FALL 2011
Breaking New Ground—The First Summit! By Koty Allen
With everything from regionals to nationals and state fairs to jackpot shows, this past summer has been full of excitement for AJSA members. It certainly was a fun summer for me, but I would have to say that the most fun I had was at the first American Junior Simmental leadership conference, The Summit. The three-day conference, held a week after the National Classic in Kansas City, was a great time to gather with fellow AJSA members without cattle for a change. We heard excellent speakers, enjoyed ice-breaker games, toured the American Hereford Association headquarters, and traveled to Sanders Ranch plus Shoal Creek Land and Cattle for memorable ranch tours. Throughout the conference we had the opportunity to interact with numerous guest speakers. Nationally renowned keynote speaker, Andrew McCrea, demonstrated different ways to develop our leadership skills and make our mark in whatever path we may choose. Industry-leading livestock marketing representatives spoke as a panel on the opportunities for future agricultural endeavors in the cattle industry. Marty Ropp and Dr. Bob Weaber captivated us as they discussed a range of current cattle industry topics and trends. Lots of laughs were to be had as Holli Hatmaker’s “Captain’s Ship Game” had all of us rolling on the ground and barking like walruses. Although we were attending a leadership conference, we did not forget what brought us all together-- Simmental cattle. While visiting the green pastures of Shoal Creek Land and Cattle, we caught a glimpse of their elite donor cows and a few of their new and upcoming Red Angus genetics. At the Sanders Ranch we had the chance to view their sale cattle and their 90% junior bred donor herd. We certainly didn’t forget to have fun during the conference. There was a pool party one evening, we went to a Kansas City Royals game and witnessed one of their winning games the next, and we rounded out the conference by dancing the night away in the Sander’s sale barn. The first Summit was an incredible three days, full of making lifelong friends, hearing about interesting opportunities in the industry and looking at exquisite genetics. We hope to see more of the AJSA members at our next Summit Conference in 2013.
A Great Flush Opportunity for a Great Cause page three
NATIONALS
RECAP page seven
Meet the members of the AJSA board of Trustees page five
DEADLINES
Dates you need to remember. page two
UPCOMING DEADLINES: DON’T FORGET THESE DATES! MAY 2012 AJSA Board of Trustees 2011-2012 President Emily Brinkman 419-967-0141 emily.brinkman@okstate.edu Vice President of Membership Communications Kyle Ruth 319-430-0115 kyleruth@hotmail.com Vice President of Leadership & Special Events Koty Allen 715-977-1619 koty_allen@hotmail.com Vice President of Finance Seth Kaehler 507-272-5403 seth.kaehler@gmail.com Vice President of Marketing Brett Willis 580-276-6622 willis.brett@rocketmail.com North Central Region Trustees Courtney Jass 515-408-3102 cjass@iastate.edu South Central Region Trustees Dulcie Fields 903-573-1234 ducliefields93@gmail.com Shannon White 317-989-5410 shannon.m.white@okstate.edu Tyler Mackey 856-319-3621 ty_mackey@hotmail.com
5 Regional Classics Cattle Ownership Deadline 5 Entry Deadline for Regional Classics 16 National Classic Cattle Ownership & Entry Deadline JUNE 2012 1 1 1
Photography Contest Entry Form AJSA Trustee Application Merit Award Applications (access scholarship application online)
2012 Summer Classic Schedule June 13-16 June 17-19 June 20-24 June 26-30 July 7-13
South Central Regional Western Regional North Central Regional Eastern Regional National Classic
GET YOUR TICKETS Help the Ohio Junior Simmental Association (OJSA) prepare to host the 2012 AJSA National Classic in Lima, OH by purchasing raffle tickets! The OJSA is selling a chance to win five pregnant recipients. Chances are $100 each. Get yours quickly as the drawing will be held at NAILE in November. Contact an OJSA member, Pam Haley or visit www.ohiosimmental.com for your tickets today! Be sure to check out the upcoming show program cover contest for the North American International Livestock Expo on the American Junior Simmental Association Facebook!
Eastern Region Trustees Alan Smith 601-818-9946 alancharlessmith@bellsouth.net Austin Henthorn 740-516-9025 lazyhfarm2austin@aol.com Mollee Brown 304-290-1096 unsinkablemollee@aol.com
Fayetteville, Arkansas Trementon, Utah Huron, South Dakota Hattiesburg, Mississippi Lima, Ohio
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A Great Flush Opportunity for a Great Cause!
By Seth Kaehler
Denver in January--- it’s the home of the Super Bowl of all cattle shows, and the place to attend The One Sale, the prestigious Simmental sale, where the mile high magic fills the air along with hands of bidders reaching for the top genetics in the industry. This year there is certainly something to raise your hand and bid on, not only to support the American Simmental Foundation, but also to get your chance at the rights to flush a top donor in the Simmental breed. Drew and Holli Hatmaker, owners of HTP Simmentals, have generously donated the opportunity for a flush on their lead donor, DMN Daisy Mae. She is a 5/8 Percentage Female, completely free of any Dream On. What a great chance to outcross genetics on a percentage female you can flush to the bull of your choice! Can’t decide what bull you would use? Not to worry, if you would rather, you can choose the rights to flush DMN Daisy Mae to two bulls of your choice and keep half of each flush. No matter what type of operation you run, you can mate this female to fit your needs. Having been named Champion Percentage Female at the American Royal Junior Show, as well as placing in the top 20 at the Junior Nationals, DMN Daisy Mae has proven herself as a functional female. All proceeds from the sale of this flush will go to the Foundation to use for support of the Simmental junior programs. The Hatmakers are no newcomers to the AJSA. Holli is a former AJSA trustee, as well as a former Silver and Gold Merit recipient. Holli and her husband Drew are avid supporters of AJSA members and can always be found at junior events helping wherever they’re needed. “We are very excited and humbled at the chance to donate genetics from our herd to benefit the Foundation and the AJSA youth,” said Holli. The Foundation Board of Directors along with the AJSA Board of Trustees want to extend their deepest thanks to HTP Simmentals for their generous donation in support of Simmental youth programs. Be sure to mark your calendars for this year’s sale, January 16, 2012!
“My mentor growing up in the cattle business would have to be my older sister, Courtney,” said Kiersten. Courtney Jass currently serves as a North Central Regional Trustee for the AJSA Board. Although only 13, Kiersten is already making plans for the future and aims to attend Iowa State University.
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Kiersten Jass is the 13-year-old daughter of Mark and Beth Jass of Garner, Iowa. She is currently an eighth grader at Garner-Hayfield Middle School. Kiersten has had a very successful junior show career at both AJSA regional and national classics and other nationally competitive shows.
AJSA Junior Spotlight: Kiersten Jass
Kiersten showing her heifer at this year’s National Classic in Sedalia, MO
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S E “My favorite AJSA contest is showmanship,” says Kiersten, “it allows me to practice exhibiting my heifer and lets me feel more confident in my abilities come show day.” To prepare for showmanship and other AJSA contests, Kiersten focuses on daily care with her show heifers, studies for the cattleman’s quiz, and recites her heifer’s pedigree to groom her sales talk pitch.
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C O M PA N Y
Selling Breed Building Genetics! WAGR DRIVER 706T He’s destined for greatness! Selling 4 full sisters to Driver and 10 purebred & percentage Driver daughters.
Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:00 Noon Lunch 2:00 p.m. Auction Sale
BIG SCREEN AUCTION
RF BLACK JADE 950N Selling an outstanding Built Right daughter out of this popular Meyer 734 Female
At Kimmel AG Expo Center located at the Otoe County Fairgrounds, Syracuse, Nebraska Including... LLSF Tango T194 Selling a powerful Steel Force heifer out of this good Trademark cow.
1 PB Simmental Bull 15 PB Simmental 10% Simmental 10 PB Maines
An elite offering featuring show, donor and foundation quality individuals with exquiste pedigrees and positive numbers. All open heifers are eligible for the HCC Junior Bonus Program.
View our catalog online at www.hartmancattleco.com
Miss USA Selling a tremendous double bred halfblood heifer by SOS out of this many times Champion Meyer 734 cow.
Watch!
All sale cattle pictures will be posted on HCC website December 1st.
Auctioneer: Steve Dorran
3C Melody M668 BZ She’s the dam of Driver! Selling 6 daughters including 4 full sisters to Driver by Dream On and 2 heifers by Upgrade that are full sisters to Griswolds Division Champion at the 2011 Junior National.
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WHO’S WHO?
Meet the members of the AJSA board of Trustees.
Emily Brinkman
Mollee Brown
Hometown: Holgate, Ohio Birthdate: May 11, 1990 Favorite food: Flat iron steak Favorite AJSA memory: Winning Overall Senior at the AJSA Eastern Regional and OJSA Memorial Day Classic in 2011
Hometown: Fairmont, West Virginia Birthdate: September 22, 1993 Favorite school subject: Science Plans for the future: Choose a college and major in Biology
AJSA President
Eastern Region Trustee
Courtney Jass
North Central Region Trustee
Brett Willis
Hometown: Garner, Iowa Birthdate: July 5, 1990 Favorite color: Pink Favorite AJSA memory: Winning the Percentage Heifer Show at the National Classic in Louisville, Kentucky in 2007
Vice President of Marketing
Hometown: Lebanon, Oklahoma Birthdate: November 7, 1992 Favorite color: Orange Plans for the future: To get a degree in accounting and raise a herd of Simmental and SimAngus cattle.
Dulcie Fields
South Central Region Trustee
Kyle Ruth
Hometown: Mt. Pleasant, Texas Birthdate: October 16, 1993 Favorite extra-curricular activity: Showing cattle and cheerleading Favorite contest: The quiz, I feel I can prepare the most for this contest.
Vice President of Membership Communications
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Birthdate: June 27, 1992 Favorite school subjects: Math and History Favorite contest: Sales Talk, because I have the opportunity not only to highlight my animal’s strengths, but also to “sell” my heifer and become accustomed to real world situations that I can utilize later in life.
Tyler Mackey
South Central Region Trustee
Hometown: Olin, Iowa Birthdate: June 20, 1993 Favorite school subject: I am definitely a math nerd. Favorite contest: I like the sales talk contest. If you know me, I can talk your leg off if you’re not careful.
Seth Kaehler
Vice President of Finance
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Hometown: St. Charles, Minnesota Birthdate: April 6, 1991 Favorite Simmental Bull and Why: K-LER Make it Rain, he is out of one of my favorite show heifers and my family raised him. Koty Allen
Vice President of Leadership and Activities
Hometown: Homer, Illinois Birthdate: December 9, 1992 Favorite show heifer: WHCC Angels Dream Favorite AJSA memory: The water fight at the National Classic in Nebraska! Austin Henthorn
Eastern Region Trustee
Hometown: Fleming, Ohio Birthdate: August 27, 1993 Favorite color: Orange Favorite contest: Sales Talk, because it helps me build skills that I will use in the future Alan Smith
Eastern Region Trustee
Hometown: Picayune, Mississippi Birthdate: September 28, 1991 Favorite meal Momma Debbie cooks: Homemade biscuits, fried round steak, rice and gravy, and home raised corn with slices of fresh tomato and cucumber.
Shannon White
South Central Region Trustee
Hometown: Stillwater, Oklahoma Birthdate: April 1, 1993 Favorite show heifer: My Simmental heifer from 2010, Wanda. Plans for the future: Graduating from Oklahoma State University and to be accepted and attend the OSU Veterinarian Medicine.
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Offering the Pick of our Fall 2011 ET Calves at the BLACK LABEL collection Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Matings Include :
Supporting AJSA
HPF Miss Pep T27 x BMR Explorer
Gotta Love Me U311 x SVF Steel Force S701
JM BF H25 x SVF Steel Force S701
(Full sibs to this mating pictured) Mr HOC Broker
JM Steel My Heart
Plus many more . . .
For Full Details visit circlemfarms.com
DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH ONLINE SALE - BIDS CLOSE OCTOBER 17
1 PM OCT 8TH FITTING & SHOWMANSHIP CLINIC AT THE FARM CATTLE AVAILABLE TO VIEW AND PLACE BIDS FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 17TH
RALPH, MENA, CLIFF & SETH KAEHLER
NEW SALE FORMAT: BID ONLINE AT CWCATTLESALES.COM INITIAL BIDS CLOSE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH @ 7PM
23913 CO. RD 39, ST. CHARLES, MN RALPH: 507.269.5721 SETH: 507.272.5403 CLIFF: 507.272.5401 KAEHLER@Q.COM / WWW.KAEHLERCATTLE.COM
NATIONALS RECAP By Mollee Brown Long drives and unpredictable weather didn’t keep record numbers of juniors from attending the National Classic XXXI in Sedalia, Missouri. Throughout the week of July 3-8, 325 members of the AJSA exhibited 441 head of cattle and competed in all the traditional contests at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. After extended check-in times for the hundreds of Simmental and SimInfluence cattle from across the nation, state associations paraded their flags around the Matthewson Exhibition Center during the opening ceremony. On the first day the mentoring program got underway as new National Classic exhibitors partnered with veterans to learn more about each other and the junior program. Contests throughout the week proved to be as challenging as ever. The Skill-A-Thon tested competitors in areas such as feedstuffs, diseases, and the beef industry. As juniors pulled topics for Public Speaking they discovered a wide array of new industry-related topics. Sales Talk judges looked for everything from purebred show cattle to feedlot brood cows. Despite the heat in the Coliseum contestants judged all types of cattle, considered scenarios and pedigrees, and gave reasons on selected classes. The Cattlemen’s Quiz covered everything from fundamentals of the Simmental breed to current events in the agriculture world. Showmanship had numerous competitive classes, with Chase Groves, Darrin Barbour and Jack Ward judging. Steers, Cow/Calf pairs and Percentage showed on July 6, and as the final show day of Simbrah, Fullbloods and Purebred owned cattle came around, so did the rain. Regardless, cattle worked their way to the Matthewson for judge Brad McCurry of Kansas to evaluate what were undoubtedly the best cattle ever at a National Classic. Other events and activities throughout the week produced additional competition and good times. Corn hole, a pool party, a scavenger hunt and a movie night were spread throughout the week. In traditional National Classic fashion, all meals were provided, along with a pizza dinner and cookout bar-b-que. The Fourth of July was celebrated with Sure Champ T-Shirt day, sponsored by VitaFerm, and the juniors spent the evening watching a fireworks display decked out in their Live It, Love It, Lead It shirts. National XXXI in Sedalia was a week of stiff competition and great times overall. The week concluded with the awards banquet and Pinnacle Sale at State Fair Community College. As the record-breaking numbers of AJSA members would agree, the 2011 Showtime Classic was a summer highlight and a huge success.
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Saturday, October 15 on the farm near Fleming, Ohio
Selling 75 Winning Simmental Cattle Randy and Karen Henthorn Austin, Zach, and Andrew WAGR Driver x Lazy H Antoinette S23 by STF Mr Momentum H508 One of 40 heifer calves to sell from our embryo program - All the best!
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