November 2023 Gelbvieh World

46TH ANNUAL

GELBVIEH World Official publication of the American Gelbvieh Association

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CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 13.5 0.1 80 120 21 61 8.29 5.2 -0.2 48 0.94 0.18 81.7

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 7.8 2.5 78 131 28 67 3.17 13 -0.03 50 0.64 0.56 86.48

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 10 0.2 81 127 25 65 6.14 12.1 -0.08 50 0.7 0.59 91.48

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CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 9.4 2.5 78 113 23 62 11.22 17.9 -0.3 31 0.87 0.35 81.35

CED BW WW YW MK TM 11 -0.6 70 105 24 60

STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 11.3 -0.08 21 0.27 0.33 79.42

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 11.9 -0.5 65 99 23 55 6.49 15.9 -0.21 26 0.66 0.18 73.28

DLW 223K AMGV 1549382 - Black Purebred donor prospect. Powerful bred heifer that is certain to be a sale feature and future donor.

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contents editorial

FOR THE 04. PREPARING FUTURE From the Corner Office by Megan Slater

MAGNIFICENT 06. THE GELBVIEH-INFLUENCED

features

16. HERE COMES GOODBYE A MORE WITH 40. GENOMICS: LESS APPROACH TO HERD

by Megan Underwood, M.S.

MANAGEMENT

FEMALE

by Laura Handke

View from the Board by Lori Maude

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MISSING CALF RECORDS: ONE STOP PROGENY RECORDING SHOP

IT RIGHT MAKES 44. GETTING ALL THE DIFFERENCE:

Registry Tips N’ Tricks by Jake W. Renner, M.S.

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JUNIOR UTILIZATION OF THE 53RD ANNUAL AMERICAN GELBVIEH ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION

CONTEMPORARY GROUPING FOR BEEF CATTLE GENETIC EVALUATION

by Dr. Bob Weaber, Ph.D.

Junior Connection by Lily Judd

on the cover

COVER PHOTO BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD

EDITOR MEGAN UNDERWOOD GRAPHIC DESIGN MALERIE MARKLEY “GELBVIEH WORLD” (ISSN 1084-5100), is published monthly except for February, June and September for $40 per year. American Gelbvieh Association, 1001 S. 70th St. Ste. 215, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510-7901. Periodicals postage paid at Lincoln, Nebraska and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER send address changes to: Gelbvieh World, 1001 S. 70th St., Suite 215, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510-7901.

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INFORMATION EXCHANGE

A S S O C I AT I O N S TA F F MEGAN SLATER

MALERIE MARKLEY

TOM STRAHM

MEG VANDERBUR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR megans@gelbvieh.org

DAMS OF DOMINANCE

COMMERCIAL MARKETING DIRECTOR tom@gelbvieh.org

JAKE RENNER, M.S.

28. NATIONAL CONVENTION 51. EVENTS OF INTEREST

@americangelbvieh

MEMBER & YOUTH ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR jake@gelbvieh.org

MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S.

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR meganunderwood@gelbvieh.org

SARAH MUMM

PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR sarah@gelbvieh.org

MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR malerie@gelbvieh.org DATA SERVICES COORDINATOR meganv@gelbvieh.org

LAURA HANDKE

COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTOR laura@gelbvieh.org

MARGO MCKENDREE

OFFICE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR margo@gelbvieh.org

SHIANNA BRADLEY

OFFICE SERVICES SPECIALIST registry@gelbvieh.org

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LORI MAUDE, PRESIDENT

HERMOSA, S.D. • 303.809.3789 lori.maude@gmail.com

DAN M CCARTY, VICE PRESIDENT

RIFLE, COLO. • 970.481.5217 mccartycattle@hotmail.com

WILLIAM M CINTOSH, TREASURER

GEORGETOWN, KY. • 502.867.3132 wambb@aol.com

DEREK MARTIN, SECRETARY

BUCKLIN, KAN. • 620.397.6752 dmartin@kinsleyfeeders.com

DIRECTORS DUSTIN AHERIN PARKVILLE, MO. • 785.302.1252 dgaherin@gmail.com

TODD BICKETT, DVM CHICKAMAUGA, GA. • 423.667.3799 todd@bickettgenetics.com

ZACK BUTLER MILTON, TENN. • 615.308.8628 butlercreek1952@aol.com

CORY VOSS BRUNING, NEB. • 402.768.8177 cvos98@gmai.com

MARK COVINGTON MONTROSE, COLO. • 970.209.1956 covinginc@hotmail.com

GARY FELGER LOHMAN, MO. • 573.782.3737 garyfelger@hotmail.com

GREGG HARTMAN PUEBLO, COLO. • 719.948.4415 grhartman@hotmail.com

JEFF LOVELESS SPANISH FORK, UTAH • 801.623.8308 olranch@aol.com

TOM VEHIGE BILLINGS, MO. • 417.444.2268 tbarscattle@gmail.com

DAVID LARSON CLEARBROOK, MINN.• 218.766.3323 david.larson.lrl@gmail.com

BRENT OVERMILLER SMITH CENTER, KAN. • 785.282.0485 brento4532@hotmail.com

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FROM THE CORNER OFFICE

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

by Megan Slater, Executive Director

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accomplishing the goals within the AGA’s deserve in this busy season and beyond.

In this month of thanksgiving, we are 2022-2027 long-range strategic plan, and specifically to allocate more funds to grateful for our current and future members and customers. I hope to see the marketing and national advertising many of you during our 53rd Annual budget. One of the top goals within this AGA National Convention being strategic plan, and a high priority every held in Omaha, Nebraska, November year, is to increase awareness of the 29-December 1, 2023.F strengths of the Gelbvieh and Balancer® breed to help gain market share. With the increase in revenue, the national advertising budget has a 35% increase for the fiscal year 2023-2024 and the marketing travel budget was increased Each year during the summer AGA board 25%. meeting, the budget is set for the next fiscal year. At this past summer’s meeting, An increase in both line items will allow the marketing team to expand necessary conversations were had that efforts within digital advertising, further led to some changes in the upcoming promotion through radio, podcasts year. Beginning January 1, 2024, herd and television, and support increased assessment fees will increase from $25 staff presence at to $30 per assessment-age female. Herd industry events. assessments are applied to females 13 months of age or older and are due every This boost in the marketing efforts year on March 15. comes at an The yearly herd assessment fee includes optimal time that the reporting of annual data for the will allow for us female and her calf, including registration to be even more For all your AI needs: of one calf (or natural born multiples, i.e., aggressive with twins) per year, transferring of the female advertising and or calf, and no added costs for additional breed promotion data reporting, i.e., yearling weights, as producers will breeding data, etc. be looking to rebuild their cow The last increase that was seen on herd herds in the next assessments was over 10 years ago when couple of years. the association moved to an all-inclusive “one-rate” fee system and the rate went AGA is from $18 to $25. Since that last increase, committed to • Sheaths • Salers • Gelbvieh the total inflation rate in the United • Gloves serving our • Shorthorn • Angus States has increased by 33% (2012 to • Cito Thaw Units members and • Dairy • Red Angus August 2023). In the last several years, • Tanks customers in all • Charolais • Simmental operating costs have risen significantly for aspects of our • A.I. Kits • Hereford • Club Calf • Arm Service all businesses, and AGA is certainly no business. We are exception.

Eldon & Kathy Starr prepared to offer s we’re nearing the end of another year, many use this time to reflect on not only the wins and challenges of the past year but also to look ahead to the exciting things that the future will bring. This type of exercise is done at every meeting of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) board of directors. Much of their time within the board meetings is focused on setting the direction of the association to ensure future success for years to come.

Bull Barn Genetics

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VIEW FROM THE BOARD

THE MAGNIFICENT GELBVIEH-INFLUENCED FEMALE

by Lori Maude, AGA President

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his issue of Gelbvieh World recognizes the owners of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction.

The Gelbvieh breed has long been known for its maternal efficiency and making those high-producing cows. That maternal strength was the thing that kept us using Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics in our commercial cowherd. When our Gelbvieh-influenced first calf heifers weaned calves equal to our black-baldy mature cows, we knew we were on to something.

If you were to ask breeders who added Gelbvieh to their herds in the 1980s their motivation, many would say it was work that the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska, did comparing breeds.

Gelbvieh led the way in pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed and still does.

Anyone who has been through a drought and had to haul water to those cows has seen the advantage of a smaller mature weight cow. We hauled water for two summers, not exactly the most fun way to spend a summer, but we saw first-hand the consumption differences for smaller mature weight cows. The smaller-framed cows still raised heavy calves, but they did it on less inputs than our larger cows.

As a board of directors, we focused our five-year strategic plan around sustainability and the maternal strength of the breed. While the research continues to answer how we numerically measure sustainability, the beef industry has outlined several practices that help improve the sustainability of the beef industry and reduce our carbon footprint.

For cow-calf operations, practices that help us efficiently raise more pounds of beef per acre are more sustainable.

One way to most quickly improve the sustainability of the beef industry is to improve the reproductive efficiency of the cowherd through improved pregnancy rates and shortened calving seasons. This helps us raise more beef from the same number of cows on the same acreage.

My recommendation is always to add a little Gelbvieh to the mix on the cow side to improve pregnancy rates. The fertility of the breed excels, even in challenging environmental conditions. You combine Gelbvieh fertility with synchronization protocols and improved herd health management, you are well on your way to producing more beef on the same acres and being part of a sustainable beef industry.

We have a big opportunity as areas of the country begin rebuilding after droughts and other natural disasters forced cowherd reductions and dispersions. As producers begin looking for females to rebuild those herds, we want those to be Gelbvieh-influenced cows. We need to not only tell the maternal efficiency side of our breed but combine it with the sustainable cow story.

This is also a time that we can help our bull customers to not just ‘sell’ their replacement heifers but help them ‘market’ those heifers as part of a sustainable beef industry through improved fertility, increased pounds of calf weaned and longevity in the cowherd.F

“ YOU CO MB I NE GE LBVI E H F E RTIL ITY WITH SYNCH RONI ZAT I O N P ROTO CO L S A N D IM P R OV E D H E R D HEALT H MA NAGE ME NT, YO U A R E WE L L O N YO U R WAY TO PROD U CI NG MORE B E E F O N TH E SA M E AC R ES A N D B E IN G PART O F A S U STA I NA B L E B E E F IN D U STRY.” - Lori Maude, AGA President

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INFORMATION EXCHANGE CATTLEMEN’S CONGRESS HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS A block of rooms is available at the Gelbvieh headquarters hotel – Embassy Suites by Hilton Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport. Rooms are $129.00/night plus tax under the American Gelbvieh Association Group Block. The room rate includes free parking, hotel shuttle, complimentary evening reception and cooked-to-order breakfast. Reservations can be made online using the link available on Gelbvieh.org. Reservations should be made by December 13 to receive group pricing.

DISCOVER YOUR HERD’S COW POWER TODAY! The AGA is still enrolling herds into the Cow Power Female Genotyping Project. As you are weaning calves this fall, collect tissue samples on your females and send them to the AGA office. Contact the AGA office at 303.465.2333 to enroll today!

PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024 AGF STEER CHALLENGE AND SCALE AND RAIL CONTEST The American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) is currently accepting entries for the upcoming 2024 Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Contest. Steers should be delivered December

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11-15, 2023, to Kinsley Feeders, located near Kinsley, Kansas.

For more information, please visit the AGF Projects page on Gelbvieh.org, or contact Tom Strahm, AGA commercial marketing director, at 785.547.7999 or email tom@gelbvieh. org.

The AGF continues to help advance the Gelbvieh breed through its support of research and development. For this reason, the AGF continues its Steer Challenge and Scale & Rail Contest. These two projects together will provide the information and funds necessary to generate data sets to advance Gelbvieh carcass merit.

NATIONAL SALE CONSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES AGA members interested in consigning animals to the 2024 Gelbvieh and Balancer® National Sale should contact Matt Sims, sale manager, at 405.641.6081 or matt@mcsauction. com, or Tom Strahm, AGA commercial marketing director, at 785.547.7999 or tom@gelbvieh.org, for more information.

The National Sale will be held during Cattlemen’s Congress on Monday, January 1.

PREPARATION PAYS IN DNA TESTING

NEW MEMBERS

DNA testing season is upon us. The influx of samples sent to the lab happens around this time every year, so it’s best for all of us to prepare. Please be sure to allow sufficient time between DNA sample submission and the time in which results are needed. Currently, DNA results are expected to take four to six weeks from the time when the samples are received at the lab.

The AGA would like to welcome new members to the AGA and AGJA!

Neogen, the DNA laboratory used by AGA, strongly encourages members to mail samples via a service that provides a tracking number.. The cost of secured postage is expensive but the cost of a lost package or one that is delayed by 2-3 weeks is less than ideal.

AGJA

AGA Stafford Farms, McMinnville, Tenn.

Barnes Cattle Company, Somerset, Ky. Abby Holsten, Stover, Mo. Kaden Johnson, Silt, Colo.

Also, keep in mind that genomic-enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs), the highlighted EPDs on the Animal Detail Screen within the AGA Online Registry Service, can take up to two weeks after DNA test results are completed to generate. The timing of GE-EPDs is dependent on when the DNA test is completed in relation to when data will be pulled for the next weekly evaluation.

Please contact the AGA office at 303.465.2333 for any questions regarding DNA testing.

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REGISTRY TIPS N’ TRICKS

MISSING CALF RECORDS: ONE STOP PROGENY RECORDING SHOP

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by Jake W. Renner, M.S.

t is inevitable with so many moving parts to the farming operation that records get forgotten or not entered at all. Often, it’s simply a matter of getting work done on the calves born within the calendar year, missing a few details, and forgetting to go back later to enter that data. The AGA Online Registry Service offers a one-stop shop to find which cows are still missing calf records for the current year, along with calf records missing weaning data. On average, 24% of the assessed females go unreported each year. Between 2020-2022, 1-99 head herds averaged 29% unreported, and 100-500+ head herds averaged 22% unreported.

Every female should have a record, whether it is a calf recorded or a reason code for no calf.

WHERE CAN I FIND THE NO PROGENY SCREEN? To locate the No Progeny screen, you will navigate to the “Herd Mgmt” tab on the registry and then to your inventory screen. You’ll notice a list of horizontal tabs at the top of the screen.

For many, this is a familiar screen as it

is home to the “Assessment-Age” Tab where herd assessments are placed on females annually before the March 15 deadline. But look just to the right of the Assessment-Age tab and locate the “No Progeny” tab.

From this tab, you’ll find a list of females that have no calf data reported as well as 4. If you selected the disposal icon any missing/incomplete weaning data on on accident, simply select “Cancel” calves from the previous year located at beside the dropdown menu. the bottom. Pay close attention to the year to which the chart is referring. The year Disposal codes are utilized throughout can be found in the column to the far left. the year, not just during herd assessment “season” and should be used properly REPORTING OPTIONS regardless of when they are placed on an To the far right beside each female animal’s records. listed with no progeny recorded for the year, you’ll find a section recognized as “Reporting Options” offering several options to choose from.

Option A: Dispose of the female for the year without progeny recorded.

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Locate and click the grey trash can icon.

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Select the reason for disposal.

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Select “Save”.

Option B: Record details on the reason there is no calf recorded without disposing of the female.

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Locate and select the yellow scroll icon.

2.

Select the reason there is no calf recorded.

3.

Select “Save”

Option C: Build a birth recording queue by selecting “Record Calf ” or the mating resulting in a calf.

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Locate on the far right, one of two options to record a calf.

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If “Record Calf ” appears, click until it changes to “Queued.” a. Follow steps 5-6 below.

3.

If breeding data was entered (AI or NS) select the red plus mark. a. Any breeding information on the female will be provided and an option to “Record calf from this mating” will appear.

HISTORICAL HERD DATA: Looking for a quick snapshot of the historical data including the number of females assessed each year, calves recorded, percent calving, number of calves with weaning records, and pounds weaned per female assessed over the span of a decade? Data is separated by all nonET records on top, and all records on the bottom chart.

b. Select the appropriate mating.

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4.

Locate work queues on the left work menu.

Log in to your AGA online registry account.

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Select “Birthing Queue” followed by “Go to Queue”.

From the work menu (left) select “Herd Mgmt”.

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Complete registration as normal.

From the dropdown provided, select “Inventory”.

4.

View the table as shown.

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Why are these graphs here? The main goal of inventory-based programs is the collection of usable un-biased performance data. You can use these graphs to monitor the data contributions you are providing to the association.

To keep our data as honest and accurate as possible, please record all calves born throughout the year. The use of disposal codes is fundamental to the practicality and complete process of total herd reporting lending itself as a resource that the producer can utilize for future years.

If you have any questions about recording calves, assessing females, or entering data into the registry please call the office at 303.465.2333 or email registry@gelbvieh. org and we would be more than happy to assist you.F

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JUNIOR CONNECTION

JUNIOR UTILIZATION OF THE 53RD ANNUAL AMERICAN GELBVIEH ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION

by Lily Judd, AGJA Vice President of Leadership Development

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he 53rd Annual American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) National Convention will be here in a few weeks! No doubt many of us juniors have heard about it, but it is an adult-focused event, what is in it for us?

The convention serves as a great time to network with breeders, get an insight into where the AGA stands within the industry, learn about the beef industry as a whole, and maybe even catch up with some fellow juniors, too.

We all know how hard it is to get everyone in the same place at the same time, but the annual convention is an outlet that can do just that. This works as a great time to network, not only from breeder to breeder but also from juniors to breeders as well. This can take the form of meeting breeders from your own state or branching out and meeting many from several different states.

This is a chance to equip yourself with connections you can use throughout your lifetime, and it can simply start with a handshake. This handshake could lead to you understanding more about another operation or gaining interest

in an upcoming sale of theirs. Use the opportunity to its fullest potential.

One of the main ideas behind the convention is to inform the breeders where we stand as a breed either relative to other breeds or where we stand in the beef industry. This could include what we are trying to accomplish as a breed but also how we should implement ideas that the industry is consumed with. This can allow you to gain knowledge about our breed so you can help be an advocate for Gelbvieh wherever you go.

While it is important to know what is going on within our breed, it is also important to be up to date on a few ideas that are buzzing within the entire beef industry as well. These ideas may or may not be currently used by our breed but are something that as producers we need to be informed about. Especially as these may become very important down the road as either our customers will be using them in their programs or as a breed, we will be implementing them to stay relevant in the industry.

Lastly, you will never be the only junior there! There are always a few

representatives from the junior board who would love to see you at the convention. Plus, there are likely to be a few other junior members in general attendance as well. If you have not met them before, use this opportunity while we are not running around between contests and cattle to make a new friend.

This way when junior nationals do roll around you have even more friends to make the week so memorable.

While the annual convention may be more directed towards the adult membership, there are still highlights to gain as a junior. You can make new connections with breeders that are from across the nation, and it can simply start with a handshake. You can become informed about what the AGA is currently doing and where we are headed as a breed. Do not miss out on being caught up to date on what new trends are flooding the industry and how they could become beneficial to us down the road. Finally, do not think you will be the only junior member in attendance, as there will always be some junior board representatives who would be happy to see you.F

“WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITHIN OUR BREED, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO BE UP TO DATE ON A FEW IDEAS THAT ARE BUZZING WITHIN THE ENTIRE BEEF INDUSTRY AS WELL.” - Lily Judd, AGJA Vice President of Leadership Development

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Here Comes Goodbye

by MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S.

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Producers should look at each female’s feet and legs and evaluate them for structural soundness. If she has bad feet and legs, she will be less efficient in production and may struggle to rotate pastures as she ages, thus leading to a lower body condition score and less milk production. Udder and teat scores are important as large udders and teats can require extra labor in helping a new calf with nursing in the first few days.

Sandy Johnson, Kansas State University Additionally, body condition scores play Northwest Research and Extension a large role in fertility and the weaning Center professor and extension specialist, weights of her calves. Evaluating body provided insights into various factors a condition scores and mature weights can beef producer can use to make the correct allow a producer to cull cows that require culling decisions for their herd. too many inputs compared to available resources. ust like goodbyes, culling decisions are never easy. There is no right or wrong way to cull for the beef industry, it is truly based on each herd individually. While the current climate of the United States beef industry is unique in the fact the 2023 cowherd is the smallest cowherd since the 1960s, culling must still take place to keep the industry efficient and sustainable.

PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS

Every female that remains in the herd should be bred. In a profit-oriented cowcalf operation, each female must produce and wean a calf to generate revenue and improve the operation’s bottom line.

Feeding an open female based on past performance is expensive and impacts herd profitability.

BREEDING SEASON LENGTH After a female has been confirmed bred, it’s helpful to estimate when she got pregnant if pregnancy diagnosis occurs early enough to stage pregnancies. An ideal calving season is 60 days. If there are females who are bred but expected to calve over 30 days behind the rest of the herd, it would be in the producer’s best interest to market this female. While this may seem minor now, a late calving cow will more than likely never be an early calver again without extra effort such as the use of an estrous synchronization protocol.

PHENOTYPE A bred female is important for profitability; however, she must be structurally sound to stay productive.

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DOCILITY Docile females are ideal as they reduce the risks of injury and are much easier to handle. Females who are calm make calving season, pasture rotations and weaning much more efficient as it can be a low-stress environment. Females who are calm when being handled tend to be more fertile. Research has shown, females who were scored as most nervous in a squeeze chute and left the chute more quickly had elevated cortisol and decreased fertility compared to calmer females. Docility significantly impacts fertility thus, culling flighty females can improve herd calving rates.

AGE There is no one answer on the correct age to cull a cow. Most females are not profitable until they reach six to eight years of age. She probably still has a few productive years ahead, but with increased age comes increased risk. Cull cows are typically 15-20% of a producer’s income. One approach is to sell these females when their value is still relatively high. While a cow may produce nearly as well at 15 as she did at eight, producers

need to factor in the increased risk of unsoundness or increased likelihood of being open as cows age with cow depreciation costs.

FORAGE AVAILABILITY While most of the country has seen more rain this year, than in those past, other parts have still not recovered from drought. Maintaining a herd size relative to forage availability is an essential component of long-term sustainability. If a producer does not have the forage, and cost to replace it is too high, culling is needed to ensure adequate nutrition for the rest of the herd. Once old and open cows have been culled, good records on individual cow performance and genomic tests can be valuable if deeper cuts are needed.

PRODUCTION GOALS Unique to each operation is the goals of the producer. Is the producer raising calves to sell at weaning or producing calves to sell as replacement heifers?

Having a clear goal for the operation allows culling decisions to be more effective as producers are culling cows and choosing to not keep replacements from females who produce calves that aren’t meeting their goals.

With the current strong beef cattle market, culling may be limited. Other producers may have culled hard in response to drought and are striving to regrow their herd. Each producer must determine what culling factors are absolute and which factors can be of less importance in their unique time.

However, culling must happen and it’s never easy to say goodbye to once great cows.F

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elbvieh and Balancer® females offer maternal superiority and moderate mature weights, quiet dispositions, added fertility and greater longevity; truly, making them the maternal breed of choice.

This year, as in decades past, AGA recognizes the top performing Gelbvieh and Balancer females and the AGA members who breed and own them through the Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction program.

The Dam of Merit honor recognizes cows that meet strict selection criteria including early puberty and conception, regular calving intervals and above average weaning weights on at least three calves. Of the 34,861 cows assessed in 2022, only 5.32% qualify for this elite group.

The Dam of Distinction award recognizes cows that meet the same high standards, in addition to exhibiting superior, long-term productivity with at least eight calves. Just over 1% of all the active Gelbvieh and Balancer cows qualify for this elite group.

To celebrate the accomplishments of our members, we’ve gathered the top 10 states ranked by the combined total of Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction awards, as well as the top 20 owners, top 20 breeders and a detailed list, sorted by state, of those members who own Dams of Merit and/or Dams of Distinction honorees.F

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Dams of Dominance TOP 10 STATES STATE

TOTAL DOD/DOM

KANSAS

TOP 20 BREEDERS NAME

CITY/STATE

DOM DOD TOTAL

462

Lazy TV Ranch

Selby, SD

115

7

122

MISSOURI

276

Judd Ranch Inc

Pomona, KS

92

16

108

SOUTH DAKOTA

266

Diamond D Gelbvieh

Mandan, ND

62

13

75

NEBRASKA

253

Bar T Bar Ranch Inc

Winslow, AZ

67

7

74

NORTH DAKOTA

203

Sandy Knoll Farm

Saint John, KS

50

15

65

IOWA

128

Flying H Genetics

Arapahoe, NE

54

5

59

COLORADO

107

Rippe Gelbvieh

Hubbell, NE

48

9

57

ARIZONA

77

Mulroy Farms LLC

Mayetta, KS

35

10

45

KENTUCKY

73

Stuecken Brothers

Freeburg, MO

39

3

42

MONTANA

70

MLM Gelbvieh

Nelson, NE

30

10

40

Crooked Creek Cattle Co

Waukon, IA

29

2

31

The 88 Ranch

Orchard, NE

22

5

27

Kicking Horse Ranch

Oilmont, MT

23

4

27

Appomattox, VA

17

8

25

TOP 20 OWNERS NAME

CITY/STATE

DOM DOD TOTAL

C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC

Lazy TV Ranch

Selby, SD

126

16

142

Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch Model, CO

19

6

25

Judd Ranch Inc

Pomona, KS

82

14

96

Ginger J Ertel

Greentop, MO

25

0

25

Bar T Bar Ranch Inc

Winslow, AZ

68

9

77

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh

Gladstone, ND

23

0

23

Diamond D Gelbvieh

Mandan, ND

48

11

59

Norwood Gelbvieh Farm

Carthage, MO

18

4

22

Sandy Knoll Farm

Saint John, KS

43

14

57

Kicking Horse Ranch

Oilmont, MT

15

6

21

Flying H Genetics

Arapahoe, NE

52

5

57

Ledgerwood Gelbvieh

Clarkston, WA

17

4

21

Rippe Gelbvieh

Hubbell, NE

39

10

49

MLM Gelbvieh

Nelson, NE

28

11

39

OWNERS BY STATE

Mulroy Farms LLC

Mayetta, KS

30

9

39

NAME

CITY

DOM

DOD TOTAL

Stuecken Brothers

Freeburg, MO

34

4

38

Cooked Creek Cattle Co

Waukon, IA

26

2

28

ALABAMA

The 88 Ranch

Orchard, NE

22

5

27

Hartselle

1

0

1

Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch

Model, CO

19

6

25

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh

Gladstone, ND

24

1

25

Winslow

68

9

77

C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC.

Appomattox, VA

16

8

24

Norwood Gelbvieh Farm

Carthage, MO

19

5

24

Grund Beef Genetics

Wallace, KS

22

2

24

Lone Oak Gelbvieh

Mechanicsville, IA

16

7

23

Kicking Horse Ranch

Oilmont, MT

18

5

23

Omaha Alpena Lockesburg Cove

11 5 3 1

4 1 0 0

15 6 3 1

Ledgerwood Gelbvieh

Clarkston, WA

20

3

23

Model Olathe

19 12

6 4

25 16

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ARIZONA Bar T Bar Ranch Inc

ARKANSAS Hodges Ranch JCH Ranch E5 Gelbvieh K&S Ranch

COLORADO Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch Bow K Ranch

OWNERS BY STATE NAME Faris Gelbvieh Sega Gelbvieh Grand Valley Gelbvieh/Balancer Covington Gelbvieh Justin Covington Greenhill Gelbvieh Diamond F Ranch McCarty Cattle Company John R & Debbie Hawks Pro-Hart Seedstock Shawcroft Simmental and Gelbvieh Plateau Gelbvieh Sydney Wilkinson TLA Gelbvieh Gallatin Gelbvieh

CITY Pueblo Pierce Parachute Montrose Montrose Olathe Olathe Rifle Olathe Pueblo La Jara Peetz Model Trinidad Eaton

DOM DOD TOTAL 13 1 14 4 6 10 7 0 7 5 1 6 4 1 5 3 1 4 4 0 4 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

GEORGIA Chickamauga

1

0

1

Blackfoot Downey Menan Emmett

9 6 1 1

0 0 1 0

9 6 2 1

Ava Hettick

6 1

2 0

8 1

Emily Griffiths

Kendallville

5

4

9

Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants Riedie Cattle Farms Blue Ridge Farms DJ Weimer M5 Ag Service M5 Family Farms Inc Poehlein Family Farms

West Lafayette New Castle Wolcott Knightstown Carthage Carthage Shelburn

5 5 3 3 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 5 3 3 2 1 1

TJB Gelbvieh

IDAHO Rock Solid Gelbvieh Cody & Davi Noyes Burgess Cattle Potter’s Emmett Valley Ranch

ILLINOIS J & K Gelbvieh Farm Inc Whitney Baker

INDIANA

NAME

CITY

DOM DOD TOTAL

Waukon Mechanicsville Clarinda Clutier Colo Colo Winthrop Waukon Walnut Woodburn Gilman Churdan Bloomfield Audubon Clutier Lucas Bloomfield

26 16 12 8 10 6 4 6 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1

2 7 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

28 23 14 10 10 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1

Pomona Saint John Mayetta Wallace Smith Center Saint Francis Phillipsburg Oberlin Jewell Barnard Nashville Ford Cheney Arma Louisburg Mc Cune

82 43 30 22 14 12 12 13 8 13 7 9 9 6 6 8

14 14 9 2 3 4 3 2 5 0 3 0 0 2 2 0

96 57 39 24 17 16 15 15 13 13 10 9 9 8 8 8

IOWA Crooked Creek Cattle Co Lone Oak Gelbvieh Holste’s Triple H Farms Cib’s Gelbvieh Charles & Kay Struthers CKJ Gelbvieh ABCS Gelbvieh Drew Stock Martens Gelbvieh White Cattle Company Scott Cattle Co. LC Minnehan Family Farms Linda Reiste-Schumate MJBC Gelbvieh Herink Gelbvieh Hobbs Gelbvieh Rolling Hills Gelbvieh

KANSAS Judd Ranch Inc Sandy Knoll Farm Mulroy Farms LCC Grund Beef Genetics Overmiller Gelbvieh and Red Angus Raile Cattle Company Bar Arrow Cattle Co Holle Gelbvieh Gilly’s Gelbvieh Post Rock Cattle Co Albers Gelbvieh Golden Image Cattle Horizen Farms Cleland Cattle Company Prairie Breeze Ranch LLC Davidson Brothers Gelbvieh

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Dams of Dominance OWNERS BY STATE NAME Jim & Terri Degeer Lily Grace Judd Zimmerman Gelbvieh Grable Cattle Company Coyote Ridge Ranch Stucky Beef Genetics Dawson Creek Gelbvieh Dry Creek Farm Jerry Grund Circle S Ranch Buff Tuff Cattle Co Circle E Ranch Rachelle Anderson Lucky Cross Ranch Chisum Grund Preston Dunn Hammer Gelbvieh Meng Farms Cattle Company Stacie Degeer Hart Farm Lincoln Dean Martin Gabrielle Hammer Lacy Renea Judd High Bar Cattle Company Reid Overmiller McNally Farms Lily, Levi & Lacey Judd Road Runner Ranch Sara Rogers Gelbvieh Cattle Red Maple Gelbvieh Campbell Martin Callahan Grund Grace Reinecker Quentin Clark Levi W Judd Sanders Farm DTC Farms

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CITY Erie Pomona Harper Troy Oberlin Salina Easton Osborne Wallace Canton Jetmore Oswego Jamestown Atwood Wallace Saint John Wallace Troy Wichita Kansas City Bucklin Wallace Pomona Greeley Smith Center Quenemo Pomona Cimarron Overland Park Jamestown Bucklin Wamego Sharon Springs Barnard Pomona Wellsville Hutchinson

DOM 6 6 6 5 5 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

DOD TOTAL 1 7 1 7 0 6 0 5 0 5 3 4 1 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 1 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

NAME Kaid Sasse Ian Dunn Steve Stone Janice Clearhout, Lisa & Kaitlyn Wolters Diamond S Genetics Brad Kalivoda

CITY Athol Saint John Louisburg Princeton

DOM 1 1 1 1

DOD TOTAL 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

Athol

1

0

1

Narka

1

0

1

Done Wright Cattle Farms LLC Padon Farms C&D Farms Mike Moore Gentle G Farm Full Circle Farm

Lebanon Salem Brodhead Annville Ewing

18 8 9 4 5

0 1 0 3 1

18 9 9 7 6

Arthur Slaughter Ashwood Springs Genetics David Slaughter Lively Lads Farm Circle F Cattle Company Wesley Page McIntosh Brothers Joey R Stevenson Ronald & Randy Gelbvieh Farm Kilbourne Gelbvieh Hasty Sunny Ridge Farm Diamond J Ranch GLC Farms Murley Farms Hebron Christian Ranch R & D Owen Farms Center Point Farm

Fredonia Cynthiana Fredonia Munfordville Cadiz Tompkinsville Georgetown Leitchfield Eubank East Bernstadt Lancaster Dawson Springs Princeton Etoile Olaton Princeton Munfordville

3 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Five Pine Cattle Co Lost River Livestock Ivers Family Roger Sabin Emily Baraga Pederson Gelbvieh

Worthington Clearbrook Austin Hibbing Chisholm Buffalo

9 6 3 0 0 1

0 3 2 1 1 0

9 9 5 1 1 1

Mark Bents

Bigelow

1

0

1

KENTUCKY

MINNESOTA

OWNERS BY STATE NAME

CITY

DOM DOD TOTAL

MISSISSIPPI Ynot Ranch

Carriere

1

0

1

Freeburg Carthage Osage Beach Greentop Brookfield Springfield Washburn Washington Barnett Mendon Vandalia Urbana Trenton Iberia Gainesville Rutledge Columbia Brookfield Brookfield Asbury Billings Piedmont Owensville Patton Columbia Pilot Grove Brookfield Owensville Lathrop Mansfield Lohman Sparta Meadville Cross Timbers Smithville

34 19 20 21 8 8 9 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0

4 5 2 1 4 2 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

38 24 22 22 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

MISSOURI Stuecken Brothers Norwood Gelbvieh Farm Narrow Gate Cattle Ginger J Ertel Burbank Cattle Company Red Bud Ranch Paul Gelbvieh John A Busch & Sons Diamond J-D Gelbvieh Ronald Rogers Gatson Gelbvieh Justamere Ranch Red Ridge Gelbvieh Broken B Ranch Steffensen J5 Cattle Company Neese Farms Lawman Farms Matthew Burbank ARP Cattle Company Hilltop Farms Da-Moon Gelbviehs Rusty Rose Ranch Nowack Cattle Company Sunset Ridge Farm Bryce Family Farms LLC MTK Cattle Richard Lincoln Jennifer Lee Nowack JGP Gelbvieh Ted Probert Yellow Dog Gelbvieh Rogers Gelbvieh Cattle Farm Rex Wood Cable Ridge Farms Wannabe Stock Farm

NAME Shouse Gelbvieh Chapuis Cattle Farm Jared/Casie/Gilbert/Debra Nowack Grand River Gelbvieh Simmons Cattle Company Tomy & Cathy Blake Victoria Brooke Nowack Luke Rash Jurd Farms Brandt Beef Farm Freeman Farms Reinert Family Farm Ward Farms Land & Cattle Crossfire Ranch Cameron N Nowack Rocky Hill Gelbvieh Jay Greer Voss Trail Farm Bradley Moll

CITY Dadeville Louisiana Owensville

DOM DOD TOTAL 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

Albany Raymore Edgar Springs Bland Macon Linn Hermann Deepwater Billings Willow Springs Warsaw Bland Miller Bolivar Linn Jasper

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Oilmont Raynesford Lewistown Oilmont Avon Florence Reserve Hysham Hilger Florence

18 11 7 4 3 3 1 1 1 1

5 3 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 0

23 14 11 7 7 3 2 1 1 1

Arapahoe Hubbell Nelson Orchard Amherst Guide Rock Shubert

52 39 28 22 12 6 6

5 10 11 5 1 3 3

57 49 39 27 13 9 9

MONTANA Kicking Horse Ranch Bar JR Gelbvieh Danell Diamond Six Ranch Kicking Horse Ranch SR Graveley Gelbvieh One Horse Creek Ranch Praise the Lord Gelbvieh Redland Gelbvieh Goettlich Gelbvieh Ranch Johnsons Bitteroot Gelbvieh

NEBRASKA Flying H Genetics Rippe Gelbvieh MLM Gelbvieh The 88 Ranch Taubenheim Gelbvieh Triple D Cattle Squeakin By LK Farms

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Dams of Dominance OWNERS BY STATE NAME Diamond Lazy J Ranch LLC Standing Milliron Ranch CK Cattle Co Warner Beef Genetics Cedar Top Ranch North Voss Farms Jeff Swanson Boehler Gelbviehs GS Ridge Top Ranch

CITY Nenzel Brady Scribner Arapahoe North Platte Bruning Oxford Orleans Omaha

DOM 5 7 4 4 1 2 3 3 3

DOD TOTAL 2 7 0 7 1 5 0 4 2 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 3

Cole Cattle Schawang Cattle Co MC Johnson & Sons Lemke Cattle Diamond Lazy 4 Genetics Rod & Twila Brown Transpacific Genetics Danyelle M Kuker Drew Onnen

Curtis David City Tilden Lawrence Bruning Paxton Arapahoe Shubert Hebron

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Orovada

5

0

5

NEVADA Richard J or Jean M Williams

NEW MEXICO Diamond G Ranch

San Rafael

1

0

1

Raleigh Marshville Stoneville Morganton

5 4 1 1

0 0 1 0

5 4 2 1

Mandan Gladstone Dawson Hebron

48 24 19 16

11 1 1 2

59 25 20 18

NORTH CAROLINA NC State Carroll Joyner BE Fence Row Farms Gelbviehs Ken W Chambers Rabbit Ridge Gelbvieh Farm

NORTH DAKOTA Diamond D Gelbvieh Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Zimmerman Ranch Wehri Gelbvieh

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NAME Moe Gelbvieh Jensen Ranch Cranview Gelbvieh Wohl Farms Conrad Larson Chimney Butte Ranch Golden Buckle Gelbvieh Allan or Peggy Gustin Noah Arnold Havelka Farms Bailey Gelbvieh Ranch David Bedker Austin & Bailey March Cory and/or Tara Berger Marty Dahl

CITY Walcott Powers Lake Minot Baldwin Noonan Mandan Medina Mandan Esmond Fargo Towner Edgeley Sykeston Stanton Luverne

DOM 12 14 9 12 5 5 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

DOD TOTAL 3 15 0 14 3 12 0 12 3 8 0 5 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

Minerva Hubbard Archbold

2 1 1

0 0 0

2 1 1

Bokoshe Porum Mulhall Kaw City Ringwood Perry Alva

5 3 1 1 1 1 1

2 1 1 0 0 0 0

7 4 2 1 1 1 1

Burns Oregon City Days Creek La Grande

9 6 0 1

0 2 1 0

9 8 1 1

OHIO Wildwood Acres Muddy W Cattle Company Southern Roots Ranch

OKLAHOMA Barking Dog Cattle Co. Rockin M Gallaway Gelbvieh Dobson Ranch Indian Creek Ranches Rupp Ranch M&K Cattle

OREGON Louie’s Cattle Service Delano Farms LLC Brooke Hopfer Sonlight Ranch

OWNERS BY STATE NAME

CITY

DOM DOD TOTAL

Selby Wilmont Lake Preston Oldham Ludlow Sisseton Wessington Hermosa Volin Sisseton Hermosa Flandreau Sisseton Selby Hermosa Wessington Sisseton Pierre Hermosa Arlington Wilmot

126 16 11 15 6 9 5 5 5 4 4 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 1 1 1

SOUTH DAKOTA Lazy TV Ranch North Fork Gelbvieh Hojer Gelbvieh Thull Gelbvieh Farm Feist Gelbvieh Ceroll Gelbvieh Goldux Gelbvieh Jayden Carrier Turkey Creek Gelbvieh Ceroll Gelbvieh CJ & L Livestock Christensen Gelbvieh Ceroll Gelbvieh Jana Thorstenson Marvin or Mae Maude Dean Duxbury Alexis J Ceroll Wes & Brittney Spencer Bar TV Gelbvieh Kelly & Greg Josephsen Mya Heinje

16 4 6 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

142 20 17 17 14 11 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1

TENNESSEE

NAME Triple J Farms Butler Creek Farms Stone’s Three Island Farms Valley View Farm Jonathan Roberts Witt Cattle Company

El Dorado Springs

2

1

3

Montgomery Gelbvieh

Amarillo

3

0

3

K Lazy S Farms

Sulphur Springs

3

0

3

Fremont Gelbvieh Ranch

Freemont

3

3

6

Pace Ranches

Torrey

4

1

5

C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC.

Appomattox

16

8

24

Knoll Crest Farms

Red House

8

1

9

KG Farms

Wirtz

3

0

3

Castle Rock Farm

Dublin

1

0

1

Clarkston

20

3

23

Duck

1

1

2

Buffalo

1

0

1

UTAH VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON Ledgerwood Gelbvieh

WEST VIRGINIA Hill Top Haven Farm

4

16

WYOMING

Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh Farm Luttrell

10

2

12

MTR Cattle Co

Hampton Cattle Company

Celina

4

0

4

Cave Creek Cattle

Charlotte

4

0

4

Do Little Farms

Quebeck

3

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Need to Know

JOIN AGA IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is looking forward to the 53rd Annual AGA National Convention taking place November 29-December 1, 2023, in Omaha. AGA members and other Gelbvieh and Balancer® stakeholders will gather for meetings, educational events and networking. The AGA is excited to once again have Neogen as the title sponsor for the event.

R E G I S T R AT I O N A N D R E G I S T R AT I O N PACK ETS Registration for the 53rd Annual AGA National Convention is still open. Registration is $180/adult and $125/junior (ages 8-21). Pricing is per person and includes all three days of convention with access to each event. Registration is available online or by calling the AGA office at 303.465.2333. On-site registration will also be available at the convention.

H O T E L R E S E R VAT I O N S A block of rooms is available at the headquarters hotel, The Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capital District, at the rate of $149/night plus tax. Reservations can be made online using the link available on the AGA Convention page on Gelbvieh. org. Rooms should be reserved by November 6, 2023, to receive group pricing.

The hotel is located at 222 N 10th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102.

T R A N S P O R TAT I O N On-site parking is available at the hotel for $25/day or valet parking is available at $30/day.

For attendees flying into Omaha, the hotel offers a complimentary airport shuttle. Please call the hotel at 402.807.8000 to reserve your pick-up and drop-off times.

Uber and Lyft are both convenient transportation options to get around the city. Make sure to download the Uber or Lyft app to your smartphone before you arrive in Omaha.

Please pick up name badges and registration packets upon arrival at convention at the registration desk. Name badges will be required to enter any convention event. If you plan to only attend the AGA Annual Meeting, which begins at 10:00 a.m. CST on Friday, December 1, please be sure to check in at the registration desk to receive a name badge with a delegate designation in order to be considered an eligible voter at the meeting.

R EGIS T R AT ION HOURS AT CON V EN T ION: Wednesday, November 29

8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 30

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday, December 1

7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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Session Highlights

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he 53rd Annual AGA National Convention is an event AGA members and Gelbvieh and Balancer® stakeholders should make plans to attend. The convention will be held in Omaha, Nebraska, November 29-December 1, 2023.

The lineup of sessions at this year’s convention has something for everyone. The event is filled with important association business, information from some of the industry’s top professionals, and plenty of opportunities for networking and catching up with old friends.

OPENING GENERAL SESSION The convention will officially kick-off at the opening general session taking place at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29.

This session will get convention attendees ready for the two and a half days that lie ahead with presentations from AGA leadership.

BULL PEN SESSION Step out on the town at this year’s Bull Pen Session. The event will take place on the evening of Wednesday, November 29. Come experience the heart of downtown Omaha while networking with other convention attendees and our convention sponsors.

C AT T L E M E N ’ S P R O F I T ROUNDUP This year’s Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup will be held in the afternoon on Thursday, November 30 and features industry leading speakers who will discuss why end product quality matters.

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AWA R D S B A N Q U E T The AGA and American Gelbvieh Foundation will be hosting an evening awards banquet on Thursday, November 30 complete with a steak dinner to celebrate the achievements of our membership and customers. Awards will be presented to the newest AGA Hall of Fame inductee, Breeder of the Year, and Commercial Producer of the Year.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Members are encouraged to attend and exercise their right to vote as an AGA member at the AGA Annual Meeting taking place at the 53rd Annual AGA National Convention.

The Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, December 1 at 10:00 a.m., at the Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capital District.

During the meeting, the election of five members to the AGA board of directors will take place along with other important association business. Read candidates’ bios in the October issue of Gelbvieh World or on the National Convention page on Gelbvieh.org. Members must be in good standing with the association to cast a vote.

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he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) committees play an essential part in the development and implementation of the AGA programs, services and grassroots values of the AGA. Committee meetings will be held during the AGA National Convention in Omaha, Nebraska. All AGA and American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) members are invited to attend all committee meetings. These meetings will consist of presentations from staff and committee chairs as well as discussion of current topics.

Committee meeting agendas will be available on the convention page on Gelbvieh.org, as well as provided in the convention registration packets, which will be available for pick-up at convention.

BREED IMPROVEMENT Wednesday, November 29 at 2:00 p.m.

Chair: Dustin Aherin Vice Chair: Gary Felger Staff Liaisons: Megan Slater, Sarah Mumm, Dr. Bob Weaber, AGA Genetics Consultant

BREED PROMOTION Wednesday, November 29 at 3:15 p.m.

Chair: Sarah Heinrich Vice Chair: Mark Covington Staff Liaisons: Tom Strahm, Malerie Markley, Megan Underwood

N AT I O N A L S A L E Wednesday, November 29 at 4:00 p.m.

Chair: Dan Warner Vice Chair: Brent Overmiller Staff Liaisons: Tom Strahm, Shianna Bradley

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FINANCE Wednesday, November 29 at 4:00 p.m.

Chair: William McIntosh Vice Chair: Tyler Keckley Staff Liaison: Megan Slater

N AT I O N A L S H O W Wednesday, November 29 at 4:20 p.m.

Chair: Gregg Hartman Vice Chair: Callahan Grund Staff Liaisons: Jake Renner, Meg Vanderbur

R U L E S A N D B Y L AW S Wednesday, November 29 at 4:20 p.m.

Chair: Tom Vehige Vice Chair: Jeff Loveless Staff Liaisons: Megan Slater, Shianna Bradley

M E M B E R E D U C AT I O N Thursday, November 30 at 2:00 p.m.

Chair: Mark Hopfer Vice Chair: Cory Voss Staff Liaison: Jake Renner

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AGA Hall of Fame Inductees for 2024

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he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) will again recognize a dedicated member who has been an influential figure in the Gelbvieh breed. The 2024 AGA Hall of Fame inductees are Mark and Patty Goes of Odell, Nebraska. The Goes will be presented with the award at the awards banquet during the 53rd Annual AGA National Convention, which will take place November 30, 2023, at the Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capital District, in Omaha, Nebraska.

In his professional career, Goes served as an instructor at Southeast Community College in Beatrice, Nebraska. During his tenure, he started a Gelbvieh and Balancer® herd at the college and advocated for the breed among students by taking them to shows and sales. Many of his students have started their own Gelbvieh and Balancer herds and become members of the AGA.

Gelbvieh Association, serves as an active committee member, and was the first president of the American Gelbvieh Foundation where he currently serves as the vice president.

Additionally, Goes has served in multiple positions to develop the strategic direction of many industry-leading organizations.

Goes continued youth education outside of the classroom by implementing the live carcass evaluation contest at the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Junior Classic.

He procured the cattle, scheduled harvest slots and explained the carcass results to the contestants. Through the creation of this contest, Goes helped connect live cattle production to the value of end-product merit and consumer demand.

“While I’ve always known Mark is a selfless individual, it has become even more obvious while serving on the AGF board with him,” said Tanner Aherin. “When an important decision is to be made, Mark is someone who wants to vet all the outcomes and how they might impact each breeder across the country – never making himself the priority. Mark is willing to challenge the group to ensure the right decision is made that is most beneficial for all people involved in the Gelbvieh breed.”

Goes has served in many leadership positions throughout the beef industry. Goes is a past president of the American

Congratulations to this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, Mark and Patty Goes.

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See the Sights

by SYDNEY WELLSANDT

his year’s AGA Convention will be held in Omaha, Nebraska, and we are excited to formally invite you to join us. While you aren’t spending time with your Gelbvieh friends and family, we hope you will take the time to explore Omaha, a city filled with history, culture and adventure.

Enjoy the Durham Museum, which offers a fascinating look at the history of the region, located in one of Omaha’s most unique treasures, Union Station. Spend some time at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art and explore The RiverFront at the Gene Leahy Mall.

Check out Omaha’s Old Market Entertainment District, a historic area that has been transformed into a lively shopping, dining and nightlife destination. Set a merry mood with family and friends and stroll through over 100 acres of botanical beauty at Lauritzen Gardens. Rekindle your curiosity and how you see the world with over 100 interactive exhibits inside the Kiewit Luminarium.

Pay a visit to the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, where you can explore exotic locations and underground caves to see thousands of animals from across the globe in their natural habitat. With more than seven acres of indoor exhibits, Omaha’s Zoo is a year-round must-do.

There is something for everyone in Omaha, and we can’t wait to see you there for the 53rd Annual AGA National Convention.

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All cattlemen and women are invited to attend this FREE educational symposium. This year’s event will focus on the importance of end-product quality to ensure Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle continue to deliver the value and make the grade. This year’s symposium will be held during the 53rd Annual AGA National Convention at 2 p.m. CST. For information on the events, please visit Gelbvieh.org.

H ATTEN D THE 20 23 C ATTLEM EN ’ S P R O F I T R O U N D U P TO D E LIV ER THE VA LU E A N D M A KE T H E G R A D E H

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Clowser is the director of producer education at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) where she leads the development and implementation of NCBA’s educational programs.

This year’s symposium will be held on November 30, 2023, following the industry tour at 2 p.m. CST at the Omaha Marriot Downtown at the Capital District.

Dr. Matt Spangler will provide attendees with guidance of how to make genetic progress to improve end product quality.

Spangler is a professor of animal genetics and an extension beef genetics specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and serves on the Beef Improvement Federation board of directors.

Dr. Scott Howard will kick-off the event with his presentation focused on carcass quality and value-added opportunities.

Howard currently serves as the director of operations for Meyer Natural Foods, focused on the production of steaks, grinds and the growth of branded beef programs.

The program will conclude with a panel of all three speakers to allow event attendees to ask questions and gain further insight into how the information presented can help their herd deliver the value and make the grade to move the beef industry forward.

Michaela Clowser will present the results of the 2022 Beef Quality Audit and the role sustainability and Beef Quality Assurance certifications play in the United States beef industry.

The event is free and open to all beef producers to attend. More information can be found on Gelbvieh.org.

he Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup will once again take place at the 53rd Annual American Gelbvieh Association Convention held November 29-December 1, in Omaha, Nebraska. This year’s event will focus on the importance of end-product quality to ensure Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle continue to deliver the value and make the grade.

H IN D U STRY- L E A D I N G S P E A KER S H

Dr. Scott Howard, Meyer Natural Foods Director of Operations

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GENOMICS: A More with Less Approach to Herd Management

by LAURA HANDKE

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n today’s fast-moving beef industry, there is no shortage of opportunities to push the limits of production and efficiency. And the differentiator for many cow-calf and seedstock operations is the innovation they use to meet the demands of their customers faster and more efficiently. Genomics sets producers, both commercial and seedstock, up to do just that. The tool shortens the generational intervals needed to collect data, move a herd forward, and, ultimately, deliver greater value to the industry through the expression of selected traits.

But what is genomics? How does it work? And, most importantly, how can producers find value in the tool?

Dr. Matt Spangler, beef genetics specialist for University of Nebraska–Lincoln, shared his answers, research, and insights with attendees of an American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) sponsored genomics educational webinar on September 6, 2023.

Breaking the science down to the basics, Spangler shared that it’s important to be able to talk the talk, to avoid confusion, kicking off the webinar with the definitions of the terms commonly used in genomics.

“The most confusing things in genomics are all the words we toss around as if everyone knows what we’re talking about,” he told attendees.

Genomics, he shared, is a newer branch of biotechnology that has taken what we know about genetics and molecular biology and advanced both fields, due to the knowledge we have gained of the genome sequence of different species.

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Today, genomics is applicable to different species and focuses on the generation of data, the organization of data, and the subsequent application of those data.

Genomics is a new source of data, not the only source of data, he clarified.

Based on and leveraging kinship— the backbone of genetic evaluation – EPDs utilize records from relatives and the individual animal. The application of genomics allows for those data to be proportionally weighted to improve prediction and shorten generation intervals.

Spangler explains, “If you think about genomics holistically, what we are really doing is weighting these sources of information. You can think about a big selection index where the record of every relative of an individual is being weighted proportionally to how closely they are related to the animal in question. And those records are also weighted by how heritable they are.”

Because not all data are equally informative, a grandparent is not as informative as a record on a parent because there’s greater distance in terms of kinships.

A DECISION-MAKING TOOL A practical application of genomics, across the cow-calf sector, is the ability to distinguish between sires in a multi-sire pasture. Genomics take the guesswork out of assigning sires to calves and identifying artificial insemination errors.

“In really big, multi-sire pastures, you can observe quite a bit of variation in the number of calves sired. And, in fact, if

you treat the count of calves sired by a bull as a trait, the heritability is close to 20%, we’ve found,” Spangler said. “What testing or discovery does is compare a calf ’s genotypes to all possible sires and dams.”

While assigning parentage is a common application, genomics holds the potential to provide far greater value.

Genomics is also a tool producers can use to increase the uniformity of their calf crop. Spangler notes that being more closely related doesn’t necessarily mean that uniformity will be improved because the two half-siblings could be dramatically different in their genetic potential for a number of traits. Genomics identifies disparities and similarities and allows a producer to dial in on what they are looking for to meet their uniformity goals.

“Genomics is meant to help you make decisions. If you do it after the decision’s already been made, you won’t get the same ROI. If you take a trait, such as marbling, and look at the IGS value that says we can genotype a non-parent bull and increase the accuracy of his EPD to the same level as if he’d already sired eight calves—before a bull’s even been turned out on cows. I think that’s pretty phenomenal,” he shared.

Genomics have long been utilized by the dairy industry, helping the industry learn which bulls delivered the economic benefits they need to position against the ultra-slim milk market.

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Spangler told webinar attendees that he encourages DNA testing for every calf.

genotyping selected animals as you put the sale catalog together, you’re really doing yourself a disservice and you’re certainly doing the breed a disservice because that strategy decreases the amount of data that can be used to make genomically-enhanced EPDs even better,” he told the group. “Finally, if you’re not testing females, that makes it hard to have really impactful genomic predictions for fertility traits.”

“If you’re using genomics for selection, you should be genotyping every calf, the bulls and the heifers and I would also encourage you to genotype the deads because it is an efficient way to monitor for emerging genetic defects. If you’re only using genomics for marketing, only

Additionally, genomics have shed light on novel traits. Traits Spangler called out as influencing disease susceptibility, male and female fertility, feed efficiency, and even the microbiome in terms of the health properties of the finished meat product. Genomics and the implications

about a bull’s genetic value for milk yield and milk components. In the dairy industry today, before a Holstein bull ever breeds a cow, a producer has a very high accuracy of what his potential is for lactation traits,” Spangler explained.

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the application delivers will continually allow producers to do less with more while boosting quality.

Spangler closed the webinar with a message of encouragement for attendees: “The study of genetics and more specifically genetic evaluation of beef cattle will continue to make incremental steps to make these tools even more accurate. And as the tools evolve and become more accurate, the risk of not using them becomes even greater.

Genomic tools work.”

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GETTING IT RIGHT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE: CO NTEMP O R ARY G RO U PIN G FO R B E E F C AT T L E G E N E T I C E VA LU AT I O N

by DR. BOB WEABER, PH.D. Professor and Head, Eastern Kansas Research and Extension Centers, Kansas State University

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he process of analyzing individual performance records and converting them to meaningful predictors of an animal’s genetic merit is a process that has undoubtedly been debated in countless pickup trucks, sale arenas, coffee shops, kitchen tables and most certainly many professors’ offices. In many ways, the genetic evaluation of beef cattle is very complex. However, the basic premise used to compare animals is very simple. The basis on which an animal is evaluated is how it (and/or their progeny and grand-progeny) performed against its contemporaries. In other words, how did the animal perform within its contemporary group?

We know that not all the differences in an animal’s performance are related to its genetics. Part of the difference is due to environmental effects. The result of the expression of an animal’s genetics in an environment is an animal’s phenotype. Every performance measure cattle producers take of an animal is a measurement of the animal’s phenotype.

For example, we know, and adjust for the fact that the weaning weights of calves born to 2-year-old dams are lighter than the weights recorded for calves born to 5or 6-year-old dams. An individual calf ’s weaning weight is the result of the calf ’s genetics for pre-weaning growth and the environment in which the calf was raised.

This environment includes the herd, the year and season it was born, the amount

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of milk provided by the calf ’s dam, which was influenced by the amount of grass she ate, the age of the dam, the calf ’s sex, and other effects that would also be experienced by the calf ’s contemporaries.

that have had an equal opportunity to perform.

The contemporary group helps animal geneticists separate genetic differences from environmental effects so that animals are compared on a level playing field. A common technical definition of a contemporary group is “a group of the same breed (not required in multibreed systems such as the IGS multibreed system), born within a specified age range, raised at the same location or in the same herd, of the same sex and managed alike from birth until the time of measurement.” More simply put, a contemporary group is a group of animals

In theory, contemporary grouping is easy, but the application of contemporary grouping in real life can present many challenging decisions. A common error in building contemporary groups is breeders not assigning enough groupings to accommodate calves that have received unequal treatment. Just as damaging, some breeders create too many contemporary groups. Assignments should be as simple as possible while still accounting for major differences in management. A useful method to aid in contemporary grouping is to assign distinct contemporary group codes to

Many breed registries help breeders define correct contemporary groups according to the breed percentage (not required in multi-breed systems), EPDs were designed to predict an animal’s genetic value after environmental sex, calving period and herd, but producers must carefully group animals effects have been removed. Since according to other management and EPDs are calculated on the basis of environmental factors like health and comparisons, it makes sense that we nutrition. Even so, individual breeders must make fair comparisons. In a are ultimately responsible for the accurate sense, we want to compare apples to contemporary grouping of their animals. apples and oranges to oranges. When It is likely that only you know the animals are appropriately grouped with management history of your herd. When contemporaries in terms of similar completing performance data entry management and environment, then differences in performance are likely due forms, consideration should always be given to the management and nutrition of to differences in genetics. Thus, proper the calves and their dams, and then they contemporary grouping is critical for should be grouped accordingly.

EPDs to be accurate.

animals that are exceptions to regular management practices. For example, calves that received preferential treatment (cattle being fitted for show, for example) should be placed within their own contemporary group.

calf born in your herd. Incomplete or inaccurate data reduces the reliability of each animal’s EPDs. The preciseness of an animal’s EPDs, particularly animals that have no progeny, depends greatly on an animal’s own performance record.

It is important to note that contemporary groups never increase in size after the calving season is over. A contemporary group may, however, decrease in size. Often, as calves get older the contemporary group will decrease in size due to culling, injury, sickness, death, or assignment to sub-groups that reflect different management treatments.

Contemporary groups cannot be recombined once animals have been defined to be members of separate groups.

It is important to report all the calves born on your farm or ranch and their respective weights. Granted reporting all data takes more effort, but the benefits far outweigh the costs. If you do not report all the data, the overall performance records of your operation will not be as accurate as they could be.

Every calf should be weighed at birth.

No exceptions! Yes, especially weigh the DEAD ones. It is important that both the sire and dam of a dead calf get the credit they deserve. Reporting only the good calves does not identify the poor producing parents. Not only will reporting each calf aid the accurate calculation of EPDs, it will also keep the dam’s production record current. Often breeders will try to economize by only

Reporting complete data is an important part of contemporary grouping that deserves special attention. In order to make EPDs as accurate as possible, it is critical that complete and accurate performance data be submitted on every

sending in data and registering a portion of their calf crop, usually the top end.

The practice of only reporting part of the contemporary group data is seriously flawed! It is as important, maybe more important, to identify the bottom end of the genetics and cull them, as it is to identify the top end. Additionally, by not reporting the bottom end of the calves, the top end doesn’t get the credit they truly deserve.

Each calf you raise depends on you for a fair comparison relative to its mates.

Many producers think it is advantageous to only report the best calves, when in fact it penalizes them. Only you know how your calves have been managed. Make sure your contemporary groupings reflect this knowledge. Some helpful tips for breeders to use in creating contemporary groups are included in the section ‘A Guide to Contemporary Grouping.’F

A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY GROUPING 1.

Use group codes on registration application or performance data submission forms to assign calves to contemporary groups.

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Use a unique group code to put a sick or injured calf into a single animal contemporary group if the illness or injury affected the calf ’s performance.

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Have progeny from two or more sires in each contemporary group.

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When calves are within an appropriate age range for each trait, record yearling weight, height, scrotal circumference, pelvic area, and ultrasound measurements on the same day.

Take weaning weights and measurements on all calves on the same day (when a majority of the calves are between 160 and 250 days of age), including as many calves in each contemporary group as legitimately possible.

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If carcass data are to be collected on cull bulls, heifers or steers, report weaning weights on all animals. This data allows the selection of replacement females and bulls to be accounted for in genetic evaluations and helps prevent bias in the predictions.

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Weigh all animals in a group before separating them, especially before separating show calves or bulls for a test station.

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If the age spread of calves is greater than 90 days, choose two or more weigh dates, using as few as possible.

Do not weigh each calf individually as it reaches 205 days of age but rather weigh each calf in a group individually when calves average approximately 205 days of age.

10. Do not include calves receiving special treatment (show, bull test, sale) in the same group with those that did not receive an equal opportunity to perform.

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

ILLINOIS KANSAS

Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer Genetics Available Private Treaty Sales

Martin Cattle Company David & Rita Martin

256 Boyce Road Judsonia, Ar 72081 C: 501.278.7614 www.martincattleco.com

Private Treaty Sales Available Year Round

J & K GELBVIEH FARM, INC. Jerry & Karen Wilson 335 Gelbvieh Lane, Ava, IL 62907 618-521-8620 • jkgf88@frontier.com

REGISTERED GELBVIEH AND BALANCER®

Tim Mulroy 785-640-6401 Mayetta, KS

INDIANA

tim@blackgoldinc.biz

COLORADO

3 G Ranch

Gelbvieh Cattle For Sale Dave & Dawn Bowman 55784 Holly Rd. • Olathe, CO 81425 (970) 323-6833 • www.bowkranch.com

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Carl, Rebecca & Emily Griffiths

1577 N 600 E • Kendallville, Ind. 46755 260/897-2160 • ggge3g@embarqmail.com

Your call or visit is Always Welcome

plusonecattle@gmail.com

Bar Arrow Cattle Company

MINNESOTA

Breed for Tomorrow’s Cattle Today!

A Breed Leader in Tenderness & Marbling

www.rogersvfg.com Purebred & Balancer Gelbviehs

Stuar t Jar vis

"Committed to Quality"

e-mail: bararrow@ruraltel.net • 785-543-8120

Bulls and heifers are available through private treaty

26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, Kan. 67661

Steve: 507.438.8112 Colton: 507.438.7299

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Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh

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

Swenson Gelbvieh

Dean Swenson

17513 Hwy 10 Little Falls, MN 56345 swen@centurylink.net

(h) 320.632.5848 • (c) 320.630-5536

Polled • Purebred • Red • Black

John & Carla Shearer

P.O. Box 51 Mendon, Mo. 64660 660-375-7266 (C) Ronald Rogers email: rogers_valley_farm_feedlot@hotmail.com

RUMFELT

Gelbvieh Bre

CONTACT:

2815 Navajo Rd. • Canton, Kan. 67428 circle_s@hometelco.net

BRAD, Amy OR KARLEY RUMFELT

MISSOURI

620.628.4621

620.654.6507 (John Cell) • 620.654.6731 (Johnny Cell)

Annual Production Sale 1st Saturday in April

417-664-6936 BRUMFELT7556@GMAIL.COM PHILLIPSBURG, MO.

F LY I N G H G E N E T I C S Nebraska & Missouri

Quality Guaranteed Bulls and Females Sales in March and October Kyle Helms 308-962-6940

Bryan Helms 307-840-0920

Follow us on Facebook & at www.flyinghgenetics.com

Billings, MO Focused on the Future Bull and Female Sale held each October.

Tom, Stacy, Justin, Kyle & Grace Vehige (573) 690-3813 | tbarscattle@gmail.com Follow @tbars1993 on Facebook and Instagram!

Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit

Myron & Valerie Bahm

Committed to raising quality seedstock Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle Elmer, Brenda, Brad & Benny McWilliams Asbury, Mo. 64832 • 417-842-3225 • 417-529-0081(cell)

POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY 3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418 Bill Clark: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.392.0888 Office: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.792.6208 Kyle 785.792.6250 Cavalli: 785-531-1947 Fax: Email: prcc@twinvalley.net

Al & Mary Knapp

Cell: (913) 219-6613

18291 158th Street H: (913) 724-4105 Basehor, Kan. 66007 www.triplekgelbvieh.com e-mail: knappa@swbell.net

417-576-0687(c)

email: whiteoakfarms@live.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer®

NOWACK

Cattle Company Owensville, MO

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle

Jared, Caisie, Brooke & Cameron 573.280.4633

Gilbert & Debra 573.646.3477

Bulls and Females for Sale by private treaty year round.

Red Ridge gelbvieh Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available.

21640 Lawrence 2192 Aurora, MO 65605

Kevin Ireland Docility 237 SW 30th Ave. & Trenton, MO 64683 Proven Cell (660) 635-1433 Performance ksi1987@grundyec.net

CATTLE

L.D. Witt, Owner Cell (479) 806-6511

El Dorado Springs, MO

ref65.lw@gmail.com

To purchase a Breeder Block, contact Malerie Markley at malerie@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.

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BREEDERS CORNER F LY I N G H G E N E T I C S Nebraska & Missouri

Quality Guaranteed Bulls and Females Sales in March and October Kyle Helms 308-962-6940

MONTANA

NEVADA

Bryan Helms 307-840-0920

Follow us on Facebook & at www.flyinghgenetics.com

Quality Livestock that Work for You Quarter Horses Want to Please Strong Bone Intelligent Athletic

Gelbvieh Carcass Quality Calving Ease Tenderness Docility

1496 Goose Creek Rd. • Raynesford, MT 59469 Ranch Phone: 406.738.4220 • BarJRGelbvieh@3rivers.net BarJRGelbvieh.com

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

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

Cole Eppley 402-6210-359

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

NORTH CAROLINA Quality Gelbvieh, Angus & Balancer Cattle

Bulls For The BeeF Business “Gelbvieh since 1973” Kathleen Rankin Jim Bjorkman 1285 Nine Mile Rd. 406-937-4815 Oilmont, MT 59466 krankin@northerntel.net 406-460-0535 www.kickinghorseranch.com

NEBRASKA

Gelbvieh F Balancer F Red Angus F Angus F Angus Hybrids Randy & Leslie Lemke 1757 Road 2500, (H) 402-756-7090 Lawrence, NE 68957 (C) 402-469-2284 rllemke@gtmc.net www.lemkecattle.com

DUANE & WENDY STRIDER, OWNERS

(336) 964-6277

ccrosscattle@yahoo.com • ccrosscattle.com

Squeakin’ By-LK Farms Gelbvieh Bulls Black

Kyle & Lori Kuker Shubert, NE

Balancer Females Red

402-883-7246

402-883-2366 402-245-7512 sqblkfarms.com Facebook.com/sqblkfarms sqblkfarms@gmail.com

CCRO CAROLINA EXCLUSIVE 1230Y

CCRO CAROLINA LEVERAGE 3214A

THE HERD THAT CONSISTENTLY PRODUCES CATTLE WITH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS AND EYE APPEAL.

ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE 2ND SATURDAY IN NOV. Private Treaty Sales Available Year Round.

Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.

GELBVIEHV BALANCER V ANGUS

Private Treaty Bull & Heifer Sales • Orchard, Neb. Val Livingston • www.88ranch.com • 402-655-2288

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

Scott Wolf Travis Wolf 308.537.3588 308.529.3733 Gothenburg, Neb. • wolfgelbvieh@gmail.com www.facebook/wolfgelbvieh.com

To purchase a Breeder Block, contact Malerie Markley at malerie@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.

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

NORTH D AKOTA

lori.maude@gmail.com

Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C) Ranch 605.255.4448 Hermosa, S.D.

Annual Bull Sale 3rd Saturday in December.

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

Bulls & Heifers for Sale

6700 County Rd. 19 S. Minot, N.D. 58701

“Superior Gelbvieh and Balancer Cattle”

Chris & Jordan Hampton • Charles & Sue Hampton

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

Rob Arnold

839 Davistown Rd. Celina, Tenn. 38551 931-243-3213 H 931-510-3213 C hamptoncattlecompany@gmail.com

Email: RLAGelbvieh@aol.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers®

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Dennis & Sherry Gustin Family Al and Peggy Gustin Mandan, N.D. • 701-663-7266

Richie & Sarah Heinrich 701-320-6484 (cell) email: gustindd@wildblue.net www.gustinsdiamondd.com

LAZY TV S e l by, S D

12980 Cedar Rd. Vaughn & Wendy 605-848-0421 Gina 605-850-9390

VIRGINIA

vwthor@venturecomm.net www.Balancerbulls.com

REGISTERED POLLED GELBVIEH C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC

Roger Morris • C.W. Moss 928 Morris Road Appomattox, VA 24522 434.574.6592 Roger Morris C.W. Moss 434.315.4294 434.391.4458

OKLAHOMA LeGRAND Ed LeGrand

809 S. Redlands Rd. • Stillwater, OK 74074

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

Keith, Janice, Dustin & Britney 605-852-2131

kvolek@venturecomm.net

www.knollcrestfarm.com knollcrest@knollcrestfarm.com PO Box 117 • Red House, VA • 23963

Koehn Cattle Co. Patrick Koehn

73243 Carter Rd., Goltry, Okla.

580-541-2633 koehncattlecompany@gmail.com

Gelbvieh Genetics at Work

TENNESSEE CAVE CREEK CATTLE JEFF PROCTOR

SOUTH DAKOTA

CHARLOTTE, TN | 931.801.5787 WWW.CAVECREEKCATTLE.COM CAVECREEKCATTLE@GMAIL.COM

Paul S. Bennett Jim G. Bennett Brian R. Bennett Dalton G. Bennett Office

(434) 941-8245 (434) 664-7935 (434) 664-8309 (434) 664-7946 (434) 376-3567

PRIVATE TREATY SALES YEAR-ROUND ANNUAL SALES IN APRIL & DECEMBER

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QUALITY GELBVIEH CATTLE

LITTLE WINDY HIll.L

Farms

Doug & Sue Hughes 6916 Peppers Ferry Road Max Meadows, VA 24360 C 276/620-4271 lwhf@wiredog.com

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BREEDERS CORNER Gale Rippey Farms SPECIALIZING IN COMMERCIAL BALANCER® FEMALES

Galax, Virginia

276.233.0999 • grippey@embarqmail.com

SERVICE CENTER All your A.I. needs!!

Ronn Cunningham

35 Years in business

AUCTIONEER

Bull Barn Genetics

WASHINGTON LEDGERWOOD GELBVIEH Gelbvieh • Red Angus • Balancer® Pete & Samee Charriere

FL

2633 Hwy 12 East • Clarkston, WA 99403

509-566-8805 • LedgerwoodGelbvieh@gmail.com “Seedstock that work for the commercial cattleman

9/9

• Gelbvieh • Sheaths • Gloves • Angus • Red Angus • Cito Thaw Units • Simmental • Tanks • Club Calf • A.I. Kits • Arm Service • Salers • Shorthorn Eldon & Kathy Starr • Dairy 210 Starr Dr • Stapleton, Neb. 69163 • Charolais bullbarn@bullbarn.com • Hereford 800-535-6173 • www.bullbarn.com

Wesley Brown

3794 Rd. 215 • Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-351-6453 • ninebar9@hotmail.com Purebred Bulls, Heifers & Select Embryos Performance BRED in, Not FED in!

Cattlemen’s Connection Specializing in

• Gelbvieh Semen Sales • Consulting • Order Buying (all purchases guaranteed)

Roger & Peg Gatz (785) 742-3163

Call Toll-Free: 1-800-743-0026 Visit our website: www.cattlemensconnection.com

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918-629-9382 cellular

T H E M AR S T ON GROU P

• Sale Management • Ring Service • Sale Clerking

Online Sales hosted by:

Andee Marston // 785.250.4449 email: andeemarston@gmail.com 365 Agenda Ln • Agenda, KS 66930

Dan McCarty • Auctioneer • • Professional Ring Service • 970-481-5217

WYOMING

Nine Bar Nine Gelbvieh

P.O. Box 146 • Rose, Okla.

74364

EVENTS OF INTEREST NOVEMBER 2023 NOV. 2

Mid American Elite II Gelbvieh & Balancer Sale, Hutchinson, Kan.

NOV. 4

TJB Gelbvieh Annual Bull Sale

NOV. 4

Seedstock Plus Red Reward Fall Edition Bull & Female Sale, Osceola, Mo.

NOV. 4

Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, LLC educational event and 4th Annual Fall Bull & Female Sale, Carthage, Ind.

NOV. 4 – 11 Flying H Genetics Online Fall Bull & Female Sale.......

DEC. 8

JSJ livestock Herd Dispersal, Hartney, Manitoba

DEC. 16

High Bar Cattle Company Inaugural Open House, Greeley, Kan.

JANUARY 2024 JAN. 1

2024 Gelbvieh & Balancer National Sale, Oklahoma City, Okla.

JAN. 10

Warner Beef Genetics Maternal Merit in the Yards Sale, Denver, Colo.

FEBRUARY 2024 FEB. 9

Rupp Ranch Bring The Heat Online Heifer Sale, Online at SC Online Sales

Lemke Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Lawrence, Neb.

FEB. 10

NOV. 15-16 The Destination Elite Female Sale, Online with DLMS

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Annual Bull Sale, Gladstone, N.D.

FEB. 10

NOV. 12

NOV. 17

NOV. 18 NOV. 21

NOV. 25 NOV. 28

Warner Beef Genetics Genetic Opportunities Female Sale, Arapahoe, Neb. Power in the Blood VIII, Online at Angus Live Forbes Ranch Online Female Sale, SC Online Sales

FEB. 15

Genetic Power Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull Sale, Springfield, Mo. Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Annual Production Sale, Medina, N.D.

FEB. 23

33rd Annual Pot of Gold Sale, Montrose, Colo.

FEB. 24

Post Rock Cattle Co. ‘Cowman’s Kind’ Bull and Female Sale, Barnard, Kan.

Boys from the South Bull Sale, Lebanon, Tenn.

FEB. 24

Warner Beef Genetics Maternal Merit Commercial Female Sale, Arapahoe, Neb.

MARCH 2024

NOV. 29-DEC 1 American Gelbvieh Association Annual National Convention, Omaha, Neb.

DECEMBER 2023 DEC. 1

Knoll Crest Farm’s Total Performance Bull Sale, Red House, Va.

DEC. 1-3

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Princesses of the Prairie Sale, Gladstone, N.D.

18th Annual Black Gold Genetics ‘Share the Gold’ Bull Sale, Pritchett, Colo.

MARCH 2 Judd Ranch 46th Gelbvieh.

Balancer, and Red Angus Bull Sale, Pomona, Kan. MARCH 2 Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 43rd Annual Production Sale, Selby, S.D. MARCH 2 Flying H Genetics Roughage N Ready Spring Herd Bull Sale, Arapahoe, Neb.

Production Sale, Lake Preston, S.D. MARCH 5 Swanson Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, Oxford, Neb. MARCH 6 Warner Beef Genetics Genetic Investment Bull Sale, Arapahoe, Neb. MARCH 9 Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, LLC 21st Annual Spring Bull & Female Sale, Carthage, Ind. MARCH 9 2024 Hilltop Farms Annual Bull and Female Sale, Carthage, Mo. MARCH 12 Bar Arrow Cattle Company 34th Annual Production Sale, Phillipsburg, Kan. MARCH 15 Martens Gelbvieh Annual Bull and Female Sale, Creston, Iowa MARCH 15 15th Annual Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull & Female Sale, Creston, Iowa MARCH 16 Ertel Cattle Company Annual Production Sale, Kirksville, Mo. MARCH 30 .Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch Bull Sale, Model, Colo.

APRIL 2024 APRIL 13

Knoll Crest Farm’s Spring Bull and Female Sale, Red House Va.

Visit the online version of Upcoming Events at Gelbvieh.org for additional dates of upcoming sales and more information on each event.

Editor’s Note: If you have a sale or event information for this listing, please email the information to meganunderwood@gelbvieh.org. This includes tours, expos, field days and other Gelbvieh events.

MARCH 4 Hojer Ranch 32nd Annual Gelbvieh & Balancer

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ADVERTISING INDEX Gale Rippey Farms.....................................50 Gelbvieh & Balancer National Sale..........38 Green Hills Gelbvieh..................................48 Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh..................49 Hampton Cattle Company........................49 Hart Farm Gelbvieh...................................46 High Bar Cattle Company.........................13 Hilltop Farms..............................................47 Hodges Ranch.............................................46 Hojer Ranch................................................49 Ivers Cattle Company................................47 J & K Gelbvieh Farm, Inc..........................46 JSJ Livestock................................................20 Judd Ranch....................................................1 Kicking Horse Ranch.................................48 Knoll Crest Farm....................................5, 49 Koehn Cattle Co.........................................49 Lazy TV Ranch...........................................49 Ledgerwood Gelbvieh................................50 Lemke Cattle...............................................48 Little Windy Hill Farms.............................49 Lone Oak Cattle..........................................46 M&P Gelbvieh............................................48 Martens Gelbvieh.......................................46 Martin Cattle Company.............................46 Mitchell Marketing Services.....................50 MLM Gelbvieh............................................48 Mulroy Farms, LLC....................................46 Neogen.........................................................39 Nine Bar Nine Gelbvieh.............................50

3 G Ranch....................................................46 AGF Steer Challenge..................................37 AGJA Donation Heifer..............................15 American Gelbvieh Foundation...............36 B/F Cattle Co...............................................47 Bar Arrow Cattle Company......................47 Bar JR Gelbvieh...........................................48 Bar T Bar Ranches......................................46 Bow K Ranch..............................................46 Boys from the South...................................11 Bull Barn Genetics..................................4, 50 C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC..........................49 Canadian Gelbvieh Association...............50 Cattlemen’s Connection.............................50 Cave Creek Cattle.......................................49 C-Cross Cattle Company..........................48 Cedar Top Ranch................................ 48, BC Chimney Butte Ranch................................49 Circle S Ranch.............................................47 CJ&L Livestock...........................................49 Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh........................49 CPR/NCBA.................................................34 Cranview Gelbvieh.....................................49 Dan McCarty, Auctioneer.........................50 Danell Diamond Six Ranch.......................48 Doak Lambert, Auctioneer.......................50 DV Auction.................................................43 Farmers Business Network........................41 Flying H Genetics................................ 47, 48 Forbes Ranch..............................................17 Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Requester Publications Only) 1. Publication Title

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American Gelbvieh Association

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Megan Underwood 1001 S. 70th Street Ste. 215 LIncoln, NE 68510

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Northern Ag Network................................41 Nowack Cattle Company...........................47 Plateau Gelbvieh.........................................46 Plus One Cattle Co.....................................46 Post Rock Cattle Company.......................47 Power in the Blood.....................................19 Prairie Breeze Ranch..................................47 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh.............................7, 49 ProHart Seedstock......................................46 Red Ridge Gelbvieh....................................47 Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh....................47 Rumfelt Gelbvieh........................................47 S.J. Cattle Co................................................49 Sawtooth Gelbvieh Cattle & Hay..............48 Squeakin’ By-LK Farms.............................48 Swenson Gelbvieh......................................47 T Bar S Cattle Co........................................47 Taubenheim Gelbvieh................................48 The 88 Ranch...............................................48 The Gathering Sale.....................................18 Thull Gelbvieh Farm..................................49 TJB Gelbvieh ........................................... IFC Triple K Gelbvieh........................................47 Volek Ranch................................................49 Warner Beef Genetics.............................IBC White Oak Farms.......................................47 Wilkinson Gelbvieh...................................46 Witt Cattle...................................................47 Wolf Gelbvieh.............................................48

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GeneticOPPORTUNITIES WARNER BEEF GENETICS

Production Sale

Friday, November 17, 2023 • 5:00 PM ( CST ) At the Ranch, Arapahoe, NE

TJB Gelbvieh has built a herd based on a select few, elite donor families. The donors pictured display multiple generations of each respected cow family.

Annually, we produce 150 ET calves from these proven descendents.

TJB Gelbvieh Ad TJB Anissa 6135E-ET

TJB Vickie Vale 040H-ET

TJB Blackbird 841F-ET

TJB Anissa 6132E-ET

TJB Anissa 149X

TJB Anissa 4103C-ET

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 13.5 0.1 80 120 21 61 8.29 5.2 -0.2 48 0.94 0.18 81.7

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 7.8 2.5 78 131 28 67 3.17 13 -0.03 50 0.64 0.56 86.48

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 10 0.2 81 127 25 65 6.14 12.1 -0.08 50 0.7 0.59 91.48

EGL D1514 AMGV 1384003 - Current Warner Beef donor.

Sells in her entirety along with feature daughters as bred heifers and a fantastic heifer calf.

DLW 806F AMGV 1427222 - Awesome fall pair. High performance female with an outstanding Watchman 2501 heifer calf at side.

DLW 222K AMGV 1548898 - Homo Black bred heifer by the 7615E donor female and Herdsire DLW Headline 1018H. High performance, Carcass leading, High quality.

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 9.4 2.5 78 113 23 62 11.22 17.9 -0.3 31 0.87 0.35 81.35

CED BW WW YW MK TM 11 -0.6 70 105 24 60

STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 11.3 -0.08 21 0.27 0.33 79.42

CED BW WW YW MK TM HP STAY YG CW REA MB FPI 11.9 -0.5 65 99 23 55 6.49 15.9 -0.21 26 0.66 0.18 73.28

DLW 223K AMGV 1549382 - Black Purebred donor prospect. Powerful bred heifer that is certain to be a sale feature and future donor.

DLW 960G AMGV 1498890 - Red donor cow. Dam of 2021 sale topping Herdsire DLW Justice 960J. Young cow with a bright future.

DLW 326L AMGV 1579654 - The first CTR Integrity heifer calf to sell. Come check out this fantastic set of heifer calves.

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85 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Lots Sell TJB Anissa 869F-ET

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TODD, ALISA, & KATELYN BICKETT, BO & KELSIE WILSON

Chickamauga, GA // Todd’s Cell: (423) 667-3799 Cody Maddox, Cattle Mgr. (423) 802-8347 // Rusty Hays, Farm Mgr. (423) 802-5972

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Your GENETIC SOURCE Dan and Kate Warner 42198 Road 721, Arapahoe, NE 68922 Dan Warner: 308.962.6511 Monte Warner: 308.962.6136 Darren Warner: 308.824.2950

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November 2023