Nov/December 2012 - Maine Anjou Voice

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February 75% MA - GVC Traverse x GVC Statesman x GVC Sarah Jane 402P Unreal look and power with data to match!

e 2012 Big Picture Female Sale Saturday, November 17th On the ranch near Atkinson, NE

Selling 85 Green Valley Angus & Maine-Anjou Females

April 87% MA - GOET The Maine Man x GVC Special Delivery Our best 2012 calves sell Nov. 17th and they are better than ever!

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Miss Green Valley 535R by NAGE Wide Track 94J The dam of GVC Suh plus more than $105,000 from 7 calves She sells in our stoutest female offering ever!

GVC Frontier Lady 272M by New Frontier 295 The dam of the $51,000 GVC Settler and many more top producers She sells as a special Angus highlight!

DENNIS GARWOOD FAMILY 46974 866 Road • Atkinson, NE 68713 (402) 925-2970 - (402) 340-4788 www.greenvalleycattle.com

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At Kimmel AG Expo Center located at the Otoe County Fairgrounds, Syracuse, Nebraska

BIG SCREEN AUCTION TA Patsy 83Y Supreme Champion Heifer 2012 Illinois State Fair. Sold by Tera Rooney. Exhibited

by Elizabeth Heaton. This MaineTainer/Chimaine heifer by Discovery sold in the 2011 HCC Sale and her dam sold in the 2005 HCC Sale.

offering...

Maine-Anjou & MaineTainers, Simmental & SimAngus 8 Angus AI’D to Broker Sexed Semen plus 1 PB Simmental Bull

Featuring an awesome open & bred heifer consignment unequalled in quality, handpicked from leading herds across the United States & Canada.

All open heifers are eligible for the HCC Junior Bonus Program.

View our catalog online at www.hartmancattleco.com Watch!

All sale cattle pictures will be posted on HCC website December 1st.

Auctioneer: Steve Dorran

CCLT Lady Di 25X Grand Champion Maine-Anjou Female 2012 National Western Stock Show and 2011 North American. She was Maine-Anjou Show Female of the Year! Sold by Cole Clanton.

Exhibited by Bayley Kroupa. This Prototype daughter sold in the 2010 HCC Sale.

Her dam sold in the 2007 HCC Sale and her granddam sold in the 2005 HCC Sale.

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Headquarters The Next Building Block is Delivered

by John Boddicker, executive vice president In the August/September 2012 issue of the Voice Dr. Bob Weaber wrote an article dealing with the upcoming release of Calving Ease (CE) and Maternal Calving Ease (MCE) EPDs for the Maine-Anjou breed.

I sincerely hope that you took the time to read and digest what those EPDs are about and what effect they could have on one’s breeding program.

From the early days of the Maine-Anjou breed, when we did in fact have heavy birth weights resulting in dystocia problems, the extreme advancement Maine-Anjou breeders have made in this area has been documented many times. There are bulls MaineAnjou breeders have produced that have as solid calving ease factor as calving ease bulls of most any other breed. That is something the breed can be very proud of! However, the challenge of “ Perception vs. Reality” is a barrier the breed has had difficulty getting past. The CE and MCE EPDs are usable tools that document Maine-Anjou bloodlines that provide calving ease genetics to one’s breeding program.

To reiterate what Dr. Weaber wrote in his article, “the new CE EPD describes the relative differences in additional percentage of sire’s calves born unassisted.

The MCE EPD describes the additional percentage of a sire’s daughter’s calves that are born unassisted.

EPD values that are more positive are viewed as more favorable than negative values. For instance, if bull

A has a CE EPD of +7 and bull B has a CE EPD of +2, then when mated to cows of similar genetic background, age and environment, we’d expect five percent more unassisted births (five percent fewer assists) in bull A’s calves than bull B’s.” Breeders should exclusively use the CE EPD for selection of service sires to minimize dystocia in first calf heifers.

The American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) has always stressed the importance of as much accurate information as possible to be submitted when registering your calf crop. With the incorporation of the CE EPD and MCE EPD in an animal’s performance profile it is highly important to correctly submit the calving ease data when registering. Please familiarize yourself with the current calving codes when sending in your information.

1. Unassisted 2. Easy Pull 3. Hard Pull (puller used) 4. Caesarean 5. Abnormal Presentation 6. Dead on Arrival 7. Induced or Premature Please find listed below, the top 10 percent of active sires for CE EPD and MCE EPD.

Current EPD Profile CE

BW

WW

M

MG

YW

MCE

CW

PRI

MARB

FT

REA

Active Maine-Anjou Sires

1.9

2.6

39.1

19.7

39.1

77.5

7.3

0.5

0.33

0.17

-0.01

0.16

Active Maine-Anjou Dams

2.1

2.5

39.7

19.7

39.6

78.2

7.3

1.1

0.31

0.18

0.00

0.17

Active MaineTainer Sires

0.7

1.7

33.6

18.6

35

68.6

6.6

-6.0

0.26

0.21

0.01

0.13

Active MaineTainer Dams

1.7

1.3

36.1

19.3

36.8

72.5

7.4

-4.1

0.19

0.24

0.02

0.10

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Headquarters Current Calving Ease (CE) EPDs - 10/1/2012 Reg. #

232302 391187 264806 307184 242107 390333 225824 373915 377332 392870 390036 387449 378194 348170 386737 394814 331256 347402 392058 393890 384984 346438 359342 364618 392581 377340 358816 364424 381752 390631 350654 365771 386220 278201 374180 375221 377805 396235 396514 391104 374515 330354

Name NCC W D 40 12G BSC SIMPLICITY 44U DCC THE MAN COWAN’S ALI 4M NBH POLLED ENERGIZER 688 GVC CLOSING BELL 10U DMCC LIMITED EDITION 4F DFL MANHATTAN 22T HAA BOLD MOVE 284T ARS 55S LITL USTACE U902 WYT MR MAN 91T BPF NEW BEGINNING 130T NBJ GIGOLO JOE BPF MERCEDES BENZ 131U BPSL BOOMER 1U SLC SOONER 101M WEBR STRIKER 201R DRCC PRIZE FIGHTER CMAC 114T TOF UPS MAN HAA PRIMETIME 274R ABSC FOOL PROOF ALIBI HAA CROSS ROADS 511S WOLFRIDGE BRANDO 532U HAA MAN POWER 506T BNT RAJA CMAC TYSON ET NHCC HANSEN 55T BK UNLIMITED POWER 472 BK REMEDY 346R DCC JUST R LUCK 81S GGC ARAGO 1U DCC LEGIT 214K JET BLACK LI MR BURCH 704 GVC DIGNITARY 4T MR 618 BK TRUST FUND 1688T SDWL TRUMAN 29T ELI CBOY LEGAL LIMIT

Birthdate 2/3/1997 2/25/2008 1/1/1999 3/22/2002 3/14/1995 2/20/2008 1/3/1996 2/19/2007 1/9/2007 3/9/2006 2/1/2008 9/1/2007 4/7/2007 3/25/2005 3/23/2008 3/23/2008 10/20/2002 2/1/2005 5/9/2007 4/28/2007 1/27/2008 2/3/2005 2/3/2006 2/19/2006 4/18/2008 3/23/2007 9/23/2005 3/17/2005 2/16/2007 1/11/2008 4/11/2005 3/2/2006 2/2/2008 2/22/2000 5/14/2007 2/18/2007 2/8/2007 3/10/2006 12/16/2007 2/26/2007 2/19/2007 2/6/2004

CE 19.4 18.1 17.7 16.9 16.5 16.3 15.1 14.8 14.2 14.1 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.2 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.1 12 12 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.4

CE Acc 0.79 0.36 0.87 0.93 0.9 0.53 0.87 0.34 0.55 0.26 0.25 0.27 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.44 0.87 0.61 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.34 0.34 0.65 0.29 0.4 0.38 0.7 0.3 0.43 0.59 0.3 0.22 0.65 0.25 0.39 0.64 0.23 0.33 0.31 0.31 0.39

MCE 3.4 11.1 15.6 11.8 11 12.1 4.8 7.8 9.6 7.4 2.3 8.8 7.5 3.8 6.3 6.3 11.1 6.5 7.3 7.3 4.6 8.4 6 9.2 7.3 9.4 8.7 -6.7 3.8 4 3.6 5.8 8.2 5.6 7.8 7.4 2.6 5.3 3.9 7.2 7.9 7.8

MCE Acc. 0.79 0.36 0.87 0.93 0.9 0.53 0.87 0.34 0.55 0.26 0.25 0.27 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.44 0.87 0.61 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.34 0.34 0.65 0.29 0.4 0.38 0.7 0.3 0.43 0.59 0.3 0.22 0.65 0.25 0.39 0.64 0.23 0.33 0.31 0.31 0.39

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Headquarters Current Maternal Calving Ease (MCE) EPDs - 10/1/2012 Reg. # 264806 390333 307184 324455 331256 391187 242107 377332 377340 364618 387449 358816 346438 365774 381245 386220 349907 378183 374515 330354 373915 374180 337244 377334 378194 375221 392870 266091 341000 369961 392058 392581 393890 391104 374353 389936 390192 347402 377345 386539 388664 390733 270242 386737 394814 338747 360430 359342 364619 365771 389604 377947

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Name DCC THE MAN GVC CLOSING BELL 10U COWAN’S ALI 4M HAA STOCKMAN 321N SLC SOONER 101M BSC SIMPLICITY 44U NBH POLLED ENERGIZER 688 HAA BOLD MOVE 284T HAA MAN POWER 506T HAA CROSS ROADS 511S WYT MR MAN 91T BNT RAJA HAA PRIMETIME 274R DCC FULL CIRCLE 2S GVC NOBLE MAN 45T GGC ARAGO 1U GEF DIRTY HARRY BPF SUDDEN IMPACT 27T ELI CBOY LEGAL LIMIT DFL MANHATTAN 22T JET BLACK LI DCC SMOKIN JOE 157U HAA BOOSTER 102T BPF NEW BEGINNING 130T MR BURCH 704 ARS 55S EBB STRICTLY BUSINESS JJN MR 36P SEVEN ELEVEN DRCC PRIZE FIGHTER WOLFRIDGE BRANDO 532U CMAC 114T SDWL TRUMAN 29T KNP JAWORSKI 43T BPF NEXT CONTENDER 25U WCC HOTMAN 451U WEBR STRIKER 201R HAA ESSENTIAL 500T CYCLONE 73T FERD MILLERTIME 711T DBSF DRIFTER MAJORS MONEY MAN 673J BPF MERCEDES BENZ 131U BPSL BOOMER 1U HAA CONTENDER 243P RED CHIEF ABSC FOOL PROOF ALIBI HAA WISDOM 505S DCC JUST R LUCK 81S MEADOW VIEW 2U DHAN TOM CLINT 5T

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Birthdate 1/1/1999 2/20/2008 3/22/2002 1/11/2003 10/20/2002 2/25/2008 3/14/1995 1/9/2007 3/23/2007 2/19/2006 9/1/2007 9/23/2005 2/3/2005 1/19/2006 2/28/2007 2/2/2008 3/17/2005 2/23/2007 2/19/2007 2/6/2004 2/19/2007 5/14/2007 4/1/2004 1/19/2007 4/7/2007 2/18/2007 3/9/2006 3/17/1999 4/13/2004 4/7/2006 5/9/2007 4/18/2008 4/28/2007 2/26/2007 4/5/2007 3/1/2008 1/25/2008 2/1/2005 3/14/2007 11/21/2007 9/12/2007 3/11/2008 10/21/1999 3/23/2008 3/23/2008 3/10/2004 3/22/2006 2/3/2006 3/24/2006 3/2/2006 3/14/2008 2/28/2007

CE 17.7 16.3 16.9 11.1 13.2 18.1 16.5 14.2 12.4 12.5 13.5 12.3 12.6 6 10.8 12.2 8.1 8.3 11.5 11.4 14.8 12 7.9 10.6 13.4 12 14.1 1.2 9.6 10.2 12.9 12.5 12.9 11.7 10.5 8.9 8.1 13.2 9.6 8.5 10 11.1 9.5 13.3 13.3 4 8.7 12.6 7.8 12.2 10.1 11.3

CE Acc. MCE 0.87 15.6 0.53 12.1 0.93 11.8 0.71 11.1 0.87 11.1 0.36 11.1 0.9 11 0.55 9.6 0.4 9.4 0.65 9.2 0.27 8.8 0.38 8.7 0.34 8.4 0.43 8.3 0.35 8.3 0.22 8.2 0.62 8 0.39 8 0.31 7.9 0.39 7.8 0.34 7.8 0.25 7.8 0.72 7.6 0.34 7.6 0.2 7.5 0.39 7.4 0.26 7.4 0.91 7.3 0.42 7.3 7.3 0.27 0.27 7.3 0.29 7.3 0.29 7.3 0.31 7.2 0.34 6.7 0.2 6.7 0.28 6.7 0.61 6.5 0.28 6.5 0.37 6.5 0.19 6.5 0.15 6.5 0.82 6.4 0.5 6.3 0.44 6.3 0.77 6.2 0.32 6.2 0.34 6 0.53 6 0.3 5.8 0.29 5.8 0.24 5.7

MCE Acc. 0.87 0.53 0.93 0.71 0.87 0.36 0.9 0.55 0.4 0.65 0.27 0.38 0.34 0.43 0.35 0.22 0.62 0.39 0.31 0.39 0.34 0.25 0.72 0.34 0.2 0.39 0.26 0.91 0.42 0.27 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.34 0.2 0.28 0.61 0.28 0.37 0.19 0.15 0.82 0.5 0.44 0.77 0.32 0.34 0.53 0.3 0.29 0.24

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Commercial Connection 2012 National Maine-Anjou Feed Trial Underway!

by Dave Steen, commercial development director

It’s been a wonderful fall despite the ongoing drought throughout most of the country. With the feed and water supply in such a drastic shortage, I still found producers with an upbeat sense of humor and the resilience to stay positive and succeed. Things will improve, they always do. Thank you to all of the producers for allowing me to stop and see their operations, great Maine-Anjou cattle and hear about the positive experiences since incorporating the Maine-Anjou breed into their beef operations. It was wonderful to meet so many new producers as they all were encouraged with the farm economy due in part to the increased prices of commodities and record setting cattle prices.

In the last few months, Maine-Anjou influenced cattle have sold at the very top end of prices on Superior’s video auction. A load of 585 lb. Colorado Maine-Anjou steers brought $1.85 per pound for $1,082.25 per head, two loads of Kansas Maine-Anjou cross steers weighing 650 lb. brought $1.64 per pound for $1,066 per head and 525 lb. Maine-Anjou steers at $1.78 per pound sold for $934.50 per head. Thank you to these two firms who both advertised their calves as Maine-Anjou cross calves. To those of you that are going to sell your stock, please remember these MaineAnjou calves are in high demand by feedlots and the buyers have to be made aware of what they are. I encourage everyone to advertise your calves as MaineAnjou! Our cattle do not have to take a second seat to any breed!

Also brought to my attention during my last trip was that only one seedstock producer was aware that our national feeding trial was taking place this fall. I have again included the information in this article concerning this trial for the last time. At this point in time we have had good outside interest along with many calls and some delivery commitments concerning the trial. To those of you that have called and are planning to bring cattle, we Thank You for your commitment and support. For those of you that

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are still considering, there is plenty of time to enter your cattle. We have additional delivery dates set for Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 but delivery can be any time that works for producers between now and December.

Everyone’s support would be very much appreciated, whether it’s one head or hundreds. Please read through the information and call me at (515) 201-3281 with any questions you might have. The American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) would greatly appreciate your support!

The upcoming AMAA National Maine-Anjou Influenced Feeding Trial that will be held this fall in conjunction with the Tri-County Steer and Heifer Carcass Futurity (TCSCF) is located in Lewis, Iowa.

The TCSCF began in 1982 with 35 Iowa producers consigning 105 steers for feedlot and carcass evaluation, ultimately tracking feedlot profitability animal-by-animal. The futurity is associated with nine feedlots all located in southwest Iowa. These feedlots have been associated with the futurity for years and all do an outstanding job of feeding and caring for the cattle.

The TCSCF board of directors direct the program with oversight by the Iowa State University extension staff. Mr. Darrell Busby, Iowa State University Beef Specialist for southwest Iowa, has managed this very successful futurity since its beginning in 1982. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Busby and have him oversee our trial. This year he will also assist in the data collection, genetic evaluation, marketing and sorting. In the last seven years, the TCSCF has evaluated more than 40,000 cattle from 13 states. Their reputation is impeccable.

On July 6, Darrell Busby, Mike Holden and myself traveled to Gregory Feedlots, Tabor, Iowa to meet with owner, Jim Gregory and feedlot manager, David Trowbridge. Our meeting was focused around the possibility of having the Maine-Anjou cattle fed at one location and very accessible for travel. After our meeting and tour of the feedlot, we decided that

Commercial Connection Gregory’s Feedlot will be the site for the 2012 AMAA National Feed Trial. Gregory’s is a 7,000 head feedlot located in southwest Iowa about 40 miles southeast of Omaha, Neb. Keep in mind that the TCSCF works with producers of all sizes and the producers of Maine-Anjou influenced cattle are welcome to feed from one head to hundreds. There are no limits.

Additional information: Gregory Feedlots Jim Gregory, owner David Trowbridge, feedlot manager 1164 305th Ave. Tabor, IA 51653 Phone: (712) 625-2311 Fax: (712) 625-2321 www.gregoryfeedlots.com e-mail: gregfeed@heartland.net Directions to Gregory Feedlots: If you are traveling on Interstate 29 south of Council Bluffs, Iowa or north of Rockport, Mo., take Exit 24 and go east 10 miles to Tabor, Iowa. From Tabor, go south on Highway 275 for two miles to junction 184 and 275. Drive east on Highway 184/ County Road J18 for three and a half miles to 305th Ave. Go north one quarter mile to top of a hill and look for a sign on the east side of the road.

Cattle may be delivered on more than one date. Due to drought conditions throughout the country and possible early weaning, please call Dave at (515) 2013281 for other delivery options. We would appreciate having your cattle and will work to accommodate you any way that we can.

Please keep in mind that the calves need to be weaned for at least 30-45 days with vaccinations completed. It will be a benefit to the health of your cattle and the entire pen of cattle.

Computerized records keep the data moving through the system. Information will be collected on each animal throughout its time in the feedlot, prior to going on feed, re-implant and harvest. The TCSCF evaluation team will use the records and visual appraisal to sort the cattle into different harvest

groups to ensure calves are sold at an optimum endpoint. The TCSCF team has been collecting performance and carcass data for nearly 25 years. The time-tested system helps identify when the cattle are ready to be shipped and follows them through harvest.

The financing options can allow producers, who consign a minimum of 10 head, the opportunity to receive $300 per head payment upon delivery to the feedlot if that is desired. Please contact the TCSCF office at (712) 769-2600 before delivery to receive your payment. No one will be billed for feed, it will be deducted from the proceeds of the cattle!

Health Requirements:

Health requirements are strictly enforced. Health of the cattle is very important and has a major effect on gain, feed conversions, stress on the cattle and the overall level of performance. Entries shall meet the following standards at least four weeks prior to delivery: ● Bulls castrated. ● Treated for internal and external parasites. ● All horns removed. ● Immunized for Modified Live Virus: IBR, BVD, PI3 and BRSV ● Pasteurella multocida bacterin toxoid. ● Mannheimia hemolytica bacterin toxoid ● Clostridium Chauvoei, Septicum (Backleg and malignant edema) ● Clostridium Perfringes (Type C & D) ● Steers and heifers must be weaned and started on a light ration 28 days prior to delivery. ● Steers and heifers must be free of warts, ringworm and mange.

A veterinary statement on vaccinations must accompany cattle. Health rules will be strictly enforced. Analysis of TCSCF data indicates calves vaccinated with modified live vaccines result in significantly reduced respiratory pulls in the feedlot as compared to calves vaccinated with killed vaccines.

We suggest testing replacement heifers for BVD.

Trial Delivery Dates Iowa Tests October Delivery November Delivery December Delivery

Sex Steers & Heifers Steers & Heifers Steers & Heifers

Health Completed Mid September Mid October Mid November

Entries Due Mid September Mid October Mid November

Delivery Date Oct. 17, 2012 Nov. 14, 2012 Dec. 12, 2012

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Commercial Connection TCSCF Rules and Regulations

● Open to all producers and feedlot operators that have Maine-Anjou influenced cattle. ● Sire or sire breed groups will be identified. ● Individual steer/heifer entries will be accepted which may be either home-raised or purchased. A farm may make as many entries as they would like. ● A pen reservation fee of $20 per steer must accompany entry. This entry fee will be credited back to each producer’s account. ● A $300 per head advance is available for a 10 head minimum. Interest incurred will be the responsibility of the consignor. ● TCSCF administrative office will need to be notified if an advance is requested by a consignor. ● Entries are due three weeks prior to beginning of test for cattle. ● At delivery, all steers and heifers will be double tagged. The original owner’s eartag will be removed. ● No bulls or stags allowed. ● No horns allowed. ● Ownership will be transferred to TCSCF for $5 per steer or heifer. All ownership rights are thus conveyed to and steers and heifers become the property of TCSCF. This eliminates the need for a feed deposit. ● Death will be a loss to TCSCF and the former owner. ● Steers and heifers will be fed a warm-up ration for 28 days. They will be weighed on test at the end of warm-up. Steers and heifers will be placed on approximately 80 percent concentrate ration as soon as possible. ● Steers and heifers will be weighed individually at least four times: upon delivery, start of test period, time of re-implant and prior to harvest. ● Steers and heifers will be harvested on at least two different dates five weeks apart, determined by the TCSCF board.

An annual meeting will be held in July. The TCSCF board reserves the right to disqualify any animal at any time if a problem arises with a steer or heifer entered in the program. Animals may be sold or returned to original owner upon reimbursement for expenses.

Tri-County Carcass Futurity Reports to Producer Through the course of the cattle entered into the TCSCF program, information is shared with the consignor in three different reports.

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Report #1 - On-Test Report

This report will give the weight upon delivery to Iowa and home weight and shrink if the home weights are provided. It will also give the on-test weight which is the weight taken after the cattle have been in Iowa for 28 to 35 days. A disposition score will be taken when the cattle are weighed on-test and that will also be included with the report. If the producer has reported the birthdates, a weight per day of age and a weight per day of age ratio will be included. The warm-up average daily gain is also reported.

Report #2 - Re-Implant Report This report will include weights taken when the cattle are re-implanted 70 days before the first harvest date or approximately 60 days after the on-test weights are taken. It will also include the average disposition score, overall average daily gain, on-test average daily gain, average daily gain ratio, weight per day of age and weight per day of age ratio (if birthdates are reported to the Tri-County office).

Report #3 - Final Report The financial report is confidential to the individual consignor. There will also be a check included in the packet. Please feel free to call (712) 769-2600 with questions or comments. You may also reach them via e-mail at dbusby@iastate.edu or check out the Web site at www.tcscf.com.

This feed trial will allow all cattle producers with Maine-Anjou influenced calves the unique opportunity to feed and showcase their genetics. Trials of this magnitude and depth will provide producers with the results to assist them in selecting for the genetic traits that need improved upon. The Maine-Anjou breed is such a unique breed that presents cattlemen with the genetic reach to compete in all phases of beef production and does it well. We have proven this!

Let’s make the rest of the beef industry aware of our attributes.

Please consider joining us this fall by consigning some of your cattle to this TCSCF. For those of you that have never fed any cattle, the reports and the data that you will receive concerning your genetics will capture your interest. If you need a ride, please feel free to contact me and I will do my best to make it happen. For those of you that are interested in consigning some cattle, please feel free to contact Dave at (515) 201-3281 or the TCSCF at (712) 769-2600 for

Commercial Connection a complete set of guidelines for the trial.

Please remember that whatever the situation might be, we will work with delivery dates and times to accommodate you and your cattle. The AMAA would greatly appreciate your support. Thanks for your consideration!

American Maine-Anjou Association 50K Research Project

The AMAA is desperately in need of hundreds of samples of Maine-Anjou bull semen to complete this very important research project!

My travels have found that very few cattlemen are aware that this research project is ongoing and do not understand the future value that will be created for our breed. Numerous articles have been printed with additional information placed on the Maine-Anjou Web site. Please take time to read the information pertaining to this DNA research project.

When the 50K research is in place we will have the needed foundation to build upon and make further molecular advancement as those tools are validated and become available to the industry. Without this base the AMAA stands to lose substantial time and needed market share relative to other breeds that have moved to adopt molecular breeding value technologies. To make it simple, the primary benefit will be the improved EPD accuracies for calving ease, weaning and yearling weight, carcass merit, maternal performance and assist producers in selections of future sires. Please send your thawed semen samples, labeled and in a crush-proof package to the AMAA office as soon as possible. Check the inventory in your semen tank against an updated list of sires already tested which can be found at www.maine-anjou.org.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Calving Ease (CE) and Maternal Calving Ease (MCE)

of the Voice, please make it number one on your to do list. These two traits will be added to our EPD profiles as a new addition in the 2012 fall run. This is truly exciting as these CE and MCE EPDs will be a welcomed addition to our existing EPD profiles. Our thanks to Bob Weaber, PhD, Wade Shafer, PhD, and geneticist Lauren Hyde, PhD, for all of their extensive work in helping to complete this project.

Quoting from the August/September article of the Voice, “the new CE EPD describes the relative differences in additional percentage of a sire’s calves born unassisted. The MCE EPD describes the additional percentage of a sire’s daughter’s calves that are born unassisted. The EPD values that are more positive are viewed as more favorable than negative values. The CE EPD should be used instead of the BW EPD to manage dystocia in first calf heifers.

Breeders should exclusively use CE EPD for the selection of service sires to minimize dystocia in first calf heifers.” Please take the time to read this article.

These CE and MCE EPDs will play a major role in assisting our seedstock breeders in their selection process to improve our calving ease traits and it will provide both seedstock and commercial producers with a high genetic correlation of .93 between birth weight and calving ease. This indicates that many of the same genes that affect one trait also affect the other.

Our thanks to the American Simmental Association for the enhancements made to the multi-breed genetic evaluation system that has enabled the AMAA to develop our CE and MCE EPDs. Call me at (515) 201-3281 if I can ever be of any assistance. Thank you!

Maines on the Move, Dave Steen AMAA Commercial Development Director

If you haven’t had the opportunity to read the article “Calving Ease” in the August/September issue

Statesman and Tebow Semen For Sale Contact Tim Weber, (402) 335-7997 November/December 2012

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TLM Synergy 825U

SLC Sooner 101M X TLM Amy 451P Reg.# 388733 :: Purebred :: Polled :: Homo. Black bd :: March 1, 2008 bw 92 lbs. :: adj. ww 778 lbs. :: adj. yw 1,469 lbs. scrotal 44 c.m. :: frame 6.1 :: REA 17.8 in. fat .29 in. :: %IMF 2.34 :: PHA/TH Free

EPDs

bw 0.8 :: ww 55.0 :: yw 107.8 :: milk 14.2 :: mg 41.7

Where real performance comes first!

TLM Miss Bouncer 412P

DMCC Body Builder X EFF Dutchess 901J Reg.# 344345 :: 3/4 Maine-Anjou :: Polled :: Homo. Black bd :: Sept. 6, 2004

EPDs

bw 1.1 :: ww 35.2 :: yw 78.2 :: milk 15.1 :: mg 32.6

Full sister to TLM Bouncer

The rest of the story...

TLM Super Stout

“A Game Changer”

TLM Synergy 825U X TLM Miss Bouncer 412P Reg.# 409495 :: Purebred :: Scurred :: Black bd :: March 1, 2010 bw 94 lbs. :: adj. ww 682 lbs. :: adj. yw 1,232 lbs.

PHA/TH Free :: Scrotal 42 c.m. :: Frame 5.7 REA 16.2 :: Fat .38 :: %IMF 2.47

EPDs

bw :: 1.8 ww :: 44.7 yw :: 90.2 milk :: 14.5 mg :: 36.8

First daughters out of TLM Super Stout

TLM Super Stout 7 mo.

TLM Super Stout 13 mo.

TLM 222Z

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Junior Update 2012-2013 Jr. Board Members

Executive Committee:

Bailey Core, President – Region II 859 92nd Ave. Pleasantville, IA 50225 (641) 780-7765 • core.bailey@gmail.com Rachael Carlson, Vice President – Region 1 3702 S.W. 224th Plattsburg, MO 64477 (816) 785-7413 • blondie93@centurytel.net Cameron Alexander, Sec./Treas. – Region I 830 Spencer Rd. Sabina, OH 45169 (937) 302-0078 • c-alexander.1@onu.edu

Region II

Jordan Crall 2143 679th Ave. Albia, IA 52531 (641) 777-0453 jcrall_02@hotmail.com

Region III

Bailey Buck R.R. 1 Box 344A Madill, OK 73446 (580) 677-2648 bailey.buck@okstate.edu Becca Moore P.O. Box 26 Madill, OK 73446 (580) 795-5665

At-Large

Ryan Holaway 174 C.R. 1336 Chico, TX 76431 (940) 210-1127 • ryanholawaycattle@hotmail.com Elizabeth Heaton 2139 Township Rd. 500 N. Toulon, IL 61483 (309) 238-3340 eheaton94@live.com

Advisors

Amy Sampson 63329 210th St. Nevada, IA 50201 (515) 382-4198 • amy.sampson@wartburg.edu Carrie Elmore 300 Cox Rd. Enoree, SC 29335 (864) 237-7771 • carriee@g.clemson.edu

2012-2013 AMAA Royalty Queen Ashlyn Richardson, Missouri

Junior Princess

Stephanie Kersten, Nebraska

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American Junior Maine-Anjou Association • ajmaa@kc.rr.com • www.maine-anjou.org

Gearing Up!

by Becca Moore, Region III Director

I love this time of year, November and December mean hoodie weather, football games, family holidays and major stock show time! The new show season gives you the opportunity to exhibit your best cattle, check out other breeders' programs and meet other exhibitors and breeders from across the country. This year I’m even more excited about stock show season because I will have the privilege of wearing my maroon jacket for the first time in the showring as an American Junior Maine-Anjou Association (AJMAA) board member. It’s an honor to wear that jacket and I’m looking forward to working with the junior board, breeders and other junior Maine-Anjou members.

Currently, the junior board is working on several fundraisers. We just wrapped up our 2013 calendar and I would like to thank everyone who supported it.

Another major fundraiser for the junior association happens each year at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS), Denver, Colo. This year we will be selling tickets on a lot donated

by Dennis Garwood, Green Valley Cattle, Nebraska. We appreciate their generous contribution and I know you won’t want to miss out on a chance to win the lot from their program. Money raised from this lot goes directly to our National Junior Show, which is the highlight of the year for all junior Maine-Anjou members. I hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity to support the juniors.

If you are interested in purchasing a ticket for the drawing to be held in Denver, please contact a junior board member or look for us at the NWSS. Stock show season and holiday season are always a busy time around my house, but I love it because my whole family is together. I’m the youngest of six children and the only girl in my family and I sure do miss my brothers who are away at college.

We have grown up working together in the barn and it’s just not the same without all of them here. Yes, we did have our fair share of arguments, but all the fun times outweigh any arguments we ever had.

During this busy season, I hope you will all take time to enjoy being with your family and friends, no matter if it’s in the barn blowing on your cattle or sitting around the table with them on Thanksgiving day. Making memories is what it’s all about! I have already made some great memories with the new junior board and I’m ready to make some more!

Good luck at the upcoming shows and I hope to see all of you!

June 15-21, 2013 Grand Island, neb.

natIonal JunIor heIfer show

Announcements 2012 MAPP inventories HAve been MAiled

MAPP inventory listings, MAPP agreement forms and registration applications with your active dam registration numbers provided were mailed from our office in early September 2012. We are requesting that all inventories and agreement forms be returned back to our office no later than Nov. 15, 2012. PLEASE be prompt in returning your inventories and agreement forms by the deadline as this slows the registration process here when inventories are tardy. The calf registration (applications) are not part of the deadline as they are meant as a convenience for you in submitting the registrations on your calves.

We will invoice $5 per head of 2013 enrolled (breeding-age) females beginning in January 2013 (along with billing 2013 dues if not already submitted).

If you are currently enrolled in MAPP and have decided this program is not the best-suited program for your herd, please let us know ASAP. More information is available at our Web site regarding the MAPP and Breeder’s Choice programs.

busy seAson is fAst APProAcHing

To avoid delays in your registration work during our busy season, please follow the tips below. Double check that all blanks and information are correct and complete before mailing or submitting online. Things most commonly missed are: o Missing herd prefix and herd ID o Birthdate o Date of sale o Name of animal o Payment Make sure the person that is registering owns the dam with exception of ET calves. If ET, make sure the donor dam has been DNA, PHA & TH typed and that we have the results on file.

If you are checking on work please e-mail us at maine@kc.rr.com.

When calling or e-mailing please have the name and breeder number of the person submitting the work.

When registering annual active dams for “performance only” animals please submit them online if you have the capabilities as this will help the registrar processing tremendously.

Rush work is processed ahead of regular work that is received in our office and mailed by regular mail so please do not procrastinate to avoid extra charges and to assure buyers that they are purchasing from a reputable business person.

As always we appreciate you and your business and want to make sure that the registration process runs as smooth as possible. Thank you in advance for your extra time in making sure all work is correct, complete and received in a timely manner.

registrAtions for uPcoMing sHows

It is now time to register show animals for winter shows. Please keep in mind during the winter show season, you will need to allow at least two

AmericAn mAine-Anjou AssociAtion P.O. Box 1100 - 204 Marshall Rd. Platte City, MO 64079-1100 AMAA (816) 431-9950 Fax (816) 431-9951 Voice (816) 858-9954 - Fax (816) 858-9953 www.maine-anjou.org maine@kc.rr.com

stAff John Boddicker, executive vice president Dave Steen, commercial development director Marcena Fulton, registrar Lindsey Broek, Voice editor/director of communications Kasey Herman, director of youth activities Rhonda Boddicker, administrative assistant Brandi West, administrative assistant Tammy Seevers, office assistant Donna Grame, office assistant

executive committee: Marty Van Vliet, president Jirl Buck, 1st vice president Mike Holden, 2nd vice president Rick Carlson, secretary/treasurer Fred Nessler, at-large

region i

Rick Carlson - (816) 560-3533 3702 S.W. 224th - Plattsburg, MO 64477 Dennis Moore - (618) 410-3325 30992 State Hwy. 16 - Jerseyville, IL 62052 Troy Jones - (419) 648-5870 9656 Clum Rd. - Harrod, OH 45850 Fred Nessler - (217) 698-0202 536 N. Bruns Lane, Ste. 1 - Springfield, IL 62702

region ii

Scott Bilslend - (308) 384-6257 608 Ravenwood Dr. - Grand Island, NE 68801 Brad Nelson - (712) 263-3453 901 Hwy. 39 - Denison, IA 51442 Cory Thomsen - (605) 730-2397 40460 254th St. - Mitchell, SD 57301 Marty Van Vliet - (641) 628-9639 372 190th Ave. - Otley, IA 50214

region iii

Mark Beauprez - (303) 822-9260 11780 Mimosa Rd. - Byers, CO 80103 Jirl Buck - (580) 795-7271 R.R. 1 Box 344A - Madill, OK 73446 Josh Enlow - (918) 321-5196 19732B S. 145th W. Ave. - Sapulpa, OK 74066 Jim Hett - (303) 435-1271 P.O. Box 175 - Roggen, CO 80652

At-Large

Cody Tebbenkamp - (660) 641-2671 3705 Forun Blvd., Apt. 818 - Columbia, MO 65203 Mike Holden - (712) 652-3200 559 240th St. - Scranton, IA 51462 Barry Nowatzke - (219) 872-6218 9335 W. 200 N. - Michigan City, IN 46360

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Announcements to three weeks for turn-around on registrations and transfers sent in to our office. If a paper is needed within that time, a rush fee ($25 per eight head) will be required before the work will be completed.

RUSH ORDERS

If you are selling an animal we ask that you register and transfer the animal in a timely manner to avoid extra charges and to assure buyers they are purchasing from a reputable business person.

Rushes will be done in the order received; a rush fee is currently $25 (covers eight head). If rush work is faxed, it is the breeder’s responsibility to give us a follow-up phone call to make sure the work is legible and to cover all fees. It is not our office staff ’s responsibility to call breeders that fax in registration work. No work will be released until payment is complete.

Rush work is processed ahead of the regular work that is received in our office and mailed by regular mail the next business day. We will do our best to complete rush work that is received in our office by 2 p.m. (Monday – Friday). There is no same-day turnaround.

If you need to have registrations sent out by overnight delivery, there is an additional fee (in addition to the rush fee) for sending overnight. We normally use Federal Express (Fed Ex) and the charges are based on Fed Ex fees at that given time.

Again, let us emphasize, it is your responsibility to contact our office to make arrangements for overnight delivery so that we have the correct shipping address and payment before sending. Fed Ex WILL NOT deliver to a post office box. A rush will be picked up by Fed Ex the next business day for delivery the following day.

For big weekend events, such as state expos, we reserve the right to require work to be in our office no later than 2 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to that weekend’s show.

Please plan ahead. If a paper is needed within two weeks, a rush will be required at this time of year.

Thank you.

annUal DUES

If you have not yet submitted your 2012 dues, please do so as soon as possible. If not already paid, the dues will be billed when submitting registration work in this calendar year. This could result in registration work being held for payment. There is a

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dues reminder envelope in the November/December Voice for your convenience. Annual adult dues that were not paid by March 1, 2012 were not included in the May/June/July (membership directory) of the Voice.

QUESTIOnS On REGISTERInG

Please read through the information found on our homepage at www.maine-anjou.org.

REGISTRaTIOn nUMBERS

Once an animal is registered, it is backed up that same night to our Web site, www.maine-anjou.org. It can be viewed by clicking on “Breed Information” then “Search the Maine-Anjou Breed.”

OnlInE BIll PaYInG

You can now go to our Web site, www.maine-anjou. org, and click on “Online Billing” to submit payment by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover accepted).

DUES REQUIREMEnT

Please note if a buyer submits a registration and/ or transfer from an owner that is not currently a dues-paid member, that buyer will be charged for the seller’s membership fee or annual dues (adult dues are $100). The exception to this rule is if all animals owned by that individual (non - or inactive member) are being transferred or cancelled at the same time as what the buyer has submitted, the membership fee would be waived. In that regard, work is held until complete payment is received.

FaXED RUSHES

Please note when faxing in rush work, it must reach our office by 2 p.m. in order to be processed in that day’s work. If a faxed rush is received after 2 p.m. it will be processed the next business day.

SIRE lIST aVaIlaBlE

Please note, we do have a listing of sires available on our Web site. You will find bulls listed alphabetically by nickname. This is found as “Frequently Used Sires” on the Web site, www.maineanjou.org.

REMInDER TO aMaa MEMBERSHIP

Finance charges will apply to all accounts over 60 days past due. Please pay from your invoice; due to the rising cost of postage we are no longer mailing statements.

Announcements dna, tha and pha requirementS

Prior to registering any ET calves, all donor dams (including commercial or non-registered dams) must have DNA, TH and PHA on file in our office. Also, all AI sires are required to have the same on file.

Therefore, our office will hold any ET registrations submitted out of dams without testing on file as well as all registrations out of AI sires that do not have complete testing on file.

If the donor dam is deceased and not tested, we do require that the ET(s) have the tests done, in the absence of the donor’s records.

The DNA, TH and PHA testing can be done at GeneSeek. A submission form is found on our Web site www.maine-anjou.org.

Maine-Anjou samples are put into testing at GeneSeek on Wednesdays so please plan accordingly when submitting. DNA results will be back in the AMAA office late in the next week after the testing begins; TH and PHA results will be in our office two weeks later, usually on a Thursday.

We would like to start sending the test results by e-mail only, so please make sure we have an up-todate e-mail address for you, if applicable.

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N.A.I.L.E. Maine-Anjou Show held in conjunction with the 2012 North American International Livestock Exposition (N.A.I.L.E.), Louisville, Ky. Nov. 10 - AOB & Maine-Anjou Junior Shows.

Nov. 14 - Open Maine-Anjou Show (starting with bulls).

Hotel Headquarters Comfort Inn & Suites Airport/Expo 653 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY 40209 (502) 375-2233 Ask for the AMAA block. Rate $109 National Western Stock Show Denver, Colo.

Jan. 18 - Maine-Anjou & MaineTainer Pen Shows, Pepsi Arena.

Jan. 19 - Bright Lights Maine-Anjou Bull & Heifer Sale, Livestock Center and Auction Arena in the yards.

Jan. 20 - Junior Maine-Anjou and MaineTainer Shows, Open Maine-Anjou and MaineTainer Shows (starting with bulls).

Hotel Headquarters Red Lion Hotel 4040 Quebec St. Denver, CO 80213 (303) 321-6666 AND Doubletree Hotel 3203 Quebec St. Denver, CO 80213 (303) 321-3333 Ask for the AMAA block. Rates are $85 at the Red Lion and $98 at the Doubletree.

Fort Worth Stock Show

Feb. 3 - Open Maine-Anjou, MaineTainer and Fullblood Shows (starting with Fullbloods).

Hotel Headquarters Radisson Hotel at Fossil Creek 2540 Meacham Blvd.

Fort Worth, TX 76106 (817) 625-9911

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Reference Sire List Updated July 2012 Please note we do have a listing of sires available on our Web site. You will find bulls listed alphabetically by nickname.

Name

AMAA# %

GOET I-80 400082 HHP ONE-FIFTY 292665 THOR 911 260466 HALL’S WELLS FARGO 521N 319471 GF 24 7 321453 HCBN 442R 349883 HAA ABSOLUTE 56U 389832 COWAN’S ALI 4M 307184 FL ALI CLONE 416818 FJH ALL AMERICAN 501L 294514 K&A AMTRAK A35 155880 DLDJ ANALYZE THIS N9ET 322682 BKDJ BACKDRAFT 721J 259706 TLM BASIC 962W 400479 BOSS BEST WESTERN 152N 316205 BIG SEXXY 345452 FJH BLACK DICE 10F 221023 FJH BLACK ICE 100D 195707 CALBERTA BLACK IMPACT 240116 MR BLACK SMOKER 285227 KKKM BLENDED WHISKEY 346151 BOJO 408882 HAA BOLD MOVE 284T 377332 BPSL BOOMER 1U 394814 TLM BOUNCER 152L 296484 GTWY BREATHE EASY 394165 ROWE BROADBAND 42FM 318495 CRH 008 287989 CADDY SHACK 348468 DJ CAESAR C328 185034 CAPTAIN HOOK 345809 CARLOS O’KELLEY 365715 KBAR CARNEY MAN 879 336867 VBB CASSIUS CLAY 369928 GF CAST IRON 597P 336076 RJJV CATALYST 26S 372342 CERVEZA 328874 DJ CHECKMATE G349 ET 239923 CHILL FACTOR 209063 GCC CHILLED CHIVAS 292348 WLC CIGAR 227947 CBOF LEGACY 65L 291367 CLEAN JEANS 94S 362227 GVC CLOSING BELL 10U 390333 K&A COLBY Y129 137412 WLTR CONFETTI 19S 372496 HAA CONTENDER 243P 338747 GCC COWBOY CUT 3560 324806 HAA CRESTON 322R 352112 HAA CROSS ROADS 511S 364618 CUNIA 11 RBC CURRENT EDITION 26M 309814 GVC DIGNATARY 4T 377805 GVC DIGNITARY 4T 377805 DAINES DIRECT CURRENT 165G244399 OAKRIDGE DIRECT DEPOSIT 258986 PANNELL DIRECTDRAFT 830L293609 DIRECT HIT 54J 267710 GEF DIRTY HARRY 349907 GEF DIRTY HARRY 2 414998 DISCOVERY 393126 MDC DONNY 334473 MIMS DR HOOK 340501 DR PHIL P201 340419 DR WHO 317701 DRAFT PICK 165744 GCC ECC DUBAI 56S 372557 MJT EASY 277847 BEB EASY MONEY 304540 SAF ELMO 229769 MASON’S EMBASSY 245009 MCF ENDANGERED SPECIES 326347 NBH POLLED ENERGIZER 688242107 BK EUCHEE 694N 317870 LCS EVANDER 241320 BK EXCALIBUR 249136 4E EXCLUSIVE 508E 210881 FJH EXECUTIVE 31C 179117 HAA EXPECTATION 507T 377346 GAR EXPRESS MALE 262547 HAA FAST TRACK 501P 338746 KGST FEAR THIS 227210

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PB PB 50.00 PB 75.00 50.00 PB PB PB PB PB 50.00 PB PB PB 50.00 PB PB 87.50 PB 37.50 50.00 PB PB 75.00 50.00 62.50 PB 75.00 PB 25.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 62.50 75.00 50.00 PB 75.00 75.00 PB PB PB 75.00 PB 50.00 PB 75.00 PB 75.00 FB 75.00 PB PB PB PB 75.00 50.00 75.00 75.00 50.00 37.50 25.00 50.00 37.50 PB 75.00 75.00 PB PB PB 37.50 PB PB 50.00 PB PB PB PB PB PB 87.50

Color

Nickname

Name

black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black red/white black black black black black black black black black black black other black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black

I-80 150 911 (HALL’S) WELLS FARGO 24/7 2ND TO NONE ABSOLUTE ALI ALI CLONE ALL AMERICAN AMTRAK ANALYZE THIS BACKDRAFT BASIC BEST WESTERN BIG SEXY BLACK DICE BLACK ICE BLACK IMPACT BLACK SMOKER BLENDED WHISKEY BOJO BOLD MOVE BOOMER BOUNCER BREATHE EASY BROADBAND BUBBA CADDY SHACK CAESAR CAPTAIN HOOK CARLOS O’KELLEY CARNEY MAN CASSIUS CLAY CAST IRON CATALYST CERVEZA CHECKMATE CHILL FACTOR CHILLED CHIVAS CIGAR CLASSIC CLEAN JEANS CLOSING BELL COLBY CONFETTI CONTENDER COWBOY CUT CRESTON CROSS ROADS CUNIA CURRENT EDITION DIGNATARY DIGNITARY DIRECT CURRENT DIRECT DEPOSIT DIRECT DRAFT DIRECT HIT DIRTY HARRY DIRTY HARRY 2 DISCOVERY DONNY DR HOOK DR PHIL DR WHO DRAFT PICK DUBAI EASY EASY MONEY ELMO EMBASSY ENDANGERED SPECIES ENERGIZER EUCHEE EVANDER EXCALIBUR EXCLUSIVE EXECUTIVE EXPECTATION EXPRESS MALE FAST TRACK FEAR THIS

FIGHTING IRISH 361034 ROCKING B FINAL ANSWER 258837 LKL FINALIST 275432 HAA FINISH LINE 319P 338744 XL FIRE N’ ICE ET 273879 SHULTZ FOREPLAY 303621 GVC FORTUNE & GLORY 390324 HAA FRANCHISE 504T 377339 FREE SPIRIT 368552 MSF FREEDOM 1S 359879 MR BKR 20K 313672 JEK FRIDAY NITE LIGHTS 339078 FULL FLUSH 314972 FSC FUSION 947M 309607 RHM FUTURE 223118 HF GET IT DONE 343566 MDC DONNY 334473 NBJ GIGOLO JOE 348170 ROWE GOLD CLUB 98FN 325061 GRIZZLY ROSE 354226 GROUND ZERO 306800 BNWZ GUCCI 703U 389047 FGJ HABANERO 222571 FL HAIRY BEAR CLONE 412889 DAINES HAIRY CRUMB 92H 252202 CMAC HARD CORE 323178 DCC HARD DRIVE 350469 HEAT WAVE 401231 FL HEAT WAVE CLONE 416819 DLCC HEFNER 7248T 383086 MCCF SEBASTIAN 384838 HOLLYWOOD 400197 TJSC HOT COMMODITY 353989 BPJV HOTLINE 292388 LLND HOUDINI ET 209924 DJ PATENTS HULK H399 ET 252003 DNC HURRICANE 262941 CALBERTA HUSTLER 256061 BMSC ICE BREAKER 45L 296891 ICE COLD 334637 BK ICE PICK 472J 262401 NTC 845 ICE PICK 315685 FJH ICEMAN 49G 233970 FJH ICY HOT 308K 272570 GVC INCREDABULL 90R 367230 IRISH WHISKEY 294939 4E IRON MAN 230M 305309 SDWL JACKPOT 13J 261350 K&A JALAPENO J2 272707 MCF MR DEBS GIRL PAYOFF 291476 DVMM JAZZ 247388 ZM JIM DANDY 261578 JUST RITE 501M 306588 GF KABOOM L75 305813 GF KADABRA 272991 K&A KASANOVA K1 274594 BRNJ KID ROCK 270808 DVMM KINGPIN 1M 307589 LADIES MAN 306801 BKDJ LANDMARK 179L 291301 SDWL LAREDO 13J 289781 FJH LEGACY 130E 208505 HALL’S LEGACY PLUS 738G 257903 BIX LET’S ROLL 309010 BK LIFELINE 258J 269331 DLB LIMIT UP 260454 DMCC LIMITED EDITION 4F 225824 MCF MAINE BREAK 167798 MANCINI MAX B247T 382701 MANKIND 02 302333 DCC MASTER PIECE 87P 337233 GVC MAVERICK 05U 390328 K&A MAVERICK M16 305387 BPF MERCEDES BENZ 131U 386737 FRYE THE MESSENGER 384214 DF MIDAS 5N 766 DJC MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS332663 FL MIDNITE 349465 BFW MITTEN MAN Q35P 337392 MDC MOJO 329403 ADM MR MONEY BAGS 46R 348806 MAJORS MONEY MAN 673J 270242

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AMAA# % 62.50 PB PB PB PB 50.00 PB 75.00 50.00 PB PB 50.00 25.00 PB 87.50 50.00 37.50 PB 75.00 50.00 37.50 PB 75.00 50.00 75.00 PB PB 25.00 25.00 PB 75.00 37.50 PB PB PB PB 50.00 PB 50.00 PB PB 75.00 PB PB 75.00 75.00 PB 75.00 PB PB 75.00 FB PB 75.00 50.00 PB 75.00 PB 25.00 PB 75.00 PB PB 75.00 PB PB PB 75.00 75.00 PB 87.50 PB PB 75.00 62.50 PB 50.00 50.00 PB 25.00 75.00 PB

Color black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black red red black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black

Nickname FIGHTIN’ IRISH FINAL ANSWER FINALIST FINISH LINE FIRE N’ ICE FOREPLAY FORTUNE & GLORY FRANCHISE FREE SPIRIT FREEDOM FRICTION FRIDAY NITE LIGHTS FULL FLUSH FUSION FUTURE GET IT DONE GET R DONE (DONNY) GIGOLO JOE GOLD CLUB GRIZZLY ROSE GROUND ZERO GUCCI HABANERO HAIRY BEAR (CLONE) HAIRY CRUMB HARD CORE HARD DRIVE HEAT WAVE HEAT WAVE CLONE HEFNER HITMAN (MCCF) HOLLYWOOD HOT COMMODITY HOTLINE HOUDINI HULK HURRICANE HUSTLER ICE BREAKER ICE COLD ICE PICK ICE STORM ICEMAN ICY HOT INCREDABULL IRISH WHISKEY IRON MAN JACKPOT JALAPENO JAYHAWK JAZZ JIM DANDY JUST RITE KABOOM KADABRA KASANOVA KID ROCK KINGPIN LADIES MAN LANDMARK LAREDO LEGACY LEGACY PLUS LET’S ROLL LIFELINE LIMIT UP LIMITED EDITION MAINE BREAK MANCINI MANKIND MASTER PIECE MAVERICK MAVERICK MERCEDES BENZ MESSENGER, THE MIDAS MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS MIDNITE MITTEN MAN MOJO MONEY BAGS MONEY MAN

Reference Sire List Name

AMAA# %

DNC MONSOON J101 262942 MOSSY OAK 316123 GCC MR UNTOUCHABLE 423R 351471 K&A NAUTICA 47N 321944 BK NAVAJO 42N 321651 DNC G101 236881 MAX 918M 307552 GVC NOBLE MAN 11N 324613 LFC NUF SAID 307899 JJ OKLAHOMA STORM 01R 348066 GEF OPEN BAR 334971 MIL OSU 01K 274130 WAG PAC MAN 410P 344390 PADDY OMALLEY 330356 BLSC PALE FACE 424L 298784 WCC PANORAMA 112T 378345 RSCC PARTY BOY 321949 DJ PATENT 409 213084 DJ PATENTS HULK H399 ET 252003 NAGE PATRIOT 65P 333596 TCTC PATTON 387653 RSG PAY OFF 805E MCF 227544 CALBERTA PAYDIRT 169C 211933 RBC PERFECT TIMING 281314 NBH POLLED ENERGIZER 688242107 DMCC POLLED PREMIER 18C 184259 PLD PURSUIT 157403 ASCC POLYGRAPH 601S 382927 BKRF POWERBALL 204P 343200 BKRF POWER HOUSE 158P 335670 BK POWER PLUS 211L 291264 DCC PREMIUM BLEND 47S 365767 TPSC PRINCE 396080 DJ RAPPER R316 ET 354367 MCF REAL DEAL 71H 250219 DJ REFLECTOR 156879 BK REMEDY 346R 350654 LFC REVENGE 285459 JEK RIDGE RUNNER 342495 BPC ROCK STAR 40M 308446 ROCKY BALBOA 379037 KAL RUDE AWAKENING 237503 CALBERTA SCHOOL’S OUT 268371 HCBN 442R 349883 HAA SECURITY 255U 388227 HAA SHERIFF 506R 352168 CAG SHIVER 301R 374000 XK SINNATRA 66T 379288 BPF SLAM DUNK 78T 378168 GMC SLEEP EASY 289815 PANNELL MR 707J 263453 MWDD SLOW BURN 901J 286830 WS SMOKE RINGS 301005 DCC SMOKIN JOE 157P 337244 DJ SONAR F315 226636 SLC SOONER 101M 331256 MB SOOT 229156 RJG SOUND WAVE 325847

50.00 25.00 50.00 PB PB 75.00 50.00 PB 25.00 PB 75.00 75.00 50.00 62.50 50.00 PB PB 87.50 PB 75.00 5.00 PB PB 75.00 PB PB PB 50.00 PB PB PB PB 50.00 PB PB PB PB 62.50 62.50 PB 50.00 PB 87.50 50.00 PB PB 50.00 PB PB 75.00 75.00 75.00 87.50 PB 75.00 PB 50.00 50.00

Color

Nickname

Name

AMAA# %

black black black black black black black black other black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black

MONSOON MOSSY OAK MR UNTOUCHABLE NAUTICA NAVAJO NFL NO DOUBT NOBLE MAN NUF SAID OKLAHOMA STORM OPEN BAR OSU PAC MAN PADDY OMALLEY PALE FACE PANORAMA PARTY BOY PATENT PATENT HULK PATRIOT PATTON PAY OFF PAYDIRT PERFECT TIMING POLLED ENGERGIZER POLLED PREMIER POLLED PURSUIT POLYGRAPH POWER BALL POWER HOUSE POWER PLUS PREMIUM BLEND PRINCE RAPPER REAL DEAL REFLECTOR REMEDY REVENGE RIDGE RUNNER ROCK STAR ROCKY BALBOA RUDE AWAKENING SCHOOL’S OUT SECOND TO NONE SECURITY SHERIFF SHIVER SINNATRA SLAM DUNK SLEEP EASY SLICK 50 SLOW BURN SMOKE RINGS SMOKIN JOE SONAR SOONER SOOT SOUND WAVE

GVC SPECIAL DELIVERY 42S 367181 FJH SPECIAL EDITION 505M 306589 MCF THE SPECIALIST 9A74E 210036 K&A SPICE 74S 362225 AMC SPIN CITY SD 103L 296589 LFC SPINDOCTOR Y55H 254601 GF STAINLESS STEEL 655P 336079 GVC STATESMAN 4R ET 351746 STILTS 87061 HAA STOCKMAN 321N 324455 JDS STOUT 147516 EBB STRICTLY BUSINESS 266091 WEBR STRIKER 201R 347402 DAINES SURVIVOR 128K 288705 NEEL SWOOSH 64H 251681 TLM SYNERGY 835U 388733 BIX TAKE CHARGE 245129 KBC TAZ 9521E 247463 LITL TEN CARAT T702 380523 MRC THE BACHELOR 328473 DCC THE MAN 264806 THE RINGER 371439 THRILLER 402803 TINY TIM 411043 MR TITANIC FJD 7005G 238366 LLL TITLEIST 249067 DCC TOP CUT 251775 NAGE TOP PICK 260137 BK TOP SECRET 387429 K&A TOP SHELF 13T 375734 MCF TOTAL CONTROL 290912 DCC TOTAL PACKAGE 1P 337217 CFS TOTAL SOLUTION M21 340804 K&A TRAVEL AGENT 39R 345321 BKRI TRENDSETTER 501T 377769 TLCC TURK S6103 ET 361288 CMAC TYSON ET 364424 BK UNLIMITED POWER 472 390631 FJH VISION 109G 233923 MCF WARHORSE 277671 BK THE WATCHMAN 51J 269329 KBSC WATERGATE 1W 401142 CDV WAZN’T ME 78M 307911 NCC “W D 40” 12G 232302 GCCF LAST MAN STANDIN 325326 BOSS WESTERN UNION 37L 291368 WHASSSUP 281904 JLL WHISKEY SEVEN 350788 BFW WHISKEY FOR MY MEN 321335 BERL WHISKEY RIVER 341641 WHO MADE WHO 411F 306181 NAGE WIDE TRACK 94J 260105 LE WILD CARD 340519 HAA WISDOM 505S 364619 THE WITCH DOCTOR 169334 REFLECTOR 373D WONDER 199461 LFC XFL 285752 YELLOW JACKET 357758

PB PB PB PB 87.50 75.00 25.00 PB 75.00 PB PB 75.00 PB 50.00 87.50 PB 50.00 50.00 75.00 PB 87.50 62.50 50.00 50.00 75.00 PB 75.00 PB PB PB PB 75.00 25.00 75.00 50.00 50.00 PB PB PB 50.00 75.00 75.00 37.50 PB 37.50 PB PB 75.00 75.00 50.00 25.00 PB 37.50 PB PB 75.00 50.00 50.00

Color black black black black black black other black other black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black red black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black black other

Nickname SPECIAL DELIVERY SPECIAL EDITION SPECIALIST SPICE SPIN CITY SPINDOCTOR STAINLESS STEEL STATESMAN STILTS STOCKMAN STOUT STRICTLY BUSINESS STRIKER SURVIVOR SWOOSH SYNERGY TAKE CHARGE TAZ TEN CARAT T702 THE BACHELOR THE MAN THE RINGER THRILLER TINY TIM TITANIC TITLEIST TOP CUT TOP PICK TOP SECRET TOP SHELF TOTAL CONTROL TOTAL PACKAGE TOTAL SOLUTION TRAVEL AGENT TRENDSETTER TURK TYSON UNLIMITED POWER VISION WAR HORSE WATCHMAN WATERGATE WAZN’T ME WD 40 WELLS FARGO WESTERN UNION WHASSSUP WHISKEY 7 WHISKEY FOR MY MEN WHISKEY RIVER WHO MADE WHO WIDE TRACK WILD CARD WISDOM WITCH DOCTOR WONDER XFL YELLOW JACKET

Maine-Anjou Practical...

Profitable...

Predictable...

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New Junior Members alabama

Joshua Hammond Heflin, AL (256) 748-4604

arkansas

Jessika Calhoon Farmington, AR (479) 530-8776 Avery Morris Nashville, AR Carlin Whaley Waldo, AR (870) 299-0393

CalIFOrnIa

Stefani Hofman Ripon, CA (209) 969-9801

FlOrIda

IndIana

Esther Bridwell Covington, IN (765) 793-0133 Larissa Butler Frankfort, IN (765) 659-4271 Colton Gieger Columbia City, IN (260) 693-3258

Kevin Virosteck Wellsville, KS (760) 490-1155

Devyn Kerr Cedar Grove, IN (765) 647-1005

kentuCky

Elizabeth Stanley Coatsville, IN (317) 902-7545

IOwa

Micayla Christopher Decorah, IA (563) 735-5506

Stephen Smith Adairsville, GA (706) 324-3189

Jack Johnson Prole, IA (515) 208-2883

IllInOIs

Drew Mitchell Charles City, IA (641) 228-6172

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Madison Haney Lakin, KS (620) 492-3439

Cheyenna Henry Connersville, IN (765) 580-9131

Mason Mills Morriston, FL (239) 980-0907

Renee Lock Avon, IL (309) 465-7857

kansas

Jansen Parsons Anthony, KS (620) 243-3768

Michael Rhoades Avilla, IN (260) 897-4275

geOrgIa

Derek Whittle Decorah, IA (563) 382-5393

Bailey Marie Gray Orleans, IN (812) 329-9725

Justin Fussell Arcadia, FL (863) 494-1712

Elizabeth Reedy Summerfield, FL (352) 307-8895

Sara Sullivan Dunlap, IA (712) 269-5925

November/December 2012

new mexICO

Nichole Myers Clayton, NM (575) 207-5623 John Yates Artesia, NM (575) 579-0795

OhIO

Rachel Conny Beloit, OH (330) 341-0090 Joseph Holmes New Concord, OH (740) 826-4104 Derek Platfoot Celina, OH (419) 953-7770

Taylor Belle Matheny Mayslick, KY (606) 763-6497

Austin Pullins Coolville, OH (740) 667-0104

Austin Shady Louisville, KY (502) 261-1971

Lane Saxour Thurman, OH (740) 710-6529

lOuIsIana

OklahOma

Faith Guice Downsville, LA (318) 245-7370

Shaylynn Bass Lane, OK (580) 513-4831

mInnesOta

Briar Chafin Perry, OK (580) 504-0886

Adam Josephson Minneota, MN (507) 872-6922 Bennett Stadheim Albert Lea, MN (507) 826-3169 Garrett Stadheim Albert Lea, MN (507) 826-3169

Tate D. Crouch Elk City, OK (580) 225-2860 Jayde Fiegener Earlsboro, OK (405) 382-3463

New Junior Members Pennsylvania

Jesse Goggin Wellston, OK (405) 356-2265

Amanda Meyer Equinunk, PA (570) 224-4842

Jace Muncy Red Oak, OK

Texas

Cierra Padgett Holdenville, OK (405) 496-1495 Jake Paul Perryman Warner, OK (918) 685-5683 Krista Svendsen Okmulgee, OK (918) 758-1084

wisconsin

Sarah Godfrey Mt. Pleasant, TX (903) 577-7445

Krista Erickson Neenah, WI (920) 268-5126

Alicia Dawn Keller Lytle, TX (210) 723-3300

Thomas Denman Burlington, TX (254) 217-0897

Kaleb Nichols Mt. Enterprise, TX

Colter Fowler Gladewater, TX (903) 360-1218

Matthew Schaeffer Crockett, TX (936) 544-4002

Sarah Lillesand Sheboygan Falls, WI (920) 565-4616

Adam Witt Nacogdoches, TX (936) 615-2127

2013 OHIO BEEF EXPO The Leading Maine-Anjou Sale in the Eastern United States!

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013 OHIO EXPO CENTER • COLUMBUS, OHIO ENTRY DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2013 Entries are limited! Get your best cattle entered now!

Sponsored by Ohio Maine-Anjou Assn.

Entry forms also available online at www.primetimeagrimarketing.com Craig M. Reiter, Sale Manager P.O. Box 85 • Elmore, OH 43416 (419) 862-0117 - voice ○ (419) 862-0119 - facsimile ○ (419) 350-9159 - mobile primetime@primetimeagrimarketing.com

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New Adult Members ARKANSAS

Herd Prefix: HILT Chase Hilton 270 Elumbaugh Rd. Batesville, AR 72501 (479) 234-6321

CALIFORNIA

Herd Prefix: HS Ashley, Stefani & Kassidi Hofman 24150 Frederick Rd. Ripon, CA 95366 (209) 969-9801

COLORADO

Herd Prefix: HNK Hankey Farms & Cattle Lindsey Callison R.R. 1 Box 38 Amorita, OK 73719 (580) 884-0104

TENNESSEE

Herd Prefix: TODD Todd Show Cattle, LLC Elizabeth J. Beswick 2308 170th Ave. Manchester, IA 52057 (563) 920-8218

Herd Prefix: AGS Angela Giles-Svendsen 3085 Kennedy Rd. Okmulgee, OK 74447 (918) 758-1084

Texas

NEW YORK

Herd Prefix: EHF Errer Hill Farms Robert and Bryan Hay Ruth Lohr 499 Riggs Rd. Freidens, PA 15541 (814) 445-4440

Herd Prefix: SCF Rex Sheets 3110 W. 200 S. Lafayette, IN 47909 (765) 586-4910

IOWA

Herd Prefix: FX Brian & Paula Fox 3574 C.R. 22 Fort Morgan, CO 80701 (970) 313-7224

Herd Prefix: HLSR Hoelscher Show Cattle Andrew Wierzbowski 4357 N. Boston Rd. Eden, NY 14057 (716) 574-9724

CONNECTICUT

OHIO

ILLINOIS

Herd Prefix: CRJ Jeff Church 59222 Patch Rd. New Concord, OH 43762 (740) 255-0823

Herd Prefix: WEL Rebecca Rich 16 Rich Rd. Abington, CT 06259 (860) 974-0088

Herd Prefix: KFM Chad King 24307 N. 21st Ave. Nokomis, IL 62075 (217) 827-6241

INDIANA

Herd Prefix: ADC Andrew Doub 8614 W. 100 N. Danville, IN 46122 (317) 440-0525 Herd Prefix: LFD Cash Langford 3107 Greenwood Ave. Michigan City, IN 46360 (254) 631-3618

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Herd Prefix: CRPN Shannon Carpenter 26487 Claibourne Rd. Richwood, OH 43344 (937) 418-2275

PENNSYLVANIA

Herd Prefix: HT Spencer Plott 200 Anderson Dr. Paris, TN 38242 (731) 336-2124

Herd Prefix: HEFF Aaron Heffley 1300 C.R. 113 Whitesboro, TX 76273 (903) 815-7741 Herd Prefix: NULT Jamie Neault 584 C.R. 470 Dayton, TX 77535 (832) 597-1197 Herd Prefix: WMM M & W Ranch Michael Wallace 7211 C.R. 235 Tyler, TX 75707 (903) 520-5491

CORRECTION

Herd Prefix: RNLD Brett Reynolds 7136 Emerson Rd. Wayne, OH 43466 (419) 308-8171

OKLAHOMA

Herd Prefix: BTON Barton Farms Chad Barton P.O. Box 401 Kellyville, OK 74039 (918) 247-7626

November/December 2012

Miss Daisy 123X Please note the breeder of this female is Greg Serr, Dupree, S.D. It was improperly published in the May/June/July Voice.

We apologize for any inconvenience this caused.

Junior Show Report Colorado State Fair

Aug. 28, 2012 – Pueblo, Colo.

Judge: Brigham Stewart, Kansas

Oklahoma State Fair

Sept. 8, 2012 – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Judge: Jim Bloomberg, Illinois

No Photo Available Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Grand Champion Female

Grand Champion Female

Exhibited by Taylor Hett, Roggen, Colo.

Exhibited by Ladd Landgraf, Madill, Okla.

Exhibited by Cierra Padgett, Holdenville, Okla.

Grand Champion Steer Grand Champion MaineTainer Female

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Exhibited by Dalton Carlson, Julesburg, Colo.

Exhibited by Parker Garrett, Ardmore, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Cody Glenny, Blackwell, Okla.

Exhibited by Jamie Thorp, Timberblake, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer Exhibited by Gatlin Goodson, Shattuck, Okla.

Exhibited by Kelli Kerchal, Calhan, Colo.

January/February Voice Deadline: Dec. 1 November/December 2012

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Junior Show Report AK-SAR-BEN

Sept. 30 – Omaha, Neb. Judge: Garrett Parsons, Kansas

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Ben Wise, McIntire, Iowa

Grand Champion Female Exhibited by Jade Hill, Falls City, Neb.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Vivienne Hasenbeck, Elgin, Okla.

Tulsa State Fair

Oct. 4-7 2012 – Tulsa, Okla.

Judges: Shane Bedwell, Colorado (heifers) Brandon Callies, Texas (steers)

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Macee Coggins, Nowata, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion Female Exhibited by Malina Lindstrom, Elm Creek, Neb.

Grand Champion Female Reserve Overall Exhibited by Addison Dupree, Clinton, Okla.

Grand Champion Steer Exhibited by Mackenzie Strickland, Shawnee, Okla.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Kenton Lane, Corydon, Iowa

Reserve Grand Champion Female Exhibited by Ladd Landgraf, Madill, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer Exhibited by Stephanie Guerro, Weatherford, Okla.

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Open Show Report Colorado State Fair

Oklahoma State Fair

Aug. 28-29, 2012 – Pueblo, Colo.

Judge: Kevin Jensen, Kansas

Sept. 16, 2012 – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Judge: Dodge Nichols, Oklahoma

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Dalton Carlson, Julesburg, Colo.

Grand Champion Female

Grand Champion Female

Exhibited by Blind Badger Ranch, Ft. Morgan, Colo.

Exhibited by Ladd Landgraf, Madill, Okla.

No Photo Available Grand Champion Bull Exhibited by Blind Badger Ranch, Ft. Morgan, Colo.

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Reserve Grand Champion Female Exhibited by Tanner Garrison, Hinton, Okla.

Exhibited by Taylor Hett, Roggen, Colo.

No Photo Available

Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Blind Badger Ranch, Ft. Morgan, Colo.

Exhibited by Blind Badger Ranch, Ft. Morgan, Colo.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Kaylynn Fanning, Yukon, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Karly Alexander, Perry, Okla.

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Open Show Report Tulsa State Fair

Keystone International Livestock Exposition

Oct. 1, 2012 – Tulsa, Okla.

Judge: Josh Taylor, Oklahoma

Oct. 4, 2012 – Harrisburg, Pa. Judge: Jered Shipman, Texas

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Diamonds in the Rough Cattle Co., Oologah, Okla.

Grand Champion Female

Grand Champion Female

Exhibited by Diamonds in the Rough Cattle Co., Oologah, Okla.

Exhibited by Kurt Fleener, Robesonia, Pa.

Grand Champion Bull Exhibited by Jason McPeak, Checotah, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Exhibited by Diamonds in the Rough Cattle Co., Oologah, Okla.

Exhibited by Kirby Dygert, Elma, N.Y.

Reserve Grand Champion Bull Exhibited by Jason McPeak, Checotah, Okla.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Tim Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Diamonds in the Rough Cattle Co., Oologah, Okla.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull Exhibited by Kyle Williams, Collinsville, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by Kurt Fleener, Robesonia, Pa.

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Open Show Report

Grand Champion Bull

Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull

Exhibited by Kyle & Gayle Marshall, Churubusco, Ind.

Exhibited by Kyle & Gayle Marshall, Churubusco, Ind.

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull

Exhibited by Grant Mc Cabe, Rochester, Pa.

Exhibited by Grant Mc Cabe, Rochester, Pa.

AMAA Annual Membership Dues

Use the envelope enclosed in this issue to return your dues by Jan. 1, 2013 to keep your membership active.

You must be an active member of the AMAA to register and transfer cattle.

ADULT MEMBERSHIP: $100 JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP: $25 The adult membership dues include a subscription to the Voice. Enclose an additional $20 in the dues envelope to get the Voice first class.

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2012 AJMAA Eastern Regional Junior Show Thank you to all who participated in the 2012 Eastern Regional this year. We had a great turnout and the competition was second to none! Thank you to all who helped with the event, it was a great success!

Grand Champion Maine-Anjou Female Exhibited by: Kirby Diegert, Elma, N.Y.

Reserve Grand Champion Maine-Anjou Female Exhibited by: Hannah Imgrund, Lewisburg, Pa.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by: Kurt Fleener, Robesonia, Pa.

Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female Exhibited by: Melanie Stinon, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Showmanship Winners Junior Makayla Stone 30

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Intermediate Ella Klink

Senior Kurt Fleener

Schedule of Events Wednesday, Jan. 16 9 a.m. - Pen Show Check-In Thursday, Jan. 17 1 p.m. - Bull sale evaluation Friday, Jan. 18 12 p.m. Pen-of-Three Maine-Anjou Bull and Heifer Shows, Pepsi Arena

American Maine-Anjou Association 204 Marshall Rd. Platte City, MO 64079 (P) 816.431.9950 (F) 816.431.9951 maine@kc.rr.com www.maine-anjou.org

Saturday, Jan. 19 3 p.m. Bright Lights Bull and Female Sale, Livestock Center Auction Arena, in the yards.

Sunday, Jan. 20 8 a.m. Open Maine-Anjou Bull Show, Junior MaineTainer Female Show, Open MaineTainer Female Show, Junior Maine-Anjou Female Show, Open Maine-Anjou Female Show, on the hill.

Entry Deadline: Nov. 15, 2012

Schedule of Events

Sunday, Feb. 3 Open Maine-Anjou Shows, starting with Fullbloods.

Hotel Headquarters Radisson Hotel Fort Worth Fossil Creek 2540 Meacham Blvd.

Fort Worth, TX 76106 (817) 625-9911 Ask for the AMAA block.

Rates are $89.

American Maine-Anjou Association 204 Marshall Rd. - P.O. Box 1100 Platte City, MO 64079 (816) 431-9950 - phone (816) 431-9951 - fax maine@kc.rr.com - e-mail www.maine-anjou.org

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Card Ads Colorado

Missouri Kahl cattle co BULLS FOR SALE

quality maines in sw missouri Sires represented: TLM Basic, HAA Sherriff, GVC Controller, HAA Advantage, JJ Okie Boy 78U, Chairman

Ron & Amy Kahl

2651 Lincoln Rd. - Reeds, Mo 64859

H :: 417.246.5329 c :: 417.850.0705 Donor female at Kahl Cattle Co.

Iowa

e-mail kahl4hay@yahoo.com

Maine-Anjou and mainetainers

TLM Bouncer 152L

K&A FARM

since 1971

Ken, Audrey and Kendall Bremer 23384 Ridge Rd., Blakesburg, IA 52536 (641) 938-2163 kafarm@iowatelecom.net • www.kafarm.net

Louisiana

Proven calving ease Homozygous Solid Black TH & PHA FREE

Foundational • Commercial • Show Quality Cattle Everett - Mike - Steve Forkner Rt. 1 Box 19 • Richards, MO 64778 www.trulinemaines.com • (877) 489-0570 • eforktlg@inetvisions.net

Montana

Denison Acres

Breeders of Quality registered Maine-anjou & Mainetainers

Breeding Cattle and Show Cattle Private treaty

Contact: SEK or Genex for semen

800.443.6389 or 222.333.1783 (318) 697-4617 - Cell

Denny and Donna Denison P.O. Box 86 Keatchie, LA 71046 (318) 697-4617 (318) 747-1400

Michigan

P.O. Box 1475 Fort Benton, MT 59442 Mike O’Hara — (406) 734-5434 Heath O’Hara — (406) 734-5443 Hardy O’Hara — (406) 734-5252 www.oharalandandcattle.com

North Dakota

Clay Knoll Farm The Simpkins Family Gary & Janette Simpkins Home: 989-426-8185 Cell: 989-329-4668 Duane Simpkins Home: 989-426-3244 Cell: 989-329-6141 clayknollfarms@yahoo.com clayknollfarms.com

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Oklahoma

A Building Block to the Future!

The RIGHT BEGINNING for a GOOD ENDING

Home of KBSC Watergate 1W

Steer raised by Kahl Cattle Co.

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Black Polled Purebred & Percentage Maine-Anjou

Gene & Danette Loder 13408 90th St. S.W. • Scranton, ND 58653 (701) 275-6227 — home • (701) 206-0721 — cell lodercc@ndsupernet.com

Bob Fields, D.V.M. • Maine-Anjou • Show Cattle • Bulls • Seedstock 36578 Morgan Hill Rd. • Wister, OK 74966 (918) 655-7750 • (918) 655-3105 okiebluesky@hotmail.com

Card Ads Ken, Barbara & Justin Suess

12246 County Road 1560 Ada, Oklahoma 74820 h: 580.436.3056 m: 580.421.7410 suesscattle@yahoo.com

SUESS

cattle co.

Bulls, heifers and show prospects for sale at all times!

South Dakota

Destiny Livestock Doyle, Lorie & Kelsie DeJong

21824 Elk Creek Rd. Box Elder, S.D. 57719 605.923.5398 Home ○ 605.390.0293 - Doyle

www.destinylivestock.com

Miles & Kim DeJong 31842 DeJong Rd. Kennebec, SD 57544 (605) 869-2329 (605) 222-1292 - Miles cell www.dejongranch.com Visitors welcome!

Please no Sunday business

NU NuHaveN Cattle CompaNy Quality Purebred and MaineTainer cattle with out cross genetics.

Blane & Cindy Nagel Landon, Shayna, Cheylee & Shalayne 31164 E.R.S. Rd. ● Springfield, SD 57062 Blane 605.464.1187 (cell) 605.369.2628 (home) nagelcattle@excite.com nagelcattle.com

Gary & Kristine Smith (403) 227-2523 (403) 350-9802 - cell

Kelly & Scott Fraser (403) 598-4323

www.nuhavencattle.com

Box 198 - Pine Lake, Alberta - T0M 1S0

Texas County Line RanChes John H. Schuessler & Sons Box 115, Castell, TX 76831 (325) 247-4048 ○ (325) 247-3446 Maine-Anjou Cattle • Club Calves

Sid Greer Daingerfield, Texas (903) 645-3232 - phone (903) 645-7752 - fax (903) 452-9738 - cell info@greerfarm.com

Auctioneers Al Conover Auctioneer

P.O. Box 9 Baxter, IA 50028 (641) 227-3537 Office (641) 227-3686 Home (641) 227-3792 Fax (515) 491-8078 Cell

Do you want to put some vigor back in your herd?

FULLBLOOD RED & WHITE GENETICS THE BASIS OF THE MAINE-ANJOU BREED www.greerfarm.com

conover@conoverauction.com www.conoverauction.com

Alta., Canada Fred & Joan DeRouchey

1001 Hurst Ave. • Mitchell, SD 57301 Phone: (605) 990-6488 Fax: (605) 990-6489 Mobile: (605) 530-6488 or (605) 530-6489 derouchey@mitchelltelecom.net www.deroucheycattle.com

Since 1970

www.manitoumaineanjou.ca

“Outcross Pedigrees” Gary & Sandy Graham Marsden, Sask. - Canada 306.823.3432 grahamgs@sasktel.net

STEVE BONHAM AUCTIONEER

Cell | 405.823.2972 Res. | 405.387.3236 Fax | 405.387.2965 1748 South Portland Newcastle, OK 73065 “Your sale is my main concern”

Ron KReis Auctioneer (740) 796-5242 • (740) 683-3235 • rtkreis@hughes.net

2005 World Champion Livestock Auctioneer Specializing in purebred and general livestock auctions

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Card Ads Bill Sheridan auctioneer (517) 676-9800 740 S. Cedar St. Mason, MI 48854

www.sheridanauctionservice..com

Worthy of Your Confidence

Jame Secondino

Services

20860 Clinton Rd. Paris, IL 61944 812.208.0956 Cell www.livestockins.com Re p r e s en ti n g

AMERICAN LIVESTOCK

Genetic Preservation & Cloning Services 2938 380th St. â—‹ Sioux Center, IA 51250 1-800-999-3586 (1-877-426-8262) www.bovance.com

Sullivan Supply LIVESTOCK GROOMING PRODUCTS Sullivan Supply South Sullivan Supply Inc. Hillsboro, Texas Dunlap, Iowa (800) 588-7096 (800) 475-5902 Fax: (712) 643-5154 Fax: (254) 582-7114 Call Today For Free Mail Order Catalog

Check us out online at www.sullivansupply.com and on Facebook!

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Extra Voice Number 20

by Lindsey Broek, editor/director of communications

It’s hard for me to believe that I am writing my 20th Extra Voice. It has been a whirlwind, it feels like just yesterday I sat down at this desk trying to fill those very big shoes in front of me. Well, here we are knocking at the door of yet another new year and another six issues of the Voice magazine.

If you have been keeping up with the editorial in the last couple of issues, you are aware that we have been updating the membership on the results of the 2012 membership survey the American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) sent out. It is my strong belief that if you are going to work in a customer service position one of your main objectives should, in fact, be to “listen” to your customers, both their compliments and concerns. So, after reflecting on the results of the survey as well as asking questions in person, we here at the Voice will be working on a variety of different advertising options in this upcoming year. We will

have options for everyone and every budget. After all, it is our objective to serve you. Be watching for these great deals in the upcoming January/February issue of the Voice!

Some other things on the horizon are the 2013 National Western Stock Show held January 16-20, 2013.

Be sure to book those tickets, reserve those rooms and plan to attend this great event! As always, the pen show, Bright Lights sale and the hill show are can’t miss events that are sure to be stacked with quality Maine-Anjou genetics. I hope to see every one of you in the yards or on the hill this year.

I want to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday Season. Enjoy your time with family and friends and travel safe!

REMINDER

Please remember ALL Donor Dams and AI Sires MUST be DNA/TH/PHA tested to register offspring.

All work will be held if donors are not tested prior to registering. If you are unsure if your animal has been tested please e-mail or call our office or see testing status on our Web site under “Search MA Breed”. The American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) has been mailing way too many reminders to breeders that have not followed through with testing. If you are a breeder that has received a letter please comply with AMAA rules and submit a sample to GeneSeek ASAP as all work will be held until required testing is complete.

GeneSeek submission forms may be obtained by calling, e-mailing or printing them from the AMAA Web site. Hair or semen needs to be directly mailed to GeneSeek. Testing may take up to three weeks depending on the testing. If your animal is deceased and you do not have hair or semen to test, all offspring will need to be tested. If your animal was DNA typed using UC Davis, we may be able to transfer that sample to GeneSeek to obtain TH/PHA testing.

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AMAA Survey - Part 3

2012 Membership Survey

by John Boddicker, executive vice president

Being the final section to be reported on regarding the American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) membership survey we will touch on the junior organization as well as the final questions dealing with thoughts on the future direction of your breed organization.

Two questions that are ongoing deal with junior regional shows and/or the promotion of future open regional shows, both indicated a high interest along with support of those shows. Those were very interesting responses considering our current efforts to hold junior regional shows, much less add open regional shows to the mix, have not been supported like we had envisioned. From a junior membership point of view we had hoped to give the youth of a particular region a taste of a junior national atmosphere along with giving the breeders in that region a chance to promote and market their breeding programs. Like I mentioned those junior regional shows have not materialized as we had hoped and a need to go back to the drawing board is warranted.

Along those same lines, just a little over 70 percent of the respondents would like to see more AMAA sponsored sales. Anything we can do to get reputable Maine-Anjou genetics out in front of the public is a good thing. The key to not only starting a new sale venue but more importantly establishing a solid tradition is quality, backed by pedigree, data and breeder integrity.

Question 29 dealt with various issues with regard to the AJMAA. In step with what the AMAA’s Long Range committee has put together for its new five year plan, survey respondents overwhelmingly see the educational value and need for a strong junior organization. The AMAA will continue its commitment to the overall well being and growth of the AJMAA! Question 30 centered on the Commercial Development program. You will notice that a large percentage of respondents are very aware of the program, believe in its application and see the need for expansion of the AMAA’s research capabilities. While many of our breeding operations concentrate on the very vibrant show industry, the AMAA fully realizes that “real world” Maine-Anjou genetics that have data to back

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up the pedigree along with design and structure to meet various marketing opportunities have the greatest advantage to meet the test of time.

Question 33 lends a lot to the future growth of the breed and what some of those limitations may be. The cost of feed becomes a major issue to expansion as a large portion of the country is enduring one year, if not more, of drought. Marketability of Maine-Anjou genetics carries a heavy load as it does with any other registered breed of cattle. I think we all need to realize this issue needs to be addressed by the national, state and regional organizations and whether you as a breeder want to commit to it or not, you must create your own following and interest in your program. In the Voice publication we have stated many times that if people don’t know about your program how can you expect them to show an interest? Lack of investment in a solid marketing program can prove to be very expensive to one’s breeding program.

When asked if regional open/junior shows should be promoted in conjunction with existing shows other than the shows now utilized, 80.2 percent said yes and 19.8 percent said no.

100 75

80.2% Yes

50 25

19.8% No

1 When asked if your region would support such a show, 85.1 percent said yes and 14.9 percent said no.

100 75 50 25 1

85.1% Would support 14.9% Would not support

AMAA Survey - Part 3 71.2 percent of the membership feel the AMAA should sponsor more sales around the country and 28.8 percent said no.

100 75

100

71.2% Should sponsor more sales

75

50

25

1 When asked if the AJMAA was vital to the future of the AMAA, 2.4 percent strongly disagree, 0 disagree, 3.9 percent neutral, 19.3 percent agree, 73.9 percent strongly agree and 0.5 percent not applicable.

73.9% Strongly agree

100 75 50 25

0% Disagree

3.9% Neutral

19.3% Agree

0.5% Not applicable

When asked if educational activities at the National Junior Show (NJS) are necessary events, 2.4 percent strongly disagree, 1 percent disagree, 5.8 percent neutral, 32.2 percent agree, 57.2 percent strongly agree and 1.4 percent not applicable.

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25 1

2.4% Strongly disagree

32.2% Agree 1% Disagree

5.8% Neutral

23% Strongly agree

3.9% Not applicable

When asked if NJS activities are too fast paced and intense, 1.5 percent strongly disagree, 15.6 percent disagree, 54.3 percent neutral, 15.6 percent agree, 3.5 percent strongly agree, 9.5 percent not applicable.

54.3% Neutral

50

1.5% Strongly disagree

25 1

100

29.4% Agree

1

75 2.4% Strongly disagree

36.3% Neutral

100

1

50

1% Strongly 6.9% disagree Disagree

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28.8% Should not

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When asked if educational activities at future NJS should increase, 1 percent strongly disagree, 6.9 percent disagree, 36.3 percent neutral, 29.4 percent agree, 23 percent strongly agree, 3.9 percent not applicable.

15.6% Agree

15.6% Disagree

9.5% 3.5% Not Strongly applicable agree

When asked if decreasing the number of activities at the NJS would enhance the experience, 4.5 percent strongly disagree, 26.4 percent disagree, 44.3 percent neutral, 10.4 percent agree, 7 percent strongly agree, 7.5 percent not applicable.

100

57.2% Strongly agree

75 1.4% Not applicable

50 25

26.4% 4.5% Disagree Strongly disagree

44.3% Neutral 10.4% Agree

7.5% 7% Not Strongly applicable agree

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What I Should ‘a Done..

was have EDJE do my website!

Office: 866.839.3353 Email: info@edje.com www.edje.com

If building a website bogs you down, call us.

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innovative web & print design

Black Betty Sells!

(Daines Miss 42U) Sire: Daines Dr. Suess 79P MGS: Cunia Reg. # 393139 :: 75% Maine-Anjou Black Betty is selling in her entirety.

Also selling Black Betty embryos sired

by Irish Whiskey, I-80 and Monopoly!

Herfy 101X Sells!

Carpe Diem X Hereford Birth Date: 3/10/2010 The one and only daughter of the great 101 Hereford cow. This is a great one. Also selling embryos by Monopoly and Deadliest Catch!

The Great 360 Cow Selling three MaineTainer heifers out of 360 sired by Predator 19U. You have to see ‘em to believe ‘em!

All Selling on The Incredible Female Sale

Dunlap, IA :: Dec. 30, 2012

Also selling club calf producing cows bred to Believe In Me and Monopoly.

Nelson Cattle Company - Brad & Juli Nelson 901 Hwy. 39 :: Denison, Iowa Brad 712.269.6351 or Juli 712.269.6275 visit us online :: www.cowpower.com

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Maine-Anjou Lights Denver, Colo. - Saturday, Jan. 19 - 3 p.m. MST

Bright

Sale

Sold as Lot 3 in the 2012 Bright Lights sale for $26,500 Supreme Champion Female 2012 Ohio State Fair

A flush by CRLL Jessica 11X sold as Lot 9 for $11,500 in last year’s sale

Sold as Lot 107 in the 2012 sale for $7,400.

Last year’s Bright Lights sale heifers averaged $4,700 and bulls averaged $3,823!

Dustin Layton, 317-821-1100 - sale consultant Dave Steen, 515-201-3281 - commercial development director P.O. Box 1100 - Platte City, MO 64079 (P) 816.431.9950 - (F) 816.858.9951 www.maine-anjou.org - maine@kc.rr.com 40

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Heifers like these sell!!

s m r a F l l o Clay Kn

The Simpkins Family

Breeding Stock - Bulls - Show Prospects - Steers Breeding Cattle to Impact the Present and Influence the Future!

Registered Maine-Anjou & Angus

Gary & Janette Simpkins Home: 989-426-8185 Cell: 989-329-4668

Duane Simpkins Home: 989-426-3244 Cell: 989-329-6141 clayknollfarms@yahoo.com clayknollfarms.com

P.O. Box 1100 - 204 Marshall Rd. Platte City, MO 64079 p: 816.431.9950 f: 816.431.9951 www.maine-anjou.org e-mail: maine@kc.rr.com

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Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays and prosperous New Year! From the staff of the American Maine-Anjou Association and Maine-Anjou Voice.

y p p a H s y a d i l o H

Index/Dateline Index of Advertisers Beauprez Land & Cattle .......32 Bessler, James .......................34 Blind Badger Ranch .............. 2 Bonham, Steve......................33 Bovance ................................34 Bushy Park Farm ............... BC Cattle Visions ........................14 Conover Auction Services ......33 Continental Livestock Services .................................34 County Line Ranches............33 DeJong Ranch ......................33 DeRouchey, Fred ..................33 Destiny Livestock .................33 DJ's Cattle Co. .....................32 EDJE Technologies ..............40 Graham, Gary.......................33 Green Valley Cattle Co. . IFC,48 Greer Farms ..........................33 Griswold Cattle Co., .............. 3 Hartman Cattle Co., .............. 5 K&A Farm............................33 Kahl Cattle Co. .....................32

Kreis, Ron.............................34 Loder Cattle Co. ....................32 Maine Focus ..........................47 Mid-Continent Farms..............1 Nagel Cattle Co .....................33 Nowatzke Cattle ................IBC NuHaven Cattle Co. ..............33 O’Hara Land & Cattle ..........32 Okie Blue Sky Farms........... .32 Redgate Cattle Co. ................32 Secondino, Jami ....................34 SEK ....................................... 9 Sheridan, Bill ........................34 Stenberg, Robert...................33 Suess Cattle Co......................33 Sullivan Supply.....................34 Truline Maines .................15,32 Wendt, Kevin ........................34 Wilson Stock Farm ...............33

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National Maine-Anjou Show, held in conjunction with the 2012 American Royal, Kansas City, Mo. Winegardner Harvest of Excellence, Lima, Ohio Jones Show Cattle High Standards Female Sale, Harrod, Ohio N.A.I.L.E. Junior Maine-Anjou Show, Louisville, Ky. N.A.I.L.E. Open Maine-Anjou & MaineTainer Shows, Louisville, Ky. Entry Deadline: Bright Lights Maine-Anjou Bull & Female Sale, Denver, Colo.

The 2012 Big Picture Female Sale, Atkinson, Neb. Blind Badger Ranch Back to the Basics VII, Fort Morgan, Colo.

MCF Top Cut Female Sale, Washington, Kan.

December 1

Wilkinridge Stock Farm Production Sale, Ridgeville, Man., Canada 1 January/February Voice Deadline 11 Hartman Cattle Co. 17th Customer Appreciation Sale, Syracuse, Neb.

January 1 Happy New Year!

18 Denver National Pen-of-Three Bull and Female Shows, Denver, Colo.

19 4th Annual Bright Lights Maine-Anjou Bull and Female Sale, Denver, Colo.

20 Denver National Open Maine-Anjou Bull Show, Junior MaineTainer Female Show, Open MaineTainer Female Show, Junior Maine-Anjou Show, Open Maine-Anjou Show, Denver, Colo.

February 1 3

January/February Voice Deadline Dec. 1 Call or e-mail Lindsey voiceeditor@kc.rr.com or 816.858.9954

March/April Voice Deadline 2012 Fort Worth Stock Show Open Fullblood Shows, Open Maine-Anjou Bull Show, Open MaineTainer Show, Open Maine-Anjou Show, Fort Worth, Texas 14 Iowa Beef Expo Maine-Anjou Show and Sale, Des Moines, Iowa 18-24 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic, Kearney, Neb.

March 2

23rd Annual Green Valley Cattle “Big Picture” Sire Sale, Atkinson, Neb. 16 Ohio Beef Expo Maine-Anjou Sale, Columbus, Ohio

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The Big Picture

Denver, Colo. - Saturday, Jan. 19 - 3 p.m. MST

& Bright Lights

Selling the right to flush one of three proven Green Valley donors. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the AJMAA and the buyer will receive no less than six (6) transferable embryos with no cap. Buyer is responsible for all flush, semen and shipping expenses.

AMAA #381379 :: Polled :: 75% Maine-Anjou GVC Noble Man X NAGE Wide Track

OPTION 1

Miss Green Valley 750T is the dam of two outstanding, natural SLC Sooner daughters in a row. One is this multiple-winner for the Hill family, Nebraska, and the other has been called “The best Sooner heifer I’ve ever seen.”

AMAA #392641 :: Polled :: 87% Maine-Anjou GVC Special Delivery X GVC Incredabull

OPTION 2

Miss Green Valley 882U has been described as our “most versatile and highest potential” donor. You need to see her to fully understand her quality but she is the dam of recent favorites like GVC Newt Y54 by GVC Suh that sold to DeJong Ranch, South Dakota, last spring and the outstanding 2012 heifer also shown here by The Maine Man.

AMAA #402633 :: Polled :: 50% Maine Anjou GVC Incredabull x Brusett Mayor 59

OPTION 3

Miss Green Valley 6007S is the gorgeous, new donor whose first ET calves by Monopoly were 2011-12 Green Valley features like the Schlochtermier family’s 6x Supreme Champion Female shown here.

Thank you to Dennis Garwood, Green Valley Cattle, for donating this year’s Mile High lot! Without the continued support of breeders like Green Valley, events like the junior national would not be possible.

Dennis Garwood Family

46974 866 Road - Atkinson, NE 68713 (402) 925-2970 :: (402) 340-4788 Marketing Agent - Craig Reiter, (419) 862-0117 www.greenvalleycattle.com

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Kasey Herman Junior Director 816.858.9954

Bushy Park Farm

40281 260th Street • Mitchell, SD 57301 Fax: 605-996-0721 • Toll Free: 888-502-7322 Steve Robinson, Owner Cory Thomsen, General Manager, 605-730-2397 Trae Simmons, Director of Sales, 765-438-2312 Stephanie Steck, Marketing, 402-680-1254 On-line at: www.bpfcc.com • Visitors always welcome!

2012 TRaDiTiOn OF ExCEllEnCE SalE RESulTS HigH Male lot HigH FeMale lot

lot 1 - $67,000 lot 31 - $67,00

Sale groSS Sale average

$948,250 $8620.42

HeaD SolD StateS SolD to

110 19

2013 Junior national Donation lotS Donation lot 1 Donation lot 2

$5,100 $4,800

total raiSeD - $9,900