August 2017 Brangus Journal

AUGUST 2017 :: Management Practices Issue

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IBBA CONNECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AREA 1 :: Chris Heptinstall BOARD MEMBER 205-363-0919 | chris@salacoavalleybrangus.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 2 :: Bill Davis SECRETARY-TREASURER 870-668-3414 :: bill@billdavistrucking.com Term: 2014 - 2017

AREA 3 :: Vern Suhn BOARD MEMBER 620-583-3706 :: vern@genetrustbrangus.com Term: 2017 - 2020 AREA 4 :: Davy Sneed BOARD MEMBER 615-904-5850 :: dsfarms1980@gmail.com Term: 2015 - 2018

AREA 5 :: Mike Vorel PAST-PRESIDENT 405-826-6959 :: vorelfarms@gmail.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 6 :: Carolyn Belden Carson BOARD MEMBER 530-713-5111 :: cbcbeef@gmail.com Term: 2015 - 2018

AREA 7 :: Danny Farris BOARD MEMBER 325-669-5727 :: farrisranching@yahoo.com Term: 2017 - 2020

AREA 7 :: Brandon Belt PRESIDENT 254-248-5260 :: brandonbelt@aol.com Term: 2015 - 2018

AREA 7 :: Lee Alford BOARD MEMBER 979-820-4205 :: alfordcattleco.lee3@yahoo.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 8 :: Doyle Miller 2nd Vice President 615-351-2783 :: dmiller@doylemillercpa.com Term: 2015 - 2018 AREA 9 :: Steve Densmore BOARD MEMBER 979-450-0819 :: s.densmore@bre.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 10 :: Troy Floyd BOARD MEMBER 575-734-7005 :: tfloyd@leaco.net Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 11 :: Eddy Roberts 1st Vice President 386-935-1416 :: wetfarm1@windstream.net Term: 2017 - 2020

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STAFF

Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS tperkins@gobrangus.com 210-696-8231

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IBBA CONNECTION Suggestions Please!......................................................................................................... 8 IBBA CONNECTION Summer Fun..................................................................................................................10 EXPERT CONNECTION Reproduction And Mineral Nutrition................................................................ 14-17 EXPERT CONNECTION Considerations for Your Pre-Breeding Vaccination Plan................................. 18-22 EXPERT CONNECTION Phenotypes Remain King in the Genomics Era................................................24-33 MEMBER CONNECTION Cloning Success..................................................................................................... 34 EXPERT CONNECTION Feeding Considerations.....................................................................................36-39 INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION A Report From IBBA International Committee Chairman Buck Thomason.. 40 INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION Brangus in Panama...........................................................................42-44 IBBA CONNECTION 2015 Performance Leader Awards............................................................................47-51 EXPERT CONNECTION Keep an Eye Out for Fever Ticks.............................................................................54 IBBA CONNECTION 2016-2017 Show Animals of the Year......................................................................56-58 SHOW CONNECTION West Regional Brangus Classic Results......................................................................59 iBBA CONNECTION IBBA Members Win Premier Awards........................................................................... 60 AFFILIATE CONNECTION: IBA Women of Brangus.................................................................................... 63 AFFILIATE CONNECTION: IJBBA Representing....................................................................................64-65 SHOW CONNECTION The Western National Judge Profile.......................................................................... 66 SALE SUMMARIES....................................................................................................................................68-69 FRIENDS WE WILL MISS..........................................................................................................................70-71 NEW MEMBERS...............................................................................................................................................73 SERVICE DIRECTORY.....................................................................................................................................74 STATE DIRECTORY....................................................................................................................................75-80 CALENDAR........................................................................................................................................................81 ADVERTISERS INDEX.................................................................................................................................... 82 Au g u s t 2 0 1 7 : : V o l u m e 6 5 : : I s s u e 5

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IN THIS ISSUE Phenotypes Remain King in the Genomics Era Performance Leader AwardS 2015 THR SEASON WINNERS 2016-2017 Show Animals of the Year

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Suggestions, Please!

by IBBA President Brandon Belt

I hope all of you are having a good summer. Ours has been great so far. It has gotten hot, but we got 1 ½ inches of rain on July Fourth – Happy Independence Day! That doesn’t happen very often.

We attended the Texas Junior Brangus Show in Bryan, Texas, in June. It was a very nice facility, and everyone enjoyed getting to spend time together and show some very good Brangus cattle. I was impressed with the quality, from top to bottom, in the cattle displayed by the juniors this year.

One thing that I did notice was that there were not very many adult registered producers present for the show. There were a few, and they deserve some credit for traveling to see the future of our breed, kids and cattle. So I am looking for suggestions to get more producers to the shows. Many of you have raised the genetics and cattle present at the shows, and you and the juniors would benefit from your participation.

The National Junior Brangus Show in Texarkana, Arkansas, will likely be concluded before you read this, but I expect it to be another wonderful opportunity for fellowship with our Brangus family, and to show off Brangus genetics from around the country.

On another note, the World Brangus Congress is fast approaching. February will be here before you know it. I know that we have a need for more sponsorships at all levels. Please contact the association’s international committee for ways that you may be able to help and participate. There will be opportunities to display cattle and to interact with our international guests at locations across Texas and the Southeast.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity, it won’t be back in the United States for some time.

As I have said before, connecting with our counterparts from other countries is a

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benefit for us and them; it helps us move forward with an opportunity to market more Brangus genetics around the globe.

Brangus cattle continue to excel. Every day there are less of many other breeds and more of ours. Let’s keep up the good work, and keep pushing forward so that everyone out there looking to make a buying decision knows what we have to offer.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brandon Belt has been very involved

in the farming and ranching business all of his life. He maintains a set of registered Brangus® cattle, as well as commercial cattle, and raises replacement females and bulls, with his father, Randy.

He was born and raised outside of Gatesville, Texas, in Coryell County. He attended Tarleton State University where he received a BBA in Accounting, and then went on to receive a J.D. from the Baylor School of Law. After a period in private practice in Gatesville, he became the County Attorney of Coryell County in 2005.

He has been married to his wife, Kari, for 15 years, and has three boys, 13-year-old Samuel, 10-year-old Charles, and seven-year-old Thomas.

Belt is the president of the Central Texas Cattleman’s Association, an organization that leases the land comprising the Fort Hood military reservation for cattle grazing. He has also served as president of the Blackland Income Growth, an organization that partners with AgriLife Extension to provide educational programs for those that farm and ranch in the Blacklands region of Texas. Belt has also served on the Tarleton Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Gatesville Boys and Girls Club Board, the Coryell County Go Texan Board, the Coryell County Ag Industry Committee, the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce and Agribusiness, and the State Bar of Texas Attorney Grievance Committee. He has been a guest speaker on outdoor burning regulations and prescribed fire around the State for extension training, county official training, and landowners.

Belt is very involved in the Brangus® cattle business.

He is a past-president and current board member for the Hill Country Brangus Breeders Association, and he’s a past board member for the Texas Brangus Breeders Association. He was involved with the International Brangus Breeders Foundation, and is still serves on that board. Belt has been on the International Brangus Breeders Association’s Board of Directors for five years; he has served as treasurer and first vice president in the past.

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Summer Fun

by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS

What a difference a year makes as this time last year we were settling into a small rented office space awaiting the remodel of our new office. Twelve months later we are enjoying the very open, functional and spacious office building, compliments of the board of directors and entire membership. The staff and I can’t thank you enough for the opportunity to work in a building we are proud to call home.

We have welcomed many visitors in our new office in the past year and most of them comment on how convenient it is to get to and the fact they don’t have to fight the city traffic getting here.

The membership continues to embrace the use of genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GEEPDs), and the board has responded with a monthly genetic evaluation. Therefore, you receive updated GE-EPDs twelve times per year instead of our traditional two times per year. If you haven’t already heard, we have recently released a new commercial Brangus-specific DNA product in partnership with Neogen (GeneSeek) called the Igenity Brangus Profiler. It allows commercial cattlemen to DNA test their replacement heifers and cull animals with more precision. The profiler produces a score between one and 10 for each EPD trait analyzed by the association, as well as three different selection indexes. The selection indexes include a maternal and terminal economic index along with a combination of the two called the Brangus Built index.

Please share this information with your bull buyers so they can take advantage of the selection tool.

Look for information on other new International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) programs, as well as revamped older programs in this and future additions of the Brangus Journal. For example, Matt Murdoch will be spearheading a new Carcass Merit Program that will encourage retained ownership of culled animals through the feedlot and harvest phase. Additionally, Emilio Silvas and his team are nearing completion and launch of the next version of the IBBA registry software called Regstr.

I would like to compliment the fifteen or so Brangus breeders who attended the very informative Beef Improvement Federation Convention in June. The scientific, yet breeder-friendly, event places university and industry geneticists alongside seedstock producers and commercial cattlemen on the same platform. It is the perfect balance of classroom theory and real-world application impacting the many breeding management decisions we make daily. I am proud to say that Megehee Cattle Company was a finalist for the Commercial Producer of the Year award and Suhn Cattle Company was a finalist for the Seedstock Producer of the Year award at this year’s event in Athens, Georgia.

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Additionally, Kevin and Lydia Yon and Michelle Field Elmore were awarded 2017 Continuing Service Awards.

Other IBBA members in attendance represented the states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas. Not all breed associations can say that they were represented by that many member outstanding breeders.

Another impactful event I attended this summer was the Florida Cattlemen’s Convention held in Orlando.

The state of Florida represents large numbers of Brangus cattle in both the purebred and commercial segments of the industry. The most elite cattlemen are seen at the very productive educational event. Also, congratulations to Lettelier Brangus, Rocking 3P Ranch, and Marvel Farms for winning Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal Premier Awards at the convention.

Summer is winding down and the largest junior happening of the year has just ended. The National Junior Brangus Show (NJBS), in Texarkana, Arkansas, was a success, compliments of the outstanding volunteers, staff, parents, grandparents, breeders and others. Congratulations to the participants, scholarship winners, and attendees for making it a successful family event. A big thanks goes out to the many breeders and staff that participated in the productive International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) Brangus Futurity at the end the busy week in Texarkana.

Do not hesitate to call me if you have any specific questions about the office building, GE-EPDs, Igenity Brangus Profiler, or other IBBA events. For information about IBBA programs or other inquiries, please call (210) 696-8231 or visit GoBrangus.com. Stay connected to IBBA through Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, or receive news updates by joining our email list.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS is a graduate of West Texas A&M University, where he was recognized as a Graduate of Distinction by the Department of Agriculture in 2014. He also earned his doctoral degree in Animal Breeding from Texas Tech University. He served as a professor at Missouri State University and Texas State University for nearly twenty years, where his professional career is most noted for excellence in the field of beef cattle ultrasound.

Perkins was elected to the Beef Improvement Federation’s Board of Directors and, also, serves as chairman for the End Product committee.

Additionally, Perkins currently serves on the board of directors for the United States Livestock Genetics Export Association, Texas Beef Council, Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas, and the National Pedigreed Livestock Council. He was recently elected Beef Breeds Council President.

Currently, Perkins is the Executive Vice President of IBBA, Chief Executive Officer of Genetic Performance Solutions, and President of Brangus Publications, Inc.

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Reproduction And Mineral Nutrition

by Associate Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Jason Banta, PhD., PAS Is mineral nutrition the magic bullet for reproductive success in your beef operation? The number of mineral products for sale may give the impression that the answer is yes. However, in reality, mineral nutrition is just a part of a good nutrition and management plan. First, protein and energy requirements must be met. A good mineral program can’t make up for a lack of protein and energy and low body condition scores in the herd. Once protein and energy requirements have been met, then a complete mineral supplementation program is next.

The mineral supplement should be formulated to match regional forage and water resources. While it is important to develop mineral supplements based on regional needs, it is generally not beneficial to develop a custom mineral supplement for each ranch.

Minerals can be categorized into two groups, macro and micro. Macro minerals include calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium, and sulfur. These minerals are measured in terms of percentage contained in the supplement. For example, a mineral may contain 16 percent calcium and 5 percent

phosphorus. Micro minerals, or trace minerals, include copper, zinc, manganese, selenium, iodine, cobalt, and iron. These minerals are measured in ppm; for example, 7,500 ppm zinc or 27 ppm selenium. Sulfur and iron are not normally added to well-formulated mineral supplements.

Throughout history, several minerals, such as phosphorus, copper, zinc, manganese, and selenium, have been touted to improve reproductive performance. However, some of these claims may not be well supported by research or the response to supplementation may not be the same as it once was.

Some of the first published work with phosphorus supplementation occurred in the 1920s. In the 1930s and 1940s, research in South Texas at the King Ranch demonstrated an increase in pregnancy rates and weaning weights for cattle grazing native range supplemented with phosphorus. An important observation from this work is that the results were similar for cattle supplemented with phosphorus or those that grazed pastures fertilized with phosphorus.

Also important, is that these cattle did not receive any protein or energy supplements.

Although this early research was positive, we do not see the same results today from phosphorus supplementation.

The reason for the lack of results is due to the differences in the way cattle are supplemented and managed today, compared to 80 or 100 years ago. This is important to keep in mind when choosing mineral supplements because higher levels of phosphorus will reduce mineral intake and increase the cost of the mineral. Once animal requirements have been meet, extra phosphorus will not improve herd performance.

Copper is one of the most talked about trace minerals and it is important for many metabolic functions. However, based on the available research, copper supplementation does not have a direct positive impact on reproductive performance.

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Reproduction And Mineral Nutrition CONT’D FROM PAGE 14

Zinc, selenium and manganese do appear to have important roles in reproductive performance.

Adequate amounts of zinc are important for testicular development in young bulls and appear to be important for proper ovarian function in cows and heifers. Selenium appears to be important for uterine involution, which would impact the post-partum interval and pregnancy rates in cows. Additionally, available data would suggest that manganese may be important for proper estrous cycles in cows.

The key to mineral supplementation is providing the right amounts. Too much mineral can be as much of a problem as not providing enough. Excess supply of certain minerals has reduced pregnancy rates and herd performance in some studies. For some minerals, cattle excrete excess supplies in urine and feces.

However, for other minerals, excretion is limited and excess mineral amounts can increase to levels that are detrimental to performance, toxic, and, in some cases, even fatal.

The margin of safety is pretty big for most minerals, but problems with excess mineral levels appear to be on the rise over the last several years. Problems with excess mineral levels usually occur when cattle receive supplemental mineral from multiple sources.

For example, if cattle are provided a traditional loose mineral supplement, a molasses tub with added minerals, and a liquid feed with added minerals they can consume too much of certain minerals overtime.

Another situation where this can be a problem is if cattle are provided a loose mineral supplement and, also, given multiple mineral injections, drenches or boluses. In certain parts of the country, some forages can contain high levels of selenium; in these areas, using the wrong mineral supplement along with mineral injections is concerning.

Ideally, a good, complete mineral supplement (loose or tub) would be provided year-round. A complete mineral supplement would provide salt, macro minerals, trace minerals, and potentially vitamins A, D and E. When feeding a good, complete mineral supplement, don’t provide salt blocks as this will reduce the consumption of the mineral. As with any feeding strategy there are exceptions to this general recommendation, so consult a beef cattle nutritionist for appropriate recommendations if nontypical situations exist.

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a complete mineral supplement are the last three months of gestation and the first three months of lactation. A white salt block should be provided the rest of the time. Don’t use a sulfur block as it will reduce the absorption of certain trace minerals.

Mineral tags can be complicated, and the label amounts of each mineral don’t always tell the whole story. This is because two mineral supplements may contain similar levels of a trace mineral, but the sources of the mineral can differ significantly in their bioavailability to the animal. Additionally, some products with lower values may be better options than products with higher levels because of differences in mineral source. Whenever possible, visit with a beef cattle nutritionist about selecting a good mineral supplement for your operation.

Additionally, here are few brief tips and questions to keep in mind: • Choose the best formulation for your region and cattle needs.

• Look for a company that has a research program and is continually striving to improve their product.

• Does the product have good weatherization so it doesn’t turn into a concrete block if it gets wet?

• Do cattle consume the targeted amount?

• Look for the best value, which may not be the cheapest.

Although mineral supplements are not the magic bullet some hope for, they can be an important part of a good nutrition and management plan. Remember, the goal is to make up for any deficiencies in the animal’s diet. Providing minerals in excess of animal requirements will not improve performance.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jason Banta, PhD. has worked as an extension beef cattle specialist since 2005. He is stationed at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton, Texas, where he works with county extension agents and allied industry personnel to develop educational programming for cow-calf and stocker producers.

Banta, also, works with other AgriLife and A&M faculty to conduct beef cattle research in the areas of ruminant nutrition, cow-calf and stocker management, and animal health. Additionally, he teaches a Special Topics in Applied Beef Cattle Nutrition course in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University.

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Considerations for Your Pre-Breeding Vaccination Plan

by Associate Professor & Extension Specialist Thomas B. Hairgrove, DVM, PhD., DABVP

To begin, I do not believe it is appropriate to recommend “cookie cutter” vaccination programs. Your vaccine program must be developed with your risks and expectations in mind. Vaccines are tools that go into your herd health tool chest. What are your risks for disease introduction? Do your neighbors have cattle and, if so, what type of cattle? A neighbor engaged in a stocker operation that grazes high-risk cattle could well expose your herd to viral respiratory pathogens such as Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) or Bovine Herpes Virus (IBR). Both viruses can be associated with respiratory disease, eye lesions, and even nervous conditions in stocker or feeder cattle. When introduced into your cow herd they may show none of the mentioned lesions, but can be disastrous to your herd’s reproduction. Unfortunately, infection might not be detected until after you have experienced massive abortions, or weak or stillborn calves.

Your large animal veterinary practitioner is the best resource to assist you in developing a vaccination program.

Development of a vaccine program necessitates some knowledge of disease, an understanding of how the vaccine works, and its effectiveness. For example, when using a BVD vaccine as an aid in controlling bovine respiratory disease (BRD), the desired result is protection against disease after contact with the virus. The virus may invade the animal’s body but not cause clinical disease. When vaccinating cows, the vaccine must prevent the virus from reaching the fetus to prevent fetal loss. A vaccine licensed for fetal protection must meet a higher standard than a vaccine for respiratory disease.

Vaccines are not perfect, and no vaccine is 100 percent effective. For example, not every person vaccinated against the flu is spared. Keep in mind, there are some minimal risks with all vaccines. Proper CONTINUE READING ON PAGE 20

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR YOUR PRE-BREEDING VACCINATION PLAN CONT’D FROM PAGE 18

vaccine handling is important to your cattle being properly immunized.

Purchase vaccines from reputable suppliers and maintain at the temperature specified on the label.

Protect vaccines, in the bottle or in the syringe or other delivery device, from extreme heat or cold and sunlight and only mix enough vaccine to be used in an hour. To avoid contaminating vaccines, never use a needle that has been placed in an animal to draw vaccine into a syringe. Always use a new needle to fill syringes. You can find detailed information on proper vaccination placement, vaccine handling, and more, at www.bqa.org.

The process of giving a shot does not ensure that animals have been effectively immunized. Factors that interfere with immune function include nutritional stress, weather stress, stage of pregnancy, and cattle temperament. Cattle in adequate body condition are more likely to mount an immune response, because lack of energy or protein will lower immune response. The lack of proper trace

The future of the cow herd is the heifers and a good vaccination program that focuses on establishing immunity and maintaining immunity.

Blackleg and other clostridial diseases are not contagious. Rather, they are normally found as spores in the soil and even in a normal animal’s gastrointestinal tract; they cause disease when they invade other tissues. These vaccines are referred to as seven ways or eight ways, but one must understand what is in the product. For example, some eight ways include tetanus whereas in other eight ways Clostridium haemolyticum, or red-water, is the addition. If your operation is subject to liver flukes, then consider a vaccine with red-water added. Clostridial vaccines are usually recommended annually to cows to provide immunity to their offspring through the colostrum.

There is controversy concerning the use of modified live (mlv) versus killed vaccines, and one must be careful when just evaluating one research study. Both mlv and killed

once they are bred and become part of the cow herd. When using mlv products in pregnant cows as per label, try not to vaccinate cows in the late stages of gestation, which may be associated with some stress. I can’t overstress the role of your veterinarian’s expertise in designing a vaccination protocol.

Leptospirosis is another disease that causes reproductive loss in cattle.

There are several serovars, or kinds of leptospirosis, that cause disease in cattle and clinical signs are related to serovar. Cattle are the natural host of Lepto Hardjo Bovis, the most commonly documented Leptospira among cattle in the United States. This serovar colonizes the reproductive tract both of cows and bulls and can be passed by natural breeding or through consumption or contact with contaminated water. Lepto Hardjo Bovis has received much attention in the last 15 years, because the vaccines available in the U.S. prior to that time were not effective against this agent; however, current vaccines on the market appear to be effective. Lepto

minerals has been associated with immune failure. Bad temperament has been associated with decreased immune response, so handling cattle with minimal stress is important.

Elevation of ambient temperature has been associated with poor immune response, as well as more adverse vaccine reactions. Do not vaccinate cattle in times of heat stress, and remember it takes cattle a while to cool back down after being exposed to heat.

are reasonably safe and effective when used according to label. There is a risk to using mlv products in pregnant cows, contrary to label, so always read labels carefully. There are products labeled for pregnant cows, which assume label directions were followed and animals were properly vaccinated with the product within a specified time period. Pre-breeding heifers are usually managed separately from cows and can be given a mlv product initially, followed by killed products

Hardjo Bovis causes early reproductive loss with few other clinical signs and is difficult to definitively diagnose in the laboratory. Leptospira Pomona, on the other hand, can cause abortions, as well as clinical sickness and death in adult cattle and calves. Swine and skunks are the natural host for this pomona and, again, contaminated water is often a source of infection. In areas with high lepto prevalence, some veterinarians recommend vaccinating more often than indicated on the label.

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR YOUR PRE-BREEDING VACCINATION PLAN CONT’D FROM PAGE 20

Campylobacter (vibrio) and bovine trichomoniasis (trich) are both sexually transmitted diseases of cattle that show very similar clinical signs and require laboratory confirmation.

Vibrio is caused by a bacterium and trich by a protozoan, but both diseases cause early fetal loss and some late-term abortions as well as a non-uniform calf crop. Vaccines are available for both diseases and, when given according to label, will reduce reproductive loss. These vaccines need to be given pre-breeding and not at pregnancy check. It is important to remember that vaccination is only part of the disease control program and management is key to controlling these two costly diseases.

Understand there is a risk of adding infected females when you do not have knowledge of the herd of origin and even pregnant cows can be infected and introduce disease into your herd.

Most states have regulations requiring all bulls in commerce to be tested for bovine trichomoniasis, but testing for vibrio is not regulated and a definitive laboratory diagnosis is difficult.

Other disease conditions not necessarily related to reproduction can cause loss in your cow herd and vaccination for these conditions may be warranted. A pink eye vaccine is available and is sometimes helpful; however, bovine pink eye has been associated with multiple organisms.

Producers should contact their veterinarians to identify infective agents involved. Often an autogenous vaccine tailored to your disease situation may be indicated. There are vaccines available for foot rot and bovine anaplasmosis that can sometimes aid in control of these diseases. The bovine anaplasmosis vaccine is not licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture, but its sale as an experimental vaccine to licensed veterinarians is allowed in states that approve its use.

I have conducted numerous producer surveys where I ask, “Who is your most trusted resource concerning animal health?” Every survey ranks the producer’s veterinarian as that resource, yet often they depend on others to recommend a vaccination program. A vaccination program tailored to your herd requires extra time and effort, but it may prevent a catastrophe down the

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road. Understand the utility of your vaccines, as well as their limitations, when developing your program. No vaccine is perfect, but when used correctly they can be an asset to your operation.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Thomas B. Hairgrove, DVM, PhD., DABVP received his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science, Doctorate of Philosophy in Animal Science, and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University. After he practiced veterinary medicine in Haskell County, Texas, for

32 years, he moved to College Station. Today, he serves Texas A&M University as an associate professor and extension specialist dealing mainly with animal health issues. He says the focus of his veterinary career has been on beef cattle health.

He is currently a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Texas Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Society of Theriogenology, and Academy of Veterinary Consultants. Hairgrove has been recognized as Specialist of the Year by the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association.

He has received the Career Achievement Award from the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, and the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.

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Phenotypes Remain King in the Genomics Era

by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS Genomic selection has played an important role in cattle breeding programs for the last five or so years.

Brangus breeders have DNA tested more than 11,000 animals in the past three years with low density (<50K) and high density (>50K) panels, which have resulted in monthly published genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs). The GE-EPDs have been a combination of the genotyped animals and phenotypic measures of performance as well as their pedigrees.

Although genomics is the big buzz word and craze of the livestock industry, breeders in the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the importance phenotype data plays in our genetic predictions.

The information to follow will summarize traits, which can be measured and reported to the association beyond the traditional birthweight (BW), weaning weight (WW) and yearling weight (YW) submissions.

Note that you must remain steadfast in the collection and submission of large contemporary groups of animals with complete performance measures for BW, WW and YW.

We fully understand the collection of progeny data is time-consuming and generally expensive.

However, the above-mentioned traits, as well as the following, are generally easy to collect and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need expensive tools or technologies to get a result to report.

In fact, some of the data collected may be combined to produce expected progeny differences (EPDs) or selection indexes for the more difficult individual traits to measure. For example, it can be difficult to collect reproductive performance traits or fertility traits with proper contemporary grouping. Breeding dates and palpation results can be collected for later use in producing selection tools for maternal abilities, such as stayability or heifer pregnancy. Likewise, leg conformation and hair shedding scores could facilitate longevity EPDs. The collection of reproductive phenotype data is relatively scarce in the IBBA database so the development of a useful economic selection index appears to be challenging. The breed improvement committee has made this type of data collection highpriority to develop a selection index in the not-toodistant future. A good place to start may be the use of heifer pregnancy (a measure of early fertility) in combination with days to calving (more long-term fertility).

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Calving Ease Scoring System Calving ease (CE) scores should be recorded for use in determining BW, direct calving ease (CED) and maternal calving ease (CEM) EPDs. The association uses the scoring system below: 1 = No difficulty, no assistance 2 = Minor difficulty, some assistance 3 = Major difficulty, usually mechanical assistance 4 = Caesarian section or other surgery 5 = Abnormal presentation Most of the IBBA data submitted to date has been no difficulty or no assistance (1). Therefore, it’s a must that breeders submit every birth that falls into the minor difficulty (2) to caesarian section (4) category so there is distinguishable variability in the trait for a more accurate and precise BW, CED and CEM EPD. Abnormal presentation scores (5) are excluded from the national cattle evaluations but there reporting is still recommended when they occur.

Calf Vigor Scoring System It is important to note the overall vigor of the calf when it is born. Once born, make sure you note the approximate time from birth to standing and ultimate nursing. The sooner a calf begins to nurse, the sooner it will receive colostrum from the dam’s first milk. With each passing minute, the amount, and perhaps quality, of colostrum begins to decline, which is very important when considering the newborn’s ultimate immune function. Calf Vigor Score is shown below: 1 = Standing up and nursing within 30 minutes 2 = Standing up within 2 hours and nursing without assistance 3 = Nursing with assistance 4 = No suckle reflex and must be drenched 5 = Unwilling or can’t rise and dead soon after birth

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PRO TIP:

When you record information for the association, report complete and accurate data on all of your animals. As more information and data is reported, the accuracy of genetic evaluations will increase.

When accuracy is increased, the opportunity for more analysis is available.

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Udder 5 Teat 4

Udder 4 Teat 4

Udder 7 Teat 3

Udder 8 Teat 7

Udder Suspension and Teat Scoring System Udder suspension and teat size scores provide valuable data for use in stayability and other maternal selection tools.

Udder and teat quality are economically important traits of beef cattle as they are generally accountable for the productive life of a female as well as the overall performance of their calf each year. Next to failure to breed, poor udder and teat conformation is the second most often used culling criteria for cows. The oneto-nine scoring system below describes numerical values that reflect differences in udder and teat quality used by IBBA. Udder suspension scores are subjective recordings of udder support taken within 24 hours of the cow giving birth using the weakest quarter of the udder.

1 = Very pendulous (least desirable) 2 = A problem udder with weak rear or front attachment 3 = Pendulous 4 = Could become a problem udder 5 = Moderately tight 6 = Functional udder that lacks the balance of 7–9 scores 7 = Tight 8 = Level attachment in front and high rear attachment 9 = Very tight Teat size scores are subjective recordings of teat length and circumference taken within 24 hours of the cow giving birth using the teat with the poorest quality.

1 = Very large (least desirable) 2 = Teats are large and balloon shaped 3 = Large 4 = Shape and size of teats may lead to problems 5 = Moderate (desirable) 6 = Problem free teat size 7 = Small (most desirable) 8 = Small, desirable teat size 9 = Very small (somewhat desirable) Much of the IBBA data has been recorded as “5,5” indicating average udder suspension with moderate sized teats. It is important to properly inspect and report data using the worst quarter of the udder and least desired teat of the four. Proper reporting should indicate the true differences so that genetic variability can be evaluated in EPD calculations. See examples (left) for proper teat and udder conformation scoring.

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PHENOTYPES REMAIN KING Feet and Leg Scoring System Animals should have minimum structural requirements to ensure optimum levels of production and adaptability to the environment. Loss of structural integrity leads to financial losses. Commercial cattlemen continue to ask for selection tools to assess structural soundness differences in bull buying decisions. IBBA members should attempt to collect phenotypic data to develop a future selection index or EPD to serve this purpose. It is recommended that four different measures be taken prior to the animal reaching 600 days of age. They include front and rear foot angle, front and rear claw set, front and rear view leg set, and side profile leg set.

Front and Rear Foot Angle 1 = Too straight 2 = Slightly straight 3 = Correct angle 4 = Slightly too much set or angle 5 = Too much angle or set

Front and Rear Claw Set 1 = Widely spread 2 = Spread more than normal 3 = Narrow width, slight touching of claws 4 = Claw tips are long 5 = Claw tips cross over each other

Top-Left: Foot Angle 3 | Top-Right: Foot Angle 5 | Bottom-Left: Claw Set 3 | Bottom-Right: Claw Set 2

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IN THE GENOMIC ERA Front and Rear View Leg Set 1 = Toed Out (Cow Hocked) 2 = Slightly Toed Out 3 = Correct angle or set 4 = Slightly Toed In 5 = Toed In (Bow Legged)

Side Profile Leg Set 1 = Too Straight (Post Legged) 2 = Slightly Straight 3 = Correct angle or set 4 = Slightly Too Much Angle or Set 5 = Too Much Angle or Set (Sickle hocked)

Front and Rear View 1

Front and Rear View 3

Side View 1

Side View 3 Side View 5

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PHENOTYPES REMAIN KING Hair Shedding Scoring System Hair shedding scores are subjective, visual scores indicating the level of hair shedding by an animal. Members should report a value between one and five, with a score of five indicating no evidence of shedding their winter coat and a score of one indicating complete shedding of their winter coat which exhibits a slick, summer hair coat.

1 = complete shedding of winter hair coat (desirable) 2 = shedding about three-fourths (75%) of their winter hair coat 3 = shedding of half (50%) of their winter hair coat 4 = shedding about one-fourth (25%) of their winter hair coat 5 = no shedding of the winter hair coat (least desirable) The increased shedding of winter hair coat leads to heavier weaning weights, which becomes even more pronounced the further south and east that you produce cattle. Hair shedding scores should be taken about four to six weeks after the last freeze, or last major cold front, of the year. This obviously varies from state to state or region to region.

Shedding Score 1

Shedding Score 3

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Shedding Score 4

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IN THE GENOMIC ERA

Photo courtesy of Oaklands Brangus.

Docility or Disposition Scoring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pen Scoreâ&#x20AC;? System Animal response to human presence in a pen. Individual pen scoring should be applied to an animal placed in a pen with two to four other animals. The score ranges from one to five, with one being very calm and five being very aggressive.

1 = Extremely gentle, must kick to get out of the way 2 = Calm but moves away from you when you get close 3 = Calm but moves away from you sooner than a 2 (larger flight zone) 4 = Nervous and moves away rapidly when you enter their flight zone 5 = Extremely nervous and may attack the scorer in the pen

Breeding and Pregnancy Data Submission Submission of heifer breeding data includes artificial insemination (AI) dates and/or natural service breeding dates.

Collection of pregnancy status at the end of the breeding season can also be valuable data for use in developing heifer pregnancy EPDs. Heifer pregnancy EPDs generally estimate differences among individuals in the proportion of their daughters who will successfully conceive and calve at two years of age. Heifer exposure and pregnancy diagnosis reports can be submitted to IBBA. See example chart on page 33 for submitting breeding data.

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PHENOTYPES REMAIN KING IN THE GENOMIC ERA Sheath and Navel Scoring System Management of sheath and navel scores can have an impact on reproductive performance, but, also, can have an impact on your herd from an economic standpoint. Cattle with excessive underlines are not as marketable to the packers and feedlots and therefore may receive discounts.

Reproductively, bulls with excessive or undesirable sheath designs are more susceptible to damage of their reproductive organs. Sheath and navel scores are valued from one to five in both bulls and females.

1 = Excessively clean, English type 2 = Optimum; Brahman influence indicated, but not excess leather in navel area. Sheath hangs at a 45° angle and is well controlled.

3 = Acceptable; leather in navel slightly in excess of desirable amounts. Any excessively clean or optimum sheath which

opens at a 90° angle to the body wall should be scored as a three. Leather may run length of underline.

4 = Marginal; excessive loose leather in navel area, slightly pendulous sheath.

5 = Unacceptable; extremely pendulous sheath. Also includes all bulls with large prepucial openings.

See examples below for proper sheath and navel scoring.

Sheath Score 1

Sheath Score 3

Sheath Score 5

Navel Score 1

Navel Score 3

Navel Score 5

Phenotypic (performance) data is as important today as it’s ever been. Current, correct and accurate collection of phenotype data is the best way to take advantage of an animal’s genotype data. The combination of pedigree, performance and genotype data submission and evaluation will lead to improvements in accuracy of prediction in current selection tools such as EPDs, selection indexes, etc.

The collection and submission of phenotypic information

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by breeders will only make our traditional selection tools better or may even lead to new discoveries for faster genetic gain through selection. In other words, genomics merely adds to the strength of our sire summary when it is backed by sound performance data.

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Cloning Success

by IBBA Field Service Representative Matt Murdoch

The purpose of cloning livestock is to reproduce superior livestock genetics and maintain the herd at the highest quality. Cloning allows breeders to recreate an exact genetic copy of an existing animal. Cloning has been used since 1996 when the first successful cloning was completed in sheep. The use of cloning could be considered too expensive for some, and there is no doubt that it is a costly investment. However, breeders and ranchers must think of this as exactly that: an investment opportunity.

There can be an acceleration of quality within their herd as they are keeping only the elite genetics. This tool, used to re-implement the most sought-after genetics in the herd, will increase the profitability for the rancher.

One rancher saw this opportunity and took advantage of it with great success. JLS International is owned

by Jeff and Darlene Smith who reside in Robertsville, Alabama. The Smiths not only raise cattle, but, also, own companies in heating, air conditioning and plumbing. They got into the Brangus breed and very quickly became a name to remember.

The Smith family had Myron Saathoff join the JLS team as manager in 1999.

Saathoff, a south Texas native, has worked on many Brangus ranches and now runs the JLS Brangus herd in Devine, Texas. With the knowledge of both Smith and Saathoff, JLS became very successful both in the show ring and in the pasture.

Once JLS heard the results recorded with cloning, they decided to seize the opportunity and give it a shot. In 2010, JLS studied their herd genetics and selected one of their most elite females and chose to recreate that genetic makeup. The 915C cow has done great things for JLS, and she was the female they selected to clone due to her stout, productive build and her ability to pass on her genetic

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enhancements to her progeny. This cow is one that they put a lot of trust and faith in to build their herd. Once the cloning was completed, they ended up with five clones to put back into production. This year in May, at the 15th annual JLS International Sale, they offered some of the clone genetics for the first time. Two clone daughter lots were sold. One heavy bred and the other had a calf at side and was a top seller catching a bid of $16,000.

This offering not only proves that Myron Saathoff and Jeff Smith are doing a great job with their progressive operation, but also that cloning provides great dividends to those who utilize it well. The JLS International team has certainly shined some light to other Brangus breeders in the association thinking

915C clones

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about cloning. Cloning being utilized in the Brangus breed only helps push the breed in the right direction while hopefully convincing other ranchers to keep building with Brangus.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Matt Murdoch is from Marion, Texas. He attended Connors State College in Warner, Oklahoma, on a judging scholarship.

After competing at the junior college level, he transferred to Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where he participated on meats, livestock, and meat animal evaluation teams. He, also, competed on the National Champion Meat Science Quiz Bowl Team. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Science and Leadership with a minor in animal science. Today, Murdoch serves the International Brangus Breeders Association as a field service representative. His responsibilities include representing the BrangusÂŽ breed by attending sales and trade shows across the country, as well as ranch visits.

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FEEDING Considerations

by Whitney Whitworth, PhD.

To begin, it is important to note some basics of animal nutrition. Cattle partition nutrients they receive from feeds and forages in a very ordered way. The first thing a bovine uses nutrients for is daily maintenance. This is what they use for moving about the pasture, grazing, ruminating, watering, finding shade, etc. If the animal has a surplus of nutrients after maintenance, then they can use that surplus in one of several different ways depending on age and state of production. In young animals, anything over maintenance will be used for growth or depositing fat, depending on age and gender. In lactating females, milk production is where nutrients above maintenance go. The very last thing a female partitions nutrients for is reproduction. So, our females not only need to be in good enough shape to calve properly, but they need to be in good enough shape to feed that calf and rebreed within 80 days of calving to maintain a yearly calving interval. Ideally, cows should calve in a body condition score of five or six, and heifers to calve in a score of six on a scale of one to nine. Keep in mind that a female can lose up to a whole body condition score when she calves, and then will lose more weight as her milk production increases. The peak of milk production, also, happens to occur when you want the cows to breed back. Cattle which are too thin or too fat will have reduced fertility. If possible, it is ideal to keep cows between body condition scores of five and seven. Also, be mindful that it is much easier to keep weight on a cow than to put weight on her. But, if you get in a situation where you need to put weight on a cow, after weaning this year’s calf and before the birth of her next calf is the most efficient time because she doesn’t have the stress of lactation. Early weaning of calves is also a good option if you have a group of females who need to gain weight. This may be a particularly good option for young cows.

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females. The only constant is change. Always pay attention to what your animals and the pasture are telling you. Quite a bit of Texas and the South have gotten some very beneficial rains this spring, but hot temperatures can stress cattle and forage very quickly, causing the need for a switch in how or what you are feeding. Additionally, rains that are well aboveaverage for a given time of year may cause leaching of soil nutrients and thus cause reduction in quality of standing forage. Roughage should always be the main component of a beef animal’s diet, whether in a large tract of land or a much smaller more intensively managed situation. The quality and quantity of forage available, coupled with the stage of production of your cattle, will tell you whether or not you need to be supplementing at all. In most cases, supplementation during the winter months will be the most expensive component of a cow’s yearly production cost.

Year-round supplementation does have some advantages.

First and foremost, cattle that are supplemented regularly are more gentle and easier to work when they are penned.

It, also, allows for increased observation time, allowing you to pinpoint any potential problems or illnesses faster.

Additionally, there has been great research, primarily from the University of Nebraska, detailing the attributes of fetal programming. In short, these studies have shown that heifer calves whose dams were supplemented with protein throughout pregnancy attained puberty earlier and had more longevity within the herd. The steermates to those heifers also benefitted from the supplementation, having improved carcass traits compared to calves from nonsupplemented dams. Another consideration is age. Younger animals will need higher quality feeds as they are growing, depositing both frame and muscle mass. While a certain feeding protocol may work for some animals, it may not necessarily work for others.

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effective as possible in our ranching operations. Cubes, lick tubs, and liquid feeds are some of the most popular options.

When choosing a feed, put pencil to paper and determine which feed is the most economical in terms of the cost of protein. Of course, convenience and accessibility of feed makes a difference, too. There is a dramatic variation among companies in terms of the quality of products. Often, you can get a much higher quality, better feed at a price which is quite competitive with companies which use least cost rations. As a rule of thumb for cubes, lower protein levels are designed to be fed more often. So, a 20-percent protein cube should be fed at least three times per week at a rate of about five pounds, per head, per day. But a 40-percent protein cube can be fed only once per week at a rate of 1 ½ to two pounds, per head, per day. Higher protein cubes should be used if you have a substantial amount of standing forage, as the protein from the feed will drive consumption. Lower protein cubes will have a higher energy component, so they work much better for a situation where forage is short. In terms of tubs and liquid feed, the most important thing to remember is to not start an animal on anything with high urea content on an empty stomach.

There is no substitute for a good mineral program.

What balance of minerals you need to feed is dependent on what is available in the standing forage. For example, if you ranch in the Texas Hill Country, the soil is predominantly caliche and high in calcium. So, when buying mineral, the

biggest concern is the phosphorous content in an effort to keep the calcium to phosphorous ratio as close to two-toone as possible. If you raise cattle on wheat pasture, then magnesium will be your major concern. It is important to know what the most limiting mineral in the soil is in your area so that you can make sure your mineral supplement is adequate. Just like with feeds, there is no mineral that will cover animals raised in every situation. It may be to your benefit to have a company custom mix a mineral for your specific needs. As for what form you use for mineral supplementation, it all boils down to what your animals prefer and what you have available. Whether you use a loose mineral, a block or some form of tub, keeping minerals in front of your animals is important. The most critical time for mineral supplementation for cattle is the last 60 days of pregnancy and the first 60 days of lactation.

Raising cattle can be an incredibly rewarding enterprise.

Using the resources available to you and being vigilant in your attention to details like feed, forage and mineral can make a difference in your overall animal performance.

Whitney Whitworth, PhD. earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in animal science from Angelo State University. She earned her doctorate in reproductive physiology from Texas A&M University. She is a fifth generation Hill Country rancher.

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A REPORT FROM IBBA INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BUCK THOMASON As chairman of the International Brangus Breeders Association’s (IBBA) International Committee, I am often asked, “Why do we have the committee, and what does it do for me, the member?” These questions can be answered in several ways, beginning with, “We have significant competition for our genetics in the World Market. This competition is from several countries that compete directly with the U.S. for the sale of Brangus semen, embryos and cattle.

Some of these countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil and South Africa.”

Your international committee, with the use of United States Livestock Genetics Export funds, is able to travel to many countries and promote our genetics. In addition, we do advertising and promoting of U.S. genetics, cattle and events, such as the World Brangus Congress. In many of these countries, Brangus is viewed as a new breed. This gives us an opportunity to help develop the breed and new associations. We

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are presently working with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. This gives the opportunity for the IBBA to expand its membership and registration services, and I believe it will encourage these countries to always look to the U.S. for their genetics.

The Brangus breed is exploding worldwide, and it is important that we, the IBBA, be the leader in this growth.

I can assure you that if we don’t take advantage of this opportunity, other countries will, and we will be left behind. This is why having the World Brangus Congress (WBC) in the U.S. in 2018 is so important to our long-term success. WBC gives us the opportunity to promote our cattle to the world at one time, as opposed to having to travel to 14 or 15 different countries. It is, also, the reason we need our membership to participate and help us sell the IBBA at the event.

So, how does all this benefit me, the member, that doesn’t sell semen, embryos or cattle overseas? Well, I

can best describe it with an old saying: “A rising tide raises all boats.” In other words, as Brangus becomes more popular worldwide, it benefits all Brangus breeders. As the demand for Brangus genetics increases, it benefits us all, and the U.S. and the IBBA must be the leaders so that our membership will reap the benefits.

The WBC will be Feb. 27 – March 3, 2018 in Houston, Texas, and it will be a great opportunity for IBBA members to meet Brangus breeders from at least 14 countries. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and, also, consider becoming a sponsor of WBC. For more information about World Brangus Congress, or other international committee endeavors, contact Thomason or a member of the international committee. A full list of international committee members may be found at gobrangus.com/may-17-news-committees.

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BRANGUS IN PANAMA

by Marcos Borges

The Panama Brangus Angus Association (Asociación Panameña de Criadores de Ganado Angus y Brangus de la Republica de Panamá – APANGUS) organized a very good Brangus event at the Azuero Livestock in April 2017.

The objective of the presentations was to facilitate the exchange of information, experiences, ideas and genetics among Brangus breeders throughout Central America.

Rafael Antonio Dutari Martinelli is the association’s president, and he worked very hard to organize the event for the Panamanian breeders and international guests. The fairgrounds were incredible facilities with breeders from different states and other Central American countries. The event included cattle shows for different breeds and trade shows.

Over 70 breeders participated in the two-day event that included cattle displays and shows, as well as a technical symposium.

Among activities for association breeders, participants were given many educational opportunities. Presentation topics included genetics and marketing, which were thoroughly covered from multiple angles. These presentations covered the many benefits the Brangus breed has to offer producers: desirable reproductive traits, adaptability, and carcass quality. This information was presented in an effort to offer Central American breeders the opportunity to improve their herds and compete for the demand in their markets with high-quality beef.

International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) Representative Marcos Borges made a presentation about IBBA’s member services and extended the invitation for the 2018 World Brangus Congress event.

By focusing on the strengths of Brangus cattle, there is much more to accomplish, in the United States and across the globe, than most breeders have ever dreamed. Any country really is Brangus country.

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We found the breeders in Panama to be enthusiastic about the future growth of Brangus in the world market.

They are actively seeking genetic materials from the U.S. The Panamanian breeders recognize that Brangus cattle are well adapted to tropical and subtropical conditions found in countries that have much of the growing world population.

Borges, also, gave a report on the most recent Federation of International Brangus Associations (FIBRA) meeting.

IBBA is a member of FIBRA, which supports and promotes communication between countries when it comes to information, genetics, export protocols, and other Brangusrelated issues.

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IT’S TIME TO MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR

WORLD BRANGUS CONGRESS The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is proud to host World Brangus Congress (WBC) Feb. 27 – March 3, 2018, in Houston, Texas.

The event will be held in conjunction with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. A full schedule of events, as well as other helpful links and resources, may be found online at https://fibraworld.org.

The cost to attend WBC is $500. Registration for the event may be completed online at https://gobrangus.com/world-brangus-congress-2018/.

The official conference hotel is the Royal Sonesta Houston. The room rate within the WBC block is $150 per night, plus tax. To make reservations, complete one of the following options: 1.

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Visit gobrang.us/sonesta to utilize online reservation service.

Call (855) 463-3091 and use group code 22016IBBA. Call IBBA’s office at (210) 696-8231.

IBBA’s International Committee has compiled a list of sponsorship opportunities for IBBA members, prospective members, and other businesses or vendors that the committee deems relevant to the event and audience. These partnerships are meant to help IBBA supporters make a positive impact on the association and the Brangus breed.

The official sponsorship guide may be downloaded at https://fibraworld.org/2018-world-brangus-congress-sponsorship-guide/.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT AN IBBA INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBER OR THE IBBA OFFICE. INFORMATION ABOUT WORLD BRANGUS CONGRESS AND THE POST-WBC TOUR IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT GOBRANGUS.COM AND FIBRAWORLD.ORG.

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Most of the breeders with whom we visited were extremely appreciative of and impressed by the attention from IBBA. This market poses a long-term relationship for U.S. Brangus cattle, semen and embryos. The potential volume does not appear to be substantial at this time, but it is obvious that the opportunities will continue to increase. It is important for the IBBA to continue working and improving the recognition of Brangusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strengths in this region. As the producers of this region begin to include carcass quality attributes into their breeding programs, Brangus will see increased marketing opportunities. Providing continuity of performance measures and expected progeny difference calculations across borders will, also, strengthen the demand for IBBA genetics in this region. We must continue to improve upon IBBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual events during the Houston Livestock Show, and create incentives that encourage breeders to come to the U.S. to further expose more of our membership to this market, as well as to better showcase the extensive selection of Brangus genetics available in the U.S. Panama Cattle Market Panama is one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America.

The cattle are predominantly of the Brahman breed, but the crossbred Santa Gertrudis and Brangus are fairly common. There are a number of good purebred herds, and the quality is improving rapidly in the commercial herds.

There is room for a great deal of further herd improvement but quality is adequate for much better production than is now achieved.

The U.S. exported a record of nearly $667 million in agricultural products to Panama during the 2014 fiscal year, up nearly 17 percent from the prior year. Top exports included soybean meal, corn, dairy, wheat, and processed food products. The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement entered into force on October 31, 2012, which granted U.S. exporters immediate duty-free treatment on products accounting for more than half of current trade. Tariffs on most remaining agricultural products will be phased out within 15 years. Moreover, the two countries signed a farreaching agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical standards that eliminated long-standing

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regulatory barriers faced by a variety of U.S. products in the Panamanian market.

The new trade agreement, combined with the 2014 completion of the Panama Canal expansion project, points to strong future trade and economic growth in Panama.

Panama is best known as the narrow strip of land which connects the two Americas. The location of the strategic Panama Canal makes events in this area of worldwide importance. Panama is a small country, some 400 miles long and 40 to 150 miles wide. It is bisected by a mountain chain only about 200 feet high at the lowest point, rising to 11,000 feet at the high point near the Costa Rica boundary.

The wet season and drouth is frequently severe in the dry season. Precipitation is higher on the Atlantic slopes, but this discussion is limited to the populated areas along the Pacific slopes and the vicinity of the canal. The cattle in Panama are grown and finished on grass with little or no supplemental feed. Grass is a major land use but a considerable percentage of it is derived from tropical Savannah and from clearing tropical forest. Much of the land is not suited to crops and cultivation, but it is maintained in satisfactory condition in either forest or grass when supported by correct practices.

The first Spanish settlers introduced cattle in the Savannahs and added grazing acreage by clearing forests, which was accomplished through the use of slave labor. Ranching quickly became the principal agricultural activity. However, ranching was virtually static for centuries, and at the turn of the century livestock production was low and quality of feed and animals was poor. Numbers of cattle have increased steadily from about 60,000 in 1903 to approximately 1,000,000 in 1965. Important factors in growth of cattle raising are increase in market demand, introduction of better forage grasses, improvement in breeding animals, and developments in disease and parasite control. Cattle are grown and finished on grass. The normal age of marketing is 30 to 36 months at 900 to 1,100 pounds.

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total herd reporting The International Brangus Breeders Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (IBBA) Total Herd Reporting (THR) program is designed to improve the collection of performance information on all active animals in the breed and to equally spread the costs of promoting the breed. Rather than the traditional calf-based registration fee structure, which discourages the reporting of complete contemporary group information, THR uses an inventory-based fee structure or annual assessment charged on all reproductively mature animals. THR requires the reporting of annual production and performance records on all cattle within a herd, but the responsibility of selecting which calves are worthy of registration remains with the breeder.

The major benefits of IBBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s THR program are simplicity, quality, improved customer service, and the new selection tools. Complete reporting from breeders will improve the reliability of EPDs on all IBBA cattle by removing the effects of reporting bias. Improved identification of bull owners increases the likelihood of participation in commercial marketing programs, which will improve demand for Brangus seedstock.

Total Herd Reporting will make it possible to estimate fertility and survivability EPDs and to calculate herd-average reproduction and production management measures for within herd use. These calculations are meaningless with incomplete reporting.

DO YOUR PART >> It is of utmost importance for IBBA members to report all data to the association. The more information and data we have, the more we can improve Brangus cattle, genetics, and the breed as a whole.

INVENTORY-BASED DATA COLLECTION For more information, contact the IBBA. 210.696.8231 | info@gobrangus.com

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performance leader awards 2015 THR SEASONS The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) has announced the Performance Leader Award recipients for the spring and fall 2015 total herd reporting (THR) seasons.

IBBA’s Board of Directors approved the Performance Leader Award program in 2016. The awards are meant to recognize elite member breeders.

Award winners are determined by outstanding participation in IBBA’s THR program.

Performance Leader Awards honor members who implement uniform and complete data submission in creating a more accurate genetic evaluation, annually. This opportunity for recognition is meant to encourage members to keep accurate, detailed and updated data on all animals at all times. As this data is recorded, accuracy will increase within the breed as a whole.

Ultimately, this program helps to increase the value of Brangus genetics, both domestically and internationally.

In order to be eligible for any level of

Performance Leader Awards, members must abide by all THR rules, and provide all required data for THR. From the time an animal is born, members will have 130 to 280 days to report the animal’s weaning weight and 310 to 410 days to report the animal’s yearling weight.

Four-levels of Performance Leader Awards are offered. Recognition, from highest to lowest, is platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. The specific requirements for each individual level are available online, at gobrangus.com/ performance-leader-awards-criteria/.

A complete list of Performance Leader Award winners from the 2015 qualifying seasons, as well as individual state releases are available online at gobrangus.com/pla-winners.

The IBBA encourages its members to participate thoroughly in THR and to strive for a Performance Leader Award. Thank you, in advance, for your part in improving and advancing Brangus cattle and genetics.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

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PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS 2015 SPRING THR SEASON Alabama

DANIEL & CHEYENNE THOMPSON - Gold KING LAND AND CATTLE, LLC - Gold LEVON ENZOR - Gold WYATT CATTLE CO - Gold CORY EARLY - Silver DONALD COLLINS - Silver ADDISON BRANGUS FARMS - Bronze BRETT BASDEN - Bronze CORNELIUS FARM - Bronze DANNY R HAYNES - Bronze DAREN E BOSARGE - Bronze DAVID ROADRUCK - Bronze DR DANNY MOUNT - Bronze GALLOWAY BRANGUS FARMS - Bronze HIGH ROCK FARM - Bronze J HUDSON HINES - Bronze JJB BRANGUS - Bronze JLS INTERNATIONAL INC - Bronze JOHNSTON BRANGUS - Bronze LAKE MAJESTIK FARMS - Bronze REZNICEK RANCH - Bronze SPRING CREEK FARMS - Bronze STINSON BRANGUS - Bronze TERRAPIN CREEK BRANGUS - Bronze TRIPLE E BRANGUS - Bronze TRUITT BRANGUS FARMS - Bronze WALKER LAND & CATTLE LLC - Bronze WALNUT CREEK FARMS INC - Bronze WOODHAM CATTLE CO - Bronze

Arizona

SKAARER BRANGUS - Silver TEXAS CANYON BRANGUS - Silver BRYCE AND DANI CARTER - Bronze CARTER BRANGUS, LLC - Bronze ROBBS BRANGUS - Bronze

Arkansas

JIM SINGLETON - Gold RUSHING FARMS, LLC - Gold DAKOTA RINGGOLD - Silver LYNN & MARILEE RINGGOLD - Silver CHARLES S HATFIELD - Bronze CHIMNEY ROCK CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze CHRISTINE SMITH - Bronze JEREMY JACKSON - Bronze JMP FARMS, LLC - Bronze JOHN D MILAM - Bronze THE BOYS CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze TROY OR VIRGINIA BEDWELL - Bronze WADE H GRAHAM - Bronze

California

BALD MOUNTAIN RANCH - Bronze EL RANCHO ESPANOL DE CUYAMA/THE SPANISH RANCH - Gold

Colorado

Kentucky

Florida

Louisiana

R & R BRANGUS - Bronze

HAYFORD BRANGUS - Gold JARED FIGLEY - Gold PHILIP OR PAT LEWIS - Gold APSO CORPORATION - Bronze ASANA RANCH - Bronze BARRY OR VALERIE LEWIS - Bronze BRIANNA HODGES - Bronze DON WALLACE - Bronze DOUGLAS R CHENEY - Bronze JENSEN FARMS - Bronze LITTLE CREEK FARMS - Bronze LOWERY BRANGUS FARM - Bronze MICHAEL D & CAROL A CANDLER - Bronze MO BRANGUS - Bronze PHILLIPS RANCH LLC - Bronze SAND HILL BRANGUS - Bronze SOUTHERN CATTLE CO - Bronze STAIER FARMS - Bronze VALHOLLY FRANK - Bronze W.E.T. FARMS - Bronze

CIRCLE C BRANGUS - Silver

DAVID W LARSON - Gold HAROLD J MIZELL - Gold RAY BRADDOCK - Gold 3B CATTLE - Bronze BUSHLEY CREEK CATTLE CO. - Bronze CROCHET CATTLE COMPANY LLC - Bronze CROSS N FARM - Bronze DAVID W WATSON - Bronze DEUX CROCHET BRANGUS FARM - Bronze MIDSOUTH CATTLE - Bronze R CROSS BRANGUS - Bronze R R MONTIE - Bronze RAY RUSH - Bronze SLANTIN B BRANGUS - Bronze TOMMIE ROGERS - Bronze TRAPPEYS BRANGUS - Bronze

Mississippi

GREUEL FAMILY BRANGUS - Gold JEFF THOMAS - Gold WAYNE BATES - Gold BARRY JOE MC MANUS - Silver BENJAMIN WILSON - Bronze BLACK X RANCH - Bronze BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze CLOVER RANCH - Bronze COLD CREEK RANCH - Bronze GREAT MARK WESTERN - Bronze L G HERNDON JR FARMS INC - Bronze MICHAEL HUNT - Bronze SALACOA VALLEY FARMS - Bronze TERRY J BUNCH - Bronze THE OAKS FARMS - Bronze THREE TREES RANCH - Bronze VANNA FARMS - Bronze VINCE & JANET ROBERTS - Bronze

A FRANK BROCK - Silver ADAM DEAN - Silver BARBARA ANN W BYRD - Silver JOSHUA KIRBY - Silver RODNEY DAVIS - Silver RONALD COY FLAKE - Silver A.V. MEYNIER AND REBECCA MEYNIER - Bronze BRANDON N. CLINE - Bronze CALYX STAR RANCH - Bronze CORRINE JACKSON - Bronze CUEVAS T3 BRANGUS - Bronze G L B FARMS - Bronze HARVEY BUFKIN - Bronze K4 BRANGUS - Bronze MAGNOLIA CREEK BRANGUS - Bronze MILTON SUNDBECK - Bronze SASSER CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze SECOND CHANCE BRANGUS - Bronze SPUR S CATTLE - Bronze TANNER FARMS, LP - Bronze WILLIAM L & ROSLINDA WELLS - Bronze WYLISS KEMP - Bronze

Idaho

Missouri

Georgia

KS BRANGUS LLC - Gold

Kansas

ROGER BROWN - Silver CHRIS & SHAREE M SANKEY - Bronze MIKE BURTIN - Bronze PLATTE VALLEY BRANGUS - Bronze T J MOORE III - Bronze VERNON OR VICKI SUHN - Bronze

DOUG & DERENDA GARISS - Gold ROGER RICHARDSON - Gold CAROLYN M BELDEN - Bronze DIAMOND K RANCH - Bronze EUGENE SIMEROTH - Bronze FLATROCK BRANGUS - Bronze KEENEN LAND & CATTLE - Bronze KEVIN & PATRICIA ISEMAN - Bronze TODD KEELING - Bronze

North Carolina PETERSON BRANGUS LLC - Bronze

CONGRATULATIONS, 2015 PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS!

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PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS 2015 SPRING THR SEASON New Mexico

FRED AND KAY LITTLE - Silver BILL MORRISON - Bronze BRINKS BRANGUS CATTLE @ WESTALL RANCHES - Bronze

GILBERT MANUELITO - Bronze NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY - Bronze NM FARM & RANCH HERITAGE MUSEUM - Bronze TROY L FLOYD - Bronze

Ohio

RANDY STEWART & JEROMY GREIWE - Bronze

Oklahoma

CARL & BECKY GOODNIGHT - Platinum LAWMAN RANCH - Platinum RUTH ANN CARTER - Platinum BROOK LANGFORD - Gold DOROTHY OR JAMES BENNETT - Gold 6K RANCH - Silver CECIL CHURCH - Silver JACOB ALLEN JONES - Silver T. DEAN CATTLE COMPANY - Silver TOM BECK - Silver ALANDRA EVERHART - Bronze D FRANK & MICHELLE PERRY - Bronze GORCZYCA & SON BRANGUS - Bronze K&R BROKEN BAR RANCH - Bronze MEL DAINTY - Bronze MIKE VOREL - Bronze MY BRANGUS - Bronze RICHARD M TROTTER - Bronze WAITS RIDGEVIEW RANCH - Bronze

Oregon

GREG ROMANS - Bronze

South Carolina

3-D FARMS - Bronze J BAR M BRANGUS RANCH - Bronze YON FAMILY FARMS, INC. - Bronze

Tennessee

DS FARMS - Gold ERIC MUIR - Gold RANDY G BUTLER - Gold JACKSON FARMS - Silver ALAN VARNER - Bronze BARNETT CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze CIRCLE J FARMS - Bronze EVITTS FARMS - Bronze HAGLER FARMS II - Bronze LEIPER’S FORK CATTLE CO, LLC - Bronze ROBERT L SCHAFFER - Bronze TRACI MIDDLETON - Bronze

Texas

B + E CATTLE COMPANY - Platinum 3 BAR S CATTLE CO - Gold 4F WARD RANCH - Gold ASHTON WATT - Gold BRIAN HICKS - Gold CONNOR JACKSON - Gold DOUBLE W RANCH - Gold EMILY JACKSON - Gold GALE & JANICE NORSWORTHY - Gold HENGST BROTHERS BRANGUS - Gold HICKORY SAND RANCH - Gold IRON FARM CATTLE CO - Gold JIMMY ROPPOLO - Gold MUNSELL CATTLE COMPANY - Gold O K FARMS - Gold RICHARD FUNDERBURK - Gold SPENCER GUTHMANN - Gold STOKES FAMILY TRUST-NG SPLIT DIAMOND RANCH - Gold

TRIANGLE K FARMS - Gold WILLIAMS HOMESTEAD RANCH - Gold AMANDA KELLER - Silver AMANDA PLATE - Silver ANTHONY & PATRICIA KORZEKWA - Silver AP CATTLE - Silver BARONE LAND & CATTLE CO - Silver BRALEY BRANGUS - Silver BRITTAN D & PATRICIA A WALKER - Silver CLARKS 4R BRANGUS - Silver

DESARROLLO GANADERO LOS SABINITOS SPR DE RL - Silver

DIAMOND SUE RANCH - Silver DON GRUBAUGH - Silver FELIPE M AVILA - Silver GREENWOOD CATTLE CO. - Silver JAMES RAY MEYER - Silver JASON GAAS - Silver JESSICA EVERITT - Silver L3 RANCH - Silver MATT ZIBILSKI - Silver OLD COLITA RANCH - Silver PHILLIP T EVANS - Silver PLATE BACK ACRES - Silver RERAN RANCH - Silver RICHARD L DOSS - Silver ROBERT HART - Silver ROY D. DICKERSON - Silver TERRY RAY REED - Silver WARNER RANCH - Silver ALEXIS COWAN - Bronze ALLEN T SMITH - Bronze ANDREWS BRANGUS RANCH - Bronze ANGELO P ZOTTARELLI - Bronze BAR G RANCH - Bronze BAR S CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze BAR Y BAR RANCH - Bronze BILL AUSTIN - Bronze BINFORD FARMS - Bronze BOB HELMERS - Bronze BRAD & DEBORAH COTTON - Bronze BRIGGS RANCHES - Bronze BRONIKOWSKI CATTLE CO - Bronze BUCK THOMASON - Bronze BUFFALOE CATTLE - Bronze C & N RANCH - Bronze CAROL & TED BURK - Bronze

TEXAS CONT’D CAVENDER BRANGUS - Bronze CINDY JOHNS - Bronze CLINTON WATTS - Bronze CODY WALLACE - Bronze DANIEL L BONNO - Bronze DARRELL KING - Bronze DELBERT L WARWICK JR - Bronze DENNIS D CROSS - Bronze DENNIS MCGILL - Bronze DOGUET DIAMOND D RANCH - Bronze DOS XXS CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze DOUBLE G BRANGUS - Bronze DR ROBERT S VINEYARD - Bronze GARY L BRUNS - Bronze GAYLON JONES JR - Bronze GENESIS RANCH - Bronze GERALD EVERS - Bronze GINGER, JENNIFER & JOHN JOSE - Bronze HICKS RANCH, LLC - Bronze HOERSTER CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze J & M 4C RANCH - Bronze JASON KATCSMORAK - Bronze JEANIE SWINK - Bronze JOHN DIXON & SONS - Bronze KAEDEN SOHNS - Bronze KEN HUGHES - Bronze KENNETH MUTSCHER - Bronze KENNETH NIXON - Bronze KEVIN & LAURIE PAWELEK - Bronze LACKEY RANCH - Bronze LYNN PATTERSON - Bronze MARK & REBECCA COWAN - Bronze MARK W BROWN - Bronze MATT & MICHELLE WILLEY - Bronze MOUND CREEK RANCHES - Bronze PAGE FARM - Bronze PENNRIDGE RANCH - Bronze RAINY DAY RANCH - Bronze RALPH D WILSON - Bronze RAMRO LLC - Bronze RED BIRD MEADOWS RANCH - Bronze REEH BRANGUS - Bronze SANTA ROSA RANCH - Bronze SCHMIDT FARMS - Bronze SHERRILL DANNHEIM - Bronze SKYHAWK BRANGUS - Bronze STALWART RANCHES - Bronze STARWOOD RANCH - Bronze T-BAR-O RANCH PARTNERSHIP, LTD. - Bronze TANECKA RANCH - Bronze TANESSA COWAN - Bronze TRUITT HODGES JR - Bronze WARREN B YOUNG DVM - Bronze WILLIAMS RANCH COMPANY - Bronze WILSON & WILSON BRANGUS - Bronze WOOLLEY BRANGUS RANCH - Bronze

Virginia

THOMAS DUKES - Silver

CONGRATULATIONS, 2015 PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS!

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PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS 2015 FALL THR SEASON Alabama

SHON ROYSTER - Platinum DANIEL & CHEYENNE THOMPSON - Gold DONALD COLLINS - Gold LEVON ENZOR - Gold TERRAPIN CREEK BRANGUS - Silver WYATT CATTLE CO - Silver ADDISON BRANGUS FARMS - Bronze BRETT BASDEN - Bronze CORNELIUS FARM - Bronze DANNY MCDONALD - Bronze DANNY R HAYNES - Bronze DAREN E BOSARGE - Bronze GALLOWAY BRANGUS FARMS - Bronze HIGH ROCK FARM - Bronze J HUDSON HINES - Bronze JJB BRANGUS - Bronze JLS INTERNATIONAL INC - Bronze JOHNSTON BRANGUS - Bronze KING LAND AND CATTLE, LLC - Bronze LAKE MAJESTIK FARMS - Bronze NUNLEY FARMS LLC - Bronze STINSON BRANGUS - Bronze TRIPLE E BRANGUS - Bronze TRUITT BRANGUS FARMS - Bronze TTT BRANGUS FARM - Bronze

Arizona

PARKER BRANGUS - Gold ROBBS BRANGUS - Bronze SKAARER BRANGUS - Bronze

Arkansas

JEREMY JACKSON - Platinum CHARLES S HATFIELD - Gold JIM SINGLETON - Silver RUSHING FARMS, LLC - Silver BIG D RANCH - Bronze BOB OR VALINE TEDDER - Bronze CHIMNEY ROCK CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze JMP FARMS, LLC - Bronze JOHN D MILAM - Bronze TROY OR VIRGINIA BEDWELL - Bronze WADE H GRAHAM - Bronze

California

EL RANCHO ESPANOL DE CUYAMA/THE SPANISH RANCH - Gold

STEPHEN E DUNCKEL - Bronze WAYNE GLASGOW - Bronze

Florida

PHILIP OR PAT LEWIS - Silver SAND HILL BRANGUS - Silver APSO CORPORATION - Bronze BAR JR FARM - Bronze BARRY OR VALERIE LEWIS - Bronze CHRISTY CREWS - Bronze DOUGLAS R CHENEY - Bronze

florida CONT’D ELIJAH LASSETER - Bronze HAYMANS 711 RANCH - Bronze JENSEN FARMS - Bronze LITTLE CREEK FARMS - Bronze LOWERY BRANGUS FARM - Bronze MITCHELL HANCOCK - Bronze MO BRANGUS - Bronze RAY’S LAND LLC - Bronze ROBERT K DUNN - Bronze SABAL RIDGE BRANGUS LLC - Bronze SOUTHERN ACCENT FARM INC - Bronze SOUTHERN CATTLE CO - Bronze STARNES CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze VALHOLLY FRANK - Bronze W.E.T. FARMS - Bronze

Georgia

COLD CREEK RANCH - Platinum JEFF THOMAS - Platinum CHAR-NO FARM - Gold BARRY JOE MC MANUS - Silver BENJAMIN WILSON - Bronze BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze CLOVER RANCH - Bronze L G HERNDON JR FARMS INC - Bronze MATT HIBBERTS - Bronze MICHAEL HUNT - Bronze ROCKHILL BRANGUS - Bronze SALACOA VALLEY FARMS - Bronze TERRY J BUNCH - Bronze THE OAKS FARMS - Bronze THREE TREES RANCH - Bronze TRIPLE B RANCH - Bronze VANNA FARMS - Bronze VINCE & JANET ROBERTS - Silver WILLIAM A WHITMIRE - Bronze

Kansas

CHRIS & SHAREE M SANKEY - Bronze MIKE BURTIN - Bronze PLATTE VALLEY BRANGUS - Bronze T J MOORE III - Bronze VERNON OR VICKI SUHN - Bronze

Louisiana

BUSHLEY CREEK CATTLE CO. - Gold CROSS N FARM - Gold CROCHET CATTLE COMPANY LLC - Bronze DEUX CROCHET BRANGUS FARM - Bronze ERNEST LYNN & DANA WHITE - Bronze GH RANCH - Bronze MIDSOUTH CATTLE - Bronze RONALD CHIASSON - Bronze TRAPPEYS BRANGUS - Bronze TOMMIE ROGERS - Bronze

Mississippi

WILLIAM L & ROSLINDA WELLS - Gold BARBARA ANN W BYRD - Silver BRANDON N. CLINE - Bronze CALYX STAR RANCH - Bronze CORRINE JACKSON - Silver CUEVAS T3 BRANGUS - Bronze DOUGLAS G COOK - Bronze FLOYD MILLS - Silver G L B FARMS - Bronze J D WINDHAM - Bronze K4 BRANGUS - Bronze KEVIN SHIRK - Bronze KYLE AND LISA MUZNY - Silver MAGNOLIA CREEK BRANGUS - Bronze MILTON SUNDBECK - Bronze RONALD COY FLAKE - Silver SECOND CHANCE BRANGUS - Bronze SPUR S CATTLE - Bronze TANNER FARMS, LP - Bronze

Missouri

ROGER RICHARDSON - Gold CAROLYN M BELDEN - Bronze DIAMOND K RANCH - Bronze DONALD T THOMAS - Bronze DR DWAINE DICKEY - Bronze HARTLEY FARMS - Bronze KEENEN LAND & CATTLE - Bronze TODD KEELING - Bronze WARD OR JOYCE SCHEPPERT - Bronze

North Carolina

EVON CROOKS - Gold L & W CATTLE CO - Bronze PETERSON BRANGUS LLC - Bronze ROBERT YATES RANCH, LLC - Bronze

New Mexico

FRED AND KAY LITTLE - Gold BILL MORRISON - Silver BRINKS BRANGUS CATTLE @ WESTALL RANCHES - Bronze

TROY L FLOYD - Bronze

Oklahoma

LAWMAN RANCH - Platinum MIKE VOREL - Platinum CECIL CHURCH - Silver RUTH ANN CARTER - Silver ZACHARY J OBRIEN - Silver CARL & BECKY GOODNIGHT - Gold DOTSON CATTLE COMPANY - Gold RICHARD M TROTTER - Gold SCOTT COCHRAN - Gold D FRANK & MICHELLE PERRY - Bronze GORCZYCA & SON BRANGUS - Bronze K&R BROKEN BAR RANCH - Bronze MEL DAINTY - Bronze

CONGRATULATIONS, 2015 PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS!

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PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS 2015 FALL THR SEASON OKLAHOMA CONT’D MY BRANGUS - Bronze PERRY RANCH - Bronze SHAW BRANGUS - Bronze TOM BECK - Bronze WAITS RIDGEVIEW RANCH - Bronze

Oregon

GREG ROMANS - Bronze

South Carolina

J BAR M BRANGUS RANCH - Bronze

Tennessee

DS FARMS - Gold BARNETT CATTLE COMPANY - Silver W O CATTLE CO - Silver ALAN VARNER - Bronze CROOKED HORN CATTLE CO - Bronze JACKSON FARMS - Bronze STEPHEN CLIMER - Bronze TRACI MIDDLETON - Bronze

Texas

STARWOOD RANCH - Platinum 3 BAR S CATTLE CO - Gold AMANDA PLATE - Gold BUCK THOMASON - Gold CONNOR JACKSON - Gold DESARROLLO GANADERO LOS SABINITOS SPR DE RL - Gold

EMILY JACKSON - Gold HENGST BROTHERS BRANGUS - Gold J&D RANCH - Gold JIMMY ROPPOLO - Gold NATIONS BRANGUS - Gold PAGE FARM - Gold PHILLIP T EVANS - Gold TERRY RAY REED - Gold TRIPLE J-R CATTLE CO - Gold WILLIAMS HOMESTEAD RANCH - Gold AMANDA KELLER - Silver AP CATTLE - Silver BRITTAN D & PATRICIA A WALKER - Silver BUFFALOE CATTLE - Silver CIRCLE JS RANCH - Silver DAVID AND BECKY DERRICK - Silver DAVID S PURSIFULL - Silver DIAMOND SUE RANCH - Silver DON GRUBAUGH - Silver GREENWOOD CATTLE CO. - Silver HIGHER STANDARD CATTLE CO - Silver IRON FARM CATTLE CO - Silver KODY KAHLA - Silver MARK & KIMANN ENGLAND - Silver O B RANCH CO. - Silver RERAN RANCH - Silver RHODERICK CATTLE COMPANY INC - Silver RICHARD L DOSS - Silver

TEXAS CONT’D TRIO CATTLE & GENETICS, LLC - Silver TUNA ROSA RANCH - Silver TYSON LOOS - Silver WINSTON 8 RANCH - Silver 101 RANCH - Bronze 4F WARD RANCH - Bronze ALEXIS COWAN - Bronze ANDREWS BRANGUS RANCH - Bronze ANGO GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL, INC - Bronze ASHORN A+ BRANGUS - Bronze BRIGGS RANCHES - Bronze BRONIKOWSKI CATTLE CO - Bronze CAITLYNN SMART - Bronze CROSS N RANCH - Bronze DANNY WENDLAND - Bronze DARRELL KING - Bronze DAVID G ALPHIN - Bronze DENNIS D CROSS - Bronze DIAMOND S RANCH - Bronze DOS XXS CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze DOUBLE W RANCH - Bronze DR ROBERT S VINEYARD - Bronze ELLIE JORGENSON - Bronze FRANK MASSEY - Bronze GENESIS RANCH - Bronze GERALD EVERS - Bronze HODDE LAND & CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze HOERSTER CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze J & M 4C RANCH - Bronze J.L. “PEPE” GUERRA - Bronze JOHN DIXON & SONS - Bronze KAEDEN SOHNS - Bronze KEN HUGHES - Bronze KENNETH MUTSCHER - Bronze KEVIN & LAURIE PAWELEK - Bronze KRB FARMS LLC - Bronze KTS CATTLE - Bronze LACKEY RANCH - Bronze

TWO HEARTS BRANGUS - Bronze WARREN B YOUNG DVM - Bronze WILLIAMS RANCH COMPANY - Bronze WILSON & WILSON BRANGUS - Bronze WOOLLEY BRANGUS RANCH - Bronze

International Mexico

RANCHO LA MIURA SPR DE RL - Silver

LAWRENCE & SHERRY SULTENFUSS RANCH - Bronze

LOPEZ LAND & CATTLE LLC - Bronze LYNN PATTERSON - Bronze MARK & REBECCA COWAN - Bronze MARK W BROWN - Bronze MARTIN-BRUNI CATTLE COMPANY - Bronze MATT & MICHELLE WILLEY - Bronze MEDILL CATTLE CO - Bronze MOUND CREEK RANCHES - Bronze MYRON C SAATHOFF - Bronze PAUL PHILLEY - Bronze PENNRIDGE RANCH - Bronze POPP FARMS BRANGUS - Bronze RED BIRD MEADOWS RANCH - Bronze REEH BRANGUS - Bronze RICHARD HARRIS - Bronze RONNIE COONROD - Bronze SANTA ROSA RANCH - Bronze SCHMIDT FARMS - Bronze SHERRILL DANNHEIM - Bronze SHOOTING STAR LAND & CATTLE - Bronze SKYHAWK BRANGUS - Bronze STEVE & VICKIE MIMS - Bronze

T-BAR-O RANCH PARTNERSHIP, LTD. - Bronze

TANESSA COWAN - Bronze TURNER BRANGUS FARM - Bronze

CONGRATULATIONS, 2015 PERFORMANCE LEADER AWARD WINNERS!

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KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR FEVER TICKS

by Brodie Miller, DVM

In veterinary school we learned about reportable diseases and what our duties were related to these diseases as accredited veterinarians. It seemed that most of the focus, or at least what I retained, concerned the wellknown disease programs such as brucellosis, tuberculosis, and equine infectious anemia. I, also, recall the emphasis placed on identifying signs of potential foreign animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, and on reporting suspicious cases to regulatory.

The importance of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program was a subject I did not fully appreciate or understand when I started practicing veterinary medicine.

While practicing, it was not uncommon to observe ticks on cattle, but the thought never occurred to me that those ticks could be cattle fever ticks. Perhaps this was a natural function of practicing in North Central Texas, where cattle fever ticks had not been an issue for generations.

Fast-forward ten years, after taking a position with Texas Animal Health Commission in south Texas and being thrust onto the front lines, I now have a much greater appreciation for the battle being waged by ranchers and regulatory agencies against this dreaded pest. Since May of 2014, cattle fever tick infestations have been discovered in several counties located well outside the permanent quarantine zone, which is located along the Texas-Mexico border from Val Verde County to Cameron County. The reasons for these infestations are multifactorial and include weather patterns, livestock and wildlife hosts bringing fever ticks into the state from Mexico and then contributing to their spread, and the fact that livestock and wildlife are regularly transported long distances on trailers across Texas.

The most recent fever tick Control Purpose Quarantine Area (CPQA) was established in Live Oak County after an authorized veterinarian observed an uncommonly heavy tick infestation on cattle he was evaluating. Fortunately, the veterinarian had the awareness and foresight to collect a number of these ticks and contact Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) to determine if they were cattle fever ticks. The TAHC laboratory confirmed the ticks as cattle fever ticks on Nov. 30, 2016. The resulting quarantine

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and inspections of nearby livestock herds revealed seven additional infested premises in Live Oak County, leading to the establishment of a CPQA consisting of more than 61,000 acres and impacting 270 landowners.

Fever tick infestations and resulting quarantines have a significant economic impact on the affected producers. Given the life cycle of the cattle fever tick, infested quarantines generally last a minimum of 15 to 18 months. Quarantines involve periodic inspections of livestock and wildlife, as well as treatment for ticks prior to moving from the area. While quarantines are a temporary, yet substantial, hardship for affected landowners and producers, the potential ramifications of not identifying and addressing cattle fever tick infestations quickly could be devastating to Texas cattle industry, especially if interstate movement restrictions, such as dipping, were imposed.

Texas veterinarians are the first line of defense the state has in protecting the heath and marketability of its livestock. TAHC asks all Texas veterinarians to be vigilant in checking cattle, equine and deer for cattle fever ticks.

With authorized veterinarians being on the lookout for this tick in the course of their daily duties, they become a force multiplier for USDA and TAHC, better enabling us to address infestations earlier and thereby reducing the impact on Texas ranchers and the livestock industry. To help in this endeavor and to raise awareness, the TAHC is offering a cattle fever tick continuing education program. For more information regarding this CE, visit the TAHC Veterinary Authorized Personnel webpage at http://www.tahc.texas. gov/vets/authorized/.

Dr. Brodie Miller, is currently the region 5 director for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). Miller, DVM, has served in that position since January 2014. Prior to serving as TAHC Region 5 Director, he practiced large animal medicine and surgery with an emphasis on dairy and equine for nine years in a mixed animal practice in Stephenville, Texas. Miller attended undergraduate and graduate school at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, before graduating from Texas A&M Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2005.

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2016-2017 Show Animals of the Year International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) Show Animals of the Year were announced at the IBBA Show Animal Awards Banquet on July 28 in Texarkana, Arkansas.

The Black Show Sire of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is SBR NIGHT TRAIN 781RZ with 441 points. Night Train is owned by Traci Middleton, of Mill Creek Land & Cattle, in Puryear, Tennessee.

“We are very pleased that Night Train has been designated as Show Sire of the Year,” Middleton said, on behalf of Mill Creek Land & Cattle. His offspring have consistently been competitive at regional and national shows under the evaluation of top judges and cattlemen from across the United States. Night Train is a relatively young sire and we are excited about his future in the Brangus breed.”

The Red Show Sire of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is TRIO’s YUCATAN 175Y with 231 points. Yucatan is owned by TRIO Cattle & Genetics, in Madisonville, Texas.

“For Yucatan, this honor has been several years in the making,” said Allen Goode of TRIO Cattle & Genetics. “His first calf, Aristotle 175A, was the 2015 Reserve National Grand Champion Bull. Yucatan has continued to prove himself with each subsequent calf crop.”

“Yucatan consistently stamps his progeny with extra quality and dimension that sets them apart from their herd mates,” Yucatan Co-Owner Marcos Borges of MBJ Ranch stated. “In one calf crop for

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us he sired the National Champion Female and the San Antonio Grand Champion Female.”

“When one considers Yucatan and his full sister, the Show Dam of the Year, Wildfire 175W, you can fully appreciate the distinguishing style, balance and performance of the 175 family,” Goode said. “It is, also, notable that Yucatan progeny produced and exhibited from multiple breeding programs contributed to his receiving of this award.”

The Black Show Dam of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is DDD AMBROSIA 150Y10 with 227 points.

Ambrosia is owned by Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch, in Poteet, Texas.

The Red Show Dam of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is TRIO’s WILDFIRE 175W with 211 points. Wildfire is owned by TRIO Cattle & Genetics, in Madisonville, Texas.

The TRIO partners each offered their perspective on this honor for their prolific donor: “As a show heifer, Wildfire will always be very cherished by our family,” stated Damon Acord. “Since we raised and showed both her parents, we were excited to have such a striking prospect in the barn.

She and Austin bonded quickly and were such a winning duo. Then her daughter, Zamy 175Z2, and our youngest daughter, Audrey, won honors that no other Red Brangus female has achieved in the Texas Junior Show arenas, not to mention the 2015 IBBA National Championship title.”

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Black Show Sire of the Year SBR NIGHT TRAIN 781RZ

Red Show Sire of the Year TRIO’s YUCATAN 175Y

Black Show Dam of the Year DDD AMBROSIA 150Y10

Red Show Dam of the Year TRIO’s WILDFIRE 175W

Black Show Bull of the Year DDD ROCKEFELLER 804B25

Red Show Bull of the Year CX LEGENDS DREAM 3/81

Black Show Heifer of the Year DDD UNFORGETTABLE 150B12

Red Show Heifer of the Year SJCC CARROUSEL 175C4

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2016-2017 Show Animals of the Year “The mark of a true champion is in the progeny they produce. As a two-time national champion, the bar was set high for Wildfire,” said Goode. “Now there are actually three generations of Wildfire progeny that have been awarded banners and are just flat out great cattle.”

“Wildfire has been producing outstanding, productive Red Brangus since her first calf,” stated Wildfire Co-Owner Victor DeLeon of MLS Rancho La Victoria.

“It is quite notable that she won this award with three progeny sired by two different sires, as proof of how well she mates with multiple genetics lines.”

The Black Show Bull of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is DDD ROCKEFELLER 804B25 with 99 points. Rockefeller is owned by Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch, Double Diamond Cattle Company, and Clayton D. Johnson.

The Red Show Bull of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is CX LEGENDS DREAM 3/B1 with 92 points. Legends Dream is owned by Cox Excalibur Brangus, in Katy, Texas.

“Cox Excalibur is honored to win the Show Bull of the Year Award with CX Legends Dream 3/B1, a bull that has caught the eye of many breeders around the world. As a one-year-old, he won grand champion at the San Antonio Livestock Show and won that same award again as a two-year-old,” said Don Cox. “Then, in 2017, he won the International Brangus Show in Houston as the Grand Champion Bull. CX is proud to have bred and raised him to help improve Red Brangus.”

The Black Show Heifer of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is DDD UNFORGETTABLE 150B12 with 102 points. Unforgettable is owned by Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch, in Poteet, Texas.

“I am very humbled to receive three out of four of these major [black] Brangus awards, and I owe it to my team,” says Mike

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Doguet. “Starting with Genetics Manager Tim Lucherk, and his family, for making the right mating decisions with cattle that work in the pasture along with the show ring.”

The Red Show Heifer of the Year for the 2016-2017 show season is SJCC CARROUSEL 175C4 with 90 points.

Carrousel is owned by Red Bud Farms, in Ben Lomond, Arkansas.

“For breeder Southern Jewel Cattle Company, Show Heifer of the Year, Carrousel, is the result of their initial investment into the Red Brangus breed as part of an embryo package acquired from TRIO Cattle & Genetics in the 2014 Ideal Video Customer Appreciation Sale in Houston,” said Goode. “For Red Bud Farms, Carrousel represents an opportunity to further expand their donor program with elite females they believe will define the future of the breed.”

“Carrousel has been a powerful individual and a stand out in any breed from the day she was born,” stated Southern Jewel Co-Owner Casey Buzzard. “Shannon [Payne] and I wish to thank Allen Goode for his genetic consultation and Jessica Maxwell for her diligent care and expert preparation of Carrousel through her show career.”

“Carrousel’s combination of power, performance with femininity, along with her pedigree that includes breed greats of Statesman 100S and Wildfire 175W as her parents, presents the opportunity for her to produce the most unique Red Brangus in the years to come,” said Josh Walker of Red Bud Farms.

Winners of each of these awards were honored, in July, at the IBBA Show Animals Award Banquet during the National Junior Brangus Show and Brangus Futurity in Texarkana, Arkansas.

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SHOW RESULTS: WEST REGIONAL BRANGUS CLASSIC JULY 19 - SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA BRANGUS RESULTS

ULTRABLACK RESULTS

Champion Bull: Cuyama Sr Alejandro 920C El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Champion Bull: Cuyama Sr Bright Side 982D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Bull: DS Danny Boy 316 Della Strong, Los Molinos, California

Reserve Champion Bull: Cuyama Sr Alejandro 501D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Champion Female: DS Nya’s Guardian 116 Della Strong, Los Molinos, California

Champion Female: Cuyama Pamela 500D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Female: Cuyama Alexis 980D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Female: Cuyama Alexis 983D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Champion Cow - Calf: DS Ruby 111 Della StronG, Los Molinos, California

Champion Senior Heifer Calf: Cuyama Pamela 500D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Cow - Calf: Cuyama Atlas 823B El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: Cuyama Alexis 983D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Cuyama Atlas 521E El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Champion Junior Heifer: RSR Western Rose 605 Carole Guertin, Lincoln, California

Champion Senior Heifer Calf: DS Nya’s Guardian 116 Della Strong, Los Molinos, California

Champion Senior Heifer: Cuyama Miss 936C El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: Cuyama Alexis 980D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer: Cuyama Miss 906C El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Champion Summer Heifer: RSR Miss Daisy Typhoon 607 Carole Guertin, Lincoln, California

Champion Senior Bull Calf: Cuyama Sr Bright Side 982D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Champion Senior Heifer: RSR Miss Joann Star 507 Carole Guertin, Lincoln, California

Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf: Cuyama Sr Bright Side 978D El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer: Cuyama Miss Cadence 901C El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California Champion Senior Bull Calf: DS Danny Boy 316 Della Strong, Los Molinos, California Intermediate Senior Champion Bull: Cuyama Sr Alejandro 920C El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama, New Cuyama, California

BRANGUS SHOW COVERAGE: IBBA-sanctioned national and regional show results will be published in Brangus Publications. When provided, photos should be printed for grand and reserve champion bulls and females of each color, as well as grand and reserve champion ultrabulls and females. Division champion and reserve champions will be listed with the animal’s name and the ranch it represents or its owner’s name only.

Only the national and regional point shows listed in the IBBA Standard of Excellence Show Guidelines will be covered. Show managers of non-point shows may submit a half-page of content for print. If content does not fit in one-half of a page, the show will be charged regular ad pricing. Reference IBBA’s 2017 Media Guide for pricing.

Individual breeders are encouraged to contact IBBA Advertising Sales Manager Melanie Fuller or IBBA Field Service Representative Matt Murdoch for opportunities to promote their show successes in Brangus Publications. The 2017 Media Guide may be reviewed online at http://gobrang.us/2017-media-kit.

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IBBA MEMBERS WIN PREMIER AWARDS Members of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) won Florida Cattleman & Livestock Journal Premier Awards at the Florida Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention June 20-22, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Florida Cattleman & Livestock Journal Premier Winners were chosen for four categories in each breed. The four categories were exhibitor, breeder, female and bull.

Lettelier Brangus, of Citra, Florida, won the premier awards for Brangus Exhibitor and Brangus Breeder.

“It is an honor to receive the Florida Cattlemen’s Premier Exhibitor and Premier Breeder awards for the 2016-2017 show year.

We are proud of the many years of hard work and dedication we’ve devoted to our breeding program that have made the Lettelier Brangus brand as successful as it is today,” said Emily Lettelier. “We’d like to congratulate all of the other exhibitors on their awards and helping promote the breed with excellence.”

Sisters, Allyson and Cassidy Polston, of Rocking 3P Ranch, won the premier awards for Brangus Female and Brangus Bull. Allyson’s winning Brangus female was R3P Night Train 36D. Cassidy’s winning Brangus bull was R3p SK Mr Lambert 37C. The Rocking 3P Ranch offered the following official statement: “It is a privilege to have received this year’s Premier Brangus

Female and Bull award this year for the state of Florida. We are very excited about the genetics and the calves we are producing for our show string. We would like to thank our parents for doing so much and continuing to be our biggest supporters. We do what we do as a family and we wouldn’t want it any other way. We give glory to God for allowing us to do what we love and we continue to praise him through our ups and downs. Congratulations to all the other exhibitors this year and for representing our great breed.”

Daniel and Sandra Marvel, of Marvel Farms in High Springs, Florida, won all four premier awards for the Red Brangus breed.

Sandra was awarded Red Brangus Exhibitor and Red Brangus Breeder. Marvel’s Sweet Fancy 116, owned by Dan and Sandra, was named Red Brangus Female. Marvel’s Gator Hoss 715, owned by Dan and Sandra, was named Red Brangus Bull.

“It really is a privilege to get the Florida Cattleman’s Premier Awards. Of course, we are proud of our Red Brangus cattle,” the Marvels stated. “The shows are all about having healthy animals, being the best that we can be, and being friendly competitors. We hope our animals represent the superior quality of cattle we have in Florida and in the U.S.”

Left photo: The Marvels are pictured, middle, with their awards. Middle photo: Allyson Polston is pictured with her award.

Right photo: Lettelier sisters, Emily and Lauren, pictured with their awards.

Photo credits: Dan & Sandra Marvel, Traci Middleton’s Facebook page, and the Lettelier sisters.

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Affiliate Connection Stay connected with breeders in your area through regional and state associations. IBBA strives to empower its members to advance the quality, reliability and value of Brangus and Brangus-influenced cattle, and to provide innovative programs and services which enhance the economic well-being of members and commercial customers. Get involved with an IBBA affiliate association to strengthen your connection to the Brangus community. For more information about each association, and for information on regional events, contact an association executive.

:: Don Hall, hallbran72019@yahoo.com Heart of America Brangus Breeders Association :: Jim Mussulman, jmussulm@yahoo.com Hill Country Brangus Breeders Association :: Brandon Belt, brandonbelt@aol.com International Brangus AUXILIARY :: Sami Roop, samiroop@verizon.net International JUNIOR Brangus Breeders Association :: Tyler Dean, tylerwdean@gmail.com International Red Brangus Breeders Association :: Marcos Borges, marcos@mbjranch.com Louisiana Brangus Breeders Association :: Bob Savoie, bobsavoie@charter.net Mississippi Brangus Breeders Association :: Bill Wells, wwells@bellsouth.net Oklahoma Brangus Association :: Jack Gorczyca, gorczycabrangus@juno.com Southeast Brangus Breeders Association :: Michael Candler, michael@candlerappraisal.com Southwest Brangus Breeders Association :: Larry Parker, jddiane@vtc.net Texas Brangus Breeders Association :: Doug Muenchow, cattlemandoug@aol.com West Coast Brangus Breeders Association :: Pam Doiron, doiron@spanishranch.net West Texas Brangus Breeders Association :: Alan Wedeking, wedekingfarms@hotmail.com Arkansas Brangus Breeders Association

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AFFILIATE CONNECTION: IBA

women of brangus

Jodi Jackson

by Rebecca Cowan

Jodi Jackson has been in the Brangus business all of her life. Her parents, Joe and Mary Burgin, raised registered Brangus in Oktaha, Oklahoma. She and her sister, Gaye, showed in the very first junior Brangus show in 1971 in Oklahoma City. Gaye’s heifer won grand champion, which earned a spot on the cover of the Brangus Journal. “I was at the meeting when the [International Junior Brangus Breeders Association (IJBBA)] was formed in 1977,” Jodi says. “Gaye was named the first International Brangus Queen, and I was the recipient of the first Brangus scholarship. My brother, Bret, and I were both IJBBA officers. I have a long history with Brangus and it’s obvious that I love the breed.”

Her first job after college was with the Brangus Journal.

She started as assistant editor and became the managing editor. She worked there from 1983 to 1988. Many of the staff members from the IBBA that she worked with are still involved in the Brangus breed and are some of her closest friends.

The current registered herd that the family runs began when Jodi’s children, Emily and Connor, began showing heifers. Pretty much all of the cows are either show heifers or descendants of show heifers. They have 50 registered Brangus cows and 75 commercial Brangus animals. Jackson Family Brangus is located just northwest of Waco, Texas.

“I handle all of the management of the Brangus operation: breeding decisions, marketing, calving, tagging, getting the weights, and recordkeeping,” Jodi explains. “We are a diversified operation. We, also, own Bentwood Dairy, which my husband, David, oversees, as well as a coastal bermuda and jiggs grass operation, farming, calf raising, and feedlot cattle. Because of the dairy, I have access to feed commodities and silage to feed the Brangus herd, and we are able to use the same equipment and employees to help with the feeding and working.”

How did she get involved with the International Brangus Auxiliary (IBA)? “I joined IBA when my kids were showing. I have served as IBA president and historian, and I served on the scholarship committee,” says Jackson. “IBA plays an important role in the Brangus breed through our promotion efforts of selling Brangus merchandise to reward

deserving young college students with scholarships. I would like to see more people join and get involved in IBA. IBA sponsors the hospitality room and will serve pancakes at the National Junior Heifer Show and will be involved with the World Brangus Congress in 2018. We are working hard to improve our hospitality efforts. We hope others would see our group as being open to anyone with a passion for Brangus. We welcome you to join us.”

Jodi and sister, Gaye, with grand champion heifer.

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Jodi and companion, Sally, checking the herd. (top of page) Jackson likes to see cows that milk well enough to raise a big, healthy calf.

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by IJBBA Ex-Officio Quinn Carter

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AFFILIATE CONNECTION: IJBBA

REPRESENTING Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock – the clock keeps getting closer to the time for which we have all been waiting – the week of the National Junior Brangus Show (NJBS)! NJBS is more than just a show, it is a time to gather with family and friends. Yes, it is a long, busy, full-scheduled week, but more importantly it is a week of education and fun activities.

As it approaches, I can’t help but think about my time in the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association (IJBBA). I remember the year I ran for IJBBA’s Board of Directors. It was only my second year to attend NJBS, and there was still a lot for me to learn. However, I was dedicated to become more involved with IJBBA, the Brangus breed, and the juniors. There were six positions available on the IJBBA Board of Directors and many more participants applying for those coveted spots. I vividly remember how nervous I was the night of the NJBS Awards Banquet. There I sat, on an empty stomach, full of knots, listening as each IJBBA director gave their presentation. All I could do was wait. It finally came to the time where IJBBA Director of Youth Activities Tyler Dean walked to the podium to announce the 2013-2014 IJBBA Board of Directors. I could barely breathe as I listened to each name being called, waiting and hoping to hear my name.

Now, four years later, I am serving my final year as the ex-officio of the IJBBA Board of Directors. As I sit and plan NJBS one last time, I am often reminded of the things that I will cherish most about being active in the IJBBA and serving on the board of directors. I have not only been a part of an organization; I have been part of a team, part of a family. The IJBBA Board of Directors has done incredible things the last few years, and I am honored to have been part of the groups that pushed the association forward.

As many of you know, we have broken records again and again, started exciting new traditions, such as the Breeder’s Brand Item, and most importantly offered junior members new opportunities and grown our junior association doing so.

Pushing new limits with the IJBBA Legacy Heifer each year has proven to be a challenge, but we have had huge help turning goals into realities. Some years we have fallen short of goals, but we learned important lessons those years and used it to fuel our desires for the following years.

The Breeder’s Brand Item is perhaps the most unique opportunity available to IBBA members. This year’s item is a handmade desk from Tom Hayford, which will be auctioned off during the IJBBA Source of Champions Sale on Thursday, July 27. The story behind the log that was sewn into the lumber combined with the time and energy from Tom make this a truly remarkable piece that would look great in any Brangus breeder’s office.

We started the IJBBA Legacy Leadership Conference two years ago to offer more to IJBBA members regardless of whether or not they were involved in showing. However,

this conference gave us so much more. It offered a chance to bring juniors from different states and breeds together to learn more about the beef and agricultural industries, as well as meet successful cattle and business men and women.

Rare opportunities have been made available to juniors through this conference through presentations from some of the most successful, most legendary, most iconic people in our industry.

During the last four years and through my time on the IJBBA Board of Directors, the opportunity to move NJBS to different states presented itself. In a leap of faith, the board of directors made the decision to return to its roots and move the NJBS each summer. The result was overwhelming, and we have grown in numbers with new exhibitors and cattle.

This year’s NJBS is reaching exhibitor numbers that NJBS has not seen in over 15 years, and I am truly excited about that.

Even with all that we have accomplished, I can honestly say that the best part of serving on the IJBBA Board of Directors was promoting the breed and representing our juniors. As the saying goes, “the juniors are the future,” and it is the IJBBA Board of Directors’ aspiration to help them grow and take our places as we make the transition from the junior to the adult association. The IJBBA directors are always available to help and guide fellow juniors within the breed and beef industry.

Lastly, I want to encourage all junior members to consider the IJBBA Board of Directors at some point in your future. I love that I got to travel to events and meet our breeders and ag business owners not only as an IJBBA director but as a junior. As a junior, I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported us. You all are the role models that the juniors, myself included, have and will continue to look up to. As IJBBA board members, we are strong advocates for the future of the Brangus breed and we understand that we have been given the privilege to build bridges between juniors and breeders.

The IJBBA has given me the opportunity to be a part of a legacy. As I step down, I hope to continue the legacy by being the role model that my predecessors have been for me and to keep representing and supporting the juniors as they can continue achieving great things.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: This NJBS will mark the end of the Quinn Carter’s tenure on the IJBBA Board of Directors. In her fourth and final year on the IJBBA board, Quinn transitioned into more of an advisory role helping the new president and board continue to grow and achieve goals that she has played an integral part in setting and breaking in the past. During her tenure, Carter has excelled in fundraising and brought forward many new ideas and fundraising opportunities for the program – a legacy that is sure to be felt long after her tenure is over.

Carter currently works as a member of the Sales Team at AgAmerica Lending while completing her degree at Hillsborough Community College.

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IBBA JUDGE PROFILE

The Western National JEFF BEDWELL

Jeff Bedwell and his family have been long time breeders and enthusiasts of Shorthorn cattle in western Oklahoma. Shorthorns have been continuously owned by the Bedwell Family for over 100 years spanning five generations of their family.

In addition to breeding, raising, exhibiting and promoting Shorthorns and judging cattle, Jeff has had a broad-based professional career that has always been framed by agriculture.

Jeff has enjoyed serving as an instructor and assistant livestock judging team coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, a genetic nucleus breeding barn manager at the Oklahoma Division of Pig Improvement Company, and a livestock production specialist for Farmland Industries in addition to serving as an agriculture and 4-H extension educator for the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. He is currently the agronomy specialist for Oklahoma Land Run Coop near Enid, Oklahoma.

Jeff judged his first show at the age of 19 and by now, 36 years later, has had the privilege of evaluating livestock at all levels in many states and in Australia.

Jeff, wife, Diane, and daughter, Jennifer, reside near Isabella, Oklahoma, where they enjoy redefining their role and contribution to Shorthorn cattle and the people that are a part of the beef cattle business.

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Beginning with most recent, the following are a few shows judged or to be judged by Jeff Bedwell.

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Judged multiple junior heifer shows at the 2016 North American International Livestock Exposition Judged the National Open Shorthorn Show at the 2016 North American International Livestock Exposition Served as a beef cattle official for the North American International Livestock Exposition Junior College Livestock Judging Contest Served as a beef cattle official at the recent American Royal Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest Judged 10 county and district beef shows throughout 2016 Judged the Missouri AGR Beef Cattle Show Judged the Shorthorn Pen Show at the 2016 National Western Livestock Show

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Judged the owned heifers at the Hereford Junior Nationals Judged the National Maine-Anjou Show at the Southwestern Livestock Exposition Judged 11 beef cattle shows at county and district shows in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas.

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Judged the Miniature Hereford National Show at National Western Stock Show Judged prospect steers at the Oklahoma State Fair Judged multiple breeds at the open show of the Tulsa State Fair Judged junior heifers at the Illinois State Fair Judged eight county and district beef shows across Oklahoma and Kansas

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GENETRUST @ CAVENDER’S NECHES RIVER RANCH SALE APRIL 22 - JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS Registered Brangus & Ultrablack Female Averages • 5 Donors $13,300 • 19 3n1s $5397 • 74 Open Heifers $4750 • 28 Bred Heifers $4714 • 4 Bred Cows $4063 • 5 Spring ET Pairs $3220 135 Total Registered Brangus & Ultrablack Females Average $5073

Commercial Brangus Female Averages • 150 Spring Brangus Pairs • 98 Brangus Bred Heifers • 96 Brangus Open Heifers • 50 Red Angus Bred Heifers

$2548 $2529 $1468 $1800

394 Total Commercial Females Average $2185

Leading off the offering was an added lot of 150 units of semen selling in five-straw increments on the breed’s leader in registrations, TJM Three D 302A. Due to an injury forcing a short supply of semen, the bull’s owners, Cavender Brangus, Schmidt Farms, and TJM Ranch, offered this opportunity to the public, which resulted in 150 units, selling in five-unit increments, averaging $159/unit.

Next in the ring was Lot 44, the dam of Three D, Oaks MS Patton 302X3, from TJM Ranch. A calving ease queen in

her own right, she commanded a final bid price of $29,000 from Lake Majestik Owner Nic Cornelison, Flat Rock, Alabama, and Telpara Hills, Queensland, Australia. One of the highlights of this sale, annually, is the large number of elite open heifers in the offering, and 2017 was no different.

Headlining the open heifer division was Lot 97, SF Miss Mack 535D40, an Ultrablack female from Schmidt Farms.

Flawless in her design, with exceptional performance and curve bending EPDs, this female gathered the attention of the best eyes in attendance, ending up with a final bid of $16,500 from Bill Davis of Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, Arkansas. Not to be out done, Lot 2A from Clover Ranch closely followed suit as the third high-selling female of the day. CLVR MS New Vision 2D was an attractively made, boldly sprung open heifer with a unique calving ease twist, which helped to propel her to be the $16,000 selection of John Milam at Draggin’ M Ranch, Eldorado, Arkansas.

Tremendous demand throughout the day led to 135 registered Brangus and Ultrablack female lots to average $5073. Volume buyers for the day were Larry Franke, Karnes City, Texas, Ruben Herrera, San Antonio, Texas, and Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma.

For more information on breed-leading Brangus seedstock, the nation’s foremost lineup of Brangus A.I. sires or private treaty offerings visit www.genetrustbrangus.com.

jls international sale MAY 6 - DEVINE, TEXAS 2017 Sale Averages: • 3 in 1’s $6,684.78 • Spring Pairs $5,527.08 • Show Heifer Prospects $7,233.33 • Herd Sire Prospects $5,050.00 • Fall Breds $9,187.50 • Donors $27,166.67 • 71 Lots $7,326.06 A very enthusiastic crowd and a very active Internet, representing 12 states and Mexico, demanded high-quality Brangus cattle at our sale on May 6. The whole weekend was filled with fun, fellowship with old friends, and the making of many new ones. Friday night was a huge success with the great steaks and crawfish, plus the celebrating of Cinco de Mayo. Saturday was very rewarding seeing the demand for our program and knowing that our cattle were going to new homes that would utilize their genetics.

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Topping the sale was Lot 1 at $40,000.

Followed respectively by: Fall Bred Heifer, Lot 21, at $36,000 Lot 3, Donor, $21,000 Lot 2, Donor, $20,000 Lot 68, Spring Pair, $16,000 3-in-1, $11,000 Topping the show heifers was Lot 16 at $10,250 It was a great weekend, and we want to thank everyone who attended or viewed our cattle on the Internet.

SALE SUMMARIES

CALYX STAR COMPLETE DISPERSAL SALE JUNE 17 - SHUQUALAK, MISSISSIPPI Calyx Star Dispersal Greeted by Standing Room Only Brangus Cattle Enthusiasts • • • • • • • • •

29 Brangus Fall 3N1’s grossed $110,700 to average $3,817 43 Brangus Spring Pairs grossed $155,650 to average $3,620 20 Brangus Spring ET Pairs grossed $49,300 to average $2,465 6 Brangus Bred Cows grossed $16,900 to average $2,817 16 Brangus Fall Bred Heifers grossed $45,000 to average $2,813 38 Brangus Spring Bred Heifers grossed $105,350 to average $2,772 16 Fall Bred Pregnant Brangus Recipients grossed $35,900 to gross $2,244 14 Fall Brangus Calves grossed $27,400 to average $1,957 3 Frozen Brangus Embryo Lots grossed $5,400 to average $1,800

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182 Registered Brangus Female Lots grossed $546,200 to average $3,001

A standing-room-only crowd of buyers and bidders were on hand for the complete dispersal of the Calyx Star Brangus cow herd recently in Shuqualak, Mississippi, at the Tanner Angus Sale Facility. The cow herd was dispersed to 98 registered buyers from 11 states and provided the basis for several new Brangus herds beginning in the Southeast. Quality and fertility ran deep in this offering and was the result of 40 years of disciplined breeding. $12,000 topped the day’s offering as Lot 128, MS C Star Stonewall 48D37, sold to Tanner Farms, Ellisville, Mississippi.

This big-bodied bred heifer is sired by Stonewall. AI’d to Atlanta, she boasted seven EPD traits ranking in the breed’s top 20 percent or greater.

Tanner Farms, continued their quest to capture the best of the day’s offering as they paid $10,500 to own Lot 98, MS 5K CSR

Blanda 535X28 and her 3D heifer calf at side. This powerful Blanda daughter and her two full sisters proved to be sale highlights.

Quail Valley Farm, Oneonta, Alabama, made her sister, Lot 99, MS 5K CSR Blanda 535X30, the fourth high-selling female at $8,500. She has a fancy Hollywood heifer calf at side. Both sisters are daughters of 535N60 and maternal sibs to the $20,000 535U9.

Tanner Farms continued to own their picks of the cowherd as they chose Lot 94, MS C Star 535A34, as the third high-selling female of the day at $8,600. She is a daughter of 535X28.

The fifth high-selling lot, at $8,250, was Lot 10 and 10A. Lot 10, MS Salacoa 33P6 23B31, sold for $6,250 to Red Star Cattle Co., Wesson, Mississippi. Her powerful bull calf at side, sired

by Megatron, sold for $2,000 to Doug Yelverton, Columbus, Mississippi.

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Submit sale summary content to IBBA Field Service Representative Matt Murdoch. He can be contacted by phone (830-556-3942) or email (mmurdoch@gobrangus.com).

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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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FRIENDS WE WILL MISS

FRIENDS WE WILL MISS

Bill Hayman

1923 - 2017

William “Bill” Paul Hayman, Jr. passed away in Orlando on May 27, after a brief illness.

A rarity in Florida today, Bill was a true Florida native. He was born in Winter Haven, Florida, in 1923 to William Paul and Margaret Hayman and grew up in Bartow, Florida. He resided in Maitland, Florida, and then Winter Park, after retiring from a career in the U.S. Air Force. Hayman was a fourth generation Floridian and a descendent of a Peace River pioneer family, whose ancestors first settled the Central Florida region in the 1860s.

When Bill was a teenager, his father, William Paul Hayman, Sr., purchased the 10,000 acres near Kenansville, Florida, of what was to become Hayman’s 711 Ranch in 1939 and stocked it with cattle purchased in Polk County. During the early years, Hayman’s 711 Ranch was remote and only accessible from the unpaved Peavine Trail off Highway 60. The clay road that serves as today’s main entrance did not exist and was created during the 1940s. There were no improved pastures; only scrub pine, palmetto, saw grass and wetland. While Bill’s father was still working as an agricultural agent for Lee and Polk counties, he would work tirelessly on weekends to improve the pastures and establish a herd. Often his sons, Bill and Jack, would help their father and camp at the ranch on weekends to go hunting.

Bill graduated from the historic Summerlin Institute high school in Bartow in 1941. Four years later, he graduated from Auburn University with his doctorate in veterinary medicine and he received a Master in Public Health from Tulane University in 1950. After briefly practicing veterinary medicine in Gainesville, Florida, Bill joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. He began his military career by caring for the ceremonial horses in Fort Meyers, Virginia. During the remaining 31 years of service, he held a variety of responsibilities including base veterinarian, troop food inspector, and oversight of the sentry dog program during the Vietnam era. He retired as Colonel from the U.S. Air Force in 1975, and seven years later he assumed full-time management responsibilities for the ranch from his father.

When Hayman’s 711 Ranch first began its foray in the cattle industry, the herd was mostly composed of 150

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red and white Brahman cows due to their adaptability to the harsh Florida environment. In the 1970s, the ranch began production of a registered Brangus herd with approximately 50 head. During Bill’s tenure, he focused on improving the size and quality of the Brangus herd by acquiring top-grade genetics and utilizing progressive breeding techniques, such as artificial insemination and embryo transfer.

In his 15-year career managing the ranch, Bill, also, continued the work of his father by developing and expanding improved pastures and experimenting with various types of grasses, improving the nutritional characteristics of the available forage.

Bill’s dedication to Florida’s agricultural community was not limited to cattle. In addition to being a member of the Southeast Brangus Breeders Association, International Brangus Breeders Association, and the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, he had, also, been active in Florida’s citrus industry since the 1950s. He served on the board of directors for the Haines City Citrus Growers Association for 17 years. In 2005, the ranch was awarded the Florida Environmental Stewardship Award from the Florida Cattlemen’s Association for outstanding conservation practices in Florida’s unique environment.

Despite the sweeping changes to the Florida landscape that he observed over his 93 years, Bill remained a steward of the land, and his love and personal toil created a legacy in Florida’s agricultural community.

Bill was married to the former Maude Garbutt from Devonshire, England. This year, they celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. They have two daughters, Carol, married to Bob, and Diana, married to Tom; three grandchildren, TJ, Brandon and Lindsay, and two greatgranddaughters.

Memorial services were held at Maitland Presbyterian Church and the Mayflower Retirement Community on June 3 and 4.

Memorial donations can be made to Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation in memory of W.P. Hayman, PO Box 421403, Kissimmee, FL 34742-1403 or to Maitland Presbyterian Church, 341 North Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751.

FRIENDS WE WILL MISS

FRIENDS WE WILL MISS

Jim Jones

1944 - 2017

James “Jim” Howard Jones passed away April 15. He was born on Feb. 10, 1944 in Dallas, Texas. Jim was a savvy businessman as he spearheaded several business ventures during his professional career. Upon his retirement, Jim began cattle ranching.

Jim’s involvement within the Brangus breed started when a bought a place south of Jewett, Texas, and ran commercial Brangus cattle on it. He then purchased another place between Jewett and Groesbeck, Texas, and jumped into the registered side of Brangus. He bought a good set of cows and bulls to kick off his registered Brangus cattle endeavors. He ran more than 200 head of cattle. In no time, Jones became involved in the embryo

business, too. Jones exhibited national and international champion cattle.

Not only was he a registered Brangus breeder, but he also served on the IBBA board for a couple of terms and on the finance committee for many years. He served as IBBA President from 1993-1994. Myron Saathoff worked for Jones as his ranch manager for a few years. Faith Keller, also, worked for Jones as the office manager.

Jim is survived by his wife, Carlotta; son, Greg, and daughter-in-law, Sarah; son, Jeff, and grandson, Sage; brother, Russell, and family; a niece, nephews, relatives and many friends.

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INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 809, ADKINS, TX 78101 | INFO@GOBRANGUS.COM | FAX: 210-696-8718

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SERVICE DIRECTORY

Col. Luke Mobley Auctioneer Livestock Marketing 205.270.0999 | www.LukeMobley.com

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 MATT MURDOCH: (830) 556-3942

DID YOU KNOW The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) runs national cattle genetic evaluation on a monthly basis. To be eligible for genetic merit recognition, members should ensure complete records with the most current information. Breeders should consider the fact that it takes about 30 days to get results from DNA samples once they are received in the genomics company lab. For more information, contact the IBBA.

International Brangus Breeders Association office: 210-696-8231 fax: 210-696-8718 info@gobrangus.com

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STATE DIRECTORY

FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU ALABAMA

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

Michael Candler, President 386-208-3881

ARIZONA

ARIZONA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

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california

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

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STATE DIRECTORY

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FLORIDA

FLORIDA

FLORIDA

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Matthew Lyle Wynne (772) 201-7500

Frank Lewis (772) 201-7503

Fort Pierce, Florida | www.wynneranch.com

GEORGIA

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KANSAS

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STATE DIRECTORY

GoBrangus.com/breeder-search/ LOUISIANA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

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NEW MEXICO

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OKLAHOMA

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OKLAHOMA

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STATE DIRECTORY

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Bart Pope

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931-722-0244 bart@millerbrangus.com

Drake Land & Cattle 398 Drake Road Quanah, Texas 79252

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

est. 1924 Quanah, Texas

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

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STATE DIRECTORY

GoBrangus.com/breeder-search/ TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

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TEXAS

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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

251-947-5688 210-218-4804

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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR OPERATION IN BRANGUS PUBLICATIONS! The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is proud to offer its members and other friends in the industry the opportunity to promote themselves through print and digital mediums. IBBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s media kit is a guide for choosing the best outlets for prime exposure and promotion. find a full list of opportunities online at gobrang.us/2017-media-kit.

Contact IBBA Advertising Sales Manager Melanie Fuller or Field Service Representative Matt Murdoch for more information.

Melanie mfuller@gobrangus.com 979-255-3343

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Matt mmurdoch@gobrangus.com 830-556-3942

CALENDAR

CALENDAR AUGUST 2017 18-19 SBBA Field Day & IBBA Fall Conference, Okeechobee, FL 31 Salacoa Valley Cattle Country Replacement Female Sale, Brighton, FL SEPTEMBER 2017 9 Don Thomas & Sons Cadillac of Brangus Sale, Madison, MO 16 Mid South Bull Sale and Neal Family Commercial Female Sale, St. Francisville, LA 23 Sankey’s 6N Ranch Sale, Council Grove, KS 23 Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Showcase Sale, Lake City, FL OCTOBER 2017 14 Big D Ranch Annual Bull and Female Sale, Center Ridge, AR 14 Cain Cattle Company Sale, Weimar, TX 14 Cox Excalibur’s CX Advantage Sale, Weimar, TX 20 Little Creek and Friends, W.E.T. Farms and Sabal Ridge Sale, Okeechobee, FL 21 Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch Annual Production Sale, Poteet, TX 21 Town Creek Farm Sale, West Point, MS 27 Genetix Cattle Plus Prime Beef Dinner @ The Oaks Farms, Grantville, GA 28 Genetix Cattle Plus Female and Bull Sale @ The Oaks Farms, Grantville, GA 28 Oak Creek Farms Forage Tested Bull Sale, Chappell Hill, TX 28 Oklahoma Brangus Association Sale, McAlester, OK 28 Yon Family Farms Fall Sale, Ridge Spring, SC NOVEMBER 2017 3-4 GENETRUST at Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, AR 6 The Branch Ranch Sale, Mansfield, LA 10-11 Blackwater Cattle Co. Bull and Female Sale, Lake Park, GA Hill Country Brangus Breeders Association 42nd Annual Brangus Bull & Female Sale, San Angelo, TX 11 17-18 Salacoa Valley Annual Production Sale, Fairmount, GA 18 GENETRUST at Cavender’s Neches River Ranch, Jacksonville, TX DECEMBER 2017 2 Union Town Bull Sale, AL

SEND YOUR IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES TO PEYTON WALDRIP AT PWALDRIP@GOBRANGUS.COM.

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ADVERTISERS INDEX 5K Cowbelle Ranch..............................................................77 American Marketing Services.............................. 11, IBC, BC Amrich Ranch......................................................................77 Asana Ranch........................................................................ 11 Big D Ranch.........................................................................75 Blackwater Cattle Co. ......................................................... 76 Bobby and Bobbie Victor Brangus......................................77 Bovine Elite, LLC................................................................ 74 Brinks Brangus @ Westall Ranches..............................45, 77 Burke Brangus Farm.......................................................... 76 Bushley Creek Cattle Company.......................................... 76 Cain Cattle Company............................................................ 9 Calyx Star Ranch................................................................ 37 Carter Brangus.....................................................................75 Cavender Ranches.............................................................. 78 Char-No Farm................................................................ 11, 76 Chimney Rock Cattle Co......................................................75 Circle X Land & Cattle Co........................................... IFC, 78 Clark Cattle Services........................................................... 74 Clover Ranch.......................................................................75 Cold Creek Ranch................................................................ 11 Cox Excalibur Brangus....................................................... 78 Cross N Farms.................................................................... 76 Diamond K Ranch.............................................................. 78 Dillard Land & Cattle.......................................................... 78 Doak Lambert..................................................................... 74 Doguetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diamond D Ranch.........................................78, BC Don Hall Brangus................................................................75 Don Thomas & Sons................................................... 77, IBC Double Creek Brangus Ranch............................................ 78 Double W Ranch..................................................................77 Draggin M Ranch.................................................................75 Drake Land & Cattle........................................................... 78 E3 Ranch, LLC.................................................................... 78 Elgin Breeding Services...................................................... 74 Farris Ranching Company.................................................. 78 Galloway Brangus................................................................75 Garry Clem Brangus........................................................... 78 Genesis Ranch.................................................................... 78 Genetix Cattle Plus.............................................................. 11 GKB Cattle.......................................................................... 78 Great Mark Western............................................................ 11 Greenwood Cattle Co.......................................................... 78 Greuel Family Brangus....................................................... 76 Hardee Farms..................................................................... 76 JLS International...........................................................35, 79 Johnston Brangus................................................................75 K & R Broken Bar Ranch.....................................................77 K&L Brangus....................................................................... 79 L. G. Herndon Jr. Farms, Inc.............................................. 11

Lack-Morrison Brangus......................................................77 Lake Majestik Farms.............................................................7 Lakeside Brangus............................................................... 76 Lakin Oakley....................................................................... 74 Lawman Ranch....................................................................77 Little Creek Farms.............................................................. 76 Luke Mobley....................................................................... 74 Midsouth Cattle Company............................................. 19, 77 Miller Brangus............................................................... 11, 78 MO Brangus........................................................................ 76 Mound Creek Ranch........................................................... 79 Multimin USA..................................................................... 26 Oak Creek Farms...........................................................15, 79 OK Farms............................................................................ 79 Parker Brangus....................................................................75 Pennridge Ranch................................................................ 79 Perry Ranch.........................................................................77 Peterson Brangus, LLC........................................................77 Quail Creek Brangus............................................................75 Red Bird Meadows Ranch.................................................. 79 Red Bud Farms....................................................................75 Robbs Brangus.....................................................................75 Roop Cattle Co.................................................................... 79 Salacoa Valley Farms.................................................... 25, 76 Santa Rosa Ranch........................................................... 3, 79 SBBA Field Day...............................................................12-13 SBBA Showcase Sale........................................................... 22 Schmidt Farms................................................................... 79 Schneider Brahmans, LLC................................................. 55 Shooting Star Land & Cattle............................................... 79 Silveus Insurance.................................................................61 Southeast Brangus Breeders Association............................75 Suhn Cattle Company......................................................... 76 Sunshine Acres....................................................................75 T3 Brangus...........................................................................77 Terry Reagan...................................................................... 74 The Oaks Farms............................................................. 11, 76 The Spanish Ranch..............................................................75 Town Creek Farm................................................................21 TRIO Cattle & Genetics...................................................... 79 Triple Crown Ranch........................................................... 79 Triple J-R Cattle Company................................................. 79 Valley View Ranch...............................................................77 Vineyard Cattle Co.............................................................. 79 Vorel Farms.........................................................................77 W.E.T. Farms...................................................................... 76 Ward Brangus.....................................................................80 Wes Dotson......................................................................... 74 Wynne Ranch..................................................................... 76 Zotarelli Ranches................................................................80

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