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48th Annual Bull Sale - April 29th, 2017 At the Ranch - Lake Preston, SD

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29TH Annual bull sale

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BW +1.8 WW +69 Milk +39 YW +112 $B +137.37

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BW +.1 WW +58 Milk +24 YW +98 $B +136.76

Connealy Black Granite

Ogallala Livestock • Ogallala Nebraska 1:00 MT Selling 100 Registered Angus Bulls

Musgrave Big Sky Connealy Black Granite BSF Hot Lotto 1401 Connealy Arsenal 2174 Connealy Guinness HF Tiger 5T RB Tour of Duty 177

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BW +2.8 WW +81 Milk +23 YW +137 $B +130.93

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99% Choice or Higher 25% Prime 52% CAB® 92% PREMIUMS PAID

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EPD’s as of 11-30-16

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Featured Sires Includes: Cole Creek 1100 Automatic

AAA# 17329135 CED BW +16 -1.3 YW SC +55 +1.08

WW +37 MILK +25

Fairview Rainmaker 2361

Foos Complete 360

Reg# 17487843 CED BW +1 +1.7 YW SC +57 +1.28

WW +33 MILK +28

Reg# 17662980 CED BW +13 -.7 YW SC +52 +.86

WW +28 MILK +21

Other Sires: Crook Mt Hero 185 605-257-2391 • 605-645-9569 • 12346 US Hwy 212, Nisland, SD 57762

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Gill Red Angus "You Buy We Bid” Bull Sale

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

1:00 P.M. (MT) • AT THE RANCH • TIMBER LAKE, SD

SELLING

230 BULLS - 115 COMING TWO YEAR OLD BULLS - 115 YEARLING BULLS

60 Registered Bred heifers for Sale by Private Treaty

3rd Generation Bull Customer, Aberle Ranch Selling Steers at Mobridge Livestock

Gill Red Angus 13138 256th Ave Timber Lake, SD 57656

www.gillredangus.com

Follow Gill Red Angus on Facebook!

You buy our bulls, we bid on your calves!

Larry Gill • 605.865.3288 Brent Gill • 605.848.3722 Bryan Gill • 701.730.0134

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SAV Resource 1441

85 Progeny Sell!

th Production Sale 114 • February 11, 2017 •

Saturday

SAV Renown 3439

10 am at the ranch

SELLING 500 REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS & 230 FEMALES 60 Progeny Sell!

• FREE NATIONWIDE DELIVERY ON BULLS •

SAV Allegiance 6277

SAV Abundance 6117

SAV International 2020

80 Progeny Sell!

SAV Ten Speed 3022

BW 84 205 Wt. 1045

80 Progeny Sell!

He sells! This performance powerhouse by Renown is as thick, stout, heavy-muscled and rugged as you can build one - destined to be a breed changer. His Net Worth dam comes from four generations of Pathfinders and his grandam continues in production at 19+ years of age.

BW 87 205 Wt. 997 He sells! A favorite of the 2016 calfcrop by Resource with so many positives to offer - perfect phenotype, top performance, sterling pedigree and the maternally superior Emblynette cow family to back him. He is the cowman’s kind.

SAV Cut Above 6271

SAV Herd Book 6143

SAV Recharge 3436

10 Progeny Sell!

SAV Cutting Edge 4857

85 Progeny Sell!

BW 79 205 Wt. 961 He sells! A proud representation of the first offering by SAV Pedigree 4834, the world-record-selling bull. He offers fresh genetics and stellar credentials in all traits that drive profit. His Rito 7075 dam records a weaning ratio of 107 on 4 calves.

BW 86 205 Wt. 984 He sells! This herdsire prospect represents the phenomenal first offering

by Cutting Edge. He has been a standout since birth, displaying worlds of shape, substance and style. His Pathfinder dam by Density records a weaning ratio of 106 on 7 calves.

SAV 654X Rainmaker 6847

SAV Turbocharger 6882

SAV Seedstock 4838

50 Progeny Sell!

SAV Pedigree 4834 BW 82 205 Wt. 993

30 Progeny Sell!

SAV Regard 4863

45 Progeny Sell!

He sells! A genetically and phenotypically outstanding Recharge bull with the credentials to make a lasting contribution. His dam is the greatest proven daughter of the maternal matriarch, SAV Madame Pride 0075, who continues in production at 17-years of age.

BW 84 205 Wt. 1077 He sells! This potential sale topper is the heaviest weaning bull of the entire 2016 calfcrop. He represents a flush of eight brothers destined to make their mark on the Angus breed from the mating of Charlo to SAV Blackcap May 4136, who is the most influential and high incomeproducing cow in breed history.

The 2017 SAV Sale features large AI sire groups and a volume selection of seedstock affordable to the cowman.

SAV bulls have earned a reputation for adding thickness, volume, muscle and real-world fleshing ability, while leaving moderate, beautiful-uddered, productive females. They are the kind ranchers demand and search for — adding pounds to your calfcrop, maternal strength to your cowherd and dollars to your bottomline.

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The longest running Red Angus Production Sale in the Northern Plains....

2017 Bull Sale This bull offering gives cow-calf producers the opportunity to produce high quality feeder cattle that will be “sought” after in the marketplace.

BIEBER HARD DRIVE Y120

BIEBER SPARTACUS A193

BECKTON EPIC R397

LSF RAB EXCLUSIVE 2793Z

350 Red Angus Bulls 15 Black Red Angus Bulls

BIEBER ROLLIN DEEP Y118

10 Red Angus Simmental Hybrid Bulls

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LCOC VISION A278Z

LOOSLI RIGHT ON 423

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27th Annual Performance Leader Production Sale

• Friday, March 31, 2017 • at the ranch in hay Springs, Nebraska

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KUKUCHKA’S

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29th Annual Production Sale

Thursday, april 6 • 2017

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Powerful Yearling Angus Bulls

These 70 powerful yearling bulls are the best of 140 head!

Fancy Commercial Replacement Heifers

These heifers are mates to the bulls selling and are ready for production!

Craig and Deb Kukuchka 18758 Bar 69 Ranch Lane Belle Fourche, SD 57717 Phone 605-892-2875 Email: bar69angus@gmail.com www.bar69angus.com

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Industry leadIng sIres Include: t

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He sells!

21AR Bismarck 6012A

Bismarck X Final Product X Pendleton BW 68 • 205 793 • WR 118 Birthdate 2/04/2016

He sells!

21AR Capitalist 6094

Capitalist X Final Product X Denali BW 70 • 205 760 • WR 113 Birthdate 2/18/2016

He sells!

A N N U A L TOP CUT

BULL SALE

Saturday, January 28, 2017

21AR Courage 6198

at the Ranch in our heated facility • New England, ND

BW 76 • 205 721 • WR 107 Birthdate 2/24/2016

Lunch at 11am MST • Sale at 1pm MST

Courage X Denali X 6I6

He sells!

Featuring these proven sires: 21AR Rainmaker 6414

CAPITALIST – 50 sons sell! RAINMAKER 11127 – 25 sons sell!

COURAGE – 28 sons sell! BISMARCK – 43 sons sell!

Rainmaker 11127 X Great Plains X Rainmaker 6169 BW 90 • 205 787 • WR 117 Birthdate 3/02/2016

He sells!

Marc & Anne, John, Jake & Molly Wolf; Archie & Diane Wolf (701) 579-4221 • 11175 64th Street SW • New England, ND 58647

View our auction and bid online at DVAuction.com

21AR Bismarck 6017

Bismarck X Final Product X Bandwagon BW 68 • 205 712 • WR 106 Birthdate 2/05/2016

He sells!

21AR Capitalist 6112

Capitalist X Final Product X Windy 6008 BW 74 • 205 659 • WR 98 Birthdate 2/20/2016

VERN FREY 701-721-0344

He sells!

He sells!

21AR Courage 6319A

Courage X Rainmaker 9285 X New Day BW 92 • 205 755 • WR 113 Birthdate 2/27/2016

21AR Bismarck 6057A

Bismarck X Final Product X Rainmaker 6169 BW 78 • 205 779 • WR 116 Birthdate 2/10/2016

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He sells!

21AR Capitalist 6244

Capitalist X Packer 547 X Freightliner BW 74 • 205 677 • WR 101 Birthdate 2/25/2016

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20 PRODUCER PROFILES 22 5L RED ANGUS

BY RHONDA SEDGWICK STEARNS

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38 JAMISON HEREFORD & QUARTER HORSES

BY KATHY PARKER

50 BALL RANCH

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80 SCHMIDT CATTLE CO. CHAROLAIS

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106 WESLEY SANDALL’S RED CEDAR RANCH

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116 MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH 118 EARLY WEANING OPTIONS

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128 PERFORMANCE ON THE RANGE

BY AMANDA RADKE

140 BUILDING BETTER HEIFERS

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152 HEIFER OR BULL - SEXED SEMEN

BY AMANDA RADKE

162 BEYOND GENETICS: MICROBIOMES

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168 CLEAN UP BULLS

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180 BIGGER PROFITS

BY JEREMY D’ANGELO

191 FORAGING IMPROVES FORESTRY MIX

BY TAMARA CHOAT

202 DROUGHT-PROOF YOUR RANCH

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5L Ranch pushes the limits in big sky country

By Rhonda Sedgwick Stearns

aybe those seven massive Montana mountain ranges surrounding 5L Ranch headquarters encourage patriarch Larry Mehlhoff ’s instinctive drive to “push back” at every boundary. Whatever his inspiration, the man admits “We’ve been a little before our time. I guess I’d rather be cutting edge, maybe sometimes on the bleeding edge….”

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5L Ranch patriarch Larry Mehlhoff with bull “Destination”

Traversing the boundaries of Red Angus tradition as willingly as he rides a good horse across the Ruby River to begin a barren climb into the Gravelly Mountain range, Larry is ever anticipating the view from the next high ridge. “More than 15 years ago we brought in some black genetics. That was not popular then in red Angus . . . but we saw the gene pool as fenced in, and this allowed us to be outside of it,” he says. “In bringing in homozygous blacks we felt we could allow even the breed, and ourselves in particular, to discover something. We have a lot of cattle to work with, and understand it’s hard for a small breeder to introduce something like this because of the transition time involved.”

Larry’s modest “a lot of cattle to work with” translates to the largest herd of Red Angus in the country. Their website reports,

“Our average contemporary group size is several times larger than most purebred cow herds in their entirety. We breed and calve out over 600 heifers annually . . . tremendous selection pressure on our mature cows. In addition to culling slow breeders or undesirable udders, feet, or disposition, the large influx of new genetics forces our cow herd to stay relevant versus genetic trends.” That’s just their Red Angus mamas – 5L Ranch also raises Black Red-Angus carriers, purebred Charolais, Char-Red and Sim-Angus crossbreeds, so they annually breed nearly 2,000 females, and then pair those cattle out to grass.

“We faced a fair amount of resistance,” Larry says about his black genetic experimenting, “and a lot of other difficulties. EPDs from blacks at that time just came in at zeros . . . you would just average

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Larry’s daughter Larisa

5L Ranch

at Granite Creek

the cow. When we initiated that move, I made a pact we would wait at least ten years before I would move away from it. It was around year six or seven that we started to see a lot of remarkable response, and benefit in our gene pool as well. I think that would be one management decision that’s made a big difference.”

Difference is good at the 5L Ranch, where adaptability is a huge keyword. “Maybe, like Thomas Edison learned, there’s not really anything that doesn’t work – we just find a better way to do it.

Disappointments at the time can turn into huge successes later so it’s important for us to look at every situation with a sense of opportunity. Utilize the time of reflection, and allow ourselves the time to

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HEALTHIER

CALVES

BY THE BARREL

Cows pictured at West

Yellowstone with fire in the background

The two most critical times of the year for proper trace mineral and vitamin

find good in a situation or challenge – like drought,” Larry says.

“Where we live right now, one of the most resilient and steady countries we’ve ever been in, drought or feed cost challenges can still be astronomical. When you work your way through that challenged financial aspect, your genetic base becomes a lot more adaptive. A key word to us is adaptability. We are so heavily leased in diverse places our cattle may not even go to the same pasture site twice.

That diversity helps create genetics that are adaptable – it has helped us through challenges – many ranchers aren’t able to do that.”

“I always feel adversity improves adaptability,” Larry says. “We sell cattle in diverse places – across the southeast, Alabama, Georgia, up

in Maryland, all over – and it is our goal to have cattle which, given a right adaptation protocol, will thrive anywhere. It’s done from necessity here . . . we have such a variety of summer country, some east of Great Falls, some around Phillipsburg with lots of timber and wolf and predator challenges; pasture around West Yellowstone, near Lame Deer 350 miles from here, and some cattle came home from Pinedale, Wyoming high country mid-November, barely ahead of a pretty big blizzard there,” he says.

“As we find scattered and varied resources to manage our big herd, it just adds to their adaptability.

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cattle run in the summer. We can utilize those high-lignin dry forages with low input, the cow just needs protein to be able to break that down,” he says.

The ranch’s name comes from their brand, derived from the first letter in the first names of Mehlhoff family members – Larry’s dad Lawrence, mom Lillian, siblings Linda and Lenny and Larry himself. Since he married Lisa Stands in 1983 another 5L generation has grown up, including Laramie, Larisa, Landon, Larinda, and Logan. Eldest son Laramie and youngest son Logan are both single and involved with the ranch, where Laramie enjoys taking the lead in farming, machinery and technology. Middle son Landon is the only one not at the ranch, currently living at Colorado Springs with his wife, Amy, and two children. Larisa and her husband Zack Oldenberger both actively work on the ranch as do Larinda and her husband

Opposite Page Left: Laramie on sprayer Opposite Page Right: Logan branding Left: Left to Right: Laramie Mehlhoff (oldest son) Logan Mehlhoff (youngest son) Larry & Lisa Mehlhoff Larinda (youngest daughter) & David Aborn Lillian Mehlhoff (Larry’s mom) in the wheel chair Larisa (oldest daughter) and Zach Oldenburger Titus, Landon (middle son) & Amy Mehlhoff

David Alborn, who now have their first child.

The original Mehlhoff herd transplanted from North Dakota with Lawrence and Lillian, a Red Angus nucleus in a generational Shorthorn and commercial cattle family. The 5L website explains, “In 1977, they purchased a few registered Red Angus and moved to Paradise Valley, south of Livingston, Montana. In 1979, they purchased the Centurion Cattle Co. Red Angus herd from Nebraska. Their son, Larry, purchased some Red Angus females

after graduating from high school in 1979 and started his own herd of reds. When Lawrence was forced to sell out in 1985, Larry purchased some of his cattle as well. Since then, Larry has expanded using an extensive A.I. program and retaining most of the heifer calves.”

Now headquartered out of Sheridan, Montana in the Ruby River valley, Larry never stops looking for ways to further expand, saying “We’re pleased to see our customer base widen. We’ve tried to do that through various

means, like holding two sales.

The February and March calves are marketed as yearlings in the spring, April 14, 2017 –then our April and May calves are sold in the fall (November 3, 2016) and our bulls at 18 months meet people’s service needs.” A popular feature of the fall sale is the 5L “Ranchers’ Reserve” Bred Heifer Sale, which this year featured more than 400 commercial bred heifers from 5L bull customers.

“We’ve learned that, although there’s a little crossover, we mostly get a totally different

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5L Ranch customer base between the two sales,” Larry says.

“We see those customers looking for different solutions, like how to capture more value from a moderate-sized cow – the Opti-Bull composite from Charolais with Red Angus, with several customers loving the results.

“We are building the Charolais herd but will probably not exceed 200 straight white. Three or

four years ago we began anticipating some of our customers’ needs in advance enough that we have something to offer,” Larry says. That’s how the Opti-Bull program came to pass, combining the beneficial breed differences of Red Angus (superior fertility, cow herd longevity, calving ease and superior carcass quality) with economically relevant Charolais traits (feed conversion, post-weaning gain, carcass weight and yield grade.) The website

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explains, “In selecting Charolais genetics to make Opti-Bulls, 5L seeks high marbling, high maternal sires that also excel in the post-weaning traits Charolais are known for – and mandate they come in a moderate-framed, deep-ribbed package with lots of shape.”

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“I’m a very challenge-oriented kind of a fella, believing everything we’ve learned today – even if it

were able to maneuver through that hallway, initiat-

you to look into another room you’ve never even seen,” Larry says. “Inclusion of ultrasound technology 15–20 years ago for carcass evaluation was another big innovation. We took it very seriously, and ing that technology early on.”

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Another of those “new rooms” Larry’s been exploring is through the Airdrie, Alberta company GrowSafe, which operates on the premise, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Their scientists and engineers have developed advanced data acquisition systems for livestock research and practical automation tools for livestock producers to ensure animal health and well-being while maximizing profitability.

“This one is the newest, and is going to be very advantageous – allowing selection pressures to be implemented,” Larry says.

“It’s moving people forward to minimize feed costs and discover how we can most effectively turn forage into beef. I expect it to result in increased carrying capacities for our pastures.”

Top: David, Larinda and the boys cleaning out GrowSafe.

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The 5L Red Angus website explains, “Recently we’ve invested in a GrowSafe system large enough to capture individual intake and calculate feed conversion on every bull marketed at 5L – plus the bulk of our replacement females.”

Larry calls the major investment with GrowSafe “the beginning of the next frontier” and says, “It’s only one year behind us and we haven’t made a lot of selection decisions yet. I want to have a pretty good understanding of what we’re learning before we do that, but just having the data available is a good place to start. In five years

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Home place in the fall.

Horses and heifers at the home place.

I’m hoping to see improvements on forage-only diet measurements for replacement heifers, with marked differences in efficiency.”

All those solidly immovable mountain ranges keep the edge-riding 5L Ranch from tumbling into infinity, but little else remains still. You’d think all the cattle, all the research, all the moving to and from lease grazing would be all the Mehlhoff clan could handle. Not so – they also farm, some 3,000 acres of irrigated ground (much of it leased) in wheat, barley,

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grass/alfalfa hay mix, as well as a soil-building mix of oats, peas and barley, which they chop to for silage.

Beyond that Larry adds, “We also do a fair amount of custom harvesting, forage harvesting, and custom spraying around the region.”

The industry is a good fit for this family that looks at a challenge and sees opportunity, pushing the limits and scaling the mountains, whether the physical ones right outside their door or the or the metaphorical ones the industry is perpetually presenting.

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Jamison Ranch Jamison Ranch cowboys drive a herd of L1 Hereford cows on the ranch in Quinter, Kansas.

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lot of places say they are centrally located, but Jamison Ranch in Quinter, Kansas truly is middle ground. The ranch is 100 miles from the Colorado state line, 100 miles from the Nebraska state line and 100 miles from Dodge City, Kansas.

Manager Gordon Jamison is the third generation to run the family operation. “My grandfather got here in 1888. My father started the Herefords in 1944, and I’ve been here all my life,” Jamison said.

Jamison’s grandfather, Owen, originally raised Percheron draft horses to pull farm implements when he homesteaded the ranch. A church minister, Owen was always a sort of visionary. He was one of the first people in the county to own a car.

Owen’s son, Dale, who started the ranch’s Hereford herd, became interested in L1 cattle around 1970.

The Jamisons’ aim was to use genetics to improve the maternal traits and performance of their cattle.

By then Dale’s son Gordon had joined him in the ranching operation.

L1 Herefords were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture research station at Miles City, Montana. The L stands for linebred. The one means first generation.

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Dale bought some half L1 cows from Max Fulscher in 1971. At that time, L1 Herefords had been performance-tested longer than any other breed.

By 1975, the entire Jamison herd was L1. In 1975, Dale and Gordon bought CL1 Domino 350 from Cooper Herefords for $8,000. This was the first major L1 Herd bull purchase for the ranch. The bull performed so well the ranch bought CL1 Domino 75901 from Cooper’s for $37,500. Later interests in that bull were sold to Indian Mound Herefords in Texas and Barkley Herefords of Missouri for $75,000 each. The ranch also sold $150,000 worth of semen.

These calves topped sales all over the United States for several years. In 1984, the Jamisons partnered with Pruett Ray from Arizona and Harding Brothers from Missouri to buy a bull named CL1 Domino 386 for $100,000 from Cooper Herefords in Willow Creek. Mont. That bull became the foundation of the herd. His genetics still show today. Along with performance and pigmentation, 386 is known for increasing milk production in Hereford cattle.

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By the 1980s, Gordon’s brother Rusty had joined the operation. By this time Gordon had mostly taken over day-to-day management of the ranch. Dale was still very involved, but spent time traveling and working on behalf of his local and national church congregation.

The Ranch Today “We run 400 registered cows and market some heifers,” Gordon Jamison said.

Each February, the ranch sells 200 bulls, and in the fall, offers 120 to 130 registered heifers and 300 to 400 bred commercial heifers.

“We try to buy heifers from customers who bought bulls,” Jamison said. The commercial

heifers are bred to black bulls unless otherwise specified by the buyers.

“Recently, we had a contract where we bred two loads back to Herefords,” Jamison said. Using black bulls, Jamison said the calves are about 80 percent Hereford, red and black baldies.

“Herefords are resilient,” Jamison said. “The best thing that ever happened to Hereford bulls was black cows.”

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Jamison said the horned bulls were a stand-by in the Hereford business for generations. “We bred around eye problems and prolapse to get more performance. We’ve got more years of selection than polled Herefords. While they were breeding the horns off, we were selecting around the problems.”

“Herefords are resilient...

The best thing that ever happened to Hereford bulls was black cows.”

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The Jamisons work approximately 20,000 acres of leased and deeded land. They farm around 3,000 acres for hay. Although Jamison would like to graze his yearlings on wheat, he said that is seldom and option. “It’s a little iffy this far north,” Jamison said.

“We usually can’t get enough growth early enough.”

Jamison Horses Working cattle takes horses, and the Jamisons raise their own.

“The horse thing has become a big part of our operation,” Jamison said.

The ranch has one horse sale a year in October, in conjunction with their fall heifer sale. This year they offered 60 weanlings the day of the sale, and 80 riders of all ages, many used on the ranch.

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“It takes a lot of time and effort to make a seasoned ranch horse,” Jamison said. The hope is people who buy the broke horses will want to come back and purchase weanlings bred the same way.

The ranch stands three sons of Sun Frost. “We try to keep some speed,” Jamison said. “We like that mix with Blue Valentine and Driftwood mares to get a sturdier horse. The horse industry has gotten away from that.”

The ranch runs 100 mares, including the largest band of Wilywood mares in the U.S. Wilywood is a son of Orphan Drift and grandson of Driftwood. He has been a prolific rope horse sire in both tie-down and team roping. Several National Finals Rodeo contestants have ridden Wilywood horses. Wilywood himself won American Quarter Horse Association points in reining, calf roping, working cow horse and team roping.

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“We’ve got more and more trade off the east coast. We market cowboy hats,” Jamison said. John Johnson worked the recent sale and he said the most impressive thing about the horses shown roping was that after the cattle were roped, the cowboy could step down and hold the cattle to turn them loose. Although Jamison horses can and do make arena horses, they are just as adept in the pasture.

At this year’s October sale, riding horses averaged $6,000 and weanlings averaged $3,000. Jamison attributes a lot of the sale’s success to the internet.

“Internet plays a big part,” Jamison said. “We had bidders from 20 states. Just about every horse had a bidder on the internet. They weren’t all bought on the internet, but somebody was bidding on them.”

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The Future of the Ranch Jamison said the ranch is in a changing era. He and his wife, Marsha, have three sons, Daron, Wade and Cody, in their 30s, and he hopes they will make the ranch their business. One son lives in California, but is responsible for all the ranch web site design and traffic.

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“He said he hopes to make enough money to come back to the ranch,” Jamison said. “I hope they all will decide to come in to the ranch.”

Jamison said the recent downturn in cattle prices has taken a toll, but the horses took up some of the slack. “I said we’d better prepare cause it’s (the good prices of two years ago) not gonna stay. Then I was as surprised as anybody. But we just sent two trucks (of cattle) to South Dakota and Montana that will ultimately end up in Canada.”

With cattle being bought as far away as Canada, Jamisons’ cattle market still looks strong.

The family lost Dale in 2007 at age 87. Gordon runs the ranch now along with three full-time cowboys and some dayworkers. He said, like so many ranches these days, his cowboys trade daywork with other area ranches. Neighboring gets a lot of the work done.

“I’ve been very, very blessed,” Jamison said. “If I can come to the ranch every day and share my faith with others, it doesn’t get much better than that.

“I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

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borders those grasslands and 400 head of their outstanding Angus summer-

he Ball Angus Ranch is cuttingedge modern yet has historic roots more than a century deep in Weld County, Colorado. The

state’s leading producer of beef cattle and the richest agricultural county in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, Weld County includes the Pawnee National Grasslands 35 miles east of Fort Collins and 25 miles northeast of Greeley – windswept plains which have “witnessed the pageant of the frontier, the tragedy of the ‘Dust Bowl’ and the wonders of modern agriculture.” The multi-generational Ball Ranch, listed on the National Register of Historic Places,

graze there, doing their part to maintain the “richest ag county” status.

Elmer Ball, being one of many sons in McPherson Kansas, was taken with his uncle’s favorable reports and urgings to join the Briggsdale, Colorado community. In the spring of 1914, Elmer and his new bride Etta homesteaded west of Briggsdale. To develop a source of income the McPherson College grad rode from his homestead to Fort Collins – 40 horseback miles each way—studied all week and returned to the homestead on the weekends until he obtained a Colorado Teacher’s Certificate and became the second teacher at Briggsdale.

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“That got ’em through the tough times, dustbowl years and all,” Elmer’s grandson Leonard Ball confirms. “After a few years teaching he turned to farming and ranching full time, buying more land and improving the place. He passed away fairly young so my Dad, Roland, the youngest of eight, took over and ran the ranch along with my Mom Verda. Tammie and I bought the ranch from them,” Leonard explains.

Tammie and Leonard have two children, Cody and Casey. That adds yet another generation to the ranch as Leonard explains, “Cody is 26, has a business

degree from UNC and works for Noble Energy, plus being co-owner of the ranch. Daughter Casey put herself through college playing volleyball and is now a middle school physical education teacher in Greeley. We had quite a year as both kids got married here at the ranch last summer,” he says.

Reared with cattle and ranching, Leonard has experienced phenomenal changes in the business. “We were strictly Hereford all through the 1900s, until the first Angus bulls, black ones from Ken Haas, were bought in 1985,” he says. “We’ve been buying bulls from him forever now, going on the 30th year

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Ball Ranch Over a century – from Kansas hard times through the dirty thirties into 2016 with prime weights and eager buyers – how do you make that happen?

“One of the most impressive things about our cow herd is they’re not real big. I weighed all the cows last year at preg checking and they averaged 1310, yet they’re weaning calves around 725,” Leonard says.

“Another one of the main things is herd health – when you have sick cattle, ranching is not fun at all!”

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“We start calving around February 10th and in order to get a really good coverage you have to have a spring vaccination program on the cows. We give them Bovashield FP5 Gold VL5 in spring and pour at branding time. At birth we give calves 7-Way and C and D (a few years ago we had a C and D problem and started this program). They get C and D three times by the time they’re sold; in the cow, the calf at birth, and at branding. We brand pretty early and also apply de-lice pour-on to calves and give 7-Way with

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Somnus, Bovashield 5 Gold Oneshot, plus In Force 3 nasalgen that starts working immediately. We use no implants so we can go the all-natural route if we want to. Mid-September we pre-condition the calves with C and D, Bovishield 5 Gold Oneshot and the In Force 3 nasalgen. The cows are given Scour Guard KC, C and D and we’ll pour again at preg checking, usually the end of October.” Bull management is also very important. In the fall the bulls are given Bovashield FP5 Gold VL5 and pour on.

We bring the bulls into the corrals to be fed well and if the weather gets cold they can have bedding to protect them from freezing conditions.

“Our feed program is mostly native grass, with a mineral tub and an ADM 30 percent protein,” Leonard says. “It depends on the year, if we get covered up with snow we have to feed.

We winter about 260 cows on a three-section unit that hasn’t been grazed all summer, and try to stay in there from early November to the first of the year; then move them closer to home. In the pastures right along Crow Creek fingers come off the Pawnee National Grasslands where there are lots of draws that provide some shelter and where Blue Gramma and Buffalo grass really thrive on summer rain. If supplement is required due to weather we cake if there’s plenty of grass; if grass is short we supplement with sorghum THE CATTLE JOURNAL BEEF & BUSINESS 2017

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hay and millet and protein tubs, no alfalfa,” Leonard says. “We raise 500 acres of White Wonder Millett and sorghum we put up ourselves, and we buy some alfalfa. Normally we don’t feed any alfalfa until the calves are about a month old; our cows milk so well the calves can’t handle it.”

The state-of-the-art Ball Angus Ranch operation includes two steel buildings with 16 pens along the sides and a large common area down the center where cows about ready to calve can come in. “We’ve gone to the time and expense to have facilities to inhouse probably 50 pair overnight. We calve at two facilities and everything goes through the barn,” Leonard says. “Most calves spend their first night on wheat straw in a stall with their mother. The next morning we let the cow out of the pen while we give them a shot and ear tag and then put them back together. After we feed and move the pairs out we clean and re-straw those stalls, ready for the next draft.”

Depending on weather and the condition of individuals, those pairs leave the barn for big pens with good windbreaks that are strawed. When the pairs are good to go, they are moved out to pastures. When there are about 70 pair in a pasture, they are moved into a half-section pasture, where a full round bale of the sorghum or millet or one big square of alfalfa is just right for that many.

“We work 70 at a time to vaccinate, brand and cut toward the end of March. They’re all the same age and size, no little guys in there to get stressed – they heal up and we move to the next half section. We have seven or eight of those we go to with 70 pair in each,” Leonard says.

“Once everything has calved, around April 10th, we move to fresh pastures that haven’t had any cattle in them all winter. We have eight of those breeding pastures where we put two bulls with 70 pair in each, and they’re a half mile apart so no common fences

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for the bulls,” Leonard says. “We cake or feed hay as needed during breeding and use Breeder’s Cake All Natural Mineral that we buy in Greeley. If the grass is poor we may even use protein tubs and feed some alfalfa. We don’t move them until the summer grass is doing well, usually about the last week in May.” After the bulls have been out for 30 days with the cows, they pull a few bulls that need rest. They then put about 50 cows to a bull as by this time about 75 percent of the cows are bred. By doing this, they can protect the bulls from fighting and getting hurt.

The Ball Ranch has a 414 head summer permit with the Crow Valley Livestock Association on the Pawnee National Grasslands. “Grandpa was president of the Crow Valley Livestock Association in 1938,” Leonard says, “but because he was a teacher the secretary/treasurer suggested they switch offices because it would be easier for Grandpa to do the bookwork, so they switched.” Leonard’s dad,

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The Ball Ranch uses some rotational grazing and Leonard likes it, but says, “Water determines what we can do with our cattle in this area, and the whole rotational thing depends on availability of water.” There’s more water on the home place, and well depths there are “about one joint of pipe,” up to 200 feet a well. The water is mostly raised with windmills, however some wells utilize electric pumps. “I would like to have some solar wells with big storage tanks. Maybe that’ll be one of my next projects,” Leonard said.

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he white faces of Van Newkirk Herefords graze along the Western Trails Scenic & Historic Byway near Oshkosh, Nebraska, bordering the North Platte River – a community founded in the 1800s by cowboy cattlemen tired of eating dust on the Great Western Trail and impressed with the abundant grasslands at just over 3000’ elevation. They weren’t even aware then that a good well could be set at only 70’ . . . who needed wells with a river running through?

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Van Newkirk patriarch Lorenzo was one of those cowmen who said “Whoa!” and put down roots; and he was a progressive, forward thinker.

By 1892 Lorenzo had Britishbred Hereford bulls with his Longhorn cows, choosing those with deep pigmentation to help eliminate the spots from their hides as soon as possible. A half century later A.J. “Bud” Van Newkirk bought the family’s first Registered Hereford females. He continued bringing in the best blood he could find, forging the solid base that supports his son Joe and grandson Kolby Van Newkirk’s present popular herd.

Half-centuries continue to be landmarks at Van Newkirk Herefords. Joe’s choice of potent Hereford sire JV General for a heifer bull in 1997 deeply influenced the maternal side of their operation and has set his mark on “over half of our cow herd pedigrees now,” according to Joe, who calls him a “foundation sire” and says, “It seems like everything that has him in their pedigree is heavy milking.”

That’s a prime trait strongly cultivated under the U Lazy U Van Newkirk brand. If they claim “breed-leading maternal genetics,” they’re not exaggerating. Being ranked “Second in the Breed in Dams of Distinction” is the proof. No pampering is necessary for that performance; as Joe likes to point out, “We are just a commercial cow herd where the cows happen to be

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registered. They don’t know they’re registered . . . they’re not handled like they’re registered.”

An outfit’s ten top-selling bulls being out of ten different herd sires shines a lot of light on the depth and excellence of their maternal gene pool – registered or not.

“Our 600-head are managed like any good commercial operation, with the cows grazing nine months of the year on Sandhill grass and cornfield crop residue,” Joe says. “When we start calving in February we bring them in and feed them hay until they go to grass again in mid-May. The calves receive no creep feed . . . we want accurate data on how our heifers and cows are milking, and believe it’s important that our cows perform in the same environment as our customer’s cows.”

Kolby says his highest priority goal for Van Newkirk cattle is, “Practicality – translated

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sustainablity. We get the top range cow price whenever, wherever we sell; and we’re real happy with the Certified Hereford Beef program for the steer calves we market. We put them in the feedlot, then run them through the CHB program. They have all gone to Greater Omaha (GO), where we get real data, their actual carcass data, back. GO takes our tagging system so we know the sire and dam for each number.

We send that directly to the Hereford Association and they feed it into our data bank there,” he says.

There’s a mass of Van Newkirk Hereford data on file, as Kolby explains, “Beginning to use genomic enhanced EPDs really doesn’t change our standing in the breed, because we have had large contemporary groups recorded for a long time with large numbers. Even so we are using genomic enhanced

EPDs in particular on some bulls we have raised which we might want to put back into our herd, just to solidify what our expectations for them are.”

Although Kolby points out “We’re pretty cautious about jumping into something new,” change has been invading the Van Newkirk headquarters to “make the place more management friendly.” Kolby says, “Our core business is selling 2-year-old bulls, and we are keeping them in smaller bunches now, running a maximum of 25 head per pasture. So we’ve been fencing some smaller pastures for that.”

“Another management change we’re implementing is to AI more cows. Last year we probably AI’d roughly 300 head of 4-year-olds and older, which we didn’t formerly do with older cows,” Kolby says. “So

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we’ve built some facilities to make that more practical at calving time. We’ll start calving around the 8th of February with the older cows, and the 120+ first-calf heifers will start two or three weeks later,” he explains.

Since the first Hereford-cross calves hit Nebraska sod in 1893, “family” has been a working principle at Van Newkirks. Joe’s grandparents and parents lived it, and now Joe says, “My wife and kids get right in there and help with whatever ranch work needs to be done, and they’re as much a part of this ranch as I am.”

Along with Joe and Cyndi there’s son Kolby and his wife Meg and their almost-1-year-old son Barrett, who of course keeps his grandparents’ eyes lit up. Daughter Sara is employed by Zoetis but still gets home frequently and stays very involved.

Chicago is home to son Nick, who takes a hand in the business end of Van Newkirk Herefords. Their one employee, Travis Kezar, who’s been with them for 13 years, is considered part of the family.

If those Van Newkirk Herefords could talk, they’d tell you they’re part of the family, too. It’s

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commonplace to have their owners moving among them, part of the tradition of cultivating kind, quiet dispositions. As Kolby puts it, “Those are important traits around here, and our bulls are easy to be around. We spend a lot of time in among them.”

Conscientious high country cattlemen converse a lot about brisket disease and PAP testing, and Kolby is proud to note both U Lazy U bulls and females are productive in the Colorado and Wyoming mountains, saying, “We’ve sold bulls for years into altitudes of 8,000 to 11,000 feet.” Van Newkirk cattle have strong high country genetic roots out of

the Ferry Carpenter herd from Hayden, Colorado, through the FRC King, Lord, Don and Baron lines; as well as Yampa Dominator blood from the 70’s and 80’s. Dr Tim Holt of Colorado State University has PAP tested numerous Van Newkirk bulls and the family guarantees them to PAP test to the buyer’s satisfaction.

The annual sale – coming up Monday, January 16, 2017 – is the high point for Cyndi, a born hostess and caretaker who cherishes friendships and memories from more than four decades of great beef lunches and bonding amid the auctioneer’s patter.

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“We love seeing all our repeat customers each year,” she says. “And I especially enjoy getting to visit some of their ranches – it’s interesting to see the different ways people do things.”

Proximity to Interstate Highways and a local airport facilitate sale crowds arriving at the U Lazy U from far-flung ranches. In spite of unpredictable winter weather Kolby says, “The timing of the mid-January sale has just been kind of a natural fit for us. The harvesting is done and not many are calving yet, so they can get away from home. Denver and the National Western Stock Show are just three hours away, and people sometimes also come over from there. Involving Superior Auction with online and phone bidding allows us to bring the bulls out further, and keeps unexpected bad weather from shutting things down.”

The auction will be broadcast on Dish Network Rural TV, where those who pre-register and get a buyer’s number from Superior at (800) 431-4452 can then call the bid line to join the action. Internet users can also bid at www. superiorclicktobid.com.

The Van Newkirk unconditional guarantee on every bull sold is reassuring to first-time customers, along with what they hear from longtime customers about the length and thickness of the calves and the longevity of the bulls. Joe is proud to see more young buyers, commenting, “The Hereford breed actually lost a generation – my generation didn’t have anything to do with Herefords. Now we have a lot of people in their 20s finding out what good cattle they really are, and I’m glad to be here . . . you do what you love to do,” he says.

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The website at www.vannewkirkherefords.com offers photos of the cow herd, herd sires with pedigree and EPDs, along with photos of the bulls for sale in January.

Joe, Cindy and the rest of the Van Newkirk

family invite you to visit the site, come to the sale, and take home some Herefords, declaring, “Our longtime repeat customers are the backbone of our business.”

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Mrnak Hereford Ranch 50th Annual Production Sale

Sunday, February 12, 2017 1:00 p.m. (MST) - Bowman Auction Market - Bowman, ND

SELLING: • 100 Performance Tested 2 Year Old Hereford Bulls • 300 Yearling Black Baldy Replacement Heifers • 35 Black Bred Heifers - Bred to Mrnak Hereford Bulls LOT 5159

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BW: 4.3 - WW: 61 - YW: 105 MM: 30 - M&G: 60

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1pm MST At the Ranch Mott, ND Live Bidding will be Selling: available on sale day on 65 Yearling bulls - 5 two

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SAV Resource 1441, SAV 707 Rito 9969, Carlson Right Effect 203, SAV International 2020, SAV year old bulls - 8 Red angus Seedstock 4838, red Lazy mc legend 413b

Yearlings - 30 bred heifers

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Carlson Resource 6094

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Carlson Ravalli 6029

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Sire: SAV Resource 1441

MGS: SAV Pioneer 7301

Phenotypically stunning Resource son that expresses as much thickness, rib and breed character as any Resource son to date. His Pioneer dam is perfect uddered and records a weaning ratio of 104.

Carlson Stevensville 6007 Reg: 18594880 DOB: 1/20/2016

Reg: 18611842 DOB: 3/1/2016

CED -3

Sire: SAV 707 Rito 9969 MGS: SAV Final Answer 0035 Powerfully built 9969 son with as much muscle shape and volume of any bull to sell in the 2017 sale season. His heavy milking moderate framed full sisters are rising to the top of the herd.

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Carlson Resource 6038 Reg: 18612040 DOB: 1/25/2016

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205wt 938

Sire: SAV International 2020 MGS: SAV Final Answer 0035

Personal favorite and a performance powerhouse with explosive muscle shape and dimension that earned a 205 day weight of 938 for a weaning ratio of 122.

Carlson Seed Master 6087

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Carlson Right Effect 6049 Reg: 18609586 DOB: 2/5/2016

Carlson Ellis 6011

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Sire: SAV Resource 1441 MGS: Sitz Upward 307R Wide topped, Resource son, that is very correct with extra bone. His dam is one of the top producing Upward daughters on the ranch.

Sire: SAV Resource 1441 MGS: EXAR Bountiful 1038B

Phenotypically in a class of his own, Carlson Stevensville 6007 is big topped with extra length of body. His Dam records a weaning ratio of 109.

Sire: SAV Seedstock 4838 MGS: SAV Final Answer 0035

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Carlson Resource 6081 BW

Reg: 18594911 DOB: 3/8/2016

Sire: SAV Resource 1441 MGS: Sitz Upward 307R Big time herd bull prospect by SAV Resource 1441. His capacious Upward dam records a weaning ratio of 4 @ 109.

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Well balanced calving ease bull by the first calf crop of the $235,000 SAV Seedstock. His dam is the cornerstone donor at Carlson Angus. 13 maternal siblings will sell.

Sire: Carlson Right Effect 203 MGS: Bon View New Design 878 Superior calving ease bull by Carlson Right Effect. His dam is a perfect uddered, easy fleshing 878 daughter.

Jon and Melissa Carlson: 701-690-7190 carlsoncattle@outlook.com Jim and Sallee Carlson scarlson@ndsupernet.com 68th St. SW Mott, ND 58646 at the Ranch 3 1/2 Miles North of Mott for more information Visit our website: www.carlsonangus.com

Sire: SAV International 2020 MGS: SAV Final Answer 0035

Heavy muscled, International son with exceptional length and substance. 7 flush brothers will highlight the 2017 Carlson Production sale. Flush sister sold for $10,000 at the 2015 National Western Foundation Female Sale .

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Purebred cows and

calves enjoying a summer day.

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t an age when most people are thinking about retirement and a lifestyle change, Randy Schmidt is just catching his second wind. He owns and

operates Schmidt Cattle Company near Gordon, Nebraska. He raises purebred Charolais cattle, and sells 80 to 90 registered yearling bulls every year at his annual production sale at the Sheridan Livestock Auction in Rushville, Nebraska held on the last Wednesday of March.

The Schmidt operation sprawls across a hilltop north of Gordon along Highway 27. Sturdy pipe pens, windbreaks, barns, bins and cattle surround the Schmidt home.

The solid white of the fences contrast with the variegated colors of hundreds of Charolais cross calves lining the concrete bunks. The adjacent pivot of corn stalks is scattered with close to a thousand more Purebred cows gathered around a windmill tank.

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Schmidt herd bulls out on pasture. PHOTO BY DEANNA NELSON-LICKING

calves who amble towards the line of feed troughs as the feed truck rumbles along, dispensing a combination of corn silage, ground alfalfa, grass hay and shelled corn.

Randy’s father Fred first bought Charolais bulls in 1962 to cross on his Hereford cattle; the first registered stock came to the ranch in the late 1960s. Randy attended college and spent a few years working in Denver before coming back to the ranch in the mid-1970s. Following years of selling bulls privately, the Schmidts held their first production sale in 1989. After decades spent improving the cattle herd, Fred lived long enough to see their first sale, as he passed away in 1990.

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Schmidt Cattle Company’s “Bulls That Fit” Performance-tested Charolais bulls were what their customers were looking for in 2016. Their April 3 sale saw a top-selling bull go for $13,500 to repeat buyers Kirk and Ellie Otte from Rushville, Nebraska. Pic-

tured on the block during the 2016 sale at Sheridan Livestock Auction Company, left to right, Randy and Kyle Schmidt with auctioneer Doug Jaggers, Kirk Otte, Rushville, Nebraska, and Diane Sandage, Gordon, Nebraska, who was the clerk for the day.

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Randy weans all his bulls calves together, and they all enter the same development program. As they grow, the bulls are sorted and culled down to the best, which are sold as yearling bulls. The bulls he culls are put into his feeding program, along with the heifers OTHER he didn’t keep as OF A GREAT SERVICE…THE HALF replacements.

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But he uses natural service on all his cows, dividing them up into about 35 cows per bull breeding groups for 60 days. Every year Randy purchases a few young bulls to freshen his herd and replace the poorer bulls.

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A sample of the crossbred Charolais calves Randy Schmidt has purchased this fall. PHOTO BY DEANNA NELSON-LICKING

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Randy’s motto. Randy’s goal is for his bulls to last a solid seven or eight years, as long as they are working, sound and have a good disposition. Currently his bulls are out on grass and enjoying their time off.

Crossing Charolais with other cattle breeds has long been valued for heterosis and the increased weaning weight and rate of yield in the crossbred calves. The hybrid vigor and carcass merit in the finished fat cattle makes Charolais desirable for crossing with commercial cattle and is one of the reasons Randy has such a repeat buyer market for his bulls and why he buys back the calves to finish himself.

Randy frequents the fall calf sales and buys back many of his bull customers’ crossbred calves and backgrounds about 1,500 calves every year.

The calves are eventually sorted and about 1,000 head of the big steers and all the heifers go into his

feedlot where Randy finishes them and sells direct to the packers. The 500 light steers are turned out on sunflower and corn stalks and kept for yearlings. These are sorted again across the scale in early May and divided by weight into two groups. These are kept separate all summer and the big end are sold when they are about 1050 pounds at Sheridan Livestock Auction in mid-summer and the other bunch is sold about two weeks later.

Due to years of business relationships with many of his bull customers, Randy has come to consider many of them good friends. Buying their calves has been something Randy has done and enjoyed for many years. That aspect of his business has expanded since he started buying calves at the fall calf sales at Phillip Livestock, in Phillip, South Dakota about 12 years ago, which has brought more bull buyers from that area.

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Randy is a strong believer in supporting the local sale barns, both for buying and selling livestock, as they are crucial for price discovery and allow local producers a market for all classes of cattle, plus being a vital source of revenue for local economies.

Randy strives to take good care of his employees, feeling that if the

employer takes care of them they will do likewise. His original fulltime employee worked for him for over 30 years, before deciding to focus on his own place. Currently Kenny Lemburg is the only fulltime employee and has worked with Randy for approximately ten years. Together they farm over 6,000 acres and raise all the feed for both the calf backgrounding

and the feedlot. Randy has found that the best method is to combine farming, cattle production and the feedlot for maximum efficiency and profit. He is able to run the background calves and purebred cows on the crop residue which efficiently utilizes the land.

Randy has been a long-time member of the Sandhills Cattle Association and also is a member of the AmericanInternational Charolais Association, where he registers every calf born on the place.

Randy and his wife Marjorie raised their two sons on the ranch, who both now have successful careers away from the cattle industry. Youngest son Kyle returns as often as possible to help out and has hopes of one day becoming the third generation to run the ranch.

Randy’s mom is 98 and still taking care of herself and her home so he figures he has quite a few more years. His goal is to keep doing what he loves, continue to learn and continue to improve both his operation and the livestock industry as a whole. He hopes future generations can build on the foundation he and others have established because to him and many others each day isn’t just a job, but a way of life.

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Durnal Ranch

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By Rhonda Sedgwick Stearns

olorful, iconic Nebraska landmark Chimney Rock broods over the historic Oregon Trail.

A unique ranch spreads out below it, ably operated by one amazing woman and her dog.

PHOTO BY JUDY MORGAN

A HERITAGE OF RANCHING

DURNAL CARRIES ON

A CENTURY-OLD TRADITION in the shadow of Chimney Rock

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The Centennial history book of Bayard, Nebraska, published in 1988, tells readers Morrill County pioneers Rozel Franklin and Mary Durnal gifted the Nebraska State Historical Society “79.91 acres of land, on which the historic landmark Chimney Rock is located.” Calling the gift “something long desired” the authors add, “The Durnals lived their entire married life together at the foot of the famous landmark” and conclude, “The family of course love the Rock, which prompted them to give it...”

The rancher who currently embodies that Durnal love is usually nearby. Maybe zipping around on a four-wheeler in coveralls and Scotch cap, a smear of mud on her cheek and white braids airborne behind her (where Blue Heeler “Nudog” clings on for dear life) as she checks water, repairs fence, monitors or assists a calving cow, or ropes a snotty-nosed

or scoury calf to give it a shot.

Maybe you’ll glimpse her wheeling her King Ranch pickup and long Featherlite trailer into some auction yard with a load of cattle for sale. Maybe lifting a Longhorn cow from a bog on the teeth of her Bobcat and carrying her to a dry pile of straw to gently nestle down.

Or did you see her far from home, at the opulent premiere of the “Madonnas of the Prairie” art extravaganza in Panhandle Plains Museum in Canyon, Texas?

That’s where Nudog growled, bristled and didn’t recognize her – wearing perfume, a pristine white Stetson, tall colorful handmade boots and fringed leather.

Stationed by the curator alongside the classic photo of herself especially selected for inclusion in that display, Judy humbly told the packed Texas audience what they wished to know of life on her historic Oregon Trail ranch.

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Wherever you see her you’ll be drawn by that set-you-at-ease smile, clear, direct eye contact, and the strong grip of her small, callused hand shaking yours. By the reserve, depth and savvy you detect in the rapid evaluation of her intense look.

Then, if you passed muster, by the humble, softspoken way she begins asking you questions about yourself and what you do and where you live, making you feel special and important and honored by the way she intensely studies you and listens to your replies, then responds with even more questions.

You’d never guess this little dynamo has lived in the shadow of Chimney Rock beyond seven decades. Definitely not if you set in to follow her tracks for a while! Deeply motivated by the land and lifestyle she loves, Judy’s energy is boundless.

“God has been so good to me. I am so blessed to be here,” she’ll tell you with a little crack in her voice as she looks across a pasture rimmed by rugged chalk bluffs and ornamented by colorful magnificent Longhorns.

Inquisitive and diligent in pursuit of knowledge, Judy is an efficient operator, but honestly and respectfully representing the Durnal/Nerud family names and the memory of forbears who established this ranch, helping others, and preserving real heritage and customs drives her far more strongly than the pursuit of personal gain. “I want young people to experience this lifestyle and culture, to learn the unwritten code of the range . . . to respect themselves, each other, the land and livestock according to tradition,” she says.

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Talking to participants before her Ranchin’ Rosie all-girl Longhorn trail drive a few years ago. COURTESY PHOTOS

It’s common to see groups of of visitors or youngsters enjoying Durnal hospitality from a picnic table in the shade of Judy’s great cottonwoods. Her branding is legendary – always the first Saturday in June – especially dedicated to youth.

“Slow down,” she tells visiting cowboys, “and relax. Help the young ones . . . show them . . . teach them the traditional hows and whys. We don’t have to rush like we’re branding 500 head, but I want these kids to learn and develop confidence and know they can do this. . . the right way.”

Judy’s great-grandfather Rozel Frank Durnal settled the place and built the first sod house, then a two-storied sod home. After it burned in 1920, Judy’s present two-story frame home was built.

She’s made it a uniquely attractive shrine to her pioneering family and hardworking parents. Brands, branding irons, lariats and saddles, bits and spurs, photos of her cowboy family, friends and neighbors, good dogs and great horses grace

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the walls, with fine art, venerable Navajo rugs, Longhorns and hides for accent.

The traditional Durnal “light an’ set” welcome helps the wood stove warm all who enter, and you must join her in enjoying coffee, pie or cookies – later in the day a glass of wine and great beef with potatoes and gravy. It might be served on the china of “Little Grandma Mary” (first woman of only three to run this house) or cowboy-colorful enamel spatterware; you’ll taste the “welcome” either way.

A meticulous bookkeeper and student of soil, seed, bovine genetics, animal health, feed and nutrition, this one-woman-corporation has run the bloody gamut of ranching . . . moments of success higher than the ranch’s guardian Chimney Rock; and nosedives with no safety belt into gut-wrenching black holes like Chapter 12. “For a long time I was so ashamed I’d never have talked about it,” she says.

“But you know, so many good people, a fine banker and great friends helped me through it. I’d like to give someone else courage by knowing I survived and found life on the other side; and they can, too. God saw me through it, and that’s when I really began to trust and depend on Him.”

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Judy holds no regrets for the expense in time and money devoted to caring for both her aging parents until their deaths.

The financial results are now overcome, and the strength of her Durnal heritage prevails.

So does the pioneering “Do unto others” trait. She’s not on Facebook and she’d never shoot a “selfie”, but Judy “friends” a lot of people.

No matter how long her day, she always finds time to check on, call, text, or visit the many people she loves who may need encouragement, comfort or a bright touch to their day. The “little things” she does may involve a major sacrifice on her end, but she wants the recipient to think it was “nothing.” On rare trips she shops for things to take home to friends; and if she knows one needs a helping hand she’ll show up with her work gloves on, for however long it takes.

Ready for a day’s work on her favorite horse.

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The first Durnal at Chimney Rock, Judy’s grandfather Frank, rode in horseback from Martinsville, Illinois. Working for the Lainy Ranch, Frank joined longtime friend Wm. T. McKelvey to break horses carloaded by rail into Sidney, Nebraska. They trailed gentle horses there to help lure the new ones home, green-broke them – Frank for riding and Mc Kelvey for driving – then trailed them back to be shipped to market.

As years passed Durnal men buried wives, Durnal women buried children and husbands, Tom’s hand was mangled in a corn-picker . . . all endured backbreaking labor amid the many punishing vagaries of nature in a rugged land. They persevered to create a small personal Eden, boasting a seven-acre garden

from which Frank widely marketed produce; transporting the bounty by team and wagon to eager customers from Alliance to Broadwater. His Timber Claim produced evergreen beauty and shelter, plus an abundance of plums, currants, cherries, chokecherries, mulberries, grapes, peaches, pears and seven varieties of apples. Some of those probably sprung from switches carried from Illinois; and various saplings were exchanged with neighboring horticulturist, “Old Jules” Sandoz.

Acreage was gradually added to the original homestead and timber claim. Alfalfa was planted, Frank’s teams and fresnoes brought Platte River water in via ditch, and when the nearby railroad opened Rozel, Frank Durnal became one of their first shipping

The Durnal’s built strong, so some of the older pens are still in use.

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customers, sending two carloads of hay to Boston, Massachusetts.

That enterprising gent was also a charter member and director of “The Chimney Rock Dip Company,” organized March 24, 1902. The purpose (recorded in a fine hand by Secretary/ Treasurer Paul Sandoz, Durnal’s neighbor and brother of “Old Jules”) was “the building and operating of a dipping vat for cattle etc. to be operated on a Mutual plan.” The vat was installed on the Sandoz place.

Rozel Frank Durnal’s son Fred was the father of Judy’s dad, Tom Durnal. “Dad was the first one that really liked cattle and not farming,” she says. A lot of Tom’s growing-up years were spent at Grandpa Frank’s, where he took to hard labor quickly.

When stock work needed to be done, Tom got after it. He’d hire out for any farm job, like handharvesting and loading beets.

A couple carloads of Durnal cattle rode the rails to Omaha each fall; meanwhile Tom broke horses, competed in rodeo, and honed his stockman skills to a keen edge.

He met pretty Jean Nerud at a rodeo and they soon married and settled into a sod house on the ranch. Work of all kinds was shared, and in a few years a tagalong shadow named Judy pursued her horseback parents, asking more questions than they could find answers for. Younger children later kept Jean housebound, but horseback Judy shadowed her Dad.

Treating cattle with pour-on.

She clearly remembers him taking her horseback to the top of the highest ridge on the ranch while still very young. When the going became frighteningly steep he had her dismount and hang onto his horse’s tail to finish the climb . . . “And riding down off there was even scarier,” she recalls. But the view from the top showed her the Durnal ranch . . . the land . . . and Judy has always loved the land.

“I begged for an acre – just one acre of land – as long as I can remember,” she explains. “I’d tell them it could be for all my birthdays and Christmases and I would never ask for anything else. But Dad said

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‘No’. Then I said I’d pay them for it, just let me buy one acre. He wouldn’t do that either.

“The next thing I really wanted,” she remembers, “was a brand. Grandpa said I didn’t need a brand, I could just take a percentage of the calf crop for my work . . . if I got a brand and put it on something they might just die. I said even if it died, I wanted a branded critter of my own. Dad decided to start my herd with a bred cow, ears and tail frozen off. She calved, and the calf died – my entire herd lost in just one year! I finally convinced Dad to let me buy a bred cow from him, but because of my hard luck he

Loading out some cows.

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wouldn’t release ownership until the calf was two weeks old. I guess he thought by then it would survive,” Judy says.

Always horseback helping her Dad, and soon checking cattle, fences, water and grass on her own, Judy learned to rope and became an excellent equestrienne – skillfully one with her horse. Judy joyfully broke and trained them, and rodeoed in high school and afterward. Sadly, her historic cattle misfortunes seemed to plague her horses as well.

“I loved them so much, they were so beautiful and wonderful, but they broke my heart, again and again,” she remembers.

“I got to where I was afraid to really love one because I’d just lose it.” Although she still has horses, Judy’s daily chores are so scattered and numerous that time-economy forces her to use pickups, four wheelers and her Bobcat for most of the tasks she once did on horseback. That’s lucky for the horses – Judy clocked well over 500 hours the first year on her newest Bobcat!

Judy put in a stint of schoolteaching in Grant, Nebraska, after college. She loved the job and the kids, but missed the ranch so much during the week she escaped back there each weekend . . . and before long forsook teaching to pursue ranching - her first love – full-time.

Judy gears her brandings toward involving and educating the many young people she invites, but fills in wherever she’s needed, too.

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Judy developed an interest in the history, disease resistance and fertility of Longhorns, admired their beauty, and thought a herd would complement her pasture in the hills – so she kicked the current century off by becoming a Longhorn breeder. “They’re amazing critters,” she says. “They don’t require much feed; they’ll root through the snow for grass just like buffalo. They are fertile, calve easily, and take care of their own – and they like plenty of space, away from buildings and vehicles.

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and they pay me no mind. But I took someone up there in a red pickup one day, and before we even got to the gate they’d gathered up their calves and were heading into the hills.”

Proud of how healthful Longhorn meat is, Judy established Ranchin’ Rosie’s Best Beef, LLC in 2001.

Since then her branded, specialty Longhorn beef

has been distributed many places, as distant as New York, Texas, Maryland and Iowa, plus the local farmer’s market. Longhorn hides, horns and skulls are also marketable, and calf-, team- and steer-ropers around the region come seeking young crossbreds for practice.

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Judy has experimented successfully with fall calving, yet continues to spring calve part of her herd, and brands and markets a nice bunch of black and red calves each year in addition to the colorful Longhorns. “Nebraskans are a spiritually pioneering people,” she says. “Also persevering people, who don’t always do it ‘for the money’ but realize the importance of God’s creation – knowing without it, we are nothing.”

Judy’s ambition is to have a herd she can look at and be proud of, but she sheepishly concedes, “I don’t think we ever achieve that.” Looking to the future, one of her biggest concerns is that people are not eating as much beef these days.

Taxes and politics, fire and drought also concern her, along with “the way our traditions are disappearing.” She keeps up original buildings at the ranch, and honors the heritage with signs, and her lifestyle.

“Sometimes when in our own little world we have a tendency to forget about the rest of the world. When people you have never met provide a healing to your soul that needs recharging now and then, it truly is a God-thing,” Judy realizes. “Often you get so bogged down you can’t see daylight . . . you forget to enjoy the simple things in life. We work so hard keeping it together that we forget to enjoy it. Others come, enjoy our ranches – we need to take a lesson from them; not get too busy taking care of cows, fences, taxes, etc. The best things in life are free . . . like the first calf you watch being born. I need to watch the miracle, cry every time; and I take time watching babies butting heads, running with their tails in the air,” she says.

“My life’s highlight was my family teaching me the traditions I preserve,” Judy says. “Ranching instills responsibility and accountability in us, yet provides freedom, what our nation was built on. God is good. He has allowed me to live my life here, in my own way, as a rancher who loves the land and animals. To me it doesn’t get any better. Without His love and helping hand I never would’ve made it this long.”

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Archibald Sandall purchased the “old goat ranch,” ed Cedar Ranch lies ten miles north of Bassett, Nebraska, just a half-way house and stage stop between Bassett and Springview, Nebraska in 1914. He broke up the sod south of the Niobrara River.

Pine Creek and Little Pine Creek twist their ways through deep rough canyons. Cedar trees fill the canyons and try to take over the good top land.

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and planted corn and rye.

He began by planting a square of trees where he wanted to live. A house was moved in later by eight horses. Archibald built forms and poured his own

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By age 7, Wes Sandall was driving horses in the field. The part he liked the least was unharnessing and reharnessing eight horses when they took a break at noon.

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Wes Sandall’s father broke horses, and in 1925, traded eight horses for a 10/20 McCormick Deering International tractor.

concrete blocks, a few at a time. First he built a chicken house to perfect his method before constructing a large two-story barn from his blocks. An old livery stable from Bassett was moved to the ranch for a shop building.

Archibald joined with other local dairymen and they drew up a charter and started the Bassett Creamery.

Archibald married Ruth Barker 1923 and they took a motorcycle and sidecar to the World’s Fair for their honeymoon.

Their oldest son Wes was born August 28, 1926 at home, the first of four children. He recalls the stories of how the family ranch came to be.

“In January of 1925, Dad left the ranch riding one horse and leading seven others, heading for St. Paul, Nebraska. Half-way there he got pneumonia and spent four days at a stranger’s home. He was gone for two weeks and Mom never heard a word from him. He returned on the train, having traded the horses for a 10/20 McCormick Deering International tractor.

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Slide stackers and teams of horses were a common sight on the plains of Nebraska in the early 19th century.

“Dad raised, trained and sold horses. He sold a team to a man who lived 20 miles south of Bassett.

This fella was drinking in town one night, got in his wagon to go home and turned the team loose so he could sleep. At one or two o’clock in the morning, my parents were awaken by a wagon pulling in the yard. That team had come home, 10 miles north of town, so that old boy was now 30 miles from home.

Most of the horses Dad sold would come back to Dad’s if their new owners turned them loose.

Granddad’s. Dad rode ahead riding one horse and

“By the time I was four, I was milking four cows morning and evening. We had twenty-four milk cows and took our cream into the Creamery.

years, before going to a country school three miles

“The winter of 1936 was one of the coldest and snowiest to hit that area of Nebraska. Dad was pasturing cattle for my granddad and uncle. We didn’t have any hay and needed to get them back to

Once during a blizzard the teacher got us on our

leading five, breaking trail through several feet of snow. I followed along behind the cows on my half pony mare, 12 or 13 miles. I knew if I ever got off, I’d never get back on. When we got to Granddad’s yard my uncle pulled me off my mare and pumped cold water on my hands. Oh, I thought I was going to die it hurt so bad.”

Wes attended school in Bassett for the first few from home. “My brother Jerry and I rode horseback and it usually took us 20 minutes each way. horses and looped the reins over the saddle horns and turned us loose. We were home in 10 minutes, our horses never missed a step. As we got older, we

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would go to the pasture and catch 2 year olds and break them to ride, going to school.

“Dad would buy thin sows and young pigs at the sale barn in Bassett and we would turn them loose in the canyons. We would get 55 gallon barrels of buttermilk from the creamery and pour it in feeders at the head of the canyons for the hogs.

In the fall we would go horseback and gather the hogs and run them on corn stalks to fatten up.

One year we gathered 735 hogs. The hogs were either sent by the truckload to market or driven horseback to the sale barn.

Creativity and hard work kept the Sandall family on the ranch for generations.

“Mom would raise chickens, 500 to 600 at a time, hatching them out in two incubators. She sold the pullets and we ate a lot of roosters. We had a German Shepherd dog and Mom would point out the rooster she wanted and the dog would get it for her. Within 30 minutes it would be in the pan.”

Archibald Sr. was inventive and figured out how to hook two horse mowers together to be more efficient. He would create equipment if he didn’t have what was needed. By age seven Wes was farming and cultivating corn. The part he hated was having to unharness 8 horses at noon then reharness again after eating. The father and son would take a wagon to the canyons and dig up little trees to transplant them. Dad would plow a furrow and Wes riding on a board would plant the trees. The amount of trees planted won the ranch a tree planting award and its name.

Wes graduated from Rock County High in 1943, at 16 years old. In 1945 he joined the army.

They were supposed to go to Alaska and were issued heavy winter clothes, then rerouted to the Pacific, spending much of the time on Guam sweating in their wool uniforms. He returned home in December of 1946. In the fall of 1947, Wes enrolled in the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where he met Gettie Boyer of Mullen, Nebraska. Gettie was born on August 25, 1929,

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the granddaughter of Mullen area homesteaders.

“I came home from college for Christmas in 1948, a foot of snow fell about New Year’s Day and from then to February we couldn’t get off the place. In February I couldn’t take it any longer and hitched 4 horses to my car, I had to scoop them out three times in a mile to the highway.

I finally made it back to Lincoln and Gettie.”

Wes and Gettie were married June 18, 1949 and moved to the family

Machinery slowly took the place of horsepower on the Sandall ranch.

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Wes Sandall married Gettie Boyer June 18, 1949.

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ranch. His parents moved to Bassett at that time so the younger siblings could go to school in town.

“A few months after we were married I came to the house and told Gettie to saddle her horse, it was time to gather hogs from the canyons. She told me that I was crazy.”

“Gettie usually had a batch of ice cream ready to freeze when I finished work in the evenings and I would sit outside and crank the ice cream freezer. We ate a lot of ice cream.”

Wes and Gettie had three children, Dan, Rita and Gaynell, raising them on the ranch which Dan now operates. Wes estimates that he planted

back to grass 2,500 acres that had been broken up for farming. They raised cattle, hogs, horses, sheep and high quality hay. He also spent many days planting trees and clearing cedar trees from fence lines and in the canyons. His son Dan has carried on with the family logging tradition and even built a small guest cabin down along the creek.

Wes was able to be one of the almost 1,500 WWII Veterans who visited the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. through the Heartland Honor Flight in 2008 and 2009.

Gettie passed away in 2000 and Wes, due to some health issues, no longer resides at the ranch, but still takes an avid interest in the day to day operations.

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BD: 2-12-2013 BW: 88 WW: 813 WI: 100 ADG: 3.14 SC: 38 REA:0.56 IMF: -0.09 CE: 4.0 BW: 0.3 WW: 24 YW: 38 MK: 12 TM: 24 SC: 1.3 SCR Sir Stash 206 PLD is out of a first calf heifer, was home raised and our top performing bull in 2013. He is a son of HC Stash 0383, who was the top selling bull in Hebbert Charolais Ranchยนs 2011 Bull Sale and is producing market topping calves in North Dakota and Nebraska. 206 has a low birth weight, high growth rate and along with his calm disposition, he is producing calves that follow in his footsteps and are sure to be cattlemen favorites come next breeding season.

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rought conditions are nothing new for western cattle ranchers, but it makes it tough to keep cows fed and run a profitable ranch without enough grass.

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Controlling the rain and subsequent grass growth is not something any farmer or rancher can control.

However, ranchers can control how they manage their herds and pastures to maximize the efficiency of their resources.

By utilizing a management tool known as early weaning, some ranchers, such as Dean Peterson

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Early weaning of calves redirects grass resources to cows instead of calves and allows the Peterson family to run more cows on their pastures.

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of Judith Gap, Montana, have figured out a way to make it work while still staying profitable.

Peterson has been utilizing early weaning as a management tool for over 20 years on his ranch and says he currently weans his calves at around 170 days of age, which is about 60 days sooner than other ranchers in the area.

From 2005 through 2006, Peterson worked with Richard Waterman, a rangeland beef cattle nutritionist at the Agricultural Research Service’s Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory (LARRL) in Miles City, Montana, to research and test the benefits of early weaning.

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Waterman defines early weaning as weaning before 205 days post calving, but his study tested the benefits of ranchers weaning their calves at 80 days of age.

He says the earliest most studies have looked at weaning has been between 70 and 80 days of age, but what age works best for a producer will depend on the operation, their available resources, and environmental influences, such as drought.

One of the main concerns with drought is limited grass and maintaining cows at an adequate weight and body condition score. Without adequate grass, producers typically have to reduce the size of their cow herd.

“In our study we looked at it as if we were in a prolonged drought [following a drought in 2004], so it was more of an opportunity to provide [cattle ranchers] with an alternative to liquidating their cow herd,” Waterman says.

Specifically, the study Waterman conducted evaluated the effects early weaning had on cow, heifer, and steer performance.

According to Waterman, removing the calves earlier allows the cows to redistribute nutrients towards increasing body weight and condition instead of producing milk so that they transition into winter in a better body condition score and maintain that condition over the cold winter months.

Additionally, Waterman says that early weaning allows for the opportunity of quicker rebreeding, allowing cows to calve sooner in the following season, and subsequently shortens the producer’s calving season.

That’s why the benefits of early weaning are intensified during drought conditions where grass resources are limited, Waterman says.

Through early weaning protocols, some ranchers may even be able to graze more cows on their pastures and increase their herd size, he says. This is because research shows that lactating cows require more energy than gestating cows.

Peterson says early weaning has freed up a lot of grass for his cows to consume instead of the calves

Waterman’s research has shown that weaning the calves early allows the cow to redirect energy towards improving body conditions scores and makes it easier for ranchers to maintain that body condition during the winter months.

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Early weaned calves destined for the feedlot bypass the backgrounding stage and reach harvesting weight faster than normal weaned calves, Waterman says.

Photo provided by Trudi Peterson.

consuming it, allowing him to run substantially more cows on the same amount of acreage.

According to Waterman, the benefits for first calf heifers are even greater than for mature cows.

This is because cows do not reach mature weight until they are around 5 years old, so anytime ranchers can reduce the demand of lactation on their first calf heifers and allow nutrients to go back towards growth and development, it improves the opportunity to increase pregnancy rates and retain that first calf heifer in the herd, Waterman says.

The benefits of early weaning also continue once calves are shipped to the feedlot.

Waterman says that when it comes to steers, early weaning makes it a little more difficult to manage them, but the benefits outweigh the costs when properly managed.

He says that by starting them earlier on a more concentrated ration, calf growth is accelerated and can essentially surpass the backgrounding that normal weaned calves go through before being sent to the feedlot.

Early weaned calves reach a mature weight sooner than normal weaned calves and it is important that the feed yard recognizes that and harvests them earlier than normal weaned calves, Waterman says. If this isn’t recognized and

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they’re harvested as a group, often times the early weaned calves are discounted because they are over-mature.

producer’s can use during non-drought years to increase pregnancy rates, improve cow body condition scores, and shorten their calving season.

However, Peterson says that this is not an issue for his ranch because all of his calves are early weaned as a group and that they retain 100 percent ownership of the calves through the feedlot process.

According to Waterman, early weaning also has a positive impact on pasture health and the environment.

He says that after weaning, he feeds his calves a concentrated ration for about two months they are shipped to the feed lot or sold.

“The feedback from the feedlot was that they fed better, they marbled better, and they moved them ahead in the slaughter process,” Peterson says.

Waterman says that even though drought years are unpredictable, early weaning is still a tool that

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“You can extend the use of a pasture for a longer period of time by early weaning,” he says.

Additionally, Waterman says it is a lot easier to move cows without calves and it allows for the opportunity to move cattle to different locations because they don’t have to worry about the calves.

“We’re saving grass because that’s really what we’re doing…we’re harvesting grass in the long run,” Peterson says. “Grass is a premium.”

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t’s been said that cattle are much like employees; they work for the rancher, not the other way around. And the test of a good employee is whether or not the cow can thrive under the unique conditions a producer presents her with.

Whether it’s extremely hot temperatures, bitter cold and snowy conditions, rough forage spanning miles of rocky and hilly terrain — producers must find the cattle that thrive in the environment they live in.

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Optimizing Performance On The Range & Rail

By Amanda Radke

Kendrick and Sharon Redland own Redland Angus, a black Angus seedstock operation located near Manderson, Wyoming. Through generations of tough selection criteria dictated by Mother Nature, the Redland cattle have adapted well to their surroundings, running on an entirely foragebased program.

calf and raise one that has the vigor to get up and go, and who will maintain her body condition score in extreme weather conditions and rough terrain.”

This laundry list of “must-haves” in their genetic program has served them, and their customers, well over the years. Both Kendrick and Sharon grew up on commercial ranching operations in the Kendrick and Sharon Redland raise cattle that are “hearty and built to travel.”

Big Horn Basin, so PHOTO COURTESY OF REDLAND ANGUS. they have a firm understanding of what it takes for cattle to thrive in rough conditions.

“We try to develop genetics that work in extreme environments; we want cows that will go out and make a living for us,” said Kendrick Redland. “We breed for a specific phenotype. We look for a moderate cow with depth of body, shape of rib and a deep flank; this is the type of cow that will thrive in our environment.

With cows that weather year-round on the range, some things just don’t work in a least cost environment. Other types will flourish in a grain-fed environment, but out here, we have to have a cow that will do well on rough terrain, who has the ability to calve on her own, who will mother the

“We both learned at an early age what types of cows work on the range, and that’s why we gravitated toward the Angus breed because of how well they do in this type of environment,” said Redland. “We want to raise Angus bulls that will help the commercial cow-calf operator source genetics that will work in a true range situation. It’s a balancing act because we want to have light birthweight calves, and the cows are expected to calve unassisted. At the same time, we realize that calves are sold by the pound, so

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we have not lost sight of the performance side.”

For anyone who has run cattle on the beautiful, yet harsh, western terrain, it’s a big priority to match the best cow to the tough conditions she will face.

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“The cattle have to be able to adapt to extreme weather conditions,” said Redland. “Whether it’s really hot, really cold, dry, windy or snowy, they have to work for the rancher. She has to harvest what’s available on whatever country they are put in. If they can do that and wean off a heavy calf, that’s what everyone hopes to achieve. We never want to buy genetics that will require extra inputs to get them to produce.”

Redland said they have been breeding the same type of cow for decades, and they have no plans to change in the future.

“I tell people, when you see deer or elk running on this land, they never change their type, so why should cattle?” he asked. “The cattle that fit the environment naturally are what works best around here, so don’t try to reinvent the wheel as trends change in the cattle industry. We have found early on that there is a specific type that fits the western range land, and that’s what we’ve focused on and stacked up on in

order to achieve predictability for us and our customers.”

for the cold months and slick it off quickly as temperatures rose.

Just like every breed has its own merits, every operation has its own demands. For producers facing extremely cold and harsh winter conditions, genetics and management play a huge role in the success or failure of the brood cow herd.

“If we go back in history, English breeds spent the majority of their time out on the hills where they needed to be able to endure hot and cold temperatures; this helped them develop the hair coat that worked well in both extremes,” said Mader. “Continental breeds tended to be raised in more close, intensive management operations near family farms, so they may be less adapted to the extreme conditions. However, as our gene pools have changed and various breeds have adapted, a lot of cattle have come closer to the middle.”

“In this part of the country, we have to have cattle that are pretty versatile because we have the extreme weather conditions that ranchers along the coasts don’t have to contend with,” said Terry Mader, University of NebraskaLincoln professor emeritus, ruminant nutrition. “Traditional British breeds are probably the animals that have most adapted to these conditions; howevth’s Saddle Butte Ranch er, it takes a hybrid to make the best animal today. A Hereford, Angus cross cow is one of the SireS repreSented best crosses that can maintain SSBR Objective 292 thriftiness and SS Objective T510 OT26stayability unSummitcrest Complete conditions 1P55 der difficult and KCF Bennett Performer can be with a contiRito crossed 9M25 nental bull for higher levels of productivity.”

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Mader said as the industry has doubled its productivity in the last 30 years thanks to high-efficiency feed and protein supplements, input costs have also increased. This presents a challenge when selecting cattle for a least-cost environment on the range.

“The industry is doing amazing research in understanding the various genes and gene pools of beef cattle,” said Mader. “In the next 10 years, we will learn a lot about what animals and what genes are needed to thrive in different environments. It’s a matter of gene manipulation to achieve the 70-pound birth weight and 700-pound weaning weight and have them grade USDA Choice at 1,300 pounds consistently. I don’t think we’ll achieve that with one breed; it will take a compilation of breeds to do that.

However, I do think we are on the verge of improving our understanding of the ways to manipulate animals to thrive under adverse conditions.”

The breeders of heat-tolerant Brahma-influenced cattle are focusing on improving carcass traits.

Moving from the extreme hot and cold swings of the western range to the always hot environment of the south, depending on which region a producer lives in, his priorities for the ideal cow changes dramatically.

“Everybody knows that Brahmainfluenced cattle are more heat tolerant,” said Joe Paschal, Texas A&M (TAMU) AgriLife Research and Extension Center meat science professor and Extension livestock specialist.

“The Bos indicus breeds of cattle have a firm handle on fertility, growth and milk, and now breeders are focused on carcass traits,” said Paschal, who

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Joe Paschal has studied Bos taurus cattle for 30 years and says the breeds are working diligently to improve carcass merits to remain competitive in the beef cattle industry.

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has worked with and studied Brahman-influenced breeds for 30 years. “I never expect Brahman or Brahma-influenced cattle to marble as well as Angus or Red Angus, nor to be a muscular as Charolais, nor to give as much milk as a Holstein. I do expect that in addition to the traits they are noted for (hot, humid climate adaptability, some disease and parasite resistance or tolerance, longevity, increase energy

efficiency, etc.) these cattle do have some level of those other desirable attributes to be competitive in today’s beef production systems.”

Paschal noted that there are several ongoing carcass merit projects taking place in cooperation with Kane Beef, the tenth largest packer in the United States. Paschal has collected carcass data and evaluated steaks for marbling and tenderness to help producers make the best selections not only in the cattle that are best adapted to thrive in the hot climate, but to also help the breed compete with Bos taurus breeds of cattle in the feedlot and on the rail.

“Brahman were one of the first breeds with a tenderness EPD, and they led the way in carcass work and EPD development,” said Paschal. “All of the Brahma-influenced breeds are interested in carcass merit and are actively working to improve it either with feed-out programs, ultrasound data or both.

Almost all of these results are used in their EPDs.”

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anaging heifers is a double-edged sword.

On one hand, as the future of the cowherd, heifers are an important investment. However, due to their management needs and the two-year delay before they put a check in the bank, managers need every tool possible to make sure the heifers they’re choosing are going to be a cost-effective addition to the herd.

One of the shiny, new tools in the toolbox is genotyping. Companies like GeneSeek now offer relatively low-cost DNA testing for heifers, which can be helpful for both commercial and seedstock producers, said John Paterson, territory manager for GeneSeek and professor emeritus from Montana State University.

Genomic testing heifers can add more data to selection decisions that have historically been based on looks. Genomic testing adds predictions about calving ease, birthweight, average daily gain and several other traits, depending on which profile the producer selects, in addition to confirming parentage. “Now you go out into 100 heifers and you can say, ‘What are my top 25 heifers based on genomic testing? Now, do those agree with my eye?’ It gives you a lot more information than you’ve ever had,” Paterson said. “When it’s so expensive to develop heifers, and the price of cattle has come down, you only want to keep the heifers that will make money for you.”

Paterson says the test he recommends for most commercial herds involves creating an index with about 65 percent of the emphasis on

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maternal traits and 35 percent on growth and carcass traits. “We get ourselves into trouble when we select for single traits,” he said.

The parental validation offers producers the information they need to make bull selection and culling decisions, Paterson said. “Say you’ve got three to four bulls out there with the cows. You go out in the fall and say, ‘Man, I really like those calves. Who’s the father of those calves?’ Or you go out and there’s a bunch of hairballs and you say, ‘Man, who’s the father of THOSE calves?’ With multiple sires in a pasture you can decide which bulls are really working for you.”

Genomic testing allows producers to change the direction of their program more quickly.

With traditional methods, it took four years to see the results of a breeding decision when developing heifers. Now, producers can have an educated prediction of the success of their heifer choices before the heifer even leaves the cow.

Eventually, those predictions could happen before a heifer is even born. “We’re even talking about taking 10 cells off an embryo and predicting six years into the future,” Paterson said.

“That technology is being used now, they’re just trying to validate it.”

The technology has been around for a long time in the dairy industry, where most of the emphasis is on maternal traits. “It’s really caught fire [in the beef industry] in the last five years,” Paterson said.

Until recently, the testing has been fairly cost-prohibitive for commercial producers. Now, the testing starts at $15 for a parentage verification test, with a six-trait genomic prediction adding $10 to that figure. A full 13-trait panel costs $40, but Paterson said for most commercial producers the $25 test is sufficient. He recommends the 13-trait panel for only the heifers that look really outstanding on the sixpanel test.

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Galen Fink, of Fink Beef Genetics in Randolph, Kansas, uses sexed semen to get heifers out of his cows with the strongest maternal traits.

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them more accurate.

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“We want more and more animals in the database,” Paterson said. “The DNA is matched against

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That’s why Matt Stockton, associate professor of agricultural economics at University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), says producers have to look beyond the numbers on a genetic profile, and consider the whole picture when making their heifer selections.

“You have to know the genotype relative to what you’re managing and you’ve also got to understand the phenotype of what you’re trying to manage as well.” Stockton says.

Stockton says that, theoretically, the return on investment on genetic testing is worth it for some operations, such as seedstock producers, but whether or not to genotype heifers is dependent on the individual operation and the value the operation places on their genetics.

“DNA gentoyping is an added cost,” Weaber says.

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“Heifers that conceive their first calf early in the breeding season have a much higher chance of being reproductively successful as cows...”

–BOB WEABER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANIMAL SCIENCES AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY how and when to use the information to make a profitable decision.”

Paterson agrees with that. “We can run DNA, but the producer has to know how to use that technology to make his cowherd more efficient or more profitable.”

When it comes to future fertility, some research conducted by Rick Funston, UNL West Central Beef

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Reproductive Physiologist, has shown that traits such as cow age and birth date can indicate future fertility. For example, calves born during the first 21 days of a calving season had better pregnancy and breed back rates later on in life.

Weaber says that this is because heifers born earlier in the calving season reach puberty sooner and are therefore more likely to breed as heifers.

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“Heifers that conceive their first calf early in the breeding season have a much higher chance of being reproductively successful as cows, as they’ll have more chances to breed [more estrus cycles during breeding season] than cows that calve late in the breeding season.”

traits to ensure the most productive, long-lasting

This is where proper record keeping, such as birth date, when the cows calve every year, and cow size, really comes into play when identifying replacement heifers, Funston says.

Weaber says AI can also enable very structured

cows,” Weaber says. “This focus on ‘cow’ [type] bulls allows producers to build environmentallyadapted cows that fit their production environment in terms of mature weight and lactation potential.”

crossbreeding systems that can be more easily facilitated through using AI instead of natural service sires.

Galen Fink, owner of Fink Beef Genetics in Randolph, Kansas, believes very strongly in retaining replacement females out of the earliest calving cows because they generally are the most fertile cows.

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Ranchers should also realize the genetic impact that sires have on heifers and the future of the herd.

Funston has conducted research that has shown that 85 percent of genetic change comes from the sire.

“Probably the most genetic change is made on the sire side and contribution of any one female to overall genetics in a cow herd is very minimal,” Funston says.

According to Weaber, this genetic influence of the sire can be capitalized on through the use of artificial insemination.

“AI can enable the investment of semen from highly proven sires for fertility and stayability

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Stockton encourages the use of AI on ranches because typically the cost is the same, or in some cases, cheaper, than natural service sires, different sires can be selected for different dams with AI, and producers can know for certain which calves are out of which bull.

Essentially, by using sexed semen, producers can dramatically reduce the number of bull calves sired by maternally focused bulls, reduce the number of cows needed to produce replacement heifers, and increase the number of cows allocated to producing terminally sired calves for the market.

Fink says he uses AI on 99.5 percent of his herd and has been using AI for over 36 years.

According to Weaber, producers should also be conscious about their operation’s goals when making breeding decisions and consider separating maternal and terminal sire selection decisions.

Adding sexed semen to an AI program can benefit seedstock producers who want all heifers or commercial producers who are looking to produce bulls for future feed lot steers, Stockton says. “We probably use more sexed semen than anyone in the U.S.,” Fink says. “We use it to create more bulls.”

“One of the challenges with buying ‘cow’ or very maternally focused bulls is that these bulls produce steer mates to the desired heifers,” Weaber says.

“Often these steers give up a lot, due to the antagonisms between growth and mature weight, in terms of growth rate, composition and pay weight compared to either dual purpose or terminal sires.”

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For maternal sires, producers should focus on calving ease direct, optimal (not maximum) genetic potential for growth, and moderate levels of milk, Weaber says. For terminal sires, producers should consider selecting for as much growth as possible in a reasonable calving ease package.

“All of these are viable options, the question is what is the cost versus the gain,” Stockton says.

“They need to match their management to their cow type.”

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espite the price tag and lower conception rates, the popularity of using sexed semen in dairy and seedstock operations has grown in recent years. Now, thanks to advancements in accuracy and conception rates, commercial cow-calf producers are seeing it as a viable option to add value to their calf crop.

For Brent Mason, of Mason & Knox Ranch located in Frankfort, South Dakota the dollars and cents of using sexed semen in his commercial cow-calf and heifer development program just makes economic sense.

In the most recent trial, UM evaluated 851 heifers at four locations, including Mason’s ranch, comparing fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) with conventional semen verses SexedULTRA sexsorted semen.

Developed by ST Genetics of Navasota, Texas, SexedUltra is the latest advancement in sexed semen technology. According to the UM researchers, “Pregnancy rates to AI following detected estrus are improved with SexedULTRA semen compared to sex-sorted semen produced using the previous generation XY technology. The improved speed and

“We want to breed for replacement heifers, and with sexed semen, we can take our standout maternal cows and breed them for heifers,” said Mason. “Then we can take our lower maternal cows and breed them with male semen and have feeder steers to sell. It’s been quite beneficial in our heifer development program to be able to consistently breed for heifer calves that have lower birth weights and better maternal traits.”

Sexed semen is created using a flow cytometer. Sperm cells are sorted based on differences in DNA content between X- and Ychromosome-bearing sperm cells.

Despite successfully being able to sort and freeze the sperm, the current technology has been plagued with issues of reduced viability and overall quality when thawing.

In an effort to improve sexed semen options for cattlemen, Mason & Knox Ranch has been involved in ongoing sexed semen studies with the University of Missouri (UM).

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reduced sperm cell loss associated with the new technology facilitates use of higher sperm cell numbers per unit, above 2 million cells per unit concentration that has become standards for units of sex-sorted semen produced using the XY technology.”

“We’ve been AI’ing for 32 years on our operation, and we currently AI all of our cows and offer two cycles of AI breeding to our heifers,” said Mason, who put 500 heifers on the trial. “When we were approached to do this study, we were very interested in seeing how well our heifers would do on trial. I

thought that there would probably be a big difference with conception rates between the conventional and sexed semen, but I was very pleased with how it turned out. In the last group of 100 head we pregnancy tested through ultrasound, there was a half percent difference between the sexed semen and conventional semen.”

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“We were very pleased with how well SexedULTRA performed in the trial,” said Aaron Arnett, ST Genetics director of beef genetics. “We are seeing huge improvements in conception rates over the previous versions of sexed semen technology. Our goal has been to determine how to make a product that is just about as fertile as conventional semen, and I think we are about there.

This could be a potential game changer in the beef industry, and I think we are going to see more producers taking a second look at artificial insemination.”

ST Genetics offers two outlets for producers to take advantage of sexed-semen technologies.

First, the company has a bull

“Our goal has been to determine how to make a product that is just about as fertile as conventional semen” Aaron Arnett, ST Genetics Director of Beef genetics

lineup representing the industry’s major breeds with conventional and sexed semen, both male and female, available for sale at www.stgen.com. Second, the company can sort and freeze semen on a rancher’s own bull.

“We have a bull lineup with sorted semen that has four million cells per straw, and producers can choose which sex they want on most all of the bulls in our lineup,” said Arnett. “We also have the option for custom collection of bulls, and any bull stud in the country can overnight ejaculates to ST Genetics and have that bull gender sorted.”

Sexed-semen that is accurate, viable and affordable is opening up opportunities. Producers can expect to spend $10-20 more per straw than the typical conventional semen, but Arnett says the return on investment is worth considering the larger price tag.

“It’s important to remember the potential return on investment,” said Arnett. “Even with today’s challenging market conditions, steer calves typically bring over $100 more per head than their heifer mates at weaning due to advantages in weight and price received per pound.”

Embryologist Brett Tostenson works at Trans Ova Genetics at Yackley Ranches in Onida, South Dakota, where he sees both commercial and seedstock producers take advantage of sexed semen technology.

“Sexed semen is becoming more popular for commercial producers who are selling large groups of heifers,” said Tostenson. “We have a client who will AI 800-1,000 heifers using sexed heifer semen and sells these females in the commercial market. His clients like to know there is a high likelihood of a heifer pregnancy, and there’s a 95-95 percent accuracy rate for the correct sex using this sorted semen.”

Brett Tostenson, Embryologist, Trans Ova Genetics

Tostenson said the ability for his clients, whether using in AI’ing a group of heifers or placing embryos in a donor cow, to consistently raise high-quality progeny is a valuable tool to advance the industry.

“The pros of this technology is consistency in the next generation,” he said. “It’s a beautiful thing if that’s what you want, but there’s always the risk of giving up genetic diversity and having a calf crop that doesn’t work, too. Producers must weigh the associated risks as they make that choice.”

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Riverview Dairy utilizes sexed semen to raise Jersey replacement heifers and Limousin-cross feeder calves.

Reducing the number of Jersey bull calves has added valued to the operation.

PHOTO COURTESY OF RIVERVIEW DAIRY.

At Trans Ova, the price for semen sorting and freezing fresh ejaculates varies depending on the concentration of the straw. . It’s generally accepted that the higher the concentration, the better chances of conception. At two million sperm per straw, the price range is $35-50. For three million, the price is $50-70. For five million, the cost is $80-120. The price goes down based on the volume of straws ordered “We see clients sell sexed-semen for $250-2,500, so there’s definitely a market for this product and people willing to pay for a specific gender for a specific bull,” said Tostenson.

At Riverview Dairy in Morris, Minn., sexed semen technology is an important tool used to produce both heifers and bulls.

“We use sexed semen on both the cows and heifers, and our conception rate is 30 percent for the cows and 45 percent for the heifers,” said Conrad Spangler, DVM, on-staff veterinarian at Riverview Dairy. “We use Limousin sexed semen in our program to raise feeder steers since Jersey bull calves have very little value as feedlot animals. A JerseyLimousin cross can go through our calf system and into a feedlot and do very well.”

At other times in the cows’ cycles, sexed semen for Jersey heifers is used to raise replacement heifers.

A trial comparing SexedUltra to conventional semen was conducted by the University of Missouri and showed that using fixed-timed artificial insemination, 89 percent of both test groups were bred at a 60 day evaluation.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MASON & KNOX RANCH.

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Riverview Dairy has utilized sexed semen since 2011.

“We are able to reduce the number of jersey bull calves that we would otherwise get with conventional semen, so that’s a big value to us,” he said. “We get the best of both worlds this way and are able to

Conrad Spangler, DVM

raise high-quality Jersey heifers and Limousin-cross steers. The quality of the sexed semen has improved greatly in the last five years, so I think the popularity of this technology will only continue to grow.”

Mason added, “If we can keep the conception rate within 5-8 percent of conventional semen,

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Bovine genetic science has evolved substantially in the last several decades; however, Dr. Keith Belk, a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, is suggesting the cattle industry needs to investigate one enormous—yet microscopic—step beyond genetics.

It’s generally accepted in the industry that phenotype equals genotype plus environment. In layman’s terms, this means that the expression of cattle’s genes is affected by their environment, potentially positively or negatively.

“This is a component of animal genetics that isn’t talked about much, and the part that is never adequately explained is the environment’s effect on the expression of genotype,” Belk said.

In other words, while the information obtained from gene sequencing and genetic profiling can be helpful for predicting performance of cattle, it fails to account for all the relationships between the cow and other living organisms, like bacteria, and their effect on that cow’s performance.

That community of living organisms that interacts in an environment is called a microbiome.

“With evolution as it is, and now we’re at the point where we can conduct next-generation sequencing of DNA at much more reasonable costs, it changes how we should think about genetics. We can look at associations between genetics of the host animal, for example, the bull or cow, and the environment genetics of all of the additional organisms that also interact with the host in their environment, the microbiome. We can’t continue to think about the single trait of economic relevance without considering how

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Traits such as marbling, carcass yields, lean meats, color traits and much more can all be influenced by the microbiome, but exactly how, will require more knowledge and research.

that trait is being influenced by the microbiome around it.”

Gaining an understanding of microbiomes can answer questions currently unanswered for producers.

“We can only culture in a laboratory about 15 percent of the microorganisms in a given environment; so we basically do not know what 85 percent of bacteria in an enviDr. Keith Belk ronmental sample are. Nonetheless, we are just beginning to learn about how the genetics of those approximate 2,000 to 3,000 differing organisms that may subsist in any environment, like a farm, may influence, interact with, and modify the genetics of the host. A microbiome is the community of bacteria and other organisms. Their genetics are now understood to influence the expression of the genetics of a host phenotypically,” Belk said. “The composition and relative abundance of differing species of bacteria in a given microbiome community differs from ranch to ranch to ranch, and may differ seasonally depending on where you are on the map. It can differ by where you collect the samples from, where the cattle are raised, whether you sample feces, or water, or feed. You can actually go all the way into production where we take cattle and make them into beef, and those same microbiomes may influence shelf life or influence the bright red color beef and how long it will last.”

“How much money has been spent on selection at the seedstock level for economically relevant traits versus how much progress has that selection resulted in?

Using marbling scores for beef as an example, how much have marbling scores improved during the past 20-30 years via use of selection technologies despite relatively high heritability values? As one reviews industry carcass consist values such as those collected in the National Beef Quality Audit, we have made very little overall improvement in marbling scores. In fact, although oversimplifying the assessment, beef carcasses today have lower marbling scores on average than did beef carcasses in the ’70s,” Belk said. “Trends suggest that we may be, at long last, improving marbling scores of fed beef, but the issue is how much of that improvement is due to management versus genetics. It definitely could be that bacterial communities in and on cattle, the microbiome, may be influencing the degree to which genetic selection is able to improve expression of marbling scores.”

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Understanding how specific environment microbiomes may relate to genetics could offer improved control while attempting to select for phenotypic traits.

“Our point is that if microbiome communities of bacteria change composition or relative abundance, and they’re already fairly unique among individuals, what’s the ramification relative to the animal they’re trying to influence? It is associated with how the animal reacts physiologically. There is evidence showing that a community of microbiota can influence several physiological functions, such as modifying an immune response or growth,” Belk said. “We may be able to tap into the power of microbiome associations with physiology to improve human diet health characteristics associated with beef, to reduce offal condemnations, or improve storage life and display time for beef. We’ve talked about associations with

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eating quality, nutrient contribution, influencing the flavor of beef, and animal health.”

Another interesting concept that has substantial ramifications in genetic selection concerns a topic addressed by a paper published earlier this year in Europe. The scientists evaluated the microbiome of more than 1000 pairs of human twins and found that, “Their genetics, which, as already described, modify expression of the genetics of a host, also are partially dictated by the genetics of the host, so the microbiome is circular in nature and is the perfect symbiotic relationship. They are a cycle,” he said.

So what does this mean for the cattle industry?

Testing microbiomes as they interact with genes offers a more concrete understanding of what a bovine has to offer genetically.

“We’ve mostly focused on the quantitative relationships between genes and phenotypic traits;

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geneticists have worked hard to try and quantify the amount of improvement that a given sire should make in a herd for a given trait. Could it now also be possible, thanks to next-generation DNA sequencing techniques, to look at the sire and the microbiome together and use that information to predict performance of calves?” Belk said. “There was a popular Angus sire line that is was used all over the nation and did a good job for the breed except at high altitudes; at high altitudes, the calves of the sire line were subject to high altitude disease because of high pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP). Perhaps we have not fully understood elements that influenced the expression of the genetics of those cattle. With gene editing in the future, we’re going to be able to edit genomes. We actually can today and we can understand better what a genome consists of. We can consider just the host, or maybe the genetics of the additional 2,00 to 44,000 different organisms in its given

environment. We can ask, what is the difference in how we would manage those animals or should we modify the genes to better fit the environment?”

Belk expressed the potential for microbiomes to improve the industry in leaps and bounds.

“This can make carcasses worth more. Whether we’ve actually made progress, I think that we have.

I don’t mean to imply we haven’t, but we’ve done the same thing for 100 years with very slow improvement,” he said. “For wholesale breed improvements, we need to consider all the genetics of the microbiome, rather than one out of the 2,000 genetics that are present only in cattle. Once you understand that, you can start doing some cool things. They’ll have to be discussed and evaluated in value systems of society, but it can offer some options for addressing nutritional insecurity issues we face in the future, both in plants and animals.”

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Cleaning Up

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By Savanna Simmons

ith producers looking for every possible way to cut costs and maximize efficiency, they may be reviewing their bull programs.

The question has been posed, does artificially inseminating synchronized beef females really require fewer bulls than those in a natural-service setting? University of Nebraska graduate student Hazy Nielson and professor Rick Funston, of University of Nebraska, West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte, Nebraska, investigated the theory.

Previous research has demonstrated that estrus-synchronized heifers would return to estrus over a 12-day period. In actuality, the day of highest activity was 21 days after a single timed AI. The days ranged from day 15 to 26 after AI and followed a bell curve.

“Each cow’s estrous cycle is slightly different,” states the report first published in 2016 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. “Some cows have two follicular waves during the 168

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Producers may not need as many cleanup bulls if the bulls they use are more mature.

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estrous cycle, while others have three, which results in a natural variation in cycle length, causing the non-pregnant heifers’ return to estrus to vary more than may be anticipated.”

Nielson and Funston reviewed past research involving more than 12,000 beef cows and heifers bred by natural service or by AI and clean-up bulls.

Published research was divided by bull to female ratios used, including normal-natural service of a bull to heifer ratio of 1:20 to 1:30. The groups following estrus synchronization and AI were divided into “normal,” bull to heifer ratio of 1:20 to 30; “intermediate,” ratio of 1:31 to 49; and “half,” 1:50 to 60.

“The final pregnancy rate of a normal bull to heifer ratio in a natural service setting was 87.8 percent.

Pregnancy rate to AI in the normal was 56.1 percent and final pregnancy rate was 87.7 percent,” the report states. “The intermediate AI pregnancy rate was 46.5 percent with a final pregnancy rate of 82.6 percent.

Pregnancy rate to AI in the half was 55.6 percent and had a final pregnancy rate of 89.2 percent.”

During his more than 12 years with UNL Extension, Funston has annually AI’d 100 synchronized heifers.

“We’ve never included more bulls than half of what’s normally recommended for clean-up. For a mature bull, we use a ratio of 1:50 after synchronization and AI. In a normal non-AI group of heifers about half that, so 1:25 with mature bulls, for a yearling, something less than that,” he said. “As a rule of thumb, use the ratio of one to whatever the age is in months. Since I started here, we have synchronized and AI-ed 100 heifers, and we’ve never used more than two clean-up bulls. They started as yearlings. I don’t know how long their average life is. I bet we turned them over at probably four to five years old.”

“If the optimal bull to heifer ratio in a natural-service setting is 1:25, it can be extrapolated with a hypothetical

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AI pregnancy rate of 50 percent, the number of clean-up bulls needed is decreased by 50 percent,” the report states.

“AI is a great way to decrease the number of bulls you need to run year-round,” Nielson said. “It is important to monitor bulls during the week that the majority of open females will be returning to estrus, particularly in a multi-windmill pasture or when using young bulls.”

“I usually tell people for the next cycle you need almost as many as you would need to begin, four to 100,

maybe get by with three to 100. You can move some of those bulls on out into the cow herd,” said Joe Deans, a long-time AI technician from Lemmon, South Dakota.

“I don’t really think you save a lot of bull power when you synchronize AI. You can get heifers bred in a tighter pattern and hopefully people select maternal-type bulls they can keep females out of.”

Deans has an alternate method of conserving a few dollars on clean-up bulls.

“As far as saving money on bull power, what I would suggest is you don’t have to buy as expensive

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of bulls. The bulls used in AI genetics, keep the replacements out of those, and sell the rest of the calves,” he said. “A lot of people use younger bulls because of size, but if you use two- or three-yearold bulls that aren’t too big, I’m sure you can get by with a little less bull power.”

As indicated by the results of Nielson’s and Funston’s reporting, artificially inseminated synchronized heifers then naturally-serviced open heifers generally end up with 10 to 11 percent open heifers.

As indicated by the results of Nielson’s and Funston’s report, artificially inseminated synchronized heifers then ran with clean-up bulls generally end up with 10 to 11 percent open heifers, similar to a natural service breeding season without AI, as demonstrated in the beef report.

“I always tell my customers to expect 10 percent open.

Most likely if they’re going to have heifers synchronized and AI, they’ll have a few more opens than if they just have bulls,” Deans said. “I’m not trying to discourage AIing because that’s my business; I’m just trying to be realistic. I tell them to keep a few extra heifers and keep breeding season short and the opens can go on.

That’s pretty much what they try to do.”

“We typically have about 10 percent open. Some years are better, some are worse,

but that’s our average,” said Brad Boner, owner of M Diamond Angus in Glenrock, Wyoming. “If you do the math, say we AI 100 cows and got 65 percent conception rate on the AI. That leaves 35 cows back in heat in four days when they return heat, so if you have three bulls out there, they have to breed 11 cows a day in

four days. If you have four bulls, they have to breed nine cows in four days. I get worried about less than that. They come back into heat at such a tight rate that any less than that you’re not going to like the conception rates.”

Nutrition is the main reason, according to Deans, for the difference in open heifers.

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“One of the reasons why people that AI heifers and synchronize them have a higher percentage of open is that up until the time of AI, they are normally in dry lot and getting extra nutrition,” he said. “When heifers are turned out to pasture, not only do they go through a change of feed adjustment to the grass, the nutrition is most-likely less. They lose weight for a while and either don’t cycle or if they do it’s a bore heat and chances for conception are less.”

Deans said to supplement heifers that are put out to pasture to ensure they continue to gain in order for a successful AI. “There is no magic formula or solution, maybe feeding some kind of whatever they can manage, like lick tubs, would help get through that adjustment and stay on the gain,” he said. “The main ingredient in getting cattle bred is keeping them on the gain. When you switch from dry lot to pasture, you’re just going to have that adjustment.”

Boner uses primarily the same bulls to AI and clean-up his registered open heifers. He prefers to AI instead of pasture breed to ensure calving as early as possible.

“Here’s the biggest thing to me.

Because we synchronize and breed on day one of the first cycle, the calves are going to be 10-and-a-half days older than if we were breeding naturally,” he said. “If the first cycle is spread out over 21 days, and we breed on days one through five versus day one to 21, and if the calves gain one-and-ahalf lbs. per day, they’re gaining 25 pounds by AIing.”

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n the modern world of cow-calf production, and the price variability inherent in the market system, greater efficiency is a way to build profit without counting on making more dollars.

Traditionally, cow-calf ranchers make their profit by weaning as many pounds of beef as possible. However, weaning heavier calves requires greater inputs and can eat into profits.

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How can cow-calf ranchers increase profitability without counting on more pounds?

According to Clay Mathis, Director and Chair of the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management, the answer is improving efficiency of the operation.

Mathis describes the profit equation of a cow calf operation as revenue minus expenses equals profit.

It is a pretty simple concept that keeping revenue high and expenses low, maximizes efficiency and increases profit.

“You can not separate the revenue side from the cost side,” Mathis says.

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If revenue, or calf weight, is constant, then the part of the equation that can be most readily controlled is expenses, Mathis says.

“Depreciation, labor and purchased feed will make up about half of the total cost of the cow-calf enterprise,” Mathis says.

He further explains depreciation as depreciation of cows, equipment and infrastructure.

However, he warns that this is assuming that calves are being marketed to their full potential to bring in the greatest revenue possible.

Mathis says that this is essentially producing the most valuable calf from the cow that best fits your environment and marketing what you already have at its highest value.

Mark Enns, Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, stresses the importance

of selecting bulls and cows with lower maintenance costs.

“When I talk about maintenance costs, I’m talking about the cost of maintaining the animal from a feed intake standpoint on the range, but still getting a long productive lifespan out of those animals,” Enns says.

Feed costs are going be one of the biggest expenses in a cow-calf operation, especially in places like Colorado where cows have to fed over the winter and hay has to be grown to feed them, Enns says.

One tool that some producers may be able to utilize to monitor feed costs is calculating residual feed intake, Mathis says.

According to Mathis, residual feed intake is calculated by taking an animal’s actual feed intake over a period of time and subtracting from it the predicted

According to Mathis, residual feed intake is tough to calculate on grazing cows, but research is being done to overcome this obstacle and it is a useful tool that ranchers can use to make management decisions.

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feed intake over that same period of time and the difference is the residual feed intake.

decisions to moderate costs associated with raising the operation’s cows.

“That value is used as a predictor of efficiency,” Mathis says. “The place where is it most useful and most applicable is in bull tests because they have the facilities and ability to do that.”

“You want maintenance energy requirements to be lower and mature cow size to be lower, but you have to apply that selection pressure in the context of realizing that you want good weaning weights,” Enns says.

Mathis says this is because it is hard to calculate feed intake if they’re not being fed individually and are grazing on a pasture.

Essentially, producers have the tough job of moderating cow size, but keeping as much growth in the progeny as possible, Enns says.

Mathis stresses that even though it is tough to calculate on cow-calf operations, it still provides some added knowledge that can be used to make management decisions.

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According to Enns, there is some research going on to better calculate cow feed intake, but it is still in the preliminary stages.

The best tools cow-calf producers have right now are mature weight information and body condition score, Enns says.

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This is where expected progeny difference (EPD) calculations come into play, Enns explains.

“Focusing on the cost side, the costs are most greatly associated with mature cow size–bigger cows eat more,” Enns says.

Therefore, Enns explains that the most useful EPDs are those that calculate mature cow weight and maintenance energy requirements and subsequently help the producer make

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“You’re really looking for a needle in a hay stack,” Enns says.

“Focusing on the cost side, the costs are most greatly associated with mature cow size–bigger cows eat more” Mark Enns, Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University

According to Mathis, there is no perfect cow that will work in every environment and the real value of EPDs is being able to match the EPDs of the cow to the environment to increase efficiency of resources.

“EPDs better enable us to balance performance and costs and when those two are optimized, that is when we are more likely to maximize cowcalf profits,” Mathis says.

Another tool that can be used by producers is incorporating genomic testing into EPD calculations to make EPDs, such as feed efficiency, more accurate, Enns says.

While there have been a lot of genetic advancements in the seed stock sector of the cattle industry, the cowcalf sector still has some way to go, Mathis says.

About half the cattle in the United States are housed in the Southwest

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area of the U.S. and the Great Plains and some research has shown that calf weights and weaning rates in these areas have not really changed over a substantial period of time, Mathis says.

Mathis says that while there have been operations in these areas that have improved over time, from reproductive and calf performance standpoints the research findings indicate that either cows in these environments are as productive as they can be or that performance improvements in the seed stock sector have not equally translated into performance improvements in the cow-calf sector.

Additionally, Enns says that producers have genetically improved profitability, but it has mainly been on the output side such as weaning weight and calving ease.

Therefore, producers still have some way to go, genetically, in maintenance energy requirements and reducing the costs associated with maintaining the cow, Enns says.

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ivestock, logging and healthy forests.

It turns out the three are interdependent and mutually beneficially, new science from South Dakota State University documents.

Livestock grazing and timber harvest are both longstanding management tools in the Black Hills National Forest, near Rapid City, South Dakota. But the question was, is there an optimal balance of grazing and logging in a healthy forest, particularly in this region? In other areas of the United States, particularly the southeast, agroforestry – the intensely managed practice of growing trees for

timber in conjunction with crops or livestock to optimize economic benefits of both commodities – is well studied. Kurt Chowanski, a graduate student who recently completed a PhD in biological sciences at South Dakota State University, felt there would be value in identifying if any of the same principles of agroforestry could be applied to grazing in the Western ponderosa forest.

Chowanski’s expansive scope of research was conducted in the Mystic Ranger District in the central portion of the Black Hills National Forest: two years of on-the-ground assessment of 44 pastures, 15 years of Forest Service livestock management plans and actual use records

SDSU student Kurt Chowanski conducted extensive research showing the equilibrium between grazing, timber harvest and forest management.

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Cattle grazing in forested areas benefits forage production and does not impede tree regrowth – a win, win for everyone.

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of approximately 180 pastures, and 45-plus years of timber harvest history. He examined animal use information, supply of forage (based on soil type, range site descriptions and annual rainfall), tree cover, timber harvest, and ecological health of the plant systems.

To satisfy the need for tree cover data, Chowanski used two remote sensing satellite imaging systems, IKONOS and LandSat, combining them in a sophisticated method to balance quantity of imaging with quality of resolution. “Essentially, Kurt used the high resolution satellite information to ‘train,’ or calibrate, the satellite imagery that was lower resolution, but more readily available,” says Dr. Roger Gates, professor and Extension rangeland management specialist at SDSU who chaired Chowanski’s committee.

To determine ecological health, Chowanski examined factors including native health diversity, plant production, and stature of production (height and cover of plants).

Grazing is good After looking at all the variables, Chowanski’s research determined grazing pressure was the most influential factor affecting health ecosystems. Plant diversity was maximized with grazing pressure index between 18 and 27 animal unit days per ton of forage production – less than the suggested 31 animal unit days per ton of forage production, which sustainably maximizes

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economic returns in a tallgrass prairie. However, plant diversity in the forest system was lowest in ungrazed pastures.

“A take-home was that the forage biodiversity was highest at a moderate grazing pressure index,” says Gates. “It fits our ‘intermediate disturbance hypothesis’ that says diversity is optimized at essentially the middle of the curve – one end is no grazing, the other end is very high grazing, which both lead to

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lower plant diversity than moderate grazing.”

This information ties in with existing data from research of grazing on grasslands.

“What’s going on in the forest is consistent with what has been established in the prairie,” says Gates. “It says that in general, with good management, maintaining grazing is important to the ecosystem health of the ponderosa pine forest in the Black Hills.”

The Black Hills of South Dakota have supported grazing for years, but a new study may help forest managers optimize management tools—like grazing and logging—to improve the forest.

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A study in the Black Hills of South Dakota determined that the most plant diversity was accomplished with a combination of logging and moderate grazing.

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Logging was determined to be an important component of the system by opening up tree spacing and eliminating unhealthy trees. The data showed herbaceous forage and livestock production decreased with increasing tree canopy cover.

“Open tree spacing in pine forests promotes timber growth and forage production, providing economic opportunities for simultaneous timber and livestock production,” Chowanski says. His research looked at tree basal areas – a common measurement used in making timber harvest decisions, referring to the average amount of an area (usually an acre) occupied by tree stems.

“In the Black Hills, ponderosa pine grows like a weed; it regenerates itself very abundantly,” says Chowanski.

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“If you’re a livestock producer and you’re operating on forested lands, generally the more open forests are going to be the most productive,” says Chowanski.

However, for better or for worse, it was found that grazing did not impact pine seedling establishment. “If you’re a livestock producer and have treed land, you’re probably going to have to do some management of seedling density,” says Chowanski.

It was determined that economic returns from combined timber and livestock production are maximized at tree basal areas between 30- to 60-square feet per acre. A similar basal area also minimizes risk of timber loss associated with mountain pine beetle infestation.

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Density destiny One of the biggest contributions of Chowanski’s research is the development of the tool used to determine forest density maps – combining IKONOS and LandSat data.

“I think the real potential benefit is the work Kurt did with satellite imaging – it provides a tool that forest managers can use to account for the dynamic changes in tree cover that influence forage production, and could inform decisions about permitted stocking rates,” says Gates. Through this research, cattle producers now have access to a temporal series of forest density maps covering the Black Hills from 1999 to 2015.

“These forage production estimates can be used by a land owner to make better plans for climate variables,

such as drought,” says Chowanski. “We can’t predict what is going to happen with drought, but when we’re in it, we can make a plan to know what to do with our livestock.”

Jack Butler is a supervisory research ecologist at the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in Rapid City, and served on Chowanski’s graduate committee. He agrees this research is likely going to be a valuable tool for Forest Service managers to use.

“With the big landscapes the Forest Service has, and dwindling resources, if we can use remote sensing – like what Kurt developed in his research – it is going to be a huge benefit.”

As a fellow researcher, Butler says his job is to work with Forest Service managers to help predict what

The open forest created by logging helps increase plant diversity and discourage the spread of Rocky Mountain pine beetles, which have caused huge Ponderosa pine losses in the Black Hills.

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might happen given a particular grazing prescription, and to utilize data to reach management goals.

Grazing has always been a part of their prescriptions.

“Grazing has always been in place on Forest Service lands – ever since there has been a Forest Service,” Butler says. “Livestock is important in terms of management, and often used as a tool, along with some other treatments to manipulate vegetation. Using livestock is not exposing [the forest] to anything it hasn’t experienced before.”

Chowanski says he feels this data might help add to this ideology, and present grazing in a more positive light to skeptics.

“We live in a time where there is a lot of press about the negative impacts of livestock grazing,” says Chowanski. “My work seems to suggest that livestock grazing is beneficial to plant diversity in the Black Hills. We have conservation- and

preservation-type groups that want to preserve that landscape. This might help to push them to consider livestock grazing as an actual benefit, and I think the folks at the Black Hills National Forest appreciate that as well.”

And grazing helps more than just the forests. “It’s also an important economic driver for the local area,” says Butler.

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Phone/Fax: 605-384-3481 AI Sires AI Sires Dante, SD 57329 Sire: Connealy Full Metal Sire: Koupals B & B Ft KnoxBud’s 2077 Cell: 605-491-2102 Phone/Fax: • Benoit Final Answer [6•605-384-5315 sons sell] • Spickler Haynes Gold Rush Koupal Juneau 797[8sell] • 22 BCC Bushwacker •Active SAV Resource •• Connealy • Baldridge Xpand MGS: Koupals Bsons &Koupal Bsell] Marathon 8031 MGS: Headline 806 n Unanimous • Koupal MVP • Koupal [8 [8 sons MVP sell] Koupal [8 • Kozi sons 22 [6 sons sell] sell] Titalist •• •Koupal Vision [9 Unanimous sons Kozi sons sell] [6 •DD • sons RB Spickler sell] Titalist [9 Duty sons sell] Vision 010 • Thunder RB[5 Active Unanimous sons Duty 010 sell] [5 sons [8 sell] son Angus Koupal’s B & B Angus Joe & Sara Cell: 605-491-3202 al Juneau • Benoit 797 Final • LaVern’s Benoit Answer • BCC [6 Cell: sons Final Bushwacker sell] • Answer Haynes Gold [6 • Rush SAV sons • Resource Koupal sell] Juneau • Haynes 797 • • Connealy BCC Bushwacker Gold Rush Thunder • SAV Resource • • • Baldridge Koupal Connealy Thunder Juneau Xpand • Baldridge 797 Xpand • BC Call or email to join our 605-491-1768 Angus Koupal’s B &Koupal B Angus LaVern Alice Koupal Bud & Bernie & Kim Bull is maternalKoupal brother to&&Koupals B & B Titan 3013.

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A partnership between the NRCS and South Dakota Grasslands Coalition is hoping to improve the accuracy of weather reporting, resulting in better data for drought planning and preparation for ranchers.

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“Knowing what the traditional moisture is on your ranch is more critical than anything when making management decisions, particularly when calculating stocking numbers” – Jim Faulstich, who ranches near Highmore, S.D. and serves on the South Dakota Grasslands Coalition.

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Every month, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) South Dakota releases the current status of the state’s grassland drought conditions. The Dec. 1, 2016 release showed much of the state in the “green” indicating normal conditions, with only some moderate drought risk shown on the far western side of the state.

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The graph left many ranchers scratching their heads, particularly those who are weathering through extreme drought conditions.

“We’re really dry near Highmore, South Dakota — much drier than what the NRCS data is showing,” said Jim Faulstich, a cattle rancher who also serves on the South Dakota Grassland Coalition (SDGC) board of directors. “Monitoring moisture is huge, especially from a drought management standpoint.

Frankly, I’m 10 miles away from an official weather station, and we’re always drier for the year than what the official station reports.”

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Faulstich looks at two critical dates each year to plan and prepare for drought — Oct. 1 and April 1. These dates, he said, determine and predict the available grass for the upcoming grazing sea-son.

“SDSU has done research on our ranch that showed the total pounds of beef and pounds of forage for the year are basically established in April,” he said. “If we don’t get much in April, we know the ranch will be impacted for the rest of the year.”

Stan Boltz, NRCS South Dakota rangeland management specialist, explained the discrepancies

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between what the drought condition chart shows and what ranchers are actually experiencing.

“There are between one and four stations in each county across the state that look at the percent of precipitation compared to the historic average precipitation,” said Boltz. “Also calculated into the report is the National Resource inventory data clippings that we’ve collected over the years. We basically go back and look at the data clippings to calibrate the tools, and the report is based on past clippings and the current rain fall.”

For example, Harding County has stations located near Ludlow and Camp Crook, and Boltz said the first station shows much drier conditions than the second. However, one caveat to keep in mind is that the average-year-over-year precipitation hasn’t been drastically lower in 2016; it’s more about the timing.

“Harding County received one inch less precipitation this year than the average; however, in 2015, it received four inches above average rainfall,” he said.

“Native grasses depend on two year’s worth of rainfall for growth, so with the increase in precipitation in 2015, we saw more growth this year despite the lower amount of rainfall.”

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“There are ways to drought-proof your ranch through planning in advance of dry conditions, but it requires some data and knowing the history of your own operation.”

STAN BOLTZ, NRCS SOUTH DAKOTA RANGELAND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Looking at the Ludlow station located in Harding County, February and March of 2016 were good for moisture, and Boltz said April was exceptional.

However, the trouble really started when May and June — two critical months for cool season grass growth — were well below average rainfall.

Boltz added that the chart can only measure forage production and quantity of growth and not forage quality.

“One of the issues that we’ve had this year, especially when looking at west river reports, is the drought impacted forage quality even more than forage quantity,” said Boltz. “The report measures the current and potential production of a location, but it doesn’t factor in the quality of the forage. The reason why the drought wasn’t reflected in the charts is because some areas started to get some great spring growth early on, but a late frost sent some of those grasses into dormancy. Then it got dry, and production of those grasslands never really bounced back. As a result, we were seeing a double whammy 206

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on the lack of rain and the lack of forage quality, and the drought tool isn’t as good at showing those other factors.”

Of course, forage quality can be determined by a number of factors, which the current measur-ing system does not currently address.

“I would say that 90 percent of drought conditions can be measured from precipitation, but the remaining 10 percent, including wind and temperature extremes happening early or late in the season, aren’t as easy to measure and predict and can skew the results,” said Boltz. “Unfortu-nately, we simply don’t

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have the man power or resources to reflect those other factors in these charts.”

data showed the grass was there, but it didn’t capture

Boltz recommended that producers not only reference the NRCS data, but also compare the information to the U.S. Drought Monitor reports.

Producers ranching in counties impacted by

“The NRCS drought data is very specific to production, while the U.S. Drought Monitor uses several different measures of drought in a broader spectrum,” he explained. “Harding and Butte Counties have been hit hard with drought this year. Unfortunately, when local counties tried to talk with the FSA and total the losses ranchers experienced due to the drought, the

the forage quality issue producers were facing.”

drought may be curious to know exactly where their weather stations are located. Meade County has three, located in Fort Meade, Maurine and Elm Springs. Perkins has two, in Lemmon and Bison.

Butte County also has two, located in Belle Fourche and Newell. Contact the state NRCS office to learn about where your county’s collec-tions are taking place.

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Boltz said when traveling the state cutting clippings, it was clear that every county west of Meade County was experiencing drought-like conditions. NRCS South Dakota recently released its July 1, 2017 predictions for grassland drought conditions based on average precipitation for the area.

“If your county is in yellow with anticipated average precipitation, you should be very concerned about drought, particularly if moisture ends up being below the average,” he said. “However, there are ways to drought-proof your ranch through planning in advance of dry conditions, but it requires some data and knowing the history of your own operation.”

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“The sensors measure the high and low temperatures, moisture for the year, soil moisture, hu-midity, wind and even an estimated forecast for the day; they are a complete weather station,” said Faulstich. “They can even tell if a front is moving in and the barometer drops to predict if moisture is coming in. The SDGC sees a tremendous value to these stations. It records data every 15 minutes that can be tracked from your computer or smartphone. It documents weather conditions and offers a complete history of the ranch for a given year. This information could help ranchers make decisions based on accurate data collected on site verses an official weath-er station that could be 2050 miles or more away from you.”

SDGC and NRCS South Dakota shared costs for these weather stations, and the project is just in the beginning stages of implementation.

“Knowing what the traditional moisture is on your ranch is more critical than anything when mak-ing management decisions, particularly when calculating stocking

numbers,” said Faulstich. “We rely on our own data collected, as well as NRCS drought tools to help us plan.

Ultimately, we know we’re going to be dry every year; it’ just a matter of how dry and for how long. Drought management is just a part of our total management scheme.

It seems like folks wait too long to react to drought, and that’s when they get into trouble.”

Faulstich recommends keeping a list of cull cows that can be sold early before grass runs short. He also supports biodiversity in crops, as well as managing grasses to support warm season grasses as well as to maintain and slow down the spread of cool season grasses like brome, crested wheat grass and blue grass.

“We’ve learned the importance of having a diversity of enterprises,” he said. “We run custom grazed yearlings in addition to our cow-calf operation, and we’ve added a hunting enterprise to the mix. This has increased our diversity and offered an economic stabilizer while also taking care of the grass and wildlife.”

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Fighting The Flies

By Amanda Radke

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orn flies cost the U.S. cattle industry nearly $1 billion each year, and lowering the population of these pests is an ageold dilemma for cattlemen.

Fly tags, lick tubs, dusters, foggers, misters, pour-ons — ranchers will try almost anything to manage flies and parasites in their cow herds. From age-old techniques to new innovations with all of the bells and whistles — here’s a run down of several management options to consider.

Cattle and cattlemen have always struggled with flies, but new innovations are giving producers and cattle both some relief.

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“When that

For cow-calf producer Kenny Messer, of Hettinger, North Dakota, simple is better.

fog hits the cows, every fly is dead,” said Kenny Messer, a rancher from Hettinger, N.D.

“We typically pour our cow herd in the fall, and sometimes in the spring, too,” said Messer. “If the flies get really bad in the summertime, I’ll use a 12-volt fogger in my pickup and spray the herd when they’re bunched up together.

Messer’s five-gallon fogger allows him to use a variety of fly control PHOTO COURTESY OF MESSER

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mixes, and he says with a little bit of wind, the mist drifts over the cattle really well.

“When that fog hits the cows, every fly is dead,” he said. “It seems like one application will last a week or more and makes a big difference. If flies get really bad, we’ll spray them more often, and it’s easy to do with the fogger.”

The affordability and ease of use works well for Messer; it’s easy to bring along when he’s checking pastures in the summer months. However, the simple yet effective fogger isn’t the only method he’s used over the years.

“I have a VetGun that works nice, but it’s hard to get an application on every cow before they’re

The VetGun allows producers to re-

motely apply fly control with the correct dos-age for each cow.

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moving in the other direction,” said Messer. “I like to use it on our herd bulls because they seem to have the worst fly issues, and you can target them a little bit better.”

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Developed by SmartVet and distributed by AgriLabs, the VetGun allows producers to treat flies, lice and other parasites with an application of the AiM-L VetCap, which is an orange gelatins-encapsulated parasiticide, which is delivered remotely through the precision CO2 powered applicator.

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“Most producers process cattle in the spring and fall, and we know those aren’t the best time to treat for flies,” said Michael, Coe, DVM, PhD, SmartVet Holdings, Inc. vice president of business development. “When flies are bad in July and August, it’s not convenient to work cattle and give them a dose of pour-on. The VetGun works for remote applications at the right time.”

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While there’s no one-sizefits-all approach to managing flies, Coe said there are three key factors that influence horn fly treatment effectiveness; each requiring its own management plan.

“We’ve known for years that cattle will build up resistance to parasiticides,” said Coe. “The way to break the cycle of resistance is to rotate products each year; use a different compound or different fly tag for treatments to be most effective.”

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He suggests producers rotate between a minimum of two different chemical class treatments over a season. Delay early spring treatments until levels reach 200 horn flies per animal.

Re-treat mid-season or at the peak of the horn fly problem.

Remove fly tags according to the la-beled usage directions of the production. If possible, retreat late-season to help reduce over-winter populations. And consider insect growth regulations (IGRs) or larvicides.

“We’re currently working on getting EPA approval for a new product that will launch this upcoming summer, which will allow producers to rotate between a few products,” he said. “We recommend the VetGun orange caps be used in conjunction with other fly control methods such as back rubbers or Co-Ral fly spray.”

The VetGun is priced at $249.95 and was launched three years ago. Users enjoy the ease and convenience of offering timely dosage to manage fly populations in the summer months without having to work cattle through a chute.

“The cost for a 150-count application is $300, which is $2/ dose,” said Coe. “We oftentimes have sales of buy three boxes, get one free, which brings the cost down to $1.60/dose. We realize it’s more expense than an equivalent pour-on product, which is closer to $1/dose; however, the big-gest difference is that it’s packaged in individual

Users of the VetGun enjoy the

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doses. You can treat 100 cows in an hour using the VetGun.” With winter in full swing, producers may not be thinking about flies, but they’ll undoubtedly have a watchful eye out on any lice problems that will arise during the cold months. One cow can har-bor nearly 1 million lice, and according to the USDA, herd and property damage due to lice prob-lems cost U.S. cattle producers nearly $125 million per year.

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Coe recommends two doses of the AiM-L VetCap, which contain Lambda Cyhalothrin.

The first dose kills the adult lice and the second dose, given two weeks later, cleans up nymphs from newly hatched eggs.

“Producers need to minimize cold exposure to the VetCaps because they can get brittle,” said Coe. “Keep them in a warm area until it’s time to give the herd an application to avoid this prob-lem.”

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Alton Dollar, the $3,395 price tag may seem like a big invest-ment to eliminate pesky flies, but through much trial and error, Dollar has literally thought of al-most everything when it comes to ease and function of this portable unit.

“This was created out of necessity as Alton runs stocker cattle and needed something that would work on his own cattle,” said Glenn Spencer, who manages the promotion of Dollar’s invention through Great Plains Marketing. “The 3-D Quik Hand provides very efficient and effective fly control

for cattle and requires very little maintenance and time as the cattle basically treat them-selves.”

To envision the 3-D Quik Hand, imagine a drivethrough car wash for cattle.

Spencer listed the many features the 3-D Quik Hand cattle sprayer offers.

“It sprays the back, sides, legs and belly of cattle in one pass,” he said. “It can be adjusted to spray the back only, and it can be switched to stream instead of spray with an extra spray tip that’s included. It has an adjustable delay built-in, so that cattle don’t get

“There’s less waste because product never hits the ground,” says Glenn Spencer, of the 3D Quik Hand Cattle Sprayer.

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sprayed in the face and want to back out. It has a float switch in the tank and indicator light, so the sprayer shuts down if the tank runs empty. It can be operated to spray cattle going in one direction only or both ways. It senses direction of passage and sprays only on exit. It has expandable wings to fill a 16-foot opening. It’s totally electronic with easy adjustments and a quick set-up. It has a centering bar to direct cattle to the center of the sprayer and encourages one head at a time.”

Jake Geis, DVM, Tyndall Veterinary Clinic. “Using a fecal egg count test, a laboratory can evaluate the effectiveness of a program. As issues of parasite resistance begin to pop up, I think we’ll soon see more producers taking advantage of this test.”

Geis said producers can submit samples by collecting fecal samples from 10 percent, or at least 20 animals. The samples can be placed in egg cartons and labeled for each cow’s tag number.

The portable unit weighs 300 lbs. and can be towed with a four-wheeler, side-by-side or pickup. It includes a fifteen-gallon unit and a secondary shelf for a 2.5 gallon jug that offers the ability for producers to choose which chemical compounds to use throughout the season.

“We have dealers scattered around the country, and we’re currently running a booking program for producers to save $100 if they order before Jan. 20, 2017 for delivery later in the spring,” said Spencer. “This doesn’t require labor. There’s less waste because product never hits the ground. It takes a few times through for cattle to get used to it, but once they do, it’s very simple to apply doses to the cattle in a timed setting that you can control.”

Interested producers can check out www.3dcattle.com for more information. To order, call Spencer at 816-351-5628 or email at greatplainsmarketing@ gmail.com.

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Ranchers looking to save the time and labor of working cattle through a chute during the peak fly season can consider items like the VetGun or 3D Quik Hand Cattle Sprayer.

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“The easiest way to do it is when the veterinarian is pregnancy-checking cows,” he said. “For anyone who has concerns about whether or not their parasite control program is working, this is the best way to figure it out. If a multi-modal approach is no longer working, a veterinarian can help determine the best option going forward.”

Geis said parasite resistance occurs most often in highdensity grazing and in warm climates where fly populations and other parasites can grow and thrive at faster rates.

“We know there’s an economic cost associated with external parasites,” said Geis.

“Remember that internal parasites will do just as much, if not more, damage to your bottom line.”

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Amdahl Angus & Hereford Amdahl, Tim & Marcia 21747 Coyote Ln Piedmont, SD 57769 605-929-3717 timamdahl@yahoo.com Anderson Angus Anderson, Jim 46970 252nd St. Baltic, SD 57003 605-529-5637 anderson@alliancecom.net Assman Land & Cattle Assman, Mike 28636 283rd Ave. Mission, SD 57555 605-730-0966 Baker’s Lemar Angus Baker, Leo & Mike 11440 Angus Lane St.. Onge, SD 57779 605-642-5793 Bar J Bar Ranch Julius, Dave & Carla 329 Line Rd. Box Elder, SD 57719 605-545-5862 bar_j_barranch@msn.com Baxter Angus Baxter, Mark 16984 368th Ave. Rockham, SD 57470 605-472-3253 Beck, Dan 29721 331st Ave. Dallas, SD 57529 Beitelspacher Ranch Beitelspacher, Mark P.O. Box 391 Bowdle, SD 57428 605-281-1055 Black Ink Farms Fink, Herman & Don 39923 SD Hwy 44 Armour, SD 57313 605-779-5341 bifangus@midstatesd.net Bon View Farms Hillman, Howard & JoAnne 5114 Sunflower Trail Sioux Falls, SD 57108 605-335-5871 jahhillman@msn.com Borns Angus Borns, Steve 44368 175th St. Hazel, SD 57242 605-886-7487

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Brozik Angus Ranch Brozick, Dave 31808 US Hwy 18 Winner, SD 57580 605-842-6001 Bruns Angus Ranch Bruns, Dan 22843 452nd Ave. Madison, SD 57042 605-256-2473 Buseman Angus Buseman, Joel 44869 262nd St. Canistota, SD 57012 605-296-3361 Bush Angus Bush, Jim & Scott 41785 109th St. Britton, SD 57340 605-448-5401 Bussmus Angus Bussmus, Gary 24973 404th Ave. Mitchell, SD 57301 605-996-3265 C & M Cattle Tollefson, Chuck 42034 165 St. Clark, SD 57225 605-532-3917 Callies Farms Callies Family 43836 235th St. Howard, SD 57349 605-772-4888 Carter, Dustin 4424 E Main St. Vermillion, SD 57069 Dahl Angus Dahl, Larry & Jason 46940 189th St. Estelline, SD 57234 605-880-6520 Dakota Acres Schultz, Kurt P.O. Box 149 Baltic, SD 57003 605-339-1278 kurt.schultz@k12.sd.us Deep Creek Angus Gabriel, T.J. & Jeanine 20004 Manilla Rd. Midland, SD 57552 605-567-3327 Dejong Ranch Dejong, Miles & VanZandberger, Kevin 31843 Dejong Rd. Kennebec, SD 57544 605-869-2329

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DeMers Ranch DeMers, Ron, Ross & Keith 31846 284th St. Colome, SD 57528 605-842-3340 rkdemers@gwtc.net Dikoff Angus Ranch Dikoff, Rodney & Linda 33781 SD Hwy 20 Onaka, SD 57466 605-447-5851 Dockter, Jordan 47576 145th St. Milbank, SD 57252 605-432-6225 Dubo Land & Cattle Bohn, Harlan 14918 471st Ave. Twin Brooks, SD 57269 605-880-7161 Eagle Pass Ranch Munger, Steve 34261 200th St. Highmore, SD 57345 605-229-2802 Edgar Brothers Edgar, Dick 16619 367 St. Rockham, SD 57470 605-472-0841 Erdmann Angus Farm Erdmann, Albert 1233 Church St. Leola, SD 57456 Forgey Angus Ranch Forgey, Dan 32766 301st St. Dallas, SD 57529 605-830-5990 lynforgey@hotmail.com

Gant Angus & Hereford Gant, Mark & Dennis 37195 285th St. Geddes, SD 57342 605-337-2340 Gimbel Angus Gimbel, Delton 19390 350 Ave..

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Johnson-Rose Angus Ranch Johnson, Stuart P.O. Box 117 Little Eagle, SD 57639 605-845-3221

Gimbel, Mandy 19391 349th Ave. Ree Heights, SD 57371 605-943-5650

Jung, Alex 36813 131st St. Mina, SD 57451 605-226-2350

Graesser Brothers Graesser, Kevin 29933 329th Ave. Dallas, SD 57529 605-830-1574

Keckler Ranch Keckler, Kevin P.O. Box 933 Eagle Butte, SD 57625

Grandview Angus Lewis, Dan 2906 W. Omaha #2 Rapid City, SD 57702 605-343-0381 Hart Farms Hart, Brad , Shawn & Alex 38704 107th St. Frederick, SD 57441 605-329-2645 Hilltop Angus Farm Eisenbeisz, Blake & Morris P.O. Box 251 Bowdle, SD 57428 605-285-6741 Hurlbut Cattle Hurlbut, Dustin 17169 416th Ave. Raymond, SD 57258 605-380-8052

Foxs Angus Farms 45894 US Hwy 212 Watertown, SD 57201 605-886-6704

Hyland Angus Hyland, Ricky 22337 455th Ave. Ramona, SD 57054 605-480-3154

Frei Angus Frei, Lance 18505 Grapevine Road Red Owl, SD 57787 605-985-5541

Ingalls Centennial Angus Ingalls, Hugh & Eleanor 16801 Stoneville Rd. Faith, SD 5762 605-748-2277

Fremark Farms Fremark, Dave & Lori 36470 US Hwy 14 St. Lawrence, SD 57373

Iron Mountain Cattle Co. Long, Daniel 16860 Iron Mountain Ln. Belle Fourche, SD 57717 605-892-2039

Fuoss Angus Ranch Fuoss, David 28137 229th Street Draper, SD 57531 605-669-2127

JK Angus Kapperman, Jeff & Susan 25831 454th Ave. Montrose, SD 57048 605-940-5104 jkangus@siouxvalley.net

Jankord, Tyler 45942 182nd St. Castlewood, SD 57223

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Kopriva Angus Kopriva, Jim & Lee 41577 169th St. Raymond, SD 57258 605-532-5689 Koupal Angus Koupal, LaVern & Alice 29680 Sunrise St. Wagner, SD 57380 605-384-5315 Koupals B&B Angus Koupal, Bud & Bernie 40083 300th St. Dante, SD 57329 605-384-3481 Kwasniewski, Troy 47635 184th St. Clear Lake, SD 57226 605-874-2678 LaGrand Angus Ranch Pankratz, Lance 44130 279 St. Freeman, SD57029 605-925-7611 Larson, Audie 25672 324th Ave. Hamill, SD 57534 605-842-0260 Larson, D & G 25649 326th Ave. Hamill, SD 57354 Larson, Monty 25665 326th Ave. Hamill, SD 57354 605-842-2023 Lau Angus Lau, Joel 39765 277th St. Armour, SD 57313 605-779-6071

Lester Hurlbut and Sons Hurlbut, Rod 17175 416 Ave. Raymond, SD 57258 605-532-3187

Miller Angus of Draper Miller, Curt 28117 238th St. Draper, SD 57531 605-669-2742

Lewis Angus Lewis, Jesse 5810 Peaceful Pines Black Hawk, SD 57718 605-787-5439

Miller Angus Farms Miller, Don, Greg & Brett 18742 468th Ave. Estelline, SD 57234 605-873-2852

Linke Angus Linke, Henry, Paula, Jonathan, Aaron, Nathan, & Megan 39833 233rd St. Woonsocket, SD 57385 605-796-4558

Mogck & Sons Mogck, Charles 42193 282nd St. Olivet, SD 57052 605-583-4385

Littau Angus Littau, LeRoy & Bob 27969 301st St. Winner, SD 57580 605-557-3533

Mogck Angus Farms Mogck, David & Justin 1100 N Main St. Tripp, SD 57376 605-940-9771

Mohnen Angus Lovejoy/Assman Cattle Co. Mohnen, Steve 25770 370 Ave. Lovejoy, Chris White Lake, SD 57383 28453 296th Ave. 605-249-2719 Carter, SD 57580 605-208-1357 Moore Angus M Lazy B Cattle Co. Miller, Greg, Mike, & Mark 45250 142nd St. Summit, SD 57266 605-880-3592 mlazyb@outlook.com M&E Angus Kroupa, Marvin 36023 251st St. Kimball, SD 57355 605-778-6346

Moore, Jerry & Pam 23317 412 Ave. Artesian, SD 57314 605-527-2395

Morse Angus Morse, Martin & John 23036 449th Ave. Madison, SD 57042 605-256-3449

Nold Family Angus Nold, Chuck M&J Gaugers Angus Farm 15207 331st Ave. Onaka, SD 57466 18028 472nd Ave. 605-769-1273 Clear Lake, SD 57226 Ma & Pa Angus Mowry, Steve 25402 River Rd. Presho, SD 57568 605-895-2203

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Ponca Creek Cattle Co. Lillibridge,Tom & Cindy P.O. Box 168 Bonesteel, SD 57317 605-654-2874 tomlillibridge@ffb-sd.com Puepke Cattle Company Puepke, Cameron & Amy 40452 250th St. Mitchell, SD 57301 605-630-3478 R&R Cattle Company Trudeau, Ray & Rhonda 40987 Jefferson Pl. Mitchell, SD 57301 605-770-5170 Ravellette Cattle Ravellette, Don & Tami P.O. Box 633 Philip, SD 57567 605-685-5147 don@pioneer_review.com Raven Angus Rod, RJ & Ray 28665 326th Ave. Colome, SD 57528 605-842-2153 RBM Livestock Bergh, Ryan & Mike 44226 155th St. Florence, SD 57235 605-758-2470 Red Rock Cattle Co. Heitzman, Calvin & Kim 43013 254th St. Spencer, SD 57374 605-246-2472 Rekow, Keith 41811 124th St. Langford, SD 57454 605-493-6488 Repenning Angus & Hereford Repenning, Steve 41366 258th St. Mitchell, SD 57301-7509 605-996-0196

Palmquist, Clayton Martin-Trudeau Insurance 14004 465th Ave. Wilmot, SD57279 Ray Trudeau 605-938-4461 1531 W Elm River Hills Ranch ckpalmqu@tnics.com Mitchell, SD 57301 Platte, SD 57369 605-996-3106 Peckenpaugh Angus Peckenpaugh, Tony, Matt, & Bob Rock Creek Livestock McPherson Angus Geppert, Kevin & Helen 21722 428th Ave. McPherson, Luke 25525 406 Ave. Carthage, SD 57323 21073 Star Ranch Rd. Mitchell, SD 57301 605-772-5398 Sturgis, SD 57785 605-770-3544 605-347-2292 Petersek Angus Rogen Angus Petersek, Rodney Mehlhaf Angus Rogen, Dick, Shally, Andrew & 32554 287th St. Mehlhaf, Dale Alex Colome, SD 57528 43465 283 St. 48274 258th St. 605-842-2919 Freeman, SD 57029 Brandon, SD 57005 605-387-5411 Peterson Angus 605-582-3630 Peterson, Brandon Mertens Cattle Co. 104 Church St. Mertens, Jim Alcester, SD 57001 15197 477th Ave. 605-934-2130 Milbank, SD 57252 605-432-5198 Peterson Angus Mettler Angus Mettler, Jerry 28884 480th Ave. Canton, SD 57013 605-987-2114

Sandyacres Angus Farm Green, James & Jane 43336 171st St. Clark, SD 57225 605-532-5113 jgreen@itctel.com Schaack Ranch Schaack, Clay 23650 Sage Creek Rd. Wall, SD 57790 Schelske Angus Schelske, Aaron, Adam & Mark 38519 217th St. Virgil, SD 57379 605-849-3505

Styles Angus Styles, Bob & Chris P.O. Box 56 Brentford, SD 57429 605-887-3281 Thomas Ranch Thomas, Troy & VeaBea 18441 Capri Place Harrold, SD 57536 605-973-2448 Totton Angus Totten, Charles & Tanya 34655 240th St. Chamberlain, SD 57325 605-734-0349

Schmidt, Ryan 16935 415th Ave. Raymond, SD 57258 605-233-0165

Varilek Angus Varilek, Mick & Lynn 29208 374th Ave. Geddes, SD 57342 605-337-2261

Shiloh Angus Farm Goodroad, Darryl 47634 187th St. Brandt, SD 57218 605-874-2980

W.E. Doyle & Family Doyle, Bill 18023 Indicial Way S Lakeville, MN 55044 605-214-0381 bedoyle52@gmail.com

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Dowling, Scott & Janet 23547 281St Ave. Draper, SD 57531 605-222-2478

Weishaar, Seth 11639 Snoma Rd. Belle Fourche, SD 57717 605-892-2640

Sleepy Hollow Farm Johnson, Mark 46473 289th St. Centerville, SD 57014 605-563-2875

Wicks Angus Wicks, Scott 41639 186th St. Carpenter, SD 57322 605-352-9802

Sletten Angus Sletten, Jon P.O. Box 615 Faith, SD 57626 605-967-2238

Wilken Angus Wilken, Gary Lori 18867 Happy Hill Road Meadow, SD 57644 605-788-2855 glwilken@sdplains.com

Sodak Angus Ranch Meyer, Vaughn 15571 Sorum Road Reva, SD 57651 605-866-4426 sdangus@sdplains.com Solsaa Angus Farm Eric Solsaa 45417 186th St. Hayti, SD 57241 605-237-0984 Soulek Angus Soulek, Joseph & Michelle 35566 257th St. Kimball, SD 57355 605-778-6767 Stark Angus Stark, Jason P.O. Box 21 Utica, SD 57067

Wilkinson Ranch, Inc. Wilkinson, Bill, Mary, Dan & Mark 20143 440th Ave. Lake Preston, SD 57249 605-847-4102 Wolf Angus Wolf, Nick 28453 296th Ave. Winner, SD 57580 605-840-1715 njwolf@crinet.com

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Ready Or Not:

2017 Will Bring Changes To VFD

By Amanda Radke

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s of Dec. 31, 2016, the livestock industry better be ready for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) amendments to the Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 pertaining to the regulation and implementation of veterinary feed directive (VFD) drugs.

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So what do producers need to be in compliance with the rule? It starts with a veterinarian-clientpatient relationship (VCPR).

“If there’s an illness you need to treat with feed, livestock producers will need to talk to their veterinarian before heading to the feed dealer; relationships with a veterinarian are best built before a wreck happens on the ranch,” said Dustin Oedekoven, DVM, South Dakota state veterinarian and South

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Producers will soon need a Veterinary Feed Directive to obtain feed containing antibiotics.

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Dakota Animal Industry Board executive secretary. “If producers are using antibiotics in their livestock feed now, starting Jan. 1, 2017, the expectation will be that they visit with their veterinarian and obtain a VFD to present to the feed dealer.”

The new rules will go into effect Jan. 1, 2017, and there are two primary changes that will be implemented as part of the VFD rule.

These changes include the need for producers to have an established VCPR and a written VFD from a veterinarian to purchase any VFD feed, which includes commonly used feeds such as CTC crumbles, Tylan, Rumension or AS700, to name a few.

Transitional labeling has already been underway with feed companies removing any references to “improved growth rates” or “enhanced feed efficiency.” As the rule is written, antibiotics in feed should be used only to prevent, control and treat and will be prohibited from extra-label use. Feed purchased before the Jan. 1 date doesn’t need to be disposed of, but a VFD will be required for continued use of the product.

“The changes that will happen on Jan. 1 are really a culmination of a series of changes the FDA began

making several years ago,” said Oedekoven. “The framework has been in place for a long time, but there have only been three drugs that have been labeled as a VFD up to this point.”

Under the new guidelines, the list of VFD feeds is much longer now, and Oedekoven said that record-keeping will be a critical component to following the new rules.

“Any time there’s change, there’s fear of the unknown, and I understand the concerns about the level of records that will need to be kept,” said Oedekoven. “For producers, it will be pretty simple. All records need to be kept by the veterinarian, producer and feed mill for two years in case of an audit by the FDA. These changes are going to necessitate more cooperation between livestock producers and their veterinarians. They will have to talk more than they have in the past, and instead of veterinarians charging for products, they may have to charge for time spent at the kitchen table discussing options and offering advice to producers.”

“Any time there’s change, there’s fear of the unknown...”

Dustin Oedekoven, DVM, South Dakota state veterinarian and South Dakota Animal Industry Board executive secretary

Electronic versions of the VFD can be filled out by veterinarians at sites such as www.globalvetlink. com. Per the rules, it’s important

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to maintain printed records of these VFDs regardless of whether or not they were electronically submitted.

At the feed dealer level, feed mills will also be experiencing changes. Jarvis Haugeberg, FormA-Feed vice president of marketing and nutrition, explains what is required of feed dealers in order to be in compliance with R 3203 North Star 22C

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acknowledgement to distribute, or directly to a producer with a valid VFD. Manufacturers are also not legally able to sell to any feed dealerships unless they have received that letter of acknowledgement. The letter simply states that the dealer is aware of the changes to the VFD and that they are accepting responsibility to comply with VFD regulations.”

Haugeberg served as chairman of the Feed Legislative Regulatory Affairs Committee for the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and had an opportunity to have direct input with FDA, in making sure the VFD rule was not only effective, but easy to follow for producers.

“The FDA worked hard to reach out to producer groups, feed organizations and the veterinarian community,” said Haugeberg. “They made every effort to make the rule as easy as possible for the industry to follow. For example, the NGFA submitted statements to the FDA, and virtually every suggestion we made was inserted into the final rule, almost verbatim. Now as an industry, we all need to pull together and make sure we are in compliance.”

Public perception has played a large role in the implementation of these new rules. With growing concerns about antibiotic resistance in humans, the livestock industry is now being called upon to help reduce this problem

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and judiciously use antibiotics in meat and egg production.

“The American public has been putting pressure on the FDA for a very long time for more stringent regulations on medically important drugs that are used in both people and livestock. The general perception is that continuously feeding antibiotics as growth promotants in livestock is unnecessary and dangerous to the public. The FDA and the public aren’t saying we can’t use these products, but they want to see these antibiotics used under the guidance of a veterinarian and only for the use of illness,” said Haugeberg.

Oedekoven added, “The discussion of antibiotic resistance in human medicine has been a worldwide discussion that impacts people, livestock, pets and even horticulture.

The recognition of antibiotic resistance is pretty evident.

Any time we use antibiotics, we run the chance of some bacterial populations becoming resistant to these antibiotics. So how do we reverse this problem? It’s important to recognize that even in South Dakota, the state’s two major hospital organizations are paying close attention to antimicrobial resistance and trying to limit it in their practices, and on the livestock side, we must do the same. These changes have been inevitable, and we’ll have to reconcile with these changes in the way

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Both Oedekoven and Haugeberg agree that prevention and management might play a key role in avoiding antibiotic use in livestock.

“On a preventative level, the industry may have to start paying closer attention to the timing and selection of vaccinations and other management changes that will promote a healthy immune status in livestock,” said Oedekoven. “In treating sick calves, it’s good to remind everyone that while feeding antibiotics may seem easy and appropriate, in some cases, it might not be as effective to feed. Sick animals don’t always consume feed, so if they go off feed and you’re hoping to get the drug in the animal, you might need to sort that one off and give him a dose with a

“What seems cumbersome, awkward and impossible now will become second nature shortly. We just need to work together, and it will be just fine,” said Jarvis Haugeberg, Form-A-Feed vice president of marketing and nutrition.

needle. Nothing is changing in regards to the use of injectables, and your veterinarian can continue to prescribe medicine as needed in those situations.”

Livestock producers may be looking for ways to stay ahead of illnesses, and Haugeberg explained how natural immunity boosters may come into play.

He said, “We’ve been working hard to create and market various holistic products that will help our producers keep their animals healthy thereby reducing the need for antibiotics.

There’s a big push for that, and it mirrors what we are doing in human health, too. Products such as yeast and chelated minerals help our animals nutritionally, so antibiotics and vaccines work more effectively. If we increase the nutritional plane, especially on stressed animals, it will improve their immune function and reduce the need for antibiotics.”

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ost stockmen are very familiar with foot rot infections in cattle, but there is another type of hoof infection that is less common and much more difficult to treat. Often considered to be a dairy problem, “strawberry foot rot” also occurs in beef cattle, especially when cattle are confined.

It’s much rarer in a pasture situation.

Strawberry foot rot appears as a reddened, roughened,

ulcerated and irritated area. It eventually looks granular (like a strawberry) and is very painful.

Photo courtesy Dr. Eugene Janzen.

Strawberry foot rot

usually appears between the heel bulbs and the animal will place its weight on its toe. It will appear red and irritated before it becomes granular.

After being treated with a topical disinfectant/ antibiotic and being kept wrapped to dry out the area, a foot affected by strawberry foot rot will return to normal.

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This foot disease is also called hairy heel warts, but the technical term is bovine digital dermatitis, according to Dr. Matt Miesner, Kansas State University. “This foot lameness is caused by a different type of pathogen, Treponema, which is a type of spirochete bacteria. The bacteria alone does not explain the disease pathogenesis, but this is the organism that we find in these lesions, most of the time,” he says.

“These bacteria are normal inhabitants of cattle digestive tracts. Out in the environment they thrive best in wet, muddy conditions. Many aspects of this disease are still unclear, but large concentrations of bacteria in these environments (which also weaken the natural defenses of the feet by softening and abrading the skin) allow the infection to get started. The bacteria could be there, but you need a wet environment and a lot of mud for the infection to get started—and it is contagious. In a confined area we generally see more animals become infected after the first one.

When you see a case or two, then you generally see a fair number of them,” he says.

In the right environment, these bacteria can spread and stay quite active, infecting more animals. If an infected animal comes into a feedlot or backgrounding yard, the disease may spread through a many animals.

“The affected foot is painful, just like a typical foot rot, but what you see with this lameness

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is a little different. Foot rot usually causes swelling between the toes and some necrotic tissue. By contrast, strawberry foot rot infection is not necessarily between the toes but occurs more frequently in the back cleft between the heel bulbs. Most often it’s on the backside of the heels. It appears as a reddened, roughened, ulcerated and irritated area. It eventually looks granular (like a strawberry) and is very painful. The animal stands with weight on the toe, with the heel up, trying to not put weight on the sore heels. In later stages the affected area may have long hair-like structures that grow out from the heel. This would be something to check for if the animal is very lame and you think you are just treating a routine foot rot,” says Miesner.

Thought it is more common in dairy herds, any cattle can be affected. “I have not seen this disease in young calves, but there have been a fair number of outbreaks in feed yard cattle (backgrounded calves, or feedlots).

I’ve also seen this condition in bulls grouped in wet pens. In backgrounding calves or in a feedlot, pen checkers may be pulling lame cattle and treating them for foot rot, if they are not familiar with what strawberry foot rot looks like. Then they notice that these animals are not responding to antibiotics like a typical foot rot case,” he says.

“If you investigate a bit further, looking at the foot, you discover that it’s strawberry foot rot. This disease is diagnosed with a biopsy of the lesion; the bacteria can be seen under a microscope,” he says.

for bovine digital dermatitis. We usually use formalin foot baths, thoroughly rinsing the feet with an intensive program to try to halt the infection and limit spread. We may use topical oxytetracycline spray or powder, and dry the foot. Moisture is what allows these bacteria to keep going,” he says.

Systemic antibiotics labeled for foot rot, even when given in large volume, are not effective for this infection, so local treatment is recommended. “Topical oxytetracycline and copper sulfate foot baths (or any disinfectant-type foot bath) work better. Affected

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animals need to be recognized early and pulled into a treatment pen. They should be treated daily for a few days. Continue to keep them isolated from the rest of the cattle as they start to recover,” he says.

“We wrap or bandage the affected foot after the topical treatment with antibiotic. This not only helps dry it out, but keeps it from continuing to contaminate the pen. The bandage needs to be kept dry for a couple days, and removed/replaced if it becomes wet,” says Miesner. You want to make sure the “bug” doesn’t get spread around, and this means being careful not to move affected animals to other pens.

As the animal starts to recover, the ulcerated red, seeping area starts to dry up and get a proliferative hairy-looking surface. “This is where the term hairy heel wart comes from. By the time this starts to scar and scab over, looking crusty, you know it’s healing.

The animal also becomes more comfortable, placing more weight on the affected foot.”

There are vaccines for strawberry foot rot. “These are sometimes used in dairy cattle or bulls that are housed in preparation for sales, but they haven’t been as effective for prevention as hoped,” he says.

Best prevention is to keep cattle out of wet areas.

Once an area gets contaminated—such as a pen or confinement lot—then it stays contaminated. “If the ground has a chance to dry out thoroughly, however, you may not see the disease again in that pen the next wet season, especially if you scrape the pen. If you clean up all the mud and manure, to get rid of most of the organic matter and then let it dry out, this generally helps. Liming the pen after cleaning it may be counter-productive since creating an alkaline environment may be more desirable for the

Though most

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Treponema.” Don’t put cattle into that pen again until it has been cleaned and dried out.

“Cattle tend to harbor this bacterium, but once it has an opportunity to cause a problem—via a scrape, crack or scratch and a moist environment—the infection gets going and can amplify.

There’s an increased concentration of this bug after you get the clinical disease, and more animals may develop the problem,” Miesner says.

Once there is inflammation, swelling and discharge, there are more pathogens shed into the environment (in the mud) and this can lead to further cases. “If a lame animal—especially one in confinement--has a lesion between the toes or heel bulbs and it looks like foot rot but is not responding to antibiotics, a closer look may reveal its true nature. Be aware of this possibility,” says Miesner. “Diligence is the main thing.”

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Taking care of [cattle] man’s best friend

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dog can be a useful tool in handling livestock.

A working dog, those who herd cattle and sheep, can be a real asset in helping through the daily tasks of working and moving cattle, and can be a good substitute for a hired hand, especially in those cases where there is no hired help and the family can’t help.

There are several things to keep in mind in owning and taking care of a working dog.

Roy Cox is a well-known working dog trainer who grew up in Australia, moving to the United States in 1978 to work in the cutting horse business. After “having heck” gathering cattle every day on the big ranch where he lived, he got into raising and training working dogs.

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Roy Cox is a well-known working dog trainer who grew up in Australia, moving to the United States in 1978 to work in the cutting horse business.

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Now the Ringling, Oklahoma man trains dog– mostly border collies and kelpies–for others, and says there isn’t one “correct” breed of dog for working cattle or sheep. Collies were bred in the United Kingdom and kelpies originated in Australia, both breeds for working sheep, but the best breed is whatever you prefer, he said. “Everyone’s got their prefer-

best. Whatever breed you like and does the job for you is the best dog for you.”

Cox compares keeping a dog healthy to what keeps a human healthy: good nutrition. “The quality of nutrition we put in them, we gain back in health,” he said. He looks at the fat and protein content and the ingredients in dog food, preferring a meat-based

ences. It’s like having a Dodge or a Chevy or Ford

product and not a lot of grains. Many dog foods

truck. Everyone’s going to tell you their truck’s the

include corn as an ingredient, and some dogs have

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reactions to the gluten in corn. Cox prefers rice, which is a more digestible grain.

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Murray Ketteler, DVM with Ketteler Veterinary Service in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota, has raised border collies since 1982 and trials (competes with) working dogs. He also prefers less grain in dog food, pointing out that dogs are carnivores.

Vaccinations for working dogs are the same as for other dogs. Rabies, the parvovirus (parvo, for short) and distemper shots are important and can be given as soon as pups are six weeks old. The parvo vaccine is combined with the distemper shot. A second vaccination is needed three or four weeks later, to boost the first vaccination.

Parvo is a virus that affects dogs’ gastrointestinal system, causing vomiting and diarrhea and eventually death

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Because cattle dogs are working with animals much bigger than themselves, their biggest threat of injury is being kicked in the mouth or ribs or being stepped on.

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due to dehydration. The virus can live in the environment for years and it’s often hard to track where a dog might have picked it up from. Puppies are very susceptible to the highly contagious disease but if it’s caught quickly enough, they can be given an IV to hydrate them.

Ketteler said that for people living in areas where rattlesnakes are prevalent, a rattlesnake vaccine is also a good shot for dogs. The vaccine greatly reduces the symptoms of rattler bites, giving the owner time to get the dog to the veterinarian. Rattlesnake anti-venom is available for dogs who have been bitten but didn’t have the vaccine, but Ketteler’s clinic doesn’t carry it; it costs over $500 and dogs can recover from a rattlesnake bite, even if they haven’t had the vaccine, he said.

Deworming on a regular schedule is important as well.

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Ivermectin is a medicine used to treat parasites, namely heartworms, in dogs, but must be used with care. Because of their genetics, “lassie,” or rough collie dogs shouldn’t be given the drug, but “It’s a problem with any dog, if it’s over-dosed,” Ketteler said.

Ivermectin kills the heartworm larva before it gets to the heart, where the worms lodge, as well as in the lungs.

Dog owners must be careful to give the correct dosage, Ketteler said, emphasizing that consulting with a veterinarian before treating a dog is best.

Because cattle dogs are working with animals much bigger than themselves, their biggest threat of injury is being kicked in the mouth or ribs or being stepped on.

There is no way to prevent these kinds of injuries, Cox said. “The best way to cure that is to not work them, and that’s not an option in a true life situation.” He likens it to

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rodeo. “It’s kind of like riding bulls. It’s not if it’s going to happen, it’s when it’s going to happen.”

Working dogs are also prone to arthritis as they age, due to injuries they may have suffered when they were younger.

Cox treats his working dogs like pets. “As long as it’s the same rules as in the house or around the house as what they are when you’re working.

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My personal belief is that you can have the dog with you 24 hours a day, but the rules have to stay the same no matter where you’re at and what you’re doing.”

He likens it to friendships. “The more time you spend with an individual, the more you get to know them, their positive sides and negative sides. It’s the same with a dog. The more time you spend with them, the greater

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bond you’ll have with that animal. To me, that’s an advantage.”

Ketteler uses his dogs at trials, although he competes in fewer trials than he used to.

Growing up on a farm in Wisconsin, he enjoys working with animals. “There’s something neat about working with a dog, and livestock, three species working together, and being able

to communicate with a dog and get them to do what you want.”

He says one of the best things about Cox’s work with cattle dogs is that he helps their owners get command of the dog. “People think they can go outside and automatically start using (the dog). And then pretty soon the dog isn’t working. What Roy does, is to help people get control of that dog.”

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og food is best for dogs, and people food is best for people. While the occasional table scraps and treats won’t usually harm your dog, there are some foods that shouldn’t be part of your dog’s diet.

A good dog is a great asset, Cox said. “You could say that a dog in the real world is just as important as a pickup truck or a tractor or a disk, or a good horse.

He can do so much for you and save you so much time and expense, and you need to treat him like that.”

Cox speaks from experience.

“I may have had more good dogs than I’ve had good wives,” he joked.

Onions and garlic—In large quantities these can cause the destruction of red blood cells and lead to anemia.

Look for lethargy and reduced appetite and contact your veterinarian immediately if you suspect poisoning.

Chocolate—It takes a fairly large amount of dark chocolate to be toxic to an average-sized working dog.

The darker the chocolate, the more toxic it is, so keep the dog out of baking chocolate and cocoa especially. Watch for vomiting, diarrhea and seizures and contact your vet.

Xylitol—This artificial sweetener often found in sugar-free chewing gum, candy and baked goods can cause liver damage and a life-threatening drop in blood sugar. It doesn’t take much—even one piece of gum can make a 10-pound dog sick—and it may happen as quickly as within 10-15 minutes. Keep an eye out for vomiting and lack of coordination.

Grapes and raisins—These can cause kidney failure, which can show up as vomiting, increased urination and increased thirst.

-Adapted from www.petmd.com

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A good dog is a great asset, Cox said.

“You could say that a dog in the real world is just as important as a pickup truck or a tractor or a disk, or a good horse.”

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• BASSETT, NE

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Regular and Special Feeder Cattle Sales on Wednesdays

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January 2017 9

Diamond Ring Ranch Commercial Heifer Sale, Billings, MT

28 Black Hills Stock Show Horse Sale, Rapid City, SD

14 Knippling Herefords online bull sale, Gann Valley, SD

28 21 Angus Ranch at the Ranch, New England, ND

14 Rafter T Angus Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, WY

28 Black Hills Stock Show Cattlemens Ball, Rapid City, SD

16 Miller Angus Ranch Sale, St. Anthony, ND

28 Bobcat Angus Sale, Great Falls, MT

16 VanNewkirk Herefords Bull Sale, Oshkosh, NE

28 Jauer Dependable Genetics Bull Sale, Hinton, IA

17 McPherson Angus sale Philip Livestock, Philip, SD

28 Thompson Angus Ranch Sale, Kintyre, ND

20 Urlacher Angus Ranch Bull sale, Bowman, ND

29 Triangle J Ranch Simmental and Angus Bull Sale, Miller, NE

21 Redland Angus Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY

29 Black Hills Stock Show Commercial Heifer Pen show and sale,

Rapid City, SD

21 Sandage Angus bull sale, Rushville, NE 21 Severance Diamond Charolais & Angus sale at Kist’s Livestock,

Mandan, ND

30 Black Hills Stock Show Angus Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD 30 Black Hills Stock Show Gold Rush Genetics sale, Rapid City, SD

21 Richard Angus Ranch Production Sale, Belfield, ND

31 Black Hills Stock Show Charolais Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

21 J. Dikoff Family Angus Sale, Faulkton, SD

31 Black Hills Stock Show Ranch Rodeo, Rapid City, SD

22 Jallo Angus, Fordville, ND 23 Martin Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Ogallala, NE 23 Sodak Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Reva, SD

February 2017

23 Joseph Angus Ranch sale Valentine Livestock, Valentine, NE

1

Begger’s Diamond V Ranch Bull sale, Wibaux, MT

23 Strand Sim/Angus bull sale, Platte, SD 24 Churchill Cattle Co, Manhatten, MT

1

Badlands Genetics Plus Red Angus bull sale, Stockmens Livestock, Dickinson, ND

24 Ken Hass Angus Bull Sale, LaGrange, WY

1

Black Hills Stock Show Hereford Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

25 JB Angus sale, Dickinson, ND

2

Idland Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Glendive, MT

25 Sioux Empire Farm Show Angus Sale, Sioux Falls, SD

2

Ridder Herefords annual bull sale at the ranch, Callaway, NE

26 Marcy Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Gordon Livestock, Gordon, NE

2

Stroh Hereford Ranch Bull Sale, Kildeer, ND

27 Black Hills Stock Show Horse Sale, Rapid City, SD

2

Black Hills Stock Show Gelbvieh Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

27 Soriede Charolais Sale, Bowman, ND

2

Black Hills Stock Show Red Angus Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

28 Rohrich Cutting Edge Ranch Red Angus sale, Napleon, ND

2

Black Hills Stock Show Shorthorn Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

28 Baldridge Bros. Angus bull sale, North Platte, NE

3

Maher Angus Ranch Morristown SD sale at the Ranch, Morristown, SD

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Carmichael Herefords, Meadow, SD

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February 2017 (con’t.)

3

McConnell Angus Ranch Production Sale, Dix, NE

3

Dvorak Herefords, Lake Andes, SD

3

Baumgarten Herefords sale, Belfield, ND

3

Black Hills Stock Show Limousin Show & Sale, Rapid City, SD

3

Black Hills Stock Show Maine Anjou Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

3

TJS Red Angus bull sale, Buffalo Livestock, Buffalo, WY

4

Ellingson Angus Ranch bull sale at Martin Schaff sale facility, St Anthony, ND

4

Upstream Hereford Ranch bull sale, Taylor, NE

4

Bartos Angus Production Sale, Verdigre, NE

4

Prickly Pear Simmental sale, Helena, MT

4

Black Hills Stock Show Chi-Influence Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

4

Black Hills Stock Show Simmental Show and Sale, Rapid City, SD

4

Black Hills Stock Show Supreme Row, Rapid City, SD

5

Frey Angus and Red Angus bull sale at the Ranch Granville ND

5

Hartman Cattle Co. Simmental and SimAngus Bull Sale, Techumsa, NE

5

Black Hills Buffalo Classic Sale during Black Hills Stock Show, Rapid City, SD

6

Pelton Ranch, Hereford, Angus and Red Angus bull sale, Haliday, ND

6

Gateway Simmental sale, Lewistown, MT

6 Cal Heitzman Red Rock Angus Bull Sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD 7-11 Watertown Farm Show, Watertown, SD 7

Calvo Family Red Angus Sale, Valentine Livestock, Valentine, NE

7

Koepplin Black Simmental Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

8

Spear U Angus Ranch bull sale, at Shearer Ranch, Wall, SD

8

Friedt Herefords sale, Dickinson, ND

9

Nagel Cattle Co. Bull Sale, at the ranch, Springfield, SD

9

Wittkopp Angus, Glascow, MT

9

Rust Mountain View Ranch Ace in the Hole Bull Sale, Turtle Lake, ND

9

Foos Angus Ranch sale at Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, SD

9

Booth’s Cherry Creek Ranch Bull Sale, Veteran, WY

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February 2017 (con’t.)

9

Lassle Ranch Simmental bull sale, Glendive, MT

10 TNT Simmental Bull Sale, Almont, ND 10 Topp Herefords Bull Sale at the ranch, Grace City, ND 10 Mohnen Angus sale at Farm, White Lake, SD 10 Honeyman Charolais Bull Sale, Bowman, ND 10 Powder River Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY 10 Bred for Balance Simmental sale, Starbuck, MN 11 Amdahl Angus & Hereford “Premier Performance Sale”

Rapid City, SD 11 Kenner Simmental Ranch 17th Annaul Bull Sale,

Napoleon Livestock, Napoleon, ND 11 Schaff Angus Valley Bull and Female Sale at the ranch,

St. Anthony, ND 11 Stewart & Steffensen Charolais Bull Sale, Madison, SD

11 Heart City Bull Bash, Valentine, NE 11 Wilkinson Ranch Angus Open House bull sale,

DeSmet, SD 12 Hart Simmental Beef Builder bull sale, Frederick, SD 12 Wicks Cattle Simmental and SimAngus bull sale,

Richardton, ND 12 Mrnak Herefords Bull Sale, Bowman, ND 13 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Hereford production sale,

at the ranch, Ree Heights, SD 13 Sletten Angus Ranch bull sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD 13 Benda Ranch Simmental bull sale, Kimball, SD 13 Felton Angus Bull Sale, Big Timber, MT 13 Logterman Herefords and Angus bull sale, Valentine, NE 13 Pearls of the Prairie Angus sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

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February 2017 (con’t.)

14 Bichler-Johnson Simmental bull sale, Linton, ND

17 Reppening Angus sale, Mitchell, SD

14 Thorson Herefords Annual Production sale, Philip

Livestock, Philip, SD

17 Durbin Creek Ranch Hereford bull sale, Worland

Livestock Auction, Worland, WY

14 Werning Cattle Co. Production sale, 12 noon at the

ranch, Emery, SD

18 Carmichael Herefords Annaul Proven Performance

Bull Sale, at the Ranch, Faith , SD

14 G Bar H Genetics bull sale, Torrington, WY

18 Ekstrom Simmental Annual Bull Sale, Kimball, SD

14 Classic Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Regent, ND

18 Kappes Simmental & Angus Production Sale, Aberdeen, SD

14 Forster Red Angus Sale, at Wicks Sale facility, Richardton, ND

18 Schiefelbein Angus Farms sale at the Farm, Kimball, MN

15 Hilltop Angus Ranch at the Ranch, Bowdle, SD

18 Varilek Angus Ranch at the ranch, Geddes, SD

15 Millar Angus Ranch Bull Sale at the ranch, Sturgis, SD

18 Crump Red Angus Annaul Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock,

Buffalo, WY

15 Barenthsen & Bullinger Red Angus Annual Production

Sale, at the ranch, Powers Lake, ND

18 Reich Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Zap, ND 19 Nathan Palm Angus, Estelline, SD, bull sale at

Watertown, SD

15 Ostrand Angus/ Slagle Angus Bull Sale, Sargent, NE 15 Deitz Family Angus Online Productin Sale,

Sentinal Butte, ND

19 Spruce Hill Angus Ranch at Bowman Livestock, Bowman, ND

16 Mogck & Sons Angus, at the ranch, Olivet, SD

19 Bruner Angus Ranch Sale, Drake, ND

16 Olson Red Power Hereford and Red Angus Sale,

Argusville, ND

20 Bulls of the Big Sky sale, Billings, MT

16 Miske Ranch Angus Production Sale, Glendive, MT

20 Rausch Herefords Annual Bull & Heifer sale, at the ranch,

Hoven, SD

20 Koupal Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Dante SD

16 Krebs Ranch Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Gordon, SD 16 Neiman 77 Ranch Bull Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock,

Belle Fourche, SD

20 Tokach Angus Ranch sale at Kist Livestock Mandan ND

17 Johnson Black Simmental Bull Sale, Baker, MT

20 Ludvigson Stock Farms Dakota Bull and Female Sale,

Mandan, ND

17 Hoffman Ranch Hereford Bull Sale, Thedford, NE

20 Turtle River Cattle Co. Red Angu sale, Napoleon, ND

17 R & R Cattle Co. Annual Bull and Female Sale,

Chamberlain Livestock Auction, Chamberlain, SD

20 Wolf Angus Ranch Private Treaty Sale starts, Winner, SD

17 Robert Birklid, R Lazy B Charolias Bull Sale, Hub City

Livestock, Aberdeen, SD

21 Bar JZ Ranches Hereford and Limousin Bull sale at

Thomas Ranch sale facility, Holabird, SD 21 Gill Red Angus Annual Bull Sale at the ranch, Timber Lake, SD

17 Lewis Bros. Angus Bull Sale, St. Onge Livestock, St. Onge, SD

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February 2017 (con’t.)

21 Cedar Top Ranch Gelbvieh, Angus and Balancer Bull

Sale, at Burwell Livestock, Burwell, NE

24 Peckenpaugh Angus bull sale, Mitchell Livestock, Mitchell, SD

21 Douglas Booth Family Angus bull sale, Torrington, WY

25 Carlson Angus Ranch bull sale at the ranch, Mott, ND

21 Coleman Angus & Trexler Angus, Missoula, MT

25 Peterson Angus Bull Sale at Sioux Falls Regional,

Worthing, SD

21 Larson XL Simmental sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

24 Sprunk Angus & Erdmann Angus sale, Lisbon, ND

21 Milligan Hereford 2 Year Old Bull Sale, Philip Livestock,

Philip, SD

25 Strommen Ranch Bull sale at the ranch, Ft. Rice, ND

21 Stout Charolais Bull Sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD

25 Johnson-Rose Angus Bull Sale, Mobridge Livestock

Auction, Mobridge, SD

22 Chestnut Angus Sale, at the Farm, Pipestone MN 22 Larson Family Ranch Annual Production sale, Presho Livestock,

Presho, SD 22 Cedar Flo Angus Production Sale, Lemmon Livestock,

Lemmon, SD

25 Bush Angus Sale at the Farm, Britton, SD

25 Kreth Angus & Hereford sale at the Farm, Mt Vernon, SD 25 Smith Saddle Butte Ranch Bull Sale, Harding County

Stockgrowers Pavilion, Buffalo, SD 26 Kal-Kota Ranch Bull Sale, Mandan, ND

22 TC Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Franklin, NE

26 Raml Angus sale at the ranch, Goodwin, SD

22 Stortz/Gibbs Angus Bull Sale, Glendive, MT

27 Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Pierre, SD

23 Raven Angus Bull Sale at the Ranch, Colome, SD

27 Foxhoven Angus Bull Sale, Crofton, NE

23 Van Dyke Angus Bull Sale, Manhattan, MT

27 Hart Farms at the Farm Frederick SD

23 Browns Angus Ranch bull sale at the ranch, Center, ND

27 Circle L Angus Bull Sale, Dillon, MT

23 Triple M Ranch Red Angus Bull Sale Kist Livestock,

Mandan, ND

27 Choat Cattle Co. bull sale, Burwell, NE

23 Bear Mountain Angus Ranch bull sale, at the ranch,

Palisade, NE

27 Reyes/Russell 24th Annual Sale, Wheatland, WY

27 Caraway Red Angus sale, Lake Benton, MN

24 Beitelspacher Ranch Angus & SimAngus bull sale at

Mobridge Livestock, Mobridge, SD

28 Deep Creek Angus Ranch Bull Sale at Philip Livestock,

Philip, SD

24 Jamison Herefords Annual Bull sale, at the ranch, Quinter, KS

28 JC Heiken Angus & Sons bull sale, Miles City, MT

24 Gant Hereford and Angus sale at Platte Livestock, Platte SD

28 Connelly Angus Bull Sale, Valier, MT

24 Skinner Ranch Seedstock sale, Hall, MT

28 Geppert’s Rock Creek Livestock sale, Mitchell, SD

24 Brenner Angus & Red Angus Bull Sale, Kist Livestock,

Mandan, ND

28 Haynes Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Ogalalla, NE

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March 2017 1

Sandhill Red Angus sale, Sidney, MT

3

Carl Dethlefs and Sons Angus Bull Sale, Rockville, NE

1

Bruns Angus at the Farm Madison SD

3

Sutherlin Farms Red Angus Bull Sale, Stevesville, MT

1

Pederson Broken Heart Ranch Red Angus Production Sale, at the ranch, Firesteel, SD

3

Handel Farms Annual Gelbvieh and Red Angus Bull Sale, Platte Livestock, Platte, SD

1

Ox Bow Ranch Bull Sale, Wolf Creek, MT

4

Redland Red Angus sale, at the ranch, Hysham, MT

1

Lonesome River Ranch Angus sale, Anselmo, NE

4

Ravine Creek Ranch Hereford bull sale, Huron, SD

1

L Bar W / Sidwell Ranch Hereford Sale, Columbus, MT

4

Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus sale at the ranch, Selby, SD

1

Gaaskjolen Gelbvieh Ranch sale, Lemmon, SD

4

Lucky 7 Angus Bull Sale, Riverton, WY

2

Bieber Red Angus “Bieber Fever VIII” sale at the ranch, Leola, SD

5

Spring Valley Angus at the Farm LaMoure ND

2

Dave Fuoss Angus Ranch sale at the Ranch, Draper, SD

5

Windy Creek & Melroe Farms, Aberdeen Livestock, Aberdeen, SD

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March 2017 (con’t.)

7

Cheyenne Charolais 23rd Annaul Production Sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD

11 Wiesler Angus, Orient, SD sale at Hub City Livestock,

Aberdeen, SD

7

Doll Ranch Charolais & Simmental bull sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

11 Fast Angus/Dohrmann Cattle Co. sale, Kist Livestock,

Mandan, ND

7

Jindra Angus Production Sale at Creighton Livestock Auction, Creighton, NE

12 RBM Livesock sale at the Farm, Florence, SD

7

S &V Livestock Angus bull sale, Gordon, NE

12 Strommen Cattle Co. bull sale, Ft. Rice, ND

7

Ridl Angus Farms Dickinson ND sale at Stockman’s Livestock, Dickinson, ND

13 Keller Broken Heart Simmental Bull sale at Kist Livestock,

Mandan, ND

7

Schuette S & S Polled Herefords Sale, Guide Rock, NE

13 Schauer Angus Ranch at Faith Livestock, Faith, SD

7

Open 8 Genetics Simmental and Sim Angus bull sale, Charlo, MT

8

Weber and TC Reds, Red Angus bull sale, Madison Livestock, Madison, SD

13 Watje-Zimmerman Charolais “Pounds for Profit” bull sale,

Faith, SD

8

Heart River Red Angus & Open A Angus bull sale at the ranch, Belfieild, ND

8

Vin-Mar Angus Bull Sale at Sheridan Livestock Auction,

Rushville, NE

12 Diamond J Angus, Mandan, ND

13 Barstow Angus sale at the ranch, Springview, NE 13 Holden Herefords Sale, Valier, MT 13 Pine Coulee Angus Bull Sale, Laurel, MT 13 Feist Gelbvieh bull sale, Bowman, ND 14 Styles Angus Inc. Bull Sale at the Farm, Brentford, SD

8

Sitz Angus Spring Bull Sale, Dillon, MT

8

Gumbo Hill Ranch Angus & Hybrid bull sale, Lemmon, SD

14 MacDonald Ranches Salers and Optimiser Bull sale,

Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

9

Mogck Angus Farm Tripp SD Tripp Livestock ,Tripp, SD

14 Best Angus Sale, Watford City, ND

9

Hall - Pokorney Red Angus Bull Sale, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, North Platte, NE

14 Trask & Peterson Angus Bull Sale, Philip Livestock Auction,

Philip, SD

9

Schriefer Red Angus Bull sale, at Stockmens Livestock, Dickinson, ND

14 Cooper Hereford Ranch sale, Willow Creek, MT

10 Heuftle Red Angus bull sale, Cozad, NE 10 Leland Red Angus Annual Production Sale at the ranch,

Sidney, MT 11 Cowboy Classic Angus Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY 11 Lensegrav Hybrid Angus Bull Sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD

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14 ZumBrunen Angus & Hytrek Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Lusk, WY 15 Eagle Pass Gelbvieh & Angus sale at the ranch, Highmore, SD 15 Wagonhammer Ranches Production Sale,at Shamrock

Livestock, O’Neill, NE 15 Stacey Roberts Angus, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND 15 Stevenson Angus Bull Sale, Hobson, MT

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March 2017 (con’t.)

16 Malek Angus Ranch, Highwood, MT

24 Wilson Ranch bull sale, St. Onge, SD

16 Lone Tree Red Angus Bull Sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD

24 Vermillion Ranch Bull Sale, Billings, MT

16 Strohschein Angus Annual Production Sale, Belle Fourche, SD

25 Connealy Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Whitman, NE

16 Evenson Angus sale at Lemmon Livestock, Lemmon, SD

25 Mt Rushmore Angus Ranch At the Ranch, Hermosa, SD

17 3C Christensen Ranch Annual Production Sale at the

ranch, Wessinton, SD

25 Croissant Red Angus bull sale at the ranch, Briggsdale, CO

17 Scherbenske Angus Ranch Lehr ND sale at Wishek Livestock

Wishek, ND

25 Lund’s B Bar Angus Bull Sale, Baker, MT

18 White Angus Ranch & Raymond Lee Angus Bull Sale at,

Bowman Livestock, Bowman ND

25 T - Heart Ranch Bull Sale, Lagarita, CO

18 Forgey & Graeser Angus sale at the ranch, Dallas, SD 18 Grays Angus Bull Sale at the ranch, Harrison, NE 18 Milk Creek Reds Red Angus Sale, at the ranch, Plevna, MT 19 Reppe Ranch Angus bull sale, Bradley, SD 20 Baxter Angus Farm & Wagner Herefords Bull Sale at Baxter

Angus Farm, Rockham, SD

25 Fischer Red Angus Annual Spring Fling, Harlowton, MT 25 Sinclair Cattle Company Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY 27 Iron Mountain Cattle Company sale at Belle Fourche

Livestock Belle, Fourche, SD 27 Weber Charolais and Angus Bull Sale, Corsica, SD 27 Feddes / C-T Red Angus Sale, Manhattan, MT 27 Flatwater Gang Red Angus bull sale, Valetine Livestock, Valentine, NE 27 Hager Cattle Co. Limousin Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

20 Van Beek Angus bull sale. Mobridge, SD

27 Larson Ranch Angus sale, Forsyth, MT

20 RMH Hurlbut Cattle, Watertown, SD

28 Littau Angus Ranch at the ranch, Carter, SD

20 Bridle Bit Simmental bull sale, Walsh, CO

28 Hall Stock Farm bull sale, Berthold, ND

20 TLC Angus Bull sale, Mandan, ND

29 Randy Schmidt Charolais Bull Sale, at Sheridan Livestock, Rushville, NE

21 Moore Angus sale at the farm, Artesian, SD

29 Pfaff Angus and Ernst Herefords bull sale, Oneil, NE

21 Green Mountain Red Angus bull sale, Three Forks, MT

29 NJW Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Sheridan, WY

21 Open Gate Ranch Simmental Bull Sale, Simms, MT

30 Rocking Tree Red Angus bull sale, Belle Fouche Livestock,

Belle Fourche, SD

21 Lodoen Cattle Co. L83 Ranch Red Angus bull sale,

Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

30 Jacobson Red Angus bull sale, West Fargo, ND

22 Westphal Red Angus, Grass Range, MT

31 Brozik Angus Ranch sale, Winner, SD

22 McCumber Angus Ranch sale at the Ranch, Rolette, ND

31 Novotny Angus bull sale, Winner, SD

22 Rossow Angus Ranch sale Herreid Livestock, Herreid, SD

31 Wulf Cattle Co. bull sale, Morris, MN

23 Lau Angus sale at Corsica, SD

31 Pieper Red Angus Spring Bull Sale, at the ranch,

Hay Springs, NE

23 Schuler Red Angus Production sale at the ranch,

near Bridgeport, NE 23 Gartner-Denowh Angus Bull Sale, Sidney, MT 23 Vermilion Ranch Commercial Female Sale, Billings, MT 23 Glasoe Angus Ranch sale, Williston, ND 24 Sellman Ranch Performance Bull Sale, Crawford, NE 24 Schurrtop Angus & Charolais Bull Sale, at Tri State Livestock,

McCook, NE 24 Lisco M Diamond Angus Bull Sale, Casper, WY 24 Roth Angus sale at Mitchell Livestock, Mitchell, SD 24 Rust Mountain View Ranch “Ace in the Hole” sale,

Turtle Lake, ND 24 Tom Varilek Angus sale, Platte, SD

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Brooks Chalky Butte Angus Ranch sale at Bowman Livestock, Bowman ND

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SDSU 25th Annual Bull Sale, Cow Calf Center, Brookings, SD

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Nelson Angus Ranch sale at the Ranch, Carpenter, SD

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Wells Charolais Annual Bull & Female Sale at Hub City Livestock, Aberdeen, SD

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Rambour Charolais Annual Bull Sale at the ranch, Sidney, MT

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DeBrucker Charolais Annual sale at Western Livestock, Great Falls, Mt

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Sonstegard Red Angus Spring Bull Sale at the farm, Montevideo, MN

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Kraye Angus Bull Sale, Mullen, NE

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Reisig Cattle Company Bull Sale, Hardin, MT

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Thorstenson Herefords Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Selby, SD

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Flying W Red Angus sale, Mandan, ND

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Hebbert Charolais Annual Bull Sale at Hyannis, NE

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Curt Miller Angus sale at Presho Livestock Presho SD

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Ludvigson Stock Farms Spring Bull Sale, Billings, MT

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Fanning Ranch Angus Bull Sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD

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Valnes Red Angus Bull Sale, Aberdeen, SD

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Math Farms, Malta, MT

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Lehrkamp Livestock bull sale at the ranch, Caputa, SD

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Daigger - Orr Angus Bull Sale, North Platte, NE

10 Rollin Rock Angus Bull Sale, Sidney, MT

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Hinman Angus Bull Sale, Malta, MT

10 Bakers LEMAR Angus Ranch sale at St Onge Livestock St Onge SD

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WEBO Angus Bull Sale, Lusk, WY

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Black Ranches-Nine Irons Seedstock Bull Sale, Antioch, NE

10 Eggleston Charolais Annual Bull Sale, Huron Continental

Marketing, Huron, SD

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Schelske Angus sale at Magness Livestock, Huron, SD

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Nissen Angus Bull Sale, Chinook, MT

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A & B Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Bassett, NE

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Bar 69 Ranch Craig & Deb Kukuchka, Belle Fourche, SD sale at St Onge Livestock, St Onge, SD

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Fox Angus Farms sale at SD Livestock Barn, Watertown SD

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Arntzen Angus Bull Sale, Hilger, MT

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Midland Bull Test Angus Sale, Columbus, MT

Roster Charolais Bull Sale, Mitchell Livestock, Mitchell, SD

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Kammerer Livestock Annual Bull Sale, St. Onge, SD

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Regency Acres Bull Sale, Sidney, MT

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Mandan,ND 11 Hilltop Angus Bull Sale, Lewistown, MT 11 Beckton Red Angus Bull Sale, Sheridan, WY 11 Oakwater Ranch Charolais Bull Sale, Valentine, NE 11 Thomas Ranch Angus & Red Angus sale at the Ranch, Harrold SD

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12 Pass Creek Angus Bull Sale, Wyola, MT

19 Schaak Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Wall, SD

13 Reich Charolais Bull Sale at Belle Fourche Livestock,

Belle Fourche, SD

19 Ponca Creek Cattle Co sale at the Ranch, Bonesteel, SD

14 Red Western Red Angus Bull Sale at Crawford Livestock, Crawford, NE

20 Arrow Brand Genetics Angus bull sale, Devils Lake, ND

14 5 L Red Angus “Right for the Times” Spring Production sale, at the

ranch, Sheridan, MT

20 Big Dry Angus, Glascow, MT

15 Don Miller Angus Farms Bull Sale at Huron Continental Marketing,

Huron, SD

21 DeGrand Angus Annual Bull Sale, Baker, MT

20 DeVries Angus sale, Magness Livestock, Huron, SD

21 Pine Creek Angus Ranch sale at Faith Livestock, Faith, SD

15 Lindskov & Thiel Ranch Charolais and Angus Bull Sale at the

Ranch, Isabel, SD

22 Christensen Simmentals Bull and Heifer sale at the ranch,

Wessington Springs, SD

15 Stuber Ranch Herefords Sale, at the ranch, Bowman, ND

24 Ma & Pa Angus sale at Presho Livestock, Presho, SD

15 Nelson Livestock Simmental and SimAngus Bull Sale, Fallon

County Fairgrounds, Baker, MT

24 North Dakota Angus Association Bull Test Sale at Stockmen’s

Livestock, Dickinson, ND

15 Feiring Angus Ranch bull sale, at the ranch, White Earth, ND

24 Sunrise Angus Bull sale, Faith Livestock Commission Co. Faith, SD

17 Jorgenson Angus Farm Bull Sale at Winner Livestock, Winner, SD

25 Currant Creek Angus Bull Sale, Miles City, MT

17 Medicine Rock Angus Bull Sale, Bowman, ND

25 Vollmer Angus Ranch sale at the ranch, Wing, ND

18 Cottonwood Angus Bull sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD

26 Opp Angus Bull Salt at Stockman’s Livestock, Dickinson, ND

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26 Wedge Tent Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Lemmon Livestock, Lemmon, SD

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Spickler Angus Ranch sale at the Ranch, Glenfield, ND

27 Mangen Angus Ranch Bull Salt at Belle Fourche Livestock,

Belle Fourche, SD

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Philip Livestock “Bull Day” All Breeds Bull Sale, Philip, SD

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McDonnell Angus bull sale, Bowman, ND

27 Prairie Pride Angus bull sale at Jamestown Livestock, Jamestown ND

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Cane Creek Herefords Production Sale, Mobridge, SD

28 Rafter U Cross Ranch Angus sale at Philip Livestock, Philip, SD

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Kopriva Angus sale at the Farm, Raymond, SD

29 Wienk Charolias Annual Bull Sale at the ranch, Lake Preston, SD

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Nold Family Angus Sale, Hub City Livestock, Aberdeen, SD

29 Wicks Angus, Carpenter, SD

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Borns Angus sale at SD Livestock Sales, Watertown, SD

29 Wilken Angus Yearling Bull Sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD

13 Cody Wild West Days Horse Sale, Cody, WY 14 Southwest Select Horse Sale, Bowman Livestock, Bowman, ND 19 & 20 SD Livestock Marketing Assn. Annual Meeting and

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41ST Annual Production Sale

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017

1:00 PM • Lincoln County Fairgrounds • North Platte, Nebraska

Selling 100 Yearling Red Angus Bulls

MODERATE FRAMED • LOW MAINTENANCE • THICK AND POWERFUL • CALVING EASE

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83222 Rodeo Lane, Bartlett, NE 68622 hallreds@nntc.net

At Ellingson Angus, we utilize real-world experience to produce profit-oriented cattle for our customers.

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Featured Sires: Advance, Plateau, Resource, Boardwalk, Chaps, Roughrider, Remedy & Traction

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Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus ANNUAL

Progress Through Performance Bull Sale Sale Date: Thursday, February 9, 2017 At the ranch in Veteran, WY Lunch: Noon • Sale Time: 1 p.m.

Selling 180 bulls including 100 PAP tested fall bulls

Selling over 50 sons of K C F Bennet Absolute including 34 with an average PAP score of 40.

These bulls were PAP Tested in Centennial, WY by Dr. Tim Holt after spending the summer at over 8,000’.

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tested!

K C F Bennet Absolute

CED: +12 BW: -0.8 WW: +63 YW: +116 M: +16 Marb: +.98 RE: +.87 $B: +153.54

www.boothscherrycreekranch.com

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26th Annual Bull & Female Sale

350 Bulls Sell...

Saturday, February 18, 2017

15 sons sell!

at the farm near Kimball, MN

290 Angus ... 60 SimAngus ...

Schiefelbein Effective our number one overall satisfaction sire.

Plus

50 Registered Angus Bred Heifers Sell!

Angus A.I. Sires Include:

Basin Excitement SAV Renown Schiefelbein Allied B&B Identity Plattemere Weigh Up Sitz Upward Vision Unanimous Connealy Black Granite

15 sons sell!

Schiefelbein Allied our most dominating new sire.

Bennett Absolute Schiefelbein Protocol VAR Generation 2100 PA Safeguard PVF Insight – plus many others!

Plan to join us for these events:

15 sons sell!

Friday, February 17 12 noon 2 till 4 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm

Saturday, February 18

Viewing of Sale Cattle 9:00 am Viewing of Sale Cattle Tour of the Farm 10:30 am Free Beef Lunch Social Hour (Free Drinks & Appetizers) 11:00 am 2017 Sale Begins Premium Beef Educational Panel Free Prime Rib Dinner with all the fixings

(NOTE: All events will take place at the sale facility)

SAV Renown our sale topping proven sire.

All Bulls i50K DNA Tested

Schiefelbein Effective AAR Ten X SAV Ten Speed VAR Discovery Connealy Capitalist Schiefelbein Zeus Baldridge Waylon Boyd Signature

Sale to be broadcast live!

• Free Delivery • Sight Unseen Guarantee

The best bulls, the best value, the best service guaranteed.

Contact us today! Visitors always welcome.

Frank Schiefelbein & Family 74208 360th St., Kimball, MN 55353 320/266-8487 (Dan) • 320/224-5830 (Tim) • 303/324-5149 (Don) info@schiefelbeinfarms.com • www.schiefelbeinfarms.com

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Advertiser Index 21 Angus Ranch...........................................11 Crook Mountain Angus.............................269 Hoffman Ranch...........................................104 3C Christensen Ranch...............................300 Crump Red Angus.....................................221 Honeyman Charolais.................................174 Amdahl Angus............................................175 Crystalyz.........................................................25 Hoop Beef Systems......................................18 American Gelbvieh Assoc........................138 Curt Miller Angus........................................... 6 Hueftle Cattle Co - SD...............................255 APT Technologies........................................45 Deep Creek Angus....................................243 Iron Mountain Cattle Co...........................178 Arnold Realty..............................................252 Dethlefs & Sons Angus..............................111 Jamison Herefords & Quarter Horses....298 Assman Implement....................................145 DeVries Angus............................................217 Jason Bartels...............................................283 Badlands Red Angus.................................144 Dikoff Ranch................................................147 Jauer Dependable Genetic......................218 Bakers Lemar Angus Ranch......................248 Doll Ranch.....................................................48 JC Heiken Angus.......................................150 Bar 69 Ranch.................................................10 Dubas Equipment Co..................................26 Jenner Equipment................................. 52-53 Barenthsen/Bullinger Red Angus..............47 Dustin Carter...............................................219 Jindra Angus...............................................148 Barstow-Rock Creek Angus........................36 Dvorak Hereford Ranch............................263 Johnson-Rose Angus.................................299 Bartos/Frederick Angus..............................82 Eagle Pass Ranch.......................................268 Joseph Angus.............................................114 Baxter Angus Farm......................................86 Ehlke Herefords............................................83 Justin Dikoff - 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Raven Angus Ranch.....................................35 Multimin.......................................................288

Martin-Trudeau Insurance........................208

RBM Livestock.............................................126 Upstream Ranch.........................................187

Mason & Morse............................................17

Real Tuff Inc.................................................195 Wagner Herefords.......................................87

Mathis Implement......................................218

Reich Charolais................. Inside Back Cover Waldo Realty...............................................219

Matt Lowery................................................285

Reyes & Russell...........................................186 Watje Livestock, LLP..................................241

McCumber Angus Ranch..........................303

Ridder Hereford Ranch.............................230 Weber Land & Cattle.................................166

McMurry Cattle...........................................254

Rockingtree Ranch.......................................89 Wedge Tent Ranch....................................262

Melroe Farm...............................................236

Sandmeier Charolais.................................127 Wenzel Construction.................................279

Merial LTD...................................................231

Schaff Angus Valley....................................... 7 Werning Cattle Co.....................................211

Meyerink Farm Service..............................209

Schauer Angus...........................................198 Western Sire Services................................302

Midwest Liquid Feeds...............................130

Schiefelbein Angus....................................293 Westway Feed Products...........................266

Millar Angus.................................................... 5

SD Angus Association.......................226-227 Wienk Charolais.............. Inside Front Cover

Mohnen Angus...........................................270

SD Red Angus Association.........................61 Wilkinson Ranch.........................................172

Montana Red Angus Assoc......................189

SD Simmental Assoc..................................139 Willrodt Motors..........................................193

Mount Rushmore Angus............................... 4

Select Sires Inc............................................249 Windy Creek Cattle Co.............................236

Mountain West Ag.....................................263

Sellman Ranch..............................................77

Mrnak Herefords Ranch..............................78

Seth Weishaar...............................................57

Neogen........................................................247

Sinclair Cattle Company.............Back Cover

Newport Laboratories.................................19

Sletten Angus.............................................136

NutraLix........................................................121

Smith’s Saddle Butte Ranch......................131

Open A Angus..............................................46

Sodak Angus Ranch...................................159

ORIgen Inc..................................................265

Sonstegard Cattle Co................................262

Orwig’s Livestock Supplements Inc........223

Soreide Charolais Ranch...........................115

Ostrand Angus...........................................290

South Central Livestock Supply...............278

Pass Creek Angus Ranch..........................264

Spear U Angus............................................291

Penny Newman/Cowbos..........................176

Stafix...............................................................45

Pharmco.........................................................68

Strohschein Angus.......................................42

Pieper Red Angus.......................................... 9

Sutherlin Farms...........................................165

Platte Power Sports......................................56

Thomas Ranch............................................105

Poppe Cattle Company..............................49

Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus.................91

Powder River Angus....................................37

Timber Mountain Technologies..............113

Prairie Feed & Trucking............................125

Tokach Angus Ranch.................................267

Quality Liquid Feeds...................................90

Topp Herefords............................................33

Ranchers Livestock Equipment..................58

Trans OVA Genetics..................................246

RangeMate..................................................188

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hay production and 400 ac. enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program with the balance in well sodded native pasture. Pipeline water, two sets of improvements, with 3± miles of creek bottom and 460 AUMs grazing lease. This all contiguous ranch is loaded with production potential and priced to sell. A REAL VALUE ON TODAY’S MARKET!

Because IT’S MORE 605-791-2300 13467 Arapahoe Dr. THAN Piedmont,A SDDEAL 57769 Hewittlandcompany.com HewittLandCompany.com

Moreau River Ranch- Mud Butte, SD The Moreau River Ranch is a rare find in Western South Dakota, boasting over 3.5 miles of the Moreau River which offers live water and natural protection throughout the ranch. The River Break Hills are loaded with Native Grasses and occasional sage brush providing the perfect blend for range calving a set of cows or enjoying your own private hunting ground.

Improvements include a modest 3-bedroom home, shop, barn, and corrals. 2,389 Total Acres (1,319 Deeded) Price: $1,400,000

McKnight Angus Ranch – Bison, Perkins County, SD The McKnight Angus Ranch has established itself as one of the foremost recognized Angus operations in the northern plains. - 3,000+/- tillable acres, 5 homes, state of the art working facility, sale barn, extensive additional improvements, 8 wells and numerous rural water taps. Total acres- 7,308 (6,428 deeded) Price: $8,400,000.

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HO Ranch Irrigated Hayland - Vale, SD located just west of Vale, SD, is one of the highest productivity indexing farm properties in the area. The property consists of 109.1 acres (98 irrigated) class I and II soils, 2013 pivot Zimmatic irrigation system, loafing shed with developed free flowing spring, Priced at $485,000

Morrison Ranch Piedmont, SD; 220 acres Two homes, full set of out buildings, 3 wells, 100 acres of hayland, and Elk Creek traversing the property.

Priced at $720,000

JD Hewitt 605-347-1100 Tyson Hewitt 605-206-0034 Tanner Hewitt 605-490-7952 Dan Todd 605-280-9214

Johnson Place Firesteel, SD; 320 acres Fantastic Corson County grass with home, shop, barn, and continuous corrals.

Priced at $640,000

13167 Arapahoe Drive Piedmont, SD 57769 605-791-2300

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59 YEARS AI & PRODUCTION TESTING 45th AnnuAl Genetic AdvAntAGe Bull SNo Ale

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Sires represented include:

STJ Classic SAV Resource Soo Line Motive Coleman Charlo

Stevenson Rockmount Cole Creek Cedar Ridge Sitz Dash Chisum

Coleman Knight Genetics By Design Basin Excitement

Papa Forte 1921 BW +0.4 SAV Resource

WW +22

YW +48

Milk +23

SooPapa Line Motive Forte sires super mater performance and features excellen The sale will be on cattleusa.com potential. Calves feature superior expression and we will serve a complimentary lunch at 12:00 CT Coleman Charlo

For more information contact: Selling will be 100 yea Stuart Johnson Clint & Bonnie Rose 605-845-3221 (home) 605-845-2661 605-848-2818 (cell) Sires included: Rito johnsonroseangus@gmail.com • facebook.com/johnsonroseangus Answer, Sinclair Net Hoover Dam, HA THE CATTLE JOURNAL BEEF & BUSINESS 2017

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“Cow herd known for outstanding maternal traits” t’s all about the cows: As a breeder we all have access to basically the same bulls to use, but what truly makes

the difference is the cow herd. We have focused on breeding a cow herd that is stacked with generations of females that have proven themselves to be fertile, productive, and long lasting. We believe our cow herd makes the difference, and the bulls we produce are not only bred to consistently sire females that are functional, problem free, fertile, but possess the (Cow photos taken the week before ability to sire the performance and carcass quality to satisfy all segments of the industry. weaning their bull calves)

Rosetta 9270 of Mc Cumber #16464978 4X13 daughter. Bull calf 205 wt 719/101

Miss Wix 2002 of Mc Cumber #17338580 Flush sister to Mc Cumber Tremendous 2008

Miss Wix 2012 of Mc Cumber #17338588 Dam of high selling bull in 2015 to Redland’s

Miss Wix 9156 of Mc Cumber #16516831 Sired by Missing Link. Bull calf 205 wt 753/105

Lassie 0101 of Mc Cumber #16684218 A Tremendous/4X13. Bull calf 205 wt 740/103

Miss Wix 9102 of Mc Cumber #16516760 A Missing Link/EXT. Bull calf 205 wt 808/113

Miss Wix 9122 of Mc Cumber #16464861 Sired by 4X13 and is the dam of Mc Cumber Fortunate 307 and Mc Cumber Trademark 4203

Lassie 935 of Mc Cumber #16464987 Sired by 4X13 and is the dam of Mc Cumber Fortunate 235

Miss Wix 2003 of Mc Cumber #17338581 Sired by Tremendous 619T. Weaned a Herd Bull prospect, by Titanium, 205 wt. 816lbs/114

Annual Bull Sale : March 22, 2017 • • • • • Mc Cumber Titanium 3127 #17572789

Mc Cumber Trademark 4203 #17924257

This offering represents over 50 years breeding Angus cattle. ng Many bulls suitable for use on rst calf heifers.

40 yearli Selling 1 ng Complete performance and ultrasound data. li r a e y 0 d4 Free 1000 mile delivery bulls an heifers Fertility tested and guaranteed - No creep feed.

Our focus has been the same for the 52 years and 3 generations that we have been in the Angus business; keeping function in the cow herd, with the ability to adapt and be protable for our customers. It is the cow herd that makes the difference.

Mc Cumber Angus Ranch Mc Cumber Fortunate 213 #17265901

OCC Unmistakable 946U #16294218

8675 37th Ave, Rolette, ND 58366

Chuck: 701/246-3366 or 701/871-9800 Matt: 701/246-3847 or 701/871-1072 email: mccumber@utma.com | www.mccumberangus.com

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krebs ranch

Annual Bull Sale

37th

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH

12:30 p.m. MST • At the Ranch • Gordon, Nebraska Join us Wednesday, February 15th, for an evening of entertainment & hospitality…at the Ranch — OUR 2017 SALE WILL FEATURE THE LARGEST GROUP OF CASH & APOLLO SONS WE’VE EVER OFFERED! —

Barstow Cash

Kramers Apollo 317

K Bar D Joe Canada 18Y

Bushs Tundra 602

CED 12, BW 0.3, WW 67, YW 129, MILK 17, $B 139.76

CED 11, BW –1.2, WW 55, YW 108, MILK 32, $B 127.65

CED 6, BW 1.0, WW 51, YW 95, MILK 29, $B 169.20

CED 5, BW 1.9, WW 78, YW 133, MILK 29, $B 125.74

KR Abundant 4948

Barstow Queen W16

Summitcrest Elba 1W01

30 sons sell!

KR Status 4267 His first sons sell!

CED –2, BW 1.4, WW 67, YW 123, MILK 32, $B 151.71

30 sons sell!

Top selling bull of the 2015 Bull Sale.

Owned with Pleasant Valley Farm, MD, & Grand River Angus Farm, LLC, MI.

CED 8, BW 1.7, WW 60, YW 115, MILK 21, $B 107.88

25 sons sell!

Her embryo progeny sell!

Dam of the popular Krebs Ranch sire Barstow Cash.

His first sons sell!

Her embryo progeny sell!

1W01’s first six sons averaged over $20,000 at auction.

 250 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS The very top end of the spring calf crop, including our 2017 NWSS Carload & Pen Bulls  25 18-MONTH-OLD ANGUS BULLS Big, powerful set of bulls sired by Apollo, Joe Canada, Simulator & others  25 YEARLING SIM x ANGUS BULLS Black, polled sons of Profit, Vision, Braveheart & others  REGISTERED ANGUS FEMALES Complete dispersion of all the Krebs Ranch April-calving registered Angus females Every bull genomically tested • Free delivery & first breeding season guarantee

Over 300 lots of Krebs Ranch Genetics sell February 16th!

Call or email to receive a sale book.

Office 308.282.2021 • office@krebsranch.com Eldon & Louisa Krebs • Eldon’s cell 308.207.5177 Jake Scott 308.360.3223 • Ty Krebs 308.360.1972 1780 690th Road • Gordon, NE 69343

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TRI-STATE LIVESTOCK NEWS

THE CATTLE JOURNAL BEEF & BUSINESS 2017

The road to Practical Predictable genetics can be confusing.

We Can Help!

Give Sinclair Cattle Company a try.

Annual Production Sale March 25, 2017 Buffalo Livestock Auction Buffalo, Wyoming • 1 PM Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs

Sinclair Cattle company, inc.

Contact Logan Baker for more information.

307-254-1477 or 1-800-761-2077 email: info@sinclaircattle.com or go to sinclaircattle.com Duncan Smith, Owner Logan Baker, Manager Original N-Bar Genetics Working For You

Staying true to the Legacy

Reliable genetic packages result from our planned, multi-generational breeding program, which focuses on the use of proven genetics to produce a fertile cow, get a live calf on the ground and quality carcass with optimum growth.