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Illinois Hereford Bulletin

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CONTENTS May/June/July 2020

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President’s Note A Minute With the Meents IHA Launches New Opportunity for IJHA Members IHA Honors 2019 Award Recipients IHA Unveils Website New Feeder Calf Marketing Service

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADVERTISERS INDEX

PRESIDENT Dave Roome 309-945-8400

Annual Illinois Hereford Tour 8 Baker Farms 8 Ellis Farms 8 IL Junior Hereford Preview Show BC Lorenzen Farms 5, 8 Lowderman Cattle Company 8 Milligan Herefords 8 Torrance Herefords 8

VICE-PRESIDENT Gene Stumpf 618-407-8374

CONTACT

TREASURER Buddy Edenburn (217) 649-0108 MEMBERSHI SERVICES Dr. Tamar Crum 217-820-0964 illinoishereford@gmail.com

To place advertisements or your latest Hereford news contact: Betty Haynes Driector of Communications Illinois Beef Association 2060 West Iles Ave., Suite B Springfield, IL 62704 217-787-4280 betty@illinoisbeef.com www.illinoisbeef.com

TREASURER Buddy Edenburn (217) 649-0108 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Randy Kline, 309-824-9937 Matt Johnson, 309-883-9466 Phil Tjardes, 815-383-0003 Brent Lowderman, 309-221-9621 Luke Goldstein, 217-663-3390 Cody Crum, 217-248-7282 Jodi McMillan, 815-751-2293 Chad Benedict, 217-246-5099 Kent Burns, 618-521-3199

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PRESIDENT’S NOTE

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reetings to the Hereford family and friends,

By this time, many of you have had a bunch of calves. If it’s anything like around here, the calves have been enjoying the sun and green pastures with tails up and on a round trip around the pasture! It is times like these that make me even more thankful for having cattle. I have enjoyed all the pictures of families in the barn working with cattle. The strength and drive never stops with the lessons learned in the barn. I even saw a few pictures of a simulated show (Chapmans) that truly was an amazing sight to see! I know I remain optimistic for the summer shows and opportunities for so many folks to get out to pastures to view the amazing Hereford cattle being produced in our state. Stay tuned for all the events planned.

The board is excited about several changes we are focused on for 2020 and beyond. First, we will be incorporating an Annual Banquet with our fall tour dates. If successful, we will turn this into our annual meeting as well. Secondly, we will also be sponsoring a fall online sale. This will also have ties to the tour dates. We will have more details to follow. We are attempting to be responsive to the sale needs of our members, while also understanding we need to change with the times. Therefore, we will no longer be having a sale in conjunction with the Illinois Beef expo. For those wanting to still market bulls in our state, we are highly encouraging you to participate in the two performance tested bull sales in our state.

The market is focused on bulls and they are both exceptionally well run. We will evaluate this change and look for other opportunities as we move along throughout the year. Lastly, we are excited about a few fundamental changes with the board and some of the yearly duties. The secretary and treasure roles will be combined, and the member services position will be more focused on the meetings and membership. The most exciting change is the addition of an internship / scholarship position reporting to the member services position. The rapid change in marketing has dramatically changed with the many social media platforms. Therefore, this intern will be responsible for activities including our website and other social media platforms to drive the presence of our breed for our members. This will be a 1 semester position by a college age junior learning to make the transition from a junior Hereford breeder to an active senior participant. We are excited to have Lauren McMillan taking on this first opportunity and know we have many other qualified juniors that can fill this roll in the future. We will share with you all how we will seek out and select individuals in the future.

We are excited about the changes and encourage you to engage members of the board with your ideas too.

Stay safe and we will see you this summer!

- David

David Roome, IHA President

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A MINUTE WITH THE MEENTS John Meents, AHA Field Staff CHANGING TIMES with GOOD NEWS In the past 75 days our world has certainly changed. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has made our lives more uncertain, changed the markets, and even halted some primary elections. The press has put fear and panic in some people of America.

I am here to share some GOOD NEWS! The sun is still coming up every morning and going down every night. Your cattle do not care about (COVID-19), thus you need to get out to the barn, feed, water, and care for them. The seeds you are going to plant this spring are going to grow and produce a crop. People around the world want to buy and eat the products that you are producing.

American farmers and are resilient, dedicated and trustworthy. Hereford breeders are intelligent, progressive, and leaders in the cattle industry. You as breeders of Hereford cattle are raising the very best cattle that the industry has ever witnessed. The demand for Hereford genetics has been extremely strong this spring. Why? Herefords provide, growth, efficiency, fertility, and docility to the commercial sector better than any other. In addition, consumers love this highquality beef that you are providing them.

The coronavirus will pass, and the markets will recover. We live in the greatest country in the world – AMERICA. Keep up the GREAT WORK! MAKE YOUR CATTLE BETTER TODAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MARKET THEM TOMORROW! 419-306-7480 or jmeents@hereford.org

IHA LAUNCHES NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR IJHA MEMBERS The Illinois Hereford Association has launched a membership services internship program for eligible college-aged Illinois Junior Hereford Association members. The purpose of the program is to assist the current membership services officer of the IHA with social media content, IL Hereford Bulletin content, design of advertisements for the website and email services. The IHA is excited to partner with these junior members to develop new insight into up and coming technologies, and potentially develop new benefits for our IHA members.

The first IHA membership services intern is Lauren McMillan of Tiskilwa, IL. Lauren has been extremely active with the Hereford associations on both a state and national level. She is currently a freshman at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana studying Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications with a concentration in Organizational and Community Leadership. The IHA is extremely excited for the future of this program and look forward to working with Lauren!

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IHA HONORS 2019 AWARD RECIPIENTS DURING THE ILLINOIS HEREFORD WEEKEND The IHA was pleased to welcome members to the 2nd annual IHA meeting and educational forum held at the Sangamon County Farm Bureau during the Illinois Beef Expo. The IHA was honored to recognize the following award recipients during the Illini Classic Sale social on Friday night.

IHA committee chair for the junior scholarship committee, Buddy Edenburn, presented IHA sponsored junior awards to deserving young individuals.

2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Fauth Polled Hereford, John Fauth

2019 Breeder of the Year

Gen-Lor Farms, Gene and Lori Stumpf and Family

2019 Prospect Awards Kade Boatman Kendall Boatman Trevor Crutcher Shawn Crutcher Nolan Lee Aiden Knobloch

2019 Faces of Leadership Scholarship Lauren McMillan Dellana Muck Noah Benedict

2019 Distinguish Service Kim Carney-Rhodes

2019 Sam Taylor Scholarship Noah Benedict

Hereford Youth Participation and Engagement (HYPE) Awards Pee Wee: Champion: Cora Chapman Reserve: Stetson Storey

Junior: Champion: Aiden Knobloch Reserve: J.W. Crane

Intermediate: Champion: Nolan Lee (Tie) Champion: Kendall Boatman (Tie) Reserve: Kade Boatman

Senior: Champion: Noah Benedict Reserve: Molly Biggs

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Lorenzen Striving for Farms Rescheduled for

Integrity Sale

September 12, 2020 Chrisman, IL 61924 Steve Lorenzen Adam Harms ::Herdsman 217-369-3609 adamdharms@hotmail.com lorenzenfarms.com

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IHA UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE DURING ANNUAL MEETING The Illinois Hereford Association is excited to introduce the new website to our members. Please visit the website at www.illinoishereford.com. Final touches are still being conducted so look for additional design and small formatting changes to be coming in the near future!

Advertising opportunities are available now to our members. If you are interested, reach out to an IHA board member for more information. We hope this website can serve as a useful tool for our membership for many years to come.

The website revamp would not have been possible without the support of our association. We particularly like to thank the Tjardes family for their confidence in the plans for the website and their financial support to complete the project!

Thank you!

NEW FEEDER CALF MARKETING SERVICE CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR HEREFORD CATTLE Hereford producers will have access to more marketing outlets for their feeder cattle thanks to a new partnership between the American Hereford Association (AHA) and S= Cattle Co., a cattle-buying business owned and operated by Nolan Stone and based in Eaton, Colo.

Through this partnership, AHA field representatives will locate and source Hereford-based feeder cattle to be marketed through Stone, with the aim to increase marketing avenues for commercial Hereford producers — and drive additional value for the breed.

“The American Hereford Association is excited to announce this innovative partnership with a long-established expert in sourcing and feeding high-value feeder cattle. Combining Nolan Stone with our talented field staff, we gain momentum in driving more value for Hereford and Hereford-based genetics,” says Jack Ward, AHA executive vice president.

AHA field representatives and Stone will also help locate backgrounding opportunities for feeder cattle and will organize locations across the country to pull small loads of cattle to get them weaned, vaccinated and sorted into marketable, uniform groups.

A fifth-generation native Coloradan, Stone says he is looking forward to working with the Association to identify valuable, readily available Hereford-cross feeder cattle across the country. With nearly 20 years of experience in the cattle feeding business — 12 of which were spent as the general manager at the Five Rivers Kuner Feedlot — Stone sees opportunity for Hereford genetics in the marketplace, particularly with the premiums associated with baldy calves. “[Herefords are] great cattle, increasingly productive, and obviously they have the maternal traits that made the Hereford breed famous,” Stone says, adding that first-generation (F1) Hereford crosses offer a valuable crossbred advantage because Hereford genetics differ from other breeds.

According to Stone, genetics are important when it comes to feeding cattle profitably. Coupled with a good vaccination program, cattle that perform predictably are most desired. Recently, the AHA reported a 20% increase in growth traits and an impressive 150% gain in marbling in the last decade.

“I think there’s a lot of order buyers out there, a lot of ways to market your cattle, and I try to focus on doing what I say: Making sure the cattle fit the descriptions that we provide to the buyers, and trying to get the best price for the seller and trying to find what the buyers want.”

The end goal is to create more options for producers, Ward says. “Cattle across the country are continuing to get better.

This opportunity will allow producers to more easily market those feeder cattle to buyers who value quality Hereford and Hereford-cross genetics,” he says.

To learn more about options for marketing your feeder calves, please contact your regional AHA field representative, found at Hereford.org.

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Lorenzen Farms Chrisman, IL Adam Harms, Herdsman 217-369-3609 adamdharms@hotmail.com Steve Lorenzen: 217-822-2803

Kings, IL 61068 James home 815-562-4946 James cell 815-761-7523 Malcolm 815-761-8462

Jack and Sherry Lowderman Monte, Carrie and Rhett Brent, Kris, Blake and Morgan Cody, Abby, Nash and Tuck P.O. Box 488 Macomb, IL 61455 OďŹƒce: 309-833-5543

www.lowderman.com

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ILLINOIS LOCAL BEEF DIRECTORY

The Illinois Beef Association is working diligently to help Illinois beef producers in the midst of COVID-19. IBA has developed the Illinois Local Beef Directory as a resources to help members promote their businesses.

To be included on the Illinois Local Beef Directory: 1. Must be an IBA member 2. Must be an Illinois resident 3. Must fill out the form on the front page of www.illinoisbeef.com.

For specific questions about the Illinois Local Beef Directory, please contact betty@illinoisbeef.com.

For questions regarding IBA membership, please contact mareah@illinoisbeef.com.

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