December 2018 - ARA Magazine

VOLUME VOLUME 54,54, NUMBER NUMBER 1010

DECEMBER DECEMBER 2018 2018

AMERICAN RED ANGUS MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 2018

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Board Commentary Association Commentary Marketing Update Member Services Bulletin RAAA and IMI Global Join Forces to Support Cattle Producers RAAA Launches Creative Venture ‘Buckle & Banner’ Dedicated to Red Angu Show Sector Walk a Mile in Their Boots JRA Update Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from RAFI! New Members If you Show, Be in the Know

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Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Johnny Rogers Roxboro, North Carolina jrrogers1968@gmail.com

First Vice President/ Area 4 Director - Southwest Kyley DeVoe Justin, Texas kyley@3klandandcattle.com Area 7 Director - Northeast/ Second Vice President John Langdon Benson, North Carolina johnlangdon5@gmail.com Region A Director Director Chuck Feddes Manhattan, Montana feddesredangus@gmail.com Region B Director/Board Secretary Connie Mushrush Strong City, Kansas redcows@mushrushredangus.com Region C Director Jeff Pettit Sebree, Kentucky jp@diamondpcattle.com Area 1 Director - West Sam Lorenzen Bend, Oregon lorenzensam@gmail.com Area 2 Director - Montana Kay Klompien Manhattan, Montana klmpnra@gmail.com Area 3 Director - Rocky Mountain Aaron Kravig Karval, Colorado akravig@kravigredangus.com Area 5 Director - Northern Plains Steve Koester Steele, North Dakota koester@bektel.com Area 6 Director - Great Plains Newley Hutchison Canton, Oklahoma newley@chainranch.com Area 8 Director - Southeast Jim Yance Columbia, Alabama jim@jyjredangus.com Area 9 Director - Midwest Stuart Gilbert Stockport, Iowa redcowrelocators@gmail.com

by Kyley DeVoe, First Vice President and Area 4 Director

JRA Equips Youth to Advocate for Breed, Agriculture

How exciting is this? The Junior Red Angus Association of America recently announced hitting 1,000 members! We often discuss member growth and the number of cows enrolled in THR but we don’t normally touch on the number of junior members, much less the rate of growth in JRA.

I believe great leadership and guidance play an important role. Junior programs coordinator Kim Heller is outstanding at advising these young breed leaders. Thank you, Kim, for all that you do.

I’d also like to thank Raymond Prescott for his service on the RAAA board as well as chair of the Junior Activities Committee.

Raymond was incredibly committed to our breed’s youth. Thank you, Raymond, for your unselfish service and dedication to the breed and JRA. The mission of the JAC is, “To equip and prepare all JRA stakeholders to be leaders, innovators, stewards and advocates for the Red Angus breed, the beef industry and agriculture.”

Thoughts of a junior association might be a group of kids at a field day or a stock show, or maybe playing some games and having a pizza party. But JRA is so much more than that. These young people are taking part in regional and national leadership activities, including: • Socials and educational events at regional stock shows • A junior get together with an industry education piece at the national show at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo • A field day with an affiliate • Attend the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show to help connect the JRA with the industry • Annual Young Stockman’s Program at Iowa State in March 2019 • JRA Round-Up in the Texas and New Mexico region

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Junior members have many opportunities across the nation to get involved and make relationships that last a lifetime.

JRA also offers multiple social media platforms that allow young people to connect and engaged through the year in between events.

As adult stakeholders of RAAA, our responsibility is to enable our youth to thrive and excel to their best selves by investing in them. We can show them that their development and education in the Red Angus breed, the beef industry and agriculture is important to us. We can do this by investing in our youth on a local and regional basis by volunteering to help put on events that educate and develop those young people closest to us.

One of the easiest ways to assist and impact our juniors across the country is to pledge a sponsorship to JRA. Our JRA board does a fabulous job of fundraising with items donated for the silent auction held annually at the National Red Angus Convention. They also kick off a sponsorship campaign at convention to help put on the many events for Red Angus youth across the country. An added bonus is that your JRA sponsorship goes through the Red Angus Foundation Inc. so your donation is considered tax free. If you want more information on assisting the JRA, I encourage you to contact Kim Heller for more details.

I encourage you to get out there and support the juniors of our association in whichever way you feel led. At the end of the day, it’s our job to help create good young people for the future not only for the Red Angus breed and the agriculture industry, but also for the welfare of our country. Don’t forget, this is also the generation that will be in charge of taking care of us when we are old. Invest in their future! ■

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Association Commentary

RAAA National Office

18335 E 103rd Avenue, Suite 202 Commerce City, CO 80022 (940) 387-3502 • Fax (888) 829-6069 Email: info@redangus.org RedAngus.org

RAAA National Staff Chief Executive Officer Tom Brink Ext. 4 • tombrink@redangus.org

Director of Breed Improvement Ryan Boldt Ext. 12 • ryan@redangus.org Accounting Director Janet Russell Ext. 11 • janet@redangus.org

Director of Commercial Marketing Gary Fike Ext. 20 • gary@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Programs Coordinator Harold Bertz Ext. 19 • harold@redangus.org

Commercial Marketing Specialist Katie Ochsner Ext. 16 • katieochsner@redangus.org

Tag and Show Programs Coordinator Chessie Mitchell Ext. 2 • chessie@redangus.org Director of Communications Brandi Buzzard Frobose Ext. 17 • brandi@redangus.org

ARA Publisher/Advertising Director Kevin LeMaster (515) 225-0051 • kevin@redangus.org ARA Editorial Coordinator Tracey Koester tracey@redangus.org

Junior Programs Coordinator Kim Heller (515) 851-2019 • kim@redangus.org

Red Angus Foundation, Inc. Fund Raiser Patsy Krause (406) 599-2852 • patsy@redangus.org Database and Registration Consultant Kenda Ponder Ext. 15 • kenda@redangus.org Registry & Office Manager Angelia Brooks Ext. 5 • angelia@redangus.org Manager of Membership and DNA Programs Halla Pfeiff Ext. 10 • halla@redangus.org DNA Programs Coordinator Fallon Flick Ext. 7 • fallon@redangus.org

DNA/Customer Service Specialist Alana Mouzy • alana@redangus.org Assistant Registration Department Manager Amanda Travis Ext. 6 • amanda@redangus.org

REDSPro and Registry Specialist Jeananne Mosher Ext. 18 • jeananne@redangus.org

REDSPro and Marketing Specialist Nolan Woodruff Ext. 9 • nolan@redangus.org

by Tom Brink, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

Red Angus Leadership Takes Many Forms

The Red Angus Association of America provides leadership to the industry in both traditional and non-traditional ways. Two less traditional areas include 1) the role women play within our breed, and 2) through industrybenefiting research, like our recently released publication on the shrinking production of Select beef.

Women and Red Angus One of the editorial focuses of this ARA issue is “Women in Agriculture,” and, from the very beginning, the Red Angus breed has enjoyed and supported female involvement at all levels. From RAAA’s wellknown founding member, Sal Forbes, to three presidents (Linda Anderson, Kelli Brown and Kim Ford), to a long list of female Board of Directors, the involvement of women in key positions at Red Angus has been a beneficial constant. These ladies have made – and are still making – a tremendous contribution to the growth and success of the breed. They deserve our thanks and gratitude.

And let’s not forget the many dozens of past and present female RAAA staff members that helped keep the breed advancing for more than 65 years. A rough estimate puts the female-to-male count at more than 3-to-1 across the decades.

An even larger number of women directly involved in Red Angus are those raising and marketing registered seedstock throughout the U.S. and Canada. They do a great job, and it is guaranteed that without these hard-working women who wear many different hats, the breed would not be enjoying its current success. Yes, Red Angus has long been ”out front” in actively involving women in leadership positions, and the real beneficiary is the breed itself.

Red Angus Publishes Research on Phasing Out Select Beef Phasing Out Select Grade Beef is the title of a recently released research paper resulting from a joint effort between RAAA, Top Dollar Angus, Inc. and Anipro/Xtrafomance Feeds. This work, which is worthwhile reading for every cattle producer, tracks

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and explains the progress our industry is making to improve quality grade and consumer acceptance. Did you know that Select grade beef production has been more than cut in half during the past 11 years and that all segments of the beef business worked together to accomplish this amazing feat? It’s true, and genetics have been an important driver of this trend.

Offering the consumer less Select and more Choice and Prime cuts has had a positive impact on overall beef demand. Listening to consumers and giving them more of what they want is a great way to grow the beef business. Select grade beef consistently sells at a discount to Choice, Upper 2/3 Choice and Prime. Thus, it should be expected that producers would work to reduce the output of Select beef.

Phasing Out Select Grade Beef offers a detailed explanation of this important industry trend, and discusses how Red Angus has played a growing role. Select beef has not been discussed too much in the industry media, but that may change with the publication of this research.

Here are a couple of excerpts from the report: “Demand for high-quality beef has become well entrenched in today’s beef business.

No self-respecting steakhouse hangs a sign out front saying they feature Select grade beef, while those serving upper 2/3 Choice and Prime are proud to make public proclamations about the quality of their beef.”

“During this 10-year time span [2006-07 to 2016-17], the annualized value of Choice beef increased from $17.1 to $31.2 billion, up 83 percent in nominal terms. The simultaneous change in Select beef values was from $11 to $7.5 billion, representing a 32 percent decline.”

This report can be accessed at RedAngus.org. Read it to understand how the industry is working to reduce Select grade beef production, find out what lies ahead, and learn what this trend could mean for your cattle business. n

Marketing Update

by Nolan Woodruff, REDSPro and Marketing Specialist

Functionality and Conformation are Vital in Your Bull Investment Temperatures have dropped as have the leaves on the trees, marking the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. We all know that this changing weather means bull sale season is quickly approaching, and it is time to ramp up bull power by making an investment to continue improving the genetics in your herd.

Bull selection can – and should be – a detailed and lengthy process that includes research and evaluation of the animals’ EPDs and pedigree well in advance of sale day. After you have spent sufficient time going through volumes of catalogs and looking at videos online, you have probably narrowed the field to a handful of bulls that you believe are going to be a match for your herd. Once you have made these initial selections on paper, it’s time to move in closer for an eyes-on inspection.

Many great livestock evaluators would agree that, “structural soundness and quality animals begin at the ground with good feet and correct angles.” Visual inspection is very important in the selection of a herd bull that is going to have such a large impact on your operation and especially your future replacement females. Being able to evaluate the animal while it is roaming the pen right in front of you is extremely valuable, because you can see things

that EPDs cannot tell you. Structural correctness, flexibility and balance are hard to quantify, but are so important in the proper selection of your animal.

The effective use of EPDs and pedigree information are important for the prediction of the performance of future calves from the selected sire.

While you must do your homework prior to the day of the sale, the inperson visual evaluation of the bull is necessary to ensure structural soundness, balance and an overall favorable phenotype. Both processes are critical to the successful selection of the right animal for your herd. These two selection processes provide a more complete picture of the animal.

Think about it this way. If you are going to purchase a pre-owned pickup, you look at the horsepower, torque and towing capacity online to make sure the vehicle will meet necessary requirements. By looking at the paperwork, you can make sure

Special Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale Calendar

Date Dec. 6 Dec. 6 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 16 Mar. 4

2018 FCCP Sales Bagley Livestock Exchange, Bagley, MN Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, MT Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, MO Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Bloomington, WI Bagley Livestock Exchange, Bagley, MN Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Bloomington, WI Perham Stockyards, Perham, MN Sutton Livestock, Sutton, NE Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett, NE Perham Stockyards, Perham, MN

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Contact Billy Bushelle Ty Thompson Mark Harmon Greg May Billy Bushelle Greg May Mitch Bathel Ed Kimminau Shane Kaczor Mitch Bathel

each potential pickup will be appropriate and reduce the time you spend test driving the many vehicles available.

However, to buy the right pickup you must also take the time to go to the dealership and look at the condition of the truck, make sure it rolls down the road smoothly, has good tires and a good bill of health. Although your pickup doesn’t reproduce to give you another vehicle, you aren’t going to throw money at something that won’t last or be worth what you are spending on it. Purchasing herd bulls is the same way; you want to make sure that you are spending money on quality, wellbuilt animals that are going to last.

EPDs are important and time spent analyzing these numbers will reduce the list of potential animals that you need to visually screen, but even if the numbers are great, the foundation must be sound so the purchase will be worth the money and time. It is important to use EPDs and the phenotypic evaluation of the animal together to pick the sire that will best fit your operation. n

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Member Services Bulletin Past-Due Accounts Face Inactivation Any account that has a past due balance over 120 days is subject to inactivation the first week of December. If you would like to continue to be an active member of the association, please take care of this ASAP. Report and Update Data Early Even with weekly EPD updates, it is still important to report data early!

Once data is reported to RAAA it can take upwards of two weeks to receive new EPDs back from IGS based on the information members provide.

This applies to weight updates, pedigree changes, ultrasound data, etc.

This is now the standard operating time and cannot be altered.

Inactivated Females Females that did not have a calf reported or a reason code for the Fall 2017 calf crop have been inactivated due to non-compliance with THR. If you have questions regarding a female that was inactivated, please contact the National Office with your questions.

THR Deadlines and Reminders Past Due • Fall No Progeny • Fall Herd Inventory December • Fall THR Assessments Billed January • Spring Herd Inventory Requested February • Spring Herd Inventory Due • Fall Heifer Exposure Due March • Spring No Progeny Requested April • Spring No Progeny Due

Sale Day Preparation We are on our second year of having the new database available during the sale season rush. It has allowed for several efficiencies, but should not be taken for granted. We ask that you please continue to prepare as soon as possible for your routine sale day requests.

What you should ponder and consider now to start the process are as follows: Submit DNA Early - Submitting DNA samples early can eliminate some of the hectic time associated with sale day preparation. When utilizing DNA as a marketing tool, make sure to send in samples early to meet ALL deadlines. Results are returned to the National Office in 15 to 20 business days after being received from the lab. Changes to the animal’s parentage will be updated in the database before results are sent to the producer who submitted the sample.

One common question is, “Do I need to do DNA testing to make it easier on my buyers?” The answer is, “Yes.” Per the Rules and Regulations of the RAAA, there are many requirements that pertain to an animal’s registration status due to DNA requirements being met on sires, dams or even the calves themselves. The one that will most effect a producer buying animals from you now is that bulls being used as sires (regardless of AI or natural matings) will be required to have parentage on file for the offspring to reach a ‘R’ registration type.

Sale Catalog Data Extracts (SCDE) Requests – SCDEs are reports generated through REDSPro that provide all information on a given animal or group of animals. It includes a threegeneration pedigree, all EPDs, and raw data along with the adjusted values. Members no longer need to request RAAA staff pull their SCDEs. The option is available under the Herd Management Tab/ My Reports in REDSPro. Simply create a group of your sale animals or you can copy and paste the registration numbers of those you wish to pull under the Quick Group option. Then select SCDE/Pedigree to pull the animals’ data into the standard “.csv” format that was previously being pulled by the National Office. If templates are still needed, please send your request to SCDE@redangus.org. As always, please allow a few business days for this data to be returned.

Sale Day Packets – List your sale date on the online Red Angus Calendar and in the ARA Magazine by submitting your information at redangus.org/sales-and-events/submit-an-event-sale/. Sale Day Packets will be sent to all listed sales. The packet consists of the following materials as handouts for customers.

• Premium Red Baldy Flyer • Red Navigator Flyer • Thank You/FCCP Loadout Flyer • Two Large Thrive Posters (Female & FCCP) We would like to encourage you to include the Thank You/Loadout FCCP flyer with all invoices.

Sale Day Packets will be mailed out a month before your sale date. n

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at the Red Angus Association of America!

In observance of the holidays, the RAAA National Office will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and Jan. 1.

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• Ensure the TSUs are sealed completely by the red stopper with the sample, fluid and green ball inside.

• Always align hair follicles and place them under the sticky film on a hair card.

• Collect samples from relatively clean and dry areas of the animal.

• After collections, store TSU samples at room temperature and out of direct sunlight.

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• Only fill blood cards inside the printed circle and ensure they are dry before closing.

• Do not submit a blood sample on any animal that was born a twin because of in utero cross contamination. Hair or TSU samples will yield accurate results.

• Instead of pulling fine or small hair follicles on calves, try collecting blood or TSUs.

RAAA and IMI Global Join Forces to Support Cattle Producers An agreement between the Red Angus Association of America and IMI Global, a division of Where Food Comes From, Inc., will provide convenient access into natural and non-hormone treated cattle programs to producers who utilize the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program.

Gary Fike, RAAA director of commercial marketing, said, “IMI Global has long been recognized for its industry-leading work in verifying cattle for Verified Natural and NHTC programs in beef cattle operations. These designations allow producers to market their cattle to feedyards and packers with the assurance that all USDA requirements have been fully satisfied through enrollment and audit processes. Consumers are demanding more information from the production chain about the beef they are eating. This often includes source, age, genetics, hu-

mane handling and how cattle are fed and managed.”

Fike added that because the FCCP tag is already USDA compliant for age, source and genetically verified cattle (at least 50 percent Red Angus bloodlines), producers who enroll calves in FCCP can use the yellow tag as the identifier for Red Angus and IMI Global programs. In the past, FCCP users who wished to enroll their calves into a Verified Natural or NHTC program often needed an additional identifier from IMI. However, with this new partnership, cattlemen and women can be assured that the FCCP tag itself can be the qualified identifier.

“Many, if not all, natural and NHTC programs are now requiring electronic identification tags to be used rather than just a panel, or visual tag. The ‘nested’ set of

both the visual FCCP tag with EID is $3 per head,” said Chessie Mitchell, RAAA tag programs coordinator. “Those who wish to enroll in these NHTC and Verified Natural programs will still need to complete the enrollment paperwork through IMI Global. The RAAA does not enroll and audit cattle for that part of the program – IMI Global is the expert in that area.”

Superior Livestock Auction data collected from video markets over the past eight years (2010-17) shows that Red Angus calves enrolled in the FCCP bring a $2.80per-hundredweight premium, on average, over Red Angus calves not enrolled in the program. The average weight of calves in the data set was 600 pounds, which equates to $16.80 per head in added value.

Combined with premiums paid for Verified Natural or NHTC-verified calves, the FCCP can add a lot of value to a producer’s calf crop.

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Red Angus Association of America Launches Creative Venture The Red Angus Association of America recently launched Red Angus Creative, a new media services division of the association aimed at enabling cattle producers to reach more potential customers while also increasing awareness of the Red Angus breed across the beef industry.

Red Angus Creative will offer a wide variety of media services to producers including multi-pronged social media management, social media consulting, writing and press piece creation and distribution, and website development and maintenance. This new venture from RAAA will provide tools for producers to help identify and reach their target audience in order to build their brand awareness and reach more potential customers.

Sixty-six percent of the U.S. population uses social media on one, or many, plat-

forms. Producers who overlook the opportunity to utilize social media and other digital platforms for advertising purposes are missing invaluable opportunities to reach potential customers. In a very competitive marketplace, producers should investigate every available outlet to create awareness about their brand and operation. “When it comes to brand awareness, virtual real estate is not something to be overlooked. Gone are the days where a few print ads in regional publications were sufficient for promoting a ranch’s bull sale. To really stand out in the

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crowd, producers need to have an effective digital marketing plan in place, that also complements print advertising, in order to reach more potential customers,� said Brandi Buzzard Frobose, RAAA director of communications.

Red Angus Creative is accepting clients from all segments of the beef industry.

For more information on Red Angus Creative, to set up a consultation or to schedule services, visit RedAngus.org or contact Brandi Buzzard Frobose, RAAA director of communications, at brandi@redangus.org or 785-448-0239. n

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“Buckle & Banner” is a quarterly online publication with an emphasis on Red Angus shows, juniors and breed education. The new publication will highlight public cattle exhibition and related topics through creative editorial, while still staying connected to the commercial sector which is the driving force behind the beef industry and the Red Angus breed. The first-ever Buckle & Banner will be released online in January during the National Western Stock Show and copies will be printed for distribution at upcoming events and shows.

Advertising sales will directly assist

Show Programs Coordinator Chessie Mitchell. “Buckle & Banner is an additional tool to sustain that growth.

We look forward to continuing our work throughout the industry with the intent to place more Red Angus cattle in producers' pastures.”

in funding the RAAA show budget.

“The Red Angus breed has continued to grow in popularity and numbers in the past 10 years both in and out of the show arena. Red Angus is committed to helping sustain and expand our growth and popularity across the industry,” said RAAA

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The Other Side of the Plate – Leading a Healthy Lifestyle

by Tracey Koester, ARA Editorial Coordinator

The instant communication of today’s technology keeps people constantly ‘plugged in,’ adding stress to day-to-day life.

Scheduled down time helps refuel the body, mind and soul.

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Women in general – but ranch women in particular – wear a lot of hats. Wife, mother, daughter, ranch hand, veterinarian, AI technician, gate opener, bookkeeper, chute boss, wrangler, head cook and bottle washer are just some of the roles that modern lady cow bosses cover every day. Then throw in responsibilities at church, community, school, 4-H and FFA, other volunteer obligations – and often times a town job – and the hours of the day are depleted.

To cover all these bases, ranch women regularly place their physical, mental and spiritual health on the back burner while they ensure their family and cattle-working crew are well fed, the cowherd’s nutritional needs are balanced and the calves are up-to-date on their vaccinations.

Kirsten Angell, owner of Link 4 Nutrition in Gove, Kansas, is a registered and licensed dietician and certified diabetes educator. She believes it’s time to address this lifestyle model and bring balance into the lives of ranch women and their families.

“Women shouldn’t feel guilty or selfish about taking care of their own health,” said Angell. “I like to think of it as the oxygen-mask scenario – put on your own mask first, so you are able to care for others.”

Angell shared her message to women at the National Red Angus Convention in September, but it’s a topic for the entire family.

“Most of us know a lot about ranching,” she said, “but I feel it is important to understand ‘the other side of the plate,’ meaning the nutritional side of the beef we produce.

“I think lifestyles have become more stressful with the electronic age. In some ways, technology has made life easier but all the different methods of instant communication mean people are always ‘on’ or ‘plugged in.’ Plus, life is extremely busy which leads to emotional eating and consuming more convenience foods. Overall, I

Kirsten A. Angell, RD, LD, CDE

feel there are more expectations placed on people in society.”

Angell continued, “For ag women, life can be even more challenging on a mental, emotional and spiritual level.

It’s a balancing act to take care of their family, help outside and cover responsibilities on the business-side of ranching. Even if women can schedule their own time for self-care to refuel mentally or spiritually, they are often interrupted when someone needs urgent help – or the cows get out.”

Ranch women not only care for their families, but tend to their livestock's health and well-being, too.

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The Other Side of the Plate – Leading a Healthy Lifestyle Plan for Success Engaging two of her passions – ranching and health – Angell feels called to promote the truth about agriculture while helping rural Americans live healthier lifestyles. Through group presentations, she is effectively able to reach more people and share her message of wellness.

“Our ranches are a business,” said Angell. “We have business plans and set measurable goals. We should do the same for our health and well-being.

One of my favorite quotes is from Benjamin Franklin, ‘If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.’“ With planning as the first step to finding balance, Angell recommends scheduling time for exercise, relaxation and reflection. “Put self-care into your schedule like other appointments and try to choose a time when you are less likely to be interrupted. A lot of people

These heifers sell

Women wear a lot of hats on the ranch and often don’t schedule time to take care of themselves.

schedule their workout in the morning but not everyone is a morning person.

Find the time that is best for you – when you are most likely to do it.”

She also encouraged setting SMART goals that are: S – specific, M – measurable, A – attainable, R – realistic, and T – time specific.

“Know specifically what you are going to do. When a new activity becomes a habit – something you do every day without thinking about it – then add another adjustment,” said Angell.

“Make small, healthy lifestyle changes that eventually result in a big difference, like walking for 10 to 15 minutes after a meal.”

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The Other Side of the Plate – Leading a Healthy Lifestyle What’s for Supper?

Exercise isn’t the only planning Angell recommends. “Fifty percent of America’s food goes to waste because of poor planning. Make an appointment with yourself to plan your menus, then grocery shop. Setting aside this time and making meal planning a priority not only results in decreased food waste, but allows for more nutritious meals.

Plus, it can save meal-prep time.”

Angell advocated for eating whole, unprocessed foods as much as possible.

“Processed foods are causing a lot of health and weight problems. It may take a few minutes longer to prepare a meal from scratch but the health benefits are worth it.”

She recommends shopping the perimeter of the grocery store where unprocessed foods are stocked, enjoying fresh produce from the garden and selecting frozen rather than canned veg-

search supports this method as a tool to help with smaller serving sizes,” said Angell. “Our food environment has changed and that affects our eating and nutrition habits. Restaurant and fastfood meal sizes have doubled over the past 20 years. Consider sharing an entrée when you go out.”

Ranch women from around the nation tuned in to Angell’s message of living a healthy lifestyle during the 2018 National Red Angus Convention.

etables. She does say eating canned vegetables is better than not eating vegetables at all, though. Recipes containing nutrition information are usually healthy and easy to find online, as are meal suggestions at sites such as www.shawnee.k-state.edu/health-nutrition/delicious_meals_in_minutes.

One method for portion control is to eat a meal from an 8-inch salad plate rather than a 13-inch dinner plate. “Tons of re-

Mindful, intuitive eating is one of the biggest changes Angell recommends.

“Every time you go to put food in your mouth, ask yourself, ‘Am I hungry?’ If the answer is ‘No,’ don’t eat it, no matter if it is healthy or not.” She also recommends 20 to 30 minutes to eat a meal, allowing the stomach to send a message to the brain that it is satiated.

“When we are trying to drop a few pounds, we typically restrict ourselves at meal time, trying to cut back, but then we get hungry and snack too much,” said Angell. She suggests logging food to assist with mindful eating.

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The Other Side of the Plate – Leading a Healthy Lifestyle “If you bite it, you write it, and there are plenty of smartphone apps that make food monitoring much easier.”

creases your success. Don’t start a new venture during a stressful time like calving or bull sale preparation.”

And of course, hydrate by drinking plenty of water each day.

“If you want to improve your personal health, fitness and mental well-being, it has to be a priority, a choice. Change is hard and it takes a lot of self-reflection.

It might even bring to light some realities you don’t want to address or some things you don't want to do,” she said.

“But rather than making excuses, make choices.”

The Power of Sleep “Sleep is very important,” said Angell, “and allows our bodies and minds time to recover and rejuvenate.”

She said everyone’s sleep requirements are different, but health professionals recommend seven to nine hours each night and to keep a regular sleep schedule. “Avoid caffeine and screen time – television, computers and smartphones – at bedtime because the blue light emitted by electronics makes our brains think it is daytime,” she added.

Other forms of relaxation include meditation and prayer, yoga and even deep breathing activities.

Strength exercises and stretching are important to physical and mental health.

Choices Not Excuses “If you want to make changes in your health, timing is important,” said Angell. “Making sure you have time in-

“Choose one or two helpful ideas you want to work on to become a healthier you. When they become a habit, then add one or two more. Make gradual lifestyle changes,” concluded Angell.

“And if the timing isn’t right for you to make changes, love the skin you’re in and have a positive outlook. God created us and if we talk negative about ourselves, we are talking negative about God’s creation.” ■

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Angell offered simple, short, yet effective suggestions to increase physical activity. “You don’t need to go to a gym to work out. If you can find six minutes a day, you can start to get in shape.”

Three Bs Brief – Increase intensity/decrease time • Be active after you eat (5-10 minutes) • Six minutes a day – three sets (20 mountain climbers, 10 burpees, 20 jump lunges, walk for one minute) Body Weight Exercises • Toe raises • Sit to stand squats/jump squats • Lunges, jump lunges • 90/90 (90-degree wall sits for 90 seconds) • Pushups/chair pushups/wall pushups • Tricep dips • Plank • Burpees • Mountain Climbers • Search Youtube.com for body weight exercises

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Balance • As we age our balance decreases greatly, work to improve balance to decrease falls on the ranch • Do dishes standing on alternating legs • Fold clothes standing on alternating legs • Fill the tractor with fuel on alternating legs • Use a standing desk • Everything you do standing, do on alternating legs

Two Ss Strength • Muscle mass decreases significantly as we age so engage in strength exercises two or three times a week Stretch/Flexibility • Head rolls • Neck stretches • Arm circles • Reaches • Side bends • Spine extensions • Toe touches – prevents back injuries • Quad stretches – helps balance and prevents knee injuries • Calf stretches – helps plantar faciitis • Yoga

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Walk a Mile in Their Boots

by Jared Wareham, Top Dollar Angus General Manager

Who really deserves the premiums when cattle are sold, if any are there to be captured? I’ve had some thoughts recently regarding this matter that may be worth consideration.

The niche market for bred heifers has really emerged over the last decade or so. Like anything else, it continues to evolve, becoming more diverse with internal segmentation.

The demand for genetically superior bred heifers, that can be dropped seamlessly into any ranching system that is focused on producing grid-dominating feeders, has steadily increased. However, have the commercial herds buying these heifers left those producing them out in the cold with regards to back-end premiums?

ity” top-dollar cattle at the time you purchased them. You took all the risk from that time forward. You suffered all losses due to calving difficulties, health-related matters and open cows. You incurred all feed, labor, land and capital equipment expense, as well as, depreciation. And, you were subject to the “hilly” nature of our dynamic cattle markets. With all that being said, if they hadn’t done their job and worked hard to produce those good cattle, you wouldn’t be getting that premium.

Shouldn’t a share of any premium received, when selling feeders out of these elite females, go to the producer and not the owner? After all, they did an exemplary job of producing genetically superior bred heifers that were capable of raising premium-eligible calves. All the little things that matter and investments to quality were made. Seems logical, right?

Hopefully, you are beginning to see where I’m headed with this column. Occasionally, I hear comments from producers regarding their desire for a larger share of the premiums their calves may generate when sold and harvested as fat cattle. It’s easy to get tunnel vision from being locked or isolated into a single segment of the industry. It can create a skewed appraisal of the value equations that exist in the other parts of our industry. I’ve been there. We work really hard to

Granted, you most likely paid a fair market value for “premium qual-

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breed great cattle and, as a result, tend to build a healthy sense of pride about it. However, that can block our ability to consider all the variables effecting other segments along the value chain.

I’m not trying to unjustly defend the cattle-feeding industry, or support one segment over another.

More or less, I’m trying to explain the path they walk along the beef chain, through our eyes. None of us would ever dream of sharing our calf sales premium made from a set of purchased bred heifers with the producers that raised them. Ever!

Therefore, consider those same factors when contemplating the desire to receive greater premiums from a calf crop that you had no risk or expense in once they left your possession. The only way to get more of that value or premium is to own all or part of them through harvest.

At that time, you are definitely due your fair share of the premium made … or, the loss incurred. ■

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Catch-A-Calf Captures Opportunities with Red Angus Steers

by Tracey Koester, ARA Editorial Coordinator

In today’s fast-paced world, boots-on-the-ground programs have often gone by the wayside in exchange for flashy, technology-driven experiences. One program, however, focuses on the grass roots of cattle production and management, and has withstood the test of time for more than 80 years, enriching the lives of over 3,000 kids – and countless sponsors and parents – during its tenure.

The National Western Stock Show’s Catch-A-Calf program started in 1935 when 10 boys caught 10 sponsored calves. The program is still going strong and now awards 40 calves each year to 4-H members from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming.

NWSS brags that Catch-A-Calf is its longest-running educational program of practical beef cattle management.

Clancy Anderson, NWSS livestock coordinator, facilitates the program. “Catch-A-Calf is very rewarding and it’s about so much more than just the steer project,” she said. “The kids make lasting connections with their sponsors

and build lifelong friendships with the other exhibitors. In some cases, the Catch-A-Calf program has opened the door to agriculture career opportunities that otherwise wouldn’t have been available.”

This year’s class will convene in Denver at the NWSS from Jan. 1113, 2019, all with Red Angus-sired steers in tow. “We like to purchase all the calves from one ranch so they are consistent in quality and weight,” said Anderson.

This year’s steers all hailed from Wagonhound Land and Livestock Co. of Douglas, Wyoming. “When we toured the Wagonhound, we were very impressed with the op-

2019 Catch-A-Calf Check-In and Show Schedule:

Begin Arrival Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 from 12-4 p.m. – Barn In Place Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at 12 p.m.

Process Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at 1 p.m. – Barn Show Sunday, Jan. 12, 2019 at 10 a.m. – Stadium Arena (Awards immediately follow show)

eration, the cattle and the history of the ranch. We felt it would be an ideal partnership for the Catch-ACalf program.”

Each year during the NWSS rodeo, 40 kids successfully catch and halter proxy calves to earn a spot in the Catch-A-Calf program.

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Catch-A-Calf Captures Opportunities with Red Angus Steers

Catching a Calf Like its name implies, kids must successfully catch and halter a calf in a special competition, then feed and care for their assigned steer from May to January when they return to NWSS to exhibit him as a market steer. Over the course of the program, participants maintain management and financial records, submit progress reports to NWSS and build a relationship with their sponsor(s).

Prior to the event, interested 4-H members between the ages of 12 and 18 complete an online form explaining why they want to participate in the program and describing their background. Their county Extension agent must verify the applicant has adequate facilities to raise and handle a calf.

Once their application is approved, they are eligible to compete in January’s calf-catch event in the arena during several of the rodeos at NWSS. Overall, 60 applicants vie for 40 steers during the once-in-alifetime opportunity. Successful calf catchers are paired with a sponsor at a special breakfast in March and get to take home their calf in early May. Sponsor Connections More than 50 sponsors financially support the program to cover the purchase price of the steer calves.

The sponsor’s involvement in the program is often further reaching as they become acquainted with their young cattleman or woman at the March breakfast and through their monthly updates.

“The sponsors take a genuine interest in their Catch-A-Calf kid,” explained Anderson. “The kids

All of the steers for the 2018-19 Catch-A-Calf class are Red Angus and were purchased at Wagonhound Land and Livestock Co. of Douglas, Wyoming.

Program participants take possession of the steers in May.

write monthly update letters sharing what is going on in their lives, how their steer is doing and what extracurricular activities they are participating in. The communication often expands to sending photos, texting, phone conversations and personal site visits from the sponsors.”

Anderson can attest to the power of this networking opportunity.

She herself was a Catch-A-Calf participant in high school and her sponsor was then CEO of NWSS, Pat Grant. Now in her fourth year facilitating the program, she is thankful to give back to the program which impacted her career choices and opportunities.

“The impact of the sponsor-participant connection through the Catch-A-Calf program expands well past the few months of the program,” she said. “Our sponsors hail from all walks of life – from retired couples, ranchers and lawyers, to service groups like Kiwanis and Elks, to powerful energy and construction businesses.

They are truly interested in these

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young agriculturists and want to make an impact on their future.

Building these connections at an early age sets a strong foundation down the road.”

Hard Work Pays Off Catching a calf and halter breaking their new steer is just the beginning of the time and work commitment these young cattlemen and women invest in the project. They keep detailed management and financial records, communicate with their sponsors and submit a report to NWSS each month.

Participants are encouraged to exhibit their steer at county and state fairs, the NILE and other regional shows and clinics.

At the NWSS, the steers compete for production, quality of fitting and live evaluation. The exhibitor is judged on showmanship, their record book and a personal interview with a panel of judges that includes a short prepared speech.

Exhibitors decorate their stall area with poster boards of project photos and appreciation for their sponsors.

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Catch-A-Calf Captures Opportunities with Red Angus Steers “Show day is exciting and different than a typical show,” said Anderson. “All the kids enter the stadium and tie their calves around the arena to watch and cheer on their fellow Catch-A-Calf exhibitors.” They compete for showmanship honors and then the steers are live evaluated for quality and conformation.

“Each exhibitor’s scores from the different events – record keeping, production, sponsor relations, interview, showmanship and live evaluation – are added together for their final score,” said Anderson.

“The top two exhibitors are named Grand and Reserve Champion earning the right to sell their steers in the NWSS Junior Livestock Auction right behind the champions of all other species, usually for a sub-

Participants are encouraged to exhibit their steer at county and state fairs, the NILE and other regional shows and clinics.

stantial premium over market price.”

Anderson explained that exhibitors all receive market price for their steers. The Grand and Reserve exhibitors receive a large percentage of the price they garnered in the Junior Livestock Auction. However, 50 percent of the sale pro-

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ceeds are pooled together and divided among all of the other exhibitors for an added premium.

Some exhibitors use their money to purchase more cattle, others apply it toward college funds or use it to fulfill a special need.

“This program is about so much more than a steer calf or a sale pre-

The Catch-A-Calf program builds lifelong connections between participants and sponsors that often open doors for career opportunities.

mium,” concluded Anderson. “The networking with sponsors and peers is invaluable as is the handson education in beef production, management record keeping and financial responsibility. It is so re-

warding to visit with past participants and hear their success stories that started with catching a calf in our program. It really solidifies the reasons we continue the Catch-ACalf program.” ■

Applications for the 2019-20 program are due Dec. 1, 2019, and can be found online at nationalwestern.com/catch-acalf-program/.

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Better Decisions Lead to Better Outcomes

by Ryan Boldt, Director of Breed Improvement

The goal of any successful selection program is to continually improve from one generation to the next in as many economically relevant traits as possible. The best way to accomplish this goal is by having a detailed breeding objective. These objectives should focus on traits that are most important to your operation.

By setting clear and concise goals it allows for the decisions that are made to achieve the short- and long-term goals of that enterprise.

One of the services offered by RAAA is the Herd Improvement Initiative which can be found at redangus.org/genetics/herd-improvement-initiative/. This form helps with the development of breeding objectives as well as identifying which EPDs will help achieve those goals.

When the goals are focused on improving genetic merit of the herd, the most effi-

cient method to make progress is through the use of EPDs. The reason for this is that EPDs predict the additive genetic merit of the animal. The additive genetic merit of an animal is the genetic material that is passed from one generation to the next.

With the release of the BOLT genetic evaluation, RAAA now has the most accurate estimates available to make selection decisions. Another added advantage to the

BOLT system is now genetic evaluations run on a weekly basis. By having this ability, each animals EPDs are calculated using the most recently available performance and genomic information on each animal. What this advantage allows for is the ability to make selection decisions with more real-time information than what was previously available when genetic evaluations were conducted less frequently.

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One of the challenging factors to making decisions is that many times these choices are made on younger animals that generally have lower accuracy EPDs. One method to overcome this limitation is through the use of genomic testing. These tests allow for an improvement in accuracy even before an

YW, the number-of-progeny equivalents is 21, 22 and 24, respectively. While the new analysis is able to capture a lot of information from the genomic test, having data on those animals for each of the traits is still vitally important. The marker information is used simultaneously with pedigree and performance information to make predictions. Having all three sources of information allows for the most accurate and predictive EPDs from the analysis. animal has the ability to produce any progeny. In the IGS analysis, the amount of information that is garnered from a genotype test is quantified in what is known as Progeny Equivalents. This measure simply looks at how many progeny records would be needed to achieve a similar level of accuracy compared to an animal that has only been genotyped. For the traits BW, WW and

Establishing a clear and well-defined breeding objective is the first step to achieving genetic improvement in any herd. Using the most current technologies will also facilitate for these decisions to be made with the best and most current information on each animal.

Using this information will allow for better informed decisions that will be beneficial many years in the future. â–

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JRA Update

by Madison Adams, JRA President

Educational and Travel Opportunities for Juniors The Red Angus Association of America is pleased to award a minimum of five $1,000 college scholarships through the support of the Red Angus Foundation, Inc. The scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen with definite plans to enroll in post-secondary education in the fall of the application year. Applications are due by Feb. 15.

Scholarship awards are not limited to one year; last year’s recipients may submit a scholarship application for the current year. The link to the scholarship application will be available at redangus.org/junior-red-angus/programsevents/ by Jan. 15.

There are a few travel scholarships open to all juniors who wish to travel for national events. The Heather Presser Memorial scholarship, worth $500, is offered to assist with the cost of Young Stockman’s Program and/or Round-Up. This scholarship is in loving memory of Troy and Annette

Presser’s daughter, Heather, who was tragically taken from her family in an ATV accident in 2012. This scholarship allows Heather’s memory to live on in the Red Angus industry. Any member wishing to apply for this scholarship must complete and submit the application by the respective event’s registration deadline.

Another scholarship offered by JRA is the Beef Industry Education Scholarship Program. This scholarship provides financial support for members to participate in industry activities or events that will help towards the member’s success in the industry. Applications for this scholarship are accepted each quarter for review and can reach up to $200 to put towards the event.

Scholarship recipients are required to promote the Red Angus breed when appropriate and submit an article for publication that includes several pictures and quotes that review the experience within 15 days following the event.

All scholarship applications and details can be found at redangus.org/juniorred-angus/programs-events/.

Young Stockmans’ Program The 2019 Young Stockman’s Program will be held March 1-3, 2019, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The Young Stockman’s Program works to provide a hands-on learning experience to JRA members. The 2019 event will take an in-depth look at the handling, health and nutrition of cattle, especially related to the feedlot and meats. One of the highlights will be connecting with the LiveWiRED project, as we will be looking at their carcasses. It is a great weekend event for the juniors to learn and expand their knowledge, as well as have fun. The 2019 agenda will be available after Jan. 1, and registration for the event is due Jan. 25.

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2019 National Junior Red Angus Show Fort Worth Stock Show Junior Red Angus Show January 27

Exhibit cattle and interact with the other breeders throughout the country at the National Junior Red Angus Show. The National Junior Red Angus Show rotates every year between the five different regions. This year the National Junior Red Angus Show will be held at the Fort

Worth Stock Show in Texas. Activities specifically designed to connect and interact with junior members will take place at on the grounds of the Fort Worth Stock Show.

More information regarding the junior activities will be published at a later date. The activities will take place around the National Junior Red Angus Show, Sunday, Jan. 27.

For questions concerning the national show, contact Chessie Mitchell at chessie@redangus.org.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from RAFI!

by Patsy Krause, RAFI Fund Raiser

It’s hard to believe another year has passed!

The focus of the Red Angus Foundation, Inc. over the past year continued to be to strengthen our name recognition and donor cultivation in support of our mission. RAFI's mission is to provide support that enhances the Red Angus breed and its stakeholders through investments in leadership development, scientific research and educational opportunities.

RAFI is under the leadership of Board members Frank Wedel, chairperson, Chuck Feddes, Blake Angell, Kelli Brown, Dr. Bob Hough, Steve Ford and Steve Newberry. Under their leadership RAFI has had a busy year.

To keep our membership better informed, RAFI developed a RAFI Sponsorship Brochure. It has functioned as our main marketing piece.

The brochure was mailed to all RAAA members who had purchased five bulls or more. The brochure continues to be the outline for donor recognition and development. It is used to promote RAFI and get our mission into everyone's everyday conversations. The brochure is mailed to all new RAAA members and is distributed wherever and whenever possible.

Also during the past year, RAFI adopted the practice of recognizing and thanking our donors monthly in the ARA Magazine. In the July/August ARA issue we publicly thank and recognize all contributors to RAFI. To strengthen RAFI name recognition we have had a presence in each of the monthly ARA Maga-

zines in the form of articles explaining what RAFI is, tax ramifications, advantages to charitable giving, stewardship and donor recognition.

Working with the RAAA Board and staff, RAFI challenged all Board members to make a contribution to RAFI sometime during the year. All contribution amounts were confidential and appreciated. It was not the amount of the contributions that was the goal as much as it was the endorsement from all in the leadership positions. We had 100 percent participation from the RAFI Board and significant participation from the RAAA Board. This challenge gave us the opportunity to thank Board members for their monetary contributions as well as their donations of time and service.

The RAFI website was updated during the past year and it was combined with the new and improved RAAA website, RedAngus.org. Having RAFI as part of the RAAA website shows more alliance between the two organizations.

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One of RAFI's three designated funds is set up to benefit the Junior Red Angus Association of Amercia. During the past year, the JRA group designated RAFI to receive all their contributions. Using the RAFI 501(c)(3) tax status to receipt all the JRA donations allows better service to their donors and strengthens the RAFI name recognition. All contributions received for JRA are held in a fund restricted to the support of JRA's annual budget.

Finally, RAFI along with their fundraising partners, enjoyed a successful fundraising auction held during the 65th Annual National Red Angus Convention, Reds Rising Over the Northern Plains, held Sept. 12-14 in Watertown, South Dakota. The event was held at the beautiful Redlin Art Center and featured many donated art items and the Pick of the Herd donation of any female from the R.A. Brown Ranch.

RAFI continues to work with its partners in the beef industry by investing in our JRA members and providing funding for research and breed development, but we need your help.

Please consider a gift that will help the continued growth of the Red Angus breed. Please make arrangements for your RAFI contribution today.

Wishing you all the season's blessings! ■

If you have questions about RAFI or need assistance with planning, please contact me.

Patsy Krause, RAFI Fund Raiser 406-599-2852 • patsy@redangus.org

BADLANDS RED ANGUS

DIAMOND C ND

LAZY D RED ANGUS

SCHRIEFER RED ANGUS

Bill Ceynar • Arnegard, ND 701/586-3435 • 701/570-4578 badlandsredangus@gmail.com badlandsgeneticsplus.com

Chase Furstenau • Cavalier, ND 701/265-3136 • 701/520-0671 chasefurstenau@gmail.com www.diamondcnorthdakota.com

John or Sara Berg • Williston, ND 701/826-4211 • 701/570-9788 jsbergcc@yahoo.com

BARENTHSEN-BULLINGER RED ANGUS

DK RED ANGUS

Leonard Lodoen • Matt & Jennie Lodoen Westhope, ND 701/245-6280 • 701/263-1330 matjen@srt.com • lodoencattle.com

Marc, Jodi, Riley, Cheyenne & Cassi Schriefer • Golden Valley, ND 701/983-4292 • 701/870-4292 701/870-2609 marcjodi@westriv.com schrieferredangus.com

Mark & Kathy Barenthsen Jeremy & Jessica Bullinger Powers Lake, ND • bbredangus.com 701/464-5741 • 701/339-1834 mkbar@mccray.com • jbullinger@nccray.net

BAUMAN RED ANGUS Dave, Kathy, Wayde & Jake Bauman Linton, ND • bb.ranch@hotmail.com 701/336-7201 • 701/321-1994

Scott Kueffler • Grenora, ND 701/694-3620 • 701/641-0519 redangus@nccray.com www.dkredangus.com

FORSTER RED ANGUS Kenneth Forster • Richardton, ND 701/974-2450 • 701/290-2450 forsterredangus@yahoo.com www.forsterredangus.com

L83 LODOEN RANCH

LELAND RED ANGUS Melvin & Luella Leland Todd & Carla Leland • Sidney, MT 701/565-2347 • 406/489-1466 lelandra@restel.net lelandredangus.com

GEIB RED ANGUS

NAMKEN RED ANGUS

Mike Brademeyer • Verona, ND 701/742-2598 • 701/710-0445 kbrademeyer@drtel.net

Dave Geib • Dagmar, MT 406/483-5307 • 406/480-1148 geibredangus@nemont.net www.geibredangus.com

Jared Namken • Lake Norden, SD 605/881-3845 jarednamken@hotmail.com www.namkenredangus.com

BRENNER ANGUS

BRADEMEYER FARMS

SPUR M RED ANGUS

TNT SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS

GRASSY MEADOW RANCH

NORDLUND STOCK FARMS LLC

David and Karissa Daws Michigan, ND • 701/270-1524 grassymeadowranch@gmail.com

BROKEN HEART RANCH

HEART RIVER RANCH

Mike and Sam Norlund Clearbrook, MN • 701/799-0943 nordlundstockfarm@gvtel.com norlundstockfarm.com

Gary & Chad Pederson • Firesteel, SD 605/865-3413 • 605/850-9878 bhrredangus@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

CAMPBELL RED ANGUS

Bryan & Emmy Huber • Jud, ND 701/685-2687 • 701/320-8054 emmy@drtel.net www.hubereyredangus.com

Robert Campbell • McIntosh, SD 701/422-3721 • 605/845-4812 campbellra@westriv.com www.campbellredangus.com

CARAWAY RED ANGUS RANCH Jon Caraway • Lake Benton, MN 507/530-3166 jon.c.caraway.mil@mail.mil carawayredangus.com

CARGO STOCK FARM Seth, Laci, Dylon, Preston, Ritch Cargo Arnegard, ND 701/586-3010 • 701/537-3320 cargostockfarm@RTC.coop badlandsgeneticsplus.com

DAHL LAND & CATTLE CO. Jeff Dahl • Gackle, ND 701/485-3762 • 701/269-5368 jldahl@daktel.com • www.dahlcattle.com

DAHLKE RED ANGUS Bryantt Bolduc • Bagley, MN 218/533-0269 • 218/556-5896 bolduc1200@yahoo.com dahlkeredangus.com

HUBER EY RED ANGUS

JACOBSON RED ANGUS Gary & Val Jacobson • Hitterdal, MN 218/962-3360 • 701/361-3189 gjrangus@feltontel.net www.jacobsonredangus.com

KAL-KOTA RANCH Ed Kalianoff • Steele, ND 701/475-2694 • 701/471-4006 kalkota@bektel.com

KOESTER RED ANGUS Steve & Tracey Koester • Steele, ND 701/475-2736 • 701/400-1611 koester@bektel.com www.koesterredangus.com

KUHN’S RED ANGUS James & Stephanie Kuhn • Napoleon, ND 701/332-6378 • 701/426-6921 kuhnsred@bektel.com kuhnsredangus.net

Brian Severance • Palermo, ND 701/862-3681 • 701/898-3681 redcows@restel.net Doug & Darcy McGee • Bowman, ND 701/523-3635 • 701/523-6086 ddmcgee@ndsupernet.com spurmredangus.com

Sidney & Melva Brenner • Carson, ND 701/522-3335 • 701/471-9135 brennersmb@gmail.com

Chuck & Annette Steffan • Belfield, ND 701/575-8145 • 290-9745 • 260-4630 heartrivergenetics@yahoo.com

SEVERANCE RED ANGUS

Kevin & Lynette Thompson Almont, ND 701/843-8454 • 701/391-1631 kevinandlynette@westriv.com www.tntsimmentals.com

TURTLE RIVER CATTLE CO. Ron & Ryan Clemetson Grand Forks, ND 701/739-0639 • 701/739-6407 trreds@hotmail.com

OHR RED ANGUS Edward, Jeanne & Carl Olson Argusville, ND 701/484-5779 • 701/238-3601 olsoncandc@aol.com

TWEDT RED ANGUS Sam Twedt • McHenry, ND 701/262-4768 • 701/388-4035 twedtredangus@hotmail.com www.twedtredangus.com

PRESSER RED ANGUS Troy & Annette Presser Turtle Lake, ND 701/447-2855 • 701/220-0189 tpresser@westriv.com

VALNES RANCH RED ANGUS Emit Valnes • Eden, SD 605/698-6596 • 605/228-8857 valnesranch@hotmail.com valnesranch.com

RESSLER LAND & CATTLE Mark or Bryan Ressler • Binford, ND 701-789-0191 • 701-789-7294 mark.ressler@hotmail.com www.resslerlandandcattle.com

WASEM RED ANGUS Chris & Jolyn Wasem • Halliday, ND 701/938-8365 • 701/260-1513 701/290-9634 kcjwasem@ndsupernet.com wasemredangus.com

ROHRICH’S CUTTING EDGE RANCH Rick & Amber Rohrich • Steele, ND 701/475-2285 • 701/391-1911 cuttingedgeranch@bektel.com www.cuttingedgeranch.com

WEST BRANCH RANCH

RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH Josh & Trista Rust • Mercer, ND 701/447-2479 • 701/391-9769 rustmountainviewranch@hotmail.com www.rustmountainviewranch.com

Greg Bailey • Baldwin, ND 701/255-2424 funditos2@gmail.com

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Dec. 1 Dukart Ranch, Ranch Dec. 7 NDRAA Annual Meeting & Banquet, Ramkota, Bismarck Dec. 8 ND Red Select Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan

ND Red Angus Association President: Jodi Schriefer Vice President: Scott Kueffler Immediate Past President: Bryan Huber Directors: Ron Clemetson, Doug McGee,

Sam Twedt & Karissa Daws Secretary/Treasurer: Emmy Huber

Join us for our North Dakota Red Angus Weekend!

701/685-2687 • emmy@drtel.net

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Southeast Red Angus Association www.seraa.org Officers

Lowell Morgan - President - 912-754-1445 - morganredangus@windstream.net Jeff Pettit - Vice President - 270-836-2963 - jp@diamondpcattle.com Michelle Pettit - Secretary/Treasurer - 270-836-1651 - michelle@noashconstruction.com

Mercer Farm Registered Red Angus Cattle

Owners: Jim & Nancy Mercer & Rebecca Burnette 32237 Hwy. 58 N. • Ten Mile, TN 37880 Sales: Steve Burnette • Home (423)334-3649 Farm (423)334-5433 • Cell (865) 804-8156 mercerfarms@gmail.com

Sycamore Farm Red Angus Cattle Pure Bred & Commercial

Dale & Shonia Parrish, Owners

770 Northeast Tammy Ln. • Lake City, FL 32055 (386) 755-4819 • sycamor@atlantic.net

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LITTLE CREEK FARM Fleckvieh Simmental & Red Angus Cattle

Alex Gardner, Farm Manager 2638 Turkey Creek Rd • Starkville, MS 39759 Michael (662) 418-0686 • Alex (662) 769-2577 Fax: (662) 324-7721 • www.littlecreekcattle.com

Directors

Johnnie Cundiff 606-305-6443 Jim McLean

770-595-3542 Tom Bell, II

731-225-2490

Dr. David Evans 256-490-7578

Chris B. Holloway 662-213-195 Tim Orr

731-676-3133

Whitley Red Angus 1408 Co. Rd. 35 Horton, AL 35980

Breeding Red Angus since 1965!

Henry, Jane, Jim, Kathy, Tim, James Ray & Natalie (205) 466-7612 • Tim Cell (205) 446-5090 tim@whitleyredangus.com

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McLean Red Angus Jim & Alynda McLean

206 Morningside Drive Alma, GA 31510 (912) 632-7985 • (770) 595-3542 mcleanredangus@aol.com -Registered Red Angus since 1970 -

Osborn Red Angus 21053 AL HWY 251 Athens, Alabama (256) 679-6307 Email: dko2005@hotmail.com

Jarvis Red Angus

12745 St. Rt. 181 N. Bremen, Kentucky (270) 525-3403 Registered 100% 1A Certified Herd David • Sandra Chris • LaDonna davidandsandra65@bellsouth.net

Jim and Alvina Meeks, Owners 1986 Trinity Church Rd. • Gray Court, SC 29645 Raymond Prescott, Mgr. • (864) 981-2080 Visit our website at bullhillredangusranch.com

Registered Red Angus

300 Pisgah Pike • Pulaski, TN 38478 (931) 424-8127 • (931) 424-8227 Fax (931) 424-0319 email: rca@energize.net

NEBRASKA RED ANGUS ADAMS ANGUS RANCH

www.nebraskaredangus.com

Quality & Performance Since 1965 Registered Bulls, Heifers and Bred Cows Available

Scott C. & Patty Adams • (308) 750-7949 78250 464th Ave • Litchfield, NE 68852

FICK RED ANGUS

Paul & Milissa Birnie

Inman, NE • Visitors Welcome!

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610 S. 7th Ave. Broken Bow, NE 68822

DOUG Balance from (402) 394-5486 Start to Finish! (402) 340-9910

(308) 870-3133 (cell)

www.fickredangus.com Annual Bull Sale March 2019

The Sieberts - Kim, Lindy, Samantha & Kendall 108 Road 3 • Henderson, NE 68371 (402) 723-4376 • Email: sdiamond@telcoweb.net website: sdiamondangus.com

paul@flatwaterredangusgang.com www.flatwaterredangusgang.com

Rob Brawner

Ross A & Lane Knott P.O. Box 43 • Petersburg, NE 68652 Home (402) 386-5411 Work (402) 386-5297 Cell (402) 843-8726

BULLIS CREEK RANCH

HC 68 Box 1 Wood Lake, NE 69221 Phone/Fax (402) 967-3060

Scott & Kim Ford

SCHULER red-angus

Pieper Red Angus

Red Angus & Composite Seedstock 308.262.0306 • Bridgeport, NE schulerredangus.com Red Angus with built-in Performance!

Mark and Deb Pieper (308) 638-4557 HC 70 Box 13 • Hay Springs, NE 69347

CHOAT RED ANGUS GENETICS

Cattle Company St. Edward, NE

Wayne & Jody Choat • 402-678-3439 Dave & Kathy Stodola • 402-981-1586

(308) 876-2211 Bertrand, NE 68927

www.crossdiamondcattle.com Bartlett & Stapleton Nebraska

Annual Sale in March www.hallpokornyredangus.com

Brad & Paula Pokorny (308) 636-2275

Helen Hall (308) 654-3220

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Welcome to our Newest RAAA Members!

Area 1 – West Director – Sam Lorenzen COLBIE DELONG SHOW CATTLE COLBIE DELONG P.O. BOX 512 CORNING, CA 96021 JAXON HARRIS 2601 E 900 N ROBERTS, ID 83444 LILLY MURDOCK 2601 E 900 N ROBERTS, ID 83444 SHATLEY MITCHELL 83869 N PACIFIC HWY CRESWELL, OR 97426 Area 2 – Montana Director – Kay Klompien JUSTIN PATTEN 863 SUNNY VISTA RD HELENA, MT 59602 Area 3 – Rocky Mountain Director – Aaron Kravig TIMBERMAN RANCHES, INC. ZEB TIMBERMAN 11295 E WAGON TRL RD EVANSVILLE, WY 82636 Area 4 – Southwest Director – Kyley DeVoe RAFAEL AGUIRRE 1665 TRAIL DRIVE ODESSA, TX 79766

1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: • Auction & Sales Management • Consulting Services • Auction Services • Buy/Sell Cattle for Commercial & Purebred Breeders Call today for a free consultation!

3C RANCH GARY CARTER 9720 CAMP BOWIE FT WORTH, TX 76116 TLC CATTLE CO. LINDA COLLE 15700 US HWY 281 N JACKSBORO, TX 76458 HALLIE DAVIDSON 805 STATE HWY 75 N FAIRFIELD, TX 75840

ELIZABETH HOFFPAUIR 620 E. BOLIVAR STREET VIDOR, TX 77662 RYLIE HUFF 8517 CR 317 S HENDERSON, TX 75654 NEEDMORE CREEK RANCH ADAM ISAACS 15920 MARSHALL DRIVE CANADIAN, TX 79014 DEMETRIO LUNA 1404CRD342 BALLINGER, TX 76821 PEMAQUID PROPERITES, LLC ALBERT MARTINEZ 331 BLUFFCREEK SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216 ALYSSA MOSS CATTLE ALYSSA MOSS 54 E 37TH SAN ANGELO, TX 76901 ALLY SMITLEY 6410 AVENEL DR PASADENA TX 77505 PASADENA, TX 77505 CIRCLE T SHOW CATTLE ADAM THOMPSON 661 FM 2108 DIBOLL, TX 75941 GARRETT VANWAGNER 455 WEST SH 150 WEST NEW WAVERLY, TX 77358 RANSOM WELCH 412 HCR2200 AQUILLA, TX 76622 CWKW RANCH AND CATTLE CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS 319 SATTLER RD. SPRING BRANCH, TX 78070

Sales Manager 701.730.0134 bigredgenetics@hotmail.com

NATE GAYTAN 394 CR 3418 JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766

Area 5 – Northern Plains Director – Steve Koester HINTZ RED ANGUS ZACH HINTZ PO BOX 468 STEELE, ND 58482

SEMEN NOW AVAILABLE!

TWINWOOD CATTLE CO. ABEL GONZALES P.O. BOX 649 SIMONTON, TX 77476

J BAR W RANCH JASON WEBER 41297 274TH ST PARKSTON, SD 57366

KAIDYN HALBGEWACHS 1200 CEDAR PASS RD DRIFTWOOD, TX 78619

Area 6 – Great Plains Director – Newley Hutchison JOEL A. BROWN 421 W 5TH STREET OTTAWA, KS 66067

www.pifers.com 877.700.4099

Bryan Gill

LMAN KING ROB 8621 HUST CHIEF SEQUOYA R336 CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Allan Havick • 1225 900th St • Harlan, IA 51537 (712) 235-1225 • rafterh@fmctc.com

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HAMILTON CATTLE CO. DALTON HAMILTON 1019 FM 712 MARLIN, TX 76661 WAYNE & REBECCA HILLMAN 382 CR 205 A BUCKHOLTS, TX 76518 GRACE HOELSCHER 944 FM 2111 BALLINGER, TX 76821

AMANDA CRANWELL 629 150TH AVE HAYS, KS 67601 FLORES ANGUS ERNESTO FLORES 904 CHURCH ST. TONGANOXIE, KS 66086

Texas Red Angus Association www.TexasRedAngus.org

Mark E. Harbin

Home 254-527-4650 3955 Co. Rd. 314 mobile 512-413-0384 Jarrell, TX 76537 harbinredangus.com fax 254-527-3475

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Dennis Coe Forney, Texas 214-632-8711

CHIEFLINE RED ANGUS

Mark & Celia Miller Rt. 1 Box 9 • Abernathy, TX 79311 (806) 328-5210 • Email: mfmrraider@aol.com “Your source of foundation pure Chiefline Genetics”

Morris/Box Ranch

KOLLE RED ANGUS 961 N. FM 444 Inez, TX 77968

REGISTERED RED ANGUS & ANGUS PLUS

Jim Kolle

(361) 550-5045 • jakolle@tisd.net

ANGUS PLUS Enough Ear, But Not Too Much.

TRIPLE CREEK RANCH 1995 National Champion Bull Bulls, Cows & Heifers—All Ages E

Registered Red Angus Kelly & Sallye Box

7371 Sherman Rd. • Justin, TX 76247 Cell (817) 929-7773 • Home (940) 242-3216 kelly_box@msn.com • morrisboxranch.com

G.W. LAND & CATTLE COMPANY Registered Red Angus Breeders in the Texas Hill Country

Mac Williams 116 Fox Hall Cv San Antonio, TX 78213 (210)684-1071 • (210) 341-6701

One of the largest herds in the South • Rockwall, TX

Ty Davenport DVM (972) 524-5105

Tim Head

R.A. Brown Ranch Donnell & Kelli Brown Throckmorton, Texas (940) 849-0611 www.RABrownRanch.com 150 Bulls & 100 Females offered every October

Judy Kay Ferguson Kyley DeVoe 214-536-6902 940-367-4708 judykay@3klandandcattle.com kyley@3klandandcattle.com Justin, TX • 3klandandcattle.com

P.O Box 1380 Van Horn, TX 79855

Bobbe McClure

(432) 284-9664 REGISTERED RED ANGUS qgra@hughes.net

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Patsy Krause Fund Raiser

Red Angus Foundation Inc. (406) 599-2852 • cell patsy@redangus.org

Mail contributions to: 18335 E. 103rd Ave., Suite 202 Commerce City, CO 80022

Welcome to our Newest RAAA Members!

MUELLER CATTLE CHAD MUELLER 537 COLUMBUS STREET TAMPA, KS 67483 NICHOLAS SIEMENS 12205 SW 50TH STREET TOWANDA, KS 67144 NATHAN GRIESS 8103 E 1ST RD AURORA, NE 68818 BG REDS GRANT KRAUS 1444 ROKEBY RD. DENTON, NE 68339

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PONDEROSA CATTLE CO. JOHN SULGA 7 BEECH LN VILLA GROVE, IL 61956

Area 7 – Northeast Director – John Langdon HLC JODI HENRY 3720 BURNSLINE RD CROSWELL, MI 48422

EMMA ALEXANDER 6517 HIGHWAY K MADISON, MO 65263

Area 8 – Southeast Director – Jim Yance DRY CREEK FARM WALTER SCOTT 1650 OSCAR BRADFORD RD HAYDEN, AL 35079

WILLIAMS FARMS WIN WILLIAMS 4987 BLACKBERRY LANE BUFORD, GA 30518 ROCKING MHF LLC JAROD SCHALNUS 161 CRUMBAUGH RD GEORGETOWN, KY 40324

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K&K CATTLE JOHNATHAN KASH 161 OXFORD JCT RD CLARENCE, IA 52216 RED BUG CATTLE CO LAINEE SITZMANN 27824 C-70 HINTON, IA 51024

SYDNEY HOLCOMB 81 WATKINS FARM RD LEXINGTON, GA 30648

Jack & Gini Chase • 307-736-2422

HOMANN FARMS WILLIAM HOMANN 2049 IDAHO RD ALLERTON, IA 50008

BAILEY LICHTY 21085 CHERRY RD PLEASANTON, NE 68866

PARRIS CATTLE FARMS JOSH SHULER 82 SORRELLS COVE RD WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786

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Area 9 – Midwest Director – Stuart Gilbert ESCHEN FARM COOPER ESCHEN 1827 180TH AVE MANCHESTER, IA 52057

HARLEE WATSON 6196 MT. STERLING ROAD FLEMINGSBURG, KY 41041 FWH FARMS WAYNE & ETHAN HODGES PO BOX 699 LEAKESVILLE, MS 39451 YODER CATTLE CO. JAMES AND ESTHER YODER 117 BLACKBURN RD BRADFORD, TN 38316

ALLEE LAND AND CATTLE ZACHARY AND LACY ALLEE 1106 SOUTHVIEW STREET RICHMOND, MO 64085 LANCE HUDSON 6782 HWY E THOMPSON, MO 65285 WILD INDIAN ACRES MIKE KISNER 5805 PERKINS RD DESOTO, MO 63020 MELISSA KLEIBOEKER 4768 LAWRENCE 2170 WENTWORTH, MO 64873 EMMERIE PATEK 42150 HIGH POINT ROAD RUSSELLVILLE, MO 65074 MANITOU SPRING RANCH JEWELL PATEK 42150 HIGH POINT ROAD RUSSELLVILLE, MO 65074 RIDDER FARMS & IDEL FARMS DEREK RIDDER 1585 LITTLE BAY ROAD HERMANN, MO 65041 SNELSON ANGUS GENETICS MATTHEW SNELSON 952 COWNA STREET AURORA, MO 65605 DARYL BERG FAMILY DARYL BERG W276N2660 LILY COURT WEST PEWAUKEE, WI 53072 NIGH FARMS GEORGE A & TONYA R NIGH W13309 ALP AVE PLAINFIELD, WI 54966

If You Show, Be in the Know

Below are important dates and information for Red Angus shows. Please visit redangus.org/sales-and-events/red-angus-shows/

National Western Stock Show - Regional Show Location Entry Deadline: November 20th, 2018 Junior Show Date: Saturday, January 12th, 2019 Junior Show Judge: Jeff Gooden - Lone Jack, MO Pen Show Date: Sunday, January 13th, 2019 Pen Show Judge: Caleb Boardman - Laramie, WY Open Show Date: Monday, January 14th, 2019 Open Show Judge: John McCurry - Burrton, KS Host Hotel Information: *NEW LOCATION* DoubleTree by Hilton - 4040 Quebec Street Denver, CO 80216. Call (303) 262-7735 for reservations before 11/8/18 under Red Angus with a room rate of $135. You will have 72 hours to cancel without penalty. There is a complimentary shuttle to the NWSS grounds. Trailer parking is not available at the hotel, but a secure location is available through the hotel a few miles away.

Rules and information can be found at www.nationalwestern.com.

Fort Worth Stock Show - 2019 National Show Location Entry Deadline: November 15th, 2018 TX 4-H/FFA Member Junior Show Date - January 27th, 2019 at 8:00 am TX 4-H FFA Member Junior Show Judge - Matt Leo Junior Show Date: February 2nd, 2019 at 4:00 pm - Watt Arena Junior Show Judge: Charlie Boyd, JR. Open Show Date: February 3rd, 2019 at 9:00 am - Watt Arena Open Show Judge: Brandon Callis Important Information: • You will be able to substitute cattle within class this year.

• Don't forget to bring actual registration papers to check-in for FWSSR. It is a FWSSR requirement.

• There will be a showmanship class, bred-and-owned junior bull show, and bred-and-owned junior heifer show. You will not have to enter the B&O junior heifer show. I will put them in automatically out of your junior heifer show entries. You WILL have to enter the B&O junior bull show.

Hotel Information: Courtyard Fort Worth University Drive 3150 Riverfront Drive Ft. Worth, TX Rooms available 1/31/19 and 2/1/19 Room Rate - $169/ night Reservations must be placed by Jan 2, 2019, and you must state that you are with the Red Angus Association of America staying at the above location.

Reservations phone number 1800-321-2211.

Your visit is always welcome...

Hope to see you soon!

Rob Brawner

BULLIS CREEK RANCH

HC 68 Box 1 Wood Lake, NE 69221 Phone/Fax (402) 967-3060 www.bulliscreek.com

McDonald Red Angus M c D o n a l d R e d

A n g u s

Dwight & Cindy McDonald 32519 510th St Russell, IA 50238 Dwight: 641-751-9360 O ce: 641-535-4098 Layne Robinson: 573-544-7024

WWW.MCDONALDREDANGUS.COM

PEACOCK ANGUS RANCH

Texas Red Angus Champion Genetics

Rt. 1 Box 45J Covington, TX 76636 (254) 874-5868 www.peacockredangus.com Where Quality Cattle are the Rule, Not the Exception!

Email your news items (sale reports, show reports, member news) to

media@redangus.org

to be included in the next American Red Angus Magazine.

Sale reports will also be posted online at redangus.org/sales-and-events/red-angus-calendar/.

Rules and information can be found at www.fwssr.com.

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Building Better Beef Ken & Cheri Graves (307) 738-2247

(406) 632-5598 P.O. Box 2913 Harlowton, MT 59036

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www.fischerredangus.com

88 Redland Ranch Ln • Hysham, MT 59038 redland@rangeweb.net • www.redlandredangus.com

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Amie & Teri Angelo

Bob & Julie Morton 2435 Logan Trident Road • Three Forks, MT 59752 (406) 285-6773 • www.gmracattle.com

(406) 288-8171 • angelocattleco@blackfoot.net 96 N Mullan Trail • Drummond, MT 59832

www.sutherlinfarms.com

Bob (406) 855-3614 Jon (406) 581-7800 Chad (406) 740-0099

Ron and Esther Fischer

suthfarm@gmail.com Spooner Creek Lane Stevensville, MT

Annual Bull Sale Third Tuesday in March Big Sky Elite Female Sale First Wednesday in December

Tim & Julie Shick

P.O. Box 311 Lodge Grass, MT 59050

(406) 639-9112 • tjshick@dishmail.net

Glacier Red Angus Harold, Pat & Chris Hughes

40126 Eli Gap Road • Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-4654 • www.GlacierRedAngus.com

The Forbes Family 37 Beckton Dr. • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6095 • Fax (307) 672-7281 Email: becktonwyo@gmail.com

Visit our website for more information, sales and events!

MONTANA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION

www.montanaredangus.org email: MTRAASecretary@gmail.com

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in Big Sky Country!

- We Focus on The Female -

1721 Plevna Rd. • Plevna, MT 59344 (406) 778-3819 • ketchum@midrivers.com

Vic & Shari Westphal

Email: klmpnra@gmail.com

RED ANGUS P.O. Box 72 Grass Range, MT 59032 • (406) 428-2179

LUCHT RED ANGUS ML

Bozeman, MT • 406-585-0874 greg@luchtredangus.com

ROCK CREEK RED ANGUS

FRITZ RED ANGUS

Box 396, Joliet, Mt 59041 "Females & Bulls For Sale Year Round"

Charlie & Linda Lewis

(406) 962-3330

1542 Fritz Ranch Ln Joe & Heidi Fritz Brady, MT 59416 (406) 627-2374 fritzra@3rivers.net

Shepherd Red Angus Jim & Ginger Shepherd

3631 Maple Leaf Ave. Cody, Wyo. 82414 406-698-6657 • 307-578-8741 jsgshepherd@gmail.com - PRIVATE TREATY SALES -

MTRAA Officers

President: Francis Koenig - Winnett, MT 59087 - francis@midrivers.com Vice President: Kara Herbst – Manhattan, MT 59741 – kklompien@hotmail.com Secretary: Christina Pierce – Molt, MT 59057 - mtraasecretary@gmail.com

MTRAA Directors

Karen Raisland - St. Ignatius, MT - sti4058@blackfoot.net Veronica Christensen - Park City, MT - criters@charter.net Ryan Clark – Fishtail, MT 59063 - diamondbarcattle@hotmail.com

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AREA 1 - West

Alaska • California • Hawaii Idaho • Nevada • Oregon Washington Sam Lorenzen, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 81

Bob Morton, President Chuck Feddes, Region A Director Kay Klompien, Director MT Breeders can be found on pages 74-75

AREA 3 Rocky Mountain

Utah • Colorado • Wyoming Aaron Kravig, Director

KRAVIG RED ANGUS

Sound udders-Great Dispositions Moderate Frames-Calving Ease-Excellent Growth www.kravigredangus.com h1: 719-446-5355 • h2: 719-446-5391 Karval, Colorado

“Cattle Working for You”

Kerry and Debbie Sheaman

400 East Douglas Road • Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 493-7346 • Kerry.Sheaman@colostate.edu Maternal, Disposition, Calving Ease & Stayability Traits

www.crumpredangus.com

Joe, Cindy & Emily Frasier • Ronny & Kelsey Pope 45965 County Road 118 • Limon, CO • (719) 775-2790

www.solidrockredangus.com

AREA 4 - Southwest

Texas • New Mexico • Arizona

Texas Breeders can be found on page 71 Kyley DeVoe, Director

AREA 5 - Northern Plains Minnesota North Dakota • South Dakota Steve Koester, Director

Scott & Connie Kueffler Michala & Kirsti • Bonnie Kueffler Box 187 • Grenora, ND 58845 701-694-3620 (h) • 701-641-0519 (c) redangus@nccray.com • www.dkredangus.com

1A BULLS & HEIFERS

MAINTENANCE/FEED EFFICIENCY EXPERTS

Cory & Katy Johnson

5822 CR 23 • Veteran, WY 82243 Cory 307-575-0169 • Katy 307-575-2677

Female Sale First Saturday in December Bull Sale Second Saturday in April Gary, Elaine, Tory & Tyler Sonstegard (320) 269-7290 (320) 226-2340 www.3scc.net

HC 83 Box 9 Firesteel, SD 57633 (605) 865-3236 or (605) 865-3190

Fort Garland, CO 81133 Mobile (719) 588-1877

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www.smithredangus.com

The Olsons

Email: bhrranch@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

Barenthsen BBRedAngus.com Bullinger Red Angus Mark & Kathy Barenthsen Jeremy & Jessica Bullinger 701-464-5741 701-464-4893

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8815 81st St. NW, Powers Lake, ND

"We Breed Excitement"

Edward, Jeanne, Carl, Craig and Caryn 16068 24 St. S.E. • Argusville, ND 58005 Phone/Fax (701) 484-5779 www.olsonredpower.com

Harold & Family Robert & Kara 5094 93rd St. S.W. McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3726

Producing Cattle that Perform for the Cattleman

Scott Farm Red Angus Box 67 Lengby, MN 56651 (218) 668-2277

Quality Breeding Stock & Semen Available

Forster Red Angus Raising 100% 1A Red Angus since 1967 Kenneth Forster & Family 8285 30th St, SW • Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-2450 • Cell (701) 290-2450 www.forsterredangus.com

Gary & Val

JACOBSON RED ANGUS Registered & Commercial Catttle Bulls & Heifers - Open & Bred

28280 75th Ave. N. (218) 962-3360 Hitterdal, MN 56552 Cell (701) 361-3189 www.Jacobson RedAngus.com Tony & Karen Messmer

8860 39th St. S.W. Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-3966 Cell (701) 290-2556 Email: tmessmer@ndsupernet.com

Private Treaty Sales of all Embryos & Semen Many Rare Sires!

Minnesota Red Angus Association

Contact MNRAA President Gary Jacobson (701) 361-3189 Check out our New Web Site at

www.mnredangus.org

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American Red Angus Breeder Directory

AREA 2 Montana

SHEAMAN RANCH

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2018 Breeder Directory

Ranch Red Angus

John & Stephanie Jung Family Mina, SD • (605) 380-1796 www.lazyjbarranch.com

DAHLKE RED ANGUS Maternal Breeding Stock

by Top A.I. Sires Since 1992

Contact us today for more information!

Arlan Dahlke • Bagley, Minnesota (218) 694-6727 • (218) 556-5896 www.DahlkeRedAngus.com

AREA 7 - Northeast

Connecticut • Delaware • Indiana Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan New Hampshire • New Jersey • New York North Carolina • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island Vermont • Virginia • West Virginia

John Langdon, Director

CEDAR HILL FARM …suppliers of profitable, low maintenance, high performance genetics

Dan & Alicia Stickel Phone & Fax (304) 884-7993 Rt. 2 Box 85A Email: cedarhillredangus@frontier.com Jane Lew, WV 26378 www.cedarhillfarmredangus.com - Bulls, females, embryos and semen by Private Treaty -

ELMWOOD FIELDS Dedicating Backgrounded Red Angus Calves to Certified Feeder Calf Sales

Registered Red Angus Bulls • Bred Heifers

AREA 6 - Great Plains Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 69 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 79 Newley Hutchison, Director Connie Mushrush, Region B Director

If you’re looking for Efficiency...

Look under “R” for RED ANGUS!

Tom Karr

(740) 985-3444 Day (740) 591-9900 Cell 34740 State Route 7 Pomeroy, OH 45769

Ernest & Betty Jo Christian P.O. Box 566, Union Bridge, MD 21791 (410) 775-0225 • Email: eschris@msn.com

ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

RANDY & PAULA - (580) 829-3150 CODY & MEGAN - (405) 880-4587 CASEY & TRACY - (520) 906-8509

www.mcmurphyfarms.com

Stuart Gilbert, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 81

Russ Dahl Deerfield, WI 608-444-8295

JUDY LOONAN (641) 322-3921 • 1724 Holly Ave. • Corning, IA 50841 Located 75 mi. east of Omaha, NE, in the hills of Southwest Iowa

Rob & Amy Hess

Hershey, PA 717-821-1782 bowcreekbeef.com

Pasture to Plate Performance Tested

Embryos, Semen and Cattle by Private Treaty

4720 Wrights Mill Road Trappe, MD 21673 410-924-3905 www.wmfredangus.com

Alva, Oklahoma

Iowa • Illinois Missouri • Wisconsin

Red Angus • Red Simmental • Red SimAngus

Steven Harris, DVM

MCMURPHY FARMS

AREA 9 - Midwest

Oakridgefarms.org

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS

BIM Red Angus

Jim Tance, Director Region C SERAA Breeders can be found on page 68

Red Angus Bulls and Heifers For Sale Great Genetics at an Affordable Price

(918) 473-6723 Route 4 Box 520 Fax (918) 610-0016 Checotah, OK 74426 Email: jjeffriescattleco@lakewebs.net

WILLOWS FARM COMPANY RED ANGUS

AREA 8 - Southeast

Alabama • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Kentucky Louisiana • Mississippi • Tennessee • South Carolina

Join us on March 16, 2019 in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania for our Annual Production Sale with Chappell Red Angus and Swank Farm Red Angus!

The Only Red Angus Production Sale in the Northeast U.S.!

American Red Angus Breeder Directory

Jared, Lacey, Paisley & Cooper Namken • 605.881.3845 cell 45536 189th Street • Lake Norden, SD 57248 www.namkenredangus.com • jarednamken@hotmail.com

Oscar and Janet Stine 7633 Flowing Springs Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443 (304) 876-2009

920-982-1670 Brad Ketterhagen khiddencreek@aol.com Sales/Customer Service www.hiddencreekfarm.com 417-669-1619

ROUSE RED ANGUS

Gene Rouse 515-231-9129 Dan Bormann 515-520-7707 53966 290th St. • Huxley, IA 50124 www.rouseredangus.com email: rousefam@huxcomm.net

Get Your Breeder Directory ad for only

$275 per year!

Contact Kevin LeMaster at kevin@redangus.org

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Foreign Breeders

Joel Birdwell Auctioneer

HC 64 Box 29 Kingfisher, OK 73750 Home (405) 375-6630 Mobile (405) 368-1058

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www.ORI genbeef.org South East of Billings, Montana • I-90 Exit 469 10 West Arrow Creek • Huntley, MT 59037

Bo ok ing Pr od uc tio n Sa les 20 19 Purebred & Commercial & Be yo nd Livestock Auctioneer 406-366-0472

408 West Main Street • Lewistown, MT • kyle@kyleshobe.com

CANADA’S ANGUS MAGAZINE

Box 177 • Stavely, AB TOL 1Z0 Canada Phone: (403) 549-2234 • Fax (403) 549-2207 Email: office@angusworld.ca

Sales & Services

CK Sonny Booth

Auctioneer • Sale Manager (641) 919-1077

Dedicated to the Red Angus Breed since 1973

www.redcows.net www.redcows.net

Licensed & Bonded with Packers & Stockyards

Bryan Gill

Sales Manager 701.730.0134

bigredgenetics@hotmail.com 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560

Justin B. Stout

- Auctioneer -

P.O. Box 1172 Miami, OK 74355 Cell (918) 533-5587 smbooth_1995@yahoo.com

877.700.4099 www.pifers.com

AUCTION SERVICE

23724 W. 87th Terrace . Lenexa, KS 66227

(913) 645-5136 jbs5356@hotmail.com Making your program stronger, one sale at a time.

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• Sale Management • Auctioneer • Livestock Brokerage Dan Deichmann (406)423-5500 (406)799-5200 Hobson, MT 59452 • deichman@mtintouch.net

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Cody Lowderman - Auctioneer -

309-313-2171 Macomb, IL 61455 lowdermanauctionoptions.com

Angus Plus Breeders

Pool Ranch

Quality Red Angus & Angus Plus Cattle

www.poolranch.com

David Pool, Owner david@poolranch.com 903-863-2171 • Cell: 903-646-2068 Located in East Texas

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FLAMING LIVESTOCK CO. REGISTERED RED ANGUS 465 170th • Hillsboro, KS 67063 620-367-8350 hm

FAYLOR RED ANGUS

SINCE 1975 • PRIVATE TREATY SALES Dwight (785) 298-3463 • Dale (785) 298-3251 St. Francis, Kansas In the Flint Hills of Kansas 2346B N Road • Strong City, KS 66869 Joe Mushrush: (620) 273-8581 • Bob Mushrush: (620) 273-8604

Annual Sale Third Friday in March

HARMS PLAINVIEW RANCH Mark and Kim Harms 2528 250th St. • Lincolnville, KS 66858 (620) 924-5544 • hprbulls@tctelco.net Red Angus - Angus - Charolais

“Your Partner in Progress” Bulls, Females and Embryos by Private Treaty

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1825 Ave. X • Geneseo, Kansas 67444 (620) 824-6426 • Cell (620) 562-7041 janssen@hometelco.net “Seedstock Producers with a Commercial Focus”

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www.rhodesredangus.com Registered & Commercial Red Angus

H & F Red Angus Cattle Bred Replacement Heifers

Abilene, Kansas Brian- 785-479-6048 Daryl-785-479-0536 www.hfredanguscattle.com “Bred with You the Cattleman in Mind”

HOFT RED ANGUS

18 mo.& 2 yr. old Registered Bulls No feed ration, range tested, hard ‘n ready Commercial Bred Heifers in the fall Rick Pflughoeft • Ellsworth, KS 785-472-3734 • 785-472-1033

Ramsdale Reds “Red Angus since 1964”

John & Dan Ramsdale 780 S.E. 130 Ave. • Murdock, KS 67111 (316) 542-3297 • (620) 532-6060

KEVIN & MARY ANN KNIEBEL 428 S. 2600 Road • White City, KS 66872 (785) 349-2821 • Fax (785) 349-2822 Email: kniebel@tctelco.net www.Kcattle.com

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Calendar of Events December 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 7 7-15 8 8 8 10 10 15 19

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for January ARA Magazine Buckle & Banner Advertising Deadline Dukart Ranch, Manning, ND Osborn Red Angus Bull and Female Sale, Cullman, AL Sonstegard Annual Female Sale, Montevideo, MN Big Sky Elite Female Sale, Logan, MT Evans Cattle Co., Cozad, NE NDRAA Annual Meeting and Banquet, Bismarck, ND R.A. Brown Ranch’s “The Roots of Our Success” Sale, DVAuction.com ND Red Select Sale, Mandan, ND Pride of the Prairies, Saskatoon, SK, Canada Tri-State Red Select Sale, Decorah, IA Cross Diamond Cattle Co., Bertrand, NE Freedom Hills Ranch/Adolph Red Angus, Bertrand, NE MN Best of Both Breeds Sale, Hutchinson, MN Maple Ridge Acres Complete Dispersal, Saskatoon, SK

1 12 12 13 13 14 19 19 26 28 31

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for February ARA Magazine NWSS Red Angus Junior Show, Denver, CO Reds On The Rocks, Denver, CO NWSS Red Angus Pen Show, Denver, CO Mile High Classic, Denver, CO NWSS Red Angus Open Show, Denver, CO More Bull for Your Buck Production Sale, Gray Court, SC Orton Ranch Red Angus Bull And Female Production Sale, Bassett, NE Houston Livestock Show Open Red Angus Show, Houston, TX Bullis Ceek’s Generations of Predictability 19, Burwell, NE K2 Red Angus Winter Bull and Female Sale, Wheatland, WY

1 1 2 2 2 3 5 8 16 16 18 19 20 23 25 27 28

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for March ARA Magazine 11th Annual TJS Red Angus Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY National Junior Red Angus Show, Ft. Worth, TX Hill 70 Quantock Ranch Ltd./Barn Burnin’ Bull Sale, Lloydminster, AB, Canada National Red Angus Spotlight Auction, Ft. Worth, TX National Open Red Angus Show, Ft. Worth, TX Twedt Red Angus, McHenry, ND Lemke Cattle Bull & Female Sale, Lawrence, NE Crump Red Angus, Buffalo, WY Lazy J Bar Ranch, Flittie Simmental, Schnabel Simmental, Aberdeen, SD Turtle River Cattle Co., Napoleon, ND Gill Red Angus, Timber Lake, SD Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus, Powers Lake, ND Lautenschlager & Sons - Rancher’s Choice Bull Sale, Eltopia, WA Ravenscroft Red Angus, Valentine, NE D Cross Genetics, Washington, KS B&L Red Angus Bull Sale, Putnam, OK

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17133 NW Co Rd 701 Archie, MO 64725 816.807.6606

Balancing Performance with Maternal

Mike and Stephanie Smith

info@missouriredangus.com www.missouriredangus.com

Columbia, MO 573-881-0395 • 573-449-1809

SPREUTELS FARM RED ANGUS Bulls & Females at Private Treaty Commercial Replacements

Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com

Dan (913) 909-1912 Kay (816) 657-4655

Balanced & Proven Genetics www.lacysredangus.com

Ken & Brenda Keesaman

17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601

Rt. 2 Box 129A • Koshkonong, MO Wilbur, Elsie or Steve Spreutels (417) 867-5695 • (417) 867-5545

Red Angus Bulls • Heifers

Osborn,MO 64474 25 E. St. Joseph on Hwy. 36 (816) 675-2503

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DOUG and BETTY DUNN 9695 Lowerbridge Way • Terrebonne, OR 97760 (541) 923-1705 • Fax (541) 923-5005 A Leachman Cattle Company Cooperator

LORENZEN RANCHES P.O. Box 1519 Pendleton, OR 97801 (541) 276-6108 Larry Lorenzen

RED ANGUS SINCE 1959

John & Jennifer Menke 10935 Quartz Valley Rd. (530) 468-5341 Ft. Jones, CA 96032

Leonard & Naomi Wood • (208) 263-5246 481649 Hwy 95 North • Sandpoint, ID 83864 • woodvxranch@aol.com

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Advertiser Index

3K Land & Cattle Co ............................71 5L Red Angus ......................................75 9 MIle Ranch ........................................15 Accelerated Genetics ..........................11 Adams Angus Ranch............................69 Adolph Red Angus................................40 Andras Stock Farm ..............................82 Angelo Cattle Company .......................74 Angus World ........................................78 Atkinson Reds ......................................68 Axtell Cattle Co ....................................76 Bachman Cattle Farms ........................81 Bar C Red Angus..................................71 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus ....18,76 Bayer ....................................................27 Beckton Stock Farm ..........................3,74 Bieber Red Angus ..................................7 BIM Red Angus ....................................77 Birdwell, James ....................................78 Birdwell, Joel ........................................78 Birnie Red Angus..................................69 Bola Red Angus ..............................70,71 Booth, CK Sonny..................................78 Bovine Elite ..........................................23 Bow Creek Beef ..................................77 Bowles J5 Red Angus ..........................75 Broken Heart Ranch.. .....................57,76 Brown, RA ..................................36,37,71 Brylor Ranch ........................................74 Buffalo Creek Red Angus ....................72 Bull Hill Ranch ................................58,68 Bullis Creek Ranch..........................69,73 C-T ..................................................64,75 Campbell Red Angus............................76 Cattle Visions ......................................31 Cedar Hill Farm ....................................75 Chappell Red Angus ............................77 Chiefline Red Angus ............................71 Christensen Red Angus........................75 Choat Cattle Co....................................69 Cinco Ranch ........................................44 Clay Maxey Ford ..................................35 Croissant Red Angus............................76 Cross Diamond................................81,83 Crossroads Cattle Company ................77 Crump Red Angus ..........................43,77 D Cross Red Angus..............................79 D&D Cattle Co .....................................69 DK Red Angus......................................76 Daigger-Orr Red Angus........................69

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Dahlke Red Angus ..........................34,77 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage..........78 Diamond C North Dakota Red Angus ..77 Diamond H ......................................25,79 Double Eagle Ranch ............................81 Elmwood Fields ....................................77 Faylor Red Angus ................................75 Feddes Red Angus ..............................64 Fick Red Angus ....................................69 Fischer’s Red Angus ......................26,74 Flaming Livestock Co ..........................79 Flat Creek Farms..................................68 Flat Iron Red Angus..............................76 Forster Red Angus ..............................76 Front Pasture Female Sale ..................51 Fritz Red Angus....................................75 Genex/CRI............................................84 Gibson Red Angus, GA ........................68 Gilchrist ................................................78 Gill Red Angus......................................21 Gilreath Farms......................................70 Glacier Red Angus ..............................74 Green Mountain Red Angus ..........,46,74 G.W. Land & Cattle Co ........................71 H & F Red Angus .................................79 Halfmann Red Angus ........................2,71 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ....................69 Harbin Red Angus ...............................71 Harms Plainview Ranch ....................8,75 Hidden Creek Farm ..............................77 Hoft Red Angus ...................................75 Hueftle Cattle Co ..................................69 Illinois Red Angus Association..............77 JST Red Angus ....................................81 Jacobs, Roger ......................................78 Jacobson Red Angus ..........................76 James Red Angus ................................82 Janssen Red Angus ............................79 Jarvis Red Angus ................................68 Jeffries Land & Cattle ..........................77 Karr Farms ..........................................77 KK Farms ............................................81 Klompien Red Angus..................20,22,75 Kniebel Cattle Co ................................79 Koenig Ranch Reds ............................75 Kolle Red Angus ..................................71 Kravig Red Angus ................................76 Kuhn’s Red Angus................................66 Lacy’s Red Angus ................................81 Laubach Red Angus ............................75

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Lautenschlager & Sons ..................17,81 Lazy J Bar ......................................56,76 Leland Red Angus ..........................13,75 Little Creek Farm..................................68 Loonan Stock Farm ........................59,77 Loosli Red Angus ................................81 Lorenzen Ranches ..............................81 Lost Creek Red Angus ........................75 Lowderman, Cody ................................78 Lucht Red Angus .................................75 Ludvigson ........................................55,63 MARS Red Angus ................................79 Maple Oaks Red Angus........................81 McDonald Red Angus ..........................73 McLean Red Angus ..............................68 McMurphy Farms. ................................77 McPhee Red Angus..............................81 Mercer Farm ........................................68 Merck....................................................33 Messmer Red Angus. ..........................76 Mile High Classic..................................45 Milk Creek Reds. ..................................75 Minnesota Red Angus Assoc................76 Minnesota Red Angus Sale ..................49 Mobley, Luke ........................................78 Morris/Box Ranch ................................71 Mushrush Red Angus. ......................5,79 Namken Red Angus ............................77 National Red Angus Spotlight Sale ......45 North Dakota Red Angus Association ..67 North Dakota Red Select Sale ............20 OHR ................................................61,76 Oak Ridge Farms ................................77 ORIgen ................................................78 Orton Ranch ........................................10 Osborn Red Angus ..............................68 Ozark Hills Genetics.............................81 Peacock Red Angus ............................84 Pelton Red Angus.................................59 Pieper Red Angus ..........................19,69 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..............70,78 Plain Jan’s ............................................72 Pool Ranch...........................................78 Quality Genetics ..................................75 Quartz Valley Red Angus ....................81 RAFI ....................................................72 Rafter H Ranch ....................................70 Ramsdale Reds ...................................71 Rancher Profiles ..................................52 Red Angus Society of Australia ............78

Redland Red Angus ............................74 Red Alliance Sale ................................41 Red Angus World ................................60 Red Cow Relocators ............................78 Red Fork Red Angus ............................74 Red Hill Farms......................................79 Reds on the Rocks Sale ......................47 Rhodes Red Angus ..............................79 Rock Creek Red Angus ........................79 Rogers Cattle Co. Red Angus ..............81 Rouse Red Angus ................................77 S Diamond Angus ................................69 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ..................69 Sandhill Red Angus ..............................75 Schuler Red Angus ..............................69 Schumacher Trust ................................79 Scott Farm Red Angus ........................76 Select Sires ..........................................13 Sheaman Ranch ..................................76 Shepherd Red Angus ..........................75 Shoal Creek..........................................81 Shobe, Kyle ..........................................78 Smith Land & Cattle Co........................76 Solid Rock Red Angus. ........................92 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ..........................76 South Central Red Genetics Sale ........60 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ..................81 Spur M..................................................53 Stout, Justin..........................................78 Strauss Free Raised ............................80 Sun River..............................................74 Sutherlin Farms ..............................51,74 Sycamore Farm....................................68 TJS Red Angus ....................................74 Tri-Sate Red Select Sale ......................42 Trinity Creek Red Angus ......................68 Triple Creek Ranch ..............................71 Turtle River Cattle Co. ........................28 Twedt Red Angus ................................29 VF Red Angus ........................................9 Valnes Ranch Red Angus ....................76 Veto Valley Farms ................................68 Wedel Red Angus ................................79 Westphal Red Angus............................75 Whitley Red Angus ..............................68 Willows Farm Company ......................81 Windrush Farm ....................................81 Woods V Bar X Ranch ........................81 WRAZ Red Angus ..........................30,78 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus ..............77

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