July 2014 Gelbvieh World Herd Reference Edition

July 2014 FFF www.GELBVIEH.org FFF Herd Reference Edition

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Judd Ranch Gives You More

A Judd Ranch first-calf heifer nursing her super heifer calf.

When you see a Judd Ranch female or bull, it’s their eye appeal that draws the first comment. Then, as you study each animal, you notice their functional and convenience traits. And when you read their pedigrees and performance figures, it becomes obvious that Judd Ranch animals give you more—and why Judd Ranch was honored as the No. 1 owner and breeder of AGA Dams of Merit, Dams of Distinction for 15 consecutive years. If you’re needing a strong herdsire, breed-defining females or embryos featuring the top genetics in the breed, give us a call and let’s discuss your needs.

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July 2014, Volume 28, Number 9 FFF Herd Reference Edition Official Publication of the American Gelbvieh Association 24 Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd

Body condition score of beef cows at the time of calving has the greatest impact on subsequent rebreeding performance.

30 Building a Legacy through the American Gelbvieh Foundation

The goal of the American Gelbvieh Foundation is to raise funds for education, research, and scholarship to ensure advancement of the Gelbvieh breed well into the future.

44 That’s Nice - But I raise Cows

Dave Daley discusses where crossbreeding fits and the genetic results of crossbreeding.

48 Crossbreeding - Back to the Future

The crossbreeding discussion continues with Dave Daley’s top ten reasons why the beef industry has failed to capitalize on this important genetic attribute.

72 State Associations - A Powerful Tool for AGJA Members

Christy Hammer, advisor for the Kansas Gelbvieh Junior Association discusses ideas and activities that have led to the success of the KGJA.

REFERENCE 18 28 38 38 56 68 76 78 100

Progress Continues to Impact the Beef Business Gelbvieh and Balancer® EPD Genetic Trends Top Ten States State Statistics at a Glance Members with 100 Plus Registrations American Gelbvieh Association Committees American Gelbvieh Association Fees and Services AGA Member Calendar and Requested Member Data State and Regional Gelbvieh Association Officers

IN EVERY ISSUE

BREEDERS SECTIONS

Contact Us 4 News & Notes 12 Bits & Pieces 13 Did You Know?

13 Area Coordinators 13 Places to Be 108 Ad Index 110

Southern Breeders 87 Upper Midwest Breeders 88-89 Western Breeders 93 Northeast Breeders 94 Southeast Breeders 95 Midwest Breeders 98-99 Service Center 105

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Summer at Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh in Mandan, N.D. Thanks to Sarah Gustin for sending us this photo.

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I want to thank

all buyers and bidders who made last season’s sales our biggest success to date.

We sold cattle to 23 breeders in 8 states.

Buyers’ List Eric Bearden Forsyth, MO Paul Brothers Cherryvale, KS Cary Cheek Cassville, MO Dave Dickey Rochester, IL Jason Gibbs Jackson Center, OH Blaine Kemna Saint Elizabeth, MO Henry Kemna Saint Elizabeth, MO Kittle Gelbvieh Farm Geraldine, AL Simon Kropf Halfway, MO Marley Family Farms Elkins, AR Miller Gelbvieh Farm Strawberry, AR Rex Myers Cassville, MO Kyle O’Dell Benton, KY Painter Gelbvieh Crossville, AL Perryman Farms, LLC Niangua, MO Pleasant View Cattle Co. Weston, MO Bobby Powers Palmyra, TN Reinert Family Farm Billings, MO Scott Schulte Eugene, MO Colton Spencer Aurora, MO Truman State University Kirksville, MO Russell Walker Harrison, AR Walker Highland Ranch Harrison, AR

A Program Built on Maternal Power In early 1996, we met with our accountant about starting a small purebred operation.

A successful seedstock producer himself, Jack offered one piece of advice. Get the best females you can afford because your cows will be the foundation of your breeding program for years to come.

Today, we are still following Jack’s advice. Although many of our successful females go back to the genetics of those original females, we still continue to search for that outstanding female that will improve our herd.

Because our numbers are small, in order for a female to be considered she must first meet five criteria:

1. gentle disposition; 2. easy calving; 3. good growth; 4. carcass merit; and 5. impressive looks.

Then we study the pedigree to ensure the genes will improve the product we produce – the best red genetics In this last our breed has to offer. sale season, As our breeding program goes over 30% of forward, more emphasis is being our sales placed on improving carcass came from merit while maintaining the repeat maternal power our program is buyers of known for.

Hart Farm genetics.

If you’re looking for seedstock that will bring added muscle, pounds and eye appeal to your breeding program, we urge you to check out our reds.

Most are sired or bred to A.I. sires including Astro, Decade, Roscoe, Hart 35W34, Pop A Top, Hart 34W18, Mr. Titlelist and our exciting new sire HF Thor 173A19.

For more information, give Bob a call at 816-225-8530.

HFGC Miss Vickie V 173R eT

Miss Vickie V is one of six donors we use to develop powerful young females that will excel in calving ease, growth and eye appeal. Call for embryo availability and pricing.

Contact Bob Hart for more information. (816) 225-8530 • bhart@hartfarm.net

SMALL HERD

POWERFUL GENETICS

CONTENTS INSIDE THE EDITORIAL

EXTRAS

6 Accomplishment

22 28 40

42

66 90

96

106 107

President’s View from Rob Arnold

10 Life Goes On

Executive’s View from Jim Gibb

14 $Cow Provides Maternal Productivity Selection Index

View of the Numbers from AGA Staff

34 Collaboration - It Impacts the Beef Business

Breed Promotion Minute from Frank Padilla

58 No Excuses

Editorial from William McIntosh

64 Achieving Success through AGJA

Junior Voice from Justin Vehige

82 Positive Outlook for Cow-Calf Producers

Market Outlook from Brian Rogers

86 Social Media in the Beef Industry - How You Can Benefit

Communication Note from Megan Slater

Capture Value in Marketing Feeder Calves Double Diamond Farms Hosts Kentucky Field Day Gelbvieh Performance Advantage Program Recognizes 9 Breeders New Season, New Tools - The AGA Transition to DigitalBeef Technology 2014 AGJA Barnyard Classic Sponsors View from the Field - Mississippi and North Carolina Field Days Gelbvieh Feed Efficiency Index Can Improve Your Profitability Sioux Falls Site of Gelbvieh Junior National Show 2014 AGJA Barnyard Classic Schedule

SALES 89 92 92

94

Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale Seedstock Plus Tennessee Bull Sale Hojer Gelbvieh & Balancer 22nd Annual Production Sale Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 10900 Dover Street F Westminster, CO 80021 Main phone: 303-465-2333 F Fax: 303-465-2339 www.GELBVIEH.org F info@gelbvieh.org Facebook: American Gelbvieh Association

ASSOCIATION STAFF Dianne Coffman Director of Administration diannec@gelbvieh.org (ex. 479)

Frank Padilla Director of Breed Promotion frankp@gelbvieh.org (ex. 480)

Susan Willmon Director of Breed Improvement susanw@gelbvieh.org (ex. 484)

Jennifer Scharpe Director of Communications jennifers@gelbvieh.org (ex. 485)

Kari Otteman Breed Improvement Data Analyst kario@gelbvieh.org (ex. 483)

Lynn Valentine Gelbvieh Media Productions lynnv@gelbvieh.org (ex. 486)

Dolores Gravley Customer Services doloresg@gelbvieh.org (ex. 481)

William McIntosh Eastern Area Coordinator williamm@gelbvieh.org 502-867-3132

Patti Showman Customer Services pattis@gelbvieh.org (ex. 478)

Brian Rogers Central Area Coordinator brianr@gelbvieh.org 936-554-1600 Carrie Tilghman Junior Activities Coordinator carriet@gelbvieh.org

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Rob Arnold, President (2012) Minot, ND • 701-624-2051 rlagelbvieh@aol.com

Duane Strider, Secretary (2012) Asheboro, NC • 910-428-4568 ccrosscattle@yahoo.com

Dan Warner, V. President (2013) Beaver City, NE • 308-962-6511 dan@warnerbeef.com

Neal Pearson, Treasurer (2012) Lake City, SD • 605-448-5653 njpearson@venturecomm.net

DIRECTORS Brian Dunn (2013) St. John, KS • 620-549-6516 dunnfarm@hotmail.com Emily Griffiths (2014) Kendallville, IN • 260-242-1552 ejgriffiths.eg@gmail.com Bob Hart (2014) Kansas City, KS • 816-225-8530 bhart@hartfarm.net Andy LeDoux (2012) Agenda, KS • 785-732-6564 ledouxranch@hotmail.com David Martin (2014) Judsonia, AR • 501-728-4950 martincattleco@windstream.net Bob Prosser (2012) Winslow, AZ • 928-289-2619 info@bartbar.com

Ronnie Rogers (2013) Mendon, MO • 660-375-7266 rogers_valley_farm_feedlot@ hotmail.com Scott Starr (2013) Stapleton, NE • 308-587-2293 cedartopranch@gpcom.net Walter Teeter (2014) Mt. Ulla, NC • 704-236-7980 waltert@republicrefrigeration.com Grant Thayer (2014) Ramah, CO • 303-621-2058 grant@jumpingcowgelbvieh.com Gary Tilghman (2013) Glasgow, KY • 270-678-5695 gtilghma@uky.edu

Tenderness, Growth & Carcass Merit...

Important traits when selecting your seedstock.

Thank You to All Our Customers We are once again grateful for your support and confidence in our program.

I’m honored to be your source for Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics.

Ronnie Rogers RVFG VALLEY LAD T11Z

Consistency, Predictability and Stayability…

Important traits when selecting your seedstock supplier.

For over 20 years, Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh has been breeding and selecting for predictable, easy fleshing, trouble-free genetics from birth to the dinner table.

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For information on our bull and young female offerings or to purchase semen from our tenderness sires, call Ronald Rogers at 660-375-7266.

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Ronald Rogers (660) 375-7266

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PRESIDENT’S VIEW

Accomplishment Eleanor Roosevelt said, “What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?”

By Rob Arnold AS WE LOOK at various undertakings of membership, staff and the Board of Directors of the American Gelbvieh Association we see that the past year has been one of being pro-active. Many things have been accomplished that will have a long-lasting impact on the Gelbvieh breed in positioning members for longterm success in the cattle industry. If one isn’t moving forward they are falling behind.

The Impacting the Beef BusinessTM long-range strategic plan set the stage and direction for key areas that will continue to build on the strengths of the Gelbvieh breed and programs that will support those strengths. It supports the voice of the membership. It supports the direction in which we see our industry moving. It supports the needs in the development of services and programs for the membership. It serves as the guide in keeping not only the breed relevant, but as well, membership in a continuingly changing industry.

The core policies of the plan are impactful in strategies and vision.

One of the focal points within the long range plan is to continue to provide the best in genetic evaluation tools and research to allow for breed improvement.

The Genomic Pioneers campaign resulted in genomicenhanced EPDs. The development of the $Cow index, in research mode, provides a genetic tool in which to measure the maternal strengths of Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics, and will aid selection decisions for commercial and seedstock producers. The EPI (efficiency profit index) allows for producers to select for feed efficiency. Other breed improvement prediction tools are nearing completion that will assist in selection for economic traits.

Breed promotion efforts have seen a dramatic expansion of exposure of Gelbvieh and Balancer materials 6 | JULY 2014

and information. The Gelbvieh World, The Profit Picture and the “Add Pounds. Add Profit.” insert continues to grow in number of impressions to commercial producers. The presence at major industry trade shows and conventions with the AGA booth has expanded the Gelbvieh reach greatly. Our field staff of area coordinators continue to provide service in calling on not only members but commercial producers and feed yards.

In the near future, administration will be completing the transition to the DigitalBeef registry software.

This new program will better serve membership in the management of data entry and herd information. We anticipate the change to occur near August 1.

I would like to thank those who have agreed to serve on the newly formed American Gelbvieh Foundation Board of Directors. The aggressive goal in which to grow the foundation to $123,162 by 2015, and ultimately to $1 million, will take hard work and determination by these people as well as the entire membership. I ask that membership support this effort and consider how you can contribute to the continued growth and support of the Gelbvieh breed through the American Gelbvieh Foundation.

Dr. Jim Gibb has served the American Gelbvieh Association as half-time executive director for almost two years. Dr. Gibb has accepted a full-time position and has resigned as AGA executive director effective June 1. Dr. Gibb served the breed extremely well, instrumenting the long-range plan and guiding AGA staff in many accomplishments. I wish Dr. Gibb the best and thank him for his service to the American Gelbvieh Association. Candidates for a full-time executive director are being interviewed.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

The American Gelbvieh Association membership has always accomplished things. We must set our goals high and be committed in accomplishing these goals. You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. Let us keep moving forward together. FFF

Program Genetics...

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

DCSF POST ROCK SHARK 273Y1

8 3.1 82 121 21 62 5 -.23 45 .73 -.30 -.06 -2.25 45.78

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

10 .8 69 101 32 66 10 -.28 27 .57 -.09 -.07 12.60 35.57

HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED PB GV BULL Post Rock Silver son out of the famed Darci donor. We retained for use to capture the performance of Silver with the extra eye appeal of Darci. Shark was the Reserve Division in 2013 and Division Champion in 2014 at Denver. His first sire group will highlight the 2015 Cowman’s Kind Sale.

HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED PB GV BULL One of the most exciting young bulls in recent history. 29 semen share holders made him among the all time high sellers in the breed.

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

JKGF FUTURE INVESTMENT X037

13 .6 74 102 28 65 8 -.30 30 .52 -.02 -.09 20.30 33.16

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

3 4.9 103 148 19 70 6 -.02 64 .46 -.17 -.04 -8.85 59.05

HOMO BLACK PB GV BULL Sire of Astronaut.

BW WW -1.2 71

YW 111

MK 22

TM 58

CED 11

YG -.03

GBNR BAR NONE CAPTAIN 42X

BLACK HOMO POLLED PB GV BULL

CTR MOMMA MAKER 0056X CE 14

DCSF POST ROCK ASTRONAUT 157A

MCFG MIDDLE CREEK ASTEROID 039A CW 34

RE .22

MB .30

FT -.03

CV 52.87

FM 42.85

CE 12

BW -.4

WW 78

YW 130

MK 32

TM 71

CED 6

YG -.10

CW 50

RE .64

MB .72

FT -.02

CV 107.89

FM 56.75

HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 50% BALANCER BULL Early progeny data 95 BW, 108 WW ratios, with 143.7 for Marbling and 104 for Ribeye ratios on ultrasound data.

HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 50% BALANCER BULL Ten X son that was the high seller in the 2014 Midland Bull Test. He ratioed 106 for WW, 118 for ADG, 108 for YW, 112 for feed efficiency ratio, and 111 for MB. Out of an incredible cow and even better EPDs.

TOG TWIN OAK FOCUS 277Y

KCF BENNETT QUALITY FOCUSED

CE 14

BW -.6

WW 68

YW 104

MK 33

TM 67

CED 12

YG -.10

CW 30

RE .35

MB .40

FT -.03

CV 61.07

FM 38.83

HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 50% BALANCER BULL Mytty in Focus son out of a Middle Creek Star X 223M2 daughter that had the largest ribeye and well above average marbling in his group.

CED +11

BW -1.0

WW +59

YW +111

Milk +35

CW +39

Marb +.74

RE +.31

$W $F $G $B +40.78 +58.56 +31.06 +88.92

HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED PB ANGUS BULL Purchased as the high selling Angus bull in the 2008 Knoll Crest sale. He was the high ratio bull for growth and high ultrasound for both ribeye and marbling. Mytty in Focus X out of a 1407 X a Reliant bred cow. Outstanding progeny are always a sale highlight.

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH... The nice thing about living in a small town is that if you don’t know what you’re doing, someone else always does.

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 “Where calving ease, performance and eye-appeal come together.”

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EXECUTIVE’S VIEW

Life Goes On Serving as your executive director for a second goaround has been a most enjoyable and rewarding experience. It has reminded me of what I always appreciated about breed association work, the people and their cattle. By Jim Gibb IN AUGUST OF 2012, at the conclusion of a strategic planning session with the American Gelbvieh Association Board of Directors, then President Mark Goes flattered me by asking if I’d consider serving as the part-time AGA executive director, and for how long. At that moment, I was a half-time consultant for Neogen Corporation, the parent company for GeneSeek® and Igenity®. Another gig made sense. Needless to say, the last two years have passed quickly. The AGA Board’s vision resulted in a timely and impactful strategic plan that has been aggressively implemented by AGA staff and supported by membership. I encourage you to read the most recent update in this issue of the Gelbvieh World.

I recently made the decision to go full-time with GeneSeek, thus requiring me to step away from my executive director role with the AGA at the end of May. Shortly after I made this decision, a prospective customer and former AGJA member asked my opinion about the future of Gelbvieh and Balancer®. I mention this because, one, it came from a young man that 10 | JULY 2014

knows Gelbvieh well and will likely be an industry leader someday, and two, it required a relatively short answer (which I find challenging).

My response was that Gelbvieh and Balancer have a very bright future if the following happens: • The AGA leadership, and the larger, more influential breeders that register the vast majority of Gelbvieh and Balancer seedstock (the top 8 percent of membership registers 50 percent of the cattle) must stay commercially focused.

• Leadership must have the will to “own maternal” by implementing a true, total herd reporting system. Reproductive information on every cow is a must.

• Breeders must stay committed to a strategic plan that focuses on providing AGA members and their commercial customers with world class selection tools so they can produce and promote seedstock that calve easy, grow well, have a reasonable opportunity to grade Choice and produce moderate sized, highly functional, well adapted momma

cows. The new $Cow index is a great step to that end.

• Increase in prudent use of A.I. and E.T. must increase. Gelbvieh has always been behind other breeds in using technology to enhance selection intensity, thus impairing rate of genetic progress. Combining greater use of technology with the right goals will lead to continued achievement.

This sounds pretty simple. It’s obviously more complicated, or is it? A challenge is the size of the Gelbvieh gene pool, especially when 1,200 breeders often have opposing views on breed direction.

The smaller the number of breeders and cow population, the more imperative it is to have the right selection tools and common goals.

In closing, I’ll be forever thankful to the 2012 AGA executive committee for asking me to serve as your executive director. It has been rewarding and fun. However, as renowned poet, Robert Frost, once said, “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle will go on too, while significantly increasing their impact on the beef business. FFF

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NEWS ‘N NOTES Megan Slater Hired as Gelbvieh Communications Intern

Hall of Fame and Member of the Year Nominations Sought

The American Gelbvieh Association announces the hiring of Megan Slater, Longmont, Colo., as a communications intern. Slater is interning with the Association’s breed promotion and communications department for the months of June, July and August.

Each year the American Gelbvieh Association honors a Member of the Year and a Hall of Fame inductee during the AGA annual convention. Nomination forms must be submitted to the AGA office by August 15.

To request a form or additional information, contact Dianne Coffman, AGA director of administration, at diannec@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.

Slater graduated from Colorado State University in May of 2014, with a degree in animal science and a minor in business administration. She was a member of the 2013-2014 CSU Seedstock Merchandising Team. While on the team, she co-chaired the written promotions committee that included managing the team website, creating and updating a Facebook page, composing and sending out newsletters, and putting together the annual bull sale catalog.

“Working for a breed association is a career goal of mine. I am very excited to be working for the American Gelbvieh Association this summer and look forward to using my skills to assist in promoting the breed and supporting members,” Slater said.

Submit Nominations for Board of Directors Recommendations for candidates for the 2014 American Gelbvieh Association Board of Directors are currently being sought. If you have recommendations for or you are interested in running for one of the Board positions that will be open for election during the 2014 annual AGA meeting, contact David Martin, Nominating committee chairman. The Nominating committee reviews suggestions and recommends a slate of candidates. Martin can be reached at 501-278-7614 or martincattleco@windstream.net.

As the communications intern, Slater will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of member education services and programs to enhance the AGA member experience, promoting the brand image of the AGA, Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle, and supporting the goals of the American Gelbvieh Foundation.

EPDs from January 2014

2014 POWER Conference Registration Still Available

AGA Office Closed for Fourth of July

Still time to register! The North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) and the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Board of Directors are teaming up to provide our juniors with an opportunity to become leaders in their breeds and in the beef industry! This opportunity is better known as the POWER Conference, Peers Organizing Winning Effective Results; a four-day event open to juniors ages 14-21 by January 1.

In honor of Independence Day, the American Gelbvieh Association headquarters office will be closed July 4, 2014.

Continental Undivided is the theme for the 2014 POWER Conference which will be August 7-10 in Denver, Colorado. Both junior boards are working very hard to provide a fun, educational and memorable event for everyone. As an attendee you will participate in a variety of workshops, visit producers and feed yards and visit Colorado State University. A tentative schedule is included in this registration packet.

The EPDs presented in advertisements and editorial in this July Gelbvieh World Herd Reference Edition are from the January 2013 American Gelbvieh Association national cattle evaluation. They are the most current EPDs at the time of printing this issue.

Gelbvieh Arrivals Daniel Otto Kroupa was born on April 3, 2014 to proud parents Nikki (Hojer) and Michael Kroupa. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 18.5 inches long.

Daniel joins the Hojer Ranch crew of Lake Preston, S.D., including grandparents Alan and Pam Hojer, uncle, aunt, and cousin Blake, Jenn and Jace Hojer, and uncle Christian Hojer.

Daniel Otto Kroupa

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BITS ‘N PIECES Double Diamond Farms, and proud grandparents Randy and Wanda Wade, Cynthiana, Ky., would like to announce the addition of two new family members.

Ronin Wade Meyer, son of Michael and Shelley Wade Meyer, was born on April 28, 2014 at 5:45 p.m.

Ronin weighed 8 pounds, 10 Ronin Wade Meyer ounces and was 22 inches long.

He is also the grandson of Jay Meyer and Paula Sosbe.

Kamber Shea Farrell, daughter of Kevin and Shannon Wade Farrell, was born on May 9, 2014 at 4:29 p.m. She entered the world at 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 18.5 inches long. Kamber is also the granddaughter of Chris and Joan Kamber Shea Farrell Farrell.

International Year Codes 2014 - B • 2013 - A • 2012 - Z

Did You Know?

The American Gelbvieh Association was the first breed association to include a registry and genetic evaluation for hybrid animals.

Gelbvieh and Balancer® animals are included in the largest and most powerful multi-breed genetic evaluation in the world with greater than 11.9 million total records.

By being a member of AGA, you have access to more than 40 free services which provides the genetic evaluation and promotion of you and your customers programs.

AGA transfer data shows 82% of all Gelbvieh and Balancer® bulls transferred were sold to commercial producers.

The AGA Facebook page has double the percentage of its likes from people 45 and older than the average Facebook page.

American Gelbvieh Association Area Coordinators “It’s never too early to begin planning your marketing program. I can help you expand your marketing reach for both seedstock and commercial cattle.”

Brian Rogers

“Good genetics and good services go hand in hand. I can assist you with both, whether your are a commercial or seedstock producer.”

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EASTERN REGION

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williamm@gelbvieh.org

(936) 554-1600 (C)

(502) 867-3132 (C)

Western region Gelbvieh members and commercial producers should contact Frank Padilla at the American Gelbvieh Association office at 303-465-2333.

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VIEW OF THE NUMBERS Gelbvieh $Cow Provides Maternal Productivity Selection Index The Gelbvieh breed has a well-earned reputation as a strong maternal breed. In order to quantify those strengths the American Gelbvieh Association has engaged in research and development of EPDs and indexes to measure maternal traits. The results of this research are the creation of new tools to select for maternal productivity in Gelbvieh and Balancer® animals.

By AGA Staff THE AMERICAN GELBVIEH Association has partnered with Dr. Mike MacNeil, PhD., of Delta G to develop the $Cow economic selection index. $Cow represents the genetic value in dollars of profit of an animal when retained as a replacement female relative to other animals in the herd. A higher number represents more profitable

genetics for maternal productivity. “$Cow will serve producers in selecting bulls that will sire daughters with stayability and reproductive efficiency as well as other traits that lead to profitability in a production system,” says Kari White, American Gelbvieh Association breed improvement data analyst.

The $Cow index includes several traits. The most essential of these traits are heifer pregnancy, 30-month pregnancy, and stayability.

Exclusive to the Gelbvieh Association’s $Cow index is the inclusion of a 30-month pregnancy (Pg30) EPD. The Pg30 EPD predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant and calve at three years of age, given that they calved as firstcalf heifers.

Breed percentiles for $Cow. Percentile

$Cow Value

0

$141.74

10

$74.31

20

$65.25

30

$59.82

40

$54.21

50

$49.09

60

$43.92

70

$38.15

80

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The heifer pregnancy (HP) EPD predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant as first-calf heifers in a regular breeding season, expressed as a percent. A higher value of this EPD is favorable, meaning that a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters get pregnant as first calf heifers compared to other sires in his contemporary group.

Exclusive to the Gelbvieh Association’s $Cow index is the inclusion of a 30-month pregnancy (Pg30) EPD. The Pg30 EPD predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant and calve at three years of age, given that they calved as first-calf heifers.

This EPD is expressed as a percent,

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again, with a higher number being more favorable meaning a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters will calve at three years of age, given they calved as first-calf heifers The stayability (ST) EPDs represents the genetic difference, in terms of percent probability, that a bull’s daughters will stay productive within a herd to at least six years of age. $Cow incorporates other traits that affect the profitability of a female in a production system.

These traits include milk, calving ease, moderate mature weight and the ability of calves to gain. A female’s genetics also influence the performance of her calves in the feedlot and at slaughter so traits such as feed efficiency and carcass value are also included in $Cow. Table 1. Example of sire selection for $Cow Animal

$Cow Value

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$125.90

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Advantage to Bull A

+$29.96

By selecting on $Cow, cattle producers will make genetic improvement on economically relevant traits leading to improved maternal productivity.

Susan Willmon, director of breed improvement with the American Gelbvieh Association stated, “We continue to work with AGA members and commercial producers to create genetic tools that have economic relevance. $Cow will help producers to select more productive females to maximize profitability through their maternal genetics.”

An example of $Cow can be used to identify superior sires for genetic improvement is presented in the table 1.

Bull A has a $Cow of $125.90, while Bull B has a $Cow of $95.94. There is a $29.96 difference in the value of their index, which means that Bull A’s daughters have a $29.96 per head per year increase in profit potential when his daughters are retained as replacement females when compared to the daughters kept in the herd sired by Bull B.

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Progress Continues to Impact the Beef Business The American Gelbvieh Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce the continued progress being made towards achieving the goals of the AGA’s Impacting the Beef BusinessTM long-range strategic plan. The current status of all the goals and their next steps are presented in the following table for review.

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Heifer pregnancy, 30-month pregnancy, and mature weight “research” EPDs, have been posted on the AGA website. The first research EPDs for udder score have also been produced, however, the number of animals with EPDs is small. The calving interval heritability estimate was also quite low.

The marbling EPD target for 60% Choice is .10. Last year (2013) was the first spring breeding season for Gelbvieh and Balancer breeders to make selection decisions since the strategic plan was developed.

The new Gelbvieh- and Balancerspecific genomic profile was completed in November 2013 and approved by the Breed Improvement committee in December 2013.

An AGA maternal index was completed with the assistance of Dr. Michael MacNeil in September 2013.

It was then evaluated by an oversight committee and presented to the Breed Improvement committee in December 2013. The new maternal index called $Cow can be found on the research page of the AGA website. The new feeder profit index (FPI) was approved and launched in April 2014. The general purpose index is on hold.

Calving interval, mature size and udder score will be reevaluated.

A major educational effort will be undertaken to gather more exposure, pregnancy, cow weight, and udder score data.

Core Focus: Breed Improvement Develop reliable tools to monitor traits for maternal efficiency.

Traits for consideration are: heifer pregnancy, 30-month pregnancy, calving interval, mature size, pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed and udder quality by fall 2013.

Improve purebred Gelbvieh average marbling to 60% Choice.

Implement GE EPDs by summer 2013.

Develop new indexes for maternal selection, feeder calf value and general-purpose.

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The marbling genetic trend will be monitored for improvement. The marbling target for Choice will be updated for Gelbvieh and Balancer animals.

AGA’s GE EPDs, were released in January 2014. GE EPDs will be routinely generated with the launch of the new DigitalBeef registry system. $Cow and FPI will be included in the summer 2014 national cattle evaluation (NCE).

Develop feed efficiency EPDs by spring 2013.

Research feed efficiency EPDs developed in collaboration with Colorado State University and several Gelbvieh breeders with multiple years of feed intake data have been upload on the AGA website. The feed intake EPD is included in the maternal index.

Tenderness: Decrease the breed AGA members that have tested with average shear force value by .40 Igenity® were contacted in late May 2014 to get permission to obtain their lb. using current genomic data by December 2015. animals’ tenderness genotypes from GeneSeek®.

Monitor growth: Communicate the Breed average genetic trends are importance of excelling in weaning provided to all AGA members and and yearling weight and provide individual herd genetic trends were tools for benchmarking progress. sent to several AGA members.

Monitor temperament: Develop and AGA staff have been evaluating implement temperament EPDs. different approaches to generating temperament EPDs. Monitor foot soundness: Develop This was labeled a lower priority goal. and implement a foot scoring system Nothing has been done to date. and EPDs. Encourage breeders to create This goal was added during the AGA purebred Gelbvieh using Balancer.

Board’s April 2014 meeting.

Provide genetic information for This goal was added during the AGA commercial herds.

Board’s April 2014 meeting.

A efficiency profit index (EPI) will continue to be evaluated and a revised index will be released in the summer of 2014.

A tenderness database will be developed during the summer of 2014 with the goal of generating the first tenderness EPDs by late 2014.

AGA members may request genetic trends for their herds at any time.

There is no charge for this service.

A research run of temperament EPDs will occur in late 2014.

The first steps will be to evaluate existing foot scoring systems for possible use by AGA members.

The first videos and articles will be developed this fall.

This will be done through the new DigitalBeef system in 2015.

Core Focus: Breed Promotion Increase promotion reach by 5% per year for the next three years with a focus on promoting Gelbvieh, Balancer and crossbreeding merits to the commercial cow-calf and feedlot sectors.

Develop a draft plan for commercial marketing by August 2013.

Promotional reach was expanded by 6% in FY 2013 compared to FY 2012.

The plan has been developed.

Implementation is pending launch of the feeder profit calculator (FPC).

Increase total AGA membership by New AGA memberships down slightly 2% annually for the next three years for the current fiscal as are total by promoting Gelbvieh and Balancer memberships. to potential new seedstock breeders.

Efforts to continue this trend are ongoing by using allocated resources as effectively as possible.

The FPC is currently on hold.

Promotional efforts targeted at new Gelbvieh breeders will continue.

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Transfer rate will reach 45% of the animals registered by fall 2015.

FY 2013 transfers as a percentage of registrations finished at 33%, up from 29% in FY 2012.

We will continue to communicate the value of transfers, especially related to enhanced communication of AGA services available to commercial producers.

Core Focus: Member Education Personally communicate the strategic plan message to at least 80% of the 100 largest Gelbvieh breeders by January 2013.

Conduct regional meetings and/ or webinars to communicate the strategic plan message by Spring 2013.

Develop a brochure, and a page on the AGA website to allow members continued access to goals and progress of strategic plan by fall 2012.

Develop educational initiatives to help facilitate achievement of strategic plan goals by January 2013.

Approximately 65% of the target group It is intended that follow-up was reached. meetings will be conducted in FY 2014.

Upgrade the AGA online data entry and information system to provide more meaningful herd improvement and marketing tools by summer 2013.

Grow the AGA Foundation 100% by January 2015.

A new service agreement has been signed with DigitalBeef. The transfer of data files to the new system is complete.

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Thirteen state and regional meetings Updates at state and regional were held in FY2013 with an additional meetings will be given throughout 5 held thus far in FY 2014. the remainder of FY 2014.

A brochure was developed and distributed in the fall of 2013. Updates have been provided in Gelbvieh World.

Strategic plan updates will continue to be provided regularly in Gelbvieh World.

10 videos were developed and posted online to demonstrate use of the online system and interpretation of information.

More educational videos and webinars are planned for the remainder of FY 2014 with emphasis on the new DigitalBeef registry system and genetic improvement for marbling.

The DigitalBeef system is in the final stages of testing with an expected launch date of July 2014.

Foundation consultant, Virgil Scott, has been engaged. Legacy giving plans, donor recognition and Foundation procedural documents have been approved by the AGF committee. A separate AGF Board has been appointed. 2014 giving to the Foundation is up markedly compared to 2013.

Pending approval by the AGF board, several initiatives to formalize strategy and logistics for giving will be implemented in FY 2014.

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FEEDER CALF MARKETING Capture Value in Marketing Feeder Calves As the time for marketing feeder calves approaches there are several things to consider when getting ready to sell these calves to ensure the most value is received for them.

OVERALL HEALTH OF the animals is very important and documented health protocols are essential to the buyer who is purchasing the feeder cattle.

“Documented vaccination protocols deliver buyer confidence in the product they are buying,” says Clint Berry, Allied Genetic Resources, Superior Livestock, when talking about profit drivers from a seller’s standpoint.

He also emphasizes that trusted genetics are important for feeder cattle buyers. Having a trusted and reputable seedstock provider is critical to any commercial operation. The genetics that are being purchased from these seedstock producers should be proven in values such as carcass merit, ability to gain and grade.

Berry also states, “Reputation of your seedstock provider plays in the reputation of you marketing feeder cattle.”

When placed in a feed yard, it is essential that cattle are healthy, grow quickly and grade well. When marketing feeder cattle it is important that these things are emphasized and appealing to buyers.

“Most of the grids are driven by grade, more than they are other factors and quality grade matters a lot in terms of getting premiums on the grid,” says Tom Brink, former senior vice president and chief risk officer of JBSFive Rivers Cattle Company.

According to Dan Dorn of Decatur County Feed Yard, the major profit drivers of a feed yard are feed efficiency, carcass merit and carcass weight. Regardless of who is going to be feeding out the calves, downstream value should be created, starting with quality cow herd genetics that incorporate these traits. Decatur County Feed Yard has seen up to a $300 difference in feeder value for cattle that have more profitable genetics.

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performed well. Berry describes that through building a reputation in the marketplace, and developing cattle that consistently perform, buyers will be enticed to compete for these calves and push them to the top of the market or higher.

“Heterosis is key,” says Dorn, “You see so much better performance on the cattle, you see better grade typically, more muscle, feed efficiency is better, and so it hits all of the profit drivers.”

Heterosis is the increased performance of the offspring when crossing two different breeds. This offers several advantages in a commercial setting, such as superiority in traits important to cattle feeding profitability, when compared to purebred animals. These crossbred cattle drive profit through efficiency, grade and gain. This value can easily be added by using Gelbvieh or Balancer® genetics in a crossbreeding system.

Once buyers see how calves perform year after year they will be more aggressive in buying the calves, if they performed well.

Participating in programs such as source verified and natural can also help capture a premium when selling feeder calves.

“Do as many of the programs as you feel you can and make it work. The more you do the more you are going to get out them,” says Jerry Warren, Superior Livestock Representative. “Programs help identify the value of cattle,” which in the end is how profit is made.

Warren also suggests joining together with neighbors to put together a load of cattle that are similar in size and age. This can help to make feeder calves more appealing to a larger number of buyers.

Visit the American Gelbvieh Association website at www.gelbvieh.org to see how crossbreeding can work for you and for more information about marketing feeder calves, or contact AGA representative Frank Padilla at 303-465-2333. FFF

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MANAGEMENT Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd Body condition scores (BCS) describe the relative fatness or body condition of a cow herd through the use of a nine-point scale. A body condition score five (BCS 5) cow is in average flesh and represents a logical target for most cow herds. A BCS 1 cow is extremely thin while a BCS 9 cow is extremely fat and obese. By Dr. Rick Rasby BODY CONDITION SCORE (BCS) of beef cows at the time of calving has the greatest impact on subsequent rebreeding performance (Table 1). The postpartum interval is the length of time from calving to first estrus (heat) after calving. For a cow to maintain a 365-day calving interval, she must rebreed by 82 days after calving (283 day gestation + 82 day postpartum interval = 365 days). On the average, cows that calve in a BCS 3 or 4 have difficulty exhibiting their first heat by 80 days after calving. Whereas cows that calve in BCS 5 or

6 tend to exhibit heat by 55 days after calving and; therefore, have a better opportunity to maintain a 365 day calving interval. Although cows that calve in a BCS of 7 have a short postpartum interval, it is not economical to feed cows to a condition score of 7.

Thin cows at calving (BCS 4 or thinner) produce less colostrum, give birth to less vigorous calves that are slower to stand and these calves have lower immunoglobulin levels (Figure 1), thus impairing their ability to overcome early calf-hood disease challenges.

This illustrates the importance of targeting mature cows to calve in a BCS of at least 5. Because first-calf-heifers have only reached about 85 percent of their mature weight after calving and require additional nutrients to support growth, they need to be fed so they are a BCS of 6 at calving.

The look and feel of body condition scoring Body condition scoring can be done using only visual indicators or a combination of visual and palpation of key bone structures for fat cover. Palpation can be done during routine processing of cows through a chute. The key areas for evaluation are the backbone, ribs, hips, pinbones, tailhead, and brisket. Palpating cows for fatness along the backbone, ribs, and tailhead will help refine your skill to visually access body condition.

If body condition scoring is new to you, just focus on separating cows into thin, moderate, and fat groups without worrying about the numerical score. With experience, you will connect the ‘’look and feel’’ of your cows to a body condition score that you can consistently determine.

Table 1. Body Condition Score Pre-calving and impact on days from calving to estrus (post-partum interval, PPI). Houghton et.al., 1990. Effects of body composition, pre- and postpartum energy level and early weaning on reproductive performance of beef cows and preweaning calf gain.

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Body condition scores should be recorded so that links to productivity and herd management (particularly nutritional management) can be examined. Several years of such information could reveal, for example, needed management changes for a given age group (i.e., thin three-year-olds) of cows or might identify a sire group of females that simply didn’t fit your resources.

When visually scoring body condition, you must “look through the hair coat”. Sometimes this is difficult due to

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a long winter hair coat. It is good training to re-evaluate your body condition scores when cattle are wet. You may be surprised at the impact hair coats can have on visual scores. Long, thick winter hair coats are obviously highly desirable (at least in the Northern Plains), thus actual palpation for fatness of cows may be the best choice to produce consistent body condition scoring. Drawings of cows in BCS 1 to 9 can give an indication of how these cows would look if they were without hair.

Other factors in addition to hair coat that can affect visual body condition scores are age of cow, rumen fill, and stage of pregnancy. The goal of body condition scoring is to evaluate fatness independent of these factors.

At first, one or more of the above factors may mislead you, but careful study of your herd through the production year will sharpen your focus so that body condition can be scored independent of the above factors.

The same techniques are used to condition score cattle that have Bos indicus genetics. Depending on the percentage of Bos indicus genetics, the skin appears to be wrinkled or folded. Determine degree of condition at the same locations and assign a score based on the 1 to 9 scale.

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Table 2. IgG in Beef Calves 24 hours after birth whose dams are in different body condition. Odde, K.G. 1997. Reproductive efficiency, precalving nutrition, and improving calf survival. Proc. Bovine Connection, pg.

860-092.

When to condition score cows The greatest single factor influencing rebreeding performance of beef cows is body condition at calving, especially for spring-calving females. However, if producers wait until calving to manage body condition of their cows, they will find it very difficult and expensive to increase the body condition of a lactating cow.

Although evaluation of body condition can be looked at as an ongoing process, there are several key times when body condition scoring should be considered: Late summer - early fall This is an important time to condition score cows in drought years or in systems where females are managed almost entirely on vegetative or dormant grazed forage. If cows are thin, early weaning should be considered. Nonlactating cows may pick-up condition by grazing forage alone or by feeding a small amount of supplement along with the grazed forage. If young cows are thin and grass in the pasture is decreasing in nutrient quality, strategically wean calves.

Weaning time Pay particular attention to young cows weaning their first calves, as they are most likely to be thin at this time.

For young cows, you may need to consider early weaning calves and giving cows access to higher quality forage.

45 days after weaning This will give you a good idea how fast cows are “bouncing back” after weaning. Thin cows should be gaining back condition if cow type is matched with the feed resources.

90 days before calving This is the last opportunity to get condition back on cows economically. This would be the time to separate thin cows from cows in good condition.

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Calving time If cows are thin, producers may want to change the pre-calving feeding program. Because of the nutritional demands of lactation, it is difficult to get cows to condition economically after calving.

Beginning of breeding season Thin cows at this time may indicate a poor match of calving season to feed sources. Maybe calving occurs too early in the spring. The period from weaning to 90 days pre-calving is the best time to get serious about body condition scoring and planning the nutrition/ management program because the manager’s strategy can have great impact. The period from calving to rebreeding may help explain the productivity (or lack thereof!) but it is likely too late to have much impact on herd productivity and profitability at this point. If cows are thin management options include early weaning when the youngest calf is 45 days old or 48 hour calf separation.

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Gelbvieh and Balancer® EPD Genetic Trends The core strategy of the breed improvement goals of the American Gelbvieh Association’s Impacting the Beef BusinessTM long-range strategic plan is to “Own maternal and stay between the guardrails for all other traits.” Part of being able to stay between those guardrails is to monitor current EPD genetic trends. The graphs below illustrate the genetic trends for Gelbvieh and Balancer® animals based off the January 2014 national cattle evaluation. Breed averages from January 2014 are also presented for reference.

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Building a Legacy through the American Gelbvieh Foundation The American Gelbvieh Foundation is dedicated to Gelbvieh genetics, merit advancement, and strengthening the breed influence within the changing beef industry. This will be accomplished through breed promotion, growing demand for Gelbvieh genetics, member education, research and junior support. By Megan Slater

What is the American Gelbvieh Foundation?

The American Gelbvieh Foundation is a separate nonprofit corporation from the American Gelbvieh Association, which was formed by the Board of Directors in 1991. Its purpose is to raise funds through charitable donation for the purpose of education, research and scholarship. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors and in a recent change is a separate Board of the Directors than that of the American Gelbvieh Association Even before the Foundation was started, the passion for giving to the Gelbvieh Association has been

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strong and all started with a cowboy hat. Today that cowboy hat is a reminder of the earlier years when the Gelbvieh Association’s fate was uncertain and the perseverance it took to get it where it is today. Today that passion continues with commitments from all AGA Board members to support the AGF and these commitments were inspired

by Past AGA President and current member of the AGF Board

Mark Goes, who has committed a $100,000 life insurance policy to the Foundation and is now part of the American Gelbvieh Foundation Legacy Society.

“In order to create sustainability for the AGA, it becomes the responsibility of every AGA member to contribute to their foundation,” says Goes.

What does the Foundation do?

The Foundation supports the AGA through funds that are donated for the purpose of education and research. These funds

help to ensure advancement of the breed well into the future.

“The AGF is vital to long term viability of the AGA. The AGA is in need of funds for research and education,” said Al Knapp, AGF Board Member. This education and research will help to maintain the breed’s relevance in the beef industry for years to come.

made the goal to double the Foundation’s assets by 2015 and the ultimate goal is to raise $1 million to ensure the future of AGA and the Gelbvieh breed.

A strong Foundation is essential in order to keep the breed strong in the future and help to make an even larger impact on the beef industry. In “In order to remain viable addition to education and research we need to continue to educate, the AGF also awards scholarships continue to promote and continue to members of the American to do research. Those are the three Gelbvieh Junior Association. These things that we need to do to be that scholarships help to build a strong John Deere tractor or that Case future for the AGA and the breed by IH,” said Rob supporting the Arnold, current breed’s leaders AGA president of tomorrow. at the 2014 AGA “Many AGA members Annual Meeting The AGF have invested a lifetime in January. also helps fund in the Gelbvieh breed. important Continued With a contribution research research, which to AGF they have an projects, such AGF funds opportunity to leave a as the Genomic will help to Pioneers legacy for the Gelbvieh maintain, is project, which essential for breed.” - Al Knapp led the way continued breed for genomicimprovement enhanced EPDs and promotion. to be used and accessed by Gelbvieh Finding ways that Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeders and influenced cattle are economically commercial customers. Through relevant is important for the breed’s implementing genomic-enhanced impact. Education of AGA members EPDs genetic of all ages is critical for not only progress can improvements of the Gelbvieh breed be made more but also improvements in the beef quickly and industry as a whole. effectively for The AGF ultimately helps to better breed ensure that the AGA’s doors stay improvement open and operating for several years and has set the to come. breed apart from several Why is it important to have a strong others with this advancement.

Foundation?

AGA’s Impacting the Beef BusinessTM long-range strategic plan

AGF funded the AGA’s research and development of the $Cow maternal index. This selection index was developed with the help of Dr. Mike MacNeil, PhD., of Delta G, and will help Gelbvieh and Balancer breeders select for economically relevant maternal traits and productivity.

This index includes the 30-month pregnancy (Pg30) EPD which is exclusive to the AGA’s $Cow index.

At the end of the day this EPD was created to help increase profitability in a production setting and helps to further the advancement of the Gelbvieh breed.

The projects that the Foundation has funded in recent years at the AGA have resulted in great improvements for the breed. With the help of AGA members this research and breed improvement can take Gelbvieh to the next level and continue to make a significant impact on the agriculture industry in the future.

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How can you help?

If you would like to contribute to the AGF, there are several easy ways for members to do so.

Contributions can be made through gifts of grain, gifts of livestock, and the Legacy Society. All methods of giving are tax deductible.

Through gifts of grain many different types of grain may be given, including corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum and others. Tax savings can be seen by donating grain directly to a charitable organization. The proceeds of the grain that is given to the organization are not recognized as taxable income for the producer, and costs associated with growing the crop are also tax deductible.

Gifts of livestock can be made

The Legacy Society recognizes to the Foundation by contributing and honors those who have the animal to the organization prior to its sale. included a gift to the foundation When the sale in their estate takes place after “There still remains plan or made the livestock is an urgent demand to a current already donated raise the holdings of the proceeds are contribution to the AGF to levels that the endowment not recognized as can support the future fund. Any dollar income, and thus, amount through the producer research, education and an estate plan is saves on selfyouth involvement that employment tax welcomed and will secure a role for these can be as well as federal Gelbvieh in the cattle made through and state income industry.” - Mark Goes bequests, trusts, taxes. Production life insurance, costs associated retirement with the donated plans, charitable gift annuities and livestock are also tax deductible, and other income arrangements. Those therefore the donor may see greater who make current contributions tax savings than if they made a cash of $5,000 will also be apart of the donation.

Legacy Society. Members of this society may choose to receive as much or as little recognition as possible and requests to remain anonymous will be honored.

South Dakota & Minnesota Breeders ADKINS GELBVIEH Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics

Bulls and Heifers for sale by private treaty

Cash donations of any size are also welcomed.

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The AGF Board is currently developing strategies to raise funds to build an endowment for the Foundation. Their objective is to establish and grow a funding source that will provide financial support of AGA in perpetuity.

“Any contribution, no matter how small, is valued and appreciated but there still remains an urgent demand to raise the holdings of the AGF to levels that can support the future research, education and youth involvement that will secure a role for Gelbvieh in the cattle industry,” says Goes.

For more information about the AGF or about how you can contribute contact the AGA office at 303-465-2333. FFF

Performance • Carcass • RFI It Pays!

ADG & WDA Sire Group Leaders • Midland Proven

MCFG 039A • AMGV1250349

Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 S A • BA50 ADG Ratio: 118 • EFF Ratio: 112 MBT Index: 111 Buyer: Post Rock Cattle Co, KS – $15,000

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

12 -0.4 78 130 32 71 6 -0.10 50 0.64 0.72 -0.02 107.89 56.75

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

11 -0.7 72 116 33 69 10 -0.13 41 0.61 0.60 -0.03 92.17 47.45

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

9 -0.6 74 123 32 69 3 -0.09 44 0.64 0.56 -0.01 89.92 53.16

MCFG 140A • AMGV1250538

Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 S A • BA50 ADG Ratio: 120 • EFF Ratio: 147 MBT Index: 119 Buyer: Bar T Bar, AZ; Seedstock Plus, MO; Leachman Cattle Co, CO; Sandy Knolls Farm, KS; Quarter Circle U Ranch, AZ – $12,000

MCFG 159A • AMGV1250541

Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 S A • BA50 ADG Ratio: 125 • EFF Ratio: 112 MBT Index: 114 Buyer: Mallett Simmentals, TX – $7,500

ADG Sire Group Leaders • MCFG 159A, MCFG 140A & MCFG 039A • Avg. ADG 4.11 WDA Sire Group Leaders • MCFG 159A, MCFG 171A & MCFG 140A • Avg. WDA 3.57

MCFG 171A • AMGV1250547 Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 S A • BA50 ADG Ratio: 112 • EFF Ratio: 101 MBT Index: 104 Buyer: Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh, MO – $8,250 CE 15 YG -0.06

BW -0.3 CW 46

WW 72 RE 0.42

YW 122 MB 0.62

MK 26 FT -0.03

TM 62 CV 94.45

CED 5 FM 53.30

MCFG 019A • AMGV1250272 Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 S A • BA38 ADG Ratio 92 • EFF Ratio: 97 MBT Index: 97 Buyer: Pease Ranch, MT – $7,250 CE 14 YG -0.16

BW -2.4 CW 36

WW 69 RE 0.63

YW 107 MB 0.67

MK 31 FT -0.03

TM 66 CV 95.89

CED 7 FM 41.26

Semen available for MCFG 039A and 140A Contact Owners for details.

A special Thank You to all the buyers, including: • Kana Kerns, WY

• Brokesle Ranch, MT

• Maslesich Ranch, MT

• Holzer and Holzer, MT

• Keon Holzer, MT

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BREED PROMOTION MINUTE

Collaboration – It Impacts the Beef Business Teams that work collaboratively can obtain greater resources, recognition, and reward when facing competition for finite resources. Everyone has to pull their weight. By Frank Padilla COLLABORATION, AS DEFINED by Wikipedia, is working with each other to do a task and to achieve shared goals.

It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals. This is more than the intersection of common goals seen in cooperative ventures, but a deep, collective, and conscious determination to reach an identical objective.

Due to the complexity of today’s business environment, collaboration in technology

encompasses a broad range of tools that enable groups of people to work together including social networking, instant messaging, web sharing, audio conferencing, and video chatting. Broadly defined, any technology that facilitates linking of two or more humans together can be considered a collaborative tool.

The cattle business is a collaborative effort. It is seedstock producers, commercial cattlemen, feed yards, packers, and retailors coming together to bring a safe, healthy, consistent, quality product to the consumer. It is genomic

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YW 88 MB 0.14

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companies, pharmaceutical suppliers, nutritionists, and feed suppliers delivering products and services that add productivity.

The university system contributes in a very large capacity to the agricultural sector at all levels and in all areas through research and education.

In the spirit of providing genetics and genetic resources that maximize the commercial producers’ profit, International Genetic Solutions was formed.

When it comes to establishing a profit-maximizing genetic program, International Genetic Solutions (IGS) is the most powerful asset available to cattlemen. The breed associations that have chosen to be IGS partners are serious about maximizing the commercial cattleman’s profit through the use of genetic selection regardless of breed or personal agenda.

The American Gelbvieh Association shares in the profitability and success of your genetic program. We take this responsibility very seriously and utilize only the most sound science and research to provide you, the seedstock producer and commercial cattleman, with the best genetic selection tools possible. This enables you to produce cattle that are efficient and profitable while meeting industry demands.

Currently the AGA and seven other breed associations comprise

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Four other breed associations are doing due diligence in looking at becoming partners in this collaborative entity. This industryleading partnership has made IGS the largest and most powerful multi-breed genetic evaluation in the world with over 11.9 million total records, 325,000 annual records, and now more than 30,000 genotypes. This has created the strongest scientific collaboration ever seen in the beef industry.

Rob Arnold, president of the AGA Board of Directors recently wrote, “We operate in a very dynamic business. It’s up to us to keep pace if we are going to remain relevant in the beef business. We could probably sit and debate all day long whether change is good or

bad, but the real question is, are we making progress?”

Through collaboration progress has been made. Gelbvieh and Balancer® EPDs are now directly comparable to Red Angus and Simmental for growth and carcass traits, simplifying breeding decisions for commercial producers.

Heifer pregnancy and 30-month pregnancy EPD prototypes were completed and resulted in the $Cow research index, enabling members to define a cow’s contribution to the system as a whole. The first production run of the AGA efficiency profit index (EPI) is available and allows members and commercial producers to select for feed efficiency in their herds.

The prototype for a mature weight EPD was developed enabling

Summer Pasture Tour In conjunction with the Minnesota Gelbvieh Association Field Day, Saturday, August 16.

Please join us for pasture tours and a guest speaker from the Univeristy of Minnesota, followed by supper and other activities.

Annual Production Sale • First Saturday in February

Please visit our website for more information: www.lostriverlivestockmn.com

– Mark and Sharon Larson Family – 12866 Lindberg Lake Rd. • Clearbrook, MN 218-766-3690 • Mark Cell 218-766-3233 • David Cell 402-560-4052 • Dan Cell 36 | JULY 2014

producers to monitor mature cow size. The completion of the Genomic Pioneers research project led to the unveiling of research mode genomic-enhanced EPDs. Expansion in breed promotion was seen with significant increases to the circulation of Gelbvieh World and The Profit Picture, as well as the “Add Pounds. Add Profit.” insert.

AGA website visits and YouTube views have also dramatically increased.

The Gelbvieh breed has built a successful track record for one reason: no other breed in the U.S. cattle industry is as commercially focused as Gelbvieh. We’ve consistently been focused on satisfying the demands not only of consumers, but also of commercial cattle producers. Second, we’ve produced cattle that are troublefree, that enable commercial producers to raise more pounds with fewer inputs.

Gelbvieh has come to represent a reliable source for heterosis – the lifeblood of every cow-calf operation. Through increased hybrid vigor from Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics our commercial customers have increased cow longevity, herd health, and overall performance.

As we look to the future – and as each of us contemplates the successes and setbacks of the last 42 years – we must never forget that it’s the commercial producer that built this breed, and it’s the commercial producer who will continue to play the most critical role in our future.

However, the opportunities that at present lie on the horizon are only as good as our preparation to capitalize on them. FFF

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Top Ten States As part of the Gelbvieh World Herd Reference Edition, the American Gelbvieh Association publishes its annual statistics. This information incorporates all data submitted to the American Gelbvieh Association August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2013.

Active Adult Members

Active Junior Members

1 Missouri

111

Active Cows

1 Missouri

52

1 Kansas

Total Registrations 5,748

1 Kansas

5,063

2 Kansas

88

2 Kansas

38

2 Missouri 3,832

2 Nebraska 3,677

3 Kentucky

75

3 Nebraska

27

3 Nebraska 3,698

3 Missouri 3,585

4- T Iowa

55

4 Kentucky

26

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South Dakota 3,649

4

South Dakota 3,526

4-T Tennessee

55

5-T Minnesota

23

5 Kentucky 1,928

5

North Dakota 1,833

6

South Dakota

49

5-T South Dakota

23

6 Iowa

6 Iowa

7 Nebraska

47

7 Iowa

22

7

North Dakota 1,876

7 Colorado 1,254

8 Colorado

42

8 Oklahoma

16

8 Colorado 1,329

8 Kentucky 1,249

9 Oklahoma

40

9-T Illinois

14

9 Tennessee 1,277

9 Montana 1,183

10 Minnesota

31

9-T Mississippi

14

10 Minnesota 1,130

10 Minnesota 1,025

1,897

1,543

State Statistics at a Glance The following American Gelbvieh Association state statistics represent data submitted to the AGA office as of May 23, 2014. Animal statistics reflect activity between August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2013.

Sate

Active Active Active Total Female Male Total Adults juniors Cows Registrations Registrations Registrations Transfers

Alabama 8 0 196 139 63 76 52 Arizona 3 0 420 433 201 232 77 Arkansas 18 4 545 415 210 205 138 California 10 0 312 205 100 105 29 Colorado 42 8 1,329 1,254 602 652 236 Florida 7 0 99 43 22 21 61 38 | JULY 2014

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Active Active Active Total Female Male Total Adults Juniors Cows Registrations Registrations Registrations Transfers

Georgia 11 3 166 284 136 148 472 Idaho 5 1 69 88 32 56 2 Illinois 21 14 731 596 287 309 82 Indiana 13 5 361 283 138 145 99 Iowa 55 22 1,897 1,543 770 773 279 Kansas 88 38 5,748 5,063 2,445 2,618 1,404 Kentucky 75 26 1,928 1,249 605 644 623 Louisiana 1 0 16 10 7 3 Maryland 1 0 3 1 1 0 Michigan 2 1 24 22 12 10 5 Minnesota 31 23 1,130 1,025 455 570 142 Mississippi 14 14 250 150 69 81 92 Missouri 111 52 3,832 3,585 1,775 1,810 1,123 Montana 18 0 1,015 1,183 529 654 164 Nebraska 47 27 3,698 3,677 1,711 1,966 1,051 Nevada 1 0 26 26 15 11 5 New Mexico 2 0 11 New York 2 0 21 17 9 8 North Carolina 24 12 663 699 341 358 229 North Dakota 26 11 1,876 1,833 879 954 383 Ohio 19 8 385 224 104 120 91 Oklahoma 40 16 894 679 344 335 286 Oregon 12 2 345 360 178 182 127 Pennsylvania 3 0 14 South Carolina 10 5 262 117 60 57 49 South Dakota 49 23 3,649 3,526 1,642 1,884 2,281 Tennessee 55 8 1,277 995 484 511 501 Texas 27 4 471 391 183 208 221 Utah 21 0 658 539 250 289 189 Virginia 14 1 738 597 277 320 138 Washington 4 1 198 175 87 88 9 West Virginia 11 2 104 82 40 42 32 Wisconsin 7 7 173 125 52 73 15 Wyoming 4 3 153 124 68 56 Alberta 2 0 3 3 0 Saskatchewan 2 0 1 11 3 8 16

Total 916 341 35,688 31,771 15,189 16,582 10,703 GELBVIEH WORLD | 39

GPA QUALIFIERS Gelbvieh Performance Advantage Program Recognizes 9 Breeders The American Gelbvieh Association is proud to honor nine members from Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Nevada, Missouri and Ohio for achieving Bronze, Silver or Gold status for the association’s Gelbvieh Performance Advantage program for the 2013 management year.

THE GELBVIEH PERFORMANCE Advantage (GPA) program was initiated in 2009 and recognizes AGA members who promote the performance aspects of their program through data collection. Nine members were recognized for the 2013 management year including two being honored with gold status, two with silver status, and five members being honored with bronze status.

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The GPA program is unique within the seedstock industry and provides a tool for Gelbvieh producers, both small and large, to be recognized on records kept and data recorded in the previous calendar year.

“Participating members use the GPA program as a way to enhance customer experience as they provide a value-added service with the data they collect from their breeding program,” said Susan Willmon, American Gelbvieh Association director of breed improvement.

To attain GPA status, the AGA member must record performance data, use sires that meet or exceed established performance criteria, and implement technologies such as DNA testing, ultrasound, and A.I. in their programs.

Congratulations to this year’s award winners.

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Gold status award winners • Ginger Ertle, Greentop, Mo. • John Huston Cattle Co., New Carlisle, Ohio

Silver status award winners • Jean McWilliams, Orovada, Nev. • Judd Ranch, Pomona, Kan.

Bronze status award winners • Cranview Gelbvieh, Minot, N.D. • McClatchey Cattle Company, Palisade, Neb. • MLM Gelbvieh, Superior, Neb. • Rippe Gelbvieh, Hubbell, Neb. • Sandy Knoll Farms, St. John, Kan. Tommy Ayres, Auctioneer Cara Ayres, Marketing 406-531-6130 millionayresmanagement@gmail.com 1229 Iron Cap Drive • Stevensville, MT 59870

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For more information about the Gelbvieh Performance Advantage program, visit the member programs page at www.gelbvieh.org or contact Susan Willmon at susanw@ gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333. FFF

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DIGITALBEEF

New Season, New Tools – The AGA Transition to DigitalBeef Technology The American Gelbvieh Association is excited to announce the transition to DigitalBeef, a new computer registry system with tremendous benefits to members. By Kari White NEW CALVES, NEW grass, new breeding plans; spring and summer are seasons of change for everyone.

The American Gelbvieh Association is growing and changing as well. New staff members, new genetic evaluation tools, and new member programs make this an exciting time at the AGA. The list of changes at the AGA requires a registry system that will grow and change also, which is the reason behind the transition to DigitalBeef technology in the summer of 2014.

How can breeders benefit from the transition to a new registry system? The main goal for the transfer to DigitalBeef is to make it easier for members to manage and register their herds. Instead of just being a way to register cattle, the new AGA registry system includes many tools that are traditionally included in herd management software.

DigitalBeef software allows animals in a herd to be sorted by yearling group, weaning group, pre-weaning group, and animals for sale. The software also allows the breeder to assign animals to a pasture and manage rotations, which makes it much easier to record the exposure data necessary to compute heifer pregnancy and 30-month pregnancy EPDs. Custom reports are available to the producer for management of herd data. Calving history, dam production summaries, weaning and ultrasound worksheets, and EPD and performance genetic trends are all examples of reports producers can access to make information more available. Breeders also have the ability to compare the difference in expected progeny performance of different bulls mated to the same female, making breeding decisions more informed and precise.

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The DigitalBeef transition will make member communication with the AGA more efficient. Instead of filling out online forms, ordering DNA testing on an animal can be done right out of the registry by going to the animal record. Information including registration number, member number, and address will be entered automatically, lessening the chance of confusion and error at the lab. Members will have the ability to check for parent verification themselves, if parentage markers of all interested animals are on file. Transferring and disposing of animals can also be done quickly in the animal record.

We are constantly striving to be innovative and user friendly for our members, and we believe this transition will achieve both those goals.

Finally, the DigitalBeef system will facilitate communication between members. AGA members or animals can be found by ranch, EPD, name, or registration number. Breeders are also listed visually by map location that can be sorted by state or city. A marketplace is available where breeders can post bulls, females, embryos, or semen for sale in their herd just by designating it in the animal record in the registry.

Transitioning to the DigitalBeef system is a welcome and anticipated change by the AGA staff and Board of Directors. We are constantly striving to be innovative and user friendly for our members, and we believe this transition will achieve both those goals. More information about the DigitalBeef transition will be made available on our website at Gelbvieh.org as it becomes available. The AGA looks forward to transitioning to DigitalBeef by the end of the summer.

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The first breeder to have 100 cows qualify as Dams of Merit or Dams of Distinction.

And we are the #1 breeder and owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction.

These are the bulls that are servicing those cows. These bulls represent what Bar T Bar stands for efficiency and performance – as all bulls are negative RFI. Top 25% of breed CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

14 -1.0 67 118 34 68 5 -0.19 39 0.68 0.56 -0.04 88.96 52.82

BTBR Mr Black Cross 2033 • AMGV1222672

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He ranks #6 of all 2012-2013 born bulls in the breed for Efficiency Profit Index at $284.

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CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

MCFG 140A • AMGV1250538

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

BTBR Mr Black Cross 3299 • AMGV1248216

Southern Balancer (25% Brangus) Top 2% in the entire breed for the Efficiency Profit Index at $243.

11 -0.7 72 116 33 69 10 -0.13 41 0.61 0.60 -0.03 92.17 47.45

Owned with Seedstock Plus, MO, Leachman Cattle Co, CO, Sandy Knolls Farm, KS, Quarter Circle U Ranch, AZ. 50% Balancer son of AAR Ten X. He ranks #2 of all 2012-2013 born bulls in the breed for Efficiency Profit Index at $322.

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9 2.5 67 93 25 58 5 0.05 33 0.18 0.19 0.00 39.44 29.93

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED YG CW RE MB FT CV FM

15 -1.9 61 102 31 61 9 -0.12 28 0.58 0.45 -0.01 66.69 41.26

TMMW Mr Govenor 2A • AMGV1254800

25% Balancer son of Royal Bismarck. He scanned a 6.11 %IMF, and 13.20 REA. His Efficiency Profit Index is $199, putting him in the top 5% of the breed.

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That’s Nice – But I Raise Cows I am somewhat disappointed that we are continually revisiting the topic of crossbreeding in commercial beef production—and actually debating the merits of the practice. Crossbreeding is not a new concept.

Unfortunately, it seems that this topic continues to fester, simply because we refuse to look at the issue objectively.

By Dave Daley

THE INHERENT PROBLEM with the discussion is we have proponents and opponents rather than a simple discussion of advantages and disadvantages— where it fits and where it doesn’t.

We can have outstanding straightbred or crossbred cattle.

I find it simplistic and a waste of time to argue one is better than the other. We need to put our resources and energy into a more productive direction. As scientists, breed associations and beef producers, we should take a 44 | JULY 2014

step back and approach the issue rationally. It seems to me we have three failures in this discussion: 1) a failure to actually understand what heterosis means, 2) a focus on the wrong traits to evaluate the impact of crossbreeding (we are chasing a red herring), and 3) a lack of understanding of the impact of environment on crossbreeding results.

What are the genetic results of crossbreeding? Hybrid vigor or heterosis—we all know the

answer. However, based on what I see in the popular press, we may know the answer but we fail to understand the definition.

Heterosis is the improvement in the crossbred progeny compared to the AVERAGE OF THE PARENTAL BREEDS. Proponents and opponents of crossbreeding alike— please take note—NO ONE SAID THE CROSSBRED PROGENY WERE SUPERIOR TO EITHER STRAIGHTBRED PARENT—JUST TO THE AVERAGE OF THE PARENTAL BREEDS. So, if we cross Holstein and Hereford, the progeny don’t out milk Holstein!

Heterosis is the improvement above the mean of the two parental breeds.

This lack of understanding of hybrid vigor was driven home to me clearly on a visit to Queensland in Bos indicus country. One particular producer who raised straightbred Brahmans seemed

delighted to show me crossbred animals that he had tried in his environment that looked absolutely miserable. His not so subtle point— crossbreeding doesn’t work. “See, my Brahmans are better than the crossbreds!” That view represents a lack of understanding of heterosis.

The fact that the Bos indicus cattle are better adapted to that climate doesn’t mean that crossbreeding failed. Heterosis, by definition (and in practice) would be the improvement in adaptability of the F1 (in this case Brahman X Angus) over the mean of the two breeds— not over Brahmans.

The biology of crossbreeding is clear and can’t be changed regardless of the dialogue that occurs. The elegant research at the USMARC on germplasm evaluation will never be duplicated. The sheer numbers, classic design and life cycle analysis should provide irrefutable evidence of the impact of planned crossbreeding. I am always amazed at how people want to disagree with the data

from USMARC. That usually occurs if we don’t like the results.

Careful study of the data will demonstrate what we know to be true with crossbreeding—small, net improvement in many traits, but a large increase in lifetime productivity, particularly when you evaluate longevity (Table 1.).

One thing that has changed since the completion of the life cycle

analysis of germplasm evaluation and utilization at MARC is that our selection tools have improved.

In particular, the advances in EPD technology (accuracy, numbers, techniques) have changed dramatically—and that doesn’t even include the recent additions of genomics to the mix. So, clearly, we can change things like growth rate, feed efficiency and carcass merit more accurately and faster within

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a breed than ever before. Does that mean crossbreeding is less valuable?

No. You shouldn’t be using crossbreeding to change growth rate, feed efficiency and carcass merit anyway. Those are highly heritable, easily measured traits that we have excellent tools available.

That’s not why you crossbreed!

Table 1. Selected individual (direct) and maternal effect of heterosis (Cundiff et al., 1970; Gregory et al., 1965, 1978).

Effect of Heterosis (%) Trait

Direct

Maternal

Calving rate

4.4

3.7

Survival to weaning

1.9

1.5

Weaning weight

3.9

3.9

On the other hand, what Post-weaning ADG 2.6 . about the lowly heritable (e.g. reproduction and general fitness) Number of calves .

17.0 traits where you receive the greatest Longevity .

38.0 benefit from crossbreeding? What tools do we have for pregnancy rate, embryo survival, calf livability and focusing on the issue is because of our varying lifetime productivity? NONE. In experiences in vastly different environments. The data terms of the economic bottom line from crossbreeding, is clear. Harsher environments see a greater benefit to we shouldn’t focus on short term individual traits like crossbreeding. That is why large scale western ranches gain and growth, but long term profitability. That is that may have harsh winters or summers and limited where crossbreeding will make the greatest difference. feed at certain times of the year, see the benefits of One of the reasons we seem to have difficulty crossbreeding more directly. If you are from a softer, more intensively managed environment, the benefits may be less obvious.

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Crossbreeding reduces inputs while increasing outputs. That adds value to my particular system.

So, that’s nice, but I own cows. I have the unique opportunity to practice what I preach. I run both crossbred and purebred programs in similar, somewhat challenging environments. I could care less about weaning weight, quality grade or feedlot performance as a single measurement taken out of context. By necessity, I am interested in the bottom line, long-term profitability. That includes looking at the entire system— labor, feed costs, replacement costs—every input and output that affects my return. Crossbreeding reduces inputs while increasing outputs. That adds value to my particular system.

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crossbreeding primarily centered on the concepts of consistency and marketability.

Crossbreeding – Back to the Future Four years ago I was invited to address BIF regarding heterosis and how we have either ignored or forgotten the value of systematic crossbreeding to improve profitability in beef cattle production systems. By Dave Daley IN THE INTERIM period since that presentation, I am even more convinced that this incredible genetic resource has been under-utilized and devalued.

At a time when all of our input costs have increased dramatically and the value of cow efficiency is paramount, we continue to find arguments against using

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Clearly, there are specific instances in the commercial cattle sector where heterosis has been effectively used. I would argue, however, that the potential is far from realized. In fact, in the past few years, we seem to have drifted away from crossbreeding to more traditional straightbred programs that intend to focus on phenotypic consistency and end product, but not necessarily on profitability. Is there a rational explanation for our unwillingness to take advantage of a proven technique to enhance economic return? In my previous paper I outlined the “top ten” reasons that we have failed to capitalize on this important genetic attribute:

1. A cultural bias that clearly reflects “purebreds” are better! If for no other reason than they have a registration paper.

Society, at many levels, rewards purity. Is your dog registered?

Does your quarter horse gelding have papers? How far can you trace your ancestry? Please don’t misunderstand---there is certainly value associated with that record, particularly our ability to track performance and predict genetic potential of purebreds. But being purebred should not be a presumption of superiority.

2. Our predilection for single trait selection focusing on “bigger is better.” The beef cattle

industry seems to choose a trait of importance and then put an inordinate amount of pressure on that trait, ignoring genetic

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antagonisms. If a 90 pound yearling EPD is good, 100 must be better! It is intuitive! We have already done frame, growth (weight of all kinds), milk, and carcass traits (both ribeye and marbling). I sometimes have to ask myself, “So what is the trait of the year this time?”

It is akin to the “flavor of the month” at the local ice cream shop. And because often have chosen relatively highly heritable traits, we have not needed to crossbreed to achieve those goals. The subtle, and cumulative improvement that heterosis provides does not lend itself to maximums.

3. We have decided that measuring outputs is more meaningful than measuring inputs, as well as easier to do. It is

certainly easier to measure calf performance on an individual basis, rather than all costs associated with that production. “I can weigh them at weaning quicker than I can determine differences in treatment costs over time.”

4. Uniform phenotypes for qualitative traits (color) have a distinct and real marketing advantage that is difficult to ignore. That does not mean you cannot have

uniformity of color within a crossbreeding program, but the widespread and indiscriminate planning (or lack thereof) of many crossbreeding programs certainly gave us some interesting marketing challenges. Generally, it is easier to produce a uniform color in straightbred programs.

5. Heterosis is very difficult to visualize and even more difficult to measure. Because

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heterosis is expressed as a small net positive in many traits we do not know it when we see it. Slight changes in morbidity, age at puberty, conception rate and significant changes in longevity are not easily observed. However, we all know when calves gain faster in the feedlot.

6. The presentation of complicated crossbreeding systems as a “normal practice” to diverse cattle operations, especially the countless small beef herds in the United States. Many of the systems that

we teach as part of standard animal breeding or beef production courses have very limited application in the real world. Most beef herds are too small to implement the “standard systems.”

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7. Our penchant for telling people how to modify their environment in order to “get heavier calves, higher percent calf crop and more total pounds,” rather than how to

increase net return. How many new supplementation programs can you develop in order to get your heifers bred or wean bigger calves? In fact, we can recommend programs for non-cycling females…..you just have to pay for it and then pass those genetics to the next generation! Heterosis provides some improvement in traits at relatively little cost. However, we have obscured the opportunity for producers to focus on those

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associations who, quite recently, have taken the risk of suggesting where their animals fit most effectively in crossbreeding programs.

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9. Inappropriate use of breed diversity. Nothing

undermines crossbreeding more quickly than the unplanned “Heinz 57” or “Breed of the Month Club” approach. For those who were willing to experiment in crossbreeding, there was often very poor planning of the combination of breeds and the selection within those breeds.

10. Our industry and university systems have focused on individual trait measurement for over 50 years. We have done

a very poor job of incorporating real world economics into our models. We have EPDs for a plethora of traits ….and we are adding more! Economic indexes are starting to catch up, but we are still behind. Has anyone thought about measuring return per acre or return on investment? We have had a disconnect between agricultural economists and animal science that has not been well bridged.

We tend to think lineally rather than laterally, which has reduced the application of innovative crossbreeding.

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is #3…the focus on measuring outputs rather than inputs. With a few notable exceptions, all of the individual animal traits we measure reflect “bigger, faster, more.” And certainly, the glamour traits of yearling weight, ribeye area, and marbling---have accelerated at a rapid pace. You can make very rapid genetic progress in these highly heritable traits by direct selection within a breed.

Therefore, many people fail to see the value of crossbreeding. The value in crossbreeding is often underestimated because it has a small positive effect on many different traits that are lowly heritable and difficult to measure.

Frequently, maternal heterosis (the value of the crossbred cow) is about decreasing inputs as much as it is about increasing output.

For example, longevity, livability and disease resistance are traits

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that impact the input side of the equation as much as the output.

Our industry has been on a mission to improve product quality and quantity, focusing on carcass traits.

We finally were paying attention to our consumers---a good thing!

Unfortunately, that effort has been on a per animal basis rather than per unit of input. Do we ever ask ourselves how our long term selection programs affect the profitability of commercial producers?

In academia, it seems that we tend to want to make the simple complex. The commercial beef business is faced with a very difficult challenge to maintain long-term profitability and viability. There are countless battles (unrelated to cattle breeding) in order to survive and be profitable in the long-term. We need to keep cattle breeding simple. We have

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wonderful within breed selection tools (EPDs). We have the ability to capitalize on breed differences and capture both heterosis and breed complementarity through crossbreeding. Designing simple, long-term breeding programs to capture direct and maternal heterosis, while capitalizing on maternal and terminal lines, is a significant step in attempting to maximize sustained profit.

Editor’s note: Due to the quality of these crossbreeding articles and the impact of crossbreeding on the beef business, we are reprinting them from the February issue of The Profit Picture.

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Members with 100 Plus Registrations The data presented below are the total number of American Gelbvieh Association registrations per membership for fiscal year October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.

Rank Membership Name & Location

Total Registrations

Rank Membership Name & Location

Total Registrations

1

Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, SD

797

26

Jeff Swanson, Oxford, NE

179

2

Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, KS

622

27

Markes Family Farms, Waukomis, OK

176

3

Lazy TV Ranch, Selby, SD

454

28

J&D Kerstiens, Jasper, IN

169

4

Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, NE

434

29

Middle Creek Farms, Bozeman, MT

164

5

Bar T Bar Ranch Inc., Winslow, AZ

406

30

Oswald Ranch, Osceola, IA

161

6

Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, NE

381

31

Lone Oak Gelbvieh, Mechanicsville, IA

158

7

Sandy Knoll Farm, St. John, KS

377

32

Wehri Gelbvieh, Hebron, ND

156

8

Flying H Genetics, Arapahoe, NE

375

33

Praise The Lord Gelbvieh, Reserve, MT

153

9

Warner Beef Genetics, Beaver City, NE

372

34 T MLM Gelbvieh, Superior, NE

151

10

Schafer Farms Inc., Goodhue, MN

320

34 T Moe Gelbvieh, Walcott, ND

151

11

Bar Arrow Cattle Co., Phillipsburg, KS

301

36

Loveless Gelbvieh, Spanish Fork, UT

149

12

Post Rock Cattle Co., Barnard, KS

291

37

Holle Gelbvieh, Oberlin, KS

146

13

Diamond D Gelbvieh, Mandan, ND

290

38

Vanwinkle Farms, Neosho, MO

145

14

Knoll Crest Farms, Red House, VA

283

39 T Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, ND

144

15

Schroeder Inc., Sioux Falls, SD

278

39 T Grund Gelbvieh Ranch, Sharon Springs, KS 144

16

Chimney Butte Ranch, Mandan, ND

271

41

Albers Gelbvieh, Cunningham, KS

140

17

Rippe Gelbvieh, Hubbell, NE

268

42

J & K Farms, Ava, IL

134

18

C-Cross Cattle Company, Asheboro, NC

255

43

Jim & Barb Beastrom, Pierre, SD

129

19

Raile Gelbvieh/Balancer, St. Francis, KS

240

44

Sieler Ranch Inc., Plevna, MT

128

20

Jumping Cow Gelbvieh, Ramah, CO

237

45

Brandywine Farm, Rushford, MN

125

21

Stuecken Brothers, Freeburg, MO

222

46

Burbank Cattle Company, St. Catharine, MO 120

22

Hojer Gelbvieh, Lake Preston, SD

215

47

The 88 Ranch, Orchard, NE

119

23

B/F Cattle Company, Butler, MO

211

48

Rogers Valley Farm, Mendon, MO

118

24

Mulroy Farms LLC., Mayetta, KS

192

49

Cranview Gelbvieh, Minot, ND

113

25

Pearson Cattle Co Inc., Lake City, SD

187

50

Louie’s Cattle Service, Burns, OR

112

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Rank Membership Name & Location

Total Registrations

Rank Membership Name & Location

Total Registrations

111

56

Feist Gelbvieh, Ludlow, SD

102

52 T Missouri Farm Systems Inc., New Florence, MO 108

57

C.H. Morris & Sons, Appomattox, VA

101

52 T Verner Farms LLC., Rutledge, GA

105

58

Steve & Gail Fiolkoski, Pierce, CO

100

54

Jim & Terri Degeer, Erie, KS

105

59

Hartland Farm, Stella, MO

100

55

Gary’s Gelbvieh, Trenton, NE

102

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Most Used Sires The following lists the most used sires based on calves born between August 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013 as recorded by the American Gelbvieh Association as of May 15, 2014. The list represents calves registered as Gelbvieh, Balancer®, Southern Balancer®, hybrid, or percentage Gelbvieh.

Rank Prefix & Name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T 8 T 10 11 T 11 T 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

No. Calves

Breed

DCSF Post Rock Granite 200P2 384 Gelbvieh VRT Lazy TV Sam U451 282 Balancer JBOB Carolina Fortune 2564Jet 260 Gelbvieh CTR Good Night 715T 246 Balancer JRI Pop A Top 197T83 241 Gelbvieh Mytty In Focus 234 Angus JKGF Trendsetter 55R ET 192 Gelbvieh JDPD Astro 407S 188 Gelbvieh HYEK Black Impact 3960N 188 Gelbvieh S A V Final Answer 0035 181 Angus TAU Mr Krugerrand 70M 130P 177 Balancer OZZ EXT Govenor 3N 177 Gelbvieh CTR Sandhills 0065X 173 Balancer VRT Lazy TV Watchman W021 169 Balancer TAU Gunslinger 19U 155 Balancer CTR Sandman 6523S 138 Balancer DLW Edison 6718X 136 Balancer VRT Lazy TV Tank X315 129 Balancer EGL Tenderloin N407 128 Balancer CIRS Decade 278U2 126 Gelbvieh

Rank Prefix & Name

No. Calves

Breed

21 DLW Red Power 583U 125 Balancer 22 JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 123 Gelbvieh 23 DLW Wardon 24W Of 408 118 Gelbvieh 24 T BEA Passion 001X ET 115 Gelbvieh 24 T Hoover Dam 115 Angus 26 EGL Lock And Load X415 109 Balancer 27 JKGF Reflex X4 ET 107 Gelbvieh 28 JCGR Bar GT Cross Fire500W ET 99 Balancer 29 DJS Derringer 96X 95 Balancer 30 KHR 47R 91 Balancer 31 EGL Northern Dancer U659 89 Balancer 32 EGL Roundup X777 84 Balancer 33 BWF Brandywine Winthrop 957W 82 Gelbvieh 34 JCB Lazy TV Beech Jet R052ET 78 Balancer 35 TMMW SKF Wharton 51W 75 Balancer 36 Connealy Consensus 7229 74 Angus 37 JRI Trump 270W13B 72 Gelbvieh Gelbvieh 38 BDCG PMFG Chief Executive10U1 71 39 EGL Y147 ET 69 Balancer 40 EBY Western Hauler 028S 68 Balancer

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EDITORIAL

No Excuses Often times in life the difference in success and failure lies between dedication and commitment. By William McIntosh

make up the concept that we refer to as ‘success.’ They are talent and determination.

A CHICKEN AND a pig were walking down the road together discussing their purpose in life.

They passed a sign for a local diner advertising its breakfast special: “Ham and Eggs – $5.95!”

The chicken said, “Because of the chickens’ dedication to society they

Many are probably most familiar with the concept of talent, which refers to a person’s natural ability to do something. For example, some people are just naturally better than others at sports, while others may have a ‘knack’ for languages or math. Talent is something you are born with. While you can work hard to improve your skill, there is nothing you can do about your natural talent or ability.

are able to have a cheap and healthy breakfast!” The pig replied, “For you, it may be a dedication. For me, it’s a total commitment.”

Often in life it is the difference between dedication and commitment that determines one’s success. There are two factors that

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Determination is your willpower or resolve to accomplish a particular goal. It refers to how badly you want the goal, and what you are willing to sacrifice to get it.

In the big picture, talent is not an indication of future success.

Determination is the Cinderella of the success story – it is easy to overlook. And yet determined people will succeed where even the most talented people have failed.

In other words, if you want to succeed, don’t worry about natural talent; you cannot do anything about it. Talent is not a good indication of whether or not anyone will succeed anyway. Focus all of your energy on your determination, which will consistently take you to greater and greater skills and give you the ability to overcome challenges that would make even

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the most talented individuals give up and quit out of frustration.

Determination and commitment are synonymous. Commitment means doing what needs to be done regardless of your talent, your mood, or external circumstances to accomplish your goals.

Commitment to your cow-calf program Are you truly committed to the success and profitability of your commercial cow-calf program? To be totally committed you have to make the success of your program your top priority, no excuses.

It starts with investing in genetics that will move your program forward. Genetic selection is one of the most important factors

that will determine your success or failure. Use the tools available to you and consider EPDs and carcass information when making your selection decisions. The right sires, be it natural or A.I., will add pounds to your calf crop and leave fertile, productive replacement females that will remain in the cow herd for years to come.

A dedicated cattleman will say I can’t afford to spend that kind of money on a bull. He will also say I can’t A.I. my cows because I don’t have the time or it costs too much. A committed cattleman will not settle for less than the best bulls they can find and are willing to invest in the future of their program, no excuses.

Commitment to a profitable seedstock operation Are you truly committed to the success and profitability of your seedstock operation? To be successful as a seedstock producer there are three basic areas you need to concentrate on to be successful and you have to be committed to all three. They are genetic selection, marketing, and customer service.

It is your responsibility to provide the commercial producer with the genetics that will lead to their success. If you can’t, someone else will.

Are you willing to promote your program? So many times determined producers, who do a great job in genetic selection and

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are producing cattle that will help move the entire industry forward, fall down in the areas of advertising and customer service. They use the excuses of I don’t have time, or advertising costs too much money, or I’m too busy. All valid excuses, but, at the same time still excuses.

Commitment is having the determination to find a way. Winston Churchill said, “Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required.”

Commitment to your AGA membership Members, are you committed to the American Gelbvieh Association? For any organization to be successful it takes effort

on the part of the membership.

Participate in your state association, attend meetings and field days. Be involved in the AGA committee meetings.

The American Gelbvieh Association and its members are

The American Gelbvieh Association and its members are committed to breed improvement.

Nearly every state has its own association whose goal it is to promote the breed in the local area.

Commit to making them the best they can be. In December of 2013, the AGA adopted a new format for hosting all the national committee meetings via web-meeting and conference call. This decision was made in an effort to make it easier

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for members to participate. Take advantage of your opportunities to be involved, no excuses.

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committed to breed improvement.

In the past decade, Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle have reduced birth weight, and increased weaning and yearling weight, while at the same time reducing mature cow weight and improving carcass quality. Reducing birth weight and increasing performance are usually antagonistic traits.

It has taken a huge commitment on the part of the Gelbvieh and Balancer breeders to identify and select for cattle that are born small and that will still add pounds to a weaned calf. As well, Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle today have more performance with a moderate mature cow size. The Gelbvieh cow is now the most moderate in mature size when compared to many other breeds, according to Meat Animal Research Center data.

We have seen an industry that now demands feeder cattle that will yield heaver carcasses and reach quality grade targets, and do so efficiently throughout all stages of beef production. With the continuingly increasing feed and land costs, the U.S. cow-calf producer must have the most efficient cows to remain profitable.

The AGA and its members are committed to continuing to improve our cattle to fit the needs of a changing world, no excuses. FFF

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JUNIOR VOICE

Achieving Success through AGJA The people involved in the AGJA are beyond impressive and are individuals that I aspire to be like. I am proud to be a part of this organization and I hope everyone has a great summer and is safe in all your travels. By Justin Vehige I HOPE EVERYONE had a great school year! For some of you it’s time to prepare for the next step, whether that is high school, college, or entering the work force.

I congratulate all who have received honors within their schools, for whatever activities you have been involved in.

There has been a major change in the junior association. Our Junior Advisor Dana Stewart resigned to be a full-time mom and I would like to take this opportunity to give her a huge thank you for all she has done for not only me and my family, but for our whole association. As we turn over a new

leaf, I would like to say thank you to Carrie Tilghman from Kentucky for following in her footsteps. For those who know her, she needs no introduction to our breed for her time and success as a junior member and former intern. She will do a wonderful job!

I’m sure everyone is getting geared up for the junior national show. The host committee in South Dakota has a great week planned. I would like to give them a big thank you for the hard work it has taken to plan this event! Good luck to all the members!

I do encourage all the new members who are attending their Grace Hammer, President (2013) Wallace, KS • 785-728-7111 Hammerhead_grace@hotmail.com Michael Ring, Vice President (2012) Oregon, IL • 815-732-7583 skylerm1@frontier.com

Mike & Toni Shrewsbury, Adult Advisors Lathrop, MO • 816-528-3644 mshrews@northmo.net Al & Mary Knapp, Adult Advisors Bonner Springs, KS • 913-724-4105 knappa@swbell.net Carrie Tilghman, Junior Activities Coordinator 270-404-0828 • carriet@gelbvieh.org

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Justin Vehige, V.P. of Leadership (2012) Bonnots Mill, MO • 573-897-3303 jvehige@hotmail.com Van Tucker, Secretary (2012) Portis, KS • 785-282-0544 vantucker@live.com Nicole Mattison, Treasurer (2012) Lamberton, MN • 507-752-7573 nicole.mattison.2013@gmail.com

first Classic to not be afraid to ask the Junior Board for anything!

Your first Classic will be one you will remember forever. I remember mine very well and I’m sure the rest of the Board feels the same. I encourage you to make the most of it and get out there and compete in as many contests as you can.

The people that you meet and the opportunities that you will have at the Junior Classics will help you immensely in the future.

Another exciting opportunity that you will not want to miss is the new POWER conference, Peers Organizing Winning Effective Results. The junior board has teamed up with the North American Limousin Junior Association Board to present to you an educational event open to juniors, ages 14-21. This event will be August 7-10 in Denver, Colorado. This opportunity will focus on increasing young leader’s

Dustin Aherin, Ex-Officio Phillipsburg, KS • 785-302-1252 daherin@ruraltel.net Sydney Bigger (2013) Media, IL • 309-221-6262 biggersydney@gmail.com Tiana Garcia (2013) Las Animas, CO • 719-691-9691 tianam.garcia@outlook.com Carter Mitchell (2013) Appleton City, MO • 660-492-3966 cartermitchell15@gmail.com Kelsey Sheeley (2013) Hillsbobo, OH • 937-403-3272 kelseysheeley@yahoo.com

knowledge of our industry and organization as well as building each participant’s leadership skills.

You’ll also be able to build and

a detailed schedule. The Junior Board is very excited to bring this opportunity to our juniors so save the dates and plan on attending the

I encourage you to make the most of it and get out there and compete in as many contests as you can. The people that you meet and the opportunities that you will have at the Junior Classics will help you immensely in the future.

strengthen relationships not only with your fellow Gelbvieh juniors, but with Limousin juniors as well! At the POWER conference you will participate in a variety of workshops, visit producers and feed yards, and visit Colorado State University. Check the website for

to me this past year to travel with my judging team and while I attended awards banquets, I watched my Gelbvieh FRIENDS get their names called and achieve lots of success. Beyond that, other past AGJA members are industry leaders just like our past and present advisors. With our current members excelling in organizations like FFA and 4-H, I can only imagine what you will achieve!

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first ever POWER Conference. If you have any questions feel free to contact Carrie Tilghman or a Junior Board member.

On a final note, AGJA members and former members are achieving success at all levels! It was amazing

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2014 AGJA Barnyard Classic Sponsors The American Gelbvieh Junior Association thanks the following award sponsors for the 2014 AGJA Barnyard Classic. Sponsorships are still available. For information on how to sponsor an award, contact Carrie Tilghman, AGA junior activities coordinator at carriet@gelbvieh.org.

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Gelbvieh Class Sponsors

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Bachman Cattle Bull Barn Genetics Mitchell Marketing Service Diamond V Gelbvieh Dromgoole’s Heaven Callahan and Chisum Grund

All-Around Champion Donation Heifer Eagle Pass Ranch

Premier Breeder Award Emily Griffiths

Junior Ambassador Jessie Lowe

Intermediate Ambassador

Wes and Brittney Spencer & TJB Gelbvieh

Rookie of the Year Hidden Springs Farm

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Impromptu Speaking Gilly’s Farm

Judging – Individual Bull Barn Genetics

Judging Team Haworth Ranch

Quiz Bowl

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Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch

Richard and Jean Williams

Team Fitting

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Showmanship

WE NEED BULLS !!!

Flying H Genetics has developed a market for more than 400 bulls and currently does not have enough bulls to meet our demand.

We are looking for new cooperator herds to supply spring or fall born.

TOP QUALITY BLACK AND RED GELBVIEH, BALANCER速 AND ANGUS BULLS.

OPTION 1: We will buy weaned bull calves for $1,500 - $2,000.

OPTION 2: You can retain ownership and receive 50-70% of the profits from your bulls.

We need early and late fall-born OR early and late spring-born, black or red bulls to supply both our spring and fall sales.

If you have quality bulls that fit the Flying H Genetics program, visit our website at www.flyinghgenetics.com or call Cody Helms at 303-842-9071.

Our last five bull sales have averaged more than $4,500. Our 2014 March sales averaged $5,250. We are looking for interested long-term genetic partners who want to be part of our seedstock marketing program.

Flying H Genetics has been producing, developing, marketing and servicing bull and female buyers for over 60 years. Our cooperator herd partners are a valuable asset to meet the growing demands for quality Gelbvieh and Balancer速 bulls.

American Gelbvieh Association Committees The American Gelbvieh Association is fortunate to have an active committee structure. The nine AGA committees play a vital role in the development and implementation of AGA programs, services and policies.

An active committee process is one of the core grassroots values of the AGA. Members are appointed to serve on these committees by AGA President Rob Arnold, through expressed interest by members, staff recommendations, and Board of Directors approval.

The following is the list of AGA members who have been nominated to serve on the committees. Committee appointments are effective through April 1, 2015. Individuals who are unable to serve on their appointed committee are asked to contact the committees’ staff liaison. Thank you in advance to these members for their service on the committees and their dedication to the American Gelbvieh Association.

The AGA committee meetings are held via web-meeting and tele-conference throughout the year and are open to all AGA members. Any member in attendance at a properly convened AGA committee meeting may participate in the discussion of the committee and offer motions for approval, even though they are not an official member of the committee.

Finance

Hall of Fame

Member Education

Chair: Neal Pearson, South Dakota

Chair: Grant Thayer, Colorado

Chair: Brian Dunn, Kansas

Vice-Chari: Bob Hart, Kansas

Vice Chair: Jim Beastrom, South Dakota

Vice Chair: David Martin, Arkansas

Staff Liaison: Dianne Coffman

Staff Liaison: Dianne Coffman

Leland Clark, Kansas

Bill Clark, Kansas

Staff Liaisons: Frank Padilla & Jennifer Scharpe

Stuart Jarvis, Kansas

Randy Gallaway, Oklahoma

Pat McCabe, Iowa

Dennis Gustin, North Dakota

Jim Michaletz, Missouri

John Huston, Ohio

Max Porter, Montana

Dave Judd, Kansas

Bob Prosser, Arizona

Max Porter, Montana

Dustin Rippe, Nebraska

E. Edd Pritchett, Oklahoma

Vaughn Thorstenson, South Dakota

Bill Wilkinson, Colorado

John Wohl, North Dakota

Steve Arp, Wisconsin Dave Bowman, Colorado Don Danell, Montana Gary Felger, Missouri Sarah Gustin, North Dakota Jim Michaletz, Missouri Chad Struthers, Iowa Butch Stucky, Kansas Sydney Wilkinson, Colorado Jean Williams, Nevada

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Performance

without sacrificing

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Semen: $20.00

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Actual BW 83 lbs

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WW 763 lbs

109.6 ratio

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YW 1,177 lbs.

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Calves show impressive muscle & performance not often found with calving ease.

Purebred • Homo Black • Homo Polled

Bennett S30

Bennett R517

Sire: Bennett T524

Dam: Miss S30 U254

Miss King Pin P29

CE 11 20%

BW 0.8

WW 80 10%

YW 107 15%

MK 30

Miss Benchmark P30

TM 70 15%

CED 8

CRAN Z007

Balancer 75%

Non-Diluter

YW 107 25%

MK 29

MB -0.31

FT CV FM -0.10 -6.80 34.90 4%

Semen: $20.00

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WW 782 lbs.

120 ratio

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YW 1,235 lbs.

104.1 ratio

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Yearling frame 6.3

Scrotal 48.7

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Strong phenotype

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Bull calves show tremendous muscle & performance

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Strong maternal EPDs produce power females

XXB Drew 565K

Dam: CRAN Miss Drew N314 CRAN Miss Atlas K43

TJB Vanessa 471P ET WW 78 10%

RE 0.50 25%

Homo Polled

Sire: CRAN X178ET BW -1.6 10%

CW 34 20%

AMGV 1224961

SAV Final Answer 0035

CE 14 15%

YG -0.32 10%

TM 68 7%

CED 13 1%

YG -0.16 20%

CW 30

RE 0.47

MB -0.07

FT CV FM -0.04 14.90 35.52 15%

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National Sale

National Show

Breed Promotion

Chair: Dan Warner, Nebraska

Chair: Andy LeDoux, Kansas

Vice-Chair: Grant Thayer, Colorado

Vice-Chair: Emily Griffiths, Indiana

Chair: Duane Strider, North Carolina

Staff Liaison: William McIntosh

Staff Liaison: Brian Rogers

Ken Flikkema, Montana

Bob Beying, Kansas

Roger Gatz, Kansas

Leland Clark, Kansas

Chris Mitchell, Iowa

Nick Judd, Kansas

Neal Pearson, South Dakota

Ricky Linquist, Iowa

Randy Sienknecht, Iowa

Skyler Martin, Illinois

David Slaughter, Kentucky

John Shearer, Kansas

Walt Steinhage, Missouri

Brittney Spencer, South Dakota

Rules and Bylaws

Nominating

Chair: Gary Tilghman, Kentucky

Chair: David Martin, Arkansas

Vice-Chair: Walter Teeter, North Carolina

Vice-Chair: Al Knapp, Kansas

Staff Liaison: Dianne Coffman

Steve Arp, Wisconsin

Bob Beying, Kansas Bill Clark, Kansas Terry Forbis, Missouri Randy Gallayway, Oklahoma Dick Helms, Nebraska Doug Hille, North Dakota Dan McCarty, Colorado Kelly Overmiller, Kansas E. Edd Pritchett, Oklahoma

Staff Liaison: Dianne Coffman Ken Flikkema, Montana Alan Hojer, South Dakota Scott Mattison, Minnesota Jerry Metler, South Dakota

Vice-Chair: Ronnie Rogers, Missouri Staff Liaisons: Frank Padilla & Jennifer Scharpe Brian Beying, Kansas Jim Dobson, Oklahoma Christina Dockter, North Dakota Stephanie Hille, North Dakota Kelly Overmiller, Kansas Kathleen Rankin, Montana David Slaughter, Kentucky Butch Stucky, Kansas

Breed Improvement Chair: Bob Prosser, Arizona Vice-Chair: Scott Starr, Nebraska Staff Liaison: Susan Willmon Dave Bowman, Colorado Jim Dobson, Oklahoma Leon Dunn, Kansas Steve Fiolkoski, Colorado Rick Lowcatelli, Oklahoma Dan McCarty, Colorado Lowell Rogers, Mississippi Rom Scarponcini, Minnesota Klint Sickler, North Dakota Vaughn Thorstenson, South Dakota

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We are dedicated to producing cattle that excel in all sectors of the beef industry.

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STATE ASSOCIATIONS

These members of the Kansas Gelbvieh Association participated in the 2013 AGJA Northern Lights Classic.

State Associations – A Powerful Tool for AGJA Members State junior Gelbvieh associations are key to the overall success of the AGJA. The Kansas Gelbvieh Junior Association is a prime example of how working together, effective communication, and planning events bring about success. By Dana Stewart

group is realized, the opportunities are limitless.

State associations strengthen our membership and provide additional opportunities for our members.

Fortunately, we have some outstanding and strong state associations. The Kanas Gelbvieh Junior Association reigns as the 2013 State Challenge Cup winner – a feat they have won several times. Christy Hammer, one of the KGJA advisors, shares some of KGJA’s ideas and activities that help make them a successful state association.

How often do you meet?

THE AMERICAN GELBVIEH Junior Association is proud to call itself home to several of the beef industry’s best and brightest youth. It is through associations like AGJA that these members can come together and experience new things, work collectively to solve problems, move the breed forward and promote the Gelbvieh message.

On a more local level, however, state associations can provide comparable services. A group can accomplish more than a single individual and when the power of the

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Christy: The Kansas Gelbvieh Junior Association meets at least three times per year. Our annual meeting is in June at our state show. We elect officers for the upcoming year and prepare for the junior national show. We then meet again in the fall at the Kansas Junior Livestock Show, which is held the end of September. This is the meeting that we plan our fundraising for the year. We meet again in November at our senior association state sale in Salina, Kan. We plan our summer show at this meeting. Other meetings are held as needed but these are the three scheduled meeting times.

Schroeder Ranch We Appreciate and Thank all the bidders and buyers who attended and made our 16th Annual Schroeder Ranch Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull Sale a success!

SGRI Mission A109

SGRI Oacoma A118

AMGV1247052 • 25% Balancer Sire: SAV Pioneer 7301 • Dam: SGRI Y144

AMGV1247524 • 25% Balancer Sire: Glacier Chateau 744 • Dam: SGRI Y138

Top Selling bull, sold to Jim Beastrom, SD

Sold to Dick McQueen, SD

SGRI McLaughlin A103

SGRI MoBridge A111

AMGV1247043 • 38% Balancer Sire: LT In Reach 9024 • Dam: SGRI Y179

AMGV1251520 • 25% Balancer Sire: D Up Beat X038 • Dam: SGRI Y185

Sold to Cedar Top Ranch, NE

Sold to Sid Meyer, IA

Producing Industry–Leading Gelbvieh and Balancer® Genetics Look for details for our

17th Annual Schroeder Ranch Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bull Sale

Steve Schroeder (605) 366-5693 Dustin Tolsma, herdsman (605) 539-0235 www.schroedercattle.com

What activities do you do?

What types of fundraisers do you do?

Christy: One of our activities is our state show held every summer. Right now we share our show with Nebraska. They plan and schedule the show one year and then we plan and run it the next year. We try to do a fun activity during this show, such as bowling, swimming, or barnyard games to get all the kids involved.

Christy: Our fundraiser has been held at our annual state sale in November. Before our senior association’s annual meeting, we conduct a semen auction. We have different packages available for cattlemen to purchase. In the past couple of years we have raised close to $3,000 per year which gives us enough money to fund the next year.

Also, we give an incentive to show at our Kansas Junior Livestock Show in Wichita. Each exhibitor that shows in the show with a Gelbvieh or Balancer® receives $50. We also have a pizza and liquid nitrogen ice cream party, and a time to get together and enjoy each other’s fellowship during this show.

How large is your membership?

Christy: We currently have 30 active members in the junior association.

How is the advisor selected?

Christy: The advisor(s) position is selected by the senior association.

Do you utilize newsletters, social media, etc., for members to stay in touch?

Christy: We try to stay in touch with social media mainly through Facebook. This is the easiest and quickest way for members to get back to me. We also use email and we try to do two mailings per year.

Is there a challenge your association is faced with and how are working to overcome it?

Christy: The biggest challenge is communication. It is hard to get information out to everyone, keeping up with addresses, emails, phone numbers, etc. Facebook has been the best and easiest way to get members information quick and to get a response back in ample time.

What is one of your association’s greatest successes?

We invite you to attend our upcoming Production Sales December 6, 2014 SEGA Gelbvieh & Friends Female Sale March 7, 2015 Private Treaty Bull Sale • Opening Day Steve & Gail Fiolkoski 16509 WCR 86 • Pierce, CO 80650 Gail’s Cell: 970/590-4862 Steve’s Cell: 970/381-0600

Email: gafiolk@aol.com www.segagelbvieh.com

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Christy: I think our association has been successful at our junior national shows. Our members are willing participate and be competitive. I think that our American Gelbvieh Junior Association looks to our older members as the leaders of our organization. This has been evident as many of our members have been elected to serve on the Board and be the leaders of the Board. Our kids work together to make things happen and when asked to step up and be leaders, they rise to the occasion.

What would be your words of advice to other state associations who may not be as active?

Christy: It is very helpful to have planned meeting times throughout the course of a year. Set an agenda and take action during the meetings. Set up committees and check back on those committees during the year. Take time to have fun! Make sure to schedule time when members can get together and have a good time visiting about cattle and socializing.

Thank you to all of our state association volunteers for your time and effort. FFF

American Gelbvieh Association Fees and Services Membership Annual AGA membership dues (includes one-year Gelbvieh World subscription)

$120.00

New AGJA membership fee

$30.00

Annual AGJA membership dues

$20.00

Gelbvieh World subscription

$35.00

Registration Annual herd assessment (HAS) fee (applies to females over 13 months of age) Animal registration fee (active members) Transfer fee (active members) Transfer fee (non-members) Foreign animals imported to AGA herdbook Paper processing fee Cow reactivation fee (current HAS year) Cow reactivation fee (other) A.I sire permit

$25.00 per cow Free, if paid HAS on dam Free $20 $25.00 $2.00 per transaction per animal $50.00 $25 for every year female not on herd inventory $50.00

DNA Tests Genomics Option 1 – Gelbvieh Genomic Profiler - HD (high density) (animals will receive GE EPDs)

$85.00

Genomics Option 2 – Gelbvieh Genomic Profiler - LD (low density) (animals will receive GE EPDs)

$55.00

Add On Tests (With Genomics Options 1 and 2 you can receive these add on tests at a reduced rate, if indicated on the order form) Add Coat Color

$5.00

Add Diluter

$5.00

Add BVD PI

$4.00

Add Horned/Polled Add Tenderness and Docility Add AM

$35.00 $8.00 $20.00

Add NH

$8.00

Add CA

$20.00

Add DD

$20.00

Stand Alone Tests (These tests can be ordered independently of the Gelbvieh Genomic Profiler tests. Animals tested under these options will not receive genomic-enhanced EPDs.) Horned/Polled (HP)

$43.00

Coat Color (CC)

$10.00

Parentage Markers – Parent verification is included if requested on the order form.

$15.00

BVD

$4.00

Tenderness

$17.00

Diluter Test

$15.00

Defect Tests Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM)

$22.00

Nueropathic Hydrocephalus (NH)

$22.00

Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA)

$22.00

Osteopetrosis (OS)

$22.00

Developmental Duplication (DD) DNA Collector Hair Cards

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$22.00 $1.00 each

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top 20% top 25% top 5% top 4% top 20% top 3% top 10%

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AGA Member Calendar January

AGA convention and annual meeting

January 1

AGJA annual dues are due

Requested Member Data Birth Data

• Breeding dates • Birth date and weight • Sex • Color • Horned, polled or scurred status • Management group designation (if managed separately) • Calving ease score • Dam docility score • Dam udder score

Weaning Data

• Weaning weight and date • Management group designation (if managed separately) • Sire verify any calves resulting from multi-sire pastures • Submit DNA samples for genomic EPDs on current calves • Dispose of inventory females if pregnancy check status is open and weaning data has been submitted • Enter castration date for bulls changing to steers • Hip height • Docility • Dam weight at weaning • Dam body condition score • Dam hip height

Yearling Data

• • • • •

AGA dues are due on annual membership date March 15

Annual herd assessments due Visit the Animal Registration page at www.gelbvieh.org for more information

April

Spring AGA board meeting

April 15

Spring calf registrations for calves born January 1 to July 31 of the previous year See the requested data chart for more information

April 30

Summer Sire Summary data due

May 15

Submit GPA (Gelbvieh Performance Advantage) application

July 31

Fall calf registrations due for calves born August 1 to December 31 of the previous year See the requested data chart for more information

August

Summer AGA board meeting

August 1

Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction data due

August 15

Nominations due for the AGA Member of the Year and AGA Hall of Fame Request application from AGA office

October

Submit DNA samples for national sale and futurity animals Helpful Tip: Consider creating a “DNA Bank” by taking DNA samples on all animals for future reference in case of parentage question or further DNA testing options

November 1

Junior dues are mailed to AGJA members

November 1

Winter Sire Summary data due Helpful Tip: Data submitted for the Winter Sire Summary provides your production sale customers the most accurate EPDs

December

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Yearling date and weight Hip height Scrotal circumference for bulls Pelvic measurement for females Management group designation (if managed separately) • Ultrasound data Preferred age window: 320 to 480 days; Schedule ultrasound scanning at least 3 weeks prior to sale or catalog deadlines especially during busy bull sale season • Sale catalog extract Can be requested ahead of production sale for catalog designer, please allow at least two business days

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“I wean 700-800 lb. calves yearly. I’ve been buying Gelbvieh bulls from Pearson Cattle Company for years.”

Keith Burgod, Ipswich, SD

LWHF Super Sport 475Y • AMGV1204074 Purebred Homo Black • Homo Polled Sire: Post Rock Granite 200P2 •Sons are long and thick, with an awesome look and his heifer calves are fancy.

CE 8

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WW 75

YW 107

MK 35

TM 73

CED 7

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MB FT CV FM -0.26 -0.04 -3.38 37.90

JCGR BAR GT Shock 183A • AMGV1257391 75% Balancer Black • Homo Polled Sire: BEA 705T ET •Shock is the high percentage bull we’ve been looking for. Loaded up with muscle, yet smooth in his design and the eye appeal to get your attention. His pedigree lines up some of the best.

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WW 56

YW 80

MK 35

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CED 9

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YG -0.18

CW 20

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MB FT CV FM -0.15 -0.04 -2.29 25.08

Boyd Catalyst 1071• AMAN16913152 Purebred Angus Homo Black • Homo Polled Sire: Conneally Consensus 7229 •A calving ease sire whose first calf crop is exceptional. We mated Catalyst to our Conneally In Focus 4 daughters, thereby doubling up the dam of both the original Consensus bull and In Focus 4.

The results are exceptional.

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ANNUAL BULL SALE • SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015 43523 111th St., Lake City, SD 57247 Neal: 605-470-0448 • Email: njpearson@venturecomm.net Kermit: 605-380-6030 Chuck Ringkob: 605-470-0010 www.pearsoncattleco.com

JenJoe Farms JENJ MISS JENJ 254Z ET AMGV124518 CE 3 YG -0.18

BW 2.3 CW 21

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We at JenJoe Farm are working hard to produce the best homozygous black homozygous polled Balancer cattle possible.

AI sires represented: Lazy TV Watchman, ALS Mason, CCRO Carolina Exclusive, CTR Highlite, and ALS Mavarick.

PADON FARMS

JenJoe Farms David Allison 902 State Rte 703E Clinton, KY 42031 270-210-0254

PADO Tabby 313A

Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female 2014 KY Beef Expo CE 6 YG -0.22

BW 3.2 CW 38

WW 79 RE 0.47

YW MK TM CED 108 29 69 7 MB FT CV FM -0.26 -0.07 -1.01 36.15

Performance and maternal is what have made Gelbvieh great. We focus our program on those core traits while realizing the importance of carcass quality.

Herd sire include:

Rocky 90W ET (full brother to Captain), Sugar Mav, and Maverick.

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MARKET OUTLET Positive Outlook for Cow-Calf Producers The future in the cattle market has never been better. Increasing consumer demand and greater beef production, despite the lowest cow herd numbers in decades, equals profitability for cattle producers. By Brian Rogers CATTLEFAX CEO RANDY Blach spoke to the American Gelbvieh Association Board of Directors and staff in April. The take home message of his presentation was “the stars are aligned for the industry to expand the cow herd.”

There has been a transition in the ranking of beef cow numbers by state in the past few years. The top three states as of January 1, 2014 are as follows: 1.

Texas with 3,910,000 head

2.

Missouri with 1,820,000 head

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Oklahoma with 1,805,000 head

In 1976, there were 132 million head of cattle. Today, we have seen those numbers decrease by nearly 32 percent to only 90 million head in 2014. However, U.S. beef producers are increasing production. This is a great accomplishment to beef farmers and ranchers who are

producing more pounds of beef with fewer cows.

According to CattleFax, “Growing U.S. consumer demand for ground beef products will lead to the additional grinding of chuck and round cuts. This additional demand will lead to higher end meat values and divert product away from potential global customers.”

With the high consumer demand for beef, 18-20 percent of the 2014 fed slaughter will come from dairy.

In the past 17 years we saw commercial cow slaughter peek in 2011 with an estimated 6.8 million head slaughtered. Since then, we have seen this drastically reduced and it is predicted to be down to 5.8 million in 2014. The U.S. beef replacement heifers are making a significant come back since a 20-year low in 2011.

Replacement heifer numbers are predicted to be at 5.5 million head in 2014. These numbers are directly influenced by the prices from cash markets, the demand for beef, and the recent restocking of herds.

The number of beef cow operations has declined 25 percent since 1986. With the beef cow inventory predicted to hit an all-time low within the past 40 years, producers are growing and becoming larger. It is estimated that 38.4 percent of cow-calf operations range in size of 100-499 head.

What does this mean for cow-calf producers? It means that herds are increasing in size, there are fewer and fewer producers every year, and we have to become better animal stewards to produce more pounds beef with fewer resources than ever before. Randy Blach said it best when he said “You are not in the cattle business anymore, you are in the protein business now.”

We are competing daily with our other agricultural friends that produce other forms of protein, such as pork and poultry. We shouldn’t be scared of what the future holds for us. We should be better prepared and informed producers so we can meet the growing demands for our beef protein. FFF

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VER LEE ANN 963U 50% Balancer Donor - Full sister to Lee Ann 309M. Watch for her ET progeny sired by Sandhills 0065X, Crossfire and Good Night 715T. Co-owned with Blackhawk Cattle Co, JGP Gelbvieh and Sienknecht Cattle Co.

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COMMUNICATION NOTE Social Media in the Beef Industry - How You Can Benefit Today, social media sites are not only used for people to connect with friends and family; they have become a tool for marketing, advertisement and communication for many businesses and those within the beef industry are no exception. By Megan Slater ACCORDING TO SOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM 72 percent of all Internet users are active on social media.

These social media sites include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Google+.

Each of these could be utilized by Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeders to help promote an operation as well the breed and beef industry.

There is a common misconception that only younger generations use these types of sites to interact. However, statistics show that 60 percent of people between 50 to 60 years old are active on social media, and 43 percent of those who are 65 and older are active on social media. The AGA’s Facebook page sees almost half of its “likes” coming from Facebook users 35 and older, with 25 percent of those “likes” being users 45 and older. Through Facebook and other social media sites, people of all ages can easily be reached anywhere in the world, and with mobile apps, these sites can be easily accessed and updated from anywhere as well.

With over 1.5 billion users, Facebook can be a vital tool in any seedstock producer’s communication toolbox and used for many different purposes. This top social media site is a great way to promote any operation at little to 86 | JULY 2014

Production Schedule Gelbvieh World The Profit Picture January Breeding Reference Guide/AI Sires Early deadline: November 25 Ad deadline: December 2 February Profit Picture Commercial Issue Early deadline: December 23 Ad deadline: December 30

no cost. It can be used to help tell the story of the ranch and connect with potential buyers. It is also an inexpensive way to promote and highlight an upcoming sale. Posting pictures on the page of top animals that are in the sale is also a great way to create interest and buzz.

March Annual Gelbvieh Convention/NWSS Early deadline: January 27 Ad deadline: February 3

Facebook is a good starting point for those who are new to social media due to the ease of using it and the ability to share links on the page. Links such as to the ranch website or YouTube video can be shared on a page with the click of just a few buttons. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Young Producer’s Council has put out a set of Social Media Guides. The “How To Facebook: Guide for the Beef Industry” is one resource that includes several tips and step-bystep instructions on how to use Facebook effectively and be found using the link below.

May Herd Health/Nutrition & Feeding Early deadline: March 25 Ad deadline: April 1

YouTube can be another very important tool and has over one billion monthly active users. Today, several seedstock producers are marketing their cattle through video, and this has proven to be an effective way to do so. Creating a YouTube channel is an easy way for breeders to upload videos of their cattle and to track views on each one. When people subscribe to the YouTube channel they are notified

April Herd Management/AI Sires Early deadline: February 24 Ad deadline: March 3

June-July Herd Reference Edition Early deadline: May 21 Ad deadline: May 28 August Seedstock Marketing Early deadline: June 24 Ad deadline: July 1 September Junior Programs Early deadline: July 25 Ad deadline: August 1 October Profit Picture Commercial Issue Early deadline: August 26 Ad deadline: September 2 November The Gelbvieh Cow Early deadline: September 24 Ad deadline: October 1 December AGA Convention Preview Early deadline: October 27 Ad deadline: November 3

for buyers to have and a great way to market cattle to people who Like Facebook, YouTube costs may be unable to attend a sale. nothing to have and can make YouTube links can easily be put a tremendous impact on the onto Facebook or a website and made With over 1.5 billion users, Facebook can accessible to be a vital tool in any seedstock producer’s people anytime, communication toolbox and used for many anywhere. when new videos are put out.

different purposes.

promotion and marketing of an operation. Videos, such as ranch promotion on what the operation stands for and what their mission is, as well as testimonials from previous buyers can be a great addition to any seedstock marketing scheme. Uploading videos of all lots prior to a sale is a useful resource

The AGA has seen a drastic increase in its views of the videos on its channel.

During the first six months of the 2014 fiscal year YouTube views were up 73 percent from the previous year and total minutes watched increased by 100 percent. Not only are more people viewing these videos that help to promote the Gelbvieh breed but they are also apt

to seek out more information.

Social media is easy to use, inexpensive, and a great way to connect with people instantly. It is a great way to promote the breed and the beef industry, and lets everyday consumers get a look into what the beef industry is doing today.

Be sure to visit the AGA Facebook page and YouTube channel. For more information regarding setting up a Facebook or YouTube account or taking videos, contact Gelbvieh Media Productions at the AGA at 303465-2333 or email jennifers@ gelbvieh.org FFF

SOUTHERN BREEDERS ALABAMA

TEXAS

Kittle Gelbvieh Farms Quality Black Gelbvieh Cattle Johnny D. Kittle 816 Co. Rd. 36 Geraldine, AL 35974 Cell (256) 996-4140 www.kittlefarms.com

ARKANSAS

H ODGES R ANCH

15702 Hodges Rd., Omaha, AR 72662 Hodgesranch@live.com

Jim & Pat Dromgoole 4403 Winding River Dr. • Richmond, TX 77469

OKLAHOMA

Home

(281) 341-5686 • Ranch (979) 561-8144

www.dromgoolesheaven.com Show Cattle Managers: James & Shannon Worrell • (325) 258-4656

LeGRAND Eugene (870) 426-5333 Diana (870) 426-5334 Neal (870) 426-4469

Ed LeGrand

809 S. Redlands Rd. • Stillwater, OK 74074

405-747-6950 • alane@c21global.com Homo. Black, Homo. Polled • Breeding Stock Available

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UPPER MIDWEST BREEDERS Mattison Family Farm

IOWA

Scott & Sonia Mattison Brianna, Nicole, Josh & Kallie 15995 Harvest Ave Lamberton, MN 56152 507-430-0505 • email: ssmattison@redred.com Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle

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SFI Schafer Farms, Inc.

Ridge Top Ranch Neola, Iowa

Private Treaty Bull Sale — Last Sat. in February Annually

Black & Polled Private Treaty Sales

Breed-leading Performance from Quality Genetics

Kevin: 402-510-8103 Al: 402-676-5292

Ricky Linquist th Street inquist 1135 190 inquist

Fonda, IA 50540

arms (712) 288-5349 arms Gelbvieh & Red Angus

Email: rickylin@ncn.net www.linquistfarms.com

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SwenSon 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

HH Triple H Farms H

17513 Hwy 10 Little Falls, MN 56345 swen@centurylink.net (h) 320.632.5848 • (c) 320.630-5536

Polled • Purebred Red • Black

SOUTH DAKOTA ADKINS GELBVIEH

Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics Bulls and Heifers for sale by private treaty Gerald & Sarah Adkins

(605) 354-2428 Cell gerald@adkinsgelbvieh.com 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

NORTH DAKOTA Chimney Butte RanCh

Brent & Eve Vavra Nisland, SD • 605/257-2407

Doug and Carol Hille 701/445-7383

Julie Maude 605.381.2803 (C) Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C)

3320 51st St., Mandan, ND 58554

chimneybutteranch@westriv.com www.chimneybutteranch.com Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in March

cj_llivestock@yahoo.com Hermosa, SD Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Genetics from a Trusted Source

6700 County Rd. 19 S. Minot, ND 58701

712-303-0263 • 712-303-1947

Bulls and Heifers for sale Private Treaty

(701) 624-2051 (H) (701) 720-8823 (C)

Rob Arnold

Email: RLAGelbvieh@aol.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers®

Brandywine Farm Tom Scarponcini

30474 Brandywine Road Rushford, MN 55971

507-864-2063

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Mandan, ND • 701/663-7266 email: gustinsd@gmail.com www.gustinsdiamondd.com

www.bcvgelbvieh.com

Roy & Nancy Holste 3113 260th Street Clarinda, IA 51632

MINNESOTA

Dennis & Sherry Gustin Family Al and Peggy Gustin

Dean Swenson

hornsandthorns@netins.net Eric Ehresman (319) 489-2275 20963 30th St. (319) 480-1564 Mechanicsville, IA 52306

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37740 240th Ave., Goodhue, MN 55027 Brian Schafer Lowell Schafer 1-888-226-9210 651-923-4587 brian@schaferfarm.com www.schaferfarm.com

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34261 200th Street, Highmore, SD 57345 Dwight and Christina Dockter Bailey, Cheyenne, Cierra and Dalton

4956 41st St. SE, Medina, ND 58467 701-486-3494 • gbgelb@daktel.com Visit www.golden-buckle-gelbvieh.com

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

SALES Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale Farms, Horizon Farms, Daniel Zimmerman, and Seedstock Plus Genetics.

February 22, 2014 Kingsville, Mo. Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine Reported by: John Burbank

97 Balancer® Bulls 25 Gelbvieh Bulls 7 Angus Bulls 129 Overall Bulls

$4,420 $4,170 $3,580 $4,325

THE WELL ESTABLISHED Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull sale was another successful event with a packed crowd of new and repeat customers purchasing an outstanding set of bulls backed by the most comprehensive data in the industry. A slightly larger offering this year saw every bull through the ring selling at a $650 greater average than last year. There were 152 registered buyers, of which 85 buyers from 12 states purchased bulls.

Sale highlights include: Lot 355, JEB Mr. Proficient 544AET, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer® bull sold for $15,000. He was bred by the partnership of Burbank Cattle Co, CJSD Gelbvieh, and Bar T Bar Ranch and sold to the partnership of Wilkinson Gelbvieh, Sandy Knoll

UPPER MIDWEST Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch Gelbvieh & Angus & Balancers

Private Treaty Sales • Bulls (Yearling & 2-yr.-old) & Heifers

Jeff & Susie Ellison

Mitchel & Edna 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!

Lot 272, WALL 24ZET, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer bull, sold for $9,200, bred by Waller Gelbvieh, and was purchased by Norwood Gelbvieh, Mo. Lot 312, JEB BCC Black Balance 24Z, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer bull, sold for $7,600, bred by Burbank Cattle Co., and was purchased by Jack McGinnis, Mo. Lot 283, RDW Mr. Fortune WLT 214Z, a homozygous black Balancer bull, sold for $6,800, bred by Rex Wood Farms, and was purchased

by Darrell Marshall, Kan. Lot 341, VWF Zeus Z121, a red Balancer bull, sold for $6,750, bred by VanWinkle Farms, and was purchased by David McCampbell.

Lot 392, MTB BCC Black Zephyr 43Z, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Gelbvieh bull, sold for $6,700, bred by Burbank Cattle Co., and was purchased by Bonnie Sells, Texas.

Thorstenson Gelbvieh

Selby, South Dakota Annual Bull Sale 1st Saturday in March Brian & Dee Dee Vaughn & Wendy 605-649-9927 605-649-6262 www.Balancerbulls.com

Keith, Janice, Dustin & Britney

Lot 379, TMGC SB Foster 216Z, a red Gelbvieh bull, sold for $6,600, bred by Stuecken Brothers, and was purchased by Todd Downing, Mo.

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Additional Sale Reports Online Read more detailed and additional sale reports online at www. gelbvieh.org/exchange/salereports. All sale reports are archived by date of sale. Previous year’s sale reports are also available.

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Ron, Alicia & Family

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VIEW FROM THE FIELD Mississippi Gelbvieh Field Day Hosted by Ashe Farms Report and photo by William McIntosh ON SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2014, Sammy Ashe and family welcomed cattle producers to their farm near Sarah, Miss., for the Mississippi Gelbvieh Association Field Day. The Ashe family and the Mississippi association organized a great event promoting Gelbvieh and Balancer速 cattle.

Billy McCurdy of Batesville, Miss., led a fitting demonstration for the junior members present. The juniors then participated in a judging contest.

After lunch, Dr. Jane Parish, beef specialist with the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, spoke to the group about the importance of pre-natal nutrition in cow-calf production. She reported that the nutrition requirements of a cow increases in the third trimester and the long-term performance and reproduction of the fetus will be affected if they are not met.

William McIntosh, American Gelbvieh Association eastern area coordinator, reported on the current

Billy McCurdy conducted a fitting clinic at the Mississippi Gelbvieh Association Field Day.

activities of the Association, along with the long-term goals of the AGA Board of Directors.

During the field day, the Mississippi Gelbvieh Association had an auction to raise money for their junior association.

The Ashe family had an outstanding set of Balancer速 cows and calves on display. FFF

North Carolina Gelbvieh Field Day Report and photo by William McIntosh ON MAY 17, 2014, Scott Baucom and family of Fence Rows Farm welcomed beef producers to their farm in Marshville, N.C. Over 75 cattlemen and women were in attendance and were treated to a full program of speakers.

William McIntosh, American Gelbvieh Association eastern area coordinator, reported on the activities of the Association and the goals of the AGA Board of Directors. Dr. Mark Ally of Zoetis was next, disusing the importance of a sound vaccination program. Dr. Ally talked about the long-term benefits and profitability that can be achieved with a good vaccination program.

worked a set of heifers and a set of bulls.

Tim Jackson and Eric Shupe from Purina Animal Nutrition talked about the importance in meeting the nutritional needs of the cattle from weaned calves to lactating cows.

Finally, Paige Kennedy of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service talked about pasture management. She discussed grazing options that would more efficiently utilize available resources. FFF

Dr. Jeff Broadaway talked to the group about parasite control. He stressed the importance of both internal and external parasite control, and the advantages of the different application methods.

Richard Melton from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service covered safe and effective handling procedures. Afterwards, the group broke into groups and 90 | JULY 2014

Move than 75 cattlemen and women attended the North Carolina Gelbvieh Field Day.

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SALES Seedstock Plus Tennessee Bull Sale Sale highlights include:

February 1, 2014 Columbia, Tenn.

Auctioneer: Tommy Bailey Reported by: John Burbank

58 Balancer速 Bulls 22 Gelbvieh Bulls 80 Overall Bulls

$3,400 $3,790 $3,507

THE FIFTH ANNUAL Seedstock Plus Tennessee Bull Sale was a successful event with the commitment to commercial producers being rewarded. The sale facility was full of new and repeat customers and every bull through the ring sold at a rapid pace. There were 88 registered buyers of which 53 bought from 12 states.

The number of bulls in the offering increased by 20 percent compared to last year with an increase in the sale average of more than $300 per head.

Top red Gelbvieh bull - Lot 237, JEB BCC Red Zade 31Z, a red, homozygous polled, purebred Gelbvieh bull, sold for $9,200 for half semen interest and spring possession. Burbank Cattle Co., raised the bull, which was purchased by CJSD Gelbvieh, Ohio.

Top black Gelbvieh bull - Lot 239, SJJS Sorrells 94Z, a homozygous black, homozygous polled, purebred Gelbvieh bull, sold for $7,200, bred by Sorrells Gelbvieh Farms, and was purchased by Bush Cattle Farm, Ky. Top red Balancer速 bull - Lot 172, VWF Zeus Z85, a red, polled Balancer bull, sold for $6,000, bred by Van Winkle Farms, and was purchased by Sandy Knoll Farms, Kan. Top black Balancer bull - Lot 215, JJNR Mr. Governor B44Z, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer bull, sold for $5,200, bred by Nelson Ranch, and was purchased by Duck River Gelbvieh, Tenn. FFF

Hojer Gelbvieh & Balancer 22nd Annual Production Sale Lot 4, BNC Mr. Hojer Z305, was out of a first calf heifer and still pressed down the scales at 816 pounds at weaning and 1,309 pounds at yearling. Terry Wicks of Carpenter, S.D., was the winning bidder at $7,750.

March 3, 2014 Huron, S.D. Auctioneer: Tracy Harl Reported by: Alan Hojer

108 Bulls

Gelbvieh Bulls Balancer速 Bulls 54 Open Heifers

$4,208 $5,250 $3,878 $2,702

THE TOP SELLING bull in the annual Hojer Ranch production sale was Lot 20, BNC Mr. Hojer A357. He is a black, homozygous polled son of VRT Lazy TV Sam U451 and out of an Astro dam, who boasted very high performance numbers with a very low birth weight. He sold for $9,000 to Chad Struthers, Iowa. Hojer Ranch retained part ownership in this outstanding young herd sire prospect.

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Lot 10, BNC Mr. Hojer A360, is a black, homozygous polled son of JDPD Astro 407S. He is another great performer in the Hojer Ranch bull sale offering, posting a 746-pound weaning weight and a 1,288pound yearling weight. Terry Wicks made another great purchase at $7,250 to add this bull to his bull battery.

Lot 110, BNC Mr. Hojer A3327, is a red, polled, Balancer速 bull, sired by a bull raised by the Hojers, BNC Power Max U812. This very powerful bull sold for $7,000 to Reisch Farms, Howard, S.D. Lot 7, BNC Mr. Hojer A321, is a red, homozygous polled, purebred son of JDPD Astro 407S. This bull offered an outstanding ribeye area of 16.70 square inches. He sold for $6,500 to Nagel Brothers, Gettsyburg, S.D. FFF

WESTERN BREEDERS ARIZONA

MONTANA

OREGON

The Prosser Family

We’re here for all Northwest Gelbvieh and Balancer ® needs!

928/289-2619 928/380-5149 cell Winslow, AZ

www.bartbar.com • info@bartbar.com

RFI Tested Balancer®, Gelbvieh & Angus Bulls

COLORADO

H4 Ranch

Richard and Kathy Bennett 541-825-3750

Mark and Shawn Hopfer 541-863-2147

www.oregonpridegelbvieh.com

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Dave & Dawn Bowman 55784 Holly Rd. • Olathe, CO 81425

(970) 323-6833 www.bowkranch.com

Ken and Dale Flikkema 2 Mint Trail Bozeman, MT 59718

(406) 586-6207 (Office) (406) 580-6207 (Cell)

email: mcfarmsmt@gmail.com Black • Purebred & Balancer Cattle

Juniors!

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River Bend Ranch

Advertise with a State Round up ad in the Herd Reference issue of Gelbvieh World and the two issues of the Profit Picture For information about advertising, call Brian • 936.554.1600 William • 502.867.3132 Lynn • 303.465.2333

WASHINGTON

NEVADA

Dick & Jean Williams P.O. Box 156 Orovada, NV 89425 775•272•3442

“Pounds Make Profit in Your Pocket” Bulls & Heifers Private Treaty

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SALES Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale Sale highlights include:

March 29, 2014 Carthage, Mo. Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine Reported by: John Burbank

Lot 492, TMMW Bismarck’s Mr. Governor 2A, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer® bull, sold for $10,400, bred by Mulroy Farms, LLC., and was purchased by Bar T Bar Ranches, Ariz.

105 Balancer® Bulls 49 Gelbvieh Bulls 8 Angus Bulls 162 Overall Bulls

$4,528 $4,123 $3,319 $4,346

THE WELL ESTABLISHED Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale was another successful event with a packed crowd of new and repeat customers purchasing an outstanding set of bulls backed by the most comprehensive data in the industry. A larger offering this year saw every bull through the ring selling at a $900 greater average than last year. There were 195 registered buyers of which 108 purchased bulls representing 16 states.

Lot 425, PROB In Focus 11Z, a homozygous black Balancer bull, sold for $7,500, bred by Probert Gelbvieh, and was purchased by Al and Debbie Robbins, Texas.

Lot 533, JGPG 367A, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer bull, sold for $7,300, bred

by JGP Gelbvieh, and was also purchased by Al and Debbie Robbins, Texas.

Lot 464, JJNR Mr In Focus B24A, a homozygous black Balancer bull, sold for $6,800, bred by Nelson Ranch, and was purchased by C.R. Toner, Kan. Lot 591, MILR Home Run A72ET, a homozygous black Gelbvieh bull, sold for $6,500, bred by Miller Gelbvieh, and was purchased by Paul Burdette, W.Va. FFF

NORTHEAST BREEDERS ILLINOIS

INDIANA • Polled Purebreds • Red • Black

Double D Farm 9937 Warren Rd. Winslow, IL 61089 (815) 367-4116

Skyler Martin

1200 S. Blackhawk Rd. Oregon, IL 61061 (815) 732-7583

OHIO

3 G Ranch

Gelbvieh Cattle For Sale Carl, Rebecca & Emily Griffiths

1577 N 600 E • Kendallville, IN 46755

260/897-2160 • ggge3g@embarqmail.com

Your call or visit is Always Welcome

Fullblood Polled Gelbvieh Polled Hereford

Merle E. Lewis 812/863-7701

James L. Lewis 812/508-0014

RR1 BOX 1360 • SPRINGVILLE, IN 47462

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)

We’re now offering COLOR in the breeder block ads. Call for details For $297 + color cost you can be in every issue for one year! Call Jennifer or Lynn at the AGA office at 303-465-2333

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SOUTHEAST BREEDERS KENTUCKY

Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.

Double Bar H Gelbvieh • Balancer • Angus

Davis Holder Family 9595 Bugtussle Road, Gamaliel, KY 42140 270-457-BEEF 270-670-2499 Cell =H =H

Walter & Lee Teeter 1380 French Belk Rd. • Mt. Ulla, NC 28125 (704) 664-5784

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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

VIRGINIA

Mick Ainsworth

1613 Derby Road P.O. Box 154 Jackson Springs, NC 27281 910-652-2233 Cell: 910-638-8436 Mick’s email: longleaf@etinternet.net Grass Grown • Carcass Quality & Performance

102 Merlin Dr. Georgetown, KY 40234

QUALITY POLLED GELBVIEH

Steve, Ashley, Jordan & Jason McIntosh 502-868-5726 Clifford & Faye McIntosh 502-863-1135 Breeding Gelbvieh since 1989

Looking for a sale or event?

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Red House, VA 23963

Office (434) 376-3567 James D. Bennett Paul S. Bennett Jim G. Bennett Brian R. Bennett

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TENNESSEE Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle

QUALITY GELBVIEH CATTLE

Fax (434) 376-7008 434/376-7299 434/376-5675 434/376-5760 434/376-5309

LITTLE WINDY HILL

Farms Doug & Sue Hughes 6916 Peppers Ferry Road Max Meadows, VA 24360 H 276/637-3916 C 276/620-4271

ClinCh Mountain Gelbvieh

John & Liz Loy (865) 687-1968 (865) 235-8869 (C)

7611 Dyer Rd. Luttrell, TN 37779 j.b.loy@att.net

Bulls & Heifers for Sale

NORTH CAROLINA

Dr. Daryl Wilson Tyler Wilson (276) 676-2242

Joe & Gwen Wilson (276) 628-4163

Registered (276) 614-0117 (C) Gelbvieh Cattle

17462 Fenton Dr., Abingdon, VA 24210 • TrebleWRanch@aol.com “Superior Gelbvieh and Balancer Cattle”

Chris & Jordan Hampton • Charles & Sue Hampton 839 Davistown Rd. Celina, TN 38551 931-243-3213 H 931-510-3213 C hampton@twlakes.net

Registered Bulls & Replacement Females

WEST VIRGINIA

M & W Farms

Maryville, Tennessee

Quality Black Bulls & Heifers for sale Lynn Waters 3525 Tuckaleechee Pike Maryville, TN 37803

865.660.9227 lynnmwfarms@gmail.com

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EFFICIENCY PROFIT INDEX Gelbvieh Feed Efficiency Index Can Improve Your Profitability Providing the best and most reliable tools for genetic evaluation to Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeders and their commercial customers is a key principle of the American Gelbvieh Association.

THE AMERICAN GELBVIEH Association has introduced the efficiency profit index (EPI) index to aid producers in selection for more feed efficient cattle that still have acceptable amounts of gain. The EPI was developed with the assistance of Patrick Doyle, PhD, Chico State University, associate professor in breeding and genetics. By selecting on this index, producers will also be selecting for more profitable cattle as a result of the economic weights in the index.

“The greatest potential for improving profitability

Astro daughter out of a Cherokee Canyon dam.

Bred to Roscoe for an early January 2015 calf.

AMGV 1225977

We are offering more Elite Female’s at private treaty.

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in beef production is to improve feed efficiency. We invested in a GrowSafe® system and have tested over 1,500 individual animals for feed efficiency. We are seeing the rewards from selecting feed efficient genetics,” says Vaughn Thorstenson, Lazy TV Ranch, located at Selby, S.D. The EPI provides marginal negative pressure on intake, while keeping gain at a constant value. By selecting on this index, producers will be able to find those animals that gain the same amount as their contemporaries while eating less.

Long-time Midland Bull Test consignor Ken Flikkema, Middle Creek Farms, Bozeman, Mont., states, “It’s not about identifying cattle that only eat less, it’s about finding the ones that eat less and gain more. By measuring feed intake of each bull on test, genetics of bulls can be compared for feed efficiency just as they are compared for growth, carcass, and other traits.”

The American Gelbvieh Association currently has intake EPDs and the EPI on more than 25,000 Gelbvieh and Balancer animals.

“The American Gelbvieh Association has a large data set of intake records thanks to several members installing their own GrowSafe systems. Increasingly, other members are utilizing central testing facilities for the collection of feed efficiency data,” said Susan Willmon, AGA director of breed improvement. “Several Gelbvieh and Balancer sires have over 50 progeny tested across multiple test locations adding to the accuracy and increased reliability of the index and component EPDs. We are excited to see the increased consideration of this economically relevant trait as members and commercial producers select genetics that will influence future generations.”

Profitability of animals in the feedlot has been typically based on the income achieved through gain and final weight, minus the cost of gain estimated from feed consumed. While gain and weight could be measured on individual animals, feed costs were attributed to animals equally across a pen. Adding the dry matter intake (DMI) component into the EPI allows for allocation of a lower cost of gain to those animals that are more efficient. Selection for a greater EPI value will result in pressure for lower DMI values, at adequate gains to insure overall profitability. FFF

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October 4, 2014 * Seedstock Plus Field Day hosted at RJM Farms starts @ 10 a.m - 3 miles south of Holden, MO on Hwy 131

* Guest Speakers! * Tour of the GrowSafe SystemTM & Development Pens * Time to view the sale bulls that sell on October 18th! * Food & fellowship with other cattlemen & breeders!

Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale October 18, 2014 * 12 noon Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, MO Selling 150 Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls

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MIDWEST BREEDERS KANSAS

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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Bar Arrow Cattle Company Stuar t Jar vis

26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, KS 67661 e-mail: bararrow@ruraltel.net • 785/543-5177

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 seestock Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle Elmer, Brenda, Brad & Benny McWilliams Asbury, MO 64832 • 417-642-5871 • 417-529-0081(cell)

diamond v gelbvieh Randy odle

1210 G Rd. Stockton, ks 67669 785.737.3319 diamondv@live.com Building Gelbvieh Genetics since 1989

MISSOURI

Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com

Judd Ranch Inc.

Dave & Cindy Judd Nick, Ginger Judd & Family Brent & Ashley Judd 423 Hwy. K-68 • Pomona, KS 66076 785/ 566-8371

17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601

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

660 • 492 • 2808 Top Quality • High Performing • Calving Ease

Timothy Mulroy • 785-640-6401 Mayetta, KS • tim@blackgoldinc.biz

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SimAngus, Balancer (GvAn) 18 mo bulls, Forage Developed, Good Disposition EPDs show superior genetics & ancestry, Thick, Deep, Stretchy Guaranteed Bob Harriman Genetics Montrose, MO • 660-492-2504 bharriman39@ hotmail.com Thanks to all for investing 50 years in this program from pasture to plate.

ROCKING GV GELBVIEH Polled Fullblood Gelbvieh Cattle Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Wehner 22533 Spencer Lane Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-7502

RogeRs Valley FaRm gelbVieh 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) Ronald & Kathryne Rogers email: rogers_valley_farm_feedlot@hotmail.com

Juniors!

Check www.GELBVIEH.org often for show information and results on regional shows and the Junior Classic!

MIDWEST BREEDERS 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

Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit

Myron & Valerie Bahm 4375 White Oak Rd Fordland, MO 65652

417-753-3578(h) • 417-576-0687(c)

email: whiteoakfarms@live.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer®

We want to Keep up with AGA members.

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Send all items to: Editor, Gelbvieh World 10900 Dover St., Westminster, CO 80021 jennifers@gelbvieh.org

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NEBRASKA

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70948 L Rd. , Orleans, NE 68966 308-473-7342 • 308-999-0207

Cedar Top Ranch Scott & Raberta Starr 212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163 (H): 308-587-2293 • (C): 308-530-3900 cedartopranch@gpcom.net Eldon Starr: 1-800-535-6173 or Rich Johnson: 402-368-2209

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State and Regional Gelbvieh Association Officers Gelbvieh cattle can be found throughout the United States and across the world. In the U.S., there are 28 state and regional Gelbvieh associations. A state Gelbvieh association is an independent organization and affiliated with the American Gelbvieh Association. Primarily, state associations help increase the demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer速 genetics and foster relationships among seedstock breeders, commercial producers, and allied industry within the state or region.

Activities of state associations can include state sponsored Gelbvieh sales, Maternal Edge female sales, field days, tours, meetings, shows, and junior events. Contact the state officers from the association in your state for information on how to join your local Gelbvieh association. As this list changes throughout the year depending on each state association, visit www.gelbvieh.org for the most up-to-date list of state and regional association officers.

Alabama Gelbvieh Association

Georgia Gelbvieh Association

President: Tom Chestnut, Headland, AL

President: Alan Verner, Rutledge, GA

Vice President: William Don Noel, Toney, AL

Vice President: Ernie Powell, Montrose, GA

Secretary/Treasurer: Rob Peacock, Mt. Meigs, AL

Vice President: Michael Gilmer, Gibson, GA

Communications: Milam Turner, Selma, AL

Secretary/Treasurer: Sue Ellen Verner, Rutledge, GA

Arkansas Gelbvieh Association

Heart Of America Gelbvieh Association

President: David Martin, Judsonia, AR

www.missourigelbvieh.org

Vice President: Ronnie Dockins, Dolph, AR

President: Myron Bahm, Fordland, MO

Secretary/Treasurer: Jamie Martin, Judsonia, AR

Vice President: Austin Rash, Mendon, MO

Colorado Gelbvieh Association Facebook: Colorado Gelbvieh Association President: Brad Ridinger, Deer Trail, CO

Vice President: Derek Stuecken, Freeburg, MO Secretary: Villa Waltz, Jasper, MO Treasurer: Bob Hart, Kansas City, KS

Vice President: Jim Roelle, Peetz, CO

Indiana Gelbvieh Association

Secretary: Teresa Garcia, Las Animas, CO

President: Stephanie Rensberger, Rochester, IN

Treasurer: Linda Shafer, Strasburg, CO

Vice President: Ryan Baker, Bristol, IN

Four State Gelbvieh Association

Treasurer: Jill Carmony, Falmouth, IN

President: Elmer McWilliams, Asbury, MO Secretary/Treasurer: Sherri Michaletz, Goodman, MO

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Secretary: Rebecca Griffiths, Kendallville, IN

GLAG ADKINS JACKPOT 906W

BD: 02/23/09 - Purebred - AMGV 1111524 - Homozygous Black - Polled BW: 86 - Adj WW: 796 - Adj YW: 1,375 - Mature Frame: 5.0 - Scrotal: 43 Sire: Carolina Fortune 2564J ET Dam: Adkins Miss Dixie Jackpot is the #1 Purebred bull for Marbling and Carcass Value EPDs. CE

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Bulls for sale by private treaty.

ADKINS GELBVIEH

Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics

Gerald & Sarah Adkins

Semen available $25/unit through Owners, Cattlemen’s Connection and Bull Barn Genetics.

41606 195th St., Carpenter, SD 57322 605-354-2428 (cell) gerald@adkinsgelbvieh.com

www.adkinsgelbvieh.com

Gelbvieh Breeders Of Iowa

Mississippi Gelbvieh Association

www.gelbviehbreedersofiowa.org

President: Daniel Nelson, Tylertown, MS

President: Matt Cibula, Clutier, IA

Vice President: Marty Langston, Oakland, MS

Vice President: Terry Chapman, Cedar Rapids, IA

Secretary/Treasurer: Pamela Nelson, Tylertown, MS

Secretary: Ryan Minnehan, Churdan, IA Treasurer: Kyle Herink, Des Moines, IA

Kansas Gelbvieh Association

Montana Gelbvieh Association www.montanagelbvieh.org President: Max Porter, Stevensville, MT

www.kansasgelbvieh.org

Vice President: Ken Flikkema, Bozeman, MT

President: Jason Hightower, Lacygne, KS

Secretary: James Bjorkman, Oilmont, MT

Vice President: Evan Cooper, Great Bend, KS Secretary: Joyce Aherin, Phillipsburg, KS

Kentucky Gelbvieh Association Facebook: Kentucky Junior Gelbvieh Association/ Kentucky Gelbvieh Association President: Joe Piles, Bardstown, KY

Gelbvieh Association In Nebraska www.gelbviehassociationinnebraska.org President: Brian Bauer, Fairbury, NE Vice President: Rick Lammers, Lexington, NE Secretary/Treasurer: Karri Lammers, Lexington, NE

Vice President: David Slaughter, Fredonia, KY

North Carolina Gelbvieh Association

Secretary/Treasurer: Pat Tilghman, Glasgow, KY

www.ncgelbvieh.com

Louisiana Gelbvieh/Gelbray Association President: Scott Davis, Roseland, LA Secretary/Treasurer: Deanna Fontenot, Ethel, LA

Minnesota Gelbvieh Association www.minnesotagelbvieh.com President: Jason Sauer, Winona, MN Vice President: Scott Mattison, Lambertson, MN Secretary: Emily Benes, Hill City, MN Treasurer: Brian Olek, N. Fenton, MN Advising Coordinator: Jason Russell, Ames, IA

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President: Charles “Mic� Ainsworth, Jackson Springs, NC Vice President: Gene McNeil, Seagrove, NC Secretary/Treasurer: Scott Baucom, Marshville, NC Ex-Officio: Charles Lennon, Evergreen, NC

North Dakota Gelbvieh Association www.ndgelbviehassociation.com President: Ed Kalianoff, Steele, ND Vice President: Doug Klein, Munich, ND Secretary: Christine Dockter, Medina, ND Treasurer: Stephanie Hille, Mandan, ND Promotional: Mark Anderson, Towner, ND

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G elbvieh

Foundation Education Passion Support

Scholarship Leadership

Research

Junior Advancement

Impact

Future

Improvement Promotion Legacy

“Many AGA members have invested a lifetime in the Gelbvieh breed.

With a contribution to AGF they have an opportunity to leave a legacy for the Gelbvieh breed.”

- Al Knapp

The American Gelbvieh Foundation is dedicated to Gelbvieh genetics, merit advancement, and strengthening the breed influence within the changing beef industry. This is accomplished through breed promotion, growing the demand for Gelbvieh genetics, member education, research and junior support.

Help the American Gelbvieh Foundation reach its ultimate fundraising goal of $1 million.

How You Can Help If you would like to contribute to the AGF, there are several easy ways to do so. All methods of giving are tax deductible.

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Gifts of grain

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Gifts of livestock

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Become a member of the Legacy Society

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Simple cash donation of any size

For more information about the AGF or about how you can contribute, contact the AGA office at 303-465-2333 or visit www.Gelbvieh.org.

Ohio Valley Gelbvieh Association

Tennessee Gelbvieh Association

www.ohiogelbvieh.com

Vice President: Jon Waters, Maryville, TN

President: Tim Sheeley, New Carlisle, OH

Secretary/Treasurer: Dale Walker, Corryton, TN

Vice President: Jordon Diehl, Bradford, OH Secretary: John Huston, New Carlisle, OH Treasurer: Karen Sheeley, Hillsboro, OH

Oklahoma Gelbvieh Association Facebook: Oklahoma Gelbvieh Junior Association www.oklahomagelbvieh.com President: Monty Larman, Orlando, OK

Texas Gelbvieh Association President/Treasurer: Bill Vogelpohl, Rockdale, TX Vice President/Secretary: Bernard Miller, Florence, TX

Utah/Idaho Gelbvieh Association President: Gary Carlisle, Redmond, UT Vice President: Jeff Loveless, Spanish Fork, UT

Vice President: Steve Thornhill, Mulhall, OK

Secretary: Jeremy Hermansen, Payson, UT

Secretary/Treasurer: Randy Gallaway, Mulhall, OK

The Gelbvieh Breeders Of Virgina

Pacific Northwest Gelbvieh

President: Nathan Haver, Goshen, VA

www.pacificnorthwestgelbvieh.com President: Mark Hopfer, Days Creek, OR

Vice President: Dr. Tom Lavelle, Wytheville, VA Treasurer: Judith A Sweeten, Rural Retreat, VA

Secretary: Kathy Bennett, Days Creek, OR

Secretary: Joe Wilson, Abingdon, VA

Treasurer: Richard Bennett, Days Creek, OR

West Virginia Gelbvieh Association

South Carolina Gelbvieh Association

Facebook: West Virginia Gelbvieh Association

Vice President: John Durham, Piedmont, SC

President: Al Dent, Gay, WV

Secretary/Treasurer: Cindy Durham, Piedmont, SC

Vice President: Doug Dent, Belleville, WV

South Dakota Gelbvieh Association

Treasurer: Mike Hall, Ravenswood, WV

www.southdakotagelbviehassociation.com President: Alan Hojer, Lake Preston, SD Vice President: Jesse Struck, Humboldt, SD Treasurer: Janice Volek, Highmore, SD Secretary: Catherine Murphy, Arlington, SD

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Secretary: Kevin Rawson, Ravenswood, WV

Wisconsin/Illinois Gelbvieh Association President: Steve Arp, Arlington, WI Vice President: Jim Ruter, Shannon, IL Secretary: Dan Dykstra, Morrison, IL Treasurer: Ron Russell, Brooklyn, WI

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The week concludes with the showmanship contest and the cattle shows. Those unable to be in Sioux Falls will be able to watch the Thursday and Friday shows live online through a sponsorship from DVAuction.com. Simply go to www.DVAuction.com for viewing instructions or visit Gelbvieh.org on the show days for a link.

Sioux Falls Site of Gelbvieh Junior National Show Preliminary entries for the 2014 Junior Classic include 240 head and 135 youth. DVAuction.com is sponsoring a live broadcast on Thursday and Friday of the Barnyard Classic for friends and family to watch from home. By Jennifer Scharpe GELBVIEH JUNIOR MEMBERS and their families, from across the country, will gather in Sioux Falls, S.D., June 29-July 4 for the 2014 American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Junior Classic. The show will be held at the WH Lyon Fairgrounds and is hosted by the South Dakota Gelbvieh Junior Association.

“The annual AGJA Junior Classic challenges youth to build skills to become future leaders in the beef industry. Throughout the week, Gelbvieh juniors compete in more than 20 different leadership and educational contests. The educational contests offer youth the ability to gain life-long skills and increase their knowledge of beef production,” said Carrie Tilghman, American Gelbvieh Association junior activities

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On Thursday, July 3, starting at 8:00 a.m., Brad Gohr of Madras, Ore., will evaluate the showmanship contest, followed by the AGJA national Balancer female show. On Friday, July 4, again starting at 8:00 a.m., Lydell Meier of Clinton, Tenn., will judge the remainder of the cattle shows including steers, bred and owned Balancer bulls, bred and owned Gelbvieh bulls and the national Gelbvieh female show.

During the first half of the week, members will participate and compete in educational activities and contests.

“The South Dakota Gelbvieh juniors have been working hard to put on a memorable Junior Classic. We have a fun-filled week planed for junior Gelbvieh members and their families,” said Anna Duxbury, Wessington, S.D., president of the South Dakota Gelbvieh Junior Association. “The Junior Classic helps promote youth to become future leaders not only within the Gelbvieh breed but within the beef industry as a whole.”

“The educational contests offer youth the ability to gain life-long skills and increase their knowledge of beef production. Prizes are awarded to the top individuals in each of the contests. As well, juniors compete for points to be named the top all-around winner,” added Tilghman.

The American Gelbvieh Junior Association serves more than 500 members nationally. The vision of the AGJA is to unify, educate, and develop leaders of the beef industry. To learn more about Gelbvieh or the American Gelbvieh Junior Association visit www.gelbvieh.org. FFF

coordinator.

The Junior Classic is open to members of the AGJA ages eight to 21. The AGJA anticipates, based on preliminary entries for the Barnyard Classic, there will be approximately 240 Gelbvieh and Balancer® females, bulls and steers exhibited by 135 youth.

2014 AGJA Barnyard Classic Schedule The following is a complete schedule for the 2014 AGJA Barnyard Classic. Unless otherwise stated, all activities will take place at the WH Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls, S.D. Live broadcast of the Thursday and Friday shows is sponsored by DVAuction.com. Simply go to www.DVAuction. com for viewing instructions or visit Gelbvieh.org on the show days for a link.

Sunday, June 29

Wednesday, July 2

8:00 a.m. - Cattle allowed in barns

7:00 a.m. - Breakfast, sponsored

1:00 p.m. - Come and go check-in 4:00 p.m.; Mentor/ protégé orientation

7:30 a.m. - Judging contest registration

4:30 p.m. - AGJA skill-a-thon contest orientation and educational session

9:00 a.m. - Scott Gemar Memorial golf outing

6:00 p.m. - Dinner 7:00 p.m. - Opening ceremonies 8:30 p.m. - Board candidate orientation 9:00 p.m. - AGJA dance – hotel

Monday, June 30 7:00 a.m. - Breakfast, sponsored 8:00 a.m. - Sales talk contest Noon - Lunch, sponsored 1:00 p.m. - Skillathon contest 3:00 p.m. - Start impromptu contest preparation 3:30 p.m. - Impromptu contest 4:15 p.m. - Ambassador interviews 5:00 p.m. - Steer weigh-in 6:00 p.m. - Dinner, sponsored; Board candidate interviews

Tuesday, July 1 7:00 a.m. - Breakfast, sponsored 8:00 a.m. - Sullivan’s Stock Show University pick your curriculum clinic & leg workshop 9:30 a.m. - Team fitting set up 10:00 a.m. - Sullivan Supply/ Stock Show University team fitting contest

8:00 a.m. - Judging contest Noon - Lunch, sponsored 1:00 p.m. - Fun Day at Wild Water West – bus transportation provided 5:30 p.m. - AGJA annual meeting and board election Dinner on your own

Thursday, July 3 7:00 a.m. - Breakfast, sponsored 8:00 a.m. - Sullivan Supply/ Stock Show University AGJA national showmanship contest, followed by the AGJA national Balancer® female show; Broadcast sponsored by DVAuction.com Noon - Grab & go lunch, sponsored 7:00 p.m. - AGJA awards banquet

Friday, July 4 7:00 a.m. - Breakfast, sponsored 8:00 a.m. - AGJA national steer show, AGJA national Balancer bred & owned bull show, AGJA national bred & owned Gelbvieh bull show, followed by AGJA national Gelbvieh female show; Broadcast sponsored

by DVAuction.com Noon - Grab & go lunch, sponsored 6:00 p.m. - Dinner, sponsored, activities and fireworks

12:30 p.m. - Lunch, sponsored 2:00 p.m. - Quiz bowl preliminary rounds 6:00 p.m. - Dinner, sponsored, immediately followed by quiz bowl finals

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PLACES TO BE June 2014 June 29-July 4 AGJA Barnyard Classic, Sioux Falls, SD

July 2014 July 26 Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch

Open House & Private Treaty Sale, Ponteix, SK

Oct. 17 NILE Gelbvieh Female Sale, Billings, MT Oct. 18 John Oswald Open House, Hutchison, KS Oct. 18 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale, Joplin, MO

December 2014 Dec. 6 SEGA Gelbvieh & Friends Female Sale, Pierce, CO

August 2014

Febuary 2015

Aug. 2 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Open House, Gladstone, ND

Feb. 7 Lost River Livestock Annual Production Sale,

Clearbrook, MN

Aug. 16 Minnesota Gelbvieh Association Field Day,

Clearbrook, MN

September 2014 Sept. 20 Seedstock Plus Showcase Sale IX & 6th Annual

Customer Appreciation Sale, Kingsville, MO

October 2014 Oct. 4 Seedstock Plus Field Day, Holden, MO Oct. 11 Judd Ranch 24th Annual Cow Power Female

Sale, Pomona, KS

Feb. 17 Cedar Top Ranch Annual Production Sale,

Burwell, NE Feb. 21 Overmiller Gelbvieh & Red Angus Annual

Production Sale, Smith Center, KS Feb. 28 Swanson Cattle Company 28th Annual

Production Sale, Oxford, NE Feb. 28 Lemke Cattle Annual Bull Sale, Lawrence, NE

March 2015 Mar. 2 Hojer Ranch Annual Production Sale, Lake

Preston, SD Mar. 3 Warner Beef Genetics Genetic Investment

Production Sale, Arapahoe, NE Mar. 7 Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch 26th Annual Bull Sale, Ponteix, SK Mar. 7 Thorstenson Lazy TV Ranch Annual

Production Sale, Selby, SD Mar. 7 SEGA Gelbvieh Private Treaty Bull Sale Opening Day, Pierce, CO Mar. 7 Judd Ranch 37th Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red

Angus Bull Sale, Pomona, KS Mar. 8 Rippe Gelbvieh 16th Annual Bull Sale, Belleville, KS Mar. 10 Bar Arrow Cattle Company 25th Annual

Production Sale, Phillipsburg, KS Mar. 14 Genetic Power Bull Sale, Springfield MO Mar. 14 Pearson Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, Lake

City, SD Mar. 19 Kicking Horse Ranch Annual Production Sale,

Great Falls, MT Mar. 28 Oklahoma State Association Sale, MacAlester, OK Visit the online version of Places to Be at www. gelbvieh.org for additional dates on upcoming sales and more information on each event.

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National CUP Lab........................105 Oregon Pride Gelbvieh..................93 Overmiller Gelbvieh......................83 Padon Farms...................................80 Pearson Cattle Co...........................79 Plateau Gelbvieh.......................60, 93 Pope Farms Gelbvieh.....................99 Post Rock Cattle Company.......7, 98 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh...................8, 9 Rafter R Gelbvieh...........................52 Raile Gelbvieh.................................60 Raptor’s Ridge.................................34 Register Farms................................95 Rippe Gelbvieh..........................60, 71 Rocking GV Gelbvieh....................98 Rocky Top Gelbvieh.......................95 Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh....5, 98 Russell Family Livestock................89 Sandy Knoll Farm...........................62 Sawtooth Gelbvieh Cattle & Hay....93 Schafer Farms, Inc..........................88 Schroeder Ranch............................73 Seedstock Plus Genetics..............105 Seedstock Plus.................. 53, 97, 105 SEGA Gelbvieh...............................74 Spring Flood Ranch.................69, 99 Swanson Cattle Company.......61, 99 Swenson Gelbvieh....................32, 88 SW Iowa Bull Sale...........................16 Taubenheim Gelbvieh..............63, 99 The 88 Ranch...................................99 Thorstenson Gelbvieh..............21, 89 Treble W Ranch..............................95 Triple H Farms................................88 Triple K Gelbvieh......................27, 98 Volek Ranch..............................32, 89 Warner Beef Genetics ................ IBC White Oak Farms...........................99 Wildwood Acres.............................94 Wilkinson Gelbvieh.......................93 Wolf Gelbvieh.................................99 Yoder’s Prairie Acres................94, 96

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