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OPINION “There‘s still Goodness in Rural America”

by Amanda Radke, www.AmandaRadke.com

“The recipe for happiness and fulfillment - make it a priority to brighten up your community with good works and small acts of kindness”

The world is a little topsy turvy these days. Surely, I’m not the only one who has noticed. In the upheaval and chaos, there’s much sadness, sickness, disconnectedness, isolation, fear, and anxiety.

With ugly headlines dominating the mainstream news, it can be hard to take it all in.

And its even harder to grasp that this is the world my kids are growing up in.

It makes me sad. I know it makes a lot of you sad as well...

How do I know this? Because you’ve gotten vulnerable, and you’ve reached out. I know that’s hard to do for tough-as-nails cowboys like you, but I’ve heard your cries and shared your concerns. I just want you to know — you’re not alone.

Despite the negativity in this world, there’s good news — rural America is still

here, and there is goodness in the Heartland.

We are still here.

We are still standing.

We are still raising food for the world.

We are still standing in our truth.

We are still nurturing the land and the animals.

We are still raising food for the world.

And we are still one big family.

We are still standing in our truth.

We are still nurturing the land and the animals.

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You see I’ve had the chance to travel quite a bit this summer speaking at agricultural meetings and conservative events across the country.

Stepping away from my quiet and peaceful life on the ranch isn’t always the easiest thing for me to do, but let me tell you — connecting with others in the heartland who are facing the same struggles but who have the same grit and determination to succeed anyway — well that’s worth the trip for me.

Because no matter where I go, I see the same things: - the Veteran proudly wearing an American hat.

- the mother pushing a stroller full of rambunctious kids.

- the rancher father-son duo seeking solutions for their business.

- the energetic college kid eager to serve and learn.

- the multi-generation families navigating tough times with a smile, but always willing to lend a helping hand to someone else.

- the American flags adorning main street.

- the church bells ring.

- the small town cafes serving up hot coffee and rolls.

- the truckers dutifully passing through.

- the small acts of kindness wherever you go.

- the smile and one-finger wave from the driver traveling on the gravel road.

- the kids in the park playing with delight.

- the small town businesses providing goods and services.

- and the collective belief that if you work hard and love your family and your neighbors,

that anything is possible in this great country we call home.

Yes, these sentiments are alive and well across the United States of America.

Despite the doom and gloom sold on the evening news each and every night, the reality is that there are still good people out there, millions of them for sure, who still believe rural America is worth fighting for.

So don’t dismay over the ugliness of the world. Don’t fear for your children or your grandchildren. There’s beauty and goodness everywhere if you have eyes to see it and a heart to attract it.

This week, I challenge you to seek the good. Reach out to a friend and make sure they are okay. Slow down for a moment to enjoy the views on the ranch. Make time for that coffee date. Volunteer to help with a youth group in town. Do what you can do to make your rural community the best place to visit in America, and I guarantee happiness and fulfillment will be the result. *Amanda Radke is a South Dakota rancher and advocate for keeping Producers on the land and Beef on the dinner plate. Learn more at www.AmandaRadke.com. Sourced from beefmagazine.com.

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5 very dry states in 8 days...2,971 miles...78 hours in a truck

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A mythical road trip of legendary proportions was something I had referenced in an article back in February. Of course, at the time, it was part fantasy and part idealized. Getting back to “normal” was something not only all Americans were hoping to get to, but the rest of the world as well. Some still are.

Last year brought many challenges, but we still managed a few trips in the process. Derek and I had decided that we needed to take advantage of our so called down time between publishing our May/June and August issues and visit a few ranches to pay some attention to a few customers, plus stock up on some photo’s as well.

We travel well together considering he’s a whole year older than me and since we’re both are quite childish in the end. We both thought it a good idea to head South into Missouri, possibly Oklahoma, Texas, then head back north through Kansas and the Dakota’s before returning me home to Minnesota. But the guardian angels that watch over us on our travels apparently wanted to go North first, so that we did. I tried lining places up to the south, but just couldn’t get er done. So North was our new direction for now.

We started towards Pequot Lakes, MN. However, we had one little unscheduled stop by a state trooper first. I was driving at least 20 mph over the posted speed limit, and I knew it as soon as I made the curve and saw the patrol car on the side of the road. Derek just looked at me and said “I guess it’s your turn”. Eluding to his speeding ticket on our last road 12

trip, somewhere at 2am in South Dakota. I already had the window down and license in hand as the officer approached. “Where you going”, he asked. “Pequot Lakes” I responded. “What are you doing there” he asked. I responded simply – “checking on cattle”. He gained a puzzled look on his face, as I turned my cap around so that it showed our ABP logo – “Does this help”? I asked. Again he looked, asked a few more questions and told us to wait there as he took my license back to his mobile office. He returned about five minutes later, handed me my license, and mentioned that he had just taken a few steers in to process, and he was hoping to build some shelters but the price of lumber was too much…. You boys have a nice day, was all he said, not even a warning! Wow am I grateful to whatever angel was watching over me that day.

Our first scheduled stop was WR Bar ranch, where Richard Wiese took us around his property as we checked on some of his Angus herd. His grandparents moved to the area in 1935 from Nebraska, when his father Eldon was 10 (now 98), and they have been there ever since. Our next stop was Richard‘s nephew Dustin, who began running Flying W ranch from his father Danny a few years ago. Dustin & his son Owen took us out to a few of their pastures, and we learned along the way that Owen had not seen anything but Black Angus American Beef Producer

photos by Derek Sample Derek@ABPmag.com until only recently. It’s nice to witness what we hope is the next generation of Wiese taking an interest with his Dad.

From there, we headed straight west to the Bismark & Mandan area. Over 8 hours on the road and just over 500 miles in to our 7 day trek. I had scheduled 2 days around the area, as there are just so many people we could see. We could actually have probably spent 4 days – but there’s always another trip. Next morning Derek showed up at my room, bags packed and ready to get on the road.

Our first day in the Bismarck area was spent primarily as a visit to Ellingson Angus. Chad was the only one around, or he picked the short straw for hanging out with us for the afternoon.

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Chad Ellingson for a good number of years now, and we’ve met quite often, but this was the first time we had gotten the chance to visit his place outside of an official tour, or running into them at another function. So it was refreshing to find that he stands behind that philosophy of his that he allows others to see into his program to get an understanding if they want to utilize their genetics and how they could apply to their own herd. Something Derek and I got to witness first hand as he also had another couple from MN that were picking up some cattle from his Father in Law. Afterwards we headed into St. August 2021

top: Keyes Angus @ Sunset, left: Flying W Ranch, bottom left: WR Bar Ranch, right side: Ellingson Angus

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left page top: Mt Rushmore, middle: Ellingson Angus, bottom: Tim Amdahl & his Angus, above: old barn in North Dakota

Anthony for a delicious lunch break at Rusty’s Saloon and grill. Which from what I understand has an always changing menu.

As I said, we don’t like to make time commitments when we travel, because we just don’t know how the visits might go. They can be 1 hour meet and greet photo ops to 49 hour windows because there’s such a good rapport. Derek was on his way back home after one of our tours last fall and showed up for a 1.5 hour meeting and ended up staying for 2 days. He still talks about how much fun he had on that visit. This is why we leave things open-ended.

After we left Chad, we headed back towards Mandan to visit Chimney Butte Ranch. Doug & Carol Hille provided a relaxed visit and possibly the most unique of all of our stops. It was the one stop we made where we didn’t see any cattle. Instead, we toured their land and conversed about the lack of rain, quality of grass, and enjoyed an iced tea on a hot summer day. I’m just wanting to express I never knew North Dakota to be so hot, as its usually starting to get chilly by the time the fall August 2021

tour rolls around. After we bid our farewell to Doug & Carol, it was time to return to Mandan for some dinner, and some much needed rest for our last night in town.

Following Derek’s usual morning coffee run to a local shop and a fast food breakfast, we headed to Hatzenbuhler’s Diamond J Angus. This was supposed to be a rather quick visit as Stephanie had informed me they were working cattle that day. But some much needed rain finally showed up that morning, and provided some relief to the dry land that surrounded us. It also gave us much more time than expected to speak with her & John about their ever changing needs. Stephanie was the one who first called this the Drought Tour and that just stuck with us the entire trip. With hay at a premium, they’ve had to get creative in their feeding efforts and are supplementing with some liquid feed options this year to get them American Beef Producer

through. I first met the Hatzenbuhler’s on a tour stop at their ranch a number of years ago, and I continue to be amazed by their ability to accomplish so much with primarily the three of them. Because of the rain, we ended up spending about an hour and a half inside their sale barn just talking about anything that came to mind before we left them to get back to their chores, and we started heading South.

Our next stop was 2 days in the Black Hills area, but we ended up with another unscheduled stop in Isabel, South Dakota. Chad had suggested we might want to visit Brent Thiel on our way to South Dakota. We were thrilled that Brent asked if we wanted to see his Angus herd or Charolais, so we opted for the Charolais as we had seen all Angus by this point anyway. Brent was very helpful and knowledgeable about his area, and of course his herd. I look forward to another visit there possibly when we’re not so constrained by travel. cont‘d on page 18

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Sale Calendar 2-Aug

Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course College Station, TX

4-Sep

North Carolina Fall Harvest Sale

Union Grove, NC

3-Aug

Bar 7 Genetics Live Online

Scottsboro, AL

4-Sep

OK Angus Gathering Female Sale

Perkins, OK

7-Aug

Edisto Pines

Leesville, SC

4-Sep

Sunrise Sunset Farms/ Cates Family

Modac, IN

7-Aug

J & T Farms 7Th Production Sale

Lexington, TN

5-Sep

Brumfield Angus Farms

Three Oaks, MI

9-Aug

Indiana State Fair Jr. Steer Show

Indianapolis, IN

5-Sep

Heritage Bull Sale

Wilton, CA

10-Aug Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Nashville, TN

5-Sep

Indiana Fall Angus Classic

Greenfield, IN

12-Aug MO State Fair 4-H & FFA Angus Show Sedalia, MO

5-Sep

T/R Cattle Co Frozen Genetics

Glencoe, OK

13-Aug MO State Fair Open Angus Show

Sedalia, MO

6-Sep

Autumn in The Ozarks

Strafford, MO

14-Aug Spruce Mountain Ranch

Larkspur, CO

6-Sep

Genoa Livestock

Minden, NV

16-Aug Superior Livestock Big Horn Classic Sheridan, WY

6-Sep

Parker Bros. Sale

Bradyville, TN

20-Aug Express Ranches Big Event Sale

Yukon, OK

6-Sep

T/R Cattle Co Mature Cow Sale

Glencoe, OK

21-Aug COW Power Sale

Linwood, NY

7-Sep

East Side Farm Sale

Frederick, MD

21-Aug Emmons Ranch Production Sale

Bryan, TX

7-Sep

Genoa Livestock

Minden, NV

21-Aug Willer Timber Ridge

Greencastle, IN

7-Sep

KL Lemmon Cattle Co. Blakey’s

Online

7-Sep

O’Neal Ranch Bull Sale

O’neals, CA

27-Aug MO Hereford Tour through 28

28-Aug Angus Alliance Int’L

Joplin, MO

8-Sep

Trauernicht Simmental

Wymore, NE

28-Aug Angus Hill Farm

Randolph, NY

9-Sep

Black Gold Bull Sale

Williams, CA

28-Aug KS Hereford Tour through 29

10-Sep Tehama Angus Bull Sale

28- Aug NY Angus Breeders/ NE Angus Assoc. Canandaigua, NY

11-Sep Arrellano Bravo/Diablo Valley/Dixie Valley Galt, CA

28-Aug Riverbend Female Sale

Idaho Falls, ID

11-Sep Arkansas BBA Razorback Classic

Damascus, AR

28-Aug SEBBA Convention Sale

Lexington, TN

11-Sep Crazy K Ranch

Michie, TN

11-Sep Henke Angus Farms Female

Salisbury, MO

29-Aug Iowa Hereford Tour

Galt, CA

30-Aug Daltons On The Sycamore Online

Gretna, VA

11-Sep KY Simmental Assoc. Fall Sale

Lexington, KY

1-Sep

Silveira Bros. Bull Sale

Firebaugh, CA

11-Sep Lorenzen Farms

Chrisman, IL

2-Sep

Vintage Angus Ranch

La Grange, CA

11-Sep Northeast Elite Hereford Sale

Ghent, NY

3-Sep

Byrd Cattle Co. Bull Sale

Los Molinas, CA

11-Sep Pearcy Angus Ranch Female Sale

Fairy, TX

4-Sep

A Bar Ranch Commercial Female Sale Claremore, OK

11-Sep Pierce’s Hereford Haven Open House Baraboo, WI

4-Sep

Beefmaster Breeders Harvest Sale

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11-Sep Prairie Rose Cattle Co

Sherman, IL

4-Sep

Boyd Beef Cattle Breeders Cup

Mays Lick, KY

11-Sep Riley Bros. Angus Sale

Darlington, WI

4-Sep

EZ Angus Ranch Bull Sale

Farmington, CA

11-Sep Northeast Elite Hereford Sale

Ghent, NY

4-Sep

Graber Angus Farm & Guests

Montgomery, IN

11-Sep Wolff Cattle & Guest

Oakes, ND

4-Sep

Linz Heritage

Crown Point, IN

11-Sep

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Sale Calendar 12-Sep Gaffney Family Cattle

Barneveld, WI

12-Sep Happ Herefords

Mendota, IL

13-Sep Montana Hereford Tour through 9/15 Kalispell, MT 14-Sep Optum Angus Online

Seaman, OH

14-Sep Western Video @ Haythorn Ranch

Ogallala, NE

15-Sep Blackstone Cattle Co.

Mineral Point, WI

15-Sep Bullseye Breeders Bull Sale

Modesto, CA

16-Sep 44 Farms Online Female Sale

Cameron, TX

16-Sep Dal Porto Livestock / Rancho Casino Denair, CA 16-Sep Holden Herefords Female

Valier, MT

17-Sep Churchill Cattle Co

Manhattan, MT

17-Sep Mid Valley Bull Sale

Oakdale, CA

17-Sep Northern Video Fall Premier

Billings, MT

18-Sep Arrow Crown Dispersion

Gering, NE

18-Sep Burns Farms & Friends Female Sale

Pikeville, TN

18-Sep Capitol Angus Whitehouse, TX 18-Sep Conley Cattle Fall Female Sale

Sulphur, OK

18-Sep Ehlke Herefords Montana Made Sale Townsend, MT 18-Sep Kenco Fall Matters Simmental

Auburn, KY

18-Sep Pollard Farms

Waukomis, OK

18-Sep Trowbridge Angus Ghent, NY 18-Sep Wild Indian Acres & Friends

DeSoto, MO

18-Sep Wisconsin Angus Breeders Futurity

Fennimore, WI

19-Sep Eyes On The Midwest

Newman, IL

19-Sep Lowderman Cattle Co. Illini Top Cut Macomb, IL 19-Sep Mohican West & Guests

Laurel, MT

20-Sep SD Angus Tour Mitchell, SD 21-Sep SD Angus Tour Mitchell, SD 21-Sep Premier Angus Group Online Sale

Johnson City, TN

21-Sep Thomas Angus Ranch California

Galt, CA

22-Sep Eagle Pass Ranch

Dos Palos, CA

23-Sep Blue Lake Online Sale

Lexington, KY

23-Sep Bruin Ranch/ Circle Ranch

Ione, CA

24-Sep Beef On Forage - Florida Bull Sale

Arcadia, FL

24-Sep 4Th Annual Flint Hills Classic Bull Sale Paxico, KS 24-Sep Sierra Ranches Western Treasures

Modesto, CA

24-Sep World Beef Expo Open Show

Milwaukee, WI

25-Sep 2S Angus Land & Cattle

Seneca, MO

25-Sep Forrest Polled Herefords Production Sale Saluda, SC 25-Sep KL3 Farm

Poplar Bluffs, MO

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Mays Lick, KY

25-Sep Forrest Polled Herefords

Saluda, SC

25-Sep Gohr’s Crown Jewel Event

Madras, OR

25-Sep K Bar D Ranch

Redmond, OR

25-Sep KL3 Farm

Poplar Bluffs, MO

25-Sep Maplecrest Farms

Hillsboro, OH

25-Sep NextGen Cattle Co.

Paxico, KS

25-Sep Sankey’s 6N Ranch

Council Grove, KS

25-Sep Satterfield Charolais & Angus Female Evening Shade, AR 25-Sep Soaring Eagle Invitational Sale

Springfield, MO

25-Sep Stonewall Ridge Shelbyville, TN 25-Sep West Virginia Fall Spectacular

Weston, WV

26-Sep Double R Bar Ranch

Plymouth, IN

26-Sep Hoffman Ranch Frozen Sale

Thedford, NE

26-Sep Ludvigson Stock Farms West Coast

Visalia, CA

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Guardian and Patriot, top Charolais Bulls at Lindskov-Thiel Ranch in Isabel, South Dakota

I was a little concerned about hotels in the Black Hills, and good thing I looked before we set off on this trip. I was shocked to find a very limited selection of hotels, and the ones that were available were around $400+ per night per person – much out of our budget.

I did end up finding a less than desirable place in Belle Fourche for less money but it was good drive away from where we wanted to be at this point. After checking into our hotel, we decided to drive a bit more, looking for some food, and ended up in Deadwood. Great spot to waste a few hours, as time spent away from that hotel, the better.

The next morning we headed to Amdahl Angus & Hereford’s in Piedmont. Amdahl’s have been raising beef in South Dakota since 1884. They have a rich history of marketing their cattle and beef through out the Midwest. Tim seems to be continuing that tradition as he mentioned they recently went door to door with some fliers on ranch raised beef. In an attempt to get some new local buyers to buy freezer beef direct from them. JD even spoke about expanding on that idea some more in the future. JD, Tim & Marcia are gracious hosts. We had a steak lunch, spent around 5 hours looking at cattle, touring his property, talking about their history and of course their lives on the former 18

Baker Hereford ranch they’ve called home since 2014.

You can look forward to more from them in our November issue this year.

We spent the rest of the afternoon driving around in this beautiful country, enjoying the views of Mt. Rushmore through the tunnels on the needles highway, of which Derek had never been. See Derek‘s Mt Rushmore photo at the top of page 14, it earned so many likes in the first hour that it crashed South Dakota‘s facebook page. Our next stop wasn’t until the next afternoon, so we returned in the morning to the area again, as we still hadn’t seen one buffalo. Just about as were starting on the wildlife loop, I received a text fron Bo Slovek that we could head his way. So turning around, we headed east toward Wall.

Bo, along with his Father Bill run Slovek Angus ranch today. 4th & 3rd generation respectively, the Slovek’s have been on the land for more than 100 years. They’re located 23 miles from Philip, and 32 miles from Wall. This visit taught us a whole new meaning of remote. In fact we gave Bo the prize for most distance traveled between pastures. We spent a bit of time around their homes and the herds there, before heading to their other pasture on the edge of the badlands, probably 40 miles away. We could

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have easily spent another 2 hours with Bo, and his wife Aubrey & their newborn son. But we needed to start heading south as we were due in Kansas the following morning. Slovek’s also deserve a return trip at a future date, as there’s much more to see in their operation.

Our next scheduled stop was with Justin & Jade Herl of Diamond H Ranch in Victoria, KS. Most of their 200 pair were pastured elsewhere, and Justin working in town, which made for probably a quicker visit than we were planning, but we made it all the way into Kansas nonetheless. It was impressive to see what this young couple and younger family has done since they started just 14 years ago. As their bio states, it all started with a dream, very little infrastructure, a newlywed budget, a lot of determination and hard work.

Leaving Diamond H, we headed back North to Nebraska on the exact route we took to get there. Our second visit to Kuck ranch was something both Derek and I had planned since our first visit here last fall.

When we stopped during harvest last year, there was little time to spend with Abe Kuck as he was quite busy with getting the crops out. But his make believe wife Stacy showed us around, and we had enough of a visit with Abe and his father Kallen that we both knew we had to come back. Abe we’ve now nicknamed the Cow Whisperer after seeing him operate around his herd of Angus. We also got to meet grandma Loretta this trip and learn some back story on this incredible family. Loretta loves to tell stories of their past, and we sat and talked for well over 3 hours to nearly midnight. So watch for more about the Kucks in a future issue as well.

After driving a short distance and spending the night in Holdrege, we continued on our journey North to Calvo Red Angus in Bassett. Along the way, we stopped in briefly to introduce ourselves to Sherry Andrews at Spring Valley Ranch in Rose, NE. Sherry is Richard Wiese’s daughter, and we almost thought of calling this the Wiese family tree tour.

We spent the first hour at Calvo Angus just chatting with Rick & his son Joe in their living room and enjoying the air conditioning during this hot spell that, considering it was 100+ in the pacific NW at the time, was pretty bearable. They have a female sale scheduled for November this year, so we decided to look at some of their offering. The pasture they wanted to take us to was 23 miles away, so we opted for the closer one, which I think was 22.8 miles away. We left their place which we thought was fairly remote and drove even deeper into the sandhills before we all hopped into their ranger to drive probably another 5-10 miles into their pastures to find their cattle. After some hunting, we finally found some broken fence, and discovered a very mixed herd with some neighbors that, as Joe said, turned into a pretty bad day. So after dropping us back at our vehicle, we left him to sort that mess out.

En route to the pasture, I had noticed we drove right by A&B Cattle. So another unscheduled stop and a quick meet and greet with Adam. A short but memorable visit, as it was unscheduled and he was just leaving. But we’re glad we stopped and made the connection.

Onward to our final stop of the night, Keyes Angus. Kevin Keyes and his Angus has recently relocated from Springfield to a picturesque location near Brewster. Kevin and his wife Theresa (who happens to be Weise’s cousin) had recently purchased this ranch as their prior location was bought out by what is becoming known as Silicon Prairie. Facebook & Google are both setting up headquarters in land surrounding Springfield and allowed Kevin a rare opportunity to expand his business, in ways before he could only dream of. I’m excited for them to see their operation grow and change in their new location. I’m expecting to be hearing a lot more from Keyes Angus in the future. Dark was rapidly approaching, and we proba-

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bly could have stood and talked for another hour, but I think the mosquitos were starting to regroup and plan a full on assault of us humans so that forced us to leave and find a resting spot for the night.

After staying in O’Neil, we had one final stop that I insisted we make as I had noticed it the last time I came through this area in April. Monowi, NE has had some national recognition in the past couple years of being the smallest town in the US with a population of 1. Elsie became the sole resident after her husband Rudy passed away in 2004. Together they ran the Monowi Tavern for the past 50 years. Elsie, now 87, still does, as many of her other jobs of mayor, clerk, etc. Fascinating woman who will cook you lunch and talk your ear off, who I’m speculating she’s probably tired of answering question about her new found fame. If you’re in the area, be sure to stop in.

It was nice to be back in MN after a long journey. I shoved Derek onto an airplane, and returned to normal life. We covered 5 states in 8 days, 2,971 miles and close to 8o hours sitting in our truck traveling from place to place.

I‘m sure we drove by countless of missed opportunities for other visits, but I‘m sure we’ll be back in those same areas again. As we cross people off our list of places to visit, we just keep adding more and more back in for future visits.

By the time you are receiving this in the mail, we’re already on the second leg of this tour which will take us to California, Oregon, and Washington and perhaps beyond.

But you can read about that next month. ABP

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above: Calvo Red Angus, below: Keyes Angus, right photos: Abe Kuck the “Angus Whisperer” & Stacy @ Kuck Ranch

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Sale Calendar 2-Oct JAC’s Ranch Bentonville, AR

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2-Oct

Mann Cattle Co. Production Sale

Caldwell, TX

2-Oct

Point Pleasant Angus

Bland, VA

2-Oct

Soaring Eagle of the Ozarks

Springfield, MO

2-Oct

World Class Angus Sale

Sullivan, WI

3-Oct

Badger Southern Select

Burlington, WI

3-Oct

Cal Poly Bull Test Sale

San Luis Obispo, CA

3-Oct

Jounragan Ranch/ MO State U

Springfield, MO

3-Oct

Matt Hutchin’s Mill Creek Angus

Zanesville, OH

3-Oct

Purple Reign Cattle Co.

online

3-Oct

Trynham Ranches

Fort Klameth, OR

4-Oct

Case Ranch Herefords

Eldorado, TX

4-Oct

Express Ranches

Yukon, OK

5-Oct

Burns Angus Online

Oxford, IA

5-Oct Copeland& Sons Online 7-Oct

Bar 7 Genetics

Scottsboro, AL

7-Oct

Dudley Bros. 60th Anniversary Sale

Comanche, TX

8-Oct

Bowling Ranch Fall Production

Newkirk, OK

8-Oct

Colorado Angus Tour

Holyoke, CO

26-Sep WMC Cattle Co Ladies of the Ozarks Wasola, MO 27-Sep Gardiner Angus Ranch

Ashland, KS

27-Sep Hoffman Ranch Female Sale

Thedford, NE

27-Sep WMC Cattle Co. Ladies of the Ozarks Wasola, MO 28-Sep Lylester Ranch Online

Martell, NE

28-Sep South Dakota Hereford Tour

North Central region

30-Sep Marcy Cattle Co

Gordon, NE

30-Sep Vin Mar Cattle Co Hereford Dispersal Gordon, NE 1-Oct McKellar Angus Mount Pleasant, TX 1-Oct

Prairie View Farms

Gridley, IL

2-Oct

2 Bar/ Goode Angus Female

Hereford, TX

2-Oct

Beastrom Ranch Female Sale

Pierre, SD

2-Oct

Bradley Cattle & Hankins Farms

Springfield, MO

2-Oct

The Breeders Classic

Gettysburg, PA

2-Oct

California Breeders Bull Sale at TLAY Turlock, CA

2-Oct

Cattlemen’s Delight

Mausten, WI

2-Oct

Colyer Herefords & Angus

Bruneau, ID

2-Oct

Horstman Cattle Co. Female Sale

West Lafayette, IN

2-Oct

Huwa Cattle Co

Roggen, CO

2-Oct

Isa Beefmasters 60th Performance Test San Angelo, TX

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SCHEDULE DAY 1 – Mon. September 20, 2021

DAY 2 – Tues., September 21, 2021

Start: Ramada Inn, 1525 W. Havens Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301

Start: Ramada Inn, 1525 W. Havens Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301

8:00 AM Mogck & Sons Angus (LaGrand, Roth) – Breakfast –

42193 282nd St., Olivet, SD 57062 Moke Angus (Assmus) – 27218 398th Ave., Corsica, SD 57328 Lau Angus – 39765 277th St., Armour, SD 57313 Koupal Angus and Koupal B&B – Lunch – 40050 303 Street, Dante, SD 57329 Varilek Angus (Pfaff) – 29208 374th Ave., Geddes, SD 57342 Mohnen Angus – 25770 370th, White Lake, SD 57383 Ramada Inn – Supper – 1525 W. Havens Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301

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8:00 AM Blacktop Farms – Breakfast – 41366 258th St., Mitchell, SD 57301 Moore Angus – 23317 412th Ave., Artesian, SD 57314 Callies Angus – 43831 235th St., Howard, SD 57349 Bruns Angus – Dinner – 22843 452nd Ave., Madison, SD 57042 JK Angus (Busemen, Carter) – 25831 454th Ave., Montrose, SD 57048 Rock Creek Livestock (Mogck Angus Farms & Red Rock Cattle Co.) 25525 406th Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301 Custom Genetic Solutions – 40275 257th St., Mitchell, SD 57301 Return: Ramada Inn – 1525 W. Havens Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301

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Sale Calendar 8-Oct

Deer Valley Farm Okeechobee

Okeechobee, FL

10-Oct Next Generation Genetics / MGM

8-Oct

Rockin W Polled Herefords

Schulenburg, TX

10-Oct Ridgeview Farms Definitely Different Alto, MI

8-Oct

Sitz Angus Female Sale

Dillon/ Harrison, MT

10-Oct Schu-Lar Herefords

Lecompton, KS

8-Oct Smith Valley Angus Salem, MO

10-Oct Vintage Angus Ranch

Modesto, CA

8-Oct

Teixeira Cattle Company

Pismo Beach, CA

11-Oct

Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch

online

9-Oct

Black Grove

Newberry, SC

11-Oct

EZ Angus Ranch

Porterville, CA

9-Oct

Blackjack & Guests Female Sale

Seminole, OK

11-Oct

Indian Mound Ranch

Canadian, TX

9-Oct

Boyce – Bonebrake

Stratford, MO

11-Oct Rader Herefords Online

Endeavor, WI

9-Oct Byergo Angus Savannah, MO

12-Oct 9 Peaks Angus Ranch

Fort Rock, OR

9-Oct

California / Nevada Hereford Classic Yuba City, CA

12-Oct Abrakadabra Cattle Co

Online

9-Oct

Clemson Edisto Forage Bull Test

Blackville, SC

12-Oct Checkerhill Angus Online

West Plains, MO

9-Oct

Definitely Different sale at Ridgeview Farm Alto, MI

12-Oct Coleman Angus Female Sale

Charlo, MT

9-Oct

East Central Angus Assoc. sale

Cuba, MO

12-Oct

Wills Point, TX

9-Oct

Fawcett’s Elm Creek

Online

12-Oct Powell Herefords

Ft. Mckavett, TX

9-Oct

McCloud Farms & Guests

Jayess, MS

13-Oct R.A. Brown Ranch

Throckmorton, TX

9-Oct

Pleasant Hill Farms

Rockfield, KY

13-Oct Valley Oaks Angus

Oak Grove, MO

9-Oct

Seldom Rest

Niles, MI

14-Oct MN Beef Expo (Through Oct 17th)

St. Paul, MN

9-Oct

Silveira Bros.

Firebaugh, CA

14-Oct Wilks Ranch Eastland, TX

9-Oct

Sloup Simmental New Direction

Seward, NE

15-Oct Bramlet Simmental

9-Oct

TX Angus Assoc, Breeders Select

Salado, TX

15-Oct W4 Ranch Morgan, TX

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5 QUESTIONS Our resident Angus expert, Doug Ward of Mabel, Minnesota has been overwhelmed with demand for his “Turn N Burn Hay Service” this year. We asked Doug a few questions and we‘re also wondering if he has slept lately...

Doug Ward Tur n N Bur n Hay Ser v ice What is your biggest enterprise on your farm?

I raise over 225 acres of hay that is sold to various customers usually within a 25 mile radius of the farm. The Amish are my biggest purchasers of hay. I sell hay 5-6 days a week throughout the year. With the widespread drought this year, the phone is ringing off the hook! I am kind of getting numb to the amount of calls, but I do answer everyone of them. Calls from North Carolina, Texas, western North Dakota and northern Minnesota are a few places that are calling this week. In fact a buyer drove here from 300 miles north of me and wrote a check for a sizeable amount of money and said he will be back to get the hay this fall. Another guy drove from St. Cloud yesterday and just showed up and bought some hay. Today I heard from Ontario, Canada and sold them 2 semi-truck loads! Find me more as I need 1,000 5x6 bales for a fall delivery. Haha!

What forms of hay do you put up?

My main size of bale is the 4x5 round bale that weighs roughly 925 pounds. Also 3x3x7 big squares are put up. Small squares are also packaged both in the field and by rebaling in the off season from round bales.

What services do you provide?

I do deliver quite a bit of hay to those that do not have the ability to do it themselves. I try and put up high quality, fine textured hay that animals like to eat. A little bit of financing is offered. If a person doesn’t have the funds available, I will hold a check for a minimal amount of time.

What do you call your hay?

Turn N Burn Forage is what I call the high quality hay. It’s a name I came up with as kind of a joke one night. Everyone else sells hay but I sell Turn N Burn. The name has stuck and is used in my social media posts. Turn N Burn is hay that is of high quality, good color and hasn’t been rained on. It is of fine texture and is very palatable. Not all hay will qualify for the name.

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What‘s your biggest challenges in the hay business?

Labor is the biggest challenge. All of the hay is handled mechanically to reduce labor. All Turn N Burn is stored inside, so it is important to remove from the field ASAP. Having equipment that is reliable is important, plus having the ability to get custom balers to come helps. Weather is a challenge. Forecasts of the weather are watched continuously. I wish every weather person had 200 acres of hay of their own. They might be a little more accurate in their forecasting. Having a 24% chance of rain in the forecast everyday makes for some tough decisions.

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Sale Calendar 15-Oct Wooden Shoe Farms Female Sale

Blackfoot, ID

31-Oct WMC Cattle Co

16-Oct 3C Cattle Co.

Carrollton, MO

16-Oct Beef On Forage Bull Sale 16-Oct Bill Carr & Others Fall Sale

Springfield, MO

2-Nov

Cobb Charolais

Great Falls, MT

Brenham, TX

4-Nov

5L Red Angus

Sheridan, MT

Floresville, TX

4-Nov

Kempfer Cattle Co

Deer Park, FL

16-Oct Bradley Cattle Charolais & Red Angus Springfield, MO

5-Nov

Beefmaster E6 Commercial Female Sale McAlester, OK

16-Oct Buck Cattle Co

Madill, OK

5-Nov

Ward/ Ratliff

Lexington, KY

16-Oct Fink Beef Genetics

Randolph, KS

6-Nov

Barnett Angus Ranch

Washington, GA

16-Oct

Campbellsburg, KY

6-Nov

BF Cattle Co

Butler, MO

16-Oct Haught Farms Harrisville, WV

6-Nov

Christensen Genetics Year end

Weston, ID

16-Oct Heart Of The Ozarks Angus Assoc. Sale West Plains, MO

6-Nov

The Fall Bull Sale Mid State Stockyard Letohatchee, AL

16-Oct IBEP PT Bull Sale

Springville, IN

6-Nov

Wright Charolais

16-Oct Lambert Ranch

Oroville, CA

6-Nov Worthington Angus Dadeville, MO

Great Meadows Angus Assoc

Kearney, MO

16-Oct McWherter Farm Dresden, TX

10-Nov Cline Cattle Co.

Manhattan, KS

16-Oct Top Notch Angus Wheeler, TX

11-Nov Circle G Ranches

Adel, GA

17-Oct Express Ranches

Yukon, OK

11-Nov Lone Star Angus Gainesville, TX

17-Oct Frank/ Hazelrigg Cattle Co.

Fulton, MO

12-Nov Green Valley Cattle Complete Dispersion Atkinson, NE

17-Oct Ludvigson Stock Farms Ozark

Nevada, MO

13-Nov Bear Mountain Angus Female sale

Palisade, NE

17-Oct Reynolds Herefords Decades of Design Huntsville, MO

13-Nov Deer Valley Farm

Fayeteville, TN

18-Oct Hinkle’s Prime Cut Angus Sale

Nevada, MO

13-Nov Friendship Farms

Canoochee, GA

18-Oct White Hawk Ranch

Buchanan, GA

13-Nov Lesikar Angus Bull Sale

Athens, TX

21-Oct Thomas Angus

Baker City, OR

13-Nov T & S Strand Charolais & Friends

Formoso, KS

21-Oct Jensen Bros.

Louisburg, KS

15-Nov Bichler Simmental & Red Angus

Linton, ND

23-Oct 44 Farms Bull Sale

Cameron, TX

18-Nov Bear Creek Farms Female Sale

Leonard, TX

23-Oct Best Of The Bluegrass

Winchester, KY

19-Nov Bear Creek Farms Bull Sale

Leonard, TX

23-Oct Clearwater Farms Clear Choice Sale

Milan, IN

20-Nov Baldridge Tiedeman Angus

North Platte, NE

23-Oct Flying H Genetics

Butler, MO

20-Nov MM Cattle/ Callaway Cattle Co.

Hogansville, GA

23-Oct L.G. Herndon Farms Inc.

Lyons, GA

20-Nov Sonderup Charolais Ranch

Fullerton, NE

23-Oct Lacy’s Red Angus & MC Livestock

Drexel, MO

20-Nov Sydenstricker Genetics

Mexico, MO

23-Oct Mead Farms Production Sale

Versailles, MO

22-Nov Connealy Angus Bull Sale

Whitman, NE

23-Oct

Wytheville, VA

27-Nov Butch’s Angus Jackson, MO

SW VA Angus Assoc

24-Oct Baker Angus Butler, MO

27-Nov Galaxy Beef Female Sale

25-Oct Audley online sale

Berryville, VA

30-Nov Western Video Auction @ Silver Legacy Reno, NV

27-Oct Soaring Eagle Farms

Springfield, MO

1-Dec

Big Sky Elite Female Sale

Logan, MT

29-Oct CK Cattle Headquarter Sale

Hope Hull, AL

3-Dec

Calhoun Bull Test Sale

Calhoun, GA

30-Oct Angus Breeders of Texas

Canton, TX

3-Dec

It’s All Black & White Bull Sale

Montgomery, AL

30-Oct Fox Hollow Farms

Hulbert, OK

3-Dec

Lone Star Angus Alliance

Hallettsville, TX

30-Oct Ludvigson Stock Farms

Shepherd, MT

3-Dec

Meadows Creek Farm

Montgomery, AL

30-Oct Nipp Charolais

Wilson, OK

4-Dec

2 Bar C Ranch

Luling, TX

30-Oct Pollingon Simmentals Bred For Success Marion, MI

4-Dec

Lonesome River Ranch

Merna, NE

30-Oct Wall Street Cattle Co

Lebanon, MO

6-Dec TK Angus Valentine, NE

30-Oct Yon Family Farms

Ridge Spring, SC

11-Dec Cowboy Logic

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EPD SCIENCE “Expected Progeny Difference: Why, What, When, and How. Part I”

by Randie Culbertson, PhD, ASA, Lead Geneticist for International Genetic Solutions

Reporting the phenotype as well as DNA will increase the overall reliability of the EPD. you are selecting for the underlying genetics, but EPD vs. EPDs you are also selecting the Historically in editorial content, the ASA has used environmental influences that cannot be passed EPDs for the plural form onto offspring. Phenotypof EPD. However, expectic selection gives no indied progeny differences is cation of how much of the abbreviated EPD for both performance is influenced singular and plural forms. by the environment.

EPD account for environmental differences Why and influences as well as Why use EPD? Simple: genetics. EPD therefore genetic improvement! Unhelp you to select for derlying the performance the heritable portion of a of every animal is both trait that can be passed environment and genetics. to offspring. Using EPD to Every calf on an operation select for traits of interest has a genetic propensity will dramatically increase for performance of a trait. the rate of improvement, When genetic potential especially when compared is lacking, even when an to using phenotypic selecideal environment is protion. vided, the calf will have limited performance. To maximize performance, What both environment and In the most basic sense, genetics need to be maxian EPD is a solution remized. sulting from the genetic

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models are developed based on our knowledge of biology and genetic inheritance. Utilizing the information provided, these models are able to differentiate environmental influence from genetic influence to create a prediction of genetic potential for an animal as a parent. When we consider an animal’s performance, there are two major influential components: genetics and environment.

Environmental factors are any effect that is non-genetic and can range from management, to the physical environment, to the maternal influence of the dam on a calf. The environmental influences are important to an animal’s own performance, but they cannot be passed on to the next generation of calves. Appropriately accounting for environmental factors is crucial for reliable EPD. When developing the models for a genetic evaluation, tremendous focus is placed on how to account for all non-genetic influences on August 2021

a trait. The assignment of contemporary groups (animals raised in the same environment with the same opportunities to grow, conceive, marble, etc.) is crucial in accounting for the non-genetic components that would influence an animal’s performance.

With environmental effects properly accounted for, the evaluation solves for the genetic effects using animal relationships from the pedigree.

The pedigree maps out all known relationships to an individual animal and the relatives of that individual. These relationships are assigned numerical values to represent the amount of genetics shared. For example, calf A shares 50% of his genes from his sire and 25% of his genes from a half-sib. If the half-siblings were inbred, the percentage of genes shared would be higher.

The evaluation uses these relationship ties within the pedigree in conjunction with performance records and environmental effects, to solve for the genetic potential of animals for a given trait.

It is important to point out a biological law of genetic inheritance referred to as the law of independent assortment.

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How does DNA and genomic testing fit into all this? When an animal has genomic information included in the evaluation, it allows us to identify the actual genes, or markers, the animal has inherited.

If we know that an animal has specific markers for a trait and how those markers contribute to a trait, this increases the reliability and predictive power of the EPD. If we consider the genomic results for a pair of full sibs, calf A has markers that contribute to additional pounds at weaning, while calf B has American Beef Producer

markers that do not contribute additional weight at weaning. As a result, there will be a deviation in their EPD since the genomics give a clear indication of which genes were inherited by each calf. Genomics will also increase the accuracy as it reduces the uncertainty of which genes a specific animal has available to pass on to progeny.

Submitting DNA does NOT replace the value of submitting phenotypes. Although DNA markers improve the accuracy of an EPD by reducing the uncertainty of the genes an individual has, these markers only explain a small percentage of the genetic variation of a trait.

Traits included in genetic evaluations are controlled by thousands and thousands of genes, where genomics may only identify a small portion of the genes contributing to the phenotype. Reporting the phenotype as well as DNA will increase the overall reliability of the EPD.

In the second article of this two-part series, we will focus on HOW and WHEN it is appropriate to use an EPD. The “HOW” will focus on how to use EPD when making selection decisions for your herd as well as how accuracies and percentile ranks contribute to using EPD. The “WHEN” will compare and contrast the use of phenotypes in context of making genetic selection.

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ARELLANO BRAVO & DIABLO VALLEY ANGUS BULL SALE | GALT, CA STERLING ALTERNATIVE 056 AAA 19821641 DOB 2/29/20 Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125 CED +10

BW +0

WW +71

YW +129

MILK +24

CW +44

STERLING STONEWALL 016

Sire: Jindra Stonewall CED +4

BW +2.4

WW +86

YW +167

MILK +28

CW +78

MGS: Styles Upgrade J59 MARB +0.86

RE +0.58

CED +13

BW -0.1

WW +74

YW +135

MILK +18

CW +65

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AAA 19821645 DOB 1/21/20

MGS: Baldridge Colonel C251 MARB +0.93

RE +0.82

STERLING ALTERNATIVE 012 AAA 19823376 Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125

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$B +203

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MARB +1.02

RE +0.63

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$C $285

STERLING ALTERNATIVE 014 AAA 19823378 DOB 1/18/20 Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125 CED +7

BW +1.3

WW +81

YW +152

MILK +15

CW +81

STERLING ENTICE 018 Sire: MOGCK Entice CED +1

BW +3.4

WW +95

YW +163

MILK +25

MGS: Plattemere Weigh Up K360 MARB +0.80

RE +1.00

$B +199

$C $286

AAA 19823389 DOB 1/23/20 CW +80

MGS: K C F Bennett Citation MARB +0.95

RE +1.07

$B +192

$C $318

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CAL POLY BULL TEST SALE | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA STERLING ENFORCER 0111 Sire: S S Enforcer E812 CED +11

BW -0.1

WW +87

YW +167

MILK +27

CW +77

STERLING ENFORCER 0103 Sire: S S Enforcer E812 CED +3

BW +1.3

WW +96

YW +169

MILK +29

CW +69

STERLING GARY 0106 Sire: Connealy Gary CED +6

BW +1.5

WW +105

YW +193

MILK +26

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BW +2.7

WW +83

YW +153

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MGS: Connealy Confidence Plus MARB +0.75

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WW +98

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MILK +37

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AAA 19901476 DOB 8/2/20

MGS: Styles Upgrade J59 MARB +0.82

CW +81

RE +1.08

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$C $311

CW +82

MGS: V A R Discovery 2240 MARB +0.96

RE +0.91

$B +188

$C $309

AAA 19901495 DOB 8/22/20

MGS: Basin Payweight 1682

STERLING ENFORCER 0124

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AAA 19903778 DOB 8/3/20

STERLING NO DOUBT 0142 Sire: Hoover No Doubt

AAA 19903093 DOB 8/5/20

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RE +0.98

$B +185

$C $319

AAA 19901487 DOB 8/15/20

MGS: Styles Upgrade J59 MARB +0.99

RE +0.69

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