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Is Your Cowherd Efficient?
View from the Board by Andy LeDoux
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Genetics and Nutrition Work Hand in Hand
From the Corner Office by Myron Edelman
14 How To: Using Percentile Ranks
Data Bulletin by Kari White
16 Pivot!
Out in the Field by Angela Vesco
20 Communication: The Key To Success
Junior Connection by Tanner Aherin
22 Keeping the Records Long After the Book is Gone
Registry Tips ‘N Tricks by Kim Rounds
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Myron Edelman Executive Director myrone@gelbvieh.org (ex. 480) Angela Vesco Director of Breed Growth angelav@gelbvieh.org (ex. 484) Kari White Genetic Programs Coordinator kario@gelbvieh.org (ex. 483)
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By Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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2016 NAILE Showcase Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale
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Walter Teeter, Treasurer (2017) Mt. Ulla, NC • 704-236-7980 waltert@republicrefrigeration.com
DIRECTORS John Carrel (2017) Columbus, MT • 406-322-5991 lauriecarrel@live.com
Dustin Rippe (2015) Belleville, KS • 316-323-4874 dustin.rippe@yahoo.com
Leland Clark (2017) Barnard, KS • 785-792-6244 prcc@twinvalley.net
Lowell Rogers (2015) Seminary, MS • 601-270-4152 lrdrsmiley@gmail.com
Dennis Gustin (2016) Mandan, ND • 701-663-7266 gustindd@wildblue.net
Klint Sickler (2017) Gladstone, ND • 701-483-5250 klintsickler@hotmail.com
Doug Hughes (2017) Max Meadows, VA • 276-620-4271 lwhf@wiredog.com
Randy Sienknecht (2016) Gladbrook, IA • 319-290-3763 rmsink1209@msn.com
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Is Your Cowherd Efficient? By Andy LeDoux
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n today’s beef industry, there are many buzzwords: local, organic, and sustainable. These words are often used to compound what I like to call the drama effect, and this most often causes an emotional response. In this day and age, it seems most of us are too comfortable doing business as usual — like my dad, and his dad did things. Like most new technology in the beef industry, it seems that the first responders normally reap the benefits. The discussion on feed efficient cattle is still relatively new, but again, the first seedstock producers that acknowledged the need are getting to set the standards within the industry and reap the rewards. One segment of efficiency that is almost non-existent today is efficiency within the cowherd. The main reason for this is the inability to gather data on grazing herds in different geographical regions across the country. Efficiency in a cowherd could possibly be the kingpin within future beef production. To me, the word efficiency is synonymous with profitability. So, with regional requirements and locations being held neutral, profitability now takes center stage. Profitability on the ranch is determined primarily by two factors: 1. Pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed 2. Control of production costs, e.g., feed costs Increasing costs associated with feeding supplements to the cowherd may lead to greater distinctions between economic and biologic efficiency. A proven and simple way to enhance biologic efficiency is to readily adopt heterosis into your cowherd. Heterosis is responsible for the largest improvements in lowly heritable traits. Balancer® cattle have been shown to be an efficient method to improve reproductive efficiency in commercial cowherds regardless of the region. All research points that the most cost effective way to improve efficiency in the cowherd is to select for the appropriate biologic type that fits your environment or region. With that said, they should also be crossbred or Balancer-based for the added benefits of maternal heterosis as well.
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In other words, seedstock producers that are committed to improving their cowherd efficiency as well as their commercial customers better start simple. First and foremost, you should select a seedstock supplier that has a verified feed efficiency program intact. Educate yourselves on what selection indexes they place an emphasis and if this particular suppliers’ cattle will acclimate to your environment or region. The sooner you start to pay attention to the efficiency of your bull battery, the quicker your cowherd will follow suit. Reproductive success is just as important; the cowherd must breed and produce a highly marketable calf crop. Utilizing body condition scores (BCS) is one of the easiest ways to get a feel for the productivity and fleshing ability of a grazing cowherd. This approach helps readily determine if your regional forage availability is meeting nutritional requirements demanded by the high reproductive levels desired on the ranch. There are two very different mindsets on how to best achieve success when it comes to BCS and high levels of reproduction. First, is to feed the cowherd into a certain stage of somewhat forced production. I will let that thought sink in for a while, and you tell me if we all could be guilty of this one. Secondly, push our operations to find common ground with our individual environments or regions and see what they will support regarding biologic type or genotype. So again I will ask, is your cowherd efficient? Be prepared and do your research concerning efficiency because it will ultimately affect your profitability. I know at the end of the day I will be in the second group and have a cowherd that can thrive in my environment and work for me, but also exceed the expectations in efficiency of any kind. I found two articles to be helpful when researching the topic: proceedings from the Range Beef Cow Symposium titled “Feed Efficiency-How should it be used for the Cow Herd?” and “Using Genetics to Get More Efficient,” by Bob Weaber, Ph.D., cow-calf extension specialist with Kansas State University. With a little more digging, I’m sure you could find a couple more articles discussing the importance of cowherd efficiency for the future of the beef industry. D
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FROM POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY
Thank you to all the buyers and bidders for supporting our 2017 “Cowman’s Kind Bull and Female Sale.” Special thanks to our Volume Bull Buyer Hendricks Livestock, Missouri, and Volume Female Buyers RC Cattle, Kansas, and Circle E Ranch, Missouri. Other AGA members purchasing bulls include, RC Cattle and Suelter Cattle, Kansas, Barry Bigger Farms, Illinois, Hilltop Farms and Twin Peaks Gelbvieh, Missouri, Ivers Family, Minnesota, and John Hawks, Colorado.
Lot 1 purchased by Handel Farms, South Dakota.
Lot 2 purchased by Flying H Ranch, Nebraska. Lot 142 purchased by Stucky Beef Genetics and Dawson Creek Gelbvieh, Kansas.
Lot 32 purchased by Bigger Farms, Tennessee. All three pictured bulls are sons of the “Carcass Cow” 7309T. Travis Wolf purchased Lot 150, a flush sister to our 2016 National Sale entry pictured.
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Lot 121 purchased by Scott Starr, Nebraska.
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Stayability EPD indicates the potential for longevity of a female over a productive lifespan. Gelbvieh and Balancer not only excel at staying in the herd but also as a breed continue to get even better.
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he beef industry is under constant improvement of managerial practice, genetic advancement, products and equipment that improve operational efficiency and application of nutritional research. Progress over time has kept U.S beef at the forefront of world beef production. The combination of superior genetics, crossbreeding and execution of cognitive nutritional strategies are the basis for ranchers to manage both the expense and revenue sides of the profit equation. Ranchers work toward improving cowherd efficiency to control input cost by managing available feed resources on their respective operations. Likewise, producers focus on reproductive and phenotypic traits that will also suppress cowherd cost. Two measurable traits that have very large impact on limiting input cost are mature cow weight and cow longevity. Research indicates that a mature cow weight increase from 1000 to 1400 pounds can increase energy requirements by as much as 23 percent (Greiner et al. 2009). That statement in itself indicates the benefit of the Gelbvieh and Balancer cow. Why? U.S. Meat Animal Research Center data points out that the Gelbvieh cow is the most moderate of the major U.S. beef breeds, making the Gelbvieh and Balancer female the right choice for building a cowherd.
Can cattle that are moderate in mature size and that excel in reproductive efficiency and longevity also excel in growth traits? The answer is an emphatically yes! While improving on their maternal strength, Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle have also increased growth over time as well.
The benefits of strategic crossbreeding are well documented in research. Crossbreeding with a specific goal in mind maximizes the impact of heterosis. “Capturing heterosis through the use of well-planned, structured crossbreeding programs provides the best
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from the corner office GW genetic tool for enhancing reproduction,” states Greiner. The very suggestion that crossbreeding is strongly advantageous to cowherd efficiency would indicate that crossbreeding coupled with well designed nutritional planning would further benefit and increase the economic efficiency of any well-managed cow operation. Market analytics have clearly established the benefit of detailed cowherd management for proper nutrition, strategic genetic selection, good vaccination programs and value-added programs. The AGA offers commercial producers an economical and easy way to record and manage all of that information with Smart Select Service. Those who take advantage of Smart Select Service can manage pasture groups, vaccination records and breeding records that in turn allows those producers to capitalize on the value of information. The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) insists on the accuracy of EPDs or any data that suggest both cowherd reproductive success as well as the revenue traits, such as growth. To further enhance the data accuracy, the AGA has placed emphasis on increasing the genomic
information within the AGA registry. In fact, every sire that registers a calf in the AGA database has a minimum of a GGP low-density DNA panel. Since Gelbvieh is a maternal breed, the AGA has also recently began collecting heifer exposure data from every AGA member to further enhance the accuracy of the maternal influence of the Gelbvieh cow. Producers that are utilizing Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics are positioned well to utilize their nutritional management strengths and available commodities to help express genetic excellence available in Gelbvieh-influenced animals. Cattlemen and women that intensely manage every aspect of their respective cowherds now have tools available to help them record and administer the information that will indicate value and trigger desirability in the market place and the opportunity for profit. D Literature Cited Greiner, S. P. 2009. Beef Cow Size, Efficiency and Profit. Livestock Update, Virginia Cooperative Extension.
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Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Tradeshow in Nashville, Tennessee. “Soil is the obvious foundation for our industry globally,” stated session moderator Matt Poore, Ph.D., Extension livestock commodity coordinator and professor of animal science at North Carolina State University. “Taking care of the soil and allowing it to create production systems that are sustainable and viable is a very high priority for each beef producer.” In the past several years, soil health has become an increasingly popular topic of conversation when it comes to pasture management. Managing the soil of pastures means taking steps to ensure the health of the soil for maximum plant production. Shafer defined soil health as the capacity of a soil to function as a vital, living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. Further, he describes soil as a living thing which contains several diverse microorganisms. Because of this, soil health encompasses physical properties of the soil, chemical properties, and biological aspects. Soil heath is context driven and is based on the rest of the environment; therefore, land management practices have a large impact on soil health. Soil health is especially important in today’s society with an ever-increasing population. “The bottom line is we have to produce as many calories from agriculture in the 21st century as what we have produced in all of human history up to the 21st century. Even if that estimate is cut in half, it is a daunting thought,” Shafer stated. Along with this, Shafer presented a map, which predicts the amount of drought predicted in the next 30 years. These models calculate that the U.S. will undergo enlarged drought pressure in the coming decade. Because of the need for increased production in agriculture and the need for plants and pastures to maintain through the stress of drought, soil health is that much more important. A major component to nutrient health is the amount of organic carbon present in the soil. High levels of organic carbon means there is a lot of microbial activity and desirable soil changes. A study, which Shafer presented, showed there are higher levels of organic carbon in no-tillage pastures versus pastures where conventional tilling is practiced. Any disturbance to the soil, such as deep tillage causes the
cattlemen’s college GW soil to lose carbon, Chessman said. Organic carbon within the soil helps to increase the water-holding capacity of the soil, and thus, helps the soil to be more drought resilient.
virtually has no effect on the carbon in the soil, according to Shafer. Plant diversity is also greatest under moderate grazing. The more plant diversity there is, the better the soil health.
Cover crops also have a tremendous impact on soil health. Cover crops help put more carbon into the soil and consequently improve water retention and nutrient retention within the soil.
During his presentation, Chessman explained the four principles the NRCS promotes for managing grazing lands to improve soil health. The four principles are: minimize disturbance, keep the soil covered, increase system biodiversity, and maintain roots in the soil.
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“If anything represents money gone down the drain, it is losing nutrients. If you can manage the soil in a way to keep the carbon and build the carbon it will help to accomplish this,” says Shafer. According to both Shafer and Chessman, cover crops also help to minimize erosion of the soil. According to Shafer, those working in rangeland grazing systems also have control over soil health. The best thing those managing grazing systems can do is to implement a rotational grazing system. Shafer presented two soil samples, one that was taken from a continuous grazing system, and one taken from a rotational grazing pasture. And while both samples were from the same environment, the soil from the rotational system was much richer in color and thus was healthier. In this instance, the soil was healthier because of the addition of more carbon into the soil. When animals eat the top part of the plant, in many cases a portion of the roots also die off. When this happens in healthy soil, the root decomposes into the soil, which then turns into carbon. The plant then has the opportunity for regrowth in a rotational grazing system, so the cycle continues. Studies have shown increases in carbon levels within the soil in light to moderate grazing situations; whereas heavy grazing or even no grazing on a pasture
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GelbviehAuction.com and BalancerAuction.com To provide members with even more marketing opportunities, the AGA has partnered with BidOnTheBlock.com to launch an online auction site for Gelbvieh and Balancer® online sales. GelbviehAuction.com and BalancerAuction.com is the perfect place for semen sales, embryo sales and live lots. Contact Rance Long at 918-510-3464 or Jeff Stansberry at 615-479-1852 with BidOnTheBlock.com to schedule your sale.
New Members The AGA would like to welcome several new members of the AGA and AGJA in February 2017. AGA Members Blackfoot City Gelbvieh, Avon, MT 16 Tons Cattle Company, Marshfield, MO Triple R Farms, Livingston, TN Lanning Gelbvieh Farm, Lebanon, TN Robert D. Whitehead, Louisville, TN Erickson Cattle & Horse, Olathe, CO Helen Lorge, Amidon, ND JLH Gelbvieh, Tama, IA AGJA Members Addison Sharp, Wellington, CO Josie Nielsen, Rice, WA Micah Scholl, Lincoln, NE Scarlett Carney, Carbondale, CO
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How To: Using AGA Percentile Ranks By Kari White
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eedstock breeders and buyers are always looking at how their animals stack up compared to others. Knowing how an animal performs relative to the rest of the population is also a handy tool to help in making breeding decisions. Percentile rank charts published with each National Cattle Evaluation run make that comparison even easier for breeders. The question is, which chart should you use? Are lower or higher numbers more favorable? Where do I find the percentile rank charts? These are all questions asked on a regular basis at the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) office.
Where to Find: The best place to find up-to-date percentile charts is on the AGA Online Registry Service, which can be accessed by visiting the AGA homepage at www.gelbvieh. org. The summary information for the most recent National Cattle Evaluation (or NCE, as the EPD runs are called) is on the bottom, left-hand side of your screen, under “For your Information”. Under the Spring 2017 NCE heading, you will find charts for genetic trends, percentile ranks, trait leaders, progeny tested (high accuracy sires), and genetic indicator (young) sires. Percentile ranks can also be found under “Genetic Technology” on gelbvieh.org.
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Averages are listed for each group of animals (more on that later). You can also download the list by clicking on “Percentile Ranks” under Spring 2017 Summary.
Which Chart to Use: Different groups of percentile ranks can be used for different groups of animals. Percentile ranks are separated by Gelbvieh and Balancer breed makeup. Within breed, animals are separated into active sires, active dams, and non-parent animals. For example, if you had a purebred herd sire you were using in your breeding program, you would use the “Gelbvieh Active Sire” list. If you were looking at buying a yearling Balancer bull, you would use the “Balancer Non-parent” list to size-up his EPDs. Percentage animals, including animals that might have breed compositions including three or more breeds, should be compared against the Balancer lists.
Which Numbers are More Favorable: Percentile ranks can be a bit confusing at first glance, but actually simplify things because a lower number (closer to 1) is always more favorable. For example, if I have a bull in the top 5 percent for weaning weight (where a greater weight is better), that means only 5 percent of bulls are better than mine for weaning weight. The same rule would apply for a trait like yield grade, where a smaller EPD is more favorable. If I have a bull in the top 5 percent for yield grade, it means only 5 percent of bulls are better than mine for yield grade. Still have questions? Call the AGA office (p: 303.465.2333) or email kario@gelbvieh.org. D
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Pivot! By Angela Vesco
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ivot. Pivot! PIVOT!!” If anyone is a fan of the famous TV show “Friends” you may know the scene I am referring to when I say “Pivot!”. For those of you who may not know exactly what I am talking about let me give you a bit of background. “Friends” was an extremely popular TV show that ran on NBC from 1994 to 2014 and focused on the lives of 20 to 30-something-year-olds in New York City. In one particular episode, one of the show’s characters, Ross, decided that he needed a new couch for his apartment. And of course, the way to get to the apartment is up a tightly wound set of stairs (like the ones you helped your kids move furniture up and down in college, yeah those…). Anyways, Ross is in the lead hauling this huge couch up the stairs with his friends, Chandler and Rachel helping from below. Ross is trying to direct his friends on moving the monstrous couch,
and he keeps repeating “Pivot” when they come to a turn. Then he begins to yell “Pivot!” over and over again at the top of his lungs to Chandler and Rachel, blaming them for not obeying what he is telling them. It is a hilarious scene that I laugh at no matter how many times I have seen it! But what isn’t quite so funny is when we have to pivot in life. What do I mean by that? Well, we are constantly faced with challenges every day in our personal lives and work lives, and for many of us in the cattle business, those are one in the same. When we face challenges, we come to a point where we have to make a decision. That decision can be to go in a new direction and discover new opportunities, or it can be to keep going the direction we already were going, and we get stuck wishing for what could have been. We are just coming out of an interesting spring bull sale season. It was a season of highs and lows. Some came away happy; some came away disappointed. As I traveled this spring, I got to see these experiences firsthand and see what the seedstock producer and the commercial producer
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out in the field GW goes through on sale day. I get to meet so many different producers in my travels and hear their different stories of how they run cows. But the one thing everyone has in common is wishing for the prices we had in 2014. In just about every conversation I have had with commercial and seedstock producers I hear, “The prices aren’t what they were in 2014, but we are still hopeful!” My typical response is to smile and nod my head. But what I really should have responded with was, “Pivot!” We all are aware by now that we are not going to get those historical prices back anytime soon. That was such a phenomenon in the market that we cannot rely upon. In fact, when can we ever truly, 100 percent depend on the cattle market? When the market conditions aren’t what we want, we need to pivot and find another way to keeping moving forward. There are so many companies that had to pivot and thrived because of it. A great story about having to pivot comes from the late 1890s into the early 1900s (so you know that this isn’t a new concept). A salesman was making a living in Chicago going from door to door selling soap and baking powder. Part of his sales pitch was including a free pack of chewing gum
with each purchase. To make a long story short, he noticed how popular the chewing gum had become that he went into manufacturing gum, hence the birth of Wrigley. Now, I know you are just dying to know what happened with Ross and his couch so let me tell you! He ended up getting frustrated with it, cutting it in half and returning it to the store for store credit. Needless to say, the store didn’t give him any credit for it. But the point is, he realized that particular couch he so badly wanted, did not work out for him like he thought. He had to readjust his sights to a more practical option. So no matter what challenges you may face, whether it is the market prices or weather or whatever else, there is always the option to pivot and find a different direction that will still take you towards your goals. We have to make adjustments and approach situations from different angles. There are so many different options out there to lead us to our goals that it would be silly of us to dwell on the past and keep wishing for what we had instead of looking to the future for new opportunities. D
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Gelbvieh Association Welcomes Tom Strahm as Commercial Marketing Director those principles goals of feeder and commercial female marketing avenues, as well as serving cowcalf producers and the entire beef industry. Strahm will also work with AGA members to assist them in building demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics. “The Meeting Modern Industry Demands strategic plan is focused on the success of the commercial beef industry. We will need just the right team members to meet the goals of the strategic plan. Tom brings that industry experience we were looking for, with experience in purchasing both feeder and market-ready cattle. He will be able to put this experience to work for our cowcalf producers as well as the feedyards that are feeding Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle”, says Myron Edelman, AGA executive director. Strahm will be based out of his home in Kansas and began his role on March 1, 2017. He can be reached by calling the AGA office at 303-465-2333 or by email at tom@gelbvieh.org. D
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Communication: The Key to Success By Tanner Aherin
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ventually, there comes a time when each individual has to enter the job market to find a career that best suits them. Strengths and qualities for each individual may be different, but there’s endless opportunities and professions where their skills can be valued. Currently, I am in the middles of this process, and one of my college professors presented some information I thought could be vital for being successful in finding the job I most desire. According to Job Outlook 2016 from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, over 70 percent of the employers seek potential employees who show impressive written communication skills and approximately 69 percent desire future members of their staff to possess superior verbal communication qualities. Excellence in communication skills allow individuals to be a superb leader who make it easy for people below to follow, or be able to effectively communicate with fellow employees while working on group projects. Both leadership and the ability to work in a team were at the top of the list as well. Even if someone is their “own boss” when they manage a family-owned ranch or feedyard, there are countless reasons why it is still critical to possess professional communication attributes. The first one that comes to mind is customer relationships. Not only the ability to put on a sales pitch, but also being able to inform customers with general industry knowledge or trends in an educated
Mary Bea Martin, Junior Coordinator 303-465-2333 • marybea@gelbvieh.org Emily Griffith, Adult Advisor Kendallville, IN • 260-242-1552 ejgriffiths.eg@gmail.com Andrea Murray, Adult Advisor Kingfisher, OK • 405-368-9601 murrayfarm@pldi.net Mike & Toni Shrewsbury, Adult Advisors Lathrop, MO • 816-528-3644 mikeshrews@aol.com
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manner can be invaluable when it comes to selling your stock. With the current Veterinary Feed Directive regulations that became effective January 1, it is vital to have a good veterinary-client relationship. Without getting into too many details, there’s a lot of paperwork and requirements that must be approved by the vet before some products can be used. This can make the process a bit of a headache, but if you possess the ability to effectively communicate with your veterinarian, these new regulations should not cause too much grief. In the feedyard setting it is important you are communicating with not only your vet, but the pharmaceutical sales representative to ensure the product is being used in the correct or most efficient method. There’s a magnitude of other situations in these settings when superior communication skills can be valuable assets. Strong communication abilities can also come in handy when it’s time to make breeding decisions. Talking with fellow cattle breeders and your area semen sales representative can provide you with information to help make the decision. The American Gelbvieh Junior Association provides many opportunities for its members to improve their communication abilities. The sales talk competition gives the members a chance to work with customers in a realworld scenario, the judging contest requires contestants to orally defend their placing decisions, the impromptu speaking contests help devlop the ability to think on your feet and the creative writing contest focuses on improving non-verbal communication. Hopefully, everyone realizes the importance of possessing superior verbal and written communication attributes to be successful in whatever career path is ahead. D
Sydney Bigger, President (2015) Media, IL • biggersydney@gmail.com
Caitlin Griffin (2016) Westminster, SC • caitlingriffin22@yahoo.com
Tiana Garcia, Vice President (2015) Las Animas, CO • tianam.garcia@outlook.com
Jesse Henson (2016) Canton, NC • hensonjlee@gmail.com
Kyle Vehige, V.P. of Leadership (2016) Bonnots Mill, MO • kyle_vehiege@hotmail.com
Carter Mitchell (2015) Appleton City, MO • carter15@ksu.edu
Aubree Beenken, Secretary (2015) Buckingham, IA • abeenken@iastate.edu
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GW registry tips ‘n tricks
Keeping the Records Long After the Book is Gone
the owner of the pasture, for this column, use your member ID.
By Kim Rounds
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tip my hat to any cattleman or woman who has made a calving book last through an entire season moderately intact and with legible entries. Any seasoned farmer or rancher knows that mud, snow, feed truck dashboards, cattle dogs, and small children all take their toll on those trusty pocket-sized books. The staff at AGA may not have the perfect solution to keeping those books functional all season, but there is hope for making sure that information is saved and easily accessible. One of the most underutilized and handy features of the AGA Online Registry Service is the Pasture Groups page. Within Pasture Groups, members can manage their cattle’s physical location, pasture exposure, record AI dates, track vaccinations, follow synchronizations, and mark a palpation call. “Pasture Groups” can be found in the left hand column of the Registry under ‘Herd Management’.
To Record Exposure Data and Pasture Movement: First, be sure that you have pastures listed in the account. This can be a comprehensive list of all leases, pastures, and facilities cattle may be located; or, it can act as a list to record pasture breedings for heifers versus aged cows. To create a new pasture, fill out the information in the boxes at the bottom of the box in the top left with the column titles ‘Pasture’ and ‘Description’. The lines titled ‘Premise’ indicates
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To move cattle to a different pasture, select all of the animals that will be moving by checking the box next to their tattoo in the grey column. To select all cows, click ‘All’ at the top of that column. After selecting all of the cows to be moved to one location, enter the date these cattle moved into the box toward the top left of the screen. After entering the date the cattle were moved, select the pasture they moved to in the far left side of the box listing the different pastures. Once the correct pasture is selected, click ‘Move’ in the box to the top right of the screen.
registry tips ‘n tricks GW If cows were moved into a pasture with a bull, that exposure data is automatically recorded on the females’ breeding page and can be utilized when recording a calf, which saves time.
To Record AI Dates: To have the option of recording AI dates, your Semen Inventory must first be full, or have bulls listed. If the Semen Inventory is currently empty, straws can be added or updated quickly by accessing the Inventory under ‘Breeding’ in the left hand column. Add a new bull and the quantity of straws owned, provided the bull is a qualified AI sire. If semen is already in the inventory, the AI feature will be available in the top right hand column. First, enter the date that the cows were AI’ed in the line at the top left of the screen. Then, select the correct sire from the drop-down menu and enter the number of straws used during the breeding season. Next, select the females that were AI’ed to that sire by checking the box in the grey column to the right of their tattoo and click ‘Apply AI Breedings’.
To Enter Pregnancy Information: Under “Palpate”, there are eight scores that can be recorded on a cow ranging from “Open” to “SiC 8” (Safe in Calf, eight months bred). To apply these pregnancy checks, enter the date this call was made in the top left hand side of the screen. Then, select the cows that fall under each score and click the score itself. For example, if you have five cows that are all SiC 6’s, check the box to the right of those cows tattoo in the grey column and then select SiC 6 and the score will be applied to those selected cows.
To Track Vaccinations: Most features in the Pasture Groups page work very similarly, and vaccinations are no different. To record which vaccines (both preventative group vaccinations and therapeutic individual applications) were administered, enter the date in the top left hand side of the page. Then, under ‘Vaccinate’, record the product details. Not all of the information listed under ‘Vaccinate’ is required, so record the information that is most important to you personally. Next, select the cows vaccinated on that date and click ‘Apply Vaccinations’.
Our goal at the AGA is for our Online Registry Service to function not only as a traditional registry, but also to help track data that is critical to daily operations. If you ever have questions on using the pasture grouping on the AGA Online Registry Service, feel free to contact Kim Rounds by email kim@gelbvieh.org or phone (303) 465-2333 at the office. D
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Turning Grass into Cash By Rebecca Mettler
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undamentally we are in the business of turning grass into cash,” said Dennis Hancock, associate professor and state forage extension specialist with the University of Georgia.
Hancock spoke to the importance of managing forages to meet beef cattle nutrition to the attendees of the 24th Annual Cattlemen’s College held during the Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Tradeshow in Nashville, Tennessee. “With steers in a backgrounding or stocker operation, I think it’s easy to see the relationship between (forage) quality and animal performance,” Hancock said. “If we take 6-weight steers and are trying to make them gain 2.5 pounds per day, we are going to have to bring the groceries to them.” With a requirement of 74 percent Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN) in that particular scenario, a high-quality forage must be supplied. Even then, it could be challenging to deliver enough protein, depending on the region of the country. “It might surprise some, but in the eastern U.S., protein is usually more easily met than in the western U.S. where the protein can be a limiting factor,” according to Hancock. Knowing the nutrient requirements for cattle in differing stages of production is crucial to the overall success of a cattle operation. For example, early in the lactation cycle crude protein levels need to be 12 percent with at TDN of 60. As they get further in the lactation, the requirements drop and are even lower at weaning. However, the above levels are assuming that the goal is to maintain the animal’s condition over a certain period. Nutrient requirements dramatically increase if the goal is to gain condition. The bottom line, producers need to make sure that every class of cattle in different stages of production is receiving the proper nutrition, stated Hancock. It’s also important to understand the factors that can promote high-quality forage. Hancock listed these seven factors as the most important for affecting forage quality:
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1. Plant Maturity An overly mature plant won’t be as digestible. Once the plant reaches 80 to 90 percent of it’s growth, the rate of growth slows down, and the plant develops more fiber and lignin. The added fiber and lignin is what decreases the digestibility and palatability. Hancock simply suggests producers need to graze or cut the forage for hay or baleage before it reaches the maturity threshold of 80 percent. In the end, it could equate to more tons of higher quality forage for cattle spread between multiple grazing periods or hay cuttings. For example, if fescue is cut in the spring during the late boot stage (producing 1.5 tons to the acre) and then again following appropriate regrowth (producing 1.5 tons to the acre), producers could expect to harvest a larger quantity of higher quality forage when compared to harvesting once when the plant is in the dough stage, which is very mature (producing 2.5 tons to the acre).
2. Forage Species There are dramatic differences in the types of forage species that grow in different regions of the U.S. “Grow the highest quality species that will persist in your environment.” Looking at the production cycle, dry cows, lactating cows and stocker animals need varying levels of nutrients. Does the forage fed to cows through grazing or hay meet those needs? For maintenance, producers can usually get by with most grass species. However, lactating cows might need a boost. “We can do that with bermudagrass, but we have to have some high quality bermudagrass to reach the upper benchmark for those lactating beef cows,” according to Hancock. “But, if we add some legumes we can bump that up enough to more reliably hit that benchmark.”
3. Bale Storage “How we store that bale has a huge impact on forage quality.” In the Southeast, a lot of hay is stored outside on the ground; thus, weathering can wreak havoc on a producer’s ability to feed high-quality forage. It’s not uncommon for the outer four inches of a bale to be weather damaged, which represents 25 percent of the bale. “For every four bales we put up, we are wasting one bale. We are paying for that barn whether we build it or
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6. Fertilization
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“Some may be surprised that fertilization is so low on the list, but regarding forage quality, it’s not the end all, be all.”
Different species are susceptible to rain damage at different levels. Rain damage on orchard grass is much more severe than bermudagrass. The timing of rain damage is critical to its effect on the forage. Rain within a few hours of cutting has less of an impact on forage quality compared to hay that is almost dry, according to Hancock.
5. Moisture Content Allow forage to drop to the appropriate moisture content: 15 percent moisture for round bales and 18 percent moisture for square bales. The worst-case scenario with high moisture dry bales is a fire, but even mild heat injury can affect forage quality because it decreases the amount of available protein through the heating process.
In fact, research has shown that dramatically increasing the amounts of nitrogen applied to the soil does not make that much of a difference to increase digestibility, only crude protein. Plus, with an increase in crude protein above 15 percent in forage, Hancock then worries about nitrate poisoning.
7. Variety “The variety does make a difference. With our bermudagrass, and same could be said for the alfalfa and fescue varieties; variety makes a difference in not only yield but quality as well.” Hancock left Cattlemen’s College attendees with one parting thought, “Grass grows grass. If we leave a few inches what are we doing? We are feeding the soil microbes. It’s going to grow back faster, stronger and higher quality with less fiber.” D
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GW junior news AGJA Lineup of Summer Events The American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) is gearing up for a summer filled with their biggest events.
Eastern Regional • Dixieland Classic Date: June 2-4, 2017 Location: Batesville Civic Center 290 Civic Center Dr. Batesville, MS 38606 Contact Persons: Beverly Manning 662.609.1056 Mary Bea Martin AGA Jr. Coordinator 303.465.2333 Entry and Transfer Deadline: May 1, 2017
Western Regional • Gelbvieh on the Santa Fe Trail Date: June 2-4, 2017
Location: Bent County Fairgrounds 1499 Ambassador Thompson Blvd. Las Animas, CO 81054 Contact Persons: Teresa Garcia 719-469-2052 Mary Bea Martin AGA Jr. Coordinator 303.465.2333 Entry Deadline: May 15, 2017
2017 AGJA Big Red Classic Hosted by the Gelbvieh Junior Association in Nebraska Date: June 25-30, 2017 Location: Nebraska State Fairgrounds, Grand Island, Nebraska Headquarters Hotel Boarders Inn and Suites 3333 Ramada Road Grand Island, Nebraska 68801 Phone: 308-384-5150
HELP OUR YOUTH GROW Support the AGJA and become a sponsor for the 2017 AGJA Big Red Classic! Sponsorship opportunities include champions, divisions, classes and contest winners. All sponsors will be recognized during the show at the banquet, on the AGA website and in the August Gelbvieh World Sponsorship deadline is May 15, 2017. Contact Mary Bea Martin at the AGA Office • 303-465-2333 or e-mail marybea@gelbvieh.org or any AGJA Board Member.
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junior news GW AGJA room block is open until June 1, 2017. Cancelations are non-refundable after June 10, 2017. Overflow Hotels: Americas Best Value Inn and Suites, MainStay Suites , Rodeway Inn, Super 8, Comfort Inn, Candlewood Inn & Suites Campsites are available on the fairgrounds. Please contact the Nebraska State Fair for campground booking. Contact Persons: Rick Lammers 308.325.7146 Mary Bea Martin AGA Jr. Coordinator 303.465.2333 Entry Deadline: May 25, 2017 Additional Big Red Classic Information Rule packet, contest information and resources can be found on the Junior Classic page under the Juniors tab on www.gelbvieh.org. All contests that require submission prior to arrival at Junior Classic, as well as AGJA Board of Director and AGJA scholarship applications must be submitted by May 25, 2017.
“The Summit” – Big Dream Big Team
Shorthorn, and Simmental Junior Associations August 3-6, 2017, Lincoln, Nebraska Open to all youth wanting to learn more about the beef industry (ages 14-22) Highlights- Visiting University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, and Geneseek DNA Laboratory Online registration opens April 1, 2017. Application Deadline: July 1, 2017 Please visit gelbvieh.org for updated information on all AGJA summer events.
NAILE to Host Gelbvieh and Balancer® Junior Show The North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky, will hold the inaugural Gelbvieh and Balancer Junior Show in 2017. Please check back for more details regarding the event. Let’s show Louisville what AGJA and Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle are all about!
IGS Youth Leadership Conference hosted by Gelbvieh,
Thank You! We want to extend a huge Thank You to all of those who bid on and purchased bulls and heifers at our 27th Annual Production Sale. It’s our commitment to excellence that allows us to produce high quality Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics that are certain to go out and work in the real world.
Thank you to those who purchased the high selling bulls. Holle Gelbvieh Eric Shipporeit T & B Farms JGP Gelbvieh Dannehl Brothers
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Benchmarking Your Herd to Improve Profitability
Overhead expenses can also have an effect on profitability. These would include building and machinery depreciation, hired labor, property taxes, farm insurance, interest and miscellaneous (Table 3).
By Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator
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enchmarking your herd can be an important tool to look at your cost and revenues compared to other beef producers. Producers can look at where their expenses are high compared to other similar cow-calf producers. Benchmarking can give you better feedback the more similar the operation. Once you have identified your high costs category or reduced revenues, form a strategy to overcome the challenge. Questions that you might ask yourself are: 1) can I change price, 2) can I change quantity i.e. pounds, and 3) if I change quantity, will it increase costs? Remember the simple equation for profit equals total revenue minus total costs. When we look at costs, feed costs are the largest costs that we deal with. Table 1 has Nebraska & South Dakota feed costs per cow 2015, 34 Farms.
Other costs that have significance for beef cow/calf operations are repairs, veterinary expenses, breeding fees, and total direct expenses. Table 2 shows some of these direct expenses.
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Table 4 contains cost of production per cwt of calf produced as well as some of the production parameters for the different profitability groups.
Cost control is the key to profitability of a cowcalf operation. In some cases you may want to spend more; an example would be protein and minerals. The low profit producers spent the least amount in this area. The cow’s nutrient requirements must be met in order for adequate reproductive performance. The low profitability group had a higher culling rate. Notice the high profitability producers spent less on most costs and received a higher price per hundred weight than the low profitability producers. This data was generated from the FINBIN data at the University
of Minnesota and can be found at https://finbin.umn.edu/. If you are interested in collecting data for your operation, the Nebraska Farm Business, Inc. is looking for more beef herds to enroll. They may be reached by phone at (402) 464-6324. You may also calculate your cost using the Cow-Calf Cost Cow-Q-Lator which can be found at http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/ westcentral/ag-economics. There is also information on calculating your cost of production on the UNL Beef website at http://beef.unl.edu/. I may be contacted at rsaner2@unl.edu or by phone at 308-532-2683. D Source: University of NebraskaLincoln
Thank you to all the bidders and buyers who made our Power in the blood Online Elite Female & Embryo Sale A great success! 8 Females Averaged $5656.25 30 Elite Embryo Lots Averaged $495/lot Green Hills Gelbvieh, NC Nitchie Cattle Company, NE Coles Bend Cattle, KY Karlie Alexander, OK Sunview Acres, MO
Gravely Cattle Company, TN Creek View Farms, IN Clayton Main, IN Yonder Mountain Farm, NC Eby & Davidson, SC
A special Thank You to Skyler Martin for all of your help with our online sale!
2017 NATIONAL SALE
Thank you LeDoux Ranch, KS, for purchasing 1/2 embryo interest out of CMGF Clinch MT Ms Impact 1339A for $9,000. Thank you Hilltop Farms, MO, for your purchase of the pick of our 2016 fall born calves for $11,000.
BCFG BUTLERS 133C
2016 Dirt Road Junior Classic Grand Champion Balancer Female 2016 NAILE Grand Champion Balancer Female 2017 NWSS Grand Champion Balancer Female
Sire of BCFG Butlers 133C BCFG BUTLERS BISMARK 512Z Semen available private treaty CED 21 PG30 2.10
BW WW -4.7 69 ST YG 4 -0.63
YW 111 CW 29
MK 27 REA 1.15
TM CEM HP 62 10 -2.79 MB $COW FPI 0.32 56.05 89.74
Top 2% of breed for CED, YG & REA • Top 3% for BW • Top 15% for CEM
Butler Creek Farm Milton, TN
Michael & Barbi
615.286.2799 (H) • 615.351.1071 (C)
Zach & Autumn
615.286.1017 (H) • 615.308.8628 (C) Ethan • 580.699.1426 (C)
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Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 36th Annual Bull Sale
Saturday, March 4, 2017 At the Ranch, Selby, South Dakota Auctioneers: Lynn and Seth Weishaar Reported by Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson Sale Averages: 105 Yearling Balancer®.................................... $3,791 15 Yearling Gelbvieh-Influenced.................. $3,490 38 Yearling Angus........................................... $3,921 18 Fall Balancers & Angus............................. $3,804 176 Bulls.......................................................... $3,844 Warm spring weather and hospitality greeted the crowd on hand for Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 36th Annual Bull Sale at the ranch west of Selby on Saturday, March 4. Owners Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson and Brian and DeDee Begeman offered a quality set of bulls. A total of 176 Gelbvieh, Balancer® and Angus bulls averaged $3,844 and sold into eight states. Nearly 90 percent of the buyers were repeat customers and many bought in volume. Commanding the top price at $13,000 was Lot 5 purchased by Bar Arrow Gelbvieh from Phillipsburg, Kansas. The homozygous black and homozygous polled Balancer yearling was sired by Connealy Revelation and out of one of the herd’s top cows, W413, who is a Dam of Merit and was also mother of the high-selling bull in the 2016 sale.
Repeat customers Arla and Jay Poindexter of P Spear Ranch, Ree Heights, SD, took home nine quality Balancer bulls. John Haefner of Mound City, South Dakota, nabbed the high-selling Angus bull, Lot 175, at $7,750. A son of Connealy Big Money, he posted a 118 ADG ratio and a 1445-lb. YW. Skip Rau, another long-time customer, bought the high-selling fall-born Angus bull, Lot 165 at $6,250. He was sired by Woodhill Daybreak and indexed 125 on test. Haefner struck again purchasing the two high-selling Gelbvieh-influenced bulls, Lot 134 and 138, both at $6,000. Both were black yearling sired by DLW Alumni 7513A, the 2014 Gelbvieh Futurity champion bull.
Larry Thompson of Glenham, South Dakota, a Lazy TV Ranch customer for more than 30 years, took home Lot 18 at a final bid of $8,500. The black Balancer yearling was sired by Tombstone 050 and posted calving, performance and carcass EPDs in the top third of the Gelbvieh breed. Leading off the red Balancer offering was Lot 92 that sold to Dan Materi, Strasburg, North Dakota, for $8,500. Sired by IDRA Victory 0034, he indexed 123 for ADG and 117 for yearling weight. Two more red Balancer Victory sons brought $8,000 including Lot 95 purchased by longtime customers Merle and Adrienne Hicks from Martin, South Dakota, and Lot 98 bought by Jim Houck of Akaska, South Dakota.
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Justin Thompson and daughter Ryli of McLaughlin, SD, were volume buyers of the Balancer and Angus offering.
Dispersal RETI REM ENT
Everything Goes!
FRIDAY MAY 5, 2017 | 9:30 AM RUTLEDGE, GEORGIA
Selling
400
Head
ANGUS & BALANCER CATTLE
B F Greenlee Rose 116
One of the greatest phenotype producers to ever reside in Georgia. Many descendants sell.
130 Fall Split Pairs | 30 Winter Pairs | 50 Fall Bred Heifers Select ET calves | 50 18mo+ Bulls Embryos & Semen Packages EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO FARM/RANCH Top of the Line Hay Equipment Cattle Chutes, Panels, Creep Feeders Tractors & Sprayers, it all goes! WE ARE RETIRING!
BT Everelda Entense 58L
3/4 sister to BT Right Time 24J She sells along with several daughters by 004.
VER LeeAnn 309M
Many descendants sell out of this proven Gelbvieh leader.
Pine Coulee Lucy Y4
This 6807 daughter sells with progeny by Renown, Resource & MAR Innovation
John Deere 6150R
Lely Welger Baler
1999 AgChem Rogator RG854
Stop by the farm anytime to view Cattle & Equipmant VERNER FARMS: Adam Verner 706.474.0091 | Alan Verner 706.342.5667 | Megan Verner 706.424.6053 Todd Alford 706.207.9454 | Holly Alford 706.270.3994 | Graham Blagg 530.913.6418 Auctioneer: Col. Jered Shipman 806.983.7226
Visit VernerFarmsLLC.Com &
www.CattLeInDemanD.Com for more information
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MIDWEST BREEDERS
KANSAS
Bar Arrow Cattle Company
LIZ OSWALD 620.662.0862 (h) ANDY OSWALD 620.662.5489 (o) 620.664.4692 (c)
HUTCHINSON, KS
KEN SCHMUCKER Herdsman 620.960.1189 (c) oswald.j@sbcglobal.net
B/F Cattle Company
Specializing in Forage Raised
Balancer® Bulls on K-31
Culling practices on cows/bulls second to NONE! For information, contact:
Route 1, Box 407 • Butler, MO 64730
Stuar t Jar vis
660 • 492 • 2808
26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, KS 67661
e-mail: bararrow@ruraltel.net • 785/543-5177
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“Where workin’ cattle and eye appeal come full circle”
Timothy Mulroy • 785-640-6401 Mayetta, KS • tim@blackgoldinc.biz
John & Carla Shearer 2815 Navajo Rd. • Canton, KS 67428 circle_s@hometelco.net 620.628.4621
620.654.6507 (John Cell) • 620.654.6731 (Johnny Cell)
Annual Production Sale 1st Saturday in April
diamond v gelbvieh
POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY 3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418 Bill Clark: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.792.6208 Fax: 785.792.6250 Email: prcc@twinvalley.net
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Randy odle
1210 G Rd. Stockton, ks 67669 785.737.3319 diamondv@live.com Building Gelbvieh Genetics since 1989
Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available. Al, Mary & Nick Knapp Cell: (913) 219-6613 18291 158th Street H: (913) 724-4105 Bonner Springs, KS 66012 FAX: (913) 724-4107 e-mail: knappa@swbell.net
Committed to raising quality seedstock Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle
Elmer, Brenda, Brad & Benny McWilliams Asbury, MO 64832 • 417-642-5871 • 417-529-0081(cell)
MISSOURI Judd Ranch Inc.
Dave & Cindy Judd Nick, Ginger Judd & Family Brent & Ashley Judd 423 Hwy. K-68 • Pomona, KS 66076 785/ 566-8371
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Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112
scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com
17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601
If you’re not here, how does your customer find you?
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MIDWEST BREEDERS NOWACK
NEBRASKA
Cattle Company Owensville, MO
Mark & Patty Goes
Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle
Jared, Caisie, Brooke & Cameron
39414 SW 75th Rd. Odell, NE 68415 (402) 766-3627
Gilbert & Debra
573.280.4633 573.646.3477 Bulls marketed through Seedstock Plus Go to seedstockplus.com for sale dates, catalogs & videos
GELBVIEHV BALANCERV ANGUS
Private Treaty Bull & Heifer Sales • Orchard, NE Val Livingston • www.88ranch.com • 402-655-2288
ROCKING GV GELBVIEH Polled Fullblood Gelbvieh Cattle Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Wehner 22533 Spencer Lane Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-7502
Jeff Swanson • 308/337-2235 10908 724 Road • Oxford, NE 68967 Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February
GELBVIEH
RogeRs Valley FaRm gelbVieh
BALANCER
J. J. Boehler
70948 L Rd. , Orleans, NE 68966 308-473-7342 • 308-999-0207
Breed for Tomorrow’s Cattle Today!
A Breed Leader in Tenderness & Marbling–
www.rogersvfg.com P.O. Box 51 Mendon, MO 64660 (660) 272-3805 (O) (660-375-7266 (C)
Cedar Top Ranch Scott & Raberta Starr 212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163
Ronald RogeRs
email: rogers_valley_farm_feedlot@hotmail.com
Gelbvieh SprinG Flood ranch balancer® Jim & Sherri Michaletz 1397 Spring Flood Rd Goodman, MO 64843 417-364-5297 (O) 479-366-1234 (C) Email: jmichal@netins.net www.springfloodranch.blogspot.com
(H): 308-587-2293 • (C): 308-530-3900 cedartopranch@gpcom.net Eldon Starr: 1-800-535-6173 or Rich Johnson: 402-368-2209
FLYING
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GENETICS
Nebraska & Missouri
Kyle Helms - NE
Cody Helms - NE/MO
308/962-6940 kyle@flyinghgenetics.com
303/842-9071 cody@flyinghgenetics.com
Aaron Ishmael - MO
Visit us on the web & Facebook! www.flyinghgenetics.com
417/309-0062 aaron@flyinghgenetics.com
Scott Wolf Travis Wolf 308.537.3588 308.529.3733 Gothenburg, NE • wolfgelbvieh@gmail.com www.facebook/wolfgelbvieh.com
Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit
Myron & Valerie Bahm
Stay Connected!
4375 White Oak Rd Fordland, MO 65652
417-753-3578(h) • 417-576-0687(c)
email: whiteoakfarms@live.com
Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer
®
Promote for Success! Upcoming Advertising Deadlines: July Gelbvieh World Early copy deadline: May 22 Regular rates deadline: May 30
Call 303-465-2333 today!
Bulls For The BeeF Business Gelbvieh F Balancer F Red Angus F Angus F Angus Hybrids Randy & Leslie Lemke 1757 Road 2500, (H) 402-756-7090 Lawrence, NE 68957 (C) 402-469-2284 rllemke@gtmc.net www.lemkecattle.com
Keep up to date with shows, sales and other events by visiting www.GELBVIEH.org
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Correction to NWSS Coverage
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n the coverage of the 2017 National Gelbvieh and BalancerÂŽ Show at the National Western Stock Show in the March Gelbvieh World, we missed providing a photo of one of the division winning Balancer bulls. We apologize for the oversight. Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf LWHF Black Diamond 814C Little Windy Hill Farms, Max Meadows, Va. Purchased by Rippey Farms of Galax, Va. during the Gelbvieh and Balancer National Sale Sire: PCC Witten 111A
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf LWHF Black Diamond 814C Little Windy Hill Farms, Max Meadows, Va. Sire: PCC Witten 111A
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Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Annual Bull Sale
February 11, 2017 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Dickinson, North Dakota Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt Reported by: Klint Sickler Sale Averages: 40 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls...........................$4,408 Purebred Bred Females..................................$2,675 Purebred Open Females................................$2,317
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fter a winter that has blanketed much of North Dakota in record snowfall, a spring heat wave arrived just in time for a beautiful sale day for Prairie Hills Gelbvieh. Lot 1, PHG Dominator D78, was the high selling bull of the day selling for $12,000 to the team of Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK, and JSJ Livestock, Hartney, MB, for full possession and half semen interest. This powerful
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purebred son of BABR Dominance 4280B caught the eye of many breeders across North America. Lot 36, PHG Darth D12, sold to Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, ND, for $11,500. This dark red son of RWG Yikes 1512 was packed full of beef in an outcross package. Lot 11, PHG Da Vinci D52, sold to Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh, Mandan, ND, for $8,500. This homozygous polled son of DVE Davidson Jackson 26A came from a RWG Yikes first calver and posted a 890-pound weaning weight. Lot 2, PHG Dominion D30, sold to Chimney Butte Ranch, Mandan, ND, for $7,750. Homozygous black and homozygous polled, he was sired by BABR Dominance 4280B and had genomic-enhanced EPDs that ranked in the top 10 percent of nearly every category. Lot 42, PHG Gerty C38, was the high selling bred female of the day selling for $2,900 to Goodview Gelbvieh, Punnichy, SK. She sold bred to LWHF Super Flex Z353 for a purebred heifer calf. Other breeders purchasing cattle include Davidson Gelbvieh, Twisted T Gelbvieh, and Honeyman Gelbvieh. Bulls and females sold throughout five states and two Canadian provinces.
THANK YOU...
from J Bar M Gelbvieh
Thank you to Blackhawk Cattle Company for purchasing the JEMG Lee Ann 650U flush opportunity at the 2017 Iowa Beef Expo Sale.
Thank you to Lone Oak Cattle for purchasing our high selling bull, Lot 1 JEMG C941 ET. Homo Black, Homo Polled 50% GV Balancer®.
Thank you to Jared Miller for purchasing Lot 3 JEMG C947 ET. Homo Polled 50% GV Balancer®.
Thank you to Michael Moeller for purchasing Lot 4 JEMG C935 ET. Homo Polled 50% GV Balancer®.
Thank you to all buyers who purchased J Bar M Gelbvieh Bulls at the 2017 Genetic Power Bull Sale: Jon Stanton Richard Dean Lawson Farms Wesley Kinslow
Steve Johnson Gary Jones Kyle Miller John Walker
Jeremy Miller Sanderson Farms Lavon Schrock Matlock Farms
J BAR M GELBVIEH
Jon & Edna Miller 28760 Norway Rd., Stark City, MO 64866 417-632-4925 home • 417-437-5250 cell Please no Sunday calls!
David Lowry Brad Hoeme Palmer Farms Jim Senters Ketchum Farms H3 Farms Kevin Schrock Dan Byler Dykstra Cattle Company Michelle Payne
Walnut Valley Dairy Dixie Ripley Randy Henderson David Hershberger Griffin Farms Sonny Brooks Virgil Parrish David Wengerd Skip Schaller Cary Cheek
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WESTERN BREEDERS UPPER MIDWEST BREEDERS IOWA
Quality Cattle Black Gelbvieh and Balancer
Barry & Dena Bolton
406.538.5280 H 406.366.0162 C 515 Knapp Lane PO Box 826 Hilger, MT 59451 doublebranchmt@gmail.com
928/289-2619 • 928/380-5149 cell Winslow, AZ
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www.bartbar.com • info@bartbar.com
RFI Tested Balancer®, Gelbvieh & Angus Bulls Sell Annually in April at the Ranch
Ridge Top Ranch
Gelbvieh-Angus-Balancer
Neola, Iowa
Black & Polled Private Treaty Sales
Breed-leading Performance from Quality Genetics
Kevin: 402-510-8103 Al: 402-676-5292
COLORADO Ricky Linquist th Street inquist 1135 190 inquist
NEVADA
Dave & Dawn Bowman
Fonda, IA 50540
arms (712) 288-5349 arms
55784 Holly Rd. • Olathe, CO 81425
(970) 323-6833 www.bowkranch.com
Gelbvieh & Red Angus
Email: rickylin@ncn.net www.linquistfarms.com
Dick & Jean Williams
Jim Roelle 38330 CR 49 Peetz, CO 80747
(H): 970-334-2221 • (C): 970-520-1224 jr.plateau@hotmail.com www.plateaugelbvieh.com
P.O. Box 156 Orovada, NV 89425 775•272•3442
LONE OAK
“Pounds Make Profit in Your Pocket” Bulls & Heifers Private Treaty
C AT T L E
WASHINGTON
Eric Ehresman 20963 30th St. Mechanicsville, IA 52306
hornsandthorns@netins.net
(319) 489-2275 (319) 480-1564
LEDGERWOOD GELBVIEH Gelbvieh • Red Angus • Balancer® Pete & Samee Charriere
FL
2633 Hwy 12 East • Clarkston, WA 99403
509-566-8805 • LedgerwoodGelbvieh@gmail.com “Seedstock that work for the commercial cattleman
Martens Gelbvieh
Gary Martens 2126 500th St • Walnut, IA 51577 712.764.5007 (H) • 712.249.5744 (C) martensgl@yahoo.com Annual Bull and Female sale in March with the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh Group
MONTANA Quality livestock that Work for you Gelbvieh Carcass Quality Calving Ease Tenderness Docility
Quarter Horses Athletic Want to Please Strong Bone
1496 Goose Creek Rd. • Raynesford, MT 59469 Ranch Phone: 406.738.4220 • BarJRGelbvieh@3rivers.net BarJRGelbvieh.com
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WYOMING
9/9
Nine Bar Nine Gelbvieh Wesley Brown
3794 Rd. 215 • Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-351-6453 • ninebar9@hotmail.com Purebred Bulls, Heifers & Select Embryos Performance BRED in, Not FED in!
HH H
Triple H Farms Roy & Nancy Holste 3113 260th Street Clarinda, IA 51632
712-303-0263 • 712-303-1947
Bulls and Heifers for sale Private Treaty
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UPPER MIDWEST BREEDERS MINNESOTA
6700 County Rd. 19 S. Minot, ND 58701
Brandywine Farm
Tom Scarponcini
(701) 624-2051 (H) (701) 720-8823 (C)
Rob Arnold
Email: RLAGelbvieh@aol.com
Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers®
Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch Gelbvieh & Angus & Balancers
Private Treaty Sales • Bulls (Yearling & 2-yr.-old) & Heifers
Mitchel & Edna Ellison
Jeff & Susie Ellison
9020 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638
9015 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638
701.376.3238
701.376.3526
Proven Genetics with Balanced Traits!
30474 Brandywine Road Rushford, MN 55971
507-864-2063
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Mattison Family Farm Scott & Sonia Mattison Brianna, Nicole, Josh & Kallie 15995 Harvest Ave Lamberton, MN 56152 507-430-0505 • email: ssmattison@redred.com
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Dennis & Sherry Gustin Mandan, ND • 701/663-7266 email: gustindd@gmail.com Family www.gustinsdiamondd.com Al and Peggy Gustin
Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle
SOUTH DAKOTA Gelbvieh
SFI Schafer Farms, Inc.
Balancer®
37740 240th Ave., Goodhue, MN 55027 Brian Schafer Lowell Schafer 1-888-226-9210 651-923-4587 brian@schaferfarm.com www.schaferfarm.com Private Treaty Bull Sale — Last Sat. in February Annually
SwenSon Gelbvieh
Dean Swenson
17513 Hwy 10 Little Falls, MN 56345 swen@centurylink.net (h) 320.632.5848 • (c) 320.630-5536
Polled • Purebred • Red • Black
ADKINS GELBVIEH
Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics Bulls and Heifers for sale by private treaty (605) 354-2428 Cell gerald@adkinsgelbvieh.com Gerald & Sarah Adkins www.adkinsgelbvieh.com 41606 195th St., Carpenter, SD 57322
Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle Bulls • Heifers • Embryos • Semen
Jim & Barb Beastrom Brandy Ludemann, Brittney Spencer
Ph: 605-224-5789 • 605-280-7589 (Cell) jimbeastrom@mncomm.com • www.beastromranch.com
Thorstenson Gelbvieh
Selby, South Dakota Annual Bull Sale 1st Saturday in March
Brian & Dee Dee 605-649-9927
Vaughn & Wendy 605-649-6262
www.Balancerbulls.com
NORTH DAKOTA
Julie Maude 605.381.2803 (C) Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C) cj_llivestock@yahoo.com Hermosa, SD Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Genetics from a Trusted Source
Keith, Janice, Dustin & Britney 605-852-2131
kvolek@venturecomm.net
Chimney Butte RanCh
Doug & Carol Hille
3320 51st Street, Mandan, ND 58554 701-445-7383 or 701-220-2083 Email: chimneybutteranch@westriv.com Website: chimneybutteranch.com Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in March
34261 200th Street, Highmore, SD 57345 Steven A. Munger 605/380-0092 (cell) •
605/229-2802 (office) 605/229-2835 (fax)
Nate Munger 605/943-5690 (office) Cowherd Manager 605/380-2582 (cell) www.eaglepassranch.com
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27th Annual Taubenheim Gelbvieh Sale
February 6, 2017 At the Ranch, Amherst, Nebraska Auctioneer: Tracy Harl Reported by: Justin Taubenheim Sale Averages: 80 Gelbvieh/Balancer Bulls............................$4581 40 Bred Heifers................................................$2577 21 Open Heifers...............................................$1208 Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, held their 27th annual production sale February 6, 2017, at the ranch. A great day of weather brought out a good crowd of new and repeat customers from 10 states. A great set of bulls and females including the National Western Stock Show Grand Champion Pen of 5 Balancers were in the offering. Top Selling Bulls TAU Mr. Carolina Leverage 28D, is a ¾ blood homozygous black and homozygous polled son of CCRO Carolina Leverage, who is possibly one of the best Carolina Leverage sons to sell this spring. 28D turned a lot of heads at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, and that was also the case sale day. When the gavel dropped he found a new home with Eric Schipporeit at $15,500. TAU Mr. Resource 30D ET, a homozygous black, homozygous polled herd sire was purchased by Holle Gelbvieh of Oberlin, Kansas. 30D is a big footed, wide based and expressively muscled son of SAV Resource 30D, and an impressive donor female. After active bidding TAU Mr. Resource 30D found a new home with the Holle family for $11,000. TAU Mr. Final Answer 20D was the next high selling lot at $10,000. 20D is a calving ease son of SAV Final Answer that is packed with muscle shape and performance. 20D made a lot of friends on sale day and when the auctioneer said, “sold” he found a home with JGP Gelbvieh of Missouri. TAU No Doubt 2D ET is a homozygous black, homozygous polled son of TAU Unanimous 11B that is backed by our great 8101U donor cow. No Doubt was marked by many for his length, extension and muscle shape and when the bidding was over he found a new home with Eric Schipporeit for $9,000 TAU Mr. Resource 14D ET, a homozygous black son of SAV Resource with a ton of power and performance sold to longtime customer T&B Farms of Sumner, Nebraska, for $8,500. TAU Mr. Final Countdown 10D ET, a homozygous black son of TAU Final Countdown 59Y caught the attention of many great cattlemen, but when bidding ceased the Dannehl family from Bertrand, Nebraska, took him home for $8,000. Top Selling Bred Females Covington Gelbvieh of Colorado, took home TAU Ms. Final Countdown 595C for $3,200. Holle Gelbvieh of Kansas, took home TAU Ms. Final Answer 546C and TAU Ms. Ironman 5029C for $3,200.
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Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Production Sale February 16, 2017 Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Mandan, North Dakota Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt Sale Averages: 74 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls: $ 4,081 25 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer Bred Heifers: $2,572 Top Selling Bulls: Lot 19: $7,000 for half possession and half semen interest, DDGR Resilient 275D, a March 5 purebred black son of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A, sold to Rocky Top Gelbvieh and Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada. Lot 65: $10,000, DDGR Budweiser 122D, a March 21 red Balancer son of DDGR Nobleman 79B sold to Brentt and Todd Eslinger of Elgin, ND. Lot 11: $8,250, DDGR Arapahoe 261D, a March 2 black Balancer son of SAV Resource 1441 to Michael Heinrich, Medina, ND. Lot 26: $7,500, DDGR Jack Daniels 35D, a March 8 black Balancer son of SAV Resource 1441 to Chad Solberg of Westby, MT. Lot 27: $6,500, DDGR Cletus 37D, a March 9, black Balancer son of DDGR American Sniper 44B to Leif and Nancy Jellesed, Charlson, ND. Lot 35: $6,500, DDGR Right Time 58D, a March 12 red Balancer son of DDGR Nobleman 79B to Brentt and Todd Eslinger, Elgin, ND. Lot 47: $6,500, DDGR Power Stroke 76D, a March 14 black Balancer son of SAV Resource 1441 to Chad Solberg of Westby, MT.
Top Selling Bred Heifers: Lot 88: $3,700, DDGR Equinox 264C, a black Balancer daughter of Connealy In Focus 4925 to Sloan Gravely of Avon, MT. Lot 95: $3,700 DDGR Ella 129C, a black Balancer daughter of DCSF Post Rock Ten Plus ET to Morgan McCarty, Rifle, CO.
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Several other bulls available and more being added this spring! Contact: Matt Burbank 660-734-2739 or Seedstock Plus toll free: 877-486-1160 www.seedstockplusgenetics.com
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2016 Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Heifer Futurity Reported by David Slaughter
present to win the heifer.
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The Heifer Futurity is limited to 40 memberships. The champion heifer was guaranteed a prize of $10,000. There will only be one membership available for purchase if all of the 2016 members renew their memberships.
he Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Heifer Futurity was initiated to increase participation in the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Gelbvieh show/ sale and to identify outstanding female genetics within the breed. The annual futurity is held in November each year during the NAILE Gelbvieh show in Louisville, Kentucky. The futurity winners are selected by scored balloting of the futurity members present and not by the show judge. The owners of the top three placing heifers receive cash prizes based upon the futurity membership and the entry fees received, less all costs, expenses and administrative fees associated with conducting the futurity. One futurity member is drawn as the recipient of the champion futurity heifer. Each futurity member (except the consignor of the winning heifer) has one chance in the drawing. Members do not need to be
The 2016 Heifer Futurity champion is BCFG Butler’s Ms Dixie 283D exhibited by Butler Creek Farms. Ms Dixie is a 3/4/2016 daughter of Butler’s Red Oak 908W. The champion heifer was awarded to Smith Farms as a result of the drawing. The runners up were: MMGG Gentle G Ms Shantilly 77D exhibited by Gentle G Farm. Ms Shantilly is a 1/4/2016 daughter of Carolina Leverage 3214A. SLMG Millie 155C exhibited by Blue Well Farms. Millie is a 9/24/2015 daughter of Davidson Jackpot 74Z. D
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2016 NAILE Showcase Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale Reported by David Slaughter
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n November 12, the 2016 NAILE Showcase Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale kicked of an eventful week of Gelbvieh and Balancer activities at the 2016 North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. This sale has consistently produced show champions and breed influence individuals year after year. Topping this year’s sale at $10,750 was Lot 6, PMFG Cora 552C ET, consigned by Pleasant Meadows Farm. Cora is a homozygous black, homozygous polled Lazy TV Watchman daughter whose maternal pedigree traces to the donor DARC P401. Her EPD profile placed her at the top of the breed for multiple growth, maternal, and carcass traits. Next high selling individual at $9,000 was Lot 8, GGGE 3G Blood Brother 454B ET, consigned by 3G Ranch. Blood
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Brother had obvious substance and eye appeal that could take him to the winner’s circle. He was the choice of Larry P & Sunny D Farms to carry their red Gelbvieh program to the next level. At the Tuesday show, Blood Brother was named grand champion Gelbvieh bull. Selling for $5,700 was Lot 4, C-Cross Carolina 5320C, consigned by C Cross Cattle Company. Carolina 5320C is a homozygous black, homozygous polled daughter of Eagle Eye 224Y ET. Her tremendous EPD profile and eye appeal was an easy choice for Hilltop Farms. Rounding out the high selling females was Lot 5, CBX Ms Exclusive’s Impact, consigned by Coles Bend Cattle Company. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Carolina Exclusive was a crowd favorite. Gentle G Farms outlasted several bidders at $5,000 to own this future donor.
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GW events of interest April 2017 April 1 Circle S Ranch 10th Annual Going to Grass Production Sale, Canton, KS April 8 Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh Angus Invitational, Centerville, TN April 8 Bar T Bar Ranches Annual Bull Sale, Winslow, AZ April 22 Seedstock Plus Influence Bull and Female Sale, Kingsville, MO
May 2017
June 2-4 AGJA Western Regional, Gelbvieh on the Santa Fe Trail, Las Animas, CO June 25-30 AGJA Big Red Classic, Grand Island, NE
August 2017 Aug. 3-6 “The Summit” IGS Youth Leadership Conference, Lincoln, NE Visit the online version of Places to Be at www.gelbvieh. org for additional dates on upcoming sales and more information on each event. Editor’s Note: If you have sale or event information for this listing, please email the information to megans@gelbvieh.org. This includes tours, expos, field days and other Gelbvieh events. Places to Be at www.gelbvieh.org contains additional contact information for each event.
May 26 AGA Office Closed for Memorial Day May 29 AGA Office Closed for Memorial Day
June 2017 June 2-4 AGJA Eastern Regional, Dixieland Classic, Batesville, MS
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ILLINOIS “Realizing the Value”
OHIO
3 G Ranch
Gelbvieh Cattle For Sale Carl, Rebecca & Emily Griffiths
Skyler Martin
MEMBER
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• Polled Purebreds • Red • Black
Double D Farm 9937 Warren Rd. Winslow, IL 61089 (815) 367-4116
1577 N 600 E • Kendallville, IN 46755
Skyler Martin
1200 S. Blackhawk Rd. Oregon, IL 61061 (815) 732-7583
J & K GELBVIEH FARM, INC. Jerry & Karen Wilson 335 Gelbvieh Land, Ava, IL 62907 618-521-8620 • jkgf88@frontier.com
REGISTERED GELBVIEH AND BALANCER®
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Fullblood Polled Gelbvieh Polled Hereford
Merle E. Lewis 812/863-7701
James L. Lewis 812/508-0014
RR1 BOX 1360 • SPRINGVILLE, IN 47462
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We sell Breeding Stock Bulls & Females Chester Yoder
12353 Cty Rd 330 Big Prairie, OH 44611 chesyoder@yahoo.com 330-567-9232 • 330-231-0339 (cell)
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SOUTHEAST BREEDERS TENNESSEE
KENTUCKY
“Superior Gelbvieh and Balancer Cattle”
Chris & Jordan Hampton • Charles & Sue Hampton
2157 Black Lick • Rural Retreat, VA 24368 Home: 276.228.6347 Registered No. 48890 Cell: 401.714.6812
Judith A. Sweeten
839 Davistown Rd. Celina, TN 38551 931-243-3213 H 931-510-3213 C hampton@twlakes.net
Registered Bulls & Replacement Females
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NORTH CAROLINA
ROCKY TOP GELBVIEH Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle Sandy and Terry Gupton
4846 Potato Farm Rd • Crossville, TN 38571 865-250-1418 • rockytopgel@yahoo.com rockytopgelbviehfarm.com
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VIRGINIA REGISTERED POLLED GELBVIEH C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC
Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.
Roger Morris • C.W. Moss 928 Morris Road Appomattox, VA 24522 434.574.6592 Roger Morris C.W. Moss 434.315.4294 434.391.4458
Walter & Lee Teeter 1380 French Belk Rd. • Mt. Ulla, NC 28125 (704) 664-5784
www.knollcrestfarm.com Mick Ainsworth
1613 Derby Road P.O. Box 154 Jackson Springs, NC 27281 910-652-2233 Cell: 910-638-1142 Mick’s email: longleaf@etinternet.net Grass Grown • Carcass Quality & Performance
knollcrest@hughes.net
Office (434) 376-3567 James D. Bennett Paul S. Bennett Jim G. Bennett Brian R. Bennett Dalton G. Bennett
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Fax (434) 376-7008 434/376-7299 434/941-8245 434/664-7935 434/664-8309 434/664-7946
LITTLE WINDY HILL
Farms Doug & Sue Hughes 6916 Peppers Ferry Road Max Meadows, VA 24360 H 276/637-3916 C 276/620-4271
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Feed Bunk Management By Warren Rusche, Ph.D., SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Management Associate
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hen it comes to nutritional management of growing and finishing cattle, the scientific aspects tend to get the most attention. Hours are spent getting the formulations right and debating the merits of different ingredients and additives. In truth, feeding cattle successfully is as much art and judgment as science. Judgment is required to balance between over- and under-feeding. Underfeeding limits performance and possibly Quality Grade. Feeding too much increases feed waste and more importantly can trigger acidosis, poor performance, and increased death loss.
Tracking Feed Bunk Scores An SDSU research study conducted by Bierman and Pritchard (1996) compared cattle fed all they would eat to those fed just enough so that all the feed was consumed in a 24 h period. They observed that the steers fed with the slick bunk strategy had similar ADG but improved feed efficiency compared to the steers fed to appetite. There was also more variation in ADG among the steers fed all they would eat, suggesting that some of the steers may have experienced subclinical acidosis from over-consumption. A successful slick bunk feeding program matches dry matter intake (DMI) to the cattle’s appetite as closely as possible and keeps DMI consistent from day-to-day. To do so requires that managers know how much feed has been delivered previously and a way to track how the cattle respond. Dr. Robbi Pritchard at SDSU developed a widely-adopted scoring system to help cattle feeders monitor eating behavior for a particular pen (Table 1). A record of bunk scores and feed deliveries will help identify pens that are right on track, those that should be offered more feed, and those that should be fed less. Over a period of 7 to 10 days, seeing bunk score of 1/2 two or three days with scores of zero for the balance of the period would indicate a good balance between high intake to support
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performance with minimal DMI variation.
Table 1. SDSU Feedbunk Scoring System Score
Description
0
No feed remaining in bunk.
0.5
Scattered feed remaining. Most of the bottom of the bunk exposed.
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Thin, uniform layer of feed remaining. About 1 corn kernel deep.
2
25 to 50% of feed remaining
3
More than 50% of feed remaining. Crown is thoroughly disturbed.
4
Feed is virtually untouched. Crown of feed still noticeable.
Feeding Guidelines Some guidelines for managing feed deliveries include: •
Feed calls should be made at the same time every day.
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Feed should be delivered at the same time every day, ideally within a 15-minute window.
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Do not increase feed offered by more than ¾ pound of dry matter.
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In adapted cattle, feed should not be increased more frequently than every third day.
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Remove stale feed; watch for sorting
Cattle behavior and aggressiveness in coming to the feed bunk can tell a great deal about whether or not feed deliveries should be increased. D Courtesy of igrow.org
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GW ad index 3 G Ranch........................................ 42
GS Ridge Top Ranch...................... 36
MLM Gelbvieh................................ 33
ABCS Gelbvieh............................... 36
Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh...... 37
Mulroy Farms.................................. 32
Adkins Gelbvieh............................. 37
Hampton Cattle Company............ 43
Nine Bar Nine Gelbvieh................. 36
AGJA.......................................... 26, 48
Harriman Santa Fe......................... 32
Nowack Cattle Company............... 33
B/F Cattle Company....................... 32
Hart Farm Gelbvieh....................... 32
Plateau Gelbvieh............................. 36
Bachman Farms.............................. 32
Hartland Farm................................ 32
Pope Farms Gelbvieh..................... 51
Bar Arrow Cattle Company.......... 32
Hilltop Farms.................................. 32
Post Rock Cattle Company....... 7, 32
Bar IV Livestock............................. 43
Hodges Ranch................................. 45
Poverty Hill Farms......................... 45
Bar JR Gelbvieh......................... 36, 38
Hojer Gelbvieh Ranch.................... 37
Register Farms................................ 43
Bar T Bar Ranch, Inc...................... 36
J&K Farm......................................... 42
Reynolds Bee Lick Gelbvieh.......... 17
Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch............. 37
J Bar M Gelbvieh...................... 32, 35
Rippe Gelbvieh................................ 13
Bid on the Block............................. 41
Judd Ranch, Inc.......................... 1, 32
Rocking GV Gelbvieh.................... 33
Blackhawk Cattle Company.......... 42
Kicking Horse Ranch..................... 36
Rocky Top Gelbvieh....................... 43
Boehler Gelbvieh............................ 33
Kittle Gelbvieh Farms.................... 45
Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh........ 33
Bolton Cattle Ranch....................... 36
Knoll Crest Farm............................ 43
Sawtooth Gelbvieh Cattle & Hay.. 36
Bow K Ranch.................................. 36
Koehn Cattle Co............................. 45
Schafer Farms, Inc.......................... 37
Brandywine Farm........................... 37
Land of Oz/ John C Oswald.......... 32
Seedstock Plus Genetics.......... 39, 47
Bull Barn Genetics.................... 10, 47
Lambert, Doak................................ 47
Seedstock Plus................................. 47
Butler Creek Farm.......................... 29
Ledgerwood Gelbvieh.................... 36
Spring Flood Ranch....................... 33
BV Ranch......................................... 45
LeDoux Ranch................................ 32
Sullivan Supply................................ 21
Canadian GV Assn......................... 47
Lemke Cattle................................... 33
Swanson Cattle Company............. 33
Cattlemen’s Connection....... 3, 16, 47
Leonhardt Cattle Company........... 37
Swenson Gelbvieh.......................... 37
C-Cross Cattle Company.............. 43
Linquist Farms................................ 36
Taubenheim Gelbvieh.............. 27, 33
Cedar Top Ranch....................IFC, 33
Little Windy Hill Farms................. 43
The 88 Ranch................................... 33
Chimney Butte Ranch................... 37
Lone Oak Cattle.............................. 36
Thorstenson Gelbvieh.................... 37
C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC.............. 43
Longleaf Station.............................. 43
Triple H Farms................................ 36
Circle S Ranch........................... 15, 32
M&P Gelbvieh................................ 33
Triple K Gelbvieh............................ 32
CJ&L Livestock............................... 37
M&W Farms................................... 81
Verner Farms................................... 31
Cranview Gelbvieh......................... 37
Maple Hill Farm.............................. 42
Volek Ranch.................................... 37
Cunningham, Ronn....................... 47
Markes Family Farms............... 19, 45
Warner Beef Genetics ................ IBC
Danell Diamond Six Ranch........... 36
Martens Gelbvieh........................... 36
White Buffalo Ranch...................... 11
DDM Gelbvieh................................ 42
Martin Cattle Company................. 45
White Oak Farms........................... 33
Diamond L Farms.......................... 45
Mattison Family Farm................... 37
Wildwood Acres............................. 42
Diamond V Gelbvieh..................... 32
McCarty Cattle Co......................... 16
Wilkinson Gelbvieh....................... 36
Dromgoole’s Heaven...................... 45
Mid Tennessee Gelbvieh & Angus Invitational...................................... 25
Wolf Gelbvieh................................. 33
Mill Iron C Ranch.......................... 22
Wyndemere Farm LLC.................. 43
Eagle Pass Ranch........................ 5, 37 Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch.37 Flying H Genetics....................33, BC Green Hills Gelbvieh...................... 43
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Miller Gelbvieh............................... 45 Mitchell Marketing Service........... 47
Wyatt Farms.................................... 45 Yoder’s Prairie Acres...................... 42
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FROM WARNER BEEF GENETICS Thank you to all purchasers and bidders in our
Genetic Investment Bull Sale.
DLW DALHART 1206D Lot 1 purchased by Bicket Genetics.
DLW RANCHER 102C ET Lot 18 purchased by C Cross Cattle Company.
DLW EDISON 020D Lot 35 purchased by Cedar Top Ranch.
We appreciate your support of our program.
DLW TPG DETERMINED 063D ET Lot 15 purchased by Moeller Livestock. WARNER BEEF GENETICS Dan and Kate Warner 42198 Road 721, Arapahoe, NE 68922 Dan Warner: 308.962.6511 Monte Warner: 308.962.6136 Darren Warner: 308.824.2950
BREED LEADING GENETICS
Available to Everyone!!
2017 Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Futurity Runner-Up Purebred Gelbvieh Homo. Polled, Black AGA#1347406
FLYING H GRAND SLAM 128D ET GE
EPD %Rank
CED 14 5
BW -1.0 15
WW 89 5
YW 125 5
MK 35 20
TM 79 5
CEM 12 1
HP 7 15
PG30 1 30
ST 13 10
YG -0.42 25
CW 41 15
REA 0.67 10
MB 0.12 4
“GRAND SLAM” IS ONE OF A KIND — search the AGA database using his epds and there are no other animals that meet or exceed his TOTAL GENETIC POWER!!! That’s why we called him GRAND SLAM—he covers all the bases. AND he is available to everyone! We did not syndicate or limit his use because we want everyone to help improve the Gelbvieh breed with his exceptional genetic power and fault free phenotype and structural soundness. 500 UNITS AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLES OF 10 UNITS. 20 UNITS OR MORE, FLYING H WILL PAY THE FREIGHT. IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU TO GUSTIN’S DIAMOND D GELBVIEH FOR PARTNERING WITH US ON GRAND SLAM!!
FT $COW FPI EPI -0.01 109.55 89.04 127.16 >95 15 1 20 ACT. BW: ET ADJ. WW: 588 ADJ. YW: 1,171 ADJ. SCROTAL: 36.7
FLYING H GENETICS Kyle & Kayla Helms, NE 308.962.6940 Cody & Casie Helms, MO, NE 303.842.9071 Aaron Ishmael, MO 417.309.0062 Dick and Bonnie Helms 308.962.6500
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