THE ROAD TO BEAUMONT

AFFILIATE UPDATE BEAUMONT The Road to

In mid-July, all roads will lead to I-10, pointed to Beaumont, Texas. This year will be the 30th National Junior Brangus Show (NJBS) for Roger and I to attend! Where did the time go? We have seen lots of America traveling to the NJBS every year, including West Monroe, Louisiana 11 times, Texarkana, Arkansas three times, Hattiesburg, Mississippi twice, Stillwater, Oklahoma twice, Lake Charles, Louisiana twice, and one to each of the following: Perry, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Enid, Oklahoma; Kansas City, Kansas; Fort Worth, Texas; Waco, Texas; Duncan, Oklahoma; Bryan, Texas; and Hutchinson, Kansas. It was almost always hot, as in, we were sweating gallons type of HOT! It was always fun including reunions with friends and the making of new friends. We have Brangus family from California to Florida and Texas to Missouri, and all the spots in between.

Contests have been added since our first NJBS. The barnyard olympics were added and the “dirty” fun began and the kids love it! The skill-a-thon contest tested knowledge beyond the show ring and gave the grown-ups a chance to shine. Quiz bowl has always been very competitive when you get to the last few teams. Salesmanship predicts future sales managers, ranch managers, and breeders. Livestock judging has been off and on, but certainly another great opportunity for adults to participate. The cattle judging and showmanship are constants at NJBS and the competitiveness has been never ending, also. Costume contests were added a few years ago, and some are very clever and creative, while the animals are remarkably cooperative in their costumes. The Source of Champions Sale was added, and a show for by Janet Greuel

those animals purchased in the sale soon followed. The NJBS Taste of States was added a while back, and is always a yummy representation of each state. Speech contests are of major importance to us, and we started paying a premium to the winners in each division. Also, the Greuel family has added a triple crown award of $1,000, to any junior who wins in each division junior, intermediate, and senior. We are excited to see who will be the first to win this. It’s always a very busy week indeed.

The Georganne Myers Supporter of the Year Award was presented to us in 2004 by Randy Deshotel. They really surprised us! Georganne was one of those who was always on the sidelines rooting all the kids on, no matter where their home roots were.

Tyler and Jessica Dean have raised the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association (IJBBA) bar to great heights! Tyler grew up through the junior program and is definitely paying the program back. We are so proud of them and their endless work.

I especially enjoy seeing the second generation competing and remembering their parents in the ring years ago. It almost becomes another contest to see who looks the most like their parents. That is the greatness of the Brangus junior program, folks. The generational tradition is just so important, indeed the juniors are our future. See yall in Beaumont!

P.S. As I am writing this, we are self-quarantined on the farm. I am praying for safety for each of you all, and I hope to be able to see everyone in July. God bless y’all and God bless America!

May 2020 36 By Phyllis Clem 2 tbs melted margarine 1 - 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temperature 2 cans whole kernel corn, drained 1 can green chiles 1/4 cup milk Salt and pepper to taste Tony Chachere’s seasoning to taste Mix and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. You can dress this up by sprinkling some paprika on top as well as some diced green onions. If you want to add a little heat a few diced jalapenos could be sprinkled on top. And sometimes I sprinkle some Frenches fried onions if I happen to have them. This is a very versatile recipe that always seems to be a hit. Cheesy Corn Bake FROM A BRANGUS KITCHEN

Brangus Show Female of the Year TCR BNH HOPE 313F Triple Crown Ranch, Angleton, Texas

Briana Hicks, Danbury, Texas

Brangus Show Bull of the Year

GBB DEADWOOD 915E7

G Bar Brangus, Beckville, Texas

Brangus Show Dam of the Year MISS JLS ELEANOR 915Y58

Pack Ponderosa, Boyd, Texas

Brangus Show Sire of the Year

SKYHAWKS PRESIDENTE

Skyhawk Brangus, Tyler, Texas

JLS International, Inc., Bigfoot, Texas Williams Ranch Company, Bastrop, Texas

Runner Up Brangus Show Female KK MISS SUPERSTAR 924F

Diamond K Ranch, Hempstead, Texas Waylon Hinze, Brenham, Texas

Runner Up Brangus Show Bull KL MR COMMANDER 68E

K&L Brangus, La Vernia, Texas

Runner Up Brangus Show Dam RBM MS STAR POWER 924X16

Diamond K Ranch, Hempstead, Texas

Runner Up Brangus Show Sire SBR NIGHT TRAIN 781RZ

Mill Creek Cattle Company, Puryear, Tennessee

Runner Up Brangus Cow-Calf Pair KL MS. ATHENA 77UD

K&L Brangus, La Vernia, Texas

Red Brangus Show Female of the Year CX MS DREAM HOMBRE 10F2

Cox Excalibur Brangus, Katy, Texas

Red Brangus Show Bull of the Year

DOX XX’S MR BODACIOUS 33/7 Dos XX’s Cattle Co., Washington, Texas

Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas

Red Brangus Show Dam of the Year

DOS XX’S MISS MERCEDES

Dos XX’s Cattle Co., Washington, Texas Red Bud Farms, Ben Lomond, Arkansas

Red Brangus Show Sire of the Year TRIO’S YUCATAN 175Y

TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Madisonville, Texas O B Ranch Co., Wharton, Texas New City Cattle Company, LLC, Chicago, Illinois

Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair of the Year CX MS LEGENDS DREAM 59/E1

Cox Excalibur Brangus, Katy, Texas Runner Up Red Brangus Show Female

MS 5M OLIVIA 214F2 ET | Kayce Lopez, Fort Worth, Texas 5M Farms, Justin, Texas Co-Runner Up Red Brangus Show Bull

KTS MR FOUNDATION 21F | KTS Cattle, New Ulm, Texas

Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas Co-Runner Up Red Brangus Show Bull

TRIO’S MLS RBF FRANCISCO 175F2 | TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Madisonville, Texas | El Roble Brangus, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Red Bud Farms, Ben Lomond, Arkansas Co-Runner Up Red Brangus Show Dam

TRIO’S MLS ZAMY 175Z2 | TRIO Cattle & Genetics,

Madisonville, Texas | El Roble Brangus, Tampaulipas, Mexico Co-Runner Up Red Brangus Show Dam

ROSE GOLD 101D4 | Tajo Ranch, LLC, Waller, Texas Runner Up Red Brangus Show Sire

DOS XX’S PRIME TIME’S T-N-T | Dos XX’s Cattle Company,

Washington, Texas Runner Up Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair

MARVEL’S KATERI 813 | Marvel Farms, High Springs, Florida

Ultra Show Female of the Year MSC OVERLOAD 329F2

GKB Cattle Company, Waxahachie, Texas

Ultra Show Bull of the Year WC UB FORTRESS 322F

Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, Missouri

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Ultra Show Dam of the Year B3R C322 LADY Y332 X202

Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, Missouri

Ultra Show Sire of the Year BWCC OVERLOAD 403A

Blackwater Cattle Company, Lake Park, Georgia Vanna Farms, Royston, Georgia Midsouth Cattle, Saint Francisville, Louisiana

Runner Up Ultra Show Female

SB MS SLICK 924F1 | Scamardo Brangus, Bryan, Texas Runner Up Ultra Show Bull

MR TW BALL 34 | Kendra Kay Brull, Atchison, Kansas Runner Up Ultra Show Dam

RBM MS RESET 924D8 | Scamardo Brangus, Bryan, Texas Runner Up Ultra Show Sire

BWCC HOT SHOT 192D31 | Blackwater Cattle Co., Lake Park, Georgia Co-Runner Up Ultra Cow-Calf Pair

CT SOMETHING SPECIAL 698E | Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, Florida Co-Runner Up Ultra Cow-Calf Pair

MCC ELVIRA 1028E | Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas

Registering a multi-sire group calf may seem ominous. But just like any other task in the seedstock business, understanding the steps is all it takes. The IBBA registry staff is equipped to help if you encounter problems in the Regstr system. For tips and tricks, check out the “video tutorials” section in Regstr, and don’t hesitate to pick up the phone if you’re still having difficulties.

Completing a registration for a calf born to a multi-sire group starts with keeping ample records at the time of breeding, by documenting which sires were turned out with each specific cow group. Also, before you turn out sires, be sure to collect DNA and send into the IBBA office to be used to test against potential calves in the future.

You’ll want to create a multi-sire group in Regstr, ideally at the time of bull turn out, but it can be done at the time you register calves. From the home page of Regstr, click “view all my options” (as demonstrated on the page adjacent). From there, you’ll click “create new sire group” under the sire management section. You’ll want to name your sire group; it’s recommended to use each year, for example “2019 West Pasture Sire Group.” Then, if the following year you turn out a different set of sires, you can create a new “2020 West Pasture Sire Group” if the sires are not the same. In the “sire listing” box, simply list the registration numbers of the sires in the group and separate by commas. Once you’ve entered your registration numbers, click “create a non-registered animal.”

This non-registered sire group will immediately populate in your animal inventory with a registration number. When you register a calf, input the designated [non]registration number in the sire column. The non-registered animal feature that creates the sire group becomes the proxy sire of each calf, and the Regstr system will assign a DNA-prefix number to your calf. It will look something like an R, RR, UB, or UR registration number, except it will be preceded differently, ex: DNA10436374.

Register your calf as you would normally, including appropriate dam information, date-of-birth, and birth weight records. Once the DNA clears and a specific sire is assigned to each calf, the proper prefix will automatically be assigned (R, RR, UB, UR, etc.). The prefix is the only thing that will change. The actual registration number will remain the same.

A few things to keep in mind initially: 1) the DNAprefix is a stark reminder that the calf’s sire is still to-be-determined via DNA, 2) DNA-prefix animals will not receive EPDs until DNA results are received, confirming the actual sire of the calf and, 3) DNA samples cannot be processed without a registration number. Therefore, the first step is to pseudo-register your calves in the Regstr system to receive a DNAprefix registration number. The assigned DNA-prefix number should be attached to each DNA sample. The system will automatically test against the sires listed in the multi-sire group and will determine the correct sire. If the sire test comes back negative, remember that you can retest against other potential sires in your herd for free if your dam is an active THR cow.

Once the DNA results are returned and a specific sire is determined on your calf, the calf will receive its official registration number. Simply, the DNA letters will be replaced with the R (if black), RR (if red), UB (if Ultrablack), or UR (if Ultrared) number such as R10436374. At that time, your calf will receive EPDs as verified against its actual sire and dam. by Emily Lochner, IBBA Editor; Macee Prause, IBBA Director of Genomics and Research; and Jessie England, IBBA Director of Registry

IBBA FACTS in a flash in the past 30 days 11 New Senior Members 9 New Junior Members 1 New Associate Members 1,537 New Female Registrations 969 New Bull Registrations

DNA & EPD facts in a flash bi-annual report

1,146,934 Animals in EPD Evaluation 1,513,321 Animals with Performance data 1,512,173 Animals with Complete Pedigree Information 30,629 Animals with GE-EPDs 31,329 Animals with Genomic Profiles

1) In order to create a MSG, you’ll need to visit your “My Options” page in Regstr.

You’ll find the necessary page under “Sire Management.”

2) Simply fill in the blanks.

It is a good idea to use the ‘Animal Name’ field as a group identifier for example: West Pasture Group. When filling in the registration numbers, it is important to include all sire possibilities in or near the pasture. Groups can be as small and specific, or as general as you need them to be. Make sure you list all the sires’ registration numbers. Names and PHNs can be duplicated throughout the system. Providing the registration numbers guarantees that the correct animal will be compared as a potential parent.

Pasture or Group Identifier (ex: West Pasture Group) Optional

3) Click “Create Non-Registered Animal” and you’re done!

When registering calves from that specific sire group, simply fill in the name of the MSG created, for example, the sire line may say “West Pasture Group,” complete with the non-registered number assigned to that specific MSG. At weaning, pull DNA on your calves, and test against the sires in that designated group. When DNA results return, the sire of the calf will automatically populate based on the sires entered in the multi-sire group.

SOUTHEAST BRANGUS EVENTS STILL A GO!

The Southeast Brangus Breeders Association (SBBA) Board of Directors and Executive Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank you so very much for your trust, dedication, and commitment to growing the membership base of the SBBA. To date, the SBBA has grown from 74 members in the last membership year to 136 as of current. As the new membership continues to grow the SBBA’s website, sebrangus.org, will be updated to reflect the membership in the “Find a Member” drop down tab on the website.

As of now, SBBA is still planning to hold this year’s schedule of events. Since our upcoming events are towards the end of the summer and into the fall, we anticipate no delays nor interruptions with the planning, organization, and execution of them. Events include: SBBA Field Day August 21-22, hosted by Phillips Ranch, LLC in Bunnell, Florida; SBBA Youth Show September 18-19, Live Oak, Florida; SBBA general membership meeting, fun auction, banquet, and awards ceremony in Troy, Alabama on September 25; SBBA Female Sale September 26 in Brundidge, Alabama; and the SBBA Bull Sale December 5 in Uniontown, Alabama.

The donation heifer, LM MS Xerox 362G, R10431506, being offered by Lake Majestik Farms is doing great! As previously mentioned, Lake Majestik Farms has committed to providing updates for a “watch me grow” type program and has provided a couple of pasture snap shots. Further updates can be viewed on our Facebook page - Southeast Brangus Breeders Association.

If you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia, and would like to find out more information, how to become a member of the SBBA, or for more information about our upcoming events please do not hesitate to get in touch with Michael Childers at 904.219.8746 or sebrangus@hotmail.com. AFFILIATE UPDATE

GET TO KNOW THE IJBBA BOARD 2019-2020 IJBBA Secretary JONES JACOB

Stillwater, Oklahoma Where are you from?

20 How old are you?

Oklahoma State University Where are you going to school?

Recently awarded my American Degree in FFA. I’m also an active member of Oklahoma Collegiate Cattleman’s Association. Are you involved in any extracurricular clubs/activities outside showing cattle?

Agriculture Education What is your major? (Or future major?)

Agriculture Education What field do you hope to attain a career in?

I believe that agricultural education, via 4H and FFA involvement, produces the future of agriculture and I want to give back to the next generation of youth, the opportunities that I have had. Why do you have an interest in your future career choice?

Showmanship has made me more patient and attentive when in the ring. How have the NJBS educational contests {public speaking, livestock judging, showmanship, etc.} helped you become the person you are today?

Being patient with the show cattle and the judges during a show.

What is the most valuable lesson you’ve learned while showing cattle?

Get involved early. Don’t let the fear of failure stop you from trying. What advice do you have for younger members?

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