Working Together to breed quality Charolais

Cool Rep x 0383 x 914 Top 15% CE, WW • 7% YW • 4% M 9% TSI

Fink Perfection 7758 429 (F1255971) Gold Standard x Free

Tennessee State Charolais Field Day

Greeneville, Tenn. June 17, 2023 to have purebred breeders who have used our bulls in their program.”

Judge: Scott Carey, Madison, Ga.

Grand Champion Female: BRCHE MCC Hot Toddy 2507 Pld ET, 9-27-22, by CCC WC Redemption 7143 Pld ET. Alyssa Meier, Clinton, Tenn.

Reserve Grand Champion Female: HNRX BRCHE Expresso 2133 ET, 10-8-22, by CCC WC Redemption 7143 Pld ET. Kara Brooks, Brush Creek, Tenn.

Grand Champion Bull: 3 ACES Dice 5502, 5-6-22, by 3 ACES Crushing Hearts G879. Alyssa Meier.

Champion Showmanship: Kara Brooks. Reserve Showmanship: Waylynn Maupin, Newbern, Tenn.

While the Bunkers don’t typically sell their bulls for show, they did have the honor of breeding the 2014 Reserve National Champion Bull. The bull was sold through the Black Hills Stock Show Sale to West Fork Ranch, Loup City, Neb. and was later shown by Roseann Wilson to the championship slot at the 45th National Charolais Show in Denver.

Keeping It Simple

Since Jeff and Angela both keep off-the-farm jobs, they buy all of their feed and hay. Pastures, which cover the nearly 200 acres their cows have access to, include a mix of grass and alfalfa. They take full advantage of a grazing window of May to October, when weather allows.

Hay is purchased from a local crop farmer, who not only bales, but stores and delivers hay to the Bunkers as needed. “That’s been a Godsend for us,” exclaimed Angela.

Focusing on keeping their cattle competitive and marketable, the Bunkers look to the future with possibilities of selling a few more heifers once the girls have completed their show careers and possibly judging some shows together. Jeff has judged shows of all levels and has recently sought the assistance of Angela or Shade to help with showmanship or provide a change of pace, a different voice on the microphone.

But one thing for certain, the family looks forward with the hope of having:

No Regrets

“The biggest regret of your life won’t be what you did, it’ll be what you didn’t do,” said Angela, citing Lee Brice’s song, “Save the Roses”. This is something “we all try to live by” at J&A Charolais.

AIJCA Family of the Year

Family of the Year recognizes a family that shows their support and dedication to the Charolais breed. The Family is always willing to help others in need of assistance and is involved with both junior members and adults. Families should be influential to new juniors and the peers around them. Applications are available online for nominations. The recipient is selected by the Junior Board. The Bunker family was selected at the 2023 AIJCA Family of the Year.