OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the HEARTLAND LIMOUSIN ASSOCIATION • MAR/APR 2020 Spring Sale Season
NEWS Back In Time..........................3 & 14 Covering Ground............................ 4 Fullblood Limousin Alliance......... 14 Heartland Calendar......................... 3 Heartland Highlights.................... 24 Heartland Regional Entry Form.... 34 Junior Beat...................................... 8 NWSS Coverage......................18-23 On The Road Again........................ 6 Recipe of the Month....................... 6 Sale Reports.............................26-32
STATE NEWS Iowa News..................................... 10 Kansas News................................. 10 Minnesota News........................... 11 Missouri News.............................. 11 Nebraska News.............................. 11 South Dakota News...................... 12 Wisconsin News............................ 14
ADVERTISERS Boyer Limousin............................... 5 Bruner Limousin........................... 18 DebV............................................ 26 Flint Hills Choice Sale................... 33 Great American Pie Sale................ 35 GV Limousin................................ 29
Schrempp Receives NALF “Commercial Producer of the Year” Award
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ean Schrempp of Lantry, South Dakota, was selected as the NALF “Commercial Producer of the Year” by the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) January 13, 2020. He was nominated for the award by the South Dakota Limousin Association and the Heartland Limousin Association. The ceremony took place at the DoubleTree Hotel during the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colorado. The family ranch is located in Dewey County on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The cattle run along Bear Creek where they have lots of trees and hills for protection against the snow and bitterly cold weather. Dean and his late wife, Mavis, have ranched in that area since the 1950s. He and his
five sons currently run about 1,000 cows on 20,000 acres of land. The majority of the cows are home-raised. They are a springcalving ranch that sells their product either to Fort Pierre Livestock or private treaty. One year the family; Dean, his three daughters and five sons, branded 500 head in one day. The Schrempp family have used Limousin bulls from Schott Limousin of McLaughlin, South Dakota, and Wulf Cattle of Morris, Minnesota. Since 1975, the Schrempps have purchased many bulls and according
By Mark Anderson
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ulf Cattle of Morris, Minnesota, was named the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) Promoter of the Year January 13, 2020, at the DoubleTree Hotel during the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. This award recognizes individuals and companies who have made lasting
contributions promoting the Limousin breed. Wulf Cattle has, and continues to make lasting contributions to the improvement of beef cattle and has had a major
Linhart Limousin.......................... 15 Ludens Family Limousin............... 25 Mill Road Limousin....................IFC Peterson’s L7 Bar Limousin............. 7 Pinegar Limousin.................16 & 17 Running Creek Ranch.................IFC Super C Cattle................................ 9 Vaughn Farms............................... 13 Heartland Limousin Association • 619 139th Lane NW • Andover, MN 55304
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to Dean, “the genetics in Limousin cattle is the way to go”. He looks for bulls that are easy calving, have strong legs, and a good disposition. Their goal
role in acceptance of performance reporting and documentation as the primary means to make genetic change in beef cattle. In business for more than 60 years, the Wulf operation spans across Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, and partners with Riverview LLP, a dairy enterprise. Wulf Cattle manages 2,000 head of registered Limousin and Lim-Flex females, finishes 100,000 head of fed cattle annually; and has a 12,000-head grass stocker operation in western South Dakota. The operation continues to rank annually in National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Top 25 Seedstock Producers. Wulf, Continued on page 3