AFFILIATE UPDATE

BRANGUS BULL IN A BUCKET 2022

SRJBS BREEDERS BRAND CYPRESS PORCH SWING

The idea came out of an observation, that during the fun auction, producers would donate units of semen to be auctioned off. So, why not reach out to producers and have all the units then put in a nitrogen tank and then raffle off the tank? So that is what we have done. We reached out to ABS, who donated an AI kit and volunteered to help coordinate the collection of the units for the raffle. Southeast Semen Services has also agreed to help facilitate the cause and will be inventorying the tank. Participants so far:

ABS, Addison Brangus Farms, American Cattle Enterprise, LLC, Baxley Family Farm, Draggin’ M Ranch, Far Niente Farms, Fenco Farms, Hardee Farms, Hunt’s + Brangus, JRT Brangus, Lake Majestik, Las Palomas Ranch, Phillips Ranch, T3 Brangus, Town Creek Farm, Vanna Farms, and WET Farms

This is a tremendous opportunity to for you to add genetics, performance, and value to your herd with just one raffle ticket! SBBA producers have come together to provide you with this incredible opportunity to win a tank with Brangus genetics already in the tank. Raffle tickets will be $100.00, the drawing will take place during the SBBA Banquet Friday night September 23, 2022, at the Cattleman Park, Troy Alabama. You do not need to be present to win. Details for how to purchase a raffle ticket are coming soon, if you have any questions, email us at sebrangus@hotmail.com.

Additional Buyers Group Tickets for more chances to win the swing will be on sale for $10 each up to the time of the Banquet. Contact any of the SRJBS committee members for additional tickets.

Thanks, Tom Hayford & Vicki Hayford (850-768-1794), Roger & Janet Greuel ( 710-719-8118), William & Sarah Carte ( 386-590-1546), Kim Carter ( 863-557-3666), Quinn Carter ( 863- 242- 9567), Randy Bateman (321- 624-3040), Darren & Carrie Lee Baxley (334-524- 7650), or Alan & Karen Haney (334- 312- 0635)

The SBBA’s SRJBS committee would like to Thank everyone who adding their brand to the SBBA 50th Anniversary commemorative SRJBS Breeders Brand Cypress Porch Swing, which will go to support the inaugural SRJBS Michael Carter Scholarship fund. The support from our Southeast Brangus Family has been tremendous and overwhelming, we cannot express enough our gratitude with your support towards a great cause.

The swing will be auctioned Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Troy, Al. at the SBBA Banquet and 50th Anniversary Celebration. Hope to see everyone there.

by Audrey Acord

2022 NATIONAL JUNIOR A Glimpse INTO THE

BRANGUS SHOW

The 2022 National Junior Brangus Show is shaping up to be a phenomenal event this summer! The Bell County Expo Center in Belton, TX is an exceptional facility to host junior Brangus members from around the country. NJBS will be held July 26-31, 2022. Members will travel from all over the United States to exhibit their cattle at this highly coveted show. The International Junior Brangus Breeders Association directors work day in and day out to make this a top notch event for everyone to enjoy. Each year these juniors try to think up new and innovative ways to take the National Junior Brangus Show to the next level, and this year is no exception. There are some exciting changes and added events that will be happening this summer.

The largest addition to the 2022 National Junior Brangus Show is the Phenotype and Genotype Show that has been added. This is something that is very exciting and will allow a different level of education to the juniors about their cattle. This show was created for juniors to have the opportunity to show their heifers in an additional competition that will require them to learn about the value of the Expected Progeny Difference (EPDs) when it comes to breeding and selling their animals. Allen Goode, former IBBA President, was on the forefront of this addition along with the IJBBA directors. “The addition of the PGS Show was developed with the idea of expanding the scope of our junior program and integrating the science of the purebred industry. The idea evolved from the collaboration of thoughts from across our association, with input and support from the Long-Range Strategic Planning and Show Committees to the IJBBA Board of Directors. The PGS will be another forum for education and stage for achievement for our junior breeders”, says Mr. Goode. The idea of adding the Phenotype and Genotype Show was first mentioned during the Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee meeting last August in Nashville, TN. The IJBBA board was presented the idea and saw this as a great opportunity to allow junior breeders and their families to see the value of EPDs in addition to the phenotypical aspect of breeding these cattle to be successful well past their time in the show ring.

The Phenotype and Genotype Show results will consist of a composite score using both the genotype scores and the phenotype placings during the owned show. Brangus, Red Brangus, and Ultrablack/Ultrareds will have their own Phenotype and Genotype Show. The weighted total will be 60% Genotype placing and 40% Phenotype placing. The IJBBA strongly encourages you to participate in this added