April 2019 Brangus Journal

APRIL 2019 | PERFORMANCE ISSUE

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About The Brangus Journal

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APRIL 2019 // VOLUME 67 // ISSUE 3 IBBA CONNECTION A Message from the President.....................................................................................6-8 IBBA CONNECTION Executive Corner.......................................................................................................10-12 Expert CONNECTION Making Genetic Improvements..........................................................................15-16 IBBA CONNECTION The Genetics of Horned, Polled and Scurred in Brangus.............................................18 Affiliate CONNECTION Australia to Houston.....................................................................................22-24 Expert CONNECTION Proper Bull Selection.............................................................................................. 26 IBBA CONNECTION Contemporary Grouping.......................................................................................... 32-33 Show CONNECTION Results: Fort Worth................................................................................................... 36 SHOW CONNECTION Results: Florida...........................................................................................................37 SHOW CONNECTION Results: San Antonio.................................................................................................. 38 SHOW CONNECTION Results: Houston...................................................................................................39-40 SHOW CONNECTION Herdsman Award........................................................................................................41 AFFILIATE CONNECTION: IJBBA Let’s Leave a Legacy Together......................................................... 42-47 AFFILIATE CONNECTION: IJBBA Making and Breaking Goals................................................................. 50 SALE SUMMARIES..........................................................................................................................................52 NEW MEMBERS...............................................................................................................................................55 SERVICE DIRECTORY.....................................................................................................................................56 STATE DIRECTORY.................................................................................................................................... 57-62 CALENDAR....................................................................................................................................................... 64 AD INDEX......................................................................................................................................................... 66 5

IBBA CONNECTION // A MESSAGE FROM IBBA PRESIDENT

Performance...

by IBBA President Eddy Roberts The Brangus Journal this month is devoted to performance. We know our cattle can and do perform, from pasture to rail. Brangus do perform. We are working to prove their value in the feed lot, with great feed conversion and they prove to be as good as any breed hanging on the rail.

We can’t forget every member of the International Brangus Breeders Association is an ambassador of our breed. We must get out and spread the word on our cattle.

I would like to take a moment and welcome Dr. Darrell Wilkes to his new challenge as the Executive Vice President of the IBBA. He has a wealth of experience in all phases of the beef industry and beef production.

From managing a 200 head purebred operation to helping design the most modern processing facility in the world, which currently processes 800 head a week to fill the processing demands. He was previously the Vice President of the National Cattlemen’s Association for 10 years. These experiences, among many others, should help our production as a breed.

Our breed has made great strides in the last 5 years.

We have a new headquarters building and a substantial building maintenance fund from the sale of the old location, more cattle in THR with a lead in genomic values om our EPDs. On the topic of Performance, our Executive Vice President Search Committee was driven by performance. They did a thorough search with several 6

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top tier candidates. As was pointed out, this committee combined had over 200 years of experience in Brangus production. They, along with our Board of Directors, could be in beef production in any breed.

Members of the Board of Directors, the committee members, and the members of our association have one powerful thing in common. We all raise and believe in the Brangus breed. We all can work together to promote our common interest. I’d call that performance, too.

Our most pressing challenge is getting our computer registry system running smoothly and we will. When Dr. Wilkes has assessed where we are, we will determine our next move and what will be done to correct the problems that we have been facing. We will issue an email to our members and let everyone know what we intend to do and we will get this system operating the way we had hoped it would from the beginning. That too, will be performance of our duty.

Anyone interested in committee membership must notify the office or myself as soon as possible.

Participation by our members is more important than ever as we continue to improve our breed and grow.

Our Board of Directors is unified and the committees are all functioning. We will move this breed forward.

When we sell our bulls to our commercial cattlemen, we can share our performance where it counts.

Sincerely, Eddy IBBA President

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IBBA CONNECTION

Dr. Darrell Wilkes Announced as the Executive Vice President Eddy Roberts, president of the International Brangus Breeders® Association (IBBA), announced that Dr. Darrell Wilkes assumed the role of executive vice president of the 70-year-old Brangus cattle breed registry on March 18th.

Wilkes comes with an extensive list of credentials and experience over a career that spans stints with National Cattleman’s Association (now NCBA), ABS Global and most recently, running his family’s registered cattle operation in Wyoming.

“We, as a board, have been searching diligently for a new leader; a person of character, familiar with all aspects of beef production from pasture to plate,” said Roberts, adding, “Our executive vice president sets the tone for the Brangus breed from the office, to active engagement of the membership and spanning all aspects of the Industry from the commercial cow calf segment all the way to creating a great eating experience with the consumer.” Roberts also noted, “Dr. Wilkes’ considerable experience and contacts across the breadth of the beef industry will serve us well, as we set a path for growth in the coming years.”

Wilkes said, “I am very excited to be involved with a breed of cattle that I believe brings enormous value to the beef industry, and has a great opportunity to grow its market share. I have dedicated my career to improving the beef industry, and look forward to continuing this quest at IBBA. The association is on the leading edge of genetic evaluation and is populated with down-to-earth genuine cattlemen and women who are truly dedicated to the same goals that I have embraced my entire career.”

Wilkes earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Wyoming in Zoology/Biochemistry and Animal Breeding,

respectively. He then became a Buckeye, earning a Ph.D. in quantitative genetics from The Ohio State University. He was recognized as a Distinguished Alumni of Ohio State for his work at the (then) National Cattlemen’s Association,

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IBBA CONNECTION

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 including such initiatives as the National Consumer Retail Beef Study, the Beef Quality Assurance Program, the National Beef Quality Audit and the Strategic Alliance Field Study, to name a few.

He has been an owner of the family ranch since 1987 and in 2016 moved to the ranch to manage it, while teaching bovine reproductive management at Eastern Wyoming College. He also served on the college’s board of trustees and served as a project consultant to the president.

Previously his career included many high profile responsibilities at major beef industry companies.

As founder and president of the consulting firm Integrated Beef Technologies, he helped launch the use of Electronic ID (EID) and developed systems to seamlessly transfer ID from cattle-to-carcass in packing plants, thus allowing explosive growth in the amount of carcass data available to cattle breeders.

Wilkes spent over a decade with ABS Global, advising breeders on genetic improvement and reproductive management.

One of his key accomplishments included taking the lead role in developing and administering a USDA-approved age and source verification program, which grew from zero to over 100,000-head per year. He also identified a premium market outlet for ABS-influenced feeder cattle and negotiated an arrangement that led to ABS personnel marketing over 50,000head per year to premium buyers, thus benefitting ABS customers.

He was also a co-founder of Future Beef Operations, LLC and was instrumental in writing the comprehensive business plan that attracted private investor funding and construction of a state-of-the-art beef processing plant in Kansas. He recruited and managed a 20-member staff with diverse responsibilities. He ensured delivery of 8,000 source and treatment verified cattle per week to the processing plant, while managing all supply related cash flow totaling over $7 million per week.

He has been the recipient of many awards, recognitions and is affiliated with many cattle organizations throughout his lifetime. He is the father to three children, Kelsi, Dillon and Ali. He and wife, GayLynn will be moving to the San Antonio area.

The search committee had a three-month intense search for our new executive vice president.

The committee stated, “The applicants for the position were from across the nation and from four different countries. The qualities of the candidates interviewed were outstanding. We and the IBBA Board of Directors ultimately decided on Dr. Darrell Wilkes. His experience in beef association organizations, private industry and as a seedstock producer give him a unique skill set. We as a committee felt his qualifications, experience and personality would make him a great addition to the IBBA organization.”

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EXPERT CONNECTION // MAKING GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS

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Making Genetic Improvements Embrace New Technology but Remember the Fundamentals

by Professor of Animal Science and Extension Beef Genetics Specialist. Matt Spangler on genotyping males.

INTRODUCTION

3) Phenotypic data collection for Economically Relevant Traits needs to improve in both quantity and quality.

Related to item 2, the quantity and quality of fertility traits, in example, needs to dramatically improve. The majority of breeds that do have fertility EPD struggle to identify why females actually leave the herd. Commercial data resources, where the true economically relevant traits exist, are going to become more critical to capture.

From a historical point of view, there have been considerable changes made to genetic evaluations overtime.

More recently, many beef breed associations have augmented EPD with genomic information. This step alone has included many rapid evolutions both in terms of methods of incorporation and the source of genomic information. 4) Breeding objectives need to be clearly defined.

Changes include new genotyping platforms, the usefulness With the ability to increase the rate of genetic change comes of genomic information in predicting genetic merit, and our the possibility to make mistakes at a faster pace. Breeding understanding of how best to utilize it. goals need to be clearly identified to ensure selection at the seedstock level matches the needs (profit oriented) of the GETTING THE MOST FROM GENOMICS commercial industry.

While the gains in accuracy are impressive for genotyped animals, particularly for non-parent animals, it is clear that genomic information alone cannot “prove� a sire. Or in other words, additional information is required before an animal can achieve very high levels of BIF accuracy. To reach high levels of accuracy it is necessary to collect and submit phenotypic information on the animal’s progeny.

Moreover, to get the most out of genomic selection producers should consider following the guidelines below.

1) All animals within a contemporary group should be genotyped.

If genomic data are meant to truly enable selection decisions, this information must be collected on animals before selection decisions are made.

The return on investment of this technology is substantially reduced if it is used after the decision is made.

2) Both male and female animals should be genotyped.

The promise of genomic selection has always suggested that the largest impact will be for traits where there is little information currently. In example, traits that are lowly heritable and/or sex limited (e.g., fertility) or those that are not routinely collected (e.g., disease, carcass traits) could benefit greatly from the use of genomic selection. This is indeed true, but it necessitates that genotyped animals have phenotypes. For sex-limited traits, this becomes a critical choke point given the majority of emphasis has been placed

5) If the number of EPD increases (due to item #3), tools must be developed to reduce the complexity of sire selection for commercial producers.

Breed associations and seedstock producers have the obligation to aid commercial clientele in making profitable bull selection decisions. This could be greatly enabled using web-based decisions support.

UTILIZING EPDs There are many EPDs available to select from, and not all are pertinent to a given commercial enterprise. Consequently, producers need to identify the traits that are economically relevant to their production system. The formalization of the phrase Economically Relevant Traits can be traced to Golden et al. (2000). Fundamentally these are traits that are directly associated with a revenue stream or a cost. All traits that are not ERTs are indicator traits, or a trait that is genetically correlated to an ERT but not an ERT itself.

Classic examples of indicator traits include ultrasonic carcass measurements, birth weight, and scrotal circumference. Birth weight is a great example of an indicator trait. Selection to decrease birth weight in an attempt to reduce the prevalence of dystocia is practiced by numerous commercial bull buyers. However, birth weight does not have a direct revenue source or cost associated with it. The trait that does have a cost associated with it is calving ease (or difficulty). Calving ease is related to the level of assistance needed during a calving event. Although the two 15

are related, the genetic correlation between calving ease and birth weight is only between -0.6 and -0.8, suggesting that birth weight only explains 36-64% of the genetic differences between animals for calving difficulty (Ahlberg et al., 2016; Bennett and Gregory, 2001).

The challenge that confronts producers is selecting on multiple traits simultaneously, some that may be ERT and others that may be indicator traits, to improve enterprise level profitability. While there are many methods to practice multiple-trait selection, the most efficient method is through the use of economic index values.

BIO-ECONOMIC INDEX VALUES Economic indices are the preferred tool for multiple trait selection. A bio-economic index (I) is simply a collection of EPDs that are relevant to a particular breeding objective, whereby each EPD is multiplied by an associated economic weight (a). For example, the economic index value I can be written as: I = EPD1a1 + EPD2a2 + EPD3a3 + ... + EPDnan where EPDs 1, 2, and 3 are multiplied by their corresponding economic weight and summed. Consequently, a high index value does not necessarily mean that an animal excels in all EPD categories given that superiority in trait can compensate for inferiority in other traits depending on how the EPDs are weighted in the index. A high index value should be thought of as excelling in the ability to meet a breeding objective. It is important to note, however, that before proper use of an index can be ensured, a breeding objective must be clearly identified.

WHEN SHOULD A PRODUCER USE PHENOTYPIC SELECTION OR VISUAL APPRAISAL? There are two examples where the actual phenotype of a bull is important relative to their ability to pass on their genetic potential for other traits. These examples are the

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results of a breeding soundness exam and feet and leg structure. In smaller, more intensive, production systems actual temperament (docility) could also be considered among this list due to human welfare concerns.

CONCLUSIONS The inclusion of genomic information into EPD offers an exciting and powerful tool to increase the rate of genetic gain by increasing accuracy of EPD, particularly of young animals, and by reducing the generation interval if younger sires are used more heavily. However, genotyping animals does not replace the need for phenotyping. Doing so inherently limits the upper bound of accuracy far below what is possible if additional phenotypes are collected. Genomic data should be viewed as an additional source of information for EPD calculations, not the complete picture.

The reality is that not all beef cattle producers will use EPD and economic selection indices to select herd bulls. Rather, many will defer to an almost ancient method of visual appraisal with the ignorant belief that their eye can parse genetic and environmental effects. Producers who value economic returns likely already use EPD and economic selection indices. Those who fall in this category of profitfocused producers who still rely on visual appraisal should recognize that EPD are 7-9 times more effective at generating response to selection as compared to actual phenotypes.

Moreover, although most (if not all) beef producers practice some form of multiple-trait selection most likely do it in an inefficient manor and/or make it too complex. Use economic selection indices that fit your breeding objective, they are simple to use and effective.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Matt Spangler grew up on a diversified crop and livestock farm in Kansas. He received degrees from Kansas State University (BS; 2001), Iowa State University (MS; 2003), and the University of Georgia (PhD; 2006) and is currently a Professor and Extension Beef Genetics Specialist at the University of Nebraska. He works as part of a team with colleagues at UNL and US MARC to improve genetic/genomic selection tools and methods and currently leads a USDA funded project to develop web-based decision support tools for genetic selection.

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IBBA CONNECTION // THE GENETICS OF HORNED, POLLED AND SCURRED IN BRANGUS

The Genetics of Horned, Polled and Scurred in Brangus

by IBBA Member Relations Coordinator & DNA Specialist Macee Prause Dehorning cattle either through mechanical means or through breeding strategies is a common practice in the U.S. as horned feeder calves tend to be less desirable than polled cattle. The horned phenotype, which some call undesirable, should be managed against in an operation in order to protect personnel and other cattle (pen mates) from injury due to the horns. Horn use by the cattle can also lead to bruising and damage of the hides in many instances. Some breed associations, such as the International Brangus® Breeders Association, require the horn status of an animal during registration. Brangus animals that are polled or scurred can be registered whereas horned animals can not be registered.

Brangus animals that are polled or smoothpolled, can be registered as Brangus. Even if a progeny born from two registered Brangus has knobs or scurs, the progeny can still be registered. Animals with scurs, brindling or other coat color issues are registered in the association but are distinguished from their counterparts through prefix differences (i.e.

AX versus R or RR). AX prefix cattle can produce phenotypically acceptable progeny. It is important to update your animal’s records since scurs are often not visually seen until cattle are one year or even older. Therefore, a Brangus can be registered at birth as smooth polled but may develop knobs or scurs as it ages and must be changed to a scurred animal.

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Selecting against phenotypically horned cattle is easier than selecting against scurred cattle. Scurs, horn-like tissue that is attached to the skin rather than the skull, are difficult to understand even for those in academics.

There are many unanswered questions and unknown results which cause theories and speculations to arise. Although scurs haven’t been associated with a known gene, there is a basic understanding of its occurrence. It is problematic for most breeders due to the fact that the inheritance of scurs in polled cattle is not completely understood, and therefore, there are not any tools to assist in this practice such as genetic testing.

It is important to understand the known genetics of polled and scurred animals in order to develop a breeding strategy that eliminates horns and reduces the occurrence of scurs in your herd. Bos indicus and Bos indicus-influenced cattle are thought to have an additional gene known as the African horn gene or a scur gene which interacts with the normal European horn gene. It has been found that scurs develop at a higher rate in males than in females. This causes scientists to consider that scurs may be a sex-linked condition. A common misconception regarding this trait is that homozygous polled bulls shouldn’t have scurred calves; while it eliminates the possibility of horned calves and reduces the occurrence of scurs, scurs still can occur.

Even though we still do not know all the answers for scurs, it is important to continue obtaining accurate data on all animals. Without you and other breeders’ assistance, it will be a long time before scurs can be accurately tested and genetic propagation occurs. Keeping upto-date records and sharing those records and any changes with your breed association in addition to your own management practices, will assist in the process of designing and implementing a DNA scur testing product.

For more information regarding DNA genetic testing options, making DNA requests and the current horned polled test available, please contact Macee Prause in IBBA’s office at (210) 696-8231 or by email at mprause@ gobrangus.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Macee Prause was raised in La Grange, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science in 2015 and a Master of Science in Science, specializing in animal breeding and genetics in 2016, both from Texas A&M University.

Her agricultural background comes from her growing up assisting with her family’s beef cattle production, processing, and meat market. In college, she continued to develop and broaden her experiences in the industry through a multitude of organizations and agricultural activities. Macee is currently the member relations coordinator and DNA specialist for the International Brangus Breeders Association, where she facilitates and manages DNA testing and results.

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AFFILIATE CONNECTION

Australia to Houston………

My name is Kellie Silvester and my husband and I live in Australia where we own, operate and manage our own property and Brangus Stud, Forest Hills Brangus which is centrally located at “Forest Hills” Capella in Queensland, Australia.

We currently run 450 Black Brangus Females along with 1,000 commercial cattle on our property which is 8,640 acres (3497 hectares). We operate this property entirely on own and muster our cattle utilising motorbikes and sometimes helicopters.

We don’t have any farming or cropping Michael and Kellie Silvester with children Jayden and Heidi land on our property, it’s all buffel grass at home in Capella, Queensland, Australia – Forest Hills Brangus and native or natural pastures.

We’ve been in a severe drought here for the past couple of years which has been very difficult to manage, we usually have a total annual rainfall of 650mm (26 inches). Our climate can get very hot over here and just prior to leaving for Texas we were working in 48 degrees (118 Fahrenheit) which was tough to handle when you’re already in a drought. Thankfully as we all know; our cattle are very adaptable to most conditions and have proven themselves to handle the harshest conditions well.

Within our stud, we place a lot of emphasis on running very productive and efficient females and in a regular season we would generally fatten all our progeny here at home. However, due to the drought that we have endured, we have been compelled to send some of our steers to a feedlot this season and fortunately the carcass quality results were very gratifying.

I’m very passionate and actively involved with Brangus in Australia, I have been involved with this industry for most of my life. My parents Ron and Narelle Hanson of Bindaree Brangus have owned and operated their stud for thirty-five (35) years so I’ve grown up with the Brangus Breed along with my three siblings, all of whom are also breeding Brangus now.

I currently fulfill the role of Vice President for The Australian Brangus Cattle Association Ltd, along with being the Director of Zone 1, which is the largest area to cover across Australia.

Zone 1 Includes the area north of a line from Bundaberg west to the north east point of the Queensland/South Australia border, west along the northern borders of South Australia and thence in a line west to Carnarvon on the Western Australian Coast, approximately half of Australia.

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We recently had the pleasure of travelling over to Houston, Texas to attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with my fellow Brangus Colleague and President of The Australian Brangus Association Ltd, Mr Mark Beckman and his son Jason and some good friends and junior member, Annalee and Sylvia Godwin, who are also from Central Queensland. What an amazing and unforgettable experience this was, we are really hoping to return and explore your country, ranches and Brangus Stud’s in much more depth over the next coming years and meet with a lot more International Brangus Breeders.

Michael and Kellie Silvester

President Mark Beckman and Vice President Kellie Silvester

Making ourselves at home

A very big highlight during our time at the Houston Livestock Show was for our friends, Annalee and Sylvia Godwin to become actively involved and participate in the Show by preparing and leading some of Skyhawk Brangus’ and G-Bar Brangus’ show team, we are forever grateful for this wonderful relationship and opportunity that evolved throughout the duration of the Show.

Russ Williamson & Sylvia Godwin Showing

Skyhawk Brangus, Russ & Pam Williamson with Annalee & Sylvia Godwin

Annalee Godwin Showing

Another highlight during our time in Houston was being able to attend the Genetic Edge XXIV Sale which was an amazing experience. It was particularly interesting as my husband, Michael is a professional cattle buyer here in Australia and travels large distances to inspect, draft and purchase various cattle along with attending many cattle sales throughout the year.

This was a magnificent sale and we would like to congratulate all the vendors, purchasers and underbidders along with all the Agents and the IBBA for hosting such a wonderful sale. We would love our sales to be in airconditioning over here with lovely food and cold beverages too!

Throughout the duration of this trip we remained in Houston, Texas to attend the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show and focus on meeting various Brangus Breeders and Executives from The International Brangus Breeders Association.

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We look forward to further establishing our relationships in the future to enhance the prosperity of our Brangus Breed which in return will make communications much easier with regards to enhancing our DNA profiles and knowledge further here in Australia and I look forward to sharing this information with our fellow Australian Brangus Breeders.

We have appreciated the opportunity to observe and compare the Brangus Cattle traits in America along with Showing and Judging techniques; this was made very easy with a wonderful show program. The facilities here are epic and the schedule is conducted extremely well.

We really enjoyed meeting and speaking to various Brangus Breeders who attended the Houston Show and we look forward to seeing them again in the future along with many more. I anticipate that this will also assist with future international meetings between both The Australian Brangus Associations in Australia and America for major events to evolve our breed together.

We hope that many of you will be able to attend our next premier event “Beef Australia” which will be held in our beef capital of Rockhampton, Australia in May 2021. We anticipate that this will be a very large showcasing of our Brangus Breed along with multiple brangus breeders attending, we would love for you to come and see it. http://beefaustralia.com.au/ We would like to sincerely thank and compliment the IBBA and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for your wonderful hospitality during our recent visit and also congratulations to you all on a very well run and successful event. It was not only very rewarding and pleasing to see the level of enthusiasm towards our Brangus Breed but also promoting and recognising the Agriculture industry and the encouragement of youth towards such a wonderful industry.

I believe that the Agriculture Industry needs to be well recognized and appreciated World Wide and you acknowledged this very well and we congratulate and applaud you for this. It has been a great privilege to visit your country and we have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in Houston and we look forward to returning next year.

Upon our recent return from Texas we received a wonderful gift of 135mm of rain (5.4 inches) which was a very welcomed relief for us all. Best wishes and good luck to you all for a prosperous 2019 and many thanks again for a wonderful and memorable learning experience all about Brangus abroad.

Any Country is Brangus Country”

It has certainly proved that………. “

Kellie Silvester Vice President Zone 1 Director Australian Brangus Cattle Association Ltd Chief Executive Officer Forest Hills Brangus Australia

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Proper Bull Selection

Choosing the Right Bull can Increase Return on Investment

The past few years have seen a dramatic downturn in calf prices from historic highs to the lowest prices in four or five years. Unfortunately, some input prices are slow to come down while other inputs still remain high; thus causing a strain on budgets. This has greatly reduced the net profit of most cattle raisers. There is a desire and justifiable need by producers to reduce costs proportionally with the reduced calf prices to remain economically viable in the next few years until prices improve again. One area some producers have considered cutting back on is the amount spent for replacement bulls. This can translate to using a bull of reduced quality. Prices for bulls have moderated along with the calf market, but some producers are extremely hesitant to pay for quality bulls. Rather, they opt for lower priced and lower quality bulls. However during times like now, bull quality is not an area that should be shorted. Bull selection will impact profit for many years to come in the form of the following potential adverse impacts: heavier birth weights, lower weaning weights, lower carcass quality or less desirable heifers to be kept for replacements. Beef producers who continue to produce quality calves with desirable genetics and value-added traits will have the greatest likelihood of remaining profitable during the low of the cattle cycle.

Those who do not will likely be in the red and will be “paying to stay in the business” for the next few years.

So the question becomes, how can one justify spending more on a quality bull in difficult economic times? For the rest of the article, we will use the following two scenarios. Scenario 1: use an average quality bull that cost $2,750 to purchase. Scenario 2: purchase a high quality bull in the top 20 percent for weaning weight 26

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by Livestock Consultant, Robert Wells, Ph.D. expected progeny difference (EPD) that cost $3,500 to purchase. Both bulls will remain in the breeding herd for four years and breed 25 cows per year, totaling 100 calves. The annual cost for each bull on a cow basis is $35.60 and $43.10 for Scenario 1 and Scenario 2, respectively. Annual bull cost consists of all ownership costs, including pasture, feed/mineral, veterinary and depreciation expenses. Therefore, Scenario 2 bull only costs $7.50 per cow more annually to purchase and own compared to the lower quality bull in Scenario 1.

This means that bull’s calves only have to bring $7.50 to breakeven and pay for the better quality bull.

Now, let’s take a look at the revenue side of the equation. All calves will be weaned at the same time in early October. Calves from Scenario 1 bull will wean at 535 pounds, valued at $1.35 pound or $722 per head.

Scenario 2 bull will sire calves with heavier weaning weights at 600 pounds valued at $1.32 per pound or $789 per head. This is an increase in total value of $67 per calf for the heavier calves from the better bull. The better bull from Scenario 2 will wean a calf that has a positive net difference of about $59 more per calf ($67 minus $7.50) or a total of $1,475 more for the 25 head of calves sired by this bull annually. The total additional purchase cost of the better bull can be easily be made up in the first calving season.

As calf prices decline and total ranch profit diminishes, producers must look to increase profits by purchasing inputs that provide a profitable return to the ranch. The above example demonstrates how reducing input costs by decreasing the quality of genetics likely does not result in increased profits.

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IBBA CONNECTION // BEYOND BRANGUS

Contemporary Grouping Contemporary Grouping

by Marketing Coordinator & need BPI Editor, Jessie England To IBBA not putCommunications the cart before the and horse, I think the first question we to ask ourselves is, what exactly is a

“contemporary group?” – According to the Beef Improvement Federation, “A contemporary group is defined as a group of cattle that are of the same breed composition and sex, are similar in age, and have been raised under the same management conditions. More simply put, a contemporary group is a group of animals that have had an I think the first question we need to ask ourselves, what where the proof can be seen in black and white. equal opportunity to perform.” Only once we fully understand what it is, can we understand how it works. exactly is a “contemporary group?” – According to the Grouping animals properly helps enable Expected Progeny Beef Having Improvement Federation, “A contemporary group Differences(EPDs) reflect things changes like pasture solid, unbiased data allows a breeder to make well-informed decisions, totoplan, implement wherequality, is defined as a group of cattle that are of the same breed supplemented feed, weather and climate changes and a necessary, and at the end of the day, grow profit margins and enable them to concentrate and grow the proper composition and sex, are similar in age, and have been great many other things that can either benefit or hinder an assets in their herd and to cull those that are underperforming. It is a means to make informed, thought out raised under the same management conditions. More animal’s ability to perform. [It better enables a breeder to decisions instead of going ‘off is the hip’ and with ourtake gutsthese or hearts. producers able tojudge use cold simply put, a contemporary group a group of planning animals that thingsInstead into account andare to really an animal hard facts and data where the proof can be seen in black and white. have had an equal opportunity to perform.” Only once we and an animal’s lineage directly, with those factors in mind fully understand what contemporary grouping is, can we as an influence.]

Grouping animals properly helps enable EPDs to reflect things like pasture quality, supplemented feed, weather understand how it works.

Contemporary grouping is simple in concept but can be and climate changes, and a great many other things that can either benefit hinder an animal’s ability to perform.

Having solid, unbiased data allows a breeder to make intimidating to or some as they begin implementing it into their It better enables a breeder take these changes things into accountherd. and to reallyitjudge an daunting animal and lineage well-informed decisions, to plan,toimplement where While isn’t as asan it animal’s may seem, accuracy in directly, with factors in day, mindgrow as an profit influence. necessary, and at those the end of the margins reporting hinges on maintaining accurate records, inputting and enable them to concentrate and grow the proper assets data correctly and making sure to report on the entirety Contemporary simple concept but can be to some as they begin implementing into it may in their herd and to Grouping cull thoseisthat are in under-performing.

It intimidating of the herd and not just the star performers.it While their herd.

While it isn’t as daunting as it may seem, accuracy in reporting hinges on maintaining accurate records, is a means to make informed, thought out decisions instead seem more beneficial to report only on the cattle that are inputting data and making sureguts to report on the entirety of thewell, herd doing and notthis justwill the star performers. of going ‘off the hip’correctly, and planning with our or hearts. performing inevitably hurt the herd While it may seem moretobeneficial report the cattle that are performing well,them doingasthis willwould ultimately Instead producers are able use cold to hard factsonly andondata averages instead of raising some think. hurt the herd averages instead of raising them as some would think.

The following table illustrates how the numbers can be dramatically reduced due to smaller herd sizes.

The following table illustrates how the numbers can be dramatically reduced due to smaller herd sizes.

When Reporting Whole Group Together Calf A 10 (10 ÷ 9) x 100= 111 Calf B 5 (5 ÷ 9) x 100= 56 Calf C 15 (15 ÷ 9) x 100= 167 Calf D 5 (5 ÷ 9) x 100= 56 Calf E 10 (10 ÷ 9) x 100= 111

(10+5+15+5+10) = 45 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9 (Average)

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When Reporting Just the Top 3 Calves Calf A Calf C Calf E

10 15 10

(10 ÷ 11.67) x 100= 86 (15 ÷ 11.67) x 100= 129 (10 ÷ 11.67) x 100= 86

(10+15+10) = 35 and 35 ÷ 3 = 11.67 (Average)

“You can’t compare apples to oranges and expect a fair outcome. The only way you’ll truly be able to evaluate an apple, is if you’re comparing it to other apples.” // APRIL 2019

You can’t compare apples to oranges and expect a fair outcome. The only way you’ll truly be able to evaluate an apple, is if you’re comparing it to other apples.

Useful group sizes are 10 or more animals, and while it is not always realistic for a breeder to have large group numbers, especially for smaller scale breeders, reporting as many calves as possible will always be beneficial in the long run. Although larger groups are preferred, it takes a minimum of 2 animals to form a contemporary group so that the animals can be compared, and their achievements acknowledged.

While it is more desirable to include as many animals as possible into each contemporary grouping, it is also necessary to maintain accuracy. Which means keeping groups to alike animals and splitting off those that have been presented with different opportunities. Some of these are things such as service type, date of birth, gender, management styles, locations, and weaning dates.

The focus of contemporary grouping is to give insight and to enable the breeder the ability to make projections by studying recorded data that taken as accurately as possible.

While no animals are truly identical and are allotted the exact same care, the process begins by comparing only animals that are truly as close to the same and living in similar situations as they can possibly be. That includes considering events that take place from the day they’re created, be it by natural service, artificial insemination or even embryo transfer, through the remainder of their lives. From the moment of conception and on, each change in one animal’s life has a domino effect and will alter its contemporary grouping.

Accurate, unbiased reporting leads to factual, unbiased data. Reporting data on all calves will help a breeder identify poor producing parents or give them the credit for their genetic merit and will ultimately improve EPD accuracies.

The individual breeder is the one who is responsible for proper contemporary grouping. It would be ideal to group calves physically by age, gender, etc., but that is not practical for most breeders out there. What is practical, and every breeder is capable of, is keeping written records of different management practices and all changes that are made to each group.

A few items to consider when adjusting groups are: • Differences in supplement (such as some animals receiving supplements, licks or creep feed) • Different farms or pastures (Pasture quality may differ from one pasture to the next) • Any special treatment (some animals may be better fed prior to a show or sale) • Any animals that fall ill because of the potential setbacks illness presents • Cows that were purchased bred or with calf at side from another breeder • Animals raised differently than the rest of the group (such as an orphaned calf) Any other effects that might have a significant impact on the performance of an animal or group of animals must be considered as well, such as injuries, if the dam became sick or injured, metabolic issues, and/or unusual parasite loads.

Some breeders even prefer to consider the dam as well, often separating first-calf heifer from cows, especially if the dam was young when mated.

Essentially, maintaining accurate contemporary grouping and complete reporting is the key to the most informative data collection possible. Only then can accurate EPDs be produced for breeder’s consideration which will enable them to make more effective selection decisions, increase profitability and maximize genetic progress in their herd.

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GAIN 924D19

CAPITAL GAIN: /ˌkapədl ˈɡān/

An increase in the value of an investment that gives it a higher worth than the purchase price.

HIGH SELLER

This high selling featured sire sold to Marshall Farms, Grady, AL at the 2017 GT sale at Cavender’s.

GROWTH AND MUSCLE

Moderate BW plus growth and muscle with impeccable soundness and foot design.

PERFORMANCE

Use Capital Gain to add shape and dimension without adding frame or sheath.

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SHOW RESULTS

Fort Worth Livestock Show

Grand Champion Bull 5M DOUBLE BARREL 214D Jesse Mason - Justin, TX

Pack Ponderosa - Boyd, TX

Reserve Grand Champion Bull KTS MR FOUNDATION 21F

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer MISS MS MOLLY 789E6

KTS Cattle - New Ulm, TX

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Grand Champion Heifer PP MISS CHANELLE 915E6

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Mason Perry - Waco, TX

Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair DDM MISS BALLERINA 915/C4 Isabelle Parkey - Archer City, TX

SHOW RESULTS

Florida State Fair

Grand Champion Bull PP PRINCE ROY

Casey Harper - Haines City, FL

Grand Champion Heifer TCR LOUISE 1252E1

Lettelier Brangus - Citra, FL

Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair LB MS BLACK PEARL 78C7

Grand Champion Ultrablack Bull RLJ CRUSADER 83F

Grand Champion Ultrablack Heifer CT SOMETHING SPECIAL 698E

Grand Champion Ultrablack Cow/Calf Pair SANKEYS ABIGALE 698C

Reserve Grand Champion Bull LB MR AXL04E

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer LB MS DIVA 78E6

Railee Steele - Gainesville, FL

Lettelier Brangus - Citra, FL

Carlee Taylor - Lakeland, FL

Lettelier Brangus - Citra, FL

Carlee Taylor - Lakeland, FL

Railee Steele - Gainesville, FL

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SHOW RESULTS

San Antonio Livestock Show

Grand Champion Bull MBJ MARY A DOLLAR 294D

Grand Champion Red Bull DOS XX’S T-N-T’S DYNAMITE

MBJ Ranch - Lane City, TX Mary A Ranch - Wharton, TX

Caryn Danelle Smart - Runge, TX

Dox XX’s Cattle Company - Washington, TX

Grand Champion Red Heifer CX LEGENDS DREAM 59/E

Reserve Grand Champion Bull KL MR COAL MINE 820F

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer TCR DOTTIE 622E

Reserve Grand Champion Red Bull TX HOME RUN 76 D

Reserve Grand Champion Red Heifer SENDEROS DUCHESS 957E3

Sendero Red Brangus - Laredo, TX

Tanecka Ranch - Columbus, TX

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Grand Champion Heifer SMART MS BOUJEE 197E

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KL Brangus - La Vernia, TX

Sendero Red Brangus - Laredo, TX TRIO Cattle & Genetics - Mabank, TX

Running Luce Ranch - Cat Spring, TX

SHOW RESULTS

Houston Livestock Show

Grand Champion Bull DDD TANK 468E

Grand Champion Heifer KK MISS RELENTLESS 157E

Grand Champion Red Bull DOS XX’S T-N-T’S DYNAMITE

GKB Cattle - Waxahachie, TX Douget Diamond D Ranch - Poteet, TX

Diamond K Ranch - Hempstead, TX Waylon Hinze - Burton, TX

Dos XX’s Cattle Company - Washington, TX Sendero Red Brangus - Laredo, TX

Grand Champion Red Heifer MCC ELLIE MAY 72E

Grand Champion Ultrablack Bull WC UB FORTRESS 322F

Grand Champion Ultrablack Heifer SB MS SLICK 924F1

Maxwell Cattle Company - Mabank, TX Southern Jewel Cattle Company - Victoria, TX

Wyman Creek Cattle - Summersville, MO

Grand Champion Red Cow/Calf Pair MS MBJ LILY 225C2

Grand Champion Ultrablack Cow/Calf Pair SANKEY’S ABIGALE 698C

MBJ Ranch - Wharton, TX

Ali Tiemann - Brenham, TX

Taylor Made Cattle Company - Lakeland, FL

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Houston Livestock Show

Reserve Grand Champion Bull DDD FINAL SOURCE 38D21

Reserve Grand Champion Red Bull DOS XX’S MR BODACIOUS

Douget Diamond D Ranch - Poteet, TX MP Brangus - Waco, TX

Douget Diamond D Ranch - Poteet, TX

Dos XX’s Cattle Company - Washington, TX Sendero Red Brangus - Laredo, TX

Reserve Grand Champion Red Heifer DDD MISS RONNA 38E20

Reserve Grand Champion Ultrablack Bull MR TW BALL 34

Reserve Grand Champion Ultrablack Heifer MCC ELVIRA 1028E

Maddox Hartman - Falls City, TX Douget Diamond D Ranch - Poteet, TX

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Reserve Grand Champion Heifer DDD MISS BARBARA 804E46

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Kendra Brull - Atchison, KS

Maxwell Cattle Company - Mabank, TX

Dr. Tommy Perkins and wife, Rhonda, were presented with appreciation awards for the many years of dedicated service to the IBBA and the Brangus breed.

PICTURED: ALLEN GOODE, EDDY ROBERTS, DARRELL WILKES AND TOMMY PERKINS

2019 HERDSMAN AWARD, PRESENTED TO TRIO CATTLE & GENETICS

2019 HERDSMAN AWARD, PRESENTED TO TRIPLE CROWN RANCH

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Let’s Leave a Legacy Together..

by Tyler and Jessica Dean According to the latest United States Census of Agriculture completed in 2012, the average age of the U.S. Farmer is 58 years old while the number of farmers under the age of 55 continues to decline.

Just look around the room at the next Brangus® event and you will see that is probably pretty accurate for our breed as well. That means that the majority of us are looking at retirement in the coming years and are probably already planning for our exit strategies and succession plans within our own operations. Whether we sell out or pass it on to the next generation, it’s important that we have a plan for the future – a plan to Leave a Legacy. That is important for us as a breed as well. The future of our breed depends on our ability to 42

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attract and retain younger members – to Leave a Legacy of its own.

That knowledge has been at the forefront of the minds of the IJBBA Leadership over the past several years. The discussion always comes around to these key goals: 1) How does IJBBA attract new membership from across the nation and retain them? 2) How can IJBBA educate and develop its membership to be future leaders? 3) What is the best approach to accomplish these things for the betterment of the association and do so within the means available?

Every idea, event, or activity that IJBBA has implemented in recent years is designed to accomplish these goals. IJBBA wants to thrive as not only a junior association but as an entire breed. Sometimes not

all ideas implemented have been popular or even been successful, but at the end of the day, all members should know that the IJBBA Board of Directors makes these decisions with the aforementioned key goals in mind – goals that will help IJBBA leave a Legacy.

Every fall the IJBBA Board of Directors meets for a two day long planning session to discuss these goals and ideas for the upcoming year. We are incredibly excited to announce the results of that planning session and what lies ahead for IJBBA in 2019!

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Record Shattering $

67,000!

DDD League of Her Own 804F25

u o Y k Than To the 2019 IJBBA

May 12, 2018 R10400534 offered by: Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch

Legacy

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2019 IJBBA Legacy Female Buyer Group Participants 1 Cup Ranch Farris Ranching Company Red Bud Farms 2 Hearts Brangus Faul Cattle Rocking 3P Ranch 3B Ranch FL Farms Roy Middleton AF Farms Fort Cattle Salacoa Valley Farms Alford Cattle Company Gardner Cattle Sankey’s 6N Ranch Ali Tiemann Genesis Ranch Santa Rosa Ranch Allen Cattle Company George Land Services Seth Wadley Ford Bar J Ranch GKB Cattle Southern Jewel Cattle Company Bar JR Farm Gorczyca Brangus Stofa Rosa Ranch Belt Brangus Greuel Family Brangus Superflow Testers Black-Carlton Investments Grigg Farms Swinging J Ranch Brinks Brangus @ Westall Ranches Hengst Brothers Brangus T3 Brangus Broken A Ranch Hi Point Marketing Tanecka Ranch Bruce Jones Oilfield Service Hodde Land & Cattle Taylormade Cattle Co Brull Brangus Horn Livestock The Branch Ranch Brushley Creek Cattle Jackson Family Brangus The Janish Family Cavender Ranch Joe Webb Construction Thomas Soileau Champions Valley Brangus John Karl & Allyson Sapp TMAC Farms Circle Lee Farms K&L Brangus Town Creek Farms Clover Ranch Kayden Mascheck Red Brangus Traci Middleton Cox Excalibur Brangus L Ray Ranch Trio Cattle & Genetics Cross F Cattle Lakeside Brangus Triple Crown Ranch Cross N Farms Lavender Brangus Truitt Brangus Farms Dean Designs Little Creek Farms Truman & Carlee Taylor Dean Fuchs M - M Brangus Twin Spires Farm Diamond H Maxwell Cattle Co Vanna Farms Diamond K Ranch Mill Creek Land & Cattle Villa Ranch Double Creek Ranch Mound Creek Ranch Vineyard Cattle Company Double W Ranch MP Brangus W.E.T. Farms Douglass Cattle Co. Old Colita Ranch Walck Cattle Co. Dr. Roy Morrell Pennridge Ranch Waylon & Weston Hinze Draggin M Ranch Pierce Cattle Company Williams Ranch Company E3 Ranch LLC Pohelor Show Cattle Wolf Point Ranch Ed Baranowski Pumpjack Cattle Company Wyman Creek Cattle Far Niente Farms Rachel Myers Thank you to all the ranches, breeders, and businesses that participated in the 2019 IJBBA Legacy Female Buyer Group. This female proved to be truly in a “League of Her Own” by shattering the record for the highest grossing IJBBA Legacy Female raising $67,000 for Brangus youth! We could not have achieved this without your support. Your investment in the future of our breed is greatly appreciated!

A very special thank you goes to Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch for their continued dedication to the junior association and their donation of this exceptional female. We would also like to thank the Genetic Edge Sale Team for always being willing to assist us in offering these females, Tommie Rogers for donating the heifer back to be resold, and MP Brangus for making the final purchase!

BBA

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 42 The first exciting event of 2019 was the sale of the 2019 IJBBA Legacy Female. DDD League of Her Own 804F25 donated by Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch sold on Saturday, March 2, 2019, in the Genetic Edge XXIV Sale in Houston, Texas. This female proved to truly be in a LEAGUE OF HER OWN! The IJBBA Legacy Female Buyer Group raised $50,000 to purchase the heifer in the auction – the highest amount ever raised for any IJBBA Legacy Female! Tommie Rogers of the The Branch Ranch was the winning Buyer Group participant, and when his name was announced, Rogers stepped forward and said, “Sell Her Again!” The female was auctioned again and sold to MP Brangus for $17,000 bringing a total of $67,000 for the Brangus juniors and shattering all previous records! The IJBBA Board of Directors would like to extend a huge “THANK YOU” to all the participants of the Buyer Group, the Genetic Edge Sale Team, Tommie Rogers, MP Brangus and of course the Doguet Family for showing their support of Brangus Youth and helping to make Brangus History! This was truly a group effort to support the IJBBA and the future of our great breed. The proceeds from this fundraiser will allow the IJBBA Board of Directors the 46

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ability to do some great things for the IJBBA Membership!

A large portion of the Legacy Female proceeds will immediately be utilized as the IJBBA Board of Directors moves from Houston to Stillwater, Oklahoma to host its third IJBBA Legacy Leadership Conference, March 28-31.

The IJBBA Board is excited to host juniors from across the nation for this event that will be filled with industry relevant information and sessions designed to help develop members’ leadership skills. Most sessions will have a hands-on approach that will allow us to reach all members from ages 7-21. IJBBA hosts this conference in every odd numbered year and has seen the success of previous conferences have a significant impact on its membership. IJBBA looks forward to making an impact on this year’s class of Legacy Conference attendees.

The largest and most anticipated event will have the most updates and will be the 2019 National Junior Brangus Show (NJBS), which will be returning to Texarkana, Arkansas. It’s not an easy task to find a facility that meets the needs of NJBS exhibitors, and finding one that is centrally located to our membership is even more challenging. The Four States Fairgrounds facility sits right off of

I-30, has the ability to accommodate our size and is located close to hotels and restaurants. The hospitality of their staff and the city of Texarkana as a whole is incomparable. City organizations are also making grant monies available to us to help cover some facility costs which will allow IJBBA to offer more to our attendees.

Needless to say, we are excited to be returning and hope that you will make plans to join us in Texarkana. Hotel blocks are already available and can be found on the IJBBA Facebook page or in this issue of the Brangus Journal on page 49. Entry information will be available online in April.

Location isn’t the only news that we are excited to announce about the 2019 NJBS. Our theme for 2019 is “Brangus League: Unite the Breed” designed to mimic the superheroes of the Justice League and their “Unite the League” theme. Brangus juniors are the superheroes of the future cattle industry, and we want to invite everyone to “unite” in Texarkana to see just how spectacular they are!

NJBS is going to be switching up the schedule a bit this year to add some new events and a new Percentage Brangus Female Show! Our junior membership is increasing its ownership of Brangus Premium(BP) and Brangus

Optimizer(BO) cattle and traveling around the country to exhibit these spectacular animals. The IJBBA Board thought now was the appropriate time to offer these juniors the ability to bring these animals to the NJBS. Show Rules and Guidelines for these animals are currently under development so be looking for that information in the NJBS Entry Booklet.

NJBS is also excited to announce the addition of more PeeWee division contests. Recognizing that the younger siblings of NJBS participants are making a huge impact in the barns, the IJBBA Board of Directors approved the addition of a PeeWee age division to the Photography, Illustration and SkillA-Thon contests. These contests have an incredible ability to promote selfgrowth in creativity and knowledge so what better contests to get NJBS’s youngest participants involved? The PeeWee age range is open to youth ages 3 to 6 as of January 1, 2019.

The last major NJBS announcement is the return of the “Old Timer’s Showmanship” Competition!

ALL “Old Timer’s” are invited to step back into the ring to show the youngsters how it’s done. The competition will be held after lunch on Friday and will be judged by the crew of the four NJBS Champion Showmen who compete earlier in the day. A complete schedule with all events and activities will be

made available on the IJBBA Facebook page and IJBBA’s website in the coming weeks.

Speaking of websites, IJBBA is currently working on the design of a new website. In addition to IJBBA’s Facebook page, members will be able to go online to www.juniorbrangus.com to get all the latest news and information about the junior association. We hope that this will allow the IJBBA Board to better communicate and provide relevant and easy to find information to Junior Brangus members.

While all of that news is exciting, we have saved the best news for last! The IJBBA Board of Directors has recently voted to establish a 501(c)(3), nonprofit foundation. The International Junior Brangus Breeders Association Legacy Foundation was established to help IJBBA continue to offer imperative educational opportunities to its junior membership while providing donors with the ability to make tax-deductible contributions. IJBBA hopes that this will allow for expansion of what it is able to offer to juniors and help them Leave a Legacy for the future. For more information including ways that you can participate, visit www. juniorbrangus.com!

As you can see, the IJBBA Board has been and continues to work hard to develop, plan, and implement programs for the IJBBA membership just as the

IBBA works hard for the adults. While all of the programs that IBBA offers are crucial to the success of our breed as a whole, one could argue that our junior programs are the single best investment one can make in ensuring that Brangus has a relevant presence in the future.

So let us say “THANK YOU” to all IJBBA supporters who have stood by the juniors over the years knowing that you are making an investment in the future and also “THANK YOU” to those of you who will soon step up and make that investment. We know you will not regret it, and IJBBA will continue to focus its mission on carrying on the Legacy that you have helped build to leave for future generations.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: As a third generation Brangus breeder, Tyler Dean grew up believing in Brangus cattle. At the age of eight, Dean joined the IJBBA to show Brangus heifers and ascended the ranks to serve as President of the IJBBA Board of Directors in 2004-2005. Dean assumed the role of the IJBBA Director of Youth Activities in January 2010, overseeing the activities of the IJBBA. With an extensive background in human resources and marketing, Jessica Dean’s commitments allowed little time for the cattle industry prior to marrying Tyler. However, she has developed a deep love of the industry and the IJBBA, but more importantly a deep love of seeing the opportunities that the association provides its young members to grow and develop.

Tyler and Jessica consider themselves blessed to have been able to work side by side since 2010 to organize and execute the activities of the IJBBA.

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AFFILIATE CONNECTION

Making and BREAKING Goals!

by Allyson Polston, IJBBA Ex-Officio The IJBBA Board of Directors meets every fall to prepare for the year ahead.

We set goals for the upcoming year as well as work on a plan for how we are going to reach those goals. Honestly, it is one of the longest discussions and most nerve wracking decisions we have to make at the fall meeting. Setting goals for the Junior Association is not a job that we take lightly. Thankfully with the help of our advisors, the Brangus breeders and businesses who support us, we are usually able to succeed with the goals we set each year.

At the 2018 fall meeting, the junior board agreed upon $45,000 being our goal to hit for the 2019 IJBBA Legacy Female. This year at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, we didn’t just reach that goal, we shattered it!

Mr. Mike Doguet of Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch graciously donated DDD LEAGUE OF HER OWN 804F25 for the 2019 IJBBA Legacy Female. This year the junior board sold $50,000 worth of IJBBA Legacy Female Buyer Group tickets. The winning ticket went to Mr. Tommie Rogers of The Branch Ranch. Mr. Tommie chose to donate LEAGUE OF HER OWN back and she resold. MP Brangus bought her for $17,000 bringing the grand total to a whopping $67,000!

The money raised from this fundraiser goes straight into our junior program. The junior board and advisors work tirelessly to make the junior program a success. With the money we raise throughout the year, we are able to put on the IJBBA Legacy Leadership Conference and the National Junior Brangus Show as well as attend industry events to represent 50

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the Brangus breed. Through these events, we are able to make personal relationships with juniors and breeders that will last a lifetime as well as gain valuable knowledge about the cattle industry.

Other goals and plans that we discussed during our fall meeting included the planning for the National Junior Brangus Show. As we move into the last few months of show preparation, we encourage everyone to visit our website www.juniorbrangus. com or our Facebook page for the latest announcements. We have a lot of exciting things planned and hope that everyone can join us in Texarkana! We are also looking for applicants for the 2019-2020 IJBBA Board of Directors.

If you are interested in applying, please do not hesitate to ask questions or reach out to a current board member and or advisor – we would enjoy answering any questions you may have!

For myself, as I am ending my term on the IJBBA Board of Directors, it is hard to not reflect upon my tenure. I can honestly attest that the past six years on the Board have changed my life. I am extremely thankful for the opportunities given to me by the IJBBA Board of Directors and the entire Brangus association. It has done so much for me and has helped shape me into who I am today. Without the experience on the Board and the guidance from all the IJBBA Advisors and Brangus Breeders, I would not be where I am today. I have learned so much over the years and cannot wait to help other juniors learn more about the industry and about themselves.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: After three years serving as an IJBBA Director, one year serving as the IBBA Queen and one year as President, Polston has transitioned into more of an advisory role helping the new President and board continue to grow and achieve goals. Polston has played a huge role in the coordination and increased professionalism of the board. Polston has been a driving factor in the resurgence of Florida’s NJBS representation by encouraging more Floridians to attend. With a solid resume of achievements and leadership with Brangus cattle and in other agricultural and community organizations, Polston is eager to continue helping build a bridge between NJBS and regional associations to hopefully increase participation at both levels. Polston received her Associates degree from Hillsborough Community College in 2016 and is a recent graduate from the University of Florida where she majored in Agricultural Education: Communications and Leadership Development.

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Send us your best photo(s)! Contest will be broken into two categories. One for your lower resolution “phone pictures” and snapshots and the second will be for high resolution, 300dpi or better, images. You can enter to win in either or both!

Top 10 finalists will receive IBBA merchandise prizes and the top prize in the 2 categories will receive a 5L bottle of Dectomax pour-on and a i50k genetic test. Roughly a $400 value.

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SALE SUMMARIES

Brangus Genetic Edge Sale March 2 - HOUSTON, TX

submitted by Mark Cowan

4 Donation Lots grossed $86,300 to average $21,575 1 Champions Lot grossed $9,625 to average $9,625 6 Donor Lots grossed $145,500 to average $24,250 3 Picks of the Calf Crop grossed $31,750 to average $10,583 10 Flushes grossed $87,000 to average $8,700 4 Embryo Lots grossed $28,100 to average $7,025 4 Bred Heifers grossed $33,500 to average $8,375 11 Open Heifers grossed $88,250 to average $8,022 1 Semen Lot Grossed $54,750 to average $54,750 44 total Lots grossed $564,775 to average $12,835

A packed house was on hand for the crowning event of the 2019 Brangus activities in Houston, Texas. 100 registered buyers from 13 US states, 6 Mexican states and 4 countries joined a standing room only crowd of Brangus enthusiasts to vie for the elite genetics in the Brangus breed.

The lead off lot in the ring set the tone for the evenings activities when Lot 3, Suhn’s Miss Patton 30X6 sold for $60,000 to Kindred Ranch, Brookshire, Texas. She was consigned by Draggin M Ranch, Eldorado AR, and Suhn Cattle Co, Eureka, KS.

The evening’s second high selling lot was Lot 41, 100 straws of TJM Three D 302A semen. This lot was consigned by Schmidt Farms, Sims, TX, TJ Moore and Cavender Ranches, Jacksonville, TX and totaled $54,750.

Two donor cows were tied for the next High selling lots as Lot 4, MB Ms Atlanta 129D92 sold for $20,000 to Herndon Farms, Lyons, GA. She was consigned by Miller Brangus, Waynesboro, TN. Lot 7, T3 Ms Csonka 541B21 also sold for $20,000, going to Quail Valley Farms, Oneonta, AL. She was consigned by T3 Brangus, Purvis, MS and Spur S Cattle, Waynesboro, MS. Lot 5 was the evening’s next high seller as Star G Ranch, Canton, TX paid $17,500 to own MB Ms In Focus 129X2. This donor cow was consigned by Pennridge Ranch, Paige, TX and Miller Brangus.

Clover Ranch, Marietta, GA paid $16,500 to own Lot 26, CB Ms Three D 803F7. This powerful open heifer was consigned by Cavender Ranches.

The high selling flush lot was Lot 35, an IVF flush of Miss JLS Nicole 334D3 consigned by GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, TX and was purchased by Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge LA for $16,500.

DO YOU HAVE SALE RESULTS TO REPORT? Sale managers may submit a half-page (7.5 x 4.5 inches) of content to be published in the Brangus Journal for each sale. Content should be no more than 400 words, photos, or some combination of text and photos. To purchase additional space, contact Jessie England by phone (512) 876-5441 or email (jengland@gobrangus.com) or Melanie Fuller by phone (979) 255-3343 or email (mfuller@gobrangus.com).

Submit sale summary content to IBBA Marketing Coordinator Jessie England. She can be contacted at jengland@gobrangus.com.

don’t miss a minute!

For a complete, up-to-date list of sale summaries, visit us online.

Find the latest information at gobrangus.com/sale-summaries.

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PROVEN POWERHOUSE Suhn's Ms Duke 30M

▶ SUHN’S TTT LM SIGNAL 30E13

A calving ease high growth son of 3D whose dam is 30Z5 and granddam is 30M. The first calves have arrived and they are turning heads with the excellent sheath design, low birth weights and growth these calves exhibit.

Owned By: Suhn Cattle Co., Lake Majestik Farms & TTT Brangus Farm CED BW WW YW M TM CEM SC REA IMF 8.0

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▶ SUHN’S BUSINESS LINE 30D26 Semen is again available on this grandson of 30M whose first progeny have impressed all that have seen them. Long sided with loads of eye appeal, excellent foot structure in a moderate BW package with growth and carcass.

Owned By: Suhn Cattle Co., Alfonso Alvarez Gonzalez, Clover Ranch & Tajo Ranch

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▶ SUHN’S MISS PATTON 30X6 The $60,000 high selling female through the Genetic Edge XXlV sale.

Thank You to Villa Ranch for their purchase of this super donor cow and daughter of 30M.

CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION Suhn Cattle Company • Vernon Suhn • (620) 583-3706 • vern@genetrustbrangus.com www.GENETRUSTbrangus.com • 1-877-GENETRS (436-3877) 53

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p ? i h s er b m e M A B IB Junior Programs (Junior Membership) Association Business Voting Rights Select Hotel Discounts Chute Side App for Handheld Mobile Devices Performance Data Collection Using THR National Cattle Evaluation – EPDs for 11 Traits Genomic-Enhanced EPDs Performance Trait Leaders Breed Averages DNA Data Processing Analysis and Storage Animal (EPD) and Member Search Tools Breed Improvement Research through IBBF Educational Webinars Brangus-Specific Commercial Heifer Selection DNA Chip (GeneSeek)

Registration Privileges Hybrid Registration Ownership Transfers Online Herd Management Software Documented Pedigrees Monthly Genetic Evaluation Summit Animal Lists Eligibility Performance Leader Award Eligibility DNA Parentage Verification Marketing & Advertising Opportunities Membership Networking Brangus Publications Subscription eNewsletter Subscription

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MEMBER NAME: _______________________________________________________________________________________ RANCH NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________________ PRIMARY MAILING ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE: _________________________________________________________________________________ PHYSICAL RANCH ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE: _________________________________________________________________________________ HOME PHONE: ____________________________________ WORK PHONE: ______________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS: ___________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH (JUNIORS): _____/_____/_______ PARENTS’ MEMBERSHIP NO. (JUNIORS): _______________________ Application is hereby made for membership to be issued in the name given above. I agree to be bound by and abide by the rules, regulations, constitution and by-laws of the association as amended from time to time and to keep a written memorandum of breeding and exact birth dates of my (our) Brangus cattle. Further, that I (we) will furnish promptly any information concerning same at any time requested to do so by the association. Eligible cattle owned at present are ______ (bulls over 36 months of age) and ______ (females over 24 months of age).

FEES ---- Senior Membership: Jan-Dec $125, Apr-Dec $100, Jul-Dec $75, Oct-Dec $50 (Senior Renewal Dues received after Dec. 31 will be $145.)

Junior Membership: $25 annually Associate Membership: $35 annually PAYMENT INFORMATION (Indicate Method of Payment) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CREDIT CARD (BELOW)

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CARDHOLDER’S NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BILLING ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AUTHORIZE TRANSACTION (SIGNATURE): ________________________________________________________ DATE: ____________________________ INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 809, ADKINS, TX 78101 | INFO@GOBRANGUS.COM | FAX: 210-696-8718

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WELCOME!

NEW MEMBERS

CHARLES TURBERVILLE (TUBERVILLE BRANGUS) - FRANKLIN, ALABAMA JAMES BARTON (BARTON FAMRS) - CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS JEFF REZNICEK (J&E CATTLE) - ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA CLARISSA BOWERS (3B CATTLE COMPANY) - CLEWISTON, FLORIDA CASEY WOOD - SESSNER, FLORIDA AMANDA HOUSER - COOKEVILLE, TN RALPH AND JANIS STROOPE (RALPH AND JANIS STROOPE BRANGUS) - CAMPBELL, TEXAS TYLER RHODES (TRIPLE R RANCH CO) - NEW WAVERY, TEXAS RYAN RHODES (TRIPLE R RANCH) - SHEPARD, TEXAS JOSE MEDINA (HORIZON CATTLE COMPANY) - MARIETTA, GEORGIA DEAN THUMANN (DOUBLE D RANCH) - ROSHARON, TEXAS CHASSEE MCCULLOCH - ATASCOSA, TEXAS TOM & MARY MOORE (M-BAR-M RANCH) - HOUSTON, TEXAS EVELYN KUSAK (BRIGHT STAR RANCH) - FRANKLIN, TEXAS DAVID WILDE (4W FARMS) - HUNTINGTON, TEXAS JJ SWEAT (CIRCLE JE RANCH) - PALATKA, FLORIDA ADDISON DOUGLAS (BLACKLAND BRANGUS) - ELGIN, TEXAS CARLOS DIAZ (ROCC STEADY FARM) - LAND O LAKES, FLORIDA POHLER SHOW CATTLE - WHARTON, TEXAS COY LAMBERT (QUIXOTE CATTLE COMPANY) - FRISCO CITY, ALABAMA PEGGY LYKINS (LYKINS FARM) - OLIVE HILL, KENTUCKY RUYAL DON & BECKY ARANT (ARANT BRANGUS) - LEVELLAND, TEXAS DANNY SANDERS - MICANOPY, FLORIDA DALE HIGGINS (HIGGINS FARMS) - RUSK, TEXAS MARTIN TRAHAN (BAR M PLUS, LLC) - IOWA, LOUISIANA JACKIE ROGERS - GERALDINE, ALABAMA DALYON LONG (LONGS RANCH) - BUNA, TEXAS JASON BANTA - WHITEHOUSE, TEXAS TAYLOR PONCIK (4P CATTLE CO) - NEEDVILLE, TEXAS HALLEY BALENTINE - CLEWISTON, FLORIDA BRAD CHANDLER (4C FARM) - SYLVANIA, GEORGIA JOHN HARDING (HARDING BRANGUS) - YORK, NORTH CAROLINA

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FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU ALABAMA

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

GALLOWAY BRANGUS BRANGUS SINCE 1978

LARRY

cell 256-603-1945 gallowaybrangus@comcast.net

LANCE

cell 256-924-5571 gallowaybrangus@gmail.com

Farm located at Gallant, AL 35972

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

NIC CORNELISON nic@lakemajestikfarms.com

ALABAMA

VINCE ROBERTS vince@lakemajestikfarms.com

22015 Alabama HWY 71 • Flat Rock, AL • 256-632-3027 • LakeMajestikFarms.com

ALABAMA

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ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

Michael Candler, President 386-208-3881 ARIZONA

Big D Ranch Phillip & Beth DeSalvo 173 Miller Lane Center Ridge, AR 72027 (501) 208-6119 www.BigDRanch.net

ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

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Brangus & Ultrablacks Bred to Perform Brangus anD ultraBlaCk Bulls anD Females

availaBle now at the ranCh Private treaty anD tulare Co. stoCkyarD angus & Brangus Bull & Female sale sat., sePtemBer 28, tulare Co. stoCkyarD, DinuBa, CaliFornia visit us online www.spanishranch.net Follow Us on Instagram @spanishranchcuyama

SPANISH RANCH Brangus and Ultrablack Cattle Daniel & Pamela Doiron l 805-245-0434 Cell doiron@spanishranch.net l www.spanishranch.net

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FLORIDA

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KANSAS

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gobrangus.com/breeder-search/ LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MISSOURI

NEW MEXICO

NEW MEXICO

NEW MEXICO

NORTH CAROLINA

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA

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FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA

TENNESSEE Doyle Miller

TRAIT LEADERS

615-351-2783 doyle@millerbrangus.com

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MONEY MAKERS

Bill Felton

Sales & Marketing

901- 494-0554 bill@millerbrangus.com

Bart Pope

Ranch Manager

931-722-0244 bart@millerbrangus.com

www.millerbrangus.com

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

Gary Adamek 979.561.6323

Bulls, Show Prospects, Replacement Heifers, Cows, Semen, & Embryos REGISTERED & COMMERCIAL BRANGUS champsvalley@yahoo.com

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Drake Land & Cattle 398 Drake Road Quanah, Texas 79252

Cell: (832) 331-2527 Ranch: (940) 663-6143 drakeranch398@gmail.com www.drakeranch.com

TEXAS

TEXAS

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TEXAS

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TEXAS

TEXAS

Registered Red Brangus & Ultrareds show heifers, herd sires, and replacements available Megan (713) 492-6158 John (281) 740-0572 greenwoodcattleco@yahoo.com

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

JLS International, Inc. Where winning tradition and performance collide Brangus bulls and heifers available year-round at private treaty.

www.jlsbrangus.com Jeff Smith, Owner Myron Saathoff myronsaathoff@yahoo.com

TEXAS

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Friday Evening : Ribeye Dinner Breeding Brangus & Red Brangus Since1967

TEXAS

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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR OPERATION To learn more about the advertising opportunties offered by Brangus Publications, contact the IBBA today.

MELANIE FULLER: (979) 255-3343 JESSIE ENGLAND: (512) 876-5441 To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR OPERATION The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is proud to offer its members and other friends in the industry the opportunity to promote themselves through Brangus Publications, Inc.’s (BPI) and IBBA’s print and digital mediums. IBBA’s printed publications are produced by Brangus Publications, Inc. (BPI), and are distributed to a mailing list, which is updated on a monthly basis. The mailing list is comprised of addresses in Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, the United States of America, and more.

(Circulation: Approximately 2,000) The Brangus Journal is the official publication of the IBBA. This internationally-distributed publication provides Brangus® seedstock producers and the IBBA membership with information about news within the association and the industry. The Brangus Journal is published by BPI monthly, except February, June, July and September, and is designed to highlight accomplishments, advancements and improvements made possible by IBBA members, staff, volunteers, and other industry leaders. The purpose of the Brangus Journal is to serve the best interest of IBBA members by showcasing breeding programs, efforts, and achievements to other Brangus® seedstock producers.

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8 times (one year)

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Color Rates: For single color, add $170 to price of black and white rates. For full color, add $340 to price of black and white rates.

CONTACT JESSIE ENGLAND BY PHONE (512-876-5441) or MELANIE FULLER AT (979-255-3343).

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UPCOMING EVENTS //

CALENDAR

April 2019 1 5-6 13 13 13 17 19 20 22-27 27 30-4

IRBBA Scholarship Deadline Texas Brangus Breeders Association Annual Convention & Spring Sale, Salado, TX Cut Above Sale, Cullman, AL Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch Spring Production Sale, Poteet, TX Jackson’s Double J Field Day & Private Treaty Kickoff, Gentry, AR Stockman’s Choice Frozen Genetics Online Sale IBBA Office Closed: Good Friday Stockman’s Choice Live Lot Online Sale Latin America Brangus Congress, Monterey, Mexico GENETRUST at Cavender’s Neches River Ranch, Jacksonville, TX Brangus Association of Mexico National Show, Tepitatlan, Mexico

May 2019 4 6-8 27 31 - 1

Skyhawk Brangus’ Presidente Bonanza, Tyler, TX National Pedigreed Livestock Council Annual Meeting, San Marcos, TX IBBA Office Closed: Memorial Day IRBBA Annual Meeting and Divas and Red Sale, College Station, TX

June 2019 18-21 Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium & Convention, Brookings, SD 18-20 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention, Marco Island, FL 19-23 Texas Junior Brangus Breeders Association State Show, Bryan, TX July 2019 1 Oklahoma State Fair Show Registration Opens 4 IBBA Office Closed: Independence Day 14-20 National Junior Brangus Show & Brangus Futurity, Four State Fairgrounds, Texarkana, AR August 2019 5-7

TAMU Beef Cattle Short Course, College Station, TX

September 2019 4 21 28

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IBBA Office Closed: Labor Day MidSouth Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, Francisville, LA Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Showcase Sale, Brundidge, AL

// APRIL 2019

THE POWER OF A PROGRAM BEGINS AND ENDS WITH POWERFUL HERD SIRES. JOHNES FREE BULLS • TRICH AND BVD TESTED • HETEROSIS BULLS • QUALITY ASSURED

TCF RAPID REWARD145Z3 R10243006 DDF DOB: 9/21/2012 Sire: BRB RapidReward 99W11 Commercial and Registered Semen Available

TCF INTEGRITY 13C R10304130 DDF DOB: 1/12/2015 Sire: CCR Integrity 355S4 Commercial and Registered Semen Available

TCF INTEGRITY 4861A3 R10231918 DDF DOB: 2/3/2013 Sire: CCR Integrity 355S4 Commercial and Registered Semen Available

JOIN US FOR OUR SALE AT THE RANCH

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2019

150 TOWN CREEK FARM BULLS

BRANGUS • ULTRABLACK • VIGORMAX™ HALF-BLOOD BULLS

300 BRANGUS COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS

LOOK FOR OUR DISPLAY BOOTH AT THE FOLLOWING EVENT: June 18 - 20, 2019 – Florida Cattlemen’s Convention, Marco Island, Florida

GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO REQUEST A SALE CATALOG AND JOIN OUR MAILING LIST. CALL FOR SEMEN INFORMATION.

3 Quality Assurance always comes first.

Total Commitment

Since 1993

TOWN CREEK FARM

Milton Sundbeck, Owner • Office 662.494.5944 32476 Hwy. 50 East, West Point, Mississippi 39773-5207 Joy Reznicek 205.399.0221 • Joy@TownCreekFarm.com Clint Ladner 662.812.8370 • Cladner@TownCreekFarm.com www.TownCreekFarm.com

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AD INDEX //

ADVERTISERS INDEX 5K Cowbelle Brangus ............................................................. 59 Amrich Ranch ........................................................................ 59 Big D Ranch ............................................................................57 Blackwater Cattle Co. ............................................................. 58 Bobby and Bobbie Brangus ................................................... 59 Bovine Elite, LLC ................................................................... 56 Brinks Brangus @ Westall Ranches ................................. 59,67 Burke Brangus Farm ............................................................. 58 Bushley Creek Cattle Co. ....................................................... 59 C&C Brangus...........................................................................60 Carter Brangus ........................................................................57 Cattle Solutions.......................................................................12 Cavender Ranches ............................................ 20-21,34-35,60 Champions Valley Brangus.................................................... 60 Char-No Farm ........................................................................ 58 Chimney Rock Cattle Co. ........................................................57 Clark Cattle Services .............................................................. 56 Clover Ranch ...........................................................................57 Cox Excalibur Brangus ..........................................................60 Cross F Cattle..........................................................................60 Cross N Farms ....................................................................... 59 Diamond K Ranch .................................................................60 Doguet Diamond D Ranch .............................IFC,44-45,60,BC Don Hall Brangus ...................................................................57 Don Thomas & Sons .............................................................. 59 Dotson, Wes............................................................................ 56 Double Creek Brangus Ranch ............................................... 60 Double W Ranch .................................................................... 59 Draggin M Ranch ....................................................................57 Drake Land & Cattle ..............................................................60 DVAuction........................................................................ IFC,11 E3 Ranch, LLC .......................................................................60 Elgin Breeding Services, LLC ................................................ 56 Embruon Embryo Biopsy....................................................... 56 Far Niente Farms ....................................................................57 Farris Ranching Company ..................................................... 60 G Bar Brangus.......................................................................... 11 Galloway Brangus ...................................................................57 Garry Clem Brangus ..............................................................60 Genesis Ranch ........................................................................61 GENETRUST .......................................... 20-21,28-31,34-35,53 GKB Cattle .......................................................................8-9-61 Greenwood Cattle Co. .............................................................61 Greuel Family Brangus .......................................................... 58 Hardee Farms ........................................................................ 58 Hi Point Sales + Marketing ..................................IFC,13,27,BC IJBBA......................................................................44-45,48-49 Indian Hills Ranch ..................................................................61 Jacksons Double J...................................................................57 JLS International ....................................................................61 Johnston Brangus ...................................................................57 K & L Brangus .........................................................................61 K & R Broken Bar Ranch ....................................................... 59

L. G. Herndon, Jr. Farms, Inc. .............................................. 58 Lack-Morrison ....................................................................... 59 Lake Majestik...........................................................................57 Lambert, Doak........................................................................ 56 Lawman Ranch....................................................................... 59 Little Creek Farms.................................................................. 58 Marshall Farms............................................................. 34-35,57 Mid South Cattle Company............................................... 27,59 Miller Brangus........................................................................60 MO Brangus............................................................................ 58 Mobley, Luke.......................................................................... 56 Mound Creek Ranch................................................................61 MP Brangus........................................................................ 17,61 Oak Creek Farms.....................................................................61 Oakley, Lakin.......................................................................... 56 OK Farms.................................................................................61 Old Colita Ranch.................................................................27,61 Parker Brangus........................................................................57 Pennridge Ranch..................................................................7,61 Perry Ranch............................................................................60 Peterson Brangus.................................................................... 59 Rafter 2 Ranch.........................................................................61 Reagan, Terry......................................................................... 56 Red Bud Farms....................................................................... 58 Rio Ranch................................................................................61 Salacoa Valley Farms.............................................................. 58 Santa Rosa Ranch................................................................. 362 Southeast Brangus Breeders...................................................57 Scamardo Brangus............................................................. 25,62 Schmidt Farms....................................................................... 62 Skyhawk Brangus.................................................................... 11 SmartAuctions........................................................................ 25 Spanish Ranch........................................................................ 58 Stone Corral Ranch................................................................ 62 Suhn Cattle Co .................................................................. 53,58 Stockman’s Choice...................................................................13 T3 Brangus.............................................................................. 59 Tajo Ranch.............................................................................. 62 The Branch Ranch.................................................................. 45 The Oaks Farms...................................................................... 58 Town Creek Farms.................................................................. 65 Trio Cattle & Genetics............................................................ 62 Triple Crown Ranch............................................................... 62 Triple JR Cattle Co................................................................. 62 TTT Brangus Farm..................................................................57 Tuna Rosa Ranch.................................................................... 62 Valley View Ranch.................................................................. 59 Vineyard Cattle Co.................................................................. 62 Vorel Farms............................................................................60 W.E.T. Farms.......................................................................... 58 Wynne Ranch......................................................................... 58 Zottarelli Ranches................................................................... 62

To place your ad in the Brangus Journal, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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// APRIL 2019

Over 100 head of Registered Brinks Brangus® bulls available for sale.

• Proven genetics.

• Hard-working, tough animals built to work in any country.

• Ready to turn out and go to work in your herd today.

Westall Ranches, LLC

1818 Arabela Road, Arabela, NM Ray & Karen Westall • 575-361-2070 • owners Tate Pruett • 575-365-6356 • manager

Call today to schedule a visit to the ranch and pick your next herd sire.