July 2013 Gelbvieh World Herd Reference Edition

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July 2013, Volume 27, Number 9 FFF Herd Reference Edition Official Publication of the American Gelbvieh Association 10 Status Update - Impacting the Beef BusinessTM Long-Range Strategic Plan

AGA Executive Director Dr. Jim Gibb provides an update on the progress and future steps of the goals of the AGA's strategic plan.

28 Genomic-Enhanced EPDs: Adding Reliability to Your Tools for Genetic Improvement

The AGA will release GE EPDS this summer. The benefits of this tool are increased accuracy, reduced risk, and faster rate of genetic change.

50 A Successful State Association Starts with Leadership

Through strong leadership and dedicated members the Kentucky Gelbvieh Association has increased their membership as well as the demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics.

72 Family Traditions Continue at Warner Beef Genetics

Warner Beef Genetics is ranked 6th for total registrations with the AGA. Through a family team effort they focus on industry relevant genetics and outstanding customer service.

Reference 26

Top Ten States

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State Statistics at a Glance

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Most Used Sires

56 Members with 100 Plus Registrations

EDITOR: Jennifer Scharpe jennifers@gelbvieh.org Graphic Design: Lynn Valentine lynnv@gelbvieh.org

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State and Regional Gelbvieh Association Officers AGA Committees Impact the Beef Business

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AGA Member Calendar & Requested Member Data

In Every Issue

Breeders Sections

Contact Us 4 News & Notes 14 Bits & Pieces 15 Did You Know?

15 Area Coordinators 15 Places to Be 92 Ad Index 94

Upper Midwest Breeders 42-43 Western Breeders 47 Midwest Breeders 66-67 Southeast Breeders 71 Northeast Breeders 75 Southern Breeders 78 Service Center 79

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This impressive group of young Roscoe daughters are available for purchase private treaty at the farm.

I want to thank

all buyers and bidders who made last season’s sales a big success.

Buyers’ List Bachman Cattle Farms Chillicothe, MO Caitlin Chaffin Cleveland, MO Mark & Sally Heidlage Pierce City, MO Kittle Gelbvieh Farm Geraldine, AL Payton Nix Mountain Grove, MO Courtney Spencer Aurora, MO Colton Spencer Aurora, MO Lance Turner Tompkinsville, KY Maxie & Rex Turner Tompkinsville, KY Valley Crest Farm Versailles, MO Yoder’s Prairie Acres Big Prairie, OH

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 are the foundation of your breeding program.

As our breeding program goes forward, more emphasis is being placed on improving carcass merit while maintaining the maternal power.

If you’re considering the addition of some outstanding females to your program, we urge you to check out Today, we are ours. We offer an still following excellent selection Jack’s advice. of open, bred and Although many first calf pairs. All of our successful are by A.I. sires cows go back and most are safe to the genetics to A.I. sires (Astro, HFGC Miss Vickie V 173R eT Decade, Roscoe, of those original Miss Vickie V is one of six donors we use to develop females, we Real McCoy, Mitty powerful young females that will excel in calving ease, continue to InFocus, Pop A Top, growth and eye appeal. Call for embryo availability. carefully select Hart 35W34, & outstanding females to improve our herd.

Hart 34W18). For more information, give Bob Hart a call at 816-225-8530.

Because our numbers are small, in order for a female to be considered she must first meet four criteria: 1. gentle disposition; 2. easy calving; 3. good growth; and 4. impressive looks.

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SMALL HERD

POWERFUL GENETICS

Contents Inside the Editorial

Sales

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Commitment, Dedication and Perseverance

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24th Annual Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale

President’s View from Rob Arnold

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Bluegrass Gelbvieh/Balancer® Invitational Bull Sale

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What Defines Us?

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Saskatoon Gelbvieh 13th Annual Sale

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Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational

Breed Promotion Minute from Frank Padilla

18 Introducing Maternal and Feed Efficiency Research EPDs

View of the Numbers from AGA Staff

58 Promoting through Video

Communication Note from Jennifer Scharpe

80 Exploring American Gelbvieh Foundation Giving Options

American Gelbvieh Foundation Update from Dana Stewart

82 New Contests Bring New Challenges to Junior Classic

Junior Voice from Garrett Teeter

Extras 16

Gelbvieh Performance Advantage Program Honors 10 Breeders

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Action Taken at April AGA Board of Directors Meeting

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Develop a Bovine Diarrhea Virus (BVD) Surveillance Plan for Your Cow Herd

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Superior Livestock Auction Purchased by National Livestock

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Reduced Price DNA Testing Options for AGA Members

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Modified-Live IBR Vaccines Implicated in Abortion Cases

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Thank You 2013 AGJA Northern Lights Classic Award Sponsors

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National Level Show Schedules Announced

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 Jim Gibb Executive Director jimg@gelbvieh.org (ext. 463)

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

Dianne Coffman Director of Administration diannec@gelbvieh.org (ext. 479)

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

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

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

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

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

Dolores Gravley Customer Services doloresg@gelbvieh.org (ext. 481) Patti Showman Customer Services pattis@gelbvieh.org (ext. 478)

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Brian Rogers Central Area Coordinator brianr@gelbvieh.org 936-554-1600 Dana Stewart Director of Member Services danas@gelbvieh.org (ext. 488)

Rob Arnold, President (2012) Minot, ND • 701-624-2051 rlagelbvieh@aol.com Dan Warner, V. President (2013) Beaver City, NE • 308-962-6511 dan@warnerbeef.com

Brian Dunn, Secretary (2013) St. John, KS • 620-549-6516 dunnfarm@hotmail.com Neal Pearson, Treasurer (2012) Lake City, SD • 605-448-5653 njpearson@venturecomm.net

Directors Ken Flikkema (2011) Bozeman, MT • 406-586-6207 mcfg@imt.net Bob Hart (2011) Kansas City, KS • 816-225-8530 bhart@hartfarm.net John Huston (2011) New Carlisle, OH • 859-595-8680 john.e.huston@gmail.com Andy LeDoux (2012) Agenda, KS • 785-732-6564 ledouxranch@hotmail.com David Martin (2011) 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 Duane Strider (2012) Asheboro, NC • 910-428-4568 ccrosscattle@yahoo.com Grant Thayer (2011) Ramah, CO • 303-621-2058 grant@jumpingcowgelbvieh.com Gary Tilghman (2013) Glasgow, KY • 270-678-5695 gtilghma@uky.edu

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President’s view

Commitment, Dedication and Perseverance The Gelbvieh breed perseveres through the tough times by being a smart, easy crossbreeding solution, excelling in maternal performance, offering cutting edge selection tools, and having adaptability to all markets and environments. By Rob Arnold The past year has presented many challenges across much of the country. Mother Nature has handed producers with an array of obstacles to deal with from areas suffering from drought, others from floods, and still others from the results of violent storms including tornados. As one rancher told me, “We’ve been through it before and we’ll get through it again. We learn by going through the tough times… or should.”

The drought reminded many what they had forgotten. That different management protocols can survive it better. They took notice that their crossbred cows bred up better. They were in better body condition at weaning. The science proved itself; crossbred cattle are more productive in tough conditions and environments.

Ranchers didn’t need a “white paper” to prove this but rather their calving books and preg-checking records.

The drought and tough environment once again proved the superiority of the Gelbvieh breed when compared to others. The heifers cycled. The cows weaned 6 | July 2013

heavy calves while breeding back.

Reproductive performance has the most dramatic effect on a rancher’s bottom line relating to profitability in any environment.

The American Gelbvieh Association membership defined goals on how to continue to serve the cattle industry by developing the long-range strategic plan, Impacting the Beef BusinessTM. It serves as a road map for research that will provide cutting edge genetic selection tools for both seedstock producers and commercial cattlemen. The plan includes all sectors of the industry including feedlot and end product.

It has industry relevance. The plan defines the Gelbvieh breed for what it has been known – as the breed that serves the profit-minded cattlemen.

The Gelbvieh breed and membership have dedicated themselves to serving the beef industry. Soon to be released genomic-enhanced EPDs will provide higher accuracy on young animals for selection purposes.

A first of its kind maternal index is in development and will give

producers a tool to select females that excel in productivity. These are just two areas that show the dedication and commitment of Gelbvieh producers better serving the commercial beef producer in generating better and easier to use genetic evaluation tools of economic relevance.

The Gelbvieh breed has the products which will thrive in any environment. Gelbvieh, Balancer®, and Southern Balancer® genetics work for commercial producers in providing products that serve all markets and environments. All are backed by industry leading tools for genetic selection that gives ease of mind regarding performance levels in all traits. They are developed to serve the commercial producer and to add profitability while meeting industry standards in the feed yard and packing house.

As much of the country is now coming out of the drought and in certain areas experiencing an excess of moisture, producers will begin to restock their cow inventories.

Astute cattlemen will be looking at Gelbvieh genetics to give them the added advantage of the female that has proven herself by being tested over decades of time as the one that adds the most profitability in traits of economic significance. They have perseverance. FFF

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HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Shark was retained to infuse the muscle and performance of his sire, Post Rock Silver, with the eye appeal and carcass merit of his donor dam, Darci. He’s seen heavy use in our program and we look forward to the results.

CAPTAIN

BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Captain sired our high selling purebred bull this year that sold to Diamond D Gelbvieh. Captain sires tremendous performance and eye appeal. He will sire the largest purebred group in the 2014 Cowman’s Kind Sale.

FUTURE INVESTMENT

HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, POLLED The much anticipated Future Investment sire group makes its debut in our 2014 sale. He is an outcross calving ease bull with outstanding individual performance and exceptional carcass genetics. His first calf crop is exciting and we look forward to their development.

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off of your goal.

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What Defines Us? People, places, and things over time will all define themselves. They build a picture or a thought in the minds of people when thought of. What traits define Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle? By Frank Padilla Warren Buffett is defined by his record in the business world for investments. He has a proven and very successful track record of recognizing and then purchasing businesses with the potential of creating wealth for the stakeholders owning stock in Berkshire Hathaway.

Vince Lombardi is defined as the tough coach of the Green Bay Packers who helped build a football dynasty as their head coach.

Places such as Yellowstone National Park are defined for their natural beauty. The mountains, Old Faithful, and wildlife that reside within it make it unique. What we see and hear from those who have visited the park builds a picture in the minds of those who have not.

The Gelbvieh breed has long been defined for the maternal excellence that it provides to the cattle industry.

Early research done at the Meat Animal Research Center located in Clay Center, Nebraska proved the Gelbvieh breed as one that showed maternal excellence in milk production, age at puberty and pounds weaned per cow exposed. Later research showed the Gelbvieh breed to be superior in having lower birth weights than other Continental breeds, as well as having the smallest mature weights at five years of age. A research project done at Colorado State University showed Gelbvieh cows had more stayability than other breeds; they were able to get bred and to keep getting bred year after year.

Cows that breed early, have lighter birth weights, are smaller in mature weight, and have the stayability to remain in the herd while weaning more pounds per cow exposed make producers money. These traits are by far the most important economic factors relating to cow herd profitability.

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of the cattle industry. Feeders want cattle that grow fast, have more carcass weight, and will grade Choice. They want cattle with feed efficiency; cattle that turn feed into pounds, while being Yield Grade 1s and 2s when a desirable end weight is reached.

The Meat Animal Research Center data showed that Gelbvieh cattle had the highest percent retail yield of all breeds tested in the Progress Report #22. Testimonials from cattle feeders as well as feed yard closeouts show that Balancer® and Gelbvieh cross calves are meeting their criteria for profit. Gelbvieh sired cattle have consistently been at the top for feedlot profitability in the Iowa State University Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity.

Harvest data on Balancer sired cattle marketed through U.S. Premium Beef have consistently graded 90 percent Choice with more carcass weight and fewer Yield Grade 4s than their Angus sired contemporaries.

From actual close out data from producers, the Balancer sired cattle garnered premiums from value added programs such as CAB. They were more profitable than the Angus sired cattle because they combined more carcass weight with fewer Yield Grade 4 discounts, and had a high percentage of Choice cattle qualifying them for value added premiums. They gained fast with better feed conversions because of the added advantage of heterosis.

They worked for the cattle feeders. Most times they don’t get their due credit because they have black hides and are not recognized as being Gelbvieh or Balancer by some.

Gelbvieh has been known as the “blue collar” breed of cattle. The people that breed and raise them are cowmen whose living is made on a set of hard working cows. Their living is based on how well the product they raise fit their buyers in all sectors of the cattle industry. Hard working people and hard working cattle committed to doing what is profitable for commercial cattlemen and cattle feeders.

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Status Update Impacting the Beef BusinessTM Long-Range Strategic Plan

A great amount of progress has been made in accomplishing the goals of the American Gelbvieh Association’s Impacting the Beef BusinessTM long-range strategic plan. The current status of all the goals and their next steps are presented for review. By Jim Gibb It’s been just over a year since the American Gelbvieh Association Board of Directors embarked on the development of a long-range strategic plan for the AGA. Many of you participated in the process by responding to the AGA membership survey. After it was developed, a major effort was initiated to share the plan to the AGA membership through state and regional Gelbvieh functions, the AGA annual convention, numerous one-on-one meetings, plus the American Gelbvieh Junior Association Board of Directors.

Yes, the current AGA strategic plan has at least two to four more years of life, but now is a good time for a check-up. The table that follows contains the current status and next steps for the goals within each of three areas of focus: breed improvement, breed promotion and member education.

Needless to say, the response has been very positive.

However, talk is cheap and the success of any plan is measured by progress and results. Critical questions are: Where are we today? What has been accomplished? Are we “moving the dial” in the right direction?

Moreover, a key benefit of having a strategic plan comes at budget time when we will build the 20132014 AGA fiscal year budget around the strategic plan.

Please feel free to contact me, or any of the AGA Board members, if you have questions or suggestions.

Accountability through transparency is essential to achieving the goals set out in the plan. Consequently, our goal is to keep this table updated and posted on the AGA website.

Goal

Current status

Next steps

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.

Heifer pregnancy and 30-month pregnancy “research� EPDs, have been posted on the AGA website. The first research EPDs for mature size and udder score have been produced.

Calving interval EPDs will be reevaluated. Mature size and udder score EPDs are being further analyzed.

Improve marbling to 60% Choice.

2013 is the first spring breeding season for Gelbvieh and Balancer breeders to make selection decisions since the strategic plan was developed.

The marbling genetic trend will be monitored for improvement.

Implement genomic-enhanced EPDs (GE EPDs) by summer 2013.

A new Gelbvieh/Balancer- specific profile is in the final stages of development.

It is anticipated that GE EPDs will be introduced with release of the summer 2013 EPDs.

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

The maternal index is on schedule for completion by fall 2013. Feeder calf value and general purpose indexes (added by the AGA Board during their April 2013 meeting) should be completed by late December 2013.

AGA staff will continue to work with Dr. Mike MacNeil of Delta G to develop these indexes.

Develop feed efficiency EPDs by spring 2013.

A feed efficiency index will be Research feed efficiency EPDs, developed in collaboration with Colorado State University and included in the AGA sire summary. several Gelbvieh breeders with multiple years of feed intake data have been uploaded to the AGA website.

Core Focus: Breed Improvement

Tenderness: Decrease the breed A list of Gelbvieh breeders that have tested with average shear force value by .40 lb. one of the major genomics testing providers has using current genomic data by winter been provided to the AGA staff.

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AGA members on the test list will be contacted to gain permission to access the tenderness test results from the genomics company.

Monitor growth: Communicate the importance of excelling in weaning and yearling weight, and provide tools for benchmarking progress.

Breed average genetic trends are provided to all AGA members and individual herd genetic trends were sent to several AGA members.

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

There is no charge for this service.

Monitor temperament: Develop and implement temperament EPDs.

AGA staff has been evaluating different approaches to generating temperament EPDs.

Analyze the AGA temperament database. This should begin in the next 12 to 18 months.

Monitor foot soundness: Develop and implement a foot scoring system and EPDs.

This was labeled a lower priority goal. Nothing has been done to date.

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

Goal

Current Status

Next Steps

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.

Through combined promotion efforts, the average reach has been increased by 20% for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

Continued evaluation and implementation of promotion efforts to ensure effective messaging and media outlets are used.

Develop a draft plan for commercial marketing by August 1, 2013.

A draft plan is in development.

Present the draft to the AGA Board of Directors during their August 2013 board meeting.

Increase total AGA membership by 2% annually for the next three years by promoting Gelbvieh and Balancer to potential new seedstock breeders.

New AGA memberships are up 8% for the current fiscal year, on top of a 1% increase last year.

Promotional efforts targeted at new Gelbvieh breeders will continue.

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

Through May, transfers as a percentage of registrations are at 34%, 3% higher than the same time last year.

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

Personally communicate the strategic Approximately 60% of the target group was plan message to at least 80% of the reached.

100 largest Gelbvieh breeders by January 15, 2013.

It is intended that follow-up meetings will be conducted in the fall of 2013.

Conduct regional meetings and/or 13 state and regional meetings were held. webinars to communicate the strategic plan message by spring 2013.

Updates at state and regional meetings will be given over the next 9 months.

Core Focus: Breed Promotion

Core Focus: Member Education

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

A brochure was developed and distributed in the A strategic plan web page is in fall of 2013. development and will be updated as progress continues.

Develop educational initiatives to help 10 videos were developed and posted online facilitate achievement of strategic plan to demonstrate use of the online system and goals by January 1, 2013. interpretation of information.

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

Online system upgrades have been delayed due to issues outside the AGA’s control.

Grow the American Gelbvieh This a new initiative identified by the AGA Foundation 100% by January 1, 2015. Board during their April 2013 meeting.

Members can send suggested educational video topics to AGA staff for future development.

AGA staff are working with the system provider to alleviate the logjam.

AGA staff will be working with a foundation fundraising consultant.

Thank You to all who have purchased bulls from

DOBSON RANCH this year!

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News ‘n Notes Registering Canadian Gelbvieh with AGA

EPDs from January 2013

Registering a Canadian Gelbvieh animal with the AGA begins with contacting the office with a list of the Canadian animals to be registered with the AGA. If one or more parents is registered as an American Gelbvieh animal (AMGV prefix), no other DNA information is required. If neither parent of the animal you are trying to register has been registered as an American Gelbvieh, then the Canadian animal requires a DNA test to have their parentage markers on file, should the question of paternity ever arise.

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 sending this issue to press.

-To register a Canadian animal with the AGA, the fee is the usual $25 charge; -The parents of a Canadian calf do not have to be registered in order for you to register the calf with the AGA.

Member Online Registry Quick Tip When registering an animal through the Member Online Registry system, it is not necessary to enter the herd prefix into the animal name field. The herd prefix is automatically entered as part of the name. Putting in a herd prefix into the animal name field causes the prefix to show up twice in the animal’s name on the registration certificate.

Hall of Fame and Member of the Year Nominations Sought 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.

Submit Nominations for Board of Directors Recommendations for candidates for the 2013 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 Mark Goes, Nominating committee chairman. The Nominating committee reviews suggestions and recommends a slate of candidates. Goes can be reached at 402-766-3627 or mpgelbvieh@hotmail.com.

The next national cattle evaluation and EPD run is in process. Those new EPDs will be available in the summer of 2013.

Fall Calving Data Deadline Approaching The deadline to register calves born from August 1 through December 31, 2012 is July 15. Contact the AGA registration department if you have any questions.

Dam of Merit/Distinction Guidelines In the November Gelbvieh World, the American Gelbvieh Association will honor breeders who have bred or own females that meet the guidelines to be a Dam of Merit or Dam of Distinction. In order for a female to qualify as a Dam of Merit/Distinction the following must occur: 1) All data must be submitted to the AGA office by August 1, 2013; 2) A Dam of Merit must have produced at least three calves and a Dam of Distinction must have produced a minimum of eight calves; 3) Age at first calving must not exceed 25 months; 4) Produce a calf that was born between January 1, 2011 and March 1, 2012; 5) Possess a minimum average weaning weight ratio of 101 for all calves; 6) Maintain a regular calving interval.

Gelbvieh Arrivals Emerson James Sickler, son of Klint and Maralee Sickler of Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Gladstone, N.D., was born June 11, 2013.

Emerson weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long. He is the grandson of Galen and Marcia Sickler and joins his proud big sister Kylee at home.

Emerson James Sickler

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Bits ‘n Pieces Gelbvieh Departures

Did You Know?

Terry L. Robinson, 64, Bismarck, N.D., died May 17, 2013, due to an accidental death. Terry was born to Harold Warren Robinson and Evelyn Ella (Brown) Robinson on August 8, 1948 in Eau Claire Wisconsin.

The American Gelbvieh Junior Association’s Junior Classic has been held for 33 years.

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Terry served in the United States military Terry Robinson and the North Dakota Army National Guard for over 33 years. His highest federal award is the US Army Legion of Merit. He also received from the US Army Engineer Regiment the Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal. In 2009 and 2011 he was appointed the rank of Brigadier General by the governor of North Dakota to act as a “State Flood Recovery Coordinator.” His military career was one of the highlights of his life.

He had a special relationship with purebred cattle breeders from North Dakota and the surrounding states.

He was extremely proud of his accomplishments in the cattle industry and felt very close to each and every one of his accounts. He always said he was a very lucky man to be involved with such a wonderful rural family. His expertise in his field will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Terry will be deeply missed by his wife, Joyce; his children and grandchildren.

The addition of Gelbvieh data with the American Simmental and Red Angus Associations to the Spring 2013 EPDs pushes the multi-breed dataset to over 11.5 million animal records, making it the largest multi-breed NCE in the world.

All contributions to the American Gelbvieh Foundation are tax deductible and provide funding for research and development as well as AGJA scholarships.

The breakdown of AGA animal registrations is as follows: Balancer® registrations at 44.7%, purebred or fullblood Gelbvieh at 42.3%, and making up the remaining 13% are Percentage or Hybrid and Southern Balancer® registrations.

American Gelbvieh Association Area Coordinators “Stop at the AGA booth at the Texas A & M Short Course or call me to get the latest information regarding Gelbvieh genetics. I look forward to visiting with you about how Gelbvieh-influenced cattle will help your bottom line. ” Brian Rogers

“Higher productivity equals more profitability. Contact me for information regarding industry leading Gelbvieh, Balancer®, or Southern Balancer® replacement females or bulls.”

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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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GPA Program Gelbvieh Performance Advantage Program Honors 10 Breeders Ten American Gelbvieh Association members from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Ohio were awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze status for the 2012 management year through the Gelbvieh Performance Advantage program. By Jennifer Scharpe The American Gelbvieh Association is honored to recognize this year’s breeders for achieving Bronze, Silver or Gold status in the Gelbvieh Performance Advantage (GPA) program. A total of ten AGA members received the award for the 2012 management year.

Attaining GPA Bronze status entails gathering performance data above the minimum standards set for the breed. Typically, a mix of performance data collection, DNA testing and sire selection standards categorizes a breeder at this level. To achieve this status level, 100 points are needed.

The GPA program recognizes AGA members that promote the performance aspects of their program through data collection. The GPA program, unique within the seedstock industry, provides a tool for Gelbvieh producers both small and large to be recognized on records kept and data recorded in the previous calendar management year.

The American Gelbvieh Association congratulates this year’s award winners.

“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.

“Members who collect accurate and complete data such as birth, weaning and yearling weights, DNA results, disposition scores and ultrasound data, set their breeding program apart from the rest.”

To achieve GPA Gold status, producers must collect and submit data on the highest percentage of performance data points. These herds practice AI breeding, DNA testing on calves and select sires to enhance breed improvement goals. Attaining this level requires 300 points.

GPA Silver status requires producers to collect data on animals later in their production cycle, in addition to standard types of measurement. This can include complete yearling data on females and mature cows, ultrasound data and DNA testing. A minimum of 200 points are required to achieve this level.

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Gold status award winners •

4-H Farm, Jay Heetland, Lincoln, Mo.

Silver status award winners •

CJ&L Livestock, Lori and Julie Maude, (includes BAR TV Gelbvieh, Rushmore Gelbvieh, Marin or Mae Maude, Carl Maude, Jayden Carrier) Hermosa, S.D.

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Ginger Ertel, Greentop, Mo.

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Hart Farms, Bob Hart, Kansas City, Kan.

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Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh, Ronnie Rogers, Mendon, Mo.

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Sandy Knoll Farms, Leon and Brian Dunn, St. John, Kan.

Bronze status award winners •

Cranview Gelbvieh, Rob Arnold, Minot, N.D.

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John Huston Cattle Co., John Huston, New Carlisle, Ohio

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McClatchey Cattle Company, Sean McClatchey, Palisade, Neb.

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MLM Gelbvieh, Marlin Meyer, Superior, Neb.

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View of the numbers Introducing Maternal and Feed Efficiency Research EPDs The heifer pregnancy 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.

The American Gelbvieh Association is proud to announce research EPDs for heifer pregnancy and 30-month pregnancy, and a research index for feed efficiency. These breed improvement tools will help Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeders impact the beef business. By AGA Staff 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. One of those tools is expected progeny differences (EPDs) provided through the AGA’s national cattle evaluation (NCE) process.

Table 1: Example of sire selection for heifer pregnancy.

The breed improvement goals of the Association’s Impacting the Beef BusinessTM strategic plan calls for the development of reliable tools to monitor traits for maternal efficiency, as well as to develop a feed efficiency EPD. AGA breed improvement staff has been working with industry professionals to provide these tools to members and is pleased to announce research EPDs for these traits.

Animal

HP EPD

Bull A

12.48

Bull B

10.45

The 30-month pregnancy EPD is the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant and calve at three years of age, given that they calved as firstcalf heifers. This EPD is expressed as a percent, 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.

Maternal EPDs The first two research EPDs for maternal efficiency are a heifer pregnancy (HP) EPD and a 30-month pregnancy (Pg30) EPD. These EPDs are being developed

by Dr. Mike MacNeil, PhD of Delta G, and are part of a long-term project to create new tools for maternal improvement in Gelbvieh and Balancer females.

An example of how these EPDs can be used to identify superior sires for genetic improvement is shown in Table 1. Bull A has a HP EPD of 12.48, while Bull B has a HP EPD of 10.45. There is a 2.03 difference in the

Table 2: Example of sire selection for the feed efficiency index.

Name

# of Progeny with Intake Data

DMI EPD

ADG EPD

RFI EPD

YW EPD

FE Index

Bull A

19

0.02

0.16

-0.11

150.7

$254.00

Bull B

13

-0.04

-0.01

-0.11

118.0

$121.22

Bull C

13

0.12

0.04

-0.11

115.5

$130.37

Bull D

23

-0.19

0.04

-0.11

113.3

$163.66

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values of their EPDs, which means that 2.03 percent more daughters from Bull A will calve as first calf heifers than daughters from Bull B.

Feed efficiency index A feed efficiency (FE) index has been developed with the assistance of Patrick Doyle, PhD, Chico State University associate professor in breeding and genetics.

The FE index is an economic selection index developed to aid producers in selecting for more feed efficient cattle that still have acceptable amounts of gain. 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 FE index provides slight 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.

In the example in Table 2, all the bulls have the same RFI EPD but vary greatly in dry matter intake

(DMI), average daily gain (ADG), and yearling weight (YW). Selecting on the RFI EPD alone could result in animals with reduced feed intake but inadequate gain performance. Selection using the FE index will identify animals with the most genetic potential for a profitable combination of ADG and DMI.

The FE index provides slight negative pressure on intake, while keeping gain at a constant value...Producers will be able to find those animals that gain the same amount as their contemporaries while eating less.

More information on these research EPDs and the index, including a list of sires with the HP EPD, Pg30 EPD, and the FE index, can be found at www.gelbvieh. org. Questions should be directed to AGA breed improvement staff, Susan Willmon and Kari Otteman, at 303-465-2333. FFF

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Bar None Mr. Maverick 231Z is a Maverick son out of P016. P016 and Maverick consistently produce some of our best Gelbvieh genetics. Thanks to Hampton Farms for purchasing this herd sire for $4,750 at the Bluegrass Bull Sale.

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AGA Action Points Action Taken at April AGA Board of Directors Meeting The American Gelbvieh Association Board of Directors held their spring meeting April 16-18, 2013 at the AGA headquarters office in Westminster, Colo. The key action points of that meeting are below. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held August 15-17, 2013 at the headquarters office.

and Bylaws committee and replace that the chairman will be appointed by the AGA president.

1. Approved Board meeting minutes from January 9, 2013 and dispensed with the reading of the same.

6. Voted to reverse a motion from April 2012 AGA Board meeting that stated any female or bull with a BA designation on their registration certificate must show in the Balancer® open show at National Western Stock Show.

2. Approved 2013 AGA committee assignments with two adjustments as presented.

3. Voted to change the name of productivity committee to Breed Improvement, split Marketing and Member Education committee into two committee’s titled Member Education and Breed Promotion to be in line with the current strategic plan. Bylaws Article VI D will be changed to reflect the new tittle of breed improvement.

4. Voted to remove verbiage in Bylaws Article VI B that had “general counsel” serve as chairman of the Rules

5. Approved the adoption of the National Sale committee recommendation that the sale manager must turn over a buyers list of the current year sale to the AGA.

7. Voted to add back deleted judges listed on the 2013 National Show committee minutes to allow the new 2013 National Show committee to review.

8. Approved the change to AGA Bylaws Article VI as submitted by the AGA Rules and Bylaws committee to allow any member attending a properly convened AGA committee meeting to make motions and vote even though they were not officially a member of that committee.

9. Accepted January 2013 committee minutes from Finance, Marketing and Member Education, and Productivity with no Board action required.

We invite you to attend our upcoming Production Sales December 7, 2013 – SEGA Gelbvieh & Friends Female Sale March 8, 2014 – Private Treaty Bull Sale Opening Day

10. Voted to direct staff to create a line item in the 2014 AGA Budget for long-term building maintenance and repair.

11. Approved the April 2013 AGA financial statement.

12. Directed staff to amend the AGA strategic plan to include: Breed Improvement •

Develop terminal (feeder cattle value) and allpurpose indexes by December 31, 2013

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Maintain the number of traits in the AGA sire summary to no more than the 2012 level

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BABR Secret Crush • AMGV862216 Secret Crush has along list of success when it comes to her progeny. She offers thickness and balance and combines a feminine structure and maternal strengths. Several of her daughters have also become prominent donors at the ranch (GLWG Diva) and she has several sons that have homes across the country. Whether it is in the pasture or show ring these cattle just seem to work! Look for her Crossfire sired heifer calf this next year!

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BABR 1015Y ET Guenivere • AMGV1196378 2013 NWSS National Champion Balancer Female 2012 AGJA National Champion Balancer Female 2012 SD State Fair Champion Balancer Female 2012 American Royal Champion Balancer Female Sire : SAV Brilliance Dam: BABR 7061T (Hott 100 x Pay Stub)

Guenivere is another donor cow in the making and has all the pieces to become as successful as her grand dam AHL Hott Damn 31L who has become the most proven and consistent producer in our cow herd. Her sons offer power and performance and daughters combine balance, depth, eye appeal and are superior producers. Guenivere has a powerful bull calf sired by Crossfire at side, be sure to look for him this next sale season.

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We would like to introduce BVLK Carly 120Y to our donor line up. Carly is the 2013 National Champion Gelbvieh female and comes from another powerful cow family that just never misses. Carly's donor dam ELK Jewel has consistently raised cattle that just plain and simply work. We purchased 1/2 possession of BLKV Carly to expand our purebred line up and we are truly excited to see what this young donor cow will do. She currently has a fancy heifer calf at side sired by SAV Brilliance.

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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, 2011 to July 31, 2012.

Active Adult Members

Active Junior Members

1 Missouri

115

Total Registrations

Active Cows

1 Missouri

53

1 Kansas

5,617

1 Kansas

4,789

2 Kansas

87

2 Kansas

44

2 Missouri 4,173

2 Missouri 3,715

3 Kentucky

78

3 Kentucky

30

3

3

4 Iowa

60

4 Iowa

24

4 Nebraska 3,647

4 Nebraska 3,019

5 Tennessee

52

5 Nebraska

22

5 North Dakota 2,075

5 North Dakota 1,805

6

South Dakota

51

6-T South Dakota

20

6 Kentucky 1,996

6 Iowa

7 Nebraska

44

6-T Minnesota

20

7 Iowa

1,911

7 Colorado 1,417

8 Colorado

42

8-T North Carolina 16

8 Colorado 1,531

8 Kentucky 1,317

9 North Carolina 32

8-T Illinois

16

9 Tennessee 1,147

9 Montana 1,066

10 Oklahoma

10-T Oklahoma

14

10 Minnesota 1,091

10 Minnesota

10-T Mississippi

14

31

South Dakota 4,035

South Dakota 3,455

1,537

982

State Statistics at a Glance The following American Gelbvieh Association state statistics represent data submitted to the AGA office as of May 23, 2013. Animal statistics reflect activity between August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012.

State

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

Alabama 8 0 214 120 59 61 74 Arizona 4 0 528 424 199 225 301 Arkansas 20 4 535 468 236 232 306 California 11 0 373 178 85 93 79 Colorado 42 13 1,531 1,417 679 738 561 Florida 6 0 77 50 20 30 87 26 | July 2013

State

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

Georgia 12 3 212 354 167 187 638 Idaho 5 0 81 63 31 32 13 Illinois 24 16 772 599 293 306 180 Indiana 15 2 441 283 154 129 242 Iowa 60 24 1,911 1,537 744 793 551 Kansas 87 44 5,617 4,789 2,303 2,486 2,774 Kentucky 78 30 1,996 1,317 631 686 1,302 Louisiana 2 0 15 8 6 2 0 Michigan 2 1 28 2 2 0 17 Minnesota 29 20 1,091 13 5 8 492 Mississippi 16 14 261 3,715 1,825 1,890 182 Missouri 115 53 4,173 982 492 490 2,381 Montana 22 1 1,075 153 84 69 378 Nebraska 44 22 3,647 1,805 882 923 1,533 Nevada 1 0 26 34 14 20 8 New Mexico 2 0 9 3,019 1,434 1,585 0 New York 2 0 32 28 11 17 4 North Carolina 32 16 1,017 1,066 524 542 580 North Dakota 29 11 2,075 755 396 359 815 Ohio 16 7 346 229 108 121 159 Oklahoma 31 14 839 592 286 306 535 Oregon 14 2 359 366 179 187 181 Pennsylvania 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 South Carolina 13 5 278 116 66 50 75 South Dakota 51 20 4,035 3,455 1,557 1,898 3,005 Tennessee 52 6 1,147 861 453 408 923 Texas 23 6 439 424 200 224 285 Utah 18 0 589 546 249 297 304 Virginia 15 1 734 585 253 332 321 Washington 3 1 176 153 69 84 16 West Virginia 10 2 91 75 37 38 77 Wisconsin 7 8 189 202 102 100 23 Wyoming 4 3 228 196 81 115 2 Alberta 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 Ontario 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 2 0 0 15 3 12 35 Total 932 349 37,191 30,995 14,920 16,075 19,455 GELBVIEH WORLD | 27

Breed Improvement Genomic-Enhanced EPDs: Adding Reliability to Your Tools for Genetic Improvement Genomic-enhanced EPDs are a useful tool for breeders and commercial customers that adds accuracy, reduces risk, and increases rate of genetic change. The American Gelbvieh Association will introduce GE EPDs with the summer 2013 NCE. By AGA Staff In these challenging times in the beef business, Gelbvieh and BalancerÂŽ breeders, and their commercial customers, are looking for tools to make their management decisions more efficient and accurate. Beginning in 2011 with the inception on the Genomic Pioneers project, the American Gelbvieh Association has been working towards a tool that will make the EPDs produced in the biannual national cattle evaluation (NCE) even more useful to producers.

The American Gelbvieh Association plans to incorporate genomic information into the summer 2013 genetic evaluation. Last spring, Dr. Dorian Garrick of Iowa State University reported that a Gelbvieh/Balancer specific panel of DNA markers can be used to develop genomicenhanced EPDs (GE EPDs).

The combination of our existing database and the addition of genomic data will result in EPDs that roll the accuracy of a DNA test and the information of individual, pedigree, and progeny performance into one, easy to use number.

Using GE EPDs can help your operation in three ways: increased

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Increasing accuracy On young animals without individual or progeny performance records, genetic merit is estimated in the form of an EPD calculated by taking the average breeding value of its parents (VanEenennaam, 2009).

This results in an EPD with a low accuracy calculation.

The addition of genomic data to an EPD calculation is comparable to adding another source of information, like progeny or pedigree records. Specifically on lowly heritable traits, such as reproduction, genomic data has the potential to greatly increase the accuracy of an EPD prediction.

Reducing risk EPD estimates on an animal increase in accuracy over time as observations on an animal’s own performance and that of its descendants are added to the calculation. It follows that EPDs on young animals with very little accuracy have the possibility to change a great deal over time.

Possible change is another measure of accuracy that indicates the amount of future change in an EPD prediction (Bourdon, 2000).

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Table 1. Accuracies of estimated breeding values based on (A) the correlation with true breeding values (r), and (B) the BIF standard, and the number of progeny test records required to obtain these accuracy values for traits of low (0.1) and moderate (0.3) heritability. (VanEenennaam, 2009)

Genetic Correlation (r)

BIF accuracy

.1

Number of progeny records required Low heritability (0.1)

Moderate heritability (0.3)

.01

1

1

.2

.02

2

1

.3

.05

4

2

.4

.08

8

3

.5

.13

13

5

.6

.20

22

7

.7

.29

38

12

.8

.40

70

22

.9

.56

167

53

0.99

.93

1921

608

0.995

.99

3800

1225

GE EPDs help to reduce the amount of error between the difference in an animal’s true genetic merit and its predicted genetic merit (in other words, an EPD). Confidence in an animal’s EPDs earlier in life means that producers can more reliably predict the performance outcomes of using unproven animals in their breeding herd.

Increasing rate of genetic change The rate of genetic change in an operation is dependent on four factors: 1) Accuracy of selection; 2) Selection intensity; 3) Genetic variation; and 4) Generation interval.

GE EPDs affect two factors in this equation: accuracy of selection

and generation interval. We have already discussed how genomic data improves accuracy by adding another piece of information to EPD calculations.

DNA information is also valuable because it can be collected at birth or soon after and added to an animal’s EPD calculation right away, which gives producers a better idea about

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that animal’s genetic merit at a younger age. Using this genomicenhanced information as a culling tool can help breeders decrease the generation interval in their herds, thereby speeding the rate of genetic change. This is a benefit to producers because it will allow more progress in their breeding goals in a shorter amount of time.

Simplified data The addition of genomic information to our current NCE will also mean the end of Igenity® scores being provided as part of genomic testing offered through the AGA, with the possible exception of tenderness and docility. While this may be an adjustment, it will benefit producers in the end.

It will not be necessary to look

at a row of EPDs and Igenity scores in a sale catalog anymore; the DNA data will be added to the EPD automatically.

This solves the problem of having yet another set of numbers published with a bull at sale time.

The addition of genomic data to an EPD calculation is comparable to adding another source of information, like progeny or pedigree records.

Specifically on lowly heritable traits, such as reproduction, genomic data has the potential to greatly increase the accuracy of an EPD prediction.

Genomic information is not a replacement for phenotypic information on an animal.

Remember, genomic data is just another source of information to make an animal’s EPD estimations more accurate. Phenotypes such as

birth weight, weaning weight, and calving ease are still needed to make the equation we use to predict GE EPDs as accurate as possible.

For more information on GE EPDs, go to www.gelbvieh.org and visit the Library page under the Education Center, or call the AGA office at 303-465-2333. FFF

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Herd Management Develop a Bovine Diarrhea Virus (BVD) Surveillance Plan for Your Cow Herd A BVD Surveillance Plan is a program that emphasizes the importance of educating beef cattle producers about how to control the infectious disease, BVD. The keys for successful control are vaccination, surveillance testing, removal of infected animals, and improved biosecurity and awareness. By John Paterson Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) causes a variety of clinical outcomes that range from sub-clinical to severe.

These outcomes include abortion, infertility, immunosuppression and can result in calf respiratory and enteric diseases, and most dramatically, a fatal mucosal disease.

The disease is maintained by a small population of animals that become persistently infected (PI) with the virus. These PI animals are the major reservoir of

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the BVD virus and calves become infected while in the uterus during early pregnancy. Such infections can remain throughout the pregnancy, after birth, and for the lifetime of the animal.

Interestingly, although infection of the fetus results in PI, the mother is only transiently infected (not persistently infected) and becomes immune to the virus within two to three weeks. PI calves often die prematurely with respiratory or enteric disease but may live a relatively normal life for several years; all the time, shedding large amounts of virus and acting as a reservoir of infection for other cattle.

Table 1. Operations with Samples that Tested Positive for BVD; by Region.

West

Central

Southeast

Operations submitting samples

73

8

4

Percent operations with positive samples

8%

4%

6%

Table 1. from NAHMS (BVDInfo.org) demonstrates that between four and eight percent of U.S. operations tested had at least one BVD positive animal even though infection rates were very low (.04-.14%).

Unpublished data collected over seven years from numerous states has shown that the incidence of BVD has ranged from .21 percent to .55 percent (between two and five infected animals/1,000 tested). However, what is concerning is that between four and eight percent of farms and ranches tested had at least one infected animal (Table 1).

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PIs are the most significant source of infection of the BVD virus. Removing PIs from the cow herd removes the source of infection and reduces the disease reproduction rate to the point that the virus

cannot survive and the disease is controlled.

Despite 60 years of vaccination, BVD infections remain a source of significant economic loss for producers in the United States.

The perception of a low prevalence of BVD herd infections, the

unrestricted sale of PI cattle, lack of economic data, intensive marketing of vaccines, reluctance to accept federal regulations, and a “gambler’s” attitude among producers are impediments to implementation of a national systematic BVD control program.

As a rancher how do you evaluate risk of BVD infection?

The NCBA- BVD Working group has recently released a very user friendly computer program called BVD Consult (go to http://www. bvdinfo.org/) which will calculate the cattle producers potential for BVD infection in his/her cow herd.

For example, the rancher is asked questions such as: > Will you quarantine and test all new cattle coming into your breeding herd (including special considerations for pregnant cattle)? > Can you prevent fence-line and direct contact of your pregnant herd with other cattle? > Will you use an appropriate BVD vaccination strategy on heifers? > Have the mature cows in your herd been appropriately vaccinated for BVD? > Will you apply appropriate surveillance methods?

This computer program as well as a wealth of other practical information on this web site can be invaluable to the rancher who has concerns about the potential for BVD infection in his/her cowherd.

Table 2 compares cow herds with either high or low risk of BVD Infection.

A recent report from Auburn University has dispelled numerous myths and truths about BVD infection. A couple of the myths and correct answers include: Myth: Multiple low-birth weight calves should raise suspicion of disease due to BVDV. Confirmed. While calves persistently infected with BVDV can present as normal calves, many

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BW

WW

YW

MK

TM

CED

ST

YG

CW

RE

MB

FT

13 20%

-0.9 20%

71 20%

109 25%

27 30%

63 15%

8 30%

–

-0.12

33

0.58 15%

0.80 2%

-0.02

TAU

Mr Krugerrand

CV

FM

105.29 41.49 2% 30%

70M 130P • AMGV 904079 • BA 50

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BW

WW

YW

MK

TM

CED

ST

YG

CW

RE

MB

FT

CV

FM

8

0.5

75 15%

114 20%

21

58 35%

6

2

0.04

38 20%

0.18

0.17

-0.01

41.51

44.04 20%

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times they are small and unthrifty.

In one study, the median live calf birth weights were 37 pounds for persistently infected calves in comparison to 65 pounds for uninfected calves.

Myth: The dam of every PI calf is a PI herself.

Not true. Persistent infection in a calf occurs when the dam is infected with noncytopathic BVD virus prior to approximately 125 to 150 days of gestation. This can occur following an acute or persistent infection of the dam. Prior research demonstrates that 93 percent of PI calves do not come from a PI dam.

The non-PI cow that experiences an acute infection and subsequently gestates a PI calf throughout pregnancy will not spread BVD after postpartum uterine discharges cease. This cow will also exhibit the greatest immunity to subsequent disease due to BVD. Thus, culling dams of PI calves without testing to

see if the dam herself is PI is clearly poor management in almost all circumstances.

What is the concept of a BVD surveillance program?

The overall strategy for the eradication of the BVD virus from the cow herd can best be described by the following diagram. The aim of NCBA’s research project is to answer two questions: is the BVD virus circulating in a cow herd? And secondly, the way to answer this question is by using a surveillance method of ear notch testing of calves to determine if the BVD virus is present.

Strategies to remove BVD-PI or to prevent entry of BVD into the cow herd are not in the scope of this project. That must under the purview of the cattle producer working with his/her veterinarian.

The proposed NCBA-BVD surveillance plan is designed to

answer the question: What is my potential for BVD infection in my cow herd? (See Figure 1.)

The focus of this project is to develop a surveillance database to determine infection rates (similar to table 1) by the use of an ear notch of calves and feeder cattle. This plan does not have a focus of developing eradication strategies because this needs to be a plan developed by the rancher and his veterinarian.

What is the NCBA-BVD Research Surveillance plan?

The NCBA-BVD Research Surveillance Plan is a program that emphasizes the importance of educating the producers of the U.S. cattle industry on proper BVD control. The keys are education, vaccination, testing (focus of this project) and removal of PIs, and improved biosecurity and awareness.

Table 2. Comparison of Herds with Low or High Risk of BVD Infection Potential

Description of Low Risk Herds Normal herd production performance • Raise own replacement females • Purchase replacement bulls from reputable purebred herds that use biosecurity principles • Limited exposure to herds of unknown BVDV status • Production performance and individual records do not show any evidence of persistently infected (PI) animals in the herd (pregnancy rates, pregnancy loss percent, calf morbidity and mortality are within normal range) • Replacement heifers are on a complete vaccination program • Feedlot performance, morbidity, mortality are normal • Laboratory tests have shown no evidence of BVD problems 38 | July 2013

Description of High Risk Herds Decreased cow herd production performance • Increased calf morbidity (sickness), mortality, decreased weaning performance • Decreased conception rates and increased pregnancy loss • Postmortem exams and lab results have shown that PI animals are present in the herd

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Figure 1. “What is my potential for BVD infection in my cow herd?”

NCBA has contact with cattlemen all across the country and this effort has great economic benefit for the industry as the disease is estimated to cause over one billion dollars in losses.

NCBA covers all segments of the industry. For the effort to be successful the cow-calf, stocker and feeder needs to be involved. The feeder can assist in getting info back to the ranch and through surveillance data demonstrate areas that need an educational effort.

Ability to generate a national database of generic testing data that would demonstrate efforts and improvements in control.

BVD continues to be the most costly virus to the U.S. cattle population. This virus starts at the farm or ranch and causes decreased reproduction, increased sickness and death loss, and reduced performance. The main reservoir for the virus is a persistently infected (PI) animal that is formed during gestation.

This surveillance service is guaranteed to be confidential. The Producer Education Group at NCBA is not interested in where the specific ranch is located.

If you determine that you have an infected animal the next course of action is between you and your local veterinarian. For more information about participating in this project of surveillance testing, email John Paterson, executive director of producer education for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, at jpaterson@beef.org. FFF

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Industry News Superior Livestock Auction Purchased by National Livestock and Danny Jones from National, and I truly believe that National is the ideal ownership group for Superior Livestock Auction. We share common goals and values and we look forward to working with them as we move forward to continue our legacy in the livestock marketing industry.”

National Livestock Credit is pleased to announce the purchase of Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. National Livestock and cattlemen from several states have formed a limited partnership to acquire Superior.

National Livestock Credit is part of a family of livestock service companies formed in 1932 to improve the ability of producers to market and finance livestock. When livestock producers were seeking more competitive options, the National Livestock companies were formed to improve the potential for profitability for those producers. The corporate headquarters of National Livestock Credit is located in the Oklahoma National Stockyards in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. was founded in 1987 and introduced satellite video marketing to the nation’s cattle industry. Superior has grown to become the largest livestock auction in the United States, marketing well over one million head of cattle annually. Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. has offices located in Brush, Colo., and Fort Worth, Texas, with its auction facilities and Superior Productions’ offices located in The Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District.

Jim Odle, co-founder and general manager of Superior Livestock Auction, commented “I have had the privilege of meeting and getting to know Robert York

Joe Lichtie, vice-president of Superior Livestock Auction noted, “This is a perfect alliance of two industry leaders coming together. Superior Livestock is thankful for the successful transition led by National and Farm Credit West throughout the acquisition of Superior. We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome for Superior Livestock, our representatives, employees and most importantly our loyal customers. This venture has been a long time coming, and we look forward to remaining the Nation’s leader in livestock marketing.”

Robert York, president and CEO of National added, “We have admired the business model of Superior for many years. We have often had the opportunity to work with many of the representatives and employees of Superior since we share many mutual customer relationships. We have always viewed Superior as a company comprised of hard working people with the strongest integrity and we believe they work every day to achieve higher profits for their buyers and sellers. We couldn’t be more pleased to join forces.” FFF

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The American Gelbvieh Association exists to enhance the success of breeders and commercial users of Gelbvieh.

Marketing and Promotion

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Traditions Continue XXB Ludacris 039S ET • AMGV975245 Herd sires like Gunslinger, Ludacris, Derringer and Last Call have the genetics to improve your herd, in the pasture and feedlot!

TAU Gunslinger 19U • AMGV1086849 2013 SPRING FEEDYARD DATA

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DNA Testing Reduced Price DNA Testing Options for AGA Members The American Gelbvieh Association, through its partnership with GeneSeek®, is pleased to offer complete DNA testing services for its members.

GeneSeek is the official DNA service provider for the AGA and through this relationship, more affordable testing options are now available to members.

The following chart lists new pricing for DNA testing.

These prices went into effect on June 1, 2013.

Members will notice that both the high-density and the low-density Gelbvieh Genomic Profiler (Options 1 and 2) are now cheaper. The highdensity test uses an 80K SNP profile.

The low-density test uses 8.5K SNP profile. Animals tested under either option will automatically receive genomic-enhanced EPDs. Both options also include parent verification at no extra cost if requested on the order form.

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Option 2 is testing for the genetic abnormalities of Nueropathic Hydrocephalus (NH) and Osteopetrosis (OS). These two defect tests do not have royalties associated with them and are therefore able to be included into the genomic panel.

The Genomics Option 1 (GGPHD) is required for all AI sires and donor dams as of April 1, 2013.

AI sires must complete the parent verification process, which must be requested on the order form. Donor dams must have parentage markers on file, which are automatically included in the 80K SNP profile.

A new addition to the DNA testing options is a standalone test for tenderness. Initially, members who purchase this test will receive an Igenity® score for tenderness.

As the AGA works to develop an EPD for tenderness, these results will eventually be included in the tenderness EPD. Charges for DNA tests will be billed to AGA member’s credit card on file. Results will be held until payment is received. Tests must be submitted on AGA forms to receive the AGA pricing. Additional processing charges may apply if hair samples are not submitted in a DNA hair collector card. When animal registration number is included, tests results will be transferred to the animal record. The AGA office will email test results to the member.

Members should remember to allow at least three weeks for DNA testing. Questions regarding testing options and DNA results should be directed to the AGA office at 303465-2333. FFF

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Most Used Sires The following lists the most used sires based on calves born between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012 as recorded by the American Gelbvieh Association as of May 15, 2013. The list represents calves registered as Gelbvieh, Balancer速, Southern Balancer速, hybrid, or percentage Gelbvieh.

Rank Prefix & Name

No. Calves

Breed

Rank Prefix & Name

1

DCSF Post Rock Granite 200P2 729 Gelbvieh

22

2

Mytty In Focus

23 EBY Western Hauler 028S

3

JBOB Carolina Fortune 2564Jet 632 Gelbvieh

678 Angus

No. Calves

JHG Premonition 662S Et

Breed

191 Gelbvieh 179 Balancer

24

JRI Extra Exposure 285L71 Et 177 Gelbvieh

4 OZZ Ext Govenor 3N

602 Gelbvieh

25

S A V Bismarck 5682

170 Angus

5 HYEK Black Impact 3960N

462 Gelbvieh

26

JRI Top Secret 253M75 Et

170 Gelbvieh

6

S A V Final Answer 0035

452 Angus

27

JRI Top Grid 254T725

164 Gelbvieh

7

CTR Good Night 715T

431 Balancer

28 KHR 47R

162 Gelbvieh

8

JKGF Trendsetter 55R Et

417 Gelbvieh

29 ALS Maverick 70T

158 Gelbvieh

9 VTR Lazy TV Watchman W021 409 Balancer

30 EGL Northern Pacific W026 Et 158 Gelbvieh

10

31 Hxc Jackhammer 8800U

157 Red Angus

11 RBMS Scc Just Right 122P Et 332 Balancer

32

146 Balancer

12 EGL Tenderloin N407

326 Balancer

33 XXB Ludacris 039S Et

142 Balancer

13

JRI Pop A Top 197T83

325 Gelbvieh

34

CIRS Decade 278U2

141 Gelbvieh

14

DCSF Post Rock Silver 233U1

310 Gelbvieh

35

TAU Gunslinger 19U

139 Balancer

15

JDPD Astro 407S

251 Gelbvieh

36

CRAN Buddy Boy T729

134 Gelbvieh

16

CTR Sandman 6523S

242 Balancer

37 RTRM Headline

132 Gelbvieh

17 EGL Northern Dancer U659

241 Gelbvieh

38 EGL Lock And Load X415

131 Balancer

18 RID R Collateral 2R

225 Gelbvieh

39

126 Gelbvieh

19

TAU Mr Krugerrand 70M 130P 390 Balancer

JCBR Lazy Tv Beech Jet R052 ET 204 Balancer

20 VRT Lazy Tv Sam U451

201 Gelbvieh

21 EGL Northern Wind P068 ET

193 Gelbvieh

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SDCG X-Factor 202X

DAR Pure Power

40-T JRI Secret Instinct 254U83

125 Gelbvieh

40-T BEA 801U ET

125 Gelbvieh

The Kentucky Gelbvieh Association holds field days and other events to increase membership and demand for Gelbvieh.

Photo taken by William McIntosh at the 2012 Kentucky field day hosted at Double Diamond Farms.

A Successful State Association Starts with Leadership Strong leadership and dedicated members have made the Kentucky Gelbvieh Association a well-run state association. By hosting successful events, such as the NAILE, state sales, field days, and meetings, they have increased membership and registrations, and created demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle. By William McIntosh The Kentucky Gelbvieh Association (KYGA) has seen great success over the last several years.

They have taken responsibility for the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Eastern National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show and have seen an increase of nearly 80 percent in 50 | July 2013

numbers of animals exhibited. They have also added a sale along with the event, and in 2013 they will sponsor a heifer futurity.

Along with the NAILE, KYGA have been able to add a Gelbvieh and Balancer show/sale to the Kentucky Beef Expo. At this year’s sale, Gelbvieh and Balancer boasted

the third highest breed average out of the ten breeds represented. It was only their second year participating in the event.

KYGA have also hosted field days and other membership driven projects to increase membership and demand for the breed. They have increased membership to rank third in the nation and increased registrations to rank eighth.

The events and member activities have allowed the KYGA to create demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle within Kentucky, and the eastern U.S. The KYGA is a shining example of a well-run association, thus allowing such success.

Putting good of membership above personal agendas The success of the Kentucky association started with strong leadership from within the membership who put the good of the Association and of the breed over their personal agendas.

“We have many breeders within Kentucky that have the ‘good of the breed’ within their scopes. Each year more good leaders surface to become active in the KYGA. Our membership doesn’t seem to elect leadership with the ‘I’ mentality.

Proudly our leadership is driven by the ‘we’ mentality for the good of fellow breeders and the entire breed,” said Gary Tilghman, American Gelbvieh Association board of director and charter

TFLK Whitney 251W ET AMGV1122134 • 94% Purebred

member of the KYGA. There are five essential qualities a strong leader must have. They are: 1) The ability to inspire and motivate; 2) Have a vision; 3) Trust; 4) Good communication; and 5) Take responsibility.

Great leaders must be able to inspire and motivate others to accomplish a command goal.

John Quency Adams said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”

A great leader is able to inspire others to do more to accomplish common goals and is able to explain how accomplishing the set goal will benefit them and the entire organization. Many may think that leadership is about power; driving

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people to do what you want to accomplish is the wrong leadership.

A true leader is not a boss, they are able to influence and inspire people to accomplish a goal or objective of the organization. A leader inspires and motivates, a bossy person barks orders.

A strong leader must be a visionary. They must have a clear sense of purpose for the association.

People will only follow you if they see that you know where you are going. They must be able to set clear common goals for the organization.

The membership should know what are the goals and objectives of the organization, and how the organization works is the only way to show others you know what you are doing. Brian Tracy once said, “People with clear written goals,

GHGF Juliette 103X AMGV1178144 • 50% Balancer®

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

8 3 66 100 26 59 6 – -0.15 32 0.62 0.27 -0.02 52.20 35.92

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accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.”

Effective leaders are trustworthy leaders. Similar to respect, it is something that has to be earned.

Good and effective leadership can be measured from the trust and confidence your subordinates have for you. If they trust you they will follow you through hell, for you and the organization. To build that trust you must always keep the good of the organization in mind.

Communication is very crucial to effective leadership and the success of any organization. The vision and goals of the association must be clearly communicated to all of the membership.

Delegate responsibility to dedicated members A good leader is willing to take responsibility as well as delegate responsibility. Within any successful organization there are too many goals and tasks to be handled by one or two people. A strong leader should be able to recognize strengths in others and trust them to complete set goals. Ultimately a strong leader will take responsibility for the goals being accomplished and should have regular communication with the appointed person discussing progress.

“We have enjoyed fine leadership, including but not limited to our KYGA presidents who have driven the Association

down a very straight and deliberate path that is easy to see a positive and pro-active future,” Tilghman added.

Leadership in the KYGA is not limited to the officers and Board of Directors. The KYGA is lucky to have an array of dedicated members that are willing to give freely of their time, knowledge and skills.

Prior planning prevents poor performance. When working toward a common goal the KYGA spends an appropriate amount of time developing a plan of attack to accomplish their goals.

“Countless hours of program planning, communication, and striving for new program implementation has allowed KYGA to be one of, if not the top,

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

7 2 68 95 23 57 7 4 -0.26 28 0.44 -0.07 -0.08 13.46 31.25

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

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

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

7 3 67 114 30 64 7 – 0.01 42 0.39 0.46 0.00 75.90 48.63

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person helps, but having good committees and strong member support is the main thing that makes the NAILE a success. We appreciate everyone’s support,” said Karen Douglas, NAILE Gelbvieh and Balancer superintendent.

The Board of Directors, officers, and committee chairmen have frequent conference calls to discuss progress being made towards the goals. This is also a chance for committee chairs to ask for direction if they have run into any unforeseen obstacles.

Through leadership from the Kentucky Gelbvieh Association, the NAILE Junior Gelbvieh Heifer show and the Eastern National Gelbvieh & Balancer Show have grown tremendously the past two years. Photo by Jennifer Scharpe.

beef breed state association in our region,” Tighman went on to say.

small manageable tasks. And start with the first one.”

KYGA breaks down large goals into manageable tasks. Mark Twain wrote, “The secret to getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming task into

KYGA appoints committees with a clearly defined leader and contact person to oversee that part of the project. The committees have a clear vision of their part of the goal.

“Having one point or contact

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“Conference calls have worked well for us,” said David Slaughter, past president and charter member of the KYGA. “With everyone’s busy schedule it is hard to find a time to travel to a central location that is convenient to everyone. Conference calls allow us to visit more frequently and discuss upcoming events.”

Current KYGA President Joe Piles says, “Activity breeds activity.

The more successful events we can have within the state the more attention and excitement we can draw to Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle.”

The Kentucky Gelbvieh Association, with strong leadership, driven membership, and clearly set goals has been able to come together as a group to achieve tall goals. Their efforts have promoted the breed in a positive light to countless cattle producers, thus increasing the demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle throughout the state and region. FFF

JenJoe Farms At JenJoe Farms, our focus is on providing homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer® genetics with modest birth, ideal performance and exceptional maternal strength. Our females are the easy keeping kind that are low maintenance, very fertile, and have a great disposition. The majority of our herd was established from the JBOB program. From this foundation we have grown our program using AI sires such as Tenderloin, Krugerrand, Maverick, Captain, and Highlight with great success.

This outstanding Mason daughter sold at the 2012 NAILE Showcase Gelbvieh & Balancer® Sale.

Our senior herd sire, Mason 14W, has proven to be a great completion bull to our AI program. Contact us to discuss your Balancer bull or female needs.

Watch for our consignments to the Fall Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational on Sepember 28, 2013.

Our consignments include a homozygous polled Highlight 066K daughter out of the 141L donor that will have a Carolina Fortune calf at side.

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PADON FARMS Sugar Mav 188Y ET We are very excited to add Sugar Mav 188Y ET to our herd sire list. He has the performance and maternal strength that we strive to inject into each calf crop. We are anxiously awaiting his first calves that will arrive in September.

Our herd sires include Rocky 90W ET (a full brother to GBNR Captain 42X), S & S Impact's Perfection (Black Impact son out of Maverick's dam), and Mr. Fortune 900W (Carolina Fortune son out of Nero 901P daughter). We focus on modest birth, performance, and maternal strength. Contact us about your Gelbvieh or Balancer® seedstock needs.

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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, 2011 to September 30, 2012.

Rank Membership Name & Location

Total Registrations

1 Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, SD 2 Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, KS 3 Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, NE 4 Flying H Genetics, Arapahoe, NE 5 Bar T Bar Ranch Inc., Winslow, AZ 6 Warner Beef Genetics, Beaver City, NE 7 Vaughn Thorstenson, Selby, SD 8 Sandy Knoll Farm, St. John, KS 9 Post Rock Cattle Co., Barnard, KS 10 Schafer Farms Inc., Goodhue, MN 11 Robert E. Harriman, Montrose, MO 12 Knoll Crest Farms, Red House, VA 13 Jumping Cow Gelbvieh, Ramah, CO 14 Diamond D Gelbvieh, Mandan, ND 15 Bar Arrow Cattle Co., Phillipsburg, KS 16 Schroeder Inc., Sioux Falls, SD 17 Chimney Butte Ranch, Mandan, ND 18 Jeff Swanson, Oxford, NE 19 Rippe Gelbvieh, Hubbell, NE 20 C-Cross Cattle Company, Asheboro, NC 21 Stuecken Brothers, Freeburg, MO 22 Mulroy Farms LLC., Mayetta, KS 23 B/F Cattle Company, Butler, MO 24 Pearson Cattle Co. Inc, Lake City, SD 25 Middle Creek Farms, Bozeman, MT 26 Oswald Ranch, Osceola, IA 26 Markes Family Farms, Waukomis, OK 26 A B Farms Inc., Lathrop, MO 29 Wehri Gelbvieh, Hebron, ND 56 | July 2013

815 581 411 393 385 336 336 331 325 311 284 275 271 267 261 250 242 238 236 207 202 190 187 176 168 167 167 167 163

Rank Membership Name & Location

Total Registrations

30 Spring Valley Farms, Agra, KS 161 31 Moe Gelbvieh, Walcott, ND 156 32 J&D Kerstiens, Jasper, IN 151 33 Mlm Gelbvieh, Superior, NE 147 34 Verner Farms Llc., Rutledge, GA 146 35 Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, ND 144 36 Loveless Gelbvieh, Spanish Fork, UT 143 37 Cranview Gelbvieh, Minot, ND 140 37 Lone Oak Gelbvieh, Mechanicsville, IA 140 39 J & K Farms, Ava, IL 137 40 Raile Gelbvieh, St. Francis, KS 136 41 Missouri Farm Systems Inc., New Florence, MO 134 42 VanWinkle Farms, Neosho, MO 132 43 Albers Gelbvieh, Cunningham, KS 131 44 Sieler Ranch Inc, Plevna, MT 130 45 Jim & Barb Beastrom, Pierre, SD 129 46 Grund Gelbvieh Ranch, Sharon Springs, KS 126 47 The 88 Ranch, Orchard, NE 125 48 Kicking Horse Ranch, Oilmont, MT 124 49 Davidson Brothers Gelbvieh, McCune, KS 118 50 Jon & Theresa Beastrom, Pierre, SD 112 51 Feist Gelbvieh, Ludlow, SD 111 52 Ronald or Kathryne Rogers, Mendon, MO 107 53 Mtr Cattle Co., Buffalo, WY 105 54 Hartland Farm, Stella, MO 103 55 Black Gold Cattle Co., Pritchett, CO 102 56 Blackhawk Cattle Co., Oregon, IL 102 56 Louie's Cattle Service, Burns, OR 102 58 Hojer Gelbvieh, Lake Preston, SD 101

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Communication Note Promoting through Video Search for AmericanGelbvieh on YouTube to find the AGA’s promotional and marketing videos. Two new video series have been created titled “Balancer® Cattle Make the Grade” and “AGJA Junior Voice Interviews with Junior Members.” By Jennifer Scharpe Did you know that the American Gelbvieh Association has a YouTube channel? Well, actually, we have two of them. The first is called AmericanGelbvieh and serves an important role in the Association’s marketing and promotion efforts. The second is called GelbviehTech and offers many educational and how-to videos to assist members.

At the time of press of this issue, there were 52 videos on the AmericanGelbvieh YouTube channel, with several more in development. Ten new videos were uploaded in early June. If you haven’t visited this channel recently, now is a great time to check it out.

The AGA’s marketing and promotion strategy uses several forms of media including print, web, social, and now videos are playing an increasing role in communicating the message.

Videos are a great way to share a message. Visual forms of communication are becoming more popular, and in some cases are replacing print communications.

People are more likely to click on a video then they are to read text.

One series of videos that was created is titled “Balancer® Cattle Make the Grade.” These videos are part of the AGA promotion campaign targeted to feedlot operators. This campaign uses

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testimonials from feedlot operators and cow-calf producers who retain ownership on their calves and have experience feeding Balancer-sired cattle. The testimonials use actual close-out data that prove Balancer cattle will hit the Quality Grade targets the industry wants, and will do so with better Yield Grades, more carcass weight, and better gains – ultimately adding up to more profit for the producer.

The videos are the testimonials.

It is these third-party testimonials that are more likely to resonate with the audience.

Another series of videos that was recently added is titled “Junior Voice Interviews with AGJA Members.” During the AGJA Western Regional Show, AGJA Board Member Michael Ring interviewed several AGJA members about their experiences in the junior association.

Look for more videos to be posted throughout the summer and fall, especially during the AGJA Northern Lights Classic. New videos will also be posted to the American Gelbvieh Association’s Facebook page. Be sure to like the AGA’s Facebook page so you can watch the latest videos and stay up-to-date on all our news and happenings.

Video is here to stay and is a great marketing and promotional tool. FFF

Production Schedule Gelbvieh World The Profit Picture January Breeding Reference Guide/AI Sires Early deadline: November 21 Ad deadline: November 28 February Profit Picture Commercial Issue Early deadline: December 8 Ad deadline: December 15 March Annual Gelbvieh Convention/NWSS Early deadline: January 20 Ad deadline: January 25 April Herd Management/AI Sires Early deadline: February 20 Ad deadline: February 27 May Herd Health/Nutrition & Feeding Early deadline: March 20 Ad deadline: March 26 June-July Herd Reference Edition Early deadline: May 11 Ad deadline: May 18 August Seedstock Marketing Early deadline: June 20 Ad deadline: June 25 September Junior Programs Early deadline: July 20 Ad deadline: July 25 October Profit Picture Commercial Issue Early deadline: August 10 Ad deadline: August 17 November The Gelbvieh Cow Early deadline: September 20 Ad deadline: September 25 December AGA Convention Preview Early deadline: October 19 Ad deadline: October 25

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 27 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

Sec./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

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Vice President: Ronnie Dockins, Dolph, AR

President: Myron Bahm, Fordland, MO

Sec./Treasurer: Jamie Martin, Judsonia, AR

Vice President: Derek Stuecken, Freeburg, MO

Colorado Gelbvieh Association Facebook: Colorado Gelbvieh Association

Vice President: Richard Lincoln, Linneus, MO Secretary/Treasurer: Bob Hart, Kansas City, KS

President: Brad Ridinger, Deer Trail, CO

Indiana Gelbvieh Association

Vice President: Jim Roelle, Peetz, CO

President: Stephanie Rensberger, Rochester, IN

Secretary: Teresa Garcia, Las Animas, CO

Vice President: Ryan Baker, Bristol, IN

Treasurer: Linda Shafer, Strasburg, CO

Treasurer: Jill Carmony, Falmouth, IN

Four States Gelbvieh Association President: Elmer McWilliams, Asbury, MO Seceretary/Treasurer: Sherri Michaletz, Goodman, MO

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Secretary: Rebecca Griffiths, Kendallville, IN

Gelbvieh Breeders of Iowa

Mississippi Gelbvieh Association

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President: Daniel Nelson, Tylertown, MS

President: Andy Sperfslage, Winthrop, IA

Vice President: Marty Langston, Oakland, MS

Vice President: Jason Sauer, Winona, MN

Seceretary/Treasurer: Pamela Nelson, Tylertown, MS

Secretary: Matt Cibula, Clutier, IA Treasurer: Angie Beenken, Buckingham, IA

Kansas Gelbvieh Association

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

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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 Vice President: David Slaughter, Fredonia, 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

North Carolina Gelbvieh Association

Secretary/Treasurer: Pat Tilghman, Glasgow, KY

www.ncgelbvieh.com

Louisiana Gelbvieh/Gelbray Association

Vice President: Gene McNeil, Seagrove, NC

President: Scott Davis, Roseland, LA Seceretary/Treasurer: Deanna Fontenot, Ethel, LA

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

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President: Charles “Mic� Ainsworth, Jackson Springs, NC Secretary/Treasurer: Scott Baucom, Marshville, NC Ex-Officio: Charles Lemmon, 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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Ohio Valley Gelbvieh Association

Texas Gelbvieh Association

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President/Treasurer: Bill Vogelpohl, Rockdale, TX

President: Tim Sheeley, Hillsboro, OH

Vice President/Secretary: Sam Castleberry, Castroville, TX

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 Larmon, Orlando, OK Vice President: Steve Thornhill, Mulhall, OK Secretary/Treasurer: Randy Gallaway, Mulhall, OK

South Carolina Gelbvieh Association Vice President: John Durham, Piedmont, SC Secretary/Treasurer: Cindy Durham, Piedmont, SC

South Dakota Gelbvieh Association 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

Tennessee Gelbvieh Association President: John Bartee Sr., Clarksville, TN Vice President: Jon Waters, Maryville, TN Secretary/Treasurer: Dale Walker, Corryton, TN

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

Gelbvieh Breeders of Virginia President: Nathan Haver, Goshen, VA Vice President: Dr. Tom Lavelle, Wytheville, VA Treasurer: Judith A. Sweeten, Rural Retreat, VA Secretary: Joe Wilson, Abingdon, VA

West Virginia Gelbvieh Association President: Al Dent, Gay, WV Vice President: Doug Dent, Belleville, WV Secretary: Kevin Rawson, Ravenswood, WV Treasurer: Mike Hall, 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

Proven Program with Proven Sires Producing Top Quality Purebred & Balancer® cattle.

Bruce Almighty

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

8 1 77 113 23 61 11 2 -0.32 38 0.77 -0.08 -0.08 21.44 41.83

top 10% top 20%

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

The Man 113U

top 20% top 4% top 2% top 20% top 3% top 1%

Registration #899675

Registration #1089222

• The most feed efficient bull tested so far at Midland, also a top gaining sire • Excellent calving ease sire

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JBOB Carolina Fortune 2564J ET

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

7 3 76 121 41 79 -4.0 4 -0.15 45 0.50 0.07 -0.06 35.76 49.29

top 15% top 5% top 2% top 1%

CAR Efficient 534W

top 10% top 10% top 10% top 3% top 3%

AAA Registration #: 15170660

• One of the best, most proven EPD sires in the breed • Producing very moderate frame with excellent carcass • One of the most heavily used bulls in the breed

AAA Registration #: 15719841

9 0.3 65 137 0.37 1.63 22 7.7 34 56 1.18 0.67 0.005 37.24 86.83 112.00

top 10% top 2%

top 15% top 15% top 20% top 10%

Top indexing bull of all the bulls at Midland in 2009 Huge spread between birth and yearling Top RFI son of Bruce In the top ten in five EPD categories of young sires.

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CED BW WW YW RADG SC DOC HP MILK CW MB RE FAT $W $F $B

top 10% top 10%

Sire: Bruce Almighty

Registration #: 687061

AAR Ten X 7008 SA

12 -0.5 78 124 27 66 12 5 -0.10 42 0.41 -0.01 -0.04 26.82 50.94

CED BW WW YW RADG SC DOC HP MILK CW MB RE FAT $W $F $B

11 -0.9 55 105 0.21 1.60 22 10.3 29 38 0.08 0.36 0.02 49.98 48.72 60.75

top 10% top 10% top 20% top 15% top 20% top 4% top 10% top 15% top 15% top 15%

top 1% top 10%

-.26 (top 15%) in the Angus breed for tenderness Top 10% for efficiency Calving ease with top growth numbers Top 10% for docility

top 20% top 4% top 1% top 1% top 4% top 10% top 3% top 1% top 1% top 15% top 5% top 1% top 1%

• Ten X is extremely docile and quiet in nature • Ten X had a NR of 112, YR of 116, REA ratio of 123 and an IMF ratio of 123 • He is in the top 1% for YW, RADG, CW, MB, $F and $B • His mother has a nice udder and is real easy fleshing

Middle Creek Farms Ken and Dale Flikkema

2 Mint Trail • Bozeman, MT 59718 (406) 586-6207 (Office) (406) 580-6207 (Cell) email: mcfg@imt.net

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

Bar Arrow Cattle Company Stuar t Jar vis

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

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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

“Where workin’ cattle & eye appeal come full circle”

John & Carla Shearer (620) 628-4621 (620) 654-6507 (John Cell)

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MISSOURI

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Judd Ranch Inc.

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

Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Wehner 22533 Spencer Lane Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-7502

B/F Cattle Company

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

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

Specializing in Forage Raised Balancer® Bulls on K-31

Culling practices on cows/bulls second to NONE! For information, contact:

Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit

Myron & Valerie Bahm

Route 1, Box 407 • Butler, MO 64730

4375 White Oak Rd Fordland, MO 65652

660 • 492 • 2808

417-753-3578(h) • 417-576-0687(c)

email: whiteoakfarms@live.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer® Fall Bred Heifers • SimAngus & Balancer®

Source for calving ease, Major economic traits Boostered with this heterosis, 18 mo old bulls for longevity

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

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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.

NEBRASKA

Sales 24th Annual Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale a son of Navaho. A Dandy sired son, DVE Davidson Moola 78Z, sold to Flecks in North Dakota for $10,750.

March 2, 2013 Ponteix, SK Reported by: Vernon and Eileen Davidson 76

Gelbvieh Bulls

$3,875

One of the longest running purebred Gelbvieh bull sales in North America was held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 as Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch hosted their 24th Annual Bull Sale. The sale was held at their new sale barn at the Bull Yards, southwest of Ponteix, SK. A great day and a great crowd made for a fun event. Bulls sold into four states and five provinces with many bulls selling within one hour from home.

The high selling bull sold to repeat buyers Cedar Top Ranch of Nebraska for $11,250. They purchased the 2013 NWSS futurity entry DVE Davidson Jackpot 74Z,

M Heart D Gelbvieh of Montana, also repeat buyers, selected DVE Davidson Lucky 7Z for $8,200. Brittian Farms of Alberta bid $6,600 to own a DRT Mambo son, Davidson Bachelor 144Z. Ted and Brian Reed of Saskatchewan purchased four bulls including DVE Davidson Handyandy 95Z, another son of Dandy for $6,600.

Semex purchased a Dandy son, out of a first calf heifer, DVE Davidson Pld Dan 14Z for $6,500. Joe & Tracey Kuffner of Saskatchewan also selected four bulls for their commercial cattle program.

Volume buyers for the day were long-time repeat customers Hillcrest Colony of Saskatchewan, who selected six new herd sires for their commercial operation.

Plans are underway as the Davidsons anticipate celebrating their 25th anniversary bull sale to be held Saturday, March 1, 2014 at their Bull Yards. FFF

MIDWEST BREEDERS Pope Farms Gelbvieh

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J. J. Boehler

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

Jeff and Jeanne Pope 26075 Willow Rd., Ravenna, NE 68869 Phone & Fax: (308) 467-BEEF Cell: (308) 390-0657 jeff@popefarms.com

www.popefarms.com

Cedar Top Ranch Scott & Raberta Starr 212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163 (H): 308-587-2293 • (C): 308-530-3900 cedartopranch@gpcom.net

Jeff Swanson • 308/337-2235 72408 I Road • Oxford, NE 68967

Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February

Eldon Starr: 1-800-535-6173 or Rich Johnson: 402-368-2209

GELBVIEH

BALANCER

Mark & Patty Goes 39414 SW 75th Rd. Odell, NE 68415 (402) 766-3627

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Sales Bluegrass Gelbvieh/Balancer® Invitational Bull Sale March 23, 2013 Mt. Sterling, Ky. Auctioneer: Todd Barlow Sale Manager: Slaughter Sale Management Reported by: David Slaughter Purebred Bulls Purebred Heifers

$3,702 $1,685

A great crowd was on hand for the first Bluegrass Gelbvieh/ Balancer® Invitational Bull Sale in Mt. Sterling, Ky., on March 23, 2013. The sale offered 40 outstanding Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls from 11 consignors. Good demand for the Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics was evident in the $3,098 average.

Topping the sale at $9,500 was Lot 34, Bar None Mr. Maverick 230Z, consigned by Bar None Ranch. This homozygous polled, double black, late January Maverick

son was a crowd favorite weighing in at 1,540 pounds just before the sale.

Larry P & Sunny D Farms was the successful bidder on this sale feature.

Next high selling bull at $6,500 was Lot 37, Bar None Mr. Black Impact 208Z. This homozygous polled, double black, Black Impact son was nursed by an incredible two-year-old P016 daughter. He the attention of several including the new owner, Pleasant Meadows Farms.

Two bulls came in at $5,000. Lot 27, Mr. S & S Trendsetter 34Y, is a homozygous polled, homozygous black, Trendsetter son out of the dam of Mason 14W. Cunningham Farms outlasted several bidders to own this stylish herd sire. Lot 35, Bar None Mr. Mason 234Z ET, found a new home with Mockingbird Hill Farm.

Following close behind was his Maverick 70T brother out of P016 that sold for $4,750 to Hampton Family Farms. FFF

Arkansas & Oklahoma

Breeders

Martin Cattle Company David & Rita Martin Oklahoma’s Largest Gelbvieh Breeder Chris Markes 580-554-2307 Chris@MarkesFamilyFarms.com Excellent bulls and heifers available.

We sell 80 bulls a year all over the country.

Come see why!

Transportation available.

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256 Boyce Road Judsonia, AR 72081 H: 501.728.4950 C: 501.278.7614 www.martincattleco.com

Private Treaty Sales Available Year Round

Saskatoon Gelbvieh 13th Annual Bull and Female Sale March 23, 2013 Saskatoon, SK Auctioneer: Don Savage Sale Manager: Don Savage Auctions Reported by: Don Savage 40 Bulls

$3,098

The 13th Annual Saskatoon Gelbvieh Bull and Female Sale was again very successful. Cattle presented by Fir River Livestock, Stone Gate Farm and the Davidsons were considered to be some of the best.

Keriness Cattle Company, Airdrie, AB, was in attendance and selected two bulls. Their first choice was FIR River Ronny 652Z at $7,000. 652Z is sired by MGF Rig Rocker and out of a DCC Rikhards Red sired dam. Keriness Cattle also selected FIR River Holman 627Z for $4,500, a son of LTC Ridge Star Holman and out of a Red Rock sired dam.

Stone Gate Farm consigned another excellent offering to the 2013 sale. Bluff Island Stock Farm, Inwood, MB, selected STON Zoro 10Z at $5,750. He is a son of SLC Master Plan and out of the STON Miss Julie cow family.

Wade Davidson, Ponteix, SK, sold WDE Davidson Dynamic 2Z to Jason Ekeberg, Lac La Biche, AB, for $5,300. 2Z is a son of Davidson Showtime and out of a Davidson Romeo sired dam. FFF

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TO 2013

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Sales Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational Highlight daughter, Gentle G 44Z, were easy to find. Lot 27 and 27A was a high performance pair that sold split in the ring and was kept together by Green Hills Gelbvieh for $4,000.

April 27, 2013 Mt. Sterling, Ky. Auctioneer: Todd Barlow Sale Manager: Slaughter Sale Management Submitted by: David Slaughter

Cow/Calf Pairs Bred Heifers Sale Average

Coming in at $3,900 was Lot 20/20A, Gabby 4U2 ET and her Edison daughter. Mark Webster and Zach Thompson landed on this young pair that sold first through the ring.

$3,416 $2,145 $2,854

Gelbvieh Bar None Ranch consigned Lot 26/26A, Freedom’s Image ET and her Maverick bull calf. This proven female is a full sister to Freedom’s Reflection. Her bull calf by Maverick combines unusual eye appeal and performance. Silver Farms added this pair to their front pasture for $3,700.

Beautiful spring weather in Mt. Sterling, Ky., made for a great weekend to host the 15th Annual Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational. An outstanding set of top quality females were presented by nine consignors from across the southeast.

Also selling at $3,700 was Lot 17/17A consigned by Green Hills Gelbvieh. Delta 928W and her bull calf was one of several lots purchased by David May.

Topping the sale was Lot 15/15A, Ms. Highlight 190Y ET and her heifer calf, consigned by Larry P & Sunny D Farms. This two year old, homozygous polled, full sister to GBNR Captain 42X was a crowd favorite. Circle B Gelbvieh outlasted several bidders to own this powerful pair at $6,100.

Following closely at $3,600 was Lot 18/18A, Bar None Ms. Highlight and her Chief Executive bull. This homozygous black, Highlight 066K female will make her new home at Brendy Hill Farm. FFF

Next high selling female was the three-in-one package consigned by Gentle G Farm. Ruby Red and her CTR

South Dakoda & Minnesota

Breeders

SwenSon Gelbvieh

ADKINS GELBVIEH Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics

Dean Swenson

Bulls and Heifers for sale by private treaty

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

Gerald & Sarah Adkins

41606 195th St., Carpenter, SD 57322

Keith, Janice, Dustin & Britney

605-852-2131 kvolek@venturecomm.net www.volekranch.com

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

Polled • Purebred Red • Black

SOUTHEAST BREEDERS KENTUCKY

Mick Ainsworth

1613 Derby Road P.O. Box 154 Jackson Springs, NC 27281

Double Bar H Gelbvieh • Balancer • Angus

Davis Holder Family

VIRGINIA

910-652-2233 Cell: 910-638-8436 Mick’s email: longleaf@etinternet.net Grass Grown • Carcass Quality & Performance

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

QUALITY POLLED GELBVIEH Red House, VA 23963

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

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

TENNESSEE

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102 Merlin Dr. Georgetown, KY 40234 Steve, Ashley, Jordan & Jason McIntosh 502-868-5726 Clifford & Faye McIntosh 502-863-1135 Breeding Gelbvieh since 1989

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Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle

ClinCh Mountain Gelbvieh

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

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

Farms Doug & Sue Hughes

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6916 Peppers Ferry Road Max Meadows, VA 24360 H 276/637-3916 C 276/620-4271

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Bulls & Heifers for Sale

“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

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

Registered Bulls & Replacement Females

Juniors!

M & W Farms

Maryville, Tennessee

Quality Black Bulls & Heifers for sale

NORTH CAROLINA

LITTLE WINDY HILL

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Lynn Waters 3525 Tuckaleechee Pike Maryville, TN 37803

865.660.9227 lynnmwfarms@gmail.com

Get ready for upcoming sales!

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

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Family Traditions Continue at Warner Beef Genetics As one of the largest Gelbvieh breeders, Warner Beef Genetics attributes the success of their program to the family team effort, providing industry relevant genetics, and outstanding customer service. By Jennifer Scharpe Warner Beef Genetics ranks sixth in the American Gelbvieh Association for total registrations, as reported from the AGA statistics reflecting the 20112012 fiscal year. This year’s ranking is a jump from thirteen the previous year. This family-run Gelbvieh and Balancer® seedstock operation is focused on maternal excellence, industry relevance, and customer service.

Owned and managed by a team effort, Warner Beef Genetics is located at Arapahoe, Nebraska. The family includes Monte and Kristie; Darren and Amy, and their children Aubree, Bryson, and Addelyn; Dan and Kate, and their children Gentry, Berkley, and Kallen.

“We all own our own cows, but manage them

collectively within the goals of the program. Each of us also have our own cropping acres but work collectively in the management of the acres,” said Dan Warner.

Monte, Darren and Dan work together with one full-time employee and two part-time employees. But each person also specializes in the management of particular enterprises within the family operation.

“The work load often times overlaps between harvesting, haying, and the cattle operations, so it is important to have trust in each other’s ability to be effective and confident in each other’s actions,” Dan noted.

Warner Beef Genetics consists of 500 Gelbvieh and Angus commercial cows and over 400 registered Gelbvieh, Balancer and Angus females. The herd revolves around breed-leading herd bulls, an aggressive

Like many things at Warner Beef Genetics, working calves is a family activity. Photos curtesy of Warner Beef Genetics.

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Al, Mary & Nick Knapp Bonner Springs, KS 913-219-6613 www.triplekgelbvieh.com

Thanksgiving – It’s not a holiday it’s a way of life! At Triple K we have a lot to be thankful for: great cattle, great friends, we live in a great nation that allows us to do what we love, and a God that loves us. We should be

Thanksliving!

BEA Passion 001X ET 2011 National Champion Bull & Breeders Choice Futurity Champion Co-owned with Beastrom Gelbvieh and Post Rock Cattle Co,.

KKKG Lucy 336Z Sire: BEA Passion 001X ET Sold to Collin Berkley at the Kansas Pick of the Herd Sale.

CIRS “Goldfinger” 12LW AMGV 1115083 2010 Reserve National Champion Gelbvieh Bull Co-owned with Hightower Cattle Co. and Circle S Ranch..

KKKG Thanksgiving 335Y Sire: CIRS Goldfinger 12LW Sold to Raile Gelbvieh at the Kansas Pick of the Herd Sale.

Thank you to all our past and present customers for selecting Triple K Genetics! Special Thanks to: • Justamere Ranch, Urbana, MO • Tom Linder, Hope, KS • Dennis Meyer, Bern, KS • Barry Bigger, Medina, IL • L D Witt, Fort Smith, AR • Jaco Cattle Company, Riley, KS • JenJoe Farms, Clinton, KY • Linquist Farms, Fonda, IA • Murray Farms, Kingfisher, OK • Jeff Meyer, Basehor, KS

KKKG Ms Helens Gold 327Y Sire: CIRS Goldfinger 12LW Sold to Charlie Bailey of Iron Shirt Brahman, Holly Lake, TX,

by Private Treaty along with 4 paternal sibs.

Semen Available on Passion and Goldfinger. Contact Triple K for info.

“The seedstock business is always going to be a ‘people’ business. Relationships with our customers are vital to the success of our production sale. We strive to become a part of their program and assist them in any advisory role we can.”

Warner Beef also works closely with feed yards that they have a direct relationship with. This relationship allows them to help offer bids for their customer’s cattle.

Exhibiting at the National Western Stock Show is another family tradition for Warner Beef Genetics. In 2013, they had the grand champion pen of 3 Balancer® bulls. Photo taken by Jennifer Scharpe.

AI and ET program, and unmatched customer service.

“We offer 150 bulls and females through our annual production sale the first Tuesday of March.

This makes up approximately the top 30 percent of bulls raised and an elite group of females from their respective contemporary groups. We retain about 30 percent

of our heifer calves each year for replacements and then will sell a few females out of those heifers later on.”

The remaining calves are sold with their commercial steers and heifers through Superior Livestock Auction. Commercial replacement females are also sold private treaty and on Maternal Edge sales.

Markes Family Farms Oklahoma’s Largest Gelbvieh Breeder

Selling Exceptional Bulls Transportation Available

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“It is crucial to add value to our customers’ cattle without taking a percentage of the outcome,” Dan emphasized.

The Maternal Edge sales are quickly becoming an asset for adding value to their customers’ high-quality replacement Gelbviehinfluenced commercial females.

“The Nebraska Maternal Edge sale has been an excellent opportunity for us to facilitate trade between our customers without becoming a part of the transaction.

Sales of this nature allow our customers to become a part of the seedstock industry without feeling intimidated by the fast pace of the business. Additionally they are rewarded directly for the added investment of quality genetics in their program.”

One final key to the Warner Beef Genetics customer service program is a “no questions asked policy on the satisfaction of our cattle at the future homes.” Dan adds, “If the customer isn’t satisfied with their purchase because of disposition or soundness, the animal is replaced.”

In January of 2007, Warner Beef Genetics partnered with Chris Davidson from Australia to form Trans Pacific Genetics. Through this partnership, they own a select group

of females together and have an extensive embryo transfer program.

The goal is to create an elite nucleus of genetics to incorporate back into Warner Beef Genetics.

program. It has been a great tool for sampling outlier genetics.

This partnership has been vital in broadening our gene pool and being able to offer a greater selection of genetics for our customers.”

“The seedstock business is always going to be a ‘people’ business. Relationships with our customers are vital to the success of our production sale.” - Dan Warner

“Chris and his family have brought a global perspective to our operation. This partnership is a large part of the research and development within Warner Beef Genetics. We are able to turn over genetics faster, on a smaller scale, while limiting the risk to the entire

Dan was recently elected to his second three-year term on the American Gelbvieh Association Board of Directors. He has served as treasurer and is the current vice president of the Association.

“It has been a valuable experience to serve on the AGA Board of Directors. Working with staff and other Board members for the success of the breed and its

members is very important to me.”

When asked about the future of the AGA and Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle, Dan said, “I truly feel that this breed is positioning itself to be a vital factor in the future of the industry. No other breed can offer more in a crossbreeding program for the commercial cattle industry.

The Gelbvieh breed is smaller than others but cannot be complacent and small-minded within the industry.

We must think big and be innovative in the genetics we offer the industry to remain relevant. The maternal efficiencies of this breed have a large financial impact to every cow-calf producer in the world. This alone can keep our breed relevant, as long as we are keeping up with the rest of the industry in performance and carcass merit.” FFF

NORTHEAST BREEDERS ILLINOIS

INDIANA

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

• Polled Purebreds

Your call or visit is Always Welcome

• Red • Black

Double D Farm

Skyler Martin

9937 Warren Rd. Winslow, IL 61089

1200 S. Blackhawk Rd. Oregon, IL 61061

(815) 367-4116

(815) 732-7583

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)

If you’re not here, how does your customer find you?

Call Brian • 936.554.1600 or William • 502.867.3132 to advertise here!

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Herd Health Modified-Live IBR Vaccines Implicated in Abortion Cases Studies showing low reproduction rates when modified-live IBR vaccine is used on pregnant cows raises concern.

Selecting an inactivated vaccine may be an alternative for managing IBR. When cattle producers select a vaccine to protect against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), they expect their cows and heifers will produce a healthy calf.

Understandably, the health and well-being of breeding stock is paramount in cow-calf and dairy operations. Often the question arises as to whether an inactivated

(INV) or modified-live (MLV) vaccine is best suited for use in pregnant cows.

In 2004, some MLV vaccines got the green light for use in pregnant animals, but recent research by university researchers and veterinarians demonstrates that MLVs can put pregnancies and conception rates at risk, unlike their INV counterpart.

Just what are the risks?

Researchers at several universities

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recently reported MLVs can have a detrimental effect on reproduction, resulting in abnormal estrous cycles, reduced conception rates and, potentially, abortions.

“In this instance, animals in our university herd had been appropriately vaccinated prebreeding with a modifiedlive vaccine, and they were vaccinated again at about seven months of pregnancy,” notes Dr. Donal O’Toole, MVB, PhD, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wyoming. O’Toole explains that starting around 30 days postvaccination, a series of abortions began which continued out to about 50 days. The total reproductive loss was a disturbing 25 percent.

“What we found at the Wyoming State Vet Lab when we started looking into these recent episodes was an association with recent use of modified-live IBR vaccines, despite the fact they were administered following label directions,” O’Toole explains. The heifers had classical lesions caused

by IBR, and there was no evidence of any other causes of abortion in the animals.

“The conclusion my colleagues and I came to was that using a modified-live IBR vaccine can cause abortions,” O’Toole says.

He isn’t alone in that conclusion. Several other university veterinarians have determined that vaccinating with an MLV can be detrimental to herd reproduction.

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studies on reproduction in cattle.

“Producers believe IBR is just about a respiratory disease, but the virus has an important role as a pathogen in the reproductive tract,” says Chase. Chase discovered a modified-live IBR vaccine affected conception rates in cattle.

Dr. Doug Scholz, DVM, director of veterinary services for Novartis Animal Health, points to two large dairy operations in Colorado that were frustrated by low conception rates and high pregnancy losses.

The vaccination programs on the dairies were similar, with heifers getting three or four doses of a fiveway IBR MLV. “Their abortion rates regularly exceeded 20 percent, and would jump up to 25 to 35 percent at any

given time,” Scholz notes.

Dr. Chase strongly advocates using an INV, explaining that it has a much higher safety profile than an MLV. Dr. Clinton Jones, PhD, a virologist at the University of Nebraska, explains that vaccination with an IBR MLV may create problems for reproduction. Like field strains of IBR, the vaccine strain has the potential to reactivate from latency following a stressful event or immune suppression.

“Modified-live viruses, if reactivated, are likely to enter the blood system and cross the placenta. The IBR virus prefers actively growing tissue, which is characteristic of a developing

embryo,” Jones says. He worries that a cow vaccinated with an MLV has the ability to infect others in the herd by shedding the IBR virus.

“The most important thing about managing IBR and modifiedlive vaccines in herds is that one should never vaccinate a pregnant cow with an MLV,” says Jones.

Dr. O’Toole sums it up simply.

“If you’re going to vaccinate animals for IBR, use an inactivated vaccine.

Inactivated vaccines are very safe, and have a good track record in terms of efficacy. There are several recent papers demonstrating that they offer very good protection.

There is no reason to risk using a modified-live product in pregnant cattle.” FFF

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Exploring American Gelbvieh Foundation Giving Options Giving to the American Gelbvieh Foundation can be simple and easy. Depending on your desires, gifts can be part of a trust or not, they can be permanent or they can be changed and modified. Best of all, all gifts are tax deductible and will assist the AGA reach its goals of impacting the beef business. By Dana Stewart The decision to make a gift to the American Gelbvieh Foundation should be an easy choice.

Donating to the Foundation, paves the way for future generations of American Gelbvieh Association members to continue to breed and improve Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle. The Foundation’s efforts in research and education pay dividends on the gifts received, making it a wise choice for AGA members when it comes to charitable giving.

The decision of how to give to the American Gelbvieh Foundation, however, may not be as easy. Sorting through the several options can be overwhelming. While having a multitude of giving choices available benefits the donor, it can become confusing to know what your best choice is.

Giving to the American Gelbvieh Foundation is mutually beneficial for the donor and the Foundation.

The donor receives great satisfaction in contributing to the Gelbvieh legacy while often receiving tax benefits.

In turn, the Foundation increases its ability to serve current and future AGA members.

Three possible types of giving include: irrevocable nontrust gifts, irrevocable gifts in trust, and revocable gifts. An irrevocable gift is a permanent gift that cannot be taken back. A revocable gift, on the other

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hand, can be transferred at a time after the gift is made.

Irrevocable nontrust gifts

Irrevocable nontrust gifts are simply gifts made to the Foundation that cannot be taken back by the donor, and as stated in the name, are not included within a trust. An easy example is the gift of cash. Any size cash gift can be made to the Foundation. Once the gift is made, it remains the property of the Foundation. Other examples include securities, life insurance, and personal property. And because the Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, all gifts are tax deductible.

Irrevocable gifts in trust An irrevocable gift in trust is a gift that cannot be transferred. Assets held in an irrevocable trust are not included in the grantor’s (the person who set it up and funded it) estate, thus escaping estate taxes. Examples include charitable remainder annuity trusts, charitable remainder unitrusts, and charitable lead trusts.

With a charitable remainder annuity trust, the donor transfers property to the Foundation. In turn the Foundation guarantees a specified income amount to the donor. This can be set up to benefit the donor or the donor’s spouse upon their death.

A charitable remainder unitrust is a similar gift in that property or investments are donated to the Foundation and the donor receives income from the gift. One of the differences between a gift made in annuity and unitrust is that the unitrust gift is

“The American Gelbvieh Foundation is dedicated to improving Gelbvieh genetics, merit advancement, and strengthening the breed influence within the changing beef industry. This will be accomplished through breed promotion, growing the demand for Gelbvieh genetics, member education, research and junior support.” evaluated yearly meaning that the income from the gift may change with appreciation. This type of gift may assist the donor in avoiding capital gains on the sale of appreciated assets.

A charitable lead trust is again a gift of property that allows the donor to pass on some of their assets to family while reducing gift or estate taxes. The deduction is received at the time of the gift and after a specified period of time family regains assets.

Revocable gifts Revocable gifts are set up during the donor’s lifetime and can be changed or modified until the donor’s death. Upon death, the gift is made to the Foundation.

A popular revocable gift is simply a bequest meaning that upon death, a gift will be made by the donor to the Foundation. A bequest may include a percentage of real estate or a specified dollar amount or asset.

Another option would be a trust savings account placed in the name of a depositor “in trust” for the Foundation. Additionally, gifts of life insurance may be set up as a revocable gift.

Each of these gifts offers advantages and disadvantages to the donor. Depending on your

Donating to the Foundation, paves the way for future generations of American Gelbvieh Association members to continue to breed and improve Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle.

The Foundation’s efforts in research and education pay dividends on the gifts received, making it a wise choice for AGA members when it comes to charitable giving. needs and with the help of a financial advisor or the American Gelbvieh Foundation, your gift to the Foundation can provide for you or your family while also contributing to the Foundation. It’s important to remember that with all of these options, the gift can be tailored to specifically meet your wishes, no matter how complicated they may be.

Please contact the AGA office to discuss your gift options and wishes. Together our donors and the American Gelbvieh Foundation can continue to impact the beef business. FFF

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JUNIOR VOICE

New Contests Bring New Challenges to the Junior Classic The 2013 Northern Lights Junior Classic will feature new contests including a skill-a-thon and premier breeder award. The cow-calf show will be separate from the heifer show, culminating with naming a supreme champion female award. By Garrett Teeter IT IS THAT time of year again. The junior summer show season is upon us, and I’m sure everyone is staying very busy getting cattle ready to show. This year’s Junior Classic promises to be as challenging and as competitive as ever. Several new contests have been added to Junior Classic and will help add some fresh challenges to our national show.

At the fall junior board meeting, we had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Gibb present the goals of the AGA’s long-range strategic plan. After listening to Dr. Gibb’s presentation, the Board decided to incorporate some of the goals of the plan into our experience as juniors. The best way to accomplish this was through the contests, offering something that would be both fun and challenging.

The skill-a-thon contest incorporates the strategic plan, a portion of quiz bowl statements, and goes a step further with the carcass contest by providing both carcass evaluation and a meat ID sections. All in all, I believe this contest will be an excellent educational tool, and will help

The second contest created during this busy spring is the premier breeder award. This contest is designed to encourage young breeders to exhibit their own cattle and develop their own herd. The strategic plan is incorporated into the scoring process. By asking participants to fill out a questionnaire, that explores how juniors incorporate parts of the plan in daily activities they perform with their show animals, we hope to encourage greater participation within our organization in the AGA’s plan. A special thanks has to be given to Ms. Emily Griffiths who offered to sponsor the contest and provided the idea to the board.

Finally, the Board decided to separate cow-calf pairs from the heifer show. This new level of competition allows for greater participation in the cow-cow show, and allows for more recognition of the future by providing the heifers with their own champion without competition from the cows. By providing dual champions, and crowning an overall champion, we hope that the quality of both the heifers and pairs will be showcased in a greater light than in previous years. FFF

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Thank You 2013 AGJA Northern Lights Classic Award Sponsors The annual junior national Gelbvieh and Balancer® show is the highlight of the summer for members of the American Gelbvieh Junior Association. This year’s show, the Northern Lights Junior Classic, will be held June 30 to July 5 at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, Minn. The week-long event is hosted by the Minnesota Junior Gelbvieh Association.

Thank you to all of our sponsors for the 2013 Northern Lights Junior Classic. If you’d like to sponsor an award, please contact Dana Stewart at danas@gelbvieh.org for more information.

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

To better align with the AGA’s Impacting the Beef BusinessTM long-range strategic plan, a slight restructuring of the committees was approved by the Board of Directors during their April 2013 meeting. The three core strategies of the strategic plan are breed improvement, breed promotion and member education. To that end, the name of the productivity committee has been changed to breed improvement. The previous marketing and member education committee has been separated into two committees: breed promotion and member education.

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 at the previous AGA convention, 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, 2014. 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 at that Annual Convention of the Association 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.

The 2014 AGA Annual Convention will be held January 8-13 in Denver, Colo. The convention is held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show.

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Vice-Chair: Scott Starr, Nebraska Staff Liaison: William McIntosh, Kentucky Roger Gatz, Kansas Chris Mitchell, Georgia David Slaughter, Kentucky Duane Strider, North Carolina Vaughn Thorstenson, South Dakota

Chair: Mark Goes, Nebraska Vice-Chair: Brian Dunn, Kansas Staff Liaison: Dianne Coffman, Colorado Dennis Gustin, North Dakota Alan Hojer, South Dakota David Martin, Arkansas Scott Mattison, Minnesota David Mettler, South Dakota David Slaughter, Kentucky Derek Stuecken, Missouri

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SHOW SCHEDULES National Level Show Schedules Announced The American Gelbvieh Association supports three national level shows: American Royal, NAILE, and NWSS. Take note of the schedules for all three shows.

The AGA looks forward to continuing to see the increased participation from breeders at these shows.

By Jennifer Scharpe

The Kansas Gelbvieh Association hosts and sponsors the American Royal Gelbvieh and Balancer Show. Questions about the show can be directed to Gelbvieh Show Superintendent Al Knapp, knappa@ swbell.net, 913-219-6613.

NAILE POUNDING THE TAN bark, or in some cases the green chips, can help promote a breeding program and Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle in general. The AGA supports three national level open shows: the American Royal, the North American International Livestock Exposition, and the National Western Stock Show. The support includes staff time and travel to help coordinate the show and monetary contributions towards premiums, and varies for each show.

Take note of the following dates, details and new changes to this year’s national level shows.

American Royal The American Royal, held in Kansas City, Mo., is the first of the three AGA supported shows. The Gelbvieh and Balancer schedule continues to be during the first weekend of the American Royal.

Cattle move-in on Wednesday, October 23 and are required to stay through the weekend.

The show will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 26 in Hale Arena. The judge for the 2013 show is Chris Sankey, Council Grove, Kansas. Visit www. americanroyal.com for entry and deadline information.

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The show that has perhaps seen the most growth in recent years is the Eastern National Gelbvieh and Balancer Show held at the North American International Livestock Exposition. The show has increased in numbers exhibited and seen the addition of Gelbvieh activities held during the event. Credit for the recent growth should be attributed to the hosts and sponsors of the Gelbvieh and Balancer activities, the Kentucky Gelbvieh Association.

Last year saw the addition of the NAILE Showcase Gelbvieh and Balancer sale. The 2013 sale will be held on Tuesday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the NAILE sale arena. Contact David Slaughter at hmslghtr@aol.com or 270-556-4259 for more information.

The 2013 show schedule is as follows: Junior Gelbvieh Show is Sunday, November 17; Eastern National Gelbvieh and Balancer show is Tuesday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m. An addition to this year’s show is a heifer futurity, which will be held during the Tuesday show.

Visit www.livestockexpo.org for entry and deadline information, or contact Karen Douglas, one of the show superintendents, at 606-564-1498.

The American Gelbvieh Association is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a condensed

Create Your Future conference on the morning of Monday, November 18 at the NAILE. A set of outstanding, industry-relevant speakers have been lined up. The purpose of the Create Your Future conference is to provide educational seminars and leadership training to AGA members. This condensed Create your Future conference is open to all members and is scheduled so as to not interfere with the other Gelbvieh activities at the NAILE.

NWSS Perhaps the climax of the show season is the National Western Stock Show. The 2014 NWSS Gelbvieh activities and the AGA Annual Convention will be held January 8-13 in Denver, Colo.

The tentative show schedule is as follows: Saturday, January 11 - Junior Gelbvieh & Balancer Show, Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity, and People’s Choice Balancer Bull Futurity; Sunday, January 12 Gelbvieh and Balancer Pen The American Gelbvieh Association Bull Show, is pleased to announce that it will be National hosting a condensed Create Your Future Gelbvieh and conference on the morning of Monday, Balancer Sale; November 18 at the NAILE. Monday, January

13 - National Gelbvieh and Balancer Show.

There is one rule change for the 2014 National Western Stock Show, approved by the AGA Board of Directors at their April 2013 meeting. The rule change rescinds the rule that was put into effect for the 2013 show that any female or bull with a BA designation on their registration certificate must show in the Balancer show. This means that a 75 percent Balancer bull or female may show in either the Gelbvieh show or the Balancer show, despite the breed designation on the animal’s registration paper.

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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

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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

Request absentee voting ballot for the election of AGA directors

December

Pre-register for the AGA Annual Convention

Yellow = Required AGA member deadlines Green = AGA Activities Blue = Preferred AGA programs

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 Data can easily be submitted online during registration or performance updates

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Treaty Heifer Sale, Ponteix, SK

Oct. 25-26 Eagle Pass Ranch Angus Cow Herd Dispersal and

Gelbvieh & Balancer Female Sale, Highmore, SD Oct. 26 Flying H Genetics 10th Grown On Grass Bull Sale,

Lowry City, MO Oct. 26 American Royal Gelbvieh & Balancer Show, Kansas

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August 2013

November 2013

July 2013

Aug. 3 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Customer Appreciation Open

House, Gladstone, ND Aug. 26-29 Oregon State Fair Gelbvieh & Balancer Show,

Salem, OR

September 2013 Sept. 13 Kansas State Fair Gelbvieh & Balancer Show,

Hutchinson, KS Sept. 21 Seedstock Plus Showcase Sale VIII & 5th Annual

Customer Appreciation Sale, Kingsville, MO Sept. 28 Fall Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational Sale, Mt. Sterling, KY

October 2013 Oct. 12

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Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Judd Ranch 23rd Annual Cow Power Female Sale, Pomona, KS NILE Select Gelbvieh & Balancer Female Sale, Billings, MT Midwest Beef Alliance Bull and Female Sale, Marshal Junction, MO Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale, Joplin, MO

Nov. 11-16 Canadian Western Agribition, Regina, SK Nov. 17 NAILE Junior Gelbvieh Show, Louisville, KY Nov. 18 NAILE Eastern National Gelbvieh Sale, Louisville, KY Nov. 19 NAILE Eastern National Gelbvieh & Balancer Show,

Louisville, KY Nov. 19 NAILE Eastern National Female Futurity, Louisville, KY

December 2013 Dec. 6 Knoll Crest Fall Bull & Commercial Heifer Sale, Red

House, VA Dec. 7 SEGA Gelbvieh & Friends Female Sale, Pierce, CO

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NWSS Gelbvieh & Balancer Junior Heifer Show, Denver, CO Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity, Denver, CO People’s Choice Balancer Bull Futurity, Denver, CO NWSS Gelbvieh & Balancer Pen Show, Denver, CO National Gelbvieh & Balancer Sale, Denver, CO NWSS National Gelbvieh & Balancer Show, Denver, CO Lemke Cattle 8th Annual Production Sale, Lawrence, NE

February 2013 Feb. 15 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Bull & Female Sale,

Gladstone, ND

March 2014 Mar. 1 Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch

25th Anniversary Bull Sale, Ponteix, SK Mar. 1 Judd Ranch 36th Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red

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