New DNA Card Fees
Shorthorn Update ASA Board of Directors Joe Bales, president 615-330-2342 7607 NW Prairie View Rd. Kansas City, MO 64151-1544 John Sonderman, vice president 816-599-7777 • FAX: 816-599-7782 402-641-0936 www.shorthorn.org Dave Greenhorn, executive director 937-470-6552 Montie D. Soules, asa executive secretary/CEO Toby Jordan, 219-819-4603 montie@shorthorn.org Jerrell Crow, 580-585-2522 Matt Woolfolk, director of performance programs; performance data & Lee Miller, 330-231-6834 commercial acceptance • matt@shorthorn.org John Russell, 832-588-8604 Heather Lange, director of office operations; customer service, Mark Gordon, 217-737-7905 registrations & DNA • heather@shorthorn.org Jeff Bedwell, 580-822-5590 Shelby Diehm, director of youth activities; marketing & communications • shelby@shorthorn.org Shorthorn Foundation Cassie Reid, director of shows & events; customer service specialist Bill Rasor, president American Junior cassie@shorthorn.org Shorthorn Association Wade Minihan, director of shows & member communications; Korbin Collins, president customer service specialist • wade@shorthorn.org National Shorthorn Lassies Accounting • accountmgr@shorthorn.org Sommer Smith, president
Our approved lab for DNA, Neogen, has increased the cost of blood and hair cards to the ASA and as a result, it is necessary to start charging for them to cover this increase, plus the postage it takes to send them. Blood cards are now $1/card and hair cards are $2/card. Methods for obtaining them have not changed. Please call the office or fill out the card request on shorthorn.org to order. The lab’s preferred methods are TSU samples and blood cards. TSU kits can be purchased directly through Neogen or Allflex. *Remember, there is an additional fee for testing hair and semen. **DO NOT test twins via blood samples.
American Shorthorn Association
New Rule - Jan. 1, 2022 The Board of Directors unanimously approved a new rule, which begins January 1, 2022: “All bulls (Shorthorn & ShorthornPlus) born January 1, 2022 and after will be required to have a genomic profile and parentage markers on file. In order to register any progeny with the American Shorthorn Association”. This means that regardless of service type, all bulls (Shorthorn & ShorthornPlus) used for breeding need to be genomically tested (currently, this is the 100K test but could be subject to change according to Neogen standards in the future). This pertains to AI sires as well as pasture sires/clean up bulls. The rule only affects bulls born after Jan 1, 2022, so this rule won’t really come into play until their progeny are born, late 2023 or 2024. Please be aware that AI sires still require the 3 genetic conditions as well – TH, PHA, and DS.
ASA Dates of Note
June 19-25 National Junior Shorthorn Show and Youth Conference, Kansas City, Missouri May July May 1 AJSA Scholarship Deadline ASA Office Closed May 1 Junior National Cattle Ownership July 4 July 21 California State Fair - Super and Entry Deadline Regional Show May 15 Junior National Late Entry July 29 Ohio State Fair - Super Deadline Regional Show May 15 All NJSS photography, graphic design & career development entries August Aug. 1 Builder of the Breed Nominations due via email to due to the ASA contests@shorthorn.org May 30 ASA Office Closed - Memorial Day June ASA Office Closed June 1-4 BIF Research Symposium and During Junior Nationals Convention, Las Cruces, New The American Shorthorn Association office will be Mexico closed June 20-27, 2022 while staff is at Jr Nationals.
2022 NJSS Judges
out of this world 2022 .kc, MO national Junior Shorthorn Show & Youth Conference
WHR Assessments for 2022 were sent in November 2021. If you did not receive yours, please contact the ASA office as soon as possible. 2022 ASSESSMENT FEE SCHEDULE: November 1 - January 9, 2022 $16 January 10 - February 28, 2022 $20 March 1 - December 31, 2022 $25
Junior National Hotel-RV Info RV Reservations: The American Royal Complex doesn’t have RV spaces available. They recommend Worlds of Fun for RV parking. It is approx. 20 minutes from the show grounds.
Purebred Owned Show: Garrett Lampe Ring 1: Chase Ratliff • Ring 2: Krisha Geffert
Hotel: Sheraton Kansas City at Crown Center $134/night :: 1-866-932-6214 Group Code: Shorthorn Junior National
Showmanship: Danny & Amanda Davis and Andrew & Haley Chandler
Regular Office Hours
Attention Juniors!
Is this your last Junior National? For those “senior” AJSA members, send three to four photos and a brief write-up of your time as a member of the AJSA to shelby@shorthorn.org. We will include the information and fun photos in the Junior National exhibitor handbook for everyone attending to enjoy!
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WHR Assessments
shorthorn country = may/june 2022
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Friday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Central Time Zone (ASA Staff Meeting Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 AM)
2022 International Year Code: K
