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GENERAL INFORMATION

Earning Their KeepKeeping Their Heritage ...22 Building a profitable cowherd Starts with selecting dependable Red Angus replacements ...38

Published ten times annually by the Red Angus Association of America at the national headquarters (4201 N I-35, Denton, TX 76207-3415). A nonpolitical magazine dedicated to the promotion and improvement of breeding, feeding and marketing Red Angus cattle. Subscription rate: U.S., 1 year $30.00; 2 years - $55.00. Canada and Mexico, 1 year - $44.00, 2 years - $82.00 (Payable in U.S. Funds Only). International Air Mail, 1 year - $55.00; 2 years - $100.00 (Payable in U.S. Funds Only).

These rates are based on Third Class Bulk mailed from Lubbock, Texas. Add $20.00 per year for First Class.

Profit returned to ranch starts with the Red Angus female ...60

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Board Commentary Association Commentary Marketing Update Member Services Bulletin Too much income a burden?

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Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Tim Whitley Horton, Alabama tgwhitley@hopper.net

First Vice President/ Region B Director Kim Ford Bertrand, Nebraska thefords@crossdiamondcattle.com Second Vice President/ Area 6 Director - Great Plains Barry Horsley Council Hill, Oklahoma barry@horsley-farms.com Region A Director Bob Morton Three Forks, Montana info@gmracattle.com Region C Director Johnny Rogers Roxboro, North Carolina jrrogers1968@gmail.com Area 1 Director - West Leonard Wood Sandpoint, Idaho woodvxranch@aol.com Area 2 Director - Montana Bruce Ketchum Plevna, Montana ketchum@midrivers.net Area 3 Director - Rocky Mountain Kevin Miller Briggsdale, Colorado kmiller@wigginstel.com Area 4 Director - Southwest Kyley DeVoe Justin, Texas flyingk3cattle@mac.com Area 5 Director - Northern Plains Gary Jacobson Hitterdal, Minnesota gjrangus@feltontel.net Area 7 Director - Northeast John Langdon Benson, North Carolina johnlangdon5@gmail.com Area 8 Director - Southeast Raymond Prescott Gray Court, South Carolina bullhill2@prtcnet.com Area 9 Director - Midwest Kurt Rich Vinton, Iowa richreds@aol.com

by Tim Whitley, RAAA President

Amazing females, outstanding people make our breed great Commercial cow-calf operations are the backbone of the beef industry.

They are the engine that drives all other segments of the beef production chain, and the basis of the production cycle of the most nutrient-dense, readily available protein on the planet – BEEF. This issue of the American Red Angus Magazine is dedicated to the amazing Red Angus female. Please read and garner knowledge from the articles in this issue to improve your herd’s performance and ability to make advancement in beef production.

The Amazing Red Angus Cow One of the largest variables of profit with any cow-calf operation is the conception rate and ability for the cow to remain productive in the herd for a longer life span. Red Angus was the first to introduce the Stayability EPD – a tool to predict the ability of a female to remain productive in the herd until at least 6 years of age.

Remember, using these EPD tools for selection will increase your bottom line. Red Angus-influenced commercial females work from the heat of the Deep South to the arid, desolate conditions of the West, across the Midwest and in the mountains of the Northwest. The Red Angus female is very adaptable, thus making our breed highly useful and profitable for commercial cattlemen across the entire country.

This breed has many great cows working every day to produce food and fiber for the world. Red Angus is a great breed of cattle that works for many different philosophies, climate conditions and variables. Most Red Angus breeders already know our breed’s attributes and benefit from the

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cattle excelling in much varied conditions with different management styles and viewpoints.

Thank You As I sit here and write my last column as president of the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA), it gives me a chance to reflect on many things.

I see now how Red Angus has became my extended family, and how I learned what really works in life from the cattle that I grew up with.

My time as president holds many wonderful and great memories that I will cherish for the rest of my days. I will also recall the challenges that faced the leadership of RAAA during my time on the Board and as president.

The people of the Red Angus breed are our greatest asset. The leadership shown by past Boards and presidents has taken us extremely far in 60 years.

Since 1954 we have grown to the fourth-largest registry of beef cattle in this country. That is a great accomplishment and testament to the people of RAAA. The future is bright for Red Angus, and the progressive, outstanding leadership that has made us strong and creative will continue to navigate this great breed forward.

I wish to thank each member of Board of Directors with whom I served. I also truly appreciate the staff that has been so wonderful to work with. Finally, I thank the membership for allowing me the opportunity of a lifetime – the opportunity for a cowman from Alabama to serve as president of RAAA. ■

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Association Commentary

RAAA National Office

4201 N. Interstate 35 Denton, TX 76207 (940) 387-3502 • Fax (888) 829-6069 Email: info@redangus.org RedAngus.org

RAAA National Staff Chief Executive Officer Twig Marston Ext. 8 • twig@redangus.org

Director of Breed Improvement Larry Keenan Ext. 12 • larry@redangus.org Accounting Director Jeanene McCuistion Ext. 11 • jeanene@redangus.org

Marketing Programs Coordinator Chelsea Poe Ext. 4 • chelsea@redangus.org

Commercial Marketing Specialist Barrett Carlisle Ext. 16 • barrett@redangus.org

Media and Public Relations Coordinator Laurin Spraberry Ext. 17 • laurin@redangus.org ARA Publisher/Advertising Director Kevin LeMaster (515) 225-0051 kevin@redangus.org ARA Editorial Coordinator Tracey Koester tracey@redangus.org

Junior Programs Coordinator Dawn Bernhard (515) 679-4006 dawn@redangus.org

Database and Registration Consultant Kenda Ponder kenda@redangus.org Member Accounts Charli Crawford Ext. 3 • charli@redangus.org

Registry Manager Angelia Brooks Ext. 5 • angelia@redangus.org Registry Specialists Fax: (888) 829-6069

Lucila “Lucy” Meyer Ext. 7 • lucy@redangus.org Kay Hurley Ext. 6 • kay@redangus.org

Lori Ireland Ext. 18 • lori@redangus.org

DNA/Breed Improvement Projects Coordinator Halla Pfeiff Ext. 10 • halla@redangus.org

Member Services Specialist Katie Teague Ext. 14 • katie@redangus.org

by Twig Marston, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

Calling, commitment and cost This summer I had the pleasure of attending my niece’s wedding. The presiding clergy gave a message filled with meaning and insight unlike any I had ever heard. His message focused on three themes: calling, commitment and cost. He described to the happy couple how these themes relate to having a successful marriage. Upon hearing his message, I began thinking about how the three themes he applied to marriage can also bring success in the beef industry.

Calling I truly believe everyone associated with the beef industry has a calling.

Regardless if you are in beef production or industry service, you possess an inner calling. This gut feeling gives you a sensation that this is your destiny and that you are fulfilling your fate. Artists have captured this calling and dedication in cattlemen, women and families through sculptures, paintings and photographs. Societies have decorated and honored industry leaders. Educational institutions have been built to teach and research the biosciences, economics and husbandry of the bovine. However, anyone who has met a true cowman has had a chance to learn the meaning of a handshake, the respect deserved by Mother Nature, and the genuine quality of a smile and a laugh.

Commitment The commitment to the beef profession can be witnessed daily. Just watch cattlemen go about their business. Quietly, with dedication and diligence, they check their herds, make feed, provide protection from the elements, and share their time and talents with others. I have seen them be the first to respond when peril strikes, the last to leave in times of need, and to patiently assist a

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first-calf heifer perform the miracle of birth.

Cost That brings us to cost. One's thoughts could first be pulled to the money it takes to run a business in the beef industry: acquiring needed resources such as land, equipment, inventory and facilities, as well as risk management in buying and selling stock. However, the cost of being in this industry is more than the money it takes to acquire resources. Time is also a currency in this industry. Cattlemen and women dedicate their time to learn the proper way to utilize and sustain ranch resources so bovine genetics, management and handling skills can be honed. Because of these “costs” in this industry, sacrifices also fit into this category. Being late or missing a family event, suffering discomfort and bone-chilling cold while tending to the animals in a blizzard, and feeling the pain of the sick or the lame all attribute to the cost and sacrifices these men and women make on a daily basis. It is through these experiences cattle people recognize the important parts of life.

Wrapping up, it’s important to remember this issue of the ARA Magazine is dedicated to the commercial cow. You will read articles and ads throughout the magazine highlighting those factors that make a great cowherd. Genetics will be described by EPDs, ERTs, MBVs and convenience traits. Management tips will provide insight in the areas of optimizing reproduction, calf performance and health. Behind all these decisions stand the women and men that makeup the beef industry, each unique in their personalities and each possessing the admirable traits of calling, commitment and cost. ■

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by Chelsea Poe, Marketing Programs Coordinator

2013-2014 Grid Master winners announced

Red Angus Feeder Calf Special Sales

The Red Angus Grid Master program had another great year.

Red Angus cattle and those who feed them have proven capable of meeting the rigorous challenge of being labeled a “Grid Master” by meeting or exceeding the increased specifications from four years ago.

The Red Angus Grid Master program recognizes the ranches that breed these great cattle, the feeders, as well as the packers who seek to locate those cattle for premium branded beef programs.

Over 850 head of Red Angus cattle enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) achieved the Grid Master label this year. Ranches and feed yards new to the program, combined with seasoned veterans that have been recognized since the program’s inception in 2003, delivered 14 winning lots this year.

The producers and feeders of these remarkable cattle were recognized at the 2014 Red Angus National Convention on Sept.

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Those who would like to be considered for Grid Master recognition in the future may send carcass data to the RAAA marketing staff.

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DNA Reminders Weaning is upon us for spring-born calves, and it is a good opportunity to collect DNA samples on animals.

Also, submit samples early to make sure all DNA needs are met in plenty of time for any deadlines, whether the samples are submitted for parentage or genomic merit.

THR - Total Herd Reporting Update Spring 2014 Weaning Worksheets Postcards were sent out in August as a reminder that it is time to report data on Spring 2014-born calves.

Members may request a hard copy of the weaning worksheets or request an Excel template on which to report data. Data may also be reported online via Member Data-REDS. To

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ensure data is included in the next National Cattle Evaluation (NCE), data is due back RAAA the end of October.

National Cattle Evaluation (NCE) Deadline: • Fourth Week in October for Paper Submissions • Last Week in October for Electronic Submissions Avoid Reactivation Fees Dams previously listed on the Fall Herd Inventory will be inactivated if a calf record or reason code (reason why there is no calf record) is not submitted for the year 2013. The National Office will send out a list of females that have been inactivated the last week in October. To avoid inactivation fees, submit a 2013 calf record or reason code by December 1 to avoid inactivation fees. ■

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2014 Photo Contest!

Categories • General Ranch Life • Calves • Cow/Calf Pairs • Females • Bulls • Summer pasture • Fall pasture • Winter pasture • Spring pasture

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• All entries must include a minimum of one Red Angus animal.

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Earning Their Keep – Keeping Their Heritage

by Tracey Koester, American Red Angus Magazine editorial coordinator

The Missouri River flows along the eastern edge of Claymore’s ranch, providing 36 miles of winding riverbank and fresh drinking water for the cattle.

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The Missouri River gently flows through north-central South Dakota, winding its path through the rugged terrain known

locally as the “breaks.” Ash tree coulees and steep draws cut

their way to the top of the breaks where natural prairie grasses and wild flowers wave in the Dakota breeze.

Other than an occasional barbed-wire fence and stock tank, this land remains pristine to its formation from a glacier 2 million years ago. Claymore Ranch near McLaughlin, S.D., lies on the west side of the Missouri River along 36 winding miles of riverbank. This land has been ranched by a member of the Claymore family for 130 years.

Today, Shawn Claymore, the fifth generation, is charged with the care and conservation of this beautiful, prolific ranch – and instead of the bison that roamed the prairies during his ancestors’ time, he chooses to stock the ranch with Red Angus cattle.

The fourth, fifth and sixth generations of the Claymore family – (l to r): Duane, Ketch (10), Shawn holding Charlie (18 months), Kaleb (7) and Caitlyn (13).

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Earning Their Keep – Keeping Their Heritage

The Red Transition Red Angus cows, however, haven’t always grazed Claymore’s ranch. In 2004, Claymore – who has owned cattle since he was 16 – decided to sell all of his black-hided cows and stocked the ranch with yearling heifers that he bred and sold in the fall.

Claymore quickly found running just yearlings wasn’t for him. “I was tired of not having cow-calf pairs. I wasn’t raised to sit around and do nothing, and the winters were pretty boring,” he chuckled. He had also done his homework and recognized that Red Angus heifer calves were gaining in popularity.

In 2009, he attended the first Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale hosted by Mobridge Livestock Market, Inc., in Mobridge, S.D., and came home with 489 replacement-quality heifer calves. “I made a lot of new friends that day,” smiled Claymore. “I had a lot of seedstock producers come up and introduce themselves.”

He also met Clint Berry. At the time, Berry was working for the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) as the commercial marketing director and approached Claymore to welcome him to the Red Angus breed and explain the free marketing services RAAA offers its stakeholders.

“I had never had help marketing my black calves even when I topped the market,” said Claymore. “When Clint came up and talked about how RAAA would help me market my Red Angus calves, it really sealed the deal.” Today, Claymore enrolls his calves in the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP), tagging his calves when he preconditions in September.

The FCCP program is paying off, too. His steers generally sell in the top 2 percent and the heifers top the market, often bring the same price or more than their steer counterparts.

Claymore calves his cows in the natural protection of the Missouri breaks.

Claymore has sold through the local sale barn, on Superior Livestock Auction and, this year, to a local cattle buyer.

Hitting the Target “My goal is to wean calves that weigh 575 to 585 pounds – to have the entire calf crop within 5 to 10 pounds of each other with no light weights,” said Claymore.

In order to reach that target weight, he tries to have as many calves on the ground in as short of time as possible. That starts by synchronizing estrus in his cows and mass A.I.ing the mature cows in two days. The heifers are synchronized and bred for an earlier calving date, but the first-calf heifers get a by in the A.I. pen. “It’s hard on those young mothers to keep separating their calves when we are synching the cows.”

“It’s a lot of work for those two weeks in June when we synchronize and mass breed over 300 cows a day for two back-toback days,” said Claymore. “ But what other day can you get more work done than on the day you A.I.?”

The ranch’s feed base produces over 6,000 round bales of hay – oats, millet, sorghum, alfalfa and grass.

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He uses one A.I. sire for the cows and another for the heifers to improve his calf crop’s consistency, then turns out bulls 24 hours after A.I.ing.

“Our bulls are an important investment on our ranch,” said Claymore. “We aren’t afraid to buy out of the top pens in the sale – bulls that usually sell to seedstock producers.” He added that the bulls must hold their condition during breeding season when the cows often travel five to six miles a day grazing.

“We need genetics that give us growthy calves that wean up in the fall, but they also need good carcass traits for our calf buyers and strong maternal characteristics in the heifer calves. That combination in one sire can be a tall order to fill.”

Claymore is adamant on purchasing only bulls that have been 50K DNA profiled, increasing the accuracy of their EPDs. “I look at that 50K test as an insurance policy that the bull will produce like his EPDs say he will. If we want to produce the best calves in the country, then we need to buy the best bulls we can.”

Claymore also pregnancy ultrasounds his entire cowherd and sells off all cows bred for the third cycle, further tightening his calving season.

Claymore’s cows graze all summer and fall. Their goal is to not feed any hay until after the first of the year.

Tough – and Functional – Females Currently, Claymore runs 870 cow-calf pairs and 140 yearling replacement heifers, but he said he is still in the growth phase. “In order to maintain cash flow, we sell all the heifer calves and then buy bred heifers in the fall and open heifers in the spring to breed.” He buys from reputation Red Angus commercial herds and has built a good rapport with those from which he buys heifers.

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The ranch is currently designated to carry 1,750 cow-calf pairs but with good conservation practices and grazing management, Claymore hopes to increase his carrying capacity to 2,000 pairs.

“The Red Angus cow is a great fit for our environment,” said Claymore, looking over the native grassland. “This is truly cow-calf country and they thrive on our grass and fresh water.”

“I also appreciate the Red Angus cows’ docile nature. They are great mothers with incredible maternal instincts,” said Claymore. That maternal instinct is key to Claymore’s profitability during calving season.

The cowherd starts calving the end of March and their only shelter is in the ravines and draws of the Missouri River breaks. “Those cows know how to find good protection from the wind,” said Claymore. “They also know it’s warmer towards the bottom of those draws than up on top.”

Calving in big country also means the cows are pretty much on their own. “We check them with horses and ATVs,” said Claymore, “but it’s a long way back to the corral. If we do find a cow with a backwards calf or a leg back, we have to rope her and pull the calf right there in the pasture.”

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Red Angus cows are a great fit for this South Dakota environment rich in native grass.

While calving ease is one of Claymore’s top priorities and one of the benefits of his Red Angus cowherd, he expects his cows to birth an 80- to 100-pound performance calf unassisted, and for the calf to hit the ground and start growing.

The 2-year-old heifers start calving the end of February, but because of the harsh winter conditions that time of year, Claymore calves them in the barn. Plus, he likes to keep a closer eye on his first calvers.

Earning Their Keep – Keeping Their Heritage

“Regardless of the breed or the calving ease of the sire, you’re still going to have help some heifers,” he explained. “But once the calves are a few days old and traveling, we kick them out to a nearby pasture to prevent disease and injuries like calves getting stepped on in overcrowded corrals.”

Redefining Maintenance Energy Claymore never pampers his cowherd. “They have to make it on their own and get their own feed,” he said. “We aren’t out here babying them, petting them or giving them names.”

He reserves pastures for fall and winter grazing and expects the cows to forage for their feed until the first of the year. “If we get a lot of snow that covers up the cured grass and we have to start feeding before January, we risk running out of feed.” Once they do start feeding hay during the bitter cold of mid-winter, Claymore and his crew carry round bales to the top of the draws and let them roll out down the hill. “When the cows hear the tractor, they start coming back in – usually a two-hour trek spanning five or six miles – from where they have been winter grazing.”

Claymore also supplements them with distillers grain cake cubes for added protein and energy during the last trimester.

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miles of underground fresh water pipeline feeding 38 stock tanks. “I don’t like stock dams (ponds),” said Claymore.

“They get stale and the calves don’t gain as well. Fresh drinking water means more pounds at weaning.”

The Heritage – The Future Located on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, the ranch is more than grazing acreage – it is their family’s heritage.

“We take pride in caring for the land and to not overgraze it,” said Claymore. “I want to be able to pass down this ranch to my children, the sixth generation of Claymores.”

Shawn’s father, Duane, is semi-retired but continues to help on the ranch and runs yearlings and share cattle of his own.

He is also a member of the tribal council and works to ensure a prosperous future for his grandchildren and preserve their heritage.

“This ranch has been in our family for 130 years, and with good management and a solid vision for the future, this land will continue to provide for my kids and grandkids,” concluded Claymore. “Red Angus cattle will play a significant role in building that future.” ■

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The profitability being experienced in the beef industry continues to amaze producers across the U.S. Just as exciting, the analysts are predicting at least another year of record prices before the markets slow down.

As a result, many producers who culled deep into their herds due to previous droughts are now preparing to restock to pre-drought numbers. In many restocking cases, replacement heifers can represent a significant percentage of the total cowherd. Therefore, producers must be confident that the heifers selected for replacements have the ability to solidify the sustainability of the operation.

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THR requires each member to report the performance of every cow in the herd through the submission of weaning weight of her progeny. Such complete contemporary group reporting serves as the backbone in providing commercial producers with the most reliable genetic selection tools to use in their selection decisions. Obviously, the built-in reliability that results from THR-based evaluations are passed on to the commercial progeny, thus providing producers with dependable replacement heifers.

Total Herd Reporting serves to not only provide unbiased genetic evaluations on the calf crop, but as well, we are able to record the production of every Red Angus cow, therefore, enabling RAAA to provide genetic predictions on maternal production traits that have a significant impact on commercial producer profitability. Only through THR, can you truly assess the productive lifespan of a sire’s daughters, as through THR we have access to every cow’s calving records.

Keeping Them in the Herd This allows Red Angus to provide profit-demanding commercial producers with the most critical herd-building tool

Through THR, we are able to determine which exposures resulted in an actual calving event, thus, truly measuring fertility.

– Stayability EPD – which predicts the ability of a sire’s daughters remaining productive in the herd until at least 6 years of age. Holding true to the commercial focus, once females enter the cowherd, Red Angus’ Stayability EPD calculation requires those females to calve every year in the same season until 6 years of age, and not be culled for any non-reproductive reason (disposition, feet, udder, etc.) in order to receive a positive stayability observation.

Red Angus genetics must perform to the standards of the toughest commercial producers; thus, Red Angus cattle are genetically evaluated in a commercial setting.

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Stayability is by far the most economically relevant trait impacting commercial operations profitability. Producers who focus on increasing longevity enjoy the ability to spread the costs associated with placing females into production over a greater number of marketed offspring. Additionally, by increasing stayability, producers are able to cash crop a higher percentage of the heifer calf crop as fewer replacements are required to maintain stocking rates.

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Selecting dependable Red Angus replacements

Herds that excel in stayability enjoy the ability to directly reduce exposure to costs of placing additional females into production (open heifers, calving difficulty, etc.). Through placing emphasis on the Stayability EPD, producers are able to simultaneously maximize revenue and minimize expenses, which obviously has a positive impact on profitability.

data on all registered animals in 1954 is a testament to this focus. Building upon this philosophical foundation, Red Angus continues to provide members and commercial producers with dependable EPDs on all traits of economic importance.

Through THR, we are able to determine which exposures resulted in an actual calving event, thus, truly measuring fertility. Selecting replacement heifers sired by Red Angus bulls with a favorable HPG EPD increases heifer pregnancy rates, therefore increasing rancher’s profitability.

As commercial producers begin restocking the nation’s cowherd, emphasis must be placed on herd-building traits, thus, providing a greater opportunity for long-term profitability and success.

Getting Them Bred Another herd-building tool provided through THR is the Heifer Pregnancy (HPG) EPD. Through submitting the recommended data to stay in compliance with THR rules, our members inform us which retained yearling heifers were exposed to breeding.

Whether you market weaned calves or retain ownership in the feedyard and sell your calf crop on a carcass grid, Red Angus has the tools necessary to maximize revenue. Combining the herd-building tools of stayability and heifer pregnancy, along with Red Angus’ reliable genetic predictions for calving ease, growth and carcass merit, provides commercial producers with an ideal suite of tools to develop profitable cowherds.

A Focused Foundation Red Angus has focused on delivering reliable genetic selection tools based on objective tests from the commencement of RAAA. Requiring submission of weaning weight

Red Angus stakeholders enjoy the benefit of having dependable EPDs to drive selection for these herd-building traits. As a result, commercial producers selecting Red Angus replacement heifers can trust that their investment will have a positive return. ■

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Saturday, November 1, 2014 | 11 a.m.

Featuring…

Hub City Livestock | Aberdeen, South Dakota

Complete Dispersion of the Red Angus Herd!

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Too Much Income a Burden?

by Bob Kemble, CPA, The Nichols Accounting Group P.C.

Some may think so from a tax perspective, but we emphatically say, “No!” Having too much income in one year is a good problem to have, as long as you have an operating plan and cash-flow budget. If you have no plan, then it’s sadly an opportunity wasted. Many cattle-related operations will have excess income problems this year due to high cattle prices and the USDA Livestock Forage Disaster Program. For every operation, the plan will look different. The most important part of the plan is whether or not it makes business sense.

Take a step back and assess what you’re trying to accomplish, and then determine the steps that will get you there. If you don’t have an operating plan and cash-flow budget, you will not be able to prioritize what you actually need to spend your cash on. A good operating plan should tell you: • Financial implications of the operating decisions you make for one year – production, marketing, capital and funding • Operating credit requirements • Profitability • Ability to service debts and fund capital expenditures • Impact on working capital and solvency

When building your operating plan, ask yourself what needs to be considered for year-end purposes, i.e., what are the items that need to be repaired or purchased before year-end?

For example:

• Take a look at your equipment and ask yourself if replacing that worn-out loader, feed truck or pickup would make your job or life easier, and improve efficiency.

• Do you need to upgrade your irrigation system if part of your operation is connected to growing forage?

All of the previously mentioned items should be deductible under section 179, but section 179 is in a state of flux. Under Section 179 of the tax code, a business taxpayer can currently deduct – or “expense” – qualified assets placed in service during the year, up to a specified amount. A maximum deduction of $500,000 was allowed for 2013, subject to a phase-out for combined assets in excess of $2 million. However, when this provision expired after 2013, the limit for 2014 reverted to a paltry $25,000 with just a $200,000 phase-out threshold. Both chambers of Congress are debating legislation that would extend the higher Section 179 expensing allowance. The experts indicate they are in a “60 percent to 70 percent range of passage” after the November elections. We are advising our clients to proceed with cautious optimism regarding section 179.

Some other questions to consider for year-end planning might be:

• What does your debt picture look like?

This may be the perfect time to get your debt paid down so it is manageable when the prices of cattle eventually come down. Being prepared for lower cattle prices in the future will be critical to your continued success. Someday cattle will sell for less than it costs to raise them and that is when the marginal operators go out of business.

• Is it time to expand and/or strengthen your herd, holding back more heifers for breeding?

• Is it time to add more deeded range ground so you don’t have to rely as

heavily on the government grazing permits?

• Should you be purchasing additional feed this fall to ensure you will be able to maintain your herd if drought conditions persist?

Additionally, you could consider alternatives to defer income, such as: • Selling your cattle on contract. Note: This should only be done with a company that is very well capitalized and trusted.

• If you are in an area of drought, there are ways to defer income if you had to sell more cattle this year as compared to an average year, per various IRS code sections.

Once you know what you need for your operation – whether it is replacing equipment, paying down debt, expanding your operation, preparing for extended drought conditions, or a combination of all of the above – you need to be able to analyze different planning scenarios through a simulation process to ensure the results from the implementation of your plan. This may sound like a lot of work if you do not have a documented process in place – and it is – but taking the time to appropriately plan and document for your operation’s future is invaluable. If you don’t have a plan in place and aren’t sure where to start, contact a professional that can help.

Bottom line, having a good income year is a good thing. We like to say at our firm, “Don’t let the tax tail wag the business dog.” This statement is true regardless of any situation. A plan will help you make solid business decisions that will increase success, mitigate risk and minimize tax from a long-term and bigpicture perspective. ■

Bob Kemble is a CPA and Shareholder with The Nichols Accounting Group, located in Oregon and Idaho. They specialize in agribusiness tax planning and consulting. Reader questions can be submitted to taxquestions@nicholsaccounting.com. www.nicholsaccounting.com.

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Join us for our production sale Nov. 13, 2014 at the ranch, Valier, MT

Selling: Black & Red Angus 9 100 Forage developed bulls 9 50 bred heifers 9 50 bred cows

Offering a unique, Wye based red herd featuring such bulls as: 9 BB BBRED 6015 9 BB Choctaw 6205 9 Red Hill B571 Julian

100% Forage Developed Bulls more fertile Structurally sound More years of service

Coming 2 Year Olds Will breed more cows than yearlings They will hold their condition better

Calving Ease Diamond D Angus bulls have a long history of outstanding calving ease

Genetics Our Black Angus herd is very unique in the breed.

Our black or Red Angus bulls make great out-cross sires for Red or Black Angus producers. When we joined the Red Angus Association in 2004, our goal was to offer Red Angus bulls and females that would match our black bulls in type. First and foremost, the mother cow needs to produce a calf every year and on time. She needs to do that for 10 or more years and stay sound. We have had our Black Angus cows do this for up to 22 years and very common over 15 years.

The base of our Red herd came from our Blacks.

Consistency 50 years of breeding like cattle on like cattle on like cattle. This eliminates variables.

Affordable Bulls sold in the fall have been significantly more affordable than spring sales. More than 50% of our bulls sold the last two years brought $3,000 or less.

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Schedule of Events…

Friday, November 7 10 a.m.

Junior Show followed by the Roy McPhee Futurity and Open Show 6 p.m.

Happy Hour followed by Pre-Sale Banquet and Donation Semen Auction

Saturday, November 8 10 a.m.

Parade of sale cattle 11:30 a.m. Lunch 1 p.m.

Bet on Red Sale Sale Day Lunch Sponsors:

Sale sponsored by the Northwest Red Angus Assn.

A semen tank with a great selection of exciting Red Angus semen and embryos will be raffled donted by:

DKK Auburn 418 (Mulberry 26P x DKK Auburn P35) Sale management by:

Gilchrist Auction Co. A production of Star G Ranch, Inc.

Kyle Gilchrist: 641/919-1077 14075 120th St. • Douds, IA 52551 redcowseller@yahoo.com

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Juniors travel north to Showdown in American/Canadian Exchange Program

Joseph Groce of Lexington, N.C., and Jaclyn Ketchum of Plevna, Mont., headed north in July for their great Canadian adventure through the American/Canadian Exchange Program, participating in the Canadian Junior National Showdown in Virden, Manitoba, Canada.

The two Junior Red Angus (JRA) members were welcomed

by Belinda Wagner, Canadian Junior Angus Association (CJAA) coordinator, and the CJAA board. They assisted the CJAA board in setting up and preparing for the cattle to move in. “This year’s Showdown was held outside,” said Groce. “Cattle were stalled in a barn, but the show ring was outside.”

Showdown kicked off with a fitting demonstration and annual meeting. Both Groce and Ketchum participated in livestock judging and team grooming contests, joining forces to place fifth in team grooming.

CJAA members shared their animals and equipment, allowing Groce and Ketchum to compete in the showmanship competition where Groce placed third out of ten competitors.

They also competed in or helped with print marketing, public speaking, sales talk and team judging competitions.

They also enjoyed bringing a taste of America to the CookOff contest using Groce’s steak rub and applesauce recipe.

On the last day, the JRA members assisted by handing out ribbons to the class winners in the cattle show, and enjoyed the banquet, awards presentation, auction and dance with their new Canadian friends.

“I met people from several different farms and this experience was really great!” said Groce. “I learned a lot, seeing cattle in a different country and experiencing a totally different environment than I am use to at home. In Showdown, Red Angus and Black Angus compete at the same time, and are not separated into two associations as we do here in the United States – Angus is one breed.”

“I really enjoyed this trip and learned a lot,” said Ketchum.

“I met a lot of wonderful people and was able to look through a lot of different cattle. I always find it interesting to see what people have to do to survive in their environment and being able to do that in Canada was very rewarding.” n 54 American Red Angus Magazine n October 2014

LOT 2 - CRUMP MOON RISE 3187 SOLD TO RICHARD GARDNER, OK, FOR $10,750

LOT 16 - CRUMP CANYON WATCH 336 SOLD TO SIOUX RANCH, WY, FOR $8,000

LOT 15 - CRUMP SOVEREIGN 3157 SOLD TO DUDLEY MACKEY, WY, FOR $10,500

LOT 24 - CRUMP ULTRA MAGNUM 308 SOLD TO HANGING L RANCH, NE, FOR $8,500

MDM Susie 1339 #1339358 • Dam of Crump Branded 3154 Lot 75 in our 2014 sale which sold to Donnie Adamson, WY, for $7,500 •A cow coming out of the heart of our program building a set of data that includes 98 BW, 110 WW , 104 YW, 127 Marb and 100 REA ratios on three calves - all while running in rough, big Wyoming country and PDLQWDLQLQJ JRRG ÁHVK WKRXJK KDYLQJ QHYHU VHHQ LUULJDWHG bottoms.

LOT 31 - CRUMP ROOSEVELT 3153 SOLD TO ROB ORCHARD, WY, FOR $8,000

LOT 10 - CRUMP RUNAWAY 3178 SOLD TO SANDHILL RED ANGUS, MT, FOR $14,000

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2014 HIGH SELLING BULL LOT 8 - CRUMP PEACEMAKER 343 SOLD TO FRANK ZERMENO, TX, FOR $14,250

LOT 3 - CRUMP FOREVER RED 324 SOLD TO WASEM RED ANGUS, ND, FOR $11,250

LOT 4 - CRUMP EXPRESS 3172 SOLD TO DENNIS IRWIN, WY, FOR $8,000

LOT 78 - CRUMP NORSEMAN 3123 SOLD TO MANFRED RIETSCH, WY, FOR $6,250

LOT 37 - CRUMP ROOSEVELT 3122 SOLD TO LAZY VP RANCH, WY, FOR $4,000

LOT 81 - CRUMP NORSEMAN 334 SOLD TO WAGONHOUND RANCH, WY, FOR $6,250

MDM Samarinda 270 #1422603 • Dam of Crump Peacemaker 343 • Full sister to our high selling bull in 2013 - Crump Forever West 2102 an AI sire purchased by Northern Lites who has given us an exciting group of bull calves that will draw a crowd on February 28, 2015!

Profit returned to ranch starts with the Red Angus female

by Rebecca Mettler for American Red Angus Magazine

Profitability starts with the cow. The right cow – chock-full of maternal capabilities and bred for efficiency and longevity – sets the stage for profit returned to the ranch. Red Angus-influenced cows are the profitable answer for many commercial operations and are also utilized in research herds.

Rick Funston, Ph.D., beef cattle reproductive physiologist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), works with the university’s largest cowherd at the Gudmundsen Sand Hills Lab (GSL).

The ranch, near Whitman, Neb., runs 700 head of 5/8 Red Angus x 3/8 Simmental cows.

GSL is in Nebraska’s cow country and is an integral part of beef research completed at UNL. The research done at GSL is focused on management options that can create more profitability for beef producers. Extended grazing, fetal programming and low-input, heifer-development studies are a few of the applied projects performed at GSL.

“Generally speaking, Red Angus is known as one of the preferred breeds for first-calf heifers.”

Matt Spangler

The Sand Hills ranch has become an ideal location to study cattle in a limited resource environment. Funston believes it is important to keep cows in such an environment grazing for most of the production cycle. The herd will graze all but during a period of time close to calving.

“Red Angus has provided a moderate cow that has preformed well in the system,” Funston said.

Funston pointed out that many of the influential breeders within the Red Angus breed are in a limited-resource environment. Influences and circumstances such as environmental conditions tend to shape the type of cow that is produced.

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Rick Funston, Ph.D., University of NebraskaLincoln

Matt Spangler, Ph.D., University of NebraskaLincoln

Research from the Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) in Clay Center, Neb., shows that Red Angus is a bit more conservative in mature size and lower in milk production when compared to other popular breeds.

Matt Spangler, PhD, associate professor/beef genetics extension specialist with UNL, sees that as an advantage when producers are thinking about the maternal component of a breeding program.

NEW SALE FORMAT - A LIVE AUCTION!

Join us for our 2014 PRODUCTION SALE!

Saturday, November 8th

Bull Calves • Heifer Calves • Bred Heifers All Bred Heifers will be ultrasounded.

60 Registered Bull Calves All will be performance and fertility tested (we will winter the bulls free of charge).

Select group of Registered Open Heifer Calves and Registered Bred Heifers

Our 2014 NILE Consignments!

Take a look at our NILE GALS! this is a sampling of the genetics we’ll be offering in our sale!

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Profit returned to ranch starts with the Red Angus female

“In seeking lower input females, that tends to lead to lighter mature weights and females that don’t milk as heavy,” Spangler said.

Spangler, whose work focuses on quantitative genetics and developing methods and tools for genomic prediction, points out that there is a maintenance component to milk production. Cows that have a higher genetic propensity for milk production take more inputs, even when dry.

Our type of female: JHRA 815 16 years-old and 15 calves!

We raise functional, efficient, maternal Red Angus cattle on forage. Contact us today for more information on getting this type of production into your program.

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“In my mind, profit drivers are input and output traits,” Spangler said. “Performance can’t be thought of by itself and feed requirements should be considered.”

From the viewpoint of the whole beef system, fertility, growth and carcass merit are major profit drivers, according to Spangler.

“Obviously, first and foremost, is reproduction,” Funston said. “You have to have a live calf before you can worry about anything else.”

Funston said the goal of GSL herd was to produce a cow that was able to maintain her body condition on minimal supplementation while raising a calf, and to uphold a conception percentage rate in the mid-90s. In addition, steer progeny are expected to feed out 100 to 150 pounds heavier than their dams.

A Red Angus Base Both Spangler and Funston are proponents of commercial cattlemen implementing a crossbreeding program on their operation.

Funston stated that many large ranches in the area use Red Angus as a base breed for their commercial herds. The breed provides a maternal base to cross with Continental breeds.

“Red Angus offers genetic diversity but as a breed has been production oriented and commercially focused,” Funston said.

The crossbreeding system (Red Angus x Simmental) in place at GSL results in heterosis and breed complementarity, both of which add value to the cowherd and resulting offspring.

“With breed complementarity, the product that the steers produce is grading very well from the Red Angus side and has a high amount of lean meat yield from the Simmental influence,” Funston said.

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Maternal heterosis accomplished through crossbreeding can accumulate a 20 to 25 percent advantage in cumulative

Profit returned to ranch starts with the Red Angus female

weaning weight over a straight-bred commercial cow through increased fertility and longevity. Producing an additional calf over a cow’s lifetime can have a large economic impact on any cattle operation, according to Spangler.

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Calving Ease “Generally speaking, Red Angus is known as one of the preferred breeds for first-calf heifers,” Spangler said.

Producers that select for Calving Ease Direct (CED) have a large advantage because those sires are known to produce less dystocia when bred to heifers.

Nonetheless, Spangler warns producers away from aggressively selecting for CED sires year after year because CED has a slight negative relationship to Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), or the predicted ability of a given animal’s daughters to calve unassisted at 2 years of age. He recommends producers to look for bulls who are acceptable for those two traits instead of extreme in one or the other.

Stayability The ability for females to stay within the herd is very important. The Stayability EPD predicts a bull’s ability to sire daughters that remain in the herd. However, putting emphasis on the Stayablity EPD depends on the current level within each individual herd according to Spangler.

“If I have cows leaving the herd at age 3 because they fail to rebreed, I’d say it has a huge economic impact on my herd.

On the flipside, if the average female is 10 years old, stayability is less of an emphasis because it’s already present,” Spangler said.

Keeping Them Calm Some people think of docility as a convenience trait, one simply useful for safety and handling reasons. However, there is an economic impact as well. According to Spangler, research has shown that more docile animals perform in the feedlot better and have an advantage in carcass merit.

“As feed costs increase and the Choice-Select spread widens, feedlot performance has more of an economic impact,” Spangler said.

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Back to basics on BRD

by John Maday, Managing Editor, Drovers CattleNetwork and Bovine Veterinarian The modern beef industry has come a long way in understanding the array of pathogens involved in bovine respiratory disease syndrome (BRDS), along with the list of environmental and genetic factors associated with the disease, and in developing better vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and management practices. But as several presenters at the 2014 BRDS Symposium pointed out, producers can and must do better.

During the two-day symposium, several points became clear. One is that in spite of advancements, we have not seen any significant reduction in the incidence of BRD in feedlots or dairy-calf operations.

The reasons behind the ongoing trend are not entirely clear, but probably include more intensive production, genetic susceptibility possibly encouraged by selection pressure on other production traits and a marketing system, particularly for beef

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calves, that can include a risky combination of pathogen exposure and stress.

Throughout the conference, presenters outlined research into new technologies and management systems for combating the disease. These include genomic-enhanced selection, pharmacogenomics for development of targeted vaccines and treatments and new diagnostic tools including rapid laboratory analysis, on-farm respiratory scoring, electronic behavior monitoring and the Whisper electronic stethoscope system.

While these new approaches hold great promise, it also became clear the industry could significantly reduce losses associated with BRDS by getting back to the basics, and veterinarians can play a key role in helping clients adopt time-tested practices. Good nutrition for the pregnant cow and plenty of high-

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quality colostrum for the newborn calf go a long way toward ensuring long-term immunity. Lowstress stockmanship practices help minimize a calf’s vulnerability to disease, and can build trust that allows calves to reveal, rather than hide early signs of morbidity.

Numerous studies have shown a sound preconditioning program incorporating nutrition, planned vaccination protocols and on-farm weaning for at least 30 days – 45 days is better – can dramatically reduce risk of BRDS in calves shipped to feedyards or stocker operations.

So why are more backgrouding operations and feedlots not stocked full of low-risk, preconditioned calves? The answer involves perceptions and economics, says Purdue University veterinarian Mark Hilton. Some cow-calf producers still see preconditioning as a cost, and have not recognized the potential economic returns generated by efficient weight gains and heavier market weights in addition to per-pound premiums. On the buyers’ side, some cattle feeders continue to look for calves they perceive as a bargain, since they’ve sometimes profited by purchasing high-risk calves, straightening them out the best they can and accepting a high-disease incidence as a cost of doing business.

Hilton believes some portion of the backgrounding and feeding sector will continue to take chances on cheaper, high-risk calves if they are available, so the focus should be on educating cow-calf producers on the benefits of early prevention and preconditioning. He suggests that instead of just discussing the buyer-dependent “preconditioning bonus,” veterinarians and the industry should highlight the profit from additional pounds sold and returns per hour for the cow-calf enterprise, which are seller-dependent. In our beef-cattle production system, animal health begins at the cow-calf level, and that, perhaps, is where the veterinarians can have the greatest impact on BRD. ■

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Show Reports

South Dakota State Fair Red Angus Open Show Grand Champion Bull WCCO PF Power Eye 4100, sired by Red Soo Line Power Eye, born Feb. 25, 2014, exhibited by Werning Cattle Co., of Emery, S.D. Reserve Champion Bull Namken Poundmaker 3A, sired by LSF NSF Poundmaker 9534W, born Feb. 16, 2013, exhibited by Odden Cattle Co. of Ree Heights, S.D. Grand Champion Female TC Lola 81A, sired by WEBR TC Card Shark 1015, born April 10, 2013, exhibited by Hanson’s Red Angus & Cooper Rogers of Conde, S.D. Reserve Champion Female LAZY J Bresia 3214-905, sired by SLGN Yardmaster 125Y, born Feb. 14, 2013, exhibited by Lazy J Bar Ranch of Mina, S.D.

South Dakota State Fair Red Angus Junior Show Grand Champion Female RUST Miss 321A, sired by Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P, born Feb. 22, 2013, exhibited by Rafe Wientjes of Onida, S.D. Reserve Champion Female LAZY J Bresia 3214-905, sired by SLGN Yardmaster 125Y, born Feb. 14, 2013, exhibited by Kale Pharis of Mina, S.D. Grand Champion Steer WR Mr Two Tone, sired by MBP Two Tone, weighing 1,196 lbs., exhibited by Colin Weidenbach of Highmore, S.D. Reserve Champion Steer LFLC Altoid 206A, sired by WEBR TC Card Shark 101, weighing 1,326 lbs., exhibited by Jessica Goeken of Utica, S.D. Grand Champion Senior Showman: Colin Weidenbach of Highmore, S.D. Reserve Champion Senior Showman: Jessica Goeken, Utica, S.D. Grand Champion Junior Showman: Sadie Vanderwal of Brentford, S.D. Reserve Champion Junior Showman: Savannah Vogel of Hamill, S.D.

South Dakota Junior Points Show Association 2014 High Point Red Angus Heifer LAZY J Bresia 3214-905, sired by SLGN Yardmaster 125Y, born Feb. 14, 2013, exhibited by Kale Pharis of Mina, S.D. 2014 High Point Red Angus Steer Namken Sparky 358A, sired by Red YY Nomad 736T, weighing 1,438 lbs., exhibited by Cutler Michalski of Willow Lake, S.D. ■

Family’s generosity establishes new Red Angus youth scholarships Troy and Annette Presser, Presser Red Angus, Turtle Lake, N.D., have founded scholarships for youth to participate in national Junior Red Angus Association (JRA) leadership events in loving memory of their daughter, Heather.

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Their generosity will fund selected JRA members with registration expenses as well as travel allowance for the major JRA leadership events – Loaded 4 Leadership, Red Angus Young Stockman Program and Round-Up. Scholarship application is open to any JRA member.

Scholarship applications will be available along with registration forms for each of the events. JRA members may complete the application and must submit the completed application with the respective registration form.

Available scholarships: Loaded 4 Leadership – $500 (presented every other year, beginning in 2016) Red Angus Young Stockman Program – $500 (presented every other year, beginning in 2015) JRA Round-Up – $500 (presented annually) The first Heather Presser Memorial Scholarship will be awarded for the 2015 Young Stockman program in Denver, Colo. Applications are available online at redangus.org/jra/programs with a Nov. 1 deadline.

Funding for the Heather Presser Memorial Scholarships grew from generous contributions from friends and fellow Red Angus breeders. Additional donations in Heather’s memory are welcome and will be managed through the Red Angus Foundation, Inc.

For further information on the Heather Presser Memorial Scholarships or Junior Red Angus programs, contact Dawn Bernhard, dawn@redangus.org. ■

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Texas Red Angus Association Mark E. Harbin

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If You Show, Be In The Know Make sure you have everything you need for the upcoming fall shows!

October Keystone International Livestock Exposition – Harrisburg, PA Show: October 3, 2014 • Entry deadline has passed Northern International Livestock Exposition – Billings, MT Show: October 18, 2014 • Entry deadline has passed

November North American International Livestock Expo – Louisville, KY Show: November 18, 2014 • Entry deadline: October 1 December Arizona National Livestock Show – Phoenix, AZ Show: December 28, 2014 • Entry deadlines: October 31 for Juniors • November 8 for Open

January National Western Stock Show – Denver, CO Show: January 11-12, 2014 • Entry deadline: November 20 Reminder: Be familiar with the Red Angus Show Rules and Regulations. Below are listed the ownership requirements.

Breeders’ Guide, Section J.2 Ownership Requirements: a. Open Show: i. All animals entered will have at least one owner on record as a Regular or Junior Member of RAAA at time of Regional or National Shows’ published entry deadline. ii. Be registered with RAAA and meet all requirements for Category 1A or 1B at time of Regional or National Shows’ published entry deadline. iii. Have Official Registered Status at the time of Regional or National Shows’ published entry deadline.

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Red Angus Producers Assure Quality Product Stakeholders show their commitment to the beef industry through BQA certification

by Laurin Spraberry, RAAA Media and Public Relations Coordinator

Delivering a quality beef product to the consumer requires more than just superior genetics – trustworthy handling practices are the link that assures consumer satisfaction.

The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) is breaking new ground as the first breed association to partner with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) and the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program to sponsor the cost of BQA certification – or recertification – for Red Angus stakeholders from Sept.

10 through Oct. 31.

BIVI will pick up the $25 to $50 cer-

tification fee for Red Angus stakeholders. As an added incentive, producers who become BQA certified can send in a copy of their certification to the RAAA National Office, and be entered to win a grilling basket that includes a RAAA steak knife set, grill set, cutting board, apron and customized branding iron for their steaks. The lucky recipient will also receive their choice of 1 Liter of Cydectin® Pour On or 500 mL of Cydectin Injectable from BIVI. The checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance program is important to the cattle industry as it gives producers a set of best practices for producing quality beef. It also gives

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consumers the assurance that the beef they eat is a safe, wholesome, quality product that is raised with the utmost care.

“By offering this opportunity to producers, we are giving them the chance to learn about the latest industry developments and demonstrating to consumers that Red Angus stakeholders care about the safety, wholesomeness and quality of the beef they produce,” said Twig Marston, RAAA CEO. To become BQA certified, or to learn more about the program, visit www.BIVI-BQA.com, access code RAAABQA. ■

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Welcome to our Newest RAAA Members!

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Area 5 – Northern Plains Director – Gary Jacobson SCOTT WERNING WERNING CATTLE CO. 602 N BISMARCK ST PARKSTON, SD 57366 Area 6 – Great Plains Director – Barry Horsley MARK BARKER DIAMOND HILL CATTLE 1817 DEVONSHIRE BLVD NICHOLS HILLS, OK 73116

Area 7 – Northeast Director – John Langdon

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Area 9 – Midwest Director – Kurt Rich

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Building Better Beef Registered Red Angus

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Spear J Red Angus

Harold Isaacs Family P.O. Box 49 Jordan, MT 59337 (406) 557-2371 Fax (406) 557-6158

Cam, Spike and Sally Forbes 37 Beckton Dr. • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6095 • Fax (307) 672-7281 Email: beckton@wavecom.net

1-877-Red-Angus • email: mtraa@mtredangus.com • www.mtredangus.com

NILE is coming soon!

Ask for the special rates at the Big Horn Resort Hotel • 1-406-839-9300 (just say RED ANGUS)

NILE Show and Sale Schedule October 16 – 18

Thursday October 16 9:00 am: Check in 2:00 pm: Montana Red Angus Annual Meeting (Yellowstone Room) 5:00 pm: Red Angus Futurity Friday, October 17 1:00 pm: Preview for Sale 2:00 pm: 32nd Annual Prestigious NILE Red Angus Sale 5:00 pm: Happy Hour at the Big Horn Resort 6:00 pm: Banquet at the Big Horn Resort

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Saturday, October 18 9:00 am: Junior Show followed by the Open Show

in Big Sky Country!

- We Focus on The Female -

LUCHT RED ANGUS

Vic & Shari Westphal

RED ANGUS P.O. Box 72 Grass Range, MT 59032 • (406) 428-2179

Email: klmpnra@gmail.com Registered Red Angus Cattle

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Maddy & Andy Roberts marsranch@midrivers.com 142 Silo Loop • Kinsey, MT 59338 406-234-2652 www.midrivers.com/~marsranch O F

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ROCK CREEK RED ANGUS

North American Curly Horses

MARS RANCH

Bozeman, MT • 406-585-0874 greg@luchtredangus.com

Box 396, Joliet, Mt 59041 "Females & Bulls For Sale Year Round"

Charlie & Linda Lewis (406) 962-3330 Triple X Red Angus Westphal Red Angus

CELLENCE

MONTANA HEADQUARTERS Ryan Ludvigson • (406) 534-4263 rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

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FRITZ RED ANGUS

Ty & Sarah Leonard 35 Erie Lane Hilger, MT 59451 Joint Bull Sale 406-462-5623

1542 Fritz Ranch Ln Joe & Heidi Fritz Brady, MT 59416 (406) 627-2374 fritzra@3rivers.net

Vic & Shari Westphal P.O. Box 72 Grass Range, MT 59032 Breeding 406-428-2179

for with Feddes Balance Red Angus Craig & Taryn DeBoer Manhattan, MT • (406) 282-9029 Cell (406) 570-3304 • www.ctredangus.com

Shepherd Red Angus Jim & Ginger Shepherd

3631 Maple Leaf Ave. Cody, Wyo. 82414 406-698-6657 • 307-578-8741 jsgshepherd@gmail.com - PRIVATE TREATY SALES -

Jesse and Melissa Spidahl 406-208-0289 • 406-425-0868 65 Bluewater Rd. • Fromberg, MT 59029

Bob (406) 855-3614 Jon (406) 581-7800 Chad (406) 740-0099

88 Redland Ranch Ln • Hysham, MT 59038 redland@rangeweb.net • www.redlandredangus.com

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SHEAMAN RANCH

AREA 1 - West

Leonard Wood, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 93

Kerry and Debbie Sheaman

400 East Douglas Road • Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 493-7346 • Kerry.Sheaman@colostate.edu Maternal, Disposition, Calving Ease & Stayability Traits

AREA 2 Montana

Kevin Miller, Director

KRAVIG RED ANGUS

www.solidrockredangus.com

AREA 4 - Southwest

Texas • New Mexico • Arizona

Texas Breeders can be found on page 82 Kylie DeVoe, Director

AREA 5 - Northern Plains Minnesota North Dakota • South Dakota Gary Jacobson, Director

FLATIRON RED ANGUS www.flatironredangus.com

Cory & Katy Johnson 5822 CR 23 • Veteran, WY 82243 Cory 307-575-0169 • Katy 307-575-2677

Fort Garland, CO 81133 Mobile (719) 588-1877

www.smithredangus.com

CATTLECLIFFS RANCH

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609 Pass Creek Rd. • Parkman, WY 82838

Red Angus & Red Angus Cross Steers & Heifers For Sale Edith Clarke & Gordon Harper (307) 655-9720

Edward, Jeanne, Carl, Craig and Caryn 16068 24 St. S.E. • Argusville, ND 58005 Phone/Fax (701) 484-5779 www.olsonredpower.com

RED ANGUS Scott & Connie Kueffler Michala & Kirsti • Bonnie Kueffler Box 187 • Grenora, ND 58845 701-694-3620 (h) • 701-641-0519 (c) redangus@nccray.com • www.dkredangus.com

Female Sale First Saturday in December Bull Sale Second Saturday in April Gary, Elaine, Tory & Tyler Sonstegard (320) 269-7290 (320) 226-2340 www.3scc.net

BROKEN HEART RANCH

HC 83 Box 9 Firesteel, SD 57633 (605) 865-3236 or (605) 865-3190 Email: bhrranch@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

Barenthsen BBRedAngus.com Bullinger Red Angus Mark & Kathy Barenthsen Jeremy & Jessica Bullinger 701-464-5741 701-464-4893

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8815 81st St. NW, Powers Lake, ND

Scott Farm Red Angus Box 67 Lengby, MN 56651 (218) 668-2277

Quality Breeding Stock & Semen Available

Forster Red Angus Raising 100% 1A Red Angus since 1967 www.forsterredangus.com

Lawrence Forster 1600 Ash Ave. New Salem, ND 58563

Kenneth Forster 3247 85M Ave. SW Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-2450

Gary & Val

JACOBSON RED ANGUS Registered & Commercial Catttle Bulls & Heifers - Open & Bred

28280 75th Ave. N. (218) 962-3360 Hitterdal, MN 56552 Cell (701) 361-3189 www.Jacobson RedAngus.com Tony & Karen Messmer

8860 39th St. S.W. Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-3966 Cell (701) 290-2556 Email: tmessmer@messmerredangus.com

Private Treaty Sales of all Embryos & Semen Many Rare Sires!

Minnesota Red Angus Association

Contact MNRAA President Gary Jacobson (701) 361-3189 Check out our New Web Site at

LAZY J BAR

www.mnredangus.org

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Smith Land and Cattle Company, LLC

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Joe, Cindy & Emily Frasier • Ronny & Kelsey Pope 45965 County Road 118 • Limon, CO • (719) 775-2790

Sound udders-Great Dispositions Moderate Frames-Calving Ease-Excellent Growth www.kravigredangus.com h1: 719-446-5355 • h2: 719-446-5391 Karval, Colorado

MAINTENANCE/FEED EFFICIENCY EXPERTS

"We Breed Excitement"

Producing Cattle that Perform for the Cattleman

“Cattle Working for You”

1A BULLS & HEIFERS

The Olsons

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American Red Angus Breeder Directory

Utah • Colorado • Wyoming

ANGUS

Harold & Family Robert & Kara 5094 93rd St. S.W. McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3726

Bruce Ketchum, Director Bob Morton, Region A Director MT Breeders can be found on pages 86-87

AREA 3 Rocky Mountain

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Alaska • California • Hawaii Idaho • Nevada • Oregon Washington

Ranch Red Angus

John & Stephanie Jung Family Mina, SD • (605) 380-1796 www.lazyjbarranch.com

Valnes Ranch Red Angus

Emit & Jayme Valnes • Eden, SD (605) 698-6596 • Cell (605) 228-8857 valnesranch@hotmail.com Registered & Commercial Red Angus

MCMURPHY FARMS Alva, Oklahoma

ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

Jared, Lacey & Paisley Namken • 605.881.3845 cell 45536 189th Street • Lake Norden, SD 57248 www.namkenredangus.com • jarednamken@hotmail.com

BASEL RED ANGUS Private Treaty Sales

Dallis Basel (605) 985-5205

Box 29 Union Center, SD 57787

AREA 6 - Great Plains Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 79 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 91

www.mcmurphyfarms.com

AREA 7 - Northeast

Connecticut • Delaware • Indiana Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan New Hampshire • New Jersey • New York North Carolina • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island Vermont • Virginia • West Virginia

John Langdon, Director

CEDAR HILL FARM …suppliers of profitable, low maintenance, high performance genetics

Dan & Alicia Stickel Phone & Fax (304) 884-7993 Rt. 2 Box 85A Email: cedarhillredangus@frontier.com Jane Lew, WV 26378 www.cedarhillfarmredangus.com - Bulls, females, embryos and semen by Private Treaty -

ELMWOOD FIELDS Dedicating Backgrounded Red Angus Calves to Certified Feeder Calf Sales

Oscar and Janet Stine 7633 Flowing Springs Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443 (304) 876-2009

(918) 473-6723 Route 4 Box 520 Fax (918) 610-0016 Checotah, OK 74426 Email: jjeffriescattleco@lakewebs.net

WILLOWS FARM COMPANY RED ANGUS

BIM Red Angus

Ernest & Betty Jo Christian P.O. Box 566, Union Bridge, MD 21791 (410) 775-0225 • Email: eschris@msn.com

BB BB

Registered Red Angus Bulls • Bred Heifers

If you’re looking for Efficiency...

Look under “R” for RED ANGUS!

Tom Karr

(740) 985-3444 Day (740) 591-9900 Cell 34740 State Route 7 Pomeroy, OH 45769

Patricia Beeby Janet & Ray Hicks Patricia Beeby BB P.O. Box 177 Janet & Ray Hicks Marshall, P.O. Box 177OK 73056 Marshall, OK 73056 (580) 935-6646 (580) 935-6646 (580) 935-6701 (580) 935-6701 Patricia Beeby Janet & Ray Hicks P.O. Box 177 Marshall, OK 73056 (580) 935-6646 (580) 935-6701

2734 Old Washington Rd. • Westminster, MD 21157

Valentine Farms Red Angus Bulls, Cows, Calves & Semen with Breed Leading EPDs

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS

Steven Harris DVM

(405) 222-1600 • Chickasha, OK Red Angus Low BW Bulls & Semen for Sale!

Contact Kevin LeMaster kevin@redangus.org

AREA 9 - Midwest Iowa • Illinois Missouri • Wisconsin

Kurt Rich, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 93

Kathy J. Meyer & Jennifer M. Ringwelski 6105 Meyer Road • Marengo, IL 60152 USA (815) 568-6888 • Cell (815) 382-1887 Email: thundergroveangus@sbcglobal.net www.thundergroveangus.com

Bruce Westhuis

Registered Red Angus N 2802 490th St. Menomonie, WI 54751 (715) 664-8854

ROUSE RED ANGUS

30 years breeding cattle with Richard & Bob Johnson 2687 Moriah Rd. performance & longevity in mind in a highly intensive Oak Hill, OH 45656 grazing management system.

740.682.7869 Cattle that work for a living!

740.418.5022

Joe Bob, Nicona, Hannah & John Nelson

Get YOUR Annual Breeder Directory ad for only $275 per year!

920-982-1670 Brad Ketterhagen khiddencreek@aol.com Sales/Customer Service www.hiddencreekfarm.com 417-669-1619

Kathy Zepp • (410) 848-2160 Gabe & Kelly Zepp • (410) 635-3922 David & Laura Zepp • (410) 751-2719

Put a Valentine in your herd!

Raymond Prescott, Director Region C SERAA Breeders can be found on page 66

4720 Wrights Mill Road Trappe, MD 21673 410-924-3905 WWW.WMFREDANGUS.COM EMAIL: SPHARRISDVM@YAHOO.COM

Gene Rouse 515-231-9129 Dan Bormann 515-520-7707 53966 290th St. • Huxley, IA 50124 www.rouseredangus.com email: rousefam@huxcomm.net

American Red Angus Breeder Directory

Barry Horsley, Director Kim Ford, Region B Director

RANDY & PAULA - (580) 829-3150 CODY & MEGAN - (405) 880-4587 CASEY & TRACY - (520) 906-8509

AREA 8 - Southeast

Alabama • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Kentucky Louisiana • Mississippi • Tennessee • South Carolina

Russ Dahl Deerfield, WI 608-444-8295

Red Angus Bulls and Heifers For Sale Great Genetics at an Affordable Price

Oakridgefarms.org

Connie Van Wye, President • (309) 212-4838 Chad Daugherty, Sec/Treasurer • (217) 369-0466

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Foreign Breeders

Joel Birdwell Auctioneer

HC 64 Box 29 Kingfisher, OK 73750 Home (405) 375-6630 Mobile (405) 368-1058

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Auctioneer â&#x20AC;˘ Sale Manager (641) 919-1077

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Bryan Gill Sales Manager 701.730.0134 bigredgenetics@hotmail.com 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560

877.700.4099 www.pifers.com

Custom Semen Services

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CK Sonny Booth - Auctioneer -

P.O. Box 1172 Miami, OK 74355 Cell (918) 533-5587 smbooth_1995@yahoo.com

Angus Plus Breeders

Pool Ranch

Quality Red Angus & Angus Plus Cattle

www.poolranch.com

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David Pool, Owner david@poolranch.com 903-863-2171 â&#x20AC;˘ Cell: 903-646-2068 Loacted in East Texas

Red Angus Enough Ear, But Not Too Much.

www.KansasRedAngus.org Tim Flaming 620-382-4894

FLC

Ryan Flaming 620-382-5107

FLAMING LIVESTOCK CO. REGISTERED RED ANGUS 465 170th • Hillsboro, KS 67063 620-367-8350 hm

Frank & Susan Wedel

1012 West County Rd. K • Leoti, KS 67861 www.wedelredangus.com • (620) 375-2578 fswedel@wbsnet.org

Annual Production Sale 2nd Tuesday in March

PELTON RED ANGUS

Production Sale 4th Wed. in March

“Satisfied customers is our primary objective.”

(620) 525-6632 Burdett, KS

Janssen Red Angus Cattle Co.

Registered Bulls • Commercial Bred Heifers

Jack & Roxie Janssen

1825 Ave. X • Geneseo, Kansas 67444 (620) 824-6426 • Cell (620) 562-7041 “Seedstock Producers with a Commercial Focus”

FAYLOR RED ANGUS

SINCE 1975 • PRIVATE TREATY SALES Dwight (785) 298-3463 • Dale (785) 298-3251 St. Francis, Kansas

GRIFFITH SEEDSTOCK

John Griffith • (785) 743-2553 RR 1 Box 31 • Wakeeney, KS 67672 In the Flint Hills of Kansas 2346B N Road • Strong City, KS 66869 Joe Mushrush: (620) 273-8581 • Bob Mushrush: (620) 273-8604

Annual Sale the 4th Thursday of March

HARMS PLAINVIEW RANCH 2528 250th St. • Lincolnville, KS 66858 (620) 924-5544 • hprbulls@tctelco.net Red Angus - Angus - Charolais

Mark and Kim Harms

“Your Partner in Progress” Bulls, Females and Embryos by Private Treaty

Darryl & Susie Rhodes 2833 N. Wild Rose Ct. Wichita, KS 67205 Phone: (316) 722-6900 Cell: (316) 648-8310 wildrhodes2@cox.net

www.rhodesredangus.com Registered & Commercial Red Angus

HOFT RED ANGUS

18 mo.& 2 yr. old Registered Bulls No feed ration, range tested, hard ‘n ready Commercial Bred Heifers in the fall Rick Pflughoeft • Ellsworth, KS 785-472-3734 • 785-472-1033

Ramsdale Reds “Red Angus since 1964”

John & Dan Ramsdale 780 S.E. 130 Ave. • Murdock, KS 67111 (316) 542-3297 • (620) 532-6060

KEVIN & MARY ANN KNIEBEL 428 S. 2600 Road • White City, KS 66872 (785) 349-2821 • Fax (785) 349-2822 Email: kniebel@tctelco.net www.Kcattle.com

H & F Red Angus Cattle Bred Replacement Heifers

Abilene, Kansas Brian- 785-479-6048 Daryl-785-479-0536 www.hfredanguscattle.com “Bred with You the Cattleman in Mind”

Visit our website to locate a breeder near you!

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Calendar of Events

October 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for November ARA Magazine 1 Halfmann Red Angus/Beckton Red Angus Joint Production Sale, Miles, TX 3 KILE Red Angus Show, Harrisburg, PA 4 Under The Influence and Mulberry Mayhem Sales, Emporia, KS 4 Solution Genetics “Red Legends and Black Diamonds,” Cushing, Iowa 8 R.A. Brown Ranch Bull Sale, Throckmorton, TX 10 Blairs.Ag Cattle Co. “Genetics In Motion” Female Sale, Moosejaw, SK, Canada 11 Schmitz Red Angus Mature Cow Dispersal, Motley, MN 11 Six Mile Ranch “Focused on Females” Sale, Fir Mountain, SK, Canada 14 Jacobson Red Angus Female Sale, Mahnomen, MN 16 Silver Spur Ranches “Ladies of the Spur” Online Sale 17 32nd Annual Prestigious NILE Red Angus Sale, Billings, MT 18 Breezin B Farm “Route 66 Road to Success Sale”, Strafford, MO 18 Canadian Red Roundup Sale, Red Deer, AB, Canada 18 Central Oregon Cattlemen’s Fall Classic, Terrebonne, OR 18 NILE Regional Red Angus Open and Junior Shows, Billings, MT 20 Las Rojas Female Sale, Frederick, OK 21 C-Bar Ranch Elite Female Sale, Brownell, KS 22 McMurphy Farms Online Elite Female Sale 23 J6 Farms Online Heifer Sale, Gibbon, NE 25 Cowgirls Fall Female Sale, Calgary, AB, Canada 25 Fliehman “New Edition” Fall Female Sale, Richmond, IN 25 Oak Creek Farms Forage Tested Registered Bull Sale, Chappell Hill, TX 25 Pieper Red Angus Fall Run Production Sale, Hay Springs, NE 25 Red Dirt Round Up, Canton, OK 28 Red Angus World Consignment Online Sale 29 Milk Creek Reds Female Sale, Plevna, MT 31 ARA Magazine Photo Contest Deadline

November 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for December ARA Magazine 1 Andras Stock Farm “The Andras Kind Female Sale,” Manchester, IL 1 Erdmann & Sons Complete Dispersion, Aberdeen, SD 1 Triple M Ranch Female Production Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan 3 Bullis Creek Ranch & Guests “Generations of Predictability” Sale, Wood Lake, NE 6 5L Red Angus “Right For The Times” Bull Sale, Sheridan, MT 7 Kniebel Cattle Co. Sale, Manhattan, KS 7 Ludvigson Stock Farm Fall Sale, Billings, MT 8 Bet On Red Sale, Reno, NV 8 Laubach Red Angus Production Sale, Big Timber, MT 11 Bowling Red Angus & Herefords Sale, Newkirk, OK 13 Bieber Red Angus “Bieber Fever VII” Sale, Leola, SD 13 Diamond D Angus Sale, Valier, MT 20 Gosey Red Angus Complete Dispersal, Wahoo, NE 29 Ladies In Red Premier Event, Lake Benton, MN December 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for January ARA Magazine 3 Big Sky Elite Female Sale, Logan, MT 6 Sonstegard Cattle Co., LLC, Female Sale, Montevideo, MN 7 Damar Farms “Maternal Magic” Female Sale, Mondovi, WI 8 Cross Diamond Cattle Co., Bertrand, NE 12 NDRAA Annual Meeting and Banquet, Bismarck, ND 13 North Dakota Red Select Sale, Mandan, ND 31 Lazy J Bar Ranch New Year’s Eve Extravaganza Sale, Aberdeen, SD

January 1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for February ARA Magazine 8-9 JRA Young Stockman Program, Denver, CO 10 NWSS Red Angus Junior Show, Denver, CO 11 NWSS Red Angus Pen Show, Denver, CO 12 NWSS Red Angus Open Show, Denver, CO 31 Fort Worth Red Angus Showcase Sale, Ft. Worth, TX

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Missouri

Red Angus Association

Ed & Kathi Rule Excelsior Springs, MO 816-336-4200 Office

Visit our website for more information on Missouri Red Angus Genetics and Events!

Cattle Manager J.R. Richburg 386-717-1827 Farm Manager Scott Akey 816-835-5332 shoalcreekcattle@aol.com • www.shoalcreeklandandcattle.com

17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601

ELLSINORE, MO 573-593-4299 Cell: 573-300-8112 lazyws@yahoo.com

Dan (913) 909-1912 Kay (816) 657-4655

Red Angus Bulls • Heifers

Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com

Balanced & Proven Genetics www.lacysredangus.com

Ken & Brenda Keesaman

In Your RED ANGUS QUEST...

"As Good as the Best, Better than the Rest"

Route 61 Box 851 • Cabool, MO 65689 417-962-0181 masseylandcattle@gmail.com www.missouriredangus.com

SPREUTELS FARM RED ANGUS Bulls & Females at Private Treaty Commercial Replacements

Rt. 2 Box 129A • Koshkonong, MO Wilbur, Elsie or Steve Spreutels (417) 867-5695 • (417) 867-5545

Osborn,MO 64474 25 E. St. Joseph on Hwy. 36 (816) 675-2503

Look toTHE WEST!

www.northwestredangus.com www.calnevredangus.org

McPhee Red Angus

RED ANGUS CATTLE

John & Jennifer Menke 10935 Quartz Valley Rd. (530) 468-5341 Ft. Jones, CA 96032

DOUG and BETTY DUNN 9695 Lowerbridge Way • Terrebonne, OR 97760 (541) 923-1705 • Fax (541) 923-5005 A Leachman Cattle Company Cooperator

North Santiam Red Angus

Ralph and Louise Bochsler 41210 Kingston Lyons Drive Stayton, Oregon 97383 Residence Business Fax (503) 769-6483 (503) 769-3436 (503) 769-7358 Registered Red Angus

Todd, DeeDee & Cody Kluser PO Box 8 John Day, Oregon 97845

Red Angus & Club Calves

Ph. (541) 932-2722 Fax (541) 932-2706 Email: Kluser@ortelco.net

www.highsummit.us

Leonard & Naomi Wood • (208) 263-5246 481649 Hwy 95 North • Sandpoint, ID 83864 • woodvxranch@aol.com

LORENZEN RANCHES P.O. Box 1519 Pendleton, OR 97801 (541) 276-6108 Larry Lorenzen

RED ANGUS SINCE 1959

Carl, Jodi & Scott Lautenschlager

(509) 657-3301 • carljodi@hotmail.com Rt. 1 Box 12 Endicott, WA 99125

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Advertiser Index

3K Land & Cattle Co ............................82 5L Red Angus ............................58,59,87 A-1 Land & Cattle ............................66,67 ABS ......................................................11 Accelerated Genetics ..........................13 Andras Stock Farm..........................31,94 Angelo Cattle Company .......................86 Angus World ........................................90 ARA Photo Contest ..............................16 Atkinson Reds ......................................66 Axtell Cattle Co ....................................88 Bachman Cattle Farms ........................93 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus .........88 Basel Red Angus..................................88 Beatty Farms .......................................41 Beckton Stock Farm ..........................3,86 Beeby Prairie City Farms ....................89 Bet On Red Sale ............................53,53 Bieber Red Angus ................................7 Big Sky Elite Sales ..........................36,37 BIM Red Angus ....................................89 Birdwell, James ....................................86 Birdwell, Joel ........................................86 Birnie Red Angus..................................79 Blairs.Ag ..............................................39 Bola Red Angus ..............................82,83 Booth, CK Sonny..................................90 Bowles J5 Red Angus ..........................87 Bowling Ranch ....................................46 Broken Heart Ranch.. .....................32,88 Brown, RA ......................................43,82 Brylor Ranch.........................................86 Buffalo Creek Red Angus ....................30 Bull Hill Ranch ......................................66 Bullis Creek Ranch ....................63,79,83 C-Bar ..............................................68,69 C-T ..................................................29,87 Cabernet ..............................................93 Canadian RA Promotion Society ..........86 Canadian Red Round-Up ....................59 Cattlecliffs Ranch ................................88 Cattlemen’s Fall Classic Sale..............8,9 Cedar Hill Farm ....................................89 Chiefline Red Angus ............................82 Christensen Red Angus........................87 Choat Cattle Co....................................79 Collier Diamond C Ranch......26,30,80,85 Conover, Al ..........................................90 Country Acres Farm ............................89 Croissant Red Angus ......................14,88 Cross Diamond................................79,95 Crump Red Angus ......................56,57,88 CUP Lab...............................................86 D&D Cattle Co .....................................79 DK Red Angus......................................88

Daigger Red Angus ..............................92 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage..........90 Diamond D Ranch ................................49 Diamond H ..........................................91 Double Eagle Ranch ............................93 Double Tree Red Angus ......................86 Dykes Cattle Co. ..................................65 Elmwood Fields ....................................89 Erdmann & Sons ..................................45 Faylor Red Angus ................................91 Feddes ................................................29 Fick Red Angus ....................................79 Fischer’s Red Angus ............................86 Flaming Livestock Co ..........................91 Flatiron Red Angus ..............................88 Flying W Red Angus ............................90 Forster Red Angus ..............................88 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ........64 Fritz Red Angus....................................87 Genex/CRI ......................................90,96 Gibson Red Angus ..............................66 Gilchrist ................................................90 Gill Red Angus......................................41 Glacier Red Angus ..............................86 Gosey Red Angus ................................70 Green Mountain Red Angus ............21,86 Griffith Seedstock ................................91 G.W. Land & Cattle Co ........................82 H & F Red Angus .................................95 Halfmann Red Angus ........................2,82 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ....................79 Harbin Red Angus ...............................82 Harms Plainview Ranch ......................91 Hickory Hill Farm ..................................66 Hidden Creek Farm ..............................89 High Summit Cattle Co.........................93 Hoft Red Angus ...................................91 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo ......82 Hudson Red Angus ..............................62 Hueftle Cattle Co ..................................79 Illinois Red Angus Association..............89 J6 Farms ..............................................75 JST Red Angus ....................................93 Jacobson Red Angus ......................75,88 James Red Angus ................................94 Janssen Red Angus ............................91 Jacobs, Roger ......................................90 Jarvis Red Angus ................................66 Jeffries Land & Cattle ..........................97 Kansas Red Angus Assoc. ..................91 Karr Farms ..........................................89 Kernen’s Cattle ....................................81 KK Farms ............................................65 KK Seedtsock Consultants..............66,67 Klompien Red Angus ......................78,87

Kniebel Cattle Co ............................50,91 Kolle Red Angus ..................................82 Lacy’s Red Angus ................................93 Lampley Farms ....................................66 Laubach Red Angus ........................61,86 Lautenschlager & Sons ..................65,93 Lazy MC Angus ....................................51 Lazy J Bar ......................................28,88 Leland Red Angus ..........................17,86 Liberty Ranch ......................................91 Little Creek Farm..................................66 Loonan Stock Farm ..............................90 Loosli Red Angus ................................93 Lorenzen Ranches ..............................93 Lucht Red Angus .................................87 Ludvigson Stock Farms ..................15,87 MARS Red Angus ................................87 Majestic Meadows................................67 Maple Oaks Red Angus........................93 Maxey Ford, Clay ................................20 McLean Red Angus ..............................66 McMurphy Farms. ..........................44,89 McPhee Red Angus..............................93 Meado-West Farms..............................89 Mees Ranch ........................................86 Mercer Farm ........................................66 Messmer Red Angus. ..........................88 Meyer Cattle Co. ..................................86 Milk Creek Reds. ............................29,87 Minnesota Red Angus Assoc................88 Montana RAAA.....................................86 Morris/Box Ranch ................................82 Mushrush Red Angus. ......................5,91 Namken Red Angus ............................89 National Western Stock Show..............82 Nelson Ranch ......................................89 New Edition Fall Female Sale ..............26 NILE ................................................38,39 North Santiam Red Angus....................93 OHR ....................................................88 Osborn Red Angus ..............................66 Ozark Hills Genetics.............................93 Peacock Red Angus ............................83 Pelton Red Angus ...........................19,95 Pieper Red Angus ......................25,27,79 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..................81 Plain Jan’s ............................................80 Pool Ranch...........................................90 Quality Genetics ..................................82 Quartz Valley Red Angus ....................93 RCR Promotions ..................................90 Rafter JX Ranch ..................................79 Ramsdale Reds ...................................91 Red Angus Society of Australia ............90 Red Angus World ................................44

Red Alliance Sale ................................83 Redland Red Angus ............................87 Red Cow Relocators ............................90 Red Dirt Round-Up ..............................41 Red Fork Red Angus ............................86 Red Hill Farm ......................................66 Rhodes Red Angus ..............................91 Ritchey ................................................81 Ritchie ..................................................18 Robertson-Lindsay Cattle Co ..............80 Rock Creek Red Angus ........................87 Rouse Red Angus ................................89 S Diamond Angus ................................83 Sandhill Red Angus ..............................87 Schmitz Red Angus ..............................33 Schuler Red Angus ..............................79 Schumacher Trust ................................91 Scott Farm Red Angus ........................88 Shamrock Nook Red Angus ................85 Sheaman Ranch ..................................88 Shepherd Red Angus ......................79,87 Shoal Creek..........................................93 Silver Spur Ranches ............................55 Smith Land & Cattle Co........................88 Solid Rock Red Angus. ........................88 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ....................65,88 Southeast Red Angus Association ......66 Spear J Red Angus ..............................86 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ..................93 Strauss Free Raised ............................92 Strawberry Ridge Reds ........................86 Sun River..............................................87 Sutherlin Farms ....................................86 Swan Creek Red Angus ......................66 Sycamore Farm....................................66 TJS Red Angus ....................................86 Tailgate Ranch .....................................91 Tally Farms ..........................................82 Temple Tag ..........................................65 Tennessee Valley Red Angus ..............82 Trinity Creek Red Angus ......................82 Triple Creek Ranch ..............................82 Triple M Ranch ....................................47 Valentine Farms ..................................89 Valnes Red Angus ................................88 VF Red Angus.. ......................................9 Wedel Red Angus ................................95 Westphal Red Angus............................87 Whitley Red Angus ..............................66 Wildcat Creek Ranch............................91 Willows Farm Company ......................89 Woods V Bar X Ranch ........................93 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus ..............93

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