May 2011 Gelbvieh World by American Gelbvieh Association

Official Publication of the American Gelbvieh Association

May 2011

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50% Gelbvieh Balancer PBSG BLACK TIE 123A EGR ELLISON 608F EGR D7 CTR GOOD NIGHT 4743P O C C Anchor 771A CTR Susan 2907 K Bar E Susan H K O D 98 Co-owned by Cedar Top Ranch and Warner Beef Genetics

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Good Night progeny are super low birth, with accelerated growth to yearling. Warner Beef Genetics, Cedar Top Ranch

This cow family has produced herd sires (including Vision and Bandelero) that are active in other herds. His dam is an ideal female in type and kind—and these genetics are continuing on in the Good Night offspring. Initial ultrasound results look favorable.

GENETICS

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JRI Extra Exposure 285L71 ET

BW: 65 lbs. WW: 714 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 40.8 cm.

BW: 94 lbs. WW: 814 lbs. YW: 1,390 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 41.5 cm.

Journey hails from genetically superior parentage, with his dam, grandam and great grandam honored as highly productive Dam of Merit females. His first set of calves were born in the fall of ‘08 and boy is he a calving-ease specialist. He is indeed the Judd Ranch complete package of superior genetics!

If great cow families with perfect teat/udder systems are a necessity in your program, this ‘02 National Champion is the way to go. Extra Exposure is among the Top 15% for Calving Ease and Top 10% for Ribeye Area EPDs. He’s also a Breed Trait Leader for Carcass Weight and for Scrotal Circumference.

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BW: 74 lbs. WW: 787 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 39.1 cm. Pop A Top’s incredible birth-to-growth spread, coupled with unmatched fertility is indeed impressive. This meat machine has all of the components to be a tremendous “heifer bull.” The first Pop A Top calves arrived this spring, and wowza are they impressive!

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Homozygous Polled Balancer

BW: 91 lbs. WW: 747 lbs. YW: 1,362 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 41.7 cm.

BW: 77 lbs. WW: 746 lbs. YW: 1,252 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 39.1 cm.

A member of Judd Ranch’s 2007 Nat’l Champion Pen of 3, this beef machine is flat loaded with beef, butt and guts. His super dam, JRI Ms Pld Grand Prix 213G57, is a Judd Ranch donor and is a four-time Dam of Merit female.

This low-birthweight/widespread growth bull is one meat machine. His sons feature that same widespread low-birth-to-super-growth trend and are indeed beef packers. Profit Agent daughters are absolutely tremendous females.

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May 2011, Vol. 25, No. 8

Contents contents Sales

Features

14 Grund Beef Genetics 15th Annual Bull Sale

Herd Management

14 Plateau Gelbvieh Annual Bull Sale

12 Fundamentals of Grazing Management By Mark Goes

16 Eagle Pass Ranch RFI Tested Bull Sale

13 Grazing behavior basics By Holly T. Boland

17 Lemke Cattle Bull Sale 17 Tennessee Agribition Gelbvieh Show & Sale

24 Early Weaning for the Beef Herd By Glenn Selk

17 13th Annual Minnesota Gelbvieh Association Opportunity Sale

Junior News

Departments

25 AGJA Members - Show off Your Design Skills in the 2011 Graphic Design Contest

President’s Message Contact Us View from the Office News & Notes Bits & Pieces Breeder’s Corner Junior Voice Places to Be Ad Index

25 Editor’s Choice Photo Contest Category 25 AGJA Important Dates & Deadlines 25 Creative Writing Topics Announced 25 2011 AGJA Cherokee Strip Western Regional 25 2011 AGJA Foothills of the Smokies Regional 26 AGJA Twister Classic Schedule

On the cover: Signs of spring and the summer to come are all around us. This May issue is packed with important information for AGA members as well as summer show information for AGJA members. Be sure to check it out. Thank you to Steve Peddicord for submitting this photo taken at his farm, Springhaven Farm in Albany, Ky. Also, thank you to Janelle Hayek, Clutier, Iowa for sending us the above photo. EDITOR: Jennifer Scharpe E-mail: jennifers@gelbvieh.org Graphic Design: Lynn Valentine E-mail: lynnv@gelbvieh.org

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“Gelbvieh World” (ISSN 1084-5100), is published monthly except for February, June and October for $35 for one year. The American Gelbvieh Association, 10900 Dover St., Broomfield, Colorado 80021-3993.

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GBNR Sampson 973W

BW: 92 lbs. Adj WW: 746 lbs. Adj YW: 1,171 lbs. Adj. SC: 38.6

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Slaughter Sale Management William McIntosh

David Slaughter

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Mason

- Owners: JenJoe Farms, Larry Clark, and S & S Gelbvieh Mason promises to be a unique breeding piece that is an outcross to many of the black Gelbvieh genetics. He combines maternal strength with growth and has a great disposition. His length of spine and eye appeal are hard to match. We are excited about his first set of calves arriving in the fall of 2011. Semen available in 2012. Pedigree:

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Sampson

- Owners: D & W Farms and Bar None Ranch Sampson is a homozygous black, homozygous polled Maverick son that has been a favorite of many. His maternal strength comes from both sides of the family. His grand dam is the great JBOB Nero 121A cow who has consistently produced the good ones. His first calves will arrive late this fall. Semen available from the owners - $25/straw. Pedigree:

CTR Highlight 066K ALS Maverick 70T ALS Ms Ebony Reflection CTR Echo 575E GBNR Nero 901P ET JBOB Miss Nero 121A

Jim Beastrom

President’s Message president’s message

AGA Executive Committee

The Association–Membership Cycle There are many reasons why one chooses to join an association. Think of the associations you belong to. Why did you join? Do you pay your annual dues? Do you actively participate in all the association has to offer? What are you looking for out of your membership? What do you give back to the association? There are approximately 1,500 members of the American Gelbvieh Association and about 500 members of the American Gelbvieh Junior Association. An active membership requires the annual payment of dues and herd assessments. With this investment, you have access to more than 50 programs and services the AGA provides to its members and commercial producers who use Gelbvieh genetics. The AGA and the AGJA are more than just providing registration papers and national cattle evaluation. The programs and services the AGA offers helps to build national breed recognition, the demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics, and ultimately the success of your own program. Providing these programs and services is AGA’s commitment to you, the members. In return, have you considered what your commitment is to the AGA? On the basic level, the AGA asks its members to keep track of the animals in their herds and to collect and submit data such as birth, weaning and yearling weights, ultrasound measurements, udder and temperament scores, etc. I want to thank members for this commitment and your investment in the AGA through your membership dues and herd assessments. What else is to be gained from your membership? First consider the camaraderie and relationships that are built when members gather together at a state field day, a summer show or annual convention. This summer, many state associations will host a tour or field day. These are great ways to meet other breeders and commercial cattlemen within your state or even a neighboring state. Check the Places to Be on the Gelbvieh website for dates and details for a state association event this summer. To those officers of state associations, be sure to contact the AGA office with the information of your upcoming event 6 | May 2011

to be included in the Places to Be. The AGJA will host three events this summer. I encourage you all to attend a regional show or the Junior Classic in July. These events are not exclusive to junior members. I have attended many regional and national shows through the years and have always enjoyed visiting with other Gelbvieh members and supporting the youth of the breed. I also enjoy watching some of the best Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle in the showring. Be sure to check out the schedules for the regional shows and the Junior Classic on pages 25 and 26 of this issue. In addition, AGA staff is planning to provide demonstrations of the new online registry system this summer. I also want to encourage you to consider attending the BIF annual conference June 1-4 in Bozeman, Mont. A strong showing of AGA members at BIF does a lot for national recognition of the Gelbvieh breed within the beef industry. Input from membership as to the direction of the breed and the association is another vital element of a member’s responsibility to the AGA. At the April Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the committee assignments for the AGA’s eight committees. The letters asking members to serve on a committee will be out soon. If you have been asked to be on a committee, please consider accepting the committee nomination. If you want to be on a committee in the future, let me know or attend next year’s annual convention and sign up during the committee meeting. The AGA needs individuals who are committed to the success of the association and the Gelbvieh breed and who are willing to provide their thoughts and input. Think of the AGA and your membership as a cycle. The greater the involvement from membership, the more AGA can provide to its members. Through that cycle, together we can continue to build momentum for the breed and in the end it ultimately all comes back to benefiting you as a member. What is your role in the association–membership cycle and what else can you gain from your active membership in the AGA?

President Jim Beastrom 605/224-5789 (H) 20453 Cendak Rd. • Pierre, SD 57501 Vice President Mark Goes 402/766-3627 (H) S E Community College, 39414 SW 75th Rd, Odell, NE 68415 Secretary Brian Dunn 620/549-6516 (H) 707 N Main • St. John, KS 67576 Treasurer Rob Arnold 701/624-2051 (H) 6700 Cty Rd 19 S • Minot, ND 58701 Legal Counsel E. Edd Pritchett 405/375-5516 (O) 114 N. Main St. • Ste. 101 Kingfisher, OK 73750

AGA Directors Ken Flikkema 406/586-6207 (H & O) 2 Mint Trail • Bozeman, MT 59718 Bob Hart 913/375-1422 (H) 4330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy • Ste. 105 Fairway, KS 66205 Dick Helms 308/493-5411 (H) 42041 Dr. 728 • Arapahoe, NE 68922 John Huston john.e.huston@gmail.com Bob Prosser 928/289-2619 (O) PO Box 190 • Winslow, AZ 86047 Brian Schafer 888/226-9210 (O) 37740 240th Ave. • Goodhue, MN 55027 Grant Thayer 303/621-2058 (H) 24063 Cty. Rd 122 • Ramah, CO 80832-9705 Gary Tilghman 270/678-5695 (H) 690 Lick Branch Rd • Glasgow, KY 42141-9409 Dan Warner 308/962-6511 (H) 71628 Rd 425 • Beaver City, NE 68926 Nancy Wilkinson 719/846-7910 (H) 23115 CR 111.3 • Model, CO 81059

All approved AGA Board minutes are available for inspection in the AGA office. Board meeting highlights are available upon request.

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What Can We Control? This is the time of year that many become frustrated with the fact that so many things seem to be out of their control. As many at this time are experiencing drought, others have experienced one of the harshest and snowiest winters on record. With flooding occurring for some, others are experiencing one of the worst wild fire seasons. This time of year brings the busy time of planting crops, the A.I. season and preparing to move the cows to grass. If it was easy everyone would be doing it. We can’t control the weather but rather adjust to what Mother Nature throws at us. We have experienced an excellent sale season with sales averaging as high as $1,000 a head above year ago levels. Most would concur that they have experienced the greatest demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics they have seen for quite some time. They are sold out of bulls and the phone continues to ring. Many breeders have reported an increase of first time buyers. Demand is good for quality Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics. Commercial buyers are willing to pay for genetics and customer service that will assist them in becoming more profitable. It’s a great time to be in the cattle business. Now is not the time to be on the sideline. How were your sales this year? How many new first time or repeat buyers did you have on your buyers list? This is also the time of year to assess your program – your product offering as well as your marketing program and customer service. Are you meeting the needs of customers? Are you reaching out to attract new customers in a well-planned marketing program or just expecting buyers to somehow find you and invest in your genetics? There are things that we can control. We can control what information we supply to our buyers. Did you supply ultrasound data? Were the cattle documented with pedigree and EPD information? What genomic tests did you do to give your buyers more information? Did you follow up with past buyers to see how they were getting along with past purchases? Did you have a marketing plan in place for an 8 | May 2011

extended period of time before your sale or did you just run an ad in the local paper the month leading up to the sale? There are many things that can be controlled and are being controlled by successful programs. If a program is to be successful it must control the things that it can and then adjust to those that it cannot. I want to commend the AGA staff for their hard work and commitment to member service. The new website has garnered rave reviews from both members and industry critics. The computer conversion will give members ease of registration and transferring of animals, as well allow for easy access to herd data for evaluation purposes. From October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011 AGA staff has visited or attended 156 events including member and commercial herd visits, sales, state or regional association meetings, and national organization meetings. Jennifer Scharpe, director of communications, and Lynn Valentine, graphic design/creative services coordinator, are soon to announce a program that will make available print and design services to members to assist in the development of marketing materials tailored for individual operations. Don Danell, Steve Peddicord and Brandon McEndaffer continue to build relationships with not only AGA members but commercial producers, which aids in the growth and promotion of the Gelbvieh breed. They have assisted many producers looking for Gelbvieh or Balancer genetics. We cannot control the weather. We can control things that can help us to take advantage and to create more demand for our product. Begin by contacting one of the area coordinators for assistance in promoting your program in the upcoming Herd Reference Edition of Gelbvieh World. This is a “must be in” issue for anyone that is serious about making their program visible to buyers. Ultimately the success of your program lies with the person you see in the mirror each morning. Take control. We are here to assist you. Carpe diem!

Director of Administration Dianne Coffman (ex. 479) diannec@gelbvieh.org Director of Breed Improvement Susan Willmon (ex. 484) susanw@gelbvieh.org Director of Breed Promotion Frank Padilla (ex. 480) frankp@gelbvieh.org Director of Communications Jennifer Scharpe (ex. 485) jennifers@gelbvieh.org Director of Member Services Dana Stewart (ex. 488) danas@gelbvieh.org Graphic Design/Creative Services Lynn Valentine (ex. 486) lynnv@gelbvieh.org Area Coordinator Commercial Marketing Don Danell dond@gelbvieh.org Area Coordinator Commercial Marketing Brandon McEndaffer brandonm@gelbvieh.org Area Coordinator Commercial Marketing Steve Peddicord stevep@gelbvieh.org Customer Services Dolores Gravley (ex. 481) doloresg@gelbvieh.org Patti Showman (ex. 478) pattis@gelbvieh.org Teresa Wessels (ex. 477) teresaw@gelbvieh.org Mailing address: 10900 Dover St., Westminster, CO 80021 General E-mail: info@gelbvieh.org Registration/Electronic Data Transfer: registration@gelbvieh.org Website: www.gelbvieh.org

Thank You

A SPECIAL THANKS TO all buyers

Lot 1 State Line Genetics, KS

Lot 111 J Bar M Gelbvieh, MO

and bidders at our 2011 Cowman’s Kind Sale.

Lot 4 Hilltop Farms, MO Lot 118 Mathews Farms, TN

Lot 71 Blue Wells Farms, TN

High selling bull, Lot 67, purchased by Scott Bradac, ND. Lot 133 Circle S, KS

Lot 91 Flying H Genetics, NE

Lot 138 Holle Gelbvieh, KS

High selling female, Lot 112, purchased by Bob Feight, KS.

Lot 12 Holste’s Triple H, IA

Other AGA members purchasing high selling bulls: Biggs Brothers, KS; Silvey Family Gelbvieh, TN; Holle Gelbvieh, KS; Mike Ketterling, ND; Pace Ranch, UT; Fasteneau Farms, NE; and Triple D Farms, NE.

Other Gelbvieh breeders purchasing high selling females: Mike Ketterling, ND; Holste’s Triple H, IA; and Wandering Meadows, MN.

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY 3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418 Bill Clark: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.792.6208 Fax: 785.792.6250 • Email: prcc@twinvalley.net “Where calving ease, performance and eye-appeal come together.”

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News ‘N Notes news ‘n notes BIF annual conference is June 1-4 in Montana

Maximize your website experience with these additional tips

he 2011 Beef Improvement Federation Annual Research T Symposium and Meeting is fast approaching. Make plans now to attend the annual conference which will be held at Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., June 1-4. Topics for general sessions include: Role of genetic evaluation technology in enhancing global competitiveness; Genetics in improving animal health; New traits in National Cattle Evaluation; and A toolbox full of genetic prediction tools – is profit in there, too? In addition, BIF will present its annual awards for Commercial Producer of the Year, Seedstock Producer of the Year, Pioneer Award and others. Post meeting tours include Midland Bull Test, Genex Hawkeye West, and stops at four Angus, Red Angus or Hereford operations. Registration closes May 25. To register online and for additional information, visit www.beefimprovement.org/ convention. Having a strong representation of AGA members at BIF is important for breed recognition within the industry. Gelbvieh members who have attended in the past have said it is well worth the effort.

Submitting yearling heifer data improves EPD profiles Take the time this spring to collect some data on your replacement females. Having yearling weight data, hip heights, disposition scores and body condition scores may prove valuable in identifying sires that are “cow makers” as well as contribute more data to the sire’s EPD and EPD accuracies for yearling weight and carcass traits. The age window for submitting yearling data that will contribute to valid EPD contemporary groups is 320 to 410 days of age. Also, be sure to schedule ultrasound data collection on your yearling replacement females. This is the fastest way to begin to build more carcass EPDs within your herd. The acceptable age window for ultrasound for heifers is 320 to 480 days of age. We have seen that because they are developed slower, heifers that are 13 months in age or older probably show more differentiation in scores like %IMF. Call the AGA office to obtain a barnsheet for the ultrasound at least a week prior to your scheduled ultrasound date.

A m e r i c a n

Here are a few additional helpful tips that will maximize your experience using AGA’s new website and search page. Other helpful hints were printed on page 20 of the April issue of Gelbvieh World. Did you know that the member and animal search pages have a help feature on every page? Just look at the bottom of any search page for a “?” in a blue button. Clicking on that button will take you to a help page with further instructions. Searching by prefix and tattoo? Simply put in the prefix and tattoo altogether, for example SLC178F. Do not add any spaces or characters between the prefix and tattoo. Sorting an animal search? Once you have a list of search results, if you searched for a broad group by the name Freedom for example, click on a column header to sort by name, registration number, tattoo or birth date. Are you utilizing the animal information screen? The animal screen lists complete animal information including if a bull has an A.I. permit or if DNA tests are on file. In the performance box, to the right of the EPDs, is the actual and adjusted weights, the animal’s rank in the contemporary group and the age in days (AID) that the weight was taken. Why can’t I find my name on the member search? There are three criteria in order for your farm or ranch to be listed in the member locator. First, you must be a member of the American Gelbvieh Association with your annual dues paid. Secondly, you need to have paid your herd assessments for the year. And lastly, you need to indicate on your Member Questionnaire that you want your information included in the member search. If your dues expire or you go inactive for herd assessments your name will be automatically removed from the member search. Is your website listed? If you have a website for your Gelbvieh operation and want it listed on the member information screen and you did not include that on the Member Questionnaire with your Herd Assessment, send an email to info@gelbvieh.org to update your member record. Having problems viewing the new AGA website? The AGA website uses the latest web page technology and as such, some older versions of a web browser may not display the website correctly. To insure optimum viewing download the latest version of the browser you are using. There are many browsers available. We have tested three browsers, Internet Explorer, FireFox and Google Chrome, with the AGA website.

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Area Coordinators—Commercial Marketing “Have your commercial customers contact me so I can assist them in getting their cattle placed onto the AGA Feeder Calf Exchange. It’s free of charge.”

“It’s Herd Reference issue time and you don’t want to miss advertising your program in this issue. Contact me today for assistance in ad development and rates.”

Don Danell

Steve Peddicord

Western Region

Eastern Region

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stevep@gelbvieh.org (606) 387-8579 (O) • (606) 688-4492 (C)

“Contact me for help locating cow-calf pairs or open females. Don’t miss advertising in the Herd Reference issue. I can assist with your program’s marketing plan.”

Brandon McEndaffer Central Region

brandonm@gelbvieh.org (970) 520-3020 (C)

Bits ‘N Pieces bits ‘n pieces Find additional sale reports online Gelbvieh World publishes as many sale reports as space allows for in each issue of the magazine. This issue contains six sale reports and several were printed in the April issue. Be sure to check out the June-July Herd Reference Edition for the remaining sale reports from this past sale season. All available sale reports can be found online at www.gelbvieh.org by looking under the Exchange tab for Sale Reports.

South Carolina Gelbvieh juniors win judging contest Congratulations to Connor Durham and Trey Sudduth, South Carolina Gelbvieh Junior Association. They competed in the South Carolina State 4-H Livestock Junior Judging Contest on Saturday, April 2 and won individual first place awards along with helping their team win first place in the State. Way to go boys on a job well done!

Calculating Gelbvieh percentages This past bull sale season Gelbvieh breeders again saw an increased demand for higher percentage Gelbvieh bulls. So what combinations of percent Gelbvieh does it take to make a 75%, 88% or 94% Gelbvieh animal? A tool that breeders can use to answer this question is the chart published as part of “The Mating Game” document. This chart can be found on the AGA website under the Education Center, Animal Registration page. Scroll down to the middle of the page under Helpful Registration Information to the last item in this section titled “The Mating Game – Figuring Gelbvieh Percentages.” In order to insure you are using the proper percentage of Gelbvieh, when you look at the chart, use the information on the registration paper in the Gelbvieh percent field or on the new search page. The same chart can be used to figure percentages for other breeds in a mating, for example Angus. Many times we get phone calls from breeders wondering why a calf has a Hybrid/Percentage paper instead of a Balancer® paper. In many instances this is because the amount of Angus or Red Angus in the resultant calf has fallen below the 25% threshold. Remember as part of the rule changes in 2009, 7/8 bulls (88% GV) are considered purebreds if they are born on or after January 1, 2009. If you have further questions, please call the AGA Registration Department.

International Year Codes W - 2009 • X - 2010 • Y - 2011

Gelbvieh Departures John Edward Rotert, 77, of Montrose, Mo., departed this life peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at his home in Germantown, Missouri. Rotert partnered with Bob Harriman to form Rotert/Harriman Gelbvieh. John grew up in Montrose graduating from Montrose High School in 1951 and then attending farm school for the blind in Oak Grove. On August 18, 1956 John married Elizabeth “Bettie” Gengler and together they spent three years studying cattle breeding at the University of Missouri in Columbia. They bought a small farm near Montrose and started in the cattle business with just four Angus cows. As a cattleman he was one of the best. He always strived to improve the quality of the industry. Traveling a lot in previous years and literally feeling his way through the stock of others searching for better genetics led him to many friendships along the way. John had truly reached his life-time dreams and goals as a cattleman. His innovative way of marketing cattle was the first of its kind years ago and is now common place in the cattle industry. His superior beef cattle genetics in quality as well as quantity has improved the profits for thousands of producers and hundreds of thousands of cattle. In 2010 John and Bettie were awarded the Beef Improvement Federation Pioneer Award for being most effective in the beef industry. He is survived by his wife Bettie of the home, three sons, six grandchildren, one step grandson, three siblings, many nieces, nephews and a multitude of friends. Robert E. Wagner, of Stone Mountain, Ga., and owner of Wagner Performance Cattle, passed away on March 31, 2011. Growing up in Kansas, Bob Wagner wanted all his life to raise prize cattle. Upon retiring in Georgia after a celebrated career as an agronomist, he fulfilled that dream, not with one cattle spread but three. One was in Pike County, another in Meriwether County and the third in Spalding County -- all within five miles of one another. Educated at Kansas State University and the University of Wisconsin, where he earned his doctoral degree in agronomy, Mr. Wagner began his career working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville, Md., experimental station. He went on to become chairman of the Department of Agronomy at the University of Maryland and later director of its agricultural extension service. Alan Verner, Georgia Gelbvieh breeder recalls, “He was a great advocate for the Gelbvieh breed and was very passionate about it until his death. He was a pleasure to work with and supported sales all over the country during his time in the cattle business. We will really miss him in Georgia. He was a big supporter of our state bull test and set the 50 year record for gain of all breeds at the Tifton test just a few years ago.” He is survived are his wife, Bernice Wagner, his three sons, and five grandchildren.

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Fundamentals of Grazing Management By: Mark Goes, Instructor Livestock Production, Southeast Community College AG Program, Beatrice, Neb.

When considering forage management, we need to acknowledge our objective. Something that we really don’t think about is that we are merely using our grazing animals to harvest the sun. Forage plants are the intermediary in that process because they are most efficient at collecting sun energy and creating an energy source that our ruminant animals can harvest and convert into human consumable product. That said cattlemen need to allow for as many “solar panels,” i.e. leaf material, as possible on our pastures to efficiently trap and harvest the sun energy that falls on it. Fortunately for us, defoliation encourages vegetative growth if it takes place at optimum times. This defoliation can be mowing, tilling, spraying chemicals, fire, and most importantly to us, grazing. To understand optimum time for defoliation, we must understand a little plant physiology. We all know about roots, stems, leaves and flowers but we also must be aware of tillers, stolons, rhizomes and

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other vegetative parts of the plants used for non-seed reproduction. We also must be aware of the growing points or meristems of the plant so that they are not removed. Finally, we must know that a healthy vibrant above-ground crop is merely the tip of the iceberg. The underground parts of the plant are even more essential for the sustained life of our perennial forages. Plants need rest A plant needs rest from defoliation to rebuild solar panels. It uses root reserves to do this. Once recuperated, the plant will have enough solar panels to catch enough sun energy to convert into carbohydrates so it can thrive as well as store new energy to the roots. If continuously grazed, the plant must survive with stored energy as there are no solar panels. When the energy runs out and the plant cannot catch sun, the plant will die. Of as much concern is if the plants are not allowed to store enough root reserve to go into dormancy. When the dormant season is over, other usually undesirable plants that have root reserves will emerge sooner and canopy the young infantile desirable plants prohibiting them from catching any sun energy. Thus starved out, the desirable plants are left to burn their reserves to survive. When the reserves run out, the plants will die out and the undesirables take over. Continuous grazing allows for a plant to be bitten and rebitten at the animal’s discretion. Rest for a plant is based on how appealing or unappealing it is to the animal. Under proper stocking rates, animals will select younger more tender and more palatable plants and leave those that are growing in a less desirable phase of maturity. A native range with a great deal of plant diversity should accommodate the animals’ pleasures throughout the seasons as well as allow for various plants to rest. However if the range is overstocked or has been abused, the animals will be forced to overgraze some plants, eventually discouraging plant production. On the other hand, if under-stocked, the animals will leave too much mature non-living vegetative material that will canopy the young green shoots underneath. Rotational grazing and intensive grazing management Other concepts of grazing management are those of rotational grazing and intensive grazing management. Rotational grazing entails the use of several pastures that are rotated throughout the season. Criterion for rotation is usually the types of forage grown on the pastures. For example, cool season grass pastures are grazed during the cool season and warm season pastures grazed during the warm season. Potentially over-grazing one pasture may lead the other pasture to be over-rested. Nonetheless, more controlled rest is provided than a season-long grazing scenario. With intensive grazing management (IGM), be assured that the management is intensive, not the grazing. This concept places the

manager in control of the rest period allowed for the plants and can be considered more applicable to mono-species stands of forage or vegetative areas where high levels of forage production are expected. The concept of IGM revolves around optimum forage defoliation with optimum rest for the plants. To incorporate this, we consider how many animals must be sustained (intensity or stock density), how long the animals can reside in a given area (duration) and how many times in a season the area will be revisited (frequency). These three components of the grazing scheme are inter-related and interdependent. The foundation for determining these factors is of course the stocking rate or carrying capacity of the range – ultimately determined by the pounds of forage that can be harvested from the range while still maintaining sustainability with root reserves. The driving factor is to place as many animals as possible on as small of area (cell) as possible for as short of time as possible. This makes for uniformity of grazing, longer rest periods and optimum visitation of the cell to create more pounds of nutrient dense vegetation while still maintaining root reserves. IGM requires much more human intervention. Fencing requirements are greater and the limiting factor becomes water placement for the livestock. Before embarking on a plan for IGM, we must consider the inputs and determine for our operation if the cost of time, labor and capital outweigh the return. Carrying capacity can increase under this management but beware that sometimes individual performance suffers while holistically, total pounds of beef produced from the group of animals will excel that of a continuous grazing scenario that boasts greater individual performance. All things considered, each manager must determine which grazing scheme best matches his or her resources. Grazing management conferences and seminars are frequently held and continuing education institutions offer short course grazing schools. As stewards of the land that profit from its resources, we all have an obligation to become more well versed in the art and science of range management so that we can assure a profitable, sustainable and pleasing future for our grazing animal industry.

Grazing behavior basics By: Holly T. Boland – Research Animal Scientist, MAFES Prairie Research Unit, Mississippi State University Extension

In order to optimize livestock production in grazing conditions, the animals must be able to graze the pasture effectively and efficiently. Having a good basic understanding of cattle grazing behavior will help you to anticipate their impact on the pasture and ultimately help improve your grazing management skills. Cattle usually have anywhere from three to five large meals over the course of a day. The largest meals will occur early in the morning around sunrise and again late in the day around sunset. During the daytime interval between those major meals they will consume a few other smaller meals. Overall they usually graze anywhere from six to 11 hours every day. The bulk of that grazing will be during daylight hours. Cattle do not generally spent a lot of time grazing at night. The exception to this is when daytime air temperature and humidity levels are high. At that point cattle may shift their daily grazing activities to include night grazing when the environmental conditions are less harsh. The biting rate of cattle is an impressive 30 to 60 bites per minute. Variation in an animal’s biting rate can be due to many factors, one of which is the condition of the pasture. In a pasture of short sparse forage cattle will take more bites, but they will be smaller bites. Whereas in a lush thick pasture the animal may take fewer bites, but will each bite will contain more forage. This behavior can also impact the total time they spend grazing each day. Where there is an ample supply of good quality forage, cattle will spend less total time grazing than when the quantity and/ or quality of forage are inadequate. Cattle exhibit preferences for different parts of the plant based on their palatability. That extra time spent grazing when pasture conditions are less than favorable is because the cattle are spending extra time searching for the most palatable forage from what is available. So even though they appear to be grazing for a long period of time, their actual intake may not differ or may even be less than that of cattle in pastures of adequate forage availability that spent less time grazing.

Pasture condition will also impact how much time the animal spends ruminating each day. In general, cattle probably spend five to nine hours each day ruminating. Most ruminating occurs at night when cattle are bedded down, but cattle also ruminate between meals during the day. The more mature the forage is that is being consumed, the more time the animal must spend ruminating in order to breakdown that forage for further digestion. Eventually, daily intake may be restricted when mature forage is consumed due to the excessive amount of time necessary to ruminate that forage. Since the biggest meals of the day are at dawn and dusk, this means that interrupting those meals will cause a change in the animals’ natural grazing behavior. If animals are being fed supplemental feed, think about what time of day that feed is offered. If it is early in the morning during one of their biggest grazing meals of the day they will stop grazing to consume the supplement. This will result in less time spent grazing. However if they are fed the supplement in the middle of the day or early afternoon, this will not interrupt the morning meal and they should still resume their large evening meal as normal. Interrupting the major grazing meals of the day may lead to a decrease in forage intake and animal performance. Take the opportunity to watch your cattle during different times of the day and pick up on their customary behaviors. Also take note of how they behave when grazing during different times of the year, when grazing various types of forage, and when different supplemental feeds or hay are offered. Having the knowledge of what their routine behaviors are will help you determine how well they are responding when new or different management regimes are being implemented. For more information about stocker cattle production, contact an office of the Mississippi State University Extension Service or your local Extension Service office. Gelbvieh World | 13

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Sales sales Grund Beef Genetics 15th Annual Bull Sale February 23, 2011 Oakley, Kan. Reported by: Jerry Grund

54 Bulls

Plateau Gelbvieh February 24, 2011 • Brush, Colo. Sale Management: Premier Livestock Auctioneer: Mat Lewis • Reported by: Frank Padilla $3,005

A great day met the buyers and the crew at Grund Beef Genetics for their 15th Annual Bull Sale. GRU Impact 850X was a ¾ Gelbvieh bull that was double black and double polled. 850U was sired by HYEK Black Impact out of a TC Total cow and sported excellent phenotype and EPDs. He was purchased by Cooper Gelbvieh located in Kansas for $5,750. GRU Chisum 202X was a homozygous polled red Balancer® bull, sired by LJC Mission Statement out of a GRU Good Stuff cow. 202X sported the highest REA and IMF score in the offering. 202X was purchased by Minium Farms located in Kansas for $5,750. GRU Mr. Krugerrand 443X was a double black, double polled Balancer bull. 443X was sired by TAU Krugerrand 70M out of a Connealy Forefront son. This stout high performing son sported EPDs that ranked in the top 1% of the breed for weaning weight and was purchased by Wilson Ranch located in Kansas for $5,250. GRU Mr Tuned In 702X was a double black, double polled Balancer bull. 702X was sired by TAU Tuned In 55T out of a Foresight Balancer cow. This high marbling, thick ended bull was purchased for $5,000 by Lock Ranch of Kansas.

37 Yearling Balancer® Bulls

$3,912

A packed house of commercial producers were on hand to actively bid on a powerful set of Balancer® bulls at the Plauteau Gelbvieh annual bull sale held at High Plains Livestock Exchange in Brush, Colo. Jim Roelle and his crew offered an excellent set of bulls with complete data including ultrasound information. Many new buyers purchased bulls as well as a solid set of repeat customers. High selling bull was a 50% GV 50% AN sired by TAU MR KRUGERRAND 70M 130P with adjusted scan data of REA 14.2, %IMF 3.37 and an ADG on test of 5.39 pounds. PLA MR KRUGERRAND 21X was purchased by longtime repeat buyer Rick Meier from Peetz, Colo., for $5,500. Next high selling bull was Lot 17, an ET Balancer bull sired by Mytty In Focus for $5,300. Rick Lett from Yuma, Colo., was the buyer. A feature of the sale was five ET flush brothers by Mytty In Focus and out of BGGR RIGHTOUS 009K. These stout-made full sibs averaged $4,390. Volume buyers were Jim Konig of Grover, Colo., Steve Schumacher of Dalton, Neb., Don MacLennen of Beyers, Colo., and Rich and Dale Hartman from Sedgewick, Colo.

Thanks

to all the progressive commercial cattlemen and fellow breeders who invested into Top Sellers Include: Lot 13: Lot 17: Lot 18: Lot 6: Lot 20: Lots 2 & 3: Lot 10: Lot 11:

Lemke Cattle Genetics!

$5100 Red Balancer Conquest son to Bruning Farms, NE $4500 Red Balancer son of Redskin to Greg & Alan Weidel, NE $4500 Red Balancer son of Buster to Dennis Trausch, NE $4400 Black Balancer son of Predominant to Richard Konen, NE $4400 Red Balancer sired by Mulberry to Tom Bargen, NE $4300, $4250 Black Balancer ET brothers sired by BC Marathon to Mike Hoyer, NE $4250 Black Balancer ET son of New Frontier; Lot 19: $4200 Red Balancer son of Dr. Deep both to Rick Alber, NE $4100 Black Balancer son of 303 to Jim Leif, NE

Lot 10: Bet the Ranch sold to Rick Alber, NE

27 Bulls averaged $3600 5 Open Balancer Heifers at $1375 each

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RANDY and LESLIE LEMKE Phone: 402-756-7090 1757 Road 2500 Cell: 402-469-2284 Lawrence, NE 68957

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Sales sales Eagle Pass Ranch RFI Tested Bull Sale March 16, 2011 Highmore, S.D. Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar Report written by: Jennifer Scharpe

Sire: HYEK Black Impact 3960N Yearling Wt: 1,240 lbs. • Frame score: 5.9 Scrotal: 36 cm • REA: 17.1 with ratio of 121 CE

CED

107

0.5

-3.7

102

DtF

0.1

0.32

-0.01

1.6

22.81

9.71

Black Impact son that is breeding more power, more A shape, and adding extension in

his calves that we can see at this point. Don’t overlook the cow family, DLW 408P is simply the best Bennett Kingpin at Warner Beef after several hundred calves born at the ranch. She earned her way to the donor pen and her ET calves remind us why. This may be the homozygous black purebred bull we are all searching for!!

GENETICS

Randy Schawang 3271 KRD • David City, NE 68632 402-367-6293 • 402-367-2345 (C) rbsdvm@hotmail.com 16 | May 2011

Dan and Kate Warner 42198 Road 721, Arapahoe, NE 68922 (H) 308-962-5485 Monte Warner: 308-268-6020 Darren Warner: 308-268-2031

95 Balancer® Yearlings

$3,659

12 Gelbvieh Yearlings

$3,271

54 Angus Yearlings

$2,714

23 Two Year Olds

$2,793

184 Bulls Averaged

$3,248

Topping the Eagle Pass Ranch RFI Tested Bull Sale was Lot 5 at $28,750. EGL X415 is a March 2010 Balancer® bull sired by Efficiency NFI. This black, homozygous polled bull had a birth to yearling spread of 80 to 1,445 pounds, with EPDs of BW 0.4; WW 42; YW 93; Milk 19; RE 0.15; Marb 0.04 and posted an RFI score of 9. He was purchased by the Lock and Load Syndicate, with members including Bar T Bar Ranch, Ariz.; Leachman Cattle, Colo.; Leo McDonnell, Mont.; Loveless Gelbvieh, Utah; Kerstians Gelbvieh, Ind.; Wilkinson Ranch, Colo.; Arp Gelbvieh, Wisc.; Blackhawk Cattle, Ill.; Cranview Gelbvieh, N.D.; Brandywine Farm, Minn. The second high selling bull was picked up by Leachman Cattle for $14,000. Lot 40 is another March Balancer bull sired by EGL Northern Dancer U659 and is polled, homozygous black. His EPD profile is BW 1.4; WW 31; YW 73; Milk 15; and he had an RFI score of 8. At $12,500, Lot 1 sold to a group of Nebraska Gelbvieh breeders including Cedar Top Ranch, Boehler Gelbvieh, Warner Beef Genetics, and Backward L Farms. A Balancer bull, EGL X130 ET is a February 2010 black, homozygous polled son of EXAR New Look 297. He posted EPDs of BW -0.1; WW 38; YW 85; Milk 19; RE 0.10; and Marb -.02. Tim Mulroy of Kansas purchased Lot 75, EGL X470, for $7,500. This March 2010 Balancer heifer bull is homozygous black, homozygous polled and was sired by EGL Tenderloin N407. This calving ease, high growth bull had EPDs of BW -2.0; WW 44; YW 102; Milk 17; RE 0.07; Marb 0.23; and an RFI score of 7. Volume buyers at the Eagle Pass Ranch sale were Mound Valley Cattle Company, Ind.; and H & H Ranch, S.D.

Sales sales Tennessee Agribition Gelbvieh Show & Sale

Lemke Cattle Bull Sale January 29, 2011 Lawrence, Neb. Report by: Randy Lemke

27 Bulls

$3,600

The Lemkes were blessed with a beautiful sunny winter day on Saturday, January 29 for the 5th Annual Lemke Cattle Bull Sale. Lemkes offered an outstanding group of bulls that were long bodied, wide based, clean fronted, and full of muscle. The bulls had an average REA of 14.57 and an average IMF of 4.01. Top selling bull was Lot 13, LEM Red Knight 084X, a GelbviehRed Angus hybrid sired by HXC Conquest 4405P and a definite calving ease bull with a BW EPD of -4.2. Bruning Farms, Bruning, Neb., was the winning bidder at $5,100 Two Gelbvieh hybrid bulls sold for $4,500. Lot 17, LEM Redneck Romeo 061X1 sold to Greg and Alan Weidel, Hebron, Neb. Lot 18, LEM Busters Redmond sold to Dennis Trausch, Roseland, Neb. Dennis Trausch and family were also volume buyers with three bulls. A pair of Balancer® bulls sold for $4,400. Lot 6, LEM Predominant sold to Richard Konen, Guide Rock, Neb. Lot 20, LEM Mulberry 061X sold to Tom Bargen, Nelson, Neb. Three open Balancer heifers were purchased by Ken Ostdiek, Lawrence, Neb., for $1,375 each. Also at the $1,375 bid price, Delbert Lemke, Hasting, Neb., picked up two open Balancer heifers.

13th Annual Minnesota Gelbvieh Association Opportunity Sale March 6, 2011 Albany, Minn. Report by: Jennifer Scharpe

11 Bulls

$2,225

Bred Heifers

$2,125

Open Heifers

$1,725

Overall Average

$2,038

The 13th annual Opportunity Sale hosted by the Minnesota Gelbvieh Association was held the first Saturday in March at the Central Livestock Market in Albany, Minn. Nine Gelbvieh breeders from Minnesota and Wisconsin consigned a tremendous set of bulls and females. Topping the sale was Lot 16 SVVG Prestige, a stout double black, double polled Balancer® bull from Sauers Valley View Farms, Winona, Minn. This HARB Pendleton son out of a first calf Carolina Fortune daughter posted an impressive EPD profile of BW 1.1; WW 53; YW 107; Milk 25; TM 53 and GL -0.8. Thomas Stattelman of Pine River, Minn., was the winning bidder at $4,000. The high selling bred heifer was Lot 1, DGSC Tiffany 22W, consigned by Swenson Gelbvieh, Little Falls, Minn. This black, polled purebred daughter of HYEK Black Impact 3960N sold safe to JBOB Carolina Fortune 2564J for an early June calf. Scott Mattison picked this lot for $2,400. Glen Pugh, Pierz, Minn., purchased the high selling open heifer for $2,000. Lot 7, SVVG Dakota Rising is a double black, double polled purebred February 2010 heifer sired by ACKG Dakota 3T. Sauers Valley View Farms consigned this lot.

March 9, 2011 • Lebanon, Tenn. Sale Manager: Slaughter Sale Management Reported by: David Slaughter

Bulls

$2403

Cow/Calf Pairs

$2,688

Bred Heifers

$1,767

Open Heifers

$2,343

Sale Average

$2,277

A crowd of 200 plus cattlemen came out on March 9 for the Tennessee Agribition Gelbvieh Show and Sale in Lebanon, Tenn. This was the first year for the event in Lebanon. The new facility was viewed as a positive move by exhibitors and buyers. Topping the sale was Lot 3, Aladin 31W. This homozygous black Alydar son from Green Hills Gelbvieh sold to Mockingbird Hill Farms of Rochester, Ky. Aladin was the reserve grand champion bull. Lot 2, Butler’s On Time 512W, was grand champion bull. He sold to Jerry Bellar Farms of Nashville for $3,000. Champion Gelbvieh female went to Lot 27, Butler’s Fashion 54X. This Ole Hickory daughter was high selling female at $3,950 going to Samuel Smith of Crab Orchard, Ky. Reserve champion female was Lot 25, Butler›s Jasmine ET. Bradley Piles of Bardstown, Ky., picked up this fancy, black Freedom daughter for $3,300. Triple L Farms consigned the high selling cow/calf pair at $2,950. This powerful Balancer® pair was the choice of Horseshoe Bend Simmental of Elmwood.

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Stout 695S ET

BAG 071X son of 6523S

BAG 93X son of 695S

14 sons Avg. $3,700 National Sale Pick was a Sandman

Stout bulls are just that, STOUT! 6 sons Avg. $3,817

Sire Group Ultrasound Results

(Balancer®, Gelbvieh & Angus ratios together) Sandman’s 102 REA Ratio 106 IMF Ratio

New Era T128’s

Stout’s

107 REA Ratio 101 IMF Ratio

110 REA Ratio 102 IMF Ratio

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Colorado

Alabama

• Polled Purebreds • Red • Black

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

Kittle Gelbvieh Farms

(970) 323-6833 www.bowkranch.com

Quality Black Gelbvieh Cattle

Double D Farm

Skyler Martin

9937 Warren Rd. Winslow, IL 61089

1200 S. Blackhawk Rd. Oregon, IL 61061

(815) 367-4116

(815) 732-7583

Johnny D. Kittle 816 Co. Rd. 36 Geraldine, AL 35974 Cell (256) 996-4140

Arizona

Grant Thayer, Owner

(303) 621-2058 Grant@JumpingCowGelbvieh.com

The Prosser Family

Brad Ridinger, Manager

928/477-2458 Summer

928/289-2619 Winter

Winslow, AZ Website: www.bartbar.com Email: info@bartbar.com

G E L B V I E H

Office: (719) 764-2327 Cell: (303) 810-0582 Brad@JumpingCowGelbvieh.com

CATTLE THAT MEET THE CHALLENGE Ramah, Colorado

www.JumpingCowGelbvieh.com

Indiana 3 G Ranch

Gelbvieh Cattle For Sale Carl, Rebecca & Emily Griffiths

Angus, Gelbvieh, Balancer & Commercial Replacement Females

1577 N 600 E • Kendallville, IN 46755

260/897-2160 • ggge3g@embarqmail.com

Your call or visit is Always Welcome

Arkansas

H odges R anch

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

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

Fullblood Polled Gelbvieh Polled Hereford

Merle E. Lewis

Illinois

812/863-7701

James L. Lewis

812/863-2970

RR1 Box 1360 • Springville, IN 47462

Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls & Heifers Available Private Treaty Sales “Realizing the Value”

Skyler Martin

1200 S. Blackhawk Rd. Oregon, IL 61061-9762 815•732•7583

Member

Iowa GS

Ridge Top Ranch

Gelbvieh-Angus-Balancer

Neola, Iowa

Black & Polled Private Treaty Sales

Breed-leading Performance from Quality Genetics

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

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Ricky Linquist

th Street inquist 1135 190 inquist Fonda, IA 50540

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

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LGone Oak e l b v i e h

Judd Ranch Inc.

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

McCabe Cattle Co.

Two Step Ranch

563-543-5251

563-543-4177

Lacey McCabe

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

Pat and Jay McCabe

(E-mail): twostepranch@netins.net (web): www.mccabecattle.com

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

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Kansas

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Minnesota Brandywine Farm

Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available. Cell: (913) 219-6613 H: (913) 724-4105 Bonner Springs, KS 66012 FAX: (913) 724-4107

Tom Scarponcini

Al, Mary & Nick Knapp 18291 158th Street

30474 Brandywine Road Rushford, MN 55971

507-864-2063

e-mail: knappa@swbell.net

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Gary and Kenny White 3140 SE Colorado • Topeka, KS 66605 785.267.1066 or 785.554.4744 “Where workin’ cattle & eye appeal come full circle”

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

2815 Navajo Rd. Canton, KS 67428 circle_s@hometelco.net

Annual Production Sale 1st Saturday in April

Kentucky

D Bar L Land and Livestock Doug and Lesa Sanford 11909 S. Raymond Road • Sylvia, KS 67581

Home of CIRS Direct Current 1LU

Commercial and Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle for sale

SFI Schafer Farms, Inc.

Balancer®

37740 240th Ave., Goodhue, MN 55027 Brian Schafer Lowell Schafer 1-888-226-9210 651-923-4587 brian@schaferfarm.com www.schaferfarm.com Private Treaty Bull Sale — Last Sat. in February Annually

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

Missouri

Office: 620-486-2400 • Cell: 620-546-4563 Email: dlsanford@hughes.net Call for semen packages

Purebred Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle High Quality Genetics for Every Cattleman. Owners: David Butts Wayne Butts

Contact David Butts: 270-365-3715 (H) 270-625-4700 (C) Princeton, KY • Email: ddcmbutts@wildblue.net

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Montana J. J. Boehler

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

B/F Cattle Company

Specializing in Forage Raised Balancer® Bulls on K-31

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

Route 1, Box 407 • Butler, MO 64730

660 • 492 • 2808

60 Bred Heifers – fall calving, Balancer®, Simangus. 50 Balancer®, Simangus bulls, forage tested, 15 mo. age. Thanks to you all for your purchase and interest in our PBG sale and private treaty bulls. We will continue to work hard to offer the best genetics and best managed bulls in the industry because we care for you and your bottom line.

Bob Harriman Montrose, MO 660-492-2504

www.rotertharriman.com

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

Nebraska

Pope Farms Gelbvieh Jeff and Jeanne Pope

Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh

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

www.popefarms.com

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A Breed Leader in Tenderness & Marbling– With herd sires profiling a perfect 10 in Tenderness and carrying the 316 Tenderness Gene! 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

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

Jeff Swanson • 308/337-2235 72408 I Road • Oxford, NE 68967 Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February

GELBVIEH

BALANCER

Nevada

Exceptional BULLS & HEIFERS

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

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

N. Dakota

Oregon

Chimney Butte Ranch Doug and Carol Hille 701/445-7383

3320 51st St., Mandan, ND 58554

N. Carolina

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

6700 County Rd. 19 S. Minot, ND 58701 (701) 624-2051 (H) (701) 720-8823 (C)

Rob Arnold

Email: RLAGelbvieh@aol.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers®

Maple Lake Livestock Company Madras, Oregon

M /L

High Desert Red & Black Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle doug@maplelakelivestock.com www.maplelakelivestock.com

541 - 475 - 9335

S. Dakota Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.

Ohio

ADKINS GELBVIEH

Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics Blacks & Reds A select group of heifers available each fall Bulls available year around

(605) 354-2428 Cell (605) 546-2058 Home gerald@adkinsgelvbieh.com 402 4th Ave., Iroquois, SD 57353 www.adkinsgelbvieh.com

Gerald Adkins

Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle Bulls • Heifers • Embryos • Semen

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

Mick Ainsworth

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

Oklahoma LeGRAND Ed LeGrand

809 S. Redlands Rd. • Stillwater, OK 74074

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

Jim & Barb Beastrom Brandy Ludemann, Brittney Spencer

Ph: 605-224-5789 • 605-280-7589 (Cell) jimbeastrom@mncomm.com • www.beastromranch.com

Julie Maude 605.381.2803 (C) Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C) cj_llivestock@yahoo.com Hermosa, SD Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Genetics from a Trusted Source

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Breeder's corner

Tennessee Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle

Dr. Daryl Wilson Joe & Gwen Wilson Tyler Wilson (276) 628-4163 (276) 676-2242 Registered (276) 614-0117 (C) Gelbvieh Cattle 17462 Fenton Dr., Abingdon, VA 24210 • TrebleWRanch@aol.com

Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh

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

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

Bulls & Heifers for Sale

34261 200th Street, Highmore, SD 57345

Steven A. Munger 605/229-2802 (office) 605/380-0092 (cell) • 605/229-2835 (fax) Nate Munger 605/943-5690 (office) Cowherd Manager 605/380-2582 (cell) www.eaglepassranch.com

Texas Jim & Pat Dromgoole

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

4403 Winding River Dr. • Richmond, TX 77469

Mitchel & Edna Ellison

Jeff & Susie Ellison

9020 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638

9015 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638

701.376.3238

701.376.3526

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LITTLE WINDY HILL

Doug & Sue Hughes

QUALITY GELBVIEH CATTLE

Farms

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

Washington

Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch Gelbvieh & Angus & Balancers

Home

(281) 341-5686 • Ranch (979) 561-8144

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

Proven Genetics with Balanced Traits!

NN Bar Ranch, Inc.

Hojer

Registered Angus, Gelbvieh and Balancers®

Kris, Dawn and Laren Nelson 21200 Watson Road East Creston, WA 99117

G Gelbvieh elbvieh R Ranch anch 43968 208th Street Lake Preston, SD 57249 605/847-4155 605/860-1326

509-636-2343

Virginia

Alan & Pam Blake, Nikki, Christian

Email: hojerranch@rapiddatasystems.net Website: www.hojergelbviehranch.com

“Performance Genetics for Your Tomorrow”

Ron Hughes 276-637-6493

Email: nnbarranch@accina.com

Brad Hughes 276-637-6071

W. Virginia

121A Lavender Dr. Max Meadows, VA 24360 Purebred Gelbvieh & Balancers®–all Black, all Polled

Thorstenson Gelbvieh

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

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QUALITY POLLED GELBVIEH Red House, VA 23963

Office (434) 376-3567 Fax (434) 376-7008 James D. Bennett 434/376-7299 Paul S. Bennett 434/376-5675 Jim G. Bennett 434/376-5760 Brian R. Bennett 434/376-5309

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Service center Send for catalog listing semen on over 75 bulls Eldon Starr

210 Starr Drive, Stapleton, NE 69163

(308) 587-2348 • 1-800-535-6173 www.bullbarn.com

Ronn Cunningham

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Herd Management

Feature feature

Early Weaning for the Beef Herd By: Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist

This article could probably be titled “What to Do If All Else Fails”. Certainly no one ever plans to find himself in a drought, short of forage, and with a group of cows too thin to breed. It does happen, however, and early weaning of calves at six to eight weeks of age is an effective way to get high rebreeding rates, even in very thin cows. Although early weaning is certainly not advocated for all producers all of the time, it can provide an attractive alternative in certain situations such as drought, when large amounts of purchased forage would be necessary to maintain a cow herd through to normal weaning time or when cows are already too thin to rebreed. Studies at Oklahoma State University show that early-weaned calves can be efficiently raised to a normal weaning weight with minimal labor and facilities. The procedure used at OSU is outlined here. Why early weaning works Lactation roughly doubles the daily energy and protein requirement for a typical beef cow. Removing the calf at six to eight weeks into lactation obviously reduces the quantity and quality of forage needed to maintain the cow herd. Reasons for improved rebreeding after early weaning involve more than nutrition, however. Research has shown that the removal of the nursing calf and therefore the removal of stimuli of the nerves in the udder causes hormonal changes in the cows that allow estrus cycles to begin. Estrus activity can then be induced in cows too thin to cycle while still suckling a calf. Age for early weaning In order to maintain a 365 day calving interval, calves should be early weaned at less than 80 days of age. About 40 days of age may be a practical minimum for early weaning in beef herds. Calves at least 40 days old do not require milk replacers in

the ration and are old enough to eat dry feed. Since smaller and younger calves may have difficulty competing for feed and water, the age range in any given group of early-weaned calves should be kept as narrow as possible. Managing the early weaned calf The procedures described in this section were developed from three studies conducted at the Range Cow Research Center at Oklahoma State University. Two studies were conducted with spring-born calves early weaned in April and May while the third study involved fall-born calves early weaned in December. The most critical time is the first two weeks after early weaning. Calves must overcome the stress of weaning and learn to eat feed very quickly. However, with good management to reduce stress and to provide palatable feed, early weaning is not as risky as might first be feared. At the time of early weaning, all calves should be vaccinated for blackleg and malignant edema. Consult your veterinarian for other suggested vaccinations. It is probably a good idea to vaccinate two weeks prior to early weaning anyway because immunity will be established by weaning time and calves will not be subjected to the added stress associated with vaccines, injections and handling at weaning time. All calves not intended for breeding replacements or destined to “all-natural” programs could be implanted. Calves should be first placed in a small pen with some type of shelter available. Small pens are preferred over larger lots because large lots or traps encourage fence walking and make it more difficult for calves to find feed and water. The feed bunk and water source need to be easily accessible and recognizable.

Previously, the OSU early weaning program utilized three weaning rations starting with a high concentrate ration for the first few days when feed intake is very low. More research has shown that performance is better when a single ration is used throughout. This also makes management of the program much easier. Example rations for early-weaned calves can be found in the Oklahoma State University Fact Sheet ANSI-3031, “Nutrition and Management Considerations for Preconditioning Home Raised Beef Calves.” The URL is: http://pods.dasnr. okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/ Document-1957/ANSI-3031web.pdf. Look specifically at Table 3 in this fact sheet. Expect improvements in cow performance Early weaning increased conception rates of very thin first-calf heifers from 50 percent to 97 percent and shortened the days to first estrus by 17 days. The mature cows were judged to be in moderate condition. All the early weaned cows rebred; while only 81 percent of the cows that raised calves rebred. Many of the cows cycled within three days of early weaning, indicating that extra bull power may be needed for a few days following early weaning. As expected, heifers and cows whose calves were weaned early were heavier at normal weighing time than were those cows and heifers that raised calves. Since these cows are in better condition, they should require less supplemental feed during the following winter. This factor will need to be considered in the budgeting of an early weaning program. Source: Drover’s Cattle Network at www.cattlenetwork.com

Although early weaning is certainly not advocated for all producers all of the time, it can provide an attractive alternative in certain situations such as drought, when large amounts of purchased forage would be necessary to maintain a cow herd through to normal weaning time or when cows are already too thin to rebreed 24 | May 2011

AGJA Members - Show Off Your Design Skills in the 2011 Graphic Design Contest To encourage AGJA members to embrace new media and technology, the AGJA Board of Directors has created a Graphic Design contest for 2011. The objective for the contest is to develop a theme for the 2012 AGA National Convention. At a minimum a theme should include a logo. Other items may include a slogan, color scheme, and supporting elements or supporting information. Please see score card for further information. For complete rules, entry label, score sheet, and examples visit the contest resources web page at www.gelbieh.org. ENTRIES ARE DUE JUNE 1! (Note: selection of winners does not guarantee that the winner’s theme will be used; however all entries will be eligible for modification or use. The intent of the contest is to use technology, not to develop the final 2012 AGA convention theme.)

Editor’s Choice Photo Contest Category Juniors, hopefully you have been taking photos all year for the AGJA Gelbvieh World Editor’s Choice division of the photo contest. This year’s topic is Seasons. The goal is to find great photos that can be used on the cover of Gelbvieh World throughout the year.

AGJA Important Dates & Deadlines April 29 Western Regional Entry Deadline May 6 Eastern Regional Entry Deadline May 27-29 Western Regional, Perry, Okla. June 1 Ownership/Transfer Deadline June 1 Twister Classic Entry Deadline June 1 Graphic Design Entries Due June 3-5 Eastern Regional, Maryville, Tenn. June 17 Postmark deadline for creative writing entries, video contest submissions, scholarship applications, Board of Director applications, Ambassador notebooks

Creative Writing Topics Announced Seniors: Why is “Agvocating” important and how can AGA/AGJA members make a difference? Intermediates: What role can AGJA members play in promoting positive animal welfare? Juniors: What role can AGJA members play in increasing AGJA membership and participation?

Visit the AGJA Events web page for additional information!

2011 AGJA Cherokee Strip Western Regional

2011 AGJA Foothills of the Smokies Regional

Noble County Fairgrounds

Heritage High School Livestock Facility

1 Ivanhoe Street, Perry, OK

3741 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN

Friday, May 27

Friday, June 3

Noon Cattle may begin Arriving 6:00-8:00 p.m. Supper at the Barns Later Pool party at hotel

Cattle may begin arriving at noon

Saturday, May 28

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

6:00-10:00 a.m. Breakfast at hotel

8:00 a.m.

All cattle in place at barn stalls

7:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

Begin cattle check-in and contest sign-up (turn in posters/pictures)

10:00 a.m.

Ad Contest

All cattle in place in barns

8:00-9:00 a.m. Check-in cattle and contest sign-up (turn in posters/photos)

7:00 p.m.

Cookout, furnished by Heritage FFA

Saturday, June 4

9:30 a.m.

Quiz bowl

11-Noon Lunch

11:00-1:00

Sales talk

12:30

Sales talk workshop: Secret tips to success

11:30-1:00

Lunch provided at barns

Approx. 1:30 p.m. or 30 min after sales talk

1:15

Carcass merit workshop with Dr. Dwight Loveday, Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville

Showmanship (Blow & Show Only – No adhesive allowed)

4:00 p.m.

Showmanship, no fit

Followed by: Bred & Owned bull show, and market steer show

6:00 p.m.

Dinner

7:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Presentation of contest awards

Supper and contest awards presentation

Sunday, May 29

Sunday, June 5

6:00-10:00 a.m. Breakfast at the Hotel

8:00 a.m.

Show begins, show order TBA

8:00-8:20 a.m. Cowboy Church

Noon

Lunch – Grab and go

9:00 a.m.

Heifer show begins – Gelbvieh females followed by Balancer® females

11:30 a.m.

Lunch – Grab and go

All AGJA and AGA members invited to attend both regional shows! Gelbvieh World | 25

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You are Invited AGJA MEMBERS:

AGA MEMBERS:

Please join AGJA members from across the country for the 2011 AGJA Twister Classic. Don’t miss all the contests, fun, food, and top-notch Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle. Download your entry packet online today. New for 2011 – SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES ONLINE!

Don’t miss out on all the activities. AGA members are welcome and encouraged to visit the show anytime during the week. Show days are Thursday and Friday, but there’s plenty of activities everyday of the week. If you can attend any day, call the AGA office to reserve a name tag.

2011 AGJA Twister Classic TENTATIVE Schedule of Events Saturday, July 2 3:00 p.m. Cattle may arrive into tie-outs. If earlier arrangments are needed, please contact Dana Stewart. Sunday, July 3 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Dark

Set up in barn allowed Board Candidate Orientation Cattle must be in place, make late arrival arrangments with AGA Office Come & Go cattle and exhibitor check-in, ends at 4:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies Dinner, sponsored by Gelbvieh Assn. in Nebraska & Kansas Gelbvieh Assn. Gather at the hotel parking lot for a great view of Keaney’s Independence Day Celebration

Monday, July 4 7:00 a.m. Breakfast, sponsored by Flying H Genetics 8:00 a.m. Carcass Contest: Live Evaluation 9:00 a.m. Sales Talk & Ad Contest: Runs concurrently 11:00 a.m. Ambassador Interviews Noon Lunch, sponsored by Jr. Gelbvieh Breeders of Iowa 1:00 p.m. Quiz Bowl Set Up 1:30 p.m. Quiz Bowl Preliminaries 5:00 p.m. Steer Weigh-In 5:30 p.m. Mentor & Protege Orientation 6:00 p.m. Dinner, sponsored by: Circle S Gelbvieh & Friends All Evening Railroad Avenue band featuring AGJA Alumni Cody Jarvis Tuesday, July 5 7:00 a.m. Breakfast, sponsored by Colorado Gelbvieh Association 8:00 a.m. Group Photo 9:00 a.m. Impromptu Speaking Contest Noon Lunch, sponsored by Oklahoma Gelbvieh Association 1:00 p.m. Senior Team Fitting 3:00 p.m. Junior/Intermediate Team Fitting During Team Fitting Slushies, sponsored by Perkins County FFA Chapter 6:00 p.m. Dinner, sponsored by Post Rock Cattle, Dawson Creek, Meadowlark & Twin Oak Gelbvieh; Quiz Bowl Finals; Board Candidate Interviews 26 | May 2011

Wednesday, July 6 7:00 a.m. Breakfast, sponsored by South Dakota Gelbvieh Association 7:30 a.m. Judging Contest Registration 8:00 a.m. Judging Contest 8:00 p.m. Scott Gemar Adult Golf Outing, cost is $35/participant. Sign up at check-in. 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. AGA Online Registry System Demonstration 11:00 a.m. Carcass Contest: Review 12:30 p.m. Lunch, sponsored by Heart of American Gelbvieh Junior Association 1:30 p.m. Leave for Rippe Fun Day. Transportation on your own. Park is approx. 2 miles from fairgrounds. 5:00 p.m. Return to Fairgrounds from Fun Day Dinner on your own Thursday, July 7 7:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. AGJA National Showmanship Contest, followed by Pee Wee Showmanship; following the conclusion of Showmanship, there will be a 1 hour break before starting the Market Steer Show, Bred & Owned Balancer® Bull Show, and the Balancer® Female Show. Lunch sponsored by Dromgoole’s Heaven and Texas Junior Gelbvieh Association 6:00 p.m. Dinner, sponsored by Taubenheim Gelbvieh & Friends 7:00 p.m. AGJA Annual Meeting Friday, July 8 7:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. AGJA National Bred & Owned Gelbvieh Bull Show, followed immediately by AGJA National Gelbvieh Female Show Noon Grab & Go Lunch, sponsored by Kearney Visitors Bureau at the Gateway Farm Expo. 6:00 p.m. AGJA National Awards Banquet, at Holiday Inn 9:30 -11:00 p.m. Dance, at Holiday Inn Adult Hospitality Room Open Monday Friday 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

All events will be held at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds unless otherwise noted.

2010-2011 AGJA Board of Directors Seth Arp, President (2011) N551 Ramsey Rd., Arlington, WI 53911 P: 608-712-1186 Email: Setharp0922@hotmail.com Dustin Aherin, Vice President (2011) 309 Limestone Rd., Phillipsburg, KS 67661 P: 785-302-1253 Email: daherin@ruraltel.net Justin Taubeneheim, V.P. of Leadership (2012) 19035 Grand Island Rd., Amherst, NE 68812 P: 308-826-5185 Email: mandrtaub@aol.com Janelle Hayek, Secretary (2011) 2814 Hwy. E43, Clutier, IA 52217 P: 319-330-1647 Email: jjhayek@iastate.edu Britney Volek, Treasurer (2011) 19920 339th Ave., Highmore, SD 57345 P: 605-870-1008 Email: Britney.Volek@jacks.sdstate.edu Cole Buffo (2012) 1006 S Main St., Lansing, KS 66043 P: 913-683-0034 Email: cattle@kc.rr.com Andrew Lindgren (2011) 1565 US Hwy. 136, Atlanta, IL 67123 P: 309-392-2054 • C: 309-825-0089 Email: lindgre1@gmail.com John Shearer (2012) PO Box 239, Canton, KS 67428 P: 620-628-4621 Van Tucker (2012) 24022 250th Rd., Portis, KS 67474 P: 785-282-0544 vantucker@live.com Kyle Kendrick, Ex-Officio 6590 County Rd. 249, Palmyra, MO 63461 P: 573-735-4243 • C: 573-822-2952 Email: kjk5h4@mail.missouri.edu Adult Advisors: Mike & Toni Shrewsbury 1980 SE Wilson Road Lathrop, MO 64465 816-528-3644 mshrews@northmo.net Al & Mary Knapp 18291 158th Street Bonner Springs, KS 66012 913-724-4105 knappa@swbell.net Staff Advisor: Dana Stewart 303-465-2333 danas@gelbvieh.org

Small Communities are “A Glass Half Full” The old adage “Is the glass half empty or half full?” definitely applies when small town people talk about their communities. While many young people see the glass as half empty, I like to look at it as half full. Those who graduate from high school envisioning the glass half empty will most likely not return. Those like, myself, the half full people, look forward to getting back to our rural communities after college. We enjoy the hometown spirit where everyone knows everyone and everyone is willing to help those in need. We look forward to a bright future in raising our families in a rural community. My 90-year-old grandpa likes to grumble about new technology. After all, electricity to his house, a new rotary dial party phone, and a TV were huge successes when he was my age. While he doesn’t find much use for the Internet, cell phones, and texting; I, on the other hand, can’t imagine a day without them. I believe new technology has and will play a vital part in keeping the fires burning in rural areas. My future goal is to be part of the medical and livestock industries. These and other industries have grown to utilize technology to improve the services and products they provide. Just think of what technology has done for rural medicine. We have went from heart scans that had to be mailed to larger facilities, to scans over the telephone, and now scan files are emailed within minutes to doctors at heart hospitals far away. Planting crops has went from manual row alignment and planting ratios to GPS systems and technology that tells the farmer how much seed is being drilled or fertilizer is being laid. People buy and sale grain, cattle, etc. over the Internet. There is so much information available via the Internet today it is amazing what information people can use to improve their businesses — a huge change since the 1970s when my grandmother was a registered nurse and my grandfather planted corn with four-row planters. What will keep rural towns alive? First of all, I think the people of rural towns need to recognize what is driving their economy/ job availability and that’s the agricultural industry. As ranches/farms become bigger and bigger that means fewer and fewer operators in rural areas – which equates to

fewer people. It has a huge trickle-down effect upon the economy. Families leave not because they want to, but because they must. We must find ways to keep families here by helping create jobs for them. One way to do that is through the Internet. In today’s world, many employers allow their employees to work via the Internet. What a wonderful thing – a big city job with a small town life! Communities also need to continue to search for businesses that are not dependent on agriculture such as healthcare coding centers. We must ensure that our schools are in a healthy state. We’ve all heard the words “on the leading edge of technology”. Well, I believe we must keep our students “on the leading edge of education.” Just because youth attend small school does not mean they should be lacking in the education arena. If education isn’t a top priority, it opens the door for families with children to move on. Once again, technology can play a huge role in providing jobs, creating new businesses, and giving rural youth a stellar education. Getting youth to return to small towns after college is essential to a town’s survival. Communities/schools need to play a big part in educating youth about opportunities and degrees that will allow them to come back home. It will be important for small towns to continue to provide the tools and technology needed to be able to financially succeed in the rural environment after they complete their education. State entities such as the Extension Service can provide a host of information for community leaders to utilize to achieve these goals. There are numerous things small communities can do to keep the lights shining in their small towns, but they won’t happen if we look at the glass as half empty. If rural people want to keep rural America alive we must ban together to make things happen. I believe the glass is half full — and that is why I believe small towns can live on.

Editor’s note: The above article, written by Britney Volek, AGJA Treasurer, was adopted from the Winter 2011 issue of The SDATC Cooperative Connection, a publication of the South Dakota Telecommunications Industry. Gelbvieh World | 27

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Places to Be places to be May 2011

July 2011

May 13 Ad Deadline for June/July Gelbvieh World May 27-29 AGJA Western Regional, Perry, OK May 27 AGA office closed May 30 AGA office closed

July 3-8 AGJA Twister Classic, Kearney, NE July 4 AGA office closed July 25 Ad Deadline for September Gelbvieh World July 31 One-rate registrations due on calves born 8/1/10 12/31/10

June 2011 June 1 AGJA Twister Classic Entry Deadline June 1 Ownership Deadline for AGJA Shows June 1-4 Beef Industry Federation (BIF) Conference, Bozeman, MT June 2-5 AGJA Eastern Regional, Maryville, TN June 17 Postmark deadline for AGJA BOD and Scholarship applications June 24 Ad Deadline for August Gelbvieh World June 28 AGA Anniversary date

August 2011 Aug. 1 Calf data due for Dam of Merit program Aug. 17 Ad Deadline for October Profit Picture

Editor’s Note: If you have sale or event information for this listing, please email the information to jennifers@gelbvieh.org. This includes tours, expos, field days and other Gelbvieh events. Places to Be at www.gelbvieh.org contains additional contact information for each event.

Ad Index ad index 2R-2B Gelbvieh..................................... 21 3 G Ranch..............................................18 Adkins Gelbvieh.....................................21 AGA Area Coordinators......................... 10 B/F Cattle Company..............................20 Bar Arrow Cattle Company.............. 17, 19 Bar IV Livestock..................................... 19 Bar T Bar Ranch, Inc............................. 18 Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch...................... 21 Blackhawk Cattle Company................... 18 Boehler Gelbvieh.................................... 20 Bow K Ranch.........................................18 Brandywine Farm...................................19 Cattlemen’s Connection........................... 7 C-Cross Cattle Company.......................21 Cedar Top Ranch...............................2, 20 Chimney Butte Ranch............................ 21 Circle S Ranch.......................................19 CJ&L Livestock.....................................21 Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh....................22 Cranview Gelbvieh................................. 21 Cunningham, Ronn...............................23 D Bar L Land and Livestock................... 19 D & W Farms, LLC...............................19 Danell Diamond Six Ranch....................20 DDM Gelbvieh...................................... 18 Diamond L Farms..................................21 Dromgoole’s Heaven.............................. 22 Eagle Pass Ranch....................................22 Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch........... 22 Flying H Genetics............................20, 32 Gelbvieh Bull Barn................................. 23 Gelbvieh Guide......................................23

28 | May 2011

Gelbvieh Profit Partners......................... 15 Gelbvieh World......................................29 Goettlich Gelbvieh Ranch...................... 20 Golden Buckle Gelbvieh........................ 21 Green Hills Gelbvieh..............................21 Grzegorek, Dominic...............................23 GS Ridge Top Ranch.............................. 18 H & H Farms........................................ 22 Hart Farm Gelbvieh............................... 19 Hartland Farm....................................... 19 Hill Top Haven Farm............................. 22 Hodges Ranch........................................ 18 Hojer Gelbvieh Ranch............................ 22 J & K Farms........................................... 18 J Bar M Gelbvieh................................... 20 Judd Ranch, Inc................................. 3, 19 Jumping Cow Gelbvieh.................... 18, 31 Kicking Horse Ranch............................. 20 Kittle Gelbvieh Farms............................ 18 Knoll Crest Farm.................................... 22 Lambert, Doak.......................................23 Ledgerwood Gelbvieh............................ 22 LeDoux Ranch....................................... 19 Lemke Cattle....................................14, 20 Leonhardt Cattle Company.................... 22 Linquist Farms....................................... 18 Little Windy Hill Farms.........................22 Lone Oak Gelbvieh................................ 19 Longleaf Station.....................................21 M&P Gelbvieh......................................20 Maple Hill Farm....................................18 Maple Lake Livestock Company............ 21 Markes Family Farms.............................21

Martin Cattle Company......................... 18 Mattison Family Farm............................19 McCabe Cattle Co./Two Step Ranch.......19 Middle Creek Farms............................... 20 Miller Gelbvieh...................................... 18 Mitchell Marketing Service.................... 23 MLM Gelbvieh...................................... 20 National CUP Lab................................. 23 NN Bar Ranch, Inc................................ 22 NS Ranch.............................................. 22 Pearson Cattle Company........................ 30 Plateau Gelbvieh.................................... 18 Pope Farms Gelbvieh.............................. 20 Post Rock Cattle Company................ 9, 19 Register Farms........................................ 21 Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh............12, 20 Harriman, Bob.......................................20 Sawtooth Gelbvieh Cattle & Hay...........21 Schafer Farms, Inc..................................19 Schawang Cattle Company....................16 Seedstock Plus Genetics..........................23 Seedstock Plus........................................23 Slaughter Sale Management......................5 Swanson Cattle Company......................20 The 88 Ranch.........................................20 Thorstenson Gelbvieh.............................22 Treble W Ranch.....................................22 Triple K Gelbvieh...................................19 Warner Beef Genetics.............................16 White Brothers.......................................19 Wildwood Acres.....................................21 Wilkinson Gelbvieh...............................18

Reach New Customers Year ‘Round Promote your program in the most heavily read issue of the year – the Gelbvieh World Herd Reference Edition a a a a a

Reaches 3,000 commercial bull and female buyers Used by state associations at fairs, field days, and trade shows Included in all AGA inquiry packets Retains the longest shelf life Largest print run In” e s i ver t stock d A st eed u S M h A “ elbvie rs! e nt : G d e r cou e s r fo i B D Ad

lay a p s i d a with Advertise Round-Up or State ad! k c o l B Breeder -Up ad d n u o R Get a .00 5 7 $ y l for on

When a producer calls AGA staff looking for seedstock, we turn to State Round-Up ads and Breeder Block ads in Gelbvieh World first to find breeder sources.

arly E r 9 ede e: May Bre dlin a e dD al A n i 16 F May

Don Danell Western Region dond@gelbvieh.org 406•538•5622 (O)

Steve Peddicord Eastern Region

Brandon McEndaffer Central Region

stevep@gelbvieh.org 606•387•8579(O) 606•688•4492 (C)

brandonm@gelbvieh.org 970•520•3020 (C)

Call today to place your ad!

Contact the Area Coordinators or call the AGA Office at 303•465•2333.

Thank you to Vaughn Thorstenson Lazy TV Ranch for purchasing this top selling bull!

Lot 13 PCCI Tomahawk 0100X

Thank you to all the buyers for investing in our genetics and making this a record sale! Committed to the

Success of the

Commercial Cattleman

Sale

Ave $3, rage 456

POWERFULLY BUILT GENETICALLY DESIGNED

For more information, contact: PEARSON CATTLE CO., INC. 43523 111 St., Lake City, SD 57247-9714 Neal 605.448.5653 or 605.470.0448 (cell) Email: njpeaerson@venturecomm.net Kermit 605.448.5596

BACKED BY GENERATIONS OF ELITE PRODUCERS SELECTED FOR CALVING EASE, PERFORMANCE AND STRONG MATERNAL TRAITS

BTI MS PERRI B 2010R BTI MS PERRI B 2010R SIRE: New Design 878 DAM: Ms Perri B 2166N HOMOZYGOUS POLLED. 2010R is the lead donor in the Jumping Cow Balancer® program. Her production record speaks for itself. Her offspring have excelled in all phases of the beef industry. An ET son, Cobalt is our top junior herdsire that has become a breed favorite throughout the country. His show winnings are very impressive for a true beef bull. A daughter, JCGR 536W, sold in the National Sale to Green Hills Gelbvieh. Two full brothers to Cobalt and another son of 2010R were sale features in our 2011 bull sale, selling to both purebred and commercial operations. 2010R’s mass, volume, eye appeal and thickness has proven this donor as one you can mate to any type bull and meet the demands of any cattleman. Watch for future 2010R progeny sired by Carolina Fortune, Mach One, Collateral and Mississippi Gambler.

JCGR BAR GT MS PERRI 536W

JCGR BAR GT COBALT 159U

SIRE: Collateral 2R DAM: Ms Perri B 2010R

Homozygous Polled

CATTLE THAT MEET THE CHALLENGE www.jumpingcowgelbvieh.com Ramah, Colorado

Grant Thayer, Owner

303-621-2058 E-mail: grant@jumpingcowgelbvieh.com

Brad Ridinger, Manager

G E L B V I E H

Ofﬁce: 719-764-2327 • Cell: 303-810-0582 E-mail: brad@jumpingcowgelbvieh.com

private treaty bulls

available – polled, red and

black, purebred and hybrids.

More Muscle, Better Looks … the same great EPDs!!! Purebred Gelbvieh

Purebred Gelbvieh

✔

✔ TOP 1.5%

$11,250 Top Selling Bull– Flying H Spring Sale

for REA!

Flying H Direct Hit 126X BD: 2/05/10

Flying H Director 33S

Reg No.: 1145558 Ho. Black Ho. Polled Flying H Director 33S X Flying H Exclusive

CE 102/.20 BW 2/.34 WW 51/.28 YW 94/.16 MK 21/.12

TM 47

GL -0.2/.31

CD 104/.09

SC 1.1/.15

DtF 3.3

CV $20.45

FM $29.07

ST na

CW .16

REA .27

MB -.01

Owned with Voss Farms Gelbvieh

BD: 1/24/06

Reg No.: 993166 Ho Black New Direction 905 X Cocoa 35C

CE 102/.39 BW 2.7/.75 WW 57/.61 SC 1.8/.51

ST 6

YW 98/.42

MK 23/.25

TM 52

Polled GL -0.4/.4

CD 102/.19

CW 23/.42 REA .32/.32 MB -.12/.25 DtF 5.3 CV $15.71

FM $23.13

Owned with Brunning Farms

Flying H Genetics thanks our buyers for their confidence in our genetics and the FHG program!

SimAngus

For semen contact a member of the Flying H Crew.

Flying H Wish Maker 921W BD: 8/25/09 BW -3.5/.33

Reg No.: ASA 2526818 Ho. Black, Ho. Polled In Focus X Dream On L 186

WW 30.4/.29 YW 63.6/.30 MK 3.3/.23

YG 0.09/.25 Marb 0.54/.27 BF 0.05/.36 REA 0.08/.26

MWW 18.5/.25

STAY na

CW -4.5/.25

Shr -0.37/.04

API 135.9

TI 78.6

FLYING H GENETICS Dick & Bonnie Helms Kyle & Kayla Helms Jared & Jill Wareham Nebraska Headquarters Missouri Regional Affiliate Ph: (308) 493-5411 Ph: (308) 962-6940 Cell: (417) 309-0062 flyingh@atcjet.net flyinghgenetics@yahoo.com jwareham@hughes.net

Owned with Stewart Family Farms

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