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CONTENTS

November 2021 | Volume 36 | Number 3

FEATURES 10 Advancing Technologies in Livestock Production

by Laura Handke

18 A Half-Century of Progress A timeline celebrating 50 years of AGA

30 Dams of Dominance Recognizing the year’s top maternal influences

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AGA National Convention & 50th Anniversary Celebration Preview Tentative schedule, session and speaker highlights, committee information, sights to see and more.

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Boehler to be Inducted into AGA Hall of Fame

by Malerie Strahm

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Events of Interest

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Breeders Corner

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Celebrate the Wins From the Corner Office by Megan Slater

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Maternal Royalty View from the Board by Dan McCarty

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Herd Builders: Merits of Gelbvieh & Balancer® Females Out in the Field by Tom Strahm

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Utilizing the Embryo Inventory Registry Tips ‘N Tricks by Jake W. Renner, M.S.

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Building a Herd through Leadership Junior Connection by Karley Rumfelt

39 Putting the Best Feet Forward Data Bulletin by Lindsay Upperman, Ph.D.

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William McIntosh (2020) Georgetown, KY • 502-867-3132 wammb@aol.com Randy Sienknecht (2018) Gladbrook, IA • 319-290-3763 rmsink1209@msn.com

Mark Covington (2019) Montrose, CO • 970-209-1956 covinginc@hotmail.com

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Celebrate the Wins

by Megan Slater

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he end of 2021 signifies a culmination of multiple things for the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA). Not only are we approaching the end of another year, but also the end of our Meeting Modern Industry Demands 2017-2021 Long-Range Strategic Plan. In addition, we will also be celebrating the AGA’s first 50 years during the 2021 AGA National Convention and 50th Anniversary Celebration.

In today’s non-stop world, it’s all too easy to place immediate focus on the next task and forget to stop and reflect on what’s been achieved. As we approach our upcoming convention, let’s reflect on some of the achievements over the past five years and celebrate our wins.

Industry acceptance of Gelbvieh and Balancer®influenced feeder cattle continues to increase. Creating and maintaining beef industry alliances is one of the AGA’s ongoing marketing goals. For the last several years the AGA has sponsored several Superior Livestock Auction, Western Video Market and Cattle Country Video feeder and replacement female sales along with sponsorship of feeder and female sales at traditional auctions. In 2019, the AGA also added Northern Livestock Video to the list of video auction companies that it supports. The Gelbvieh and Balancer message is in front of commercial cattle producers who market an estimated 1 million head of cattle through video auctions per year. In addition to the sponsorship and getting the Gelbvieh and Balancer name in front of these producers, AGA staff also attends several of these video sales in the summer and works hard to make connections with both buyers and sellers.

The AGA staff has also worked to grow the AGA’s Feeder Finder service, which is a free service that helps to connect sellers of load lots of Gelbvieh and Balancerinfluenced feeder cattle with potential buyers. Over 30,000 calves were advertised in 2020 and 2021 is on track with similar numbers.

Additionally in the marketing space, in 2018 the AGA released Balancer® Edge, a source and age verification program for feeder cattle sired by Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls. This program is in partnership with IMI Global

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and allows producers access to further marketing programs such as NHTC and CARE, just to name a few.

Feeder calf marketing is an area AGA continues to focus on to provide further opportunities for Gelbvieh and Balancer customers.

Over the past five years we’ve also made great progress in the area of breed improvement. One of the most notable and monumental accomplishments is the move to single-step genetic evaluation. In the summer of 2018, AGA began to release EPDs on a weekly basis rather than twice a year, which had been done for many years prior. Three years later it’s easy to forget what an accomplishment this truly was. Through AGA’s participation in the International Genetic Solutions (IGS) Multi-Breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT, the AGA is able to offer more accurate, up-todate information on Gelbvieh and Balancer-influenced animals than ever before.

Additionally, the AGA released two new EPDs within the last few years. With the release of single-step EPDs also came the release of the docility EPD, and just a little over a year ago the AGA released a scrotal circumference EPD. There is plenty more to look forward to in the area of genetic evaluation and breed improvement with IGS working on new trait development that we hope to be released in the coming year.

Data collection efforts were also a focus of the last several years with the implementation of the AGA’s Carcass Data Collection Project. This project has brought over 600 carcass records with genotypes into the AGA’s database and several hundred more traditional carcass records. Increasing the amount of quality data, especially hard to collect data, is vital to the growth and improvement of genetic evaluation of Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle. Thank you to those producers who have participated in this project so far.

The above is just a short list of the accomplishments made within the life of our current strategic plan. To view a full list of accomplishments through the AGA’s first 50 years, turn to page 18, and I assure that’ll make you ready to celebrate those wins during the 2021 AGA National Convention and 50th Anniversary Celebration in Oklahoma City!

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Maternal Royalty

by Dan McCarty, AGA President

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he cattle business is a business, no doubt. We all do this every day to provide for our families and make sure we can get our bills paid. Even if it is considered a hobby, the majority of producers still try as hard as they can to make their hobby pay for itself. Some of us do this, me included, because we don’t know any better. Our first memories were checking cows in an old pickup, riding in a tractor, standing next to a squeeze chute, or running around the grounds at the National Western.

Cattle aren’t free and they cost money every single day of the year. This often leads to tough decisions having to be made. If the old green tag cow with a face only a mother could love isn’t paying her way, she is probably going to be relocated or find a new career path. Not many can afford to “have cows around” just to “have cows around,” as Corb Lund sings.

However, nearly every cattleman and cattlewoman that I know, including the gruff, grizzled rancher who starts most sentences with “these damn cows” and the greatest of business minds, who have a laser focus on cash flow and the balance sheet, have a soft spot for a couple of those old gals - sometimes even for ones with a face only a mother could love.

Additionally, every breeder I’ve ever visited with has a couple cows throughout the history of their program that’s name or tattoo number is etched into their memory. She might have raised several high selling bulls, raised a national champion, shows up in the pedigree of

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most of the herd or she might simply be the one that met you at the gate each day to demand a scratching.

I am certainly a numbers guy. My genetic makeup (Scotch & Irish) programs my brain to look at everything, every moment of the day, and wonder exactly what it is costing me. However, I probably have more soft spots for cows than anyone I know. Who can blame me though? Gelbvieh and Balancer® cows are pretty easy to fall in love with. They hit the ground running as calves, grow like weeds, breed up when they need to, wean a big, stout calf, and tend to stick around for a long time. It’s pretty hard not to get attached to cows that reside on the ranch for nearly a decade.

Since 1991, the American Gelbvieh Association has honored females in the breed that display consistent maternal efficiency and meet the criteria to achieve Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction status. In the big picture, consistent maternal efficiency is what pays our bills and feeds our families.

This issue of Gelbvieh World highlights breeders with females that have achieved Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction. I always look forward to this issue because it spotlights what I believe is the true advantage of Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics, the Gelbvieh and Gelbviehinfluenced cow.

Congratulations to all the breeders listed on the following pages – and I won’t be at all surprised to hear if some of these Dams of Merit and Distinction are the ones you have a soft spot for.

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Advancing Technologies in Livestock Production

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s a rancher, it’s hard to put a value on technology.

Every solution is unique to the operation it serves and the return on investment is derived from the multifaceted value it provides. In this day and age, we are preconditioned to believe that technology must be tangible, but that definition couldn’t be further off-base.

Look up the definition, and you’ll read that technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.

Those cover crops you’re using to build organic matter, provide winter grazing, and prevent erosion: technology. Or maybe you shifted your feeding schedule to late afternoon to test for yourself the effects the practice has on daytime calving distribution: technology.

There is no greater application of practicality than producing food to feed a growing population, and the technology that inspires the advancements in accomplishing that feat are the drivers of modern agriculture. After all, how many industries can boast an increase in production simultaneous to a decrease in raw materials? Everyday, more than 2,000 acres of farmland are paved over, fragmented, or converted to uses that jeopardize food production. Coupled with the fact that the cow-calf industry is on the brink of another significant cow herd reduction and mature cow-size has effectively been reduced to around 1,200 pounds may cause some to raise an eyebrow in question of how commodity and beef yields continue to climb.

Efficiency. A simple answer with a complex pathway rooted in technology – an answer National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) Executive Director, JJ Jones, says is a continued collaboration of the depth and breadth of animal agriculture.

“If you look at our leaders, we have farmers and ranchers and their allied organizations represented,” he says of NIAA leadership and direction, “We also have veterinarians and researchers from both the private sector and the public sectors to really be a group that brings everyone together for the betterment of animal agriculture.”

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by Laura Handke

Defining Sustainable Technology With guidance from a diverse cross-section of agriculture, sustainability is an on-going conversation for NIAA. “For the past several years, the broader conversation around sustainability has tended to focus more on the environmental pillar, but we’ve adopted the research and extension definition that’s more than 100 years old and includes the economic viability and social responsibility aspects, as well,” Jones says. “So when we talk about technology at NIAA we approach it from a perspective of fitting into all three of those pillars.”

The focus of NIAA reflects a continued advancement not only in production agriculture, but in the transparency and communication farmers and ranchers use to tell the story of production agriculture and how the practices implemented on the farm and ranch contribute to human health and wellness.

Jones says that highlighting the use of technology is a way that livestock producers have a voice in the plantbased protein conversation.

“We know that consumers have an interest in how consuming animal derived protein contributes to their overall health and wellness. So that’s a space where, as an industry, we can highlight the use of technology to prove that the nutrients derived from the consumption of animal proteins are efficient, effective and a part of a healthy, balanced diet,” he says.

Breaking Down the Barriers One of the reasons defining return on investment for technology is hard to quantify is that no two farms or ranches are the same. Scale, scope and objectives are different across the board, as is access to capital and labor. Add in farming and ranching cultures that are deeply rooted in upholding tradition in the name of indoctrinating posterity and what you have is a diverse conundrum.

Jones says that animal agriculture’s primary barriers to the adoption of technology fall into two buckets.

FEATURE GW The first “bucket” Jones says is inviting those outside of agriculture to help find solutions to the challenges agriculture faces.

“As animal agriculture leaders, we have to do a better job of inviting entrepreneurs and technologists into our space. We have to invite folks to look at animal agriculture as an industry sector that wants technology and innovation,” he says. “We also have to ensure that they have access to information about what the issues and problems we need technology to help us solve.”

The second “bucket” of barriers to technology in animal agriculture Jones says is an openness to change and innovation.

“I’m very proud of the fact that the animal agriculture culture is very traditional,” Jones says. “We are very deliberate in the decisions we make to ensure they are the right decisions for humans, animals and the planet. But, at times, we must be more open to changes in innovation and technology. We have to realize that we are no longer the only show in town when it comes to protein – there are literally hundreds of millions of dollars being invested in alternative proteins, and we have to be willing to accept technology and innovation to ensure that we continue to be a protein of choice.”

In a recent research project, NIAA looked at the investment being made in animal agriculture versus other sectors of agriculture. What the team found is telling of where we are today in the adoption of animal technology.

In a review of where venture capital dollars were invested in 2019, it was found that there was in excess of $19.8 billion in venture capital funding that went to the food and ag tech space, with the vast majority of these dollars invested in direct-to-consumer ventures and technologies.

What the NIAA team wanted to look at was if animal agriculture was getting its share of investment in technology innovation.

Jones says that what the research found was eye opening. Only 7.6 billion dollars was invested in direct farm and ranch technological innovation…a staggering figure given the fact that there would be no “direct-toconsumer” without the products that come from farms and ranches.

“When you start to divide that 7.6 billion out by either crops or livestock, over two-thirds of the dollars were going to the crop side. If you look at USDA Economic Research Service data, gross receipts for livestock and crops are about equal in the U.S. – one indicator that the crop and livestock sectors are relatively equal in size and scope. That number should be divided more closely down the middle, but it’s not, which tells us that we need to do something to attract interest and garner more of those dollars, investment and innovation for livestock.”

One thing is certain, if, as an industry, we fail to embrace technology and move forward, we will lose the traditions we hold so dearly. Adopting technology doesn’t sacrifice our way of life; adopting technology preserves our way of life.

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Herd Builders: Merits of Gelbvieh & Balancer® Females

by Tom Strahm

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any of the commercial cow-calf producers that I’ve had the opportunity to meet and visit with initially started using Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics because they wanted to capitalize on the maternal strengths of the breed. These producers are often trying to select and use balanced trait genetics in their programs but are also relying on the maternal superiority offered by Gelbvieh cows.

It doesn’t seem to matter what their own specific environment or average climate may be, commercial producers still appreciate many of the same economically important and relevant traits that Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics provide.

As we take this month to celebrate the Gelbvieh cow and the valued traits they bring to the table, let’s take a look at what some commercial cattle producers have to say about the Gelbvieh and Balancer female: For Harry Haythorn, Haythorn Ranch Company, near Maxwell, Nebraska, longevity is a key trait that he found was positively influenced by Gelbvieh genetics.

“The stayability and longevity of these replacement females is big for us because we are a cow-calf operation.

We have been trying to keep back more of our homeraised heifers as replacements instead of going out and buying them. We need to have good replacement

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females because eventually these cows produce more future replacements,” Haythorn says. “Docility and good dispositions are another benefit that we see. We like moderate framed, easy-keeping females that are structurally sound with good udders. We want females that will last 10 to 12 years.”

In addition to fertility and stayability, Gelbviehinfluenced females offer increased maternal efficiency and adaptability to a wide range of environments throughout the country.

“We like the crossbred cow immensely,” says Gary Wilson of Seligman, Arizona. “She has the hybrid vigor, and a little more longevity than a straightbred.”

Gelbvieh and Balancer females have the hardiness, adaptability and the overall ability, to not only survive, but also thrive in the extremely harsh desert conditions found in Arizona and the American southwest.

Billy Adams, of Adams Ranches of Florida says, “The Gelbvieh-influenced cattle work very well in our environment. We see an increased pregnancy rate in our heifers because of their early puberty and early maturity.

They are heat tolerant and have good milking ability. We like their overall productivity and adaptability.”

Dennis Meyer, Bern, Kansas, recalls, “My interest in Gelbvieh cattle began in 1984. I was getting ready to

OUT IN THE FIELD GW graduate from K-State, and I was looking for a bull to use on my small herd of Hereford-based cows. I came across some research done at the US Meat Animal Research center in Clay Center, Nebraska, that evaluated the various beef breeds for their performance in different areas of economic importance. The Gelbvieh breed was ranked at or near the top of almost every category, especially the categories pertaining to maternal traits. As I remember, the only category the Gelbvieh breed didn’t have a top five ranking turned out to be the ranking for mature cow size, so the breed seemed to fit with my goals of having a highly fertile, productive and efficient cow herd.”

“The performance that (Gelbvieh) bull produced in my calves gave me the confidence to pay more than I was comfortable spending for my next Gelbvieh bull, but I came to realize that genetics are an investment, not a cost. Superior genetics are generally worth the investment, especially if a producer retains his own replacements, as we have always done,” Meyer says. “I have come to really appreciate the Gelbvieh breed’s Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction programs to identify superior females within the breed and I rely on these programs to help me screen potential bull purchases.”

Gelbvieh-influenced cattle have also earned a good reputation for their inherent docility, structural soundness and good udder quality.

Kurt Johnson is part of a multi-generational ranching family that runs a commercial cow-calf operation in north-central Nebraska. He is the fourth generation of Johnsons to ranch near Stuart, Nebraska, dating back to 1929. Today, the family runs approximately 500 commercial cows, and utilizes Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics to help accomplish their beef production goals.

“We started using 75 percent Gelbvieh bulls in 1994. We had been using terminal cross sires on our cows, but we wanted to start keeping our home-raised heifers as replacement females,” Kurt says. “These females have good udder quality, moderate mature size and weight – we’ve been very happy with the them and the growth and performance they maintain in the calf crop.”

Structural soundness is another requirement cows must meet.

“The furthest summer pasture is 23 miles from home, and it’s a two-day cattle drive to move cows to stalk fields after the calves are weaned. Feet and legs are important.

These cows have to be able to walk,” he says.

Across the board producers agree, Gelbvieh and Balancer females deliver the beef. The breed is proven to put more live calves on the ground through lower birth weights and improved calving ease with increased pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed. Doing all this while reducing inputs is an equation that adds up to more profit at the end of the year.

Paul and Jennifer Jensen ranch near Lewistown, Montana, and use Balancer bulls on their operation.

“We’ve seen an 80-100 pound increase in weaning weights and we’ve been able to maintain that performance,” Paul says. “Our heifers start calving around the first of February, and the cows begin around March 10. We typically ship in mid-October. Since moving toward the Balancer cross, we ship 710-740 pound steer calves off the cows.”

Paul believes they would not be able to achieve those weights without crossbreeding.

Powles Ranch Partnership is a commercial cowcalf operation located in the Nebraska Sandhills near Bingham, Nebraska. Today, the ranch primarily utilizes Balancer genetics to produce their own home-raised replacement females, and market-topping steer calves.

The Powles family has a long and rich history in the Gelbvieh breed. Jana (Powles) Jensen remembers when her dad, Don Powles, began using Gelbvieh.

“My granddad, Rolland Powles, was a bit hesitant, but the crossbred steers were so much bigger than the straightbred calves that they felt there was merit in this new breed,” Jensen says.

When describing the present ranching operation and their overall objectives, Jensen says, “We are strictly commercial cattlemen raising beef. Our goal is to be able to retain our own heifers for replacements, while raising steer calves that perform well in the feedlot. We are a low input operation that puts a lot of emphasis on cow production and efficiency.”

Bryon Powles adds, “Gelbvieh and Balancer have been a great fit for our environment. We like the hybrid vigor and the additional growth and performance that we get. We like the balance of growth, combined with the great females we keep as replacements. The cows have tremendous mothering ability. This includes fertility, longevity and milking ability. They raise heavy steer calves that have been very well accepted by our buyers.”

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A Half-Century of Progress Celebrating 50 years of the American Gelbvieh Association

he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) has recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Over the years Gelbvieh members have shown passion for both the Gelbvieh breed and for making the association successful. We want to celebrate that passion that has kept the breed and the association continuing strong for 50 years and hope that we can build on that passion for the next 50 years.

The following is a timeline of significant events in the history of the Gelbvieh breed and the AGA. What this timeline illustrates, more than anything else, is that our history is deep and passion can be found throughout the last 50 years. This timeline is by no means a comprehensive history, but it does show some of the noteworthy events, changes and decisions made to get us to where we are today. The timeline was originally put together by reviewing all the past issues of Gelbvieh World and various early forms of the magazine. A more complete history of the breed and association can be found in the book “Gelbvieh in the U.S. The Breed. The Association. The People. History of AGA 1971-2020.”

Contact the AGA office to order your copy.

October 1969

Leness Hall made first trip to Germany looking for Fleckvieh bulls and came across a purebred Gelbvieh bull named Hass.

July 1971

From 1971 to 1972, the first 43,000 ampules of Gelbvieh semen imported from Germany by Carnation Genetics which included the fullblood sires: Ufa, Universal, Uni and Upat.

September 10,1972 10

First American Gelbvieh Junior Association membership certificate issued to James Franklin Dobson II.

Fall 1972

Gelbvieh Breeders of Iowa was the first state association formed. Oklahoma, South Dakota, California, Louisiana, Montana, Heart of America, Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas Gelbvieh associations were formed from 1973 through 1975.

1973

AGA headquarters moved from Gallagher Rule’s milk barn to the Livestock Exchange Building at the National Western Stock Show grounds, a 20 feet by 30 feet office space. First National Gelbvieh Sale held. First official publication, The Gelbvieh, published.

November 2-3,1973 2-3

American Gelbvieh Gals, the ladies auxiliary of the AGA, was formed.

1973-1974

Meat Animal Research Center includes Gelbvieh sires in Cycle II report that showed Gelbvieh excelled in calving ease, milk, retail yield, weaning growth, yearling growth and pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed.

March -April 1974

published Volume 1, Number 1.

The Gelbvieh Magazine

June 25,1971 25

April 1974

June 28,1971 28

September 28,1974 28,

First AGA membership certificate issued to Dobson Ranch.

Articles of Incorporation for the American Gelbvieh Association signed by Gallagher Rule, Fred Tweitmeyer, Mitch Dobson, Merle Buss and E. Edd Pritchett and notarized by Ed’s wife, Susie.

October 1971 in

First AGA Annual Meeting held at Tulsa State Fair Tulsa, Okla.

April 1972

First halfblood Gelbvieh calf born in the United States.

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First three-quarter blood Gelbvieh born in the United States.

First meeting of the Gelbvieh Gang, a youth Gelbvieh association; James Dula, Oklahoma, was elected the first president.

November 16,1974 16

Houston, a Canadian bred bull, was the first purebred Gelbvieh bull to sell at auction in the United States, bringing $43,000 at the North American Gelbvieh Classic Sale in Louisville, Kentucky. With a calving date of August 29, 1973, Houston was also the first purebred Gelbvieh born in North America.

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Held first AGJA regional Gelbvieh shows. Western Regional held in Beaver City, Nebraska, and Eastern Regional held in Colbert, Georgia.

March 1,1996

American Gelbvieh Gals dissolved.

April 1996

Launched website, www.gelbvieh.org.

January 1998

Held first Breeder’s Choice Bull Futurity at the NWSS in Denver, Colorado.

July 1,1998

Established a hybrid registry, including a Balancer® registry, a hybrid product using Gelbvieh, Angus and Red Angus genetics.

1998

Produced first-ever Gelbvieh carcass EPDs. Initiated discussions with Australia and New Zealand Gelbvieh Association for AGA to become the world-wide processing center for Gelbvieh pedigree and performance information.

January 2000

Board of Directors approved rules for hybrid program, which included Balancer® animals.

November 2000

Board of Directors approved Ring of Gold program and first awards were presented in January 2001.

January 2001

SmartCross™ program was started as a way to show how to use Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics in an effective crossbreeding program.

June -July 2001

HerdTrack software program completed and released to members.

January 2003 developed.

SmartCross™ ear tag program

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September 2004

Board of Directors approved new AGA logo.

January 2005

Sold registration number 1000000, proceeds went to American Gelbvieh Foundation.

February 18,2005

First National Balancer® Show held at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney, Nebraska, and hosted by Gelbvieh Association in Nebraska.

January 2006

Held first “Bulls in the Ballroom” event for the Breeder’s Choice Bull Futurity.

July 9-14,2006

First National Junior Balancer® Show was held at the Prairie Classic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a total of 47 Balancers were shown.

January 8,2007

National Balancer® Show moved to NWSS with 60+ head.

January 2007

First year of $2.00 checkoff added to Herd Assessments to support Five-Year Plan.

November 3,2007

First Maternal Edge commercial female sale held at the KY-TN Livestock Market in Cross Plains, Tennessee.

November 2007

First Balancer® show at the North American International Livestock Exposition held.

April 2008

Board of directors approves guidelines for Southern Balancer™ program.

October 2008

The Profit Picture commercial tabloid publication is revamped.

April 2009

Gelbvieh Performance Advantage (GPA) began with first official recognition of qualified breeders in June-July 2010.

July 6 -11,2009

The 2009 AGJA Pride of the Heartland Classic broke records as the largest Junior Classic with 317 animals exhibited.

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American Gelbvieh Foundation auctioned six “The Legacy of Giving” hat sculptures and raised $32,250.

January 2011

First People’s Choice Balancer® Bull Futurity held at National Western Stock Show.

July 2011

New online registry system announced.

September 2012

AGA reached new agreement with GeneSeek, providing new DNA testing options.

November 2012 Balancer Bulls to show.

NWSS added Pen of 5

January 2013

Gelbvieh World received a new design.

April 2013

Simmental, Red Angus and Gelbvieh implemented multi-breed genetic evaluation.

February 2016

AGA’s first epidsode of “The American Rancher” premiered on RFD-TV.

October 2016

AGA headquarters building sold and headquarters relocated from Westminster, Colorado, to Broomfield, Colorado. Proceeds from the sale of the building went to the American Gelbvieh Foundation.

September 2016

The fall edition of The Profit Picture publication moved from September to October.

November 2017

AGA began offering new incentive program to members.

June 2018

Gelbvieh and Balancer® bulls included in Integrity Beef Alliance Program.

March 2014

August 2018

July 2014 The AGA transitions to DigitalBeef Registry platform.

January 2019

National Gelbvieh Show at NWSS set a recent record of number of head shown with 251 animals.

August 2015

Smart Select Service, a commercial cowherd database is launched.

September 2015 new design.

Gelbvieh World received a

December 2015

AGA convention and annual meeting moved away from the National Western Stock Show and the 45th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention was held as a standalone event in Kansas City, Missouri.

American Gelbvieh Foundation held inaugural Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge.

January 2016

AGA website received new look.

AGA released Balancer® Edge, a source and age verification program for feeder calves sired by Gelbvieh or Balancer bulls. BOLT-powered mutibreed genetic evaluation single-step EPDs were released, allowing for the weekly release of EPDs. Docility EPD added to the suite of Gelbvieh and Balancer® EPDs.

June 2019

AGA headquarters relocated to current office in Lincoln, Nebraska.

December 2019

Carcass Data Collection Project launched.

August 2020

Scrotal Circumference EPD released.

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Utilizing the Embryo Inventory

by Jake W. Renner, M.S.

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hile we as producers feel that the Gelbvieh/ Balancer® cow should be celebrated every day, in the month of November, we take time to recognize the multitude of attributes offered from the females of the breed.

Technology within the agriculture industry continues to surpass anything we could have ever imagined.

Embryo work is without a doubt one of those advances we continue to see more people utilizing year after year.

With that said, it’s important for members to not only know how but why embryos are recorded in the AGA Online Registry Service.

Whether you are collecting, selling or buying embryos, the data collection and reporting process on ET calves starts with the Embryo Inventory.

The AGA Online Registry Service allows members to add embryos to their inventory as collected and stored for their use, or for sale. There are multiple benefits to utilizing the embryo inventory such as accessibility to the inventory, catching potential dams and sires that do not meet the DNA requirements, transferring to buyers and more.

To find the Embryo Inventory: 1. Log into your account within the AGA Online Registry Service 2. Select “Herd Mgmt on the left-hand side 3. From the dropdown menu, select “Breeding” 4. Find and select the green arrow beside “Embryo Inv” If this is the first time you’ve heard there was such an option on the online registry, chances are that your

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inventory is empty unless embryos have been transferred into your account by another AGA member. To add embryos into your inventory that have been collected from female(s) within your active herd: 1. From the Embryo Inventory Page, select “Add new Embryo” 2. A new screen will appear asking for the following required information: a. Sire’s Registration Number b. Dam’s Registration Number c. Flush Date 3. After entering the data, select “Find these” (It is important to remember that registration numbers should always include a capital AMGV and no space between the numbers when recording data, i.e.

AMGV1234567.)

After the information above has been entered, a new screen will appear asking for more detailed information on the embryos you wish to store in your digital inventory. You should see the animal details on both the dam and sire from the previous screen including registration number, tattoo and name. Depending on how organized you wish to be, you have the opportunity to enter the following details, but the only required details are marked with an asterisk (*): •

Cane Code

•

Flush Date (entered from previous screen)

•

Quantity*

•

Tank

•

Cannister

•

Exportable

Once these details have been entered, simply select “Save Inventory” to be sent back to your inventory screen. The previous steps must be done for each mating of embryos you wish to store within your digital inventory.

How do I know if my females, or sires, meet the DNA requirements to qualify as such?

REGISTRY TIPS ‘N TRICKS GW There are multiple areas within the AGA Online Registry Service to determine if an animal meets the DNA requirements to serve as a donor female or AI sire. For the sake of this month’s issue celebrating the Gelbvieh female, we’ll focus on her requirements, although it is important to remember that AI sires and donor females have the exact same requirements.

From your Embryo Inventory: It is very simple to tell if the embryos you’ve entered will run into any hiccups when registering the ET calves.

If the female used has “Donor Permit on File” in green, she’s good to go! If she is not, it will read “No Donor Permit for this cow.” The same thing will occur for sires used.

From the animal’s detail screen: If a female has a donor dam permit on file it will be noted at the top of her animal detail screen as “Verified Donor Dam.” This means the female is ready to register ET calves. If the female does not have this designation at the top of her screen, it may mean that she does not meet all of the requirements to be a donor dam in the AGA registry. AGA donor dam requirements are: tested for

GGP-HD (genomic option 1), all four monitored genetic conditions (AM, DD, NH and OS) and qualified to both parents. If you are unsure if your female meets these requirements or wish to have a donor permit applied, please contact the AGA office.

If you have any questions about potential donors, DNA testing or recording embryos into your inventory please call the office at 303-465-2333 or email info@ gelbvieh.org and we would be more than happy to assist you.

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HOW DO YOUR CATTLE PERFORM ON THE RAIL? PARTICIPATE IN THE 2022

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CASH PRIZES OF AT LEAST $2,000 FOR 2022 STEER CHALLENGE IF 3 OR MORE STEERS ARE ENTERED/DONATED

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 Cattle Arriving & Stalling

SUNDAY, JANUARY 2

Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull Futurity

MONDAY, JANUARY 3

Gelbvieh and Balancer Junior Show Gelbvieh and Balancer National Sale

TUESDAY, JANUARY 4

National Gelbvieh and Balancer Show

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 Gelbvieh and Balancer Pen Show

Information, including entry information and premium book, will be available soon. Cattlemen’s Congress entries close on November 19. Junior breeding heifers must be in the name and possession of a junior exhibitor by December 1. Late entry and substitution deadline is December 3. Visit the Cattlemen’s Congress website to stay updated on the latest information.

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND! The American Gelbvieh Association board of directors has made the decision to hold the 2022 Gelbvieh and Balancer® National Show and 2022 Gelbvieh and Balancer National Sale at the Cattlemen's Congress taking place December 30 – January 15, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

GW INFORMATION EXCHANGE Need AGA Promotional Material?

Contact the AGA office at 303-465-2333 to request AGA promotional materials for an upcoming sale or industry event, or ads and/or articles for sale catalogs.

Also, please check out the Media Resources page on Gelbvieh.org to download AGA’s most recent advertisements and logos to utilize in spreading the Gelbvieh and Balancer® message.

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Gelbvieh.org’s Upcoming Events page is the perfect place for members to list their upcoming sales for free!

The Upcoming Events page is a heavily visited page on AGA’s website and provides commercial producers and fellow AGA members a great resource to stay up-to-date on AGA events and sales. Add your event by filling out an Upcoming Events form on Gelbvieh.org or emailing Malerie Strahm at malerie@gelbvieh.org. Events on the AGA calendar will also appear on the Events of Interest pages in the Gelbvieh World and The Profit Picture publications.

Navigating Impending Tax Changes With the year drawing to a close and tax code changes looming, the American Gelbvieh Foundation has posted two new documents on the website to help navigate and answer questions. The documents outline the current proposed tax changes and provide planning considerations farming and ranching operations should be aware of. These can be found on the new Resources page under the American Gelbvieh Foundation tab on Gelbvieh.org.

Participate in the 2021 AGF Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Contest

Rail Contest. These two projects together will provide the information and funds necessary to generate data sets to advance Gelbvieh carcass merit.

National Sale Consignment Opportunities AGA members interested in consigning animals to the 2022 Gelbvieh and Balancer® National Sale should contact Matt Sims, sale manager, at (405) 641-6081 or matt@mcsauction.com for more information.

Show Cattle Registration Requirements A registration number is required to show at any AGA sanctioned show. Please be sure to register animals ahead of time to avoid entry issues.

Below are two items that need to be completed before a calf ’s registration can be granted: •

Complete DNA testing on AI sires, donor dams and herd sires. DNA results take up to 4-6 weeks to be completed, so plan accordingly.

•

Make sure the dam of the show offspring has a herd assessment. Herd assessments should be completed between January 1 and March 15 to avoid late fees.

Preparation Pays in DNA Testing DNA testing season is upon us. The influx of samples sent to the lab happens around this time every year, so it’s best for all of us to prepare. Please be sure to allow sufficient time between DNA sample submission and the time in which results are needed. Currently, DNA results are expected to take up to four to six weeks from the time when samples are received at the lab.

Neogen, AGA’s DNA lab, strongly encourages members to mail samples via a service that provides a tracking number. The cost of secured postage is worth the extra few dollars after you’ve already taken the time and effort to collect the samples.

The American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) is currently Also, keep in mind that genomically-enhanced EPDs accepting entries for the upcoming Steer Challenge and (GE-EPDs), the highlighted EPDs on the Animal Detail Scale and Rail Contest. Steers should be delivered from Screen within the AGA Online Registry Service, can take December 13-17, 2021, to Kinsley Feeders, located near up to two weeks after DNA test results are completed to Kinsley, Kansas.

For more information, please visit the For assistance in marketing or purchasing Gelbvieh, Balancer® generate. Timing of GE-EPDs is dependent on when the AGF Projects on Gelbvieh.org contact Tom and feeder or page Southern Balancer®orbulls, females cattle, contact: DNA test is completed in relation to when data will be Strahm, AGA commercial marketing director, at pulled Director for the next weekly evaluation.

Commercial Marketing 785-547-7999Tom or emailStrahm tom@gelbvieh.org.

The AGF continues to help advance the Gelbvieh tom@gelbvieh.org | (785)breed 547-7999Please (C) contact the AGA office at 303-465-2333 for any questions regarding DNA testing. through its support of research and development. For this reason, the AGF continues its Steer Challenge and Scale &

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INFORMATION EXCHANGE GW New Members

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The AGA would like to recognize new members to the AGA and AGJA in September 2021. Welcome to the Gelbvieh association!

For all your AI needs:

AGA P Andre Lemaistre, Freeport, Maine K&L Farms, Summers, Ark. Balls Farms, Lily, Ky. Willoughby Cattle Co, Charlotte, Tenn.

Southern Breeze Gelbvieh, Wellington, Kan. Rafter G, Tom & Debbie Glenn, Yukon, Okla.

Faith Ridge Cattle Co, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Cockrill Farms, Scottsville, Ky. Bent Massey Gelbvieh, Whitewater, Colo.

Macfugler Farm, Amite, Iowa Joe Horst, Waynesburg, Ky.

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Recognizing the Year’s Top Maternal Influences: Annual Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction Honors

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s AGA prepares to celebrate its Golden Anniversary in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this December, there’s nothing that deserves more celebration than the Gelbvieh and Balancer® female. The foundation of the association, Gelbvieh and Balancer cows are known for the maternal excellence that long-standing herds rely on.

This year, as in the decades past, AGA recognizes the top performing Gelbvieh and Balancer females and the AGA members who breed and own them, through the Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction program.

The Dam of Merit honor recognizes cows that meet strict selection criteria including early puberty and conception, regular calving intervals and above average weaning weights on at least three calves. Of the 32,313

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cows currently assessed in 2021, only 5.63% qualify for this elite group.

The Dam of Distinction award recognizes cows that meet the same high standards, in addition to exhibiting superior, long-term productivity with at least eight calves. Just over 1% of all of the active Gelbvieh and Balancer cows qualify for this elite group.

To celebrate the accomplishments of our members, we’ve gathered the top 10 states ranked by the combined total of Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction awards, as well as the top 20 owners, top 20 breeders and a detailed list, sorted by state, of those members who own Dams of Merit and/or Dams of Distinction honorees.

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TOP 10 STATES

TOP 20 BREEDERS

STATE

TOTAL DOD/DOM

NAME

CITY/STATE DOD DOM TOTAL

Kansas

436

Bar T Bar Ranch Inc

Winslow, AZ

17

88

105

Nebraska

256

Judd Ranch Inc

Pomona, KS

20

77

97

Missouri

234

Diamond D Gelbvieh

Mandan, ND

22

58

80

South Dakota

220

Lazy TV Ranch

Selby, SD

2

76

78

North Dakota

219

Rippe Gelbvieh

Hubbell, NE

8

59

67

Colorado

125

Sandy Knoll Farm

Saint John, KS

5

49

54

Iowa

111

Flying H Genetics

Arapahoe, NE

2

41

43

Arizona

105

MLM Gelbvieh

Superior, NE

12

25

37

Montana

76

Holle Gelbvieh

Oberlin, KS

3

33

36

Minnesota

63

Schafer Farms Inc

Goodhue, MN

4

23

27

Bow K Ranch

Olathe, CO

7

19

26

C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC.

Appomattox, VA

7

18

25

Crooked Creek Cattle Co

Waukon, IA

5

20

25

Stuecken Brothers

Freeburg, MO

2

23

25

Post Rock Cattle Co

Barnard, KS

5

19

24

Norwood Gelbvieh Farm

Carthage, MO

1

23

24

Taubenheim Gelbvieh

Amherst, NE

2

20

22

Burbank Cattle Company

Brookfield, MO

3

18

21

Mulroy Farms LLC

Mayetta, KS

3

18

21

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh

Gladstone, ND

1

20

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TOP 20 OWNERS NAME

CITY/STATE

DOD DOM TOTAL

Lazy TV Ranch

Selby, SD

18

99

117

Bar T Bar Ranch Inc

Winslow, AZ

17

88

105

Judd Ranch Inc

Pomona, KS

19

64

83

Diamond D Gelbvieh

Mandan, ND

21

51

72

Rippe Gelbvieh

Hubbell, NE

8

63

71

Sandy Knoll Farm

Saint John, KS

5

44

49

Flying H Genetics

Arapahoe, NE

1

41

42

MLM Gelbvieh

Superior, NE

13

25

38

Holle Gelbvieh

Oberlin, KS

4

33

37

Bow K Ranch

Olathe, CO

7

20

27

Schafer Farms Inc

Goodhue, MN

4

23

27

Norwood Gelbvieh Farm

Carthage, MO

3

24

27

Cleland Cattle Company

Arma, KS

2

24

26

C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC.

Appomattox, VA

7

18

25

Stuecken Brothers

Freeburg, MO

2

23

25

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh

Gladstone, ND

1

23

24

Moe Gelbvieh

Walcott, ND

7

13

20

Lost River Livestock

Clearbrook, MN

3

17

20

COLORADO

Lone Oak Gelbvieh

Mechanicsville, IA

4

15

19

Bar JR Gelbvieh

Raynesford, MT

3

16

19

Bow K Ranch Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch

OWNERS BY STATE NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

Winslow

17

88

105

Omaha Alpena Lockesburg Belleville

5 2 0 0

9 4 2 1

14 6 2 1

Olathe Model

7 3

20 16

27 19

ARIZONA Bar T Bar Ranch Inc

ARKANSAS Hodges Ranch JCH Ranch E5 Gelbvieh Hart Farms Inc

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DOMINANCE

OWNERS BY STATE NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

NAME

McCarty Cattle Company SEGA Gelbvieh Faris Gelbvieh Plateau Gelbvieh Brandon McEndaffer Diamond F Ranch Justin Covington Covington Gelbvieh Pro-Hart Seedstock Bar Seventy Gelbvieh John R & Debbie Hawks Half Past Midnight Gelbvieh Grand Valley Gelbvieh/ Balancer Greenhill Gelbvieh Lakeview Farms, LLC Redland Gelbvieh/Sega Gelbvieh Black Gold Genetics TLA Gelbvieh Martin Ranch LLC

Rifle Pierce Pueblo Peetz Sterling Olathe Montrose Montrose Pueblo Del Norte Olathe Sterling Parachute

1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

11 8 11 5 6 7 3 2 3 0 2 2 2

12 11 11 7 7 7 4 3 3 2 2 2 2

IOWA

Olathe Fort Collins Pierce

1 1 1

0 0 0

1 1 1

Pritchett Trinidad Carbondale

0 0 0

1 1 1

1 1 1

Chickamauga

0

1

1

Menan Blackfoot

0 0

5 3

5 3

Ava

0

4

4

Kendallville 2 West Lafayette 0

5 3

7 3

Knightstown Greenfield New Castle Huntington Shelburn

2 2 2 1 1

2 2 2 1 1

GEORGIA TJB Gelbvieh

IDAHO Burgess Cattle Rock Solid Gelbvieh

ILLINOIS J & K Gelbvieh Farm Inc

INDIANA Emily Griffiths Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants DJ Weimer M5 Ag Service Riedie Cattle Farms Mike & Lanna Kloer Family Poehlein Family Farms

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0 0 0 0 0

Lone Oak Gelbvieh Crooked Creek Cattle Co Holste's Triple H Farms Cib's Gelbvieh Herink Gelbvieh ABCS Gelbvieh Linda Reiste-Shumate Martens Gelbvieh Drew Stock Charles & Kay Struthers White Cattle Company Danielle Stock CKJ Gelbvieh MJBC Gelbvieh Minnehan Family Farms Hobbs Gelbvieh Scott Cattle Co. LC Kenyon Cattle LLC

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

Mechanicsville Waukon Clarinda Clutier Clutier Winthrop Bloomfield Walnut Waukon Collins Woodburn Waukon Collins Audubon Churdan Lucas Gilman Milford

4 5 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

15 13 14 8 6 3 4 4 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1

19 18 14 10 8 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1

Pomona Saint John Oberlin Arma Mayetta Saint Francis Jewell Wallace Phillipsburg Louisburg Smith Center

19 5 4 2 3 3 6 1 8 0 6

64 44 33 24 15 15 11 16 8 13 5

83 49 37 26 18 18 17 17 16 13 11

Nashville McCune Barnard Erie Salina

5 1 1 1 4

5 9 8 8 2

10 10 9 9 6

KANSAS Judd Ranch Inc Sandy Knoll Farm Holle Gelbvieh Cleland Cattle Company Mulroy Farms LLC Raile Gelbvieh/Balancer Gilly's Gelbvieh Grund Gelbvieh Ranch Bar Arrow Cattle Co Prairie Breeze Ranch LLC Overmiller Gelbvieh and Red Angus Albers Gelbvieh Davidson Brothers Gelbvieh Post Rock Cattle Co Jim & Terri Degeer Stucky Beef Genetics

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DOMINANCE

NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

Dry Creek Farm Coyote Ridge Ranch Circle S Ranch Black Cow Farm Horizen Farms Golden Image Cattle Meng Farms Cattle Company Rachelle Anderson Windy Hill Gelbvieh Road Runner Ranch Dawson Creek Gelbvieh Scott Gelbvieh Grace Hammer Lily Grace Judd Crippled W Cattle Co Hammertime Genetics Meadowlark Gelbvieh Farm Grable Cattle Company Staci Degeer Circle E Ranch Preston Dunn Loire Creek Cattle RC Pettit Cattle Gillet Ranch Hammer Gelbvieh Jerry Grund Sara Rogers Gelbvieh Cattle Red Maple Gelbvieh John R. Shearer Buff Tuff Cattle Co Sanders Farm Seth Beying Lincoln Dean Martin 4 W Farms Gabrielle Hammer DTC Farms Ian Dunn PRCC Sale Cooperators

Osborne Oberlin Canton Bird City Cheneby Ford Troy Jamestown Mc Cune Cimarron Easton El Dorado Sharon Springs Pomona Clayton Sharon Springs Salina Troy Wichita Oswego Saint John Wamego Olathe Peabody Wallace Wallace Overland Park Jamestown Canton Jetmore Wellsville Leavenworth Bucklin Troy Wallace Hutchinson Saint John Barnard

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lucky Cross Ranch

Atwood

0

1

1

Hasty Rocky Hill Farms Full Circle Farm Padon Farms Mike Moore Gentle G Farm Ronald & Randy Gelbvieh Farm

Lancaster Ewing Salem Annville Eubank

1 1 1 2 0

8 8 4 2 4

9 9 5 4 4

C&D Farms Arthur Slaughter Grayson Springs Cattle Co. R & D Owen Farms David Slaughter Kilbourne Gelbvieh Luke Arthur Skaggs Creek Farms Hebron Christian Ranch Wesley Page Larmon Mill Acres Reynolds Bee Lick Gelbvieh Heritage Place Farm Circle F Cattle Company Drowning Creek Farms Center Point Farm

Brodhead Fredonia Leitchfield Princeton Fredonia East Bernstadt Cynthiana Tompkinsville Olaton Tompkinsville Alvaton Crab Orchard Cynthiana Cadiz Waco Munfordville

0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 3 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Goodhue Clearbrook Austin Staples Brainerd Little Falls Worthington Hibbing Austin Bigelow Morton

4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

23 17 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

27 20 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

Carthage

3

24

27

5 6 4 5 5 4 4 4 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

KENTUCKY

MINNESOTA Schafer Farms Inc Lost River Livestock Ivers Family RR Ranch Jerald A Tautges Dean G Swenson Five Pine Cattle Co Roger Sabin Colton Ivers Mark Bents Billy R Williams

MISSOURI Norwood Gelbvieh Farm

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DOMINANCE

OWNERS BY STATE NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

Stuecken Brothers Burbank Cattle Company Ronald Rogers Narrow Gate Cattle Ginger J Ertel Red Bud Ranch Gatson Gelbvieh Steffensen J5 Cattle Co. John A Busch & Sons Diamond J-D Gelbvieh Yellow Dog Gelbvieh Red Ridge Gelbvieh Matthew Burbank Tomy & Cathy Blake B/F Cattle Company Cable Ridge Farms Rogers Gelbvieh Cattle Farm Richard Lincoln Hilltop Farms KR Cattle Company Reinert Family Farm Twin Peaks Gelbvieh Wolf Creek Cattle Company Shouse Gelbvieh Paul Gelbvieh Justamere Ranch Witt Cattle Company

Freeburg Brookfield Mendon Osage Beach Greentop Springfield Vandalia Gainesville Washington Barnett Lohman Trenton Brookfield Edgar Springs Butler Cross Timbers Sparta Linneus Asbury Edgar Springs Billings Gainesville Farmington Dadeville Washburn Urbana El Dorado Springs Warsaw Iberia Bolivar Lathrop Mansfield Willard Aurora Rolla Lamar Saint James

2 2 3 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

23 13 8 8 9 10 11 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 2 4 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2

25 15 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Jared/Caisie/Gilbert/ Debra Nowack Sunview Acres Gelbvieh Arp Cattle Company Austin D Rash Neese Farms Dale (Trey) Riley III Rockin'-U-Ranch Luke Rash Sunset Ridge Farm Bryce Family Farms LLC Joseph Summers Da-Moon Gelbviehs Branganmere Cattle Company J&K Cattle-N-Quarter Horses KSO Farm LLC

Owensville

0

1

1

Russellville Brookfield Mendon Rutledge Saint James Richmond Macon Patton Columbia Greentop Billings Marshfield Cole Camp Lampe

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Raynesford Oilmont Lewistown Oilmont Avon Florence Reserve Highwood

3 6 4 6 2 0 0 0

16 12 14 8 1 2 1 1

19 18 18 14 3 2 1 1

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Hubbell Arapahoe Superior Amherst Scribner Bruning Orchard Shubert Guide Rock Oxford Nenzel

8 1 13 0 5 2 2 3 1 0 0

63 41 25 16 8 10 8 4 6 7 7

71 42 38 16 13 12 10 7 7 7 7

Crossfire Ranch Broken B Ranch Viles Farms JGP Gelbvieh Ted Probert Gary & Janice Mitchell White Oak Farms Riley's 4-R Gelbvieh The Broken R Gelbvieh Dale Lloyd Riley Jr

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MONTANA Bar JR Gelbvieh Kicking Horse Ranch Danell Diamond Six Ranch Kicking Horse Ranch SR Graveley Gelbvieh Johnsons Bitteroot Gelbvieh Praise the Lord Gelbvieh Ayers Ranch

NEBRASKA Rippe Gelbvieh Flying H Genetics MLM Gelbvieh Taubenheim Gelbvieh CK Cattle Co Voss Farms The 88 Ranch Squeakin By LK Farms Triple D Cattle Jeff Swanson Diamond Lazy J Ranch LLC

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DOMINANCE

NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

M and P Gelbvieh Standing Milliron Ranch GS Ridge Top Ranch Schawang Cattle Co Cedar Top Ranch North Kleinschmidt Gelbvieh Wolf Gelbvieh Boehler Gelbviehs Warner Beef Genetics

Odell Brady Omaha David City North Platte Grafton Gothenburg Orleans Arapahoe

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

5 3 4 2 2 0 1 1 1

5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1

Austin & Bailey March Ketterling Gelbvieh Bohrer Gelbvieh Ranch Dalton Dockter Noah Arnold Cory and/or Tara Berger

Carrington Ellendale Stanton Medina Esmond Stanton

1 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

San Rafael

0

1

1

Lemke Cattle Bergman Cattle Co Transpacific Genetics Alexx Starr Danyelle M Kuker

Lawrence Arapahoe Arapahoe Stapleton Shubert

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1

Continental Minerva Jackson Center Archbold Bellefontaine

0 0 0 0 0

7 2 1 1 1

7 2 1 1 1

0

4

4

Marshville Robbins Mount Ulla Salisbury

1 2 0 0

4 1 2 1

5 3 2 1

Mandan Gladstoneb.

Walcott Hebron Medina Minot Dawson Powers Lake Noonan Mandan Baldwin Turtle Lake Mandan Antler Edgeley

21 1 7 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

51 23 13 16 13 13 13 7 4 6 5 3 3 3 2

72 24 20 19 16 13 13 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 2

Ringwood Arnett Porum Bokoshe Mulhall Nowata Perry Texhoma Vinita Cheyenne Afton Kaw City Soper Alva Cherokee

1 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

12 3 3 4 5 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1

13 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Burns Oregon City Days Creek La Grande Days Creek Burns

0 2 0 0 1 0

19 7 2 2 0 1

19 9 2 2 1 1

NEVADA Richard J or Jean M Williams Orovada

NORTH CAROLINA Fence Row Farms Gelbviehs Garner Farms Green Hills Gelbvieh Justin Dean Ridenhour Farms

NORTH DAKOTA Diamond D Gelbvieh Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Moe Gelbvieh Wehri Gelbvieh Golden Buckle Gelbvieh Cranview Gelbvieh Zimmerman Ranch Jensen Ranch Conrad Larson Chimney Butte Ranch Wohl Farms Kraft Gelbvieh Allan or Peggy Gustin Ledoux Gelbvieh David Bedker

NEW MEXICO Diamond G Ranch

OHIO Lawman Farms Wildwood Acres Jason Gibbs Southern Roots Ranch Dave Link

OKLAHOMA Indian Creek Ranches Bill New Gelbvieh Rockin M Barking Dog Cattle Co. Gallaway Gelbvieh Tolsma Land & Cattle Rupp Ranch Sydney Wilkinson Reed Ranch Lowcatelli Ranch JW Wadley Gelbvieh Farm Dobson Ranch Lester Ranch M&K Cattle Porsha Binning

OREGON Louie's Cattle Service Delano Farms LLC H4 Ranch Sonlight Ranch Brooke Hopfer Kaylee Starbuck

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OWNERS BY STATE NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

SOUTH DAKOTA Lazy TV Ranch Hojer Gelbvieh North Fork Gelbvieh Ceroll Gelbvieh Feist Gelbvieh CJ & L Livestock Christensen Gelbvieh Dean Duxbury Ceroll Gelbvieh Ceroll Ranch Duane Hojer Shad and Brandy Ludemann King B Ranch Goldux Gelbvieh Volek Gelbvieh Jana Thorstenson Marvin or Mae Maude Jayden Carrier Duane & Rhonda Thull Alexis L Ceroll Leonhardt Cattle Co Bar TV Gelbvieh Jordan Thull Turkey Creek Gelbvieh Mya Heinje

Selby Lake Preston Wilmot Sisseton Ludlow Hermosa Flandreau Wessington Sisseton Sisseton Oldham Fort Pierre Mound City Wessington Highmore Selby Hermosa Hermosa Oldham Sisseton Lake Preston Hermosa Lake Preston Volin Wilmot

18 3 0 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

99 13 14 9 7 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

117 16 14 12 11 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Duck River

4

10

14

TENNESSEE Duck River Gelbvieh

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NAME

CITY

DOD DOM TOTAL

Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh Farm Hampton Cattle Company Rocky Top Gelbvieh Do Little Farms Eastons New Hope Farm Butler Creek Farms Triple J Farms

Luttrell Celina Crossville Quebeck Hilham Milton Sparta

2 2 2 0 1 0 0

6 6 2 4 0 1 1

8 8 4 4 1 1 1

Amarillo Pickton Sulphur Springs Seguin

1 0 0 0

9 2 2 1

10 2 2 1

0 0 2

7 7 2

7 7 4

Appomattox Red House Dublin Wytheville

7 1 1 0

18 11 0 1

25 12 1 1

Clarkston Creston Ridgefield

7 0 0

10 2 1

17 2 1

Duck

1

2

3

TEXAS Montgomery Gelbvieh Brian Bain Kevin & Shari Mohl Roitsch Cattle Co

UTAH Johnson's Bear River Gelbvieh Tremonton Fremont Gelbvieh Ranch Freemont Pace Ranches Torrey

VIRGINIA C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC. Knoll Crest Farms Castle Rock Farm Cove Creek Cattle

WASHINGTON Ledgerwood Gelbvieh NN Bar Ranch J & P Agricultural LLC

WEST VIRGINIA Hill Top Haven Farm

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Building a Herd through Leadership

by Karley Rumfelt, AGJA Secretary

M

y family started our Gelbvieh operation in the year 2000. We started off with five registered Gelbvieh cows, and through the years we have bought and sold to grow our herd to 40 registered Gelbvieh cows and 70 Gelbvieh-influenced cows.

With our growing herd numbers, we have expanded our operation to focus on the production side of the beef industry. We have also entered the show industry and love it! Over the past six years, we have gone from showing at the county fairs to showing at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. As a family operation, we are fortunate enough to have national champions that we have purchased from Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeders and have had the opportunity to raise some of our own. Our operation has made tremendous improvement in the last 20 years, and we can’t wait to see our production grow in the years to come!

As a family, Rumfelt Farms would like to grow and expand our herd size for production and selling purposes. We would like to expand enough to create our own yearly production sale of performance bulls and females for both the production and showing side of the industry. With this big goal comes many obstacles, which we are willing to work to conquer. As a family operation, we are determined to grow our herd through both numbers and quality. We are on the right track to achieve our goals but have much more work to do before we get there.

Jake Renner Member & Youth Activities Coordinator 303-465-2333 • jake@gelbvieh.org Andrea Murray, Adult Advisor Kingfisher, Okla. • 405-368-9601 murrayfarm@pldi.net Lori Maude, Adult Advisor Hermosa, S.D. • 303-809-3789 lori.maude@gmail.com

Tom Vehige, Adult Advisor Billings, Mo. • 417-772-2002 tbarscattle@gmail.com

As a farm, we like to say, “If you desire to, you can always get better!”

Every year, I try to increase my ability in what I can do with my herd. When I first started my herd, I didn’t know how to manage the business side of the cattle industry, which is a big factor of owning and producing a herd.

Through the years, I have learned how to sell females and bulls through private treaty and communicate with others within the industry, both of which have helped me learn how to expand my knowledge and business ability in marketing and growing my herd.

The American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) has helped shape my production goals by providing numerous amazing opportunities to learn and grow my herd and push myself to make wise decisions for our farm. These experiences have helped my production grow not only in quantity but in quality. I have been an AGJA member for seven years, and have learned great things through many mentors and juniors within the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) and AGJA. I have learned leadership skills, communication skills, business and technology skills and herdsmanship skills – all of which have helped me experience the business side of production. The AGJA has helped my family and me put our production on a business platform to help us sell, grow and shape our herd to be the best it has ever been… so far!

Alexx Starr, President (2018) Stapleton, Neb. • lexi.starr@icloud.com

Cody Forbes, Ex-Officio (2019) De Smet, S.D. • forbesbros.livestock@hotmail.com

Madalynn Welsh, Vice President (2019) Franklin, Neb. • madalynn.welsh@outlook.com

Jaycie Forbes (2021) De Smet, S.D. • jaycie.forbes2003@icloud.com

Preston Dunn, V.P. of Leadership (2020) St. John, Kan. • prestondunnksu@gmail.com

Sadie Morris (2021) Batesville, Miss. • sadieemorris4@gmail.com

Karley Rumfelt, Secretary (2020) Phillipsburg, Mo. • karleyrumfelt2@gmail.com

Lily Judd (2021) Pomona, Kan. • spunkywoodlj@gmail.com

Rachelle Anderson, Treasurer (2020) Jamestown, Kan. • reanderson522@gmail.com

Jaylea Pope (2021) Ravenna, Neb. • jdpope454@gmail.com

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Putting the Best Feet Forward

by Lindsay Upperman, Ph.D.

T

he decision to cull an animal from the herd can be impacted by various factors, such as performance, reproduction and conformation. For years, quality foot and hoof structure have been recognized as important traits to consider by both seedstock and commercial beef cattle producers. Recently, recommendations for the assessment and genetic evaluation of feet and leg structure have been studied.

Hock Set: Hock set is the degree of angularity in the hind leg of an animal. A low score indicates an extremely straight angle or post-legged animal, while a higher score represents too much angle or set to the hock or a sicklehocked animal.

Feet & Leg Scores Hoof claw, hoof angle and hock set should be gathered using a subjective measurement from 1-9 scale, with the middle of the scale being the optimum values. The recommendation is to score the worst hoof or leg on the animal.

Hoof Claw Shape: Hoof claw shape is described as the relative size and curvature of the lateral and medial claw on the individual hoof, where the distance between the between claws serves to indicate the level of divergence. A lower score indicates an open and divergent claw set, while a higher score indicates an extreme scissor or corkscrew claw with curling of one or both claws.

Hoof Angle: Hoof angle is measured as the degree of angularity from the toe and the base of the hoof to the base of the coronary band. Additionally, heel depth plays an important role in the scoring of hoof angle. A score on the low end represents a rigid pastern and hoof or extremely straight hoof, while a higher score represents an extremely shallow heel, long claw, with weak pasterns.

Evaluation At yearling age, bulls and heifers should have their scores collected with all animals in the contemporary group being evaluated. The contemporary group for foot and leg score is a group of yearling animals of the same sex, similar age and have been raised in the same management group. Mature cows and bulls can be evaluated annually when mature weights, mature heights, or body condition scores are collected. If you are collecting mature cow records, those can be recorded in the weaning queue on the online registry. If you have collected data that is ready for submission, please call the AGA office or send the data to lindsay@gelbvieh.org.

When evaluating your animals’ feet and leg scores, it is best to make sure the cattle are on hard, dry and level groundwork with good lighting. If hoof trimming practices are in place, the animals should be evaluated prior to any trimming. Also, the person making the scoring decisions should have a clear, unobstructed view of the animal. As the observer, try to make the scores based on the animal at a stand, while avoiding using a chute or other restraint during the evaluation process. However, if a producer were to feel undertrained to provide a reliable evaluation of feet and leg scores, scoring guidelines (shown with the scoring descriptions) and online training modules are in development to share with the membership.

The figures and information suggested above provide a framework to utilize scores as herd management tools for culling procedures. Ultimately, feet and leg scores can be used as indicator traits to improve structural soundness and increase longevity within the Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeds.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER 88 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 ofofDirectors 8:00 - 11:30AM AM AGA and AGF Board 8:00-11:30 AGA and AGF Board DirectorsMeeting Meeting PM 8:001:00-2:30 - 11:30 AM 1:00 - 2:30 PM 2:30-3:30 PM 1:002:30 - 2:30 PMPM - 3:30 PM 2:303:30-3:45 - 3:30 PM 3:30 - 3:45 PM 3:45-4:30 PM 3:30 - 3:45 PM 3:45 - 4:30PM PM 4:30-5:15 3:45 - 4:30 PM 4:30 - 5:15 PM 4:30 - 5:15 PM 5:15-6:00 PM 5:15 - 6:00 PM 5:15 - 6:00 PM 6:00 - 8:00PM 6:006:00-8:00 - 8:00 PMPM

Opening General Session AGA andGeneral AGF Board of Directors Meeting .............................................................................................................Hotel Opening Session Breed Promotion Committee Meeting Opening GeneralCommittee Session .................................................................................................................................................Hotel Breed Promotion Meeting Break Breed Promotion Committee Meeting ....................................................................................................................Hotel Break Member Education Committee Meeting Break...............................................................................................................................................................................................Hotel Member Education Committee Meeting Breakout Sessions: Member Education Committee Meeting ...............................................................................................................Hotel National Committee Meeting National SaleSale Committee Meeting National Sale Committee Meeting .............................................................................................................................Hotel Finance Committee Meeting Finance Committee Meeting Finance Committee Breakout Sessions:Meeting .........................................................................................................................................Hotel National Show Committee Meeting National Show Committee Meeting National Show Committee Meeting ..........................................................................................................................Hotel Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting ....................................................................................................................Hotel Kick-Off Reception Kick-Off Reception Kick-Off Reception ...............................................................................................................................................................Hotel

December THURSDAY,DECEMBER DECEMBER999 THURSDAY, 7:45-11:00 7:45 - 11:00 AM 7:45-11:00 AMAM 11:00 AM-1:30 PM 11 AM - 1:30 11 AM - 1:30 PM PM 2:00-5:00 PM - 5:00 2:002:00 - 5:00 PMPM 5:30-9:00 PM 5:305:30 - 9:00 PMPM - 9:00

Industry Tour: OKC Stockyards, Shorty’s Caboy Hattery, Boxcar WoodyOKC Industry Tour: OKC Stockyards, Shorty’s Caboy Hattery, Boxcar Woody’s, OKCStockyards StockyardsDistrict District Industry Tour: OKC Stockyards, Shorty’s Caboy Hattery, Boxcar Woody’s, Lunch, provided Lunch, Lunch, provided provided......................................................................................................................................................................Hotel Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup Cattlemen’s Cattlemen’sProfit ProfitRoundup Roundup ...........................................................................................................................................Hotel Bull Pen Session Bull Pen Social .............................................................................................................................................................................TBD Bull

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 FRIDAY, December 10 8:00-9:00 AM Breed Improvement Committee Meeting 8:009:00-10:00 - 9:00 AMAM 8:00 - 9:00 AM 9:0010:00-10:15 - 10:00 AMAM 9:00 - 10:00 AM

Breed Improvement Committee Meeting Breed Improvement Committee Meeting American Gelbvieh Foundation Session.............................................................................................................Hotel American Gelbvieh Foundation FoundationSession Session .................................................................................................................Hotel Break Gelbvieh American

10:15-11:15 AM 10:00 - 10:15 AM 10:00 - 10:15 AM 11:15 AM-12 PM 10:15 - 11:15 AM 10:15 - 11:15 AM 11:15 AM - 12 PM 11:15 AM - 12 PM 12:00-1:30 PM 1:30-3:30 PM 12:00 - 1:30 PM 3:30-5:00 PM 1:3012:00 - 3:30- 1:30 PM PM 5:00-6:00 PM - 3:30 3:301:30 - 5:00 PMPM 6:00-8:00 PM - 5:00 5:003:30 - 6:00 PMPM

Genomics Workshop Break...............................................................................................................................................................................................Hotel Break BreakoutWorkshop Sessions: ...........................................................................................................................................................Hotel Genomics Genomics Workshop Registry Workshop Break-Out Sessions................................................................................................................................................................Hotel Marketing Workshop Break-Out Sessions Registry Workshop ................................................................................................................................................................Hotel Lunch,Workshop provided Registry Marketing Workshop ...........................................................................................................................................................Hotel Annual Meeting Marketing Workshop Lunch, provided......................................................................................................................................................................Hotel AGA Board of Directors Meeting Lunch, Annualprovided Meeting ......................................................................................................................................................................Hotel Happy Hour Annual Meeting AGA Board of Directors Meeting ..................................................................................................................................Hotel Awards Banquet AGA Board Directors Meeting Happy Hourof ...............................................................................................................................................................................Hotel

- 6:00 6:005:00 - 8:00 PMPM

Happy AwardsHour Banquet .....................................................................................................................................................................Hotel

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he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is looking forward to the 2021 AGA National Convention and 50th Anniversary Celebration taking place December 8-10, 2021, in Oklahoma City. AGA members and other Gelbvieh and Balancer® stakeholders will gather for meetings, networking and celebration. The AGA is excited to once again have Neogen as the title sponsor for the event.

Registration and Registration Packets Registration for the 2021 AGA National Convention and 50th Anniversary Celebration is still open.

Registration is $140/adult and $75/junior (ages 8-21).

Pricing is per person and includes all three days of convention with access to each event. Registration is available online or by calling the AGA office at 303-4652333. On-site registration will also be available at the convention.

Please pick up name badges and registration packets upon arrival at convention at the registration desk. Name badges will be required to enter any convention event. If you plan to only attend the AGA Annual Meeting, which begins at 1:30 p.m. CST on Friday, December 10, please be sure to check in at the registration desk to receive a name badge with a delegate designation in order to be considered an eligible voter at the meeting.

Registration Hours at Convention: Wednesday, December 8

8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 9

6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Friday, December 10

7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Hotel Reservations A block of rooms is available at the headquarters hotel, Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel, at the rate of $119.00/night plus tax. Reservations can be made online using the link available on the AGA Convention page on Gelbvieh.org, or by calling reservations at 1-800-325-3535 and give the operator group code: GAN. Rooms should be reserved by November 15, 2021, to receive group pricing.

The hotel is located at 1 N Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102. The Sheraton is located in downtown Oklahoma City and is just steps from Bricktown’s wealth of dining and entertainment options.

Parking and Transportation Self-parking at the hotel is available at the rate of $10.00/day in the Century Parking Garage adjacent to the hotel located on Sheridan Avenue. Hotel Access is on the 3rd floor of the hotel. Please note this parking garage has a corkscrew style entrance and exit ramp with a clearance of 6.8 feet tall. There is a parking garage across the street from the hotel on Sheridan Avenue and N E K Gaylord Blvd with a 7 feet clearance and another parking garage in the middle of Broadway and Main with an 8 feet clearance. Both of these off-site parking garages are within walking distance of the hotel.

For guests flying into Oklahoma City, Uber and Lyft are both convenient transportation options and a great way to get from the airport to the convention-site hotel.

Make sure to download the Uber or Lyft app to your smartphone to travel around the city.

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r. Clay Mathis is director of the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. As director, Dr. Mathis leads KRIRM faculty and staff, and oversees teaching, outreach, and innovation efforts of the of the Institute.

Graduates of the King Ranch Institute currently manage over 150,000 cows on more than 7 million acres of ranchland and wildlife habitat in North America.

Dr. Mathis holds a bachelor’s degree in animal science and master’s degree in the physiology of reproduction from Texas A&M University. He also earned a doctorate from Kansas State University in ruminant nutrition.

From 1998 to 2010, Dr. Mathis worked as a professor and extension livestock specialist at New Mexico State University. Dr. Mathis and his wife, Rhonda, are the proud parents of Morgan, Miles and Amy Kaye Mathis.

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r. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson is a professor in the department of animal sciences at Colorado State University and the director of CSU AgNext. CSU AgNext utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to advance sustainable solutions for animal agriculture.

Prior to leading CSU AgNext, Kim was the director of sustainability for JBS USA, where she was responsible for coordinating the company’s corporate sustainability program and strategy. Kim also served as the executive director of global sustainability at the National

Cattlemen’s Beef Association where she developed the industry’s sustainability program. Kim received her doctorate in animal science from the University of California, Davis and was a postdoctoral fellow at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Beef Cattle Institute. She was awarded as the 2018 Distinguished Young Alumni by the UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. She and her husband, Spencer live on the eastern plains of Colorado and have two sons, Weston and Callan.

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teve Wooten and his wife, Joy, along with daughter, Arin, and son-in-law, Brady Burnham, own and operate Beatty Canyon Ranch located in Las Animas County, Colorado. The ranch has been in existence since 1990 and currently, the ranch has the fourth, fifth and sixth generations of land stewards involved in day-to-day operations. The ranch is a family and faith-based business with its focus on land, livestock, recreation and community. Wooten and his family have been recognized for their commitment to conservation

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on working lands through several awards, most recently, being selected as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Environmental Stewardship Award winner.

Steve is active in the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and currently serves as president. In addition to his involvement in CCA, Steve has and does serve in many capacities on boards and committees on a local, state and national level, including chair of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

Session Highlights T

he 2021 American Gelbvieh Association National Convention and 50th Anniversary Celebration is an event you won’t want to miss. The lineup of sessions at this year’s convention has something for everyone. The event is filled with important association business, information from some of the industry’s top professionals, and plenty of opportunities for networking, celebrating and catching up with old friends.

Opening General Session The convention will officially kick-off at the opening general session at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8.

Keynote speaker, Dr. Clay Mathis, director of the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management, will begin the session talking about the importance of planning for the future. Next, hear AGA President, Dan McCarty, and Executive Director, Megan Slater, speak about the association’s happenings through the past year and introduce the AGA’s new long-range strategic plan.

Kick-Off Reception After an afternoon of committee meetings, it will be time for an evening to unwind at the kick-off reception sponsored by the American Gelbvieh Foundation.

This year’s reception is extra special as we celebrate the AGA’s 50th Anniversary and look forward to being joined by some of AGA’s pioneer members. Be ready to enjoy a cold beverage, mingle with fellow members and reminisce about the early years of AGA.

Industry Tour During this year’s industry tour we will explore some of Oklahoma City’s rich western culture as we make our way to Stockyards City. We will tour Oklahoma National Stockyards, the world’s largest stocker and feeder cattle market. The stockyards are a vital part of both local culture and national trade, and is the only sale of its kind remaining in the United States.

While in Stockyards City, we will also tour Shorty’s Caboy Hattery, and Boxcar Woody, a family-owned business that specializes in reclaimed railroad boxcar planks, cargo flooring and beams.

The tour will end with a steak lunch at the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, known for its unique history and excellent food.

Bull Pen Session Step out on the town as this year’s Bull Pen Session heads to the Bricktown entertainment district on December 9, after the Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup educational symposium. Come experience the heart of downtown Oklahoma City while networking with other convention attendees and the industry-leading speakers of the Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup.

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by the American Gelbvieh Foundation Join the American Gelbvieh Foundation as they walk through the history of AGA and some of the historical moments that helped shape the association.

Annual Membership Meeting Members are encouraged to attend and exercise their right to vote at the AGA Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, December 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown. During the meeting, AGA board of directors elections and important association business will take place. Read candidates bios in the October issue of Gelbvieh World or on the National Convention page on Gelbvieh.org. Members must in good standing with the association in order to cast a vote.

Awards Banquet To cap off Friday’s events and close convention, AGA and AGF will be hosting an evening awards banquet complete with a steak dinner to celebrate the achievements of our membership and customers throughout the past 50 years. Awards will be presented to the newest AGA Hall of Fame inductee, Breeder of the Year and Commercial Producer of the Year. Additionally, members will have the opportunity to bid to on AGA historical items. Gelbvieh enthusiasts will not want to miss this opportunity.

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National Sale

Committee meetings will be held during the AGA National Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

All AGA members are invited to attend all committee meetings. These meetings will consist of presentations from staff and committee chairs as well as discussion of current topics.

Finance

he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) committees play an essential part in the development and implementation of the AGA programs, services and grassroots values of the AGA.

Committee meeting agendas will be available on the convention page on Gelbvieh.org, as well as provided in the convention registration packets, which will be available for pick-up at convention.

Breed Promotion Wednesday, December 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Chair: Sarah Heinrich Co-Chair: Mark Covington Staff Liaisons: Tom Strahm, Malerie Strahm, Katie Harbert

Member Education Wednesday, December 8 at 3:45 p.m.

Chair: Lori Maude Co-Chair: Cory Voss Staff Liaisons: Jake Renner and Lindsay Upperman

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Wednesday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.

Chair: Dan Warner Co-Chair: Tom Vehige Staff Liaison: Tom Strahm

Wednesday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.

Chair: Derek Martin Co-Chair: Jeff Swanson Staff Liaisons: Megan Slater and Barb Standage

National Show Wednesday, December 8 at 5:15 p.m.

Chair: Samee Charriere Co-Chair: Callahan Grund Staff Liaison: Jake Renner

Rules and Bylaws Wednesday, December 8 at 5:15 p.m.

Chair: Leland Clark Co-Chair: Jeff Loveless Staff Liaisons: Megan Slater and Katie Harbert

Breed Improvement Friday, December 10 at 8:00 a.m.

Chair: Dustin Aherin Co-Chair: Brian Dunn Staff Liaisons: Lindsay Upperman and Megan Slater

Hall of Fame Inductee T

he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) will again recognize a dedicated member that has been an influential figure in the Gelbvieh breed. The 2022 AGA Hall of Fame inductee is JJ Boehler of Orleans, Nebraska.

Boehler will be presented with the award at the awards banquet, which will take place December 10, during the 2021 AGA National Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

An AGA member since 1986, Boehler is also a member of the Gelbvieh Association in Nebraska (GAIN), having served as a past board member and on many committees. He has been a continued supporter and contributor to many Gelbvieh events and programs including helping to establish the first paid state breeder representative position and serving as a sale committee member for the GAIN Fall Female Festival.

“JJ is a true pioneer and visionary for the Gelbvieh breed,” Andy LeDoux, Ree Heights, South Dakota, says.

“He is always willing to participate in breed activities, and new ventures. The thing that always made me respect JJ is his unwavering support of this breed and its members.”

In addition to his contributions to the AGA and GAIN, Boehler can boast several accomplishments as a breeder. These include the Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity Champion in 2001, 2004 and 2006, People’s Choice Bull Futurity Champion in 2021, Nebraska

Cattlemen’s Classic Supreme bull recipient two years in a row and many state and national champion awards.

“We have found that JJ has been a leader in utilizing the upcoming new genetics of the Gelbvieh breed,” Robert Anderson, Jamestown, Kansas, says. “We have purchased several herd bulls from him over the past years. Those genetics have produced top quality replacement females, breeding bulls and high-quality steers for both the registered and commercial herds.”

“JJ has one of the most unique cow herds in the breed, winning national titles across the country and raising influential livestock to progress the breed,” Lori Brown, Dwight, Kansas, says. “Titles mean little to the humble breeder though. One drive through the pastures with him, you can seek the spark and pride in his eye. A true breed promoter – for good stock and good people.”

These contributions and accomplishments are significant, but what sets Boehler apart as a person is his integrity and passion. A man of not many words, his drive to grow the Gelbvieh breed with friends, family and future breeders, as well as his work behind the scenes, speaks volumes to his character and to the Gelbvieh breed.

“He is honest, hardworking and unselfish, but most of all he is a good friend and an excellent choice for the American Gelbvieh Association’s Hall of Fame,” says Jeff Swanson, Oxford, Nebraska.

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See the Sights in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum

Myriad Botanical Gardens

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum stands as a symbol of strength in the wake of unspeakable violence. Visit the Memorial Museum to experience the brutality of the Oklahoma City bombing, and the tenderness of the response. Free parking with Museum admission. Suggested Duration: 1-2 hours

Myriad Botanical Gardens is one of Oklahoma City’s most beloved public spaces, offering its visitors a 15 acre natural escape in the very heart of downtown. A halfacre children’s garden, an off-leash dog park, restaurant space, splash fountains, and paths for walking and jogging provide guests young and old with a place to seek solitude with nature, or seek community and the company of others. Suggested Duration: 1-2 hours

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum, located in Oklahoma City, collects, preserves, and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of the American West. Suggested Duration: 2 hours

Bricktown

Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden

Western Shopping

Oklahoma’s premier destination connecting people and our world’s vanishing wildlife and wild places.

Advance purchase of tickets is recommended and no refunds are permitted because of poor weather.

Suggested Duration: More than 3 hours

There’s no shortage of western stores to visit while in Oklahoma City. Langston’s, Teners and Cavendars are all centrally located on the main strip of the OKC historic district, across from the Stockyards and the Cattleman’s Café…a must when in OKC. Be sure to try the blueberry pie, you won’t be disappointed!

The original Oklahoma City destination, Bricktown, offers a glimpse of old OKC. A plethora of dining experiences is sure to suit your tastebuds and the area’s shops will keep your duds on-point! For a full listing of what Bricktown has to offer, check out their website at www.bricktownokc.com

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Visit GelbviehAuction.com, BalancerAuction.com, or call Rance Long 918.510.3464 or Jeff Stansberry 615.479.1852 for details.

EVENTS OF INTEREST GW November 2021

December 2021

Feb. 26

Nov. 6

TJB Gelbvieh Maternal Magic X Bull Sale, Chickamauga, Ga.

Dec. 2-4 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Princesses of the Prairie Online Female Sale

Black Gold Genetics Bull Sale

Feb. 26

Nov. 6

B/F Cattle Co Maternal Integrity Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull Sale, Butler, Mo.

Dec. 3

Knoll Crest Farm Total Performance Bull Sale, Red House, Va.

Locust Hill Cattle Company Inaugural Bull Sale

Feb. 26

Nov. 6

Prairie Grove Gelbvieh Complete Gelbvieh & Balancer Dispersal, Danville, Iowa

Dec. 5

The Gathering Sale, Olds, Alberta

Post Rock Cattle Company Cowman’s Kind Bull and Female Sale

March 2022

Nov. 6

Nov. 13

Seedstock Plus Red Reward Fall Edition Bull & Female Sale, Wheeler Livestock Auction, Osceola, Mo. Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants Fall Bull and Female Sale, Carthage, Ind.

Dec. 8-10 AGA National Convention, Oklahoma City, Okla.

March 1 Warner Beef Genetics Genetic Investment Bull Sale, Arapahoe, Neb.

Dec. 11

SEGA Gelbvieh and Friends Female Sale, Pierce, Colo.

Dec. 12

DTK Cattle Co Online Female Sale

March 4 Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch 33rd Annual Bull Sale, Ponteix, Saskatchewan Canada

Dec. 13-17 AGF Steer Challenge and Scale & Rail Contest Steer Delivery, Kinsley Feeders

March 5 Hilltop Farms Bull Sale

Nov. 13-15 NAILE Gelbvieh and Balancer® Events, Louisville, Ky.

Dec. 18

March 5 Lazy TV Ranch 41st Annual Bull Sale, Selby, S.D.

Nov. 19

January 2022

Nov. 19

Nov. 20

Gelbvieh Association in Nebraska 3rd Annual Select Sale, Arapahoe, Neb. Warner Beef Genetics Genetic Opportunities Female Sale, Arapahoe, Neb. Butler Creek Farms Power in the Blood VI Online Elite Female and Embryo Sale

Nov. 22-25 Great Northern Livestock Exposition Nov. 23

Martin’s Golden Image Cattle Elite Heifer Online Sale

Nov. 27

Boys from the South Bull Sale, Lebanon, Tenn.

Nov. 30

Warner Beef Genetics Commercial Edition Female Sale, Arapahoe, Neb.

Jan. 2-5

CJ&L Livestock 8th Annual Bull Sale, Hermosa S.D. Cattlemen’s Congress Gelbvieh and Balancer® Events, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Jan. 9-10 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Events, Denver, Colo.

February 2022 Feb. 12

Feb. 12

J&K Gelbvieh Farm and Prairie Breeze Ranch Genetic Power Bull Sale, Springfield, Mo. Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Annual Bull Sale, Dickinson, N.D.

Feb. 15

Cedar Top Ranch Maternal Empire Bull Sale, Burwell, Neb.

Feb. 17

Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh 2022 Production Sale, Medina, N.D.

March 5 Judd Ranch 44th Annual Bull Sale, Pomona, Kan.

March 5 SEGA Gelbvieh PoundMakin’ Genetics Bull Sale, Pierce, Colo.

March 7 Hojer Ranch 30th Annual Gelbvieh & Balancer Production Sale, Lake Preston, S.D. March 10 Raile Gelbvieh Annual Production Sale March 12 Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants 19th Annual Spring Bull and Female Sale, Carthage, Ind. March 18 Southwest Iowa Bull & Female Sale

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GW BREEDERS CORNER ALABAMA

INDIANA COLORADO

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Gelbvieh Cattle For Sale Carl, Rebecca & Emily Griffiths

1577 N 600 E • Kendallville, Ind. 46755

Dave & Dawn Bowman

260/897-2160 • ggge3g@embarqmail.com

Your call or visit is Always Welcome

55784 Holly Rd. • Olathe, CO 81425

(970) 323-6833 www.bowkranch.com

FEMALES PRIVATE TREATY

ARIZONA The Prosser Family

IOWA

Replacement Heifers Spring Calving Heifers and Cows Red/Blacks

Jim Roelle 38330 CR 49 Peetz, CO 80747

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

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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

LONE OAK

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

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www.bartbar.com • info@bartbar.com

Eric Ehresman 20963 30th St.

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

hornsandthorns@netins.net

(319) 480-1564

Mechanicsville, Iowa 52306

Martens Gelbvieh

Gary Martens 2126 500th St • Walnut, Iowa 51577 712.764.5007 (H) • 712.249.5744 (C) martensgl@yahoo.com

ARKANSAS

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Annual Bull and Female Sale March 18, 2022 with the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh Group

Neal

(870) 426-4469 or (870) 704-9450

ILLINOIS

15702 Hodges Rd., Omaha, Ark. 72662 Hodgesranch@live.com

David & Rita Martin

256 Boyce Road Judsonia, Ar 72081 C: 501.278.7614 www.martincattleco.com

Private Treaty Sales Available Year Round

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Roy & Nancy Holste 3113 260th Street Clarinda, Iowa 51632 712-303-0263 • 712-303-1947 tripleh1@unitedwb.coop

Bulls and Heifers for sale Private Treaty

Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer Genetics Available Private Treaty Sales

Martin Cattle Company

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J & K GELBVIEH FARM, INC. Jerry & Karen Wilson 335 Gelbvieh Lane, Ava, IL 62907 618-521-8620 • jkgf88@frontier.com REGISTERED GELBVIEH AND BALANCER®

To purchase a Breeder Block, contact Katie Harbert at

katie@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.

BREEDERS CORNER GW POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY

KANSAS

3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418 Bill Clark: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.392.0888 Office: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.792.6208 Fax: 785.792.6250 Email: prcc@twinvalley.net

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Cattle Company Owensville, MO

26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, Kan. 67661 e-mail: bararrow@ruraltel.net • 785-543-5177

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle

Jared, Caisie, Brooke & Cameron 573.280.4633

Gilbert & Debra 573.646.3477

Bulls and Females for Sale by private treaty year round.

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

Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available.

Al & Mary Knapp Cell: (913) 219-6613 18291 158th Street H: (913) 724-4105 Basehor, Kan. 66007 www.triplekgelbvieh.com e-mail: knappa@swbell.net

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

620.654.6507 (John Cell) • 620.654.6731 (Johnny Cell)

MINNESOTA

Annual Production Sale 1st Saturday in April

SWENSON GELBVIEH

Dean Swenson

17513 Hwy 10 Little Falls, MN 56345 swen@centurylink.net

Kevin Ireland Docility 237 SW 30th Ave. & Trenton, MO 64683 Proven Cell (660) 635-1433 Performance ksi1987@grundyec.net

ROGERS VALLEY FBreed ARM GELBVIEH for Tomorrow’s Cattle Today!

A Breed Leader in Tenderness & Marbling

www.rogersvfg.com P.O. Box 51 Mendon, Mo. 64660 660-375-7266 (C) RONALD ROGERS

(h) 320.632.5848 • (c) 320.630-5536

Polled • Purebred • Red • Black

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

email: rogers_valley_farm_feedlot@hotmail.com

RUMFELT

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CONTACT:

BRAD, Amy OR KARLEY RUMFELT Committed to raising quality seedstock Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle Elmer, Brenda, Brad & Benny McWilliams Asbury, Mo. 64832 • 417-842-3225 • 417-529-0081(cell)

417-664-6936 brumfelt7556@gmail.com PHILLIPSBURG, MO.

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GW BREEDERS CORNER NORTH CAROLINA

Billings, MO Focused on the Future Bull and Female Sale held each October.

Tom, Stacy, Justin, Kyle & Grace Vehige (573) 690-3813 | tbarscattle@gmail.com Follow @tbars1993 on Facebook and Instagram!

Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit

Myron & Valerie Bahm 21640 Lawrence 2192 Aurora, MO 65605

Quality Gelbvieh, Angus & Balancer Cattle

Mark & Patty Goes 39414 SW 75th Rd. Odell, Neb. 68415 (402) 766-3627

417-576-0687(c)

email: whiteoakfarms@live.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer®

DUANE & WENDY STRIDER, OWNERS

(336) 964-6277

ccrosscattle@yahoo.com • ccrosscattle.com

Squeakin’ By-LK Farms Gelbvieh Bulls Black

Kyle & Lori Kuker Shubert, NE

Balancer Females Red

402-883-7246

402-883-2366 402-245-7512 sqblkfarms.com Facebook.com/sqblkfarms sqblkfarms@gmail.com

MONTANA QUALITY LIVESTOCK THAT WORK FOR YOU Quarter Horses Want to Please Strong Bone Intelligent Athletic

Gelbvieh Carcass Quality Calving Ease Tenderness Docility

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

CCRO CAROLINA EXCLUSIVE 1230Y

CCRO CAROLINA LEVERAGE 3214A

THE HERD THAT CONSISTENTLY PRODUCES CATTLE WITH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS AND EYE APPEAL.

ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE 2ND SATURDAY IN NOV. Private Treaty Sales Available Year Round.

Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.

Jeff Swanson • 308/991-0727 10908 724 Road • Oxford, Neb. 68967 www.swansoncattleco.com

Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February

GELBVIEH

BALANCER

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

NEBRASKA

NORTH D AKOTA

Scott Wolf Travis Wolf 308.537.3588 308.529.3733 Gothenburg, Neb. • wolfgelbvieh@gmail.com www.facebook/wolfgelbvieh.com

NEVADA GELBVIEH

BALANCER

ANGUS

Private Treaty Bull & Heifer Sales • Orchard, Neb. Val Livingston • www.88ranch.com • 402-655-2288 6700 County Rd. 19 S. Minot, N.D. 58701

Cedar Top Ranch Scott & Raberta Starr 212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163 (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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Dick & Jean Williams

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

P.O. Box 156 Orovada, NV 89425

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

Rob Arnold

Email: RLAGelbvieh@aol.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers®

BREEDERS CORNER GW Dennis & Sherry Gustin Family Al and Peggy Gustin Mandan, N.D. • 701-663-7266

Richie & Sarah Heinrich 701-320-6484 (cell) email: gustindd@wildblue.net www.gustinsdiamondd.com

VIRGINIA

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

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

OKLAHOMA LeGRAND

Keith, Janice, Dustin & Britney

Ed & Alberta LeGrand

809 S. Redlands Rd. • Stillwater, Okla. 74074

605-852-2131

405-747-6950 • alane@c21global.com

kvolek@venturecomm.net

Homo. Black, Homo. Polled • Breeding Stock Available

Koehn Cattle Co. Patrick Koehn

73243 Carter Rd., Goltry, Okla.

580-541-2633 koehncattlecompany@gmail.com

Gelbvieh Genetics at Work

TENNESSEE CAVE CREEK CATTLE JEFF PROCTOR

CHARLOTTE, TN | 931.801.5787 WWW.CAVECREEKCATTLE.COM CAVECREEKCATTLE@GMAIL.COM

SOUTH DAKOTA Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C) Ranch 605.255.4448 lori.maude@gmail.com

Hermosa, S.D.

Annual Bull Sale 3rd Saturday in December.

LAZY TV S e l by, S D

vwthor@sbtc.net www.Balancerbulls.com

Office James D. Bennett Paul S. Bennett Jim G. Bennett Brian R. Bennett Dalton G. Bennett

(434) 376-3567 (434) 376-7299 (434) 941-8245 (434) 664-7935 (434) 664-8309 (434) 664-7946

PO Box 117 • Red House, VA • 23963

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Doug & Sue Hughes 6916 Peppers Ferry Road Max Meadows, VA 24360 C 276/620-4271 lwhf@wiredog.com

Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle

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

12980 Cedar Rd. Vaughn & Wendy 605-848-0421 Gina 605-850-9390

www.knollcrestfarm.com knollcrest@knollcrestfarm.com

“Superior Gelbvieh and Balancer Cattle”

Chris & Jordan Hampton • Charles & Sue Hampton 839 Davistown Rd. Celina, Tenn. 38551 931-243-3213 H 931-510-3213 C hamptoncattlecompany@gmail.com

Registered Bulls & Replacement Females

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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GW BREEDERS CORNER Ronn Cunningham

SERVICE CENTER All your A.I. needs!!

Bull Barn Genetics 35 Years in business

• Gelbvieh • Sheaths • Gloves • Angus • Red Angus • Cito Thaw Units • Simmental • Tanks • Club Calf • A.I. Kits • Arm Service • Salers • Shorthorn Eldon & Kathy Starr • Dairy 210 Starr Dr • Stapleton, Neb. 69163 • Charolais bullbarn@bullbarn.com • Hereford 800-535-6173 • www.bullbarn.com

To purchase a Breeder Block, contact Katie Harbert at

katie@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.

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AUCTIONEER P.O. Box 146 • Rose, Okla. 74364

918-629-9382 cellular

Cattlemen’s Connection Specializing in

• Gelbvieh Semen Sales • Consulting • Order Buying (all purchases guaranteed)

Roger & Peg Gatz (785) 742-3163

Call Toll-Free: 1-800-743-0026 Visit our website: www.cattlemensconnection.com

Dan McCarty • Auctioneer • • Professional Ring Service • 970-481-5217

Join Us

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9

Free to Attend

SHERATON OKLAHOMA CITY DOWNTOWN HOTEL

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

SYMPOSIUM 2:30-5:00 P.M.

All cattlemen and women are invited to attend this FREE educational symposium. Listen to industryleading speakers discuss the topic of sustainability, why it matters to the beef industry and how it applies to seedstock and commercial operations. This year’s symposium will be held during the 2021 AGA National Convention and 50th Anniversary Celebration. For information on the events, please visit Gelbvieh.org.

GW AD INDEX 3 G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 AGJA Donation Heifer . . . . . . . . . 54 B/F Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Bar Arrow Cattle Company . . . . . 51 Bar JR Gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Bar T Bar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Beef Quality Assurance . . . . . . . . . 22 Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Boys from the South . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Bull Barn Genetics . . . . . . . . . . 39, 54 Butler Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C-Cross Cattle Company . . . . . . . 52 C.H. Morris & Sons, LLC. . . . . . . . 53 Canadian Gelbvieh Association . . 54 Cattlemen’s Connection. . . . . . . . . 54 Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup . . . . . 55 Cave Creek Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Cedar Top Ranch . . . . . . . . . . BC, 52 Chimney Butte Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 52 Circle S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 CJ&L Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh . . . . . . 53 Cranview Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Dan McCarty, Auctioneer . . . . . . . 54 Diamond L Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Doak Lambert, Auctioneer . . . . . . 54 DTK Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Gelbvieh Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Green Hills Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . 47, 52 GS Ridge Top Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (All Periodicals Publications Except Requester Publications) 1. Publication Title

2. Publication Number

Gelbvieh World 4. Issue Frequency

Monthly, except February, June, September

1

0

8

4

-_

Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh . . . 53 Hampton Cattle Company . . . . . . 53 Hart Farm Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Hilltop Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Hodges Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Hojer Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 J & K Gelbvieh Farm, Inc. . . . . . . . 50 Judd Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kansas Livestock Association . . . . 12 Kicking Horse Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Knoll Crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 53 Koehn Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Lazy TV Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Little Windy Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . 53 Lone Oak Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 M&P Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Martens Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Martin Cattle Company. . . . . . . . . 50 Martin’s Golden Image Cattle . . . . 16 McMahan Cove Gelbvieh . . . . . . . 50 Mitchell Marketing Services . . . . . 54 MLM Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Mulroy Farms, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 National Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 National Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Neogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Nine Bar Nine Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . 53 Nowack Cattle Company. . . . . . . . 51 Plateau Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Plus One Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 13. Publication Title

14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below

Gelbvieh World

1

0

0

09/13/2021

5. Number of Issues Published Annually

6. Annual Subscription Price

9

$40.00

7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication (Not printer) (Street, city, county, state, and ZIP+4 ®)

1001 S. 70th Street, Ste 215 Lincoln, NE 68510

15. Extent and Nature of Circulation

16.

lectronic Copy Circulation

Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months

a. Paid lectronic Copies

a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run) (1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies)

Telephone (Include area code)

(303) 465-2333 1001 S. 70th Street, Ste 215 Lincoln, NE 68510 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor (Do not leave blank) Publisher (Name and complete mailing address)

American Gelbvieh Association 1001 S. 70th Street, Ste 215 Lincoln, NE 68510

b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail)

Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies)

N/A

N/A

Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS®

N/A

N/A

No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date

6

(4)

Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS (e.g., First-Class Mail®)

N/A

10. Owner (Do not leave blank. If the publication is owned by a corporation, give the name and address of the corporation immediately followed by the names and addresses of all stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of the total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, give the names and addresses of the individual owners. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, give its name and address as well as those of each individual owner. If the publication is published by a nonprofit organization, give its name and address.)

Full Name Complete Mailing Address

1001 S. 70th Street, Ste 215 Lincoln, NE 68510

11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities. If none, check box ✔ None

b. Total Paid Print Copies ( ine 15c)

d. Percent Paid (Both Print

I certif that 5

d. Free or (1) Free or Nominal Rate Outside-County Copies included on PS Form 3541 Nominal Rate Distribution (2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541 (By Mail and Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS Outside (3) (e.g., First-Class Mail) the Mail)

Managing Editor (Name and complete mailing address)

4248

(3)

[Sum of 15b (1), (2), (3), and (4)]

Laura Handke 1001 S. 70th Street, Ste 215 Lincoln, NE 68510

4250

(2)

Editor (Name and complete mailing address)

Full Name

Average No. Copies No. Copies of Single Each Issue During Issue Published Preceding 12 Months Nearest to Filing Date

6

Contact Person

Katie Harbert

8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher (Not printer)

American Gelbvieh Association

State ent of nership, Manage ent, and Circulation All Periodicals Publications Except e uester Publications

09/13/2021

3. Filing Date

5

Post Rock Cattle Company . . . . . . 51 Prairie Breeze Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Prairie Hills Gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . 9, 53 ProHart Seedstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Red Ridge Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh . . . . 51 Ronn Cunningham, Auctioneer . . 54 Rumfelt Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 S.J. Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Sawtooth Gelbvieh Cattle & Hay . 52 Squeakin’ By-LK Farms . . . . . . . . . 52 Steer Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Swanson Cattle Company . . . . . . . 52 SweetPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Swenson Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 T Bar S Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Taubenheim Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . 52 The 88 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Gathering Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Stock Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Thull Gelbvieh Farm . . . . . . . . . . . 53 TJB Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Triple H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Triple K Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Volek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Warner Beef Genetics . . . . . . . . . IBC White Oak Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Wilkinson Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Wolf Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

(4)

Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail (Carriers or other means)

e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15d (1), (2), (3) and (4))

f. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c and 15e)

g. Copies not Distributed (See Instructions to Publishers #4 (page #3))

13

7

4263

4255

N/A

N/A

of all

lectronic Copies) (16b divided by 16c

100)

N/A

50

50

N/A

N/A

50

50

4300

4298

65

60

h. Total (Sum of 15f and g)

4365

4358

i. Percent Paid (15c divided by 15f times 100)

99.14

98.99

4306

4304

99.14

99.00

distributed copies electronic and print are paid above a no inal price.

17. Publication of Statement of Ownership ✔ If the publication is a general publication, publication of this statement is re uired.

in the 11/1/20

ill be printed

Publication not re uired.

issue of this publication.

1 . Signature and Title of ditor, Publisher, Business Manager, or Owner

N/A

4621

4269

Paid lectronic Copies ( ine 16a)

Date

09/13/2021 I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information re uested on the form may be sub ect to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).

* If you are claiming electronic copies, go to line 16 on page 3. If you are not claiming electronic copies, skip to line 17 on page 3.

Complete Mailing Address

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