October 2019 Ohio Angus News

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Angus News & Notes

October 2019

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2019 Angus Convention Nov. 2-4, 2019 RENO, NV Angus Convention is Headed West!

From outstanding educational seminars to nationally known entertainment, the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada, is an event you won’t want to miss. More than 2,000 cattlemen and women attended the 2018 Angus Convention in Columbus, Ohio, to celebrate the 135th Annual Convention of Delegates and the 40th anniversary of the Certified Angus Beef® brand. As plans take shape for the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada, there’s even more in store for producers and their partners.

Register online at: www.angusconvention.com

Secretary’s Corner

In This Issue...

Angus Convention Secretary’s Corner Mid-Ohio Valley Cattleman’s Sale Maplecrest Production Sale rEport 2020 Ohio Angus Annual Meeting Top 10 Breeders in Ohio HFS Angus Online Heifer Sale Angus News & Notes Ohio State Fair Angus Show Results 2020 Angus Super Star Sale Ohio State Fair Jr. Angus Show Results $C — A Way to Balance Traits Buckeye Best of Both Worlds Sale Calendar of Events Northeast Angus Regional Manager Named

Ohio Angus Breeders,

Hopefully everyone has been fortunate enough to catch some of the recent rains, and are looking good going into fall grazing.

The Buckeye Best of Both Worlds Sale -Volume 8 is to be held on November 23rd. Consignors from both Ohio Angus and Ohio Simmental Associations have put together a strong sale offering. The catalog is in production now and will be mailed by the end of October. I encourage all Ohio Angus members to come out and support the sale.

The fall sale season has gotten under way in Ohio. Maplecrest Farms held their annual production sale on September 28th. It was a warm evening but a solid crowd gathered to evaluate the high quality sale offering.

A complete sale report is available in this issue. Other upcoming Ohio sales include the Claylick Run & Guests Angus Sale on Sunday, October 13th; the Mid-Ohio Valley Cattleman’s Select Sale in Mineral Wells, WV on October 26th, where several Ohio Angus members will be consigning and the Best of Both Worlds Sale on Saturday, November 23rd.

The Ohio Farm Science Review was held on September 20-22 at the Molly Karen Ag Facility in London, OH. Over 125,000 vistiors attended the show over all 3 days. The Ohio Angus Association and American Angus Association again teamed up on the Angus Building to promote the Angus Breed! A huge Thank You goes out the breeders that displayed cattle in the Angus Building including: Fred Penick, Way View Cattle Co.; Nick & Darlene Wagner, Wagner Angus Farm; Allen Gahler, Gahler Farms and David Troyer, Troy Hill Angus.

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2019 Ohio Angus Assoc.

Officer Team President: Todd Raines (937) 217-0499

tmraines@agristar.net Vice President: Keith Kauffman 740-504-4354 kkowman@yahoo.com Chairman: Joe Sanders (419) 648-3233 sanders_skylight_farm@hotmail.com Treasurer: Allen Gahler (419) 360-2091 gahler2@yahoo.com Secretary/Fieldman: Dan Wells (740) 505- 3843 danwells@ohioangus.org

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Mid-Ohio Valley Cattleman’s Select Sale SATURDAY • 6:00 P.M.

October 26, 2019 Parkersburg Livestock Auction; Mineral Wells, WV

Lylester Megan 076

Rita 0M6 of Rita 5F56 PRED

Reg#: 18200166 Sire: GAR Prophet Dam: Barbara of Plattemere 337 Megan 076 $16,000 valued selection of Hammack Ridge through the 2018 Solid Rock Angus Production Sale. She blends the high growth and carcass sire Prophet with the Deer Valley Farm foundation donor Plattemere 337. Megan 076 is a maternal sister to the longtime Select Sires roster member Weigh Up. Frozen embryos by Deer Valley Growth Fund and the pick of her heifer pregnancies at weaning by Woodhill Blueprint will sell!

Reg#: 16453586 Sire: GAR Predestined Dam: Rita 5F56 of 1I98 FD Rita 0M6 was the $30,000 selection of 44 Farms through the 2013 Wehrmann Genetics sale. She combines the carcass merit immoratals GAR Predestined and Rita 5F56! Rita 0M6 is a flush sister to Rita 0M3 who has over $500,000 in progeny sales. Rita 3P10; an own daughter of Rita 0M6 sired by the popular GAR Prophet that will be featured along with her heifer calf at side. Rita 3P10 ranks in the top 1% of the breed for MARB at +1.35!

SALE CONSIGNORS:

Circle J Angus - Buckhannon, WV Meadow Valley Angus - Gallipolis, OH Paradise Cattle Co. - Ashville, OH Hammack Ridge Farms - Looneyville, WV Lazy S Angus - Looneyville, WV Diamond J Farms - Looneyville, WV

Exline Farms - Elizabeth, WV D & S Farms - Belleville, WV Meadow River Angus - Diamond, OH Blue Ridge Cattle Co. - Hopedale, OH Work Land & Cattle / Rooker Angus - Smock, PA Pleasant View Farms - Ravenswood, WV

Selling:

Bred Cows • Cow/Calf Pairs • Donor Cows Bred Heifers • Open Heifers • Embryos -3-

SALE MANAGED BY: Dan Wells, Sec./Fieldman 740-505-3843 • danwells@ohioangus.org www.ohioangus.org

Maplecrest Farm Production Sale Report

Sale Date: September 28, 2019 Auctioneer: Steve Dorran High Selling Open Heifers Lot: Price: DOB: Sire: 3 $8,500 8/31/18 Plattemere Weigh Up K360 2 $7,000 9/23/18 G A R Method High Selling Bred Heifers 8 $15,000 2/26/18 G A R Drive 11 $11,000 2/7/18 G A R Sure Fire 9 $10,000 12/25/17 G A R Drive 29 $6,500 9/10/17 S S Niagra Z29 High Selling Fall Pair 1A $15,000 9/15/17 G A R Sunrise 68 $9,500 12/29/15 G A R Prophet Lots: 58 Registered Angus 5 Simmentals 63 Total Lots

Gross:

$218,550 $11,500 $230,050

Sale Location: The Farm, Hillsboro, OH Sale Manager: Buyer: Jones Show Cattle, Harrod, OH Tad Dodderer, Johnstown, OH Flat Rock Farms, Barnesville, OH Pearcy Angus Ranch, Fairy, TX Flat Rock Farms, Barnesville, OH Soaring Eagle, Gainesville, MO Vista Farms, Fayette, AL Soaring Eagle, Gainesville, MO

Average:

Mark Your Calendars...

$3,768 $2,300 $3,652

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 1081 Angus with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2019, which ended Sept. 30, according to Mark McCully, Association chief executive officer.

The 10 top recorders in Ohio are: Maplecrest Farms, Hillsboro Way View Cattle Co LLC, Hebron James Coffelt, Cadiz The Hollybrook Farm, Bidwell Gretchen G Yeo, Poland Beverly Wagner, Hamilton Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman Atterholt Farms, Jeromesville Burgett Angus Farm LLC, Carrollton Corner Stone Genetics, Raymond

2020 Ohio Angus Annual Meeting

February 1st, 2020

Angus breeders across the nation in 2019 registered 304,577 head of Angus cattle. “Despite a challenging year, our Angus breeders continue to see strong demand for Angus genetics,” McCully said. “Our members are committed to providing genetic solutions to the beef cattle industry that maintain our long-held position as a leader in 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.

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Join us this fall for the second annual

Elite Online Sale Offering hosted by angus live Wednesday, October 30, 2019

HFS Northern Miss 837 • High Selling Female, 2018 Sale • Dam is a full sister to first class Class Winner National Junior Angus Show Reserve Division Champion Illinois State Fair Open Show Supreme Champion Female Duquoin State Fair

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All Eligible for the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Best of the BUckeye Program Visit our website hFSangus.com to view the photos and videos of this year’s sale offering

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Tim, Elizabeth, Bailey & Will Harsh 4721 St. Rt. 203, Radnor, Ohio 43066 Tim: 740-225-2443 | Elizabeth: 614-206-2092 Will: 740-272-1386 | hfsangus@hotmail.com www.hfsangus.com

Saturday, October 26th & Sunday, October 27th

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Angus News & Notes Knoll Crest Farms Donating Heifer for 2020 Angus Foundation Heifer Package

OCF Creates Scholarship for Large Animal Vet Students

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation (OCF) has created a new scholarship fund to benefit large animal veterinary students attending The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. OCF has committed $25,000 over five years to the new scholarship fund. The first scholarships generated from this fund will be awarded for the 2020-2021 academic year.

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Fund will provide two scholarships each year to third or fourth-year veterinary students who have demonstrated interest in practicing large animal (food/farm) medicine and plan to practice in the state of Ohio. Preference will be given to candidates whose work, research or community involvement demonstrates interest in the beef industry, or to those who are involved with the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association. The College of Veterinary Medicine, in consultation with Student Financial Aid, will oversee the scholarship fund, application process and will determine the scholarship recipients each year.

It is commonly understood within the agricultural industry that the educational costs and subsequent debt load associated with a veterinary degree inhibit potential students from pursuing a career in the field or have long-term financial burdens for those who do. Thanks to the success of the Cattlemen’s Gala fundraiser, the OCF is pleased to be able to provide funds to create this impactful scholarship program.

“As a cattle producer, I know first-hand the importance of having access to excellent veterinary care around the clock for my animals. However, as an industry we need to recognize the financial burden that a veterinary degree can place on students,” said OCF President Joe Foster, of Gallipolis, Ohio. “Our hope is that this scholarship enables more students to pursue a career as a large animal veterinarian here in Ohio, benefitting cattle producers across the state for years to come.”

In the next 15 to 20 years, it’s estimated that more than 25 percent of Ohio veterinarians will retire, requiring a new supply of veterinarians to fill gaps across the state. The need for welleducated, qualified veterinarians to ensure animal and public health is one every cattle producer knows all too well; the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation is proud to play a part in ensuring the future of veterinary care in Ohio.

To learn more about the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Fund through Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, please contact the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation at 614873-6736 or cattle@ohiocattle.org.

Heifer will be buyer’s choice of three ET calves due Sept.

25 and sold prior to NWSS Angus Bull Sale.

The 2020 Angus Foundation Heifer Package is a unique package this year. Knoll Crest Farms and the Bennett family from Red House, Virginia, is donating a pick from three full-sister flush heifer calves to be born this fall. The successful bidder will get to choose one heifer at weaning from an elite mating of Thomas Patricia 9705 to KCF Bennett Consent Y75. The genomic test and genomically enhanced expected progeny differences (EPDs) will be calculated before the selection. Full siblings to these heifers include KCF Bennett Summation (Katie-Colin Farms and Quaker Hill Farms), KCF Bennett Assent (Alta Genetics) and KCF Bennett Citation (44 Farms). Maternal siblings to these heifers include KCF Bennett Fortress (Select Sires), KCF Bennett Immense (Semex) and KCF Bennett Optimizer (Connealy Angus).

“Our family is honored and humbled by the opportunity to participate as the donor of the 2020 Angus Foundation Female,” said Paul Bennett of Knoll Crest Farms.

The package will be offered for sale at the 2020 National Western Livestock Show just prior to the Angus Bull Sale to be held Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Denver, Colorado.

All proceeds for the sale of this package will generate unrestricted funds that fund educational programs and scholarships.

“We are so excited to offer such a unique and premier 2020 Angus Foundation Heifer Package,” said Rod Schoenbine, Angus Foundation director of development. “The selection of heifers will allow the buyer to select the female that will have the most impact on their program while providing essential support to the Angus Foundation educational programs and scholarships.”

The package also includes: 30 days of free insurance from American Live Stock Insurance Co., Batavia, Illinois; free transportation to the buyer’s ranch provided by Lathrop Livestock Transportation, Dundee, Illinois; and advanced reproductive technology package from Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa.

“The 2020 Angus Foundation Package add-on sponsors have been loyal supporters for a long time,” Schoenbine said. “This year will be the 33rd year for Lathrop Livestock Transportation, and the 27th year for Trans Ova Genetics and American Live Stock Insurance Company. We are so thankful for their support of the Angus Foundation.”

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— Written by Rachel Robinson, Angus Communications

2019 Ohio State Fair Angus Show

Grand Champion Female: DCC Shadoe 1720 won grand champion female at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Marggie Davis, Bidwell, Ohio, owns the October 2017 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153. Wes Hudson, Harrison, Ark., evaluated the 94 entries.

Grand Champion Bull: Gahler O’Reilly 3809 won grand champion bull at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio.

Gahler Farms, Graytown, Ohio, owns the September 2018 son of Vin-Mar O’Reilly Factor. Wes Hudson, Harrison, Ark., evaluated the 94 entries.

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Highland Farms Nellie 834 won reserve grand champion female at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Garrett Miley, Sarahsville, Ohio, owns the March 2018 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153. Wes Hudson, Harrison, Ark., evaluated the 94 entries.

Reserve Grand Champion Bull : Gahler Treasure 9841 won reserve grand champion bull at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Griffin Gahler, Graytown, Ohio, owns the September 2018 son of MGR Treasure. Wes Hudson, Harrison, Ark., evaluated the 94 entries.

Ohio Angus

2020

SUPER STAR • Consignment Deadline: January 10th, 2020

Sale

• Sale Rules and Consignment Form will be available on Ohio Angus website by mid-November.

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2019 Ohio State Fair Jr. Angus Show

Grand Champion Owned Female: DCC Shadoe 1720 won grand champion owned female and grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Junior Angus Show, July 28 in Columbus, Ohio.

Marggie Davis, Bidwell, Ohio, owns the October 2017 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153. Jeff Dameron, Towanda, Ill., evaluated the 48 entries.

Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female: Henning Blackcap 8060 won reserve grand champion owned female at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Junior Angus Show, July 28 in Columbus, Ohio. Sydney Sanders, Leesburg, Ohio, owns the May 2018 daughter of BCII Wrigley 0516. Jeff Dameron, Towanda, Ill., evaluated the 48 entries.

Reserve Best of the Buckeye Heifer: Exhibited by Jacob LeBrun, Lucasville, OH Bred by Maplecrest Farms, Hillsboro, OH

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Female & Champion Best of the Buckeye Heifer: Paradise Erica 947 won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Junior Angus Show, July 28 in Columbus, Ohio. Caroline Winter, Ashville, Ohio, owns the February 2019 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153.

Third Overall Best of the Buckeye Heifer: Exhibited by Garrett Miley, Sarahsville, OH Bred by Highland Farms, Ltd., Granville, OH

Champion Best of the Buckeye Steer: Exhibited by: Caroline Winter, Ashville, OH Bred by: Paradise Cattle Company, Ashville, OH

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$C — A Way to Balance Traits

By Stephen Miller; Angus Genetics Inc.

The Angus genetic evaluation and dollar value indexes ($Values) saw a number of changes rolled out May 31, 2019. As described in previous columns, these changes have included a revised model for beef value ($B) and the introduction of a new maternal index, maternal weaned calf value ($M).

With that, breeders also gained the ability to preview a new $Value for Angus cattle that will become official in June 2020 — combined value index or $C.

$C combines both maternal and terminal segments of the value chain. This is literally a combination of $B (terminal) and $M (maternal) where $C = $M + (1.297 x $B). Maternal weaned calf value ($M) is based on the profitability of a cow-calf herd that selects and raises their own replacement heifers and sells all calves at weaning. $B looks at the profitability of calves postweaning, considering selling them on a value-based grid. $C is just the $M index, but instead of selling the calves at weaning, they are retained and sold on the same value-based grid as $B.

The reason $C is not a simple summation of $M and $B and is instead $M + (1.297 x $B), is because $M and $B are on slightly different scales. $M is based on profit differences between animals on a per-cow-calving-in-the-herd basis; where $B is, and always has been, based on a per-steer-in-the-feedlot basis. In order to combine them, so $C, like $M can also be based on a per-cow-calving basis, $B needed to be multiplied by the 1.297 factor.

However, when using the new combination index, $C, the selection on growth and cow weight is more balanced.

With $C, yearling weight expected progeny difference (EPD) is increasing at almost the same rate as it was with selection on $B alone, but the cow weight is increasing at only half the rate as it was under strict $B selection. $M can be considered a counterbalance to $B. $B increases growth and as a result, the correlated trait of cow weight; but $M places a negative weight on cow size. When $M is combined with $B in the $C index, it helps slow this rise in mature cow weight.

Although new $C combines both $B and $M, the $B index is having a larger impact in $C for a couple of reasons. First of all, the $B includes the major revenue traits in the production system (cattle marketed on a quality grid). Although both cost and revenue are important, it is not possible to build a profitable business by only cutting costs, revenue is important.

Secondly, these important revenue traits, such as carcass weight and marbling are well-characterized with EPDs influenced by large amounts of data and as a result have quite a bit of spread from top to bottom.

Therefore the EPDs for the terminal traits spread the cattle out more on $C. In general the maternal traits have less data behind them, as many of these EPDs are newer, and have less associated spread.

Why $C?

The new $C really provides a way to balance emphasis on maternal and terminal traits systematically. This challenge is apparent when one looks at expected response to selection when selecting on either $M or $B alone. Expected change in each of the traits in Angus’s genetic evaluation is presented in Figure 1 and is presented in units of the trait, such as pounds of yearling weight or percent of docile animals.

For some traits, like marbling, where the units are small, these have been multiplied by 100 to get them on a comparable scale, so they can be compared on the same graph with other traits. The response represents what might be expected after about 10 years of selection.

When selecting on $B alone, with no regard for maternal traits, the response in growth is obvious; but some other traits also change. An increase in growth and carcass weight will also result in an increase in cow weight, because cow weight and earlier growth traits are positively correlated. Angus’s genetic progress for yearling weight, carcass weight and mature weight are well documented in the genetic trends (available at www.angus.org).

Not only has Angus improved growth rate considerably, which improves profitability in the feedlot, but the breed has also increased cow size. Recent results from the across-breed studies at the USDA Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) have identified Angus to now have the largest cows in addition to having the largest carcasses.

Selecting on $M with no regard for postweaning profitability of the calves can also be problematic. The emphasis on cow weight in the $M model is negative and over time, with no selection pressure for growth, postweaning, yearling weight will start to reverse. These smaller cows weaning the same size calves will be more efficient and thus more profitable. However, these same calves when arriving in the feedlot will have reduced growth during this phase, which will not be desirable for the purchasers of these calves.

Overall, the correlation between $B and $C is 0.95, which is very high. On the contrary, $M and $C only share a correlation of 0.21, and the correlation between $M and $B is even lower at 0.10. (Remember a correlation of 1.0 would mean animals rank exactly the same for each trait being compared.)

The relationship between $B and $C within a herd that has been turning in maternal data on mature cow weight, docility, heifer pregnancy and foot score is less highly related (0.88). These herds collecting more maternal data have more spread in their maternal EPDs, and as a result spread their cows out more on $M, which in turn has a bigger impact in $C. So to some extent, breeders can influence how much emphasis traits have on the $Values. If a herd is more diligent in recording a trait, the EPDs on those animals will be more accurate, spread more, and in the end have a bigger impact on the $Value.

The new $Values have been well-received by breeders and the opportunity to get acquainted with the new $C index ahead of the June 2020 release has created a lot of interest as well. With $M playing a role in $C, breeders will want to have their cattle characterized for the EPDs that underpin $M as accurately as possible. The solution for this is recording. Breeders should be approaching maternal-trait recording with renewed vigor including cow weight, heifer pregnancy, docility as well as foot score.

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The Buckeye

Best of

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Worlds

Sale-Vol. VIII

Saturday • 12 Noon

November 23rd, 2019 Claylick Run Sale Facility • Newark, OH • Featuring the “Best” Angus, Simmental and Sim-Angus genetics from Ohio and surrounding states!

• Co-Sponsored by the Ohio Angus and Ohio Simmental Associations.

Selling:

Spring Cow/Calf Pairs • Bred Heifers • Show Heifer Prospects Fall Calving Pairs • Embryos • Pregnancies • Open Heifers SALE MANAGED BY: Dan Wells, Sec./Fieldman 740-505-3843 • danwells@ohioangus.org www.ohioangus.org

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Ohio Angus Calender of Events Oct. 26

Mid-Ohio Valley Select Sale, Mineral Wells, WV

Jan. 10

Jr. Silver Show Awards App Deadline

Nov. 2-4 Nov. 16-19 Nov. 23 Nov. 30

American Angus Convention & An. Meeting NAILE Angus Shows, Louisville, KY Buckeye Best of Both Worlds Sale, Newark, OH OCA Replacement Female Sale, Zanesville, OH

Jan. 10 Jan. 10 Feb. 1

Distinguished Service Award Nomination Deadline Ohio Beef Expo Consignment Deadline Ohio Angus Annual Meeting, LaRue, OH

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operation in West Virginia.”

Prior to joining Western Sire Service, Tuckwiller was the West Virginia University livestock judging coach, and he’s been the assistant herdsman on his family’s farm since January 2002, where he is a ninth-generation cattleman.

“This Angus territory raised me, and I’m looking forward to helping the next generation in that area,” Tuckwiller said. “We can sometimes take the quality of cattle from the East Coast for granted, and I hope to be able to reflect the quality to others.”

Tuckwiller grew up on a registered Angus seedstock farm, showed Angus cattle and served on the National Junior Angus Board, as well as serving as vice chairman. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in production management and had several herdsman and animal science internships before graduation.

For more information about the American Angus Association and its regional managers, please visit angus.org.

Northeast Angus Regional Manager Named

— Written by Rachel Robinson, Angus Communications

Reese Tuckwiller joins the American Angus Association Sept. 24.

Reese Tuckwiller, Lewisburg, West Virginia, native has been selected as the American Angus Association® regional manager for Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. He joins the Association from Western Sire Service where he was the production manager.

“Reese has gained valuable industry experience since graduation,” said David Gazda, American Angus Association director of field services. “He possesses a strong knowledge of the breed through his involvement in his family’s registered Angus

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