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24 A Feedyard Education Session

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26 AGJA Spring/Summer Newsletter

Hey Juniors, here’s your guide to a summer full of fun events with the American Gelbvieh Junior Association.

30 Gelbvieh Welcomes Carlson as Summer Intern

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Versatility to Adjust is Key in Any Business

View from the Board by Dustin Rippe

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Expanding Possibilities

From the Corner Office by Myron Edelman

14 Recording Breeding Data

Tips ‘N Tricks by Kim Rounds

18 Brush up on Your Beef Advocacy Skills for

Junior Classic

Junior Connection by Jesse Henson

22 Index Comparison within the Multi-Breed

Data Bulletin by Kari White

32 The Urbanites Need Your Help

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Myron Edelman Executive Director myrone@gelbvieh.org (ex. 480)

Angela Vesco Director of Breed Growth angelav@gelbvieh.org (ex. 484) Kari White Genetic Programs Coordinator kario@gelbvieh.org (ex. 483) Mary Bea Martin Member Services Specialist Junior Activities Coordinator marybea@gelbvieh.org (ex. 481) Kim Rounds Data Services Specialist kim@gelbvieh.org (ex. 482)

Lynn Valentine Gelbvieh Media Productions Coordinator/Graphic Design lynnv@gelbvieh.org (ex. 486) Rebecca Mettler Editorial Content Coordinator rebeccam@gelbvieh.org 940-255-5471 Megan Slater Public Relations Coordinator megans@gelbvieh.org (ex. 485) Tom Strahm Commercial Marketing Director tom@gelbvieh.org (ex. 472)

Out in the Field by Angela Vesco

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Walter Teeter, Treasurer (2017) Mt. Ulla, NC • 704-236-7980 waltert@republicrefrigeration.com

DIRECTORS John Carrel (2017) Columbus, MT • 406-322-5991 lauriecarrel@live.com

Dustin Rippe (2015) Belleville, KS • 316-323-4874 dustin.rippe@yahoo.com

Leland Clark (2017) Barnard, KS • 785-792-6244 prcc@twinvalley.net

Lowell Rogers (2015) Seminary, MS • 601-270-4152 lrdrsmiley@gmail.com

Dennis Gustin (2016) Mandan, ND • 701-663-7266 gustindd@wildblue.net

Klint Sickler (2017) Gladstone, ND • 701-483-5250 klintsickler@hotmail.com

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Versatility to Adjust is Key in Any Business

By Dustin Rippe

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he feedyard business is a highly competitive industry with many moving parts. One of the key ingredients to that is being able to adjust to what the market is asking you to do. The market asks you to do something different with dollars, e.g., premiums, discounts, paying a feedyard to feed cattle longer, paying feedyard a to feed a shorter time period, etc. Because of this, you have to purchase cattle that allow for market flexibility.

buyer looks at when calves come in the salebarn ring is how much frame do they have.

Gelbvieh and Balancer sired cattle also allow you to hit a grid with good success and gain premiums. The biggest misconception of the industry is to make good money on a grid you need to have cattle that all go Choice. In my opinion, the groups of cattle that do the best on a grid don’t have any “out cattle”. Eliminate the Yield Grade 5’s and keep the 4’s under 10 percent. Eliminate Standard and keep Select under 30 percent. If there isn’t an animal in a pen that you get docked for you will make money on a grid.

That should be the goal and not going extreme in any direction. Cattle that can grade over 70 percent Choice and Prime and have over 70 percent Yield grade 1’s and 2’s with no outs make money on any grid.

The final advantage to feeding Gelbvieh and Balancer sired cattle is disposition. Gelbvieh cattle are simply One of the biggest reasons I prefer to feed Gelbvieh more docile than most other breeds. Many studies and Balancer® genetics is because the Continental and have shown that British cross cattle animals with calmer allow me more market dispositions are more flexibility. When you think it is critical for every person in the productive both on the feed straight British seedstock business to feed cattle because it ranch as well as in the cattle they become fat opens up your eyes to how a different segment feedyard and ultimately overnight. Therefore, exhibit higher carcass you are at the mercy of the business operates. value and greater of the market to take tenderness. Most of the whatever price you really poor closeouts are offered and you come from cattle that are flighty. lack negotiating power. On the flip side, with a pen of Gelbvieh-influenced steers you have a three to four At the end of the day every person that feeds cattle week marketing window to sell the fat cattle while is in the business to make money. They look for cattle they are still making you money from a cost of gain that can give them the opportunity to succeed. Gelbvieh standpoint. For instance, if you are bearish in the and Balancer sired cattle give a feedyard the ability to market you can sell them a week or two early or if you market cattle when they want versus taking the market are bullish you can feed them for another week or two. that week, thus they give you the ability to call your They give you that versatility. own shots. Gelbvieh and Balancer sired calves come with added frame and muscling to put on more pounds The biggest driver in the cattle industry is pounds and when the market is dictates just that.

I believe will always be pounds. If you think about it, we sell cattle by the pound in every segment of our industry; The American Gelbvieh Foundation has developed we sell by the pound as feeders, fat cattle, hot carcass the Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Sire-Identified weight, and all meat sold to the retailer and eventually Carcass Contest for breeders and other Gelbvieh and the consumer. The only constant is that we sell it all Balancer® stakeholders to feed cattle. I think it is critical by the pound. Gelbvieh and Balancer sired cattle have for every person in the seedstock business to feed the frame and the muscling to put that extra weight on cattle because it opens up your eyes to how a different efficiently and simply have a bigger out-weight from the segment of the business operates. I encourage everyone feedyard than most breeds. The first thing every order to participate in the future. D

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Expanding Possibilities

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rogress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be,” Khalil Gibran once said. Even nearly a century after this writer and poet penned the quote, it has relevance to the beef cattle industry, especially seedstock production.

The very business of supplying genetics is determining “what will be.” After all, the entire beef production chain is dependent on what happens genetically at your farm or ranch. Does that statement increase your heart rate or make you nervous? Perhaps it should; it is our job to be progressive and think forward to what will be or what will need to be in order to meet U.S and global beef demand.

The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) Meeting Modern Industry Demands long-range strategic plan is intended to assist in preparing AGA members and customers for success in today’s beef industry. One of the principle goals in the strategic plan (structure the AGA business to build a sustainable model for the future of the AGA) speaks directly to business modeling, determining what services and tools are important to AGA members and customers to keep them successful in supplying genetics to the entire beef industry.

The AGA Board of Directors met in March 2017 and made exceptionally impactful decisions aimed at assisting members in enhancing their respective seedstock production businesses. The first of these programs is the option for members to purchase expanded services packages directly from the AGA. The AGA recognizes that the variations within the membership due to operation size and the ambitions of each breeder, result in the potential need for varied services the AGA offers to its members. Keeping those differences in mind, the AGA designed two different packages with voluntary expanded services to choose from.

The Accelerator program is designed with the larger breeder in mind. The Accelerator package includes intense, organized discussions to assist each participating member with their ultimate goal of directing genetic change in a vastly competitive seedstock industry.

Whether the member has in mind to focus on growth strategies, marketing opportunities and techniques, or needs to analyze their latest production sale, AGA has

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the experienced staff to support such efforts. The package also includes access to an extensive and customizable mailing list designed to reach noncurrent bull customers in the member’s targeted growth area.

The second of the expanded services package is called the Amplifier program and is designed for smaller breeders. The Amplifier program will also include organized meetings with AGA staff, with similar topics in mind to the Accelerator program. The program is also designed to assist members strategies, marketing, genetic selection and finally includes a mailing each year of their promotional materials in a target area relevant to their location and operation size.

(See program details on pages 10-11) The AGA has the mindset of continuing to explore mechanisms that match members to the service most beneficial to their own seedstock operations. Later this year the AGA will be introducing incentive programs for members who record phenotypes of economically relevant traits as well as those that capitalize on DNA testing.

Both phenotypes and genomics improve the data used to describe Gelbvieh and Balancer® cattle. As AGA improves both the membership experience and potentially assists breeders in genetic progress, the potential for increasing Gelbvieh and Balancer mass exists.

The former president of Harvard University and advisor to President Harry S. Truman, James Bryant Conant once said, “Behold the turtle; he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.” The AGA is taking progressive steps to increase the use of Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics in the beef industry, and in turn, the opportunity for members and customers to expand market share.

I encourage members to check out the Accelerator and Amplifier programs and partner with the AGA in progressing Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics as well as their own operations as we continue to meet the demands of a modern beef cattle industry.

Sincerely,

Myron Edelman AGA Executive Director

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Cranview Gelbvieh is excited to announce our purchase of Jackpot, the high-selling purebred bull from the 2016 Warner Beef Genetics sale. This phenomenal carcass sire with exceptional growth and phenotype was the Futurity Runner-Up in 2016 and a Reserve Division Champion in Denver 2016. If you want to add carcass, growth and “look” in a calving-ease package then get in, bulls like Jackpot only come along once in awhile!

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MEETING MODERN INDUSTRY DEMANDS

EXPANDED SERVICES

EXPANDED MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Members of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) choose the path to becoming a seedstock supplier for various reasons. Seedstock suppliers also have different expectations, goals, and ambitions for their respective operations. The AGA recognizes that the variations within the membership, due to operation size and the ambitions of each breeder, result in the potential need for varied services the AGA offers to its members.

The AGA strives to accommodate the various needs of our members, and in doing so has initiated the “Accelerator” program and the “Amplifier” program. These two new programs are designed for AGA members who would like to intensify their relationship with the AGA and would like additional services on top of what they already receive from the association.

The two different program levels are geared for both large and small members with the goal of enhancing their respective operations, through the tools and talent available at the AGA to assist in strategic planning, marketing, and genetic selection.

The Accelerator and Amplifier programs are specifically designed for producers that would like to improve operations, their cowherd, and most importantly expand market share. The accentuated interaction with the AGA and staff is intended to increase Gelbvieh and Balancer® presence in the commercial Contact the AGA to get started: marketplace.

303-465-2333 info@gelbvieh.org www.gelbvieh.org

Accelerator The Accelerator program is designed for the larger AGA breeder.

• 150 annually assessed cows and larger • Members with less than 150 cows that aim to expand their business The services associated with the Accelerator program include: 1. The Accelerator will begin with AGA staff onsite consultation and include annual onsite visits to the operation and/or attend the producer’s production sale.

2. Quarterly organized calls with the appropriate staff personalized to fit the participants needs, such as: (2-hour time limit per call.)

a. Improvement and growth goals and strategies b. Marketing opportunity and technique c. Website, social media, electronic and traditional promotions d. Analysis of production sale e. Genetic selection 3. Assist in the organization of customer education programs or producer meetings sponsored by the breeder.

4. Market research and marketing strategy in the targeted marketing area.

5. Mailing list access: The marketing strategy will include a packet of the participating breeder’s information sent to 5,000 strategically chosen mailing addresses two times annually. The addresses will be provided by the AGA from the purchased The Profit Picture mailing list. (The parcels will be sent direct from the printer and the participating breeder will pay postage, printing and provide the information to be sent in the packet.)

The Accelerator program will cost each participating member $3,600 annually, in addition to standard AGA membership dues and other AGA fees. The Accelerator program is designed for breeders that intend to grow their market share and improve their seedstock business.

Amplifier The Amplifier program is designed for the moderate to smaller breeder • Less than 150 assessed cows annually • Members with less than 150 have the option to buy up to the Accelerator program • The Amplifier program is only for members with less than 150 registered cows The services included in the Amplifier program include: 1. Biannually organized calls with the appropriate staff personalized to fit the participants needs, such as: (1-hour time limit per call.)

a. Improvement and growth goals and strategies b. Marketing opportunity and technique c. Website, social media, electronic and traditional promotions d. Genetic selection 2. Market research and marketing strategy in the targeted marketing area.

3. Mailing list access: The marketing strategy will include a packet of the participating member’s information sent to 500 strategically chosen mailing addresses from the purchased The Profit Picture mailing list. The personalized mailing list will be made up of producers of similar size and in the same geographic location. (The parcels will be sent direct from the printer and the participating breeder will pay postage, printing and provide the information to be sent in the packet.)

The Amplifier program will cost each participating member $1,800 annually, in addition to standard AGA membership dues and other AGA fees. The Amplifier program is only for members that inventory 150 cows or less.

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Herd Assessments Completing annual herd assessments is an important part of being an AGA member. Although the deadline for annual herd assessments has passed, assessments still need to be completed in order for the herd to be in good standing with the Association. All females 13 months of age and older should either be assessed or disposed of, as part of the total herd reporting process. One assessment is tied to one registration credit to register the female’s progeny. This credit also allows members to transfer the animal(s) as well as report performance information.

Herd assessments received after March 15, 2017, will be charged a late penalty according to the following fees schedule: 1-30 days (March 16-April 15) = 5 percent late penalty 31-60 days (April 15-May 14) = 10 percent late penalty 60+ days (May 15 and after) = 15 percent late penalty Contact the AGA office at 303-465-2333 or email info@gelbvieh.org with any questions regarding the completion of the 2017 herd assessment.

Billing Statements To better assist our members, the AGA is now sending out month-end statements to all members with locked accounts. Member accounts become locked when there is an outstanding balance on the account for more than 30 days. Once the amount on the account is paid in full the account becomes unlocked. The AGA wishes to provide its members with the best possible service and we hope these notifications will alleviate any stress members may have when they only become aware of their lockedout account when they try and access the AGA Online

The AGA does not store credit card information.

Bills may be paid online using a credit card via the AGA Online Registry Service or members may send a check to the AGA office and are asked to include a member number and invoice number with payment. For billing questions, please contact the AGA office at 303-465-2333.

Renewing Member Dues AGA member dues are due on the anniversary date of the membership and all junior dues are due on January 1 of each year. To renew member dues, log on to the AGA Online Registry Service and click “Renew” next to your membership anniversary date on the right side of the General Profile Information page. You can then pay your bill online using the red “Pay Online Now” button.

All junior members wanting to participate in AGJA sanctioned shows this summer need to be in good standing with the Association, which means dues and herd assessments must be paid.

Eagle Pass Ranch and LeDoux Ranch Announce Merger Eagle Pass Ranch, an industry-leading beef genetics company, announced at its Annual Spring Bull Sale that it will merge with LeDoux Ranch, a well-recognized breeder of Balancer® and Red Angus cattle located in North Central Kansas.

Joint operations will begin this spring, headquartered at Eagle Pass Ranch near Highmore, South Dakota. The company will operate under Eagle Pass Ranch, and will continue to hold production sales in South Dakota and California, as well as periodic online sales.

For assistance in marketing or purchasing Gelbvieh, Balancer ® or Southern Balancer ® bulls, females and feeder cattle, contact:

Angela Vesco Director of Breed Gowth angelav@gelbvieh.org (775) 421-9894 (C)

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Tom Strahm Commercial Marketing Director tom@gelbvieh.org (785) 547-7999 (C)

information exchange GW “Andy LeDoux has an astute eye for quality and he and his family have built up a tremendous herd,” said Steve Munger, managing partner of Eagle Pass Ranch. “Together we will be able to draw on decades of experience and improve and diversify our genetic base to better meet our customers’ needs of producing profitable beef genetics for every segment of the beef industry.”

Andy LeDoux, owner of LeDoux Ranch added, “The Munger family has always been at the forefront of the beef industry. Eagle Pass Ranch has always worked hard at making their customers more profitable. The Munger’s are always adopting new technologies and providing profit-enhancing programs for the benefit of their commercial bull customers. It is obvious that they like to pay it forward, so their customers can continue to be more successful. My family is excited for the future and plan to continue our commitment of producing quality seed stock that are verified efficient.”

Eagle Pass Ranch has been supplying the beef industry with progressive beef genetics for over 25 years. The company annually markets over 500 bulls and females to cow/calf producers across the US, Canada, and Mexico, along with commercial heifers, semen and embryos.

Source: Eagle Pass Ranch

Gelbvieh Departure Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Layal Grund, 64, passed away Saturday March 25, 2017 in Tribune, KS. He was born June 18, 1952 at Goodland, Kansas, son of Juanita (Mather) and Leslie Grund. He attended school in Sharon Springs and graduated high school.

On February 21, 1970 he married Donna Lowe at the Dinas Community Church, south of Wallace, Kansas.

During the first six years of marriage he worked for Bud Fulton and Donna’s dad, Claude Lowe, while also running some cattle with his Uncle John Grund. In 1976, Layal and Donna started their own farming and ranching endeavor when Donna’s dad passed away and it continues to this day. Farming, ranching, and family were the loves of his life.

Layal served on the Wallace County School Board for four years and during that time he served on the Northwest Kansas Technical College Board. He was a member of the American Gelbvieh Association, American Angus Association, Red Angus Association of America and served many years as a 4-H leader for the

Smoky Valley 4-H Club.

Layal was preceded in death by his parents Leslie and Juanita Grund; his sisters Leta Kay Grund and Elaine Chisum; father in law Claude Lowe, mother-in-law Ila Lowe; and brothers-in-law Steve Seibel and Ron Kreigh.

Survivors include his wife Donna Grund of Sharon Springs; son Jerry Grund and wife Chrysanne; daughter Christy Hammer and husband Lyle; and daughter Becky Vandike and husband Darrell, all of Wallace, Kansas. He was a beloved grandfather to Grace, Callahan, Grady, Chisum, Gabrielle, Calley, Hayden, and Jensen.

Memorials may be designated to the Layal Grund Memorial Fund to be used in the Wallace County 4-H program and may be mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.

New Members The AGA would like to welcome a host of new members to the AGA and AJGA in March 2017!

AGA Members Cedar Valley Farm, Sneedville, TN Flying W Ranch, Pampa, TX Michael York, Carthage, MO Case Blanken, Redding, CA Scott Cattle Co. Lc, Gilman, IA Hermes Cattle, Andale, KS Rockin M, Porum, OK Travis D. Mullins Farm, Yosemite, KY Dogwood Creek Cattle Farms, Elkland, MO R- K Ranch LLC, Purcell, OK Hot Beef Cattle Co, Bondurant, IA Lost Springs Gelbvieh, Lexington, KY James Hasting, Rosston, AR AGJA Members Clayton Wyatt Jones, Glasgow, KY Grayson Turnmire, Excello, MO Keegan Turnmire, Excello, MO Ethan Adcock, Morton, MS Kyle Adcock, Morton, MS Will Adcock, Morton, MS Haley Langston, Oakland, MS Natilynn Doyle, Jonesville, MI

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GW registry tips ‘n tricks

Recording Breeding Data

By Kim Rounds

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fter the semen and sale catalogs have been scoured for hours on end, the bids placed, tanks filled, and miles hauled, the end result is ideally a herd of bred cows and time to breathe before the next project. The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) offers a few ways to record breeding information and quickly utilize it in the birth recording work queue, which can save some time when registering calves.

Breeding Data Checklist: Before recording breeding data, be sure to have this information on hand: •

Updated semen inventory

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Registration numbers of the bulls used

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Email the office with the registration of any bulls from outside breeds (If not already in the system)

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AI dates or dates of pasture exposure start and end

From the Individual Animal Screen: When viewing the individual animal’s profile, there is a tab near the center of the screen titled “Breeding”.

Within this screen, there is an option to enter either an AI breeding or a pasture exposure. Enter the registration number of the bull that was used and the date of AI or start and end date of the pasture exposure. Remember that the date must be entered in mm/dd/yyyy format. For cows that were AIed and then turned out with a clean-up bull, both exposures can be recorded. This screen will also show historical breedings from previous seasons or if there were multiple breedings recorded over the course of one season.

From the Pasture Group Screen: To enter the pasture group screen, go to “Herd Management” in the left hand work menu column and then “Pasture Groups”. Once in pasture groups, to record an AI breeding, find the tab labeled “AI” in the top right box. This will display available Semen Inventory and the quantity of straws available for each bull as selected from the drop down menu.

However, if there is nothing in your semen inventory the “AI” tab will not be available. To record an AI breeding, enter the number of straws used for a bull in the box in the column titled “Used”, then select the cows AIed to that bull in the column of check boxes. Be sure to enter the date of breeding in the box toward the top left-hand side of the screen. To complete the record, select “Apply AI Breedings”. Repeat this process for each AI bull used.

For pasture exposure information, move the cows and bull to the same pasture group. To do this, select all of the cows and bulls that were together in a pasture by checking the box to the right of their name. Then, edit the date on the top left-hand corner of the screen to the correct start date. That information automatically defaults to today’s date and is not easily changed once applied, so be sure to enter the correct date. Once the animals are selected and the date entered, pick a pasture or create a pasture to group them into from the box in the top left of the screen. To finalize the pasture exposure, select “Move” from the box on the top right hand side of the screen.

For any other questions, please contact Kim in the AGA office at kim@gelbvieh.org or (303)465-2333. D

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with Brian Bertelsen, Vice President of Field Operations at U.S. Premium Beef

By Angela Vesco

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quality cattle into high quality beef that is marketed throughout the U.S. and all around the world. National Beef also offers case-ready meats, as well as Kansas City Steak Company, which supplies premium beef directly to consumers.

USPB also owns a hide company and trucking company.

How do genetics factor into your consultation with the members of USPB? “First, I get to know what their normal practices are, what breed(s) they already have, and where they are getting the cattle.” The members are free to use the breeds and breeders they want. USPB tries to stay neutral when it comes to sourcing genetics. Bertelsen said that if the producers ask for recommendations he refers them to USPB’s list of qualified seedstock suppliers. These seedstock suppliers are vested owners in the company and own delivery rights. Bertelsen says he likes to focus on the selection tools available to help producers select the right genetics for their operation. “I like to concentrate on EPDs, accuracies, AI, and other genetic tools. I am here to help them understand the general trends of each breed and then let them make their own choice.”

What other management practices do you see/ recommend to the USPB producers to help them receive premiums?

Bertelsen emphasized that the backgrounding phase is a key phase of production, but he recognizes that all phases of production are important. “Marbling is a lifetime achievement, it literally begins at conception,” Bertelsen said. “So, the way we manage the cows and things like fetal programming are things to consider when managing for marbling.”

“We see through research and experience that the time around weaning is very important. Research specifically shows us that there are cells in the animal that are still growing and developing. So if we are managing that calf and feeding them a medium amount of grain during backgrounding, then when that cell senses the glycogen floating around it, that cell essentially becomes a fat cell to store the extra energy as fat, or marbling,” Bertelsen explained.

Bertelsen says there is genetic potential for marbling but the true biology behind is yet to be discovered. He says the

over the fence GW assumption is that cattle with the genetics to possess higher degrees of marbling have a greater tendency for an increased number of marbling cells. And from what researchers believe, the marbling score is more closely related to the number of marbling cells rather than size of marbling cells.

This research solidifies the importance of proper management at weaning. If the cattle are managed properly and if glucose is present, the cells turn into the fat cells; it is essentially increasing the genetic potential of that animal through management.

Bertelsen reminds producers that the heritability is high for carcass traits but that value is only .3 or .35, which says 30-35 percent of the carcass data is going to be due to genetics, the rest is going to be due to management. “We certainly preach genetics and the tools to build the best or above average genetics in the cattle, but then we sure talk about management to express that potential” Bertelsen said.

What are some characteristics of the typical USPB commercial producer?

USPB’s members are still representative of the industry. The rancher that retains ownership is still pretty rare; it equates to only about 20 percent of their cattle.

A good percentage of cattle are traceable back to the ranch where the feedyard is working with the ranch as a supplier. They are a reputable, valuable supplier. But, they still have a lot of cattle that are bought as calves, light weights, or yearlings and they manage them the best way they can. The most common type of producer USPB works with is the backgrounder farmer group. Overall, it is representative of the industry.

How does USPB set up their grids?

Most of the cattle that are conventionally raised are priced on the base grid; it is the most competitive of our current grids. The goal of value-based marketing from the packer perspective is to offer rewards for the high quality cattle that they desire. USPB compares their member’s cattle to what they buy on the open market. Starting with a cash price as a base point, they add a little bit to the base for signing the cattle up. Next, USPB compares their member’s cattle to cash cattle. If a member can bring them higher quality cattle than they can find on the open market, USPB pays more for them.

What are the ideal traits producers should manage for to get the biggest premium from the USPB grid?

“We are looking for the quality grade. When we break down where the premiums come from, quality grade is almost always the largest component of the overall premium compared to selling on the cash, live market.

There is a little bit of a premium for Yield Grade (YG) 1 and 2, we will discount carcasses a little bit for a YG 4, but really we want YG 3 cattle that are well finished and express that marbling,” Bertelsen said.

How does a producer go about leasing USPB delivery rights?

There are a few requirements for first-time users, according to Bertelsen. The cattle have to be paid for in the name of an associate membership. It is only $100 for a one-time fee and it is approved by the board of directors. And then they need access to delivery rights that can be leased through USPB, the feedyard, seedstock producer, or a private lease between two producers. D

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Watch for details on next year’s March sale in Creston, Iowa Consignors: Michael Bauer MJBC Gelbvieh Aububon, IA Gary Martens Martens Gelbvieh Walnut, IA Carl Reiste Rafter R Gelbvieh Adel, IA

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GW junior connection

Brush Up Your Beef Advocacy Skills for Junior Classic

By Jesse Henson

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irst off I just want to say that I hope everyone is having a good spring. There are a lot of events coming up in the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) to be excited about! Western and Eastern regionals will kick the summer off, both are on June 2-4, with the Western Regional to be held in Las Animas, Colorado, and the Eastern Regional will be held in Batesville, Mississippi. I know both states are excited and working hard to make this year’s regional shows great. Following this, on the week of June 25-30, the AGJA Big Red Classic will be held in Grand Island, Nebraska. Not only are the facilities on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds exceptionally nice, but the junior board along with the Nebraska Gelbvieh Association have been working diligently to make this one of the best junior nationals so far. We really hope you plan to attend!

What I want to talk about though is a little different spin to this year’s Junior Classic. May is Beef Month and one thing I’m reminded of during Beef Month is the fact that we need to be advocates for the beef industry. This means that anytime the opportunity arises we need to promote—or even stick up for— the beef industry. What’s unique

Mary Bea Martin, Junior Coordinator 303-465-2333 • marybea@gelbvieh.org Emily Griffith, Adult Advisor Kendallville, IN • 260-242-1552 ejgriffiths.eg@gmail.com Andrea Murray, Adult Advisor Kingfisher, OK • 405-368-9601 murrayfarm@pldi.net Mike & Toni Shrewsbury, Adult Advisors Lathrop, MO • 816-528-3644 mikeshrews@aol.com

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about Junior Classic this year is that the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be help on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds the same week that we will be there. This means that throughout the week there will be visitors coming through our barns. This is the perfect time for young advocates of the industry to step up. I’m sure these visitors will be asking questions about what you are doing, or why you are doing some of the things that you are. This is the time where positive responses as well as positive actions go a long way.

Finally, the IGS youth leadership conference will wrap the summer up on August 3-6 in Lincoln, Nebraksa. This is a conference that the American Junior Gelbvieh, Simmental, and Shorthorn Associations teamed up for, with the thought that it would be a great opportunity for our youth to not only learn more about the industry through classes and workshops, but it will also be a chance to be equipped with the skills to become future leaders.

It’s no secret that we as juniors are the future of the industry. Opportunities such as this leadership conference is how we will develop into the best leaders we can be.

I hope everyone is looking forward toward summer and all the activities that will be taking place. Hope to see you there! D

Sydney Bigger, President (2015) Media, IL • biggersydney@gmail.com Tiana Garcia, Vice President (2015) Las Animas, CO • tianam.garcia@outlook.com

Caitlin Griffin (2016) Westminster, SC • caitlingriffin22@yahoo.com Callahan Grund (2016) Wallace, KS • callahan.grund@outlook.com

Kyle Vehige, V.P. of Leadership (2016) Bonnots Mill, MO • kyle_vehiege@hotmail.com

Jesse Henson (2016) Canton, NC • hensonjlee@gmail.com

Aubree Beenken, Secretary (2015) Buckingham, IA • abeenken@iastate.edu

Carter Mitchell (2015) Appleton City, MO • carter15@ksu.edu

Colton Spencer, Treasurer (2015) Aurora, MO • coltons08@hotmail.com

Tanner Aherin, Ex-Officio (2014) Phillipsburg, KS • tmaherin@ksu.edu

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American Gelbvieh Foundation Update

By Al Knapp, AGF President The American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization established in 1991 to support youth, research, and member education. The AGF operates on charitable donations and AGF fundraising activities. The Mission statement reads: The American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) secures, grows and responsibly distributes assets for research, member education and youth development to sustain and grow Gelbvieh genetics.

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he AGF underwent reorganization in 2016 by entering into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) and a revised set of bylaws. These changes resulted in a new and expanded AGF Board of Directors from nine to 15, with the addition of a new and expanded finance committee. The AGA sold the office building located at 10900 Dover Street last summer and the $800,000.00 proceeds of the sale was planned to be gifted to the AGF. The original purchase price of the building was donated by members and that amount of the proceeds is to be protected as a legacy to those members that sacrificed so much to make the AGA home possible. The AGA Board wanted to be assured that those legacy funds would be secured and untouched. The remaining available funds should be invested in such a way as to make them available should the need arise. The AGF Finance Committee is working on investment strategies for the sale proceeds and will select an investment advisor/broker to manage the AGF funds.

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The AGF had a successful 2016 with fundraising activities that netted approximately $13,700 from the Steer Challenge/Scale to Rail Contest and the sale credit auction at the 2017 Gelbvieh and Balancer National Sale. The 2016 Steer Challenge included about 35 steers. The Steer Challenge has resulted in a great “feeding” education tool for membership and provides much needed carcass data on sire groups, thus accomplishing two of the three AGF purposes, member education and research.

We are extremely excited as the 2017 Steer Challenge includes over 100 head of steers. The increased numbers will provide more data collected for the AGA sire groups and additional financial gain for the AGF creating a win–win scenario.

At of the end of 2016 the AGF had total assets of $168,000 which included the $38,000 in the Community First Foundation endowment fund. Of these total funds, $121,000 are available. With the transfer of the $800,000 from the building sale the AGF could conceivably have assets exceeding $1 million by the end of 2017.

In addition to the Steer Challenge and the sale credit auction the AGF also has the Culls for the Future program wherein members are encouraged when taking a cull animal to the sale barn to designate the proceeds go to the AGF. Information on all of these programs is available on the AGA website on the Giving to the Foundation page under the Foundation tab.

On this page you will also find information on how to leave a legacy gift by designating the AGF as a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, annuity or make an estate contribution by way of your written will or trust.

It is an honor to serve as the AGF President for 2017. On behalf of the entire AGF Board of Directors, we appreciate your continued support and gifts to the Foundation. D

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Support the AGJA and become a sponsor for the 2017 AGJA Big Red Classic!

Sponsorship opportunities include champions, divisions, classes and contest winners.

All sponsors will be recognized during the show, at the banquet, on the AGA website and in the August Gelbvieh World Sponsorship deadline is May 15, 2017.

Contact Mary Bea Martin at the AGA Office • 303-465-2333 or e-mail marybea@gelbvieh.org or any AGJA Board Member.

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Index Comparison within the Multi-Breed

By Kari White

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ne of the many benefits of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) participating in the International Genetic Solutions (IGS) multi-breed analysis is the fact that it makes our EPDs comparable with other breeds such as Simmental, Red Angus, and Limousin. This commitment to conformity makes it easier for bull buyers to compare genetic merit of animals from different breeds.

For many years now, the AGA has been encouraging the use of indexes to make more continuous genetic improvement in the directions of terminal value, maternal genetics, and feed efficiency. As a reminder, the AGA offers three indexes: $Cow: Represents the genetic value in dollars of profit of an animal when retained as a replacement female relative to other animals in the herd. A higher number represents more profitable genetics for maternal productivity. $Cow will serve producers in selecting bulls that will sire daughters with stayability and reproductive efficiency as well as other traits that lead to profitability in a production system, such as milk, calving ease, moderate mature weight and the ability of calves to gain. A female’s genetics also influence the performance of her calves in the feedlot and at slaughter, so traits such as feed efficiency and carcass value are also included in $Cow. When to use: Use $Cow when females will be retained for replacements and cull heifers and steers are slaughtered.

Efficiency profit index (EPI): An economic selection index developed to aid producers in selecting for more feed efficient cattle that still have acceptable amounts of gain. The EPI provides slight negative pressure on intake, while keeping gain at a constant value. Calving ease and growth to weaning are also included since they are economically relevant traits a terminal sire will influence in production. By selecting on this index, producers will be able to find those

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animals that gain the same amount as their contemporaries while eating less.

When to use: Use EPI to improve efficiency in your herd.

FPI: An economic selection index designed to aid producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and are sold on a grade and yield standpoint. Well ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and carcass weight than their contemporaries.

When to use: Use FPI when all offspring out of a sire will be slaughtered.

Many AGA producers are now using several different breeds as part of a crossbreeding program to produce hybrid animals for their buyers. These breeders might ask: How does the AGA indexes stack up against indexes in other breeds? Are they comparable? While not identical, two of the AGA indexes are closely related to two indexes used by the American Simmental Association (ASA). The AGA FPI is closely related to the ASA Terminal Index (TI). The AGA $Cow index is closely related to the ASA’s All Purpose Index (API).

So what does this mean for breeders? It means that when assessing animals, the indexes are closely enough related to get a rough idea of how the animals compare.

Remember, indexes are tools that allow producers to select for several EPDs at once, making selections more efficient than selecting on one trait at a time. Indexes weigh traits based on their importance to a producer’s bottom line by using a trait’s economic and genetic value. Indexes are a good way to put selection emphasis on traits that are economically relevant. Indexes are simple to use because a greater number is always more favorable, meaning a greater amount of profit for an animal’s progeny compared to its contemporaries.

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A Feedyard Education Session

By Rebecca Mettler

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feedyard industry. Feedlots are hard to break even,” Erickson said.

Profitability and fed cattle size go hand in hand in today’s fed cattle market. Size does matter.

“The revenue in the feedyard is still received from final weight and there is no price slide,” Erickson said.

he feedyard industry is a large and intricate business with its own set of unique characteristics that are different than the cow-calf and seedstock sectors. Yet, it’s responsible for everyone in the industry to have at least a basic knowledge of each industry sector. After all, the seedstock suppliers’ genetics are purchased by the cow-calf producer, who then supplies the feeder calves to the feedyard.

Unlike the feeder calf market, the price per pound does not get less the heavier the calves get. Instead, the heavier they get the more money a feedyard will make.

For the individual feeder there is still an incentive to making cattle bigger.

A little feedyard education is exactly what Galen Erickson, Ph.D., beef feedlot extension specialist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provided the attendees of the 24th Annual Cattlemen’s College held during the Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Tradeshow in Nashville, Tennessee.

Due to the incentive to get bigger, charts show a consistent linear increase in the out-size of feedlot steers and heifers since 1974.

Erickson first turns to historical data to develop a list of what is required for a feedyard to operate. This insight can provide some understanding of what the future of the beef feeding sector could hold and what are some of the challenges it could face.

“Until the cost of gain, which is 80 cents, is higher than what you receive, which we hope is going to be $1.20, that’s not going to change.”

Feeders in the Southern Plains have transitioned from selling cattle on a live basis to a carcass basis. The incentive to market cattle on a carcass basis favors cattle that are fed longer because it will make the feedyard more money.

Feeder Cattle Supply

Smaller feedyards are also challenged when it’s time to market their calves. One of Erickson’s suggestions for that problem is for smaller traditional yards to convert their operations into backgrounding yards and to align themselves with a larger feeding operation to supply calves to that larger yard.

The U.S. beef cow inventory impacts the feedyard industry at its core. The reason why, boils down to numbers.

Nutrition

“If you have a feedyard industry that is built up to handle 40 million head of beef cows and we are at 30 million, we have a disjointed supply vs. inventory challenge. That’s the issue today with our feedyard industry. We have more feedyard space perhaps than feedyard cattle to fill that space.

In February the feedyards were at about 80 to 85 percent capacity relative to cattle numbers, but that’s a hard to calculate number due to seasonality. Erickson explained that there are different ways to handle feedyards running below capacity. He stated that there needs to be more cows, less pens or feed the cattle you have longer. In recent history feedyards have chose to feed cattle longer.

Profitability “In my opinion, profitability has been a problem in the

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Erickson pointed out that 82 percent of the needs of the beef industry related to nutrition comes from forage, which is a fact that people often forget about. For every feeder calf that makes it to market, there’s a cow out there that produces a calf each year on grass.

“We have to account for the cow plus the forage we feed the calf. The calf is only getting a feedlot diet for less than one-third of its life on average.”

Erickson believes that the idea that we are feeding cattle too much corn doesn’t hold water when the entire beef industry is considered. He also takes exception to the idea that cattle are not efficient when fed grain.

“It is true that cattle can’t compete with pork and poultry on a per day basis with the efficiency of feeding grain, but that’s not our bread and butter.”

If 82 percent of the beef industry’s needs are based

commercial corner post GW on forage, which pork and poultry can’t compete, people have to look at it differently for beef.

Environmental Concerns

Erickson also pointed out that feedyard size does matter when talking environmental impacts. Any feedyard with more than 1,000 head capacity is required by law to control runoff.

The topic of environmental concerns usually boils down to regulatory issues for the feeding industry. In Erickson’s opinion, most of the current regulations were needed because the industry wasn’t self-policing, i.e., runoff control. But, the current debate centers around the need or lack of need for more regulations, which in his mind, is a fair debate.

Labor

According to Erickson, the NCBA’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Beef Sustainability is an excellent way for producers to be involved with the regulatory process.

“It’s a tough industry but the people are tough and smart, too. I think the U.S. will provide the highest quality beef in the world and continue to do so but I think it takes a vibrant feedyard industry to do so,” Erickson said.

With or without more regulations, there will still be environmental aspects that feedyards must deal with.

Erickson cites nutrient management of manure as the feedyard’s number one environmental concern.

“Today, if you market your manure to an individual outside of your organization, that will solve your problem.

But, I’m not sure that will be the case for everyone.”

The feedyard industry is struggling to find talented young people to fill vacant positions in feedyards. There has also been a dramatic increase in the labor cost for both technical expertise positions and general labor positions over the last 20 years.

Erickson reiterated the fact that the U.S. beef industry needs to capitalize on what we are good at, which is growing as much beef on as much good quality forage as we can, then finishing them in the feedyard with high quality grain-based diet. D

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AMERICAN GELBVIEH JUNIOR ASSOCIATION been served for many Junior Classics.

Out of all of these replies from the juniors there was a single common characteristic of our AGJA national show and of our AGJA membership as a whole that was repeated over and over again: everyone was eager to reconnect with great friends that we only get to see a few times a year, and making new friendships that will last a lifetime. Personally, this has always been my favorite trait of not only Junior Classic but also the AGJA members as a whole. There is such a sense of “family” throughout the entire association that it brings people back year after year to compete, enjoy each other’s company, and further develop the Gelbvieh breed.

Summer Fun in Store when the Big Red Classic Comes to Town

By Carter Mitchell With show season just around the corner and the AGJA Board of Directors’ recent trip to Grand Island, Nebraska, great memories of past Junior Classics have been filling our heads and getting us excited for the upcoming Big Red Classic. We were all so eager that we all shared what we were looking forward to most about the AGJA junior national show. We also thought it would be fun to reach out to a few junior members to see what they were most excited about as well. There were many different responses from juniors that included a variety of activities from our junior national show. Many were excited to participate in the many competitions we host such as the fitting contest, judging contest, and sales talk competition. From many of the younger junior members we heard a lot of anticipation for this year’s “Fun Day” activities, which will be an afternoon at the local water park. Some of the juniors even talked about looking forward to our traditional “Beef Sundae Dinner” that has

Scholarships: Every year, members of the AGJA are encouraged to apply for scholarships to help them further their education. Many of the scholarships available were established in honor of people who saw a large value in our junior programs. This year, there will be up to $5,000 in scholarship money awarded through six scholarships.

Applications are available online under the Jr. Classic tab on Gelbvieh.org and must be postmarked by May 25, 2017.

Please submit scholarship applications to: American Gelbvieh Association Attn: Mary Bea Martin 350 Interlocken Blvd., Suite #200 Broomfield, Colorado 80021 Winners will be announced during the banquet at the

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2017 Big Red Classic in Grand Island, Nebraska.

New Contest at Big Red Classic: This year at Junior Classic, members will be given the opportunity to compete in the inaugural Beef Cookoff contest! Organized by the host state, teams will be provided with ground beef and a challenge to develop an entrée suitable for a family restaurant in Grand Island. Teams may have up to four members, of any age division, and an adult leader to help plan and supervise.

In addition to developing a product, teams will also make a marketing plan for their new dish. Teams will be responsible for providing their own cooking utensils and other ingredients, so make room in the trailer and get ready to cook!

Seeking Applicants for the AGJA Board of Directors: Are you 16 or older as of January 1st and interested in being more involved in the AGJA? Do you have a strong work ethic and a passion for helping develop leaders in the beef industry? Applications are now available for the AGJA Board of Directors and we want you to apply.

Voting will occur during the annual meeting Wednesday evening at the Big Red Classic. There will be five twoyear terms and one one-year term available this year. If you have any questions about what the AGJA Board of Director responsibilities are, please contact Mary Bea or a current AGJA Board Member.

Regional Shows: A Date to Remember: May 25th

• Big Red Classic Entries Due • Ownership Deadline for Big Red Classic • Scholarship Application Postmark Deadline • Creative Writing Postmark Deadline • Video Contest Postmark Deadline • Graphic Design Postmark Deadline • Ambassador Notebook Postmark Deadline • Board of Directors Application Postmark Deadline • Premier Breeder Application Postmark Deadline

The AGJA Eastern Regional will be in Batesville, Mississippi, June 2-4, 2017. Entries are due May 1 and forms can be found online under the juniors tab. The AGJA Western Regional will be held in Las Animas, Colorado June 2-4, 2017. Entries are due May 15. A huge thanks to the host states for all their hard work in organizing these shows!

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The Summit: Registration is open for The Summit, a threeday leadership conference hosted by the Simmental, Shorthorn, and Gelbvieh junior associations. It will be held August 3-6 in Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition to networking with other young breeders from across the United States, participants will also get to tour the US Meat Animal Research Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and GeneSeek. At The Summit, you Photos of GeneSeek. will be engaged in conversation with industry leaders and challenged to think deeper about the way you record and utilize data. This truly is a great way to get involved, learn, and meet new people. The registration deadline in July 1.

Member Spotlight

By Tiana Garcia Each and every member of the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) is unique and just as important as the next. There are so many of us, that it is hard to get to know everyone on an individual basis.

With a membership full of great youth, it is hard to pick

just one member to get to know. In this first member spotlight, we will get to know Brooke Nowack.

Brooke is from Bland, Missouri, and is the daughter of Jared and Caisie Nowack.

She is currently serving as the AGJA Intermediate Ambassador. As a freshman at Owensville High School, Brooke serves as the 2020 class president. At school she is active in Student Council, the Owensville FFA chapter, and is a member of the Owensville High School basketball team. Following high school, Brooke would like to study agriculture law and someday become a lawyer. In the future, Brooke plans to continue to show and work on her family’s farm.

Brooke’s role model is her dad. In the words of Brooke, “He is amazing and pushes me to do my best every day.”

He has taught her everything she knows about livestock judging, fitting, basketball, the cattle industry, and life in general. One of Brooke’s favorite Gelbvieh memories is playing cards and eating ice cream with some of her fellow Missouri Gelbvieh juniors at the 2016 Missouri State Fair. A fun fact about Brooke: she would like to show cattle in all 50 states.

You may see Brooke at one of the many AGJA shows as she fulfills her duties as AGJA Intermediate Ambassador. Don’t be afraid to stop and get to know more about her. Even more importantly, at the next AGJA event, don’t be shy and get to know one of your fellow AGJA members that you might not know very well. There are so many wonderful members and you wouldn’t want to miss out on getting to know them.

Stay tuned for the next member spotlight!

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2017 AGJA Big Red Classic

June 25-30, 2017 • Grand Island, Nebraska TENATIVE SCHEDULE

Sunday, June 25th

Wednesday, June 28th

8:00 a.m. Cattle allowed in barns 11:00 a.m. Church Service Noon Cattle must be in barns 1:00-3:00 p.m. Come and go cattle/contest

check-in and steer weigh-in 4:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies with

Mentor/Protégé Orientation to follow 5:00 p.m. Dinner, provided, & presentation from

Nebraska Beef Industry Council 6:15 p.m. Barnyard Olympics

7:00 a.m. Breakfast, provided 7:30 a.m. Judging Contest Registration 8:00 a.m. Judging Contest 9:00 a.m. Scott Gemar Memorial Golf

Outing & Adult Education Tour

(no junior members may attend) 12:00 p.m. Lunch, provided 12:45 p.m. Official AGJA Photo—Wear Official Blue Polo 1:30 p.m. AGJA Fun Day 6:00 p.m. Dinner, provided 6:30 p.m. AGJA Annual Meeting and Board Election

Monday, June 26th 8:00 a.m. Breakfast, provided 8:30 a.m. Sales Talk Contest 11:30 a.m. Beef Cook-Off Contest Noon Lunch, provided 1:00 p.m. Quiz Bowl Preliminary Rounds 3:30-5:30 p.m. “Stock Show University”

Hands-on Fitting Clinic 6:00 p.m. Dinner, provided and Quiz Bowl Finals TBD Ambassador Interviews

Thursday, June 29th 7:00 a.m. Breakfast, provided 8:00 a.m. AGJA National Showmanship Contest

(Senior, Int., Jr., PeeWee) AGJA National Balancer Bred & Owned Bull Show & AGJA National Balancer Female Show Noon Lunch, provided (grab n’ go) Dinner On your own- A night on the town in

Grand Island

Tuesday, June 27th

Friday, June 30th

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7:00 a.m. Breakfast, provided 8:00 a.m. AGJA National Steer Show AGJA National Gelbvieh Bred & Owned Bull Show & AGJA National Gelbvieh Female Show Noon Lunch, provided (grab n’ go) 6:00 p.m. Banquet at Riverside Country Club 9:30 p.m. Dance at headquarters hotel sponsored by

Grand Island Chamber of Commerce

Breakfast, provided Team Fitting Set-up Team Fitting Contest- Senior division followed

by Junior/Inter.

Lunch, provided Skill-a-thon Orientation Skill-a-thon: Carcass Portion Intermediate/Senior Skill-a-thon Junior Impromptu Sr./Int. Impromptu Junior Skill-a-thon Dinner, provided and Board Candidate Interviews

*Please bring old clothes for other fun events throughout the week!

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he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) announces the hiring of Drew Carlson, Atwood, Colorado, as association intern. Carlson will be assisting in all aspects of the AGA operations including facilitating member programs and services, bull customer assistance, and marketing.

Carlson grew up on her family’s farm and ranch in Atwood where she participated in 4-H and exhibited cattle, hogs, and goats at the local and state level. Carlson’s interest include communicating the critical importance of a strong agricultural economy to youth, as well as working closely with producers in the cattle industry and striving to narrow the disconnect between agriculture and the consumer.

Carlson will graduate from Colorado State University (CSU) in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in animal science and a minor in agricultural business. While at CSU, she was a member of the CSU Seedstock Merchandising team, Block and Bridle, and the Collegiate Livestock Association clubs.

“As an intern for the Gelbvieh Association, I am looking forward to networking and making connection with producers,” says Carlson. “I am excited about the opportunity to build on my background knowledge and promote and gain experience within the Gelbvieh and Balancer® breed and association.”

Carlson will begin her internship with the AGA in late May and will work out of the AGA headquarters office in Broomfield, Colorado, throughout the summer months. D

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educator hat and answer any questions the consumer may have. Now, I am not saying you should just walk up to each person in the grocery store, or wherever you maybe, and give them a speech, I am saying, if you do have conversations with consumers, tell them the story and give them some insight into how their beef is raised.

They really do want to know and it is best that they hear it from an actual beef producer.

This time of year does attract more people to the t is an early April day back in my hometown, meat counter, not because of Beef Month, but because Winnemucca, Nevada, where myself and father the weather is changing and people want to grill and are hosting the beef station at the annual Ag in the that means beef! Expect to see more people at the meat Classroom for the county’s third graders. The day counter this year as the USDA is expecting the average consists of about 10 to 12 stations all representing the American to consume about 56.3 lbs. of beef this year. different industries of agriculture. The kids stay at each station for about 15 minutes and learn about the topic then rotate to the next station to learn see how such a large population is so far removed from about the next.

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At our station, we have one of agriculture and does not understand how the industry my recent 4-H heifers in a small truly works. This is a challenge that each one of us in the pen and in front is a display of what ag industry deals with constantly. cows eat, equipment we use to care for them, and a few different items representing the by-products we get from cattle. When I get to the byThe warmer weather is the perfect complement to product part of the presentation I hold up a basketball the three holidays in May that beckon beef as the main and ask, “What is this made out of?” and as I am sure dish. The first holiday, Cinco De Mayo. Who doesn’t love you can guess, one of the happy third graders pipes up a good taco with their margarita? The second, Mother’s and enthusiastically answers, “Air!” Day. What mom wouldn’t appreciate her family doing the Now, I share this story with you because one, I think cooking for the day, especially when there is a nice cut of it is cute and two, because even though the answer is beef involved? And the third, Memorial Day. Of course, so innocent, it still demonstrates that beef education we always see this as the inaugural weekend of summer is critically important. Back home with the urbanites and spending the evenings and eating outdoors. I am of northern Nevada, I knew there was a certain level sure that many of you are going to be enjoying your own of genuine ignorance towards beef and agriculture beef hot off the grill and that is great! You know where in general. And now, the culture that I experience your beef comes from, you know how it was raised. But everyday here with the urbanites of the Front Range of do you think that the urbanites who buy your beef in the Colorado, I see how such a large population is so far grocery store know where their beef comes from? D removed from agriculture and does not understand how the industry truly works. This is a challenge that each one of us in the ag industry deals with constantly.

Fortunately for us, May is Beef Month. You may see more beef industry steakholders at the meat counter in your grocery stores doing cooking demonstrations or more visits to classrooms to educate the youth, etc.

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Checkoff Debuts Revamp of Beef U Online Training Program

he beef checkoff is launching a newly revamped Beef University – or Beef U – a free, online training program focused on the latest information, insights and research on marketing and selling beef. Beef remains one of America’s favorite proteins, and with supplies on the rise for 2017, this tool serves as a complement to supply chain staff training aimed at helping capitalize on beef’s profit potential.

“The new format encourages learner engagement while getting right to the meat of the topics presented,” said Buck Wehrbein, a cattle feeder for Mead Cattle Company, LLC and co-chair of the checkoff’s innovation subcommittee.

“The information presented in this updated site represents the latest industry knowledge, so we encourage everyone, even those who have completed Beef U in the past, to check out these new courses.”

Developed for supply chain partners, such as packers, processors, grocery retailers and foodservice operators, but open to anyone interested in learning more about beef, the program provides staff training and professional development resources on current topics including: Raising Beef: Learn how beef is raised, information on the beef production cycle from farm-to-fork, the beef community’s commitment to animal welfare, and strategies to help answer customer questions about beef production Nutrition and Health: Learn how beef deliciously delivers important nutrients, such as protein, iron, zinc and B-vitamins, as well as the latest findings on beef labeling and how to

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Beef U is designed to assist management teams in educating and training their employees on how best to market and sell beef. An informed and knowledgeable staff – particularly those who interact directly with consumers – leads to improved customer service and can translate to an improved bottom line.

The Beef University training program is free, but users will be prompted to register before they can view the content and become a member of the Beef U online community. Private groups can be created for companies seeking to track staff progress. For more information, visit https://www.beefu.org/.

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Central Montana Gelbvieh and Angus Genetics 22nd Annual Bull Sale March 18, 2017 Lewistown Livestock Auction Lewistown, Montana Auctioneer: Kyle Shobe Reported by: Omie Danell Sale Averages: 8 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls................................. $ 4,313 20 Balancer Bulls ................................................. $ 3,813 13 Purebred Angus Bulls .................................... $ 4,327 41 Yearling Bulls Average.................................... $ 4,073 12 Open Gelbvieh and Balancer Heifers .......... $ 1,077 The breeders represented in the 22nd annual Central Montana Gelbvieh & Angus Genetics Bull Sale were blessed with a glorious day to sell bulls on March 18!

We would very much like to thank all our buyers, bidders, friends, and neighbors for joining ourselves and our families in celebrating Gelbvieh, Balancer, and Angus seedstock. Bulls found homes locally and statewide, with some going as far as Wyoming, South Dakota, and Colorado.

Lot 9, JOB Danell Spitz 26D, topped the sale at $7750, selling to Kyle and Jade Salveson of Malta, Montana. Spitz is a natural son of donor dam, Monarch Sandy Pride S132, and SITZ Upward 307R. He has high performance ratios and boasts a tenderness score of 10! Kyle and Jade also took Lot 1, JOB Danell Innovator 04D, for $5,000.

Lot 8, JOB Danell Grand Slam 23D, was the high selling purebred Gelbvieh bull at $6,000 and sold to Randy Feist, Feist Gelbvieh of Ludlow, South Dakota. Grand Slam is a homozygous polled, homozygous black son of JOB Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y out of the 2014 Futurity winner at the N.I.L.E., JOB Danell Pammy 15Z, coowned with Bar IV Livestock in Kentucky.

Grand Slam was the Reserve Division Champion at the 2016 N.I.L.E. in Billings, Montana.

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Lot 6, JOB Danell Upward Bound 16D, was the high selling Balancer at $6,000 and was sold to Dennis and Diana Miller, S G Miller Ranch of Clyde Park, Montana. Upward Bound is a homozygous polled, homozygous black son of SITZ Upward 307R and scored a 9 for tenderness! Dennis and Diana also take Lot 7, JOB Danell Coalminer 22D for $5,500 and Lot 3, JOB Danell Tanner 08D. Lot 14, JOB Danell Rocko 51D sold to Dick and Kathy Holzer of Moccasin, Montana, for $5,500. Rocko is a homozygous polled, black purebred Gelbvieh son of JOB Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y with an 84-pound birth weight and high performance ratios for growth and carcass! Dick and Kathy also take Lot 22, JOB Danell Simba 89D and Lot 27, BBDM Bolton Duke 62D. Lot 25, BBDM Bolton Zais 54D, brought $5,000 and was sold to Lloyd Thiel of Powell, Wyoming. Zais is a homozygous polled, homozygous black Balancer son of Thomas Top Hand 0536 with an 84-pound birth weight, high performance ratios and Top 1 percent EPDs from calving ease to growth to carcass! Lloyd also takes BBDM Country Strong 90D. Lot 28, BBDM Bolton Legend 64D, at $4,500, sold to Paul and Jen Jensen of Lewistown, Montana. Legend is a homozygous polled, homozygous black Balancer son of V A R Discovery 2240 that scored a 9 for tenderness and great growth ratios! Paul and Jen also take Lot 12 and Lot 20.

Lot 31, BBDM Bolton Chamberlain 76D sold to Mitch Miller of Wilsall, Montana, for $4,250. Chamberlain is a homozygous polled, homozygous black purebred Gelbvieh son of JOB Danell Choco 53B with top EPD percentages for calving ease, growth, stayability, and carcass weight.

Chamberlain’s sire was the high selling bull at the 2015 Central Montana Gelbvieh and Angus Genetics Bull Sale, bringing $14,000.

Lot 32, BBDM Bolton Rommel 80D sold for $4250 to Gail Fiolkoski, SEGA Gelbvieh of Pierce, Colorado. Rommel is another homozygous polled, homozygous black purebred Gelbvieh son of JOB Danell Choco 53B with a tenderness score of 6 and excellent maternal and carcass EPDs! Don and Omie Danell, Danell Diamond Six Ranch Barry and Dena Bolton, Bolton Double B Ranch

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Judd Ranch 39th Bull Sale

Saturday, March 4, 2017 Pomona, Kansas Consultant: Roger Gatz Sale Averages: 57 Black Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls........... $6,737 58 Red Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls.............. $6,780 50 Black Polled Balancer Fall Yearling Bulls............ $6,940 14 Red Polled Balancer Fall Yearling Bulls............... $6,464 3 Purebred 1A Red Angus Fall Yearling Bulls....... $6,000

17 Black Polled Purebred Spring Yearling Bulls...... $6,326 9 Red Polled Purebred Spring Yearling Bulls ........ $5,806 48 Black Polled Balancer Spring Yearling Bulls....... $6,261 9 Red Polled Balancer Spring Yearling Bulls.......... $4,833 13 Purebred 1A Red Angus Spring Yearling Bulls.. $4,019 Total: 278 Bulls ............................................................ $6,434 Judd Ranch’s 39th Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red Angus Bull Sale featured 310 registered bidders from 27 states with over 600 people in attendance.

Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, Brooks Farms, Inc., and M5 Ag Services 14th Annual Open House and Bull Sale Saturday, March 18, 2017 M5 Ag Services, Carthage, Indiana Reported by: W. Mark Hilton Sale Averages 17 Balancer Bulls................................................... $4,444 3 SimAngus Bulls................................................ $4,433 4 Calving Ease Angus Bulls ............................... $4,675 24 Bulls.................................................................... $4,483 Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants along with Brooks Farms, Inc. and M5 Ag Services/Chris Muegge, hosted their 14th Annual Open House and Bull Sale on March 18. Bulls were individually priced and buyers put their number by any bulls that fit their criteria. Sale order is made with bulls with highest level of interest selling first.

Balancer bull MBCC Absolute 1D was the top selling bull at $6,500 going to new buyer, Richard Howe of Yorktown, Indiana.

This KCF Absolute son out of a Mytty In Focus x Carolina Fortune dam had a CED of 17 (top 10%), YW EPD of 122 (top 15%) and a marbling EPD of .91 (top 1%).

The high gaining bull on test was MBCC Absolute 10D, a full genetic brother to “1D” as their dams are full ET sisters.

10D sold for $6,300 also to Richard Howe for use in his heifer development business. MBCC 10D has nearly identical EPDs to 1D with top 10% CED and YW with top 1% marbling EPD.

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Howe is collecting semen on both to extend their use in his herd.

BRKS 64D was the next high selling bull at $5,350 to repeat buyer Kevin Kremer of Delphi. 64D is a Balancer out of Connealy Comrade and a Tenderloin cow. He is also a curve bender with a CED of 19 (top 2%), YW of 116 (top 20%) and marbling of 0.85 (top 1%) that will add hybrid vigor to Kremer’s commercial herd.

Richard Howe came back to buy BRKS 61D at $5,150. This calving ease Connealy Comrade son goes back to a Carolina Fortune-influenced cow.

Kevin Holst of Eldridge, Iowa purchased MBCC Fifth Gen 41D via phone bid at $5,100. This Absolute son represented five generations of MBCC genetics with the sixth generation cow in the pedigree coming from Kevin’s father Gary Holst back in 1993.

Two bulls sold at $4,900 with BRKS 3D, a Thomas Top Hand son out of an 0ZZ Gov Win 103R cow going to repeat buyer Louis Bobb at Seymour. A calving ease Angus composite sired by KCF Bennett Absolute out of a Balancer cow sired by ERTL 5X3 went to repeat buyer Joe Melton, DVM of Harrison, Arkansas. Three other bulls made their way to Arkansas due to Dr. Melton’s influence.

Repeat buyer Bruce Sheets of Lafayette, Indiana took home two bulls and first time buyer Brian Miller of Spiceland, Indiana also purchased two bulls for his growing herd on the advice of his herd health veterinarian.

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33rd Annual North Dakota Gelbvieh Association’s Golden Rule Sale

January 30, 2017 Kist Livestock Auction Mandan, North Dakota Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service Reported by: Rebecca Mettler Sale Averages: 22 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls.......................... $4,572 25 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Females..................... $2,820 Overall Average..................................................... $3,640 The North Dakota Gelbvieh Association membership did a phenomenal job of putting together a great set of Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls and females for their 33rd Annual North Dakota Gelbvieh Association’s Golden Rule Sale. Buyers from seven states and one Canadian province purchased genetics from the 17 consignors.

Lot 14, WOHL Leverage’s Impact D55, consigned

by Wohl Farms, was the top selling lot of the sale.

This homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred Gelbvieh bull is sired by CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A. WOHL D55 boasts a weaning weight EPD in the top 2 percent of the breed, total maternal in the top 3 percent, FPI in the top 5 percent and ribeye area in the top 10 percent. Sandy Graveley of Avon, Montana, realized his potential and purchased lot 14 for $8,000.

Lot 16, WOHL Brule’s Impact D37, consigned by Wohl Farms, was the second high selling bull. This homozygous polled Balancer son of SGRI Brule B806 has five EPDs in the top 5 percent of the breed. Olek Simmentals from Felton, Minnesota, purchased this stout made, clean fronted, and big ribbed bull for $7,750.

Lot 13, WOHL Leverage’s Pepper D23, consigned

by Wohl Farms, was the third high selling bull. Tracy Hohertz, Mandan, North Dakota placed the final bid of $5,750 to purchase this son of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A. Lot 5, DGSC Denzel 2D, consigned by Dean G

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Swenson, was the first in a pair of bulls that sold for $5,500. Denzel 2D exhibits impressive calving ease and maternal traits on paper. West End Gelbvieh Ranch, Hill City, Minnesota, purchased the purebred Gelbvieh bull.

Lot 20, FGC D4, consigned by Feist Gelbvieh, rounded out the top five. This high growth Balancer bull sold to Bernel Appledoorn, Gladstone, North Dakota.

On the female side, Lot 54, SGAR Dandy 610D, consigned by Sarah and Verrick Schock, took the honors of being the high selling female. She is the purebred Gelbvieh daughter of DDGR Jackpot 64B. Layal Grund, Sharon Springs, Kansas, purchased the female for $4,300.

Lot 44, IFG Ivers Miss Cora D12, consigned by the Ivers family, was the second high selling female.

This red, double polled Balancer daughter of JRI Top Recruit 254U82 sold to Galen Sickler, Gladstone, North Dakota, for $4,200.

Lot 31, LRSF LRL Snazzy C73, consigned by Lost River Livestock, was the third high selling female.

Snazzy is the daughter of CRAN Buck Y019. Jamie Schimming, Enerlin, North Dakota purchased the female for $4,000.

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SOUTHEAST BREEDERS

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QUALITY GELBVIEH CATTLE

LITTLE WINDY HILL

Farms Doug & Sue Hughes 6916 Peppers Ferry Road Max Meadows, VA 24360 H 276/637-3916 C 276/620-4271

ClinCh Mountain Gelbvieh

John & Liz Loy (865) 687-1968 (865) 235-8869 (C)

7611 Dyer Rd. Luttrell, TN 37779 j.b.loy@att.net

Bulls & Heifers for Sale

NORTH CAROLINA

2157 Black Lick • Rural Retreat, VA 24368 Home: 276.228.6347 Registered No. 48890 Cell: 401.714.6812

Judith A. Sweeten “Superior Gelbvieh and Balancer Cattle”

Chris & Jordan Hampton • Charles & Sue Hampton 839 Davistown Rd. Celina, TN 38551 931-243-3213 H 931-510-3213 C hampton@twlakes.net

Registered Bulls & Replacement Females

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ROCKY TOP GELBVIEH Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle Sandy and Terry Gupton

4846 Potato Farm Rd • Crossville, TN 38571 865-250-1418 • rockytopgel@yahoo.com rockytopgelbviehfarm.com

Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.

VIRGINIA REGISTERED POLLED GELBVIEH C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC

Walter & Lee Teeter 1380 French Belk Rd. • Mt. Ulla, NC 28125 (704) 664-5784

Roger Morris • C.W. Moss 928 Morris Road Appomattox, VA 24522 434.574.6592 Roger Morris C.W. Moss 434.315.4294 434.391.4458

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910-652-2233 Cell: 910-638-1142 Mick’s email: longleaf@etinternet.net Grass Grown • Carcass Quality & Performance

www.knollcrestfarm.com knollcrest@hughes.net

Office (434) 376-3567 James D. Bennett Paul S. Bennett Jim G. Bennett Brian R. Bennett Dalton G. Bennett

Fax (434) 376-7008 434/376-7299 434/941-8245 434/664-7935 434/664-8309 434/664-7946

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GW breeders corner ARIZONA The Prosser Family

WESTERN BREEDERS UPPER MIDWEST BREEDERS IOWA

Quality Cattle Black Gelbvieh and Balancer

Barry & Dena Bolton

406.538.5280 H 406.366.0162 C 515 Knapp Lane PO Box 826 Hilger, MT 59451 doublebranchmt@gmail.com

928/289-2619 • 928/380-5149 cell Winslow, AZ

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www.bartbar.com • info@bartbar.com

RFI Tested Balancer®, Gelbvieh & Angus Bulls Sell Annually in April at the Ranch

Ridge Top Ranch

Gelbvieh-Angus-Balancer

Neola, Iowa

Black & Polled Private Treaty Sales

Breed-leading Performance from Quality Genetics

Kevin: 402-510-8103 Al: 402-676-5292

COLORADO Ricky Linquist th Street inquist 1135 190 inquist

NEVADA

Dave & Dawn Bowman

Fonda, IA 50540

arms (712) 288-5349 arms

55784 Holly Rd. • Olathe, CO 81425

(970) 323-6833 www.bowkranch.com

Gelbvieh & Red Angus

Email: rickylin@ncn.net www.linquistfarms.com

Dick & Jean Williams

Jim Roelle 38330 CR 49 Peetz, CO 80747

(H): 970-334-2221 • (C): 970-520-1224 jr.plateau@hotmail.com www.plateaugelbvieh.com

P.O. Box 156 Orovada, NV 89425 775•272•3442

LONE OAK

“Pounds Make Profit in Your Pocket” Bulls & Heifers Private Treaty

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WASHINGTON

Eric Ehresman 20963 30th St. Mechanicsville, IA 52306

hornsandthorns@netins.net

(319) 489-2275 (319) 480-1564

LEDGERWOOD GELBVIEH Gelbvieh • Red Angus • Balancer® Pete & Samee Charriere

FL

2633 Hwy 12 East • Clarkston, WA 99403

509-566-8805 • LedgerwoodGelbvieh@gmail.com “Seedstock that work for the commercial cattleman

Martens Gelbvieh

Gary Martens 2126 500th St • Walnut, IA 51577 712.764.5007 (H) • 712.249.5744 (C) martensgl@yahoo.com Annual Bull and Female sale in March with the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh Group

MONTANA Quality livestock that Work for you Gelbvieh Carcass Quality Calving Ease Tenderness Docility

Quarter Horses Athletic Want to Please Strong Bone

1496 Goose Creek Rd. • Raynesford, MT 59469 Ranch Phone: 406.738.4220 • BarJRGelbvieh@3rivers.net BarJRGelbvieh.com

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WYOMING

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Nine Bar Nine Gelbvieh Wesley Brown

3794 Rd. 215 • Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-351-6453 • ninebar9@hotmail.com Purebred Bulls, Heifers & Select Embryos Performance BRED in, Not FED in!

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Triple H Farms Roy & Nancy Holste 3113 260th Street Clarinda, IA 51632

712-303-0263 • 712-303-1947

Bulls and Heifers for sale Private Treaty

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UPPER MIDWEST BREEDERS MINNESOTA

6700 County Rd. 19 S. Minot, ND 58701

Brandywine Farm

Tom Scarponcini

(701) 624-2051 (H) (701) 720-8823 (C)

Rob Arnold

Email: RLAGelbvieh@aol.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers®

Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch Gelbvieh & Angus & Balancers

Private Treaty Sales • Bulls (Yearling & 2-yr.-old) & Heifers

Mitchel & Edna Ellison

Jeff & Susie Ellison

9020 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638

9015 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638

701.376.3238

701.376.3526

Proven Genetics with Balanced Traits!

30474 Brandywine Road Rushford, MN 55971

507-864-2063

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Mattison Family Farm Scott & Sonia Mattison Brianna, Nicole, Josh & Kallie 15995 Harvest Ave Lamberton, MN 56152 507-430-0505 • email: ssmattison@redred.com

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Dennis & Sherry Gustin Family Al and Peggy Gustin

Mandan, ND • 701/663-7266 email: gustindd@gmail.com www.gustinsdiamondd.com

Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle

SOUTH DAKOTA Gelbvieh

SFI Schafer Farms, Inc.

Balancer®

37740 240th Ave., Goodhue, MN 55027 Brian Schafer Lowell Schafer 1-888-226-9210 651-923-4587 brian@schaferfarm.com www.schaferfarm.com Private Treaty Bull Sale — Last Sat. in February Annually

SwenSon Gelbvieh

Dean Swenson

17513 Hwy 10 Little Falls, MN 56345 swen@centurylink.net (h) 320.632.5848 • (c) 320.630-5536

Polled • Purebred • Red • Black

ADKINS GELBVIEH

Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics Bulls and Heifers for sale by private treaty (605) 354-2428 Cell gerald@adkinsgelbvieh.com Gerald & Sarah Adkins www.adkinsgelbvieh.com 41606 195th St., Carpenter, SD 57322

Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle Bulls • Heifers • Embryos • Semen

Jim & Barb Beastrom Brandy Ludemann, Brittney Spencer

Ph: 605-224-5789 • 605-280-7589 (Cell) jimbeastrom@mncomm.com • www.beastromranch.com

Thorstenson Gelbvieh

Selby, South Dakota Annual Bull Sale 1st Saturday in March

Brian & Dee Dee 605-649-9927

Vaughn & Wendy 605-649-6262

www.Balancerbulls.com

NORTH DAKOTA

Julie Maude 605.381.2803 (C) Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C) cj_llivestock@yahoo.com Hermosa, SD Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Genetics from a Trusted Source

Keith, Janice, Dustin & Britney 605-852-2131

kvolek@venturecomm.net

Chimney Butte RanCh

Doug & Carol Hille

3320 51st Street, Mandan, ND 58554 701-445-7383 or 701-220-2083 Email: chimneybutteranch@westriv.com Website: chimneybutteranch.com Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in March

34261 200th Street, Highmore, SD 57345 Steven A. Munger 605/380-0092 (cell) •

605/229-2802 (office) 605/229-2835 (fax)

Nate Munger 605/943-5690 (office) Cowherd Manager 605/380-2582 (cell) www.eaglepassranch.com

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MIDWEST BREEDERS

KANSAS

Bar Arrow Cattle Company

LIZ OSWALD 620.662.0862 (h) ANDY OSWALD 620.662.5489 (o) 620.664.4692 (c)

HUTCHINSON, KS

KEN SCHMUCKER Herdsman 620.960.1189 (c) oswald.j@sbcglobal.net

B/F Cattle Company

Specializing in Forage Raised

Balancer® Bulls on K-31

Culling practices on cows/bulls second to NONE! For information, contact:

Route 1, Box 407 • Butler, MO 64730

Stuar t Jar vis

660 • 492 • 2808

26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, KS 67661

e-mail: bararrow@ruraltel.net • 785/543-5177

Timothy Mulroy • 785-640-6401 Mayetta, KS • tim@blackgoldinc.biz

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“Where workin’ cattle and eye appeal come full circle”

POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY 3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418 Bill Clark: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.792.6208 Fax: 785.792.6250 Email: prcc@twinvalley.net

John & Carla Shearer 2815 Navajo Rd. • Canton, KS 67428 circle_s@hometelco.net 620.628.4621

620.654.6507 (John Cell) • 620.654.6731 (Johnny Cell)

Annual Production Sale 1st Saturday in April

diamond v gelbvieh

Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available.

Al, Mary & Nick Knapp Cell: (913) 219-6613 18291 158th Street H: (913) 724-4105 Bonner Springs, KS 66012 FAX: (913) 724-4107 e-mail: knappa@swbell.net

Randy odle

1210 G Rd. Stockton, ks 67669 785.737.3319 diamondv@live.com Building Gelbvieh Genetics since 1989

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If you’re not here, how does your customer find you?

Committed to raising quality seedstock Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle

MISSOURI Judd Ranch Inc.

Dave & Cindy Judd Nick, Ginger Judd & Family Brent & Ashley Judd 423 Hwy. K-68 • Pomona, KS 66076 785/ 566-8371

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Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com

17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601

Elmer, Brenda, Brad & Benny McWilliams Asbury, MO 64832 • 417-642-5871 • 417-529-0081(cell)

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MIDWEST BREEDERS NOWACK

NEBRASKA

Cattle Company Owensville, MO

Mark & Patty Goes

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle

Jared, Caisie, Brooke & Cameron

39414 SW 75th Rd. Odell, NE 68415 (402) 766-3627

Gilbert & Debra

573.280.4633 573.646.3477 Bulls marketed through Seedstock Plus Go to seedstockplus.com for sale dates, catalogs & videos

GELBVIEHV BALANCERV ANGUS

Private Treaty Bull & Heifer Sales • Orchard, NE Val Livingston • www.88ranch.com • 402-655-2288

ROCKING GV GELBVIEH Polled Fullblood Gelbvieh Cattle Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Wehner 22533 Spencer Lane Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-7502

Jeff Swanson • 308/337-2235 10908 724 Road • Oxford, NE 68967 Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February

GELBVIEH

RogeRs Valley FaRm gelbVieh

BALANCER

J. J. Boehler

70948 L Rd. , Orleans, NE 68966 308-473-7342 • 308-999-0207

Breed for Tomorrow’s Cattle Today!

A Breed Leader in Tenderness & Marbling–

www.rogersvfg.com P.O. Box 51 Mendon, MO 64660 (660) 272-3805 (O) (660-375-7266 (C)

Cedar Top Ranch Scott & Raberta Starr 212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163

Ronald RogeRs

email: rogers_valley_farm_feedlot@hotmail.com

Gelbvieh SprinG Flood ranch balancer® Jim & Sherri Michaletz 1397 Spring Flood Rd Goodman, MO 64843 417-364-5297 (O) 479-366-1234 (C) Email: jmichal@netins.net www.springfloodranch.blogspot.com

(H): 308-587-2293 • (C): 308-530-3900 cedartopranch@gpcom.net Eldon Starr: 1-800-535-6173 or Rich Johnson: 402-368-2209

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Nebraska & Missouri

Kyle Helms - NE

Cody Helms - NE/MO

308/962-6940 kyle@flyinghgenetics.com

303/842-9071 cody@flyinghgenetics.com

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417/309-0062 aaron@flyinghgenetics.com

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Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit

Myron & Valerie Bahm 4375 White Oak Rd Fordland, MO 65652

417-753-3578(h) • 417-576-0687(c)

email: whiteoakfarms@live.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer®

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Bulls For The BeeF Business Gelbvieh F Balancer F Red Angus F Angus F Angus Hybrids Randy & Leslie Lemke 1757 Road 2500, (H) 402-756-7090 Lawrence, NE 68957 (C) 402-469-2284 rllemke@gtmc.net www.lemkecattle.com

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GW events of interest May 2017 May 26 AGA Office Closed for Memorial Day May 29 AGA Office Closed for Memorial Day

please email the information to megans@gelbvieh.org.

This includes tours, expos, field days and other Gelbvieh events. The upcoming events at www.gelbvieh.org contains additional contact information for each event.

June 2017 June 2-4 AGJA Eastern Regional, Dixieland Classic,

Batesville, MS June 2-4 AGJA Western Regional, Gelbvieh on the Santa

Fe Trail, Las Animas, CO June 25-30 AGJA Big Red Classic, Grand Island, NE

August 2017 Aug. 3-6 “The Summit” IGS Youth Leadership

Conference, Lincoln, NE Visit the online upcoming events at www.gelbvieh. org for additional dates on upcoming sales and more information on each event.

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GW ad index 3 G Ranch......................................... 30

Gelbvieh World................................ 31

Mulroy Farms................................... 42

ABCS Gelbvieh................................ 40

Green Hills Gelbvieh.................15, 39

Nine Bar Nine Gelbvieh.................. 40

Adkins Gelbvieh.............................. 41

GS Ridge Top Ranch....................... 40

Nowack Cattle Company................ 43

AGA............................................23, 44

Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh....... 41

Plateau Gelbvieh.............................. 40

AGJA...........................................21, 45

Hampton Cattle Company............. 39

Pope Farms Gelbvieh...................... 51

B/F Cattle Company........................ 42

Harriman Santa Fe.......................... 42

Post Rock Cattle Company........ 7, 42

Bachman Farms............................... 42

Hart Farm Gelbvieh........................ 42

Poverty Hill Farms.......................... 37

Bar Arrow Cattle Company........... 42

Hartland Farm................................. 42

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh........................ 5

Bar IV Livestock.............................. 39

Hilltop Farms................................... 42

Register Farms................................. 39

Bar JR Gelbvieh..........................34, 40

Hodges Ranch.................................. 37

Rocking GV Gelbvieh..................... 43

Bar T Bar Ranch, Inc....................... 40

Hojer Gelbvieh Ranch..................... 41

Rocky Top Gelbvieh........................ 39

Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch.............. 41

Holle Gelbvieh................................. 19

Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh......... 43

Blackhawk Cattle Company........... 30

J&K Farm.......................................... 30

Sawtooth Gelbvieh Cattle & Hay... 40

Boehler Gelbvieh............................. 43

J Bar M Gelbvieh............................. 42

Schafer Farms, Inc........................... 41

Bolton Cattle Ranch........................ 40

Judd Ranch, Inc........................... 1, 42

Seedstock Plus Genetics................. 47

Bow K Ranch................................... 40

Kicking Horse Ranch...................... 40

Seedstock Plus.................................. 47

Brandywine Farm............................ 41

Kittle Gelbvieh Farms..................... 37

Southwest Iowa Bull Sale................ 17

Bull Barn Genetics.....................16, 47

Knoll Crest Farm............................. 39

Spring Flood Ranch........................ 43

BV Ranch.......................................... 37

Koehn Cattle Co.............................. 37

Sullivan Supply................................. 33

Canadian GV Assn.......................... 47

Land of Oz/ John C Oswald........... 42

Swanson Cattle Company.............. 43

Cattlemen’s Connection.............. 3, 47

Lambert, Doak................................. 47

Swenson Gelbvieh........................... 41

C-Cross Cattle Company............... 39

Ledgerwood Gelbvieh..................... 40

Taubenheim Gelbvieh..................... 43

Cedar Top Ranch.................... IFC, 43

LeDoux Ranch................................. 32

The 88 Ranch.................................... 43

Chimney Butte Ranch.................... 41

Lemke Cattle.................................... 43

Thorstenson Gelbvieh..................... 41

C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC............... 39

Leonhardt Cattle Company............ 41

Triple H Farms................................. 40

Circle S Ranch.................................. 42

Linquist Farms................................. 40

Triple K Gelbvieh............................. 42

CJ&L Livestock................................ 41

Little Windy Hill Farms.................. 39

Volek Ranch..................................... 41

Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh............. 39

Lone Oak Cattle............................... 40

Warner Beef Genetics ................. IBC

Cranview Gelbvieh...................... 9, 41

Longleaf Station............................... 39

White Oak Farms............................ 43

Cunningham, Ronn........................ 47

M&P Gelbvieh................................. 43

Wildwood Acres.............................. 30

Danell Diamond Six Ranch............ 40

Maple Hill Farm............................... 30

Wilkinson Gelbvieh........................ 40

DDM Gelbvieh................................. 30

Markes Family Farms...................... 37

Wolf Gelbvieh.................................. 43

Diamond L Farms........................... 37

Martens Gelbvieh............................ 40

Wyatt Farms..................................... 37

Diamond V Gelbvieh...................... 42

Martin Cattle Company.................. 37

Wyndemere Farm LLC................... 39

Dromgoole’s Heaven....................... 37

Mattison Family Farm.................... 41

Yoder’s Prairie Acres....................... 30

Eagle Pass Ranch............................. 41

Mill Iron C Ranch........................... 22

Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch.. 41

Miller Gelbvieh................................ 37

Flying H Genetics.....................43, BC

Mitchell Marketing Service............ 47

GelbviehAuction.com..................... 48

MLM Gelbvieh................................. 43

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