August/September 2019 ACJ by American Chianina Journal

August/September 2019

Supreme Champion Female 2018 NAILE Congratulations to Guyer Family

Supreme Champion Female 2019 Ohio State Fair Bred by: Sullivan Farms Raised by: Boyert/Elder Congratulations to Lehman Family

Supreme Champion Female 2018 Iowa State Fair Congratulations to Van Vliet Family

Supreme Champion Female 2018 Illinois State Fair Congratulations to Moore Family

Purebred Simmental Open Heifer Sire: Dew North Dam: JBSF Proud Mary

Shorthorn Open Female Sire: SULL Red Reward Dam: SULL Red Rosemary

For more information, contact Josh Elder at 402.650.1380 Cattle Available for Viewing after September 20th. Catalog available online September 15th. Videos online at CCI.Live & SC Online Sales October 3rd.

Percentage Simmental Open Heifer Sire: Halftime Dam: DAF Reba C85

Percentage Simmental Open Heifer Sire: SAV Bismark Dam: JBSF Proud Mary 317C

John, Dede, Sara & Sage John Elder â&#x20AC;˘ Josh Elder, 402.650.1380 Dunlap, Iowa 51529 | www.maternallegends.com

ShorthornPlus Open Female Sire: Colburn Primo Dam: SULL Lady Crystal 434P

Seeking High-Quality Chianina Cattle for the 2019 National Sale Tuesday, Nov. 19 • 3 pm • Louisville, Kentucky in conjunction with the ACA National Show

Consignment Deadline: Sept. 1 For more information on the National Sale or to consign an animal, contact: Dustin Hurlbut, ACA Western Field Rep – (605) 380-8052 • dustin@chicattle.org Ryan Robb, ACA Eastern Field Rep – (217) 778-3509 –ryan@chicattle.org AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

CONTENTS 4

The Way I See It

ACA Board of Directors Nomination Form

ACA National Sale Consignment Form

ACA/University of Illinois Sire Test Info & Form

Double Down in Des Moines – 2019 National Junior Heifer Show Coverage

2019 Chiangus Classic Results

It’s Perpelxing

ACA Board of Directors Minutes

Ken Culp, III., Ph.D.

The Official Publication of the American Chianina Association 1708 N. Prairie View Road PO Box 890 • Platte City, MO 64079 816.431.2808 • 816.431.5381 (fax) www.chicattle.org

by Dr. Roger Hunsley

STAFF Jennifer Roach Executive Director jennifer@chicattle.org Cheryl Minyard Registrar/Membership Coordinator cheryl@chicattle.org Heather Counts Director of Shows & Activities ACJ Editor heather@chicattle.org (517) 214-0927

COLUMNS 07 12 13 14 17 19 21 72 73

ACA Board of Directors Update Notes From The Field…Dustin Hurlbut New Adult Members Notes From The Field…Ryan Robb ACA Ladies Auxiliary Update AJCA Board of Directors Update New Junior Members Upcoming Events ACA Bulletin

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Dustin Hurlbut Director of Sales & Marketing Western Region Field Rep dustin@chicattle.org (605) 380-8052 Ryan Robb Director of Sales & Marketing Eastern Region Field Rep ryan@chicattle.org (217) 778-3509 Production by American Chianina Journal ACJ (ISSN 1068-8021) is published quarterly at PO Box 890, Platte City, MO 64079. Subscription price is $25 per year. Periodicals postage paid at Platte City, MO and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to: ACJ PO BOX 890 PLATTE CITY, MO 64079 2017 YEAR LETTER “E” 2018 YEAR LETTER “F” 2019 YEAR LETTER "G"

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The Way I See It by Ken Culp, III, Ph.D. Chairman of the Board, American Chianina Association

rom 2000 to 2018, our family planned our entire summer around two events; the National Junior Heifer Show and the Kentucky State Fair. Everything else was a lower priority. Our schedules revolved around the NJHS and the KSF, but 2018 was the end of that trail for us. Birthdays are inevitable and December brought two monumental landmarks; Laurel graduated from the University of Kentucky and she celebrated her 22nd birthday. (Both of these events happened within two days of each other.) Time marched on. But I really wasn’t ready to close that chapter in my life. Old habits die hard. Although I won’t ever have another daughter that will show at the NJHS, I still can’t envision a scenario in which I won’t participate in the event. Fortunately, because Lindsey Broek asked me the Monday following the 2018 NJHS to coordinate the Quiz Bowl Contest, it was still the week that I looked forward to and anticipated all year. And what a week it was! Heather Counts and Lindsey Broek, along with the ACA and AMAA staffs, and the AJCA and the AJMAA boards really pulled out all of the stops to make “Double Down in Des Moines” the quintessential youth-livestock event. Unparalleled hospitality was offered from the first moment that you drove in the gate and were directed to the barns. Iowa juniors were on hand to help unload; trailers were quickly emptied and their contents carted to the stalls. The folks from Iowa really rolled out the red carpet and made everyone feel welcome. The schedule ran like clockwork, all week long. Karen Louden attended to every possible detail, ensuring everything on-site was ready for a fantastic week. Deb Core rounded up scores of volunteers to serve as contest judges and facilitators. The weather even cooperated; only on Thursday did the thermometer creep into the mid-80s. The “Glow Run”, a new, 5K evening fun run (or walk) was a new addition and was it ever successful!!! Youth and adults alike lined up to log some miles, count some steps, relieve some stress or just see the fairgrounds. It was a great inaugural event. I hadn’t been to the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1987 (and that was to the World Pork Expo.) What a beautiful facility! The Iowa State Fairgrounds is well preserved, painstakingly kept and has struck a unique balance of maintaining the historical perspective, while also offering modern conveniences and amenities. The shows were unbelievably strong! It didn’t matter which show you watched; Bred and Owned Heifers, Owned Heifers, Steers, Bulls or the Chiangus Classic. Each show had an incredible and impressive

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lineup. The quality was unbelievable; classes were exceptionally deep. Thanks to the breeders and exhibitors for making the 2019 NJHS such a quality showcase for our breed. The Chiangus Classic was deep and strong. Kudos to the Classic Committee for planning this outstanding event. Special appreciation is expressed to Heather for making sure that a show program was professionally printed and for helping Kelsey Evans to retain her sanity that week. Heather met with the AJCA every morning at 7 am SHARP, outlining their duties and responsibilities for the day. She continued to touch base with them throughout the day and during each contest. At the end of the week, six new directors were added to the Junior Board. What a great learning and leadership experience that will be for them! Two long-time junior members, Payton Stoppel and Laurel Culp (both of whom served as directors on the junior board) were recruited by Heather to serve as interns for the NJHS. What a valuable asset they turned out to be! The days were long, the questions were seemingly endless; but their individual and collective knowledge of the NJHS, its contests, structure and function, as well as their ability to recognize and call by names literally scores of junior members, proved to be invaluable to the efficient operation of the event.

Ryan Robb and Dustin Hurlbut, ACA Sales & Marketing Directors for the East and West, respectively, arrived on Sunday and stayed through Friday. These guys were very helpful; cheerfully accepting any task or request that Heather made. Both were able to connect a lot of names and voices with faces that week. They stayed busy recruiting cattle for

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the National Sale, promoting the ACA – U of IL Chianina Sire Test and simply talking with breeders, making contacts and building relationships. In the end, that’s really what it’s all about….talking with breeders, making contacts and building relationships. That’s the key to promotion and marketing. It’s not about the number of hits on a website, or the number of likes on a photo pasted on a Facebook page. Quality relationships are more important than the number of email addresses to which an ad can be delivered. My father and grandfather fed over 50,000 head of cattle in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Most of these cattle were shipped in, by rail, from Montana. Grandpa quickly learned to buy cattle based on the reputation of the breeder. “If you like the people, you’ll like their cattle” he was fond of saying. And … he was exactly right! We all need to over-deliver; going out of our way to stand behind our product and make the customer feel special. There was a family who purchased a Chiangus heifer from a “trader” and wanted to show her in the Chiangus Classic. They contacted the original breeder, who declined to pay the nomination fee. The first buyer also declined, as did the last buyer. They finally found one of the four (the third owner) that was willing to nominate the heifer for the Classic … but this took nearly six weeks and the eventual involvement of one of our Sales Directors to get resolved. The bottom line: reputation cattle are purchased from reputation people. Whenever possible, buy directly from the breeder. The breeder knows more about the cattle than anyone else, and is most interested in your repeat business. I’ll get off of that soap box and mention a few programs that merit your attention. Junior All-American Points Program During their spring meeting in Platte City, the Junior Board requested that the ACA Board implement an All-American Points Program for junior heifers. The ACA Board considered this request and quickly determined that it was, indeed, a good way to promote and market Chianina and Chiangus heifers. This program began on May 1, 2019. It will operate just like the All-American Program, except that it is for junior shows and junior members. More details can be found elsewhere in this issue of the ACJ, in the Bulletin section. Regional Junior Shows Plans are being finalized for two new regional junior shows that will be introduced and scheduled during 2020. One will be held east of the Mississippi and another will be held in the west. Juniors are welcome and encouraged to attend either or both of them. Both events will count as point shows for the Junior All-American Points Program. Dustin Hurlbut, in concert with Heather Counts, will coordinate the show in the west. Ryan Robb, working with Heather Counts, will coordinate the show in the east.

State Associations The easiest way to build a strong association is to strengthen it at the grassroots level; in this case, by strengthening state associations for both adults as well as juniors. The ACA strongly encourages each state to organize. Meet a couple of times throughout the year, elect officers, host a state show (include a junior show, which counts for the Junior All-American Points program) and help organize a state junior association. Please send your list of officers for your state (both for youth and adult boards) to Heather at the ACA. ACA – University of Illinois Sire Test We are finishing up recruiting bulls for the ACA – U of IL Chianina Sire Test. Up to 15 Chianina or Chiangus bulls will be accepted into the test. The nomination fee of $3,000 per bull will be split on a cost-share basis between the breeder and the ACA. The first 15 paid nominations will be accepted into the sire test. The nomination form for the ACA – U of IL Chianina Sire Test is found in this issue of the ACJ. Please make your nomination(s) today!!! (Note: Ryan Robb is taking the lead on this test. We need to receive your $1,500 nomination fee by October 1. A shipment of 20 straws of semen will be made in November. Cows will be inseminated in December.) This sire test will provide invaluable data both to the owners of the bulls as well as the ACA. Data will be recorded at every step of the way. There will be lots of winners in this test. Bulls that excel in CED, WW, YR, profitability, REA, quality grades, cutability and overall profitability will all be winners. Depending on your breeding or production objectives, the Sire Test will provide a lot of credible data that will help you market cattle. The ACA will also be a winner. For perhaps the first time, we will have reliable, credible data that will document the value and contribution of Chianina and Chiangus sires. This will certainly increase the value of their sons and grandsons, and also make our breed more competitive when compared to bulls of other breeds. 2019 National Chianina & Chiangus Sale Ryan and Dustin are currently accepting entries for the 2019 National Sale, which will be held in Louisville on Tuesday, November 19. Please be identifying a special lot to consign to the sale. We want to showcase the very best that the Chianina and Chiangus breeds have to offer. Let’s put our best foot forward and blow the quality right out of the water! The entry form is found in this issue of the ACJ. DNA Requirements As a reminder, the Rules of Registration were amended to read as follows: 1. ALL ACA registered bulls born after January 1, 2017 must be DNA parent verified before their progeny can be registered. 2. All ACA registered natural calves born after January 1, 2019 out AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

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of a cow that is fifteen years of age or older at birth of the calf must be DNA parent verified. This means that in order to register calves born this year, their sires must be DNA parent verified. Additionally, all natural calves born this year out of a cow that is 15 years of age or older must be DNA parent verified to that cow. Scurs (New rule) Scurs or scur tissue may not be removed or altered from cattle registered in the ACA Registry as Chiangus or Red Chiangus, unless they have been genetically tested and found to be polled. Surgically altering scurs and/or pasting with caustic paste, grinding, sanding, or shelling off the scurs without a genetic test identifying the animal as polled will cause the animal to be removed from the Chiangus or Red Chiangus Herd Book and placed in the Chianina Herd Book. Chiangus or Red Chiangus that are determined to have heads that have been altered, must produce a DNA test whose results have found the animal to be polled, in order to show as a Chiangus. Finally, I want to thank the ACA staff for all that they do for our organization and association. Five individuals who have melded to form an outstanding team. Each have their own unique strengths, and they come together as a seamless team to serve our organization, membership, breeders and producers. Jennifer, serving as our Executive Director, coordinates everyone, keeps track of schedules, accounts for all of the income and expenses and provides outstanding customer service to everyone. Cheryl handles all memberships, registrations and transfers quickly, efficiently and without any fuss. She is dependable, reliable and back-stops Jennifer when she is out of the office. Heather returned to the ACA family after a seven year absence and picked right up where she left off. But the NJHS was pretty different

now than the last one she coordinated in 2011. We’re now truly a joint, collaborative event. She and Lindsey work together seamlessly, communicate effectively and are true partners in planning. Dustin and Ryan started in March of this year and have really hit the ground running! I’ve heard from dozens of breeders who are so pleased to have been contacted by a Field Rep. They’re generating enthusiasm, vitality and sparking renewed interest; hopefully, this will result in increased registration numbers, greater visibility and more people who want to purchase Chianina and Chiangus genetics. Finally, sincere thanks is extended to the ACA Board of Directors. Board meetings have stretched from two to three days, with the first day devoted entirely to committee meetings. This board is getting things done!!! The state fair season is upon us! Everyone needs to be sure and support the Chianina and/or Chiangus Show at their state fair. Fewer and fewer people are showing cattle these days. It’s a lot easier to keep a show at a state fair than it is to lose it and try to get it restated. I understand that showing cattle is an investment of time, money and personal resources. But we all need to consider what’s best for our breed and our organization. This breed has had a strong show ring presence since its inception. We need to do our best to continue that long tradition of dominating in the show ring. We are a breed of tremendous diversity. We have breeders who believe that anything under a ¾ blood is a low percentage, and people who adamantly believe that anything over 6.25% is a “High Chi.” Our cattle come in all colors, shapes and sizes. But that diverse base helps make us strong. Each of us has a special talent or gift. That special talent is our gift from God. What we do with that talent is our gift to God. Let’s all go out and breed and market great Chianina and Chiangus cattle, and share some of our talents with the ACA and our state associations. The possibilities are endless; and that is the way I see it.

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ACA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ken Culp III, Ph.D., President At Large • Term expires 2019 1065 Durham Lane • Nicholasville, KY 40356 859.227.7506 • ken.culp@uky.edu

Hello from Indiana! by Rob Sheets

Dr. Robin Sheets, Vice President At Large • Term expires 2019 8250 U.S. Hwy. 52 W • West Lafayette IN 47906 765.583.4565 • rsheets462@aol.com Andy Higgins, Secretary Southeast Region • Term expires 2020 581 Poplar Bluff Rd. E • Auburntown, TN 37016 615.330.6446 • higg1andy@aol.com Lyle Sexton, Treasurer At Large • Term expires 2021 1752 Willow Ave • Ainsworth, IA 52201 319.461.6337 • lsgwp6337@gmail.com Brad Winegardner At Large • Term expires 2019 8865 Harding Hwy. • Lima, OH 45801 419.303.3399 • bmwinegardner@yahoo.com Keith Schrick Southwest Region • Term expires 2019 1624 Ft Worth Hwy. • Weatherford, TX 76086 817.366.6435 • wine@schricksliquors.com Justin Tracy At Large • Term expires 2020 25730 S Highway 83 • Wellfleet, NE 69170 308.962.4255 • justin@tracycattle.com Randy Gaddis At Large • Term expires 2020 2747 570th Rd. • Albany, MO 64402 660.562.9509 • gaddisrl@yahoo.com Ryan Dunklau Northwest Region • Term expires 2020 57215 858th Rd. • Wayne, NE 68787 402.369.2025 • dunkcattleco@gmail.com Eric Walker At Large • Term expires 2021 14844 Walker Rd. • Prairie Grove, AR 72753 479.601.3567 • eric@walkermasonryinc.com Larry Garrett At Large • Term expires 2021 5772 N US Hwy 35 • Williamsburg, IN 47393 765.969.0154 • lgarrett@globalsite.net Mike Stoppel At Large • Term expires 2021 18425 Shoreline Road • Russell, KS 67665 785.445.2671 • mestoppel2@fhsu.edu

o say this past year for the ACA has been eventful would be a gross understatement of what has actually transpired. First, we must acknowledge our great staff, starting with the most loyal, efficient and dedicated people to the ACA I have known. Jennifer and Cheryl have always been amazing at helping our members in any way they can and I can assure you these gals are the tops in what they do in the industry! The next time you see them please thank them for their service and show them they are appreciated. In the ACA’s transformation this past year, three very capable and enthusiastic people have been placed in curcial roles for the ACA. Heather Counts returned to us as ACJ editor and Junior Director. What an amazing job Heather is doing bringing the ACJ and communications back up to the standards the ACA membership deserves and appreciates. She is always a joy to work with and truly a professional gal and she does this all while juggling her active family (her girls are just too cute). The two ACA field representatives, Ryan Robb (East) and Dustin Hurlbut (West), are proving themselves valuable assets to moving the ACA upward, providing face to face, hands on detail to our members and reconnecting cattlemen and the entire cattle industry to the ACA with added communication. If you have not used Dustin’s and Ryan’s help and knowledge of Chi genetics yet, please reach out and take advantage of the services they can provide . Along with these great additions to the ACA family, members have enrolled bulls for a sire test (which we haven’t had for decades) to start later this year. The results from this test should add to the ACA and an individual cattleman’s data to increase the genetic information and EPD accuracies . Lastly, I want to assure you that each member of the ACA board has worked on your behalf to help grow the ACA and debated each issue with the purpose of improving the ACA. I would be remiss in not acknowledging Broad President Dr. Ken Culp for going way above and beyond in time, money and hours spent this past year to improve the ACA for all of the ACA family. Thank you very much Ken and let us all follow by raising our efforts toward improving the ACA. Hope to see you all in Louisville !

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2019 NAILE

Schedule of Events FRIDAY, NOV. 15

– Junior Show Check In

SATURDAY, NOV. 16

– Open Show Check In – AJCA Board Meeting – AJCA Exhibitor/Membership Meeting

SUNDAY, NOV. 17

– NAILE Junior Show

MONDAY, NOV. 18

– ACA Board Meeting – Ladies Auxiliary Luncheon/Meeting – ACA Annual Membership Meeting – Stall Crawl

TUESDAY, NOV. 19

– ACA National Sale Preview – ACA National Sale

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20

– ACA National Show

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Important New Info for NAILE – All animals must enter the grounds at Gates 4 or 6. – Health papers will be checked at this time. All animals must have a valid health paper with official identification, including transit animals. – All beef cattle will be rquired to have a USDA 840 EID tag. (sale & transit cattle included). – All cattle will be required to have a BVD negative test (sale & transit cattle included.) – All open show bulls will be weighed prior to entry into the show ring.

Procedure for Electing Members to the ACA Board of Directors Each year the active adult membership of the ACA will elect four directors based on the updated region alignment. The ACA regions are as follows: • Northwest (states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington & Wyoming) • Southwest (states of Arizona, California, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas & Utah) • Northeast (states of Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont & Wisconsin) • Southeast (states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia) The nomination and election procedure is outlined below: 1) A nominating petition, which appears in the August ACJ, must be completed and returned to the Association office by Sept. 15, 2019. 2) Ballots with the names of the nominees will be mailed to the ACA membership on Oct. 1, 2019.

3) The ballots must be returned to auditing agency. All ballots must be postmarked ON or BEFORE October 20, 2019. 4) The candidate receiving the most votes from each region, or for the at-large positions, will be declared the winner. 5) Each active ACA member may cast one vote for each at-large director position open each year and one vote for the regional director of his or her particular region when being elected. Board of Director positions up for election this year, 2019, are the Southwest Region and three (3) at-large positions. All directors will be elected for a three-year term. No more than four (4) persons from the same region shall serve on the Board of Directors at any one time. If you live in the Southwest Region and wish to nominate an active ACA member within that region, please complete the form below. If you wish to nominate an at-large director, please use the nomination form below. Ken Culp & Rob Sheets are eligible for re-election. Because of term limits, Brad Winegardner & Keith Schrick are NOT eligible for re-election.

ACA Board of Directors Nominating Petition The person named below is being nominated to be a director for: (Check appropriate line)

Southwest Region At-Large • Southwest Region includes: Arizona, California, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas & Utah Name of Nominee

Home Telephone

Address

Other Telephone

City

Zip

State

The undersigned hereby nominates the above named person as a candidate for election to the ACA Board of Directors for the named region or at-large. (Please print & sign your name)

Nominee must be endorsed by three active members of the ACA. If the nomination is for the directorship of a region, all three persons endorsing the nominee must be ACA members from said region.

ACA Member Number

I hereby agree to faithfully perform all duties of the ACA Board of Directors if elected to serve.

Signature of Nominee

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The National Chianina/Chiangus Sale In conjunction with the ACA National Show, NAILE, Louisville, KY

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Sale Time - 3 p.m. • Sale Cattle Preview – 2 p.m. Consignment Deadline – Sept. 1, 2019 • Nomination Fee: $250/lot Consignor: Mailing Address

City, State, Zip

Email Address

Phone #

ACA Member#

Cell Phone #

1) Sex/Type: Bull Female Flush Embryo Pregnancy Note: If this form is for a flush/embryo/pregnancy, then skip to #4

2) Animal Name:___________________________________________

Registration #:___________________

3) Breeding Information: A.I. Service Date:_________________

A.I. Service Sire Reg #:___________________

P.E. Dates:_______________________

P.E. Service Sire Reg #:___________________

Pregnancy Examination Results:______________

Pregnancy Exam Date:___________________

4) Flushes/Embryo Packages/Pregnancies:

Include ALL details on another sheet of paper. For flushes be sure to include female’s current status, flush location & production record. For embryo packages be sure to include grade, type & location of embryos. For pregnancies, include calving dates, recipient tag # & recipient type. Pleas note if the mating will result in a non-free TH, PHA, AM or NH pedigree.

5) Relevant Footnotes:

Include all the facts – Don’t worry about sentence structure. We will edit all footnotes – Use another sheet of paper if needed.

6) Submit Photos/Videos:

All high quality photos/videos are welcome. The sale coordinators will make final decisions as to photos/video usage. # of photos available:_______________

Please provide details on where to find photos/videos:__________________________________

7) Genetic Testing Verification:_________________________________________-

All animals and matings that are suspect for one or more genetic abnormalities must be tested with results on file with the ACA. NO LOTS WILL SELL WITHOUT THIS TESTING.

Note: Animal must be entered in National Show Please submit consignment form, signed agreement, nomination fee & a copy of the animal’s registration paper to ACA, Attn: National Sale • PO Box 890 • Platte City, MO 64079

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National Sale Rules & Agreement Live Animal Eligibility:

1. Bulls & heifers must be registered with the ACA at time of nomination. All animals and matings that are suspect for one or more genetic abnormalities (PHA, TH, AM & NH) must be tested with results on file with the ACA. No animals will sell without this testing. 2. Animals must be entered in the ACA National Show at the NAILE in order to be eligible for the National Sale. 3. A $250 nomination fee, payable to the ACA, must accompany each entry. (All nomination fees will be applied to sale commission & expenses.) Buybacks will be charged the same sale expense as all other lots. Show entries/releases and/or ACA registry work will be held until auction accounts have been settled. Any difference in the eventual sale expense percentage will be refunded to the seller for these animals/items. 4. Each nomination is subject to screening by the ACA National Sale Committee and sale coordinator. 5. It is highly recommended that each nomination include the following: a. High quality photo image of the animal and video. b. Footnote material should include complete performance data: birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight & EPDs. Other footnote information should include show ring winnings by the individual or its parents/siblings and any pertinent sales figures about the individual’s parents/siblings.

Flush, Embryo & Pregnancy Eligibility:

All animals and matings that are suspect for one or more genetic abnormalities (PHA, TH, AM & NH) must be tested for with results on file with the ACA. No animals will sell without this testing. Guidelines for flushes, embryos and pregnancies are as follows: 1. An ET Flush shall be defined as and consist of a future ET Flush from a specified donor dam and mated to the bull of the buyer’s choice. a. The donor dam must be made available for the ET Flush within six (6) months of the ACA National Sale. b. A successful ET Flush shall be defined as producing a minimum of six (6) transferable embryos. c. The buyer shall be responsible for all flushing expenses. d. Buyer shall be responsible for providing semen & is responsible for semen shipping costs for the ET Flush. e. Buyer shall be responsible for all embryo shipping expenses. f. Buyer shall pay 50% of sale price on sale day with the balance due the seller at the completion of the ET Flush. 2. Package of Frozen Embryos shall be defined as and consist of a minimum of three (3) frozen embryos. a. Buyer shall pay 100% of sale price on sale day to be

held until delivery of the frozen embryos to the buyer is complete. b. Shipping expenses for the ET Frozen Embryos shall be the responsibility of the buyer. c. Seller will guarantee a minimum of one 90-day pregnancy be produced from the ET Embryo package provided the embryos are transferred by a licensed ET technician. Seller would then provide additional embryos until guarantee is met. 4. An ET Pregnancy shall be defined as and consist of one pregnant recipient cow carrying a confirmed 90-day+ embryo from a specified donor dam & sire. a. Buyer shall pay 100% of the sale price on sale day. b. Buyer shall be responsible for all transportation expenses of the pregnant recipient. c. Buyer will be responsible for retesting the recipient cow to confirm pregnancy at delivery. d. There is no live calf guarantee with the purchase of an ET Pregnancy.

Consignor’s Agreement:

I am a member of the ACA and I agree to the rules and regulations governing the ACA National Sale and to the decisions of the sale manager and sale committee regarding my entries. I understand that the ACA, the NAILE, the sale manager and other affiliated sale personnel act only as agents in the sale of the livestock I have entered here and that none of these parties may be held responsible for any accidents or losses that may occur during my involvement with this event. Furthermore, I agree to make my show and sale entries available for veterinary inspection and to make certain that my entries comply with the health regulations associated with this event. I understand that my entry fee is non-refundable and that by signing below I likewise indicate my agreement to the terms of financial responsibility as described in the “Sale Management Agreement” between the ACA and the sale manager. Lastly, I agree that all commissions on my sale entries are to be paid first, before any liens or mortgages, from the proceeds of their sale. Consignor’s Signature:_________________________________ Form must be signed in order to complete your consignment to the National Sale. Send the sale consignment form, signed agreement, nomination fee & a copy of each animal’s registration paper by the Sept. 1 consignment deadline to: ACA – Attn: National Sale • PO Box 890 • Platte City, MO 64079

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FIELD NOTES

Notes from the field By: Dustin Hurlbut, Director of Sales/Marketing, Western Field Representative

eems like yesterday that I wrote my first article for the ACJ. Since the last issue I have traveled close to 1,500 miles talking with members and doing herd visits. I have been listening to the concerns of the membership as well as talking about the benefits of being a member of the American Chianina Association. Since the Herd Reference edition has hit mailboxes I have heard from more of the membership inviting me to stop by as I travel the territory. Who doesn’t like spending time looking at cattle, learning about your operations and getting to know the people behind the cattle? I sure do! The passion the membership has for the Chi breed is unmatched. We are working hard on the National Sale coming up this fall in Louisville, Ky. on November 19 at 3 p.m. There will be open heifers,

dustin@chicattle.org 605.380.8052

bred heifers, a few bulls and genetics opportunities on the sale from producers across America! Look for rules and the entry form in this issue. Give me a call if you have any questions on the sale. I traveled to Des Moines for the Double Down in Des Moines National Junior Show. It was a long, fast paced week. It was great though to have the opportunity to meet more of the adult and junior membership from across the U.S. I would like to thank everyone for welcoming me to the Chi breed, and if I can help you out in any way or you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call, text or email! See you down the road!

The Value of a Registration Paper…

o matter if you’re selling bulls, show heifers, show steers or commercial cattle – you always seem to hear customers ask, what’s the sire or what’s the mother’s sire on this one? To me this is when a registration paper becomes important. It allows you to go back on the lineage of the animal you are trying to sell. This lends credibility to your operation. Another exciting feature about having a registration paper and owning a Chianina steer is that the ACA offers the Chianina steer rewards program. This is an opportunity for juniors and breeders to earn money from the association by winning a major fat steer show. Shows include the American Royal, North American International Livestock Expo, National Western Stock Show, Ft. Worth Stock Show and Houston Livestock Show. The payout is $2,000 split 50/50 between the junior and the breeder. The ACA is also working hard to add regional shows throughout the US, as well as more shows at majors throughout the year. In order to exhibit at these shows you are required to have a registration paper and animals that are at least 6.25% Chianina. As breeders, the registration paper adds value to your show prospects and as a junior, it allows you more opportunities to show throughout the year and across the United States. We also

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have started a Junior All-American point system,where prizes are awarded for Show Heifer of the Year. In order to earn points, youth must exhibit their heifers throughout the year at sanctioned junior shows. A complete list of shows can be found online. From a breeding standpoint – whether you’re buying bulls for your commercial cows or deciding what AI sires you want to use, having a registration paper is important so that you have integrity in the breeding decisions of your cattle and the ability to keep your genetics on the cutting edge. Having a registration paper to study also gives you the ability to view birth weights if you’re looking for calving ease and weaning weights to give you those high growth calves. Registering your calves in an investment in your herd and operation. It’s well worth the time, effort and dollars invested and will pay dividends to you in the end.

NEW MEMBERS

New Adult Members ALABAMA

Madison Tew 695 E County Road 36 Ozark, AL 36360-7831

ARIZONA

Campa Cattle Aaron & Wendi Campa 3053 W Safari Dr Golden Valley, AZ 86413-8825

CALIFORNIA

Brett Johns 27613 Avenue 196 Strathmore, CA 93267-9418 Marisa Anne Tsuboi 24593 Avenue 216 Lindsay, CA 93247-9531

COLORADO

Kyndal Reitzenstein 22848 County Road 51 Kersey, CO 80644-9047

ILLINOIS

Nicholas Davis 101 E Lincoln St New Holland, IL 62671-6074 Zach Gray Show Cattle Zach Gray 2263 N 800 East Rd Danforth, IL 60930-6107 Adam Main 1512 N Knox Rd Altona, IL 61414-9364 WJM Cattle William Milashoski 1696 County Road 2600 E Minonk, IL 61760-7551

INDIANA

Colin Nicodemus 11154 N 825 W Huntington, IN 46750-8856 Sporleder Club Calves Trent J Sporleder 1050 W County Road 500 N North Vernon, IN 47265-8102

IOWA

Austin Wooster 2366 130Th St Charter Oak, IA 51439-7555

KANSAS

Jared Hoffman 6587 Us Highway 159 Effingham, KS 66023-5077

MINNESOTA

Blake Heideman 82651 150th St Glenville, MN 56036-4209 Nebraska Josh Taylor-Forster P.O. Box 89 Loomis, NE 68958-0089

OHIO

JB Show Cattle Jason Bihl 5286 Lewis Rd NE Bloomingburg, OH 43106-9707 Trent Grove 8363 Schleppi Rd Westerville, OH 43081-9311 Christopher Jones 2856 Nichols Rd Hamilton, OH 45013-9392

OKLAHOMA

Lazy Bar F Vicki, Don & Kim Ferguson 1027 Ferguson Rd Chickasha, OK 73018-6761

Leighton Robbins 4017 County Road 345 La Vernia, TX 78121-4013

Triple Crown Ranch Savannah Scott 2498 County Road 220 Hammer Ranch Bobby Hammer or Charlie Martin Angleton, TX 77515-8576 24095 N County Road 3150 Sumbera Livestock Elmore City, OK 73433 Curtis Sumbera 15441 Avenue C SOUTH DAKOTA Channelview, TX 77530-4021 Ruble Cattle Grady Ruble A Bar T Cattle Co 911 Coteau St Apt 2004 Frank Thielen Gary, SD 57237-2153 11401 N L St La Porte, TX 77571-9325

TEXAS

Lucky Spur Ranch Kim Greeley 6670 Lucky Spur Ln Sanger, TX 76266-4119

4T Cattle Co Clayton Tramell 7150 Old Valdasta Rd Blue Ridge, TX 75424-3767

Rockin H Chis Christopher & Danna Hoppe 1279 Novice Rd Winters, TX 75967

B&M Cattle Co Bradley Yeary 120 S 1st St Floydada, TX 79235-2604

Bar M Cattle Bradley Mueller 222 Windy Acres Rd Brenham, TX 77833-7396 KP Cattle Company Amy Perry 10381 Fm 1485 Rd Conroe, TX 77306-7407 Potts Show Cattle Adam Potts 2577 Fm 1177 Wichita Falls, TX 76305-6273

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FIELD NOTES

Notes from the field By: Ryan Robb, Director of Sales/Marketing, Eastern Field Representative

n the past few months, I have enjoyed getting to know many of you. Together our membership, staff and the board have made great progress for our breed! Our new team of staff pulled on our boots, grabbed our keys, laptops and phones with great enthusiasm this spring as we rounded up sponsorship for our National Junior Show and compiled a wide variety of materials for the 2019 ACJ Herd Directory. This team intends to give your mail carrier a workout! The May/June ACJ made the heavy weight class as it hit mailboxes across the nation because of your support and participation. Thank you! Please continue to reach out to your neighbors and friends to grow membership and increase registrations in our association. Encourage Chianina and Chiangus genetics in their programs. Lend a hand. Offer advice. Grow together. Improve communication throughout your state. Grow teamwork among cattlemen in your area. Increase industry support. Create new opportunities for Chianina and Chiangus cattle. Inspire a junior member. Invest time and resources in them! Our junior members are invaluable. They demonstrated admirable life skills in Des Moines during our National Junior Show. I was proud of their great attitudes and work ethic as they interacted with each other, our staff, fair employees and judges throughout a very competitive week. Cattle quality and presentation were tremendous! One of the highlights of the week had all eyes on the ring as tiny Novice Showman demonstrated their skills. Clearly, our Chianina and Chiangus cattle have outstanding docility as was displayed throughout the barns, tie outs and during the show. Promote that! After a week of Double Down in Des Moines, I doubled back across the great state of Iowa to visit a few of our breeders. I received a warm welcome at each stop. It had been a rainy morning at Clarahan Farms (Harper, IA). Yet, the extra precipitation did not wash away smiles as Ryan and Neil loaded powerful yearling bulls for breeding soundness exams while Dennis gave me a pasture tour. Hold on! What a ride! Beautiful clipped pastures surrounded us as we looked through pairs. DCL Mr Golden Hustle (374677), the 4 yr old Chiangus bull and sire of many

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ryan@chicattle.org (217) 778-3509

high sellers commanded attention as I recorded video in the pasture. His sheer mass is impressive! He is nominated for our National Sire Test at the University of Illinois. See pages 15 & 16 for details. My next stop at G. Walker’s place in Washington, Iowa, found him loading cows to move to greener pastures. We got some pictures of 2019 bull calves that proved great performance as they started on feed. Watch for them in their Spring 2020 sale! Finally, on Friday evening, I rolled into Lyle and Stephanie Sexton’s driveway in Ainsworth, Iowa. What a fun night! We sorted through the bred heifer pen and viewed SXTN Empire (383862) before we headed out for a pasture tour. “What is this calf? What is that calf? How about that one?” Moderate cows, big cows, black cows, colored cows – all shared a common theme. Their mating to SXTN Empire had clicked. Those stout calves with balance and style are stamped with consistency. They got my attention. I’m excited to see SXTN Empire calves in our National Sire Test at University of Illinois. In the next few months, I have more herd visits planned and will be promoting upcoming sales of Chi and Chiangus cattle. Please let me know how I can best support your program! Text me or email sale links and fliers. If you are considering a sale for the first time or need to locate other breeders in your area to partner for a sale, please contact me. In the meantime, I will continue work to restore and grow our state breed associations. I value your participation and unique insight. Let’s work together to create new opportunities in your state and highlight accomplishments along the way! Your suggestions, feedback and support are welcomed as we head back up the growth curve with our membership and registrations in the American Chianina Association. Please call, text or email at any time!

New ACA Sire Test

he ACA has a tremendous opportunity to increase the value of bulls; particularly for those breeders who either currently host a bull sale, sell bulls privately, or plan to expand their marketing efforts to include selling bulls to commercial cattlemen. The American Chianina Association, in collaboration with the University of Illinois, will be conducting a Sire Test. Up to 15 bulls will be accepted into the test. Twenty Angus and/or SimAngus cows at the Dixon Springs Herd, will be inseminated to each bull. The resulting calves will be born in September, 2020, and will be fed out at the University of Illinois in Champaign. All cattle will be harvested around August 1, 2021. Complete data will be collected on every calf, from conception through harvest. Because of the number of progeny and the number of sire groups in the contemporary group, the accuracies on each trait for each bull will increase significantly. The attached ACA Sire Test Fact Sheet explains the program in detail. The ACA will provide a 50% cost-share match for each bull nominated. (The cost for each bull is $3,000, of which, the breeder will pay $1500 and the ACA will pay $1500.) For additional information, please contact Ken Culp, III, Ryan Robb, or Dustin Hurlbut. Purpose: Benefits:

Procedure:

To test and evaluate the genetic potential of Chiangus and Chianina sires. • Evaluate and compare the progeny of Chiangus and Chianina sires by evaluating their performance, carcass merit, feed intake, feed conversion, and profitability. • Increase the amount of performance data collected on Chiangus and Chianina sires, thereby improving the accuracy of every trait measured. • Determine the genetic potential of the Chiangus and Chianina bulls available to purebred and commercial producers. • Document the advantages of using Chiangus and Chiangus genetics in commercial cattle operations. • Increase the value of Chiangus and Chianina bulls by establishing their genetic merit through the Sire Test. • Provide the ACA with documentable evidence that will be promoted, shared, and advertised throughout the commercial cattle industry. • Breeders must nominate bulls to participate in the Sire Test. • Up to 15 bulls may be nominated. • Breeders must provide 20 units of semen for each bull. The nomination fee is $3000/bull. The ACA is offering a cost-share of $1500 per bull, for bulls whose nomination fee is received by October 1, 2019. Checks are payable to the ACA. The first 15 bulls with paid nominations will be accepted into the test. (Fees will be returned if the bull is not accepted.) (Nomination fee covers the cost of synchronizing and inseminating the cows, use of Growsafe bunks, and collecting extensive data over the lifetime of the calves, including complete carcass data.) • The University of Illinois Dixon Springs Ag Center herd, consisting of fall calving, mature purebred Angus, ¼ blood SimAngus and half-blood SimAngus will be inseminated on December 15, 2019. • Calves will be born in September, 2020. Birth weights, calving ease scores, and weaning weights will be collected at the Dixon Ag Center. • All cattle will be moved, post-weaning, to the University of Illinois – Champaign, to be fed with Growsafe bunks to facilitate the measurement of individual dry matter intake and feed to gain ratios. Yearling weights will be taken, with post-weaning gain measurements made. (This is a terminal trial; everything will be harvested.) • Steers and heifers will be harvested around December 1, 2021. A complete set of actual carcass data will be collected. • The ACA will cover the cost of genotyping each calf entering the finishing phase. • All calves entering the finishing phase will be issued an ACA performance pedigree.

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American Chianina Association – University of Illlinois Sire Test 2020 Nominations Due by September 1, 2019

Bull Name:___________________________________________________ ACA Registration #:__________________________ Owner Name:________________________________________________ Breeder Name:_______________________________________________ % Chianina:________________

Bulls must have DNA on file with the ACA.

Please include check payable to American Chianina Association for $1500 and mail to: ACA, Attn: Sire Test • PO Box 890 • Platte City, MO 64079 For more information contact: Ryan Robb, ACA Eastern Field Rep – (217) 778-3509 – ryan@chicattle.org Dustin Hurlbut, ACA Western Field Rep – (605) 380-8052 – dustin@chicattle.org

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ACA Ladies Auxiliary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jessica Cheesman – President Northeast Region 4199 S. 900 W. • Farmland, IN 47340 765.468.7405 • jessicalcheesman@gmail.com Kelsey Evans – Vice President At Large 3209 Drennon Rd. • Campbellsburg, KY 40011 859.553.3059 • kelseyculpevans@gmail.com Deb Geuns – Secretary/Treasurer At Large 4995 Sleight Rd. • Bath, MI 48808 517.641.7152 • vfdeb@yahoo.com Segayle Foster Southwest Region 1231 County Road 57 • Lockney, TX 79241 806.445-2496 • segaylef@yahoo.com Shawnda Foster Southwest Region 1231 County Rd. 57 • Lockney, TX 79241 806.652.2383 • shawndafoster@att.net Marna Higgins Southeast Region 9845 Statesville Rd. • Watertown, TN 37184 615.273.2656 • higgmarna@aol.com Allison Higgins Southeast Region 20260 Hwy 96 • Auburntown, TN 37016 615.785.1357 • allison.higgins@outlook.com Bridget Schaefer Northwest Region Box 28 • Des Lacs, ND 58733 701.725.4902

Thoughts from the President by Jessica Cheesman, President

ouble Down in Des Moines was another successful junior nationals. Congratulations to all the winners…the Chianina Breed was represented well. I hope everyone had a safe trip home from Des Moines. Juniors, please remember to thank everyone who helped you get to Louisville. It is great friends and family who make it all possible. CONGRATULATIONS… to our scholarship winners: Paige Miller, Samantha Podzimek and Kassidy Bremer. I wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors. If you are an upcoming Senior, it is never too early to start working on the ACLA Scholarship. You can find it on the ACA website. OUR ROYALTY… congratulations to our new Queen, Jillian Bryant from Missouri. We are excited to have you represent our breed. Now that summer is winding down, Louisville will be here before we know it. As always we will have our Silent Auction, so start digging deep for great items to bring. Last year was a great success with so many items donated, lets make this year’s even bigger! All proceeds will go to help the queen and other activities throughout the year. I hope all of the Ladies are planning on attending the “Come As You Are” luncheon on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at 11:30 am. This will be our annual meeting and membership drive, along with elections. We need new and fresh ideas, so if you know of anyone, please invite them to our luncheon. You won’t want to miss out on the OH SO FAMOUS “Kentucky Silk Pie” We won’t be long, so please plan to attend for a fun time had by all!!! Also in this issue are the guidelines for Chi Lady of the Year. We wanted to give more women the opportunity to be nominated even if they cannot make it to Louisville. The Chi Lady of the Year is a lady who has been active with Chi Cattle, works with the youth and is involved in her community. Please remember whoever is nominated does not have to be present at Louisville. Nominations should be sent to Jessica Cheesman at jessicalcheesman@gmail.com by Nov. 1, 2019 for the lady to be eligible. I look forward to seeing you all in a few months in Louisville. ~Jessica

ACLA Scholarship Fundraiser

Support the ACLA Scholarship fund by purchasing an ACA Brand T-Shirt! Just $30 each! Contact Kelsey Evans at 859-553-3059 to order.

Barb Garrett Northeast Region 4496 N. Round Barn Rd. • Richmond, IN 47374 765.969.0921 • barb@barbgarrett.com Scholarship Chair: Sue Comer. PO Box 383, Lynn, IN 47355 765.874.2228 Queen Committee Chair: Kelsey Evans 3209 Drennon Rd. • Campbellsburg, KY 40011 859.553.3059 • kelseyculpevans@gmail.com

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LADIES AUXILIARY

Where has Summer Gone? by Kelsey Evans, Vice President & Royalty Coordinator

an you believe summer is ending soon? I’m not sure about you, but the months keep passing by faster as each year goes. Kids will start school soon, state fairs are in full swing and before we know it, the fall majors will begin. It’s hard to believe junior nationals ended over a month ago. I’d like to extend another heart-felt, THANK YOU, to the Iowa Group, headed by the ever talented Karen Louden, as well as the AMAA and ACA Staff and crew. It was an unforgettable week for everyone in attendance. On behalf of the Ladies Auxiliary, I’d like to share a few updates. During the NJHS in Des Moines, we presented three scholarships to a great set of young ladies; Paige Miller of Wyo., Kassidy Bremer of Iowa and Samantha Podzimek of S.D. The committee was very impressed by this years recipients and we hope all eligible High School seniors will apply next year. We are currently finalizing our Secondary Education Scholarship for those junior members enrolled in a college/university or trade school. The scholarships can be found on the ACA website, or by contacting Sue Comer at (765) 969-8259. The Auxiliary also crowned a new set of royalty, set to represent the breed and our association over the next year. Jillian Bryant from Mo., was selected as the 2019-2020 ACA National Queen. Jillian comes with an energetic personality and a very strong set of communication skills. We’re excited to watch her fulfill her role. Cheyenne Kiser of Ky. will serve another year as the ACA National Princess. Cheyenne served last year and exceeded all expectations. She, too, is energetic and passionate about the industry. The Auxiliary is excited to have both young ladies representing us! Be on the lookout for both ladies at different events throughout the country in the coming months. The Auxiliary still has Brand T-Shirts available to purchase. Shirts are $30 each and come in blue or black, crew or V-neck. If you’re interested in purchasing, please contact Jill Miller: (770) 654-1510. She will be happy to ship! All proceeds go toward our scholarship fund. I would also like to invite all ladies to our “Come As You Are” Luncheon at the North American. We have had a great turnout the last few years and hope it continues. If you’re interested in serving on the Auxiliary Board, or, would like to volunteer to be on any of our committees, please join us. Dues are paid each year and collected in Louisville. For more details, please contact Deb Geuns: (517) 2309129. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next show we’re at together! Enjoy the last few weeks of summer and best of luck as you and your families compete this fall at various shows and fairs! ~ Kelsey Evans

ATTENTION:

Chianina Ladies or Men

The Chianina Ladies Auxiliary is looking for outstanding Chianina Ladies in your area. Each year at Louisville the Ladies Auxiliary selects an outstanding Lady who has been active in the Chianina breed, works with youth and is active in her community. We know not everyone travels to the National Show in Louisville in November, so we would like to have nominations for ladies who work hard in their communities, that you feel deserve this award of Chi Lady of the Year. All you have to do is submit a letter telling why this Lady should deserve this award. Be sure to tell about her and her accomplishments.

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The winner will be selected at the Ladies Luncheon during Louisville. Again, the Lady does not have to be present at Louisville to win this award. Letters or emails must be dated by November 1, 2018. Send your letters to: Jessica Cheesman 4199 S. 900 W. Farmland, IN 47340 jessicalcheesman@gmail.com

AJCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brooklyn Curtin, President At Large • Term expires 2020 Oxford, Iowa • 319.825.5211 bcurtin@williamsburg.k12.ia.us Kylie Pickard, Vice President At Large • Term expires 2021 Hastings, Mich. • 269.948.3762 kypickard@gmail.com Savannah Garrett, Secretary At Large • Term expires 2020 Richmond, Ind. • 765.969.4532 savannahgarrett2020@gmail.com Kassidy Bremer, Treasurer At Large (SE) • Term expires 2020 Redfield, Iowa • 641.757.1502 kassidyb19@gmail.com Samantha Podzimek, Public Relations At Large • Term expires 2020 Mitchell, S.D. • 605.530.0423 spodzimek2000@yahoo.com Allyson Beninga At Large • Term expire 2021 Sioux Falls, S.D. • 605.496.4592 allysonbeninga@gmail.com Courtney Bockman Northwest Region • Term expire 2021 Weeping Water, Neb. • 402.637.6353 cbockman20@wwindians.org Brooke Hayden At Large • Term expires 2021 Lowell, Ind. • 219.689.2747 bahayden242@gmail.com Payton Jackson At Large • Term expires 2021 Commerce, Ga. • 706.340.2150 pkjackson2002@gmail.com Maggie Johnson At Large • Term expires 2020 Churubusco, Ind. • 260.442.8263 maggiej9200@gmail.com Tatum Miller At Large • Term expires 2021 Big Spring, Texas • 432.230.1178 tmiller1883@gmail.com Taylor Pinkerton Northeast Region • Term expires 2021 Liberty, Ind. • 765.580.9681 tapinkerton12@gmail.com

AJCA UPDATE

A Whirlwind Week! By: Brooklyn Curtin, President

any kids from multiple different states all got together in one location. Friends new and old got together to spend the best week of the summer together as they doubled down in Des Moines, Iowa for Chi and Maine Junior Nationals. Trailers were lined all the way to the streets waiting to join in on the fun. The barns were finally full and it was time for the fun to begin. It was now time to start our summer vacation off with a bang at the opening ceremonies. We can’t thank Elvis enough for joining us. Following open ceremonies, we moved on to contests. From public speaking to livestock judging there is a contest that fits all kids. I always encourage all members to jump in and try things out of your comfort zone. As all the contests had come to an end and the last few days of the week had arrived, many were anxious and filled with nerves as is was now show day. Throughout the show days everything went smoothly as the exhibitors moved about. When the show days had come to an end it was time to celebrate everyone’s accomplishments throughout the week. It was time for the banquet, where exhibitors go to find out who did the best in the contest throughout the week. For me, it’s the most bittersweet time of the week. We say goodbye to our fellow board members as they retire, but also welcome the new as they join us in the upcoming fun filled events we have planned for the rest of the year. I learned who my new family members were going to be throughout the next year and the new officer positions were selected. We all sat in suspense waiting for our names to come across the announcers stand. All the positions were filled but president. Not to mention my name was the only one not called out yet. My heart was racing and I was filled with emotions as I was selected as the 2019-2020 American Junior Chianina Board President. This has been something I have dreamed of accomplishing and I never thought it would be possible for me to fulfill. Giving back to the breed that has given me so much is something I look forward to do. In the upcoming year as President there is one BIG goal that I have set for myself. I have attended other breed junior nationals and have witnessed the mentor/ mentoree program. This is something that I would like to get started for Chianina members! In the mentor/mentoree program, any member could have a member/ mentor for the week to take them around to different contest and events. This person could answer any questions they have, help them meet new people and point them in the right direction if needed. When I was a junior this is something I wished I had. Coming to Junior Nationals can be overwhelming for some kids. This program is a great way to meet new kids and be involved. I would like to see this program offered to all first time participants. This person can get them from place to place and teach them the ropes! Lastly I would like to thank all the people who made this week possible! Without the help of all my fellow officers this week wouldn’t have happened. From getting all the calves checked in to organizing the contest there were many tasks to be taken care of. As a team we cannot thank our advisor Heather Counts enough! Without all the work you put in this week would not have been possible! Looking in the future we are excited to start preparing for the 2019 Junior and Open Chianina show at NAILE. We hope to see you all there! AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

AJCA UPDATE

Looking Ahead…

By: Kylie Pickard, Vice President

was glad to see so many new and old faces at Junior Nationals this year. The Chi & Maine Junior Heifer Show is always the highlight of my summer. There is always a fun activity happening, as it is not all contests and shows. Sometimes, you decide to walk five miles around the Iowa State Fairgrounds taking over 60 selfies, as I did with my fellow board member Savannah Garrett. Other times, you are caught in the middle of a water balloon fight. Whether you are working your calves, having a blast at casino night or napping in your favorite chair, nationals has something for everyone. However, the fun doesn’t stop after Doubling Down in Des Moines. With all the events on the Junior Board’s radar, we need to take the opportunity to network as breeders and members. Outside of all the county and state fairs, we are preparing for Louisville, as it is a great opportunity to meet more breeders and get kids excited about the Chi breed. Even though we are gearing up for NAILE, all shows are opportunities to meet great kids. I have met some amazing people over the years, and I love having the chance to see them again. It is always nice to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.

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I am so excited to get to work with the new AJCA Board of Directors. Together we hope to go further than last year and keep improving. We are always thinking of new ideas and improving old ones, whether it is for fundraising, nationals or other events. As always, I encourage new ideas. If anyone has a thought of what they would love to see happen in the coming year(s), feel free to contact me. I love talking to my fellow Chi breeders and members. Looking ahead to our week Livin’ on Lima Time, I am truly excited and feel that this coming nationals will be the best yet. This year will be near my home state of Michigan. I didn’t even get across the Iowa state line before I had questions about the 2020 NJHS. I have had so many kids ask about it, thrilled about the chance to go. I am seeing a lot of initiative within my state for kids to become active Chi members. There is so much involvement from these great kids. As breeders and producers, we should make it our goal this year to promote involvement in the Chi breed. We should get these kids excited and involved. Our breed is heading in a positive direction. With encouragement and inspiration, we can make this great breed even greater.

NEW MEMBERS

New Junior Members ARIZONA

Kloey Dugan PO Box 238 Stanfield, AZ 85172-1607

ARKANSAS

Klane Sisco RR 1 Box 375 Western Grove, AR 72685-9622 Austin Sutterfield 238 Highway 36 Vilonia, AR 72173-9733

CALIFORNIA

Frances Marshall 1063 Yuba Dr Santa Rosa, CA 95407-7335 Caroline Simpkins 1153 2nd Ave Napa, CA 94558-3937

FLORIDA

Emma Preston 16718 154th St W Reynolds, IL 61279-9766

Jade Beeson 2220 Michigan Ave Anthon, IA 51004-8126

Dawson Minor 8654 NE 64th St Bondurant, IA 50035-1132

INDIANA

Brady Belcher 302 S High St Blakesburg, IA 52536-9704

Hanna Noonan PO Box 5 Bernard, IA 52032-0005

Collins Berry 3005 Whitetail Ln Ames, IA 50014-8067

Rhylee Rodgers 405 510th Ave Searsboro, IA 50242-7565

Addison Brueggeman 1569 160th Ave Lake Park, IA 51347-7099

Brodrick Schmidt 25313 J Ave Adel, IA 50003-4543

Denali Conover 14497 Temple Ave Lynnville, IA 50153-8574

Kennedy Steffes 19837 580th Ave Nevada, IA 50201-7747

Bode Drukenmiller 49954 252nd Trl Chariton, IA 50049-7053

McKenna Stevens 3640 Highway 30 De Witt, IA 52742-9217

Pacey Hawkins 28433 203rd Ave Cincinnati, IA 52549-8797

Alexis Timm 1045 250th St Guernsey, IA 52221-8817

Henley Holdgrafer 3846 110th St Bryant, IA 52727-9626

Carson Tobey 1653 160th St Charlotte, IA 52731

Jentry Johnson 24822 Highway 64 Maquoketa, IA 52060-9371

Brandon Van Wyk 401 460th Ave Grinnell, IA 50112-8118

Tyler Jones 1926 County Highway P64 Kellerton, IA 50133-3383

Makenzie Weyhrich 1855 180th St Boone, IA 50036-7414

Cody Kline 1127 230th St State Center, IA 50247-9629

KANSAS

Taylor Alexander 1363 W 700 N Alexandria, IN 46001-8227 Ty Craig 398 Art Gallery Rd Bedford, IN 47421-8189 Mallory Johnson 8365 E 150 N Churubusco, IN 46723-9518 Ella Mauck 17000 N County Road 500 W Gaston, IN 47342-9110 Izabella Stanfield 4965 E County Road 100 S Seymour, IN 47274-8642

Jewel Jackman 13355 County Road 835 Clewiston, FL 33440-7638

Gracyn Stevens 9215 E County Road 200 S Kirklin, IN 46050

GEORGIA

Reid Utterback 13519 N 800 W Elwood, IN 46036-8789

Peyton Lyle 111 Cross Ridge Dr Centerville, GA 31028-1614

ILLINOIS

Kade Gensini 8144 Urnikis Dr Hennepin, IL 61327-5107 Megan Harrell 2096 N State Highway 94 Carthage, IL 62321-3025 Rylie Harrell 2096 N State Highway 94 Carthage, IL 62321-3025

Tyler Ward 5901 W County Road 200 S Yorktown, IN 47396-9515 Landree Warnock 4407 E 500 N Urbana, IN 46990-9475

IOWA

Benjamin Axmear 3089 H Ave North English, IA 52316-8523

Bailey McKenna 1079 Charles Ave Sioux City, IA 51108-8011

Wyatt Fechter 1448 Lure Howard, KS 67349-4867

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New Junior Members Continuedâ&#x20AC;¦ Jace Hensley 31899 Somerset Rd Paola, KS 66071-7505

KENTUCKY

Kennedy Ann Evans 3209 Drennon Rd Campbellsburg, KY 40011-8511 Boone Howard 5365 W Highway 36 Sharpsburg, KY 40374-9615 Jayden Howard 5365 W Highway 36 Sharpsburg, KY 40374-9615 Laylon Howard 5365 W Highway 36 Sharpsburg, KY 40374-9615 Braxton Malone 3106 Pickett Ln Maysville, KY 41056-8108

LOUISIANA

Julia Borne 214 Rock Pine Ridge Rd Harrisonburg, LA 71340-1801

MARYLAND

Blair Heath 14542 Monticello Dr Cooksville, MD 21723-9622

MINNESOTA

Trevor Beckstrand 26534 25th St Waldorf, MN 56091-2302

MISSOURI

Allena Allen 601 Ridgeway St Trenton, MO 64683-2335 Lily Stedem 11816 Liv 416 Chillicothe, MO 64601-8268

NEBRASKA

NEW MEMBERS

Nora Sonnenfeld 1636 27 Rd Minden, NE 68959-6520 Abby Stallbaumer 43475 Road 779 Oconto, NE 68860-1205 Spencer Walahoski 44297 Drive 757 Overton, NE 68863-6321

Conner Ross Hogan 35562 W Snake Rd Sutherland, NE 69165-2075

Jacie Wolfinger 76247 Crackerbox Rd Lexington, NE 68850-2126

Madison Mattson 14407 690th Ave Albert Lea, MN 56007-5517

Kaid Hogan 35562 W Snake Rd Sutherland, NE 69165-2075

NEW MEXICO

Thomas Netzke 20243 Harvest Ave Lamberton, MN 56152-1319

Ainsley McConnell 2215 Road East 30 Paxton, NE 69155-2347

Mitchell Putzier 19621 25th St SE Saint Charles, MN 55972-2112

Blake Sonnenfeld 1636 27 Rd Minden, NE 68959-6520

Keagan Steck 869 190th Ave Woodstock, MN 56186-1084

David Sonnenfeld 1636 27 Rd Minden, NE 68959-6520

Camdyn Kluis 82 70th Ave Chandler, MN 56122-1139

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Paiton Owensby PO Box 411 Folsom, NM 88419-0411

OHIO

Harrison Blay 1510 May Rd Mogadore, OH 44260-9316 Jalyn Burton 48 W North St Russellville, OH 45168-8001

NEW MEMBERS

New Junior Members Continuedâ&#x20AC;¦ Bailey Joy Davis 6464 Jenson Rd Ripley, OH 45167-8680

Jaxon Gage Bradley 339 Amber Ln Calera, OK 74730-3607

Miranda Hansen 114065 S 4173 Rd Checotah, OK 74426-2418

Madisyn Ormsby 5123 Ormsby Rd Petersburg, PA 16669-3726

Camron Deckling 3237 County Road 135 Dola, OH 45835-9733

Evan Endres 615 Memorial Dr Okarche, OK 73762-9407

Jace James 20671 E County Road 156 Blair, OK 73526

Terrence Ormsby 5123 Ormsby Rd Petersburg, PA 16669-3726

Adee Flegle 7249 Township Road 87 Thornville, OH 43076-9761

Leo Enlow 19732B S 145th West Ave Sapulpa, OK 74066

Turner Longacre PO Box 460 Kellyville, OK 74039-0460

SOUTH DAKOTA

Addie Shafer 2662 Norway Dr Painesville, OH 44077-4946

Bentley Ewing 55151 S County Road 255 Fairview, OK 73737-7636

Ethan Wartchow PO Box 1214 Noble, OK 73068-1214

Zoey Shriner 9459 Stone Quarry Rd. Somerset, OH 43760-9739

Talia Ferguson-Sanders 1027 Ferguson Rd Chickasha, OK 73018-6761

PENNSYLVANIA

OKLAHOMA

Devyn Frasier 102804 S 3470 Rd Meeker, OK 74855-4002

Jacob Brackett 1388 County Road 5920 Fairfax, OK 74637-5115 Montana Brackett 1388 County Road 5920 Fairfax, OK 74637-5115

Kenzie Glenny 5320 S 60th St Blackwell, OK 74631-7204

Madeyln Caufeild 15723 427th Ave Bradley, SD 57217-5031 Lane Krueger 40152 134th St Groton, SD 57445-6018

James Drake Fisher 2861 Belden Rd Bedford, PA 15522-7540

Jesse Larson 25672 324th Ave Hamill, SD 57534-6903

Alexis Meily 7576 Fosters Rd Huntingdon, PA 16652-3758

Dylan Schaunaman 12657 386th Ave Aberdeen, SD 57401-8309

Lexi Minch 881 Fraction Rd West Finley, PA 15377-2523

Brooke Skoglund 10103 407th Ave Hecla, SD 57446-5512

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NEW MEMBERS

New Junior Members Continuedâ&#x20AC;¦ Trey Skoglund 10103 407th Ave Hecla, SD 57446-5512

Tyson Levi Deax 108 Lake Dr Brownwood, TX 76801-0958

Cameron Luedtke 5241 Plainview Rd Midlothian, TX 76065-6319

Justin C Young, Jr 23754 Johnson Rd New Caney, TX 77357-7568

TENNESSEE

Trevor Devrow 816 LCR 423 Groesbeck, TX 76642-2692

Emilee Munchrath 697 Lewis Rd Graford, TX 76449-6136

Kaitlin Youngblood 10042 Fm 1390 Scurry, TX 75158-2508

Kutter Dorsey PO Box 172 Shallowater, TX 79363-0172

Kenadee Ramage 101 County Road 22 Muleshoe, TX 79347-4829

WEST VIRGINIA

Bo Franklin PO Box 1028 Plains, TX 79355-1028

Lakyn Claire Riley 14905 Us Highway 83 Perryton, TX 79070-6547

Kate Franklin PO Box 1028 Plains, TX 79355-1028

Lauren Rivera 2415 Palmhurst Dr Mission, TX 78573-8348

Macie Goodson 3990 River Oaks Dr New Braunfels, TX 78132-3317

Brooklyn Ross 2000 Chessington Ln McKinney, TX 75072-9053

Cinch Hare 9867 Fm 578 Breckenridge, TX 76424-6304

Mikenna Rubright 6825 County Road 14050 Pattonville, TX 75468-3283

Hayden Herzog 4200 County Road 502 E Sweeny, TX 77450

Kascie Shifflett 6209 Fm 639 Frost, TX 76641-3545

Alyson Hillman 22406 Rainfern Dr Magnolia, TX 77355-6260

Bennett Swaim 1708 N 6th St Tahoka, TX 79373-5171

Michaela Holder PO Box 173 Priddy, TX 76870-0173

Brady Trotter PO Box 151 Warren, TX 77664-0151

Traxton Holloman PO Box 625 Lampasas, TX 76550-0005

Marissa Whitehead 2015 Leroy Dr Pasadena, TX 77502-3914

Colton Kidd 312 Bellinger Ln Weatherford, TX 76088-9775

McKenzie Yough 3422 Hartfield Ln Spring, TX 77388-3397

Sarah Cate Orr 120 Kuykendall Rd Puryear, TN 38251-4526

TEXAS

Bodie Jack Altman 330 Fm 2079 Muleshoe, TX 79347-6119 Rebecca Lynn Andrews 6700 Andrews Ln Canyon, TX 79015-6145 Brenna Bellinger 10522 Fm 539 Sutherland Springs, TX 78161 Jacob Bien PO Box 731 Brownsboro, TX 75756-0731 Kayla Blackburn 109 Jennie Marie Cir Ferris, TX 75125-4023 Lydia Browne 3222 Fm 66 Waxahachie, TX 75167-8460 Caley Choate 371 Lewis Rd Huntington, TX 75949-3671 Madison Culpepper PO Box 216 Gonzales, TX 78629-0216 Cody Aaron Deax 108 Lake Dr Brownwood, TX 76801-0958

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Montgomery Bertram 1675 Pine Hill Rd Wheeling, WV 26003-7354 Thomas Willis 3528 Blue Sulphur Springs Rd Alderson, WV 24910-9242

WISCONSIN

Clayton Esch W5851 Lark Rd Shawano, WI 54166-6919 Brody Maroszek W4707 E Branch Ln Bonduel, WI 54107-8922 Clayton JW Walsh N2791 County Road N Lyndon Station, WI 53944-9780

2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

he 2019 National Junior Heifer Show was definitely a week full of making friends and memories throughout the barn! More than 250 Chianina juniors arrived in Des Moines, Iowa, ready for a week full of activities and shows, exhibiting over 230 head of cattle. The host state of Iowa pulled out all the stops and helped create an enjoyable week for all, from helping everyone unload as they arrived, to special fun activities and so much more! A special thanks to Karen & Tim Loudon and the entire Iowa crew for all their hard work before the show and behind the scenes! After a week full of contests and shows, Kylie Pickard of Michigan took home the All-Around Champion honors. In the Chiangus Heifer Shows, Ashley Miller of Illinois and Max McClure of Iowa walked away with Champion Female honors while Baylor Johnson of Georgia and Ty Goss of Oklahoma took home the Reserve honors. In the Chianina Heifer Shows, Grand Champion banners went to Brooke Hayden of Indiana and Jenna Tlach of Iowa. Reserve Champions were awarded to Savannah Garrett, Indiana and Sara Sullivan, Iowa. The Prospect & Progress Steer Shows were full of top quality steers! Owned Champions were awarded to Klane Sisco of Arkansas and Kassidy Bremer of Iowa, while the Reserves were given to Jace James of Oklahoma and Hayden Glass of New Mexico. In the Bred & Owned Steer shows, Champion honors went to Tatum Miller of Texas and Bailey DeJong of South Dakota. Reserve Bred & Owned Steer honors went to RJ Smith of Arkansas and Hayden Fox of Iowa. Rounding out the Champion honors was the bred & owned bull show with the Champion banner going to Justin Ringkob of South Dakota and Reserve to Baylor Johnson of Georgia. Congratulations too all the juniors on an outstanding week in Des Moines!

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2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Judge: Travis Pembrook

Bred & Owned

CHIANGUS Grand Champion Bred & Owned Chiangus Female & Early Spring Yearling Champion TCLC Miss Primo 805F Exhibited & Bred by Ashley Miller, Armington, Ill. Sire: Colburn Primo 5153 Dam: BPF Miss Me 89D ET

Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Chiangus Female & Senior Yearling Champion JRBF Mr Elizabeth 30Y-30E Exhibited & Bred by Baylor Johnson, Rome, Ga. Sire: JRBF Mr Ace 14M-04X Dam: JRBF Ms Bismark 2U-30Y

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2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Bred & Owned

CHIANGUS Class 114 –

1. DCL Ms Golden Rattle 840F, exhibited by Jack Clarahan

Class 115 –

1. TCLC Miss Primo 805F, exhibited by Ashley Miller

Class 116 –

1. JRBF Mr Elizabeth 30Y-30E, exhibited by Baylor Johnson

Senior Heifer Calf Champion

DCL Ms Golden Rattle 840F Exhibited & Bred by Jack Clarahan, Sigourney, Iowa

Thank You

to the Host State of Iowa

to the NJHS Families

Karen & Tim Loudon and the ENTIRE Iowa crew! You all were amazing and helped make the 2019 NJHS the amazing success it was! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Thank you for choosing to spend part of your summer with us at Junior Nationals. We had so much fun and hope you did as well. We can’t wait for next year!

to the Junior Board

to the Interns, Staff & Volunteers

You work hard during the week and your dedication makes the week so memorable for all the juniors. The young ones look up to you and your example helps energize the next generation. Great job!

Your help throughout the week was invaluable. From tallying points, answering questions, helping with contests…we couldn’t have done it without you! AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Judge: Brent Murphy

Owned

CHIANGUS Grand Champion Chiangus Female & Summer Yearling Champion GOF Miss Barbara ET Exhibited by: Max McClure, Burlington, Iowa Bred by: Green Oak Farms Inc, New Paris, Ohio Sire: Silveiras Style 9303 Dam: BPF Ard Ridge Barbara

Reserve Grand Champion Chiangus Female & Senior Yearling Champion HIGG Exquisite 703E Exhibited by: Ty Goss, Leedy, Okla. Bred by: Higgins Farms, Watertown, Tenn. Sire: HIGG Clockwork 88C Dam: HIGG Bristol 403B

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2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Owned

CHIANGUS Third Overall Chiangus Female & Late Spring Yearling Champion BMW YNot Finesse 424F ET Exhibited by: Bailey Tomson, Westport, Ind. Bred by: Hannah Winegardner, Lima, Ohio Sire: EXAR Classen 1422B Dam: TR/TKM Y Not PCA

Fourth Overall Chiangus Female & Late Spring Yearling Reserve BMW Ace 429F ET Exhibited by: Thomas Willis, Alderson, W. Va. Bred by: Hannah Winegardner, Lima, Ohio Sire: Plum Creek Parados 161B Dam: Ms Rockn Ace 36U

Fifth Overall Chiangus Female & Senior Yearling Reserve FBF Elsie 173E Exhibited by: Kaylee McInvale, Lockney, Texas Bred by: Foster Brothers Farms, Lockney, Texas Sire: BMS Cruiser Dam: FBF Spoiler Stocked 129B AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Owned

CHIANGUS Early Junior Heifer Calf Champion KQM Superwoman ET Exhibited by: David Sonnenfeld, Minden, NE Bred by: Beckett Chiangus, Miller, SD

Senior Heifer Calf Champion HIGG Fiona 803F ET Exhibited by: Kaylee Rowlett, Medina, TN Bred by: Higgins Farms, Watertown, TN

Senior Heifer Calf Reserve HIGG Fantasy 832F ET Exhibited by: Chas Rowlett, Cypress Inn, TN Bred by: Amelia Higgins, Watertown, TN

Summer Yearling Reserve JHC Ms Faith 61F ET Exhibited by: Jaycie Perrier, Bartlesville, OK Bred by: Justin Holt Cattle, Aberdeen, SD

Early Spring Yearling Champion TCLC Miss Primo 805F Exhibited by: Ashley Miller, Armington, IL Bred by: Ashley Miller, Armington, IL

Early Spring Yearling Reserve KQM Eagle 701 ET Exhibited by: Nora Sonnenfeld, Minden, NE Bred by: KQM Cattle, Minden, NE

Junior Yearling Champion DUNK Cupids Lady 801F Exhibited by: Tyson Fox, Fort Morgan, CO Bred by: Dunk Cattle Co., Wayne, NE

Junior Yearling Reserve R&R Erica 3366 8008 Exhibited by: Payton Jackson, Commerce, GA Bred by: R&R Cattle Enterprises, Keithville, LA

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2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Owned

CHIANGUS

Class Placings Class 117 –

1. KQM Superwoman ET, exhibited by David Sonnenfeld

Class 118 –

1. HIGG Felina 830 F, exhibited by Baylor Johnson 2. TR Florence PCA, exhibited by Hannah Smith

Class 119 –

1. HIGG Fiona 803 ET exhibited by Kaylee Rowlett 2. HIGG Fantasy 832F, exhibited by Chas Rowlett 3. VBS Angel 305F, exhibited by Ethan Courts

Class 120 –

1. RSRS Mignonne 33F 2CA, exhibited by Reid Barker 2.SXTN Ms Sultry Wiggle 8S60F, exhibited by Keiffer Sexton 3.DCL Ms Golden Rattle 840F, exhibited by Jack Clarahan

Class 121 –

1. GOF Miss Barbara ET, exhibited by Max McClure 2.KQM Mia 558, exhibited by Madeline Sonnenfeld

3. HIGG Fire Away 88F ET, exhibited by Tatum Miller 4. DCL Ms Golden One 804F, Heidi Clarahan 5. KQM Eagle 0004 ET, exhibited by Cody Plambeck

Class 127 –

1. R&R Erica 3366 8008, exhibited by Payton Jackson

Class 128 –

1. JRBF Mr Elizabeth 30Y-30E, exhibited by Baylor Johnson

Class 129 –

1. FBF Elsie 173E, exhibited by Kaylee McInvale 2. HIGG Estee 750E, exhibited by Kaylee Rowlett 3. TR Everly Jane 1CA, exhibited by Payton Jackson 4. HIGG Erica 738E, exhibited by Calob Walker

Class 130 –

1. HIGG Exquisite 703E, exhibited by Ty Goss 2. TR Elizabeth PCA, exhibited by Hannah Smith

Class 122 –

1. JHC Ms Faith 61F ET, exhibited by Jaycie Perrier 2. TTBR Foxy 111F 1CA, exhibited by Kaylee McInvale 3. PAYS Flicka, exhibited by Gracie Karst 4. BMW Ynot 509FET ET, exhibited by Karly Lowes

Class 123 –

1. BMW Ynot Finesse 424F ET, exhibited by Bailey Tomson 2. BMW Ace 429F ET, exhibited by Thomas Willis 3. BMW Ace 413F ET, exhibited by Adee Flegle

Class 124 –

1. TCLC Primos Best Yet 811F ET, exhibited by Tyler Miller 2. FBF First Girl 032F, exhibited by Dalton Kennedy 3. TTBR Faith 332F 1CA, exhibited by Derek Humphrey 4. EDLE Fayme 810F ET, exhibited by Avery Rowlett 5. WSCC Queenie 134F ET, exhibited by Dexter Small

Class 125 –

1. TCLC Miss Primo 805F, exhibited by Ashley Miller 2. KQM Eagle 701 ET, exhibited by Nora Sonnenfeld 3. BMW Ace 316F ET, exhibited by Landree Warnock 4. TRAC Paige 8016F, exhibited by Reagan Clarahan 5. KQM Sky High 501, exhibited by Clay Plambeck

Class 126 –

1. DUNK Cupids Lady 801F, exhibited by Tyson Fox 2. KQM Eagle 1 ET, exhibited by Madeline Sonnenfeld

State Herdsmanship Winner Tennessee AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Judge: Travis Pembrook

Bred & Owned

CHIANINA Grand Champion Bred & Owned Chiangus Female & Late Spring Yearling Champion Miss Francesca ET Exhibited & Bred by Brooke Hayden, Lowell, Ind. Sire: Colburn Primo 5153 Dam: AWSC Miss I-80 Gloria 250Z

Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Chiangus Female & Summer Yearling Champion LBG Halle 2CM Exhibited & Bred by Savannah Garrett, Richmond, Ind. Sire: MINN Hybrid 101D ET Dam: Ms Ace 420Z

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CHIANINA No Photo Available

Early Junior Heifer Calf Champion DRCC Miss Gold Lady Exhibited & Bred by: Larahmy Blakley, Oologah, OK

Early Junior Heifer Calf Reserve LBG Ms Maggie Exhibited & Bred by: Savannah Garrett, Richmond, IN

Senior Heifer Calf Champion GOET Miss Kit Kat Exhibited & Bred by: Spencer Goettemoeller, Winchester, IN

Senior Heifer Calf Reserve SDCA Lady Drivestyle 841F Exhibited & Bred by: Parker Dicks, Great Bend, KS

Summer Yearling Reserve KEJ Shelby 861F Exhibited & Bred by: Kassidy Bremer, Elmwood, IL

Late Spring Yearling Reserve Curtins Madison 638F ET Exhibited & Bred by: Brooklyn Curtin, Oxford, IA

No Photo Available

Junior Yearling Champion ELF DSS Luckys Little Worry Exhibited & Bred by: Elizabeth Fleming, Coleman, MI

Junior Yearling Reserve Fireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buttercup Exhibited & Bred by: Parker Schwarz, LyCygne, KS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

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CHIANINA

Class Placings Class 131 –

1. LBG Ms Maggie, exhibited by Savannah Garrett

Class 132 –

1. DRCC Miss Gold Lady, exhibited by Larahmy Blakley

Class 133 –

1. GOET Miss Kit Kat, exhibited by Spencer Goettemoeller 2. SDCA Lady Drivestyle 841F, exhibited by Parker Dicks

Class 134 –

1. KEJ Shelby 861F, exhibited by Kassidy Bremer 2. PINK Georgias Spirit 822F, exhibited by Taylor Pinkerton

Class 135 –

1. BRKR Hattie 3F, exhibited by Kylee Barker 2. Whitney, exhibited by Benjamin Von Glan

Class 136 –

1. LBG Hallie 2CM, exhibited by Savannah Garrett 2. HHHC Mighty Mo, exhibited by Trace Helser

Class 137 –

1. Miss Francesca ET, exhibited by Brooke Hayden 2. Curtins Madison 638F ET, exhibited by Brooklyn Curtin 3. PICK Layla 10F, exhibited by Kylie Pickard 4. CKH Moose, exhibited by Conner Hogan 5. AHCC Miss Sioux 801F, exhibited by Aiden Hiniker 6. J2K Bella, exhibited by Klayton Bremer

Class 139 –

1. ELF DSS Luckys Little Worry, exhibited by Elizabeth Fleming 2. Fire’s Buttercup, exhibited by Parker Schwarz 3. JBCC Miss Dixieland Delight 51, exhibited by Jillian Bryant

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2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa

Judge: Brent Murphy

Owned

CHIANINA Grand Champion Chianina Female & Junior Yearling Champion SCC Hera 2F Exhibited by Jenna Tlach, Prole, Iowa Bred by Jackie Sleichter, Abilene, KS Sire: Fu Man Chu Dam: SLIK Hera 210

Reserve Grand Champion Chianina Female & Junior Yearling Reserve JSUL Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chosen 8198F ET Exhibited by Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa Bred by Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa Sire: Colburn Primo 5153 Dam: JSUL Who Dat 1602

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CHIANINA Third Overall Chianina Female Fergie ET Exhibited by: Bailey Tomson, Westport, Ind. Bred by: Drew Miller, Galveston, Ind. Sire: Sivleiras Style 9303 Dam: SC Smilin Queen 15C

Fourth Overall Chianina Female JSUL Jalynns Girl ET Exhibited by: Cody Kline, State Center, Iowa Bred by: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa Sire: Colburn Primo 5153 Dam: SUL Jaylnn 0904X

Fifth Overall Chianina Female & Early Spring Yearling Champion JSUL Who’s Savage 8030F Exhibited by: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa Bred by: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa Sire: Silveiras Style 9303 Dam: JSUL Who’s Tamale 4305

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CHIANINA No Photo Available

Early Junior Heifer Calf Champion DRCC Ms Gold Lady Exhibited by: Larahmy Blakley, Oologah, OK Bred by: Larahmy Blakley, Oologah, OK

Early Junior Heifer Calf Reserve LBG Ms Maggie Exhibited by: Savannah Garrett, Richmond, IN Bred by: Savannah Garrett, Richmond, IN

Senior Heifer Calf Champion JBOY WF Tammy 885 ET Exhibited by: Julia Frye, Johnstown, CO Bred by: Boyert Show Cattle, Seville, OH

Senior Heifer Calf Reserve GOET Miss Kit Kat Exhibited by & Bred by Spencer Goettemoeller, Winchester, IN

Summer Yearling Champion HST Ms Prinz Exhibited by: Kutter Prinz, West Point, NE Bred by: Mike Huston, Roseville, IL

Summer Yearling Reserve DSUL Katie 808F ET Exhibited by: Kennedy Lockhart, Fort Gibson, OK Bred by: Sullivan Ranch, Hillsboro, TX

Late Spring Yearling Champion MINN Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Favorite 305F Exhibited by: Ladd Landgraf, Madill, OK Bred by: Jason Minnaert, Atkinson, IL

Late Spring Yearling Reserve Curtins Madison 638F ET Exhibited by: Brooklyn Curtin, Oxford, IA Bred by: Brooklyn Curtin, Oxford, IA

Early Spring Yearling Reserve UDE Fraiser 98F Exhibited by: Rylie Harrell, Carthage, IL Bred by: Mitchell Udell, Sioux City, IA AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

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CHIANINA Senior Yearling Champion JSUL Who Dat Primo 7651E ET Exhibited by: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, IA Bred by: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, IA

Senior Yearling Reserve TYWC Ridin N Style 10E Exhibited by: Brooklyn Curtin, Oxford, IA Bred by: Webster Cattle, Allerton, IA

Cow/Calf Pair Champion BMW Ace 408 ET Exhibited by: Austin Hunker, Bellevue, OH Bred by: Hannah Winegardner, Lima, OH

AJCA Fundraiser Auction Cow/Calf Pair Reserve RSRS Miss Glory ET Exhibited by: Dalton Dicks, Great Bend, KS Bred by: Brooke Hayden, Lowell, IN

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A special THANK YOU to the generous donors, bidder and buyers at the AJCA Fundraiser Auction in Des Moines! Your donations will help fund the 2020 NJHS in Lima, Ohio! Without your continued support our junior national shows would not be possible. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

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Class Placings Class 141 –

1. LBG Ms Maggie, exhibited by Savannah Garrett

Class 141B –

1. DRCC Miss Gold Lady, exhibited by Larahmy Blakley

Class 142 –

1. RLWL Coal Medina 803F, exhibited by Calob Walker

Class 143 –

1. BSC Faith 146F ET, exhibited by Henley Holdgrafer 2. TTTS Lola 37F, exhibited by Myles Massey 3. PRES Who’s Right Style 863F ET, exhibited by Savannah Garrett

4. LJR Ms Cool Da Style 66F, exhibited by Breck Boyce 5. HALO HBEC Little Red Bo 212F, exhibited by Madelyn Caufeild 6. Evie, exhibited by Lily Stedem 7. Hartgers Dream Girl 14F, exhbiited by Courtney Vondracek 8. MDMC Paradox 9F, exhibited by Cameron Hiemstra 9. Grace, exhibited by Bode Drukenmiller

Class 149 –

Class 144 –

1. MINN Daddy’s Favorite 305F, exhibited by Ladd Landgraf 2. HEIN Sunflower 426F, exhibited by Addie Shafer 3. DUNK MW Lucy 807F ET, exhibited by Keagan Steck 4. JFS Megan’s Styling 420F ET, exhibited by Megan Harrell 5. UDE Felix 105F, exhibited by Allyson Beninga 6. BMW Ace 426F ET, exhibited by Maggie Johnson 7. FCC Cami 121F, exhibited by Jacob Keeney

Class 145 –

Class 150 –

1. WSCC Abby’s Angel ET, exhibited by Abby Wilkins 2. KBCA Miss Fu Chu 6938F, exhibited by Tyler Loudon 3. DUNK Lucky Charm 843F, exhibited by Nolan Carlson 1. JBOY WF Tammy 885 ET, exhibited by Julia Frye 2. GOET Miss Kit Kat, exhibited by Spencer Goettemoeller 3. SDCA Lady Drivestyle 841F, exhibited by Parker Dicks

Class 146 –

1. KEJ Shelby 861F, exhibited by Kassidy Bremer 2. PINK Georgias Spirit 822F, exhibited by Taylor Pinkerton

Class 146B –

1. Whitney, exhibited by Benjamin Von Glan

Class 147 –

1. DSUL Katie 808F ET, exhibited by Kennedy Lockhart 2. Moore She’s Stylish 85F, exhibited by Carson Beckman 3. UDE Thunder 205E ET, exhibited by Pacey Hawkins 4. PRES Who’s Dreamign 42F, exhibited by Megan Brunke 5. Miss Charlotte 019F, exhibited by Addison Brueggeman 6. JBOY Tammy 851 ET, exhibited by Ashley Miller 7. HHHC Mighty Mo, exhibited by Trace Helser 8. BRKR Hattie 3F, exhibited by Kylee Barker 9. Katie, exhibited by Hollynn Rieck 10. MRH Lil Kim ET, exhibited by Alexis Meily 11. DUNK Lacey 851F, exhibited by Landree Warnock

Class 148 –

1. HST Ms Prinz, exhibited by Kutter Prinz 2. LJR Ms Hawkeye 847F, exhibited by Cameron Luedtke 3. LBG Halle 2CM, exhibited by Savannah Garrett

1. BMW Ace 412F ET, exhibited by Zoey Shriner 2. Cardi B, exhibited by Taylor Buffington 3. BMW Ace 416F ET, exhibited by Justin Siefker 4. Faith, exhibited by Allena Allen 5. GOP Face the Music 805F, exhibited by Myles Massey 6. KMEM Miss Gucci 42F ET, exhibited by Madison Frazier

Class 151 –

1. DJ Drama Class 769F ET, exhibited by Benjamin Axmear 2. WSCC Katie Babe 26F ET, exhibited by Jaxon Galyean 3. Reba, exhibited by Landyn Fisk 4. Miss McKinley, exhibited by Emma Preston 5. Lola, exhibited by Ethan Davies 6. WSCC Cheese 24F ET, exhibited by Wyatt Fechter

Class 152 –

1. Curtins Madison 638F ET, exhibited by Brooklyn Curtin 2. Maggie 18F, exhibited by Hunter Holdgrafer 3. BMW Candy 406F, exhibited by Julia Frye 4. PICK Layla 10F, exhibited by Kylie Pickard 5. BMW Ace 406F ET, exhibited by Reece Richardson 6. WSCC Miss Me 23F ET, exhibited by Sheridan Fox 7. Miss Francesca ET, exhibited by Brooke Hayden 8. CARD Heather 436F, exhibited by Cody Von Glan 9. WSCC Josie’s Ace 29F ET, exhibited by Josie Wilkins 10. JVF 6416, exhibited by Isaac Cook AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

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Class Placings Class 153 –

1. JSUL Who’s Savage 8030F, exhibited by Sara Sullivan 2. UDE Fraiser 98F, exhibited by Rylie Harrell 3. TSSC AGRF Dat Bismarck 4F ET, exhibited by Ashley Miller 4. DUNK Allie 812F, exhibited by Courtney Bockman 5. CMCK Roses Sassy Sally F17, exhibited by Cheyenne Brunker 6. Miss Paradox, Kobe Fisk 7. SPCC Forever Kiki F83 ET, exhibited by Morgan Strief 8. MINN Fantasia 210F, exhibited by Trexton Anderson

Class 154 –

1. SRR Miss 5F ET, exhibited by Hadley Dunklau 2. PARR Mia 381F, exhibited by Carson Rieck 3. BMW Ace 320F ET, exhibited by Ladd Landgraf 4. MCCO Aura 805F, exhibited by Dakota Allen 5. Elle, exhibited Sarabeth Decious 6. GARW Miss Bailey 8059F, exhibited by Emma Yochum 7. UDE Floyd 156F ET, exhibited by Luke Mosinski 8. JBOY Caroline 827F, exhibited by Macey Banter

Class 155 –

1. Queen Ashlie ET, exhibited by Paisley Nelson 2. MBC Ladybug 35F, exhibited by Kylie Brunke 3. WSCC Love Me 27F, exhibited by Drew Guthrie 4. THOM Miss 1WDM;s Style 029F, exhibited by Montana Brackett

Class 156 –

1. JSUL Jalynns Girl ET, exhibited by Cody Kline 2. Lowes Caroline ET, exhibited by Kaitlyn Lowes 3. UDE Stylin 28F ET, Kade Gensini 4. Miss Feona ET, exhibited by Nathan Hayden 5. Fire’s Buttercup, exhibited by Parker Schwarz 6. OHL Felisha 809-1F ET, exhibited by Maddix Small 7. OHL Flicka 865F ET, exhibited by Kelton Bruhn

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Class 157 –

1. JSUL Who’s Chosen 8198F ET, exhibited by Sara Sullivan 2. Fergie ET, exhibited by Bailey Tomson 3. JSUL Who’s Dat 8060F ET, exhibited Reece Richardson 4. HGEN Ms Caliente 54F, exhibited by Allison Davis 5. ELF DSS Lucky’s Little Worry, exhibited by Elizabeth Fleming 6. TRAC Maya 815F, exhibited by Ainsley McConnell 7. JCCF Charlie’s Angel, exhibited by Mikala Denney

Class 158 –

1. SCC Hera 2F, exhibited by Jenna Tlach 2. JSUL Taylor’s Tamale ET, exhibited by Taylor Dorsey 3. ASCC Jypsy 15F ET, exhibited Ryan Dolieslager 4. JSUL Abby’s Jalynn 8137F ET, exhibited by Camdyn Kluis 5. JBCC Miss Dixieland Delight 51, exhibited by Jillian Bryant

Class 159 –

1. JSUL Who Dat Primo 7651E ET, exhibited by Sara Sullivan 2. LJR Ms Red Diamond 2444E, exhibited by Kyla Browne 3. UDE Autumn 730E ET, exhibited by Trevor Beckstrand

Class 160 –

1. TYWC Ridin N Style 10E, exhibited by Brooklyn Curtin 2. UDE Stylish Lady 724E ET, exhibited by Ryen Carlson 3. DPH WF Bucky’s Dream 704E ET, exhibited by Wyatt Dunklau 4. LJR Ms Barbara Style 2438E, exhibited by Wesley Browne

Class 161 –

1. WSCC Miss Me 301E ET, exhibited by Taylor Barber 2. UDE Stylin 722E ET, exhibited by Ashlyn Ruf

Class 162 –

1. BMW Ace 408 ET, exhibited by Austin Hunker 2. RSRS Miss Glory ET, exhibited by Dalton Dicks 3. WSCC Cheese 193E ET, exhibited by Tyson Fox 4. Miss Dakota Gold E15, exhibited by Madeline Sonnenfeld

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Judge: Travis Pembrook

Bred & Owned

BULLS Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull PRV Full House 8037F Exhibited & Bred by Justin Ringkob, Lake City, S.D. Sire: PRV Double Down 6240D Dam: BPF Princess 300A

Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull JRBF Mr BJ 30Y-30F Exhibited & Bred by Baylor Johnson, Rome, Ga. Sire: JRBF Mr Ace 14M-04X Dam: JRBF Ms Bismark 2U-30Y

Class Placings Class 111 –

1. Gibbs, exhibited by Kade Banter 2. Rock N Roll, exhibited by Emily Thornson 3. ADK Price, exhibited by Aaron Kavanagh

Class 112 –

1. JRBF Mr BJ 30Y-30F, exhibite by Baylor Johnson

Class 113 –

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Owned Prospect

Judge: Travis Pembrook

STEERS Grand Champion Prospect Steer WSCC Klane ET Exhibited by Klane Sisco, Western Grove, Ark. Bred by Whitney Walker, Prairie Grove, Ark. Sire: BPF Mercedes Benz 131U Dam: JSUL Katie Babe

Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Steer HTH Silver Stud 147F Exhibited by Jace James, Blair, Okla. Bred by William Hasenbeck, Elgin, Okla. Sire: Hi Ho Silver 15B Dam: GCC Painted Lady 300Y

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Bred & Owned Prospect Judge: Travis Pembrook

STEERS Grand Champion Bred & Owned Prospect Steer MD 006G Exhibited & Bred by Tatum Miller, Big Spring, Texas Sire: Business Done Right Dam: JCH/JKC 6D

Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Prospect Steer Star War 7 Exhibited & Bred by RJ Smith, DeQueen, Ark. Sire: LMS Captain America Dam: LMFS Elsa 31D

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Judge: Travis Pembrook

Owned Progress

STEERS Grand Champion Progress Steer Walks Alone Exhibited by Kassidy Bremer, Elmwood, Ill. Bred by Murl Dodds, Algona, Iowa Sire: Walks Alone Dam: MDCD 0801

Reserve Grand Champion Progress Steer Silver Bullet Exhibited by Hayden Glass, Tatum, N.M. Bred by Dorsey Cattle Company, Shallowater, Texas Sire: Fu Man Chu Dam: Sally

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Bred & Owned Progress Judge: Travis Pembrook

STEERS Grand Champion Bred & Owned Progress Steer DJ Festus Exhibited & Bred by Bailey DeJong, Kennebec, S.D. Sire: Hi Ho Silver 15B Dam: DJRX26

Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Progress Steer SFOX Stormin Norman 801F Exhibited & Bred by Hayden Fox, Kanawha, Iowa Sire: HETN No Worries 138Z Dam: VMH 147A

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Prospect & Progress Class Placings Class 100 Prospect Steers –

1. MD 006G, exhibited by Tatum Miller 2. Star War 7, exhibited by RJ Smith

Class 101 Prospect Steers –

1. HTH Silver Stud 147F, exhibited by Jace James

Class 102 Prospect Steers –

STEERS

Class 106 Progress Steers –

1. Walks Alone, exhibited by Kassidy Bremer 2. Cream, exhibited by Berren Strope 3. PAYS Bobby, exhibited by Gracie Karst 4. Fires Night 8F, exhibited by Logan Wilson

Class 107 Progress Steers –

Class 103 Progress Steers –

1. DJ Festus, exhibited by Bailey DeJong 2. Moose, exhibited by Abby Scholz 3. CRK Chubbs ET, exhibited by John Haven Stalvey 4. TEJS Ferdinand, exhibited by Tejlor Strope

Class 104 Progress Steers –

1. Reeves Mr 81, exhibited by Hayden Holdgrafer 2. Carl, exhibited by Myles Massey 3. Ace, exhibited by Emma Sailor

Class 105 Progress Steers –

1. Duane Pride, exhibited by Berren Strope 2. GSS 20, exhibited by Brayton Striegel 3. F21 ET, exhibited by Spencer Walahoski

1. WSCC Klane ET, exhibited by Klane Sisco 2. Mr Sideburns, exhibited by Madison Frazier

1. Silver Bullet, exhibited by Hayden Glass 2. KMAE Jax 89F, exhibited by Kiera Bremer 3. CKH Better Day, exhibited by Kaid Hogan 1. SFOX Stormin Norman 801F, exhibited by Hayden Fox 2. WSCC Jason ET, exhibited by Jason Calhoon 3. Tex, exhibited by Cody Funk 1. Derrer Alex 9790F, exhibited by Kaylee McInvale 2. ENLW Tigerheart 418F, exhibited by Leo Enlow 3. Rob, exhibited by Taylor Barber 4. T-Bone, exhibited by Jacie Wolfinger

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Class 108 Progress Steers –

Class 109 Progress Steers –

Class 110 Progress Steers –

1. SEYS Mr Tim 505F, exhibited by Benjamin Von Glan

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Contest Results

SWEEPSTAKES

Junior Sweepstakes

Intermediate Sweepstakes

Senior Sweepstakes

State Sweepstakes

1st place: Madison McCullough 2nd place: Drew McCullough 3rd place: Jaxon Carlson 4th place: Jaycie Perrier 5th place: Hollynn Rieck

1st place: Kylie Pickard 2nd place: Malina Lindstrom 3rd place: Madison Loschke 4th place: Justin Siefker 5th place: Renee Grimm

1st place: Dexter Small 2nd place: Kendon McAlister 3rd place: Tyler Loudon 4th place: Dalton Dicks 5th place: Parker Lockhart

Iowa

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AJCA All-Around

CHAMPIONS All-Around Champions 1st – Kylie Pickard 2nd – Josie Wilkins 3rd – Parker Schwarz 4th – Bailey Tomson 5th – Justin Siefker 6th – Dalton Dicks 7th – Brooke Hayden 8th – Kennedy Lockhart 9th – Ashlyn Ruf 10th – Tyler Loudon

2019 AJCA All-Around Champion Kylie Pickard

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AJCA Herdsman

Kassidy Bremer

ACA Queen

Jillian Bryant

ACLA Schoarships Paige Miller Kassidy Bremer Samantha Podzimek

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Contest Results

Photography Junior Division 1st – Jaycie Perrier 2nd – Abby Wilkins 3rd – Brayton Striegel 4th – Hollynn Rieck 5th – Emma Hall 6th – Jaelin Wolfinger 7th – John Haven Stalvey 8th – Olivian Noonan 9th – Rylee Short 10th – Jaxon Carlson

Intermediate Division 1st – Thomas Welch 2nd – Hayden Sopchak 3rd – McKenna Striegel 4th - Dexter Small 5th – Klayton Bremer 6th – Chris Tooms 7th – Blake Peterson 8th – Bailey Tomson 9th – Tyler Loudon 10th – Kendon McAlister

Senior Division 1st – Anna Junck 2nd – Ladd Landgraf 3rd – Madison Loschke 4th – Renee Grimm 5th – Courtney Bockman 6th – Justin Siefker 7th – Taylor Dorsey 8th – Ty Goss 9th – Mikayla Denny 10th – Kylie Pickard

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Contest Results

Public Speaking Junior Division 1st – Josie Wilkins 2nd – Jaelin Wolfinger 3rd – Parker Schwarz 4th – Madison McCullough 5th – Emma Yochum 6th – Parker Dicks 7th – John Haven Stalvey 8th – Autrey Stalvey 9th – Sara Beth Dechious 10th – Connor Yochum

Intermediate Division 1st – Berren Strope 2nd – Dalton Dicks 3rd – Mattison Beattie 4th – Tyler Loudon 5th – Abby Tlach 6th – Morayah Cupp 7th – McKenna Striegel 8th – Kaylee McInvale 9th – Jacie Wolfinger 10th – Spencer Walahoski

Senior Division 1st – Madison Loschke 2nd – Malina Lindstrom 3rd – Kylie Pickard 4th – Justin Siefker 5th – Stephanie Shimer

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Contest Results Livestock Judging Junior Division 1st – Devyn Frazier 2nd – Chloee Clark 3rd – Delanie Erwin 4th – Gus Ashley 5th – Jaycie Perrier 6th – Madison McCullough 7th – Lane Rigdon 8th – Simon Thoreson 9th – Kylee Barker 10th – Kaitlyn Lowes

Intermediate Division 1st – Reece Thoreson 2nd – Dexter Small 3rd – Abby Stallbaumer 4th – Cody Kline 5th – Sheridan Fox 6th – Abby Emberson 7th – Brooke Hayden 8th – Bailey Tomson 9th – Raymond Beneker 10th – Taylor Pinkerton

Senior Division 1st – Ashlyn Ruf 2nd – Allison Davis 3rd – Taylor Buffington 4th – Sammi Schrag 5th – Malina Lindstrom 6th – Justin Ringkob 7th – Brayden Freeman 8th – Macy Collins 9th – Paige Miller 10th – Chas Rowlett

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Contest Results

Salesmanship Junior Division 1st – Jaxon Carlson 2nd – John Haven Stalvey 3rd – Madison McCullough 4th – Houston Holdgrafer 5th – Parker Schwarz 6th – Josie Wilkins 7th – Henley Holdgrafer 8th – Gus Ashley 9th – Abby Wilkins 10th – Addison Sopchak

Intermediate Division 1st – Taylor Pinkerton 2nd – Bailey Tomson 3rd – Kendon McAlister 4th – Abby Emberson 5th – Jenna Tlach 6th – TR Putz 7th – Raymond Beneker 8th – Abby Wood 9th – Abby Scholz 10th – Larahmy Blakley

Senior Division 1st – Kylie Pickard 2nd – Malina Lindstrom 3rd – Courtney Bockman 4th – Stephanie Shimer 5th – Madison Loschke 6th – Ashley Miller 7th – Justin Siefker 8th – Renee Grimm

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Contest Results Quiz Bowl First Place – Junior Division

Kansas Queens & Kings – Dakota Allen, Parker Dicks, Cheyenne Brunker, Jailyn Sonntag

First Place – Intermediate Division

Second Place – Intermediate Division

AR-KS – Kendon McAlister, Justin Calhoun, Dexter Small, Maddix Small

First Place – Senior Division

Second Place – Junior Division

Aces Wild – Madison McCullough, Drew McCullough, Morgan Kelly, Wyatt Kelly

Board Family – Trace Helser, Kylie Pickard, Lucie Ullom, Tatum Miller

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2 Peas in a Pod – Shea Whaley, Quinn Whaley, Gloria Hansen, Kendra Folkerts

Second Place – Senior Division

Ohio #1 – Gavin Puckett, Logan Heffner, Zoey Shriner, Hannah Topmiller

2019 National Junior Heifer Show, Des Moines, Iowa Judges: Taylor & Bailey Graham

Contest Results

Showmanship Junior Division 1st – Parker Schwarz 2nd – Kennedy Lockhart 3rd – Josie Wilkins 4th – Ryen Carlson 5th – Kylee Barker 6th – Abby Wilkins 7th – Cheyenne Brunker 8th – Kaitlyn Lowes 9th – Hadley Dunklau 10th – Montana Brackett

Intermediate Division 1st – Sara Sullivan 2nd – Brooke Hayden 3rd – Hunter Holdgrafer 4th – Kyal Browne 5th – Mallory Johnson 6th - Sheridan Fox 7th – Jace James 8th – Klayton Bremer 9th – Bailey Tomson 10th – Cody Kline

Senior Division 1st – Ladd Landgraf 2nd – Julia Frye 3rd – Kylie Pickard 4th – Brooklyn Curtin 5th – Ashlyn Ruf 6th – Kassidy Bremer 7th – Ryan Dolieslager 8th – Taylor Barber 9th – Addie Shafer 10th – Taylor Buffington AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

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Contest Results

Team Fitting – Junior

1st Place – Iowa

Abree Belcher, Macy Schroeder, Hollynn Rieck

2nd Place – Iowa

3rd Place – Colorado

Madison McCullough, Drew McCullough, Sloan Curtin

Jaxon Carlson, Ryen Carlson, Landre Grieman

5th Place – Illinois/Iowa

Kiera Bremer, Perry Lehman, Rylee Short

8th Place – MN/MO/OK

Rylee Folkerts, Paisley Nelson, Bret Pembrook

6th Place – Kansas

Parker Schwarz, Cheyenne Brunker, Dakota Allen

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9th Place – OH/MI/IN

Masen Joliff, Megan Brunke, Sophia Shobe

4th Place – Oklahoma

Kennedy Lockhart, Brynna Herndon, Jaycie Perrier

7th Place – TX/KS/IA

Barrett Howe, Parker Dicks, Cooper Nosbush

10th Place – Indiana

Landree Warnock, Reid Barker, Kylee Barker

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Contest Results 1st Place – Oklahoma

Chancee Clark, Carlee Clark, Chloee Clark

2nd Place – Oklahoma

Parker Lockhart, Hunter Perrier, Hunter Morton

5th Place – Illinois

Carter Preston, Max Eaton, Logan Soddaris

8th Place – Iowa

Bode Drukenmiller, T.R. Putz, Logan Schroeder

Team Fitting – Intermediate

3rd Place – Iowa

Sara Sullivan, Hayden Fox, Tyler Loudon

6th Place – Iowa

Greyson Belcher, Brady Belcher, Carson Rieck

9th Place – Arkansas/Kansas

Kendon McAlister, Abby Wood, Dexter Small

4th Place – IA/KS/WI

Jenna Tlach, Jackie Sleichter, Cade Austin

7th Place – Iowa

McKenna Striegel, Brayton Striegel, Addyson Lehman

10th Place – Iowa

Klayton Bremer, Regan McClure, Reece Thoreson

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Contest Results

Team Fitting – Senior

1st Place – Ohio/West Virginia Cam Deckling, Addie Shafer, Thomas Willis

2nd Place – IA/IL/KS

Keaton Otto, Kassidy Bremer, Madison Ratliff

3rd Place – Iowa/South Dakota

5th Place – Michigan

Lucie Ullom, Elizabeth Fleming, Kylie Pickard

8th Place – Iowa/Missouri

Breet Leer, Nick Rhodes, Dalton Hoover

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Brooklyn Curtin, Blake Wilkins, Jaxon Schrag

6th Place – Ohio/Oklahoma

Dalton Kennedy, Ladd Landgraf, Payton Sweeten

9th Place – Nebraska

Berren Strope, Tejlor Strope, Malina Lindstrom

4th Place – WY/IL/TX

Paige Miller, Derek Humphrey, Austin Breeding

7th Place – Minnesota

Trevor Mente, Justin Mente, Tucker DeGroot

10th Place – IN/IL/OH

Mallory Johnson, Cole Whisman, Justin Siefker

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2019-2020

AJCA BOARD

Officers

Brooklyn Curtin, President; Kylie Pickard, Vice President; Savannah Garrett, Secretary; Kassidy Bremer, Treasurer; Sam Podzimek, Public Relations

Board Members

Maggie Johnson, Taylor Pinkerton, Courtney Bockman, Payton Jackson, Allyson Beninga, Tatum Miller, Brooke Hayden

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Little ACES

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First Place – Betting It All

Brigham Nelson, Marley Massey, Kaelyn Counts, Hannah Fox

Second Place – 3 Nebraskan’s & a Minnesotan Hadley Dunkalu, Wyatt Dunklau, Chesney Prinz, Keagan Steck

Novice Livestock Judging 1st – Ryan Schwartz 2nd – Mayci Wilkins 3rd – Keagan Steck 4th – Marlee Massey 5th – Chase Schwartz

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Chiangus Classic Futurity June 26, 2019 Des Moines, Iowa

Grand Champion Female – HIGG Exquisite 703E

Exhibited by Ty Goss, Leedy, Okla. • Bred by Higgins Farms, Watertown, Tenn. Sire: HIGG Clockwork 88C • Dam: HIGG Bristol 403B

Judges

P.D. Miller Jared Werning Matt Johnson

Reserve Grand Champion Female – BMW Ynot Finesse 424F ET Exhibited by Bailey Tomson, Westport, Ind. • Bred by Winegardner Show Cattle, Lima, Ohio Sire: EXAR Classen 1422B • Dam: TR/TKM Y Not PCA

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Chiangus Classic Futurity

Third Overall Female – GOF Miss Barbara 9F ET Exhibited by Max McClure, Burlington, Iowa Bred by Green Oak Farms, New Paris, Ohio Sire: Silverias Style • Dam: BPF Ard Ridge Barbara

Fourth Overall Female – TCLC Miss Primo 805F

Exhibited by Ashley Miller, Armington, Ill. Bred by Ashley Miller, Armington, Ill. Sire: Colburn Primo • Dam: BPF Miss Me 89D ET

Fifth Overall Female – JHC Ms Faith 61F ET

Exhibited by Jaycie Perrier, Bartlesville, Ohio Bred by Juston Holt Cattle, Aberdeen, S.D. Sire: SCAR Mr Deeds A579 2CA • Dam: RDD 169J Foxy 365 P201 2CA

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Chiangus Classic Futurity

Grand Champion Bull – Mr Rockin’ Classic 37E

Exhibited by Classic Genetics, Ardmore, Okla. • Bred by Rocking J Ranch, Cody, Neb. Sire: RDD Destiny’s Ace • Dam: SLC Lacy 4123P

Reserve Grand Champion Bull – JRBF Mr BJ 30Y-30F

Exhibited by Baylor Johnson, Rome, Ga. • Bred by RiverBend Farm, Dunlap, Tenn. Sire: JRBF Mr Ace 14M-04X • Dam: JRBF Ms Bismark 2U-30Y

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FEATURE EDITORIAL

It’s Perplexing! by Dr. Roger E. Hunsley

ince my retirement in 2003, I have continued to attend beef cattle shows, sales and other events related to the beef cattle industry. I find myself terribly perplexed at the happenings in the show ring and the extreme amount of variation by judges evaluating cattle. It is one man’s opinion on one day, but it does carry a great amount of weight and influence on that day, for several months and even longer. Often times the reasons do not fit the cattle. This really disturbs me and even makes the picture more perplexing. I often wish some of the judges could cut into the cattle they are praising as being “soft”, deep bodied, high in volume, capacious and having more total internal dimension than other cattle at the exhibit. I would like to discuss some figures and points in reference to cattle evaluation. First of all when evaluating cattle, the cattle are assumed to be similar in age and represent the same breed. These cattle would have the influence of that breed’s genetic background. Basically, an animal is made up of dimensions. We see length, width and depth. At a given age and within a population, the most variable trait among length, width and depth is body width. By referring to some figures we can evaluate what our eyes actually view and see in terms of the length, width and depth dimensions.

Depth of Body In Figure 2, depth of body is illustrated by animals A and B. Both A and B have a line drawn from the point of the elbow (X) along the underline. Why is this an important observation to make? The point of the elbow (X) is directly in line with the sternum or breast bone, which is the bottom of the abdominal cavity or rib cage. At point X, the depth of body ceases to be an influential factor in determining body capacity. I hear judges expound for hours about these deeper bodied, “better doing cattle” which have more internal dimension and more total capacity. Most of what they’re looking at is waste or fat laid on the lower one-third of the animal’s body. Also refer to Figure 5 for a more vivid documentation of depth of body and the relationship to the point of the elbow (X).

Length of Body Figure 1 has two illustrations representing animals A and B. Which is the longer bodied animal of the two? The drawings have lines which tend to provide some optical illusions and distort one’s opinion and judgment. Both of the females are exactly the same length when we reference length of body. Yes, they are both the same length. Another illusion is formed in that the distance from the ground to the underline on animal A is greater than the distance from the ground to the underline on animal B. Consequently, first glance makes animal A appear to be longer bodied.

Figure 2. Which is deeper bodied, A or B?

Figure 1. Which is longer? A or B?

I’m not for selecting hound gutted, “poor doing”, shallow bodied cattle. Somewhere in between, we should be able to find a happy median when evaluating our present day product. In most cases, extra depth of body, when cattle are compared at a similar age, is due to condition or the size of the feed bucket. The maturity pattern of the animal also creates an influence. Early maturing cattle appear deeper at a given age than the later maturing animal. However, neither extreme is acceptable and somewhere there is a happy median. Just because an animal is smaller and fatter does not mean it is “better doing”…it just means it is small and fat. If you actually measure depth of body in Figure 2, at the point of the elbow to the bottom of the spine, very, very little difference exists between the two animals. Condition – Waste In Figures 2 and 5, the questions is asked, which is the wastier animal. A or B? From the previous discussion, it’s quite apparent. The answer is animal B. When one locates the point of the elbow (X) on AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

FEATURE EDITORIAL

Width of Body Livestock judges in the show ring today spend most of the time observing cattle from behind and at the side view. Very little time is spent viewing animals from the front; however, this is the very best indicator of width of body and, ultimately, internal dimension. Observe Figure 3 above. Note the two images of an animal from the front view. Observe animal A on the left. Note the width of chest; the width between the front legs, at the knees, and at the hoof. Also note the muscular shape to the shoulder and forearm, as well as the trim appearance to the brisket. Now observe animal B. Note the front legs are closer together at the chest floor, at the knees and at the hoof. Also notice the muscularity has disappeared from the shoulder and forearm with the shape of the brisket being very similar to animal A. Wide bodied animals with some shape down their top must have some width of chest, some width at the knee and some width at the hoof as cattle are viewed from the front. Both front feet should point forward with preferably no more than a 10 to 15 degree turn to the outside. What is really behind the shape of the images of animals A and B in Figure 3? Let’s refer to Figure 4 for this answer, which is spring or arch of rib.

Spring or Arch of Rib Figure 4 has three illustrations: A, B and C. These three illustrations in Figure 4 represent the different shapes seen in the rib cage or spring of rib in our present day beef cattle population. Illustration A is the review of a flat ribbed animal. Illustration B shows a near ideal shape to the rib cage and arch of rib. Illustration C shows the extreme shape to the rib cage found in all breeds of cattle. Illustration C appears less frequently than the other two when evaluating cattle in the pasture, feedlot or show ring. Now, take the three illustrations in Figure 4 and place each illustration into the respective illustrations in Figure 3. If we are studying our lesson, the rib shape in illustration A in Figure 4 fits the chest width and body design of animal B in Figure 3. The rib shape in illustration B of Figure 4 quite readily fits into the chest width and physical design of animal A in Figure 3. Illustration C in Figure 4 is extreme. I’m not sure that we want to propagate a lot of cattle with this extreme design to the rib cage and extreme arch of rib. Subsequently, these animals usually appear to be “too hard” and are usually quite extreme in their musculature as well. I wouldn’t look forward to calving the progeny of bulls designed like Illustration C in Figure 4 nor would I look forward to much longevity in my females, much less fertility, mothering ability and milk producing qualities. Move around behind animals having the rib shapes illustrated in Figure 4. You can see the shape down the top and the musculature appearing throughout the top line, as well as, through the rear quarter. The flat rib design seems to go with the image which is average muscled or below and appears to be deeper bodied than other animals within a similar age group. Judges expound for minutes about depth of body, the amount of capacity, and brood cow potential observed in a particular female. What I see is a flat rib design with very average muscling and a great deal of waste in the lower one third of the body which is mis-evaluated as a contributor to capacity. This is not just happening in females, but also in bull classes and bull comparisons as well. If an animal meets your criteria for length of body, depth of body, body condition, width of body, spring or arch of rib and muscle design and structure, then it’s necessary this animal have structural soundness. It must be able to move, travel and cover ground with a long, free, easy stride. Structure and locomotion are another complete study within itself, but is an absolute necessity in all cases.

Figure 4. Spring or Arch of Rib

Longevity All of the factors referenced above relate to the longevity and productivity sought in all of our breeds of beef cattle. Often I’ve wanted to give some evaluators a herd of females or a set of bulls like the ones being selected and to visit their program on an annual basis to evaluate their satisfaction with the performance, production and longevity of their animals of choice. Figure 5 contains an illustration of the side view of two steers. Both

both animals, it’s even more apparent. If you have two animals which are similar in age, but with an extreme difference in depth of body, cut into them and take a look, you will be surprised! Just because an animal is deeper does not mean it is “better doing”…it just means it is FAT!

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animals A and B have the same depth of body when it is measured at the point of the elbow and the bottom of the sternum. Animal B appears to be considerably deeper than Animal A. Once again, this is an optical illusion due to fat or waste deposits along the underline and through the lower one-third of the body. A difference in body length exists between animals A and B in Figure 5. From the outward appearance of these two illustrations, there is a difference in body width accounting for the muscularity and shape present in animal A and lacking in animal B.

Figure 5. Disposition One other thing nice to have in your repertoire for selecting cattle for your own program is disposition. We do not sell and do not promote disposition enough in our beef cattle breeds. Disposition is one of the great factors drawing the young people to the MaineAnjou breed. Livestock specialists in the state of Iowa collected data on disposition for 10 years while feeding thousands of steers through their testing lots. Their results showed a steer with a poor disposition score netted $61.00 a head less than a steer with the highest or best disposition score. The bottom line . . . nervous cattle did not gain and did not convert like calm cattle. Consider the risk of bodily harm and aggravation associated with keeping these cattle with bad attitudes. Is it worth it to keep cattle with bad dispositions? If a majority of your calves tend to be high strung, maybe it’s time to take a look at the herd bull. If you have a few wild cows, with the present day prices, now is the perfect time to cull them as well. Frame Size Most breeds have lost frame size over the past 10 years. Many breeds needed to down size and as happens in most all cases, when

changes have been made in the livestock industry . . . we have gone too far. I would see the British breeds and even your Maine-Anjou breed as being a victim of the “too far syndrome”. We thought that many of the “big cattle” were “hard doing” and lacked the efficiency factor that is considered the vogue trait in today’s beef cattle selection and evaluation programs. Just because an animal in your herd or pen of cattle is small or fat doesn’t mean it is more efficient. It just means it is a small, fat animal. Remember, one cannot select for efficiency or make genetic progress if one doesn’t measure the trait. Summary Hopefully, these illustrations and discussions will be of some value to everyone. Avoiding the extremes and selecting the cattle which display performance, production and carcass values should be everyone’s goal. Perhaps some of this discussion will allow us all to observe and interpret composition, muscling and the factors dealing with body capacity in a more accurate and realistic arena as we select cattle for the future. In the end, Maine-Anjou breeders must strive to produce bulls and females that have the genetic ability to efficiently and productively convert grass to pounds and profitability. If you have an opportunity to look inside and/or look under the hide, believe me it can be very perplexing. Editor’s Note: Roger E. Hunsley was born on Feb. 21, 1938. He was raised on a general livestock and ranching operation near Pierre, SD. In 1958, he was named the nation’s outstanding 4-H member and was the high individual in the Intercollegiate Judging Contest at the National Barrow Show in Austin, MN. He received his BS in Animal Sciences from SDSU. He received his MS in Ruminant Nutrition / Biochemistry and Animal Growth from NDSU. His first teaching position was at Iowa State University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1967. He embarked on a very successful career at Purdue University in 1967. During his 16 years at Purdue, over 1350 students enrolled in his animal evaluation classes. Hunsley was the winningest coach in his era. During his 16 years at Purdue, his teams finished first or second 67 times. His teams won the National Contest in 1971, 1973, and 1978. (Editor’s note: Dr. Rob Sheets was a member of the 1971 team; Dr. Ken Culp, III was a member of the 1978 team.) In 1983, Hunsley accepted the position of Executive Secretary/Treasurer of the American Shorthorn Association. Under Hunsley’s leadership, the first program introduced was the Shorthorn Performance Records (SPR) program. This resulted in the first Shorthorn Sire Summary, published in 1987. Shorthorns became the second breed to public carcass EPS’s. Roger Hunsley served on the Long Range Planning Committee for the American Chianina Association in 2015. He has served on a variety of committees and in multiple leadership roles for the National Pedigreed Livestock Council, thee US Beef Breeds Council, and the Beef Improvement Federation. In 2001, he was elected to represent US Beef Breeds Council on the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium Advisory Committee. He was inducted into the prestigious Saddle and Sirloin Club in 2005. AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 18

2019… Sept. 8

Tennessee State Fair Junior Chianina Show Tennessee State Fair Open Chianina Show Sept. 11-13 ACA Board of Directors Meeting, Platte City, Mo. Sept. 22 Dunk Cattle Co. Bid-Off Sale, Wayne, NE Sept. 25 Snake Run Cattle Co. Online Steer & Heifer Sale, SC Online Sales Sept. 29 World Beef Expo Open Chianina Show Sept. 30 World Beef Expo Junior Chianina Show Oct. 1 Entry Deadline –NAILE Oct. 5 Tulsa State Fair Junior Chi Show Oct. 13 Sexton Cattle Calf Sale, SC Online Sales Oct. 13 Sullivan Farms Maternal Legends Sale, Dunlap, Iowa Oct. 25 CK Cattle 2019 Headquarters Sale, Hope Hull, Ala., Noon Oct. 30 Higgins Farms Fall Sale, SC Online Sales Nov. 15 Entry Deadline –Ft. Worth Stock Show Nov. 17 Junior Show, NAILE, Louisville, Ky.

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Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 20 Dec. 14

2020… Jan. 20

Jan. 20

Jan. 31

Feb. 1

ACA Annual Membership Meeting, 2 p.m. ACA Social/Stall Crawl, 5:30 p.m. ACA National Sale, 3 p.m., Louisville, Ky. ACA National Show, 8 a.m., Louisville, Ky. Entry Deadline –National Western Stock Show Cardinal Cattle Company “The Program Female Sale”

National Western Stock Show Junior Show, Denver, Colo., 8 a.m. National Western Stock Show Open Show, Denver. Colo., 9:30 a.m. Ft. Worth Stock Show Youth Show, Ft. Worth, Texas, Noon Ft. Worth Stock Show Open Show, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3 p.m. Cardinal Cattle Company “The Program Bull Sale”

ACA NAILE Events, Louisville, Ky.

ACA Board Meeting, 9 a.m. Ladies Auxiliary Luncheon/Meeting, 11:30 a.m.

Advertise in the ACJ

To Place an ad, contact: Heather Counts, ACJ Editor – heather@chicattle.org or 517.214.0927 Dustin Hurlbut, Western Field Representative – dustin@chicattle.org or 605.380.8052 Ryan Robb, Eastern Field Representative – ryan@chicattle.org or 217.778.3509

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Bulletin 2019 ACA National Chianina/Chiangus Sale to Take Place during ACA National Show in Louisville, Ky. Plans are well underway for the National Chianina/Chiangus sale to be held in conjunction with the National Show in Louisville, Ky., during the NAILE. We are bringing back the national sale to give you, the members, another option to market your Chianina and Chiangus genetics. The sale will be Tuesday, November 19, 2019, with the sale preview at 2 p.m. and sale at 3 p.m. Offered will be some of the best open heifer prospects to sell in the United States, as well as breed leading bred heifers to add to your program. We will also feature some genetic opportunities to propel you to the front of the Chianina breed. If you want to be a part of this sale, please reach out to Dustin or Ryan to discuss consigning your animal to the national sale. Please note, live entries must be entered in the open show at the NAILE to qualify. We are also working on an exciting contest for junior members to take part in during the junior weekend that will include viewing all sale entries. Watch for more details online and in the next ACJ issue with the sale catalog. If you have any questions on the sale or the sale offering please feel free to contact Dustin at (605) 380-8052 or Ryan at (217) 778-3509.

year of the BEST program. This year’s BEST program featured 15 sanctioned shows that wove their way across the state. Over 431 youth participants showed 618 head of market animals and heifers throughout the course of the 2018-2019 program.

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer Zachery Retcher, Defiance County

Champion Chianina Heifer Beau Johnson, Gallia County Third Overall Chianina Steer Carter McCauley, Guernsey County

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer Fulton Kennedy, Adams County Fourth Overall Chianina Steer Tait Dusseau, Ottawa County

Ohio BEST Program Celebrates 20th Year & a Successful Season – Recognizes Chianina Youth (MARYSVILLE, Ohio) – The 2018-2019 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) program came to an end on May 4th with its annual awards banquet held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. This season celebrated the 20th

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Fifth Overall Chianina Steer Third Overall Bred & Owned Steer Calvin Trigg, Fairfield County

Fifth Overall Bred & Owned Steer Karli Gaddis, Morrow County

New JUNIOR All-American Program Implemented

Starting with the 2019-2020 show season, the ACA will implement a Junior All-American program. The program is based off of the current ACA All-American program, but will apply to junior shows and recognize junior members who have made the effort to exhibit their animal at numerous shows throughout the show season. The following shows will be recognized as points shows for this program: • National Junior Heifer Show • NAILE Junior Show • Ft. Worth Youth Show • National Western Junior Show

• AK-SAR-BEN • World Beef Expo Junior Show • ACA Regional Junior Heifer Shows • Junior Shows at all Major Shows • State Fair Junior Shows • State Association Junior Shows (junior shows held at your state show) Please note, state fair and state association junior shows only qualify if they are open to juniors from all states. It is the state’s responsibility to make sure results are forwarded to Heather Counts, ACA Director of Shows & Activities. The following information must be provided: • Name, date, location of show • Complete show results (including class breakdowns, placings, division champions & reserves, and grand and reserve champions). A completed show program is the preferred method. • Registration numbers of each animal. To qualify, registered ACA cattle must be exhibited in at least three shows during the show season, which runs May 1 – April 30. However, scores from no more than five shows are used.

Points will be awarded in the same manner as the ACA All-Americans, as follows: • Grand Champion – 50 points • Reserve Grand Champion – 30 points • Division Champions – 20 points • Division Reserve Champions – 10 points Class points are awarded as follows: First place, 7 points; 2nd place, 6 points; 3rd place, 5 points; 4th place, 4 points; 5th place, 3 points; 6th place, 2 points; 7th place and below, 1 point. Shows are weighted as follows: 1-19 head, 1X; 20-39 head, 2X; 40-59 head, 3X; 60-79 head, 4X; 80+ head, 5X.

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If you have questions regarding the Junior All-American program, please contact Heather Counts, ACA Director of Shows & Activities, at 517-214-0927 or heather@ chicattle.org.

Genetic Testing Reminders

Before submitting registrations to the ACA, please note the following policies regarding Genetics Testing & DNA Info: • All ACA registered bulls born after January 1, 2017 must be DNA parent verified before their progeny can be registered. • All ACA registered natural calves born after January 1, 2019 out of a cow that is fifteen years of age or older at birth of the calf must be DNA parent verified. • AI Sires & Donor dams for embryo calves must have genetic testing and DNA parentage on file before calves will be registered. If you have questions regarding this policy, please call the office.

In Memory – Ken Jacobson

Kenneth S. Jacobson, 64, of Kewanne, Ill., formerly of Cottage Grove, Wis., died Saturday morning, May 25, 2019, at Aperion Care in Marseilles, Ill. He was born July 22, 1954, in Ft. Atkinson, Wis., the son of Stanley and Marge (Olesten) Jacobson. He is survived by a son, Wes (Sarah) Jacobson of Kewanee; a grandson, Keegan; and a sister, Jane Shaub of Madison, Wis. He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters. Kenneth graduated from Monona Grove High School in Madison, Wis., in 1972. He worked in the cattle industry as a stockman. He also had shown cattle and in 1981 had the National Champion Bull & Heifer at the Louisville Cattle Show. He enjoyed showing

Bulletin Chiangus cattle, fishing and mushroom hunting, and was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. A memorial service was held on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Private inurnment will take place at a later date in Wisconsin. Memorials may be directed to the Kenneth Jacobson Memorial Fund.

ACA State Junior Association Program Premise: As the Chianina breed is extremely influential in the show ring, the ACA should endeavor to strengthen and expand the Junior Program at both the state and national levels. Strengthening and expanding the ACA’s Junior Program will benefit Chianina breeders by expanding marketing efforts, improving demand for quality show prospects, and increasing the number of Chianina cattle being sold and exhibited across the nation. Purpose: To strengthen and build the American Chianina Association and the American Junior Chianina Association at the grassroots level. Action Step: Each state is encouraged to develop a state junior Chianina Association. Proposal – Developing State Junior Chianina Associations • Limit of one junior association per state (or a state may join a multi-state group.) • Each junior association should adopt bylaws (a template is provided by the ACA.) • Each junior association must have at least

four officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer). Additional officers are optional. • Each junior association must have at least two meetings each year, and the meetings must be held in different months. Minutes must be sent to the ACA Director of Shows and Youth Activities, following the meeting. • (State) Junior Board members will serve two-year terms. • Each state junior association must send the names and contact information of their directors, officers and advisors to the ACA Director of Shows and Youth Activities by April 1, annually (to be included in the Herd Book issue of the ACJ.)

the ACA Director of Shows and Youth Activities, the ACA Field Representative from that region, the ACA Board members and Jr. Board members from that region, and a state liaison (if necessary.) • For 2020, two Regional Junior Shows will be held; one in the east and one in the west. Each Regional Marketing Director will facilitate the show that is held in their region. • Each Regional Junior Show will be a points show for the ACA Junior All-American Points Program.

Proposal – Expanding the ACA’s Junior Program by Hosting Regional Junior Shows Premise: In order to promote Chianina and Chiangus genetics and provide additional opportunities for youth to exhibit Chianina and Chiangus cattle, the ACA will coordinate at least two regional junior shows each year. (Initially, in order to save expenses, these regional junior shows could be held in conjunction with an established show or state fair.) • Each show will be held in a different ACA region. • Each regional show will be open to all AJCA members in good standing. • AJCA members may participate in any and all regional shows. • Regional shows should be self-sustaining. • Regional shows will be coordinated by a committee. The committee will include AUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

Successful Weaning:

Tried-and-True Transition Strategies

By Kevin Hill, D.V.M., technical services veterinarian, Merck Animal Health

all feedlot success starts long before calves arrive at the feedyard. Pre-shipment management on the ranch is truly the only way to adequately prepare calves for the changes awaiting them after weaning. In addition to optimizing feedlot health and performance, the best-prepared calves will result in the biggest return to the ranch. Because calf buyers want the healthiest calves, providing them with a certified history of health management procedures, especially one verified by your veterinarian, can result in a $15 to $35 per head premium paid by buyers.1 Here are four tried-and-true weaning-related strategies to help make the shift to the feedlot as seamless as possible.

#1 Spread out the stressors Weaning day is often the most stressful day in a calf’s life. The roundup, vaccinations, separation from mother, a long truck ride and then landing in a strange pen with lots of new neighbors, is more than any calf should be asked to endure. The key to managing these stressors is to plan ahead and spread out the procedures over several weeks. Preweaning should be thoughtfully planned to begin two to three weeks before weaning and culminate 45 to 60 days after weaning day. This is important in order to minimize stress on a calf’s immune system and give them the best chance to respond fully to immunizations. Calves also need time to adjust to separation from the cow and new nutrition before adding in other stressors like shipping and commingling. Not everyone can hold calves for 45 days after weaning, but nearly everyone can utilize some aspects of preconditioning. #2 Examine your vaccination strategy Vaccination programs should include core protection against Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV), as well as protection against the major bacterial causes of pneumonia.

Timing also is important. Instead of waiting to vaccinate calves after they arrive at the feedyard, where they may encounter disease before the vaccine has a chance to take effect, it’s ideal to vaccinate two to three weeks prior to weaning. This allows time for the best protection against respiratory and clostridial diseases. Booster doses can be given 2 to 3 weeks later, when calves have adjusted and are eating well after weaning at home or in a backgrounding yard, or after arrival if going directly to the feedlot. #3 Implement concurrent parasite control Parasitic infections depress immunity and feed intake, which are extremely detrimental to calf health. Therefore, incorporating deworming into a preconditioning plan is essential. Again, preweaning timing is important (two to three weeks prior to weaning), as is product selection. Many researchers over the past 10 years have documented the avermectin class of anthelmintics as often not effective at reducing worm burdens.2-4 Because most commonly used dewormers are in this class, switching to a dewormer with the active ingredient fenbendazole, such as Safe-Guard® or Panacur®, significantly improves the efficacy of eliminating parasites. Combining two products from differing classes at once, such as fenbendazole and an ivermectin, typically achieves reduction of parasite egg counts by 99%,2 and is the best strategy for slowing the development of resistance. Consult your veterinarian for the assistance in the diagnosis, treatment and control of parasitism. This should include a plan for collecting fecal samples and performing a Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT) to determine if the current deworming program is effective. #4 Evaluate economic impact of implants No other investment in the cattle industry is as consistent and predictable as the use of growth implants. Because the investment is relatively small, a positive return is realized

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within a few weeks after implantation. If you plan to retain ownership for three weeks or more after weaning, consider the value of using implants. The return can be as much as $30 to $40 per head in added value.5 Implanting can be conveniently added to the preconditioning program either prior to or after weaning. Data from thousands of calf sales prove that preconditioned calves command a significant premium. But to do so, effective communication of health programs to potential buyers that documents the health products and practices used on your operation – including dates of vaccinations, parasite control and other treatments – is an absolute requirement to get that premium. For more information on preconditioning programs for healthier and heavier calves, contact your veterinarian and visit www.thebest-defense.com. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION RESIDUE WARNINGS: Safe-Guard Paste and Suspension: Cattle must not be slaughtered within 8 days following last treatment. Mineral and feed through products: 13 days; EN-PRO-AL Molasses Block: 11 days; Protein Block: 16 days; For dairy cattle, the milk discard time is zero hours. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. For complete information, refer to the product label. 1. Superior Livestock Auction, 2018 Superior Livestock Report, Pg 40.4. 2. Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT) National Database, Merck Animal Health, 1996-2018. 3. Gasbarre, LC, Smith, LL, Lichtenfels, JR, Pilitt, PA. (2009). The identification of cattle nematode parasites resistant to multiple classes of anthelmintics in a commercial cattle population in the U.S. Veterinary Parasitology, 166(3-4); 281:1-5. 4. Edmonds, MD, Johnson, EG, Edmonds, JD. (2010). Anthelmintic resistance of Ostertagia ostertagi and Cooperia oncophora to macrocyclic lactones in cattle from the western United States. Veterinary Parasitology. 170(3-4): 224-9. 5. Selk, G. (1997). Implants for Suckling Steer and Heifer Calves and Potential Replacement Heifers. Proceedings: Impact of Implants on Performance and Carcass Value of Beef Cattle. Oklahoma State University, P-957.

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BOARD MINUTES

ACA Board of Directors Spring Meeting April 5-6, 2019 Members present: Ken Culp, Brad Winegardner, Lyle Sexton, Justin Tracy, Keith Schrick, Randy Gaddis, Dr. Rob Sheets, Larry Garrett, Ryan Dunklau, Andy Higgins,and Dustin Hurlbut. Members absent: Eric Walker and Mike Stoppel. Culp called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Officer’s Reports: Secretary Report: Corrections were made to the 11/12/2018 minutes. Sheets made to motion to accept the amended minutes, Sexton seconded. Motion carries. Minutes from the 2/26/2019 conference call were presented. Dunklau made the motion to accept, Winegardner seconded. Motion carries. Treasurer’s Report: Schrick made the motion, Garrett seconded to approve the financial report. Motion carries. Staff Reports: Jennifer Roach: Jennifer gave updates on the daily activities in the office. Things are going well and she and the staff are enthusiastic. Cheryl Minyard: Cheryl updated the board on registrations and transfers. Heather Counts: Counts gave an update on NJHS 2019. No summer intern will be hired, but short term interns could be hired for NJHS. She reported that the new online entry program is working well. The spring AJCA board meeting was successful. Heather is enthusiastic about her return to the ACA. She presented a proposal for online/web advertising rates. The decision was made to mail the NJHS wrap up edition of the ACJ to the entire active junior membership.

Dustin Hurlbut: Hurlbut updated the board on his travels visiting with breeders across the western U.S. Break was taken at 9:59 a.m. Meeting reconvened at 10:16 a.m.

Budget and Finance: Committee did not meet.

Committee Reports: Recognition committee: Hurlbut reported on the awards to be presented for the current year. Outstanding Commercial Cattlemen – Schlechter Brothers; Chi Breeder of the Year – CK Cattle; Retiring Directors – Winegardner, Schrick; Promoter of the Year – Oak Barn Beef; 40 Year Members – Rob and Kelly Postin, GA; Dwayne and Greg Gruhn, IL; Comer Cattle Co, Terry and Sue, IN; Reed Cattle, Brent Reed, IN; Stoltz Exotics, Jack Stoltz, NE. Discussion followed on awards. Dunk made motion, Sexton seconded. Motion carries. Junior and Youth Programs: Counts reported that the committee would like to plan a meet and greet for the Junior and Adult Boards at NJHS. That will take place on Monday night at the NJHS. Performance and Genetic Abnormality: Sexton reported. Robb discussed bull test options. A docility EPD was discussed. Should DS be included in the list of genetic defects that are required to be tested for AI sires? Dunk moved, Schrick seconded that this be sent back to the committee for further discussion and a report be given at the June meeting. Motion carries. Building and Grounds: Culp reported that Roach is going to contact an HVAC company to service the current system. Roach will get quotes on repairing part of the electrical system. Jennifer has contracted someone to remove the fence around the dumpster. A new individual will mow the lawn at the ACA office for 2019. Promotions, Benefits, and Marketing: Counts discussed the possibility of new advertisements for promoting the ACA.

Garrett moved to refer the idea of an Egg Extravaganza to the committee, Schrick seconded. Motion carries.

Liaison Updates: AJCA: Ashlynne Beninga joined by conference call and gave an update on the AJCA Chiangus Classic: Val Shields joined by conference call. A bull show will be added to this year’s show, if 5 head are entered. May 1 is the deadline for nominations, a late fee will be added for nominations received after May 1. PD Miller, Mark Johnson and Tracy Goretska are the judges. Discussion followed. ACA Ladies Auxiliary: Jessica Cheeseman joined by conference call and informed us that the scholarship application has been revised. Garrett asked for specifics on the ACA Queen Contest. Lunch break was taken at 12:10 p.m. Meeting reconvened at 1:08 p.m. Committee Updates Continued: Show and Sale: Winegardner reported on the show and sale committee. The committee discussed the possibility of a live National Sale at the NAILE. National shows were discussed and how to keep promoting the breed at these events. American Beef Registry Service: Roach updated on the status of the Black Hereford Association. Discussion followed. Sheets moved to go into executive session. Dunk seconded. Sheets moved to exit executive session, Dunk seconded. Motion passes. Rules and Regulations: Committee did not meet.

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BOARD MINUTES

Board of Directors Minutes continued… Chianina Beef: Committee did not meet. Long Range Planning: Some discussion was made about planning a meeting of the LRPC. It was decided to wait another year and plan a meeting. Old Business: Review of the National Show: Much discussion took place in regards to the 2018 National Show. Covers and ads for the 2019 NAILE Show Program will be printed in Platte City and the entries will be printed in Louisville after check-in. The inside cover of the 2020 NJHS Show Program will be sold at the 2019 NJHS Benefit Auction. Strengthening State Junior Associations: Culp presented two proposals on how to develop and strengthen state junior associations. Much discussion followed, including having a meeting/brainstorming session at NJHS with the membership to get ideas. It was decided to have a meeting at NJHS and further discuss. Chi Lite Brand: No report Break at 2:48 p.m. Reconvened at 3:07 p.m. New Business: A proposal for online and web advertising rates was presented by Counts. Sheets moved, Dunk seconded. Motion carries. (See handout) Justin Tracy made the motion to weigh bulls and heifers for the open shows at NAILE and NWSS. Sexton seconded. Discussion followed. Motion fails. Garrett moved that we weigh bulls only at the NAILE and NWSS. Sheets seconded. Motion carries. Counts discussed the possibility of

changing division breaks. Dunk made the motion that NJHS Junior Yearling division be split into Junior Yearling, March yearling and April Yearling effective immediately. Higgins seconded. Motion carries. Dunk made the motion that divisions for Early Jr Yearling (Jan and Feb) and Late Jr Yearlings (March and April) be split and Early Jr Calf (Jan and Feb), Late Jr Calf (March and April) and Summer Calf (May) at NAILE, NWSS, and FWSS be split effective immediately. Winegardner seconded. Motion carries. Culp discussed a 2019 Bull Test at Western Illinois University. Much discussion followed. Sheets moved that the ACA cost share $1,500 towards the $3,000 nomination fee for up to 15 different sires in the WIU Bull Test. Gaddis seconded. Motion carries. All payment will come to the ACA and one check is issued to WIU. Culp and Ryan Robb are the contacts. Oct 1, 2019 is the deadline.

utive session at 4:29 p.m. Dunk moved to exit session, Schrick seconded at 4:55 p.m. Motion carried.

Dustin Hurlbut discussed the potential of a bull feeding trial and sale. More information will be gathered and presented at NJHS.

Sheets presented a member’s thoughts of the ACA collecting state association dues at the same time as ACA Activity Fees were paid. It was referred to the Promotions, Benefits and Marketing committee.

A proposal for a Junior All American program was presented. Points would be tallied from shows at majors, NJHS, state fair jr shows, and state jr shows. Cycle runs from May 1- April 30. Dunk moved, Schrick seconded that Counts oversee it all. Motion passed. Dunk moved to amend above by adding heifers must be at least 6.25% to qualify. Tracy seconded. Motion carries. National Sale – Hurlbut will come up with a proposal of costs and inputs and will present on a conference call the first week of May. Sheets moved that a registration moratorium will be implemented for August 2019. 1-9 registrations will cost $35, 10+ $30. Higgins seconded, motion carries. Dunk moved to go to executive session, Higgins seconded. Board entered into exec-

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Break at 4:57 p.m. Reconvened at 5:20 p.m. On-farm Summer Intern Program: Ryan Robb will come up with some parameters and report back. Chiangus vs ChiAngus vs Chi-Angus: Communication and education to spell Chiangus! All Around Awards at NJHS: One year’s use of a trailer will be awarded to the All Around Champion. The following awards were proposed. 2nd: $750, 3rd: $500, 4th: $250, 5th: $200, 6th:$150, 7th: $125, 8th: $100, 9th: $75, 10th: $50 Sheets moved, Garrett seconded. Discussion followed. Motion passes.

Tracy moved, Sexton seconded the proposed changes to the scur rule. The rule will now read: Scurs or scur tissue may not be removed or altered from cattle registered in the ACA Registry as Chiangus or Red Chiangus, unless they have been genetically tested and found to be polled. Surgically altering scurs and/or pasting with caustic paste, grinding, sanding, or shelling off the scurs without a genetic test identifying the animal as polled will cause the animal to be removed from the Chiangus or Red Chiangus herdbook and placed in the Chianina herdbook. Cattle showing as Chiangus or Red Chiangus that are determined to have heads that have been altered, must produce a DNA test whose results have found the animal to be polled, in order to show as a Chiangus. The first reading will take place at the May

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Board of Directors Minutes continued… conference call. Motion carries. Sheets brought forth discussion about Chiangus breeding values. After much discussion, it was tabled until the June meeting. Winegardner moved to adjourn, Schrick seconded. Motion passes. Meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m. ACA Board of Directors Meeting Conference Call May 2, 2019, 7:00 pm CST Call to Order at 7 p.m. CST. Roll Call: Culp, Sheets, Sexton, Schrick, Winegardner, Tracy, Walker, Garrett, Counts, Robb, Hurlbut, and Higgins present. Dunk, Gaddis, and Stoppel absent. Officer’s Reports: Treasurer’s Report – Sexton reported on the March financials. Garrett moved, Sheets seconded. Motion carries. Staff Reports Heather Counts – ACJ Herd Book: The HRE will be going to printer tomorrow, with approximately 140 pages. NJHS: 271 heifers, 20 steers, 2 bulls, 520 exhibitors entered as of May 1. Dustin Hurlbut: Has attended 3 bull sales, been working on organizing a National Sale, and looking at the possibility of a regional show held in conjunction with the NE State Fair. Ryan Robb: Has reached out with many people, cattlemens’ associations and spoken with producers about bull test and national sale.

mitment and 3 more strongly considering. ABHA Update – Higgins updated on the proposed Black Hereford contract National Sale – Hurlbut updated on a national sale budget. Ryan has had some interest in the event as well. Winegardner asked about availability of the sale ring at the NAILE. Winegardner made the motion to schedule a national sale, with a entry deadline of Sept 1, Sexton seconded. Much discussion followed. Motion carries. Regional Shows – Hurlbut updated that possible locations for a western regional show are the NE State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben. Robb discussed that the KY and IN State fairs are a possibility for an eastern regional. More details will be presented and discussed at NJHS.

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New Business First Reading – “Scurs Rule” Tracy moved to amend the current rule to add “and parent verified”. Schrick seconded. Amendment passes. Tracy moved to adopt the Scurs Rule change, Schrick seconded. Motion carries.

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DNA quote – Performance & Genetic Abnormalities – Tracy gave an update on his findings with bundling genetic tests. Much discussion followed and it was deferred to the September meeting.

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ASA unauthorized use of AAA data – Discussion followed about the letter received from the AAA May 1.

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Sheets moved to adjourn, Garrett seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m.

Old Business University of Illinois ACA Sire Test Update – Robb has found 6-8 bulls so far to participate in the sire test. Hurlbut has one comAUGUST/SEPTEMBER| CHIANINA JOURNAL |

Chi Genetics Directory GEORGIA

TALMO RANCH

RSE

Farms, Inc. P.O. Box 330 Stephens, GA 30667 Roddy Sturdivant mobile (770) 372–0400 office (770) 921–3207

Chiangus & Chiford Cattle Wayne & Jill Miller, Owners

Rob Postin

home (706) 759–2220 barn (706) 759–2209

P.O. Box 68 • Talmo, GA 30575 Phone: (706) 693-4133 or Fax: (706) 693-4359 Email: talmoranch@aol.com Web site: www.talmoranch.com

ILLINOIS

Visitors Always Welcome

Blazin B Show Cattle Alex Bundy

Farms

2174 N Co Rd 2500 Burnside, IL 62330 309.221.5333

Garland Gehrke 6600 Locust Rd., Delavan, IL 61734 (217) 725-0521 • tgehrke19@gmail.com

Chianina & Shorthorn Cattle Jim, Michelle, Jessie, Ben, Jordan

1319 Union Street • Morris, IL 60450

INDIANA

Garrett Show Cattle

Gettinger Chiangus

Chiangus Chimaine Club Calves Larry and Barb Garrett

5772 N. U.S. Highway 35 • Williamsburg, IN 47393 (765) 969 -0154 • Email: lgarrett@globalsite.net

Jeff Miller 6863 S. 200 E. Cutler, IN 46920 (765) 268-2409 (765) 414-4547 – cell

Selling Chianina & Simmental Bulls, Heifers & Steers Jeff Gettinger 3464 S 325 E Rushville, IN 46173 (765) 561-4434

Sam Gettinger (765) 561-3130 s.gettinger@yahoo.com

Grand Champion Steer - 2012 Indiana State Fair

IOWA

Clarahan Farms

Sexton Chiangus

5J/2GTHR Chianina We specialize in half blood to fullblood.

Dennis • Ryan • Neil

Lyle & Stephanie Ty & Ashley Keiffer

Breeders of Chiangus Cattle

Ainsworth, IA

Jim & Connie Johnson Cell: 515.745.3649 jjncj1962@gmail.com

19425 280th Avenue • Harper, IA 52231 (641) 635-2454 – office Dennis: (319) 330-6377 • Ryan: (641) 660-2713 Neil: (641) 660-2257

(319) 461-6337 – Lyle (319) 461-0519 – Ty sextoncattleia@gmail.com www.sextoncattleia.com

Jerry & Jean Johnson Cell: 515.314.8939 2gthrchi@gmail.com

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WALCO FARMS

814 Ard Ridge Rd. Nancy, KY 42544 Office & Fax: (606) 871-9454 Owners: Leonard & June Branscum: (606) 871-7859 Neal & Rebekah Branscum: (606) 872-5395

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Val B. & Vicky B. Shields DeMossville, KY Falmouth, KY Williamstown, KY 859-391-0758 or 859-823-1525 vbsfarms@gmail.com

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Bart L. Glass

Chiangus Manager 5645 KY HWY 300 Stanford, KY 40484 859-326-0590 (C) 859-854-6732 (O)

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Chris & Brandhi Howard 5365 West Highway 36 Sharpsburg, KY 40374 606.247.2154 chris.howard@bath.kyschools.us www.champagnefarm.com

MICHIGAN

VK KR Carl & Gail Vanderkolk

Dorr, MI • (616) 896-9433 • mail@burnips.com Focused on Chiangus Genetics • Ace & other traditional Chiangus semen for sale • Limited number of Nevada Nights embryos for sale

MISSOURI

NEBRASKA Double G Cattle Company 2747 570th Rd. Albany, MO 64402 (660) 562-9509 gaddisrl@yahoo.com

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NEW YORK

STEFANO FARMS

Fullblood Chianina Breeder 1690 Bornt Hill RD Endicott, NY 607-760-9071 Ricardo Stefano

NEW JERSEY

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Stapleton, NE

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Adam F. Ambielli 412 Trimmer Road Califon, New Jersey (908) 832-2526 ambielli@earthlink.net

NORTH DAKOTA

Bryan, John & Jerry Schaefer P.O. Box 28 • Des Lacs, ND Bryan: (701) 721-8091 bschaefer@srt.com John: (701) 720-7220 Jerry: (701) 720-2061 schaeferchiangus@srt.com

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Steve & Barb Melroe 8005 Hwy. 32 Gwinner, ND 58040 Steve (701) 680-0622 Tyler (605) 695-3295

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SOUTH DAKOTA Ro ck Family Chiangus

Justin & Kali Holt Charlee, Cooper & Jayden

Long Valley, South Dakota Brandon & Sanna Rock 605.685.8480 – cell 605.462.6151 – home sbrock@goldenwest.net

13319 378th Ave. Aberdeen, SD 57401 605.380.5002 - Justin 605.730.1870 - Kali

Chiangus Breeding Sto ck For Sale

www.justinholtcattle.com

TENNESSEE

Jan & Brandon Johnson P.O. Box 475 Dunlap, TN 37327 Jan: 423-240-4411 Brandon: 423-447-7838 email:bj294422@yahoo.com www.riverbendcattle.com

John Coble, Consultant • (406) 254-2548 Scott Coble, Herd Manager • (423) 921-4221 Business Office: Old Mills Square 215W. Broadway St., Ste. D, • Rogersville, TN 37857 (423) 272- 0225 Richard Alan Arnold, President & Manager

Willow Oak Chiangus Ranch

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• Watertown, Tennessee • John :: 615.207.4555 Show heifers & genetics Andy :: 615.330.6446 always available

TEXAS

David and DarLee Foster 570 FM 2883 Lockney, TX 79241 806-652-3824 home 806-983-7221 mobile Office: 806-652-3351

Walter G. Mizes Ranches

Jody and Shawnda Foster 1231 CR 57 Lockney, TX 79241 806-652-2383 home 806-983-7225 mobile Fax: 806-652-3738

Fullblood Chianina bulls and females always available.

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Email: fosterbros@att.net

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Keith & Dana Schrick Business: (817) 613-0724 Cell: (817) 366-6435

Jason Schrick Business: (817) 596-0799 Cell: (817) 366-8511

Certified Brucellosis & TB Free Herd ID #20020090310

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Charles McDonald Ranch Manager/Herdsman Hwy. 281 North Hico, TX 76457 (254) 796-4070 • Fax (254) 796-2330

RYAN, CRYSTAL, HADLEY, WYATT, BLAYNE & KYLER DUNKLAU sale site: 85813 572nd Ave • Wayne NE 68787 mailing address: 57215 858th Rd • Wayne NE 68787 ryan: 402.369.2025 crystal: 309.221.1247 online at: dunkcattle.com show and sale cattle: Jake Gale 402.389.1003