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17 2014 World Brahman Congress and Tour – The trip of a lifetime! 20 World Brahman Congress - Show Results 21 World Brahman Congress Candid Photos 25 Hunt County Fair - Show Results
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26 Hunt County Fair Candid Photos 39 International Brahman Symposium 45 Heritage Money Makers Online Heifer Sale Results
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Field Representative Clint Galiano clint@brahmanjournal.com
10 Buying Herd Bulls: Breed Character & Pedigree
BREED AHMAN R B E H T
33 RGV F-1 & STBA Brahman Association Field Day
Assistant Editor Mandy Chambers mandy@brahmanjournal.com Assistant Editor joni conlee joni@brahmanjournal.com
In This Issue...
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51 Florida Brahman Field Day and Heifer Sale 54 Rest in Peace Dr. Omar C. Garza
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Will Detering • Fax: 979-826-3244 • Cell: 281-989-8965 Will@DeteringreDbrahmans.Com WWW.DeteringreDbrahmans.Com miChael martin • Cell: 409-739-5091 Dos Palmas ranCh: 507-6791-9557 • se habla esPañol
a big hearty thanks goes out to all of our recent buyers. Life is good at La Muñeca-Flores Cattle Co. with plenty of green grass and the best set of Brahman calves we have ever had sired by LMC LF Ambassador. We do not have very many cows in our small but elite herd which includes four daughters of National and International Champion females plus the champion LMC Polled Blue Belle, LMC WFF Julia and Miss Double A 196/4 who is a maternal sister to Ambassador sired by the great Mr. V8 “Superstroke.” A BIG HEARTY THANKS goes out to Nevada Huffman of La Reina Cattle Co. for investing in LMC LF Polled Reina. She is a ONE OF A KIND linebred, smooth polled BABY DOLL sired by Ambassador and his maternal LMC LF Polled Reina sister AA 196/4. We plan to IVF her dam to make more just like her because she represents what the future of POLLED Brahmans is all about - POLLED PROVEN PERFORMANCE.
A BIG HEARTY THANKS goes out to David Mendenhall from Colorado on his recent purchase of LMC LF Polled Brandon 44/3, a Mr. V8 51/6 son of LMC Polled Blue Belle. David has been using Brahman bulls for many years and used to buy them from our ole buddy Frank Connell when he ranched up there.
MIL GRACIAS to Rancho Las Fronteras on their recent purchase of some polled females headed up by LMC LF Polled Rachel 34/3, a full sib to LMC LF Brandon. They also bought our LMC LN Polled Rio bull.
A BIG HEARTY THANKS goes out to our ole buddy and repeat buyer Curtis Gruetzmacher for his investment in a volume group of polled heifers headed up by LMC LF Raquel 35/3 full sib to 34/3 & 44/3.
MIL GRACIAS goes out to the Jaime Flores family for investing in this fancy polled LMC LF Ambassador daughter. We appreciate your repeat business and wish Cassie GOOD LUCK with LMC LF Polled Athena 63/4.
Louie & Dora Simbrahs, Simbraviehs & POLLED Brahmans Flores Family CARLOS & SISTER GUERRA FAMILY Louie, Dora, Marco & Liana PO Box 81 • Linn, TX 78563 956-383-7566 (Office) Carlos 802-1641 • Victor 607-5515 (956) 457-0205 Carlos Jr. 330-1963 • email: LaMuñecaCattle@aol.com louie@chorizo Please visit our website at www.LaMuñecaCattle.com sanmanuel.com br ahmanjournal . com
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uNITED sTATES Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course The 59th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled August 4-6 at Texas A&M University in College Station. Weather outlook and a cattle market outlook are two of the featured topics to be discussed during the general session scheduled August 4th. Visit
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BIF Research Symposium & Convention The 2014 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Annual Meeting and Research Symposium will be June 18-21 at the Cornhusker Marriot in Lincoln, Neb. The theme for this year’s program is “Novel Traits: Needed or Novelty.” Visit BrahmanEvent.com to learn more.
ABBA Summer Board/ Committee Meetings & ABBA Membership Convention Baton Rouge, LA The 2014 ABBA Summer Board of Directors meeting and Committee Meetings will be held August 14-15 followed by the ABBA Membership Convention, August 16-17 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The ABBA Membership Convention Kicks Off with a Welcome Cocktail reception. There will also be an ABBA Convention General Session, Lunch, Breakout Sessions and a Closing Banquet. The headquarters for these events will be the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center located on the Mississippi River. Be sure to mark your calendars to attend these exciting events! Visit BrahmanEvent.com to learn more or contact the ABBA for further details.
Nicaragua
Make plans to attend the Expica Permanente. The permanent Expica is held every year in Nicaragua. This year the event will be held July 17 27, 2014 in Managua, Nicaragua by the Asociación de Criadores de Ganado Brahman de Nicaragua (ACBN). To learn more about this event and the schedule for the Brahman judging visit BrahmanEvent.com
costa rica Make plans to attend the rotating Expica which will be held this year at the Expo Pococí fair in Guápiles, Costa Rica. The Expo will be in September from the 11th through the 22nd. The Red Brahman judging will be on the 20th of September and the Gray Brahman judging will be on the 21st of September. To learn more visit BrahmanEvent.com or the Expo website at Expo-pococi.com.
BEEF Australia 2015 Australia’s national beef exposition is one of the world’s great beef cattle events and is held just once every three years in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. The next event will be held on May 4-9 2015, so make plans to attend this exciting event! Beef Australia 2015 will bring together cattle industry leaders and innovators from around the world for a week of international trade opportunities, cattle shows and sales, industry seminars, tours of some of the best beef operations in the country and much more. To learn more visit BrahmanEvent.com or beefaustralia.com.au. br ahmanjournal . com
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BUYING HERD BULLS by Will Detering
In this article I want to discuss two simple but critical areas....breed character and pedigree. It’s a touchy subject but one that needs to be covered. To many of you, these are the fundamental basics, but to others it’s something new and not to be overlooked. I am always asked by people, “Is he a good bull?” and that is such a difficult question and truly the decision of the breeder. Although there are structural and other issues to consider, as I have already discussed in my earlier articles, beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. So what’s “good” to you might not be “good” to the next breeder. I tell visitors regularly two things. Breed what you like and promote what you love. If you like long eared speckled cattle, breed and promote those. It’s a big world and there is a market for just about everything. If you love it, so will your customers. With that said, let’s talk about breed character. What is breed character? Breed character reflects the purity of an animal’s heritage. Breed character is important in all breeds and Brahmans are no exception. I will not discuss breed character in detail, as the ABBA Standard of Excellence extensively covers this topic and can be found on the ABBA website. Today I focus on two main aspects of breed character. Hump and pigment. You want a “full” hump, with the placement straight and over the shoulders in a vertical straight line with the center of the front leg. I have found that a wider, broad hump usually indicates more natural muscling. But here is a word of caution, sometimes perceived extra length of an animal is really just a hump that is too far up on its neck. Concerning pigment, dark pigment in the feet, nose and tail is critical. Many times cattle with white coats or a lot of speckling are considered light pigmented when they are not. Hair color and pigment are two completely different things. The skin can be well-pigmented and the hair color light or even white. These two things are simple enough but are just more things to keep in mind when selecting that prospect. On to pedigree! There’s nothing more irritating, nor discouraging, to a new breeder than not being able to
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reproduce the qualities that were sought for when they selected their herd sire. To this end, pedigree comes into play. How often do we pick a good animal and pay little concern to the “interaction” within the pedigree of that animal. I’m a bull
I’m a COW
You know the sire is good and you know the dam is good of your prospect. But if they are not related in anyway then your prospect is a hybrid cross. With hybrid crosses your predictability goes way down. So the pedigree of both parents should be strongly considered when selecting a herd bull prospect. Special attention should be considered for whether you want the resulting offspring to be linebred or an outcross hybrid. I know these are controversial words, but hybrids won’t breed as true as linebred animals. Hybrids can many times be phenotypically superior to linebred, but will they reproduce themselves? If you are considering two bulls with equal quality and one is linebred and the other is a hybrid, go with the linebred bull. He will typically breed “truer” in reproducing himself! It is a common thing today to breed reds and greys to each other and we all know the phenomenal show ring results, but be careful! Breeding cattle is a lot more difficult than crossing them. Predictability is what we are shooting for in breeding cattle, not just show ring winners. It has been my experience over the years that the closer in pedigree the sire and dam are, the more predictable the resulting offspring. That is not to say that new lines and genes are not welcome in breeding programs, but it is a long term process. Cy Yokum, the founder of Cherokee Ranch, said that a drop of new blood should constantly be introduced and evaluated. So, be careful in your choices for a herd bull and look at the pedigree. With linebreeding comes uniformity, consistency and predictability, while I have found the opposite tends to hold true with outcrossing.
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2014 World Brahman Congress and Tour – DR. JOE C. PASCHAL
Livestock Specialist, Corpus Christi, TX Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
My presence at the 2014 World Brahman Congress in Parys, South Africa, actually began about a half a world away and six months earlier when I was invited to speak at the 2013 World Brahman Assembly in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Mr. Wessel Hattig, the Vice-President of the Brahman Cattle Breeder’s Society and Convener of the Congress, was also a speaker at the Assembly. After my presentation there he asked if I would also present at the Congress. In my travels over the past 35 years, extensive to some, not so much to others, I have had the opportunity to visit the continent of Africa twice – both offers I turned down either due to unrest or scheduling, so when Wessel made his generous offer I was ecstatic! I was accompanied by my wife Vickey, as well as a number of American Brahman breeders and a few Brahman Journal staff members. For those of you who have made the trip, you know it is a long flight, especially if you are in economy or “cattle class”. The flight is made in the evening and most people will sleep through most of it, but I like to read so that is how I passed the time. We landed the next evening, we had added 6 hours in time zones to a 15 hours flight, and loaded a bus for the 100 km drive to Parys. In my reading I learned that the location of Parys reminded the German who founded the town of Paris, France. The Vaal River reminding him of the Seine. The pronunciation and spelling is Afrikaans, the principal language spoken by the Boers (Dutch for farmers) who settled in that area. Our lodgings were unique; they were in appearance similar to the many African tribal huts, but much larger and quite modern inside, with thatched roofs. One thing I learned right away was that South Africa uses an electrical plug that is configured differently than in the Americas. Needless to say curling irons, computers and cell phones could not be used or charged without an adaptor! The first day, while most of our folks went to see the meteor crater that struck the area about 2 billion years ago, Chris Shivers and I attended the Genetic Evaluation and Genomics meeting. We listened to several speakers discuss their performance testing programs and heard an update on a proposal to share genomic information to enhance genomic EPD prediction. These programs should improve the testing
accuracy, especially in young bulls. There was also a lot of discussion of physical or phenotypic classification or scoring systems, similar to the calving ease score that other associations were interested in turning into EPDs. Some of those had merit for the systems of production they represented, but may be of little use here in the US. Later that day Chris, Kasey and I went to the location of the show, the Afri Dome. The Dome was not a dome but a huge elegant exhibition building, originally designed to host equine events. For the World Brahman Show it was converted half into show ring and half into an entertainment venue, and the South Africans SURE CAN entertain! The stalling area was packed full of very good quality Gray and Red Brahman genetics with pedigree and performance information posted with every animal. After Chris set up the ABBA display we went to look at the cattle in the stalling area. We met several breeders and I was very impressed with the quality of the cattle. I realized that there is a lot of US influence in the Brahman cattle in South Africa. While you can send the best genetics anywhere, you can still not have the quality of cattle I saw without selection and management. That night they had an impressive sale. In between lots I was trying to keep up with the sale price by converting the sale price in Rand, the official currency of South Africa, into US dollars. The next morning was the official opening of the 2014 World Brahman Congress and it started naturally enough with the South African national anthem and a prayer. Actually it was more like a sermon about a passage from the bible on Cain and Able. Anyway it caused me to remember it, so I guess it worked. Because all the buildings were thatched we also had an official explain what the fire alarm was and what to do when it sounded. It was a unique experience to say the least! The first speaker was an economist from the ABSA Bank, Ernst Janovsky, who talked about the economy of various countries on the continent and said that South Africa was one of the four strongest, the others being Egypt, Liberia and Nigeria. He went on to explain that South Africa’s main weakness was in energy. However he indicated the future looks good for South Africa if they can ease their credit crunch. “Trip of a Lifetime” continued on page 18 br ahmanjournal . com
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Other speakers spoke on the importance of genetic improvement for commercial producers and opportunities for beef production in developing countries, measurements of feed efficiency, the cause and effects of heat tolerance in Zebu cattle, improving fertility in Bos indicus cattle, genetic improvement of South African Brahman cattle and genomically enhanced breeding values. All the presentations were very interesting and many of the slides and pictures of the event are posted on the Brahman Society of South Africa’s webpage. I would encourage you to go look them over. In my presentation I spoke about the benefits of crossbreeding and reviewed some of the Brahman research done at Texas A&M University, Dr. Franke’s work at LSU, and research conducted at Mississippi State University, IFAS and the USDA Research Station in Brooksville, Florida. I also covered the percentage Brahman performance from the TAMU Ranch to Rail Program, as well as the ABBA Carcass Merit Program. The information on carcass merit and tenderness was of the most interest to the Congress since most associations do not have the resources of ABBA to conduct long term research on feedyard performance, carcass merit and tenderness. My presentation showed up this month in the May 2014 edition of Agriforum, Namibia’s agricultural magazine. After the Congress the Brahman show began and ran for two days. As I have said previously, there were a lot of really high quality cattle. I watched and took pictures but mostly I visited with breeders or our own folks. I even picked up a really nice book,“The Intelligent Choice – Brahman - 50 Years in South Africa,” to add to my collection of books on livestock breeds. We had earlier received in our registration packet a book entitled “The Namibian Brahman 1954” published by the Namibian Brahman Breeder’s Society. Both are excellent books that relate stories from the first Brahman breeders in these two countries, as Brahmans came to both countries in 1954 and carry on to the present. A funny story ought to be told here, I was browsing the Afrikaans version of the book at the South African’s Brahman Breeders Society booth and was in the process of paying for it thinking it was only in that language. I thought that I could at least look at the pictures and interpret a few words when the nice sales lady offered me one in English. The funny part was that they were right next to each other! At the end of the show on Thursday night the Congress organizers had a fantastic evening of entertainment and excellent food. Come to think of it, every meal and every evening during this trip was full of good food and great entertainment. The history of the breed in South Africa was revisited and winners of the show and performance tests were announced and feted and even the oldest breeders were recognized. It was truly a gala evening and a fitting close to the official Congress events. Little did I realize that the next day would be the other half of the trip of a lifetime when most of our little group spent a week riding 3500 km, almost 2200 miles, in a bus visiting several Gray and Red Brahman breeders and seeing some of the finest Brahman cattle I have seen anywhere in the world, outside the US of course! LOOK TO NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE OF THE BRAHMAN JOURNAL TO LEARN ABOUT DR. PASCHAL’S ADVENTURES ON THE WBC TOUR!
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Show Results
World Brahman Congress April 9-10, 2014 • PaRys, South Africa
Judges: Jan Bosman, Wayne Porter, Burnie Staal, Schalk Erlank, Theo Dicke GRand Champion red Female
Supreme & Grand Champion gray Bull
GRand Champion red bull
res. GRand Champion gray Female
res. GRand Champion red Female
res. GRand Champion gray bull
res. GRand Champion red bull
red bulls
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ANIMAL NAME
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exhibitor
Supreme, Grand & senior Champion Reserve Grand & Res. Senior Champion
NEDIBEST 09 209 (AI) (ET) NEDIBEST 10 359
rIO power mANSO 67 NEDIBEST 06 766
bECKER w. bECKER w.
Calf champion
MARXVILLE 13 139
BOS-BLANCO ELEFANTE MANSO
Marxville Stoetery
Reserve calf champion Intermediate champion Reserve Intermediate Champion
NEDIBEST 13 694 (AI) RIO LADY CORA MANSO (AI) (ET) NEDIBEST WELLINGTON 12 647 (AI)
JDH SIR LAWFORD 616/6 JDH SIR CORONA MANSO 369 7 846811 JDH WELLINGTON MANSO 527 1
bECKER w. LABUSCHAGNE L. bECKER w.
Junior Champion
RIO LADY POWER MANSO
RIO POWER MANSO 67
LABUSCHAGNE L.
Reserve Junior Champion Grand & intermediate Champion Reserve Grand & Junior Champion Calf Champion Reserve Calf Champion Reserve Intermediate Champion Reserve Junior Champion Senior Champion Reserve Senior Champion Supreme, Grand & Senior champion Reserve Grand & Intermediate Champion Calf Champion Reserve Calf Champion Reserve Intermediate Champion Junior Champion Reserve Junior Champion Reserve senior Champion
KLEIN-COR MISS CORONA 44 (AI) MARXVILLE 12 116 GPCK 609 BONVU 59 13 BONVU 55 13 BONVU RED 21 12 MARXVILLE 11 59 MARXVILLE 10 42 MARXVILLE AMP 09 24 Richugo 10 24 R10 Sir Grande Manso (AI) (ET) SERFBRED SER 13 14 GERNICK MNR MADISON RIO SIR CHRISTOFF MANSO (ai) (et) NEDIBEST 12 561 (ai) MARXVILLE 11 81 (ai) RIO SIR JORDAN MANSO (AI)
LDH SIR CORONA MANSO 369 7 846811 mARXVILLE 06 101 Awiesia Ernest DSV-RED MR. ZEBU HOT 774 DSV-RED MR. ZEBU HOT 774 BOS-N CANYONLANDS 18 BOS-N CANYONLANDS 18 cHER cHEROKEE KING ARJAC MR. JACKPOT Bos Blanco BOS06081 Rio Power Manso 67 SERFBRED SER 01 56 GERNICK MR. MOOLMAN JDH SIR CORONA MANSO 369 7 846811 RIO SOLO ONE BOS-BLANCO 613 JDH JORDAN MANSO 29/1
KLEIN COR CATTLE BONVU BRAHMANE Pieter Steinman BONVU BRAHMANE BONVU BRAHMANE BONVU BRAHMANE BONVU BRAHMANE BONVU BRAHMANE BONVU BRAHMANE Rihugo Boerdery Edms Bpk Labuschagne L SERFONTEIN BOERDERY GERNICK LANDGOED LABUSCHAGNE L. BECKER W. mARXVILLE STOETERY LABUSCHAGNE L.
Grand & Junior champion
Marxville 11 60
Cher Cherokee King
BONVU BRAHMANE
Reserve Grand & Res. Junior Champion Calf Champion Reserve Calf Champion Intermediate Champion Reserve Intermediate Champion Senior champion Reserve senior champion
Marxville 11 102 lOBRAM mnr sUNNY PILOT BONVU 13 61 BONVU RED 29 12 BOS-R BOSR12125 MASBRA MAS 09 51 (ai) MARXVILLE 11 1
Marxville 06 101 lOBRAM mnr Pilot Eight MARXVILLE 06 101 BOS-n CANYONLANDS 18 cHER RED KING mCKELLAR NAVEGANTE 2 344 DSV-RED 613 05
BONVU BRAHMANE lOBRAM mEJ Sunshine Seun BONVU BRAHMANE BONVU BRAHMANE BONVU BRAHMANE SERFONTEIN ma BONVU BRAHMANE
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Gray bulls
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Supreme & Grand Champion gray Female
Burnie Staal explaining his cattle operation
World Brahman Congress Senior Division Class Gray Females
Pedro and Marcela Vallerino
Paul and Grant Pilossof & Will Detering
Ted Aven with an event entertainer
ABBA group at Gala
2014 WBC Judges
Lauren Hollis, Clint Galiano & Carolyn Falgout
Wessel Hatting displaying the sponsorship banner
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Grand & Senior Champion Reserve Grand & Res. Senior Champion
Dr Miss Candy’s Roxy 207 Miss SNS 572/1
TTT MR SUVA MARTIN 363 MR SNS 113/7
LOGAN PETERSON JACOB M. VALENTA
Calf champion
SHC Miss Brenna 100/3
JDH SIR PARKER MANSO 416/6
KYLE SMITH
Reserve calf champion Intermediate champion Reserve Intermediate Champion
Ms JMV Sally Bob Manso 83/3 Miss Dubina Rose 110/2 KF Shania 300/2
CJV MR BILLY BOB MANSO 16/8 MR. V8 442/6 #MR. CC CAPITAL GAINS 77/7
JACOB M. VALENTA DUBINA ROSE RANCH K-BAR FARMS
Junior Champion
Miss SG Kitty 168/2
STA MR NUG 192
WESLEY JANIK
Reserve Junior Champion
Ms+S Aurora Manso 538
JDH MR MANSO 317/3
Grand & Intermediate Champion
LB Lady Violet Manso 576/4
+JDH MR ELMO MANSO 309/4
Reserve Grand & Junior Champion Calf Champion Reserve Calf Champion Reserve Intermediate Champion Reserve Junior Champion Senior Champion Reserve Senior Champion Grand & Calf champion Reserve Grand & Junior Champion Reserve Calf Champion Intermediate Champion Reserve Intermediate Champion Reserve Junior Champion Senior Champion Reserve senior Champion
KC Ms Karma 909/2 TTT Ms Surva Marti JP 789 CCC Ms Julia Mae 116/2 Ms KF Tiffany 808/2 5M Polled By Design 228/2 KR MS LOTTO ‘NANCY’ 361 Miss To’s 88/11 TTT Surva ‘Gus’ Echo 760 MR +S GRANT MANSO 461 MR. H POLAR ICE MANSO 407/3 MR. H JACKSON MANSO 316/2 BUTLER PolLeD PROFESSOR 33/2 MR. B-F 294/2 LS BROADWAY 065 ----
+WARD’S BRAVO 1/09 MR MK JACKPOT 588/8 +5M MR. MAGNUM BRASS 117 K-C REMINGTON MAGNUM 888/3 +FCC CASH IN THE STING 411/3 MR JR ISAAC LOTTO 600 MR CC SULTAN 411/8 JDH ECHO’S LAIR MANSO 519/1 JDH SIR FORREST MANSO 159/6 JDH MR MANSO 779/4 +JDH SIR SHANK MANSO 51/7 LMC WFF POLLED MAESTRO 17/6 +MR KC JUSTICE MANSO 847 +MR H MADDOX MANSO 684 ----
O.W. SCHNEIDER J.D. HUDGINS-LOCKE DIV. & MORENO RANCHES, INC. SHANNON CARRIERE TIC TAC TOE RANCH JOSEPH CARRIERE K-BAR FARMS BUTLER FARMS, INC. & MATTHEW R. MADDEN KASON KLUMP JACOB M. VALENTA TIC TAC TOE RANCH SCHNEIDER BRAHMANS JEFFERSON COUNTY POOR FARM RILEY SIMPSON BUTLER FARMS, INC. KATELIN COOPER TIC TAC TOE RANCH & LANNY AND SHEILA SULLINS ----
Grand & Junior champion
MR 5W 200/2
MR 5W 128/06
DONNIE JOE WOOD
Reserve Grand & Calf Champion Reserve Calf Champion Intermediate Champion Reserve Intermediate Champion Reserve junior champion Senior champion Reserve senior champion
BC MR BEVO 13 MR MK 301 MR MK 224 KF-CCC SKEETER 222/2 KC BUCEE 201/2 MR. SG 111/1 ----
ME ICE 2 MR HVR XCEPTIONAL 3/755 MR MK JACKPOT 588/8 +MR. 3X-HK ORO ROJO 800 +MR WINCHESTER MAGNUM 999 SRS MR CAPTAIN RED LEGS 834 ----
MICHAELA BUFORD DR. CARL K. MCKENNEY DR. CARL K. MCKENNEY
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Gray bulls
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Gray females
res. GRand Champion gray Female
April 26, 2014 • Judge: Randall Grooms
Emily Satterfield
Satterfield Ranch calves getting set for Get-of-Sire
Exhibitors showing in the red heifer class
Shannon Carriere exhibiting his first place female
Hunt County honorary “princess� Troy Thibodeaux
Hunt County Fair
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RGV F-1 & STBA Brahman Association Field Day A Big Success
Linn, TX - The Rio Grande Valley Brahman & F-1 (RGV) and the South Texas Brahman (STBA) Associations recently combined their efforts on May 3rd and held a field day at La Muneca Ranch, hosted by Carlos X. Guerra. “Our goals were to raise money for both Association’s scholarship funds plus have an educational, inspiring, and fun event with plenty of South Texas Brahman camaraderie,” explained Carlos X. Guerra. “We are proud to report that all our goals were met.”
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Dedication of field day to Donna Schneider by the ABBA, RGV and STBA Associations.
Over 140 new Brahman breeders, juniors and older breeders, like 94 year old Bill Duderstadt, were in attendance and enjoyed the day. The Field Day was dedicated to longtime STBA member and Brahman breeder, Donna Schneider. There was no shortage of experts talking about everything from the history and future of the industry, the importance of carcass merit, the do’s and don’ts of the show ring to thinking outside the box (by increasing the demand for all American cattle) and social media marketing. The breed associations (RGV, STBA, and ABBA) sent representatives to discuss the services and programs available to their members. “The information presented today was educational and valuable enabling the participants to keep current with breed and industry standards,” stated attendee and Brahman Journal representative Clint Galiano. RGV Brahman & F-1 Association member Israel Davila donated a registered Brahman heifer that raised $5,200 for scholarships at the RGV show. Newt Huffman, owner of La Reina Cattle, was the lucky winner of the heifer. Another heifer was donated that raised $10,400 for both association’s scholarship funds by the England, Flores and Guerra families. There were 104 chances sold for $100 each. Long-time STBA member Diane Hartman won the heifer. The traditional silent auction also raised over $3,000.
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Todd & Jo Ann Schindler 408 Fairwinds • Hallettsville, TX 77964 Ranch : 361-798-3995 • Fax : 361-798-1719 Cell: 361-772-0014 • tgssuffolk@sbcglobal.net
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RGV Brahman & F1 Association Officers with 2014 Scholarship winners.
Producing white tablecloth, Quality-Carcass Brahman Genetics Todd and Tanya Smith Henderson, Texas 75652 Cell: 903-721-2103 • Home: 903-854-4504 X3cattle@eastex.net
Specializing in Carcass Genetics St. CYR IMPERATORS
Larry & Marlaine St. Cyr 1780 Lidiak Rd. La Grange, TX 78945 979-966-3397 • marlaine@cvctx.com Field Day Speakers
brahmans Proven Tender
Drew Tucker • 321-288-3462 drew@tuckerfamilycattle.com www.tuckerfamilycattle.com
Scholarships totaling $8,200 were awarded by both Associations. Several STBA members exhibited cattle while La Muneca hosted hay rides to show their breeding herds. A delicious rib-eye dinner with all the trimmings was provided by Chorizo de San Manuel and the England, Acevedo, Guerra, Moreno, Schneider, and Sparks families.
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Flying W ranCh Carcass Quality Cattle RGV and STBA Brahman & F-1 Association Field Day sponsors.
Steve & Belinda Wilkins • Cell: 325-226-1894 P.O. Box 1107, Ozona, TX Office: 325-392-3491 • Fax: 325-392-2702 www.flyingwranch.com
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International Brahman Symposium
The Florida Brahman Association, in conjunction with the American Brahman Breeders Association and the Florida Department of Agriculture, held an International Brahman Symposium April 8th through the 11th. The event was the first of its kind and was offered free to all participants.
gone across the scales. Our customers benefit from our hard selection process, as fertility is a trait that a cow will pass along to her sons and daughters. When we sell bulls to our customers they appreciate how hard we cull our cattle because they benefit from our stringent selection process.”
The group was made up of mostly international participants with a few attendees from the states. The symposium started in Miami with a welcome supper held at the Mary Abreu Community Center in the Tropical Park. The following day everyone boarded a luxury bus where they toured through the central part of Florida. The participants visited ranches and attended educational conferences for the next few days. The symposium ended where it began at the Tropical Park in Miami where the Miami International Agricultural and Cattle Show was just getting underway. The final day of the symposium ended with another educational seminar and a luncheon.
At the end of the tour at the Kempfer ranch attendees were greeted by Drew Tucker of TA Brahmans. Drew had hauled a few Brahmans over and the group enjoyed getting in the pen and getting close to the gentle Brahman heifers and bulls.
The first day of the symposium dawned to a bright blue sky with slightly lower temperatures. Just right for starting the journey to visit Brahman ranches in the heart of Florida. The first stop was at Kempfer Cattle Company in Deer Park, Florida where attendees were greeted by George Kempfer, his brothers Henry and Bear Kempfer and the patriarch of the family, Billy Kempfer. The approximately 25,000 acre ranch is a true working ranch, where the cattle are mostly worked from horseback. During the symposium there was not time to watch the cattle being worked by cowboys on horseback, so the group loaded up into trucks and set off throughout the pastures. Participants were driven to a number of different pastures and were given the opportunity to see the registered Brahmans as well as the commercial cattle. The cattle looked great and George explained the importance in their breeding program of raising cattle for fertility and ease of birthing. “We expect our first calf heifers to reproduce at around 24 months,” explained George Kempfer to the group. “We select which cows will stay in the registered Brahman herd on a number of criteria, but we really think fertility is very important. If you have a cow that is having a calf every year then she is productive and an asset in your herd. The cows in our commercial herd will also have a calf every year. We do give them one chance to miss, but if they miss the following year that cow is no longer in our herd, but rather has
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“I knew the group was on a tight schedule and would not have the chance to come visit our ranch”, explained Drew Tucker. “We wanted to let the group see as many Brahman cattle while they were on their tour. Our cattle are known for how gentle they are and this would give everyone another chance to get up close to some Florida Brahman cattle. Our cattle are known for their femininity, fertility, low birth weights and tenderness and like most of the breeders in Florida we focus on those traits, as well as docility.” Next stop for the symposium bus was just up the road to Kenansville, Florida to the Chapman family’s ranch, Double C Bar Ranch. After calimbing on board a large hay wagon the group was given a tour of the ranch by Jimmy Chapman and his son Gibbs. Everyone had an opportunity to see some great registered Brahman cattle. “We feel like much of Central and South America is similar to our climate in Florida”, said Jimmy Chapman. “We are a sub-tropical climate with similar forages. Many of the visitors at the symposium definitely saw that similarity. Our soils are not as rich as out west or maybe even in the other countries. We have to rely on volume of forages rather than quality. As a result, we have to have much more capacity in our cattle than other regions. We also strive for more moderation in frame size. Many times we talk moderate frame and hear that term in other areas of the U.S., but that term is a relative term that is used differently outside of Florida. We think the type cattle we have here is more the type that will thrive in the other countries. We also do not have the grains available and the freight to get them here is extremely high. I definitely think there is a place for the show ring and it has been good for the Brahman breed, but, it has also hurt us by selection for that type cattle rather than the productive traits that make a cow do better in the pasture.” Back to the bus and then a quick stop at
Doc Partin Ranch where Ricky Booth, Florida Brahman Association president greeted the group and discussed the rest of the evenings activities. After a short drive the group arrived at the last stop of the evening, Kissimmee, home of the Florida Cattleman’s Association office. After checking into the evening’s hotel the group went just around the corner to the beautiful offices of the Florida Cattleman’s Association where they were treated to a fabulous steak dinner.
The dinner was hosted by the Osceola County Cattlemen’s Association and Osceola County Farm Bureau. Martha Booth and her daughter Ashley Booth Fluke, University of Florida Osceola County Livestock Extension Agent, did a great job preparing the meal. After the meal it was time to get back to Brahman business as Ricky Booth introduced the two speakers for the evening, Dr. Todd Thrift of the University of Florida and Renee Strickland of Strickland Ranch. Ricky gave a short anecdotal speech about cattle breeders in Florida and then it was time to be educated by Dr. Thrift about frame size of cattle and its effect on efficiency. Thrift’s thought-provoking presentation was followed by a very informative presentation by Renee Strickland about the insand-outs of exporting livestock. Dr. Thrift gave a detailed presentation of where the cattle industry has been from breeding cattle that were too large and consequently are costly to feed, to breeding cattle that are too small and are subsequently not productive, finally to the point where breeders are breeding more moderate size cattle that will be cost effective and productive. Thrift stressed that a good ranch manager must evaluate many management alternatives and adjust the program based on the current situation in each herd and the environment of the herd. Strickland’s presentation about the exportation of livestock covered a variety of types of livestock, as well as the two main transportation methods of exportation by boat or aircraft. As she explained there are pros and cons to either one of these methods and a person must decide which method would be best for their personal situation. She answered very specific questions about transporting cattle, horses and even equipment, such as trucks and trailers. The second full day of symposium events dawned and turned out to be yet again another great day to view Brahman cattle. The group was looking forward to the trip as they headed to Barthle Brothers
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Ranch where they would see Brahman cattle and some very nice American Quarter Horses also. Larry Barthle is the Chairman of the ABBA International committee and he was on hand with his family ready to take the group on a tour of their beautiful ranch which has been in the family since the 1930’s. Everyone climbed aboard the hay wagon to be driven through the ranch, which while it is picturesque, is a real working ranch. It is no wonder that the Barthle family know Brahman cattle, since they have been raising Brahman cattle on the ranch since 1942.
“The first Brahman cattle came to the ranch in 1942,” explained Larry. “The family originally ran native Florida cattle after they first fenced the ranch and in the forties they bought a set of cattle that had two Brahman bulls in them. They fell in love with the calves and we have been raising Brahman cattle ever since.” When the hay wagon would stop everyone would climb off the wagon and walk through the Brahman cattle. All the cattle were very quiet to be around and numerous photos were taken. As the wagons wound through the ranch the tour finished with a visit to the horse pasture and the “bull pen”. The Barthle family stand a stallion that is an own son of Freckles Playboy, who as horse aficionados will know produced offspring that earned $24.56 million in NCHA competition. The mares and babies were looking great and everyone on the tour were familiar with the famous bloodlines of the Barthle horses.
First stop for the Symposium Bus was Kempfer Cattle Co.
The tour’s final stop was at Moreno Ranches
Ruben Abella, Chris Denmark & Liz Gablehouse
Larry Barthle and Senator Souto
Finishing at the “bull pen” participants viewed a pen full of yearling Brahman bulls that were either sold or were in the process of getting sold private treaty. Brahman bulls are very popular in Florida and a commodity that does not stay around a ranch long. “Our registered Brahman cattle are selected for traits that are useful for the beef industry,” explained Larry Barthle. “We strive to produce moderate framed, structurally sound, efficient Brahman cattle. Our pastures in Central Florida are very similar to the land in Central America and northern South America, so Florida Brahman cattle work well all over the world.”
Elena Carmargo and Jose Luis Cardona
After receiving some great custom embroidered Barthle Brothers caps it was time to get back to the buses . Everyone loaded up for the final leg of the trip back to Miami. First stop would be at Marcus Shackelford’s Rocking S Ranch and then the final stop was to visit Kelvin Moreno at Moreno Ranches before heading back to Miami. Marcus Shackelford is a past President of the ABBA and is well known for being an authority on not only the history of Brahman cattle, but also on pedigrees of Brahman cattle. Shackelford had his cattle penned and ready for everyone to see them. All his Brahman calves looked great and everyone commented on how good his cows look, especially after he explained the age of some of his cows. “Symposium” continued on page 40
The final day educational seminar with Dr. David Husfeld, Florida Brahman breeders and attendees
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“Symposium” continued from 39 “Brahman cows are known for the longevity as mothers,” expressed Shackelford. “Our cattle here in Florida have to be productive. If your cow is not having a calf every year than she is reducing the productivity of your herd.” Last stop before the return to Miami was Moreno Ranches where Kelvin Moreno was getting ready for a sale the following weekend. Moreno gave a tour of his facility which included his show barn, reproduction facilities, offices, and sale barn. The consummate hosts the Moreno family served refreshments, gave out T-shirts and sale catalogs. Kelvin walked everyone around the cattle that were being prepared for the sale the following week and everyone enjoyed the visit. After spending the night in Miami the final day of the symposium ended where it began at the Tropical Park in the beautiful Mary Abreu Community Center building. On hand was Senator Javier Souto, who is a huge proponent of Brahman cattle and of course Miami. He has a significant role in promoting the Miami International Agriculture and Cattle Show and understands the importance of agriculture to the Florida economy. After a short speech by Souto the final seminar got underway. There were numerous Florida Brahman breeders, as well as symposium participants in attendance to watch a presentation by Dr. David Husfeld on what to look for from a conformation standpoint in Brahman cattle.
Getting ready to see the cattle at Barthle Brothers Ranch
Husfeld emphasized the importance of structural correctness in Brahman cattle so they can do their job, which is to reproduce and thrive in challenging environments such as the tropics. Husfeld’s presentation was very interesting and extremely informative with the breeders asking numerous questions at the end of the session. The first International Symposium was a definite success. Everyone had a great time learning more about Brahman cattle and their importance to the beef industry world-wide.
The group at Jimmy Chapman’s Double C Bar Ranch
La Asociación Brahman de Florida, en conjunto con la Asociación de Criadores de Brahman Americano (ABBA) y el Departamento de Agricultura de Florida, celebró el 8 Simposio Internacional Brahman hasta el día 11 de abril. El evento fue el primero de su clase y se ofreció de manera gratuita a todos los participantes. El grupo estaba formado por los participantes en su mayoría internacionales con unos asistentes de los Estados Unidos. El simposio comenzó en Miami con una cena de bienvenida celebrada en el Mary Abreu Community Center en el Tropical Park. El siguiente día todo el mundo se subió a un autobús de lujo donde visitaron ranchos a través de la parte central de la Florida. Los participantes visitaron ranchos y asistieron a conferencias educativas en los demás días. El simposio terminó donde comenzó en el Tropical Park en Miami, donde la Ferias Internacional de Agricultura y Ganadería de Miami se estaba llevando acabo. El último día del simposio finalizó con otro seminario educativo y un almuerzo.
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Ricky Booth was looking good!
Visiting with Marcus Shackelford at his Rocking S Ranch
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Bayou Brahmans co-op smITh Brahmans Tammy, Jason, Jeffrey, Jared & Jessica
April 26, 2014 Our family would like to express our sincere appreciation to our many friends for making the Money Makers Sale one of our best ever. We had registered bidders from 5 states and 3 countries. The total gross was $197,200.00. The next sale is scheduled for Saturday, September 20th beginning at 11:00 am. This will be a live auction held at our ranch in Hungerford, Texas. We look forward to seeing you there!
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graham farms Marty, Lori, Eli & Morgan Graham
Marty: 225-718-3094 • P.O. Box 219 Morganza, LA 70759 mgrahamfarms@gmail.com Eli Graham: 225-718-3094 • eligraham468@yahoo.com lorigraham@cobridge.tv
cook farms Clay, Rebecca, Sarah & Jess Cook Clay: 318-446-1725 • clay@trustland.com Sarah: 318-446-2971 • scc8728@gmail.com 262 Old River Rd Alexandria, Louisiana 71302
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Dustin Fairchild: 225-278-0055 9195 Belmont Lane • Maringouin, LA 70757 Office: 225-638-9846 • Jason: 225-718-0208 www.smithbrahmans.com jason@smithbrahmans.com fairchild_56_85@yahoo.com
fonTenoT’s red Brahmans High Selling Haltered Heifer Lady H Allison Manso 511/3 Sold for $25,100.00
1243 Heritage Road Ville Platte, La 70586 337-831-1260 craigfontenot@hotmail.com www.fontenotsredbrahmans.com
john goode farms parTnershIp John E. Goode 225-718-1989 bigjohnfarms@hotmail.com 16677 LA Hwy 417 Batchelor, Louisiana 70715
V-cross ranch Brahmans & Certified F-1’s High Selling Bull Mr. H Online Manso 520/3 Sold for $7,400.00
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High Selling F1 Golden Certified Miss 4T 313 Sold for $4,200.00
Ken Venable, Owner Matthew Pounds, Ranch Manager 805 Howard Venable Road Church Point, LA 70525 Ranch: (337) 684-6169
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George Krieg 1324A Duchamp Rd. Broussard, La 70518 Cell (337)277-9455 e-mail: bucknhosscattle@yahoo.com
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Zero Br ahman Ranch Don J. Robichaux
Amite, Louisiana 318-957-1255 • 985-747-0800 Christy: 903-930-7386 legacycattle@yahoo.com
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Miller Cattle Co. David & Kristi Miller Kyle, Emma, Katy & Sara
3727 Miller’s lake Road • Ville Platte, Louisiana 70586 Ranch Phone: 337-363-4208 • Cell: 337-658-8097 dmillercattle@yahoo.com • millercattlecomp.com
MG Farms Ron Melancon
P.O. Box 836 • 1417 US Hwy 61 South Woodville MS 39669 601-597-5995 mgfarms@bellsouth.net
CAROLYN KASS FALGOUT 63150 Andrew Bankston Rd. • Amite, Louisiana 70422-9998 Farm/Fax: 985-748-7053 • Cell: 985-747-7001 Website: kbarfarms.com • kbarbrahmans.com E-mail: kbarfarms@yahoo.com Dealer of Barrett Aluminum Trailers
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P.O. Box 2679 • Covington, LA 70434 Office: 985-892-8946 Fax: 985-892-5560 Cell: 985-630-0459 churstoncattle@gmail.com
Michael & Lisa James P.O. Box 144 Lottie, LA 70756 225.625.3704 Cell 225.235.7575 www.tritonfarms.com e-mail: mike@triton-industries.com
On Saturday, April 26, the Florida Brahman Breeders Association held their annual Florida Brahman Field Day and Heifer Sale. This year’s event was held at Doc Partin Ranch in St. Cloud, Florida. Ricky Booth, Florida Brahman Association president, and his family were the hosts of the event. Typical Florida sunshine was the weather of the day as the Booths welcomed over 275 Brahman breeders, ranchers, and guests. Breakfast was served and guests enjoyed the shade under the large live oak trees. One of the highlights of this event every year is the showmanship contest. This year there were 30 Florida Junior Brahman Association members, or prospective members, who displayed their showmanship skills. The interesting twist on this contest is the sale heifers that will sell later in the day are the cattle that are used for the contest. The Florida Brahman Association awarded a custom buckle to each division champion of the showmanship contest and The Brahman Journal had prizes on hand for each participant. Before the sale the FJBA members met and selected their new officers. They also announced the results of the Princess and Queen contest. This year’s FJBA Princess is Olivia Davis and the FJBA Queen is Natalie Trimble. For lunch a delicious ribeye steak was grilled by Ed Partin and Billy Kempfer, while the Booth, Kempfer and Partin families
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prepared the tasty sides of potato salad, banana pudding and other treats. After everyone had their fill it was time to sell some nice Brahman heifers. Ricky Booth introduced the auctioneer and the interested crowd of spirited bidders competed to buy one of the fifteen haltered show-quality heifers that were in the auction. The top high-selling heifer was VBE Ms Doc Emp Esto 394 consigned by Valley B Enterprises and purchased by H & S Cattle of Bartow, Florida; the second high seller was FF Miss Ruben Star 314 consigned by Ford Farms and purchased by the Jason McMullen family; the third high selling heifer was Miss L2 Sugar Heart 34 consigned by L2 Ranch and purchased by Jay Sizemore of Plant City. L2 Ranch had also donated a special lot to the FJBA, where all proceeds would go towards travel expenses for members of the FJBA to attend this year’s All American Show. This heifer sold to a group of buyers who donated the heifer back to be resold. Miss L2 76 sold the second time to Excel Cattle Company of Arcadia. The Florida Brahman Association thanked the Land family for this kind donation which raised money for the FJBA members to travel to Louisiana for the All American. The Fifteen haltered heifers averaged $4,870.00. The 2015 FBA Field Day and Heifer Sale will be hosted by the Junior Lanier family of Okeechobee.
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Passages
Rest in Peace
Dr. Omar C. Garza (1931 - 2014)
Mexico
co-op Rancho chapopote
Brahman • M.V.Z. Enrique Sánchez Manteca Km. 36 Carr. Tuxpan-Tamiahua, Veracruz, México. Tel.: 011-52-783-835-2592 • 011-52 - 834-0648 ranchochapopote@prodigy.net.mx petrover@prodigy.net.mx • www.ranchochapopote.com
Rancho Rosa Blanca Brahman • Salvador S. Mojarro Bazan Carretera Panuco - Canoas km. 167.6 - Panuco, Ver. 011-52-833-2280561 • 011-521-833-1896932 • 833-2721959 negromojarro@hotmail.com
MeBa pavitos The Brahman World lost a great friend and fellow breeder on May 6, 2014. Dr. Omar C. Garza, owner of La India Ranch was a world renown Red Brahman and Indu Brazil breeder from the late 70's to mid 90's. He proudly served his country in the Navy during the Korean War. Dr. Omar enjoyed playing poker with his friends, golfing, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, team penning, living the Cowboy lifestyle and his Brahman cattle. He also enjoyed listening to all kinds of music, but his greatest joy was spending time with his family. He was a man with a big heart and contagious smile. Dr. Omar had a family practice in Edinburg, Texas for most of his adult life. He was also a member of several civic and community affairs which included being the former president of Edinburg School Board, the past director of the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, past member of Texas State Board of Education, Past president of Edinburg Hospital medical staff, Past chief of staff of the Edinburg Hospital OB-GYN Department, Past director of Hidalgo Savings and Loan Association, Member of El Cid Caravan, Order of the Alhambra organization, member of The Hidalgo County Historical Museum, Past Chairman of the Edinburg Golf Course, and member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Hidalgo County Sheriff Posse Arena. A rosary was held at 7 PM on May 8th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Edinburg with the Funeral mass at 10 AM on May 9th also at St. Joseph’s with the burial to follow at Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen. Dr. Omar is survived by the love of his life Dora, who he was married to for 60 years, five children, nine grand children, three great grand children, two brothers and one sister plus several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations to the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Building Fund c/o Sister Guerra, P.O. Box 81, Linn, TX 78563.
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Brahman • Tampico, Tamps. Cell: 011-521-833-218-4952 mebapavitos_erik@prodigy.net.mx Guatemala Cell: 011-502-531-84175 • miguelab@itelgua.com
Rancho el coposo Brahman • Pánuco, Ver Rafael Abarca Barragan Cell: 011-521-55-435-26309 rafa_ab_fdz@hotmail.com
Rancho puente De Dios Sardo Negro • Teziutlan, Puebla
Miguel Angel Aramburo Cell: 011-52-1231-115-1417 • sardo-negro@hotmail.com
Rancho agua ZaRca Brahman • Aldama, Tamps
Leonel Casanova Pecero and Ricardo Casanova Quintanilla 011-52-1833-140-9731 • ricardocq2@hotmail.com
011(52)833-210-94-46 e-mail: rchila@prodigy.net.mx Brahman / Tampico, Tam. México / (since 1923)
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SOUTH TEXAS CO-OP BUSY BEE RANCH - T DIVISION Ted & Frances Aven Busy Bee Breeds for Beef
P.O. Box 99 • Westhoff, Texas 77994 Phone/Fax 361-277-9344 e-mail: busybee@awesomenet.net
KD BRAHMANS • DELEU RANCH INC. Kevin, Carlos, & Laurie Deleu P.O Box 822 Collinsville, TX 76233 Kevin Cell: 903-651-1481 Carlos Cell: 903-651-8329 www.deleuranch.com
Polled
F-1 Brahman Co-op Co-op
John Malazzo Farms Top Quality Replacement F-1 Females John & Jason Malazzo 979-255-3777 979-255-9510 811 CR 102 Caldwell, TX 77836 jmalazzofarms@aol.com
C-4 Carden Brahmans Linda & Butch Carden
P.O. Box 819 • Stockdale, TX 78160 Home/Office: 830-996-3202 Cell: 210-269-6307
WATKINS BRAHMANS
Select herd of American Gray Brahmans for over 50 years!
Wade, Amber & Lauren Watkins
P.O. Box 373 • Ganado, TX 77962 Office: 361-771-2401 Wade: 361-781-2755 • Amber: 361-649-3127 E-mail: watkinsbrahmans@yahoo.com
Graham Land & Cattle Co. Dr. Charles W. Graham, DVM & Tyler Graham, Owners
CHOCTAW CATTLE COMPANY RoyLee & Angela Hebert 391 Choctaw Road Sunset, Louisiana 70584 337-581-5504 roylee@choctawcattle.com angela@choctawcattle.com
Jay Gray, General Manager • Maurice Janda, Yard Manager Gonzales, Texas • Office #: (830) 672-6504 www.grahamfeedyard.com
Triple Son Farms
LAZY J RANCH “Success that you cannot pour out of a sack.”
Paul Dufrene, III Cell: 985-637-1189 • pauld@triplesonfarms.com Jacob Dufrene Cell: 985-637-1795 • jacobd@triplesonfarms.com Louisiana: P.O. Box 176, Cut Off, LA 70345 Texas: 7532 FM 542, Centerville, TX 75833
Joe & Samantha Ward PO Box 1654 • George West, Texas 78022 361/ 566-2313 e-mail: lazyj@ granderiver.net
LONGVIEW RANCH Gentle American Gray Brahmans
Rudy & Debbie Rios 1326 - CR 432 • Hondo, Texas 78861 830-741-4910 • Cell: 210-912-9901 www.longviewranchbrahmans.com
MORELLO RANCH Registered Gray & Red Brahmans
Frank S. Morello Jr. Cotulla, TX 78014 Cell: 713/249-5495 foxden78@ gmail.com
La Negra Cattle Co.
Red Brahman & Simbrah Javier Moreno 23903 Hinojosa RD • Edinburg, TX 78541 (Home) 956-381-8474 • (Cell) 956-607-7408 (Fax) 956-287-0670 javierlncc@ aol.com • www.LaNegraCattle.com
Double A Ranch A Registered Brahman Cattle Ranch
Danny and Jana Acevedo ~ Justin, Aaron and Evan PO Box 1258 • Mission, Texas 78573 Danny: 956-802-9070 • Evan: 956-607-2212 • Fax: 956-585-3434
www.doubleabrahmans.com
Sam and Thessa Berry
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1424 Private Road 1069 • Halletsville, TX 77964 Home: 361-798-5780 • Cell: 361-772-3838
V-Cross RANCH Brahmans & Certified F-1’s Ken Venable, Owner Matthew Pounds, Ranch Manager 805 Howard Venable Road Church Point, LA 70525 Ranch: (337) 684-6169 Cell (334) 590-7535
Your ad could go here! Call 979-825-4347 TODAY!
Detering Red Brahmans
Will Detering • Ranch: 979-826-3040 • Fax: 979-826-3244 Cell: 281-989-8965 • will@deteringredbrahmans.com Michael Martin, Cell: 409-739-5091 www.deteringredbrahmans.com
Youngblood Brahmans 337 Linda Vista Lane • Waco, Texas 76706 Phone: 254-662-2987 • Cell: 254-749-3180 Email: jly_blood@hotmail.com
Polled BrahmanS
Wesley (Manager): 210-422-7901 O.W. & Donna (Ranch): 830-229-5459 E-mail: schneiderbrahmans@gmail.com 812 FM 3351 N • Boerne, Texas 78006 www.schneiderbrahmans.com
Salinas Ranch
Polled BrahmanS
R.J., Joe and Ryan Salinas Ranches in Carmine and McAllen, TX 979-249-7535 • 956-778-6342 • www.graybrahman.com
Butler Polled Brahmans Rick Butler • P.O. Box 689 • Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457 Cell: 903-466-6243 • Home: 580-326-2521 rick@butlerpolledbrahmans.com www.butlerpolledbrahmans.com
Your ad could go here! England Cattle Co. Reg. Polled, Horned Brahmans & F1s Mike & Crickett England • 956-330-0916 Benton England • 956-373-1886 13228 Mile 2 E Mercedes, TX 78570 EnglandFarms@aol.com
Kansas Polled Brahman Ranch
Kelly & Donita Barnard • P.O. Box 365 • Madison, KS 66860 H: 620-437-2357 • C: 620-437-6000 • Email: kellyb@madtel.net See us on Facebook at Kansas Polled Brahman Ranch
4N Ranch
The Nettles Family The Cattle & Cutting Horse Company 6792B Issac Rd, Summit, MS 39666 • Office: 601-250-1356 Connie’s Cell: 601-248-0005 • Bill’s Cell: 601-248-1660
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American junior brahman association AJBA Officers:
Australia Exchange Recipient Announced
President
AJBA announces Alexandra “Alex” Jurica of Missouri City, Texas, as the recipient of the 2014 AJBA Australian Student Exchange Scholarship. Ms. Jurica is to depart this coming fall for an all expense paid trip to Australia. AJBA congratulates Alexandra Jurica, and is happy to have such an outstanding and enthusiastic individual to represent the American Junior Brahman Association.
Jacob Valenta Alleyton, Texas
Vice President Evan Acevedo Mission, Texas
“I was ecstatic when I was notified about being selected for the 2014 AJBA Australia Student Exchange program”, said Alex Jurica upon hearing of the selection. “Ever since I could remember I have been in love with Brahman cattle, and now I have a chance to experience what its like to raise them down under. I hope this trip opens up new opportunities and allows me to understand my love for the breed more. I can’t wait until the fall when I take off to study abroad with such an amazing organization.”
Secretary Kelli Lucas Deville, Louisiana
Treasurer Brandalyn Bishop Trenton, Florida
Reporter Becka Richard Grand Chenier, Louisiana
Ex Officio Andrew Simon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Director at Large Morgan Pounds Mathews, Alabama
AJBA Board of Directors: Haley Herzog Robinson, Texas Morgan Graham Morganza, Louisiana Arica Land Branford, Florida Kristen Cullers Hungerford, Texas Jesse DeJournett Pocahontas, Arkansas Trisha Kingsbury Prague, Oklahoma M’Lee Ivy Soso, Mississippi Emily Parker Heidelberg, Mississippi Adam Barrilleaux St. Gabriel, Louisiana The AJBA is open to juniors ages 8-21. Contact the ABBA office at 713-349-0854 for information on getting involved in the AJBA.
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AJBA All American Schedule MONDAY, JUNE 23
Facilities available for cattle. 4:00 p.m. - AJBA Jr. Board Meeting – Ike Hamilton Room
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
7:00 a.m. - AJBA Jr. Board Meeting | IHEC – Conference Room 8:00 a.m. - Queen & Princess Contest Meeting | IHEC – Gentry Room 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. - Exhibitor Registration | IHEC – Lobby Autograph Contest Begins 10:00 a.m. - All Cattle Must Be In Place 11:00 a.m. - Weigh & Measure | IHEC – Main Arena 1:30 p.m. - Photography/Poster Contest Judging | IHEC – Lobby 2:00 p.m. - Public Speaking Contest | Monroe Civic Center – Bayou Room 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies, Welcome Supper & Semen Auction | IHEC – Main Arena & Lobby
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
8:00 a.m. - Showmanship Contest – Judge: Matt Karisch 2:00 p.m. - Sales Talk Contest | IHEC – Main Arena
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
8:00 a.m. - Bred & Owned Show – Judge: Chad Breeding 3:00 p.m. - F-1 Female Show – Judge: Chad Breeding 4:30 p.m. - Queen & Princess Tea/Interview | IHEC – Gentry Room 5:00 p.m. - Shawnee Bailey Nominee Interviews | IHEC – Ike Hamilton Room
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
8:00 a.m. - Female Judging – Judge: Brad Gonce 3:00 p.m. - AJBA Annual Membership Meeting | IHEC Center – Main Arena Stands Autograph Contest Due Herdsman Quiz | IHEC – Main Arena Stands
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
8:00 a.m. - Bull Show – Judge: Brad Gonce 2:00 p.m. - Quiz Bowl | IHEC- Lobby 6:30 p.m. - Awards Banquet | Monroe Civic Center – Arena 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Dance | Monroe Civic Center – Arena
Heart Of Texas Brahmans
HB BRASWELL RANCH Gentle Registered Red Brahmans 16350 CR 4060 Scurry, Texas 75158 Ranch: 903/ 498-7912 e-mail: herbbraswell@yahoo.com www.hbbraswellredbrahmans.com
Youngblood Brahmans
Polled & Horned
337 Linda Vista Lane • Waco, TX 76706 Ph: 254-662-2987 • Cell: 254-749-3180 E-mail: jly_blood@hotmail.com 4T Cattle & Poultry, Inc. Joe Ted & George Ann Tullos • George & Gaynell Tullos Garrison Tullos 13089 Dunn Road Ranch 254-746-5081 Bremond, Texas 76629 George’s Phone 979-255-6730 e-mail: GTullos@hotmail.com
Your Source for functional Gray Brahmans & Golden Certified F1’s
Iron Shirt Brahmans Brahmanes Camisa De Hierro
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296 LCR 702 • Kosse, Texas 76653 Home: 254-375-2252 Cell: 254-709-7666 bbailey1@ymail.com
Cattle Company & Genetics
Billy & Krista Foxworth & Emily Jernigan Chester, Texas 75936 • 936-676-7631
billy.foxworth@yahoo.com
TIC TAC TOE RANCH
Shirley Watts 1438 Shield Rd. • Frost, Texas 76641-3492 (Residence) 972/ 483-6516 903/654-0988 • 903/654-8076 (E-mail) tammiewatts62@yahoo.com
POND LAND & CATTLE Kevin, Janice, Ansen, Kendra & Nathan 7903 Woodrow Road Wolfforth, Texas 79382 806-786-1238 e-mail: janpond@yahoo.com
Ohnheiser Cattle
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COLLINS BRAHMAN RANCH Patricia Collins & Roger Collins Jennifer Parker, Natalie Herzog, & Toni Collins P.O. Box 93 • Chilton, Texas 76632 Res: 254/ 546-2563 Off: 254/ 546-5551
DMCTB CATTLE
Woodrum Farms
e-mail: dmctbcattle@sbcglobal.net
411 VZCR 1914 • Fruitvale, Texas 75127 903-962-7462 • Jimmy: 903-571-8318 Judy: 903-539-4567 • jlynnwoodrum@yahoo.com
David Brown 4255 Burleson Retta Rd. • Burleson, Texas 76028 Mobile: 817-360-0019 Fax: 817-561-4865
Jimmy & Judy Woodrum
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BLUEBONNET CO-OP
2014 SCHEDULE
Entry Deadline July 7, 2014! For Additional Info & Entries Contact: Kaysee Schulte: 979-421-2365 11801 FM 50 • Brenham, Texas 77833 James Becker: 979-229-9682
4-T CATTLE CO. Justin, Mark, Troy, & Yvonne Tesch
1378 Stockold Road Sealy, Texas 77474 Home: 979-885-6601 Mobile: 281-635-0195 Gray Brahmans & F1’s
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Visit the Website www.bluebonnetbrahman.com for more information and to download entry forms. 10 pens will be available to reserve for exhibiting unhaltered Cattle. Contact James Becker for more information at 979-229-9682.
Salinas Ranch
R.J., Joe and Ryan Salinas
Ranches in Carmine and McAllen, TX 979-249-7535 • 956-778-6342 www.graybrahman.com
Valenta Cattle Company
Karl, Jackie, Cody & Jacob Valenta 4519 Highway 90 • Alleyton, Texas 78935 Home: 979-732-5441 • Cell: 979-732-0591
Parish
Dolliver R anch
YP Brahmans
Bob & Bonnie Parish
Cooks Point, Texas 77836 979-229-7107 • 979-229-7108 dolliverranch@hughes.net
8615 Katy-Hockley Road • Katy, Texas 77493 Home: 281-371-0314 • Cell: 281-797-6090 younggerald@live.com
Brahmans
1716 FM 2144 • Weimar, Texas 78962 979-263-5854 • Cell: 713-824-0532 parishbrahmans@cvctx.com
Joyce Custom Fitters Michael & Misty Joyce 2317 CR 117, Wharton, Texas 77488 joycecustomfitters@yahoo.com 832-526-9068
Reese Ranch
Billie & Donna Farris 9718 Batson Road · Normangee, TX 77871 Home: 936-396-3311 · Cell: 936-348-4153 billie@reeseranch.com · www.reeseranch.com
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BLUEBONNET
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July 31st - August 2nd
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JW BRAHMANS Larry, Sally, Justin & Leiha White 2515 FM 2223 Bryan, Texas 77808 979-255-0632 · cell: 979-777-6068 www.jwbrahmans.com
Gerald and Nancy Young
HUSFELD BRAHMANS 21300 Pickens Road Washington, Texas 77880 936-878-2525 Home 936-878-2986 Fax info@qualitygenetics.us
TIPP RANCH
Horned & Polled Beef-Type Brahmans Golden Certified F1’s Randall, Marsha, Janie, Jacob & Amy Tipp 759 Old Columbus Rd N. Sealy, Texas 77474 H 979-885-4098 • C 979-877-4395
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E.L. “Geech” Partin Ranch, Inc. HE A RT BA R R A NCH Purebred & Crossbred Cattle Good Pigmented Beefy & Gentle
Office: 1358 Kings Highway Kissimmee, FL 34744 PH. 407-846-2194
Visitors Welcome
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8115 NW 33rd Street Doral, Florida 33122 Of: 305.599.6125 • Fx: 305.599.6148 Cell: 305.310.5207 e-mail: floridagen@aol.com
TYler Farms
Red and Gray Brahman Catle Ken Tyler Office: (256) 586-8158 2984 Pine Ridge Rd Home: (256) 498-3174 Union Grove, AL 35175 Cell: (256) 506-3819 E-mail: wtyler@phoenixhsv.org Breeders Of Registered Brahman Cattle since 1978
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356450 East 1010 Rd. • Prague, OK 74864
Bob Rich 405-659-0395
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P.O. Box 473 • Scott, Louisiana 70583 • Home: (337)981-3762; Cell: (337)739-2128 www.doublejbrahman.com • johnny@doublejbrahman.com
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REGISTERED GRAY HEREFORD F1’S
To see cattle for sale or make ranch tours call: Dr. Clay Espey, President
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GLENDA JAMESON
3700 S. Commons Rd., Turlock, CA 95380 209/ 667-2320 FAX 209/667-5660 j2brahman@aol.com
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Floyd & Jane Rich 405-567-3798
225-405-4898 • E-mail: ClayEspey@cox.net
Colleen Callender, Vice President
337-852-5314 • E-mail: frbrahmans@yahoo.com
Kandi Willard, Secretary/Treasurer 225-405-1274 • E-mail: willard16@cox.net
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McGill Farms Registered Brahman Cattle John S. McGill Kingstree, South Carolina (843) 382-8141 Cell: (843) 372-0032 jott1952@hotmail.com
1390 South FM 1486 • Montgomery, TX 77316 936-597-6860 • stricklandcw@gmail.com
Harold E. Watford 1495 Indiantown Rd. Kingstree, S.C. 29556 Home: 843-355-3953 Cell: 843-244-0882 E-mail: watford@ftc-i.net
Tennessee
JR Farms Regi stered B ra hma n Cat tle Tony, Kim & Jacob Rush 1000 Guy McAdams Road Henderson, Tennessee 38340 731-431-0229
American Gray Brahman Cattle Exceptional Sport Horses 22660 Gratehouse Hempstead, Texas 77445 979/ 826-8611 Home 281/ 391-8250 Clinic Desni Townsend, Mgr. Cell 713/ 818-9430 979/ 826-8043 Ranch Office 979/ 826-4372 Fax
Alice Womble-Heitmann & Dr. Mike Heitmann Horsegateranch.com
Sartwelle Imperators SENSIBLY BRED RAISED SARTWELLE BRAHMAN RANCH
Home of the Original Imperators P.O. Box 540 • Sealy, Texas 77474 979/ 885-3526
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Reggie Rodriguez: 979-732-4175
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“Gentlest in East Texas”
Texas Connection 951 OB Ranch Road • Wharton, TX 77488 Official 979-533-1471 • Fax: 979-532-4977 info@etexasconnection.com • www. etexasconnection.com Marcus Machado Borges, Jr, Director
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Billy Dan and Suzanne Lindley • Sara and Susan Lindley 7571 FM 2285 • Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 903/ 945-5263
e-mail: billydan@ lindleybrahmans.com • www.lindleybrahmans.com
Home: 903-983-3525 Office: 903-234-1030 Cell: 903-235-2823
Peppard Ranch Quality Brahman & Braford
2525 FM 1669 Huntington, Texas 75949 936/ 876-5552 FAX: 936/ 876-3117 www.peppardranch.homestead.com PeppardRanch@wildblue.net
For information, contact:
TEXAS BRAHMAN ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 1298 • Liberty, TX 77575 Al Herring, TBA President Al’s Cell:713-862-3614 TexasBrahmans.com
Barney & LaNelle Allen Franklin, Texas • 979-828-4566 Fx: 979-828-4436 • Mb: 979-820-4054 barneyallen@windstream.net Brandon Allen • 979-218-7069 www.barnelranch.com
Carl & Nancy McKenney 6429 CR 125 • Terrell, TX 75161 Res: 972-524-0088 • Off: 972-771-8316 FAX: 972-722-9214 • docmckenney@aol.com www.mckenneyfarms.com
JH Polled Humpback Cattle Co. Justin Hall
Marietta,Tx 75566 Cell: 972-795-1872 jmh1195@gmail.com JHPolledBrahman.Webs.com
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Box 1107 • Ozona, Texas 76943 Of: 325.392.3491 · Hm: 325.392.2554 · Fax: 325.392.2702 · e-mail: flynwranch@aol.com
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LAND FOR SALE 1,226 Acres $5,200 per acre Only one hour northwest of Houston
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brahman calendar
June 2014
June 6-8: Okie Extravaganza Open Show; Hugo, OK; For more info call Bob Rich at 405-659-0395. June 7: The Carolina Brahman Breeders Association’s 34th Annual Sale at Noon; For more info visit brahmanevent.com. June 10-13: Bovine Elite AI Clinic; Longmire Drive, College Station, TX; For more info call 979-693-0388. June 14-15: Heritage Classic Junior Show; Wharton County Fairgrounds, Wharton, TX; For more info call Heritage Cattle Company at 979-531-0202 or email heritagecattle1@yahoo.com. June 15-17: Heritage Cow Camp; For more info call Heritage Cattle Company at 979-531-0202 or email heritagecattle1@yahoo.com. June 15-21: FCA Annual Convention; Marco Island, FL; For more info contact the Florica Cattlemens Association at 407-846-6221 or email floridacattlemen.org. June 18-21: BIF Research Symposium & Convention; Lincoln, NE; For more info contact Joseph Cassady at 605-688-5165 or email joseph.cassady@sdstate.edu. June 20-21: 2014 Show-Me Brahman Influence Sale; Springfield Regional Stockyards, Springfield, MO; For more info call Robert Doehring at 417-733-1213 or email robertdoehring@yahoo.com. June 20-22: LJBA State Summer Show; West Monroe, LA; For more info visit louisianabrahmans.com/juniors.html or call 337-852-5314 or email louisianabrahmans@yahoo.com. June 23-28: American Junior Brahman Association National Summer Show; For more info contact Meghan Reiners at 713-349-0854 or email meghan@brahman.org. June 26: All American Summer Sale; West Monroe, LA; For more info contact the Moreno Ranch at 305-218-1238 or email Kelvin@morenofirms.com.
July 2014
July 6: 21st Annual La Hacienda Hermanos Motta Sale; Hacienda Hermanos Motta; Remedios, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama; For more call 507-727-0518. July 8-11: Bovine Elite AI Clinic; College Station, TX; For more call 979-693-0388 July 16-20: 67th Cebu National Show; Corferias Livestock Expo 2014; Botoga, Cundinamarca, Colombia; For more info call Sandra Monroy Rodriguez at 311-4810337 or email sandra.monroy@asocebu.com. July 18-28: Expica Permanente; Expica Fair Park; Casa Pellas Acahualinca 2C, Managua, Nicaragua; For more info call Parque De Ferias Expica at +505 2266-9634 or email expica96@turbonett.com. July 23-26: TJBA State Show; Brazos County Expo Center, 5827 Leonard Rd, Bryan, TX, 77807; For more info call Lynn Neely at 936-336-2582 or visit texasbrahmans.com. July 29-Aug. 2: Bluebonnet Kick-Off Classic; Washington County Fairgrounds, 1305 E. Blue Bell Rd, Brenham, TX; For more info call Janet Daniell at 979-251-4166 or email janet.daniell@yahoo.com. July 30-Aug. 2: NCBA Summer Conference; Hyatt Regency Hotel, 650 15th Street, Denver, CO, 80202; For more info call the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association at 303-694-0305 or email meetings@beef.org.
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Advertiser's Index
Alabama
Legacy Cattle Service..................................42 Tyler Farms.................................................53 Louisiana Brahman Association.................53 Marso Imperators.................................28, 29 Arizona MG Farms....................................................42 Pratt Farms.................................................53 Miller Cattle Company................................42 Arkansas Quad-M Cattle, LLC...............................14, 40 J&R Farms...................................................53 Rick & Ellen Cureington..............................58 Pecan Valley Ranch.....................................58 Smith Brahmans.........................................38 California Three Sisters Ranch....................................14 J2 Ranch.....................................................53 Triple Son Farms.........................................49 Florida Triton Farms - Michael & Lisa James...........42 Bar Crescent D............................................16 V-Cross Ranch.......................................38, 49 Barthle Brothers Ranch..............................16 Watkins Cattle Company............................C3 Candler Cattle Company.............................16 Zero Brahman Ranch..................................42 C Herman Beville Ranch, LTD......................16 Mississippi Crescent O Ranch........................................15 4N Ranch..............................................23, 49 Doc Partin Ranch..................................16, 53 Five Oaks Cattle - J. Darnell........................53 Double C Bar Ranch.............................. 15, 16 North Carolina Florida Genetics - A. Bueno........................53 Dobbins Gyr Brahmans - J. Dobbins............53 Ford Farms............................................ 16, 41 Tiara Farms - T. McPherson.........................53 Gray Shadow Ranch....................................16 Heart Bar Ranch IV......................................16 Oklahoma Kempfer Cattle Company...........................15 Rich Cattle Company..................................53 L2 Ranch.....................................................16 Oregon La Preciousa, S.A........................................C3 Gilbert Farms..............................................53 Register’s Saw Mill.....................................16 South Carolina Rocking S Ranch.........................................15 McGill Farms...............................................54 TA Brahmans.........................................16, 28 Watford Farm.............................................54
Georgia
Tennessee
Dillard, David..............................................53 JR Farms - T. Rush.......................................54
Kansas
Texas
Kansas Polled Brahman Ranch...................49 3S Cattle Co.................................................28 3X Ranch.....................................................C3 Louisiana Bennett Farms - P. Cone..............................42 4-T Cattle Co. - J. Tesch...............................52 Bonchasse Land & Cattle Co., LLC...............42 4T Cattle & Poultry, Inc...............................51 Buck N Hoss Cattle - G. Krieg......................42 4V Ranch - Valenta Cattle Company...........52 Cafco Cattle Co - C Fuselier.........................14 Bailey Brahmans.........................................51 Carriere Cattle Company............................ 48 Bar-Nel Ranch.............................................55 Charlie Hurston Cattle................................42 Bar W Brahmans - Naomi White.................12 Choctaw Cattle Company.....................14, 49 Bar W Ranch - A. Saunders.........................12 Circle T Cattle Co.........................................14 Baty Ranch.................................................24 Cook Farms.................................................38 Beef Cattle Short Course.............................61 D-Bar Ranch - S. Duplantis.........................11 Black Diamond Ranch.................................54 Dogwood Farms.........................................14 Bluebonnet Show.......................................52 Dooley Farm...............................................14 Blue Chip Brahmans - Dr. B. McCandless....54 Double J Genetics.......................................53 Brandy Barnes............................................63 Ferguson Brahmans....................................14 Bulls Eye Ranch...........................................26 Fontenot’s Red Brahmans..........................38 Busy Bee Ranch - T. Aven............................49 F&R Brahmans............................................14 Butler Farms Inc..........................................58 Graham Farms............................................38 Butler Polled Brahmans..............................49 John Goode Farms Partnership.............38, 39 C-4 Carden Brahmans.................................49 K-Bar Farms..........................................14, 42 Caballo Rojo Ranch......................... 28, 41, 56 Clem Ranch.................................................58
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Collins Brahman Ranch...............................51 Dana Hellen Ranch - Schrab/Rossi..............12 Detering Bros. Liendo Plantation..... 5, 49, C3 Diamond B Arrow Farms.............................49 DMCTB Cattle..............................................51 Dolliver Ranch............................................52 Double A Ranch.................................. 2, 3, 49 El Rosario....................................................C4 England Cattle Co.......................................49 Flying W Ranch - S. Wilkins..................28, 56 Graham Land & Cattle Co............................49 Happy Valley Ranch....................................54 HB Braswell Ranch......................................51 Heritage Cattle.....................................32, 33 HK Cattle - D. Weil................................64, C3 H.O.B.O. Cattle Company & Genetics..........51 Horsegate Ranch........................................54 Husfeld Brahmans......................................52 Iron Shirt Brahmans.............................51, C3 J.D. Hudgins Inc............................................2 Jeanes, Jr, Guy..............................................9 JH Polled Humpback Cattle Co....................55 John Hunt...................................................57 John Malazzo Farms...................................49 Jones Brahman Ranch................................C3 Joyce Custom Fitters...................................52 JW Brahmans - L. White.............................52 Kallion Farms - B. Vassberg..........................8 KD Brahmans..............................................49 Ken Ramsey Brahmans...............................54 K&K Cattle..................................................58 La Muneca Cattle Company..........................7 La Negra Cattle Co......................................49 Lanny Sullins Cattle....................................54 Lazy J Ranch...............................................49 Leo Casas, III...............................................12 Lindley Brahmans.......................................54 Longview Ranch - R. Rios...........................49 McKenney Farms........................................55 MN Ranch.............................................12, 45 Morello Ranch............................................49 Ohnheiser Cattle.........................................51 Parish Brahmans.........................................52 Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch...................1 Peppard Ranch...........................................54 Pond Land & Cattle.....................................51 RB Ranch...............................................43, 55 Rebel Star Brahmans..................................12 Reese Ranch...............................................52 Royal K Ranch.............................................12 Salinas Ranch....................................... 49, 52 San Miguel Cattle Co. - K. Love...................55 Sartwelle Brahman Ranch, Ltd...................54
Satterfield Ranch........................................13 +Schneider Brahmans..........................12, 49 Scott Cattle Services...................................55 Seven Bar Cattle Co.....................................54 Silent G Ranch.............................................12 St. CYR Imperators......................................28 Strickland, C.W............................................54 Texas Brahman Association........................55 Texas Connections......................................54 Thomas Ranch, J. Carter.............................12 Tic Tac Toe Ranch........................................51 Tipp Ranch..................................................52 TS Cattle Company.....................................28 V8 Ranch - Williams....................................55 Watkins Brahmans.....................................49 Wittig Ranch.................................................9 Woodrum Farms.........................................51 Youngblood Brahmans......................... 49, 51 YP Brahmans..............................................52
Commercial, Sales & Shows
Arabian Reining Breeders Classic...............30 Bovine Elite, LLC.........................................56 Brushy Creek Custom Sires.........................55 CattleMax...................................................56 Champion Genetics.....................................55 Elgin Breeding Services Inc.........................56 Genex, Custom Collection Services...............6 Johnson Cattle Marketing..........................55 Livestock Exporters Association.................55 Livestock International Inc.........................56 OvaGenix....................................................55 Quality Genetics, LLC..................................56 Reining By The Bay.....................................19 Sexing Technologies....................... 56, 58, 59 Show-Me Brahman Influence Sale.............60 Triple S - T Schwertner................................55 Valley “B” Enterprises - J. Butt....................55 XX Expica Permanente................................37
International
Ganaderia Dolores......................................27 Ganaderia Tovartlan...................................25 Hacienda La Esperanza...............................C3 Meba Pavitos........................................46, 47 Rancho Agua Zarca.................................... 46 Rancho Chapopote.................................... 46 Rancho Chila.............................................. 46 Rancho El Coposo....................................... 46 Rancho Puente De Dios.............................. 46 Rancho Rosa Blanca................................... 46 Rosa Del Alba..............................................31
Contact: Dinah Weil
PO Box 809, Rosharon, TX 77583 Phone: 713-204-0995 E-mail: hkcattle@hkcattle.com Web site: www.hkcattle.com
JONES BRAHMAN RANCH James B. Jones, M.D. • Shae Hooks-Franklin 3849 Lane Of The Oaks • Orange, Texas 77630 409-474-1080 Phone • 409-886-5303 Fax
Th e As soc i a t e s LA PRECIOSA, LLC
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1800 Miami, Florida 33156 Owner: Elias Alfredo Charur Phone: 305-490-0800
Detering Red Brahmans Will Detering Fax: 979-826-3244 Cell: 281-989-8965 will@deteringredbrahmans.com Michael Martin Cell: 409-739-5091 www.deteringredbrahmans.com
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HACIENDA LA ESPERANZA
Raimundo and Regina Riojas Houston Office: 713-785-0053 Guatemala City Office: (502) 2420-5476 Raimundo.riojas.e@duwest.com www.haciendalaesperanza.net
HK CATTLE
Dinah Weil 3312 West FM 1462 • PO Box 809 Rosharon, Texas 77583 (30 miles South of Houston) phone: 713-204-0995 e-mail: hkcattle@hkcattle.com Website: www.hkcattle.com
JONES BRAHMAN RANCH James B. Jones, M.D. Shae Hooks-Franklin 3849 Lane Of The Oaks Orange, Texas 77630 409-474-1080 Phone 409-886-5303 Fax
3X RANCH
Emily Dial PO Box 265 Placedo, Texas 77977 361-897-2000 210-824-1995
Iron Shirt Brahmans
Charlie Bailey Houston, Texas 77098 214-883-0456 cbaileyex@earthlink.net www.ironshirtbrahmans.com
Watkins Cattle Company Stuart L. Watkins Welsh, Louisiana 337-842-6294 watkinscattle@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/watkinscattlecompany
Twitter: @StuartLWatkins