American Red Angus Magazine: July/August 2016

VOLUME 52, NUMBER 6

JULY/AUGUST 2016

Red Angus Offers Versatility from Fertility to Finish ...24

Official Publication of the Red Angus Association of America

Volume 52, Number 6

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Red Reform: Turning a Black Herd RED ...44

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EPD Exploration, Explanations and Expectations ...52

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Board Commentary Association Commentary Marketing Update JRA Junior Spotlight Member Services Bulletin 2016 RAAA Board of Directors Candidates BIF Honors Red Angus Stakeholders Sale Reports New Members

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Calendar of Events Index to Advertisers

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Cover photo by Madison Stout, Ponder, Texas.

Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Kim Ford Bertrand, Nebraska thefords@crossdiamondcattle.com

First Vice President/ Area 3 Director - Rocky Mountain Kevin Miller Briggsdale, Colorado kmiller@wigginstel.com Second Vice President/ Region A Director Bob Morton Three Forks, Montana info@gmracattle.com Region B Director Connie Mushrush Strong City, Kansas redcows@mushrushredangus.com Region C Director Johnny Rogers Roxboro, North Carolina jrrogers1968@gmail.com Area 1 Director - West Sam Lorenzen Pendleton, Oregon lorenzensam@gmail.com Area 2 Director - Montana Bruce Ketchum Plevna, Montana ketchum@midrivers.net Area 4 Director - Southwest Kyley DeVoe Justin, Texas kyley@3klandandcattle.com Area 5 Director - Northern Plains Steve Koester Steele, North Dakota koester@bektel.com Area 6 Director - Great Plains Newley Hutchison Canton, Oklahoma newley@chainranch.com 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 Kim Ford, RAAA President

To Freedom and Our Founders As I sit to write this, Independence Day is only a few days away; as you read this, Independence Day will be past. Just when the last notes of "God Bless America" are drifting off and the smoke bomb trails are fading on the driveway, I'm going to ask that, as a nation, we recognize and celebrate this freedom and independence all year. We are truly blessed to live in these great United States. We need to celebrate continually – preferably with a steak or burger.

In agriculture, we are accustomed to independence especially in beef cattle production where environment, resources and climate play such a role in our businesses. I can't think of any two cattle outfits that do business exactly the same. And what a blessing that is that we can pick and choose to employ the practices that are of benefit to us and choose not to partake of others.

I think we must always be aware of this as an Association – that independence is prized in production agriculture. We each make decisions and we live with those decisions as we conduct our business.

For example, this month's focus of this magazine is on crossbreeding. We can all agree that Red Angus is a powerful component in any crossbreeding program. A strong crossbreeding program is profitable for many cattle producers.

On the other hand, there are many advantages to a straight-bred program. These are individual decisions within each of our operations based on a variety of factors from production to marketing components. The blessing is that we live in a nation where we are free to make those decisions.

I'm going to switch gears now and look at an independent group of decision makers that was multi-generational, gender inclusive and geographically diverse. That sounds down-right politically correct now, doesn't it? Actually, in 1954 when these folks came together I'm pretty sure the

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term "politically correct" didn't even exist.

The founders of the RAAA weren't bothered by political correctness; rather they were focused on a grand vision of a breed of cattle founded on sound production principles and an educated, dynamic membership. I may be biased, but I believe they hit their target.

I am often impressed with the decisions and fore-thought of our founding members. They were a diverse and progressive group of big thinkers who were apparently open to varied viewpoints and discussion.

Why were they so open? Because these seven families with a combined total of 284 head of Red Angus females NEEDED each other in 1954 to form and grow the Red Angus Association of America. There's an African proverb that I enjoy, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." The RAAA founders knew they wanted to go far.

Now flip from 1954 to 2016. We are now an association with around 3,000 members representing over 80,000 head of cows on THR. A lot of things have changed in 62 years. We operate in a completely different world than our founders did. Look around the industry. Do you see more Red Angus cattle than you saw 20 years ago? I'll bet you do. Would you like to see more? I'll bet you do. We've still got work to do. Let's continue to see that this Association goes far. Together.

Now, as cattlemen and cattlewomen, take a look around the world. I think you'll agree that we are a small minority and that we still need each other. We are a fortunate few who serve as stewards of the land, producing food and fiber for our nation and the world. We must work hard to preserve our freedom and independence, because there are those who want to take it.

So go and make decisions. Enjoy freedom.

Thank a U.S. serviceman or woman. Grill a steak. Raise Red Angus cattle. And let's do all of that independently, but together. n

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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 Tom Brink Ext. 4 • tombrink@redangus.org

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

Director of Commercial Marketing Gary Fike Ext. 20 • gary@redangus.org

Director of Business Development Harold Bertz Ext. 19 • harold@redangus.org

Commercial Marketing Specialist Katie Ochsner Ext. 16 • katieochsner@redangus.org Tag Program Coordinator and Member Services Specialist Chessie Mitchell Ext. 2 • chessie@redangus.org

ARA Publisher/Advertising Director Kevin LeMaster (515) 225-0051 kevin@redangus.org ARA Editorial Coordinator Tracey Koester tracey@redangus.org

Communications Coordinator Beth Gaines Ext. 17 • beth@redangus.org

by Tom Brink, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

Breeding Programs Vary – Red Angus Favorably Fits Them All When we survey the beef industry landscape, it’s obvious that many different types of commercial breeding programs are utilized by U.S. cow-calf producers. Breeding systems vary greatly from operation to operation, and location to location. And with good reason. There is no such thing as onesize-fits-all, and there never will be.

People will continue to breed commercial cattle in a variety of different ways.

Rotational crossbreeding is strictly followed by some, and loosely adhered to by others. Hybrid and composite bulls are tapped in certain operations as a potentially convenient method of sustaining hybrid vigor while maintaining desired breed percentages. Terminal bull use never really caught on as predicted, but there are still ranchers who swear by this approach because it works well for them. They buy their re-

Junior Programs Coordinator Kim Heller (515) 851-2019 kim@redangus.org

Database and Registration Consultant Kenda Ponder Ext. 15 • 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

Lori Ireland Ext. 18 • lori@redangus.org

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

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placement heifers elsewhere. Or perhaps they operate a large herd and can terminally mate a portion of their cows, while generating replacement heifers from a different part of the cowherd utilizing a different breeding plan.

We also observe a sizable amount of straight breeding. Some may be surprised that anyone would ever forgo the benefits of heterosis, but those who follow straight breeding programs seem comfortable with the path they’re on. Convenience, marketability and the benefit of stacking EPDs are mentioned favorably by those who straight breed.

The takeaway here is that cow-calf ranchers and farmers view breeding programs differently and that every approach has positives and negatives.

Below is a table illustrating this point.

Calving Ease, Growth, Maternal and Carcass Traits

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HERD

GRID

CED

4%

1%

19%

162

59

9

BW

WW

6%

18%

-4.9

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

23%

16%

25%

1%

12

6

13

67

YG

1.24 -0.16 6%

Dunn Acquisition

YW

MILK

ME

HERD

GRID

CED

1%

24%

97%

1%

1%

1%

128 CW

40 5%

23

8

192

55

16

BW

WW

2%

23%

-6.2

REA

BFAT

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

1%

97%

25%

28%

3%

1%

1.24 0.05

11

5

17

64

YG

1.01 0.02 56%

Brown Incredabull

YW

MILK

ME

HERD

GRID

CED

19%

53%

27%

7%

1%

15%

103 CW

22

43%

19

-2

144

55

9

BW

WW

18%

3%

-3.1

79

REA

BFAT

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

6%

98%

14%

21%

40%

3%

33%

0.51 0.05

13

6

11

0.91 -0.02

YW

MILK

ME

2%

61%

17%

129 CW

42 4%

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18

-4

REA

BFAT

1%

97%

0.89 0.05

Association Commentary Breeding programs discussed in the chart are ranked as being a PLUS or a MINUS for important aspects of a cow-calf business. Those that might go either way are coded PLUS/MINUS. Such analysis (though admittedly less than perfect) reveals why ranchers and farmers approach breeding commercial cattle in different ways. There is no clear winner. No one method stands head and shoulders above the rest. Some producers value heterosis more than convenience. Others focus on calf-crop marketability and being able to pick their replacement heifers from the entire heifer calf crop. Some are pounds driven. Some are cost driven. High-pregnancy rates come relatively easy in places, but are difficult elsewhere.

The logical conclusion would seem to

be “to each, their own.” Each herd owner or manager knows more about their environment, their resources, their breeding goals and their market situation than anyone else. We can educate producers on science, genetics, marketing opportunities and many other related topics, but in the end, the decision about which breeding plan to follow is theirs alone.

Enter Red Angus In the context of our industry’s varied application of breeding programs, a hugely positive attribute of the Red Angus breed is that it favorably fits them all. Red Angus genetics can play a foundational, value-adding role no matter how they are used.

Do you need positive, multi-trait impact from each breed in your crossbreeding program? Yes, Red Angus

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can do that – bringing as many or more maternal and terminal-value traits to the table as any breed can muster.

What about composites? Red Angus can contribute mightily here as well, being highly complementary to the maternal and terminal Continental breeds most often used to make hybrid or composite bulls.

Do you prefer the simplicity of straight breeding? Red Angus offers both industry-leading maternal traits and the largest feeder calf identification system available anywhere via our FCCP yellow-tag program.

Many breeds struggle to contribute across the widely varied breeding programs used by today’s cow-calf sector.

Red Angus favorably fits them all. n

29AR0268 ALLEGIANCE

HXC ALLEGIANCE 5502C RAAA 3494126 1A LEACHMAN PLEDGE A282Z x BECKTON NEBULA P P707

Devotion to Long Term Profitability ✔ One of the must use young sire candidates to sell in the spring of 2016 ✔ His sire Leachman Pledge is an extreme growth, feed efficiency and carcass outlier ✔ High performance individual that ranks in the top 2% of the breed for growth and top 1% of the breed for marbling CED

BW WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG CEM

STAY MARB YG

+7 .14

-1.3 +78 .30 .27

+125 .32

+24 .12

-2 .05

+13 .05

+11 +1.70 +.08 +43 +.33 +.02 .06 .19 .18 .26 .18 .21

+1 .13

CW

REA

FAT

HB

GM

+130

+57

SPRING 2016 TOP 35%

29AR0264 BIG BEEF

LSF SRR BIG BEEF B630 RAAA 1709420 1A LSF BOXED BEEF 9063W x FEDDES BIG SKY R9

We Have the Beef ✔ BIG BEEF offers all that we loved about his sire BOXED BEEF, but with more calving ease in a more moderate, deep, soft sided package ✔ Offers an outcross pedigree with an EPD tabulation stout enough to move progressive herds to the front of the pack: CE, Growth, Maternal and End Product CED

BW WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG CEM

STAY MARB YG

CW

REA

+9 .32

-5.6 +57 .36 .31

+95 .33

+26 .26

+4 .22

+15 .30

+11 .40

+19 .28

+.80 +.03 .29 .36

+3 .36

+.92 -.14 .34 .27

DNA tested AMF, CAF, DDF, NHF, OSF

29AR0263 PRIME CUT

FAT

HB

GM

+128

+55

SPRING 2016 TOP 35%

BROWN PRIME CUT B239 RAAA 1703757 1A LSF TAKEOVER 9943W x BROWN COMMITMENT S7206

When Quality Matters, Prime Cut is the Answer ✔ In terms of breed direction, PRIME CUT could be the most valuable bull to sell in 2015 ✔ Stands as the #2 active Red bull in the breed for Marbling EPD at a +1.74 ✔ Breeding PRIME CUT to breed average cows, the resulting progeny all rank in the top 1% of the breed, a simple solution to achive a choice market CED

BW WW

+13 .31

-3.7 +66 +100 .36 .31 .32

YW

MILK

ME

HPG CEM

STAY MARB YG

CW

REA

+22 .24

+1 .18

+15 .21

+20 +1.74 +.24 .39 .34 .26

+24 .27

-.05 +.07 .28 .36

+5 .35

DNA tested AMF, CAF, DDF, NHF, OSF

29AR0266 CHECOTAH

FAT

HB

GM

+214

+55

SPRING 2016 TOP 35%

JEFFRIES CHECOTAH 817C RAAA 1750203 1A FRITZ JUSTICE 8013 x RED FINE LINE MULBERRY 26P

Proud Power and Performance ✔ Our selection from the 2016 Mile High Classic Red Angus Sale ✔ Outcross pedigree for most all ABS genetics, combines tremendous growth and maternal ✔ Moderate birth weight with breed elite growth ranking in the top 1% of the breed for WW,YW and CW EPDs CED

BW WW

+8 .19

-1.8 +90 +145 .35 .31 .20

YW

MILK

ME

HPG CEM

STAY MARB YG

CW

+26 .18

+3 .12

+11 .12

+13 .14

+53 +.08 +.03 .20 .11 .13

+12 .18

+.56 +.23 .12 .12

REA

FAT

HB

GM

+154

+53

SPRING 2016 TOP 35%

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BW

WW

YW

MILK

MARB

HB

GM

PEDIGREE

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SYNERGY

14

-7.0

45

84

27

1.28

182

55

Nebula P707 x Mission Statement

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STATEMENT

13

-5.0

71

110

25

1.08

115

55

Mission Statement x Grand Canyon

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SLEEP EASY

15

-7.1

60

101

24

.74

171

54

Night Calver x Cody T085

014AR02071

NICE AND EASY

13

-5.8

55

91

19

1.13

221

54

Paramount x Revelation

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STORMER

8

-3.3

84

135

21

.67

101

54

Cyclone x Makin Hay

014AR02076

BLUEPRINT

9

-3.6

70

107

19

.90

137

53

Contour x Big Sky

014AR02075

REBEL

18

-6.5

58

94

24

.96

173

53

Nebula P707 x Romero

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SPARTACUS

6

-4.8

61

98

22

1.03

142

53

Samuri x High Noon

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RIGHT ON

10

-2.3

75

122

23

.45

153

52

Right Kind x Future Direction 7303

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TRIUMPH

12

-4.7

52

87

29

.83

91

52

Conquest x Venture

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STETSON

10

-4.3

59

104

28

.31

166

52

Mission Statement x Hobo 79E

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VICTORY

3

-.9

67

116

28

.58

103

52

Conquest x Dynasty

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Marketing Update

by Chessie Mitchell, Tag Program Coordinator

Allied Access – The Key to Adding Value in a Crossbreeding Program

Created in 1994, the beef industry’s original USDA-verified, genetic, source and age program, the Feeder Calf Certification Program started identifying Red Angus-sired calves. With over 2 million head enrolled and a 20 percent program growth increase in this fiscal year, the program is sustaining its reputation as the leader in Red Angus value-added programs. However, the use of this successful program has been limited to Red Angus bull customers utilizing only Red Angus bulls in their breeding pastures, leaving many of our customers who utilize Red Angus along with other breeds in their planned crossbreeding programs without an option to add value to their calf crops.

In 2012, the RAAA released a USDA-verified age and source program, Allied Access, to assist customers who utilize other breeds in their planned crossbreeding programs. Over 57,000 head of crossbred Red Angus cattle have been sold with the green Allied Access dangle tag. Just like its predecessor, Allied Access was created with the same user-friendly format and car-

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ries on the tradition of being the industry’s least-expensive USDA-verified program at only 99¢ per tag with no enrollment fees!

Here are a few examples of current Red Angus customers who utilize the Allied Access ASV tag:

Example 1 A longtime customer uses Red Angus bulls to deliver cowherdbuilding traits in their crossbreeding program. In addition to Red Angus, this ranch uses Simmental and SimAngus bulls in a rotation to reach their goals. Because not every bull turned out in the same pasture is a Red Angus, this multi-year Red Angus customer is not eligible for the FCCP tag on all of the cattle. But Allied Access allows this ranch to reap the benefits of ASV on the calves sired by the Simmental and SimAngus bulls.

Example 2 A new customer purchased a set of Red Angus bulls and is ready to market his calves. However, coming off his first year, this ranch still has bulls from previous breeds in their bull battery. All of these calves are not eligible for the FCCP, but Allied Access is a solution to help add value to their calf crop while delivering another reason to continue doing business with their new seedstock supplier.

For more information about the Allied Access program or to take advantage of any of the Red Angus Marketing Programs, simply call the marketing team at (940) 387-3502 Ext. 2 or visit RedAngus.org.

2016 Photo Contest Entry Deadline: October 14, 2016

Categories • General Ranch Life • Calves • Cow/Calf Pairs • Females • Bulls • Summer pasture • Fall pasture • Winter pasture • Spring pasture Rules • All entries must be in a mega-pixel digital format.

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

• Please include category and photographer’s name in the file name (example - winterpasture.johndoe.jpg).

Please also include your location and whether it’s an adult or youth entry in your email.

• Open to all except RAAA employees, contractors and their families.

• Entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on October 14, 2016.

• All entries become property of ARA Magazine.

Cash Prizes • $100 per each category • $500 Grand Prize (Adults 18+) • $500 Grand Prize (Under 18)

Submissions & Questions Contact Kevin LeMaster at kevin@redangus.org

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Marketing Update

Martin Assists Marketing Team as Red Angus Intern Miriam Martin, Bucklin, Missouri, is serving the Red Angus Association of America as the summer intern with the RAAA marketing team. She will be assisting the Association with herd visits and be completing field audits as required for the Feeder Calf Certification Program.

“We are looking forward to working with Miriam this summer and know that our members and FCCP program participants will enjoy the opportunity to visit with her as she completes her auditing duties,” said Gary Fike, director of commercial marketing and team leader. “She brings a fresh perspective and has an interest in our program that will serve her well as she continues her education this fall.”

Martin hails from a purebred livestock background in central Missouri. She received her bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences from the University of Missouri in December of 2015. She will be pursuing a master’s degree from Colorado State University starting in August of 2016.

While at MU, she was named a Norman Borlaug World Food Prize Scholar, served as the Missouri State FFA Vice President and was an All-American Collegiate Livestock Judging Team Inductee.

“I am thrilled to work with the RAAA marketing team this summer and have the opportunity to meet ranchers devoted to bettering the commercial industry. I will be pursuing a master’s in Livestock Behavior and Welfare in the fall, with hopes to help the commercial cattlemen market their stock through highlighting good welfare practices. This internship will allow me to gain valuable experience with cattlemen in the field while hopefully furthering the goals and vision of the RAAA,” said Martin.

Martin will work from her home in Missouri and will be responsible for scheduling and completing required mandatory audits with the FCCP program to satisfy the USDA requirements for participating ranches. She will be primarily calling on farmers, ranchers and feedlots throughout Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, as well as assisting the marketing team with other commercial marketing opportunities as needed. n

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Red Angus Offers Versatility from Fertility to Finish

by Tracey Koester, Editorial Coordinator

Learning is a lifelong process and Bob Yackley, Yackley Ranches, of Onida, South Dakota, will be the first to tell you that he learned firsthand that Red Angus cattle add value if sold on a grid formula.

Quiet dispositions, a requirement at Yackley Ranches, contributes to a pleasant and safe work environment and positively affects fertility and feedlot performance.

24 American Red Angus Magazine â– July/August 2016

Yackley, who was born and raised in the central South Dakota agriculture community, knows what type of cattle withstand the northern environmental extremes of below-zero temperatures in the winter to 100-degree heat during summer breeding season. He recognizes cattle that flourish on native prairie grasslands, and he has the banners representing numerous accomplishments from his family’s past involvement in the Limousin cattle business.

Yackley Ranches has transitioned from a purebred Limousin operation to a commercial cow-calf business, and hadn’t experienced until this past year raising and finishing a set of highpercentage Red Angus steers from conception to harvest weight.

The Finished Product “We normally background our steers and sell them as feeders,” said Yackley. “But we were curious to see what was under the hide of these Red Angus cattle, so we decided to finish some of last year’s steer crop. The first group to go were out of our 2-year-old heifers and were bred AI to one Red Angus sire.”

Yackley Ranches backgrounded the February- and Marchborn steers as usual, then in December, shipped them 120 miles to Bauer Feedlot near Aberdeen, South Dakota, where they weighed in at an average of 789 pounds. Fed under a hoop barn, the steers gained 3.63 pounds per day for the 148day feeding period. The first 45 head were harvested at Tyson’s Dakota City plant weighing 1,327 pounds – 839.5 pounds hot carcass weight, with a dressing percentage of 63.2 percent.

Bob and Elaine Yackley have been married 55 years and continue their involvement in the day-to-day operations.

The entire group graded Choice with the exception of three Primes, and the average yield grade was 2.89 with only one YG 4. The group’s average ribeye area was 14.28 square inches with an average backfat of 0.50 inches.

“One of the Primes was a Yield Grade 1 with an 18-inch ribeye and only 0.45 back fat,” said Yackley. “It doesn't get much better than that!”

Yackley Ranches is enrolled in the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program and they tag their steers with the highly recognized yellow tag at weaning. The program is the longest running USDA-process-verified program that not only validates age and source, but ensures that the buyer is purchasing cattle that are at least 50 percent Red Angus. Only FCCP-enrolled, Red Angus-influenced cattle are eligible for Tyson’s Choice+ and Greater Omaha’s G.O. Red carcass grids.

This particular load of Yackley Ranches cattle was marketed as on a carcass-weight basis, however the final individual average carcass data calculated that there was a $61-per-head premium available if sold on the Tyson Choice+ Grid.

The second pen of steers – sired by multiple Red Angus sires – harvested in late June and were marketed on the Tyson Choice+ grid. The 40 head graded 95 percent Choice (33 head) and Prime (5 head).

American Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2016 25

Red Angus Offers Versatility from Fertility to Finish Yackley commented, “Overall the two pens we harvested were very acceptable and definitely proved that they could add value. We fed the second group a little too long, as there were more YG 4s than acceptable on Tyson’s Choice+ formula, however the 40 head still provided a $27-per-head premium by marketing and harvesting on the grid.”

It Starts with the Cows Yackley believes the first step to a successful cow-calf operation is establishing a productive cowherd. “You don’t have anything if you don’t have good cows, and it is well known that the Red Angus female has been a staple of many good commercial cowherds.” While Yackley Ranches has been in the cattle business for decades, Red Angus genetics are fairly new to their ranch with the oldest cows being only 6 years old.

They established their Red Angus-based cowherd by selecting top replacement heifers from reputation commercial ranches in South Dakota that use Red Angus bulls. The genetic makeup of their cows is Red Angus-Gelbvieh, Red AngusSimmental and Red Angus-Limousin, which are then bred to Red Angus bulls. They have selectively mated some higher percentage Red Angus cows to Red Angus-Simmental sires to take full advantage of heterosis in the cow herd.

“A few years ago we purchased a small group of Red Angus bred heifers and the following spring a set of Red Angus-Gelbvieh cross yearling heifers. This experience drew us into the Red Angus breed,” recalled Yackley. “Those two sets of cattle had great dispositions and fit our cowherd selection criteria.

They proved to be a very fertile and highly productive set of females.”

At the top of Yackley’s checklist is good disposition. “Whether in our purebred or commercial cowherds, over the years we have never tolerated cattle with bad attitudes. It’s unpleasant and can be dangerous to handle them, and it ultimately affects their fertility and their calves’ feedlot performance. Cattle feeders tell me there’s nothing worse than a set of feeder

The young cows in Yackley’s herd are earning their keep by consistently breeding each year and producing calves that are profitable.

26 American Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2016

Bulls are selected from the ground up for structure and soundness, disposition, fertility and optimal EPD traits. calves standing at the back of the pen afraid to come up to the bunk. Bad attitudes make bad cows, undesirable feeder cattle and unhappy customers.”

Yackley is also particular about structure. “When we are bull shopping, we evaluate a bull from the ground up. If he doesn’t have good foot and leg structure and freedom of movement to travel our summer pastures, he doesn’t have much value to us regardless of his EPD profile.” Yackley also selects bulls for body length, confirmation, muscle, testicle size and balanced EPDs maintaining breed average or above – always being careful to not select for any one single trait.

Yackley Ranches are now retaining their own replacement females sired by Red Angus bulls meeting their selection criteria, with an eye to marketing more cattle that qualify for value-added grids as well as selling replacement heifers to other commercial cow-calf producers.

“We calve our heifers in February and March and the cows start in late March. Therefore, the heifers are bred to calve before they are a full two years of age and they haven’t missed a beat,” said Yackley. “We retained almost every heifer that were mates to the first 45 head of steers we harvested in May.” Something For Free “Heterosis is free,” he continued. “Why wouldn’t we use it?”

As a long-time advocate of planned crossbreeding, Yackley believes in the benefits of hybrid vigor for increased fertility and performance in his cowherd.

After pregnancy testing in the fall of 2015, Yackleys had just over a 96 percent conception rate on their cowherd following a 50-day natural-service breeding season. “Because our bull battery was young, we were somewhat conservative in our cows-to-bull ratio, and did not exceed 20 to 30 cows per sire.” explained Yackley. “It pays off though, because a bred cow is worth a lot more to our ranch than an open one. In case of unexpected injury to a bull, having a few extra bulls around is a good insurance policy to assure that the cows have a chance to get bred in a timely manner.”

Red Angus Offers Versatility from Fertility to Finish

Choice+ Grid Versus Selling in the Meat

by Gary Fike, Director of Commercial Marketing

Enrollment in the FCCP program enabled Yackley steers to be marketed on Tyson’s Choice+ grid, earning a premium on the rail.

He also attributes his steers’ carcass success to heterosis punch. “In our opinion, the Continental breed influence in our cows contributed to their calves’ conversion, ribeye area and yield grade. The Red Angus genetics increased their gradeability and added to their overall beef product quality.”

Yackley Philosophy “The cow-calf business doesn’t have to be rocket science,” said Yackley. “It does take common sense, however. At our ranch we select for disposition, fertility, structural correctness, good udders and milking ability to fit our environment, and we always keep an eye on productivity.”

Yackley monitors the EPDs of his herd sires throughout the year. He plans to replace bulls whose EPD profile falls below his selection criteria.

Buying bulls from good people, according to Yackley, is as important as buying good bulls. “I like to get to know what matters to the purebred seedstock breeder that I potentially purchase a bull from. I believe in relationships, good customer service and a sensible guarantee policy.”

Elaine, Yackley’s bride of 55 years, added, “In our involvement in the seedstock industry we know that it is really a people business and we have been blessed over the years with a lot of wonderful friendships.”

The Choice+ Grid works so well because it pays for quality and has general allowances for "out" cattle, but any good grid has to have a good base price, otherwise known as "par." The par price for the Choice+ grid is the "5-Area Weighted Average" as quoted by the USDA on a weekly basis.

The 5-Area average includes the states of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa/Minnesota combination, Colorado and Texas. But, the added bonus to the base price is $1.00 per cwt (on the hot carcass weight basis) on every head that is sold on the grid, IF the cattle are at least 55 percent Low Choice or better. Fifty-five percent Low Choice is a very reasonable base price that is easily attainable for Red Angus-influenced cattle that are at market-ready weight. The added bonus goes to $2.00 if the cattle are 65 percent Choice or better and to $3.00 if they are 75 percent Low Choice or better.

As an example, if the 5-Area price is $2.09 per pound or $209 per cwt the week your cattle are committed to Tyson, you get $2.10 if they are at least 55 percent Choice. This is an additional $8.50 per head if the average hot carcass weight is 850 pounds.

If you are 75 percent Choice or higher, that gets bumped up to $25.50.

This grid also pays $0.04 per pound or $4.00 per cwt (HCW basis) for those cattle in the upper 2/3 Choice and $0.20 per pound or $20.00 per cwt, for cattle that grade USDA Prime.

A huge benefit of this grid is the 15 percent allowance on Yield Grade 4 and 5 carcasses. The first 15 percent receive NO discounts; you only get discounted on those over that threshold, not on every head if you go over the 15 percent allowance. If you go over that, then the discount is $20.00 per cwt. You do need to market your cattle in a timely manner to avoid discounts.

An example would be:

Load of cattle sold in the meat at $2.09 and 850-pound HCW average = $1,776.50

Load of cattle sold on the Choice+ Grid that are 75 percent Choice; 5 percent Prime, 25 percent upper 2/3 Choice and under the 15 percent YG 4 threshold: $2.09 + $0.03 = $2.12 = $1,802 on every head that goes through on the load. $2.09 + $0.03 + $0.04 = $2.16 = $1,836 on every upper 2/3 Choice $2.09 + $0.03 + $0.20 = $2.32 = $1,972 on every Prime Many people would have used the old grid, but the Choice+ grid was improved in March 2015, so please consider marketing your cattle on the grid. The key is that the cattle must have the yellow FCCP tag in the ear to be eligible for the grid.

Halfblood cows bred to Red Angus bulls utilize heterosis for a productive cowherd to a highgrading, high-yielding steer crop.

28 American Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2016

For more information on marketing your cattle on the Red Angus grids, contact Director of Commercial Marketing Gary Fike at gary@redangus.org, 940-387-3502 Ext. 20.

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Selling 100 Coming Two Year Old Bulls Reputation Red Angus and Hybreds

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HERD

1744370

5294C

184

GRID CED

53

BW

WW

YW

13 -2.1 62 104

MILK

22

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2

13

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CW

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FT

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Sureshot x Brute Force x Expectation • Excellent calving ease with growth and stayability along with a 147 IMF ratio!

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5212C

175

53

13 -8.2 45

69

26

2

14

3

16 0.85 -0.02 -1

0.38 0.06

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5093C

174

53

6

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20

1

15

1

18 1.03 0.12

27

0.15 0.04

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5282C

172

53

10 -4.8 64 105

19

10 16

6

15 0.86 0.27

26 -0.20 0.06

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1744261

5162C

170

52

11 -4.3 57 101

20

-3 19

0

15 0.68 0.19

24

0.13 0.07

Julian A538 x Epic R397 x New Chapter • From the Crystal LA394 Cow Family this stud can do it all - check out this one sale day

Balanced Spread Bulls that Combine Calving Ease with Growth Dunn Sleep Easy A520 Calving Ease Gridmaster Herdsire that is fast becoming one of our favorite in-house herdsires!

REG #

ID

HERD

1744183

5170C

162

GRID CED

52

BW

WW

YW

14 -4.2 62 102

MILK

21

ME HPG CEM STAY

1

11

3

MB

YG

CW

15 0.89 0.33

RE

FT

25 -0.30 0.07

Julian A538 x Conquest x Enterprise • The dam posts a 104.8 MPPA and this super stud had a 112 AWR!

1744260

5152C

159

51

14 -4.5 61 102

24

4

15

2

14 0.44 0.15

25

0.09 0.05

Julian A538 x Packer x Enterprise • This well balanced herd bull comes from the Larkaba Cow Family and the dam has a 103.6 MPPA

1744440

5280C

149

53

11 -5.2 63 102

25

11 15

-2

14 0.65 -0.18 23

0.83 0.02

Night Calver x Big Sky x 4912 • The dam is a great producer with a 383 day calving interval and a 103.8 MPPA!

1744562

5265C

164

51

11 -0.8 66 108

21

4

9

3

17 0.67 0.06

33

0.50 0.05

31

0.25 0.04

Sureshot x Cody x Signature • This outcross herdsire prospect posted a 128 IMF ratio! Big time herdbull prospect!

1744420

5295C

113

51

11 -3.5 71 111

22

7

7

5

10 0.39 0.11

Fantastic x Meatpacker x LT142 • One of the highest birth to weaning spreads in the entire sale!

Growth and Power Bulls that Pack a Great Punch REG #

ID

HERD

1744435

5275C

106

GRID CED

51

4

BW

WW

YW

-0.4 84 132

MILK

19

ME HPG CEM STAY

7

12

3

MB

YG

CW

10 0.23 -0.01 48

RE

FT

0.30 -0.03

Right Direction x Cyclone x Cheyenne • Great growth genetics in this herdsire from the heavy muscled Gilda Cow Family!

1744547

Beckton Julian A538 209 HBI - One of the highest young proven sires in the breed for Herdbuilder Index!

5175C

145

53

7

-2.2 79 131

18

5

9

1

14 0.80 0.18

45 -0.07 0.01

Opportunity x Packer x Mario • Great combination of growth and marbling in a very eye appealing package!

1744313

5260C

118

51

4

-0.6 84 126

20

4

14

2

11 0.76 0.26

43 -0.50 -0.01

Galaxy x Big Sky x Mario • This high growth big middled bull comes from the Cover Girl Cow Family and boasts a 104 MPPA!

3473174

517C

149

52

3

-0.1 79 125

21

2

17

2

15 0.58 0.04

44

0.42 0.01

14 0.95 0.13

40 -0.15 -0.02

Deluxe x Packer x Gold Bar • 112 AWR Herdbull prospect with great balance for growth and carcass!

1744683

5276C

137

53

8

-0.9 75 120

18

2

9

1

Galaxy x Slam Dunk x Mario • One of the best all around EPD packages in the entire sale!

“Gridmasters” that Bring Home the Premiums REG #

ID

HERD

1744161

5168C

156

GRID CED

55

BW

WW

YW

10 -3.3 83 138

MILK

23

ME HPG CEM STAY

2

9

3

MB

YG

14 1.08 0.31

CW

RE

FT

48

0.31 0.10

13 0.66 -0.08 36

0.76 0.03

Tyson x Conqueror x Romero • This could be the best Herdbull Prospect to Sell this Fall! He puts it all together!

1744415

5289C

167

55

12 -5.9 73 124

19

5

17

4

Night Calver x Meatpacker x Big Sky • Calving Ease, Growth, Fertility and Carcass in this breed leading bull!

1744376

5190C

151

55

14 -5.8 56

98

27

11 14

0

13 0.86 -0.16 20

0.76 0.02

Victory x Packer x Big Sky • The dam posts a 105 MPPA and this calving ease maternal bull still is at the top for Gridmaster!

1744437

5268C

161

54

10 -5.9 64 103

23

-1 16

4

13 0.92 -0.02 23

0.63 0.05

12 0.72 -0.10 24

0.51 0.00

Right Direction x Night Calver x Expectation • Balance, Balance, Balance is what this bull is all about!

Loosli Right Direction 308 Big time stud with powerful growth and outstanding maternal genetics!

3473171

527C

127

54

10 -5.5 58 103

26

8

7

4

Victory x Oly x High Noon • The Victory sons are some of the best calving ease carcass bulls that we have ever produced!

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Red Angus Offers Versatility from Fertility to Finish

The Extended Business In the past, the Yackley name was synonymous with the Limousin breed. Yackleys began selling bulls in 1974.

Starting in 1976 in a period of 11 years, they exhibited nine national champion carloads at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, five reserve carloads and several champion pens of three.

Two decades later in 1993, the Yackleys and business partner John Spivey (CMC) of McDonough, Georgia, hosted a complete and total dispersion of their registered Limousin cattle in South Dakota.

“It was a tough decision to sell the registered cowherd.

Our cattle were very functional and the Limousin breed and its people treated our families very well over the years. However, our decision to disperse our herd was a business decision based on the market at that time,” remembered Yackley. “We have always maintained that the best time to sell cattle is when people want to buy them.”

Bob continued in the Limousin business as a consultant and, along with his son, Steve Yackley, operated a South Dakota Division of Express Ranches, breeding a cowherd and raising embryo transfer calves for Express Ranches.

Today, Yackley Ranches is a four-generation family partnership owned by Bob and Elaine Yackley, their son Todd and daughter-in-law Tanya, and grandson Blake. They employ 12 fulltime employees to farm and ranch a large crop-and-cattle operation in central South Dakota.

Tom Clark serves Yackley Ranches as the cowherd manager and has been a Yackley employee for 34 years. Tom’s son Casey joined the Yackley farm team this last fall. One of the fulltime farm employees, Curt Reich, has worked with the Yackley family for over 36 years.

“The people that work with us are like family,” said Elaine. “They have taken ownership of their positions in our operation and take pride in doing their job right.”

Bob and oldest son Steve also share ownership of Yackley/Trans Ova Genetics ET Center, just east of Onida where they supply embryo collection and IVF services to top breeders of all breeds from across North America.

The center maintains around 170 donor cows during the year and is a fully accredited ET Center.

All Things Bob Yackley’s cattle and agriculture knowledge spans many perspectives, yet he continues to be a student of efficient production, leading management and optimal profitability.

“Yackley Ranches plans to continue to incorporate Red Angus genetics into our program so we can continue adding value to all sectors of our operation.” Yackley concluded, “Red Angus is truly a breed that has the ability to add value to all aspects of the cattle industry – highly productive females for the cow-calf producer and efficient feedlot cattle that produce top-quality carcasses as the finished product. Red Angus is a breed that offers all things to all people.” ■

Heifer mates to the market-topping steers will go into the cowherd at Yackley Ranches as fertile, productive, high-percentage Red Angus females.

30 American Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2016

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We are expanding our reach throughout the U.S. and providing high quality Red Angus genetics to the commercial beef industry in many new areas. We are actively looking for cooperating team members in the central plains, southeast, southwest and northwest United States. Please contact us to discuss marketing options for Red Angus and Red Angus influenced genetics.

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JRA Update

JRA President’s Message

As 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt once said, “I strongly object to hardness of heart, but I object quite as much to the softness of head, and if our people are awake to the all-importance of the training of the future generation, scant will be our need of feeling nervous as to this country’s future.”

Personally, I don’t think there is a quote that is more fitting when referring to the Red Angus Association of America and the Junior Red Angus Association of America.

The 2016 JRA Round-Up was recently held in Virginia where 30 juniors from across the U.S. were educated about Virginia agriculture, learned to advocate for our industry and lifestyle, and develop as leaders in not only agriculture, but every endeavor they embark upon.

After reflecting on our week in Virginia as well as multiple other JRA events throughout the year, there is not an organization of which I am more proud to call myself a member than the JRA. Through the endless learning opportunities, friendly people who soon become family, and excellent support from the RAAA, JRA members truly have the world at their fingertips.

As the newly elected president, I am very enthusiastic about the upcoming year. When I was elected to the board last year, we set our sights high and pushed all year to reach those goals. After one year on the board and seeing our accomplishments, I can’t wait to keep advancing our organization.

As fellow Red Angus enthusiasts, I hope you share the same excitement I do. The future is undoubtedly bright for the Red Angus breed as well as agriculture, and the JRA is an excellent organization to help train the upcoming generation for our industry’s prosperity.

Along with my fellow board members, we hope to do our part in providing as many opportunities to junior members as possible so they are fully equipped to lead our breed as well as our industry. I thank you for your past and future support of JRA and I hope you enjoy watching our talented and enthusiastic juniors grow and excel through the opportunities presented in the Red Angus breed.

I look forward to serving on the JRA Board of Directors for another year as well as assuming the role of president.

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2016-2017 JRA Board of Directors Savannah Howard of Shelby, North Carolina; Kacey Koester, president, of Steele, North Dakota; Genna VanWye, first vice president, of Atlanta, Illinois; Joseph Groce, second vice president, of Lexington, North Carolina; and Royce McPhee-Bayha of Lodi, California.

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2016-2017 Board Kacey Koester, North Dakota President jrakacey@gmail.com Genna VanWye, Illinois jragenna@gmail.com Joseph Groce, North Carolina jrajoseph1@gmail.com Royce McPhee-Bayha, California jraroyce1@gmail.com Savannah Howard, North Carolina jrasavannah@gmail.com Kim Heller Junior Program Coordinator kim@redangus.org Website: redangus.org/jra Facebook: /JuniorRedAngus Instagram: jraassoc

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Top 5 Reasons to Join the Junior Red Angus Association: 1.

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Learn about Red Angus and Agriculture.

Make New Friends.

Travel the Country.

Gain Career Experience.

Have Fun!

National Events: Round-Up – Build friendships, gain industry knowledge and compete for awards through this summer event that combines agriculture tours, educational programs, the JRA annual meeting and fun!

Young Stockman Program – Develop beef production knowledge and skills as part of this hands-on program designed to equip the next generation of stockmen.

Loaded 4 Leadership – Prepare for career and industry leadership by participating in this engaging conference which focuses on advocating for agriculture.

National Junior Red Angus Show – Exhibit cattle and interact with other breeders throughout the country at the national show which rotates each year between five regional locations (National Western Stock Show, Fort Worth Stock Show, Northern International Livestock Exposition, North American International Livestock Exposition, and the Iowa State Fair).

Intern Placement Program – Gain career development experience through an internship with a Red Angus breeder or other industry stakeholder.

Canadian Exchange Program – Explore the beef industry in Canada as a guest of the Canadian Angus Association for their national junior events.

State and Regional Events: Reap the benefits of membership on the state or regional level. Get involved to gain industry skills and to build your network. Contact your state association for more information; find your state contact at redangus.org on the JRA page under the Advisor/Contacts (redangus.org/jra/advisors-contacts).

Scholarship Opportunities: JRA Scholarship – Over $5,500 in college scholarships are awarded annually to JRA members. Application deadline is February 15.

Travel Scholarships – Registration and travel expense scholarships are awarded through an application process for each national leadership event.

Application deadlines vary by event.

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Member Services Update Annual Membership and Spring THR Billing

The Annual Membership and Spring Herd Assessment billing have been sent. Note that those with eight animals or less on inventory will be billed their full THR assessment. Others that have more than eight animals on inventory have the option to pay in five monthly installments. To help with the payment process, please write your account number on the check when sending payment. Also, if paying for more than one account with one payment, please indicate how much should be applied to each account.

Frequently Asked Questions about new Sire DNA requirement for 2017 Calf Crop Q: What test do I mark to complete requirement of a sample being on file for my sires?

A: The box labeled “Parentage” on the DNA order form must be marked to comply with DNA requirement. The sire MUST have a registration number listed on the order form for documentation of sample-on-file compliance.

How to View Billing History Login to REDSPro. Click on “My Account.”

Then click on “View Billing History” located on the bottom-right-hand side of the page.

Q: Can I test other breeds with Red Angus to be on file for my calf crop?

A: Yes. List the registration number with the breed association code (ex: USM1234567) or the animal’s cross-referenced Red Angus registration number on the order form.

Then each invoice/payment can be viewed.

Q: What happens if I don’t get a sample on file?

A: Any calf listed with a sire that doesn’t have a DNA sample on file will then go on hold (Z status) until one is obtained. Any animal listed on Z status cannot have papers issued, be transferred or, if it becomes a parent, the calf crop can’t be registered.

Q: What if I am not able to obtain a sample for a sire?

A: Rules are in place to allow for waiving of the parentage.

See SECTION I - DNA TYPING RESOLUTION of the Breeder’s Guide (found in the login area of REDSPro) for specification to complete.

Payment Policy Change

The RAAA Board of Directors established a new payment policy at their June meeting in Denton, Texas.

Customers are now asked to pre-pay for FCCP tags and any requested DNA tests. The policy change took effect July 1, 2016, the beginning of the RAAA Fiscal Year.

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Q: How are purchased bred females handled to comply?

A: Make sure a sample for the listed sire of the resulting calf is on file or a sample can be obtained at time of purchase.

Q: What sample type is the best to complete testing?

A: Blood is preferred due to less contamination issue over hair. However, we understand that blood is not the best option for everyone, thus we allow for blood, hair, semen and tissue samples to be collected.

Q: Do the GGP-LD and GGP-HD products meet these requirements?

A: Yes, parentage is included in these two products.

Member Services Update

Board Approved DNA Rule Addition

DNA Affidavit has been added to the parentage waive rule for DNA requirements. The rule on Page 44 of Breeder’s Guide, SECTION I - DNA TYPING RESOLUTION, now reads: 5. DNA requirements may be waived for any donor dam or sire (AI/ET or Natural) where DNA parentage cannot be established for the following reasons: • an actual sample from the donor dam or sire (AI/ET or Natural) cannot be obtained.

AND • an inferred typing through progeny testing cannot be established by a DNA lab.

If such DNA requirement cannot be established then, as a requirement for registration, the resulting progeny: • must be parent verified to the greatest extent possible.

• Must be tested for NH, MA, AM, DD, OS, and/or CA if said progeny’s pedigree contains an identified carrier without an intervening tested-free by an RAAA-approved facility to determine if the animal is a carrier or free. (Rev.9-14) • Affidavit verifying why sample on parent(s) could not be obtained.

Evaluate Fall Herd Inventory

It is time to report Fall Herd Inventory to comply with Total Herd Reporting. We simply need to know what females are still active in your herd and should be assessed.

For those females that are still active, no change needs to occur. For others that have been culled or moved to a different season, indicate with the appropriate disposal code or which calving season the female is now in. To view how to download the report, a tutorial is listed on the website under Data Searches and Tools.

Figure 1.

Report Heifer Exposure

Heifer Exposure is important and easily accessible data to submit. This data in not mandatory, but a key component in the Heifer Pregnancy EPD (HPG). We ask that you please take the time to report this information.

What are the data reporting components?

1) Breeding In and Out Date or AI Date 2) Was the animal exposed? Yes or No 3) Management Group Designation – Indicates the management group 4) Disposal Information – Disposal codes are available for heifers that are not being kept in the herd.

To report Heifer Exposure Data go to REDSPro “Herd Management/My Reports.”

Select “Group” on left-hand side of page. A default group can be selected or a custom group created before report is created.

Then select “Heifer Exposure Data Report” on the right-hand side of page.

Click “Generate Report” at the bottom of the page.

The report will be viewable on the screen and then can be downloaded (Figure 1.). Updates can be made via an Excel spreadsheet or printed and hand written into to be sent to the Association.

Video and Printable Tutorials Available Tutorials for REDSPro data submission and reports are available at RedAngus.org/ Data Searches and Tools.

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Red Reform: Turning a Black Herd RED

by Tracey Koester, Editorial Coordinator

Ranchers across the country are reforming their cowherd, observing the value of Red Angus genetics and electing to convert their blackhided cowherds to red. This is more than just a color choice – it is a cognizant effort to create useful females, improve heat and insect tolerance, enhance convenience traits and strengthen marketability.

Black, Black, red-gene red-gene carrier carrier cows cows will will produce produce aa red red calf calf 50 50 percent percent of of the time. the time.

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The reformation centers around registered Red Angus bulls, developing generation after generation of consistent, efficient, quality cows that raise marketing-topping steers and heifers.

Ranchers who choose to reform to a red-hided cowherd start by purchasing and/or AIing to Red Angus bulls while phasing out their black genetics. Over the years, their cowherd and replacement females become predominantly red and possess the virtues that make the Red Angus cow the most-favored female in the industry.

Red Reform: Turning a Black Herd RED

Why Reform?

Each rancher has a different motive for converting their cowherd to Red Angus. In the hot Southern climates, Red Angus improve heat tolerance and insect resistance. For programs utilizing a planned crossbreeding system with Continentals, Red Angus are the preferred choice for consistent hide color and, because they don’t possess the diluter gene, Red Angus eliminate gray and rat-tailed calves.

Rusty Riddle of Vernon, Texas, purchased a set of cows including two Red Angus bulls back in the early 1990s.

His cowherd at the time was black but he was so impressed by the Red Angus-sired calves that he eventually switched his program to Red Angus. He has purchased only Red Angus bulls for the past 10 years.

“The Red Angus cows were more heat tolerant than our black cattle,” recalled Riddle. While that impacted his family’s decision, feed efficiency played a bigger role in changing their herd to Red Angus.

“The black cattle seemed to be drifting towards a larger framed animal, getting a little bigger with each generation. We wanted to keep a cow weighing between 1,050 and 1,100 pounds, weaning 50 percent of her body weight. That’s the most economical cow for our environment and the Red Angus genetics we’ve used have done really well in meeting our goals.”

Riddle runs his cows on pasture all year with minimal supplementation of ground hay and corn in preparation of February and March calving. He also feeds cake cubes when he checks the cows and appreciates their quiet, docile disposition when handling them.

Learn more about Riddle’s conversion to Red Angus on The American Rancher, scheduled to air on RFD-TV Monday, Sept.

12 at 8 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 12 a.m. CDT, and Sunday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m.

CDT. Please check your local provider for RFD-TV channel information.

Cool, Calm and Collected Dr. Jane Parish, Beef Cattle Specialist, Ruminant Nutrition/Forage Systems, Mississippi State University, is conducting a study entitled “Environmental Adaptability of Red Versus Black Cattle Hair Coat in the Southeast.” Her team observed a group of bred heifers – half Red Angus and half Angus – managed together.

They measured horn fly count, body condition score and body weight, as well as tracked movement and behavior through GPS collars. The GPS collars return mapping data that provides quick insight into the cattle’s behavior in relation to cooling off in the pond, grazing and utilizing shade.

In September during the heat of Mississippi’s summer, they counted 71 percent fewer horn flies on the Red Angus heifers versus the black-hided heifers.

While both sets of heifers gained weight during the first 10 months of the study, the Angus heifers lost 106 pounds during the last two months while the Red Angus heifers gained 36 pounds.

Cows will be both red and black during the transition to a red herd, but the black females will carry the red gene.

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Red Reform: Turning a Black Herd RED Dr. Parish plans to continue her research of hide-color adaptability using the initial study as a baseline. She will delve deeper into the behavior patterns mapped through the GPS collars and research differences in internal body temperature.

Hide-Color Science: Red Versus Black The difference between red and black hide color boils down to simply dominant and recessive color genes.

The red recessive gene always breeds true when two redhided animals are mated. Black animals, however, are colored by the dominant black gene and can therefore be homozygous black (two dominant black color genes) or heterozygous, carrying a red recessive gene.

The Punnett squares (shown below) illustrate potential color outcomes in three generations starting with a black, non-red-gene-carrying cow mated to a Red Angus sire.

By the third generation, it is possible to achieve all red calves from a red dam that originated from a black cow family. However, only half the calves in the second generation will be red so unless a rancher culls for hide color, those black, red-gene-carrying females will need at least another generation in which to produce a red-hided calf.

Market Management Red Angus-sired calves, regardless of their hide color, are eligible for enrollment in the Red Angus Association of America’s Feeder Calf Certification Program, opening the

The USDA process-verified program is the industry’s largest and longest running program, verifying genetics, age and source for over two decades. FCCP enrollment is free; the only cost to the producer is the 99¢ tag.

Ranchers who enroll their calf crop are then privy to marketing opportunities through special Red Angus feeder calf sales and video auctions where buyers seek out quality Red Angus genetics. Plus, FCCP-enrolled calves are exclusively eligible for the two Red Angus carcass grids – Tyson’s Choice+ and Greater Omaha’s G.O. Red grids.

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Red Reform: Turning a Black Herd RED

Rusty Riddle of Vernon, Texas, reformed his black cowherd with Red Angus.

“Truth be told, the only time we see a notable price difference due to hide color is when we are marketing replacement females, and that’s where the Red Angus female consistently outsells her black counterparts of equal quality.”

Riddle has enrolled his calves in FCCP since 2004, originally to verify age and source in order to meet Pacific Rim export-market regulations. Today, verifying Red Angus genetics in his calf crop has opened marketing options for his all-natural stocker cattle.

"No matter the area, Angus-influenced cattle prove to be superior in all facets of the beef industry,” said Chessie Mitchell, RAAA tag program coordinator. “Independent research has validated that Red Angus-sired calves earned higher premiums in the marketplace than their contemporaries.”

“We are in the stocker business pretty extensively,” he explained. “It took a few years for our buyers to understand that the red calves were just as good as the black ones.

Now they look for our yellow FCCP tags because they know it guarantees Red Angus genetics and the quality of cattle that make them money in the feedlot.”

The study compared pricing on 3.3 million calves that sold via video auction over five years, verifying that Red Angus-sired steers sold for prices equivalent to their black-hided counterparts of parallel quality. The heifers, however, sold for a significant premium over any breed type including black Angus heifers.

Riddle usually keeps his heifers as replacements but sold a load of top-end heifers this year. “Even with the market being down, the demand for Red Angus replacements has been phenomenal,” said Riddle.

Mitchell, who enrolled 157,825 head in Red Angus tag programs this past year, has visited with producers who are transitioning from black to red through Red Angus genetics. “In order to reap additional premiums on their Red Angus calves, they turn to FCCP to help boost their bottom line,” she said.

“There are many ways that Angus cattle can work within the FCCP program during the black-to-red transition phase. The most common enrollment avenue is breeding black-hided females to registered Red Angus sires,” Mitchell explained.

Clint Berry, an independent marketing representative for Superior Livestock Auction, assists customers who market truckload lots of calves. He specializes in marketing high-quality red and black cattle sired by reputation seedstock.

“With the demand for Red Angus, it’s very common to see our customers with a primarily black-hided cowherd utilize Red Angus bulls to capture the convenience traits that set Red Angus apart, such as improved docility, added heat tolerance and greater marketing value,” he said.

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More Than Just Color Hide color is just a preliminary benefit of reforming red.

Quality genetics, market favorability and convenience traits including maternal excellence, docile dispositions, efficiency and environmental adaptability are key factors.

While each rancher’s reason for reforming his cowherd from black to red is as diverse as the individual operation, they all share a passion to run efficient, profitable cows requiring less feed and management inputs while producing more revenue.

“These Red Angus cows will win your heart,” concluded Riddle. “They are hustlers out doing what they do best – turning grass into beef – and they do it very efficiently.”

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The red reformation to convert a black cowherd to red starts with a red bull.

EPD Exploration, Explanations and Expectations

by Larry Keenan, RAAA Director of Breed Improvement

With the release of the fall National Cattle Evaluation run, it’s a good time to refresh our knowledge of genetic selection tools and the science that reinforces their value. Expected Progeny Differences, or EPDs, serve as the most reliable predictor of what to expect from the forthcoming calf crop when used in conjunction with visual appraisal, pedigree consideration and individual needs.

EPDs: What They Predict and What They Don’t EPDs has become a heavily used term among cattle producers and rightfully so. They are the best tool to use in making selection decisions for specific traits.

As with most frequently used terms, caution should be made that EPDs are correctly used and understood. In our minds, we don’t want EPDs to morph into something that they are not designed to be.

Thus, we need to fully grasp what EPDs do predict, as well as what they don’t foretell.

The basic explanation of EPD is contained in its name: Expected Progeny Differences. EPDs predict differences that we would expect to see in the progeny of parent animals. A classic example of EPDs is this: If Sire A has a Weaning Weight EPD of +70 and Sire B has a Weaning Weight EPD of +30, then we

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would expect the average weaning weight of Sire A’s progeny to weigh 40 lbs (70 - 30 = 40 lbs) more than the average weaning weight of Sire B’s progeny.

As producers become more familiar with the Red Angus breed and what genetic changes they need to make in their herds, the use of EPDs can expand beyond the basic example above. For example, if a producer determines that he wants to increase the level of marbling in his herd, then selecting a bull with a high Marbling EPD is warranted.

EPD percent ranks, which gauge the ‘rank’ of the animal as compared to other Red Angus animals, can be used to determine if the prospective animal has a Marb EPD in the top 1 percent, top 10 percent, top 25 percent, etc. of the population.

EPD Exploration, Explanations and Expectations While EPDs are ideal for estimating relative differences in progeny performance, it should be understood that EPDs don’t predict actual performance. All phenotypes (birth weight, weaning weight, marbling, etc.) are a result of genetics plus environmental influences. EPDs predict differences in phenotypes resulting from the genetic component. Differences in the environmental component, which can greatly impact phenotypes, are not accounted for in the EPDs. Therefore, you can’t predict the actual performance of future progeny based on the EPDs alone, because nutritional levels and many other environmental factors change from year to year.

One of the greatest advantages of EPDs is the ability to compare the genetics of animals across the entire breed.

However, producers must realize that EPDs published by different breed associations should not be directly compared to assess the genetic merit of animals or determine genetic differences in breeds of cattle. This is due to the fact that different breed associations calculate EPDs using slightly different parameters and vastly different base populations. Therefore, producers should not compare Red Angus Association of America-published EPDs versus American Hereford Association EPDs, American Angus Association EPDs, etc.

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Producers wanting to assess the differences in breeds across a variety of traits can access USMARC’s Germplasm Evaluation Program, Progress Report No. 22 at www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/30400000/GPE/ GPE22.pdf Weights, Ratios or EPDs – Which is Most Reliable?

Q: What is the most meaningful information to use when selecting bulls – actual and/or adjusted weights, ratios or EPDs? A: To begin with, we must realize that our purpose is evaluating the genetics of the sire which will be passed on to his offspring. We want to brag about the progeny and not the bull himself.

Actual and Adjusted Weights Actual and adjusted weights are important pieces of information. Without those basic weights we have no clue as to the performance of individuals. However, using weights to evaluate the genetics of an animal is a mistake.

Since those weights are influenced by the environment and management, you cannot use them to compare possible sires. If you want to brag about the weight of your bull, use actual or adjusted weights, but if you want to

EPD Exploration, Explanations and Expectations brag about your calf crop, skip over the weights and use something more meaningful (keep reading).

Ratios Ratios take into account environment and management, so they are better predictors of genetics when compared to weights. However, ratios do not account for mating bias (superiority or inferiority of an animal’s sire and dam) or the performance of related individuals in other contemporary groups or herds. Ratios can only be used to compare bulls within the same contemporary group, and as a general observations, sale catalogs don’t identify what contemporary groups the sires were in. Given this information, it is obvious that ratios should not be used in sire selections.

EPDs Expected Progeny Differences – commonly known as EPDs – are the only genetic predictors that account for environment, management, mating bias and performance of related individuals in differing contemporary groups and herds. These features make EPDs far superior to weights and ratios in predicting the genetics of sires. Even in the case of low-accuracy yearling bulls, EPDs are far superior to ratios because weights, ratios and performance of related individuals are all accounted for in those EPDs. Given all of the above information, it’s apparent that the best tool to use in evaluating the genetics of animals is EPDs, not weights or ratios. Brag about the calf crop, not the bull.

EPDs are one of the most powerful tools producers have easy and inexpensive access to, and when used correctly can assist producers in attaining desired genetic improvement. To learn more about Red Angus EPDs, access our ‘Rancher’s Guide to EPDs’ brochure at redangus.org/genetics/ranchers-guide-to-epds. n

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National Cattle Evaluation EPDs Versus Interim EPDs

During discussions regarding EPDs, two terms commonly used to describe EPDs are ‘Interim’ and ‘NCE.’ In general, these terms define the process used to calculate EPDs. Both processes result in reliable EPDs, however, it is important to understand the differences.

NCE EPDs EPDs have been proven as the most-reliable tool in evaluating the genetic merit of animals. This is due to the fact that only EPDs account for each animal’s individual performance, as well as the performance of related individuals. Incorporating such a wealth of information into the statistical formulas that calculate EPDs is not a short – or easy – process. Essentially, the entire Red Angus database must be extracted and sent to our genetic evaluation partners who have built the IT infrastructure required to perform genetic evaluations on large datasets. This process is called the National Cattle Evaluation.

The workhorse of the NCE is the complex statistical formulas which account for the animal’s performance within its contemporary group, genetic level of its sire and dam, superiority or inferiority of the sire and dam as compared to other animals in the contemporary group, performance of related individuals, etc.

Currently, the NCE process takes at least one month to complete. However, during every business day of the year, new animals and data are entered into the Red Angus database.

These animals present a challenge in regards to calculating EPDs. To address this challenge of calculating EPDs between NCE runs, Red Angus has an Interim EPD calculation process.

Interim EPDs Once a new animal is registered with Red Angus, or new data is submitted on an existing animal, Red Angus calculates updated EPDs on that animal. These EPDs are classified as Interim EPDs. The calculations used in the Interim EPD process are not as complex as the NCE calculations. The main difference – Interims are only able to calculate or update the EPDs of the animal for which the new data was submitted. Thus, if you submit a weaning weight on a calf, the calf’s WW EPD will be updated, but the WW EPDs of the calf’s sire and dam will not be updated until the next NCE is performed.

While the formulas used to calculate Interim EPDs aren’t as complex as NCE EPDs, the Interim EPD formulas still do a great job in predicting an animal’s genetic merit. We have found the correlation between Interim EPDs and the subsequently calculated NCE EPDs are >0.95, therefore producers can confidently rely on Interim EPDs when making selection decisions.

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2016 RAAA Board of Directors Candidates

Candidate for President Bob Morton Bob Morton of Three Forks, Montana, is seeking election to the position of President of the Red Angus Association of America. He and his wife, Julie, own and operate Green Mountain Red Angus in southwest Montana along with their two sons, Tom and Jim. They have been raising registered Red Angus since 1985. Their herd currently consists of 280 registered 1A Red Angus cattle. They sell approximately 75 bulls each spring. The bulls are fed on site and sold at the ranch sale facility in March.

Females are sold at the ranch in early December in a joint sale with three other reputation Red Angus breeders.

Bob graduated from Montana State University in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in Range Science and a minor in Animal Science. While attending MSU he was on the ag student council. He was voted the Outstanding Young Farmer/Rancher for his region of Montana in 1996 and, in 1997, he took second place in the state competition.

He has served on the board of the Gallatin County Beef Producers for six years, including two years as the vice president and two years as the president. He has served the Montana Red Angus Association as a board member and vice president, and was also Red Angus barn superintendent for the prestigious NILE show and sale for three years.

Bob has always believed in maintaining high quality within the Red Angus breed, both through the genetics they produce and through the role the Association plays in the promotion and integrity of the breed. Red Angus is an industry leader and this has been well earned through the strength of the Association.

He has been proud to serve on the Board the past six years and truly enjoys the

challenges and rewards of serving the stakeholders of the Red Angus breed. He has enjoyed getting to know more breeders and having the opportunity to serve them and act as a sounding board for their concerns and questions regarding the Red Angus breed.

“The last few years have been challenging for the Board members, however hard work and perseverance is starting to pay off,” said Bob. “We are seeing the light at the end of the database tunnel getting much brighter, and staff morale is looking great. With many of the bumps in the road in the rear view mirror, it is time to move forward focusing on even more widespread use of Red Angus genetics nationwide. If we can increase demand for our cattle, breeders of all sizes and in all locations will benefit.”

Candidate for Area 4 Kyley DeVoe Kyley DeVoe is seeking reelection to the position of Director for Area 4 – Southwest. He and his family – wife Brenna along with daughters Karlee Kay and Kenedy Kay – live on the family ranch, 3K Land and Cattle, in Justin, Texas.

3K Land and Cattle is a seedstock operation started in the early 1980s by Brenna’s parents, Wayne and Judy Kay Ferguson. Kyley manages the daily operations of the ranch while maintaining an intensive AI and embryo transfer breeding program. This program was started to continually strive to produce top-end genetics.

He has been an active member of RAAA as well as served with the Texas Red Angus Association Board for many years.

Kyley has held the positions of junior director, vice president and director, and is currently serving as at-large director. On the national level he served on the Show and Sale Committee for five years and is currently the chairman of Promotion Committee.

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“It’s been an honor and privilege to serve as the Area 4 – Southwest Representative.

I look forward to serving my Area and this Association for the next three years,” said Kyley.

Candidate for Area 7 John Langdon John Langdon is completing his first term as Director of Area 7 – Northeast and is seeking re-election for his second term. He is the current chairman of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

John is a third-generation owner and operator of his farm in Benson, North Carolina, where the family raises Red Angus and Simmental seedstock, F1s and commercial cattle. In addition to their cattle, the Langdons contract finish and ship about 25,000 head of market hogs a year for Smithfield Hog Production.

The generated hog waste is stored and treated in lagoons where the effluent is irrigated back onto the grass, hay, corn and small grains at agronomic rates. This recycles nutrients to feed and graze their cattle. Irrigation is done using center pivots, hard-hose reels and solid set.

His farm has been recognized for outstanding environmental stewardship on both the state and national level by the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association and the National Pork Board. Soil and water have always been important resources to the Langdons, and John currently chairs the North Carolina Soil & Water Commission.

John’s wife, Eileen, a veterinarian, is an Auburn graduate and partner in a mixed-animal practice, Willowrun Veterinary Hospital, in Smithfield, North Carolina.

The Langdons have three grown children. John Michael II is a graduate student at Texas A&M studying genetics.

Hunter is a graduate of North Carolina State University and has joined the fam-

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John Ethington - Manager - 859.533.1301 Nathan Hicks - Herdsman - 859.576.6738 John Tobe - Owner - 859.621.4411 761 Engleman Lane - Lancaster, KY 40444 john@englewoodfarm.com www.englewoodfarm.com

2016 RAAA Board of Directors Candidates ily on the farm plus has his own organic tobacco enterprise. Megan is studying to be a Surgical Technician in Wilmington, North Carolina.

John serves as vice president of NCCA and is a member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. This summer he had the privilege of being selected to participate in NCBA’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Candidate for Area 9 Stuart Gilbert Stuart Gilbert of Stockport, Iowa, is seeking election for the position of Director of Area 9 – Midwest.

Stuart was born and raised in Stockport.

He and his wife, Kaye, along with their two sons, Sam and Wyatt, have made Red Angus the center of not only their operation but also their lives. Stuart and Kaye currently live on his family farm which has run cattle on the land since 1840.

In 1990, Stuart converted his commercial herd to Red Angus thus forming Graystone Cattle Company. As a breeder, he continually aided in the promotion of the Red Angus breed not only by spreading the word to the commercial breeder but also by exhibiting his working cattle at major and small shows all while maintaining his working operation at home.

Due to his love of the Red Angus breed, in 2010, Stuart and Kaye formed Red Cow Relocators, a sale management company that specializes in the promotion of Red Angus genetics and breeders. Stuart travels the country and sees thousands of Red Angus genetics each year. He has visited numerous ranches and operations which he feels has aided his ability to not only promote the Red Angus breed, but also be a champion for the breeder.

In 2012, he saw a need to market Red Angus bulls for the breeder that may not have access to promote their bull out in front of the buying public. He formed Private Stock Semen Sales, a subsidiary of Red Cow Relocators, to help promote semen sales of Red Angus bulls.

On the local level, Stuart is a member of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, a member of the Iowa Red Angus Association, the Illinois Red Angus Association and the Montana Red Angus Association.

He has volunteered to help raise funds for the local fire department through their annual benefit auction and has also volunteered at the local 4-H and county fair.

“We are in direct contact with hundreds of seedstock producers and commercial cattlemen throughout the year which allows us to keep in touch with the concerns and needs of both segments of the industry,” said Stuart. “We have built our herd and our business on the simple premise of honesty, integrity, accountability and customer service. I look forward to bringing those qualities to the RAAA Board and I would appreciate your support!”

Candidate for Region A Chuck Feddes Chuck Feddes of Manhattan, Montana, is pursuing election to the Region A director seat.

Chuck is a third-generation rancher. He and Carol, his wife of 37 years, reside in the beautiful Gallatin Valley located in southwest Montana. They have been blessed with three children and six grandchildren, plus several more unofficial grandchildren.

In 1984, six years after Chuck’s father’s death, they started managing the family ranch. “I was the ripe old age of 26, and

the learning curve was very steep,” said Chuck.

In 1991, they purchased 10 registered Red Angus bred females and the following year another 10 to add to their registered Hereford herd. Chuck’s dad started in Herefords in 1945 and Chuck and Carol dispersed the Herefords in 1998.

“When looking for a second breed in the early 1990s, we chose Red Angus because of the breed’s focus on serving the commercial cattlemen,” said Chuck. “This unwavering focus has led our breed to tremendous growth in numbers, quality and popularity among cow-calf producers, feedlot operations and on the grid.”

They purchased some very top Red Angus cows which was the base of their intensive embryo transfer and AI programs. A high percentage of the 300 females they bred in 2016 trace back to the original cows. They strive for balance in all traits with an emphasis on maternal traits and structure.

Feddes Red Angus hosts a spring production sale with C-T Red Angus (Craig and Taryn DeBoer and family) in March, selling 120 bulls and 20 to 30 open heifer calves. In December, they sell bred females as a part of the Big Sky Elite Female Sale.

Chuck’s experience includes serving on many church and community boards, plus coaching high school basketball for 15 years which taught him a lot about teamwork and the value of working together.

“We are very blessed with an occupation that we enjoy – that is being good stewards of the land and livestock that our Lord has put in our care. We are also very appreciative to be a part of the Red Angus family and I look forward to serving on the board if elected,” concluded Chuck. n

2016 RAAA Board of Directors elections will occur at the National Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 9, 2016. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor at that time.

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The Cattle Call Limousin Sale

Bragg Creek, Alberta

September 17

Englewood Farms Complete Red Angus & Limousin Dispersal

Lancaster, KY

September 19

Las Rojas Private Treaty Red Angus Sale

Frederick, OK

September 24

HB Farms Remember September Red Angus, Angus, Limousin and Lim-Flex Sale

Midway, KY

October 10

LeDoux Ranch Future Focus Red Angus, Gelbvieh, Balancer Online Sale

Agenda, KS

October 15

Rich Red Angus 2016 Calendar Year Heifer Calf Sale

Vinton, IA

October 22

Thomas Farms Limousin and Lim-Flex Bull and Female Sale

Damascus, AR

October 29

The Cowgirls Red Angus Sale

Calgary, Alberta

October 31

Rust Mountain View Ranch Queens Of The Pasture Red Angus and Simmental Sale

Mercer, ND

November 5

Double A Land & Cattle Swing Time Red Angus, Limousin and Lim-Flex Female Sale

Nevada, MO

November 28

Bachman Cattle Farms Game Changer Gelbvieh and Balancer Complete Dispersal with exceptional Red Angus selected lots

Nevada, MO

December 8

Blair/Six Mile Red Angus Female Sale

Regina, Saskatchewan

January 7

Western Heritage Red Angus Sale at the National Western Stock Show

Denver, CO

January 8

National Gelbvieh and Balancer Sale at the National Western Stock Show

Denver, CO

KEITH KISSEE

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Proposed Changes to Bylaws Reflect Breed Growth These are exciting times in the Red Angus Association of America. Our breed of cattle is enjoying unprecedented (and well-deserved!) popularity, and we are growing and maturing as a breed association.

In keeping with this breed and business growth, the RAAA Board of Directors and the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, along with RAAA Legal Counsel, Scott Oliver, have reviewed

and updated the RAAA Bylaws to reflect current business practices and to make them relevant to future growth of our business.

These Bylaws will go before the membership for a vote at the 2016 Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Major points of change are: 1) Updating the Bylaws to serve our current and future business practices; 2) Reorganization of Bylaws and Rules and Regulations for clearer reference; and

3) Clarifying governance of the RAAA to protect our non-profit status.

To view the proposed Bylaws changes, log on to your member account in REDSPro and select the link named “RAAA Proposed_ByLaws_2016” on the right-hand side at the bottom.

For questions concerning the proposed Bylaws changes, please contact your RAAA Board or a member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

Thanks for your time and consideration, President Kim Ford

Convention to Spotlight Excellence and Progress “Oklahoma, where the Red Angus Roam” is the theme for the 2016 National Red Angus Convention planned for Sept. 7 – 9, 2016, in Oklahoma City.

With the spotlight on excellence and capturing additional dollars in the marketplace, Red Angus cattle raisers will not want to miss this information-packed, three-day event.

The Commercial Cattlemen’s Symposium, “Putting Dollars in Your Pocket,” on Wednesday, Sept. 7, will feature leading experts addressing opportunities in the beef industry to capture additional value through innovative marketing, nutritional considerations of the cowherd and the use of additional technology to improve profitability.

Clint Rusk, head of the Oklahoma State University Animal Science Department, will serve as emcee for the session. Attendees will also hear from RAAA CEO Tom Brink, as he delivers the keynote address.

There is no charge for the Commercial Cattlemen’s Symposium, although registration is requested to plan for the event. Lunch will be provided to Commercial Cattlemen’s Symposium attendees, and the Convention Trade show will be open to visit with vendors. Please register online at redangus.org.

The convention business session begins Thursday morning and includes the

annual Red Angus Association of America update, committee reports and a keynote message from Dr. Tom Field, director of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Friday, the RAAA business session will conclude with the election of the Board of Directors as well as honor excellence at the annual awards banquet that evening.

Full convention registration is $295 per person and includes most meals, so-

cials and meeting breaks. Registration is available online at redangus.org.

Hotel headquarters is the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel, 10 North Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102. The Red Angus room rate is $139 per night.

Room reservations should be made directly with the hotel. The link to reserve rooms can be found at redangus.org/calendar/nationalconvention or by calling the hotel at 405-228-8000.

Register online for the 2016 National Red Angus Convention at redangus.org.

Reserve your room at Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel, the convention headquarters, under the “Nat’l Red Angus Association” room block for $139 per night (block held until Aug. 15).

The link to reserve rooms directly with the hotel is at redangus.org/calendar/national-convention, or make reservations by calling the hotel at 405-228-8000.

Schedule of Events

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Convention Registration Opens Trade Show Opens Commercial Cattlemen’s Symposium, “Dollars in Your Pocket”............ Ba Ballrooms B llllro room omss A & B Lunch .................................................................................................... Ba Ballrooms B lllro room ms A & B Commercial Cattlemen’s Symposium Resumes ..................................... Ballrooms A & B Ladies’ Forum – Wild Horse Creek Jewelry Co. ................................... 15 Meeting Room Ladies’ Forum – Myriad Botanical Gardens Guided Tour .................... Walking Distance Oklahoma Kick-Off Reception ............................................................. LV2 Prefunction West Oklahoma Social Dinner ....................................................................... Meeting Rooms 1, 2 & 3

Thursday, September 8

Convention Registration Opens Red Angus Foundation, Inc. Board Breakfast........................................ Grand Avenue Trade Show Opens General Session – Welcome, Call To Order President’s Message, State of the Association........................................ Ballrooms A & B Guest Speaker, Dr. Tom Field, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Break General Session – Constitution & Bylaws Committee ......................... Ballrooms A & B Lunch .................................................................................................... Ballrooms A & B General Session – Meet the Candidates, Breed Improvement Committee......................... Ballrooms A & B Break General Session – Junior Activities, Promotion Committees ................ Ballrooms A & B Happy Hour Dinner ................................................................................................... Ballrooms A & B Explore Bricktown & Bricktown Scavenger Hunt (Optional or free night)

Friday, September 9

Convention Registration Opens Affiliate Meeting & Breakfast ............................................................... TBA Trade Show Opens General Session – Show & Sale, Marketing, Alliance Committees ...... Ballrooms A & B Break General Session – Registration Committee and Top Dollar Angus® Added Value Presentation ..................................... Ballrooms A & B Lunch .................................................................................................... Ballrooms A & B General Session – REDSPro Training, Recap of Constitution & Bylaws Changes ............................................ Ballrooms A & B Caucus Meetings ................................................................................... TBA General Session – Report on Elections, Adjourment ............................ Ballrooms A & B Board of Directors Meeting .................................................................. 14 Meeting Room Happy Hour Trade Show Concludes Awards Banquet .................................................................................... Ballrooms A & B

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BIF Honors Red Angus Stakeholders

The Beef Improvement Federation hosted its annual meeting and symposium in mid-June in Manhattan, Kansas. During the event, the organization honored industry leaders including two Red Angus stakeholders. More than 500 beef producers, academia and industry representatives attended the organization's 48th annual convention. BIF's mission is to help improve the industry by promoting greater acceptance of beef cattle performance evaluation.

Hough Presented BIF Ambassador Award

Bob Hough (center), Lone Tree, Colorado, receives the BIF Ambassador Award from Craig Bieber (left), Leola, S.D., retiring BIF president; and Donnell Brown (right), R.A. Brown Ranch, Throckmorton, Texas.

BIF presented Bob Hough with the BIF Ambassador Award, given annually to a member of the media for his or her efforts in spreading the news of BIF and its principles to a larger audience.

Hough and his wife, Nancy, live near Denver, Colorado, where he works as a freelance writer and an ambassador for the beef industry.

His diverse career started with his service as an Extension specialist in Arizona and Maine. He joined the Red Angus Association of America as commercial marketing coordinator in 1994 and then was selected to lead the organization as the executive secretary from 1997 to 2007.

He assisted in the development of the first USDA-process-verified program – the RAAA's Feeder Calf Certification Program. Hough negotiated one of the first value-based marketing grids with a major packer which has become the standard and has transformed the industry.

He was involved in the design of the industry's first Total Herd Reporting pro-

gram implemented at RAAA. In 2002, under his leadership the breed released the industry's first Reproduction Trait Sire Summary.

In 2009, Hough moved to Denver, Colorado, and served as the North American Limousin Foundation executive vice president. He has since retired from breed association work. He has written more than 300 scientific, technical and popular press articles. He wrote the book The History of Red Angus and co-authored the book Breeds of Cattle. He has traveled on beef cattle business to 49 states, nine Canadian provinces, Ireland and five South American countries.

His contributions to the industry are many including having served on the BIF board of directors and being one of the founding members, and the first chair of the Ultrasound Guidelines Council. He served as president of U.S. Beef Breeds Council and on the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium board of directors.

Shaw Cattle Co. Named BIF Seedstock Producer of Year

Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho, was named the 2016 Beef Improvement Federation Seedstock Producer of the Year. Pictured are (left to right) Wes Ishmael, BEEF magazine, award sponsor, with recipients Tucker, Angie, Cleo, Greg, Janel and Sam Shaw; along with Craig Bieber, Leola, South Dakota, 2015-16 BIF president; and Marty Ropp, Normal, Illinois, 2016-17 BIF president.

Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho, received the BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year Award. This national honor is presented annually to a producer recognizing his or her dedication to improving the beef industry at the seedstock level.

Shaw Cattle Co. is a generational beef operation that manages Red Angus, Hereford and Angus herds in a diversified system of irrigated rotational graz-

ing, maximizing forage resources and beef cattle genetics. Today, Shaw Cattle Co. maintains more than 1,500 registered cows encompassing the three breeds. The Shaw family works together to improve their cowherd through the diligent selection of breed-leading genetics with a keen eye toward performance, science and technology.

The origin of Shaw Cattle Co. began with a Hereford heifer. Tom Shaw worked weekends and summers throughout high school for a neighbor.

After high school and upon his return from the U.S. Navy, the heifer was given to Tom as payment for his summers’ work and as a thank you for serving his country. The registered Hereford heifer became the foundation of Shaw Hereford Ranch in 1946. By 1959, Tom and Mary were wed, started a family and purchased a home near Notus, Idaho. The family moved from the original Shaw homestead to the current headquarters and continued to build a cowherd and raise a family.

Tom and Mary's youngest son, Greg, officially joined the operation after graduation in 1968 and married Cleo two years later. In 1988, the Shaw cowherd was divided into three herds. Greg and Cleo remained on the original home place at Caldwell to raise their three children – Tucker, Sam and Jaime – and subsequently formed Shaw Cattle Co. Today, the third and fourth generations are continuing the tradition of raising reputable performance cattle. In 1990, Shaw Cattle Co. diversified the Hereford cowherd and added Red Angus genetics.

In 1996, black Angus cattle were added to the herd.

Greg and Cleo's son, Sam, returned to the ranch in 1999 after graduating from the University of Idaho. Sam and his wife, Janel, are raising their three daughters on the ranch. After graduating from the University of Idaho and working in the private sector, Tucker returned with his wife, Angie, in 2003. They are raising their five children on the ranch. Greg and Cleo's daughter, Jaime, her husband, Kelley, and two daughters, live in Eugene, Oregon, and enjoy helping out on the ranch when they can. n

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Directors

Dr. Mikell Davis • (662) 323-0744

Deborah Dwyer • (352) 544-0326 Jim McLean • (912) 632-7985

Lowell Morgan • (912) 754-1445

Johnnie Cundiff • (606) 305-6443 Jeff Pettit • (270) 836-2963

Officers

Tim Whitley - President • (205) 446-5090 • tm_whitley@yahoo.com Rhonda Deist - Vice President • (931) 625-2001 • swancreek@tds.net Michelle Pettit - Secretary/Treasurer • (270) 836-1651 • michelle@noashconstruction.com

Mercer Farm Registered Red Angus Cattle

Owners: Jim & Nancy Mercer & Rebecca Burnette 32237 Hwy. 58 N. • Ten Mile, TN 37880 Sales: Steve Burnette • Home (423)334-3649 Farm (423)334-5433 • Cell (865) 804-8156 mercerfarms@gmail.com

Sycamore Farm

Darryl & Rhonda, Matthew & James Deist 1780 McDaniel Hollow Rd • Lewisburg, TN 37091 (931) 293-2148 • Email: swancreek@tds.net

Red Angus Cattle

770 Northeast Tammy Ln. • Lake City, FL 32055 (386) 755-4819 • sycamor@atlantic.net

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Registered Red Angus Commercial Heifers

10320 Hwy. 501 South Forest, MS 39074 Home: 601-789-5896 Office: 601-782-9606 Cell: 601-498-5969

BEATTY FARMS, L.P. Registered Red Angus 2699 New Highway 7 Santa Fe, TN 38482 (931) 682-2658 • (931) 682-3436 FAX beattyfm@bellsouth.net Carl Hollinsworth, Herd Manager (615) 758-7437

McLean Red Angus Jim & Alynda McLean

Whitley Red Angus 1408 Co. Rd. 35 Horton, AL 35980

Breeding Red Angus since 1965!

Henry, Jane, Jim, Kathy, Tim, James Ray & Natalie (205) 466-7612 • Tim Cell (205) 446-5090 tim@whitleyredangus.com

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788 Red Belt Rd. • Chickamauga, GA 30707 Randy Garner 423.421.9884 Christa Garner 423.595.2029 RedBeltRedAngus@yahoo.com

Osborn Red Angus 21053 AL HWY 251 Athens, Alabama (256) 679-6307 Email: dko2005@hotmail.com

Jarvis Red Angus

12745 St. Rt. 181 N. Bremen, Kentucky (270) 525-3403 Registered 100% 1A Certified Herd David • Sandra Chris • LaDonna davidandsandra65@bellsouth.net

Jim and Alvina Meeks • (864) 682-3900 1986 Trinity Church Rd. • Gray Court, SC 29645 Raymond Prescott, Mgr. • (864) 682-2828 bullhillredangusranch.com Visit our website at bullhill.home.mindspring.com

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Hickory Hill Farm Red Angus

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Sale Report

Sonstegard Cattle Co. LLC April 9, 2016 • Montevideo, MN • Auctioneer: Kyle Gilchrist

51 Yearling Red Angus Bulls $5,397 13 2-Year-Old Red Angus Bulls $3,788 The high-selling yearling bull was Lot 5, 3SCC Dictate C74, a son of 3SCC Dominor W338 out of a Beckton Julian GG B571 daughter, that sold for $27,000 to Koester Red Angus of Steele, North Dakota, and Leland Red Angus of Sidney, Montana.

Lot 2, 3SCC Sonsty Thunder C304, an Andras Thunder R196 son out of a KF Right Time 635 daughter, sold for $22,500 to Jerry Fetters of Seymour, Iowa.

Lot 21, 3SCC Merlin C333, a son of Leland Merlin 713 out of a BHR Golden Boy 453B daughter, sold for $16,000 to Lost River Livestock of Clearbrook, Minnesota.

Lot 1, 3SCC Power Surge C115, a son of Bieber Hard Drive Y120 out of a 3SCC Zeus T70 daughter, sold for $9,000 to Lone Oak Cattle of Mechanicsville, Iowa.

Lot 9, 3SCC Domino C75, a son of 3SCC Domain A163 out of a Fritz Justice 8013 daughter, sold to Jerry Fetters of Seymour, Iowa, for $9,000.

Lot 3, a son of LJC Colt 823Z out of a Basin Hobo 0545 daughter, sold to Hanger Red Angus of Lake City, Kansas, for $7,750.

Two 2-year-old bulls sold for $5,500 each. Lot 59 was 3SCC Stallion B146, a son of LJC Colt 823Z out of a 3SCC EXT Black Gammer daughter, that sold to Brian and Wes Leapaldt of Woodworth, North Dakota.

Lot 62, 3SCC Chivas B26, a son of Koester Chivas 005 out of a Red Crowfoot Ole’s Oscar daughter, sold to Guy Dammann of Sanborn, Minnesota.

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Quality & Performance Since 1965 Registered Bulls, Heifers and Bred Cows Available

Scott C. & Patty Adams • (308) 750-7949 78250 464th Ave • Litchfield, NE 68852

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The Sieberts - Kim, Lindy, Samantha & Kendall 108 Road 3 • Henderson, NE 68371 (402) 723-4376 • Email: sdiamond@telcoweb.net website: sdiamondangus.com

Pieper Red Angus

Mark and Deb Pieper (308) 638-4557 HC 70 Box 13 • Hay Springs, NE 69347

610 S. 7th Ave. Broken Bow, NE 68822

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RAFTER JX RANCH

Registered Red Angus Cattle

Rob Brawner

Ross A & Lane Knott

P.O. Box 43 • Petersburg, NE 68652 Home (402) 386-5411 Work (402) 386-5297 Cell (402) 843-8726

Red Angus & Composite Seedstock info1@schulerredangus.com Butch & Susan Schuler • (308) 262-0306 Darrell Schuler • (308) 262-0925 7522 Rd 74 • Bridgeport, NE 69336 Red Angus with built-in Performance!

Paul & Milissa Birnie

Michael & Kathleen Jackson 33070 Shelton Rd. • Ravenna, NE 68869 (308) 467-2366 • Cell (308) 390-3960

www.fickredangus.com 27th Annual Bull Sale February 1017!

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Cattle Company St. Edward, NE

Wayne & Jody Choat • 402-678-3439 Dave & Kathy Stodola • 402-981-1586

BULLIS CREEK RANCH

HC 68 Box 1 Wood Lake, NE 69221 Phone/Fax (402) 967-3060

Scott & Kim Ford (308) 876-2211 Bertrand, NE 68927

www.crossdiamondcattle.com Bartlett & Stapleton Nebraska

Annual Sale in March www.hallpokornyredangus.com

Brad & Paula Pokorny (308) 636-2275

Helen Hall (308) 654-3220

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Welcome to our Newest RAAA Members!

Area 1 – West Director – Sam Lorenzen CHASE ANGUS ROBERT OR KELCIE CHASE 375 AIRPORT RD LINCOLN, CA 95648 JOHN (JACK) FESSLER 1809 WAGNER LANE PETALUMA, CA 94954 EMILY HARRYMAN 12214 DOLAN HARDING RD BROWNS VALLEY, CA 95918 ANNA PETERSON 12262 RANCHVIEW DR NAMPA, ID 83686 VANHULLE FARMS STEVE & CINDY VANHULLE 18010 TUALCO RD MONROE, WA 98272 Area 2 – Montana Director – Bruce Ketchum ALEXIS CANEN 201 OLMSTEAD LN GLENDIVE, MT 59330 FUHRMANN RANCH JUSTIN & GERALDENE FUHRMANN 96 E MEADOWLARK RD GLASGOW, MT 59230 JUSTIN PAULSON PO BOX 1334 CHOTEAU, MT 59422 WAGLER RANCH MYRON OR RUTH WAGLER 159A LONGFELLOW RD DAGMAR, MT 59219 Area 3 – Rocky Mountain Director – Kevin Miller THREE BRIDGES LAND & CATTLE JOHN & RENEE ALBRIGHT PO BOX 330 LA VETA, CO 81055

ALAINA ENDRESON 44997 CR 94 BRIGGSDALE, CO 80611

FRANK BROTHERS DUSTIN FRANK 18489 CR 15 JOHNSTOWN, CO 80534 MCCASLAND RED ANGUS STEVE & TAMMY MCCASLAND 70570 CR 40 YUMA, CO 80759

JC RANCHES JAMES BRYANT 1420 BAKER CUT-OFF RD WEATHERFORD, TX 76087 GREG & NANCY CHANEY 944 CEDAR ST COLORADO CITY, TX 79512 CRUSE CATTLE CO. MATTHEW CRUSE 481 FM 97 FLOMOT, TX 79234

JORDAN DOUGHTY ROCKING R ELK AND CATTLE 11004 FM 407 DAN REARDON JUSTIN, TX 76247 68500 VICUNA DR MONTROSE, CO 81403 ASHLEY OR CATHERINE FERTAK OLIVIA CHASE 2118 CARTWRIGHT RD 23 PAINTED HILLS DR MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489 SHERIDAN, WY 82801 TREY HARVEY BS CATTLE CO. PO BOX 239 BRETT WHITLOCK JOAQUIN, TX 75954 1807 STAMPEDE AVE CODY, WY 82414 SIX J CATTLE CO., LLC GUY & MICHELE JAMES Area 4 – Southwest 3566 FM 957 Director – Kyley DeVoe SCHULENBURG, TX 78956 YL CATTLE DENNIS STACY LAURA JAMES 2260 S TWILIGHT AVE 3566 FM 957 SAFFORD, AZ 85546 SCHULENBURG, TX 78956 NALL ANGUS FARMS LEON OR WAYNELL NALL 230 S ROOSEVELT RD AB PORTALES, NM 88130

NIXON FAMILY FARMS GARY NIXON 2091 FM 602 FLOYDADA, TX 79235

TYLER ALLAN 825 JAHN LANE SCHULENBURG, TX 78956

HAYLEE NOCKTONICK 4625 FM 1377 PRINCETON, TX 75407

CHRISTOPHER BARTON PO BOX 357 JARRELL, TX 76537

RICHARDS RANCH MORRIS RICHARDS PO BOX 244 NORTH ZULCH, TX 77872

B&V TEXAS JASON BRAGG 2102 ROYAL ST SALADO, TX 76571

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JAMES SCHICK 6340 CR 432 MERKEL, TX 79536

CLAIRE SHAW 8323 ST HWY 79 S WICHITA FALLS, TX 76310 WOODLAND AG LLC CHRIS OR JASON SYLTE 32357 FM RD 410 BAGWELL, TX 75412 RAIDER TAYLOR 204 DEER CREEK DR ALVORD, TX 76225 RANDI TAYLOR 204 DEER CREEK DR ALVORD, TX 76225 WALKER FAMILY TRADITION LLC MICHAEL J WALKER 5726 OAKMOSS TRAIL SPRING, TX 77379 WOOLDRIDGE RANCH STEPHEN WOOLDRIDGE 1340 FM 2648 POWDERLY, TX 75473 Area 5 – Northern Plains Director – Steve Koester MACKSIMUM FARM JOHN MACK 9686 GARFIELD AVE LONSDALE, MN 55046 LEATHER AND LACE RANCH LAURA PERLI 1387 160TH AVE WOODSTOCK, MN 56186 LEATHER AND LACE RANCH LAURA PERLI 1387 160TH AVE WOODSTOCK, MN 56186 DACOTAH ROHNER 7220 120TH ST NW PENNOCK, MN 56279 GAVIN ROHNER 7220 120TH ST NW PENNOCK, MN 56279

ROCKY RIDGE CATTLE CO. KELLY KAELBERER 4715 CR 85 NEW SALEM, ND 58722 BRADEN KELLER 32755 154TH ST TOLSTOY, SD 57475 Area 6 – Great Plains Director – Newley Hutchison LUNDGREN ANGUS RANCH REDS BLAKE ANGELL 3639 CR I GOVE, KS 67736

LOUISBURG, KS 66053 EMPTY WINEGLASS RED ANGUS RUSSELL & LISA BERRY 7821 SE CALIFORNIA AVE BERRYTON, KS 66409 BAR U RANCH B REX BUCHMAN 2435 S 2050 RD BURDICK, KS 66838 KOLTON CUNNINGHAM 27976 Y ROAD BROWNELL, KS 67521 BLAKE MADDEN 222 N PENNSYLVANIA NESS CITY, KS 67560

TNT CATTLE CO. LLC TYLER BAKER 1117 ULYSSES PARKWAY ULYSSES, KS 67880 BERGLUND LAND & CATTLE STEVE BERGLUND 32563 ROCKVILLE RD

MATT PETERSON 1421 5TH ST CLAY CENTER, KS 67432

KATHRYN (KATIE) THRUSH 1585 IVY RD MINNEAPOLIS, KS 67467 NIOBRARA RED ANGUS JEFF KELLER 5511 S 16TH ST #200 LINCOLN, NE 68512 FOX CREEK CATTLE KEVIN OR LORI KNORR 5123 I ROAD DUNBAR, NE 68346 BARRETT MABE 3900 DODGETOWN RD WALNUT COVE, NE 27052 RHIANNON PAINTER 40254 GOOSE CREEK RD VALENTINE, NE 69201

SHAWN CARLSON 10976 N 1890 RD SAYRE, OK 73662 JAMES DOBSON 12460 E. RIVER ROAD KAW CITY, OK 74641 FOGELMAN CATTLE JOSHUA FOGELMAN PO BOX 166 MULHALL, OK 73063 PEYTON HALEY 23850 CR 80 PERRY, OK 73077 LYNN JONES 6020 ST HWY 199 ARDMORE, OK 73401 BROCK PERRYMAN 837 CR 1460 NINNEKAH, OK 73067

Texas Red Angus Association www.TexasRedAngus.org

Mark E. Harbin

Home 254-527-4650 3955 Co. Rd. 314 mobile 512-413-0384 Jarrell, TX 76537 harbinredangus.com fax 254-527-3475

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Registered Red Angus Kelly & Sallye Box

7371 Sherman Rd. • Justin, TX 76247 Cell (817) 929-7773 • Home (940) 242-3216 kelly_box@msn.com • morrisboxranch.com

G.W. LAND & CATTLE COMPANY Registered Red Angus Breeders in the Texas Hill Country

Mac Williams 116 Fox Hall Cv San Antonio, TX 78213 (210)684-1071 • (210) 341-6701

One of the largest herds in the South • Rockwall, TX

Ty Davenport DVM (972) 524-5105

Tim Head

R.A. Brown Ranch Donnell & Kelli Brown Throckmorton, Texas (940) 849-0611

Morris/Box Ranch

961 N. FM 444 Inez, TX 77968

REGISTERED RED ANGUS & ANGUS PLUS

RED ANGUS SINCE 1964

Mark & Celia Miller Rt. 1 Box 9 • Abernathy, TX 79311 (806) 328-5210 • Email: mfmrraider@aol.com “Your source of foundation pure Chiefline Genetics”

KOLLE RED ANGUS

Jim Kolle

!NNUAL 3ALE IN /CTOBER s -ILES 4EXAS 325-895-0544 www.halfmannranch.com

CHIEFLINE RED ANGUS

Judy Kay Ferguson Kyley DeVoe 214-536-6902 940-367-4708 judykay@3klandandcattle.com kyley@3klandandcattle.com Justin, TX • 3klandandcattle.com

P.O Box 1380 Van Horn, TX 79855

Bobbe McClure

(432) 284-9664 REGISTERED RED ANGUS qgra@hughes.net

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LB, LLC LANCE & BETH POUND 12350 N HARRAH RD LUTHER, OK 73054 ALLISON STEWART 1903 COUNTY ST 2840 AMBER, OK 73004 Area 7 – Northeast Director – John Langdon RYAN LEISTER 5150 HARNEY RD TANEYTOWN, MD 21787 A RANCH RANDY AULT 2682 N TERRITORIAL RD W ANN ARBOR, MI 48105 G3 SHOW CATTLE TAYLOR GORR 4850 E DOWLING RD DOWLING, MI 49050 MATTIE HARWARD 28978 MISENHEIMER RD RICHFIELD, NC 28137 CLEAR RUN CATTLE FARM AMOS, MERRIE & JOSHUA MCLAMB 8272 HARRELLS HWY GARLAND, NC 28441 JONATHAN PRESNELL 368 WHITAKER RD SHELBY, NC 28152 MUDDY CREEK FARMS WILLIAM A & VICTORIA SCOTT JR 647 CENTENARY CHURCH RD CLEMMONS, NC 27012 MUDDY CREEK FARM CASSIE SCOTT & STEPHEN WEAVER 815 CENTENARY CHURCH RD CLEMMONS, NC 27012

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CATHERINE JOYCE 649 REYNOLDS RD FULTONVILLE, NY 12072 ROSEBERRY FARMS RENEE OR GREG ROSEBERRY 50 BROOKSIDE DR JACKSON, OH 45640 SCENIC HILLS ANGUS KARLYN L. STEINER 11037 RT 66 CLARION, PA 16214 LANDREE WILSON 155 WILLIAMS RD TEMPLETON, PA 16259 LINDSEY DAVIS 144 MT HERMON RD ELKTON, VA 22827 TREVOR DAVIS 144 MT HERMON RD ELKTON, VA 22827 Area 8 – Southeast Director – Raymond Prescott WHITE HAWK RANCH LLC GARY OR BEN HEDRICK 1475 CANTON RD STE 100 MARIETTA, GA 30066 JOSH NEWTON 175 PREWITTS WAY SOMERSET, KY 42503 TREEVER CATTLE CO. SHAUN OR REBEKAH TATUM 237 BETHLEHEM CHURCH RD WICKLIFFE, KY 42087 KONNER WALTERS 3640 UPTON MELROSE RD UPTON, KY 42784 MACKENSIE WALTERS 3640 UPTON MELROSE RD UPTON, KY 42784

T ROUGE ANGUS AMBER HOFFPAUIR 9220 GAZETTE RD KAPLAN, LA 70458 DEEP DOWN FARMS MATT MILLER 1766 JUSTIN LN LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605 BERG CATTLE BRAD OR EMALEE BUTTREY 603 HARRIS DR SOUTH FULTON, TN 38257 HOBBS FARMS BO & PATTI HOBBS PO BOX 39 SPRINGVILLE, TN 38256

CAYDEN BOWE 442 HWY V LAREDO, MO 64652

SHANNON JENKINS 27999 CASTLEBERRY RD LEBANON, MO 65536 RYLEIGH MORRIS PO BOX 62 ASH GROVE, MO 65604 O’DELL CATTLE CO. DANNY & SARA O’DELL 12594 LIV 422 CHILLICOTHE, MO 64601 DILLON O’DELL 12594 LIV 422 CHILLICOTHE, MO 64601

MARY ALI OLIVER 2021 STONEWALL UNION, TN 38261

RYLEE SMITH PO BOX 26 OLDFIELD, MO 65720

Area 9 – Midwest Director – Kurt Rich JAREN GERDES 1564 PILOT GROVE RD WEST POINT, IA 52656

REBECCA URICH 1161 SE HWY E LAREDO, MO 64652

MORGAN WELLS 19975 105TH ST OTTUMWA, IA 52501 HUGHEY FARMS SUSAN HUGHEY 701 LAKE PARK DR MOUNT VERNON, IL 62864 ALBERTSON FARMS GARY ALBERTSON 508 N STATE ST WHEELING, MO 64688

Texas Red Angus Champion Genetics

Rt. 1 Box 45J Covington, TX 76636 (254) 874-5868 www.peacockredangus.com

ADDY HENKE 24353 INDIGO PL PRINCETON, MO 64673

HILL TOP RED ANGUS FARM JERRY MOORE 365 BISHOP CHAPEL RD LORETTO, TN 38469

RYKER HENSON 102 W JEFFERSON ST MOUNT AYR, IA 50854

PEACOCK ANGUS RANCH

K&K RED ANGUS ALLEN OR BONNIE KRACHT 10303 S UNION RD NEWTON, WI 53063

Where Quality Cattle are the Rule, Not the Exception!

Your visit is always welcome...

Hope yo see you soon!

Rob Brawner

BULLIS CREEK RANCH

HC 68 Box 1 Wood Lake, NE 69221 Phone/Fax (402) 967-3060 www.bulliscreek.com

ROBERTSON LINDSAY CATTLE COMPANY REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS AND FEMALES Contact us today for more information!

936-394-5413 H 979-255-1991 C

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LUNDELL FAMILY CATTLE TIM LUNDELL 1190 GOLDMAN LN LIVINGSTON, WI 53554

2016 Photo Contest Entry Deadline: October 14, 2016

See page 16 for more details and submissions.

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Building Better Beef Proud to be a part of Montana’s Red Angus history!

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

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

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Double Tree Red Angus

(406) 288-8171 • angelocattleco@blackfoot.net 96 N Mullan Trail • Drummond, MT 59832

www.sutherlinfarms.com

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

Ron and Esther Fischer

suthfarm@gmail.com Spooner Creek Lane Stevensville, MT

Convenience Traits until the Cows Come Home!

Mark & Sue Mees • (406) 347-5413

Leland

Fertility Tested Bulls - Private Treaty

Tim & Julie Shick

P.O. Box 311 Lodge Grass, MT 59050

(406) 639-9112 • tjshick@dishmail.net

Ken & Cheri Graves (307) 738-2247

2384 Barnum Rd. • Kaycee, WY 82639 Email: gravesredfork@wildblue.net

Visit our website for more informaion, sales and events!

202 East Hunter Road Sand Coulee, MT 59472 (406) 736-5602 (406) 899-2733 rdige@3rivers.net

Bulls for Sale Private Treaty

Bob & Julie Morton 2435 Logan Trident Road • Three Forks, MT 59752 (406) 285-6773 • www.gmracattle.com Annual Bull Sale Third Tuesday in March Big Sky Elite Female Sale First Wednesday in December

Glacier Red Angus Harold, Pat & Chris Hughes

40126 Eli Gap Road • Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-4654 • www.GlacierRedAngus.com

MONTANA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION RED ANGUS RANCH

Annual Production Sale: 2nd Friday in March (701) 565-2347 Melvin & Luella Leland T 34 mi. SE Sidney, MT odd Leland 42 mi.

N Beach, ND 192 ND Hwy 16 N Mile Mark 118 Hwy 16 Sidney, MT 59270

The Forbes Family 37 Beckton Dr. • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6095 • Fax (307) 672-7281 Email: becktonwyo@gmail.com

www.montanaredangus.com 1-877-Red-Angus • email: MTRAASecretary@gmail.com

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in Big Sky Country!

- We Focus on The Female -

1721 Plevna Rd. • Plevna, MT 59344 (406) 778-3819 • ketchum@midrivers.com

Vic & Shari Westphal

Email: klmpnra@gmail.com Registered Red Angus Cattle

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

North American Curly Horses

MARS RANCH

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

FRITZ RED ANGUS

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

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 -

LUCHT RED ANGUS ML

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

ROCK CREEK RED ANGUS Box 396, Joliet, Mt 59041 "Females & Bulls For Sale Year Round"

Charlie & Linda Lewis

(406) 962-3330

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

Contact us today for a breeder near you!

MTRAA Officers

President: Julie Morton - Three Forks, MT - info@gmracattle.com Vice President: Francis Koenig - Winnet, MT - francis@midrivers.net Sec/Treasurer: Larisa Oldenburger - Whitehall, MT - larisa_5lra@Hotmail.com

MTRAA Directors

Karen Raisland - St. Ignatius, MT - sti4058@blackfoot.net Veronica Christensen - Park City, MT - criters@charter.net Mark Jansma - Acton, MT - angus_baron@yahoo.com American Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2016 83

Sam Lorenzen, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 88

AREA 2 Montana

SHEAMAN RANCH 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

Kevin Miller, Director

KRAVIG RED ANGUS “Cattle Working for You”

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

Cory & Katy Johnson

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

www.solidrockredangus.com

AREA 4 - Southwest

Texas • New Mexico • Arizona

Texas Breeders can be found on page 79 Kyley DeVoe, Director

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

www.smithredangus.com

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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

Steve Koester, Director

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 8815 81st St. NW, Powers Lake, ND

American Red Angus Magazine ■ July/August 2016

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@ndsupernet.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

www.mnredangus.org

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

Minnesota North Dakota • South Dakota

1A BULLS & HEIFERS

"We Breed Excitement"

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

Producing Cattle that Perform for the Cattleman

AREA 5 - Northern Plains FLATIRON RED ANGUS

The Olsons

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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 82-83

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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

AREA 7 - Northeast

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

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

Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma

Dedicating Backgrounded Red Angus Calves to Certified Feeder Calf Sales

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 77 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 87 Newley Hutchison, Director Connie Mushrush, Region B Director

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

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Registered Red Angus Bulls • Bred Heifers

If you’re looking for Efficiency...

Look under “R” for RED ANGUS! (740) 985-3444 Day (740) 591-9900 Cell 34740 State Route 7 Pomeroy, OH 45769

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

ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

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

www.mcmurphyfarms.com

Put a Valentine in your herd!

Russ Dahl Deerfield, WI 608-444-8295

Oakridgefarms.org

Red Angus • Red Simmental • Red SimAngus

2734 Old Washington Rd. • Westminster, MD 21157

Alva, Oklahoma

Kurt Rich, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 88

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

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

MCMURPHY FARMS

Iowa • Illinois Missouri • Wisconsin

Tom Karr

WILLOWS FARM COMPANY RED ANGUS

Red Angus

Raymond Prescott, Director Region C SERAA Breeders can be found on page 76

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

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

JUDY LOONAN (641) 322-3921 • 1724 Holly Ave. • Corning, IA 50841 Located 75 mi. east of Omaha, NE, in the hills of Southwest Iowa

Bruce Westhuis

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

American Red Angus Breeder Directory

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

AREA 8 - Southeast

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

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS

Steven Harris DVM

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

Rob & Amy Hess Joe Bob, Nicona, Hannah & John Nelson

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

Hershey, PA 717-821-1782 bowcreekbeef.com

Pasture to Plate Performance Tested

Embryos, Semen and Cattle by Private Treaty

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

ROUSE RED ANGUS

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

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“Always With the Best Cattle‌Alwaysâ€?

Paul Hildreth, President • (815) 482-3742 Bill Embry, Vice President • (309) 264-3192 Chad Daugherty, Sec/Treasurer • (217) 369-0466

DEICHMANN LIVESTOCK BROKERAGE

Foreign Breeders

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

Auctioneer

BREEDER TO BREEDER GENETIC SERVICES

American Red Angus Breeder Directory

• Sale Management • Auctioneer • Livestock Brokerage Dan Deichmann (406)423-5500 (406)799-5200 Hobson, MT 59452 • deichman@mtintouch.net

1-866-867-4436

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CANADIAN RED ANGUS PROMOTION SOCIETY

P.O. Box 39075 • Lakewood Common Saskatoon, SK CA S7V 0A9 306.227-2992 • Fx 306.373.3515 CANADA’S ANGUS MAGAZINE Box 177 • Stavely, AB TOL 1Z0 Canada Phone: (403) 549-2234 • Fax (403) 549-2207 Email: office@angusworld.ca

Sales & Services

CK Sonny Booth - Auctioneer -

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

Auctioneer • Sale Manager (641) 919-1077

Dedicated to the Red Angus Breed since 1973

www.redcows.net www.redcows.net

Licensed & Bonded with Packers & Stockyards

conover@conoverauction.com

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

“In the Ozarks�

Professional collection & processing of semen CSS approved facility • Individualized bull care Worldwide semen shipping • Monitored semen storage 8 miles east of Springfield, MO 1 mile north of I-44 at Exit #88 8134 E. State Hwy. C, Strafford, MO 65757

Justin B. Stout

AUCTION SERVICE

23724 W. 87th Terrace . Lenexa, KS 66227

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Angus Plus Breeders

Pool Ranch

Quality Red Angus & Angus Plus Cattle

www.poolranch.com

David Pool, Owner david@poolranch.com 903-863-2171 • Cell: 903-646-2068 Loacted in East Texas

Red Angus Enough Ear, But Not Too Much.

Get Your ARA Breeder Directory ad for only

$275 per year!

Contact Kevin LeMaster today at kevin@redangus.org

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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

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

PELTON RED ANGUS

Production Sale 4th Wed. in March

(620) 525-6632 Burdett, KS

“Satisfied customers is our primary objective.”

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 janssen@hometelco.net “Seedstock Producers with a Commercial Focus”

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”

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 March 18, 2016

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

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

Visit our website to locate a breeder near you!

Darryl & Susie Rhodes 3932 N. Sage Ct. Maize, KS 67101 Phone: (316) 722-6900 Cell: (316) 648-8310 rhodesredangus2@gmail.com

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

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Calendar of Events August 1 4 27

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for September ARA Magazine Nebraska Red Angus Field Day, Bertrand, NE Kick Off Classic, Bloomfield, IA

September 1 3 9 6-7 7 8-9 17 18 30

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for October ARA Magazine Missouri Red Angus Field Day, Tina, MO Silveira Bros. Bull Sale, Firebaugh, CA RAAA Board of Directors' Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK RAAA Cattlemen's Seminar and Ladies' Seminar, Oklahoma City, OK National Red Angus Convention, Oklahoma City, OK UTI/MMI, Emporia, KS Rhodes Red Angus Fall Female Fiesta, Emporia, KS Jeffries Red Angus Bull & Female Sale, Checotah, OK

October 1 5 8 11-13 14 17 21 22 29 29 29

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for November ARA Magazine Halfmann-Beckton Red Angus Sale, Miles, TX Fall Cattlemen's Classic, Terrebonne, OR R.A. Brown Ranch Annual Sale, Throckmorton, TX ARA Photo Contest Deadline C Bar Ranch Female Sale, Bownell, KS NILE Prestigious Females Sale, Billings, MT Ludvigson Fall Ozark Bull Sale, Nevada, MO HereAfter Cattle Co. Complete Dispersal, Canton, OK Lacy's Red Angus Bull & Female Sale, Drexel, MO Red Dirt Round Up, Canton, OK

November 1 3 4 5 6 10 12 12 19

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for December ARA Magazine 5L Red Angus, Sheridan, MT Red Western Classic Show, Reno, NV Bet On Red Sale, Reno, NV Red Angus Red Tie Event, Boonville, MO Bieber Fever XI Sale, Leola, SD Laubach Red Angus, Big Timber, MT Leachman Cattle of Colorado Sale, Wellington, CO Triple M Ranch Female Sale, Mandan, ND

December 1 2 7 12 19 31

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for January ARA Magazine Hueftle Cattle Co. Holiday Invite Bull & Female Sale, Cozad, NE Big Sky Elite Female Sale, Logan, MT Cross Diamond Cattle Co., Bertrand, NE Forster Red Angus, Dickinson, ND Lazy J Bar New Year's Eve Extravaganza, Aberdeen, SD

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Missouri

Red Angus Association

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

Balancing Performance with Maternal Mike and Stephanie Smith

Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.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

Ken & Brenda Keesaman

Balanced & Proven Genetics www.lacysredangus.com

In Your RED ANGUS QUEST...

Columbia, MO 573-881-0395 • 573-449-1809

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

Red Angus Bulls • Heifers

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

Look toTHE WEST!

www.northwestredangus.com • www.calnevredangus.org

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

McPhee Red Angus

RED ANGUS CATTLE

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

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

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 ............................79 5L Red Angus ......................................83 9 MIle Ranch ........................................45 ABS ......................................................11 Accelerated Genetics ..........................13 Adams Angus Ranch............................77 Andras Stock Farm ..............................90 Angelo Cattle Company .......................82 Angus World ........................................86 Atkinson Reds ......................................76 Axtell Cattle Co ....................................84 Bachman Cattle Farms ........................89 Bar C Red Angus..................................79 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus .........84 Basel Red Angus..................................85 Beatty Farms .......................................76 Beckton Stock Farm ..........................3,82 Bet On Red Sale ..................................37 Bieber Red Angus ................................7 BIM Red Angus ....................................69 Birdwell, James ....................................86 Birdwell, Joel ........................................86 Birnie Red Angus..................................77 Bola Red Angus ..............................79,80 Booth, CK Sonny..................................86 Bowles J5 Red Angus ..........................83 Broken Heart Ranch.............................10 Broseco Ranch ....................................33 Brown, RA ......................................32,79 Brylor Ranch ........................................86 Buffalo Creek Red Angus ....................77 Bull Hill Ranch ......................................76 Bullis Creek Ranch..........................77,81 C-T ..................................................12,83 C Lazy B ..............................................36 Cabernet ..............................................89 Campbell Red Angus............................84 Canadian RA Promotion Society ..........86 Cattlecliffs Ranch ................................84 Cedar Hill Farm ....................................85 Chappell Red Angus ............................85 Chiefline Red Angus ............................79 Christensen Red Angus........................83 Choat Cattle Co....................................77 Clay Maxey Ford ..................................49 Collier Diamond C Ranch................20-23 Conover, Al ..........................................82 Country Acres Farm ............................85 Croissant Red Angus............................84 Cross Diamond................................77,91 Crump Red Angus ..........................17,84

336 490th Ave. Searsboro, Iowa 50242

D&D Cattle Co .....................................77 DK Red Angus......................................84 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage..........86 Diamond H ..........................................87 Double Eagle Ranch ............................89 Double Tree Red Angus ......................82 Elmwood Fields ....................................85 Englewood Farms ................................59 Faylor Red Angus ................................87 Feddes ................................................12 Fick Red Angus ....................................77 Fischer’s Red Angus ............................82 Flaming Livestock Co ..........................87 Flat Iron Red Angus..............................84 Forster Red Angus ..............................84 Fritz Red Angus....................................83 Genex/CRI............................................80 Gibson Red Angus, GA ........................76 Gilchrist ................................................86 Gill Red Angus......................................57 Glacier Red Angus ..............................82 Green Mountain Red Angus ............18,86 Griffith Seedstock ................................87 G.W. Land & Cattle Co ........................79 H & F Red Angus .................................87 Halfmann Red Angus ........................2,83 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ....................77 Harbin Red Angus ...............................83 Harms Plainview Ranch ......................87 Hickory Hill Farm ..................................76 Hidden Creek Farm ..............................85 Hoft Red Angus ...................................83 Hueftle Cattle Co ............................41,77 IGS Seminar ........................................51 Illinois Red Angus Association..............85 ImmuCell ..............................................47 JST Red Angus ....................................89 Jacobson Red Angus ..........................84 James Red Angus ................................90 Janssen Red Angus ............................87 Jacobs, Roger ......................................86 Jarvis Red Angus ................................76 Jeffries Land & Cattle ..........................85 Karr Farms ..........................................85 Kernen’s Cattle ....................................80 KIck Off Classic ....................................39 KK Farms ............................................89 KK Seedstock Consultants ..................61 Klompien Red Angus............................83 Kniebel Cattle Co ................................87 Kolle Red Angus ..................................79

JoAnn James (641) 593-6526 Fax (641) 593-6646

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Kravig Red Angus ................................84 Lacy’s Red Angus ................................89 Laubach Red Angus ............................82 Lautenschlager & Sons ........................89 Lazy J Bar ............................................84 Lazy W Farm ........................................89 Legacy Genetics ......................................

Leland Red Angus ..........................15,82 Liberty Ranch ......................................87 Little Creek Farm..................................58 Loonan Stock Farm ..............................85 Loosli Red Angus ................................89 Lorenzen Ranches ..............................89 Lucht Red Angus .................................83 Ludvigson ........................................35,41 MARS Red Angus ................................83 Maple Oaks Red Angus........................89 McLean Red Angus ..............................76 McMurphy Farms. ................................85 McPhee Red Angus..............................89 Meado-West Farms..............................85 Mees Ranch ........................................82 Mercer Farm ........................................76 Messmer Red Angus. ..........................84 Milk Creek Reds. ..................................83 Minnesota Red Angus Assoc................84 Morris/Box Ranch ................................79 Mushrush Red Angus. ......................5,87 Namken Red Angus ............................85 Nebraska Red Angus Association ........91 Nelson Ranch ......................................85 North Santiam Red Angus....................89 OHR ....................................................84 Oak Ridge Farms ................................85 ORIgen ................................................86 Orion Beef Group ............................27,31 Osborn Red Angus ..............................76 Ozark Bull Sale ....................................29 Ozark Hills Genetics.............................89 Peacock Red Angus ........................42,81 Pelton Red Angus.................................87 Pieper Red Angus ................................77 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..............80,86 Plain Jan’s808 Pool Ranch...........................................86 Quality Genetics ..................................79 Quartz Valley Red Angus ....................89 RAAA National Convention ..................63 RCR Promotions ..................................78 Rafter JX Ranch ..................................77 Ramsdale Reds ...................................87

Red Angus Society of Australia ............86 Redland Red Angus ............................83 Red Belt Red Angus ............................76 Red Cow Relocators ............................86 Red Fork Red Angus ............................82 Rhodes Red Angus ........................19,87 Robertson-Lindsay Cattle Co ..............81 Rock Creek Red Angus ........................87 Rocking K Ranch..................................76 Rouse Red Angus ................................85 S Diamond Angus ................................77 STgenetics ..........................................55 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ..................65 Sandhill Red Angus ..............................83 Schuler Red Angus ..............................77 Schumacher Trust ................................87 Scott Farm Red Angus ........................84 Sheaman Ranch ..................................84 Shepherd Red Angus ..........................89 Shoal Creek..........................................89 Smith Land & Cattle Co........................84 Solid Rock Red Angus. ........................84 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ..........................84 Southeast Red Angus Association .......76 Spear J Red Angus ..............................82 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ..................89 Stout, Justin..........................................86 Strauss Free Raised ............................88 Sun River..............................................82 Sutherlin Farms ....................................82 Swan Creek Red Angus ......................76 Sycamore Farm....................................76 Tally Farms ..........................................82 Thunder Grove Angus ..........................85 Trinity Creek Red Angus ......................76 Triple Creek Ranch ..............................79 UTI/MMM Sale ....................................43 VF Red Angus ........................................9 Valentine Farms ..................................85 Valnes Red Angus ................................84 Wedel Red Angus ................................87 Westphal Red Angus............................83 Whitley Red Angus ..............................76 Wildcat Creek Ranch............................87 Willows Farm Company ......................85 Windrush Farm ....................................89 Woods V Bar X Ranch ........................89 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus ..............85

Andras

Stock Farm

Visit us online at www.andrasstockfarm.com or find us on Facebook.

Steve: 217-473-2320 • Will: 217-473-2355 P.O. Box 71 • Manchester, IL 62663 email: andras@irtc.net

Join us at Cross Diamond Cattle Company for the

2016 Nebraska Red Angus Field Day Thursday, August 4th • Bertrand, Nebraska

"Red Angus and Ranch Profitability" Come enjoy a day in south central Nebraska and find ways to grow your bottom line!

Featured speakers are: Beef Magazine contributor and strategic planning consultant, Burke Teichert Red Angus Association of America CEO, Tom Brink Schedule of Events: 9:00 am • Nebraska Red Angus member meeting 12:00 pm • Please join us for lunch 1:00 pm • Featured speakers Pasture herd tour following speakers

NEBRASKA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION

And mark your calendars for our December 12th Production Sale!

Bulls Bred FORD TOUGH!

Scott & Kim Ford

(308) 876-2211 72862 C Road Bertrand, NE 68927 www.crossdiamondcattle.com

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