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Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Johnny Rogers Roxboro, North Carolina jrrogers1968@gmail.com First Vice President/ Area 1 Director - West Sam Lorenzen Bend, Oregon lorenzensam@gmail.com Second Vice President/ Region A Director Chuck Feddes Manhattan, Montana feddesredangus@gmail.com Region B Director Connie Mushrush Strong City, Kansas redcows@mushrushredangus.com Region C Director Jeff Pettit Sebree, Kentucky jp@diamondpcattle.com Area 2 Director - Montana/ Board Secretary Kay Klompien Manhattan, Montana klmpnra@gmail.com Area 3 Director - Rocky Mountain Aaron Kravig Karval, Colorado akravig@kravigredangus.com Area 4 Director - Southwest Tony Ballinger Morgan Mills, Texas Anthony.Ballinger@adm.com Area 5 Director - Northern Plains Steve Koester Steele, North Dakota koesterredangus@gmail.com Area 6 Director - Great Plains Newley Hutchison Canton, Oklahoma newley@chainranch.com Area 7 Director - Northeast Rob Hess Hershey, Pennsylvania hessfarm@verizon.net Area 8 Director - Southeast Jim Yance Columbia, Alabama jim@jyjredangus.com Area 9 Director - Midwest Stuart Gilbert Stockport, Iowa redcowrelocators@gmail.com

by Sam Lorenzen, Area 1 Director West and First Vice President

Crossbreeding Adds Value to Bottom Line Crossbreeding is one of the industry’s oldest tricks to add value to your bottom line. The Red Angus Association of America’s Core Policy No. 5 reads, “Since its establishment, the RAAA has understood and accepted economic value of heterosis through planned cross breeding.”

Whether you run five or 5,000 cows, crossbreeding can be highly effective.

You can push the limits of heterosis by using a terminal cross on a straight-bred cowherd or incorporate a crossbreeding program that promotes both terminal and maternal traits.

Red Angus and Charolais-sired calves that sold 2010 through 2018 were the highest priced calves by breed type marketed through Superior Livestock Auction. “Red Angus has done such a great job at culling animals over the years, making those cows so ideal to cross with Charolais bulls across the industry. We feed cattle, and the Red Angus-Charolais cross are the best cattle we feed,” said Brett Debruycker of Dutton, Montana.

The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center reported an increase of 8.5% in pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed by raising crossbred calves from straight-bred cows over purebred commercial calves. According to USMARC, maternal heterosis – the additional gain expected by comparing crossbred cows to straight-bred cows raising crossbred calves – added another 14.8% in cow efficiency, totaling the effects of individual and maternal heterosis at a 23.3% increase in pounds of calf weaned per exposure.

Tylor Braden, area manager of cattle operations for King Ranch of Kingsville, Texas, utilizes Red Angus bulls in their crossbreeding program. “Crossbreeding is a fundamental part of King Ranch’s breeding program. We will always remain focused on overall genetic improvement of our seedstock herd. However, there is greater increased performance in traits like growth, fertility and health – the most economically relevant traits – in

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one generation of crossbreeding due to heterosis, than multiple generations of breeding and selection. It is important to understand however, that same level of heterosis is not retained in subsequent generations. This is why we focus our breeding and selection efforts on making the best Santa Gertrudis we can for our seedstock herd and then buy Red Angus bulls to make F1s for our 20,000-plus commercial American Red cows.”

Wilson Cattle and Beef Northwest take full advantage of a terminal crossbreeding program. They purchase Red and Black Angus or baldie replacement females. “We put a huge emphasis on feed efficiency and carcass traits on our bull selection and do not have to focus on maternal traits since all calves are fed to finish,” explained Dan Probert, director of cow-calf operations at Wilson Cattle Co. “Bull selection – primarily SimAngus, Balancer and Charolais - is heavily weighted on performance, feed conversion and carcass traits.”

Table Mountain Ranch in Mitchell, Oregon, has run an Angus-Hereford cross for the past several decades and recently have switched to Red Angus and red HybREDs. We have forever sold our baldiecross heifers for the same money as our steers. I switched to using Red Angus and red HybRED bulls on our black and red baldie cows to make our cattle more uniform. The calves are lighter at birth and are weaning just as big of calves as when we were using straight Angus bulls,” said Jim Bob Collins, owner.

In challenging times of the livestock industry, crossbreeding is a quick way to increase money back to the ranch. Many studies have found that the optimum heterosis can be achieved by utilizing a four-breed crossbreeding program, but a three-breed cross achieves nearly the same result. The first step in developing a crossbreeding plan is to look at what your environment will allow in terms of cow size and milk production and combine that with what traits you are wishing to improve in your cowherd. ■

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Association Commentary

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by Tom Brink, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

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

Director of Breed Improvement Ryan Boldt Ext. 12 • ryan@redangus.org Director of Office Operations Halla Pfeiff Ext. 10 • halla@redangus.org Tags, ShowsREDSPro Specialist Jeananne Mosher Ext. 18 • jeananne@redangus.org REDSPro and Registry Specialist Toni Scanga Ext. 5 • toni@redangus.org REDSPro and Registry Specialist Billie Bukoski Ext. 6 • billie@redangus.org DNA Programs Coordinator Fallon Flick Ext. 7 • fallon@redangus.org DNA/Customer Service Specialist Ext. 14 • Alana Skelton • alana@redangus.org Database and Registration Consultant Kenda Ponder Ext. 15 • kenda@redangus.org Director of Commercial Marketing Harold Bertz Ext. 19 • harold@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Coordinator Katie Martin Ext. 16 • katieochsner@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Specialist Barrett Simon (316) 452-1792 • barrettsimon@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Specialist Nolan Woodruff Ext. 9 • nolan@redangus.org Tag and Show Programs Coordinator Chessie Mitchell Ext. 2 • chessie@redangus.org Junior Programs Coordinator Kim Heller (515) 851-2019 • kim@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 Accounting Director Janet Russell Ext. 11 • janet@redangus.org

Staying the Course in Challenging Times Despite many challenges, look for the Red Angus Association of America to stay focused and on task.

We have all faced plenty of challenges since the COVID-19 pandemic hit America full force in early March. Life and business have been affected in too many ways to count. Disruptions in beef packing plant operations resulted in an estimated 1-million-head backlog of fed cattle by early June. The situation has improved some since then, but another three to four months may be needed to clean up the “front end” supply of the feedlot cattle and get things back to normal.

Civil unrest has also dominated the news since early June. The thin blue line our policing agencies represent seems even thinner and is being tested and opposed in ways most of us would never have imagined. True leadership in many of our nation’s cities is in short supply.

One observation through all of this is that our nation’s ranchers and farmers are better equipped than most to deal with the difficulties that come across their path. A life in agriculture means dealing with many ups and downs even when times are good, the grass is growing and markets are strong. You won’t find another group anywhere that is more mentally tough than American agricultural producers. They are defined, as much as almost anything else, by a never-quit attitude that drives them on through great difficulty and allows them to emerge successfully on the other side when conditions improve.

That same attitude can be found at RAAA. We are forging on, getting work done each day and helping position the breed for better times ahead. The Association’s fiscal year completed June 30 had multiple noteworthy results, including (1) record large adult and junior memberships, (2) the second largest active Red Angus cow inven-

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tory on record at 101,000 head and (3) the largest ever Feeder Calf Certification Program of “yellow tag” calf enrollments.

Couple that with a better-than-budget result financially and the roll out of yet another promising marketing program called American Red, and there’s no doubt Red Angus had a successful year.

Now it’s time to keep focusing forward and continue building for the future. As RAAA president Johnny Rogers recently said, “Red Angus has a great deal of momentum right now and we want to do everything possible to continue advancing the breed.”

Part of the way the Association will continue to support Red Angus is through our forthcoming five-year Strategic Plan. The planning committee is well on their way to completing this new roadmap, which will guide RAAA efforts through 2026. Dr. Tom Field, director of agribusiness entrepreneurship at the University of NebraskaLincoln, has done an excellent job facilitating the discussion from the outset.

We appreciate Dr. Field’s leadership and insight into the planning process. Red Angus breeders and stakeholders should also be aware that the member and commercial producer survey conducted last November played an important role identifying key strategies that will be emphasized as the Strategic Plan is completed and made available in the early fall.

You’ve probably also noticed that our magazine has a new look that has been updated along with the Red Angus logo.

These updates have been in the works for nearly a year and are intended to enhance the breed’s industry presence in a positive manner that reflects the growing role Red Angus plays in the beef business.

Yes, staying the course is important and you can count on Red Angus and RAAA to do exactly that in the months ahead. ■

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Marketing Update

by Chessie Mitchell, Tag and Show Programs Coordinator, and Nolan Woodruff, Commercial Marketing Specialist

Learn from the Best

Another spring has passed us by, and summer is officially here. Our country has been facing challenges unlike ever before due to COVID-19, and we are adjusting to our new normal.

With that said, many producers have become accustomed to spending more time with their families and expanding their knowledge of the beef industry.

RAAA wants to make sure that each of us are capitalizing on our time by introducing a new virtual program called the Learn from the Best – Seedstock Series.

Learn from the Best will be a 12-month “Young Guns” style, virtual-only program designed to equip and empower Red Angus breeders under 45 years of age to take their programs to the next level of success. RAAA will be limiting the program to 24 participants per 12-month cycle to ensure each participant receives quality time with each virtual presenter and takes home a plethora of quality ideas for their herd. Participants will pay a one-time $100 fee and no travel is required.

With a total of 10 meetings, producers will be able to ‘get inside the brain’ of the industry’s leading seedstock producers through interactive discussion and questions-and-answer sessions. Participants at registration will nominate top purebred producers they would like to interview and learn from.

The other four sessions would focus on: Genetics and Breeding, Herd Health, Marketing and Feedlots.

In the Genetics and Breeding module, participants would be divided into six sub-groups that would be charged with establishing a long-term breeding direction for their virtual herd and will then make selection decisions for five generations, tracking their progress from start to finish. All discussions would be led by RAAA staff, with inclusion of outside experts.

To sign up for the Learn from the Best – Seedstock Series you can visit www.RedAngus.org or check out your latest eNews. For additional questions, please contact Nolan Woodruff, commercial marketing specialist, 805-861-0996, nolan@redangus.org, or 12 Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2020

Harold Bertz, director of commercial marketing, 816661-2289, harold@redangus.org.

RAAA Call for Grid Master Data Despite the National Red Angus Convention being canceled due to current restrictions, the Red Angus commercial marketing team would still like to recognize those producers and feeders who continue to achieve the goal of bringing cattle to market that excel in both quality and yield.

The Grid Master Awards recognize excellence in commercial cattle and the cattle feeding industry.

Those firms who have successfully combined superior Red Angus genetics, feeding management skills and precise marketing to achieve success with the harvest of a superior beef carcass, earn the award.

To be named a Grid Master, the entry must be Red Angus or Red Angus-influenced cattle enrolled in the RAAA’s Feeder Calf Certification Program or the Allied Access program and achieve a specified level of carcass excellence. Cattle must be harvested between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020. Both conventionally and naturally fed cattle are eligible.

Conventionally fed cattle must be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, achieve a minimum of 90% Choice and Prime, have a maximum of 10% Yield Grade 4’s and 5’s and a minimum grid score of 100.

Naturally fed cattle must also be in lots of 30 or greater, achieve a minimum of 90% Choice and Prime, with a maximum of 15% Yield Grade 4’s and 5’s and a minimum grid score of 100.

Send your harvest data to Nolan Woodruff, commercial marketing specialist, at nolan@redangus.org or fax 888-829-6069.

Marketing Update Hokanson to Intern with Red Angus Marketing Team Kaytlin Hokanson of Kaycee, Wyoming, is serving the Red Angus Association of America as the summer intern with the commercial marketing team. She will be assisting with herd visits and conducting field audits as required for the Feeder Calf Certification Program.

“We are very excited to have Kaytlin on board at RAAA. Her ranch background, work ethic and familiarity with the FCCP and Allied Access programs make her a natural fit for this internship. We look forward to working with her as she visits Red Angus customers this summer and provides important feedback on our marketing programs,” said Harold Bertz, RAAA commercial marketing director.

Hokanson grew up raising Red Angus cattle with her family in Wyoming and was involved in both projects and leadership activities in 4-H and FFA. She attended Casper College, where she was on the livestock judging team and in the Ag Club, before transferring to the University of Wyoming to pursue a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education.

She is a member of the Wyoming Collegiate Cattle Association and Alpha Tau Alpha, a professional honorary agriculture education organization. After completing her degree program next May, Hokanson wishes to make a career in the beef industry working alongside commercial and seedstock producers.

“I am excited to be out in the field working and communicating with producers from state to state, but more importantly I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to learn and work alongside the commercial marketing team at the Red Angus Association of America as well as those connected and within the Association. The amount of knowledge that I have gained in the first few weeks of this internship excites me looking forward to the rest of the summer,” said Hokanson. ■

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Member Services Bulletin Welcome, Billie, Newest Addition to RAAA Registration Team Billie Bukoski is the newest addition to the Red Angus team, serving you in our registration department as a REDSPro and Registry Specialist. She was born and raised on Kauai, Hawaii, surrounded in agriculture daily – everything from cattle to goats to quails. She is a recent graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in animal science.

After taking a few beef and seedstock-focused classes, she knew the cattle industry was where she wanted to be. Billie said, “I look forward to getting to know members from all over the U.S. and working together to advance the Red Angus breed!”

“Billie has proven to be a fast learner and is eager to jump in with both feet. We know that she will be an asset to the RAAA team and will help us reach the next level in customer service,” said Halla Pfeiff, director of office operations.

Billie may be reached at billie@redangus.org or 940-387-3502, Ext. 6.

Fall 2020 Herd Inventories Requested, Due September In July, we request that your herd inventory be evaluated for your fall herd. For any females that have been sold or culled, either transfer them to the new owner or remove them from your inventory with a disposal code. If they were held over to the next calving season (spring) or next year, provide a reason code. We base the THR ($20) assessment fee on the inventory on record in September for that calf crop.

Fall 2019 No Progeny, Due October Have you reported a 2019 calf for all cows on your fall inventory? No? Now is the time to report a calf or a reason code as to why no calf data was reported. By completing this step your cows are in compliance with the Total Herd Reporting guidelines. This should be executed before October to avoid inactivation of the female in October and additional fees to bring her back on your active inventory for the next calving season.

RAAA To-Do Checklist Now Included with Renewal Letter This year, your renewal letter and statement will also include a yearly checklist.

THR Deadlines

August • Fall 2019 No Progeny Requested • Spring Birth and Weaning Requested • Spring Heifer Exposure Requested September • Fall 2020 Herd Inventory Due

This checklist will be similar to the THR calendar received in December but will provide more detail on the requests for RAAA – recommended times to collect DNA samples, updating herd inventories, data reporting on calves, etc. We ask that you use this checklist proactively and review it often.

Rules and Regulations Clean-Up In June, the Board of Directors approved a set of RAAA Rules and Regulations that help clarify a few areas. These changes involved wordsmithing and rearrangement for easier reading. Sections that were updated were Section D – Registration Information, Section H – Genetic Defect Policy and Section I – DNA. To view the changes, visit redangus.org/herdmanagement/breeders-guide/ and select the Rules and Regulation link. ■

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Red Angus Starts New Fiscal Year with Fresh Look

by Brandi Buzzard Frobose, Director of Communications

The Red Angus breed has grown rapidly over the past several decades, reaching many milestones in the beef industry including breed partnerships, industryleading tagging programs and early adoption of Total Herd Reporting. In alignment with this progress, the Red Angus Association of America is proud to announce the launch of its new association logo as part of the growing presence of the Red Angus breed.

“A progressive logo speaks to the progressive nature of the Red Angus breed, which has always embraced forward thinking. The new logo also gives a nod to our roots through the use of a profiled cow head, similar in nature to the red bull head of the original logo. Our new branding reflects our presence in the beef industry and symbolizes our strength moving forward,” said Brandi Buzzard Frobose, RAAA director of communications.

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The new Red Angus logo emphasizes the impact of the breed in an updated way, while not losing sight of the breed’s proud pioneering history. Alongside the new logo is the long-running slogan, “Ranch Tested. Rancher Trusted.” which has been a common theme of the breed for many years. The RAAA proudly focuses on the commercial producer and Red Angus cows live up to the motto, year after year.

Also undergoing a makeover is the American Red Angus Magazine, which has been renamed the Red Angus Magazine.

This change was made to bring the name of the magazine more in line with the overall branding of the association. The name change will be launched in this July/August 2020 issue.

These two redesigned pieces of branding, paired with a brand new national ad campaign, are launching Red Angus into a new fiscal year filled with vision, strength and progressive thinking. Members, producers and stakeholders will see the new logo and ad campaign in publications nationwide, as well as online and in social media placements.

Changing a logo is a long process that involves many steps and finalizing the transition will be gradual. Entities that have used the RAAA logo in any previous marketing materials should contact Brandi Buzzard Frobose at brandi@redangus.org for assistance in updating those files with the new logo. ■

Genomic Role in the Stocker Segment?

by Jared Wareham, Top Dollar Angus General Manager verified cattle east of the Mississippi River.

Each year, thousands of calves are purchased, sorted and commingled in stocker operations. With a national cowherd size less than 40 head, this process is vital to our industry’s supply lines. Stocker operations fill these gaps and help spread the timing of supply.

Hide color and breed character are the only tools currently available to sort stockers, and there is little information regarding genetic potential. Because genetic information has huge value, is there a role genomics – or DNA – can play for the stocker operator?

Genomics, for instance, could help sort high-grid-premium cattle from commodity performers, and operators can use that information during the marketing process to differentiate premium load lots to add value. Further, a stocker operation that likes to retain ownership of a percentage of his or her grass yearlings can use DNA to sort the optimum group.

Oklarida Cattle Co., which spans from eastern Florida to the native grasslands of Oklahoma and Kansas, has both Gulf Coast-influenced cattle and a large assortment from areas throughout the Midwest.

Within their population of stockers, there will be cattle represented across the entire genetic bell curve for health, growth and carcass traits.

According to Oklarida Cattle Co. co-owner Jess Kane, “Aside from gain, the key to our business is upgrading. We can upgrade through sorting into marketable load lots and improving health and performance. If there was a way to incorporate genetics into the equation, it could be another useful tool.”

Kane said health trumps all other factors relating to profitability. If affordable, DNA testing could help segregate high-risk, hardto-manage cattle from those that represent a

$ ® relatively low health risk. In the near future, technology will exist that can help producers integrate genetics into analytics programs to add to management precision.

It’s clear that genomics has a place in the stocker segment, but at what price does it become a feasible tool?

The seedstock segments have successfully used genomics as their margins are relatively higher than commercial operations. It seems widespread adoption of this technology by the commercial segments all along the value chain will be a challenge until the cost-benefit components enhance the value that they deliver.

Right now, the DNA products that exist are a cost at their current prices, not a benefit.

This technology is not cheap to produce, so the present price structure is understandable. Hopefully, we are nearing the time when cost is no longer a barrier and the incorporation of genomic testing becomes a “typical” management strategy for stocker operations. This often-forgotten segment is extremely vast in size and scope, and at present, seems to represent a willing customer base.

Blue Grass Stockyards and Top Dollar Angus Establish Partnership Blue Grass Stockyards of Lexington, Kentucky, and Top Dollar Angus will collaborate around a shared vision to significantly expand the number of Top Dollar Angus-

Jared Wareham Top Dollar Angus General Manager jared@topdollarangus.com 660-492-2777 20 Red Angus Magazine n July/August 2020

The goal is to utilize existing genetic technology to reduce feeder cattle procurement risk while increasing cow-calf producer profits. EPDs to verify and market superior genetics have existed for decades in the registered seedstock industry. These same tools, combined with more recent DNA testing capabilities, can also be beneficially used in the procurement of commercial feeder cattle.

“Cattle feeders are looking for superior genetics that grow rapidly and grade well,” said Tom Brink, Top Dollar Angus founder and CEO of the Red Angus Association of America. “Cattle that dollar-up better for everyone in the supply chain – from rancher to feeder and on to the packer and consumer – are worthy of premium prices at every stage of production. Identifying those cattle early in their life is what Top Dollar Angus is all about.”

Jim Akers, Blue Grass Stockyards COO, said, “We’ve been studying value-added marketing programs for several years and feel that Top Dollar Angus stands out in its customer service and in the way it brings recognition to producers with top-end genetics. Blue Grass sees a tremendous opportunity to support our current customers in a new way, while also growing our network throughout the eastern U.S.” As part of the arrangement, Blue Grass field personnel will represent, service and promote all Top Dollar Angus-verified cattle east of the Mississippi. Their team will work directly as an extension of the Top Dollar Angus team to objectively qualify groups of feeder calves and breeding females, and also to support the substantial network of Top Dollar Angus seedstock partners producing the premium Angus and Red Angus genetics that flow into the nation’s commercial cowherds. n

Jake Feddes Top Dollar Angus Feedyard Specialist jake@topdollarangus.com 406-581-8157

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Bulls Melody Cosgrove, California

Females Melody Cosgrove, California

Cow/Calf Anna Hess, Pennsylvania

General Ranch LIfe Melissa Finn, South Dakota

Spring Melody Cosgrove, California

Summer Jamie Geyer, North Dakota

Winter Cheyenne Danley, Texas

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Adult Category

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and Females Category Jessie Scott, Virginia – Females

Bulls Onilee Freiwald, - Colorado

Calves Carla Leland, Montana

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Mark and Nikki Rau and their family breed Red Angus cows to Charolais bulls for a terminal cross that does well in their backgrounding feedlot.

Red Angus Females Anchor Crossbreeding Operation

by Tracey Koester, Red Angus Magazine Editorial Coordinator

In ranching, there isn’t a one-sizefits-all management system, but Mark and Nikki Rau have found a formula that works well for their family operation in south-central North Dakota, with Red Angus females anchoring their crossbreeding program.

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graze the rolling prairie north of Napoleon where Mark’s family has lived for generations. Mark, Nikki and their four children manage the cattle while Mark’s father, Darryl, spearheads the crops.

system. “I want my heifers to look like cows. They have to be deep bodied with sufficient muscle and have good feet and clean udders. I want their hind end to look like a horse’s rear quarter,” he smiled.

Hybrid Punch Each year, Mark purchases open Red Angus commercial heifers as replacements for the terminal-cross

“I also don’t like high-tail-headed cattle as I think that factors into calving problems.” He buys his heifers from ranchers that raise the kind of

cattle he likes and has even been known to help them with their bull selection since it affects the heifers he purchases.

He crosses the Red Angus females on Charolais bulls for the added performance. “Growth and gainability are key to our backgrounding operation in order to capitalize on that profit,� said Mark. “When I purchase bulls, I look at the birth-to-yearling spread, then gear my selection decisions toward ribeye area and IMF carcass traits.�

All calves – steers and heifers alike – go into their backgrounding lot at weaning time, then are split into groups of feeders or grass cattle depending on their weight and the market. They sell a majority of their backgrounded cattle through Supe-

rior Livestock when they weigh between 700-900 pounds and keep the lighter calves to run on grass or finish themselves. “There’s a hundred different ways to market cattle,� said Mark. “We just have to try to figure out what’s going to pay the most and what’s going to work each year.�

Calving Tactics One management practice the Rau family has adjusted is their calving season. “We’ve gradually moved our calving date back, and this year we didn't start until May 1,� said Mark.

The cows calve in two different pastures and the 2-year-old heifers in a third area. “I figured out that we are money ahead to calve later and not fight the weather,� said Mark. “We lose a few

pounds at weaning because they are younger, but we easily make that up with more live calves.�

Nikki added, “We were anxious to get going in April, but it was a good decision to wait until May when the weather was nicer.� Nikki and the kids – McKlayne (8), Trey (7), Sutton (5) and Tandy (3) – do a majority of the checking, tagging and banding using a calf-catcher cage for safety.

Then they move new pairs postpartum to the next pasture. Mark is busy helping his dad plant crops but is close by if Nikki needs assistance with a cow. “Having calves is like planting a crop,� said Mark. “Why have them on cold ground? Sunshine, fresh air and clean pastures take care of a lot of problems in the spring.�

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Red Angus Females Anchor Crossbreeding Operation “With the kids home due to the COVID-19 quarantine, I had a lot of help,” smiled Nikki, who put more than 400 miles on the Ranger during calving. “The kids were really good at spotting cows that had new calves or were calving, and they also guessed which cows were going to calve next. We had a lot of long days, but they really hung in there and didn’t complain.”

Nikki’s top criteria for their Red Angus cows are quiet dispositions, good mothering traits and good udders. “Safety is super important. The kids are buckled in the cab of the Ranger most of the time, but if a cow has a bad disposition, we just don’t tolerate it. I write her down in my calving book and we sell her in the fall. And if she has a bad udder, I note that too.”

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Two-year-old pairs raise their buckskin-colored calves on the rolling hills in south-central North Dakota.

A Family Affair All four kids play an integral part of the operation and help with what they can at their age level.

“But my favorite job is working calves and chasing them up the chute that Dad built.”

Trey demonstrated with his hands how he knows if a calf is coming the right way or presenting backwards.

McKlayne likes any job with the animals but was really helpful taking care of the bottle calves.

Red Angus Females Anchor Crossbreeding Operation “We’d feed them and play with them in the backyard by the swing set. We had a pen for them too.”

With more than 20 sets of twins over the course of calving season, she kept busy feeding calves until they spiked them on a new mother or sold them.

Sutton, like her siblings, enjoys riding her horse and working calves.

“I like helping Trey chase the calves down the alley and checking cows during calving.”

Tandy is too young to help but that doesn’t mean she isn’t in the thick of things. “I like being in the ‘packpack’ with Mom. Brownie is my cow.”

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Raus have tried other breeds but circled back to Red Angus for their maternal strengths, disposition and crossbreeding ability.

Cow Power “When we preg check cows in the fall,” Mark said, “I like it when I look at the cow’s tag and can say, ‘Oh, you’re still here. You raised a good calf, have a good udder and don’t give us any problems.’ Those are the cows I like.”

The Raus keep calving records and tag the calves with their dam’s number and birth date. When the calves come through the chute at weaning time, they note if a calf is born first cycle but isn’t on the front end for performance.

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Red Angus Females Anchor Crossbreeding Operation “If her calf isn’t in the top pen, she’s gone,” said Mark.

“We don’t creep feed and we expect the cows and the hybrid vigor to produce quality feeder cattle.

Nature sorts them out for us if the cows aren’t doing their job.”

Red Angus females have earned their place in the Rau operation for their maternal integrity, quiet disposition and good udders. Mark and Nikki like the feedability and marketability of their Charolaiscross calves and will continue to keep Red Angus females as the foundation of their cowherd.

“I’ve tried other breeds,” concluded Mark, “but I always circle back to Red Angus. They are all good cows – we just prefer the reds.” n

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JRA Update RAAA Members Fuel Passion for JRA

Engage with JRA 2019-2020 Board

by Shaye Koester, JRA President

Resilient and ready, They keep their goals steady.

Junior members excited, And board members delighted.

An annual meeting, With warm member greetings.

Don’t forget every contest, To help juniors learn best.

It wasn’t ideal, But the situation was real.

Everyone stepped up, For a virtual Round-Up. The 2020 JRA Round-Up was set to be held in Kentucky and Tennessee and has been postponed to 2021. However, the JRA board of directors did not hesitate to create a virtual learning experience and keep junior members engaged throughout the summer. Our annual contests were placed into a virtual format for juniors to test their stockmanship knowledge, advocacy and judging skills as well as try out their creative side.

The annual meeting was held virtually for all Round-Up attendees to participate in and for others to watch. Round-Up attendees were able to complete a virtual tour that covered multiple industry businesses and locations and meet the members who would have been attending the 2020 Round-Up. A meeting was also held with leaders and members of state associations to discuss developing state junior programs. Overall, the 2020 Virtual Round-Up was a hit and a great way to include our entire membership in one event. This group of youth is resilient and ready to tackle the everchanging world and excited about the beef industry and Red Angus breed.

As I complete the two years I have served on the JRA board and becoming more involved in the Red Angus breed as a whole, my heart is overflowing with grat-

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itude and passion for the people of this breed. I took the position on the JRA board of directors to give back, lead other juniors and grow as a leader and individual. With the help of many great individuals, these goals were met and I would not trade my experience with JRA for anything else. Looking back, there are key events and experiences that were impactful in creating this valuable experience. The reality is that I can name people and conversations from every JRA and industry event that have been significant to my growth in the past two years, but the root of this impactful experience lies with the basics of any great organization.

It is the people and the conversations they share that create inspiration and empowerment for improvement.

Any type of conversation can possess value. Many junior members fall between 10-21 years of age and want to meet adult members. Taking the time to initiate a conversation and ask what junior members are involved in within the industry and JRA shows that someone cares about their involvement. This sparks a drive to continue being involved.

Sharing conversations about the history of Red Angus is also key in developing leaders in this breed. Hearing the stories of why RAAA was founded and learning why we focus on commercial cattlemen allowed my passion to grow stronger and my purpose as a leader to become clear.

It’s amazing to share the story of RAAA with others. Juniors are curious and light up as they learn how the breed they are so interested in came to be.

Networking at RAAA and industry events has been the most beneficial aspect of being involved in JRA. I’m a firm believer in the saying, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” I’m grateful

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to know members of RAAA and either through introducing myself to someone new or being introduced to another individual in the industry, my confidence grew right with my interest in beef cattle.

I value these connections, actions and conversations to no end. Assisting youth in networking is one of the most empowering actions someone can take.

In short, taking the time to visit with juniors is highly impactful. It builds confidence, leadership skills and fuels a growing passion. You become empowering and inspiring people in our lives.

Thank you to all who have taken these actions for me and for doing the same for the future JRA membership. It’s the people of RAAA, JRA and those alike who make me genuinely excited about a future in the beef industry. n

Updates to Growth Trait Predictions

by Ryan Boldt, Director of Breed Improvement

Genetic evaluation is constantly evolving with updates to EPD models as new science is discovered and new technologies become available. One area under recent study is the prediction of growth traits. The IGS Genetic Evaluation Science Team is implementing the following areas of improvement for the prediction of growth traits.

1. A new definition of contemporary groups based on age of dam.

Regardless of how users designate contemporary groups, all calves born from first-calf dams will be placed into separate contemporary groups from calves out of mature cows. Given the vast majority of producers actually manage this age group separately, it is reasonable to define their calves as their own CG. Handling these as separate CG is a valid way to reduce the environmental noise caused by different management strategies and biological constraints for this age group.

2. Milk modeling updates.

The magnitude – and even direction – of the correlation between weaning weight direct and milk has been long debated in scientific circles. In fact, there is a wide range of estimates that exist in the scientific literature. Therefore, the science team feels the appropriate way to model these traits is to assume they are independent (i.e., genetic correlation of 0). In addition, with some of the other proposed updates, it was discovered that the evaluation solved more effectively when genomics were removed for MILK. In light of this discovery, the IGS MILK EPD will not use genomic information for the time being.

associated with their weights also tends to be greater. This difference in the amount of variation between the sexes should be accounted for in genetic predictions.

4. New DNA Marker subset.

As the number of genotyped animals has increased, so has our ability to estimate marker effects and identify subsets that are more predictive. Relative to growth traits, a new – and larger – subset of markers has been identified to add more accuracy to EPDs. 5. Accounting for different birth weight collection methods.

When the IGS Science Team began looking into growth trait data, we discovered that not all birth weight CG followed biological expectations in the weights.

Some of these data are useful but are clearly on a different scale and need to be treated appropriately. Dr. Bruce Golden developed a way to use machine learning to recognize unique features of each class of birth weight observations.

Results of Updates to Growth Model One of the most common procedures for evaluating updates to EPD systems is to exclude a certain portion of the phenotypes available, run the evaluation, and compare the correlation of the EPD from two systems to the phenotypes that were removed from the evaluation. The results for each of the analysis are pre-

sented in the table below.

The results in the table show the evaluation updates had in higher correlations to phenotypes than did the previous growth trait models. This equates to more precise EPDs for the Birth, Weaning and Yearling Weight.

An additional trait that is evaluated with the growth analysis is the Milk EPD. Due to the nature of this trait being the maternal component of weaning weight, a different validation strategy must be used to evaluate the updated predictions. To evaluate the updated Milk predictions, an expected weaning weight for the excluded animals was formed using the following equation: Predicted Weaning Weight= Calf WW EBV+Dam's MILK EBV This predicted weaning weight was then correlated with the excluded weaning weight phenotypes. Again, the updated predictions for Milk had higher correlations compared to the previous Milk EPDs (0.42 versus 0.39, respectively). These results show that the updated predictions more precisely predict the weaning weight of an animal than the currently published evaluation. Once these changes are implemented an announcement will be made in the RAAA eNews. ■

3. Different variances for different sexes.

Males usually have a higher growth potential than females simply due to gender. As a consequence, the variation

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Members Step Up to Run for Board The following RAAA members have expressed their desire to run for the Board of Directors.

Candidate for President Kyley DeVoe Kyley DeVoe of Justin, Texas, is seeking election to the position of president of the RAAA. Kyley and his wife Brenna, along with their daughters Karlee Kay (19) and Kenedy Kay (16), live on the family ranch, 3K Land & Cattle.

3K Land & Cattle is a seedstock operation that was started in the ’80s by Brenna’s parents, Wayne and Judy Kay Ferguson. DeVoe manages the daily operations of the ranch while maintaining an intensive AI and embryo transfer program. They started this program to continually strive to produce top-end genetics.

DeVoe has been an active member of RAAA as well as serving the Texas Red Angus Association for many years. He served as the junior director, vice president, area director and at-large director for TRAA. On the national level, he served six years as the Area 4 – Southwest Director, as well as serving on a number of committees over the years. He served on the Show and Sale, Promotions, Junior Activities and Awards Committees. Currently, he serves on the Strategic Planning Committee as well as JAC and the Awards Committee. DeVoe also served the RAAA as part of the Executive Committee his last two years on the board in the position of Second Vice President and then as First Vice President.

DeVoe said, “My desire has never been to serve in a particular position or on any certain committee but to serve where I am led to serve and 36 Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2020

where I can be the most useful. I look forward to serving you all in the future as the president of this great organization that has meant so much to our family over the years.”

Candidate for Area 5 – Northern Plains Stephanie Jung Stephanie Jung of Mina, South Dakota, is running for the director seat of Area 5 – Northern Plains.

Jung grew up on a commercial cowcalf, sheep and farming operation in north-eastern South Dakota. In the mid ’80s, as a young teenager, her dad brought a red cow home from the sale barn for her which ignited a fire in her to research the Red Angus breed. That research included writing a letter to the RAAA for information rather than a long-distance phone call, which was too expensive!

After receiving the information from RAAA, reviewing it, talking it over with her FFA advisor, bank loan officer and her father, Jung applied for a 4-H loan and set out to purchase her first registered Red Angus cows.

She stumbled upon a long-time breeder near Plankinton, South Dakota, by the name of Ed Artz. His "good 'ol mama cows" as he called them, were the start to her operation.

She fell in love with the breed and the people and has been involved with Red Angus ever since.

“It was a challenge at times to market Red Angus cattle as it can be in some areas now,” recalled Jung, “however with the encouragement from longtime breeders such as Ed Artz and Harold Campbell, I kept true to my dreams.”

In 2009, she married John Jung and they currently raise their blended family of four children, two of which are now grown and out making their mark on the world with their spouse or significant other, a senior in high school and a 6th grader. They currently own and operate Lazy J Bar Ranch in north-central South Dakota.

Their operation is made up of registered Red Angus and registered Boer goats. They also breed a few Simmental and raise a few show steers and Quarter Horses. They host a fall female sale as well as a spring bull sale and a late-spring Boer goat sale each year.

Jung has served on the RAAA Registration Committee for many years.

She has been on the executive team of SD Red Angus Association since the late ‘90s, has been a 4-H Leader for over 25 years and the SDJRA adviser for numerous years as well as helping out with other local ag, FFA and 4-H events.

“Running for the RAAA board is not something that I take lightly,” said Jung. “If elected, I would represent our breed to the best of my ability. I welcome phone calls and would enjoy visiting with you if you have any questions about my quest for the board. I would appreciate your support for Area 5 – Northern Plains director at our annual meeting.

Candidate for Area 6 – Great Plains Jason Anderson Jason Anderson of Oberlin, Kansas, is seeking the director position for Area 6 – Great Plains.

Anderson, along with his mother Gayle and brother Clay, own and operate Anderson Land and Cattle. His great-great grandparents came to this country in the late 1880s and settled the same farmstead that the Anderson family now resides on now.

They have a diversified operation consisting of wheat, corn and a largely commercial cowherd. In the late ’90s, they transitioned to Red Angus cattle to help with calving ease and carcass merit, while maintaining maternal traits. Their operation retains ownership in their calves from start to finish and prefer the FCCP tag program and Tyson Choice+ Red Angus Grid for their method of marketing the finished product.

Feeding their cattle on the farm gives them the unique ability to see firsthand – both visually and on paper –

what is and is not working. This allows them to make genetic decisions that can have the greatest impact on their bottom line. In addition to their commercial herd, they also run a smaller number of registered cattle.

Anderson purchased his first registered heifer from Pelton Red Angus in the early 2000s. They currently market around 30 to 40 bulls a year.

Anderson is the sitting president of the Kansas Red Angus Association and is serving on the Breed Improvement Committee. He has also served on the Alliance Committee.

“I truly believe the Red Angus breed is uniquely equipped to make some of the most complete cattle in the industry,” said Anderson. “We are an extremely diverse breed with cattle that work all over the country and I am proud to be a part of that.”

Candidate for Region B Craig Bieber Craig Bieber of Leola, South Dakota, is pursuing election to the Region B director seat.

Bieber is the owner and operator of Bieber Red Angus Ranch alongside his wife Peggy. Bieber’s parents, Ron and Lois, founded the operation in the early 1960s. Beiber was their oldest child, and always had a passion for the land and cattle from an early age. As CEO, and with the help of five full-time team members, he currently runs just under 1,000 registered Red Angus females and sells around 550 bulls annually.

Craig and Peggy have two married children Eric (Megan) and Kristin (Jake), and four granddaughters, Presley, Kylie, Hartley and Londyn.

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Members Step Up to Run for Board Eric is an ag insurance agent and Megan works as a court clerk. Kristin and Jake are both team members at Bieber Red Angus and hope to be the next generation to lead the program.

Bieber currently serves on the RAAA Breed Improvement Committee and the RAAA Strategic Planning Committee. He has a long-standing record of service to the RAAA, serving on the Board of Directors for five years and as the RAAA President from 1999-2000. He is also a past secretary of the South Dakota Red Angus Association and served on the South Dakota Beef Industry Council as a director for nine years.

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In addition, Bieber served as the director of the Beef Improvement Federation and was the 2015-2016 president of BIF. He is currently part of the U.S. Meat Export Federation representing the SDBIC. His dedication to the beef industry and his drive for improving beef cattle genetics and understanding the economics of the industry make him an outstanding leader amongst his peers and other industry stakeholders.

Bieber was awarded the John Robbins Distinguished Service Award in 2018, the Continuing Service from the Beef Improvement Federation in 2019, and the Dedicated Service Award from

the South Dakota Beef Industry Council in 2019.

Bieber said, “I believe the Red Angus breed is poised for steady growth and has the potential to become the breed of choice in the beef industry. I believe the decisions the board makes in the next 10 years will determine the long-term success of the breed. Red Angus has given the Bieber family a great deal and I’m grateful for the opportunity to be involved. I feel my skills, experience and knowledge of the industry would bring value and help the breed achieve its goals.” ■

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Member News Brown Presented BIF Continuing Service Award

by Angie Stump Denton, Kansas State University Extension The Beef Improvement Federation presented Donnell Brown of Throckmorton, Texas, a BIF Continuing Service Award on June 10 during the group’s annual meeting and online symposium.

Continuing Service Award winners have made major contributions to the BIF organization. This includes serving on the board of directors, speaking at BIF conventions, working on BIF guidelines and other behind-the-scenes activities. As BIF is a volunteer organization, it is this contribution of time and passion for the beef cattle industry that moves BIF forward.

Brown owns and manages the R.A. Brown Ranch seedstock division, along with Kelli, his wife. R.A. Brown Ranch consists of Angus, Red Angus and SimAngus cattle and sells genetics across the country. Donnell and Kelli are fifth-generation ranchers, and work closely with their sons, Tucker and Lanham, to continue the tradition of raising and merchandising top quality seedstock.

A leader since his high school days, Brown served as both Texas FFA and National FFA president. He has assisted with strategic planning for four different breed associations as well as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Brown was elected to the BIF Board of Directors in 2012 and served as the 2017-2018 BIF president.

“I can think of few individuals who are more devoted to improving the beef cattle industry than Donnell,” says Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president. “If you know Donnell, you know that he is ‘all in’ on everything he does – whether leading an organization, speaking to a 40 Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2020

group, giving you a ranch tour, planmating his cows, engaging with his kids or sharing his faith.”

BIF’s mission is to help improve the industry by promoting greater acceptance of beef cattle performance evaluation.

For more information about this year’s symposium, including additional award winners and coverage of meeting and tours, visit BeefImprovement.org/symposium.

Births Christopher McKray Mitchell On April 7, 2020, Christopher McKray Mitchell joined brother Cal and parents Chessie and Travis of Justin, Texas.

He was 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and 21 inches long. Chessie is the RAAA Tag and Show Programs Coordinator. Special thanks to Jeananne Mosher for covering tag enrollments while Chessie was on maternity leave.

Congratulations to the Mitchell family!

Weddings Devin and Katie Martin RAAA Commercial Marketing Coordinator Katie Ochsner and Devin Martin were married May 24, 2020, at the George Ochsner Ranch in Torrington, Wyoming. Devin is originally from Kentucky and the couple now resides in Torrington, Wyoming.

Katie said, “We survived having a wedding during the COVID-19 pandemic on a chilly, windy Wyoming evening, so our marriage should be able to survive anything!”

Congratulations Katie and Devin!

In Memory Murray G. Fretz Murray G. Fretz of Mosier, Oregon, passed away April 15, 2020, at the age of 88.

He had a remarkable journey and long career in the livestock industry spanning over seven decades.

Murray was born April 17, 1931, the oldest of nine children, and raised on a vegetable, fruit and small cattle farm in Ontario, Canada. He and his family were practicing Mennonites. He married his wife Shirley and they had three children: David, Nancy and Grant.

He showed Angus cattle during his youth, worked as a herd manager and was a ranch owner. In 1958, Murray began his journalistic career with livestock organizations as the secretary manager for the Ontario Angus Association and published a monthly newsletter. In 1964, he worked as general manager of the Canadian Angus Association and the publisher of their magazine.

In 1968, Murray became the general manager of the Aberdeen Angus Journal which he later purchased and then sold to the American Angus Association.

From 1979 to 1981, Murray was a consultant for the American Red Angus Magazine in Denton, Texas. His oldest son David was working for the magazine and living in Denton.

In 1981, Murray and his family moved to Portland, Oregon, where he was the general manager and publisher for the Western States Angus News. Murray and Shirley formed Agri-Management Services producing breed directories and provided sale promotion and management services. He was the executive manager of the Pacific International

Livestock Show and served seven years on the Oregon State Fair executive board representing the agriculture industry.

Murray took over the Oregon Beef Producers magazine until his retirement in 2015, then continued as a consultant until his passing.

Murray was preceded in death by his wife Shirley in 1994, his oldest son David in 2014, and his second wife Beverly in 2019. He is survived by his daughter Nancy Hinderks, son Grant Fretz, grandson Jay Hinderks (Jami), great grandchildren Carter, Madelynn and Mason Hinderks, all from Oregon.

Joan L. Ludvigson Joan L. Ludvigson, 87, of Holstein, formerly of Cushing, Iowa, passed away on May 22, 2020, at the AbiliT Senior Living Center of Holstein.

Joan Lois (Ehlert) Ludvigson was born on April 21, 1933, to Dorothy (Mohr) and William Ehlert in rural Ida County.

She attended a one-room rural school and continued her education at Cushing Consolidated School, graduating in 1951.

She was employed at a doctor’s office in Storm Lake, Iowa, for a year before entering Lutheran School of Nursing in Sioux City, Iowa. Due to a previous leg injury, she was unable to finish and came home to live and nurse her ailing grandmother. She worked for a brief time as a secretary at Cushing Consolidated School.

Joan married Lars Ludvigson on March 14, 1954, and three children were born to this union: Kristin Elizabeth born on Aug. 3, 1957, and passed away on Dec. 15, 1970; Park Edwin, born on March 25, 1959, and Ryan Lars born on Jan. 27, 1970. The family lived on farms south

of Cushing and then moved to her family farm in August of 1969. The couple retired in 1994 and moved to Holstein.

Lars passed away in December of 1999 and Joan lived out her life in Holstein.

(Bill) Baedke of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and their children, Dylan, Ethan and Morgan; and sister-in-law, LaVinna Wiese of Correctionville; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Joan was very active in her church, having served as choir director for 20plus years, taught Sunday school, Bible school and held various offices in the organizations of the church. She was active for many years in the Republican Party and served as Ida County Chairwoman. She served on three boards at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove; the TLC, The Foundation and the Board of Directors. She was a member of the Ida County 4-H Committee and was active in the American Simmental Association receiving the Christensen Elite Award. She also belonged to the Red Angus Association of America receiving the Personality of the Year Award in 2010 and the family received the Breeder of the Year Award in 2011. She was an active member of the Roger Baumann Legion Auxiliary in Cushing.

The Governor of Iowa appointed her to the District Judicial Nomination Commission 3-8 and to the Chemically Exposed Infants and Children’s Council and she served on both. She loved to travel and was able to visit most of the United States as well as Canada, Europe and South America.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lars; daughter, Kristin; her parents William and Dorothy Ehlert; brother Gene Ehlert; parents-in-law, Ed and Ruby Ludvigson, and sisters-inlaw, Evelyn Weaver and Maybelle Glick; brother-in-law Don Ludvigson; and special friend David Hessman.■

Joan is survived by her son, Park (Darla) of Cushing, and their children, Kellen (Kayla) and their children, Wyatt Lars, Effie Marie and Blake Joan, all of Cherokee; Keisha (Andrew) Kleeman and their children, Micah Andrew and Elliott Darla of Nevada, Iowa; and Kari of Chicago; her son, Ryan (Jenny) and their children, Kyra and Sarah Williams, all of Billings, Montana, and Lauren (Ben) King of Wausau, Wisconsin. She is also survived by sister-inlaw, Sally Ehlert of West Des Moines, Iowa, and her children, Nanette (Chris) Haugen of Alexandria, Minnesota, and their children Hailey and Cole; Nicole

Sale Reports Andras Stock Farm “The Andras Kind” Red Angus Bull Sale April 4, 2020 • Manchester, Illinois 49 Bulls............................................$4,057 The high-selling fall bull was Lot 1, Andras Intrigue F164, sired by Andras On Demand D030. He sold to Rogers Cattle Co. of Missouri for $6,200.

Lot 2, Andras Gus McCrae F304, sired by Andras Hoover Dam D316, sold for $6,000 to Sugar Creek Red Angus of Kentucky.

The high-selling spring bull was Lot 26, Andras Game Changer G004, sired by Andras On Demand D030. He sold for $11,000 to Namken Red Angus of South Dakota.

Lot 29, Andras TN Flat Top Box G016, sired by Werner Flat Top 436, sold to Vander Vorst Ranch of South Dakota for $7,700.

Lot 27, Andras Fresh Air G010, sired by Andras Brilliance D068, sold to Gary Olsen of Iowa for $7,200.

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President: Chris Pierce – lostcreekreds@yahoo.com Vice President: Ryan Clark – diamondbarcattle@hotmail.com Secretary/Treasurer: Tena Ketchum – mtraasecretary@gmail.com

MTRAA Directors

Corey Guenzler – corky@hotspingsmt.net Luke Larson - lukelarson51@gmail.com Tim Geib – geibtimothy@yahoo.com

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2020 Breeder Directory

SHEAMAN RANCH 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

RED

ANGUS

The Olsons

"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

AREA 1 - West

Alaska • California • Hawaii Idaho • Nevada • Oregon Washington Sam Lorenzen, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 53

AREA 2 Montana

AREA 4 - Southwest

Texas • New Mexico • Arizona

Texas Breeders can be found on page 37 Tony Ballinger, Director

Forster Red Angus

AREA 3 Rocky Mountain

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

Utah • Colorado • Wyoming Aaron Kravig, Director

KRAVIG RED ANGUS “Cattle Working for You”

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

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

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

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

FLATIRON RED ANGUS 1A BULLS & HEIFERS

MAINTENANCE/FEED EFFICIENCY EXPERTS

Cory & Katy Johnson

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

BROKEN HEART RANCH

HC 83 Box 9 Firesteel, SD 57633 (605) 865-3236 or (605) 865-3190 Email: bhrranch@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

Mark & Kathy Barenthsen Jeremy & Jessica Bullinger 701-464-5741 701-464-4893 8815 81st St. NW, Powers Lake, ND

RED ANGUS

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

www.solidrockredangus.com

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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

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

LAZY J BAR Ranch Red Angus

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American Red Angus Breeder Directory

Chuck Feddes, Region A Director Kay Klompien, Director MT Breeders can be found on pages 46-47

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 6 - Great Plains Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 43 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 51

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

Johnny Rogers, President Rob Hess, Director

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

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

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 -

AREA 8 - Southeast

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

BIM Red Angus

Registered Red Angus Bulls • Bred Heifers

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

MCMURPHY FARMS ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

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

Iowa • Illinois Missouri • Wisconsin

Stuart Gilbert, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 53

Oakridgefarms.org Rob & Amy Hess

Contact Kevin LeMaster at kevin@redangus.org

AREA 9 - Midwest

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

www.mcmurphyfarms.com

$275 Per Year!

Jim Yance, Director Jeff Pettit, Region C Director SERAA Breeders can be found on page 39

Russ Dahl Deerfield, WI 608-444-8295

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Hershey, PA 717-821-1782 bowcreekbeef.com

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American Red Angus Breeder Directory

Newley Hutchison, Director Connie Mushrush, Region B Director

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

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

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS Steven Harris, DVM 4720 Wrights Mill Road Trappe, MD 21673 410-924-3905 www.wmfredangus.com

Join us on March 13, 2020 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.!

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

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Foreign Breeders

Joel Birdwell Auctioneer

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

ng d ttitioonn l 01199 Sa leles nd Puurre e rcciiaal yoonnd L uctioneer Livestock Auctioneer

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 -

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

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

877.700.4099 www.pifers.com

Justin stin B. SStou tout

AU A U UCTION CTION SER S R RV VICE VICE

15508 Woodward St. . Overrllalannd Parrkk, KS 66223

(913) 645--5136 jbs5356@hottmail.com Making Maki Ma kin ing ngg your y r program pro rog ogra ram m stronger, str tro rong nger, r, one on sale sallee at a titim time. ime.e. “Always With the Best Cattle‌Alwaysâ€?

DEICHMANN LIVESTOCK BROKERAGE

• 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 • Daniel Mushrush (620) 340-9774

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

Janssen Red Angus Cattle Co.

Registered Bulls • Commercial Bred Heifers

Jack & Roxie Janssen

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

Darryl & Susie Rhodes 3932 N. Sage Ct. Maize, KS 67101 Phone: (316) 722-6900 Cell: (316) 648-8310 rhodesredangus2@gmail.com

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

Pelton

Ramsdale Reds

Private Treaty Bulls Dustin Pelton 620-285-5465 Lynn Pelton 620-285-9934 Burdett, KS

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

Simmental • SimAngus Red Angus

Visit our website to locate a breeder near you!

“Red Angus since 1964�

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 August 2020 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for Sept. Red Angus Magazine September 2020 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for Oct. Red Angus Magazine 25 Jeffries Land and Cattle Annual Bull & Female Sale, Checotah, OK 26 Shady Bottom Ranch Production Sale, Crossville, TN

Trusted Buyer, Growing Demand

October 2020 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for Nov. Red Angus Magazine 1 Bayou Creek Ranch “Only the Best” Production Sale, Jacksboro, TX 7 Halfmann-Beckton Red Angus Sale, Miles, TX 9 Front-Pasture Female Sale, Putnam, OK 9 B&L Red Angus Fall Bull Sale, Putnam, OK 14 R.A. Brown Ranch Bull, Female and Quarter Horse Sale, Throckmorton, TX 21 Harmony Hills Flash & Function, Bozeman, MT 24 Lacy’s Red Angus and MC Livestock, Drexel, MO 31 Red Hill Farms Bulls & Females of Fall VI, Lafayette, TN November 2020 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for Dec. Red Angus Magazine 5 5L Red Angus, Sheridan, MT 6 Milk Creek Reds Female Sale, Plevna, MT 12 Bieber Fever Fall Production Sale, Leola, SD 14 Females of Fall Red Angus Sale, Albany, WI 14 MORAA Show-Me Reds Fall Herd Builder Sale, Kirksville, MO

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Doug and Betty Dunn 9498 NE 9th Street • Terrebonne, Oregon 97760 (541) 923-1705

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

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

RED ANGUS SINCE 1959

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 ............................37 5L Red Angus ......................................47 9 MIle Ranch ........................................15 ABS ........................................................9 ADM ....................................................27 ADM Red Angus ..................................46 Adams Angus Ranch............................43 Andras Stock Farm ..............................54 Angelo Cattle Company .......................46 Angus World ........................................50 Axtell Cattle Co ....................................48 B&L Red Angus ....................................30 Bachman Cattle Farms ........................53 Bar C Red Angus..................................37 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus ........48 Bayou Creek ........................................29 Beckton Stock Farm ............................46 Bieber Red Angus ..................................7 BIM Red Angus ...................................49 Birdwell, James ....................................50 Birdwell, Joel ........................................50 Birnie Red Angus..................................43 Bola Red Angus ..............................37,45 Booth, CK Sonny..................................50 Bow Creek Beef ..................................49 Bowles J5 Reds....................................47 Brickhouse............................................53 Broken Heart Ranch.. .....................28,48 Brown, RA ............................................37 Brylor Ranch ........................................50 Bull Hill Ranch ......................................39 Bullis Creek Ranch..........................43,45 C-T ..................................................23,47 Campbell Red Angus............................48 Cedar Hill Farm ....................................49 Chappell Red Angus ............................49 Chiefline Red Angus ............................37 Christensen Red Angus........................47 Choat Cattle Co....................................43 Clay Maxey Ford ..................................10 Croissant Red Angus............................48 Crockett Ranch ....................................48 Cross Diamond Cattle Company ....43,55 Crossroads Cattle Company ................49 Crump Red Angus ................................48

D Cross Red Angus..............................51 D&D Cattle Co .....................................43 DK Red Angus......................................48 Daigger-Orr Red Angus........................43 Dahlke Red Angus................................49 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage..........50 Diamond C North Dakota Red Angus ........48 Diamond H ..........................................51 Double Eagle Ranch ............................51 Elmwood Fields ....................................47 Evans Cattle C0 ..................................43 Faylor Red Angus ................................51 Feddes Red Angus ..............................23 Fick Red Angus ....................................43 Five Rivers Cattle Feeding ..................18 Fischer’s Red Angus ............................46 Flaming Livestock Co ..........................51 Flat Creek Farms..................................39 Flat Iron Red Angus..............................48 Forster Red Angus ..............................48 Fritz Red Angus....................................47 Gibson Red Angus, GA ........................39 Gilchrist ................................................50 Gilreath Farms......................................43 Glacier Red Angus ..............................46 Green Mountain Red Angus ............25,46 G.W. Land & Cattle Co ........................37 H & F Red Angus .................................51 Halfmann Red Angus ........................2,37 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ....................43 Harbin Red Angus ...............................37 Harms Plainview Ranch ......................51 Hidden Creek Farm ..............................49 Hoft Red Angus ...................................51 Hueftle Cattle Co ..................................43 Illinois Red Angus Association..............50 JST Red Angus ....................................53 Jacobs, Roger ......................................50 Jacobson Red Angus ..........................48 Janssen Red Angus ............................51 Jarvis Red Angus ................................39 Jeffries Land & Cattle ......................19,49 Karr Farms ..........................................49 KC Farms ............................................39 KK Farms ............................................53

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Klompien Red Angus............................47 Kniebel Cattle Co ................................51 Koenig Ranch Reds ............................46 Kolle Red Angus ..................................37 Kravig Red Angus ................................48 Lacy’s Red Angus ................................53 Laubach Red Angus ............................46 Lautenschlager & Sons ........................53 Lazy J Bar ............................................48 Leland Red Angus ..........................13,44 Loonan Stock Farm ..............................49 Loosli Red Angus ................................53 Lorenzen Ranches ..............................53 Lost Creek Red Angus ........................47 Lowderman, Cody ................................50 Lowery, Matt ........................................50 Lucht Red Angus .................................47 Ludvigson ............................................31 MARS Red Angus ................................45 Maple Oaks Red Angus........................53 McDonald ............................................40 McLean Red Angus ..............................39 McMurphy Farms. ................................49 McPhee Red Angus..............................53 Mercer Farm ........................................39 Messmer Red Angus. ..........................48 Milk Creek Reds. ............................14,47 Minnesota Red Angus Association ......48 Mobley, Luke ........................................50 Morris/Box Ranch ................................37 Mushrush Red Angus .......................5,51 Namken Red Angus ............................49 North Dakota Red Angus Assoc. ..........58 OHR ....................................................48 Oak Ridge Farms ................................49 Osborn Red Angus ..............................39 Ozark Hills Genetics.............................53 Peacock Red Angus ........................32,45 Pelton ..................................................51 Pieper Red Angus ..........................17,43 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..................43 Plain Jan’s ......................................45,61 Pool Ranch...........................................50 Quality Genetics ..................................37 Quartz Valley Red Angus ....................53

RAFI ....................................................40 Rafter H Ranch ....................................16 Rancher Profiles ..................................50 Ramsdale Reds ...................................51 Red Angus Society of Australia ............50 Redland Red Angus ............................46 Red Cow Relocators ............................50 Red Fork Red Angus ............................46 Red Hill Farms......................................39 Rhodes Red Angus, LLC......................51 Rock Creek Red Angus ........................47 Rocking Bar H ......................................53 Rogers Cattle Co. Red Angus ..............53 Rouse Red Angus ................................49 S Diamond Angus ................................43 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ..................43 Sandhill Red Angus ..............................47 Schuler Red Angus ..............................43 Select Sires ..........................................11 Shady Bottom Ranch ..........................33 Sheaman Ranch ..................................48 Shepherd Red Angus ..........................47 Shoal Creek..........................................53 Shobe, Kyle ..........................................50 Solid Rock Red Angus. ........................48 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ..........................48 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ..................53 Stout, Justin..........................................50 Strauss Free Raised ............................52 Sun River..............................................47 Sutherlin Farms ....................................46 TJS Red Angus ....................................46 Trinity Creek Red Angus ......................39 Triple Creek Ranch ..............................37 Valnes Ranch Red Angus ....................48 Veto Valley Farms ................................39 Weber ..................................................16 Wedel Red Angus ................................51 Westphal Red Angus............................47 Whitley Red Angus ..............................39 Windrush Farm ....................................53 Woods V Bar X Ranch ........................53 WRAZ Red Angus ................................50 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus ..............49

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