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The Largest Privately Owned Hereford Newspaper in North America
Vol. 27, No. 5
Serving Commercial Cattlemen & Registered Hereford Breeders
Published by: Hereford America, Inc. • 13823 Beaver Creek Place • Reva, SD 57651 • Est. 1996
Editorial Comments... Jill Bayers Hotchkiss Seems like we went from balmy temps into December to the Artic plunge in mid-January. As I write this the actual temperaJill Hotchkiss ture is -34 F with the wind chill somewhere around -60. God bless everyone trying to take care of livestock in this kind of weather! The Cattlemen’s Congress National Hereford Shows in Oklahoma City and National Western Stock Show Hereford Show in Denver were ones for the books. Virtually back-toback in early to mid-January, the two events showcased Hereford cattle to the max with impressive lineups throughout. This year seemed to really showcase a number of young people who participated in the open show arenas as well as the Junior Shows. These national Hereford shows will be followed by the Fort Worth Stock Show at the end of January. Kyle Colyer, Bruneau, ID, judged the Cattlemen’s Congress National Hereford Bull Show along with his son Cruz. How wonderful for young Cruz to be included in this process with his dad. The bull show had 58 bulls while the female show had 220 head. As Kyle was about to select the bull champions at Cattlemen’s Congress, he said, “We have the best breed show in the bull division and the bull classes of any national show and it’s a compliment to the breeders.” Kyle also paid an emotional tribute to Jerald Callahan. Callahan, who was an industry leader, pro(continued on page 6)
February 2024
Cattlemen’s Congress National Hereford Champions Selected
Grand Champion Horned Bull — Copeland and Sons LLC, Nara Visa, NM, and Running P Cattle Co., Canyon, TX, with RPC 7119 007 Rubble 210, born Feb. 20, 2022 and sired by BR ER Big Country 007 ET.
Grand Champion Polled Bull — Buck Cattle Co., Madill, OK; Ella Weldon, Piedmont, OK; and 6 Mile Creek LLC, Yukon, OK, with BK Jet Smooth J18 ET, born Sept. 10, 2021, and sired by JDH AH Standout 16G ET.
See Additional Coverage on page 42
National Western Stock Show Hereford Champions Selected
Grand Champion Horned Bull — K Capone 209 ET, 2/17/22 by Churchill High Noon 8339F ET and out of JCS Miss Buttercup 7296 owned by Sage, Kashlyn and Kynsleight Krebs of Gordon, NE.
Grand Champion Polled Bull — C Arlo 2135 ET, 1/16/22 by Loewen Genesis G16 ET and out of C Notice Me 1311 ET owned by Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, ID; Buck Cattle Co., Madill, OK; and Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, NE.
See Additional Denver Coverage on page 48