 different Hereford bulls and never had a problem as far as breeding.” The Hereford bulls have made a difference in weaning weights as well, Ty says, despite some hard years. “A big thing for us, that I’ve noticed, is even though we’ve had some real up and down years weather wise, our calves have been getting about 10 lb. heavier every year for the last several years, regardless of the conditions. We’ve had a couple pretty tough years but our calves have performed every year.” It’s important to note that the red baldie calves have been exceptional. “We breed those black cows and get a handful of red baldies out of them every year,” Ty explains. “And those calves are above average

“Are we going to keep using Hereford bulls? I guarantee it... We will keep Hereford bulls in our female program. I’m sure of it.“

weight wise. I was a little bit nervous that we might jeopardize a little bit of our weaning weight and we haven’t at all. It’s been good.”

Hereford-influenced longevity And the most important benefit to Ty will pay dividends well into the future: cow longevity. “The main advantage to those Hereford bulls is our cows’ longevity. The baldie cows we had before were our older cows, and (when I returned to the operation) they were our 9- and 10-year-old cows. So what we’re after is no trouble, in terms of elevation and things like that, and then cows that will do it for us again and again. We want to raise cows that will live and raise good calves for us till they’re 10, 11 years old.” Ty says the straight Angus cows just didn’t last. “We were losing 70% of what we had by the time they were 7 or 8 years old.” Even though Ty is a few years away from seeing just how long the Hereford-sired cows will last, he is sticking with Hereford bulls. “We want to try to keep this (ranch) going so we can pass it on to our kids,” Ty says. “That’s our deal. Are we going to keep using Hereford bulls? I guarantee it. We’ve spent time finding really good bulls and they cost more money but they’re just getting better and better for us. We will keep Hereford bulls in our female program. I’m sure of it.” HW

— Ty Bevan

Hereford.org

Modest Birth

Massive Meat

For Sale Privately: 2 young sires 100 Bull Calves 40 females

BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB

2.9 59 101 37 66 0.61 0.14

F Common Sense 252 — 5216 x 5104R — BW 80 lb. Stylish. Bred 25 cows. Selling possession/interest

BW WW YW MM M&G REA MARB

F Relax 2103 — Abe x Rest Easy — BW 76 lb. Calving ease, major league gain and goggle eyes

BW 0.9 WW 55 YW 92 MM 34 M&G 62 REA 0.36 MARB 0.26

F Strategy 340 — 3027 x Harland x 5104R — BW 80 lb. Superior in all traits. See beautiful mother at feddes.com

BW 2.4 WW 55 YW 99 MM 24 M&G 52 REA 0.68 MARB 0.06

F Trust 373 (Polled) — 100W x 342 — BW 82 lb. Pigment, muscle shape, calving ease, pounds

BW 3.4 WW 63 YW 95 MM 25 M&G 57 REA 0.25 MARB 0.11

F 39T Sterling 390 — 39T x Payback — BW 88 lb. Bone, thickness and power with a little different pedigree

2.5 67 117 43 76 0.56 -0.06

BW 2.1 WW 56 YW 91 MM 32 M&G 60 REA 0.10 MARB 0.39

363 — CL 1 Domino 032X x Harland — BW 76 lb. First 26 calves by 032X averaged 105 for NR

Our sale is any time you want. We sell all our cattle privately.

Feddes Herefords Tim 406-570-4771 tfeddes@msn.com Marvin 22

/ October 2013

See many cattle for sale plus their sires and mothers at:

www.feddes.com

Dan 406-570-1602 2009 Churchill Rd. Manhattan, MT 59741 Hereford.org

Growing a Lasting Legacy ensuring the sustainability of future Junior National Hereford Expos and leadership events for generations to come. Plan to join us

Friday, November 1, 2013 Grand Ballroom Argosy Casino Hotel and Spa Kansas City, Mo.

Schedule of Events: 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m-midnight

Hereford Honorees Reception â&#x20AC;&#x201D; h'orsedevours and cocktails Hall of Fame, Hall of Merit and Hereford Youth Foundation Scholarship Presentations Growing a Lasting Legacy Campaign Kickoff Entertainment and Dessert Bar

An auction featuring fine Hereford art, including a piece by the late Bud Snidow and other historic artwork.

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

American Hereford Association Annual Meeting 2013

2013 Annual Meeting Planned AHA members will meet in Kansas City Nov. 1-3 to conduct Association business.

embers of the American Hereford Association (AHA) will be in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 1-3 for the 2013 Annual Meeting. The Argosy Casino Hotel and Spa, located in Riverside, Mo., will host the event again this year. The hotel’s two restaurants — Crazy Olives and the Journey steakhouse — will feature Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®) entrées during the annual meeting weekend. Friday afternoon an educational forum will kick off the weekend at the Argosy, followed by a “Hereford Honoree” reception. The educational forum will include an update on AHA’s DNA testing and genomicenhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) and the development of an udder quality EPD. Oklahoma State University animal scientist David Lalman

will share his thoughts on cow size and efficiency and how Hereford fits the needs of the commercial industry. During the Honoree Reception, this year’s Hereford Heritage Hall of Fame and Hereford Hall of Merit recipients will be recognized as well as the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) scholarship winners. During the reception, a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will be available. That evening HYFA will kick off its “Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign at approximately 8 p.m. A dessert bar and entertainment will conclude the evening at the Argosy Hotel.

Saturday highlights Saturday, the Annual Membership Meeting, which is open to the public, will start at 9 a.m. Association members

Schedule of Events (subject to change)

Friday, November 1 1 p.m.

Educational Forum, Argosy Hotel Grand Ballroom Fertility, Feed Efficiency and Sequencing — Jerry Taylor Hereford Genomics Update: Correlations and Blending — D orian Garrick AHA’s New EPD: Udder Quality — Heather Bradford Cow Efficiency: How Herefords Stack Up — David Lalman

3 p.m.

National Hereford Women (NHW) board meeting, Argosy Hotel

6 p.m.

Hereford Honorees Reception, Argosy Hotel Grand Ballroom

8 p.m.

HYFA’s “Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign kickoff, Argosy Hotel Grand Ballroom

9 p.m.

Entertainment and dessert bar, Argosy Hotel Grand Ballroom

selected 141 delegates to conduct the Association’s business and to elect three members to serve on the AHA Board of Directors. The four Board candidates are Terri Barber, Austin, Texas; Dave Bielema, Ada, Mich.; Mike Taylor, Petersburg, W.Va., and Joe Van Newkirk, Oshkosh, Neb. Candidate profiles are on Page 25, and a list of delegates starts on Page 27. The Association’s Annual Report will be presented and distributed during the Annual Membership Meeting along with other reports on activities within the Association, Hereford Publications Inc., Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC, National Hereford Women (NHW) and HYFA. Buses will be available to shuttle attendees to the American Royal complex for the Ladies of the Royal Sale and the junior Hereford show. Shuttles will start at 1 p.m. and run every half hour between the hotel and the American Royal complex. The last shuttle will leave the American Royal complex at 8 p.m. The sale starts at 2 p.m. followed by the junior Hereford

show that will begin at 5 p.m. at the American Royal complex. The junior show judge will be Ken Guens, Bath, Mich.

Herefords in the ring Sunday the National Hereford Show will begin at 8 a.m. in Hale Arena at the American Royal complex. Between the female and bull shows, 2012-13 National Show Award winners will be recognized. Prior to the selection of the champion bull, the 2013-14 National Hereford Queen will be crowned. The National Hereford Show will be judged by Kyle Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho. For those who can’t make the trip to Kansas City, show results will be available online at Hereford.org. At 8:30 a.m. the AHA Board of Directors will be available in the American Royal Governor’s Room at the American Royal complex to answer questions about the Association and its programs. NHW will be hosting activities throughout the weekend. See “NHW Annual Meeting Activities Planned” on Page 16, for more information. HW

National Hereford Queen Candidates

During the Annual Meeting weekend, seven state Hereford queens will vie for the title of National Hereford Queen. On Sunday the new queen will be crowned during the National Hereford Show at the American Royal complex. Pictured below are this year’s candidates.

Saturday, November 2 9 a.m.

Annual Meeting, Argosy Hotel Grand Ballroom

Noon

NHW Annual Meeting, Argosy Hotel Casablanca Room

2 p.m.

Ladies of the Royal Sale, American Royal Wagstaff Sale Arena

5 p.m.

Junior Hereford Show, American Royal Hale Arena

Sunday, November 3 8 a.m.

National Hereford Show, American Royal Hale Arena

8:30 a.m Board Q&A Session, American Royal Governor’s Room

Katie Burns Coulterville, Ill.

Ashley Cline Morgan, Texas

Amy Green Munnfordville, Ky.

Headquarter Hotel Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa 777 N.W. Argosy Casino Parkway Riverside, MO 64150 1-800-270-7711 Room rate: $99 Reservations need to be made by Oct. 9 All reservations must be made on or before the cutoff date. Ask for the American Hereford Association rate when making reservations.

/ October 2013

Nicky Folkman Ixonia, Wis.

Brooke Jensen Courtland, Kan.

Ella Meyer Keswick, Iowa

Morgan Wood Alba, Texas

Hereford.org

Four Contending for AHA Board The American Hereford Association (AHA) nominating committee has announced four Hereford breeders are vying for positions on the AHA Board.

Terri Barber

Terri Barber, Austin, Texas, has been involved in the Hereford business since birth. Her family owns and operates Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas. Founded in 1904, Barber Ranch was a 2004 honoree of the Texas Family Land Heritage Program for being in continuous family ownership for 100 years. Herefords have been the mainstay of the Barber program since the beginning, with the herd currently consisting of 200 registered females. The Barber family uses extensive artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) in their efforts to offer customers the best genetics available. They host an annual bull sale in November in San Saba – the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Show heifer/donor prospects are sold in special sales in the spring and fall. Due to the severe drought in their area, they have enlisted cooperator herds to take advantage of raising more embryo calves, thereby increasing the number and quality of cattle produced. To increase marketing efforts, the Barbers also exhibit at the national shows. Along with assisting on the ranch as time permits, since 2007 Terri has worked for Elanco Animal Health as its beef stocker sales representative for south and central Texas and Louisiana. In this role she calls on beef producers, veterinarians and academia within her territory. She has also served as Elanco’s branded beef marketing associate and has worked directly with premier branded programs in the U.S. Terri is a member of the Texas Hereford Association and is currently serving as vice president. She is also a past president of the Texas Hereford Auxiliary. She has served as a voting delegate at the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and has attended the AHA Young Guns conference. Growing up, she served as president of the Texas Junior Hereford Association (TJHA) and has served as TJHA advisor in recent years. During her youth, she won the Golden Bull Achievement Award, the John Wayne Memorial Award, the B.C. Snidow Award and the Future Cattleman Award and was named the National Junior Hereford Showmanship Champion.

Hereford.org

Dave Bielema

Michigan Hereford breeder Dave Bielema got his start in the Hereford business when his daughters began showing 4-H cattle. Today, Grand Meadows Farm, Ada, has grown to 50 registered Hereford spring calving cows along with a dozen fall-calving recipient cows. A family operation, with no outside help, the Bielemas transfer about 30 embryos per year and have a strong AI program. In 2009 Dave started Great Lakes Hereford Beef (GLHB) to pool Michigan Hereford-influenced feeder calves and to provide price support by selling cattle to feedlots on a grid and to offer an entry point for Michigan cattle into the Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program. GLHB purchases the feeder calves from local breeders, and after a short backgrounding period, the cattle are hauled to a Kansas feedlot. GLHB retains half ownership and at harvest collects carcass data, which is provided back to the breeders. The Bielemas also have a produce farm that direct markets locally grown produce to more than 100 customers. Dave is a member, as well as a previous board member, of the Michigan Hereford Association. He is also currently serving on the AHA online systems development test committee. Along with managing the farmrelated businesses, Dave is an orthopaedic surgeon and a partner in Orthopaedic Ventures LLC. He is and has been a member of various hospital and orthopaedic boards and committees. He’s also a partner in LFP Ventures LLC (a real estate company) and owner of Pink Truck LLC. Dave and his wife, Jill, have three daughters — Lindsay (Gandy), Kara (Loney) and Kristin. All three daughters have been active in the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA). Kristin, his youngest daughter, is currently serving on the NJHA board. Jill is also a member of the National Hereford Women and is serving on its board.

Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor, Petersburg, W.Va., and his family operate Cottage Hill Farm, a fifth-generation Hereford operation established in 1920. The family operation consists of Michael’s family along with his parents, W. C. and Carole Taylor; his brother Mark and his family — Shari, Jonathan, Sarah and David; and his brother Will and his family — Beth and Callie. The family manages 150 registered Hereford cows and six poultry houses for broilers. Over the past eight years they have incorporated ET into their operation, calving in both spring and fall. They have also been utilizing DNA testing. Cottage Hill Farm received the premier breeder award at the 2013 West Virginia State Fair and the premier exhibitor award at the 2012 West Virginia State Fair. The Taylors consign cattle to state Hereford sales in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky and Ohio. Their goals are to continue to improve their cow herd, breeding structurally sound cattle that have high maternal traits. They are also working to improve the Hereford bull market in their area. In addition, Michael is involved in a commercial cattle operation consisting of 225 Angus-cross cows. These cows are utilized in their ET program for the Hereford operation. Michael is currently serving as president of the West Virginia Polled Hereford Association and has been a board member for the past six years. He is also currently serving on the 2014 Junior National Hereford Expo Committee. He is a member of the Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky and Ohio Hereford associations, the West Virginia Cattleman’s Association and the West Virginia Farm Bureau. He is also an advisory member of the local Farmland Protection Board. He is a member of the Petersburg Memorial Church of the Brethren, where he has served as church treasurer for 10 years. For the past 26 years, he has also worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency as a county executive director and district director. Michael and his wife, Nancy, have one daughter, Katlyn.

Joe Van Newkirk

Nebraska Hereford breeder Joe Van Newkirk, Oshkosh, Neb., has been involved in the Hereford business his entire life. The ranch was established in 1892 by Joe’s grandfather, L.D. Van Newkirk. Joe’s father, A.J., started the registered operation in the 1940s. Van Newkirk Herefords is managed much like most commercial ranching operations in the Nebraska Sandhills. The cow herd grazes Sandhills’ grass and crop residues nine months a year. The calves are weaned and wintered on the ranch. Sale bulls are summered on grass and offered for sale at the Van Newkirks’ annual bull sale in January. The Van Newkirk family calves out approximately 450 registered Hereford cows each spring. They usually raise enough feed along the North Platte River to sustain the cow herd and calves. They have used AI since the early ’70s, using predominately their own herd sires’ semen. To ensure accurate comparison between cows, the Van Newkirks have never creep fed their calves. Complete performance and ultrasound data are taken on each calf crop. This year will be their 41st annual sale. They will be selling 120 2-yearold bulls, 50 yearling bulls and about 100 heifer calves. Most of the sale bulls and heifers are sold to area commercial ranches. Van Newkirk’s objective in his breeding program is to raise practical cattle that will thrive in their climate — cattle with substance and good-doing ability to handle the extreme weather swings of western Nebraska. Joe is a member of the Nebraska Hereford Association (NHA) and served on the NHA board in the 1980s. He is also a member of the Sandhills Cattle Association and the Nebraska Cattlemen. He is currently serving on the Western Cooperative Association board of directors. He is a past president of the Garden County board of education and served several years as chairman of the Garden County Livestock Committee. Joe and his wife, Cyndi, have three grown children. continued on page 26...

October 2013 /

American Hereford Association Annual Meeting 2013

...Candidates continued from page 25

Candidate Q&A

All four candidates had a chance to respond to three questions. Below are the questions and the candidates’ responses. Why are you running for the Board?

What are some goals or ideas you have for the Association?

Barber

Herefords have been my livelihood since I was born and raised in this industry, making it not only my heritage but also a vital necessity to those whose lives depend on producing a quality product. I strongly believe that remaining actively involved in all phases of our industry has allowed me unique opportunities to serve in various leadership roles, one of which the AHA Board would be the highest honor. With my previous experience from seedstock to feedlot to stocker operations combined with an understanding of the government and an appreciation for the role a breed association plays, my vested interest is in serving as an exceptional board member.

Bielema I was approached by several friends and people I respect in the industry and was asked to run. I am incredibly flattered to be considered and am willing to serve any way I can. My family has had some incredible experiences as a result of our participation in the AHA. God has gifted me with leadership and other abilities which I am more than willing to use to give back to an organization that means a lot to me and my family.

Taylor I have a strong commitment and dedication to the Hereford breed and the opportunity to be involved with the continued improvement of the breed. The Hereford breed has been a major part of the Taylor family business for many years, and I feel as if this is an opportunity to give something back.

Van Newkirk My life and livelihood revolve around Hereford cattle, and for generations Herefords have treated our family very well. With my son back on the ranch full-time, it gives me a little more time to commit to the future of AHA.

/ October 2013

• Support further evolution of genetic evaluation tools

and incorporation of genomics. a. Fine-tune tools we have today for performance and carcass traits. b. Develop new/better tools to characterize maternal traits and efficiency. c. Increase the rate of adoption across breeders with improved technology. • Increase submission of data/genotypes to allow for correlations on marbling and improve carcass quality values. • Provide relevant tools and helpful services to new breeders and commercial users of Hereford bulls. • Encourage industry collaboration across associations by segueing breed specific strategies. • Play a bigger role in multi-generation businesses/ business transition assistance. • Explore non-traditional services and revenue streams for breeders. • Facilitate greater accessibility by providing new media (social media, YouTube, etc.) education and tools for improved marketing, communication with younger members. • Keep younger breeders (21 and older) engaged with opportunities to serve in leadership roles.

Bielema

• Improve our collective understanding of the scientific

improvements the industry has available to it and incorporate them into what the Association is doing. • Continue to improve/work on the user interface for our computerized registration system. • Help find ways to better educate our members and the public. • Improve access into the CHB program for all producers. • Make Hereford beef a household word. • Maintain and support our youth programs, because the youth are our future and without them the Association cannot grow.

Taylor

• Very important to continue a strong junior program. • Increase membership and registration. • Work to obtain market share as cow numbers are increased.

• Strengthen Hereford branded products knowledge with general public by educating them about the quality and safety of the products.

Van Newkirk

• My main goal is to continue to grow the Hereford market share in the beef cow herd.

• The expansion of CHB will be necessary to accomplish this as well as real-world performance programs such as the Olsen Ranch and Harris Ranch projects. • I also believe that Herefords offer a very diverse genetic base as well as a diverse breeder base; we need to leverage these assets to take market share from our competition that has tightly narrowed their genetic base.

What is the biggest issue the AHA will face in the next five to 10 years? How does the Board prepare to face that issue? Barber Genomic conditions and the devaluation of cattle affected by these abnormalities will be an issue AHA (as well as other associations) will continue to face. Collectively working with other breeds to come up with a viable protocol for evaluating these defects would serve everyone’s best interests. Also of utmost importance is a growing need to cultivate younger generations to remain active and engaged in the AHA. While we are witnessing an all-time high in interest and enthusiasm, the Hereford breed needs younger generations to step up and be willing to serve in leadership roles to keep our momentum and goals on track. Perhaps creating more leadership and interaction opportunities between our membership and the Association could prove beneficial for the AHA.

Bielema I believe the biggest challenge we face is consumer understanding and perceptions of Herefords, beef and the beef industry. The consumer trends, press and the Internet are continually shaping the lay public’s perception of beef and our industry and, thus, our market. While we may not agree with what is being promoted, we still need to maintain an active dialog and educate the public about our side of the story. The board should: Acknowledge that we live in an information age and that managing information is critical to managing consumer perceptions. This means embracing technology and using it to further our cause. Webinars, a continually improving website, Youtube and even VINE are modalities we can use to mold consumer perceptions of what beef and our breed are all about. Educate both our members and the general public as best we can, because we need both to progress as a breed. We will need to address issues as (or even before) they arise. Whether it be the next food safety issue, the trend toward locally grown products, genetic defects or some other yet to be reported concern, we need to recognize and acknowledge and work as a board and a community to address them. Recognize that all of us who run Hereford cattle are ambassadors for our breed. Instead of emphasizing our differences, I would like to focus on what we have in common – a great organization and a great breed. This is one thing I hope members from all regions can agree on, and I hope to help foster this attitude if I am elected.

Taylor Environmental regulation continues to be a major concern as restrictions imposed continue to become an issue on our daily operations. Assure that breed purity is maintained — with so many breed associations allowing percentage cattle registrations, this could be a concern in the future. Educate our customers, both purebred and commercial, to be able to utilize the wealth of technological information that is currently available to them.

Van Newkirk The biggest issue we continue to face is the decrease in the numbers of America’s cow herd. This should be a great opportunity for the Hereford breed — restocking America’s cow herds with Hereford genetics makes perfect sense. AHA needs to keep beating this drum with real-world performance programs that we already have in place.

Hereford.org

Delegates ALABAMA Two delegates to be determined. ARKANSAS Phillip Moon Harrison, Ark. David Jennings Rogers, Ark. CALIFORNIA Steve Lambert Lambert Ranch Oroville, Calif. Jim Mickelson Sonoma Mountain Herefords Santa Rosa, Calif. Karl Blagg Snow Mountain Ranch Grass Valley, Calif.

David Breiner Mill Creek Ranch Alma, Kan. Tom Granzow Granzow Herefords Herington, Kan. Glenn Oleen Oleen Cattle Co. Falun, Kan. Tom Krauss Bookcliff Herefords Russell, Kan. Dean Davis Davis Herefords Maple Hill, Kan.

Kevin Schultz Sandhill Farms Haviland, Kan. KENTUCKY Hansell Pile Jr. Hansell Pile & Sons Cecilia, Ky. Tony Staples TK4 Herefords Brandenburg, Ky. Ron Thomas Thomas Farm Richmond, Ky.

MICHIGAN Two delegates to be determined. MINNESOTA Ross Carlson Carlson Farms Murdock, Minn. Jerry Delaney Delaney Herefords Inc. Lake Benton, Minn. Lester Schafer Buffalo Lake, Minn. continued on page 28...

LOUISIANA Two delegates to be determined.

COLORADO Kenneth Coleman Coleman Herefords Westcliffe, Colo. Harold Sidwell Sidwell Herefords Carr, Colo. TJ Verquer Tom-Pat Verquer & Sons Herefords Trinidad, Colo. IDAHO Guy Colyer Colyer Herefords Bruneau, Idaho Katie Colyer Bruneau, Idaho Sam Shaw Shaw Cattle Co. Inc. Caldwell, Idaho One delegate to be determined. ILLINOIS Phil Ellis Ellis Farms Chrisman, Ill. James Milligan Milligan Herefords Kings, Ill. Arlyn Rabideau Clifton, Ill. Mark Stephens Stephens Hereford Farms Edinburg, Ill. Gary McConnell Bob-O-Lou Hereford Farms Taylorville, Ill. One delegate to be determined. INDIANA Ray Ramsey Greenfield, Ind. Three delegates to be determined. IOWA Sara Casteel Casteel Polled Herefords Perry, Iowa Steve Landt Union, Iowa Dave Wiese Wiese & Sons Manning, Iowa David Trowbridge Beef Resources Partnership Tabor, Iowa KANSAS Craig Beran B&D Herefords Claflin, Kan.

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

American Hereford Association Annual Meeting 2013 MISSISSIPPI Bill Darnell Unity Creek Caledonia, Miss. One delegate to be determined. MISSOURI Jim Bellis Aurora, Mo. Larry Day Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Farm Pilot Grove, Mo. Marty Lueck Journagan Ranch-Missouri State University Mountain Grove, Mo. Jim Reed Reeds Farms Green Ridge, Mo. John Ridder Falling Timber Farm Marthasville, Mo.

Ed Roth Roth Hereford Farm Windsor, Mo. Bob Thompson Glengrove Farm Rolla, Mo. MONTANA Mark Cooper Willow Creek, Mont. Jack Holden Holden Herefords Valier, Mont. Fred McMurry McMurry Cattle Billings, Mont. Tom Sparks Plevna, Mont. Dale Venhuizen Churchill Cattle Co. Manhattan, Mont.

...Delegates continued from page 27

NEBRASKA Jack Beeson JB Ranch Wayne, Neb. Doug Bolte Blueberry Hill Farms Inc. Norfolk, Neb. Dave Goertz Double Heart Diamond Cattle Berwyn, Neb. Scott McGee Valley Creek Ranch Fairbury, Neb. Ronny Morgan Morgan Ranch Inc. Burwell, Neb. Arthur Olsen Olsen Ranches Inc. Harrisburg, Neb.

John Ridder Ridder Hereford Ranch Callaway, Neb. Ron Schutte Alfred Schutte & Sons Guide Rock, Neb. Russ Tegtmeier Clarence Tegtmeier & Sons Burchard, Neb. Joe Van Newkirk Van Newkirk Herefords Oshkosh, Neb. NEW MEXICO Cliff Copeland Copeland & Sons LLC Nara Visa, N.M. Bill King Moriarty, N.M. Randy White Albuquerque, N.M. NEW YORK Timothy Dennis Glade Haven Herefords Penn Yan, N.Y. Ted Kriese Spring Pond Farm Cato, N.Y. NORTH CAROLINA Michael Mericka Triple M Ranch Browns Summit, N.C. John Wheeler Double J Farm LLC Fayetteville, N.C. NORTH DAKOTA Roger Stuber Stuber Ranch Bowman, N.D. Wayne Mrnak Mrnak Herefords Bowman, N.D. Ryan Topp Topp Herefords Grace City, N.D. One delegate to be determined. OHIO Jeff Harr J&L Cattle Services Jeromesville, Ohio One delegate to be determined. OKLAHOMA Richard Gebhart Claremore, Okla. Charles Gray Edmond, Okla. Todd Herman Madill, Okla. Jimmie Johnson Red Hills Polled Herefords Clinton, Okla. Watson Langford Langford Herefords Okmulgee, Okla. John Loewen Loewen Herefords Waukomis, Okla. Franklin Stehno Billings, Okla. OREGON David Bird Bird Herefords Halfway, Ore. Bob Harrell Harrell Hereford Ranch Baker City, Ore. One delegate to be determined.

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

PENNSYLVANIA Les Midla Flat Stone Lick Marianna, Pa. Paul Slayton Bedford, Pa. SOUTH CAROLINA Norris Fowler Jr. Fowken Farm Jonesville, S.C. SOUTH DAKOTA Pete Atkins Tea, S.D. Phil Eggers Eggers Southview Farms Sioux Falls, S.D. Keith Fawcett Fawcetts Elm Creek Ranch Ree Heights, S.D. Jerome Ollerich Ollerich Bros Herefords Clearfield, S.D. Vern Rausch Rausch Herefords Hoven, S.D. Steve Repenning Blacktop Farms Mitchell, S.D. Troy Williamson Springwater Polled Herefords Garretson, S.D.

UTAH Shannon Allen Phil Allen & Son Antimony, Utah VIRGINIA Robert Kube Fauquier Farm Warrenton, Va. One delegate to be determined. WEST VIRGINIA Bobby Daniel Pineridge Hereford Farm Fairdale, W.Va. One delegate to be determined. WISCONSIN Steve Folkman Ixonia, Wis.

Gerald Huth Huth Polled Herefords Oakfield, Wis. Gary Reinke Gari Alan Farm Johnson Creek, Wis. WYOMING Jay Middleswarth Middleswarth Herefords Torrington, Wyo. One delegate to be determined. FLORIDA/GEORGIA George Allen TNB Herefords Hull, Ga. Lowry “Whitey” Hunt Innisfail Farm Madison, Ga. Two delegates to be determined.

NEVADA/ARIZONA Don Brumley Brumley Farms Orovada, Nev. NEW ENGLAND One delegate to be determined. UPPER ATLANTIC Two delegates to be determined. NORTHWEST Joe Bennett Connell, Wash. Gary Ottley Ottley Herefords Quincy, Wash. HW

TENNESSEE Billy Ashe Selmer, Tenn. David Parker Bradyville, Tenn. Eric Walker Walker Polled Hereford Farm Morrison, Tenn. One delegate to be determined. TEXAS Jimmy Atlas Grandview, Texas Terri Barber Austin, Texas Dale Barber Barber Ranch Channing , Texas William Breeding B&C Cattle Co. Miami, Texas Gary Buchholz Waxahachie, Texas Jack Chastain Ft. Worth, Texas John Dudley Dudley Bros. Comanche, Texas Lee Haygood Indian Mound Ranch Canadian, Texas Mark McClintock San Angelo, Texas Donlie McMullin McMullin Ranch Copperas Cove, Texas Keith Rogers Hidden Oaks Ranch Hamilton, Texas Loyd Whitehead Menard, Texas Jay Wright W4 Ranch Morgan, Texas Curtis Younts Jr. Curtis Younts & Son Belton, Texas

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

THANK YOU

Grandview

for your donation of Lot X to HYFA on Nov. 8 and 9, 2013

Lot X

Heifer Calf Pregnancy

Due: Feb. 25, 2013 • Recip ID #C464

CRR ABOUT TIME 743 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RST TIME’S A WASTIN’ 0124 {DLF,HYF,IEF} 43123163 RST MS 1000 BLAZER 2029 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF}

THM DURANGO 4037 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CRR D03 CASSIE 206 {DLF,HYF,IEF} MJB BLAZER 1000 {SOD}{CHB} MS RST 858 VICTOR 9059

REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DJB 46B BETH 1L {DLF,HYF,IEF} 42211374 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

Sire Dam

CE 4.7 -1.8

BW 0.4 4.2

WW 51 51

YW 88 86

MM M&G MCE 1.9 36 61 35 60 -1.2

MCW 96 99

SC 0.6 0.8

SIRE

DAM

BMI$ 17 CEZ$ 17 BII$ 12 CHB$ 33

BMI$ 16 CEZ$ 11 BII$ 14 CHB$ 31

FAT REA -0.041 0.56 -0.030 1.23

MARB 0.25 0.13

RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124 2013 Denver Supreme Champion

DJB 46B Beth 1L

Famous full sister to PW Victor Boomer P606

William and Jackie Adair and Walt and Jil McKellar have graciously donated this Time’s A Wastin’ x Beth 1L heifer calf pregnancy to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America. All proceeds from the sale of this lot support the HYFA by providing education, scholarship and leadership opportunities for the next generation. William and Jackie were instrumental in hosting the 2004 Junior National Hereford Expo in Tunica, Miss. William served as fundraising chairman and their support made for a very memorable Rollin’ on the River event in the Southeast as more than 1,000-head of Herefords were showcased by Hereford youth from around the country.

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

These black baldie calves exemplify the type of commercial animals the MK Ranch raises.

Cattle That Make Sense On the MK Ranch, they may be raising different cattle than they were 50 years ago, but there is no doubt they’ve stuck to their Hereford roots. story by Katrina Huffstutler, photos by Wade Perks

Putting more in to get more out

Animal health is a top priority at the MK Ranch. Dale says the cattle are on a Bovi-Shield GOLD program, all calves are vaccinated at weaning and all heifers are vaccinated before breeding. He says they also rotate out deworming products and fly control products for maximum efficiency. Walter adds that, thanks to hearing the woes of a fellow rancher who suffered substantial losses due to an outbreak of trichomoniasis (trich), he makes sure they do everything they can

hen the late Dr. Marvin Knight purchased acreage in Cooke County in 1959, he did so with the intention of raising Hereford cattle. An orthopedic surgeon who served as the team doctor for the Dallas Cowboys during the Landry era, Knight never considered raising anything else on his newly-acquired property. “He loved Herefords. That’s all he ever wanted to raise,” says Marvin’s son, Dr. Walter Knight, who now owns the ranch located

great success. But, by the mid-1980s, Knight’s health and a changing cattle industry dictated a new direction for the operation. The herd was shifted from purebred to the primarily commercial operation it is today, where the goal is to produce top breeding stock for commercial cattlemen. Today’s herd of about 150 cows is broken into two groups and two corresponding calving seasons — purebred Hereford and Brangus calves are born in the fall and crossbreds (crossed both ways) are born in the spring. Walter and Betty believe they’ve adapted with time — done what they needed to keep the ranch profitable so it’ll still bear the MK name generations to come — without getting away from the breed their father loved. They also believe they are using Herefords to produce cows that will work for everyone. They believe these Hereford-Brangus black baldies offer hybrid vigor without sacrificing the gentility for which Herefords are known and enough frame size to satisfy the feeder (but not so much that feed efficiency is reduced in the cow herd). They say they have found a balance between enough ear to introduce the benefits of heterosis yet not so much that it diminishes cold tolerance or handling ease. “These kinds of cattle just make sense,” Walter says. Dale Bell, who has worked as manager of the MK Ranch for about two years, agrees. “These cattle are for those guys who want to make a living out of it. They’re very rancher-oriented. I think these baldies are a pretty universal type of cattle for a lot of different people, whether they’re in the feeder cattle market or the replacement cattle market. And [focusing on selling replacement heifers], we try to raise the kind of females that we wouldn’t mind keeping for cows ourselves. There sure isn’t any use keeping a bunch of average kind of animals around,” he says, matter-of-factly.

/ October 2013

near Era, Texas, with his sister, Betty Knight Taylor. The elder Knight practiced careful genetic selection from the beginning. The initial herd was based on Anxiety 4th bloodlines and soon included Colorado Domino and Line 1 influences. He studied and followed solid management practices, which led to larger, more efficient cattle that remained docile and easy to handle. He hosted many production sales in an on-site facility and saw

to keep the costly venereal disease out of their herd. He says they make an effort to trich test their bulls yearly and always test any bulls they suspect may have gotten out or been exposed to outside cattle. In addition to preventing reproductive losses caused from disease, cattle on the MK Ranch are managed to maximize productivity. All females are bred to a low-birth-weight Angus bull for their first calf, and then matched with a complementing Hereford or Brangus bull. They also keep the cow-to-bull ratio low. “On our commercial cows, we use a bull to no more than 25 cows. And, generally, it is 20 or less,” Walter says. “We keep some extra bulls around and we think that gives us the ability to tighten up our calving season. It means we spend a little more on bulls, but it helps us keep our conception rate up, and prevents us from getting in trouble if a bull gets injured or something.” Betty says another important component of their management program is careful record keeping. “Pasture movement, bull exposure dates, birth dates, and weaning weights are all recorded,” she explains. “We use this data extensively to influence our breeding and culling decisions.” She adds the ranch is Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certified and all work is performed with BQA principles in mind. “All vaccination dates are noted by the individual animal, so any calves missing or too young can be vaccinated at a later date. These records are very instrumental in helping us to continually improve our herd and the quality of our product,” she says. The intensive management and persistence have paid off. Dale reports that in 2009 they had almost a 95% conception rate, breeding only through natural service. Walter is quick to credit Dale for helping the ranch remain profitable. “Dale is a great manager and is helping us make some money,” he says. “I’d like to see the cattle operation be the major support of this ranch. We’re trying to build in enough profit into the cattle operation so they can. But, to do that, we have to be able to create a brand and create a demand for the premium cattle that they are. That’s the only way we can get a premium price for them. And that’s what Dale is really helping us do.”

Hereford.org

“We like Hereford genetics because they are a sound foundation upon which to build a commercial crossbred cow. From a good Hereford base, there are a number of ways to breed and still pick up the benefits of heterosis and hybrid vigor. And the commercial cattleman needs hybrid vigor.” — Walter Knight Diversification includes wildlife, radio tower

a lease on that space each month, helping out with cash flow. “They actually have been a very good partner because they respected the land and they respected the fact that we didn’t want any trees destroyed. We didn’t want any marked changes in the land or wildlife habitat or anything. They really have a very small footprint. I mean, that thing is way up in the air but on the ground it doesn’t take up much space at all.”

The most important part All enterprises aside, there is no question what aspect of ranching is most important to Walter and his family — good stewardship. “For me, being a good land steward is probably the most important part of this. I think that is something that often gets overlooked,” Walter says. He says on the MK Ranch, they work hard to prevent erosion. “We try to refrain from any tillage procedures or anything

Until the cattle become the primary breadwinners on the ranch, the Knights have other entities on the property that help keep the ranch profitable. Thanks to a habitat deer and turkeys covet, hunting rights contribute to the cash flow on the MK Ranch. Walter participates in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Game Management Program and credits the program to being able to better manage deer and cattle together successfully. “We’ve found that we don’t really have much of a problem as long as we don’t go too far in one direction,” Walter says. “And as long as we don’t overgraze the cattle, the deer have plenty of habitat.” He credits the responsible hunters who lease hunting rights every year to helping him better manage the wildlife. He adds that they also help monitor poachers by serving as extra sets of eyes on the land. He requires them to turn in all of their reports to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and strictly follow all of the agency’s guidelines. “They help let us know what our harvest should be each year, especially with the deer, so it’s a beneficial relationship,” Walter says. Texas’ tallest structure (coming in at 2,000 feet) also contributes to the ranch’s profitability — not to mention its uniqueness. Walter explains the massive tower, “We leased space in the back to an FM Dale Bell, left, and Dr. Walter Knight, right, stand in front of the 9-acre, horseshoe-shaped lake on the radio station and they built a MK Ranch. The lake, which serves as a conservation lake for flood control purposes, also provides good tower out here. They pay us fishing and water for cattle and wildlife.

Hereford.org

that is going to cause significant erosion to the land. We also try to control the amount of woody vegetation on the land — a lot of that is done with mowing. We do some spraying, but we find mowing works pretty well. It’s more labor intensive since it requires repeated trips, but it is also more natural. We use some chemicals, but we don’t like to use them when it isn’t necessary. Other than that, we just try to prevent overgrazing and manage the land for wildlife species as well as cattle. That’s really what our program is all about,” he says. Walter wants to see the next generation involved in the MK Ranch but knows there is more involved than keeping the ground in good condition. “You know, that is always the hard thing — being able to keep the ranch in the family and keep it going. It’s hard not only from the estate tax side, but it’s also hard just to get the interest. There are so many opportunities for young folks in the cities and various places; there is a lot of competition for what they are interested in,” he says. That next generation is still young, but with lots of hard work, good cattle and solid stewardship practices, Walter and Betty hope the legacy of their father and the MK Ranch lives on. HW Editor’s Note: Reprint courtesy of The Cattleman magazine.

October 2013 /

GRNDVIEW CMR156T VISION Y509 ET

his bull may represent one of the biggest opportunities in the Hereford breed today! Y509 was in Grandview CMR’s Denver 2012 Grand Champion Pen of Three Bulls. He is a son of CMR GVP Mr Maternal 156T. Mr Maternal has passed on his great muscle mass and pigmentation to Y509. He has 100% eye pigment and freckles! As no semen can be sold on Mr Maternal, this is one of the few opportunities to influence your herd with this great genetic package. Y509’s dam, Remitall Ginger 23G, is one of the best Wrangler 832W daughters ever. She is the dam of greats like Patriot, Kootenay, Ginger Gal and many more throughout Canada and the U.S. Y509 has the depth, huge rib, great muscle shape and overall capacity it takes to be a lead sire of today’s Hereford breed. Y509 has a moderate 83 pound birthweight. He is currently working in the herd of WMC Cattle Company and is an outstanding pasture breeder. We couldn’t ask any more of this great young sire.

P43214916 — Calved: April 7, 2011— Tattoo: BE Y509

PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CMR GVP MR MATERNAL 156T {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42830222 JG WCN VICTRA 17 2103

REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} MHF VICTOR R125 17 MHF MS VIC A51 567

CIRCLE-D WRANGLER 832W {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} REMITALL GINGER 23G {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42217185 PLAIN LAKE BELLE 20X 117P 5B

BAR H L1 CHANCE 55S CRCLE D193 SILHOUET 335S REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD}{CHB} SRCL LEONARD BRIT 117P

• CE -2.2 (P); BW 2.7 (.27); WW 53 (.25); YW 76 (.24); MM 23 (.18); M&G 50; MCE 1.8 (P); MCW 94 (.21); SC 0.9 (.13); FAT -0.007 (.17); REA 0.64 (.18); MARB 0.22 (.16); BMI$ 20; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 19; CHB$ 29

Semen is now available $30/straw; $75/certificate contact WMC Cattle Co for semen

CMR GVP Mr Maternal 156T Sire of Vision Remitall Ginger 23G Dam of Vision

William and Jackie Adair Senatobia, MS 38619 Walt, Jil, Canan, Cade, and Gray McKeller Como, MS, 38619 Home 662-292-5520 • Office 662-526-9576 Cell 662-292-1936 • jilmckeller@yahoo.com Abe Redden, Show & Sale Cattle Manager 662-526-9576 • Cell 662-352-4290 34

/ October 2013

C CATTLE M W CO. REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS

Travis and Sarah McConnaughy 1199 Co. Rd. 116, Wasola, MO 65773 417-989-0486 t-mc2009@live.com

Durbin Creek Ranch Wyatt, Jake and Bruce Agar Thermopolis, Wyo. 307-867-2404

Hereford.org

All Choice is Possible! Herd Sire – Desert Comfort

g n i r w o h s the

Pictured at the right is the Bennett family of Cuba City, WI. One of the largest Hereford operations in the midwest, they have been steady customers over the last several years and are now really enjoying the benefits of tapping into Desert★Mart carcass genetics!

e r u t s a p in the

Traces back 7 times to King Ten

At this point in time when our industry seeks a viable solution to sky-high feed costs, the Bennett’s exciting accomplishment could not have happened at a better time! Only very rarely will any load of cattle grade 100% choice, but when two loads of straight Herefords reach this elite plateau, it speaks of genetic excellence second-to-none! When 40 plus years of unrelenting carcass testing combines with quite possibly the best marbling-ability cattle on the planet, and those qualities are plugged into a sold-out Hereford outfit like the Bennett family, new frontiers really are attainable.

For your own “premium” path forward, plan now to attend the Desert★Mart All Choice Sale on November 21, 2013.

! s n o i t a l Congratu

TWO LOADS OF BENNETT’S STRAIGHT HEREFORD STEERS JUST GRADED 100% CHOICE!!!

Several OUTSTANDING sons and daughters of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET will sell!!

LARGENT AND SONS Hereford cattle since 1902 P.O.Box 66

Mark & Cathy: 307-738-2443 Mark’s cell: 307-267-3229

Kaycee, WY 82639

Fax: 307-738-2297 Dave’s cell: 307-267-4491

10 miles south on I-25 e-mail: largentandsons@yahoo.com • website: www.largentandsons.com 36

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

41st Annual

Winning Tradition Sale Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 • 6:30 p.m. (EST)

AA BIANCA 331 • 1/24/13 Sire: TH SHR 605 57G BISMARCK 243R ET Dam’s Sire: LAGRAND MOLER 86S ET CE 0.2; BW 3.9; WW 53; YW 92; MM 18; M&G 45

AA 44U DORIA 312 • 1/13/13

Sire: NJW 98S DURANGO 44U Dam’s Sire: HF 4L BEYOND 36N CE 2.8; BW 2.8; WW 53; YW 88; MM 30; M&G 56

AA PRF THORA 320 • 1/18/13

Sire: THR THOR 4029 Dam’s Sire: LAGRAND RELOAD 80P ET CE -2.9; BW 4.6; WW 54; YW 90; MM 18; M&G 45

AA THORA 303 • 1/3/13

Sire: THR THOR 4029 Dam’s Sire: AA BOOMER 611 CE 0.4; BW 3.4; WW 50; YW 80; MM 17; M&G 42

AA PRF 44U DORINDA 309 •

AA ALEXA 319 • 1/18/13

Sire: H KH DD EXCEL 0091 ET Dam’s Sire: AA PRF WIDELOAD CE 0.9; BW 3.1; WW 49; YW 83; MM 24; M&G 49

AA EVERLASTING 314 •

1/10/13 Sire: NJW 98S DURANGO 44U Dam’s Sire: HF 4L BEYOND 36N CE 2.4; BW 2.8; WW 53; YW 87; MM 28; M&G 55

1/15/13 Sire: H KH DD EXCEL 0091 ET Dam’s Sire: LAGRAND RELOAD 80P ET CE -1.7; BW 4.6; WW 49; YW 83; MM 27; M&G 51

AA TABATHIA 9171 • 6/1/09

AA SHO BAYLEE 328 • 1/23/13

Sire: HARVIE DAN T-BONE 196T Dam’s Sire: GERBER GRASS LANDER 28G CE 2.1; BW 4.1; WW 54; YW 87; MM 20; M&G 47

Sire: PR 144U BAILOUT 0005 ET Dam’s Sire: REMITALL ONLINE 122L CE 0.4; BW 4.1; WW 54; YW 91; MM 22; M&G 49

Selling 20 Cows • 30 Show Quality Heifer Calves 3 Bulls • 10 Steer Prospects

Able Acres

Cody Lowderman, Auctioneer 309-313-2171 Cell

Hereford.org

L.R. Duncan and Family 1264 N. Mountain Rd. • Wingate, IN 47994 David Duncan, Cell 765-366-0295 Lawrence Duncan, Cell 765-918-2297 davidandjilld@ aol.com • www.ableacres.com October 2013 /

Cattle Services & Guests Production Sale Jeromesville, Ohio

October 26, 2013 • Noon Selling 65 Lots From: Glenview Farms LLC, Pennsylvania Berg Polled Herefords, Ohio Beckley Herefords, Kentucky Oakridge Polled Herefords, Ohio KC Polled Herefords, Ohio

A22

Calved: Feb. 14, 2013 Sire: MSU TCF Revolution 4R BW 3.1; WW 54; YW 86; MM 22; M&G 49; FAT 0.017; REA 0.78; MARB 0.12

ECA 9Y

Calved: March 19, 2011 Sire: KCF Bennett 3008 M326 BW 3.9; WW 63; YW 103; MM 19; M&G 51; FAT 0.034; REA 0.36; MARB 0.21

Y23

Calved: Jan. 19, 2011 Sire: NJW 98S Durango 44U BW 1.5; WW 49; YW 78; MM 28; M&G 52; FAT -0.025; REA 0.35; MARB -0.08

GT1A

Calved: Feb. 6, 2013 Sire: NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET BW 1.8; WW 48; YW 85; MM 14; M&G 38; FAT 0.003; REA 0.47; MARB 0.19

BPH 9X

MHT 1230

Calved: Feb. 15, 2011 Sire: THM Stout 8703 ET BW 4.3; WW 49; YW 81; MM 18; M&G 43; FAT 0.005; REA 0.36; MARB 0.07

Dale Stith, Auctioneer 918-760-1550 dalestith@yahoo.com www.dalestith.com

Attend the Tri-State Elite Sale Oct. 27, 2013 / October 2013

A25

Calved: Feb. 24, 2013 Sire: MSU TCF Revolution 4R BW 5.4; WW 63; YW 102; MM 26; M&G 58; FAT 0.015; REA 0.63; MARB 0.10

Calved: May 10, 2010 Sire: STAR Bright Future 533P ET BW 5.7; WW 53; YW 89; MM 23; M&G 50; FAT 0.039; REA 0.02; MARB 0.17

For catalogs, contact:

NXGN, West Virginia Grassy Run Resources Inc., West Virginia J&L Cattle Services, Ohio Mohican Farms, Ohio

& J

JLWG X31

Calved: Feb. 3, 2010 Sire: Beckley 758P Ontime 934S BW 1.6; WW 42; YW 64; MM 17; M&G 38; FAT 0.002; REA 0.51; MARB 0.01

JLWG T21

Calved: March 13, 2007 Sire: PW Mohican Nasdaq P316 BW 4.7; WW 42; YW 68; MM 12; M&G 33; FAT 0.003; REA 0.54; MARB 0.12

ECA 5Z

Calved: March 27, 2012 Sire: TH 122 71I Victor 719T BW 1.8; WW 58; YW 87; MM 21; M&G 50; FAT -0.015; REA 0.61 MARB -0.08

JLWG X100

Calved: Oct. 7, 2010 Sire: THM Brother 8699 ET BW 5.4; WW 50; YW 83; MM 21; M&G 46; FAT -0.001; REA 0.25; MARB 0.08

8017

Calved: Jan. 15, 2008 Sire: PW Mohican Nasdaq P316 BW 2.5; WW 49; YW 80; MM 21; M&G 46; FAT 0.001; REA 0.89; MARB 0.14

J&L Cattle Services

Jeff, Lou Ellen and Keayla Harr 334 Mohican Twp. Rd. 1922 Jeromesville, OH 44840 • Cell 419-685-0549

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

Cow-calf pairs graze on Willits’ newest land purchase, the former home of a working race track. “It’s pretty ugly right now; it doesn’t look like much, but we’re in the process,” he says. The actual track will soon be leveled to make room for facilities where he can do his embryo transfer work.

Building a Major League Herd Former MLB outfielder channels dedication into building a quality cow herd. by Katrina Huffstutler

different hotel in a different congested city every couple of nights — it’s enough to drive any wide‑open-spaces-loving, small town kid crazy. But if your dream is to play in the big leagues, it comes with the territory, and you’ve just got to find a way to cope.

For Reggie Willits, former outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels, that meant scouring websites and pouring over expected progeny differences (EPDs) during the six months out of each year he was traveling with the American League team. “At night, I studied nothing but bloodlines and pedigrees,” the

switch-hitter-turned-cowman says. “It gave me something to make me feel like I was at home.” To make it easier, his parents would forward issues of Hereford World from Oklahoma to his California home. He’d pack the magazine for each trip and, as soon as he was in the hotel for the night, he’d turn to the ads in the back and start bringing up websites. “I’d go on there and open every single website,” Willits says. “I’d just search the whole thing, studying what kinds of cattle, what bloodlines they used.” He also relied heavily on the Hereford.org-housed database for searching animals and EPDs to fast-track his education, and subsequently his cow herd back home in Fort Cobb, Okla.

PHOTO COURTESY OF REGGIE WILLITS

Getting started

This photo of Reggie, Jaxon and Eli was taken when Reggie was still playing professional baseball (and before Hunter was born). He says getting to play at that level was a huge blessing that directly allowed him to get into the Hereford business he loves so much. Reggie hopes one day his sons will take over the operation and will continue to improve it. “The kids love working with the cattle and that’s what I love the most — enjoying them with my family,” he says.

/ October 2013

But Willits wasn’t always interested in the cattle business. Growing up — just up the hill from the house he lives in now — he was all about sports, as was his sister, who went on to play in the WNBA. His parents didn’t raise cattle, though his grandfather did. “He farmed and ran some cattle [so I was exposed], but I just wasn’t that interested,” Willits says. After high school, Willits went on to play baseball in junior college and then for the University of Oklahoma.

The Angels drafted him in the seventh round of the 2003 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, and he remained with the organization for the nine years he played professionally. Once he was called up to the major leagues and was “finally making some money” versus the lowpaying gig that is minor league ball, he decided he needed to make an investment, so he and his wife, Amber, bought land in their hometown of Fort Cobb, Okla., near his childhood home. Once he had the land purchased, he started thinking he needed a few cows to turn out, so he bought a few out of his grandfather’s commercial Angus herd, and the Double Seven Ranch, named for the number he wore for the Angels, was born. “I didn’t know anything,” Willits says. “Nothing about it.” Some things he did know about — hard work and determination. “In baseball, I was never the biggest or most athletic,” he says. “I was just a guy who worked hard. That’s what I do in life in general. Once I put myself into something, I always seek out to not just do it, but to do it really well.” He purchased his next set of females — black baldies this time — from local farmer/rancher Johnny Peck. It didn’t take Willits long to realize the power of Hereford.org

Hereford influence, so he set out to purchase his first Hereford bull.

A team effort That’s when Peck directed Willits to John Loewen, a man who would become not only Willits’ Hereford supplier but a friend and mentor as well. The duo frequently talked from the road — often four or five times per week — and Willits says the one-on-one education with someone as smart as Loewen was invaluable. “I’d ask him questions, try to learn as much as I could, and that’s how I decided on where I went with my herd, as far as bloodlines,” he explains. Loewen says even early on, though, he was impressed with Willits. “We would talk for hours,” Loewen says. “I couldn’t believe how quick he was picking up things on animal breeding and especially our EPDs.” Soon, he realized why. “It came to my mind it was very much like his baseball career,” Loewen says. “Those guys take statistics very seriously just like we do with EPDs. Also, Reggie is real disciplined. “It wasn’t like he had just jumped into it. He studied it, and he applied the same principles that he had to learning the game of baseball to learning the cattle business. They’re used to talking batting averages, they’re used to talking all kinds of things I don’t even know about, and he was able to do that same thing with EPDs. I’ve never seen anybody pick it up that quick.” But being a fast learner wasn’t Willits’ only strength. Loewen says Willits’ lack of experience was actually a huge plus. “He really had the advantage of coming into this business without any preconceived ideas,” Loewen says. “He didn’t have any hang ups on pedigrees, breeders — anything like that. He didn’t have any of that stuff that holds older breeders like me back. He came into it with a totally fresh approach and was able to just make a tremendously fast advancement.” Loewen says that dedication has paid off. He adds that he’s never seen anyone get a cow herd to that quality level in such a short amount of time — but that doesn’t mean Willits is in some sort of race. “I’m kind of a fly‑by-the-seat-of-the-pants kind of guy,” Loewen says. “I jump here and I jump there. He’s not that way; he puts a lot of thought into what he does and so I think he’s in this for the long haul.” While Loewen was helping Willits learn the Hereford business, he certainly wasn’t the only one contributing to the growth of the Double Seven Ranch. “My dad and grandpa helped me a lot as well,” Willits says. “Without them and people like Johnny Peck and Phil Perryman (who does the AI [artificial insemination] work), it wouldn’t have been possible for me to have cattle and be on the road playing baseball.” He says he had a lot of people in his corner who knew how much he enjoyed the cattle and how much of a release it was for him. Hereford.org

To make sure his Hereford genetics are in demand, Willits focuses on the traits he believes will most benefit fellow cattlemen. From maternal qualities like birth weight and good udders to those carcass traits that will better the bottom line, he’s a stickler for cattle that perform and will keep customers coming back for more.

“My grandpa would feed the cows for me, because I would leave when we were still feeding hay. My dad would cut and bale my hay for me. They would both keep them checked up and anytime there was work to be done, people from around the community would come in and help them do the work,” he says.

Moderate cattle, extreme dedication These days, now retired from the MLB (though coaching high school baseball to stay in the game) and living full-time in view of his cattle, Willits is up to about 100 cows. And though he originally started buying Herefords to make black baldies, you’d never know it by the sea of red and white in his pastures today. And those few cows that aren’t Herefords? Most are recipients for Hereford genetics. He says the progressive nature of the Hereford breed helped steer him into life as a seedstock operator. “I just felt the Hereford breed was doing a lot of things that were up and coming and really cool,” he says. “I’m sure there are lots of breeds that do genetic and DNA testing, but I think the Hereford people are doing a good

job of educating people like me who aren’t very smart. They constantly put out the information on the websites and the magazines, and I think some of the things they’re doing are just putting themselves above everybody right now.” He adds that the demand for Hereford genetics — as well as the demand he expects in the future — was a huge selling point. “The known benefits of crossbreeding coupled with the fact that the majority of the U.S. cow herd being black, it just makes sense that Herefords will be really popular for a long time,” he says. And to make sure his Hereford genetics are in demand, Willits focuses on the traits he believes will most benefit fellow cattlemen. From maternal qualities like birth weight and good udders to those carcass traits that will better the bottom line, he’s a stickler for cattle that perform and will keep customers coming back for more. “When a guy buys a bull from me,” Willits says, “I don’t just want him to buy a bull; I want it to be something that makes him money. And not just

when he takes it to town, but the next guy, I want it to make him money all the way through the food chain.” While he’s made major strides in building those qualities into his herd, he’s far from satisfied. “I guess I’m like anybody else. I’d like to see it get better and better. It seems like the more I study the EPDs and the more I study bloodlines, the more I do the DNA testing and the flush work and embryo transfer, the stupider I feel,” Willits says. He’s often reminded of something Johnny Peck told him when he first got into cattle. Peck would often say don’t chase a fad. Instead, find something that suits you and stick with it. It’ll eventually come around to you. “That’s exactly what I try to do,” Willits says. Dustin Layton, Oklahoma-based fieldman for the American Hereford Association, says he believes Willits is right on track. “I think the most important thing is to breed functional animals that have merit behind them — whether that be EPD-wise or cow family-wise or whatever,” Layton says. “Yet that’s not always done today. But he’s doing that.” Layton has no doubt Willits will accomplish whatever he sets out to. “He’s just a very driven person in everything he does,” Layton says. “I’d say if he gets up at 5 every morning, he gets up at 5, not 5:02. He has a real enthusiasm for the beef industry, for raising beef product, and I think that’s a good thing to have. Some people kind of get in and want to do this or that, but I think he really has some good goals set for himself. And I think he plans on achieving them.” If the past is any indication, he will, regardless of how much hard work it takes to get there. HW

After years split between Oklahoma and California, Reggie Willits and his wife, Amber, are now happily raising their three boys in the couple’s hometown. The boys, left to right are, Eli, Jaxon and Hunter.

October 2013 /

introduces our consignments to the November 2 at 2 p.m.

WORR OWEN PURPLE J-LO 002A2 ET

P43385328 — Calved: Feb. 6, 2013 — Tattoo: LE 002A2

TH JWR SOP 16G 57G TUNDRA 63N {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RU 20X BOULDER 57G {CHB} H WCC/WB 668 WYARNO 9500 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} TEE-JAY 707B GEMINI 16G ET P43026011 H KATHY 668 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} /S LADY PEERLESS 180L THM DURANGO 4037 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KPH PURPLE SNOOKI 002 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43131457 KPH HILDA {DLF,HYF,IEF}

CS BOOMER 29F {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} THM 7085 VICTRA 9036 {DLF,HYF,IEF} PURPLE MILSAP 45S {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DRF P70 SABLE 4007 02I

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ -0.2 4.1 61 95 25

1.5 119 0.6 -0.026 0.49 -0.01

• J-Lo has always demanded an audience and this namesake does too! J-Lo is a huge middle, big-ribbed heifer with a big hip and power to spare. She has an attractive head and extended neck to add a little sexiness. J-Lo is super sound and can move like the hip hop dancer she is! On paper she is just as attractive with a great spread of BW 4.1, WW 61 and YW 95.That ranks her in the top 10% for weaning, yearling and milk and growth. Maybe we should have named her JWow! • J-Lo’s genetics bring her to the top of the list in the pasture and the showring. Her dam is the legendary Snooki female, the 2011 NAILE Grand Champion. Her sire, Wyarno, was awarded Grand Champion Bull at the American Royal the same year. J-Lo combines many traits of these two great champions. She will be a contender in the showring and an awesome donor cow when it’s all said and done. • Seller is retaining one successful flush. KPH Purple Snooki 002 — Dam of J-Lo

H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET — Sire of J-Lo

WORR OWEN MACALLEN 67A3 ET P43385107 — Calved: April 5, 2013 — Tattoo: LE 67A3

Purple Milsap 45S — Sire of MacAllen

BR MOLER ET {CHB}{DLF,IEF} PURPLE MILSAP 45S {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42735545 JH MISS SUSIE 06L

REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DM L1 DOMINETTE 820 NJW 1Y WRANGLER 19D {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RH MS BT 445M 8606 {DOD}

LH REALITY 3077 MISS DOMINO {DLF,HYC,IEF} 42704745 MISS TY SUMMIT 26

LH REALITY 9375 LH DUCHESS 0156 BR SUMMIT 9176 V BAR MISS L1 18615

• Purple Milsap and Miss Domino have done it again. Kicking out a stout, big butted, square hip banner chaser. This April steer calf has all the pieces you need to make a great feeding calf. He has the cool look, is flat boned and thick! Milsap steers have won all over this country for the last several years and this one is looking to keep that drive alive.

Check out our website for Tankeray semen, custom AI and embryos, cattle for sale and show winners.

James, Shannon and Jarrett Worrell 7141 Hwy. 87 N. Mason, TX 76856 210-241-4925 • sjworrell@ctesc.net • www.worrellenterprises.com Hereford.org

October 2013 /

49th Annual Production Sale

November 15, 2013, at the Ranch Offering: 60 Hereford Bulls • 30 Registered Heifers 50 Commercial Heifers 15 2013 Foals • 6 Broke Ranch Geldings

XTC Emperor 43T

FE 442 Red Skyline 260U

FE 216S Gold rush 267W

BP 101T Standard Dom Lad 63W

LCI 68R Red Standard 96U

JNHR Silver Standard 653W

All sale bulls DNA tested and free of all known defects. Carcass data and EPDs available.

Catalogs and video available online Oct. 25, 2013. Internet Bidding Available www.dlms.ca

Home Raised Sale Features Al and Lori Fenton Becky and Curtis Phone/Fax 780-754-2384 Cell 780-842-7806

Conrad and Janel Fenton Dalee, Prior, Emerson and Beau 780-754-3321 Cell 780-209-3600

Blair and Jessica Gray and Tayva Fenton 780-754-2891 Cell 587-281-0900

Fentonherefordranch@gmail.com • Box 479, Irma, AB T0B 2H0 Seven miles east of Irma on Hwy. 14 or 11 miles west of Wainwright. Look for Hereford sign.

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

34th Annual Sale

nfac

High Altitude - PAP Tested Cattle

2013 Hereford Sale Bulls:

217Z ET by K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K DOB 03-07-2012 • PAP 37

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

224Z ET by CL 1 Domino 501R DOB 03-11-2012 • PAP 35

227Z ET BY UPS DOMINO 3027 DOB 03-12-2012 • PAP 39

A Proven Program for 51 Years……Selling muscular, calving ease & growth bulls who’ll add pounds/milk to your herd & sire productive replacements

246Z by CL 1 Domino 739T DOB 03-17-2012 • PAP 36

239Z by CL 1 Domino 739T DOB 03-17-2012 • PAP 37

293Z by F Ribstone 715 DOB 05-02-2012 • PAP 39

Sale bulls by: • • • • • • • •

CL 1 Domino 739T SH 501R Domino 816U F 157K Ribstone 715 CL 1 Domino 501R SH Diamond 881 Churchill Rancher 714T ET UPS Domino 3027 K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K

2013 Sale Bulls

Broadcast on

Mary Strang 800-351-5362, 970-270-4445 cell 2969 County Road 8, Meeker, CO 81641

Tom and Lisa Walsh

970-878-5879, 970-270-9599 cell

strangherefords@gmail.com • strangherefords.com

Bred Heifers for Sale at Private Treaty Please call, write or e-mal for catalogs and DVDs of sale offering Hereford.org

October 2013 /

time to

ada pt

Revolutionary Future Resilience and technology — two key ingredients ahead. by Kindra Gordon

nimated and entertaining are two words that come to mind when you hear Lowell Catlett — who has earned the title of “futurist” — speak about what he anticipates in the years ahead. But, Catlett doesn’t just speak to entertain. Trained as an economist, the 64-year-old serves on the faculty at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and has a sincere commitment to educating others and encouraging them to “think big — and differently” with regard to the future. Catlett is a regents professor in agricultural economics and agricultural business and Extension economics and the dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at NMSU. He is the author of numerous books and works nationally and internationally with corporations and organizations — including the U.S. government — doing futuristic planning concerning the effects of technology on careers, lifestyles and the economy. Catlett shared a keynote address this winter at the Cattle Industry Convention in Tampa, Fla. During his remarks about the future, Catlett was fond of emphasizing “Get ready folks, it’ll blow your doors off.” Here is more in-depth insight into his comments and vision for the future.

On America An eternal optimist, Catlett remains bullish on the U.S., noting that the American spirit is well demonstrated in presidential elections. He says, “Thank God we can have elections. And, if our guy doesn’t win, we lick our wounds and say, ‘We’ll get you next time.’ We don’t burn the palace grounds.”

“The demand for what you do is going to be different.” — Lowell Catlett Catlett also notes that $1.5 trillion in foreign investment flowed into the U.S. in 2012. Of this he says, “That matters because they [foreign investors] see a positive future, and we need to too.” To illustrate America’s resilience, he adds, “Remember the first energy crisis when gas prices doubled from 32 cents to 64 cents? And in more recent years, gas went to $4. But Americans have managed through it.”

/ October 2013

Similarly, he recalls the ’80s, when many manufacturing jobs moved to Japan. Despite some of the outsourcing, Catlett reports that the U.S. is still the largest manufacturer in the world. He says, “If you read history, you’ll find that no matter what is thrown at the U.S. we get up and work through it. I am not making light of America’s problems; I’m just saying problems come and go.” He continues, “Today it is $8 corn and climate change. In 20 years there will be different problems. We get through them, we’re resilient.”

On research Catlett forecasts advances in human health research that will also cross over to create a health revolution in the animal sector — and vice versa. He shares the example of “bonding” research with premature babies. Rather than putting the babies in isolation, stimulating bonding or social connections can boost their immunity and the improvement of their health. This information was based on research with kangaroos and their young and is called the kangarooing method. Now, the dairy industry is also looking at the kangarooing method for male calves. Typically the male dairy calves are put in crates in isolation but often have a weak immune system and experience a 30% death rate. But an organic dairy has tried the kangarooing method of putting male calves together and had positive results. Catlett suggests this study may create some opportunities for male calves to be better utilized by the beef industry in the future — especially if the need for beef increases in the marketplace. Catlett anticipates a revolution in the future in how animals are managed in groups or pods for improved health — particularly based on what’s being learned in human health. As another example, he shares results from a study in Japan. Noting that a dog’s sense of smell is 10,000 times that of a human, a research study was conducted where dogs were trained to sniff a human’s breath and determine if polyps in the colon were benign or cancerous. One dog nailed it with 98% accuracy. Other dogs in the study were 100% accurate, reports Catlett.

Thus, he poses the question: Could a dog be taught to smell a cow’s breath for a specific pathology diagnosis? Catlett believes using dogs for this purpose could be a very real part of the future for human and livestock health schemes.

On technology Catlett is also anticipating even more mega changes in the world with the advancements coming in technology. He notes that the cell phone is no longer just for voice. He gives the example of a camera lens being added to phones in 2004 and the statistic that Americans now take 10 times more photos. He sees more modifications to the phone in the future particularly for health, such as an app with the ability to use a phone to do a blood test instantaneously and the addition of a software lens or near infared laser. These tools may tell you instantly if a blemish on the skin is benign or cancerous. Fingerprint identification, transmitting your heart rate to your doctor and assessing your blood pressure may be within the realm of possibilities with future mobile technology. Likewise, Catlett says, “Diagnostics for human care will also be adapted for animal care and veterinary medicine.” He hints at apps to identify diseases in cattle. With regard to education, Catlett says the Kindle or mobile computer tablets are also “game changers.” He suggests in the future that students might access the lecture outside the classroom via mobile video technology and then attend class to work interactively to address questions or project assignments. “It’s called flipping,” says Catlett, and he adds that in the future it may speed up the process of earning a bachelor’s degree from four years to two. These mobile computer options — such as GPS and real time — may also advance cattle management, especially with regard to animal health. Catlett says, “With technology beef producers are going to get paid for things they are giving away now.” As an example, he suggests if you can monitor the health of the herd to manage infectious disease outbreaks, that advantage may offer additional value that some companies are willing to pay a premium for.

On the population

saying 1 billion live well, 1 billion do OK and 1 billion finally have improved their purchasing power — and they want more beef among other things with their increasing standard of life. This increase in demand is good news for the beef industry, notes Catlett. But, he also notes that 4 billion people in the world still struggle every day. To the beef industry, he says, “Would you like to have 4 billion more people wanting American beef?” He anticipates that to help resolve this problem, the world will need more people who work with their hands to build roads, buildings, etc. And, he sees glimpses of that revolution occurring. Catlett reports that more women in the world are becoming farmers (currently about half of the farmers in the world are women), and statistics show that women in farmer roles are 30% more productive with the resources given to them. With the advent of 3-D printers and open source software and hardware, Catlett says, “Let women be the agriculturists and men turn wrenches. We need people who know how to use their hands.” He believes that model will enable future generations to rise in their income and quality of life.

On changing with the times Most importantly, Catlett wants people to grasp that change is coming and that the future will be very different because of research, technology and population changes. His message for the beef industry is this: “The demand for what you do is going to be different.” In reviewing the changes occurring in technology, Catlett shared the story of how adding a camera to cell phones increased the demand for photos 10 fold — but, meanwhile, Kodak, the company that invented digital cameras, filed for bankruptcy last year. Similarly he shared the story of Amazon, which started out selling books — and has still survived the e-books era. Why? Catlett says Amazon adapted and changed its model. Its website now sells anything and everything — not just books. Catlett says he shares those stories so people realize the demand for beef has no known bounds. But if you don’t adapt to changing times and offer a product consumers want — someone else will. HW

Catlett notes that today there are 7 billion people on the planet. He further breaks this down Hereford.org

Count on Quality NJW 98S

Durango 44U

7HP105 P42892264 Sire: THM Durango 4037 10H • MGS: CL1 Domino 9126J 1ET Study his data — now higher for CED, lower for BW and higher for Milk, Durango needs to be on your short list. A great choice for your heifers to sire good-looking performance offspring, Durango daughters are models for style, femininity and udder quality. He ranks high in the breed for a long list of economic traits. AHA From Ned and Jan Ward, WY

GE•EPD

Semen: $25/Straw; $60/Certificate

Fall 2013 AHA Sire Summary EPD Acc % Rank

TH 49U 719T 7HP107 P43101191

CE 9.3 .47 1

BW -0.1 .86 5

WW 55 .79 15

YW 89 .77 20

MM M&G 37 64 .26 1 1

MCE 5.1 .36 5

SC 1.1 .56 10

FAT -0.013 .52 20

REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 0.50 -0.05 20 23 14 28 .52 .47 15 15 1 10

Sheyenne 3X

Sire: TH 122 71I Victor 719T • MGS: TH 75J 44M Legacy 103R GE-EPDs have moved Sheyenne to 11.6 for CED and -5.2 for BW — Calving Ease Deluxe! Reports on early calves have been great, plus they excel for calf vigor. This moderate, dark red 719T son is designed for a strong future as a super heifer bull delivering added shape and capacity. From Topp Herefords, N.D.

AHA

GE•EPD

Semen: $20/Straw; Non-Certificate

Fall 2013 AHA Sire Summary EPD

CE 11.6

BW -5.1

WW 52

YW 73

MM 25

Acc

.32

.62

.50

.49

.19

% Rank

M&G 51

MCE 1.8

SC 1.0

FAT 0.021

REA 0.47

MARB -0.10

.26

.21

.29

.30

.25

BMI$ CEZ$ 21 25

BII$ 16

CHB$ 23

Gerber

Ultra 809U

7HP104 P42959382 Sire: SCHU-LAR 5N of 9L 3008 • MGS: Feltons Domino 774 Backed up by 40 actual carcass progeny, Ultra has the ability to improve Marbling genetics like few bulls can. Add to this his complimentary stats for CED, BW and growth along with his top 1% rankings for Every Profit Index and you’ll see why we’re high on Ultra. Doug did it right when he made this mating! AHA From Doug Gerber, Ind. •

GE EPD

Semen: $15/Straw; Non-Certificate

Spring 2013 AHA Sire Summary EPD

CE 7.2

BW 0.3

WW 54

YW 87

MM 10

Acc.

.33

.70

.62

.64

% Rank

TH 122 71I

M&G 37

MCE 3.1

SC 1.4

FAT 0.001

REA 0.28

MARB 0.41

.22

.28

.35

.48

.50

.53

BMI$ CEZ$ 32 24 1

BII$ 28

CHB$ 35

Top Shelf 504X ET

7HP108 P43122851 Sire: DRF JWR Prince Victor 71I • MGS: NJW 1Y Wrangler 19D This full brother to 719T is fancy and stout. With solid stats for growth performance and no AI certificates, Top Shelf will find his way into plenty of herds that want to improve their cows. His phenotype alone is reason enough to use him. From Topp Herefords, N.D.

AHA

GE•EPD

Semen: $20/Straw; Non-Certificate

Fall 2013 AHA Sire Summary EPD

CED 4.1

BW 1.5

WW 60

YW 91

MM 23

Acc.

.36

.30

.32

.26

% Rank

Hereford.org

M&G 53

MCE -0.4

SC 0.9

.22

.25

FAT REA -0.023 0.53

MARB -0.09

BMI$ CEZ$ 18 17

BII$ 14

CHB$ 28

.23 20

October 2013 /

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

Nutrition by the Numbers

this high-quality roughage and are more able to produce heat during times of cold stress. Nutritional options like poorquality hay or residues with lick tubs can also extend other lowquality feed choices, but they can cost significantly more than alfalfa or other grass-based feeds on a per-unit basis. While convenient, they may not provide the same level of protein to every animal; but, when hay prices are on the rise, lick tubs can be a good way to help balance feed and provide key nutrition.

Price considerations

nutrition imbalance can limit the functionality of a vaccine program, impact both cows and calves, and have a ripple effect on the long-term productivity of a herd that stretches across multiple generations. Prevention-minded producers take the details of nutrition into account when making a year-round plan for herd health management.

Factors that boost the cost of feed “It’s easy to see the price on a range cube or bale of grass hay, and think that’s all producers need to know,” says Dr. Travis Van Anne, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. professional services veterinarian. “But they also need to think about delivery costs. Hay purchased at $150 per ton may cost $250 per ton on a DM basis, delivered to a cow’s mouth when all the factors are considered.” Numbers to crunch: • Hay prices. Hay typically runs at 85% of the corn price, so when corn goes up, hay is likely to do the same.

• Fuel prices for delivery. It can cost as much as

50 cents per minute to run loaders, including fuel, that help get the feed from the barn to the cow.

• Waste and shrinkage. Waste occurs in cow trampling, overwintering-shrinkage/rot and delivery.

• Price per unit of protein in different feed

options. Producers should price out all the possible feedstuffs to determine which feed provides the right protein for their individual herds.

/ October 2013

Dr. Travis Van Anne, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. professional services veterinarian, has seen the important role nutrition plays in the overall success of a beef operation and its longrange herd health protocol. It is important to compile all of the bottomline costs and compare them against the likely return for both feed and vaccines. “When nutritional deficiencies lead to weaning a light, unhealthy calf from an open cow, it creates a lot of big problems for you and your banker,” he explains. “Their health is compromised; their ability to respond well to a vaccine program is limited, and that can jeopardize the whole herd. Nutrition planning has to go hand in hand with health planning every year to protect success.” A cow needs to consume 2% of her body weight of adequate value feed every day, on a drymatter (DM) basis, in order to stay healthy; that requirement means providing 30 lb. of feed each day for a 1,350-1,400-lb. animal, when adverse weather is not a factor.

Feed options Alfalfa provides a high feed volume at an affordable price and often supplies 20% crude protein when routine feed analysis is performed. Cows feel full with

Dr. Travis Van Anne

Measuring feeding should go beyond the bale.

Dr. Van Anne notes that the price of hay is 85% correlated to the price of corn, so as one increases, the other will too. He anticipates that in some areas, hay supplies will be short in 2013, while prices stay high. With increasing fuel prices, freight to get feed to the ranch is increasingly expensive. Costs can run as high as 50 cents per minute to run a loader tractor or a three-quarterton pickup, including fuel, to get feed out to the animals. Producers also need to account for shrink, waste, delivery and processing costs, which greatly affect the price of the feed the cow is actually consuming. “It’s easy to see the price on a range cube or bale of grass hay,” says Dr. Van Anne. “But they also need to think about delivery costs. Hay purchased at $150 per ton may cost $250 per ton on a DM basis, delivered to a cow’s mouth when all the factors are considered. It’s an investment worth making if it strengthens the

Feed matters to vaccine performance • Young cows need adequate

protein to develop a healthy immune response.

• A healthy immune system

is best equipped to take in vaccines, further reinforcing the effectiveness of protocols.

• In times of stress, tracking

protein levels delivered will help identify times to boost nutrition.

• Pasture parasite residues can

threaten cows already lacking in healthy immune systems and full-powered vaccines.

vaccine program, and the overall health of the animal and the productivity of the herd when it’s handled correctly.” Producers will have to carefully consider if the price of feed is worth it. It may not be in their best interest to continue feeding high-priced hay or feed. They may want to sell down to a herd size that allows for limited hay needs and saves pasture health as well as the herd’s health. This reduction may mean selling half or more of the cows and waiting three years to repopulate. Crunching the numbers when it comes to nutrition is an integral part of a herd health program. Talk with your veterinarian today to build a program that’s right for you. Learn more about the ways prevention works for your herd at bivipreventionworks.com. HW — Article provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.

Facts about feed

• The price of hay is 85% correlated to the price of corn, so when corn prices increase, hay prices will do the same.

• A healthy cow facing no adverse weather conditions needs to eat 2% of her body weight per day on a dry-matter basis. That requirement means that a 1,350-1,400 lb. cow needs to eat 30 lb. of feed each day. • It can cost as much as 50 cents per minute, including fuel, to run the equipment needed to get the feed to the cow’s mouth. • Waste and shrinkage can make a major dent in the volume that gets to the cow when compared to the volume purchased. • Lick tubs provide a convenient supplemental feed but at a significantly higher price per unit of feed value. • Alfalfa makes cows feel fuller (and happier) and helps them produce more heat units in times of cold stress.

• Alfalfa provides a high feed volume at an affordable price and

often supplies 20 percent crude protein when routine feed analysis is performed.

Hereford.org

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

On the Move Trichomoniasis is finding its way into the Midwest; your herd could be at risk.

evere drought in the Southern Plains has caused a shift in cow numbers, as cattle are moved to areas in the Midwest where grass is available. And, with that shift comes an increase in the risk of diseases, like trichomoniasis (trich), that move with the cattle. “Cows have been moving in and out of the Midwest, which always increases the disease risk,” says Dr. Doug Ensley, professional services veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. “In Iowa, they have found trichomoniasis for the first time this past year, so it is moving into new areas.” Caused by a protozoan (Tritrichomonas foetus), trich is a venereal disease spread by bulls. With no visible signs, it can cause abortions and/or open or latecalving cows. It’s difficult to spot and can spread through a herd like wildfire. Trich is getting more recognition by states, and more regulations are being developed to try to minimize the disease risk. It is a reportable disease in several states including Iowa, where it was first discovered last

spring. Once it is identified, the state department of agriculture will issue an order to quarantine the herd. That quarantine remains in place until further testing confirms the disease is no longer present in the herd. Lost income to producers from being unable to sell cattle while under quarantine is only the start of the economic impact of trich. Herds that become infected usually see a 20-30% drop in pregnancy rates, which can be economically devastating to any producer. This drop in pregnancy rates usually occurs 50 to 60 days postbreeding (or around 90 days of gestation). If producers are able to get those cows rebred, those calves will be born at least 60 days later than other calves in the herd. And, factoring in the average weight gain of 1.5 to 2 lb. per day, the late-born calf will be about 120 lb. lighter than those born earlier. At today’s prices, producers will take a significant loss.

Minimizing the risk of trich Because this is a disease that goes with cattle movement, several states are monitoring the

“Most states have regulations to restrict the movement of breeding bulls. Bulls crossing state borders have to be trichtested before they can enter the state.” — Dr. Doug Ensley

/ October 2013

bulls that cross their borders. “Most states have regulations to restrict the movement of breeding bulls,” Dr. Ensley says. “Bulls crossing state borders have to be trich-tested before they can enter the state.” Trich-testing the female is generally unrewarding, but Dr. Ensley advises producers buying cows, especially bred cows, to buy those that are more than 120 days along in gestation. Most abortions or pregnancy loss from trich occurs around 90 days of gestation. “I would be very selective with what you use as replacements in your herd,” adds Dr. Ensley. “If you are going to the sale barn to buy cows, make sure they are at least four months pregnant. And, if you are buying bulls, buy young bulls that haven’t been exposed to cows. That significantly reduces the risk of introducing trich to your herd.” If trich is found in your area, Dr. Ensley recommends watching your cow herd closely. Check your fences to make sure that they are secure and that neighboring bulls aren’t visiting your cows. Pregnancy check your cows, monitor pregnancy rates, test your bulls and pay attention to what’s going on in the neighborhood. “I would find out where the herd that tested positive for trich is located,” Dr. Ensley continues. “Is it close to you? If it is across the fence, you need to start preg-checking cows to

determine pregnancy rates. If trich is known to be in your area, it is also important to vaccinate with TrichGuard® or Trichguard V5L, because it only takes one exposure for your herd to become infected.” Additionally, in herds that leave the bull in year-round, he recommends pulling out your bulls, resting them for two weeks, testing them, resting them for two more weeks and retesting to ensure they are trich-negative.

Importance of vaccination If your cow herd is facing the threat of trich, if the disease has been found in your area or if there is an influx of cows from outside herds, Dr. Ensley strongly recommends vaccination. But, he cautions that a vaccine must be used according to label directions to be most effective. The first dose of the vaccination should be given approximately seven to eight weeks prebreeding, followed by a second dose three or four weeks later. The cows can be bred four weeks after the second vaccination. “If your herd, or your neighbor’s herd, tests positive for trich, you should consider vaccinating for a couple of years until the bulls are negative and the cow herd has been cleaned up,” concludes Dr. Ensley. HW — Article provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

FALL BONANZA SALE — 11 a.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS — HARRISONBURG, VA

Selling: Cows and Calves • Bred Cows Bred Heifers Open/Show Heifer Prospects Herd Bull Prospects Service Age Bulls Special Invitation to all juniors who participate in the Mid-Atlantic Junior Round-Up Show Saturday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m. Heifers that sell in the sale are also eligible to show

VHA Annual Meeting November 8, at 6 p.m. Show Contacts Charlie Williams • 540-460-6194 Sale Contact Rodney Phillips • 804-556-3810 Rodney@baybrookherefords.com

R egio nal Fiel d St a ff

The American Hereford Association Field Staff is here to help you market your cattle and promote your operation.

Give your local field representative a call if you are interested in:

• Placing an ad in the Hereford World • Creative Service projects, including sale catalogs, flyers or brochures • Buying or selling Hereford-influenced feeder calves • Marketing cattle through the CHB program • Assistance in marketing your Hereford seedstock and commercial females.

W e ster n R egio n:

Mou nt ai n R egio n:

Mark H olt

Wash., Ore., Utah, Idaho, Calif., Nev. and Ariz. 208-369-7425 mholt@hereford.org

Southwe

st R egio n:

Dustin L ayton

Ark., La., N.M., Okla. and Texas 405-464-2455 laytond@yahoo.com

Nor th Ce ntral

Ben Brillhart

Mont., Wyo., Colo. and western Canadian provinces 406-947-2222 brill44@midrivers.com

Ce ntral

R egio n:

Joe R ickabaugh Mo. and Iowa 816-842-3757 jrick@hereford.org

R egio n:

L evi L anders

N.D., S.D., Minn., Neb., and Kan. 308-730-1396 llanders@hereford.org

E a ster n R egio n:

T ommy Coley

Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn. and Va. 815-988-7051 tcoley@hereford.org

U pper Midwe st R egio n:

John Meents

Ill., Wis., Ind., Md., Mich., Ohio, Penn., Ky. and W. Va. 419-306-7480 jmeents@hereford.org

Am eri ca n H ere for d Ass o cia tio n

P.O. Box 014059 • Kansas City, MO 64101 816-842-3757 • 816-842-6931 Fax www.hereford.org

Nor thea st R egio n: Co nt a ct the AHA

N.J., Maine, Vt., N.H., Mass., Conn., R.I., N.Y., Del., D.C. and eastern Canadian provinces

Catalogs will be available upon request or visit www.hereford.org, click Sale Catalogs under Marketplace or www.virginiaherefords.org. 58

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

by Sara Gugelmeyer sgugelmeyer@hereford.org

Fighting Ferrets No one cares when one cattleman gets riled up — that’s why you need an organization to go to bat for you. It’s not an easy time to be in the cattle business. If it’s not drought or flood or some other natural disaster wreaking havoc on us, it’s “animal activists” and know-it-all city folks trying to tell us how to do our business. As if to add insult to injury, my husband, Jeremy, and I have been waging war with a new foe in the ranching world, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). And they don’t care what we think. That’s the reason why we’re grateful for a much larger voice — the National

/ October 2013

Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). It’s that organization’s job to represent us. No one notices when one rancher gets riled up, but when you’ve got an entire organization going to bat for you, it’s a little different story. Here’s our situation: The USFWS and its buddies at the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) honestly believe (or that’s what they tell us) the Endangered Species Act works and they must do everything they can to re-establish thriving populations in a changed

world no matter the cost. That sounds really great, but in reality, millions of dollars can’t make a species survive. In our part of the country (the Texas Panhandle), the issue at hand is with the endangered species the black-footed ferret. Ferrets rely on prairie dogs to exist, and prairie dogs to a rancher are about like earworms to a corn farmer. Not good. Now, we ranch on private land, so we have some rights, but we border USFS land on three sides and therein lies the problem.

The USFS wants to protect and grow prairie dog colonies right across the fence from us so the USFWS can turn out the all-but-extinct black-footed ferrets, which are not very hardy or adaptable. That’s why they died out in the first place. This situation is making a lot of sense, right? Anyway, once we heard about this “plan,” if you can even call it that, we called the USFS; we called the USFWS; we called the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; and we called our legislators. We talked to everyone who would answer. And you know what they told us? Thanks for calling. They said, thanks for letting us know that this ferret will likely jeopardize your ability to make a living, but we’re going to proceed anyway. We had all but given up until I remembered that our ranch had purchased an NCBA membership. We had never really used it, but I looked up some numbers, left some messages and finally reached Theo Dowling, who works for NCBA and the Public Lands Council as the manager of legislative affairs. Finally! Not only did she listen to my concerns, she actually had been to other black-footed ferret release sites and knew about the associated problems. We had an advocate. Now, even Theo can’t force the folks at the USFWS to do anything they don’t want to. But, NCBA’s comments and questions ring a lot louder than some young rancher’s wife from the middle of nowhere. We’re still battling it out, but with the NCBA’s help, we’ve gotten some concessions from the group that is organizing the ferret release, and it’s not going to happen this year as previously planned. Now, I know there are a lot of lucky cattlemen out there who don’t have to worry about ferrets or wolves or prairie chickens or any of the other USFWS projects. But, I still encourage you to be a member. Be a member of NCBA or the American Hereford Association or your state cattlemen’s group. Be a member of them all. They have fun conventions, and you get to put that cool sticker on your pickup, but more than that, these are the people who know and understand our business, and more importantly these are the people who can influence those who don’t understand our business. It’s a small investment that can really reap benefits down the road when you need help. These organizations are your voice. And just like us, you think you can speak for yourself until you’re screaming at the top of your lungs and nobody’s even turning to look. Don’t wait till then to realize you need that voice. Be a member so you can be represented by somebody who actually is heard. HW Hereford.org

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

Highlights of the 2013 PRIDE Convention. by Luke Bolin

Wyatt DeJong challenged members to attempt the impossible.

/ October 2013

ach day youth make decisions that directly affect the course of their lives. This year 78 Hereford and Maine-Anjou juniors from 21 states made the decision to attend the 2013 Program for Reaching Individuals Determined to Excel (PRIDE) Convention and National Youth Leadership Conference (NYLC) in South Dakota to discover the Faces of Leadership. “This was my first PRIDE Convention and I would have to say it was an awesome experience,” explains Cody Jensen, National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) director from Courtland, Kan. “I enjoyed how we had the chance to meet junior members in more of a relaxed environment instead of a rushed and more stressful environment like at shows.

Another aspect I liked was how the Maine-Anjou juniors shared the experience with us. I hope this program can expand to reach more juniors and even possibly to other associations.” To begin the conference, Wyatt DeJong, a former American Junior Maine-Anjou Association (AJMAA) board member and national FFA officer, shared his experiences of accomplishing goals, which he had thought were unattainable. To end his presentation, Wyatt challenged the juniors with the question, “What are you going to do this week that you think is impossible?” Leading the next presentation was motivational speaker, V.J. Smith. He told the group that, “Life is a like a salad bar, you have a lot of different things that Hereford.org

Convention speaker V.J. Smith kicked off the 2013 PRIDE and NYLC convention focusing on how simple choices can lead to big rewards.

you can put on your plate but each thing you put on your plate is your choice, the good and the bad. Every day you have a chance to learn what the good and bad things are in life.” V.J. shared with the group five steps that could positively affect their lives: 1) Smile and the world smiles with you. 2) Always look into someone’s eyes. 3) You can’t put a burp back. In life what you say cannot be unsaid. 4) A thank-you is a powerful thing. 5) Some words are diamonds; some words are stones — encourage others when given the opportunity. Attendees then enjoyed game night. From the hilarious game of Guesstures and multiple games of Spoons, which at times

became dangerous, to laughing uncontrollably as Amy Cowan gave the clues in Mad Gab, attendees enjoyed time to interact and have fun. Bright and early the next morning attendees loaded the buses for a full day of tours. The first destination was Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. While at Hoven the bus also stopped at the “Cathedral on the Praire” (see Page 67). The next stop was Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. The rolling hills and 20 square miles of beautiful pastureland that are part of the ranch were gorgeous even on the cool and damp South Dakota day. The final stop of the day was Bushy Park Farms (BPF), Mitchell, S.D. BPF raises both Maine-Anjou and Hereford cattle. After a tour of the facilities, juniors judged two classes of heifers. This activity allowed everyone to sharpen their

The first tour stop was at Rausch Herefords. Two 55-passenger buses cruised the pastures near Hoven, where NJHA members had a chance to see the No. 1 Dams of Distinction herd in the nation.

continued on page 66...

Members of the Rausch family were recognized for hosting a tour stop.

Hereford and Maine-Anjou juniors enjoy game night. Hereford.org

At the second stop, Fawcetts had several pens with herd sires and pairs on display so attendees could see a representation of the Fawcett breeding program.

October 2013 /

...Faces of Leadership continued from page 65

Keith Fawcett, AHA Board member, welcomes youth to Fawcettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elm Creek Ranch.

While touring the facilities, attendees had a chance to learn about the services provided by Trans Ova.

Participants enjoyed placing two judging classes at BPF.

Trae Simmons, BPF director of sales and registrations, talked about BPF genetics.

Convention attendees learned about beef quality grading as well as proper cooking techniques during beef boot camp at SDSU.

Kelly Bruns, animal science professor, welcomed youth to SDSU.

/ October 2013

Cory Thomsen, BPF general manager, escorts ECR Who Maker 210 ET down the alley for the juniors to view. Hereford.org

Juniors had a chance to work on their interviewing skills during a mediatraining workshop at SDSU lead by Lynn Gordon, assistant professor.

“Cathedral of the Prairie” In a small prairie town in north-central South Dakota stands a cathedral that can be seen from miles away. The unique magnificence of this “big church in a little town” is what makes it one of South Dakota’s great places. Saint Anthony’s “Cathedral of the Prairie,” located in Hoven, S.D., was completed in 1921 at a cost of $250,000. The value of the church is now estimated at $20 million. The church, believed to be patterned after churches typically found in Bavaria, boasts an intricate and ornate design that rivals any church for miles. Although Hoven’s population is only 600, people come from around the world to attend Mass at the famous church. The sanctuary seats more than 1,000 people, and the church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the original parish name of St. Bernard’s. The cathedral still holds Mass regularly, and hosts a variety of special performances each year. These have included the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, as well as several choral performances by South Dakota university choirs. For more information regarding the “Cathedral of the Prairie,” visit hovensd.com/st_anthonys.htm. HW

At SDSU youth watched a demonstration showing how different tillage options affect runoff.

judging skills while also being able to see some of the BPF sale offerings. The final morning kicked off with a tour of the industry’s leading genetic company — Trans Ova Genetics. The juniors had a chance to learn about the different advanced reproductive technologies offered by Trans Ova, including artificial insemination, embryo transfer, in-vitro fertilization and cloning. The last stop was the campus of South Dakota State University (SDSU). Here juniors were exposed to various aspects of agriculture. The first SDSU demonstration focused on different tillage options and how rain and runoff can affect the land. Next, the juniors participated in a beef boot camp that covered the entire beef processing process from grading to the juniors having a chance to cook their own meat. Another workshop hosted by SDSU was on media training and focused on tips to help attendees become better agricultural advocates. During this activity, all attendees were interviewed and recorded on a camera simulating a TV interview. Wrapping up the conference was V.J. Smith. He told attendees the story of Marty, a cashier at Wal-Mart, and how a letter V.J. had written to Wal-Mart completely changed Marty’s life. He spoke of how Marty didn’t have a lot of money or material things but how he thought he was the richest man in town because the relationships he developed mattered the most in his life. V.J. added that Marty taught him, “You get what you give in life,” and throughout his life, Marty had gotten exactly what he had given. At the end of his presentation, the juniors received V.J.’s book “The Richest Man in Town.” “To say PRIDE was a success yet again, would be an understatement,” says Aleesha Hereford.org

Howe, NJHA member from Wagontown, Pa. “The speakers this year really hit home. With the fast pace of life these days we sometimes forget how important something simple like a ‘thank you’ really is and that sometimes a smile is all someone needs to brighten their day. Wyatt and V.J. hit it out of the park. “One of the highlights of PRIDE for me was getting to know the juniors from the MaineAnjou association, it was pretty cool to be able to get a different perspective on the beef industry from juniors active in another junior breed association,” she adds. “I can’t wait for PRIDE next year.” HW

October 2013 /

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

New Arrivals

Matt and Erica Boyer of Beacon Hill Ranch, Claremore, Okla., announce the birth of their son, Gus McCray. Born Gus McCray Boyer May 26, he weighed 7 lb., 8 oz. and was 19 inches long. Gus was welcomed home by sister McKenzie. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Susan Gebhart of Beacon Hill Ranch, Claremore, Okla.

Peyton Keil and Libby Jo Perez

Kyle and Tonya Perez of C&M Herefords, Nara Visa, N.M., announce the birth of their twins, Peyton Keil and Libby Jo. Born June 14, Peyton weighed 3 lb., 12 oz. and was 16 inches long and Libby Jo was 3 lb., 6 oz. and was 15.5 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Michael and Connie Perez of C&M Herefords, Nara Visa, N.M.

In Passing Gary R. Babbs, 69, of Taylorville, Ill., passed away on June 22. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Taylorville and a former member of the Illinois Beef Association and the Illinois Farm Bureau. He was also an avid Illini and Cardinals sports fan and enjoyed helping his kids and grandkids raise and show cattle. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Anna; two sons, Jeff and Kevin; daughter, Kris Fountain; two grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. James Elmer “Jim” White Jr., 92, of Marfa, Texas, passed away on July 6. Jim was a cattleman who said the secrets to success were “Hereford cattle and gramma grass, along with a good family, lots of hard work, determination, and optimism.” Jim and his wife, Jane, raised both registered and commercial Herefords on his Presidio and Jeff County ranches. In addition, Jim managed the Brite Ranch. He was an active member of the American Hereford Association (AHA), the Texas Hereford Association, Highland Hereford Breeders Association, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He was also a member or the Davis Mountains Trans Pecos Heritage Association, the Texas Wildlife Association and the Christian Church. Survivors include his children: Hester, James, Karen, Beauregard, Kathleen, Edward and Julie; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. John F. Bryan, 71, of Gooding, Idaho, passed away on July 14. As a partner in JBB/AL Herefords, John was an active member of the AHA

John Bryan

/ October 2013

and the Idaho Hereford Breeders, where he served on the board in various capacities including advisor for the Idaho Junior Hereford Association. He was a 4-H leader and member of the Magic Valley Cattle Association, serving as a director. He was also a director with the Idaho Cattle Association and served as purebred council chairman for two years. John and his wife, Beverly, were inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame in 2005. John was also a member of the Gooding First Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; children, Shawn and Dawn; and four grandchildren. James Cecil “Jim” Kile, Jr., 91, of Clinton, Tenn., passed away July 22. Jim received his doctorate in Jim Kile veterinary medicine in 1944 from Ohio State University. He arrived at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1944 as a veterinarian in the U.S. Army and began a private practice in Oak Ridge. In later years, he established Cumberland View Farms, a purebred polled Hereford cattle operation. Jim left the industry with much advancement in breeding and genetics through his research with mice. He served as president of the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association, the Tennessee Polled Hereford Association, the Southeast Polled Hereford Association and the Laboratory Animal Breeders Association, and vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association. In 1983 Jim was named to the American Polled Hereford Association

Hall of Merit – Youth Activities for his contributions to the beef industry and his support of youth activities in breeding, raising and showing polled Hereford cattle. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Grace; four daughters; three sons; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Paitrella “Pat” Dulworth, 92, of LaCenter, Ky., passed away Aug. 2. Pat was an active co-owner Pat Dulworth of the Dulworth homeplace farm near Bandana, Ky, and birthplace of the Dogwood Farm herd of Hereford cattle operated by her son. The farm will celebrate its 15th year of raising Herefords next year. She will join her husband, Vernon, and be remembered by their two children, Sharon and Toby; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. William E. “Bill” Burris, 77, of Lincoln, Ky., passed away Aug. 11. Bill was a member of the Lincoln Southern Baptist Church as well as a lifetime member of the AHA. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors include wife, Betty; children, William and Melissa; and four grandchildren. Robert “Bob” Call, 85, of Cushing, Okla., passed away Aug. 11. Bob and his wife, Dolores, owned and operated CBY Bob Call Polled Herefords, Cushing, Okla. He had been an active

Association member since 1975 and had been involved in youth projects and the merchandising of show prospects, as well as domestic and international bull marketing. He was an active leader in both the Oklahoma Hereford Association and the AHA serving on the AHA Board. For these activities, Bob was inducted into the Hereford Hall of Merit in 2010. He was a member of the Cushing Lions Cub serving as a district governor and council chairman. Bob was also a retired certified public accountant. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dolores. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America, P.O. Box 014059 Kansas City, MO, 64101. Winston “Skeeter” Dennis, 83, Aledo, Texas, passed away Aug. 22. He grew up in Grady, Waurika and Ringling, Okla., Skeeter Davis and graduated from Ringling High School. He was a lifetime rancher, cutter, breeder and avid fan of cutting horses. He was a lifetime member of the AHA, American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA). He was also a member of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Oklahoma Hereford Association and the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He was a 62-year Mason. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sue; two daughters, LaDonna and Cindy; son, David; five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. HW

Herefords dominate state fairs From Maryland to California, and many stops in between, Herefords are reigning supreme at state fairs across the nation. Each year there seems to be more and more Herefords in the headlines, and the 2013 state fair season is no exception. The quality of Hereford cattle has not gone unnoticed. Here's a list of 2013 state fair supreme winners reported to date: Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill., was one of the top contenders in Kansas City this summer at the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) winning reserve grand champion polled female honors. Ray’s heifer, Chez Strawberry Wine ET 204Z, later won a tough state fair junior Hereford show in Illinois and brought home the supreme banner. Strawberry Wine was also named supreme champion in the Illinois State Fair open show. It was the same success story for Payton Vogel, Hartley, Iowa, with his champion bred-and-owned heifer at the 2013 JNHE. MAV Cotton’s Blessing 221Z was later named supreme champion at the Iowa State Fair, which is the first time for a Hereford heifer since the state fair’s first supreme drive in the late 1990s. Wildcat OC Patience 21Z, a Feb. 12, 2012, daughter of DeLHawk Kahuna 1009 ET was named supreme champion female over all breeds at the 2013 Wisconsin State Fair. She was exhibited by Brett Jones, Darlington, Wis. Doug Le Tourneau, Gallatin, Tenn., and Woolfolk Farms, Jackson, Tenn., exhibited the supreme champion bull at the Appalachian Fair, Gray, Tenn., on Aug. 20. The bull is DLL Nick of Time a Jan. 2012 son of CRR About Time 743. Kyle Lemmon, Manchester, Md., showed the supreme champion heifer at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium Aug. 25. Lemmon’s heifer is Purple Rosie 44Z, a March 23, 2012, daughter of Purple MB Womanizer 14U ET. Melissa Grimmel, Jarrettsville, Md., showed the supreme champion 4-H heifer Aug. 23 at the Maryland State Fair. Her heifer, SHF Coyotte

Done, is an April 3, 2012, daughter of LCC Back N Time ET. Nick Delaney, Lake Benton, Minn., exhibited the supreme champion cow-calf pair at the Minnesota State Fair 4-H Show. JDH Mx 26U Cracker Jack 9Y ET showed with a January heifer calf sired by JDH AH 719T 3Y ET. Supreme champion bull in the Minnesota State Fair open show was also a Hereford. Kevin and Kody Stork, New Richmond, Wis., exhibited the Feb. 2011 son of Beckley 758P Ontime 934S. At the Nebraska State Fair both the supreme champion bull in the open show and FFA show were Herefords. Exhibited by Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb., and Landgren Ranch, Bartlett, Neb., the supreme bull in the open show was UPS Domino 2473 an April 2012 son of UPS Domino 5216. Katie Nolles, Bassett, Neb., exhibited the supreme champion in the FFA show, NCC Tequila Rose 207ET, a March 2012 son of TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. Kaylee McInvale, Hollister, Calif., exhibited the supreme champion female at the California State Fair Junior Show with BHC MCC Scarlet R4ose 273Y, a Dec. 2011 daughter of DM BR L1 Domino 146. Trent George, Niles, Mich., had the supreme champion heifer in the junior show at the Michigan State Fair. His heifer, TCG Sparkles 80Z, is a May 2012 daughter of MSU Xtreme 36X. “It has really been exciting to hear the success Hereford breeders have had over the past few months in the showring,” says Jack Ward, AHA chief operating officer and director of breed improvement. “This success can be directly linked to the commitment that breeders have placed on selecting cattle that are fundamentally sound and yet have the right amount of muscle, bone and performance.” For more 2013 state fair results, watch for the November Hereford World. HW Hereford.org

/ October 2013

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

Fauquier Farm

6470 Beverly Mill Rd., Broad Run, VA 20137 Bob and Lucy Kube 540-347-4343 • 540-905-2667 Cell rfkube@verizon.net Six miles north of Warrenton on Rt. 29-15-17

FFV RIB EYE X1

P43116446 — Calved: Jan. 10, 2010 — Tattoo: LE X1

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

CS BOOMER 29F {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FSL MISS JENNIFER 29F 27S {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42723651 FSL MISS SARAH 65H 19N

REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CS MISS 1ST FLAG 21A {DOD}{DLF,IEF} LLL TIMBER 65H {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FSL MISS NUFF SAID 41K

Home place built in 1790

Painting by good friend Bud Snidow

Plan on attending the

BW 2.7; WW 52; YW 79; M 26; M&G 52; FAT -0.024; REA .36; MARB .12

Semen available: $25/Straw; $50/Certificate Contact Jim Reed at 660-527-3507 or Fauquier Farm

2014 Junior National Hereford Expo July 6-12 in Harrisburg, Pa. Farm is located three hours south of Harrisburg and one hour south of Washington, D.C.

rR opla idge

Meadow P Farm, llc Ridge The Emory’s KNOLL CREST FARM

“Serving the beef industry since 1944” 17659 Red House Rd. Red House, VA 23963 Office 434-376-3567 Fax 434-376-7008 James D. Bennett 434-376-7299 Paul S. Bennett 434-376-5675 Jim G. Bennett 434-376-5760 Brian R Bennett 434-376-5309

Farms Inc.

Douglas and Melissa Harrison 2184 Hillyard Dr. Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-5004 harrisonmeadow@aol.com

4140 Planters Hall Drive King George, VA 22485 Willis 301-751-6265 540-775-1475 Lucky 540-775-2511 luckyandbecky@gmail.com

East S ide Farm Sid Rogers 420 N. Hayfield Rd. Winchester, VA 22603-3426 540-888-3134 Cell 540-539-3352 SIDSROLLINGHILLS@hughes.net

knollcrest@hughes.net

&A W Farm

All Seasons The Baldwins 2 Church View Rd. Millersville, MD 21108 443-871-0573

/ October 2013

Harry and Karen Taylor 10402 Stewart Neck Rd. Princess Anne, MD 21853 410-651-4486 allseasonsfarm@gmail.com

Club Calf Sales Jay and Shelly Stull 10718-A Liberty Rd. Frederick, MD 21701 301-898-8552 eastsidehereford@comcast.net Visitors welcome!

BEARDANCE

Here f o rd F ar m

George, Tammy, William and Andy Ward 3404 Shady Grove Rd. Providence, NC 27315 336-388-2177 Cell 434-251-3637 gwwardjr@centurylink.net

Registered Polled Herefords

Dan Snyder, cell 240-447-4600 Seth Snyder, cell 240-405-6049 654 Cold Spring Rd. Gettysburg, PA 17325-7335 717-642-9199 herefordcattle@stoneridgemanor.com

www.stoneridgemanor.com

Slaytons’ Hereford and Angus Performance Seedstock J. Paul and Bette Slayton 2272 Dibert Rd. Bedford, PA 15522 814-723-0772 717-805-1376 Cell paul@slaytonsbeardance.com Hereford.org

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

N M The Hereford World welcomes new members who joined the American Hereford Association July 1, 2013, through Aug. 31, 2013. 7S Farms Jared and Courtney Savoie 124 Robins Nest Ln. Lafayette, LA 70506

Billingsley Angus Farm David Billingsley Jr. 3385 Barron Rd. Keithville, LA 71047

Bear Grove Beef Inc. Daniel Faidley 707 N.E. Mission Ct. Ankeny, IA 50021

Blue Creek Livestock Tangy Bates 354 N. 2200 E. St. Anthony, ID 83445

Dale Bennett 2275 Duvall Rd. Woodbine, MD 21797

Kent Bouvier P.O. Box 190 Larose, LA 70373

Bent Creek LLC (A) George Hibbert 258 River Rd. Gladstone, VA 24553

Brandon Bloomquist 86502 558 Ave. Randolph, NE 68771 Brian Calvert 4287 Co. Rd. 156 Anderson, AL 35610

Broken T Ranch Donna Trigg P.O. BOX 490 4300 County St. 2980 Lindsay, OK 73052 Preston Broxson 274 Otto Stephens Rd. Leesville, LA 71446

Collins Farms Rex Collins 941 Tark Hill Rd. Grayson, KY 41143

Burkhalter Hereford Farm Andrew Burkhalter 128 Argyle Ave. Frostproof, FL 33843

Cowtrails Ranch Neal & Beverly Peterson 3959 7TH St. S.W. Washburn, ND 58577-9401

John Chambers 9627 430th St. Harris, MN 55032

Doak Cattle John Doak 4511 F.M. 953 Cuero, TX 77954

NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET 43094146 — Calved: Feb. 8, 2010 — Tattoo: LE 88X/RE 98S

KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RRH MR FELT 3008 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} KCF MISS 459 F284 P42584003 HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M MSU MF HUDSON 19H {SOD,CHB}{HYF} SUN VINDY MISS 83K CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD,CHB}{DLF,IEF} NJW 9126J DEW DOMINO 98S {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42693893 RU 20X BOULDER 57G {CHB}

Colby Woods Cattle Craig and Morgan Badeau-Turner 612 Borough Rd. Chesterville, ME 4938

HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD,CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 490 {DOD} NJW 57G 74G DEW 5M {DLF,HYF,IEF} NJW 832W FAITHFUL 74G

CE 4.9; BW 1.8; WW 59; YW 80; MM 29; M&G 59; MCE 5.8; MCW 91; SC 1.8; FAT -0.017; REA 0.29; MARB 0.25; BMI$ 31; CEZ$ 23; BII$ 27; CHB$ 33 • Semen no longer available. Contact King Herefords for 88X progeny for sale.

Duck Cattle Co. Scott Duck 14033 NS 3520 Konawa, OK 74849 Matt or Gayle Embry 4147 State Rt. 878 Olaton, KY 42361 Evergreen Cattle Co. Kathleen Barber 1032 Lake Carrie Dr. Lake Placid, FL 33852 Expansion Enterprises Chuck Goss P.O. Box 972 Ringgold, GA 30736 Forty 4 Ranch Norman Ferguson 63088 E. 330 Rd. Jay, OK 74346 Four Star Cattle Co. LLC Justin Miller 7204 W. 35th Amarillo, TX 79109 Joe Gray 10787 New Bowling Green Rd. Smiths Grove, KY 42171

CL 1 DOMINO 860U

Hale’s Cattle Claudie Hale 732 S. Chicaskia Mayfield, KS 67103

L1 DOMINO 03396 {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 637S 1ET {CHB} 42692477 CL1 DOMINETTE 118L

42897554 — Calved: Jan. 10, 2008 — Tattoo: LE 860 L1 DOMINO 00552 L1 DOMINETTE 96893 {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 888H 1ET CL 1 DOMINETTE 903J

Harris Family Farm Thomas Harris 61627 Greendale Rd. Cambridge, OH 43725

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

Jason Harris 2708 Co. Rd. 415D Brazoria, TX 77422

CE -2.4; BW 4.7; WW 63; YW 118; MM 35; M&G 67; MCE -2.0; MCW 131; SC 1.1; FAT 0.032; REA 0.46; MARB 0.04; BMI$ 12; CEZ$ 9; BII$ 9; CHB$ 29

Bruce Henney 6441 Township Rd. 82 Bellvue, OH 44811 Greg and Deana Hill Rt. 1 Box 3 Cordell, OK 73632

• One of the most heavily used bulls in the Hereford breed last year.

Jennifer Hill 220 N. Temple Cordell, OK 73632

150 bulls for sale annually by private treaty

KLP Cattle Paul and Layne Marchant and Kyle Larsen 66 E. 600 N. Wellsville, UT 84339 Kuelbs Cattle Co. Todd, Elizabeth and Brynlee Kuelbs 208 1st St. S.W. Hillsboro, ND 58045 Curt Lacy 128 Whitley Rd. Enigma, GA 31749

Bill King 505-832-4330 • 505-220-9909 Tom and Becky Spindle 505-832-0926 P.O. Box 564 • Stanley, NM 87056

Located five miles north of Moriarty on Hwy. 41, then 1.5 miles east.

/ October 2013

Lauric Farms LTD 3159 135th St. Lamont, IA 50650 William Lawrence 9619 Shoreline Circle Sperry, OK 74073 Ryan Madden 67821 State Hwy. 45 Helena, OK 73741 Hereford.org

Mathis Cattle Ethan Mathis 1421 E. Section Rd. Mansfield, TX 76063 McNealy Farms Shawn and Melissa McNealy 3788 N. 575 E. Hope, IN 47246

Adam and Sarah Nuss 14501 Co. Rd. 28 Karval, CO 80823-9611

Lisa Rousseau 1895 613th Ave. Sabula, IA 52070

O’Brien Hereford Ranch Eddie O’Brien 83340 Hwy. 45 Tilden, NE 68781

Timothy Ruffing 4912 S. Elliot Prairie Rd. Woodburn, OR 97071

Randy McWright P.O. Box 42 Loco, OK 73442

O’Connor Ranch Nancy O’Connor P.O. 3 55 Marble Falls, TX 78654

Melodio N R-Hall’s Bottom Farm William and Deborah Hicks 80 Fairway Dr. Bristol, TN 37620

Paradise Farm R. Michael Shuck 530 F.M. 416 Streetman, TX 75859

Mendel Hereford Ranch Cindy Mendel 2121 Norman Rd. Enid, OK 73703

Timothy Peterson 2855 Co. Rd. 6 Lancaster, MN 56735

Middle Creek Acres Robert and Tracey Mowery Jr. 1525 Reading Turnpike Paxinos, PA 17860 Frank Millenbaugh 333 N. Kibler St. New Washington, OH 44854 Richard Montanye 10359 N. Hwy. 1247 Eubank, KY 42567 Mountain Musick Farm Kelly and Diane Musick 209 Edward St. Kingsport, TN 37665 Yolanda Neumann 12007 Cedar Ln. Conroe, TX 77303 NPK LLC Camille Miller 22211 470th St. Pittsfield, IL 62363

Hereford.org

Plattin Creek Farm LLC Larry Sapaugh 22 Howe Crossing Festus, MO 63028 Prairie Rose Cattle Co. 3795 Sherman Rd. Sherma, IL 62684 Shannon Priddy 10096 Raider Hollow Rd. Upton, KY 42784-9216 Richards Ranch Jerry Richards 611 F.M. 2547 Fairfield, TX 75840 Rich Ranch Timothy Rich 203 N. Park Commerce, TX 75428 Ann Roberts 691 W. Pine Ave. W. Terre Haute, IN 47885

Rysher Farms 4932 Curtis Roth Ln. Pleasant Plains, IL 62677 Gary Salard P.O. Box 958 Imboden, AR 72434 Smokey Hollow Farms 4476 Clarence Murphy Rd Springfield, TN 37172 Marc Snyder 83632 520th St. Buffalo Lake, MN 55314 Spring Creek Ranch LTD Steve and Candace Harrison 22025 Woodway Dr. Waco, TX 76712 Sul-Tay Polled Herefords Jeff Taylor and Todd Sullivan 17373 Brownville Rd. Elrod, AL 35458 David Thomas 1205 Hunting Ridge Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615 John Thompson 6320 W. Iles New Berlin, IL 62670 Dustin Tippetts 3021 C.R. 3313 Greenville, TX 75402 TK Farms Tyler Koenig 3311 PCR 316 Perryville, MO 63775

TKH Toby and Karen Ploss 12953 E. 1000 N. Star City, IN 46985 Gwen Tosspon 420 Janet Dr. Pineville, LA 71360 Troy Tredway P.O. Box 1286 Ava, MO 65608 Shane Trompke 6412 Rd. 63 Torrington, WY 82240 Trumper Farms Josh Trumper 1235 80th St. Humeston, IA 50123 Twin Hollers Hereford Farm Rance and Melissa Jackson 2070 Timber Creek Rd. Bloomfield, KY 40008 Up The Creek Farm Laura and Jim Bishop 756 C.R. 21 Hannibal, NY 13074 Doug Warram 3447 Old Downing Mill Rd. Anniston, AL 36207 Mark Weeder 101 Wyndham Dr. Winter Haven, FL 33884 Rod Wistrand 13607 Country Pine Ct. Tomball, TX 77375 John Zively 21476 Coyote Trail Lago Vista, TX 78645 HW

October 2013 /

D East Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn.

White Pine, Tenn.—Aug. 17 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Tommy Coley 47 females - - - - - - $114,750; average - - - - - - - $2,441 FEMALES MCF R125 Emperess 12R 805, 1/14/08, by SHF Radar M326 R125, consigned by Mud Creek Farms, Wartburg, to Jeff Sullivan, Elrod, Ala.; and a March heifer calf by MCF AB Dutch Master 271 9012, to Chuck Gass, Ringgold, Ga.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,750 GVF 7R Miss Battle Cry 803, 2/4/08, by STAR Battle Cry 7R, consigned by Mud Creek Farms, to Willie Strange, White Pine; and a December heifer calf by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, to Ryan Kerr, Friendsville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,600 TRM Queen 8012, 2/13/08, by TRM 37E 121 King 3238, consigned by Notchey Creek Farms, Madisonville, to Lonesome Pine Farms, Midway; and a February bull calf by NJW R125 67M Radar 71T ET, to New South Farm, Limestone- - - - - - - - - - - $3,150 LOF M326 Lady Bennett U53, 1/16/08, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, consigned by Lone Oak Farm Madisonville, to White Column Farm, N. Augusta, Ga.; and a January heifer calf by LOF 247 Wideload T29, to Griffith Farm, Bakersville, N.C. - - - - - - $3,100 THM Bodacious Lady 8842, 2/20/08, by THM Bodacious 6108 ET, consigned by Van Martin, Riceboro, Ga., to Jason Schlabach, Columbus, N.C.; and an October heifer calf by THM Donaldson 0682 ET, to Nicholas Cobble, Morristown - - - - - - - - $3,100

Boyd Beef Cattle

Mays Lick, Ky. — Aug. 31 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: John Meents and Joe Rickabaugh 66 females - - - - - $402,525; average - - - - - - - $6,099 Additional lots 1 flush - - - - - - - - - - $6,500; average - - - - - - - $6,500 31 embryos- - - - - - $20,000; average - - - - - - - - $645 1 pregnancy - - - - - - $2,000; average - - - - - - - $2,000 36 units of semen - - $8,050; average - - - - - - - - $224 FEMALES Boyd Holly 901, 9/10/09, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117; and a January heifer calf by TH 22R 16S Lambeau 17Y, to Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D.; and Southern Cattle Co., Marianna, Fla.- - $105, 000 Boyd E70 Queen 0118, 9/1/10, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, to Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas; and a January heifer calf by Boyd Masterpiece 0220 to Brian Stedman, Donalds, S.C.- - - - - - - - - - $17,250 WOLF Total Beef S11 W25, 3/21/09, by Boyd Total Beef 6108 ET, consigned by Wolf Farm, Alexandria, to Red Oak Point Farm, Oxford, Md.; and a January heifer calf by CRR Helton 980 to CSP Farms, Shelby, Ohio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,750 ASM 122L Miss Sarah 701ET, 2/2/07, by Remitall Online 122L, consigned by Matheny Herefords, Mays Lick, to Black Hat Ranch, Watkinsville, Ga.- - - $13,500 G Miss Lara 094, 10/10/10, by TLR Lara’s Line 122L 804U, to Reynolds and Wilda Clark, Waynesboro, Miss., and a January heifer calf by Boyd Worldwide 9050 ET, to CSP Farms, Shelby, Ohio - - - - - - $11,100 Proven and Experienced

BW 1.0 45 WW 74 YW MM 25 M&G 47 Semen: $20/Straw

C&L DOUBLE TIME 452M 9B Sire: BT Butler 452M • Dam: WBF Lady Dom F243 6T PREDICTABLE, PROVEN CALVING EASE

HEREFORD RANCH

920-474-7403 • 262-617-6346 Cell www.cnlfarm.com • cnlfarm@execpc.com

/ October 2013

Boyd Evergreen 0212 ET, 3/3/10, by Remitall Online 122L, to Sandy Ridge Livestock, West Lorne, Ontario; and a January heifer calf by TH 22R 16S Lambeau 17Y to Kyle Bush, Cynthiana- - - - - - $9,200 NJW 75W 734 Vaca 34Y, 2/8/11, by CRR 552 Spenser 734, consigned by Matheny Herefords, to Ron Davis, Frankfort, Ohio; and a January heifer calf by NHW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Stephen Green, Munfordville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,300 Boyd 3001 Fasination 1181, 9/16/11, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, to Sierra Ranches, Modesto, Calif. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,250

Southern Circle Polled Hereford Assn.

Martin, Tenn.—Aug. 31 Auctioneer: Eddie Burks Reported by: Tommy Coley 40 females - - - - - - $66,520; average - - - - - - - $1,663 FEMALES Oakcrest Sweetie N3 430W, 11/4/09, by JWR 9702 Bluegrass N3, consigned by Oakcrest Polled Herefords, Bells, to Walker Polled Herefords, Morrison; and a February heifer calf by PWF Mohican Boomer P521 ET, to White Column Farm, N. Augusta, S.C.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,050 3D Peaches 428R 308W, 9/14/09, by Mohican Roughout 428R ET, consigned by 3D Cattle Co., Charleston, Miss., to Jerry Simmons, Dresden; and a March heifer calf by 3D Onset 122L 255U ET, to Broadlawn Farm, Lena, Miss.- - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,350 DKM Miss Charmer 29F 660, 7/14/06, by GVHHH 707 29F 2502 ET; and a January heifer calf by BF 7055 Stonewall 902 ET, to Sadie Johnson, Vienna, Ill. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,000 CCLC Ms Rangerett 1Y, 2/26/11, by CCLC Mr Ranger Bill 4W, consigned by Crowson & Cherry Land & Cattle, Jonesboro, Ark., to Jerry Simmons, Dresden; and a March bull calf by BR DM TNT 7010 ET, to Holt Farm, Iron City- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,550 Oakcrest Brianna P521 480X, 10/30/10, by PWF Mohican Boomer P521 ET, consigned by Oakcrest Polled Herefords, to CES Polled Herefords and Predestined Cattle Co., Wadley, Ga.- - - - - - - - $2,500

Show Time Cattle Co.

Mooreland, Ind.—Sept. 1 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: John Meents and Joe Rickabaugh 1 bull - - - - - - - - - - $10,000; average - - - - - - $10,000 32 females - - - - - $274,300; average - - - - - - - $8,572 33 lots- - - - - - - - - $284,300; average - - - - - - - $8,615 Additional lots 5 steers- - - - - - - - - $20,500; average - - - - - - - $4,100 BULLS Showtime Epic 322 ET, 4/7/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Heart Felt Farm, Gettysburg, Pa.; Krietz Farm, Keymare, Md.; Pugh Central Station, Louisville, Ohio; Ramsey Herefords, Greenfield; and Edenburn Farm, Penfield, Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 FEMALES Showtime KSC Alexa 301 ET, 1/3/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Becca Chamberlin, Winchester- - $48,000

Showtime Demi 319 ET, 3/22/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Austin Curts, Union City- - - - - - - - - - - $30,000 Showtime Macy 317, 3/16/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Jake Sims, Edmonds, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - - $21,000 Showtime Harley 325 ET, 4/23/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Pugh Central Station- - - - - - - - - $20,000 Showtime GK Kelsey 328, 5/22/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Heart Felt Farm- - - - - - - - - - - - - $20,000 Showtime Annabelle 312, 2/11/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Austin Curts- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $18,000 GMF Showtime Tessa A301, 2/10/13, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, to Kelley Dietrich, Gettysburg, Pa. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $15,000 Showtime Pippa 315 ET, 3/8/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Peyton and Logan Schmitt, Nichols, Iowa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $13,000 Showtime Lilly 321, 4/4/13, by H Excel 8051 ET, to Rachel Clark, Md. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,000

Walker Polled Hereford Farm

Morrison, Tenn.—Sept. 2 Auctioneer: Eddie Burks Reported by: Tommy Coley 11.83 bulls- - - - - - - $77,500; average - - - - - - - $6,551 49 females - - - - - $389,075; average - - - - - - - $7,940 60.83 lots - - - - - - $466,575; average - - - - - - - $7,670 Additional lots 1 flush - - - - - - - - - - $8,500; average - - - - - - - $8,500 BULLS Walker Author X51 W19 332, 2/5/13, by KCF Bennett Revolution X51, to Drummond Sparks Beef, Hanceville, Ala. (½ interest)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $32,000 Walker Whitehawk 7115 2328 162, 10/20/11, by Whitehawk 4R Revolution 2328, to Maybrey Polled Herefords, Decherd; M & J P olled Herefords, Madisonville; Dirt Road Farm, Franklin; R&R Family Farm, Wilmar; and Circle L Polled Herefords, Madisonville (1/4 interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 FEMALES Walker Miss 1030 545 7119, 11/15/07, by KT Top Secret 1030, to Roy Barnes, Marietta, Ga.; and a January bull calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to Roy Barnes and White Hawk Ranch Inc., Marietta, Ga. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $33,000 LB 123S 26S Miss 37W, 2/19/09, by NJW 45P 46N Full Tank 123S, consigned by Jernigan Farm, Columbia; and Walker Polled Hereford Farm, to Maybrey Polled Herefords; and a February heifer calf by GV VMR Strong 156TY449 ET to McMurray Cattle Inc., Billings, Mont. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $25,500 Walker FJB Miss R413 460 939 ET, 3/4/09, by KCF Bennett 774 R413, to Whispering Pine Farms, Kimball, Minn.; and a December heifer calf by KCF Bennett Proficient U144 to Copeland & Sons LLC, Nara Visa, N.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $17,000 Walker PRM Miss 411S B 319 936, 2/27/09, by Mohican Summit 411S ET, to Sunny Side Farm, Dresden, Ohio; and a January heifer calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $16,250 Walker FJB Miss 1030 719 922, 2/1/09, by KT Top Secret 1030, to Jeff Sullivan, Elrod, Ala.; and a January heifer calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to Drummond Sparks Beef - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,000

SOLUTION 668Z

1795 E. C.R. 1000 • Basco, IL 62313 217-743-5382 • gkrieg@frontiernet.net

SALE SUMMARY (U.S. sales reported in this summary occurred during the 2013-14 fiscal year.) Sale

NORTHFORK RANCH Galen Krieg

Walker Miss 470 308 816, 2/12/08, by WPHF JH Pistol 589M P70 470 ET, to Dirt Road Farm, Franklin; and a February bull calf by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X to East Polled Herefords, Carthage; and Webster Polled Herefords, Chestnut Mound - - - - - - - $13,600 Walker Miss 446 133 998, 11/27/09, by WalkerFBCESJLoBrace 7044 6ET; and a February heifer calf by GV CMR Strong 156T Y449 ET to Terrace Farms, Lexington, N.C. - - - - - - - - - - $13,500 CES Keyla C100 G231, 4/11/08, by MHF CES Keyman 20X C100 ET, consigned by Dirt Road Farms, Franklin; and Walker Polled Hereford Farm, to Belle Meadow Farm, Wartrace; and a November heifer calf by H W4 Pure Country 0109 to Emma and Libby Rushton, Waverly, and Rogan Hereford Farm, Rogersville- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $13,000 Grandview CMR Miss Garrett 9009, 1/3/09, by CMR TF 242 Garrett 430, to BVJJ Holdings LLC, Geraldine, Ala.; and a March heifer calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to Broadlawn Farms, Lena, Miss. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,750 Metch 689 Spirit W901, 2/25/09, by Walker Saga P430 210 689; and a January heifer calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to Roy Barnes and White Hawk Ranch Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,500 Walker JH Miss 144S P70 896 ET, 11/23/08, by Remitall Silencer 144S, to Suits Farm, Beersheba; and a February bull calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to HME Herefords, Winterville, Ga. - - - - $10,000 LJR Hazel 17U, 1/8/08, by KJ C&L J119Logic 023R ET, consigned by Dirt Road Farms, Walker Polled Hereford Farm and Jernigan Farm; to Roy Barnes, Marietta, Ga.; and a February heifer calf by SHF Wyatt P20 W193 to Loewen Herefords, Waukomis, Okla.- - - - - - - $10,000 Walker Miss U144 899 123, 2/16/11, by KCF Bennett Proficient U144; and an April heifer calf by STAR Walker 156T U332 129Y to BVJJ Holdings LLC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,250 EPH Nicole 813 1006, 9/23/10, by Walker PRM Unwind; and a September heifer calf by SHF Wyatt P20 W193 to Belle Meadow Farm, Wartrace- - $9,000 KH PRM 28P Priss 456 U44, 10/15/08, by MJW 120J Boulder 28P ET, to Red Hills Herefords, Clinton, Okla.; and a February heifer calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to W & A H erefords, Providence, N.C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,800 RHF 2105 Victoria 1022Y, 1/15/11, by RHF Victor 767 2105, to Jeff Sullivan, Elrod, Ala.; and a January heifer calf by THM Durango 4037 to Roy Barnes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,700 Walker JH Miss 023R P70 782 ET, 9/2/07, by KJ C&L J119 Logic 023R ET, to Belle Meadow Farm; and a March heifer calf by SHF Wyatt P20 W193 to Suits Farm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 Walker Miss 443 7065 933, 2/23/09, by Walker WV JN Pronto 0901 443, to J&L Cattle Services, Jeromesville, Ohio; and a January bull calf by KCF Bennett Revolution X51 to Expansion Enterprise LLC, Ringold, Ga.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 FLUSH WPHF 4057 Victra 9329 133, 3/5/01, by HRP THM Victor 109W 9329, consigned by Walker Polled Hereford Farm and Jernigan Farm, to Belle Meadow Farm, Wartrace - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500

No. Sales

No.

Bulls Avg.

Females No. Avg.

No.

Total Gross

Avg.

87.00

$2,084

87.00

$181,270

$2,084

Consignment

00.00

Production

20.58

$5,462

212.00

$6,049

232.58

$1,394,875

$5,997

Month Total

20.58

$5,462

299.00

$4,895

319.58

$1,576,145

$4,932

20.58

$5,462

299.00

$4,895

319.58

$1,576,145

$4,932

171 5,531.99

$4,763

4,680.00

$4,202

10,211.99

$4,6012,466

$4,506

$5,462

146.00

$6,027

166.58

$992,350

$5,957

Total YTD 12/13 YTD 13/14 YTD

20.58

Hereford.org

October 2013 /

Dear Cattle People, What a time to be in the cattle business and with the Hereford breed in particular. Our grass is abundant and still green. Feeder cattle prices are at record levels. Yesterday we sold a handful of 11-month-old fall steers off grass weighing 721 lb. for $1.70/lb. This is hard to imagine when last spring, after the worst drought in my lifetime, we were feeding extremely poor $200 hay to our cows with not much prospect for enough grass. We are having a sale on the 30th of November at the ranch. Bred heifers, show heifer prospects, some very top end bulls and more will be sold. A more normal type ad will run in the next Hereford World, but in this space I would like to share a few things I believe. 1. We have a great breed and it gets better every year. 2. Some of the finest people in the world produce this breed. 3. The most important trait in beef cattle production is the ability to produce and reproduce on available feed. It’s hard to put numbers on this. 4. Every numbered trait has a point of diminishing return. 5. No one in the cattle business today has time for hereditary defects. 6. Our breed has the best disposition of any beef breed and, as fewer people need to handle more cattle, this trait will only become more important. 7. We are fortunate that within our breed we have such a broad spectrum of ideas on what is important; all the way from people who live by the showring to people who live by the numbers. They only make us better. 8. We all have to raise what we can sell. Most of my customers still like them with size and eye appeal. 9. There is no better way to spend a life or raise a family than in the cattle business. 10. The Lord has blessed me beyond my wildest dreams. Respectfully, Lowell Fisher

The Ponca Valley Genetic Opportunity Sale November 30, 2013

Lowell and Carol Fisher 48979 Nordic Rd. • Spencer, NE 68777 402-589-1347 • Cell 402-589-6084 84

/ October 2013

Presents

Vernie and Shiloh Doehring Vernie’s Cell 417-733-3444 vldoehring@gmail.com Hereford.org

ALABAMA Campbell Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Debter Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Sweatman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Thousand Hills Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 White Willow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

ARIZONA Mountain View Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

INDIANA Able Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 101 Beck-Powell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 CDF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Clinkenbeard Farms & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 DAD’s Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 DeVee Enterprises, R.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Everhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Gerber Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Greives Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Hayhurst Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Hunt Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 J&K Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Kesling Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Kottkamp & Son Polled Herefords, Edwin . . . . . . 101 Laudeman Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 96 Laudeman Family, Gale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Stuckey Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

ARKANSAS James Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 CALIFORNIA Alto Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Five H Farms/J-B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Jess Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Lambert Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 McDougald Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Morrell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Mrnak Herefords West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Parham Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Pedretti Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 R&R Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Sonoma Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Valentine Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Weimer Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 COLORADO Campbell, James T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Ernst Family, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Hall Herefords, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Hanging W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Kubin Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Leroux Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Robb & Sons, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Sidwell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Strang Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 85 CONNECTICUT Four Winds Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 GEORGIA Ankony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CES Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Greenview Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Hill-Vue Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 HME Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Innisfail Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Leonard Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Nunnally Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Predestined Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Sunset Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 85 Thompson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 White Hawk Ranch Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 102 IDAHO Canyon Gem Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 85 Colyer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Eagle Canyon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Elkington Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Fern Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Harrison & Sons, Hawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 JBB/AL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Moonlight Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 OJJ Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Shaw Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Wooden Shoe Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ILLINOIS Aden Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 ALH-Hartwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Apple Ridge Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Bafford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Baker Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Behrends Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Benedict Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Bickelhaupt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Bixler Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Bob-O-Lou Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Burns Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 86 Crane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Double B Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Ellis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Eubank Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Fancy Creek Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Fleisher Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Gen-Lor Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Hallbauer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Happ Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Harbison and Sons, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 86 Kline Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Knott Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Loehr Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Lorenzen Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Lowderman Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 McCaskill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Milligan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Moffett Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Nature’s Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Newbold Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Northfork Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Perks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Plainview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Prairie Cross Land, Livestock & Ranching . . . . . . . . 76 Prairie Meadow Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Prairie Rose Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Purple Reign Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 77 River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Rohlfing Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Rustic Oaks Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Sayre Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Stephens Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Sturdy Hereford Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

100

/ October 2013

IOWA Amos Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Beef Resources Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Casteel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Curran, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Goehring Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Jackson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 JJB Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 K7 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Landt Herefords, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Rosenberg, James N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Sorensen Family, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 St. Clair Hay & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Sullivan Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stream Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 94 Wiese & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 KANSAS 4V Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Alexander Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Carswell-Nichols Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Davis Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Great Plains Hereford Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Herbel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Jamison Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 86 Jensen Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 M-M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Meitler, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Oleen Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Oleen Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Sandhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Schu-Lar Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Springhill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Towner Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Umberger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 VJS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 KENTUCKY BBL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Botkin Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyd Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chambliss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dogwood Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JMS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peyton Well Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosecrest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

87 87 87 87 79 79 79 87

LOUISIANA 5C’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 MARYLAND All Seasons Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Church View Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 East Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 87 Foggy Bottom Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Grimmel Girls Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 R & T Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Red Oak Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 SCH Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Tamsey Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 MICHIGAN Behnke’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Castle Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Cottonwood Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Grand Meadows Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Great Lakes Hereford Roundup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Hanson’s Double G Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Harfst Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Longcore Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 MacNaughton, Ron & Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 McDonald Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 95 Neal’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Ridgeview Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 RLB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Rottman, Phil & Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Sugar Sweet Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Veeser’s Triple E Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 MINNESOTA DaKitch Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Lawrence Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Schafer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Springwater Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Whispering Pine Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 87 MISSISSIPPI Broadlawn Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Grandview CMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31, 87 MISSOURI Abra Kadabra Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Bellis Family, Jim D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Bonebrake Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Doss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Falling Timber Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 87 Findley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Glengrove Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 97 Harding Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Journagan Ranch/Missouri State University . . 87, 97 Kaczmarek 4K Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 McMillens Toothacre Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Reed Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 97 Reynolds Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Roth Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 87, 97 Schneider Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Steinbeck Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 WMC Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 97 Woessner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 MONTANA Brillhart Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 87 Broken Pick Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Churchill Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Cooper Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Curlew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Dutton Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Ehlke Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Feddes & Sons, Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 87 Holden Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 J Bar E Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Thomas Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 NEBRASKA 7 Mill Iron Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Blueberry Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Fisher, Lowell and Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 87 Frenzen Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Gibson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Henkel Polled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 JB Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Linton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Monahan Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Niedermeyer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Ridder Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Schutte & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Spencer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 88 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Van Newkirk Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 NEVADA Bell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brumley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genoa Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hutchens Herefords, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

88 88 88 88

NEW JERSEY Grass Pond Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 NEW MEXICO B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 C&M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Copeland & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 King Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 88 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 NEW YORK Locust Lane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 SK Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Stone House Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 NORTH CAROLINA Brent Creech Taylor’s Mill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Claxton Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Double J Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Myers Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 88 Prestwood Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Terrace Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Triplett Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 W & A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Will-Via Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 NORTH DAKOTA Baumgarten Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Boehnke Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Carter’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Friedt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Friesz Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Lazy JS Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Mrnak Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 99 North Dakota Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Olson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Pelton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Rockeman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 OHIO Banks Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Berg Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Buckeye Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Fark Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Grandview Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Herman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Hively’s Hereford Lane Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 78 J&L Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 78 Mohican Polled Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 88 Morrison Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Oakridge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Sunny Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 TLR Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 OKLAHOMA Beacon Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darnell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dufur Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durham Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flying G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fullerton Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graft-Britton Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 89

Gray Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Jamison Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Langford Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 89 LeForce Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 89 Loewen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Moss Herefords, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Nelson Land & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 P&R Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 OREGON Bar One Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Bird Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Chandler Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 England Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Harrell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 High Desert Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Moss Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Oregon Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Quick Mill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Stallings Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Vollstedt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Y Cross Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 PENNSYLVANIA Bar-H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 89 Creekside Hollow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dana Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Deana Jak Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Flat Stone Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Glenview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Slayton’s BearDance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Stone Ridge Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Vogel Valley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 89 SOUTH CAROLINA Forrest Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fowken Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keese Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Column Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

79 79 89 79

SOUTH DAKOTA Bar JZ Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blume Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggers Southview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederickson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoffman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JBN Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K&B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaGrand Angus and Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . Rausch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stenberg Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thorstenson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89

TENNESSEE Bartholomew Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Burns Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 102 Coley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 DLL Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Four L Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Gray Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Jackson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 102 Parker Bros. Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 River Circle Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Rogan Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90, 102 Triple L Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Walker Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Woodard Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Woolfolk Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 TEXAS Alpha Equine Breeding Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 B&C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Barber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 90 Case Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Doyle Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Dudley Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Fuston Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 G3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 GKB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Glaze Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 H2 Ranch and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Indian Mound Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Iron Lake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 90 Kinnear Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90, 93 Larsons’ Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Massey Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 McInnis Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 McMullin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Metch Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 ML Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Neel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Noack Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Nolan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Powell, James L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Rockin 4H Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC Rockin’ W Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Rocking Chair Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Sanders Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Skrivanek Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Spearhead Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90, 93 Still River Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Texas Hereford Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 W4 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Williams Family Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Willis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Worrell Enterprises LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 UTAH Allen & Son, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Circle BJ Polled Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Ekker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Johansen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Pallesen Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Peterson Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Rell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 VIRGINIA Fauquier Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Knoll Crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Meadow Ridge Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Mid-Atlantic Round Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Popular Ridge Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Rolling Hills Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 90 Thistle Tree Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 WASHINGTON Diamond M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Ottley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Yoricka Farm Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 WEST VIRGINIA Cottage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Five Star Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genex Cooperative, Hal Liscomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goff & Sons, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grandview Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grassy Run Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haught Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hickory Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Law & Sons, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDonald Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westfall Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 91

WISCONSIN BBC Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Boettcher’s Brookview Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 C&L Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 82, 91 Dalton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Friedrich’s Windy Hills Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Huth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 98 Kegley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Koens Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Lamb Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Larson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Lietzau Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Lininger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 MGM East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 MGM West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Owego Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Pierce’s Hereford Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Sandrock Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Starr Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Steiny’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 White Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Wirth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Wiswell Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 WYOMING Berry’s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 91 Holmes Herefords/Drake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Largent & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 91 Lockhart Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Micheli Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 91 Middleswarth Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Ochsner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Perkes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Ward, Ned and Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Wyoming Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 CANADA ANL Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Blair-Athol Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 C & T C attle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Elm Lodge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Meadow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Square D Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11 SERVICES Barnes, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 James F Bessler Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 T/Big Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Birdwell, James M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Birdwell, Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Booker, C.D. “Butch” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Breeders Insurance LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Burks, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 BuyHereford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CattleMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Carper, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Conover, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Emmons Ultrasounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Gay Livestock Insurance, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Genex Cooperative Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Hereford Youth Foundation of America . . 23, 30, 51 Hoffman AI Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Jensen Live Stock Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Layton, Dustin N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Lowderman, Cody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Lowderman, Monte W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 MCS Auction LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Midwest Cattle Service Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 National Cattle Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 National CUP Lab & Tech Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Red Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Reed Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Ritchey Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Schacher Auction Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Stith, Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Streamline Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sullivan Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 T Bar C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Wendt, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Hereford.org

The Time is Right

for a R4HR Pedigree in Your Herd! R4HR GVCMR156T FULLBACK Y471ET P43215025 — Calved: March 18, 2011 — Tattoo: BE Y471 PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CMR GVP MR MATERNAL 156T {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42830222 JG WCN VICTRA 17 2103

REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} MHF VICTOR R125 17 MHF MS VIC A51 567

REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} WSF ONLINE VICTORIA 351 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42446944 WSF VICTOR LADY 869

REMITALL EMBRACER 8E {SOD}{CHB}{HYF} REMITALL CATALINA 24H NJW WSF MCC WRANGLER 3E WSF MISS VIC K1205P 94T {DOD}

R4HR MH High Plains 4037 0017 ET

CE -0.4 (P); BW 2.6 (.23); WW 57 (.22); YW 83 (.22); MM 28 (.14); M&G 56; MCE 3.2 (P); MCW 98 (.16); SC 1.0 (.08); FAT 0.019 (.20); REA 0.46 (.19); MARB 0.10 (.17); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 16; CHB$ 26

R4HR THF Logic 023R J838

Sire: THM Durango 4037 Dam: CRR 279R Julianne 827

Sire: KJ C&L J119 Logic 023R ET Dam: THF Victoria 46B J630

R4HR KE Vintage P606 8062 ET

R4HR GV CMR 110K Max Y496 ET

Sire: PW Victor Boomer P606 Dam: BTF 5015 9146

Sire: Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M Dam: Remitall Marvel ET 110K

THM R4HR TL’s Sonny 0758 Sire: THM 163M Marcel 7540 Dam: THM TL’s Sunkist 6120

Producing Time Tested Genetics… Every Hour… Every Day Dale and Donna Hester 4800 VZCR 2120, Canton, TX 75103 903-848-9250 • 903-340-5006 Cell

Bulls and Replacement Heifers Available at All Times

Pro Performance Breeders

FSL Ca ttle

Fla t Stone

E nterprises

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

L ick

34 Cranberry Marsh Marianna, PA 15345 724-267-3325 nmidla@pulsenet.com Documented cattle that are right for today’s industry.