Jan-Feb 2019 Ohio Angus News

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Ohio Beef Expo - Ohio State Fairgrounds - Columbus, Ohio

Saturday • March 16, 2019 • 12 Noon

Claylick Run Genetics HFS Angus Paradise Cattle Co. Rains Angus Way View Cattle Co., LLC Gahler Farms Egner Farms Angus Dadosky Farm

Consignors:

Toussaint River Angus MC Livestock Mollenkopf Cattle Co. Mullett Angus Highland II Angus Pamer Farms Atterholt Farms Tyn Rhos Farm

Wells Livestock NRC Farms Salansky Angus Baird Angus Farm Burks Cattle Co. Maplecrest Farms Scioto Valley Angus Pebblecreek Angus

For more information or to request a sale book contact: Dan Wells • 740-505-3843 danwells@ohioangus.org

Secretary’s Corner

In This Issue...

Ohio Angus Super Star Sale Secretary’s Corner Top 10 Angus Breeders in Ohio Ohio Angus Auxiliary Scholarships Angus Foundation at NWSS Angus E.P.D. Meeting Ohio Cattleman’s Banquet Recap 2019 Directory & Handbook Ad Specs Calendar of Events 2019 Ohio Beef School

Ohio Angus Breeders,

I hope everyone has been surviving another unique Ohio winter and will have enough hay to make it till spring grass arrives. The constant swing between warmer temperatures with an abundance of rain and extreme cold snaps has made it a challenge for all to keep cows fed yet alone calving! I know I’m growing tired or MUD!

None the less spring is just around the corner, and that means Spring Sale Season! Headlining Spring Angus Sales will be the Angus Super Star Sale at the Ohio Beef Expo. We have compiled a solid offering from many of Ohio’s top breeders as well as several new consignors from out of state. This will surely be a tremendous sale and I encourage everyone to attend. This will be the first sale since the Ohio Angus Board put in place new sale criteria for bulls selling at the Beef Expo. As expected this has reduced the size of the sale offering however once the catalog comes out, I think you will agree that it’s a very high quality sale offering of bulls.

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2018 Ohio Angus Assoc. Officers President: Joe Sanders (419) 648-3233 sanders_skylight_farm@hotmail.com Vice President: Todd Raines (937) 217-0499

tmraines@agristar.net Chairman: Tim Harsh (740) 595-3543 hfsangus@hotmail.com Treasurer: Allen Gahler (419) 360-2091 gahler2@yahoo.com Secretary/Fieldman: Dan Wells (740) 505- 3843 danwells@ohioangus.org

This Saturday, February 2nd; Ohio Angus will be holding our Annual Banquet and Meeting at the Certified Angus Beef Culinary Center in Wooster, OH. The banquet will include the 2018 Junior Show awards, Distinguished Service Award and the 2019 Ohio Angus Directory Premier Page auction. If you are interested in a Premier Page and can attend the Banquet, please let me know. The 2019 Directory is scheduled to be distributed at the Ohio Beef Expo. After the auctions we will still have advertising pages available. If you would like to reserve a page, contact me asap to do so and discuss details of your ad.

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THE TEN OHIO BREEDERS WHO REGISTERED THE MOST ANGUS

The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Ohio recorded a total of 973 Angus with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30, according to Allen Moczygemba, Association chief executive officer.

The 10 top recorders in Ohio are: Way View Cattle Co LLC, Hebron James Coffelt, Cadiz Maplecrest Farms, Hillsboro Beverly Wagner, Hamilton Burgett Angus Farm LLC, Carrollton Corner Stone Genetics, Raymond Rylee E Closser, Hebron The Hollybrook Farm, Bidwell Lauren A Grimes, Hillsboro Louiso Farms, West Union.

Angus breeders across the nation in 2018 registered 327,067 head of Angus cattle. “Our growth this fiscal year continues to demonstrate strong demand for Angus genetics and solidifies our long-held position as a leader in the beef cattle industry,” Moczygemba says. “These results underscore our members’ commitment to providing genetic solutions to the beef cattle industry.”

ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. The American Angus Association is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving nearly 25,000 members across the United States, Canada and several other countries. The Association provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers. For more information about Angus cattle and the Association, visit www.ANGUS.org.

Ohio Angus Auxiliary Scholarships Available Graduating Seniors Ohio Angus Auxiliary Scholarships are open to all graduating seniors who are both members of the Ohio Jr. Angus Association, and have received their Bronze and Silver Show Awards.

Ohio winners will be forwarded on for National scholarship competition.

Applications must be sent to: Christina Howell 1495 Snake Rd Shelby, Ohio 44875 Applications MUST BE POSTMARKED BY March 31, 2019 SEND VIA PRIORITY MAIL with tracking number!

American Angus Auxiliary Scholarship rules apply.

Application form can be found at www.angusauxiliary.com If you have any questions contact Christina at: howell521@gmail.com or by phone at Cell: 419-295-9247

You can’t win if you don’t fill out the application!

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Angus Foundation Raises $127,500 at the National Western Stock Show

Offered by: Top Line Farm, Tremont, Illinois Purchased by: Reisig Cattle, Lewistown, Montana, for $13,500 Offering choice of three matings: Sire: Conley Express 7211- (18941522) Dam: CF Top Line lady 814- (16106760) Due: 3/13/19

Angus breeders support education, youth and research by purchasing Foundation Heifer Package and heifer pregnancies.

Since 1980, the Angus Foundation has delivered an elite Angus Foundation Heifer Package at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver to generate unrestricted funds for Angus education, youth and research efforts. The Angus Foundation also offered five cutting-edge confirmed heifer pregnancies from notable Angus breeders. Combined, the six lots raised an impressive $127,500 in support of the Angus breed’s future.

Foundation Heifer Package

Tari Hoagland and Rick Smith of Lakeview Angus in Mead, Colorado, purchased the Angus Foundation Heifer for $65,000. The package also includes: 30 days of free insurance from American Live Stock Insurance Co., Geneva, Illinois; free transportation to the buyer’s ranch provided by Lathrop Livestock Transportation, Dundee, Illinois; and an advanced reproductive technology package from Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa.

Krebs Ranch of Gordon, Nebraska, donated the elite heifer, KR Queen 8213. The scarcity in her genetics made her a valuable investment for the buyers, as she is the only ET calf of that particular mating to leave the ranch.

“We are so excited to be bringing this heifer back home with us,” Hoagland said. “She’ll be a great donor and will be instrumental in developing our bulls.”

Sire: S&R Roundtable J328- (17573679) Dam: Top Line Lady 1176- (16977309) Due: 1/22/19 Sire: Conley Express 7211- (18941522) Dam: Top Line lady 9111- (16556162) Due: 3/13/19

The Angus Foundation Heifer Package has raised more than $2.5 million since the inception of the event.

“The Angus Foundation Heifer Package continues to be the premier fundraiser to increase opportunities for Angus education, youth and research,” said Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president. “We can’t thank our donors and buyers enough for investing in the future of the Angus breed through their generous support of this year’s event.”

For more information about the Angus Foundation or the annual Angus Foundation Heifer Package sale, visit angusfoundation.org.

— Written by Kate Ryan, Angus Communications

Angus E.P.D. Meeting February 26, 2019 • 6:30 P.M.

University of Findlay Animal Science Farm 14700 St. Rt. 68, Findlay Ohio 45840

Heifer Pregnancies

The five confirmed heifer pregnancies raised a collective $62,500. Those pregnancies are:

**Meal Provided and Sponsored by United Producers Inc.**

Offered by: Blackstone Cattle Company, Mineral Point, Wisconsin Purchased by: Belle Point Ranch, Lavaca, Arkansas, for $5,000 Sire: Byergo Black Magic 3348- (17803074) Dam: Riverbend Blackcap X1245- (16693030) Due: 3/1/19

Presentation Topics:

• EPD - - - Enabling Prudent Decisions!!!!!

• EPD’s Estimated Progeny Difference--an elementary approach • Questions you should ask when purchasing your next “Herd Sire” • Percentile of an EPD • How to make EPD’s work for you...maternal, carcass quality, growth • Making mating decisions using EPD’s • How Genomics (DNA) embrace EPD’s • Angus Link program - how we can make it work in Ohio!

Offered by: Deer Valley Farm, Fayetteville, Tennessee Purchased by: Belle Point Ranch, Lavaca, Arkansas, for $8,000 Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund- (18827828) Dam: Deer Valley Isabel X3C- (18597512) Due: 1/26/19 Offered by: Musgrave Angus, Griggsville, Illinois Purchased by: Ingram Angus, Pulaski, Tennessee, for $11,000 Sire: Casino Bomber N33 (#18658677) Dam: MCATL Blackbird 831-1378 (#16896985+) Due: 1/18/19 Offered by: Riverbend Ranch, Idaho Falls, Idaho Purchased by: Pollard Farms, LLC, Waukomis, Oklahoma, for $25,000 Sire: Jindra Acclaim- (17972810) Dam: Riverbend Miss Rita 6013- (18443470) Due: 1/17/19

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Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Celebrates an Outstanding Year

Ohio beef producers and industry leaders met to develop policy, learn about consumer preferences and beef demand and to celebrate the many achievements of cattlemen at the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, Jan. 12, 2019, at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center, Ohio.

More than 250 people attended the event. In addition to the annual meeting and evening banquet, there were educational breakout sessions and several youth opportunities throughout the day. Sponsors who contributed to the event’s success include Ag Credit, Alltech, COBA/Select Sires, Columbiana/Mahoning/ Trumbull Cattlemen’s Association, Farm Credit Mid-America, Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company, Ohio Association of Meat Processors and the Stark County Cattlemen’s Association.

The day featured youth opportunities sponsored by Farm Credit Mid-America, including the Youth Beef Quiz Bowl and a beef quality assurance session. Nearly 30 youth participated in this two-part contest, consisting of written and verbal rounds. The winners were as follows: Junior Division: Lara Rittenhouse, Clark County, first place individual; Emma Yochum, Highland County, second place individual; and Tatumn Poff, Geauga County, third place individual. The top junior team included Tatumn Poff, Taylor Poff, Connor Yochum and Emma Yochum. Intermediate Division: Paige Phillips, Clark County, first place individual; Ellie Gehret, Clark County, second place individual; and Jared Cummings, Montgomery County, third place individual. The top intermediate team included Ellie Gehret, Courtney Hamilton, Paige Phillips and Lara Rittenhouse. Senior Division: Kady Davis, Carroll Co­­­unty, first place individual; Allison Davis, Carroll County, second place individual; Abbie Greer, Stark County, third place individual. The top senior team included Allison Davis, Kady Davis, Abbie Greer and Clare Soehnlen.

The Ohio State University Department of Animal Sciences beef cattle researchers Dr. Alvaro Garcia Guerra, Dr. Anthony Parker, and Dr. Alejandro Relling presented information on their areas of research specialization during the annual meeting’s morning session. The session was followed by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation (OCF) luncheon and update from retiring OCF president, Joe Foster, of Gallipolis, Ohio.

22 scholarships were presented to outstanding youth during the luncheon. Kady Davis, Carroll County; Mary Baker, Wayne County; Emily Horst, Wayne County; Meredith Oglesby, Highland County; Evan Smith, Fairfield County; McKayla Raines, Adams County; Lauren Grover, Highland County; Josh Dickson, Licking County; Caitlin Koschnick, Crawford County and Adison Niese, Richland County, received the $1,000 Cattlemen’s Gala scholarship, funded by the 2018 event. Erica Snook, Noble County; Natalie Wagner, Brown County; Erin Dilger-Lawrence, Licking County and Caitlyn Gaddis, Knox County were awarded $1,000 Tagged for Greatness Scholarships, which are funded with the sales of the Ohio Beef license plate.

Desirae Logsdon, Fairfield County; Nicholas Shaw,

Greene County; Sarah Hunker, Huron County and Quinton Waits, Fayette County, received a $1,000 Country Club Scholarship, which was funded by the putt-putt course at the 2018 Ohio State Fair.

Caroline Blay, Portage County, was awarded the $1,000 Noah Cox Memorial Scholarship. Keri Felumlee, Licking County, was awarded the $1,000 William Cleland Memorial scholarship. Allison Davis, Carroll County, was award the $1,000 Julie Regula Memorial Scholarship. Kinley Kreis, Muskingum County, was awarded the Saltwell Expo scholarship, funded by the Saltwell Western Store and Ohio Beef Expo, that will be presented at the 2019 Ohio Beef Expo in March.

Following the luncheon, 2019 OCA president, Sasha Rittenhouse, of New Carlisle, Ohio, and OCA staff offered an “Engaging OCA’s Grassroots” breakout session that outlined ways for attendees to maximize their involvement in OCA and the beef industry through events, programs and advocacy.

During the annual meeting, Ohio cattlemen heard from Allison Rivera, Executive Director of Government Affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Dr. Sara Place, Senior Director of Sustainable Beef Production Research, also with NCBA. Pam Haley, an OCA Board of Directors member from West Salem, Ohio, coordinated the policy development portion of the meeting. These resolutions covered a broad range including agriculture and food policy, cattle health and wellbeing, international trade and property rights and environmental management.

In addition, OCA’s Membership Committee recognized the members of OCA’s Top Hand Recruiting Club. Purina Animal Nutrition and Quality Liquid Feed sponsored the awards. The top OCA membership recruiter for 2018 was Sasha Rittenhouse, Clark County.

The Ohio CattleWomen (OCW) conducted their annual meeting and were joined by American National CattleWomen president, Gwen Geis of Wyoming.

OCA members and guests reconvened that evening for the banquet to celebrate another successful year. NCBA’s Rivera emphasized the importance of OCA and NCBA membership, noting that without a supportive membership base, neither organization can fully advocate for the beef industry. The banquet concluded with OCA presenting seven prestigious awards to deserving cattlemen and supporters of Ohio’s beef industry.

Robison Farms, Mingo, Ohio – Commercial Producer of the Year; Paint Valley Farms, Millersburg, Ohio – Seedstock Producers of the Year; Brad Thornburg, Barnesville, Ohio – Young Cattleman of the Year; Tom Price, Delaware, Ohio – Industry Service; Stickel Farms, Bowling Green Ohio – Environmental Stewardship; and Bob Agle, South Vienna, Ohio – Industry Excellence. 2019 was the first year for the Outstanding County Affiliate award, which was presented to the Clark County Cattle Producers.

Awards in these categories were sponsored by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association with Farm and Dairy, Farm World, Ohio Farmer, Ohio’s Country Journal, In Ohio Country Today and Brownfield Ag News, respectively.

Award videos were sponsored by the Ohio Angus Association, Ohio Shorthorn Breeders’ Association, Heritage Cooperative, Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Beef Council, Clark County Cattle Producers, Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association, respectively.

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2019 Ohio Angus Association Membership Directory & Handbook

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• Membership directory with Ohio Angus Association, Jr. Association, and Ladies Auxiliary information, show and sale info, event calendar, breeder tools, activity results and photos, and advertisements.

• Published annually in March. Mailed directly to all members and advertisers.

• Additional copies distributed throughout Ohio and surrounding states at shows, sales, and industry events.

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For more information, or to reserve an ad space contact: Ohio Angus Association Dan Wells, Sec./Fieldman 740-505-3843 danwells@ohioangus.org

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Ohio Angus Calender of Events

Ohio Angus Annual Meeting & Banquet; Wooster, OH Ohio Beef Expo, Columbus, OH

Ohio Angus Super Star Sale, Columbus, OH Maplecrest Farms Performance Bull Sale, Hillsboro, OH Partners in Performance Bull Sale, Zanesville, OH Burgett Angus Annual Bull Sale, Carrollton, OH

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2019 Ohio Beef School

To suggest that 2018 has been a challenge for Ohio’s cattlemen is, at best, an understatement. The weather has made it nearly impossible throughout the year to harvest high quality forage in a timely fashion, the constantly muddy conditions have caused animals to utilize more energy than normal, and even though temperatures have been moderate much of this fall, cows with a constantly wet hair coat have also expended more energy. For many, this has created the “perfect storm” for a challenging calving season which is quickly approaching, as well as concern for conception rates when we get into the subsequent breeding season.

Taking all those concerns into account, the 2019 Ohio Beef School will be a single ‘live’ webinar held on Tuesday, February 5 beginning at 7 p.m. and will be entitled Winter Management of the Cow Herd to Insure a Productive 2019. As has most often been the case in the past, this program will be hosted by several Ohio County Extension offices across the state. The entire program agenda looks like this:

“Winter Management of the Cow Herd to Insure a Productive 2019”

* Introduction: Analyzing the Current Situation: What is the quality and quantity of your hay supply and what is the body condition of your herd? – The OSU Extension Beef Team * Nutritional requirements of the beef female for optimal performance from the last trimester through breeding season. Speaker: Dr. Steve Boyles, OSU Extension Beef Specialist, OSU Department of Animal Sciences * Impacts of nutrition on heifer development and conception rates of heifers. Impacts of nutrition on days to return to estrus and conception rates of lactating females. Speaker: Dr. Alvaro Garcia Guerra, Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Animal Sciences * Managing calf health born into stressful situations: Weak calves, importance of amount and timing of colostrum intake, colostrum replacers or supplements, suggested newborn treatments and vaccinations, etc. Speaker: Justin Kieffer, Clinical Veterinarian, Professional Practice, Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Animal Sciences

To date, the following counties have agreed to serve as hosts for the 2019 Ohio Beef School webinar presentation: – Adams County – Auglaize County

– Belmont County

– Carroll County

– Fairfield County – Hancock County

– Knox County

– Shelby County

– Washington County

– Brown County – Coshocton County – Gallia County – Highland County – Morrow County – Stark County

For more information on host sites and/or if your county is not listed above, contact your local Extension office.

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