P artial Settlement Reached in Dispute on Future of Burley Tobacco

Join us! September 12th

At the Crazy K Fall Female Opportunity Sale

Optum’s Blackbird 0035 19759145

CED +6; BW +2.5; WW +76; YW +139; MILK +24 CW +70; MARB +.91; RE +.60; $M +51; $W +70 $F +115; $G +62; $B +177; $C +281

Blackbird 0035 is a powerful and exciting female to lead-off the Optum Angus consignment to the Crazy K Ranch Fall Production Sale and blends the popular Spruce Mountain Ranch and Alta Genetics sire, No Doubt with the $400,000 valued, Blackbird 7204. The dam of Blackbird 0035 was the half interest selection of Optum Angus as the top-valued female of the 2018 Vintage Angus Sale and is a direct daughter of the $5 million herd sire producing Blackbird 8809 and a full sister to the $730,000 record-selling Rooney Angus Ranch and Vintage Angus sire, Power Play 7018.

CED +13; BW +.2; WW +63; YW +110; MILK +31 CW +47; MARB +.92; RE +1.16; $M +54; $W +73;$F +90; $G +74; $B +164; $C +267

Rita 5133 is a low-birth and carcass female sired by the multi-trait leader, Rampage and produced by a dam in the High Roller Angus program who blends Ten X with a direct daughter of the $3 million producer and CED leader in the Deer Valley Farm program, Objective 2345 by the cornerstone female sire, Consensus 7229. Rita 5133 was selected as a featured bred heifer of the 2017 Crazy K Ranch Sale and has been a valuable member of the elite Optum Angus program and she sells due 1/23/21 to E&B Plus One.

Crazy K Rita 5133 18269505

OPTUM ANGUS 15898 State Route 247 • Seaman, OH 45679 Owners: Wes & Claudia Mitchell • Tim & Patty Sandker 937-205-2996 optumangus@gmail.com Andrew & Courtney Mitchell Operations Manager: Dan DeMeyer 937-779-1271 Office Manager: Courtney Mitchell www.optumangus.com Herdsman: Kyle Thompson

PARTIAL SETTLEMENT REACHED IN DISPUTE ON FUTURE OF BURLEY TOBACCO GROWERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

The parties involved in Haynes Properties, LLC, et al v. Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, Fayette Circuit Court; Case No. 20-CI00332, in which the Plaintiffs, among other claims, sought the dissolution of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, have agreed to a partial settlement of the dissolution claims, pending approval by Fayette Circuit Court, providing for the end and dissolution of the Co-Op.

Terms of this partial settlement of the litigation include:

The Co-Op’s assets will be liquidated and net proceeds distributed equally among members (those active in any crop year from 2015 through 2019) after payment of administrative costs, and fees and expenses of attorneys.

The first distribution should occur before the end of 2020.

The dissolution of the Co-Op will be managed by a six-member dissolution committee –Penny Greathouse, Mitch

Haynes and Gregg Craddock who are members of the Co-Op involved in the litigation, and Al Pedigo, Eddie Warren and Donald Mitchell, Co-Op directors. $1.5 million of the Co-Op’s assets will be designated for the creation of a new agricultural-related non-profit entity whose mission will include:

Serving as liaison for tobacco growers with leaf dealers and tobacco purchasers;

Advocating for producers/growers and land-owners in production of tobacco; Providing services and support for education and research beneficial to growers of all types of tobacco.

The special meeting of members to vote on dissolution that was postponed because of Coronavirus guidelines and concern for members’ safety will no longer be necessary. Founded in 1921, the Co-Op initially enabled tobacco growers to market their crop directly to manufacturers. The Co-Op also played a critical role in implementing the U.S. Federal Tobacco Price Support Program from 1941 until 2004, when the program was eliminated. Representatives of both sides in the litigation agreed the settlement is a win for tobacco and agriculture in general in these challenging times. In addition to members receiving their shares of the Co-Op’s assets, tobacco growers of all varieties, will have an opportunity to create a new, more relevant organization for the future – an entity that will advocate for growers and land-owners, and support education and research beneficial to growers. “There was no perfect solution to this issue, but this settlement was the right solution,” said Co-Op president Al Pedigo. “It’s a healthy compromise and now we need to move on. The Co-Op has a 99-year history of helping growers. But many of us agree it’s time to change directions.” Penny Greathouse, one of the Plaintiff class members, whose family has long history of tobacco production in Central Kentucky and as members of the Coop, stated “this partial settlement was a long and hard process whose time had finally come, and I am thankful for the hard work of our attorneys in seeing this through, as well to the work of the CoOp’s own attorneys; I too look forward to closing this chapter”. In a joint statement, Pedigo and Greathouse said: “Tobacco growers everywhere share many of the same concerns. With this behind us, growers can workon finding shared solutions for those shared concerns. In the long-term, that is the most important part of this settlement.” Fall Female Opportunity Sale September 12, 2020 in Michie, Tennessee Selling: Fall Bred Cows, Fall Bred Heifers, Fall Pairs, Fall Yearling Heifers, Spring Bred Cows, Spring ET Heifers

Crazy K Blackcap 6418 18657801 BW +2.8, WW +76, YW +136, Milk +19 CW +65, MARB +1.07, RE +.55, FAT -.019 $M +53, $W +64, $F +110, $G +73, $B +183, $C +290 Blackcap 6418 comes from the top of the Crazy K Ranch fall calving program and is a direct daughter of the $23,000 anchor of the herd sire producing Blackcap 6E2 family in the Hillhouse Angus and Express Ranches joint embryo programs, Blackcap 2G73 by the $110,000 female sire, Discovery. The dam of Blackcap 6418 is a direct daughter of the $150,000 Blackcap 6E2 and a full sister to the Thomas Angus Ranch and Quaker Hill Farm sire, Firestorm 3PT1 and a maternal sister to the multi-trait leader, Rampage. Black Cap 5K61, a maternal sister to this exciting lead-off female is featured in the Westwind Ranch program and produced the Angus Alliance International sire, Masterlink. Blackcap 6418 sells due 9/29/20 to Sydgen Enhance.

Crazy K Rita 9205 19545804 BW +1.1, WW +74, YW +128, Milk +42 CW +55, MARB +1.10, RE +.85, FAT +.011 $M +88, $W +100, $F +86, $G +76, $B +162, $C +298 Rita 9205 is a sensational multi-trait fall yearling donor prospect sired by the now-deceased Payweight Plus 6048 and was produced by the $137,500 lead-off female of the 2019 Crazy K Ranch Sale selected by Riverbend Ranch, Rita 5021. The dam of Rita 9205 is a direct daughter of the $3 million producer in the Crazy K and Vintage Angus Ranch programs, 1564 sired by the longtime headliner of the 44 Farms and Vintage Angus herd sire rosters, Discovery. Maternal sisters to Rita 9205 include: Rita 6466, the $100,000 top-selling open heifer of the 2018 Crazy K Sale selected by Ingram Angus; and Rita 7328 selling in that same offering to Edisto Pines Farm.

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CRAZY K RANCH Sammy and Sherry Kiser, Owners • 833 North Prather Road • Michie, TN 38357 Charlie Adkins, Manager • Phone 731-439-7350 • crazykranch@hotmail.com www.crazykranch.com