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Vice President Dr. Richard Gingles Long Beach, Mississippi 228-864-4339
Director Jack Barron Mansfield, LA 318-393-7543
Director Keith Colteryahn Whitesboro, Texas 940-443-1634
Secretary Eddie Benoit Lacassine, Lousiana 337-794-1343
Treasurer Ken Peterson Spicewood, Texas 512-423-0125
Director Ron Jones Lexington, Texas 512-940-0332
Director Ryan King Cameron, Lousiana 337-309-2882
Director Huel Jones Mansfield, LA 318-471-4279
Director Aryon McGuire Grayson, Lousiana 318-376-1161
Director Sean Rogers Iowa, Lousiana 337-912-9557
Director Kurt Trammell Gonzales, Texas 830-857-4943
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americanredbrangus.org
Inside Cover: Working for the Breed 2 Presidents Message 2 Calendar of Events 4 Annual Meeting
OFFICE MANAGER Michele Hanson 512-858-7285
6 U.S. Cattlemen’s Update
RECORDS DEPARTMENT: American Red Brangus 11500 N Ambassador Drive, Suite 410 Kansas City, MO 64153 816-842-3757
9 Steer Carcass Values
MEMBERSHIP Active-$75/year Associate-$25/year Junior Active-$75/year Junior Membership-$30/year ARBA OFFICERS: President: Elaine Monaghan Vice President: Dr. Richard Gingles Secretary: Eddie Benoit Treasurer: Ken Peterson ARBA DIRECTORS Jack Barron Keith Colteryahn Huel Jones Ron Jones Ryan King Aryon McGuire Sean Rogers Kurt Trammell Statements of fact and opinion in this publication, including editorial and advertisements, are the responsibility of the authors and advertisers alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the magazine staff, officers or members of the American Red Brangus Association. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: American Red Brangus Journal 3995 E. Hwy. 290 Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Inside This Issue:
7 Performance Bull Test
11 Improve Your Bottom Line 13 Cattlemax Offers ARBA Online Registration Interface
Cover photo: Double Diamond Ranch Spring Calves
16 ARBA 2019 Directory 22 ARBJA Report 22 Red Brangus: How They Were Developed
Index of Advertisers: ARBA Foundation- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IBC ARBA Sale - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Bayou Frais- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Double W Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Joy Hill Farms- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Paleface Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14-15 R2 Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Red Brangus, The Commercial Choice - - - - - - - BC Red Oak Farms- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Siphorien Bayou Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Southern Star Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Sunbelt Red Brangus Breeders Organization - - 13 Vogel Farms- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
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President’s Message
I hope everyone has had a good summer. If you didn’t make it to the National Junior Show and Open Show, you missed an outstanding group of cattle. Our Juniors are an amazing group of young adults. The steer carcass evaluation program is coming to an end and the bulls for the annual sale are on feed. I hope everyone is making plans to attend the Annual Meeting, at the Best Western, Bastrop Lost Pines, and the Sale at Hills Prairie Auction, Bastrop, Texas. The Annual Meeting will be held on Friday September 20th at the hotel. Meal reservations forms have been mailed, please complete and return to our office in Dripping Springs, there is no charge for the meal, but the caterer does need a head count. The Sale will be on Saturday the 21st. Chris Shivers, Infinity Cattle Services, is our Sale Manager and John Banken is assisting. You will find more information on both the hotel and sale in this edition.
We attended several cattle conventions promoting our cattle and our association. Thank you Ken Elaine Monaghan, Peterson for attending Ft. Worth and ARBA president Michele Hanson for attending both Ft. Worth and San Marcos. In closing I would like to say, thank you for the past thirty plus years. When I came to work for the association James Puerta, told me don’t look at it as a job, look at it as a journey. It has been one incredible journey, we have been through so much together. Serving as your president has been an honor. Thank you to all the Board members and committee chairmen for your countless hours serving our members. I also want to say a very special thank you to Michele Hanson for all her hard work and dedication. God truly blessed me when he brought me to The American Red Brangus Association.
Calendar of Events Around the ARBA Office… Michele Hanson is the ARBA office manager. She handles the day-to-day operations of the association. Feel free to call her if you have any questions. Michele can be reached at 512-858-7285 or by email at arba@texas.net. Office hours at the Dripping Springs office are Monday‑Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST). ARBA has two locations. Following is contact information and what happens at each location:
Dripping Springs Office:
Kansas City Location:
American Red Brangus 3995 East Hwy 290 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 512-858-7285
American Red Brangus 11500 N Ambassador Dr. Ste 410 Kansas City, MO 64153 816-595-2444
• Advertising/Public Relations
• Registrations
• Member Services
• Transfers
• Convention/Annual Meetings/ Board Meetings
• Duplicate Certificates
• Ballots for Board of Directors
• Whole Herd Billing
• National Junior Show
• Whole Herd Payments
• Scholarships
• Processing New Members
• Mail out Inquire Packets • Budgeting
• DNA/Blood Typing Records
• Magazine
2019 September 20 American Red Brangus Association Annual Meeting, Best Western Bastrop Pines Inn, Bastrop, TX September 21 American Red Brangus Association Annual Sale, Hills Prairie Auction Facility, Bastrop, TX October 11 State Fair of Texas, Red Brangus Show, Dallas TX October 26 R2 Ranch Fall Bull Sale, Valentine, NE November 4 R2 Ranch Fall Bull Sale, Burlington, CO 2020 February 5-7 February 11-14 March 3 March 12-22 March 14 March 27-29 June 10-14
NCBA Convention & Trade Show, San Antonio, TX San Antonio Junior Breeding Heifer Shows Houston American Red Brangus Open Show Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Houston Junior Red Brangus Show TSCRA Convention, Fort Worth, TX AJRBA National Show, Bryan, TX
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AMERICAN RED BR ANGUS
ANNUAL SALE Selling the Best the Industry has to Offer!
Saturday, September 21, 2019 • 1 PM Hills Prairie Livestock Facility, 1177 Hwy. 304 S, Bastrop, TX 78602
ACCOMMODATIONS: Best Western Bastrop Lost Pines 107 Hunters Crossing Bastrop, TX 78602 512-321-0900 Sale managed by:
Offering to include:
Performance Tested Bulls, Herd Sires, Elite Donors, Show Heifer Prospects, Cow/Calf Pairs, Bred Heifers, Open Heifers, Commercial Red Brangus Females
SALE SCHEDULE: 8 a.m. — Cattle viewing 11:30 a.m. — Lunch 1 p.m. — Sale
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ARBA National Sale to be Held September 21 in Bastrop
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he American Red Brangus Association will hold its Annual Meeting & National Sale on September 20-21 in Bastrop, Texas. There will be a change of venue this year with the Annual Meeting and dinner being held at the Best Western Bastrop Lost Pines starting at 6:00 PM. The sale will again be at Hills Prairie Livestock on Saturday, September 21 beginning at 1:00 PM. The sale cattle will be available for viewing beginning at 8:00 AM on sale day and a lunch will be served at 11:30 AM. The 2019 sale will offer something for everyone! One of the headliners of this year’s sale will be the former show heifer RJ’s Blessing that will be donated by
AJRBA Member Megan Rogers with 100% of the proceeds going to the ARBA Foundation for scholarships. In addition to this outstanding lot there will be show prospects, cow/ calf pairs, bred females, open heifers, semen lots, herd sire prospects and one of the sale spotlights will be the bulls that have completed the ARBA Performance Bull Program. The 2019 sale will be managed by Chris Shivers of Infinity Cattle Services. If you need information regarding the sale or would like to request a catalog you can contact Chris at 713-2021747 or infinitycattleservices@gmail.com.
Performance that is bred… not fed!
Private treaty females available Doug Marburger • 254-482-1102 Pharo Cattle Company Cooperators Bulls available • 1-800-311-0995
Fall Bull Sales
October 26th in Valentine, NE November 4th in Burlington, CO Call Pharo Cattle Company at 1-800-311-0995 for a catalog or additional information R2 Ranch, LLC 551 John Knox Rd. • Fischer, TX 78623 830-481-4043 — toussaint.r2r@gmail.com www.r2ranch.com 4
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Red Brangus • Red Angus
RED BRANGUS BREEDERS
Bulls & heifers for sale year round! Jack & Beverly Barron 138 Barron Pvt. Dr. Mansfield, LA 71052
Phone: 318-871-BULL (2855) Fax: 318-871-COWS (2697)
sanderpharmacy@rgv.rr.com
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Cattlemen’s Capital Update: Provided by the United States Cattlemen’s Association In February 2018, the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) submitted a petition for rulemaking to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service asking that the terms “meat” and “beef” be reserved exclusively for products derived from the flesh of an animal. Cited by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leadership as the catalyst for the current industry discussion, the petition kickstarted the national debate on what constitutes a “meat” product. In 2018, USCA members testified at two public hearings hosted by both the FDA and USDA on our labeling concerns. At one of these hearings, Maggie Nutter of Sweetwater, Montana testified: “When other products use the term meat or beef they are taking advantage of the years of hard work the Beef CheckOff program has put in building beef’s good reputation. They are hijacking our
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trademark branding for the benefit of their own marketing. As ranchers, we don’t want anything that isn’t beef to be called beef or to use terms connected to meat.” Because of the efforts of our policy committee members, in late 2018, FDA and USDA announced they reached an agreement to jointly oversee the regulation of cell-cultured food products from cell lines of livestock and poultry. This meant that FDA will oversee cell collection, cell banks, and cell growth and differentiation, while USDA will then oversee the post-harvest production and labeling of food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry. However, under the formal agreement, it appears that USDA FSIS will issue the USDA meat inspection stamp to be used on these products. We raised strong concerns with the agency on the utilization of any of the three purple-inked USDA meat inspection stamps for cell-cultured
product. A new stamp should be created for cell-cultured products that is inspected by USDA and by state inspection agencies, using a different format and color ink on the stamp. Neither the Federal or State meat inspection stamps should appear on the cell-cultured protein products, retail packaging or wholesale containers. In the states, we’re seeing momentum around legislation that would bar protein alternative companies from mislabeling their products as “beef” or “meat”. It is now a crime in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and South Dakota to label a product as “meat” if it did not come from an animal product. In five states (AL, SC, MT, OK, WY), it is now a crime to misrepresent cell-cultured food products as “meat”. Other states have introduced truth in labeling legislation, including Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, North Dakota, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington. Only three states outright defeated such legislation – Arizona, Colorado, and Virginia. As a grassroots organization, we depend on producers like YOU to serve as leaders of our industry. Our leadership maintain ranching operations of their own – giving our organization firsthand knowledge of what it takes to be profitable in the 21st century cattle industry. USCA’s full-time D.C. presence ensures producers’ voices are at the forefront of every conversation. We remain unwavering in our main policy priority: strengthening the bottom line of the U.S. cattle producer. For more information, find us on Facebook or Twitter, visit our site at www. uscattlemen.org, email us at usca@ uscattlemen.org or call at (202) 870-1552.
2019 ARBA Performance Bull Test Update
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he 2019 American Red Brangus Association Performance Tested Bull Program started in January when the bulls were delivered to Graham Land & Cattle in Gonzales, Texas. This inaugural program consists of six bulls from three breeders in Mississippi & Texas. The bulls were given a warm-up period before being weighed onto the test, carcass ultrasounded and give a disposition score on May 16. The following is the information on the bulls collected to date:
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In Weight: 569 lbs. Temperment Score: 2 (1-gentlest, 5 aggressive) On Test/Scan Weight: 899 lbs. Intramuscular Fat (Marbling): 3.83% Ribeye Area: 9.98 sq. in. / 1.1 sq. in. per carcass weight Rump Fat: .26 inches
The bulls will be weighed off of test, hip heighted and given a Breeding Soundness Exam the middle of August. The bulls that pass the requirements will be pictured and prepared for the ARBA National Sale on September 21. This inaugural program has provided a wealth of information to the participating breeders. In addition to this great data collection effort the ARBA will be able to offer bulls with information to cattleman at the upcoming sale. The ARBA will again hold a Performance Bull Test in 2020. This program is for bulls born from the Fall of 2018 – Spring of 2019. Information and nomination forms can be downloaded from the ARBA website: americanredbrangus.org.
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Bayou Frais Brucellosis Certified #701 I
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Home: 6420 Beatline Rd. Long Beach, MS 39560 Phone: 228-864-4339
Herd Predominately… Three Corners and BJ Camp Breeding
Richard B. Gingles, D.V.M. Grace Gingles Houston (Mac) Gingles Look for our bulls in the bull test at Tylertown, MS
Office: 18469 28th St. Long Beach, MS 39560 Phone: 228-863-8490 Cell: 228-209-8490
JOY HILL FARMS Commercial/Registered Red Brangus “Breeding Functional Cattle for Today’s Cattle Industry”
Breeding for disposition, easy calving, low birth weight, high weaning and low maintenance
Aryon and Cathy McGuire 370 Hillman Rd. Grayson, LA 71435 8
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he role of seedstock cattle producers is to breed animals that can be utilized in the commercial beef industry to produce an efficient and quality product. Recently ARBA Members made an assertive effort to learn more about the genetics in their herds and how they meet the industry goals. Fifty-one ARBA Registered Red Brangus steers were recently fed in a commercial feedyard and harvested with impressive results. The results were: It is often said, “you can’t manage what you can’t measure”. This certainly holds true! For years ARBA members have been confident that their cattle would perform on the rail as in the pasture but until such data was collected it was hard to prove. Not only did this group of steers perform well but the ARBA National Carcass Evaluation is under way and will • Hot Carcass Weight: 869 lbs. continue to provide an opportunity for members to learn more • Dressing Percentage: 63.6% about the performance of their genetics. To learn more about • Fat Thickness: .54 inches this valuable data collection program and how you can get • Ribeye Area: 14.1 sq. in. involved visit the ARBA website: americanredbrangus.org. • Quality Grade: Choice (6% Prime, 66.6% Choice, 27.4% Select) • Yield Grade: 3.0
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Red Oak Farms AMERICAN RED BRANGUS • Calving ease • Stay ability • Good milkers • Great mother cows • Heavy weights at weaning
Home: (409) 735-2389 Mobile: (409) 338-8610
Red Oak Farms
Owners: John & Donna Banken
E-mail: RedOakFarms@yahoo.com
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Oldest Red Brangus Breeders in Deep South Texas Est. 1964
Over 50 years breeding Red Brangus in South Texas
Over 50 years celebrating the VF brand
100 years of agriculture in South Texas
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8936 Mile 1 East Rd. Mercedes, TX 78570 956-565-5855 vfrb67@sbcglobal.net
Red Brangus Improve Your Bottom Line :: DISPOSITION Temperament is an important factor in the cattle business. Red Brangus have proven to be docile and easy to handle on foot, horseback, or with a vehicle.
:: CALVING EASE Red Brangus calves hit the ground weighing 70 to 75 pounds. Of course, this varies depending on the environment. Their growth is quick, often surpassing most contemporaries.
:: HARDINESS Red Brangus have the innate ability to thrive in a variety of climates. Red Brangus are solid red and naturally heat tolerant, with resistance to diseases. The eye pigmentation of Red Brangus virtually eliminates pinkeye and eye cancer. Reports from the feedlot operators claim that Red Brangus are healthier and hardier in the lot, resulting in faster weight gains and more profitable feeding.
:: MILKING ABILITY Commercial and registered breeders often praise the high volume of milk that Red Brangus females produce.They exhibit well formed udders and have no problem with sunburning due to their skin pigmentation. The high milking ability is even passed on to half-bloods retained as replacement females.
:: PREDICTABILITY Red Brangus have earned the reputation of producing a large percentage of solid red or red baldfaced, polled calves when mated to commercial cows.This creates uniformity at market time and eliminates the need to spend the money and time to dehorn. :: VERSATILITY Red Brangus offer both commercial and seedstock producers a variety of production and marketing options. Heifer calves stand right beside their steer mates with tremendous post weaning performance in the feedyard, or they can be marketed as topnotch replacement females. :: LONGEVITY Typically Red Brangus bulls are in service through the age of 12, while cows are still producing well beyond the age of 14. History has proven that Red Brangus live and produce at least two years longer than British or Continental breeds. :: EARLY MATURITY Red Brangus bulls mature early and can go into light service well before two years of age. Most heifers can be bred at 12 to 14 months of age, producing their first calves before their second birthday. Typically Red Brangus females have less than a 12-month calving interval.
:: HIGH PERFORMANCE Red Brangus cross well with many breeds. Most combinations result in maximum hybrid vigor. Selection for high performing bloodlines can produce an extra 100 pounds per calf.The weight gaining ability is exhibited through the yearling stage. Feeders and branded beef programs such as Nolan Ryan’s All Natural Tender Aged Beef seek out Red Brangus cross calves due to profitability. :: SIZE The ability of Red Brangus to yield high weaning and yearling weights with moderate frame size is a big bonus for cattlemen. Mature Red Brangus bulls typically weigh in at 1,800 to 2,000 pounds, while females weigh 1,000 to 1,200 pounds in range condition. :: MARKETABILITY Records show that Red Brangus Sired Calves continue to top national markets and commercial cattlemen have consistently received top dollar at local auctions. Packers desire the manageable size of their carcasses and consumers demand the Yield Grade 2, USDA Choice carcass that Red Brangus consistently produces. Red Brangus is documented as the breed yielding more Certified Meat Sires than any other American breed.
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Date: I, , hereby apply for membership in the American Red Brangus Association (ARBA). If approved, I agree to abide by the constitution, bylaws and regulations of the ARBA. Membership fees are $75 for Active Members; $25 for Associate Members; $75 for Active Juniors; and $30 for Junior Memberships. The association earmarks $25 of each membership (excluding regular Junior Memberships) for advertising funds. Those eligible for Active (adult) and Active Junior (ages 9-21) memberships must be reputable breeders that will register quality American Red Brangus cattle. Associate Members are persons interested in American Red Brangus cattle, but who are not eligible to be Active Members. Junior Members are between the ages of 9 (or 8 and has completed second grade) through their 21st birthday who are interested in and/or own American Red Brangus cattle, but will not be registering calves from them. Please sketch your brand in box. This image will be scanned and printed on future registration certificates.
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Cattlemax Offers ARBA Online Registration Interface Cattlemax, an online record keeping service, has recently unveiled an interface where American Red Brangus Association Members can now submit registrations online. Many ARBA Members currently utilize Cattlemax to maintain their records. In September the ARBA announced the capability of downloading herd inventories to update the Cattlemax system preventing hours of data entry. This herd download is currently free to Active ARBA Members and can be obtained by contacting the ARBA Office with your membership number. Members can also receive updates periodically as new EPD’s are released or other updates are
made to the animal files. Due to many ARBA Members utilizing this program the next step was to coordinate with ABRA (Kansas City) and Cattlemax to allow ARBA Members to submit registrations online straight from their Cattlemax program. For a tutorial and to learn more about the entire process of receiving a herd download and submitting online registrations view: https://help.cattlemax.com/ article/425-american-red-brangus-association. ••• If you have any questions you can contact the ARBA Office in Kansas City at 816-595-2444 or Cattlemax at 979-216-9565.
SUNBELT RED BRANGUS ORGANIZATION A satellite of the ARBA
Jack Barron, President • 318-393-7543 The following members can meet your needs for quality breeding stock: Bayou Frais Red Brangus Long Beach, MS Richard and Grace Gingles 228-209-8490 C-Curb Farm Brooksville,MS John and Becci Craig Pete and Peggy Craig 662-295-5570 Five Oaks Red Brangus DeRidder, LA Mike and Jackie Porterfield 337-463-3961 Joy Hill Farms Grayson,LA Aryon and Cathy McGuire 318-376-1161 Pool Ranch Laneville, TX David and Katrina Pool 903-863-2171
Red Oak Farms Bridge City, TX John and Donna Banken 409-338-8610 Siphorien Bayou Ranch Mansfield, LA Jack and Beverly Barron 318-871-2855 Tollgate Farms Columbia, TN John and Margaret McCord 931-797-6494 True Vine Cattle Co Mansfield, LA Huel and Christie Jones 318-471-4279 Vercher Cattle Company Shreveport, LA Don and Kayron Vercher 318-294-4000 Yellow Rose Cattle Co Magnolia, MS Whitney Graham Rimes 985-517-4387
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Home of Red
PFR Likeness ET 8/5 - 129979 8/5 was a modern bull with an exceptional pedigree. His sire, 153/1, was a progeny proven producer of high quality beef, recognized as a Certified Meat Sire, as was his grandsire, 73/1. His dam was one of our top mother cows, who produced 3 herd sires and 6 keeper heifers, before she was entered in our embryo transfer program. We are offering a few young herd sire prospects by 8/5 at our Cameron, Texas location.
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We look forward to showing you our mother cows, keeper heifers and herd sires at any time. Call Doug, Ron or Mike to let us know when you can come. VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT PALEFACE!
Paleface Red Brangus Mike Levi Ron Jones • 512-940-0332 Owners Doug Marburger 254-482-1102 Manager
Member: American Red Brangus Association
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Fall 2019 Membership Directory ARBA active members listed by state followed by junior and associate members listed in alphabetical order.
Active Members — Alabama – Arkansas – Florida – Georgia – Louisiana – Mississippi
Active Members ALABAMA
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14683 Killam, Brent & Ashlynn Killam Farms 466 State Line Rd. Flomaton, AL 36441 251-296-2733 Home 251-809-4130 Cell killamfamily3@gmail.com
2595 Barron, Jack & Beverly Siphorien Bayou Ranch 138 Barron Pvt. Dr. Mansfield, LA 71052 318-871-2855 Home/Ranch 318-393-7543 Cell jebbsb@yahoo.com
ARKANSAS 14739 McClain, Hugh McClain Farms 1500 Mistletoe Mountain Home, AR 72653 870-425-5700 Home darcie@mcclainforestprodects. com 3024 Walker, Josh Mike Red Bud Farms P.O. Box 175 Ben Lomond, AR 71823 870-287-4329 Home 870-648-5389 Cell jowalker@arkansas.net 692 Whiting, Tom D. & Martha Best Creek Ranch 11980 Best Creek Rd. Rogers, AR 72756 479-530-2731 Home
FLORIDA 840 Marvel, Daniel & Sandra Marvel Farms 28616 N.W. 142 Ave. High Springs, FL 32643 352-338-3265 Office 352-226-0537 Cell dmarvel@acpafl.org
GEORGIA 14665 Milligan, John Lynn & Timothy Silas Allen Farms Inc 5041 Stanfield Road Patterson, GA 31557 352-317-3838 lynnde@cox.net
2887 Benoit, Eddie & Peggy CMC Red Brangus P.O. Box 154 Lacassine, LA 70650 337-794-1507 Home 337-794-1343 Cell eddiebenoit830@gmail.com 2888 Benoit, Kent Anthony K&K Farms P.O. Box 9 Le Blanc, LA 70651 337-542-4834 Home 337-274-6943 Ranch 985-714-0543 Office lynhiggi@cox.net 10748 Benoit, Kris Funky Farms P.O. Box 9 Le Blanc, LA 70651 337-334-6706 Cell kkfarms@camtel.net 14554 Bonoit, Lynette P.O. Box 9 Le Blanc, LA 70651 337-278-8809 Cell lynnhiggi@yahoo.com 13697 Huckaby, Monty Huckaby Ranch 458 Family Rd. Jonesboro, LA 71251 318-249-8679 Home 318-248-8687Cell mhuckaby51@gmail.com 14588 Jones, Huel and Christie True Vine Cattle Co 238 Don Lane Mansfield, LA 71052 318-471-4279 Cell truevinenursery@gmail.com
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13348 King, Ryan & Courtnie Happy Ridge Red Brangus 214 Leonce Nunez Ln Cameron, LA 70631 337-309-2882 Cell 337-912-9860 Cell courtnieking@gmail.com 14410 Lee Jr, DVM, Stephen Circle Lee Farms 21608 Turkey Creek Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-571-8713 Cell stephenlee12@hotmail.com 14162 McGuire, H. Aryon & Cathy Joy Hill Farms 370 Hillman Rd. Grayson, LA 71435 318-649-5583 Ranch 318-376-1161 Cell aryonmcguire44@att.net 13711 Porterfield, Mike & Jackie Five Oaks Red Brangus 1767 Hauser Rd. Deridder, LA 70634 337-396-3767 Cell mikesherd@hotmail.com 13889 Rogers, Sean & Stephanie Rogers Reds 6405 Earl Daughenbaugh Rd. Iowa, LA 70647 337-912-9557 Ranch pouldeau1@gmail.com 14715 Scott, Troy 2756 Eunice Iota Hwy. Iota, LA 70543 337-523-7027 Cell 13614 Suire, Corey & Shannon Suire Farm 17139 LA Hwy. 35 Abbeville, LA 70510 337-643-2509 Home 337-652-8507 Cell csuire@kaplantel.net 14710 Taylor, Robert & Debbie P.O. Box 661 Columbia, LA 71418 318-331-0099 Cell 318-331-1784 Office pipelineer4001@yahoo.com
14557 Vercher, Don and Kayron Vercher Cattle Co 3217 Newman Lane Shreveport, LA 71119 318-294-4000 Cell 14700 Williams, Jacob 236 Mackie Duplechain Rd. Dry Creek, LA 70637 337-375-2778 Officer jake022688@yahoo.com
MISSISSIPPI 14250 Benoit, Wade & Heather M&M Farms 3 Lake Michael Lane Poplarville, MS 39470 601-795-8833 Home 601-466-8484 Cell whb793@mymedia3.com 12858 Craig, John & Becci C-Curb Farm 1336 Dora Rd. Brooksville, MS 39739 662-272-5030 Ranch 662-295-5570 Office/Cell jcraig@southernionics.com 1343889 Craig, Jacob C-Curb Farm 1336 Dora Rd. Brooksviile, MS 39739 662-272-5030 Ranch 662-295-5570 Cell jcraig@southernionics.com 10510 Gingles, Grace & Houston Bayou Frais Red Brangus 6420 Beatline Rd. Long Beach, MS 39560 228-864-4339 Home 228-341-5026 Cell gbwgingles@cableone.net 2985 Gingles, Richard B. Bayou Frais Red Brangus 6420 Beatline Rd. Long Beach, MS 39560 228-863-8490 Office 228 864-4339 Home 228-209-8490 Cell gbwgingles@cableone.net
2876 McWilliams, Greg and Angie McWilliams Enterprise Inc 903 Airport Rd Magee, MS 39111 601-259-0415 Cell
14698 Tucker, Damon & Lori Tucker Farms 2047 Tallavogue Rd. Forest, MS 39074 601-896-2244 Cell damont372@gmail.com
MISSOURI 2188 Priggel, Martin Ponderosa 2397 State Hwy. W Oran, MO 63771 573-262-3428 Home 573-262-3676 Office mpriggel@sbcglobal.net 2072 Richardet, Mike & Lottes, Bob 1212 P.C.R. 804 Perryville, MO 63775 575-547-2043 Home 573-513-2087 Cell robyn@rolletbros.com
NEW MEXICO 108 Hille, Rod Rod Ranch HC 32 Box 79 Truth or Consequences, NM 87901 575-894-7983 Home 575-740-1068 Cell rodhille@gmail.com
OKLAHOMA 2220 Branscum, Dwight & Ranallo Branscum, Melanie Branscum Ranch 8005 Boneta Trail Austin, TX 78729-7629 918-423-1384 Home 512-748-2661 Cell andrewranallo90@gmail.com Branscumranch.com
14468 Billings, Mark & Carolyn Salt Branch/Partridge Cattle 7085 N State Hwy 80 Nixon, TX 78140 830-534-4302 Cell 830-424-3718 Home ckaybillings@gmail.com
10468 Colteryahn, Keith and Jana FXT Ranch P.O. Box 37 Whitesboro, TX 76273 940-665-9921 Ranch 940-443-1634 Cell fxtranch@hotmail.com
1377 Riggs, Herbert & Melinda Riggs Mountain Ranch P.O. Box 987 Sallisaw, OK 74955 918-775-6304 Ranch 918 775 1430 Cell c21riggs@aol.com
14609 Boger, Ryan & Emily Boger Cattle 5479 CR 817 Nacogdoches, TX 75964 903-948-7498 Home emily.boger@yahoo.com
14598 Dreibrodt, Ryan & Shannon 4D Cattle 1620 Bulverde Rd. Bulverde, TX 78163 830-832-8229 Home 830-832-6459 Cell ryanshan@gvtc.com
TENNESSEE 483 McCord, John D. Tollgate Farms 1186 Roy Sellers Rd. Columbia, TN 38401 931-388-6710 Home 931-797-6494 Cell Jdmccord1@charter.net
14455 Bostick, Stephanie 1110 CR 134 Brownwood, TX 76801 325-642-4444 Cell bosticksl@yahoo.com
13389 Elizondo, Dr. B. Octavio South Texas Red Brangus 1389 W Bus Hwy 77 Ste. E. San Benito, TX 78586 956-399-3366 Home 956-399-9929 Office 956-536-6858 Cell boe@southtexasredbrangus.com
TEXAS
11200 Brister, M.C. & Janet MC’s Red Brangus 1301 Cantrell Sanson Rd. Ft. Worth, TX 76131 817-306-9336 Home 817-914-2620 Cell
11669 Acord, Damon Broken A Ranch 6316 Hwy. 75 South Madisonville, TX 77864 936-348-5980 Home 936-348-9797 Cell brokenaranch@hotmail.com
13554 C Bar M Ranch LP 11418 Shadow Way St. Houston, TX 77024 713-461-4768 Home 830-683-2538 Ranch 713-206-7853 Cell mpmoore@aol.com
12704 Atkinson, Charles, Sue, Charlott & Daniel Bar C Bar Red Brangus 6017 FM 1301 Rd. Wharton, TX 77488 979-532-8366 Home 979-559-6021 Office charles.barcbarcattle@gmail.com
392 Cantu, Raul V. & Mary G. Cantu Ranch 3255 PFC Pedro Martinz Rd Mercedes, TX 78570 956-975-0177 Cell 956-975-1815 Cell shihancantu@aol.com
2425 Banken, John W. Red Oak Farms 1205 Dogwood Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-2389 Home/Fax 409-338-8610 Cell
600 Chamberlain, Don Seven Bar Ranch 76 Rawhide Ln. Luling, TX 78648 830-875-2964 Ranch 281-734-7105 Cell don.chamberlain@gmail.com
523 Bell, Hubert Jr. Bell Farms 170 Beaver Road Elgin, TX 78621 512-281-5657 Home 512-913-2042 Cell bellhjr@aol.com
14612 Clayton, Marc & Amanda 8370 FM 251N Bloomburg, TX 75556 903-799-8307 Cell 903-728-5265 Home jmclayton@swat.coop
12822 Elliott III, James Tuna Rosa Ranch P.O. Box 825 Gonzales, TX 78629 830-339-1325 Cell elliotttunarosa@gmail.com 645 Fernandez, Alberto T. Cuatro Milpas Ranches 2700 West FM 140 Jourdanton, TX 78026 210-488-7983 Cell 830-264-3145 Ranch albesa5@yahoo.com 2644 Fischer, John & Mandy Trademark Genetics 28115 Clarke Bottom Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 281-599-8646 Home 713-204-7525 Cell 832-622-1923 Office nthepurple@gmail.com 2095 Fischer, Mandy 28115 Clarke Bottom Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 281-599-8646 Home 713-204-7525 Cell nthepurple@gmail.com www.trademarkgenetics.com
Active Members — Mississippi – Missouri – New Mexico – Oklahoma – Tennessee – Texas
14413 Rimes, Whitney Yellow Rose Cattle Co. 2109 Dudley Rimes Rd. Magnolia, MS 39652 985-517-4387 Cell whitneyg412@gmail.com
14606 Compher, Rebecca & Emberton, Mike M-R Cattle 14919 S. Hwy.377 Madill, OK 73446 303-330-8182 Cell cr.25horses@yahoo.com
14743 Gentile, Kenneth 907 Dominion Drive Katy, TX 77450 832-396-1073 Cell kenneth@gentilecattle.com Fall 2019 — American Red Brangus Journal 17
1992 Gordon, Adolphus Jr. A Bar 4 Brangus 7041 Bozeman Ferry Rd. Midway, TX 75852 832-207-9431 Ranch 832-465-7956 Cell abar4ranch@yahoo.com
13500 Hewitt, Karen K Bar H Red Brangus P.O. Box 819 Coldspring, TX 77331 936-767-4495 Home 832-599-5671 Cell hewittkaren@yahoo.com
14713 Maddy, Shamare Double Arrow Farm 1470 CR 2010 Liberty, TX 77575 409-719-2222 Cell 281-714-1419 Home cantelakota@gmail.com
14674 Grahmann, Eric D Grahmann Ranch 5414 Arcadia Park San Antonio, TX 79247 361-522-9868 Office eric.grahmann@tamak.edu
13758 Hobbs Three Way Ranch 405 CR 117 Wharton, TX 77488 979-533-6465 timmy.hobbs@yahoo.com
14551 Martinez, Jr Juan & Lisa Martinez Ranch 2141 Camino De Verdad Mercedes, TX 78570 210-875-2834 Cell onefast55@hotmail.com
Active Members — Texas
14574 Gray, Donald & Lisa Gray Cattle Co 10722 Will Lehman Rd. Needville, TX 77461 979-793-6973 Home 979-236-9864 Cell gcattlecompany@yahoo.com 1343875 Greene, Joe Cates Ranch 998 County Rd. 4127 Decatur, TX 76234 918-271-0273 Cell greene.sheryl@gmail.com 14489 Greenwood, John & Megan Greenwood Cattle Co P.O. Box 218 Planterville, TX 77363 713-492-6158 Cell 936-894-2230 Home greenwoodcattleco@yahoo.com 14285 Harper D’Ann Rafter Two Ranch 22 Champion Trail San Antonio, TX 78258 210-483-4812 Fax 210-415-0027 Cell dharper@cbharper.com 918 Harris, Vernon Jr. 1584 Red Town Rd. Elgin, TX 78621 512-281-3104 Home/Ranch vernharris@earthlink.net 527 Hendrick, John Hendrick Farms 2626 FM 947 Timpson, TX 75975 936-645-4304 Cell cnhendrick@yahoo.com
14504 Isgren, John Mocking J Ranch P.O. Box 213 Thicket, TX 77374 832-205-6186 Cell john.isgren@mockingjranch.com 9 Jones, Ron PaleFace Red Brangus 2433 North US Hwy 77 Cameron, TX 76520 512-940-0332 Cell 1rgjones@gmail.com 14047 Kalina, Zachary P.O. Box 511 Flatonia, TX 78941 361-865-2974 Home 361-772-6666 Cell zachkalina@gmail.com 247 Leseman, Gary Double Diamond Ranch 5005 Hidalgo St. Unit 810 Houston, TX 77056 713-899-2273 gleseman@lesemanranch.com 2673 Lesikar, Spence Lesikar Cattle Co. 4530 Otto Ln. Flatonia, TX 78941 832-266-8415 Ranch spence_lesikar@yahoo.com 2217 Luciano, Richard R2 Ranch, LLC 551 John Knox Rd. Fischer, TX 78623 830-935-2343 Sara 830-481-4043 Ranch toussaint.r2r@gmail.com
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1374 Mayborn, Anyse Sue Mayborn Farms P.O. Box 6114 Temple, TX 76503 254-773-5072 Home 254-778-4444 Office 254-718-4871 Cell mbfarms@maybornfarms.com 88 McDonald, Darryl E. McDonald Ranches P.O. Box 3757 Bryan, TX 77805 979-828-5569 Home 979-822-6359 Ranch 979-676-0142 Cell oldmcs@aol.com 2276 Monaghan, Elaine New Journey Ranch P.O. Box 1059 Flatonia, TX 78941 512-293-0421 Cell monaghan@gvec.net 14374 Moore, Mary M-Bar-M Ranch LP 11418 Shadow Way St. Houston, TX 77224 713-206-7853 Cell mpmoore@aol.com 1789 Murphy, Edward J. Broken M Ranch 289 F.M. 86 Red Rock, TX 78662 512-601-3111 Home/Ranch namvetdn54@yahoo.com 14113 Murphy, Kay 289 F.M. 86 Red Rock, TX 78662 512-601-3111 Home/Ranch namvetdn54@yahoo.com
13984 Nunez Jr., Guadalupe B. & Sofia Nunez Ranch P.O. Box 974 Los Fresnos, TX 78566 956-371-5240 Ranch 19 Perry, Dean 122 Navato Hollywood Park, TX 78232 830-990-8721 Home dbarp@netzero.com 2991 Peterson, Kenneth P.O. Box 602 Spicewood, TX 78669 830-693-6695 Home/Office/Fax 512-423-0125 Cell kjp@tstar.net 1776 Pool, David & Katrina Pool Ranch 8192 CR 314 S. Laneville, TX 75667 903-863-2171 Home 903-646-2068 Cell david@poolranch.com 14687 Poppe, Kyle & Heidi Bar P Bar Cattle Co 1632 CR 230 Weimar, TX 78962 979-561-6597 Home 512-627-2131 Cell hhoskins@hotmail.com 2802 Pratka, Ronald E. & Carmen 5P Red Brangus 302 Oak Dale Dayton, TX 77575 936-258-5097 Home 936-334-4360 Cell 2640 Reifel, Daryl & Nancy Reifel Cattle 301 F.M. 2917 Alvin, TX 77511 281-393-1634 Home darylreifel@yahoo.com 2639 Reifel, Trevor 301 F.M. 2917 Alvin, TX 77511 713-829-8213 Home trevorreifel@yahoo.com 11927 Roberts, Paul & Sandy Roberts Ranch 1447 Limerick Ln. Canyon Lake, TX 78133 830-935-4723 Home 210-392-5303 Cell proberts@gvtc.com
14601 Ruiz, Mariana P.O. Box 1175 La Feria, TX 78559 956-536-7578 samruizmva@gmail.com 2045 Sander, Michael H. & Claudia Southern Star Ranch 2702 South Westgate Drive Weslaco, TX 78596 956-968-9650 Home 956-650-5141 Cell 956-968-4528 Office claudia.sanders@yahoo.com 2977 Schick, Bobby, Nancy, Mike & Christy Schick Farms 8640 F.M. 1346-3 San Antonio, TX 78263 210-912-7913 Home 210-355-1370 Cell schickfarm@yahoo.com
14506 Smith, Steve & Kathy SK Smith Ranch 909 Single Oak Rd. Seguin, TX 78155 210-380-1707 scsmith@valspar.com 13375 Stofa, Rhumina Stofa Rosa Ranch 9096 Bilnoski Rd. Willis, TX 77378 936-344-2003 281-787-6407 rstofa@stofarosaranch.com 2266 Thomas, Patricia A. Thomas Hills of Ivan Ranch P.O. Box 7122 Fort Worth, TX 76111 817-926-7034 Home 940-362-4313 Ranch 817-336-5569 Office trish2thomas@att.net
14647 Villarreal, Ramiro & Monica Villarreal Ranch 21036 Retama Rd. Harlingen, TX 78550 956-792-220514647 107 Vogel, Don & Shirley 8936 Mile 1 E. Rd. Mercedes, TX 78570 956-565-5855 Home 956-535-0509 Cell 956-968-7502 Office vfrb67@sbcglobal.net 2447 Vogel, Dustin 8936 Mile 1 E. Rd. Mercedes, TX 78570 210-565-5855 Home 979-324-8651 Cell 14730 Wheat, Mike P.O. Box 44 Gillett, TX 78116 830-254-0758 Home mikemwheat@gmail.com 10646 Wied, Ladd A. & Bruce 9287 N. Hwy. 71 El Campo, TX 77437 979-543-1384 Home 979-541-6352 Office gfftammy@gmail.com
14045 Wilson, Cory & Jan Wilson Ranch 2497 N. F.M. 2191 Falfurrias, TX 78355 361-510-9716 Home 361-219-1768 Ranch wilsonranchreds@yahoo.com 111 Womack, Baxter Double W 4900 Beverly Skyline Dr. Austin, TX 78731 512-452-6916 Home 512-471-5907 Fax womack@utexas.edu 13922 Worthy, Jerry Worthy Ranch 3113 So Hwy 87 Big Spring, TX 79720 432-267-8094 Ranch 432-263-8297 Office 13319 Wunderlich, Katy Knox Diamond K Ranch P.O. Box 907 Hempstead, TX 77445 979-571-7498 Cell katy@diamondkranchtexas.com 2620 Young, Ron & Christy Young Ranch P.O. Box 1825 Johnson City, TX 78636-1825 512-576-0162 Home/Office 830-868-7778 Ranch ryoungranch@gmail.com
Active Members — Texas
2733 Schrab, Dianne H. Dana Hellen Ranch 711 Diamond Leaf Houston, TX 77079 713-464-0406 Home 361-527-4858 Ranch 713-249-6269 Office 713-703-5617 Cell danahellen@aol.com
14531 Trevino, Eva Carolina 413 W. Sam Houston Blvd. Pharr, TX 78577 956-460-4064 Home
3714 Williams, Monte P.O. Box L Altair, TX 77412 817-566-6405 Home 979-758-1529 Cell kmharrison75@gmail.com 12578 Williams, Tanner Cole P.O. Box L Altair, TX 77412 979-758-1528 979-758-1529 Cell kmharrison75@gmail.com
ATTENTION RED BRANGUS IN: Arkansas • East Texas • Florida • Louisiana Mississippi • Missouri • Oklahoma • Tennessee If you are interested in joining the
SUNBELT RED BRANGUS ORGANIZATION A satellite of the ARBA
Please contact: Jack Barron 138 Barron Private Drive Mansfield, LA 71052 318-871-2855 or 318-393-7543
Let’s join together and push Red Brangus eastward!
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Junior Members 13822 Acord, Audrey 6316 Hwy 75 South Madisonville, TX 77864 936-348-8787 Cell brokenaranch@hotmail.com
14695 Bravo, Benjamin 350 Dawson Rd. Mercedes, TX 78570 956-454-4657 samanthaluna@gmail.com
14590 Escalon, Michael A 1901 Cornell Ave. McAllen, TX 78504 956-763-0423 Cell tj.escalon@yahoo.com
14295 Ivey, Audrey 4541 Brady Lane Brownwood, TX 76801 432-940-1275 Cell sdivey@hotmail.com
14631 Baker, Kalee P.O. Box 218 Plantersville, TX 77363 kaleembaker@yahoo.com
14477 Brooks, Avery 2250 FM 2685 Gladewater, TX 75647 903-238-5288 Cell sbfarma09@hotmail.com
14369 Fischer, Madison 28115 Clarke Bottom Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 713-204-7525 Cell nthepurple@gmail.com
13932 Ivey, Trey 4541 Brady Lane Brownwood, TX 76801 432-940-1275 Cell sdivey@hotmail.com
14599 Brooks, Chloe 2250 FM 2685 Gladewater, TX 75647 903-238-5288 Cell sbfarma09@hotmail.com
14535 Garcia, Allie 1003 Gantt St. Bangs, TX 76823 254-485-9448
14519 King, Brett 214 leonce Nunez Ln. Cameron, LA 70631 337-912-9860 Cell
14659 Garza, Marcela 30259 Old Joseph Rd. Hockley, TX 77447 832-608-0736 kimberly@relocatewithkimberly. com
14729 Kirk, Kayla P.O. Box 567 Bremond, TX 76629 979-571-5187 Cell Kkirk0822@gmail.com
14696 Barrett, Nathan 10220 FM 2289 Normangee, TX 77871 979-219-6222 nbbcowboy@gmail.com
Junior Members
14702 Beerwinkle, Westin 9403 CR 7310 Wofforth, TX 79382 806-928-2879 matt.beerwinkle@yahoo.com 14727 Beggs, Kix P.O. Box 1398 Lockhart, TX 78644 512-801-7420 Cell ubeggs@gmail.com 14738 Beggs, Steiley P.O. Box 1398 Lockhart, TX 78644 512-801-7420 Cell ubeggs@gmail.com 14731 Berry, Lane Robert 5011 Hall Ave. Amarillo, TX 79109 806-679-8085 Home lrberryboys@gmail.com
14733 Casey, Rydge 475 Catfish Ln. Lockhart, TX 78644 14701 Castillo, Nathan D 1119 Cherry Blossom Weslaco, TX 78596 956-375-6765 ercastillo@wisd.us 14305 Damesworth, Calli McKay 1119 C.R. 4845 Celeste, TX 75423 214-232-1277 Cell bubba@totalfire.com 14333 Dreibrodt, Karagen 1620 Bulverde Rd Bulverde, TX 78163 830-832-6459 Cell ryanshan@gvtc.com
14077 Bostick, Dustin 1110 C.R. 134 Brownwood, TX 76801 352-998-5320 Cell
14562 Dreibrodt, Reagan 1620 Bulverde Rd Bulverde, TX 78163 830-832-6459 Cell ryanshan@gvtc.com
14078 Bostick, Dylan 1110 C.R. 134 Brownwood, TX 76801 325-998-3223 Cell dylan_bostick64@yahoo.com
13957 Elizondo, Kassie I. 1389 W. 77 Sunshine Strip, Ste. E San Benito, TX 78586 956-536-6858 Home boe@southtexasredbrangus.com
14406 Boswell, Shelby 5002 Buchanan Loop Rd Texarkana, TX 75501 903-276-4822 Cell tbswell@cableone.net
14501 Escalon, Gerardo G Jr 1901 Cornell Ave. McAllen, TX 78504 956-763-0423 tj.eescalon@yahoo.com
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12788 Goerlitz, Taylor 2550 Selma Lane Brenham, TX 77833 979-836-8557 Home chanagoerlitz@yahoo.com 14681 Gordon, Reagan 706 Musting Trl Harker Heights, TX 76548 254-220-3476 Cell bdcr93@yahoo.com 14741 Harrell, Bailey 575 Smokey Savant Rd. Kinder, LA 70648 337-842-7347 Cell stewartharrell@icloud.com 14720 Hopson, Madalyn 1251 PR 8010 Giddings, TX 78942 979-966-0403 Cell Lisabrugger1976@gmail.com 13719 Ivey, Abbey Joe 4541 Brady Lane Brownwood, TX 76801 432-940-1275 Cell sdivey@hotmail.com
14667 Klepac, Kyler 5862 CR 359 Sweeny, TX 77480 979-388-5545 doug.smith@hlayinka.com 14688 Lee, Jaeson 9431 Emerald Lakes Dr. Rosharon, TX 77583 832-693-3690 theleegroup2000@yahoo.com 14181 Lucas, Nathaniel L P.O. Box 332 Luling, TX 78648 972-533-3458 jll.2008@yahoo.com 14550 Luster, Camryn E 8640 FM 1346-3 San Antonio, TX 78263 210-843-9137 Cell schickfarm@yahoo.com 14341 Mascheck, Kayden Waytt 1700 East State Eagle Lake, TX 77434 979-758-4216 Home tnt_trophies@hotmail.com 14538 Mathiews, Brody P.O. Box 157 Woodson, TX 76491 940-345-6652
14696 Silva, Aliyah Michelle 1327 Eva St. Edinburg, TX 78539 956-566-4404
14690 Till, Makensie P.O. Box 146 Nadu, TX 77460 979-332-2500 kttill1016@gmail.com
14640 Mercado, Justin Troy 14946 N. 491 Mercedes, TX 78570 956-358-9278 renemercado8@gmail.com
14697 Rincon, Genaro D 350 Dawson Rd. Mercedes, TX 78570 956-454-4657 samanthaluna@gmail.com
14597 Patterson, Madison 707 Cherokee Dr. Tioga, TX 76271 903-647-2058 Cell spiff_colt@hotmail.com
14083 Riojas, Audrey 8800 Mile 1 East Mercedes, TX 78570 956-535-0509 vfrb67@sbcglobal.net
14481 Smith, Molly Sloan 475 Catfish Lane Lockhart, TX 78644 812-970-3211 Cell 512-422-8933 Home mollysloan@hotmail.com
14394 Pope, Jodi 488 Whitewrighter Rd. Savoy, TX 75479 903-965-4929 Home jjp488@aol.com
14082 Rodriguez, Riley 9287 N. Hwy. 71 El Campo, TX 77437 979-541-6352 Cell gfftammy@gmail.com
14734 Stutts, Braden 11546 John Rice Dr. Iola, TX 77861 979-402-7179 b76stutts@gmail.com
14447 Rabel, Barrett A P.O. Box 563 Mercedes, TX 78570 956-975-1815 Cell shihancantu@aol.com
14139 Rogers, Megan L. P.O. Box 1366 Lockhart, TX 78644 210-414-2316 Cell david.wayne.rogers@hotmail.com
14735 Stutts, Garrett 11546 John Rice Dr. Iola, TX 77861 979-402-7179 b76stutts@gmail.com
14536 Rabel, Carina Antonia P.O. Box 563 Mercedes, TX 78570 956-463-1460 Cell shihancantu@aol.com
14439 Ruiz, Samual Jr. P.O. Box 1175 La Feria, TX 78559 956-534-0401 Cell samruizmva@gmail.com
13609 Suire, Seth 17139 LA Hwy. 35 Abbeville, LA 70510 337-643-2509 Home csuire@kaplantel.net
14684 Vann, Justin 1021 Springfield Rd. Normangee, TX 77871 979-220-4158 v9pa@aol.com
14638 Rabel, Carlie Ann P.O. Box 563 Mercedes, TX 78570 956-463-1460 Cell shihancantu@aol.com
14509 Rutledge, Terry P.O. Box 842 Bertram, TX 786056 512-762-7654 det2211@yahoo.com
14675 Thompson, Alex 2322 Uplane Park Dr. Sugarland, TX 77479 281-731-6560 Cell alex@gtlawlip.com
14636 Wied, Raley 9287 N. Hwy 71 El Campo, TX 77437 979-541-6352 gfftammy@gmail.com
14626 Reifel, Tabitha 301 FM 2917 Alvin, TX 77511 713-829-8213 Home
14708 Shipp, Matthew Trey 8849 Liberty Rd. Aubrey, TX 76227 940-391-2525 shipmonipp66@aol.com
14679 Tiemann, Cassidy 10633 Walker Rd. Beasley, TX 77417 832-600-5260 Cell mike_deb@rocketmail.com
14678 Wilson, Ty 120 Hooker Ln Sheperd, TX 77371 281-543-9772 ty.ryan.wilson@gmail.com
1343 Dos XX’s Cattle Co. 18970 Bosse Road Washington, TX 77880 979-277-2295 Cell dosxx1@hotmail.com
164 Hastedt, Laura 336 Dewees St. Columbus, TX 78934 979-732-2572 Home
14694 Torres, Angela 250 Dawson Rd. Mercedes, TX 78570 956-454-4657 samantha.luna0629@gmail.com 14561 Traweek, Mackenzie 12225 CR 142 Bangs TX 76823 325-998-3948 girlonthefarm10@gmail.com
Junior Members — Associate Members
14648 Trevino, Rylee M P.O. Box 1150 Mercedes, TX 78570 yblanco22@yahoo.com
Associate Members 1696 Dawson, Julius L. Red Hawk Ranch 2495 Co. Rd. 426 Dime Box, TX 77853-5113 979-884-6100 Ranch 281-798-4220 Cell j.dawson@swbell.net
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A Note from the Junior President Bonjour (Hello), My name is Brett King and I am extremely thankful for the honor to be reelected as President of the American Junior Red Brangus Association. I was reelected at the past 2019 AJRBA Show in June. My family has been in Red Brangus for 4 generations. I live in Creole, Louisiana. What another great show in the great town of Bryan, Texas! The show was a huge success. I had an awesome time catching up with old friends and meeting many new ones. The competitions challenged our abilities in displaying cattle, public speaking, recognize farm equipment and tools, and most importantly knowledge of the breed. The show was a fun time and a great learning experience for myself as well as everyone else. I would like to congratulate all of the winners and thank everyone for participating in all of the contests. As many of you all know our Red Brangus cattle are the original heat tolerant breed of cattle which is important during this major heat wave we are having. They are known for having good fleshing and having a docile temperament. They are also good mothers with high milk quality and have low birth weights and high weaning weights. Red Brangus are also very disease resistant. I would like to give a special thanks to last year’s officers for such a great year. I would also like to thank the American Red Brangus President, Ms. Elaine Monaghan, for all the advice and effort she put forth to help make the AJRBA better. I can’t wait to work with the newly elected officers this year as well as the junior directors.
Brett King, AJRBA president
AJRBA President, Brett King
Red Brangus — How They Were Developed by Jody Butterfield
I
t took considerable insight back in the early 1940s to foresee that crossbreeding with a little ear was going to be the wave of the future and Malcolm Levi of Spicewood, Texas, was a man who had it. He’d been born, married and had started raising a family in Pennsylvania when he decided to leave the East and head west to Texas to get into the cattle business. In 1936 he bought the Paleface Ranch, named after the Hereford cattle that had traditionally been run on it. A group of sorry looking Brahman cross cows were included in the purchase and Malcolm bought a small registered Hereford herd as well. His first calf crop taught him a few things. The Hereford cows which had gotten all the attention and the best pastures produced calves that weighed 400 lb. and brought five cents/lb. But the Brahman cross cows that had been put out in a back pasture with an old cross bull and had received no attention produced calves that weighed 500 lb. and still brought five cents. He hadn’t been in the
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business long enough to be prejudiced and so then and there he decided to go with the Brahman crosses. He experimented with Angus, Shorthorn and Hereford crosses and decided the Angus cross was best. By the early 1940s Malcolm was producing both black and Red Brangus cattle, the “reds” being offspring of black Angus cows and white Brahman bulls. He pulled the reds out and created a separate herd because there were several advantages to their red color that had future promise. The most obvious one was their use in crossbreeding programs on Hereford cows. Back then the little bit of ear didn’t mean much to anyone, but he’d seen for himself what it could do and he also saw that the red coloring would remove the problems of pink eye, cancer eye and still give a pretty uniform looking calf crop. He sold the last of his “blacks” in 1957 and in 1959 with his son, Mike, helped to form the American Red Brangus Association.
A Note from the AJRBA Chairman Dear Red Brangus Family, I was honored to be appointed as your Junior Committee Chairman in June. Red Brangus have been a part of my life since I was a little girl and my husband and I own Happy Ridge Red Brangus in Creole, LA. We have two boys that are learning to carry on the family tradition of raising and showing Red Brangus cattle. My committee members (Scott Brooks, Shanna Dreibrodt, Todd Mascheck, Bobby Schick and Trevor Reifel) and I are already working hard to plan the 2020 National Junior Show. We are excited to bring old traditions together with new ideas for our Juniors. The Juniors are the future of our breed and are so important to its continuing success. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those that sponsored and made donations to the 2019 Junior show. The show depends on donations and sponsorships and without your generosity the show would not be possible. I look forward to working with our National Junior Board of Directors to make our Junior show the best it can be! Good luck to all of the Juniors as they embark on next season’s shows. If you have any questions concerning the Junior Program please don’t hesitate to contact me at ajrbainfo@gmail.com or 337-912-9860. Again, thank you for this amazing opportunity! AJRBA Committee Chairman, Courtnie King
A Special Thank You to All of Our Sponsors Diamond Level — PaleFace Ranch - Ron Jones Platinum Level — Bostick Cattle - Don & Stephanie Bostick; Kimberly Robb; Roger’s Reds - Sean & Stephanie Rogers Gold Level — Bar-C-Bar Red Brangus - Charles & Sue Atkinson; Bobcat - Jared Trahan; Broken A Ranch Damon Acord; CMC Red Brangus - Eddie & Peggy Benoit; Diamond K Ranch - Shawn & Wayne Knox; Paul & Katy Wunderlich; 4D Cattle - Shanna & Ryan Dreibrodt; Dos XX Cattle Co - Taylor Goerlitz; FXT Ranch - Keith Colteryahn; Marvel Farms - Dan & Sandra Marvel; M-Bar-M Ranch - Mary Moore; M-R Cattle - Mike Emberton & Rebecca Compher; Noonday Tractor Supply; Pro Star Rentals - Scott Brooks; Rafter Two Ranch - D’Ann Harper; Reifel Cattle - Daryl & Nancy Reifel; Megan Rogers; Siphorien Bayou Ranch - Jack & Beverly Barron; Trademark Genetics John & Mandy Fischer Silver Level — Dr. Scott Childress; Gray Cattle Co. - Donald & Lisa Gray; Joy Hill Farms - Aryon & Cathy McGuire; KH Red Brangus - Karen Hewitt; K&K Farms - Kent Benoit; KM Red Brangus - Kayden Mascheck; Lutz Cattle Co.; McDonald Ranches - Darryl McDonald; Oak Creek Farms - John Kopycinski; Peter’s Chevrolet - Bill Read; Schick Farms – Bobby & Nancy Schick; Vogel Farms - Don & Shirley Vogel Thank you to all the parents, family members and friends for helping during the show and supporting our juniors.
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American Red Brangus Foundation Awards Scholarships
American Red Brangus Foundation Awards $7,000 to Outstanding Juniors at the 2019 National Junior Show
T
he ARBA Foundation is committed to annually award the Mike Levi Memorial Scholarships to the AJRBA Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Female and the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Bull.
The 2019 Mike Levi Memorial Scholarship Winners are: Grand Champion Female — Lane Berry- $1,000 Reserve Champion Female — Taylor Goerlitz - $500 Grand Champion Bull — Taylor Goerlitz - $1,000 Reserve Champion Bull — Avery Brooks $500
Congratulations Megan Rogers, 2019 Graduation Senior Scholarship Winner
The Foundation is committed to awarding $3,000 in Showmanship Scholarships annually to the top three exhibitors in each three age divisions, ARBA juniors have the opportunity to earn scholarships throughout their young career. Upon their graduation the money that has been awarded during their show career will be made available to them under the standard scholarship rules.
The 2019 Showmanship Scholarships Winners are: Junior Division:
Champion — Lane Berry — $500 Reserve — Camryn Luster — $300 Third — Chole Brooks - $200
Intermediate Division
Champion — Audrey Ivey — $500 Reserve — Avery Brooks — $300 Third — Madison Patterson — $200
Senior Division
Champion — Molly Smith — $500 Reserve — Abby Ivey — $300 Third — Taylor Georlitz — $200
Megan Rogers — $1,000 Scholarship
She will be attending Texas A&M majoring in Ag Leadership and Development with a minor in child development.
Congratulations to all the exhibitors of the 2019 National Show.
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2019 AJRBA National Junior Show Champions
Grand Champion Bull and Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull Taylor Goerlitz
Reserve Champion Bull and Reserve Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull Avery Brooks
Reserve Champion Bred-and-Owned Female Marcela Garza
Grand Champion Female Lane Berry
Reserve Champion Female and Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female Taylor Goerlitz
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2019 AJRBA National Junior Show Awards & Recognition Photos courtesy of Abby Ivey
The Pat Main Outstanding Junior Award Sponsored by Trademark Genetics — Lane Berry The Outstanding Intermediate Award Sponsored by PaleFace Ranch — Brett King
The Outstanding Senior Award Sponsored by Siporein Bayou Ranch — Molly Smith
2018 – 2019 Officer Team Reporter – Audrey Ivey; Secretary-Karagen Dreibrodt; Vice President – Avery Brooks; President – Brett King; Director: Reagan Dreibrodt; Director: Lane Berry; Director: Kayden Mascheck
Walter Rogers Newcomer of the Year Award Sponsored by Rogers Reds — Marcela Garza Queen: Karagen Driebrodt Princess: Marcela Garza
2019 Showmanship Results
Senior Showmanship 1st: Molly Smith 2nd: Abby Ivey 3rd: Taylor Goerlitz
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Intermediate Showmanship 1st: Audrey Ivey 2nd: Avery Brooks 3rd: Madison Patterson
Junior Showmanship 1st: Lane Berry 2nd: Camyrn Luster 3rd: Chloe Brooks
2019 AJRBA National Junior Show Awards & Recognition First Time Exhibitors — Kix Beggs, Kyla Kirk, Madison Patterson, Braden Stutts, Garrett Stutts, and Cassidy Tiemann Photography Contest Junior 1st: Camryn Luster 2nd: Lane Berry 3rd: Tabitha Reifel Intermediate 1st: Brett King 2nd: Garrett Stutts 3rd: Kayden Mascheck Senior 1st: Karagen Dreibrodt 2nd: Abbey Ivey 3rd: Megan Rogers Adult 1st: Heather Brooks 2nd: Donnie Ivey 3rd: Roger Smith Skill-A-Thon Contest Junior 1st: Lane Berry 2nd: Kix Beggs 3rd: Tabitha Reifel Intermediate 1st: Brayden Stutts 2nd: Trey Ivey 3rd: Brett King Senior 1st: Molly Smith 2nd: Megan Rogers 3rd: Karagen Dreibrodt Adult 1st: Keith Colteryhan 2nd: Kyle Stutts 3rd: Ryan Dreibrodt Costume Contest Junior 1st: Chloe Brooks 2nd: Camryn Luster 3rd: Kix Beggs Intermediate 1st: Avery Brooks 2nd: Brett King 3rd: Kayden Mascheck Public Speaking Contest Junior 1st: Kix Beggs 2nd: Camryn Luster 3rd: Lane Berry Intermediate 1st: Kayden Mascheck 2nd: Brett King Senior 1st: Megan Rogers 2nd: Molly Smith Quiz Bowl 1st: Kyle Stutts, Trey Ivey, and Garrett Stutts; 2nd: Marcela Garza, Taylor Goerlitz, and Shawna Goerlitz; 3rd: Roger Smith, Molly Smith, and Kayden Mascheck Sales Talk Contest Junior 1st: Lane Berry 2nd: Kix Beggs 3rd: Camryn Luster 1st: Brett King 2nd: Kayden Mascheck 3rd: Trey Ivey Intermediate Senior 1st: Megan Rogers 2nd: Molly Smith Cooking Contest 1st: Chloe Brooks 2nd: Lane Berry 3rd: Camryn Luster Junior 1st: Brett King 2nd: Avery Brooks 3rd: Reagan Dreibrodt Intermediate Senior 1st: Taylor Goerlitz 2nd: Garagen Dreibrodt 3rd: Madison and Molly Herdsman Quiz Junior 1st: Tabitha Reifel 2nd: Kix Beggs 3rd: Chloe Brooks Intermediate 1st: Madison Patterson 2nd: Marcela Garza 3rd: Trey Ivey Senior 1st: Molly Smith 2nd: Megan Rogers 3rd: Taylor Goerlitz Adult 1st: Roger Smith 2nd: Kyle Stutts 3rd: Shawna Goerlitz Livestock Judging Junior 1st: Kix Beggs 2nd: Camryn Luster 3rd: Chloe Brooks Intermediate 1st: Kyle Kirk 2nd: Avery Brooks 3rd: Maddison Patterson Senior 1st: Molly Smith 2nd: Abbey Ivey 3rd: Taylor Goerlitz Adult 1st: Trevor Reifel 2nd: Heather Brooks 3rd: Kyle Stutts Showmanship Results Junior 1st: Lane Berry 2nd: Camryn Luster 3rd: Chloe Brooks Intermediate 1st: Audrey Ivey 2nd: Avery Brooks 3rd: Madison Patterson Senior 1st: Molly Smith 2nd: Abby Ivey 3rd: Taylor Goerlitz Good Herdsman — 1st: Lane Berry; 2nd: Camryn Luster Stall Award — 1st: Marcela Garza; 2nd: Taylor Goerlitz Outstanding Exhibitors — Junior: Audrey Ivey; Intermediate: Megan Rogers; Senior: Molly Smith 2018-2019 Officer Team — Reporter: Audrey Ivey; Secretary: Karagen Dreibrodt; Vice President: Avery Brooks; President: Brett King; Director: Reagan Dreibrodt; Director: Lane Berry; Director: Kayden Mascheck 2018-2019 Queen — Karagen Driebrodt; 2018-2019 Princess — Marcela Garza Walter Rogers Newcomer of the Year Award — Marcela Garza Show Champions Grand Champion Female: Lane Berry; Reserve Grand Champion Female: Taylor Goerlitz; Grand Champion Bull: Taylor Goerlitz; Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Avery Brooks; Grand Champion Bred and Owned Female: Taylor Goerlitz; Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female: Marcela Garza; Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull: Taylor Goerlitz; Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull: Avery Brooks
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Photos courtesy of Abby Ivey
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The ARBA Foundation awarded $61,650 in scholarships to outstanding ARBA junior members
ARBA Juniors have the opportunity to earn scholarships throughout their young careers
$3,000 Showmanship Scholarships awarded annually.
• $1,000 each to Junior, Intermediate & Senior Divisions
$3,000 Mike Levi Memorial Scholarships awarded annually. • $1,000 to AJRBA National Grand Champion Female • $1,000 to AJRBA National Grand Champion Bull • $500 to AJRBA Reserve National Champion Female • $500 to AJRBA Reserve National Champion Bull
$1,000 Graduating Senior Scholarships to ARBA Juniors
• Seniors must meet qualifications and submit Scholarship application
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to promote higher education for our juniors. For more information contact Michele Hanson at the ARBA office 512-858-7285.
RED BRANGUS THE COMMERCIAL CHOICE
Red Brangus sired calf out of horned Hereford cow “Red Brangus are tough enough to stand the extremes in weather that West Texas has to offer. Winters go down to well below zero and the hot dry summer go up to 105 degrees.” “The Red Brangus calves are really small when they’re born, but in two weeks time they’ve caught up with the Hereford sired calves and they really come on!”
Red Brangus sire calf out of Gelbvieh base cow
Red Brangus sire calf out of Black Baldie cow
“Out of 25 Red Brangus sired calves from black baldy and Hereford cows, I got only two black calves. And, my weaning weights are up 100 pounds.”
Red Brangus sired calf out of gray Brahman cow AMERICAN RED BRANGUS ASSOCIATION
3995 East Hwy. 290 • Dripping Springs, TX 78620 512-858-7285 arba@texas.net www.americanredbrangus.org