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ur Association's busy Fall schedule is nearly at an end. September found us involved with our show at the State Fair, setting up a booth at Husker Harvest Days and traveling throughout Southwest Nebraska on our Annual Angus Tour.

As always, we saw great cattle, enjoyed time with old acquaintances and made new friends.

Upcoming on December 10th, will be our Annual Meeting and Banquet in Kearney at the Holiday Inn. We have Dr. Matt Spangler set to talk to us about enhanced DNA tests, what they can tell us about our breeding programs and which ones (if any) we need to run in on our cattle. Trent Loos will be our featured speaker at our banquet. It should be a great day and evening. And don't forget we'll have our Nebraska Producer of the Year and Pioneer Award winner presentations also during the banquet. Check out the schedule on page 5.

One of the biggest changes for the coming year is a decrease, yes that's right a decrease in advertising rates for our members. It isn't often these days that you hear about prices going down for any goods or services we use in our business and I am excited to present the new advertising prices on page 2. I hope you all are able to take advantage of these new rates.

Please contact me by December 1, 2011 to reserve your space in the Jan-Feb 2012 issue of the Nebraska Angus News.

Our magazines and your catalogs printed by our new printer MTZ Media are posted on the website www.livestockdirect.net at no additional charge. We also have additional membership benefits from our printer...discount rates

for printing your production sale catalogs and discounts on advertising items such as caps, cups, pens, magnets, etc. Contact me for more information on how to take advantage of these benefits.

As always, keep up to date with Association news at our website www.nebraskaangus.org.

Until Next Time…

Our Mail Box: Angus Board and Members, Thank you for the monetary memorial gift given in Wayne’s memory. It will be used within the Angus organization. We appreciate your thoughtfulness.

The Wayne Schurr Family John L. and Kay Marty, Shelly, Adayln & Gavon Ryan and Kari Dear FFA Friends, On behalf of the 143 FFA chapters and 6700+ FFA members of Nebraska I would like to sincerely thank you for supporting FFA members for the 2011 Nebraska State Fair.

As part of the FFA Team of sponsors, you helped provide tshirts, trophies, halters, sweatshirts, gift certificates, jackets, cash awards, scholarship opportunities, and best of all, memories for years to come!

Sincerely, Kent Zeller FFA Superintendent Nebraska State Fair

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Updates

Arlen Sawyer Re-Elected National Angus Association Director

Louisville, KY - Arlen Sawyer of Bassett, Nebraska was re-elected to the National Angus Association Board of Directors at the 2011 National Angus Convention held in Louisville, KY. Sawyer will serve a second three year term as Director.

More than 300 elected delegates from 43 states, Canada and the District of Columbia represented American Angus Association members and conducted the business of the Association during the annual meeting and election. The meeting was at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center (KFEC) in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Super-Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show.

Arlen and his wife, Becky, are owners of A&B Cattle located south of Bassett in the north-central Sandhills of Nebraska and have two children, Jessica and Adam. After graduating from South Dakota State University (SDSU), Arlen accepted the position of manager of the 700-head registered cow herd at K Plus

Angus Ranch. From 1984 to 1990, Arlen and Becky purchased ranchland in Rock County, Neb., and expanded their own cow herd. They established “A&B Cattle” in fall 1990.

Through the years, Arlen has judged numerous regional and national livestock events and is a member of the Nebraska Angus Association, Nebraska Cattlemen and the Sandhill Cattle Association. He is a past president of the Nebraska Angus Association and the Area II Region of the Nebraska Cattlemen. He has served on the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic board of directors and on the Beef Advisory Council to the Black Hills Stock Show. He has served as advisor to the Nebraska Junior Angus Association.

Locally, he has served as a two-term president of the Bassett Country Club, was a board member of the district FmHA, and is an active member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bassett, where he served as president of the Parish Council.

Husker Harvest Days

Nebraska Angus Association President Lori Wagner, Genoa 308/536-2975 Vice President Randy Pettera, McCook 308/345-2516 Secretary/Manager Suzy Hebbert, Ashby 308/577-6700 Past President Lemoyne Dailey, Thedford 308/645-2712 Commercial Director Kenny Pelster, Bartlett 402/843-2463 West Director Jake Scott, Gordon 308/360-3223 North Director Les Hall, Bassett 402/684-3845 Central Director Kory Ostrand, Mason City 308/732-3201 South Director Dru Uden, Franklin 308/425-9929 Northeast Director Clayton Glause, Fremont 402/721-8122 Southeast Director Trevor Lienemann, Princeton 402/560-0288

The Nebraska Angus Association members were pleased with crowds during this year's event.

Cooler, wet weather on the third day detoured some crowd goers but our members were pleased overall with their experience this year. Members who exhibited cattle under the "Big Top" included Ostrand Angus of Mason City; Carl Dethlefs & Sons of Rockville; Pettera Angus of McCook; Lazy Black Diamond Angus Ranch of Palmer and S Diamond Angus of Henderson.

4 • Nebraska Angus News • November - December 2011

Material appearing in this issue may be reprinted only with written permission of the Nebraska Angus Association.

The Nebraska Angus News and the Nebraska Angus Association is obligated and reserves the right to reject any request for advertising space which would not serve the best interest of our membership. Any rejection is not intended as a reflection upon the subject of the advertisement.

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Annual Meeting and Banquet Set for December 11th Holiday Inn – Kearney, NE – December 10, 2011 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Registration 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Dr. Matt Spangler, Assistant Professor, UNL Animal Science Dept. "Genomics: Interpreting What We Have and Planning For the Future" 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. - Dr. Spangler answers membership questions on enhanced DNA tests 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. - Break 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Annual Meeting 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Break to set up for Banquet 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Cash Bar 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Banquet (Prime Rib Meal - $35/person) Presentation of Nebraska Angus Pioneer Award Winners Presentation of Nebraska Angus Producer of the Year 2012-2013 Directory Premium Page Auction Neb Jr. Angus Ass'n Semen Auction 8:30 p.m. - Featured Entertainment - Trent Loos of Loos Tales A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn at Kearney, NE. Rooms in the block will be available until November 18, 2011 at the rate of $89.95 + tax. After that date room rates will rise to their normal rate of $129.95 + tax. Contact the Holiday Inn for room reservations at 308-237-5971. Request the Nebraska Angus Association "block" for your room.

Third Annual Winter Angus Heifer Show (Contact: Cheyenne Lovette, Show Chair (402) 756-1011 or Michaela Clowser, Sec/Treas H(402) 643-9533 C(402) 641-2883

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American Angus Board Update By:

Arlen Sawyer, AAA Board Member

Dear Angus Friends,

WANTED The Nebraska Angus News is in search of photos from around Nebraska from our fellow Angus Breeders! We would love to see them and publish some in our magazine and maybe on the Cover!

If you have a picture of your place or your Angus herd please send to: jessamynpieper@yahoo.com Photos must be high resolution (300 dpi or better) and at least 8 inches wide.

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faster horse." When the popular belief of the time was to reduce the standards for beef quality, our membership forged forward with a branded beef program that in this last fiscal year sold over 800 million pounds of Certified Angus Beef.

For over 50 years our membership has worked at developing the most envied database and reliable performance information in the beef industry. We are now using genomic technology to reach even greater accuracy in breeding Angus cattle. All this could not have been accomplished without the dedication of a talented staff in all of our association entities, coupled with the insight and willingness of this membership to use the technology. An 'ol boy back home always says that in America one is only limited by two things....imagination and ambition. I don't think there has ever been a shortage of traits in Angus breeders.

We have a lot to look forward to in this industry. Cattle prices are at all time highs. The whole beef industry is benefiting from our determination in breeding cattle that meet CAB standards. This has generated a higher quality end-product that I believe is the driving force increasing consumer demand. We are being rewarded for these efforts as the choice-select spread , been steadily increasing this fall currently exceeding $18.00.

The success of today's beef industry is focused on quality!

J. Paul Getty was once asked for his formula to success...rise early, work hard and it doesn't hurt to strike oil. Since we can't always rely on luck, we have to hope that our association will continue to provide members with the technology and tools to help achieve even greater heights while grooming the next generation to build on our success.

It has been a honor for me to serve on your national board of directors these past three years. I

I

would like to thank the Nebraska Angus Association board of directors and its members for their unanimous endorsement of my re-election to the American Angus Association board of directors. The Nebraskans that have previously served on this board have set a high standard of excellence and I want to thank them for their outstanding service!

The experience of these past three years on this board have made it even more evident to me what makes our breed and our association the envy of the rest of the purebred industry. It is you, the membership. The American Angus Association is not just a brick building in St. Joseph, Missouri. The American Angus Association is 30,000 junior and regular members across this nation. It is this great membership that has always been willing to improve and advance this breed of cattle, often when the rest of the beef industry is going in a different direction.

I am reminded of an observation by our friend, Dave Nichols when he said that in 1492 most of the people in the world believed that the earth was flat. Christopher Columbus didn't argue with them or try to convince them that the earth was round, he just got on a boat. That is what our members have been willing to do for several decades and continue to do so. For more than 75 years this breed took a back seat to whitefaced cattle, and in the mid-1970's to the continental breeds. With the perseverance of our membership look at the number of Angus bulls used today!

Brent Eichar of Certified Angus Beef used a quote of Henry Ford's once in a presentation that I like.

After Henry Ford invented the Model T he said, "You cannot merely rely on what your customers tell you they want. If I had asked people what they wanted, they probably would have said a

pledge to served with the dignity and diligence that you should demand and definitely deserve.

Please call if you have any concerns.

T

hank you.

Arlen J. Sawyer

Junior Viewpoint By:

Nebraska Junior Angus Association 2011-2012 Officers & Directors President Melissa Keyes Springfield, NE • 402/253-8360 1st Vice President Tyler Bennett Beemer, NE • 402/518-0199 2nd Vice President Maci Lienemann Princeton, NE • 402/560-0288 Secretary/Treasurer Michaela Clowser Milford, NE • 402/643-9533 Historian Michelle Keyes Springfield, NE • 402/677-0512 Director Jenny Keyes Springfield, NE • 402/677-0512 Director Jud Hoffschneider Arlington, NE • 402/654-3693 Director Savannah Schafer Nehawka, NE • 402/235-2658

Advisors: Craig & Steph Schafer 9320 84th Street, Nehawka, NE 68413 402/235-2658 Dale & Lynnette Nelson 11402 W Fletcher Ave. Lincoln, 68524 402/ 796-2686 Craig & Laurie Dethlefs 13947 W Power Rd, North Platte, NE 69101 308/368-7660

Melissa Keys, NJAA President

Hello Angus Friends!

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hope that you all are enjoying this fall weather and harvest season as much as I am!

I’m sure all of you juniors are getting excited for the beginning of the upcoming show season and the time has come to pick out some projects for next year. As many of you know, there is more to the National Junior Angus Show than just the livestock exhibits. There are also contests for public speaking, photography, and posters for individuals to compete in so keep that in mind as we head into the new year. Some of the projects like the photography and posters do not require you to actually attend the show.

Junior Nationals always seems to sneak up on you and it’s sometimes difficult to quickly start and finish some of those individual projects the week before (or day before in some cases) the due date! It’s never too early to start thinking about those projects!

Congratulations to everyone that was successful at the Nebraska State Fair! There were a lot of familiar Angus faces in the Cattle Barn and it was great to catch up with friends that we only get to see at the shows throughout the year! We had a great turn out at our State Fair meeting in September.

We discussed having a show in Kearney in December and plans are in the works for that!

This show will be December 11th at 9 AM. The show will be open to all bordering states and North Dakota. Everyone must bring their own bedding and it will be a “blow and go.” Remember that Kearney is in a brand inspection area and if you are from out of the inspection area you will need to bring proof of ownership. There is a block of rooms available at the Holiday Inn in Kearney that will be held until November 18th. After November 18th you can still book rooms at the regular rate. Be on the lookout for more information and entry forms that will be available on the Nebraska Junior Angus website and through Facebook.

If you haven’t already, you should add the Nebraska Junior Angus Association as a friend on Facebook so you can keep up to date with everything that is going on with our group! Good luck picking out those new projects and hope to see you in Kearney!

Yours, Melissa Keyes

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Cheynne Lovette, Show Chair (402) 756-1011 Michaela Clowser, Sec/Treas (402) 643-9533 home (402) 641-2883 cell

2011 Nebraska Junior Angus Winter Angus Show Entry Form Early Entries Due December 4, 2011

December 11, 2011 -- Kearney, NE -- Buffalo County Fairgrounds Exhibitor s Name: __________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________State: __________ Zip: ________________________ Home phone number: (______)__________________ Cell Phone (______)____________________ Exhibitor s E-mail Address ___________________________________________________________ *Heifers (2010 and 2011 Angus Heifers) Birth Date

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Send entry form and payment to: Nebraska Jr. Angus Association Michaela Clowser, Sec/Treas 2676 Holdrege Rd. Milford, NE 68405 8 • Nebraska Angus News • November - December 2011

Sale Report Sandpoint Cattle Co. Female Sale Herd City: Lodgepole, NE US Auctioneer: Steve Dorran Sale Location: Chappell, NE US Sale Mgr: American Angus Hall of Fame Sale Date: 11/7/2011API Rep: Matt Printz

Nebraska Junior Angus Association SEMEN AUCTION Date: Saturday Dec 10, At the Nebraska Angus Ass’n Banquet, Holiday Inn @ Kearney, NE ~ 7 pm

EARLY CONSIGNMENTS INCLUDE LOTS FROM: ABS • GENEX SANDPOINT CATTLE CO WHITESTONE-KREBS

230 Total Registered Females 230 Total Registered Live Lots 230 Reported Sale Total Gross: $516,750.00 Average: $2,246.00

THE COMMITTEE IS AWAITING COMMITMENTS FROM MORE PRODUCERS!

Top Open Cow Lot 20 - A Plus SPT Blackcap 3168 $7,500 - Buyer: DK Ranches Oakdale CA Sire Name: Leachman Right Time

For a complete up to date list of semen available contact: Michaela Clowser - Semen Auction Chair 402-643-9533 or mclowsercows@hotmail.com or any of these Semen Auction Committee Members Maci Lienemann, Aliesha Dethlefs, and Cheyenne Lovett

Lot 21 - Callaways Blackcap 0803 $7,500 - Buyer: Deer Valley Farms Fayetteville TN Sire Name: BCC Buswacker 41-93 Lot 26 - Whitestone Blackcap V283 $6,250 - Buyer: DK Ranches Oakdale CA Sire Name: SAV 8180 Traveler 004 Top Fall Pair Lot 1 - C&H Ever Entense 6156 - $8,250 - Buyer: Paradise Farm Land and Cattle Caledon ON CN Sire Name: GAR Retail Product

Call today to reserve your ad space for the

January / February Issue FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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Lot 54 - Sandpoint Emblynette 6932 $7,500 - Buyer: Carl Tessmer Earlham IA Sire Name: SAV 8180 Traveler 004 9 • Nebraska Angus News • November - December 2011

Spring Valley Ranch & Cattle

Annual Bull Sale on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., CST at the Burwell, Nebraska Livestock Exchange Lunch will be available from 11:45 a.m. until the Sale begins

Featuring: 26 eighteen-month old registered Angus bulls

(that represent some of the Ranch's best genetics) 6 senior registered Angus herdsires 25 replacement commercial heifers

(sired by the senior herdsires offered for sale)

Please Contact us directly with any questions!

www.svr-angus.com Ben or Sherry Andrews (402) 684-3308

Frank Taylor (612) 747-4400

Email: contact@svr-angus.com

AMERICAN ANGUS ASSN. ANNOUNCES THE TEN NEBRASKA BREEDERS WHO REGISTERED THE MOST ANGUS The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Nebraska recorded a total of 5256 Angus with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30, according to Bryce Schumann, CEO of the American Angus Association.

The 10 top recorders in Nebraska are: Sand Point Cattle Co, Lodgepole, 1078-head; Connealy Angus Ranch, Whitman, 978; Rodney Gray, Harrison, 551; Flag Ranch LLC, Scottsbluff, 523; Judson Baldridge, North Platte, 396-head; TC Ranch Inc., Franklin, 385; Wagonhammer Angus Ranch, Albion, 381; Windmill Ranch, Haigler, 340; Ericson Registered Angus, Ericson, 313-head; Kent Smith, Bassett, 311.

Angus breeders across the nation in 2011 registered 294,975 head of Angus cattle. “Our year-end statistics continue to demonstrate strong demand for Angus genetics and solidify our long-held position as a leader in the beef cattle industry,” Schumann said. “These results underscore our members’ commitment to providing genetic solutions to the beef cattle industry.”

The American Angus Association, headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo., is the largest beef registry association in the world in terms of both annual registrations and active members. For more information about the Angus breed go to www.angus.org.

Southwest Members Host 2011 Tour

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mperial, Nebraska served as headquarters for the 2011 Nebraska Angus Tour September 23rd-24th. The two day event attracted a nice crowd which viewed the cattle on this year's annual event.

Bear Mountain Angus Ranch and Chrisman Family Cattle hosted a kickoff evening meal at the Bear Mountain Angus Sale facility West of Palisade. Brian and Tiffany Stoller hosted a great meal and had a variety of cattle on display - from females that will be featured in their November sale to some of their newest genetics.

Travis and Kelli Chrisman had some fall pairs on display from their operation. Kelli also displayed some of the sale catalogs she has produced in her graphic arts business CCS Print Design.

On Friday morning the tour wound its way Southwest of Imperial to Haigler and a breakfast stop at Windmill Angus. There Alex and Joan Peterson and their crew welcomed the tour goers, their cattle on display and a mini heifer selection contest. The winner of the contest was awarded 10 or 20 straws to their herd sire TC Forthright 9284. From Windmill Angus Ranch, the tour headed Northeast towards Hayes Center and a lunch stop at Mill Bar Angus. Here Mick and Marlene Cox introduced their extensive family who are part of the operation in various responsibilities. Tour goers were treated to a CAB prime rib sandwich lunch and were able to view the Mill Bar cattle.

From Mill Bar Angus at Hayes Center the tour group headed East towards McCook and a stop at Nebraska Bull Service. At this stop the visitors were treated to an in depth look at the cattle semen collection operation and their newly added embryo transfer service. It was a great special interest stop for this year's tour. Heading South out of McCook towards the Kansas border, the tour stopped at Ely Angus and their breeding program

on display. The Roger and Karen Ely and Jim and Theresa Ely families had their cattle in top shape for their part of the tour. The final stop of the day was at Pettera Angus just Northeast of McCook.

Here the Frontier Angus Farms owned by Jim and Twila Johnson and Paul and Gail Johnson family and Triple CCC Cattle Co. owned

by Bill and Nikki Cappel were guests of the Pettera's and had cattle on display at the last stop of the first day.

The second day of the tour headed North out of Imperial and a breakfast stop display the Perkins County Fairgrounds at Grant. Here Huckfeldt-Turner, Vision Angus and Chris Fryzek of 9 R Land and Cattle had their breeding programs on exhibit for the tour goers. Cattle present at the stop included bull and heifer calves, bred heifers, a herd sire and commercial pairs from the tour participants. It was a great stop to start off the day.

From Grant, the tour headed North to Ogallala, then west on I80 and stop at Boss Premier Cattle

near Chappell, Nebraska. Here the Boss family greeted the entourage with a weight guessing contest on their herd sire "Prowler". Winner of the contest received some semen on the bull. From Boss Premier Cattle the column of vehicles headed Northwest of Chappell to T 4 Livestock. Here Jeannette Dean welcomed the tour to their display of the Angus and Sim/Angus breeding program.

The final stop of 2011 was at SandPoint Cattle Co. east of Lodgepole. Here John and Laurie Widdowson and their sons and crew greeted the tour for a CAB lunch. Visitors were welcome to view a variety of cattle in the SandPoint program including females and pairs that were offered in their November sale. The winner of the donated C.J. Brown print was Trevor Lienemann of Princeton, NE. For more highlights and photos of the tour, this year's sponsors or general information about the Nebraska Angus Association, visit MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE @ www.nebraskaangus.org

2011 Tour Sponsors Prime Rib Club ($1,000 and over) Certified Angus Beef Western Plains Veterinary Service New York Strip Club ($500-$999) Genex Cache Valley Select Sires Cappel Sales, Inc. Frontier Angus Farms Intensive Auto of Madrid Mix 30 Nebraska Bull Service Pfizer Animal Genetics Stockman’s Feed Ribeye Club ($250 - $499) 21st Century Equipment ABS – Rowden, Riley & Chrisman Reps Adams Bank & Trust American Angus Hall of Fame AmFirst Bank/Benkelman AmFirst Bank/Hayes Center Farm Credit Services First Central Bank/McCook Jeremy & Gail Martin Mizer Milling/Great Plains Nutrition Pinnacle Bank Republican Valley Vet Clinic Tri-State Livestock Westco/Alliance T-Bone Club ($100 - $249) Ag Valley Coop Animal Clinic West O, P.C. Farmers Coop – Ogallala/Brule Farm Bureau/Dustin Weiss Farmers State Bank/North Platte & Wallace First National Bank/Cambridge Huckfeldt-Turner Angus Jim Gleason/Agent Kelley Bean Larges Cattle Services Logan’s Angus Farm Jordan’s Ag & Auto Repair Nebraska Printworks Points West Community Bank/Chappell Red Willow Animal Clinic Ruggles Trailer Sales St. Francis Mercantile Coop T 4 Livestock & Hauling Western Tire Co. Sirloin Club ($0 - $99) CaLinda’s Pot Shop C J Brown Studios Frenchman Valley Coop Lodge Ogallala Livestock Auction, Inc. Randall Raile Twin Forks Clinic 11 • Nebraska Angus News • November - December 2011

Brian Stoller welcomes the tour to Bear Mountain Angus and introduces his wife, Tiffany.

Travis Chrisman introduces his wife Kelli and gives a history of Chrisman Family Cattle.

Alex Peterson welcomes the tour to Windmill Angus Ranch.

Randy Pettera welcomes the tour to his operation and introduces his guests, Frontier Angus Farms and Triple C Cattle Co.

Brian Shaffer of Nebraska Bull Service welcomes the tour to their operation.

Intensive Auto of Madrid (a New York Strip Club sponsor) rode along on the tour in this rig.

Mick Cox of Mill Bar Angus introduces his family.

Windmill Angus replacement heifers.

SandPoint Cattle Co. heifers on display.

Visitors check out these bull calves on display at Ely Angus.

John Widdowson welcomes the tour to the SandPoint Cattle Co. meal stop near Lodgepole.

Regional Manager Matt Printz introduces Jim Ely.

Tom Huckfeldt, Barb & Bill Rishel and Darrel Smith visit at Grant.

Lori Wagner, Neb Angus Ass’n President presents the Grand Door Prize on this year’s tour to Trevor Lienemann of Princeton.

Kyle Boss greets the tour to Boss Premier Cattle stop near Chappell

Matt Printz introduces Jeanette Dean of T 4 Livestock

Paul Dykstra of Certified Angus Beef discusse some of the sales records and happenings at the Certified Bull calves on display at Mill Bar Angus.

Angus Beef program.

Bill Cappel introduces his son and shares his operation story with the tour goers.

Paul Johnson of Frontier Angus Farms gives a history of his family’s operation.

Chris Fryzek of 9 R Land & Cattle welcomes the tour to the Perkins County Fairgrounds in Grant.

12 • Nebraska Angus News • November - December 2011

Brent Vieselmeyer of Vision Angus introduces his family.

Tom Huckfeldt of HuckfeldtTurner tells the tour goers about his operation.

2011 -2012 Sales & Event Calendar 2011 November 17 - Sand Dune Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Burwell November 18 – Schurrtop Angus & Charolais Bull Sale – McCook November18 - B-M Angus Female Sale Kearney November 19 – Bear Mountain Angus Female Sale – Palisade November 19 – Whitestone-Krebs Fall Roundup Sale – Gordon

December December 1 – Membership renewal begins December 1 – Jan/Feb 2012 Nebraska Angus News Ads DUE December 1 - Cattlmens Classic Entries Due (link to this site www.cattlmens.org)

December 7-10 – Genex A.I. School – 256-254-9042

2012 January 23 - Martin Angus Ranch Bull SaleOgallala January 26 - Marcy Cattle Co. Bull Sale Gordon January 27 – Mill Bar Angus Bull Sale – McCook January 27 - TK Angus Bull Sale - Gordon January 28 – Sandage Angus Bull Sale – Rushville

February February 1 – March/April Nebraska Angus News Ads DUE February 4 – Bartos Angus Bull Sale – Verdigre February 4 - Valley View Angus Bull Sale Lexington February 5 – E.D. Angus Private Treaty Bull Sale begins - Ashby February 6 – Mike Sitz Angus Bull Sale Burwell February 6 – Windmill Angus Ranch Bull Sale – Haigler February 8-12- Genex A.I. School 256-254-9042 February 10 - McConnell Angus Bull Sale Dix February 16 - Kuck Ranch Sale - Bertrand (Sale @ Lexington)

February 16 - Whitestone-Krebs Bull Sale Gordon February 18 – Minert-Simonson Angus Bull Sale - Dunning February 21 - Cedar Top Ranch Bull Sale Stapleton (Sale @ Burwell) February 22 – TC Ranch Bull Sale – Franklin February 23 - Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic Angus Show & Sale - Kearney February 27 – Derner Angus Ranch Bull Sale - Bartlett (Sale @ Burwell) February 27 –Foxhoven Angus Bull Sale Crofton February 29 – Bear Mountain Angus Bull Sale – Palisade

March March 2 – Carl Dethlefs & Sons Bull Sale – Rockville March 3 - S Diamond Angus Bull Sale Henderson March 5 – Vision Angus Bull Sale – North Platte March 6 – Jindra Angus Bull Sale – Creighton March 7 - Hall Ranch Bull Sale - Bassett March 7 - Sandpoint Cattle Co. - Lodgepole (Sale @ Chappell) March 9 – Southwest Nebraska Angus Ass’n Bull Sale - McCook March 10 – Snyder Bros Angus Bull Sale – Paxton (Sale @ Ogallala) March 11 – Lienetics Royale Bull Sale – Princeton (Sale @ Beatrice) March 12 – Ostrand Angus Bull Sale Mason City (Sale @ Kearney) March 12 – Vin-Mar Angus Bull Sale Gordon (Sale @ Rushville) March 15 – Benoit Angus Bull Sale – Esbon, KS March 17 - Gardels Lazy Four Angus Bull Sale - Wilcox (Sale @ Kearney) March 21 - Wagonhammer Angus Bull Sale Albion (Sale @ O'Neill) March 23 - Poss Angus Bull Sale - Ericson March 23 - Schurrtop Angus & Charolais Bull Sale - Maywood (Sale @ McCook) March 23 - Smith Angus Ranch Bull Sale Bassett

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April April 3 - Daigger - Orr Angus Bull Sale North Platte April 5 – A & B Angus Bull Sale - Bassett April 6 – Dethlefs/Treffer Angus Bull Sale – Ravenna (Sale @ Loup City) April 7 – Kraye Angus Bull Sale – Mullen April 12 – Barstow Angus Ranch Bull Sale – Springview April 13 – Hollman Angus Bull Sale - Hallam April 14 - University of Nebraska Bull Sale Lincoln

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Annual Bull Sale April 5, 2012 Females For Sale Private Treaty Arlen & Becky Sawyer 44718 873rd Rd • Bassett, NE 68714 402/684-2371 - Fax 402/684-2848 Mobile 402/760-0232

Check our our website: www.abcattle.com Lazy Black Diamond Ranch Registered Angus Since 1951

Bred for fertility, calving ease, maternal, disposition, growth, carcass, and conformation.

Purebred & Commercial Angus Office 308/483-5100 John & Laurie Widdowson Lodgepole, NE 69149 15175 U.S. Hwy. 30 John’s E-mail: widdowson@nctc.net Cell 308/390-5697

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Jerry & Gary Dethlefs Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in March 78009 S. River Rd. - Rockville, NE 68871 - 308/372-3200 www.dethlefsangus.com

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Registered and Commercial Angus Cattle

Richard and Randy Nelson 1 3/4 miles West and 3/4 mile South of Ansley, NE 68814

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7-Nebraska Cornhusker Angus 18-Evenson Angus Complete Cow Sale, at the Auction Market, Herd Dispersal, Hettinger, ND, Fairbury, NE sale at Lemmon, SD 27-Mill Bar Angus 13th Annual 19-RV Bar Annual PerformanceProduction Sale, Hayes CenTested Bull and Female Sale, ter, sale at McCook, NE Jensen, UT 20-Finley Bros. Cattle Co. Annual 29-Jauer Dependable Genetics Producation Sale, Wyandotte, OK Angus Sale, Hinton, IA 20-Hedgewood Prairie Angus & Friends Production Sale, Enterprise, KS 20-Rundles Angus Farm – Warren Rundles 90th Birthday Angus Sale, El Paso, IL, Sale at Congerville, IL 26-Dameron Angus Production Sale, Lexington, IL 27-Meyerway Angus Cow Herd Dispersal, Rushville, IN 28-Stevenson's Diamond Dot Angus Sale, Hobson, Montana

December 2-Davis Farms Mature Cow Herd Dispersal and PerformanceTested Angus Bull Sale, Doe Run, GA 3-Bramblett Angus Bull Sale and Commercial Female Sale, Elberton, GA 3-Hoosier Beef Congress Angus Sale, Indianapolis, IN 3-Ontario Angus Futurity, Orangeville, Ontario, CAN 9-The 2011 National Angus Finals Sale Hosted by Whitestone Farm, Las Vegas, NV 15-Beitelspacher Ranch Complete Angus Dispersal, Bowdle, SD, Sale at Aberdeen, SD 17-Griswold Cattle Co. Classic, Stillwater, OK

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