November 2021 Brangus Journal

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There is strength in numbers. Bred and raised by us. For you.

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And, on any given day, our customers select through hundreds of bulls and females and find the right fit for their programs.

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CON TACTS 8870 U.S. Highway 87E, San Antonio, Texas 78263 • P.O. Box 809, Adkins, Texas 78101 210-696-8231 • Fax 210-696-8718 • info@gobrangus.com • gobrangus.com IBBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Allen Goode, Texas 1st Vice President Vern Suhn, Kansas 2nd Vice President Jeremy Jackson, Arkansas Secretary/Treasurer Mike Weathers, Texas East Region Trey Cuevas, Purvis, Mississippi treycuevas3@yahoo.com Chris Heptinstall, Marianna, Florida cgstall@yahoo.com Jeremy Jackson, Gentry, Arkansas jjackson101@gmail.com Rob Singleton, Seville, Florida singletons2002@yahoo.com Texas Region Lee Alford, Caldwell, Texas alfordcattle@aol.com Mary Douglass, Seguin, Texas twoheartsbrangus@yahoo.com Allen Goode, Mabank, Texas allen@triocattle.com Mike Weathers, Columbus, Texas mikeweathers@msn.com West Region Troy Floyd, Roswell, New Mexico tfloyd@leaco.net Shiloh Hall, Okmulgee, Oklahoma shiloh518@yahoo.com Greg Romans, Vale, Oregon romansbrangus@yahoo.com Vern Suhn, Eureka, Kansas vern@geneplusbrangus.com At-Large Randy Schmidt, M.D., Texarkana, Texas doctorrand@me.com MEMBER OF

IBBA STAFF Executive Vice President Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D., dwilkes@gobrangus.com Controller Brian Sadovsky, bsadovsky@gobrangus.com Director of Registry Jessie England, jengland@gobrangus.com Director of Genomics and Research Macee Prause, mprause@gobrangus.com Director of Member Services & Marketing Lori Edwards, ledwards@gobrangus.com Product Manager Andrew Sicotte Jr., asicotte@goregstr.com Senior Software Developer Marcel Vieira, mvieira@goregstr.com Software Developer Raul Ramos, rramos@goregstr.com Office Manager and Registry Assistant Mandie Sadovsky, msadovsky@gobrangus.com BRANGUS PUBLICATIONS, INC. STAFF Advertising Sales, Melanie Fuller mfuller@gobrangus.com, 979-255-3343 Brangus Journal Publications, Inc. Editor Lighthouse & Co. Communications editor@gobrangus.com IBBA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Awards Shiloh Hall, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Breed Improvement Randy Schmidt, M.D., Texarkana, Texas Commercial Marketing Craig Green, Floral, Arkansas Finance Mike Weathers, Columbus, Texas International Marcos Borges Jr., Wharton, Texas Long Range Plan Tracy Holbert, College Station, Texas Membership Brandon Belt, Gatesville, Texas Promotion Joe Fuller, Willow City, Texas Show Gina Gill, Beckville, Texas

INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS AUXILIARY BOARD President Brenda Brull, Atchison, Kansas 1st Vice President Tina Gardner, China Spring, Texas 2nd Vice President Ginger Pritchard, McLoud, Oklahoma Secretary Mary Beth Farris, Tuscola, Texas Treasurer Janet Greuel, Brooks, Georgia Historian Jodi Jackson, Waco, Texas Social Media Coordinator Jennifer Walker, Ben Lomond, Arkansas INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS FOUNDATION BOARD President Brandon Belt, Gatesville, Texas Secretary/Treasurer Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D. Allen Goode, Mabank, Texas Chris Heptinstall, Marianna, Florida Tracy Holbert, College Station, Texas Traci Middleton, Puryear, Tennessee Cindy Blazek, Leona, Texas David Wood, Magnolia, Mississippi Nic Cornelison, Flat Rock, Alabama INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR BRANGUS BOARD 2021-2022 IJBBA Board of Directors President April Villarreal, Brookshire, Texas Ex-Officio Jacob Jones, Stillwater,

Oklahoma Queen Payge Dupre, Florida Director Briana Hicks, Danbury, Texas Director Jaxon Allen, Haworth, Oklahoma Director Samuel Belt, Gatesville, Texas Director Tyler Towns, Bryan, Texas Director Jayden Pinkston, Shefner, Florida Director Kaily Warren, Lufkin, Texas

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32 NATIONAL SHOW OF MERIT RESULTS 36 IBBA BOARD OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES Candidates vie for board seats in the Eastern, Western,

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IN EVERY ISSUE 8 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE 13 ASSOCIATION BRIEF 13 INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS AUXILIARY 14 EXECUTIVE CORNER 20 CATTLEFAX TRENDS

42 SALE SUMMARIES 50 SERVICE DIRECTORY 51 STATE DIRECTORY 56 CALENDAR 57 AD INDEX

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

A Season of Thanks

by Allen Goode, International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) president

As you receive your November Brangus Journal, we are entering the time that invites reflection of the calendar behind us and the time for outlook to the turning of the annuals from year to the next. Our daily business and personal lives are fast paced. But there is the spirit in the air at this time that provides a little pause to stop, or slow down, and give thanks.

From this perspective, I want to begin by giving thanks for the individuals immediately in our breed. Thanks to our members for their commitment of their lives and business to the Brangus breed. To the ones that keep our breed advancing our volunteers, committee members, and leadership including the senior and junior Board of Directors and committee chairs. Together, we have accomplished much this year, and will continue to with the shared goal advancing our cattle and telling the industry about our product. I am so thankful for the IBBA team in the home office. We have become, and will continue to be, a multi-faceted growing breed association. Thank you, Dr. Wilkes, and each IBBA team member.

I am thankful for our Brangus, Red Brangus, and Ultra cattle. They are the basis for our businesses and hopefully some enjoyment in what we do. They have the production attributes that are needed in the cattle business.

They have the product attributes, i.e. carcass merit, that is required for profitability and acceptance in the beef industry and ultimately the beef consumer. Two initiatives have been launched this year that can lift our trajectory of growth. One is the Brangus Vigor tagging program that you have been

hearing about. The second is the Brangus Value Project. The production and quality data that this study will yield will be the basis for our story to the value chain in the beef industry. There is more information about this here in the Brangus Journal.

I personally invite and encourage each of you as Brangus breeders and IBBA members to invest alongside one another in this research project. There will be data benefits for us all, and benefits for your culinary pleasure as well as a supporter. Check out the details further in.

I am thankful for the technological advancements in our industry that enable us to breed and produce a better animal, even than just a year ago. The scientific fields of genetics, genomics, reproduction, and nutrition are fascinating. Their new findings are enabling our industry, and our Brangus breed within it, to achieve levels of efficiency, quality, and profitability not experienced in previous generations.

All of this has led to a record and banner year in the demand, acceptance, and quest for Brangus, Red Brangus, and Ultra cattle and genetics.

And for this, I know we are all thankful!

Of course, this does not mean our daily agendas are slowing down. Our business and personal schedules remain as fast paced as anytime in the year. In the next two months, we will discuss more about the outlook and plans for 2022 and beyond and how the IBBA will continue to evolve to provide you the services and tools you need for your Brangus business.

For now, on behalf of the IBBA Board of Directors, I wish you and your families a very happy and reflective season of thanks.

I AM THANKFUL FOR OUR BRANGUS, RED BRANGUS, AND ULTRA CATTLE. THEY ARE THE BASIS FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND HOPEFULLY SOME ENJOYMENT IN WHAT WE DO.

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ASSOCIATION BRIEF

IBBA BOARD ELECTION BALLOTS IBBA members can expect to receive a ballot in the mail soon. All active members will receive a ballot to vote for a board seat in their region, and an At Large seat. Please see pages 36-42 in this issue for biographies for candidates in your region. Ballots should be postmarked no later than January 3, 2022 to the IBBA’s official accounting firm. Please use the stamped return envelope in your ballot letter to return the board voting card. Ballots mailed to the IBBA office will be rejected and not counted.

2022 SIRE DIRECTORY DEADLINE DECEMBER 1 Each year the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) publishes and distributes a semen directory for members to showcase their herd sires and market semen both domestically and internationally, including in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Australia, and South Africa. The directory will be mailed to each IBBA member, and additional copies will be distributed at the Cattlemen’s Congress, Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, International Shows in Houston, as well as at sales, field days, and other events.

All sires listed in the 2022 Sire Directory must be parent verified. To order a DNA test contact Macee Prause at

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mprause@gobrangus.com.

Members can purchase pages in the directory and provide information highlighting the bull’s exceptional qualities and/ or achievements. The cost is $350 for each bull included in the directory. Bull information must be submitted online by December 1, and a high resolution picture of your sire must be sent to Melanie Fuller at fullerpromos@gmail.com no later than December 5, 2021. Contact Melanie at 979-255-3343 to reserve your sires spot.

CATTLE INDSUTRY CONVENTION & NCBA TRADE SHOW The Cattle Industry Convention & National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show is “Gone to Texas.” The event will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on February 1-3, 2022. Registration and housing for the event opens on November 1 at convention.ncba.org.

TEXAS JUNIOR BRANGUS BREEDERS ANNOUNCES STATE SHOW The Texas Junior Brangus Breeders Association (TJBBA) announced their TJBBA State Show to be held June 1-4 in Bryan, Texas. The event will be held in conjunction with the Texas Invitational National Points Show. (continued on page 16)

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EXECUTIVE CORNER

THE REGSTR BREEDING LOG: A TREASURE TROVE OF FERTILITY DATA

by Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D., International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) executive vice president Recent upgrades to the Regstr software include the Breeding Log. This is a unique feature that many breed registries do not have but, in reality, might be one of the most powerful genetic improvement tools in the toolbox. It directly addresses the most important economic trait in the cattle business – fertility.

The Breeding Log is pretty simple. You already have one – either in the form of a notebook that fits in your shirt pocket or a spreadsheet on your computer or both. You keep track of which cows are bred (or exposed) to which bulls and the dates of those AI matings or pasture exposures. This is basic data that every seedstock producer has. The Breeding Log in Regstr is nothing more than a “copy” of what you already have, but it creates an opportunity to collect an enormous volume of fertility data that currently is untapped.

Let’s start this discussion with first-calf heifers. When you record the birth date of a new calf from a first-calver, we calculate the age-at-first-calving. The median age-at-firstcalving for modern Brangus females in our herdbook is right at 24 months. Is it fair to conclude that a heifer that calves at 24 months is more fertile than a heifer that calves at 26 months? Many people might jump to the conclusion that the heifer that calved at a younger age is more fertile. In many cases, that would be an unfounded conclusion. Without information on when and how those two heifers were exposed for breeding, it is impossible to draw a fact-based conclusion to the question of which one is more fertile.

If both heifers were exactly the same age, and they were contemporaries that were exposed to the same bulls for the exact same period of time, then we would conclude that the early-calving heifer is more fertile simply because she conceived two months earlier than the other heifer and each had an equal opportunity to conceive. Conversely, if the heifers were two months different in age when they were synchronized and bred AI and they both conceived on the same day to the AI breeding, then there is absolutely no basis for suggesting that the heifer that calved at 26 months is less fertile than the one that calved at 24 months. In this example, she conceived at the first opportunity and so did her twomonth-younger herdmate. I could even convolute this story and argue that the heifer that calved at 26 months might be 14

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more fertile because her dam calved two months ahead of her contemporary and, therefore, is an early-calving fertile cow – so her daughter is expected to be fertile too. This whole comparison can get twisted up like a loose strand of barbed wire wrapped around the u-joint on your truck.

The only way to ever draw valid conclusions is to log the breeding information in a standard format in a single place – and that place is the Breeding Log in Regstr. If breeders will use this tool, it won’t take long before we can begin to really hone in on fertility differences. I predict that we’ll identify sires whose daughters tend to conceive early in the breeding season and sires whose daughters tend to conceive later (i.e. more estrous cycles required to finally “stick”). The robustness of our Heifer Pregnancy EPD will increase dramatically, which feeds into our Fertility Index, which attempts to express the single most important economic trait in the cattle business. Let’s do this!

The Breeding Log is also the perfect place to set up your multi-sire groups. Many members utilize multi-sire breeding pastures. In the Breeding Log, you can set up a multi-sire group and give the group a name and a PHN. When a calf is born to that group of sires, you simply record the multi-sire group as the “sire” of the calf. Assuming DNA is on file for all the sires in the group, we will identify the sire of each calf as an automated process once the calf DNA file is uploaded.

Utilizing this process will reduce the time required to sireverify calves and will save an incalculable number of emails between members and staff trying to qualify sires.

I strongly encourage every serious breeder to open up the Breeding Log feature in Regstr and enter your breeding information from the spring 2021 breeding season. Likewise, as you get into the fall 2021 breeding season. You’ll see how easy it is. It is a critical first step in developing a robust system for evaluating fertility. You’ll also appreciate how the Breeding Log is integrated into the registration module, which will make the registration process more efficient for you.

When it comes to raising high quality cattle in the southern tier, the fescue belt, and the western deserts, there is nothing that can match a Brangus cow. Let’s make them even better by enhancing our fertility data through the Breeding Log.

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ASSOCIATION BRIEF (continued from page 13)

TEXAS BRANGUS BREEDERS NEWS The Texas Brangus Breeders Association (TBBA) is excited to announce an online semen sale, The Best of Brangus, featuring some of the most sought-after genetics in the Brangus breed. Sale date is Monday, November 22, 2021.

The sale will be carried on SmartAuctions.co and managed by Hi Point Sales and Marketing. Please contact Matt Willey for more information mattwilley223@yahoo.com or 409-781-7320.

Nominations for the TBBA Board of Directors are due by December 15. A board seat is for a three-year term beginning in April 2022. Board members meet during the annual TBBA convention in Salado, Texas, each April. Most of the association’s business is conducted by conference calls to save the time and expense of traveling. If you are interested in running for the TBBA board or know someone who is, please email frances@txbrangus.org.

FUTURITY RESULTS CORRECTION A misprint in the October Brangus Journal reflected the incorrect bull for the Brangus Futurity Reserve Summer Yearling Bull. The correct animal was DKR Redemption Beau 009, as exhibited by Ahna Sinclair, Missouri.

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FORMAL APOLOGY Brangus Publications, Inc. (BPI) would like to formally apologize to Town Creek Farms and Hi Point Marketing customers: Big D Ranch, L Ray Ranch, Las Palomas Ranch, MP Brangus, Star G Ranches, Tajo Ranch Brangus, and Triple Crown Ranch for ads that were blurry in the October Brangus Journal. It was an error in the magazine production process that is deeply regretted. BPI appreciates and respects the relationship with advertisers, management companies, and breeders who support the work of the association.

SOUTHEAST BRANGUS BREEDERS SCHOLARSHIP The Southeast Brangus Breeders Association (SBBA) provides a scholarship, the Janet Greuel Scholarship, opportunity each year to a deserving college student or college bound high school senior. Eligible applicants must be a member of SBBA, or the son or daughter of a member of SBBA, and reside in the 11 state region served by SBBA. Applications for the scholarship can be found at sebrangus.com and must be postmarked by November 15.

Applications should be mailed to Alexis Heptinstall at 2956 Springfield Road, Marianna, Florida 32446.

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PASTURE, RANGELAND AND FORAGE INSURANCE Between volatile market swings and relying on Mother Nature, doing business in the cow-calf segment can bring many challenges and risks. There are several different options producers can utilize to protect against a price drop. While the selection is limited, there is also a risk management tool to help cover the necessary precipitation needed for forage production. Purchasing Rainfall Index (RI) – Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) insurance is a way producers could be compensated during a dry year. While a single policy may not make an operation whole after enduring a dry period, it is a tool that can work well with other strategies.

PRF is technically a form of crop insurance provided by the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). Pasture and hay acres are both eligible for the program. Enrollment begins in September, and the deadline was extended to December 1 this year instead of November 15 like in past years. Producers would be purchasing a policy that covers the following calendar year – 2022 in this case. The program is offered in all counties within the 48 contiguous states.

It is important to understand RI-PRF insurance protects against one thing – precipitation. Essentially the policy protects against precipitation falling below the longterm average in a specific area. There is no forage or crop production data used. While it is not very likely, you could have record hay production and still receive an indemnity due to precipitation falling well below the average. RI-PRF should also not be mistaken as drought insurance. It does not specifically protect against high temperatures or extreme wind conditions, that may intensify drought.

The RI-PRF program uses a grid-based system, not county boundaries, to measure precipitation amounts. Each grid covers 0.25 degrees latitude by 0.25 longitude and is identified by the USDA. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) collects precipitation amounts from at least four different weather stations each day for one single grid. As a result, the official precipitation data may not match the amount a producer measured.

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grid or separate the land and assign portions into different grids. The grid(s) the producer selects will be the only location(s) that the precipitation amount matters for the insurance policy. If the property is not contiguous, then each area will be assigned to the respective grid.

The long-term average precipitation that is used as the benchmark is calculated from 1948 to two years prior to the crop year. The 2022 calendar year will include data from 1948 to 2020. With over 70 years of data, a few really dry or wet years will not significantly impact the threshold. The long-term measurement is known as the expected grid index – equaling 100. The precipitation that is collected during a crop year, or final grid index, is expressed as a percent relative to the long-term average. A final grid index above 100 is above average precipitation, while an index below 100 represents below average precipitation.

The precipitation data for a calendar year is broken down into 11 two-month time intervals: • January and February • July and August • February and March • August and September • March and April • September and October • April and May • October and November • May and June • November and December • June and July A producer must select at least two intervals, and a maximum of six. Because producers are only allowed a maximum 50% of value per period, and the total must equal 100%, at least two intervals must be chosen. Only six intervals are allowed because there cannot be any overlap of the months. For example, producers cannot select JanuaryFebruary and February-March. Picking logical intervals is one of the most critical components for this program to be beneficial. One might consider what time of the year has the greatest impact on forage production. Seasonality of historical precipitation should also be considered when selecting intervals. If the summer months are typically dry in your area and the long-term average moisture is very low, it would be difficult for precipitation to drop far enough below to collect an indemnity.

Producers have the option to cover 70 to 90% of the

CATTLEFAX TRENDS long-term average precipitation per interval. The coverage rates are also referred to as trigger levels. When the final grid index, or measured precipitation, falls below the trigger levels an indemnity is paid.

PRF insurance becomes more enticing for producers because the program is subsidized by the USDA depending on the coverage level. The 70 and 75% trigger levels have a 59% subsidy applied to the premium, while 80 to 85% coverage has a 55% subsidy. The highest level of coverage, 90%, carries a 51% subsidy rate. Another option producers can take advantage of is deferring their premium payments.

The premiums can also be subtracted from indemnities – meaning producers may never make a payment.

Another variable producers must decide on is the productivity factor. This is essentially the perceived productivity of their land relative to other properties in the county. Each county is assigned a county base value by the USDA using historical data. Producers can select a productivity factor between 60 and 150%, in one percent increments. A productivity factor of 120% implies production is 20% better than the county average. There is a direct one-to-one relationship between the productivity factor and premiums, and potential indemnities.

To summarize what was discussed, a very basic example will be provided. Let’s assume the producer chose to put 50% of the policy value in the March and April interval, and the other half in the May and June period. An 85% coverage, or trigger level, was decided, which means the premium has a 55% subsidy rate, and the productivity factor was left at 100%. In March and April, NOAA CPC measures precipitation that is 70% of the long-term average. Because the final grid index of 70 falls below the trigger level, the producer earns an indemnity. However, in May and June the final grid index is 90, or the measured precipitation is 10% below average. Then the trigger level is not achieved, and no indemnity is received for that interval.

For someone to be eligible to enroll in the PRF program,

they must have interest in the livestock that utilize the forage. If a landowner cash leases all acres to a producer, the landowner is not eligible, only the producer owning the livestock. Obviously, there are several other forms of lease arrangements. Some will allow both parties to participate in the program if both have interest in the livestock. It is recommended to consult a crop insurance agent to clarify who is eligible based on the lease agreement.

More information about PRF insurance can be found on USDA’s RMA website. A valuable online resource to check out is RMA’s Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Support Tool, where historical data, grid locations, scenario analysis, and more can be found.

While much of the information in this article was sourced from the USDA, Will Phinizy with Matlock and Associates Crop Insurance, also provided a lot of valuable insight. It is important to work with an agent who thoroughly understands PRF insurance to help sort through the different options that are available from a grid location and calendar interval standpoint, among other things. Analyzing historical data and probabilities with an expert can be beneficial to decide what time of the year provided the greatest return on investment over time.

Because producers are dealing with volatile and uncertain markets every day, PRF insurance can help mitigate the uncertainty from Mother Nature. While this program may not be a good fit for everyone, CattleFax encourages producers to at least take a close look. If someone does decide to pursue PRF insurance, it is important to have a plan. One of the first things to decide is how much are you willing to spend on PRF insurance? This can be measured on a per head or per acre basis. Adjusting the productivity factor and/ or not ensuring all land can help operations find the optimal dollar amount. Nonetheless, having a tool to manage risk against lack of precipitation can become a valuable asset for an operation.

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WYMAN CREEK CATTLE COMPANY: WHERE LOOK AND A LOW INPUT HERD GOES HAND IN HAND

by Deanna Nelson-Licking Deep in the Missouri Ozarks, a herd of Brangus cattle flourish, but the south hasn’t always been their home. The herd started near Oroville, California in 1990 when Carolyn Belden Carson and her family attended a Brangus herd dispersal sale with a family friend. Two open heifers came home with them and became the foundation of Wyman Creek Cattle Company.

Wyman Creek Cattle Company is owned by Bob and Kathy Belden, daughter Carolyn and her husband Larry Carson, and daughter Annie Belden, daughter Denise and Larry Roenspie and sons Adam, Nick and Neal. Carolyn is the one in charge of the cattle with the others having their own careers and pitching in when needed. Carolyn’s husband, Larry, who retired after working maintenance for 40 years at AT&T, had a small herd of Angus cows when the couple married. “Some of those Angus cows still have influence in our Ultrablack program,” she said.

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Raising registered cattle was a new endeavor for the family, as Carolyn’s parents were tree farmers raising walnuts and almonds on an irrigated place in California.

“We liked the Brangus really well and we had helped our friend with his cattle and started growing our herd. We bought a few females, but mostly we have bought the best herd sires we could afford and bred a great set of daughters,” Carolyn explained.

In 2016, the drought in California was extremely hard on the farms and orchards when they ran out of water. “We had three good wells and a tree farmer from the other end of the state came by and asked to buy our place,” Carolyn recalled.

She said that the price offered was too good to turn down but they were unable to find pasture ground in California that they could afford.

“We needed a place that could run a couple hundred cows and had three houses so we started looking online.

FEATURE ARTICLE Missouri came up and we flew out to look at properties. “We as a weaned heifer, was the 2019-2020 IBBA Ultra Show bought a place near Summersville and have three times as Dam of the Year. The first Fortress calves are on the ground much land as we had in California but since it’s not irrigated now and hitting the show ring with some success. But more and in the Ozarks with timber, we can only run the same importantly, we can’t wait to put those UB2 daughters into amount of cattle.” production,” Carolyn said.

They were very impressed with the adaptability of the The herd is split between spring and fall calving groups Brangus. “We moved everything from fall pairs, that we with typically twice as many spring calvers. With two calf moved in spring, and the spring calvers who were dry. We had crops, it provides the Belden and Carson families two income no problems moving the Brangus, nothing out of the ordinary sources for the year. They have been saving the top end of with the humidity, bugs, and the fescue. We had a few their bull calves and are starting to have repeat bull customers, registered Angus and straight British bred cows who thinned but the real focus is building the cow herd and improving the themselves down by half in two years. They either tolerated it female base and offering replacement females for sale.

“That is why we show, for the show market. It is the or they didn’t.” opposite of California, there, they always wanted the females Carolyn and her family have worked with the Missouri at the sale barn but it was hard to market the replacements.

Department of Conservation putting in water tanks and It was harder to sell the elite females in California, now fencing out the ponds. She has noticed that where the cattle have access to the ponds, the Angus and British bred cows will it is easier to market Brangus females and easier to have a presence at the shows in Missouri. They have to be in front of all be out in the water, while the Brangus will be out grazing. people, customers have to see them first in order to buy them.

“We have the only eared cattle in the area and the Brangus Whatever we don’t keep or sell as replacements go to the sale breed back and winter doesn’t bother them.” barn, we now have females sprinkled all over our part of Wyman Creek Cattle Company now runs around 140 Missouri in commercial herds. We registered cows plus replacement heifers. Early on, they have also hosted two online purchased Brinks genetics and even after the original herd Treasures of the Ozarks heifer was sold, they have continued to purchase stock from the sales through Hi Point program’s owners.

“Every two or three years we outcross the herd by Marketing. The goal is to synchronizing and AI’ing. We have also used some home hold two sales annually, raised bulls that have been very influential on the herd. We spring and fall, mainly (continued on page 28) produce registered and commercial Brangus and Ultrablacks.

The Ultrablack program was implemented as a means to add (Front row L-R) Bob and Kathy Belden, Goose the canine assistant MD the dog, Annie Belden. (Middle L-R) completely new outcross cow and enforcer. Carolyn Denise, Larrya, Nick and Neal Roenspie, relies on her dogs to help families to the herd, but has Larry and Carolyn (Belden) Carson, (back) move the cattle. resulted also in the production of Adam Roenspie. (J-Lens Photography) WC UB Fortress 322F, a UB1 that we exhibited with some success in 2019-2020, ending up as the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) Ultra Show Bull of the Year and his dam, purchased from Bradley 3 Ranch

Brangus sired commercial bull calf.

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geared toward marketing young show heifer and elite brood cow prospects. And we sell private treaty bulls and females off the ranch as well,” she says.

The steers are mostly sold straight off the cow after preconditioning. “We are not set up to feed a lot of cattle, we feed the bulls we retain and the replacement heifers get fed lightly from weaning to breeding. Then they have to go be a cow. They are treated like a commercial herd. I run my cows like my customers run their cows. They need to handle the environment and raise a calf, I’m more confident selling a bull like that. They sort themselves out for fertility and efficiency,” she noted.

Carolyn handles most of the day to day chores, with a trusty side-by-side and her cattle dogs. They have welltrained cattle pasture rotations, which doesn’t need additional help. Larry and Denise both work in the school system, she as a teacher and he a bus driver. Daughter, Annie Belden, works full time as an emergency room registration clerk and is expecting her first child this winter. Patricia Welch and Nicole Chapman were family friends back in California who recently moved to Missouri and purchased an extra house from the family. They also pitch in to help whenever they can.

“We’ve done quite a bit of pasture improvement and land clearing here since we arrived. My parents have done most of the heavy equipment work, as my dad runs the bulldozer and my mom the excavator. Everybody pitches in during haying season and certain tasks need more help, like farm projects and cow work. My sister helps with the show cattle, as she is my crew outside the ring since she hates the show ring.

Denise keeps me going and helps me with everything. We are good at getting them fed and ready but I have the fitting skills of a ten-year-old so we hire the fitting done,” Carolyn said.

A neighboring cattle feeder backgrounds a lot of calves and has bought most of the Wyman Creek calves. “The last two years I have weaned our calves, they take the calves, weigh them, and turn them straight out on grass and don’t worry about them. They bring me small groups of high-risk calves they purchase. I have a covered area and I get those calves

WC UB Fortress 322F, the 2019-2020 IBBA Ultra Show Bull of the Year. First generation UB, whose dam was purchased as a weaned heifer calf from the storied Bradley 3 Ranch Angus herd. He is being used heavily across the board in the Wyman Creek herd with fantastic results. (L-R) Betsey Bradley, Carolyn Carson, and Annie Belden on the stick.(Showchampions Photography)

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turned around, give them their shots and get them to eating before they take them and bring me another group.”

Carolyn and her family are making Wyman Creek Cattle Company a force to be reckoned with in the show ring and as producers of quality cattle. “My mom and dad had two daughters; they never raised us to feel like we had any limitations and we are capable. I worked with dad to start with, but it didn’t take very long at all. He would tell everyone if they wanted to know something about the cattle to talk to me, so being a female has never been an issue.”

“We really like to support the junior programs, as we feel they are the future of our industry. To that end, I am currently serving as an advisor to the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association (IJBBA) Board of Directors. I previously served on the IBBA Show Advisory Committee and the IBBA Board of Directors, also. Lastly, we are pretty proud to be able to say that we have been the owners of the Summit Sire, The Natural of Brinks 535F15, purchased as a yearling from the 1997 Camp Cooley Ranch Production Sale. We are also the breeders of the Summit Sire, WC The Merlin 821K. The influence of both these bulls has served as a foundation of the overall longevity and productivity of our cow herd today,” Carolyn said.

Carolyn feels that their breeding program is still growing and evolving. “I don’t feel like I’ve succeeded yet, I keep working at it, always building and improving the female herd. You have got to have a good cow herd, we have always focused on disposition, especially with older people and kids around. Cattle that are correct and sound, muscle, milk and growth follow those other traits, and you get a package of all those things. Producing cows that are fertile, functional, phenotypically correct, consistently productive and easy to look at, I don’t want to pack feed to an ugly cow.”

Wyman Creek Cattle Company is where style and function meet in a herd that exemplifies low input environmental adaptability with show heifers, registered bulls, registered and commercial replacement females available year round.

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SHOW RESULTS JUDGE: Ashley Wagner, Loveland, Colorado

LOCATION: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION 2020 | FORT WORTH, TX

Grand Champion Female Rafter L Jay Lo 157H8 Lucherk Cattle, Poth, Texas

Reserve Champion Female PP Miss Kayleigh 915J1 Pack Ponderosa, Boyd, Texas

Grand Champion Red Female KTS Ms Barbara 23H KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, Texas KTS Cattle, New Ulm, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Female GKB Miss Cortez 204J4 GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas

Grand Champion Ultra Female WC Miss Happy Hour 406H6 Lazy 3 Cattle, Tomball, Texas Circle T Cattle Company, Church Point, Louisiana Lone Star Ranch, Okeechobee, Florida

Reserve Champion Ultra Female WL Miss Kimora 701H Brianna Hicks, Danbury, Texas

FEMALE DIVISIONS Junior Heifer Calf Champion: PP Miss Kayleigh 915J1, Pack Ponderosa, Boyd, Texas Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: GKB Miss Tank 88J2, GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas Senior Heifer Calf Champion: RAFTER L Jay Lo 157H8, Lucherk Cattle, Poth, Texas Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: LR Hot Stuff 38H27, Villa Ranch, Brookshire, Texas Summer Yearling Champion Heifer: Miss BH Danielle 334H, Briana Hicks, Danbury, Texas Reserve Summer Yearling Champion Heifer: Miss BH Dandy 334H1, Briana Hicks, Danbury, Texas Junior Champion Heifer: RAFTER L One Wish 150H6, Lucherk Cattle, 32

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Poth, Texas Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: PP Miss Vivian 915H2, Pack Ponderosa, Boyd, Texas Senior Champion Heifer: Miss JLS Faith 767G16, Casey Harper, Haines City, Florida Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: DDD Miss Wall Street 20G4, Villa Ranch, Brookshire, Texas RED FEMALE DIVISIONS Red Junior Heifer Calf Champion: GKB Miss Cortez 204J4, GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas Red Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: GKB Miss Velvet 204J8, GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas Red Senior Heifer Calf Champion: CT Ms Narra Visa 1/20H, Cheramie Viator, Tomball, Texas Red Reserve Senior Heifer Calf

Champion: MCR TRIO’s Harmony 255/1, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas & McDonald Ranches, College Station, Texas Red Summer Yearling Champion Heifer: CX Excalibur’s Princess 59H, Cox Excalibur Brangus, Katy, Texas Red Reserve Summer Yearling Champion Heifer: KTS Ms Jenna 135H2, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, Texas & KTS Cattle, New Ulm, Texas Red Junior Champion Heifer: KTS Ms Barbara 23H, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, Texas & KTS Cattle, New Ulm, Texas Red Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Ms Sendero Hollywood 72H, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas & Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas Red Senior Champion Heifer: Ms

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JUDGE: Ashley Wagner, Loveland, Colorado

LOCATION: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION 2020 | FORT WORTH, TX

Grand Champion Bull GKB Perfect Storm 804H20 GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas

Reserve Champion Bull MP Mr Magnum 804J65 Lucherk Cattle, Poth Texas MP Brangus, Waco, Texas

Grand Champion Red Bull MCC Hot Shot 72H Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Bull GRC George L. 101G Marcela Garza, New Waverly, Texas

Grand Champion Ultra Bull MC Ranger 924H9 GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas

Reserve Champion Ultra Bull MCC Hard On The Rocks 1149H Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas

Sendero Galaxy 59G8, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas & Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas Red Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: TX Ms Home Run 76/G1, Marvin Tanecka, Columbus, Texas ULTRA FEMALE DIVISIONS Ultra Junior Heifer Calf Champion: WC Miss Jasmine 608J2, Wyman Creek Cattle, Summersville, Missouri Ultra Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: Miss Broken A Jewel 14J, Broken A Ranch, Madisonville, Texas Ultra Senior Heifer Calf Champion: WC Miss Happy Hour 406H6, Lazy 3 Cattle, Tomball, Texas, Circle T Cattle Company, Church Point, Louisiana & Lone Star Ranch, Okeechobee, Florida Ultra Summer Yearling Champion Heifer: WL Miss Kimora 701H, Brianna Hicks, Danbury, Texas

Ultra Senior Champion Heifer: WC Miss Grace 188G, Wyman Creek Cattle, Summersville, Missouri Ultra Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: WL Miss Shady Lady 701G, Brianna Hicks, Danbury, Texas BULL DIVISIONS Junior Bull Calf Champion: MP Mr Magnum 804J65, Lucherk Cattle, Poth Texas and MP Brangus, Waco, Texas Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: PP Cassius Clay 915J5, Pack Ponderosa, Boyd, Texas Senior Bull Calf Champion: Villas Mr Dynamite 74H6, Villa Ranch, Brookshire, Texas Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: ACC Howdy 358H, Allen Cattle Company, Crockett, Texas Junior Yearling Champion Bull: GKB Perfect Storm 804H20, GKB Cattle,

Waxahachie, Texas Reserve Junior Yearling Champion Bull: WRC Mr Elegido 7134H, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, Texas Senior Yearling Champion Bull: MP Mr Hydro 767G3, MP Brangus, Waco, Texas RED BULL DIVISIONS Red Senior Bull Calf Champion: Mr Sendero Horsepower 59H3, Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas and TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas Red Summer Yearling Champion Bull: TX Dream Forever 68/H1, Tanecka Ranch, Columbus, Texas Red Junior Yearling Champion Bull: MCC Hot Shot 72H, Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas Red Reserve Junior Yearling Champion Bull: Broken A Hefner (continued on page 34)

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LOCATION: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION 2020 | FORT WORTH, TX

Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair PP Miss Cheridan 915G1 Pack Ponderosa, Boyd, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Cow-Calf Pair Miss TDCC Bellini 71B Talan Dean, Maysville, Oklahoma

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841H, Broken A Ranch, Madisonville, Texas & GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas Red Senior Yearling Champion Bull: CX Dream’s Royalty 3G, Cox Excalibur Brangus, Katy, Texas Red Reserve Senior Yearling Champion Bull: Villa’s First Hombre 71G, Villa Ranch, Brookshire, Texas Red Senior Champion Bull: GRC George L. 101G, Marcela Garza, New Waverly, Texas Red Reserve Senior Champion Bull: CX Dream Changer 41G, Cox Excalibur Brangus, Katy, Texas

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Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair PP Miss Danielle 915D Pack Ponderosa, Boyd, Texas

Grand Champion Ultra Cow-Calf Pair MCC Gypsy 1028G Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas

ULTRA BULL DIVISIONS Ultra Junior Bull Calf Champion: WC The Jester 188J, Wyman Creek Cattle, Summersville, Missouri Ultra Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: WC The Joker 608J3, Wyman Creek Cattle, Summersville, Missouri Ultra Summer Yearling Champion Bull: MCC Hard on the Rocks 1149H, Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas Ultra Junior Yearling Champion Bull: MC Ranger 924H9, GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas

Grand Champion Red Cow-Calf Pair CX Ms Legends Dream 71G Villa Ranch, Brookshire, Texas

GROUPS Champion Produce of Dam: Villa Ranch, Brookshire, Texas Champion Junior Get of Sire: GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas Champion Breeder’s Herd: MP Brangus, Waco, Texas Red Champion Produce of Dam: Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas Red Champion Junior Get of Sire: GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas Red Champion Senior Get of Sire: Cox Excalibur Brangus, Katy, Texas Ultra Produce of Dam: Briana Hicks, Danbury, Texas Ultra Junior Get of Sire: Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, Missouri Ultra Senior Get of Sire: Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, Missouri Ultra Breeder’s Herd: Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, Missouri

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AT LARGE:

Josh Walker

Josh Walker grew up in Southwest Arkansas in a rural town of 120 people. During high school, he found his love for cattle when his parents purchased his first commercial Brangus females in 1992. In ninth grade, he began showing a Red Brangus bull and heifer. That year he invested his life savings of $5/week allowances into two Red Brangus females at a local dispersal sale. And just like that, he was in the purebred Red Brangus business.

Upon graduation, he attended the University of Arkansas where he received his bachelor’s degree in animal science and a minor in agricultural business. Next, he moved on to Colorado State University for a master’s and doctorate in biomedical sciences. Dr. Walker specializes in reproductive physiology and has applied his degree into the specific field of bovine reproduction. He has worked with Ovagenix, Flying Cow Genetics, Reprologix, and Gen Plus. His company, Red Bud Genetics, assists customers with artificial insemination, reproductive ultrasound, in vivo embryo collection, embryo transfer, ovum pick up, and in vitro fertilization.

During the past 27 years, Red Bud Farms has continued to grow with the help of his family. Walker and his wife, Jennifer, own and operate the ranch with their four children, Molly, Joshua, Natalie, and Julie. Red Bud Farms is one of the larger purebred operations in the state of Arkansas.

“While we started with two females; we currently have 500 registered Angus, Brangus, Red Brangus, Ultrablack, and Ultrared females,” he explains. His marketing cooperative

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stretches from Kansas into Texas and currently markets progeny from around 1,000 head of registered females.

Walker consistently works to improve the genetics of his own herd. By using production-driven genetics he is able to help his customers with their operations and continually push to make the cattle better.

He accepted the nomination for the board in order to become more intricately involved in the business and operation of the Brangus breed. Walker has always had a passion for meeting new people and visiting with ranchers to learn about their operations. He especially likes to analyze the things he learns, challenging himself and others to think outside of their comfort zone to determine if opportunities in business can increase the bottom line. Through his travels and work experience, he has had the opportunity to work with some of the industry’s best operations in a variety of breeds.

Walker states, “Every operation I have visited or worked with has exposed me to new ideas and methodologies. I feel that we as Brangus breeders have a unique opportunity to show the world what our cattle can do from ranch to rail. We have a place in the industry as a major provider of genetics for commercial producers and, ultimately, consumer products.”

In addition, he believes with passion that we have an amazing product to offer our customers and knows we can truly improve their operations. If elected, he looks forward to representing his fellow Brangus enthusiasts and assisting with the business of promoting our cattle, managing our data, and working together as breeders to select the strategic direction for the future of our breed.

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EAST:

Grady Green

Grady Green is the general manager at Draggin’ M Ranch in El Dorado, Arkansas where he resides with his wife, Sara, and two children, Hadley and Breck. His passion for Brangus cattle is rivaled only by the love of spending time with his young family. Draggin’ M Ranch, owned by John Milam, is one of the most progressive Brangus operations in the United States and is also one of the founding partners of the Cavender-Draggin’ M and Partners Brangus program.

Born in Eureka, Kansas where his father, Craig Green, worked for the famed Brinks Brangus, Green was introduced to the Brangus breed early in life. From there, his experience with Brangus cattle continued to expand by moving with his family to other respective Brangus operations including Caldwell Farms, Jack Moore Ranch, and eventually Camp Cooley Ranch. While living and working at Camp Cooley, Green was exposed to all aspects of the production of Brangus cattle from setting up donors to flush and transfer embryos, tagging calves, as well as being responsible for the health and wellness of yearling bulls on gain test, all while attending high school in Franklin, Texas.

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After high school, Green attended Tarleton State University and eventually ended up in the prestigious Texas Christian University (TCU) Ranch Management Program in Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated at the top of his class.

After graduating from TCU, Grady was immediately hired as the manager at Draggin’ M and took over day-to-day operations of raising some of the most well-accepted Brangus bulls and females in the breed. For the last ten years under Green’s control, Draggin’ M has bred and raised herd sires and donor females that have made and continue to make a tremendous impact wherever they’re used.

Green has been active in service to the Brangus breed, including serving on the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) Breed Improvement Committee, being a member of the Southeast Brangus Breeders Association, and is currently serving as on the board of directors for the Texas Brangus Breeders Association. If elected to the IBBA Board of Directors, Green will use his passion for Brangus cattle and wealth of experience to help make decisions that will move the Brangus breed forward in the future. He would like to thank all eastern region members for their consideration.

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EAST:

Todd Harvey

It is an honor and a great privilege to be nominated by my fellow seedstock producers for the IBBA Eastern Regional Board position.

My name is Todd Harvey, I am a sixth-generation cattle producer whose home is based in Kenansville, Florida. I own and operate Crescent Bar Cattle Company, LLC. My operation consists of registered Brangus, commercial Brangus/Brangus cross and registered Santa Gertrudis cattle. I have also been involved in the Seminole Tribe of Florida cattle operation as procurement specialist and director of marketing for Salacoa Valley Farms. I am currently the general manager of Salacoa Valley Farms.

I believe we, as Brangus breeders, have a wonderful product to offer the beef cattle industry. But the key is working together to promote our product.

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If elected to the board, my goal is to unite my fellow breeders to show the beef cattle industry the quality of Brangus. We, as Brangus breeders have a unique product, one that will enhance any cattle herd whether you have 20 head or 10,000 head, Brangus cattle will add quality to your herd.

But getting this message out takes everyone working together as seedstock producers. If elected, my goal is to unite my fellow seedstock producers to promote the quality product we produce.

I am a cow man serving cattle people, and I want to serve you. I would really appreciate your vote, and I promise to serve for the interest of all breeders and the breed to best of my ability. Let’s roll up our sleeves and work together.

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TEXAS:

Andrew Scamardo

Andrew Scamardo and wife, Anna, own and operate Scamardo Brangus. They both have deep roots in production agriculture and are passionate about improving the cattle industry. Scamardo is a fourth-generation rancher in the Brazos River bottom with a great love for the land and the lifestyle that was passed down to him from his father. Being a young man in agriculture, Andrew takes great pride and responsibility in continuing and growing the legacy of his forefathers.

With the help of his father, Scamardo bought his first set of commercial cows at 16. It was this purchase that forged his path into the cattle industry. After graduating from Texas A&M University, with a degree in animal science, Scamardo decided he wanted to do more than just run cows. After seeing firsthand the practicality, longevity, and profitability in the Brangus cows that his grandfather had, he knew he had to contribute to the cattle industry by raising Brangus. Armed with an abundance of enthusiasm and a fresh and progressive mindset, he set out to raise the best seedstock cattle possible.

From the very beginning Scamardo Brangus has used ET heavily. Their spring 2022 calf crop will be nearly 85% ET calves. Andrew says, “ET was a no-brainer for me. If you want to raise the best cattle, you have to have the best cows. With

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the help of ET, we were able to jump-start and fast-track our way to building a good female base which is essential to becoming a major player.”

Scamardo knows that the cattle industry is an everevolving target. He says, “The cattle that were good 15 years ago are now outdated and undesirable. Just like any other industry, you either keep up with the times or you go out of business.”

Scamardo has taken this philosophy to heart, recognizing that he, as a breeder, has to constantly adapt his thinking and embrace new technology and tools that are available.

He knows that if he’s not leading the way, someone else is.

He wants to ensure that Scamardo Brangus is always at the forefront of innovation, always leading and never following.

Andrew and Anna are extremely involved in the Brangus Association. Andrew serves on IBBA’s Breed Improvement Committee and Promotions Committee; while Anna serves on the IBBA Show Committee. To the Scamardos, raising livestock is not just a lifestyle, it’s a livelihood.

Scamardo brings a fresh and progressive mindset to the table as well as a deep desire to make the Brangus breed the best it can be. He wants to ensure that the Brangus breed is always leading the cattle industry and adding value to livestock production.

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TEXAS:

Gary Adamek

Gary and Karen Adamek are the owners of Champions Valley Brangus in Schulenburg, Texas. They are the fifth generation of cattle raisers on the homestead started by Gary‘s great, great grandfather Franz Adamek, who arrived in 1867.

Adamek grew up in the hay business and also worked at a neighboring premier registered Jersey Dairy. This is where he was first introduced to artificial insemination (AI) work and the importance of genetic selection. Later, he took reproductive physiology, AI, and palpation courses while attending Texas A&M University where he received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture economics.

Today, the Adameks have a progressive embryo transfer and AI program to ensure the next generation of Champions Valley Brangus is better than the current.

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Although Champions Valley has won numerous National and International Brangus shows over the years, they specialize as a seedstock producer to the commercial cattleman. They sell bulls and heifers, mostly private treaty, to improve other commercial operators’ herds.

Adamek believes in Brangus because Brangus crossbred vigor is a custom design for the Texas environment. Brangus are the most beneficial not only because of the maternal and heat tolerance received from the Brahman influence but also the carcass value from the Angus. These two great influences make the breed ideal for the pasture, as well as the feed yard.

The Brangus breed has been essential to the Adamek family and, for that reason, Gary’s goal is to serve and make the best Texas breed better. The future of IBBA is bright and Adamek wants to do his share to be a part of it and its progression.

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Granite is building the Future of the Brangus Breed.

EPD RANKING

CED 4.8 55

BW -0.1 35

WW 42 10

YW 80 10

MILK 8 60

TM 29 15

CEM 3.3 75

SC -0.13 >95

REA 0.58 20

IMF FAT 0.22 -0.009 20 >95

HEIF PREG 2.53 15

STAY 2.31 20

COW WT -0.59 55

TERM INDEX 3.79 10

FERT INDEX 2.20 3

Granite (McBoulder 889Z14 X MC MS 778 Traveler) is making his mark on the breed.

There have been over 150 direct progeny sired by Granite. Here’s what to know!  His sons have averaged over $4,000, selling as high as $7500.  His daughters have averaged over $5,000, selling as high as $11,500.  He’s a BIG EPD Sire…with 12 out of 16 traits above average, and 9 of those 12 traits in the top 35% of the breed. He ranks in the top 3% of the breed in FERT INDEX; top 10% in WW, YW, and TERM INDEX; top 15% in REA, IMF and HEIFER PREG; top 20 % in TM; top 30% in STAY and top 35% in BW.  His 365-day weight of 1518 ratios 113% while posting a 17.3-inch REA and 5.2% IMF.  He’s a HEIFER BULL and an CARCASS Bull.

Stellar Performance Sire. Powerhouse Outcross Individual. Proven Record.

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TEXAS:

Mark Perry

Mark Perry and his wife, Tammy, and children, Mason and Megan, operate MP Brangus and MP Electric near Waco, Texas.

Perry’s love for cattle began at an early age as he would help his grandfather on his farm. At age six, he was given his first calf and from there his story begins. Perry raised commercial cattle through his school years. After graduation from high school and beginning his electrical career, he worked under Brangus breeder Othel Neely and began incorporating Brangus into his own herd.

Perry eventually sold the commercial herd and focused on the Brangus breed. At Neely’s retirement in 2007 Perry purchased his herd and purchased several from the legendary Camp

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Cooley Ranch. Always working to improve the breed, Perry has sought out some of the best cattle in the country.

In the fall of 2016, the Perry kids decided they wanted to show cattle and so a new journey began. With the friendships they have developed with the Brangus show family, the Perry’s were able to find new quality Brangus to build upon.

In summer 2020, following the retirement of Mike Doguet, Perry was fortunate to get the opportunity to buy the DDD herd. With the lease of the Doguet ranches in Poteet and McCoy, Perry is able to continue the famous DDD genetics and annual cattle auctions.

The Perry family has ranches in McLennan, Coryell, Comanche, and Atascosa Counties. Perry serves on the IBBA Show Committee.

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Marty Lavender

Marty Lavender and his wife, Belinda, operate Lavender Brangus in Melrose, New Mexico. They have 75 registered Brangus females and a set of 20 crossbred cows used strictly as recipient cows for registered embryos.

Lavender is a fourth-generation rancher on the eastern plains of New Mexico where Brangus cattle prove every year that any country is Brangus country. He says he, “has seen them thrive on foot deep native grass and survive when it looked like the moon in drought years.”

Lavender developed a love for Brangus cattle while attending the big Brangus sales in the 1980s with his dad. His father bought registered Brangus bulls to run on Simmental cows. Those calves were in high demand every year. Marty purchased his first registered cows in 1992 under his dad’s guidance and began raising bulls for commercial buyers and registered females to retain. Unfortunately, his father passed on the last day of 1994 and, with the loss of his partner, best friend and father, the excitement and pleasure of raising registered cattle was lost as well.

It wasn’t until he met his wife Belinda that he regained his love and passion for raising registered Brangus cattle again.

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improve the quality of their cattle each year. They love what they do and are so excited about the future of their small herd and the future of our great breed. Lavender says he, “feels his dad still walks the pastures and pens right along beside him and sheds tears of joy and heartache right along with them.”

Lavender currently serves on the IBBA Commercial Marketing Committee and is very excited for the future of the Brangus Vigor Program and what that will mean for the registered Brangus breeders. He hopes to continue to promote our breed in our country and throughout the world.

He feels that education and promotion go hand in hand.

He attended the New Mexico Cattle Grower’s Convention in 2019 and presented a group of cattlemen visiting from Mexico the merits of Brangus cattle. He hopes to be given that opportunity again in the future.

Lavender is grateful for being selected by the nominating committee to run for the IBBA Board of Directors and represent the Western part of the United States. He believes the Brangus breed must keep raising the bar with sound genetic tools that members can rely on to improve their herds, no matter the size or purpose of their operation. He appreciates the membership taking the time get to know him and believes he can represent the IBBA members to continue making our cattle better and recognized for their merit in the marketplace.

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Shiloh Hall

I am a third-generation cattleman.

My family ranch originated in eastern Tulsa County. As a child, my father moved to Okmulgee County where he maintained a cow-calf operation of commercial Brangus cattle and ran Hereford bulls. After I came back home from the Marine Corps and doing a tour in Iraq, I bought my first set of registered Brangus cattle in 2009 and became an IBBA member in 2010. Since then, my father and I have grown a commercial and registered Brangus operation together of approximately 250 head of cattle.

Over the past several years, I have taken a proactive approach with the IBBA by being on committees. I served three years on the IBBA Membership and Education Committee, including two as committee chair. I am currently on the IBBA Promotions Committee and chair of the Awards Committee. Outside of the IBBA, I have held the seat of vice president of promotions with the Oklahoma Brangus Association and am currently the sales vice president of the Oklahoma Brangus Association.

OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA

I have also been an Oklahoma State Trooper for the past 15 years. But, my favorite title is “dad.” A lot of members have met my two girls, Paige and Reese, over the last few years at conferences and meetings.

I am currently holding the Oklahoma Board of Directors seat, which transitioned to the West Region for IBBA. During the last three years, I have learned a tremendous amount about the IBBA members, our organization, and the overall workings of what it takes to move forward with and be progressive in our breed. I have never missed a board meeting and have attended all IBBA functions. I am seeking reelection for three more years in the Western Region of IBBA and I will always work and try to make best decisions for all members of the breed.

I have met so many members over the last several years and I look forward to working for you for the next three years.

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SALESummaries

MIDSOUTH CATTLE COMPANY SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 | ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA Average Lots 21 Registered Females $6,642 42 Registered Bulls $8,810 60 Commercial Bred Heifers $1,770 53 Commercial Open Heifers $1,200 Lot 1 MSC SPECIAL RESERVE 329H4 sold for $85,000 selling full possession and half semen interest.

Lot 73 MSC MS MONUMENT 329H10 sold for $21,000.

SCAMARDO BRANGUS OCTOBER 2, 2021 | BRYAN, TEXAS Average Lots $13,700 5 Show Heifer Prospects 5 Bred Heifers $6,100 1 Flush $8,500 30 Bulls $6,100 41 Total Lots $7,487 Lot 1 SB THE GODFATHER 804G1 sold for $21,000 to Hunter Creek Farms, Carl Harborth.

Lot 2B SB MS BUSINESS LINE 10J2 sold for $20,000 to the Rhodes family.

Lot 4 SB MS CROSSCUT 313J5 sold for $19,000 to Eris Basey.

Lot 31 SB CROSSCUT 804H6 sold for $16,000 to Skyhawk Brangus.

BIG D RANCH BUILDING FOR YOUR TOMORROW OCTOBER 8, 2021 | CENTER RIDGE, ARKANSAS Average Lots $7,345 8 Elite Registered Females 18-Month-Old bulls $4,200 Yearling Bulls $3,000 Lot 1 Pick of Spring 2021 calf crop sold for $18,000 to Josh Kirby.

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Lot 2 BDR LUCY 7H5 sold for $6,500 to Trio Cattle & Genetics.

Lot 3 BDR LESLIE 201H2 sold for $8,000 to Midsouth Cattle Co. Phillip Edison, of Missouri, purchased the entire lead off pen of commercial females that were AI bred to BDR Ultrablack 1D, fetal sexed November calving heifers for $1,800 per head.

MP BRANGUS WHERE PERFORMANCE MEETS STYLE OCTOBER 16, 2021 | POTEET, TEXAS Average Lots 64 Bulls $5,598 47 Females $5,455 High selling bulls Lot 108 sold for $72,000, and was purchased by Hi Point, Cromwell Cattle Co., S&S Cattle, Floyd Land & Cattle, Pohler Show Cattle, and Johnny Naeglin.

Lot 109 DDD EASY STREET 38H7 sold for $29,000 to Robert Fuchs.

Lot 113 DDD TANKSLEY 74H10 sold for $18,000 to Dr. Lukas Chachere.

Lot 118 RAFTER L ROCK ON 157H2 sold for $17,500 to Lackey Ranch.

Lot 107 DDD DYNAMITE 150H16 sold for $17,000 to Scamardo Brangus.

High selling females Lot 2 MP MISS SWEET HONEY 150J9 sold for $36,000 to GKB Cattle.

Lot 6 DDD NEW PLAN 74D4 sold for $30,000 to GKB Cattle.

Lot 5 DDD DELANIE 804C6 sold for $21,500 to Weldon Mundy.

Lot 3 MP MISS SWEETIE 38H42 sold for $15,000 to GKB Cattle.

Lot 17 DDD ROCKETTE 88E12 sold for $10,000 to Weldon Mundy.

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he Brangus Value Project is a comprehensive progeny test which will follow A.I.-sired steers through the feeding and packing segments and will capture data on feed efficiency, all carcass traits and tenderness. This is the absolute best way to gather genetically relevant data on traits that matter greatly in the modern, quality-driven beef industry. The data will filter through the EPDs of thousands of cattle in the Brangus herdbook. It’s a BIG DEAL!!!

IBBA members who are willing to invest $500 to sponsor one of the steers in this project will receive a Brangus strip loin, cut into individually packaged steaks, delivered to your door. You will also be invited to an invitation-only seminar where all the data will first be presented.

Your investment will be with the International Brangus Breeders Foundation which is a 501(c) 3 charitable foundation (tax deductible).

The first group of steers will enter the feedlot this Fall and will be harvested late next spring. You might have your steaks in time for a Father’s Day barbeque.

We’ll need about 110 sponsors. So far, the following breeders and Brangus fans have stepped to the plate. Please request a pledge form and brochure and your name will appear here monthly.

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All that is missing now, is you!

We already know that you love Brangus cattle.

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BREEDING A BETTERADAPTED COW

by Troy Rowan, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, assistant professor and extension beef specialist We have all heard stories of that high-dollar cow that our neighbor brought in from Montana, only to have her melt when the temperatures cracked 90˚F or the fescue got especially hot. We know that some cows are better suited to challenging environments than others. Many estimates show that the economic and performance impact of this maladaptation is substantial, costing the industry billions of dollars per year. While these anecdotes abound, digging into the genetics that governs adaptability and turning them into useful selection tools presents a complex challenge. As the climate becomes more volatile, breeding cattle that can

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excel in their environment will be of the utmost importance.

Moving forward, we can take two different paths to address animal adaptability with genetic tools: selecting for adaptive novel phenotypes or changing how we perform genetic evaluations.

NOVEL PHENOTYPES FOR ADAPTATION The first path to breeding more adapted cattle is using phenotypes that indicate how they handle environmental stressors. Two adaptive phenotypes, early-season hair shedding and pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), are being widely measured across the industry. PAP is a measurement of an animal’s blood pressure and serves as an indicator for the likelihood of experiencing high altitude disease. At the same time, early-season hair shedding is an indicator of an animal’s adaptation to heat. To evaluate early-season hair shedding, we use a visual 1-5 score to measure how much of a cow’s winter coat remains. This phenotype is typically scored between late April and June, depending on when variation in shedding is highest within a herd. Researchers from the University of Missouri undertook a major initiative to aggregate thousands of hair scores from most of the major beef breeds in the U.S., including Brangus. While hair shedding is not an economically relevant trait in itself, its impact on a cow’s ability to respond to heat stress or toxic fescue stress directly impacts her productivity. The difference in weaned calf weight between cows with hair scores of 1 (completely slick) and 5 (full winter coat) ranged from 35 and 50 pounds depending on the breed. When cows don’t have to devote energy to regulate their body temperature, they can spend more energy raising their calf.

As with any phenotype, with enough records in a genetic evaluation, we can generate EPDs to increase the selection accuracy of these adaptability traits. Traits must be sufficiently easy to measure to build large enough datasets to calculate EPDs. While selecting solely on a cow’s hair shedding or PAP score probably isn’t advisable, it may serve as a “tiebreaker” in some culling or selection decisions. In the future, we might anticipate selection indexes that use traditional performance

FEATURE ARTICLE measures alongside adaptive traits like PAP and hair shedding to deliver an aggregate view of an animal’s suitability to a stressful environment.

In the future, we will continue developing easily measured indicator phenotypes to select well-adapted cattle.

As individual animal monitoring becomes cheaper and easier to use, these phenotypes might include higher-tech methods that measure things like body temperature or movement at scale.

LOCAL ADAPTATION Historically, beef cattle were bred for performance in their unique environment. Neighbors most often bought bulls from neighbors. Individuals that performed well in a specific climate were more likely to stay in herds and have offspring. This resulted in notable genetic differences when we looked at animals across regions. DNA variants that helped individuals cope with heat stress were more common in hot environments while remaining unchanged in cooler ones. Over time these regional genetic differences grew more pronounced. Recent work suggests that these regional differences have been eroded over time as cattle across environments became more genetically similar. The use of artificial insemination has increased the genetic merit of the whole population, but likely at the cost of some locally adaptive genetic variants.

While some regional genetic differences exist, they are much less stark than they were in the past.

GxE INTERACTIONS AND PRECISION PREDICTIONS Since the 1970s, we have been calculating national-level EPDs that help us make more accurate selection decisions. These EPDs work incredibly well and are responsible for much of the genetic gain we’ve experienced across the industry. EPDs predict how a sire’s progeny will perform in an “average” environment. We know that some genotypes can perform differently between environments. We call these instances genotype-by-environment interactions (GxE). Sometimes, GxE can cause an increase in the difference in genetic merit between individuals (i.e., superior animals are even more superior in specific environments) (Figure A). It can also cause “reranking,” where the

better individual differs between environments (Figure B).

The presence of GxE has implications for how we think about genetic evaluation in the future. Calculating environment-specific EPDs might someday be possible, allowing us to assess a sire’s genetic merit in a particular region or a specific management situation. These predictions would consider an animal’s genetic potential within multiple environments, giving producers the ability to match animals to their optimal environment.

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INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR RED BRANGUS BREEDERS DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHT

Kayce Lopez

Kayce Lopez is an 18-year-old year-old incoming freshman to Texas A&M University from Fort Worth, Texas. She plans to pursue a field in agriculture and become more involved within the Red Brangus community.

She is a first-generation Red Brangus breeder and began showing cattle in 2017. In high school, she was heavily involved within the V.R. Eaton FFA Chapter serving on multiple committees and offices, serving one term as reporter and the two as vice president. She was also involved within the Denton County 4-H Club serving one term as parliamentarian and two terms as treasurer. She was a member of the Denton County 4-H livestock judging team, where they competed as national qualifiers. She enjoys raising and showing cattle, as well as being a part of her family hay business. She hopes to continue to be a part of agriculture and make a positive impact on those around her, just as others have helped her.

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Big D Ranch Phillip & Beth DeSalvo 173 Miller Lane Center Ridge, AR 72027 (501) 208-6119 www.BigDRanch.net

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L.G. Herdon, Jr Owner 912.293.1316 Sky Herdon, Co-Owner 912.245.0428 Kevin Asbury, Manager 850.252.7290

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TEXAS Randy Schmidt 903.278.7777

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NOVEMBER GENEPLUS at Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, Arkansas Brands of Recognition Sale, Columbia, Tennessee Southern Cattle Company Annual Fall Bull Sale, Marianna, Florida The Branch Ranch Rough & Ready Bull Sale, Mansfield, Louisiana Ad Reservation Deadline for December Brangus Journal Blackwater Cattle Company Genomic Extravaganza, Lake Park, Georgia Greater Jacksonville Fair, Regional Points Show, Jacksonville, Florida Entry Deadline Fort Worth Stock Show Regional Points Show Triple Crown Online Bull and Semen Sale, Hosted by Smart Auctions Stockman's Choice Fall Edition, Hosted Online by Smart Auctions Cavender-Draggin' M and Partners 17th Annual Fall Production Sale, Jacksonville, Texas Salacoa Valley Farms The Source Female Sale, Fairmount, Georgia Salacoa Valley Farms Bull Sale, Fairmount, Georgia TBBA Annual Semen and Embryo Online Sale, Hosted Online by Smart Auctions IBBA Office Closed for Thanksgiving Day

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DECEMBER Bull Commitments Due 2022 Brangus Sire Directory Southeast Brangus Breeders Bull Sale, Uniontown, Alabama Ad Reservation Deadline for January Brangus Journal Las Palomas Production Sale, Newnan, Georgia IBBA Office Closed for Christmas Day IBBA Office Closed for New Years Eve

JANUARY 2022 3 IBBA Board of Director Ballots Must be Postmarked 9-13 Western National Brangus Show and Pen Show at Cattlemen's Congress, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 10 Ad Reservation Deadline for Spring Frontline Beef Producer 19 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Open Brangus Regional Points Show, Fort Worth, Texas 21 Southeast Brangus Breeders Board of Directors Meeting, Quail Valley Farms, Blountsville, Alabama 22 Southeast Brangus Breeders General Membership Meeting, Quail Valley Farms, Blountsville, Alabama FEBRUARY 2022 10 Ad Reservation Deadline for March Brangus Journal 19 Fallon All Breed Bull Sale, Fallon, Nevada

ADVERTISING INDEX ALABAMA Far Niente Farms ........................................51 Johnston Brangus .....................................51 Lake Majestik..............................................51 Quail Valley Farms................5, 15, 35, 43, 51 Southeast Brangus Breeders......................51 TTT Brangus Farm........................................51 ARIZONA Carter Brangus............................................51 Parker Brangus...........................................51 ARKANSAS Adams & Creasy Insurance Agency.............50 Big D Ranch ...............................................51 Chimney Rock Cattle Co. ............................51 Draggin’ M Ranch ......................................51 Giffin Farms................................................51 Jacksons Double J......................................51 Mobley, Luke..............................................50 Pope Farms Brangus...................................51 Red Bud Farms...........................................51 Sewell Cattle...............................................45 CALIFORNIA Spanish Ranch............................................51 FLORIDA Fenco Farms....................................15, 39, 51 Hardee Farms ............................................51 Phillips Ranch.............................................52 W.E.T. Farms................................................52 Wynne Ranch.............................................52 GEORGIA Blackwater Cattle Co. .................................52 Char-No Farm .............................................52 Greuel Family Brangus ..............................52 L.G. Herndon, Jr. Farms, Inc. ......................52 Las Palomas Ranch.................................... IFC Salacoa Valley Farms.......... 30-31, 35, 43, 52 The Oaks Farms...........................................39 KANSAS Hurla Farms Feedlot...................................29 Jensen Livestock Agency............................50 Suhn Cattle Co ...........................................52 LOUISIANA Bushley Creek Cattle Co. ............................52 Cross N Farms ............................................52 Mid South Cattle Company.................52, IBC

Neal Ranch................................................IBC The Branch Ranch.......................................52 Wiley Ranch................................................43 MISSISSIPPI 5K Cowbelle Brangus ................................52 Double W Ranch ........................................52 T3 Brangus..................................................52 MISSOURI Don Thomas & Sons ...................................52 GENEPLUS............................................ 22-25 Valley View Ranch.......................................52 Vitaferm......................................................58 Wyman Creek Cattle Company...................53 NEW MEXICO Bobby and Bobbie Brangus .......................53 Brinks Brangus @ Westall Ranches ............53 NORTH CAROLINA Peterson Brangus.......................................53 OKLAHOMA Dotson, Wes................................................50 Lawman Ranch...........................................53 Perry Ranch.................................................53 TEXAS 2 Hearts Brangus........................................53 2C Brangus.................................................53 American Marketing Services ........................... 5, 15, 19, 30-31, 35, 39, 43 Bovine Elite, LLC ...................................18, 50 Cavender Ranches .....................................53 Cavender-Draggin’ M and Partners...9-12, 53 Clark Cattle Services ...................................50 Cox Excalibur Brangus ...............................53 Cross F Cattle..............................................53 Diamond K Ranch ......................................53 Drake Land & Cattle ...................................53 E3 Ranch, LLC .............................................53 Elgin Breeding Services, LLC ................49, 50 Farris Ranching Company ..........................53 G Bar Brangus.............................................54 Gardner Cattle Co........................................53 Garry Clem Brangus ...................................53 Genesis Ranch .....................................19, 53 GKB Cattle ..................................................54 Greenwood Cattle Co. ................................54 Hi Point Sales + Marketing ...IFC, 16, IBC, BC

Indian Hills Ranch .....................................54 Jackson Family Brangus.............................54 JLS International ........................................54 K & L Brangus .............................................54 Lambert, Doak............................................50 Mound Creek Ranch...................................54 MP Brangus..........................................54, BC Oak Creek Farms.........................................54 Oakley, Lakin..............................................50 OK Farms....................................................54 Old Colita Ranch.........................................54 Pennridge Ranch....................................5, 54 Pumpjack Cattle Co.....................................54 Rafter 2 Ranch............................................54 Ramro LLC...................................................46 Reagan, Terry..............................................50 Rio Ranch....................................................54 RJ Cattle Co.................................................46 Santa Rosa Ranch...................................3, 54 Scamardo Brangus.....................................54 Schmidt Farms............................................54 Smart Auctions...........................................16 Star G Ranch...............................................54 Starwood Ranch..........................................54 Tajo Ranch..................................................54 Texas Brangus Breeders Associaiton...........16 Trio Cattle & Genetics..................................54 Triple Crown Ranch.....................................54 Triple JR Cattle Co.......................................54 Tuna Rosa Ranch.........................................54 Turner Brangus Farm..................................54 Union Ranch Cattle Company.....................54 Villa Ranch..................................................54 Vineyard Cattle Co......................................54 Williams Ranch Co................................17, 54 Zottarelli Ranches.......................................54

ABOUT THE BRANGUS JOURNAL The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is proud to offer its members and industry affiliates the opportunity to promote themselves through Brangus Publications, Inc.’s (BPI) print and digital mediums. IBBA’s printed publications are produced by BPI and are distributed to a mailing list, comprised of addresses in Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, and the United States; with a circulation of approximately 2,000.

The Brangus Journal (ISSN 0006-9132) is published by Brangus Publications, Inc. (BPI), 8870 US Highway 87 East, San Antonio, Texas 78263, monthly except February, June, July, and September. Periodicals postage paid at San Antonio, Texas and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: send address change to Brangus Publications Inc., P.O. Box 809, Adkins, Texas 78101.

The Brangus Journal is the official publication of the International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA). The Brangus Journal is published eight times annually, the purpose of the Brangus Journal is to serve the best interest of IBBA members by showcasing breeding programs, efforts, and achievements to other Brangus® seedstock producers. Lastly, the Brangus Journal serves as an outlet for the IBBA to provide updates by directly communicating with the membership. The claims made by advertisers in this publication are not verified by BPI or the IBBA. For subscriptions, contact Lori Edwards, ledwards@gobrangus.com, or 210.696.8231. Domestic periodicals (one year) $25; first class $55; foreign periodicals (one year) $25; air mail to Canada or Mexico $70; air mail to other countries $115.

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