Kentucky Limousin Breeders Association News Letter April 12, 2011 Issue 02-11
www.kentuckylimousin.org President
Chris Milam Milam Cattle Company cmilam2@uky.edu ___270.847.0634___________ Vice President John Tobe Englewood Farms englewoodfarm@live.com ___859.533-1301___________ Secretary Emily Haynes A C H Holdings, LLC achhlimousin@insightbb.com ___270.782.3988___________ Treasurer Mary Ann Cummins Cummins Limousin cumminsd@windstream.net ___606.782.7002 _______________
Directors Tom Daniel 1 YEAR Grandview Farms ___859.585.1785_______________ Pete Gray 1 YEAR Maple Shade Farm mapleshadefarm2@windstream.net ___606.748.3763_______________ Richard Reynolds 1 YEAR Reynolds Limousin reynoldsfarm@kywimax.com ___859.324.0897_______________ David S Campbell 2 YEAR Campbell Farms mollydavidxl@earthlink.net ___859.472.7047_______________ Stephen Haynes 2 YEAR A C H Holdings, LLC achhlimousin@insightbb.com ___270.799.8685_______________ Jennifer Hornback 2 YEAR Lone Oak Limousin wesley.hornback@crowncastle.com ___270.324-.249 _______________ Past President James Hicks 1 YEAR H B Farms jhicks@rlccattle.com ___859.227.0490_______________
Jr. Advisor John Ethington Ethington Limousin john@englewoodfarm.com ___859.533-1301_______________
Dear KLBA Members, It was great to see several of you at the 2011 Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo Show & Sale. Sorry we were not able to have our KLBA members meeting, everyone was pressed for time. 2011 KY Beef Expo Limousin Results: 22 lots—Grossed $78,375 Average $ 3,298 ( Highest Average Among ALL BREEDS ) Grand Champion Female EF Wintergreen 794W Consignor: Will Blaydes / HB Farms Purchased by: Colin Campbell Price: $3,500 (PROUD JR: Colin has already won Reserve Champion at Henry Co. w// new heifer ) Reserve Champion Female: FWLY Monica 029X Consignor: Fawley Farms Purchased by: Kupper Brothers Price: $2,000 Grand Champion Bull WLR Thunderdome 763X Consignor: Weis Limousin Purchased by: Small & Sons Limousin Price: $8,000 (2/3 interest) Reserve Champion Bull ENGD Renegade Criss 9933W Consignor: Englewood Farms Purchased by: Campbell Farms Price: $5,500 (2/3 interest) Other HIGH Sellers ENGD Wonderlust 930W Bred Heifer Consignor: Englewood Farms Purchased by: ACH Holdings Price: $10,000 (1/2 interest) PBRS Upper Class 081X Consignor: Englewood Farms Purchased by: Tubmill Creek Farms :Price $6,000 Lone Oaks Whisper 226W Consignor: Ashley Hornback Purchased by: Massey Limousin Price: $4,250 Win Vue MS Main Stay 945W Consignor: Will Blaydes/HB Farms Purchased by: Kupper Brothers Price: $3,000 HB Hearts Desire 023X Consignor: HB Farms Purchased by: Englewood Farms Price: $3,000 DONATION HEIFER - Donated by MILAM CATTLE CO Purchased by Calvin Harris Special thanks to Chris Milam and his family for donating the heifer and to all that donated to the heifer project. 2011 KY Beef Expo Results (Sunday, March 6) Grand Champion Limousin Heifer Mark Blake, Earl Park, IN MAGS Xesturgy 2711X Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer Mark Blake, Earl Park, IN MAGS Wahoo 8701W Grand Champion KY Limousin Heifer Will Blaydes, Midway, KY HB Blackcap 015X Reserve Champion KY Limousin Heifer Caroline Milam, Olmstead, KY MAGS Wedlock 9740W
On behalf of the entire KLBA organization, we’d like to extend a special thank you to those Showing , Consignors, Purchasers, the Sale & Show Committee (Greg Blaydes, John Ethington , James Hicks & Hugh Montgomery ), Keith Kissee, KY Farm Bureau and the KY Dept of Agriculture for another terrific Ky Beef Expo. Photos are available at www.kybeefexpo.org or www.kentuckylimousin.org .
JR EVENTS 2011 June 4 Kentucky KLBA Jr. Field Day in Bardstown, KY, at the Nelson Co. Fairgrounds, all day event. June11&12 Southeastern Summer Classic Murfreesboro, TN. June 16-18 Western Regional Jr. Limo Klamath Falls, OR June 24 & 25 Tennessee Field Day Carthage, TN July 9th-15th 2011 National Jr Show & Congress & All American Limousin Futurity Show, Amarillo, TX.
Juniors Note the Upcoming Deadlines • • • •
May 2 - Early deadline for the Heartland Regional Jr Show, June 3-4, Menomonie, Wis. May 2 - Early deadline for the Eastern Regional Jr. Show, June 10-12, Murfreesboro, TN. May 2 - Early deadline for the Western Regional Jr. Show, June 16-18, Klamath Falls, Oregon. May 16 - Early deadline for the National Jr. Limousin Show & Congress (NJLS&C), July 9-15, Amarillo, TX. May 16 - Awards of Excellence, Scholarship applications & NALJA Board application due. June 10 - Late entry deadline for the NJLS&C.
SALES / EVENTS April 15 Virginia Beef Expo Harrisonburg, VA April 16 Edwards Land & Cattle Co. Clinton, NC April 16 The Big Picture Sale Seminole, OK April 17 Great American Pie Limousin Sale Lebanon, MO April 23 Englewood’s Bull & Female Sale at 1:00 pm est. Lunch will be at noon. There will be buyers from Strauss veal &Laura’s Lean Beef to discuss options on cattle. Lancaster,KY. April 30 Southern Exchange Sale & Win Vue Farms Dispersal ( Includes consignors from KY ) at 1:00 pm.est. Bulls Gap,TN May 7 Fourth Annual Blue Ribbon Sale Seminole, OK May 7 Ohio Valley Limousin Assn. Sale Mineral Wells, WV May 14 A.L.E. Limousin Ranch Sale Summersville, MO May 21 Heart Felt Farms Production Sale Gettysburg, PA May 29 Hayhook Limousin Complete Dispersal Seminole, OK June 3&4 Heartland Regional Show Menomonie, WI
REMINDERS Membership fees are Due for 2011. Farm Membership: $40 Jr Membership $5 Membership Applications available on website (www.kentuckylimousin.org and limousinlive.org ) or call. Please let me know of any potential new members you would like invited to a future meeting or event. Watch for the KLBA ad in the Cow Country News coming soon to an issue near you. (Maybe even the May issue) Ideas for Improvements or Events are Always Welcomed.
NEXT MEETING DATE To Be Determined.
All Members are Welcome.
Until next time, stay safe and God bless. Best Wishes and Have a Great Calving Season, Emily Haynes ACHHLimousin@insightbb.com