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Vol. 20., No. 6
Serving Commercial Cattlemen & Registered Hereford Breeders
Published by: Hereford America, Inc. • 13823 Beaver Creek Place • Reva, SD 57651
Editorial Comments... Byron Bayers I want to thank all of you readers who so graciously sent me letters, cards, emails and called about my last Byron Bayers editorial. I had far more responses to this editorial than I have ever had since we started Hereford America 20 years ago. One of the special calls that I received was from an old friend of mine in California who informed me that the agricultural people in California were still basically conservative and they probably all agreed with my editorial, but the big city liberals out voted the agricultural sector in the election. The caller was my old friend and cattle breeder Gino Pedretti of El Nido, CA. I had heard many good things about Gino 50 years ago, but we got acquainted in somewhat of an unusual way. I had just recently finished a tour in the presidency of the American Hereford Association, and my wife, Pauline, and I had headed out to Reno, NV where the AHA was finishing up the National Reference Evaluation for their certification into the Certified Hereford Beef program. We flew into Reno, rented a car and drove about 60 miles south to Smith, NV, where this group of Hereford steers were finishing their feeding program at a large feedlot. There were probably about 120 head of Hereford steers in this program, 21 of which were ours and Largent’s. This program was being run for the AHA by Dr. Craig Ludwig, (continued on page 4)
March 2017
Bull Sales, Kids & Baby Calves, Hereford Style! One of the best times of the year for those of us in the cattle business is calving. Thanks to our loyal readers for letting us share their wonderful photos.
Three generations of the Scott family (David, David’s son and Rick Scott) from western South Dakota showing the new guy a baby calf. Photo and permission by Lexi Scott
This gal has her babies snuggled in and warm...calving time at Van Newkirk Herefords, near Oshkosh, NE. Photo by Cyndi Van Newkirk
A third generation member of the Ochsner/Roth families meets a new calf. Photo by Grandma Dixie Roth, Dixie Pics