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Pursuing A New Horizon

SPRING PERFORMANCE SALE MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019

1:00pm MDT • Sale at St. Onge Livestock T O TA L P E R F O R M A N C E B U L L S & H E I F E R S

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"You Buy We Bid” Bull Sale

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 1:00 P.M. (MT) • AT THE RANCH • TIMBER LAKE, SD

SELLING

250 BULLS - 135 COMING TWO YEAR OLD BULLS - 115 YEARLING BULLS

You buy our bulls, we bid on your calves!

3rd Generation Bull Customer, Aberle Ranch Selling Steers at Mobridge Livestock. We purchased these steers on order and sent them to Dave Balduke at Sidney, MT.

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At the Ranch • Sturgis, SD

LD Capitalist 316

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FREE WINTERING until April 100% GUARANTEED for the first breeding season FREE DELIVERY to adjoining states Bulls will be semen tested, scrotal measured and ultrasounded for carcass data

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SAV President 6847

60 progeny sell!

th Production Sale 116 • February 9, 2019 •

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SELLING 500 REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS & 200 FEMALES • FREE NATIONWIDE DELIVERY ON BULLS • • VIEW SALE OFFERING AT www.schaffangusvalley.com •

60 progeny sell!

SAV Constitution 8054

SAV America 8018

SAV Rainfall 6846

50 progeny sell!

SAV Cutting Edge 4857

BW 85 205 Wt. 1107

30 progeny sell!

President X SAV Madame Pride 0075 • BW +1.8; WW +82; YW +134; Milk +27 A highlight of the 2019 sale season, representing the phenomenal first calfcrop by President. He shattered all records as the heaviest 205-day weight bull in SAV history.

BW 74 205 Wt. 965

President X SAV Blackcap May 1416 • BW +.9; WW +74; YW +128; Milk +26 A cowmaker supreme out of a fabulous flush sister to Resource who reigns among the top-producing cows in the SAV herd.

SAV Splash 8001

SAV Downpour 8794

SAV Sensation 5615

105 progeny sell!

SAV Resource 1441

BW 88 205 Wt. 1082

75 progeny sell!

Rainfall X SAV Madame Pride 4407 • BW +1.9; WW +86; YW +148; Milk +29 A cowman’s bull with massive volume and muscle dimension, dominating performance and herd-changing type. His Resource X Density dam is a seventh generation SAV embryo donor.

BW 60 205 Wt. 961

Rainfall X SAV Madame Pride 3045 • BW -2.2; WW +66; YW +116; Milk +31 This elite curvebender and AI stud prospect blends calving-ease, performance and phenotype with one of the strongest maternal lines in the business.

SAV Rainstorm 8223

SAV Thunderstorm 8075

SAV Renown 3439

20 progeny sell!

SAV International 2020 BW 81 205 Wt. 981

25 progeny sell!

SAV Prosperity 9131

35 progeny sell!

Raindance X SAV Blackcap May 1433 • BW +2.0; WW +75; YW +131; Milk +25 Major-league herdsire prospect with length, muscle, performance and superb structure. His front-pasture dam is a productive flush sister to Resource recording a weaning ratio of 108 on 6 calves.

The 2019 SAV Sale features large AI sire groups and a volume selection of seedstock affordable to the cowman.

SAV bulls have earned a reputation for adding thickness, volume, muscle and real-world fleshing ability, while leaving moderate, beautiful-uddered, productive females. They are the kind ranchers demand and search for — adding pounds to your calfcrop, maternal strength to your cowherd and dollars to your bottomline.

BW 87 205 Wt. 1026

Raindance X SAV Blackcap May 1808 • BW +3.8; WW +79; YW +139; Milk +30 This high-octane performance bull will put pounds on the scale and add premiums at the marketplace. His Pathfinder dam by Net Worth records a weaning ratio of 110 on 6 calves.

Catalogs by request:

Many additional sires represented!

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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 300 RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS We are dedicated to producing exceptional cattle with high quality genetic values. We will be offering 300 Red Angus yearling bulls that have been bred to excel in all segments of the beef industry, including those traits that matter to your bottom line. We truly believe that with focused selection, you can have it all.

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Spring Performance Leader Sale: March 29, 2019

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Hoff Blockbuster x Hoff Heartland BW 84 • WW 912 • YW 1571 BW +0.9 • WW +90 • YW +151 • Milk +13 • $B 200.59

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Jindra Blackout owned with Poss Angus, Jindra Stonewall owned with Koupal’s B&B Angus, & Alta Genetics Nobmann Cattle Co. A big thAnks to All the greAt cAttlemen And friends behind

Jindra Grand Banks owned with Slagle Angus our progrAm. We Are very excited About the extrA performAnce our customers continue to see in their cAlf crops. those extrA pounds pAy the bills! lAst seAson most of our bulls WeAned At over 800 pounds And this yeAr they’ve done it AgAin. Another greAt crop of bulls Are developing! if you hAve Any questions on them We Would be glAd to visit.

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South Dakota Red Angus Association www.SouthDakotaRedAngus.com Don’t Miss These SDRAA Events Jan 22-23 Sioux Empire Livestock Show Jan 29-30 Black Hills Stock Show

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teve Mohnen is passionate about Angus cattle. He’s spent the last 38 years studying the breed and building his herd of elite mama cows.

“I was 25 years old when I started working for Howard Hillman of Bon View Angus Farms in Canova SD from 1980-1985,” said Steve. “While there, I learned how to AI and about the genetics of the breed. Bon View Farms was one of the most progressive Angus operations in the nation, and in starting my own herd back home, 90 percent of my cows originated from Bon View’s proven 8-10-year old cows.”

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Steve added, “In 1980, my dad started purchasing bulls when I was working for Bon View and was proud of the calves they produced on his commercial cows. Our registered Angus herd began to grow, and we proudly became Mohnen Angus.”

The Mohnen family has been a staple of the White Lake community since German immigrant Matthew Mohnen homesteaded the ranch in 1884. Since then, generations of Mohnens have worked the land.

Steve and Kathy Mohnen

“I learned my hard work ethic from my Dad,” said Steve. “Growing up in a family of 11 brothers and sisters, we were expected to help on the ranch. I always enjoyed working with the cattle and hogs. In 1985, I came back home to work alongside my dad, and for the next 10 years, I built my own cow herd, as well.”

In 1994, Steve and his wife Kathy purchased their own place, just four miles down the road from the original homestead site where he grew up. Together, the couple raised cattle and four children — Josh, John, Jenny and Jared.

An example of a powerful cow-calf pair at Mohnen Angus. (PHOTO BY KATE ROBERTS)

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Jared Mohnen owns Dakota Ag Insurance in Mitchell.

Josh, his wife Katie, and their four boys — Koye, Kade, Kase and Kole — are back on the ranch. John, his wife Tory, and their two children — Gage and Laynie — also came back home to continue the family tradition in the cattle business.

Meanwhile, Jennifer, and her husband Ty Krell, along with their two children — Jake and Hadlee — ranch near Sundance, Wyo. Jennifer works for Wyoming Farm Bureau Insurance, and Ty serves as the vice president of the Sundance State Bank. Jared Mohnen owns and operates Dakota Ag Insurance Mitchell SD, and runs cattle on the Mohnen ranch, as well.

Today the ranch consists of a registered Angus seedstock herd located near White Lake, S.D., as well as a 275-head commercial herd located in Canova, S.D., which is managed in a partnership with a family friend. To support three families on the ranch, Mohnen credits slow and steady expansions over the years.

Josh, his wife Katie, and their four boys — Koye, Kade, Kase and Kole — are back on the ranch, running Angus cattle alongside Steve and Kathy.

John, his wife Tory, and their two children— Gage and Laynie —came back home to continue the family tradition in the cattle business.

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“We have continued to increase our land, which has allowed us to grow,” he said. “Our early-calving commercial cows in Canova are used as recips in our embryo transfer program, which has allowed us to bring great genetics to our customers year after year.”

Mohnen Angus hosts an annual bull sale, marketing 140 bulls, that is held on the ranch the second Thursday in February. February 2019 will mark the family’s 25th annual bull sale. Although the Mohnens don’t sell females every year, a fall female sale is slated for 2019. Also new in 2018, Mohnen Angus introduced an “Open the Gate” May bull sale selling an additional 35-40 bulls to customers.

years,” said Josh. “Our customer base is a big factor in our business. We need to have strong relationships in order to be successful, and we need to believe and stand behind our products.”

With strong demand for Mohnen Angus genetics, the ranch has enjoyed tremendous success over the years. In 2013, Mohnen South Dakota 402 sold for $120,000 for two-thirds interest to Semex, Dale Edwards and Anvil Angus. In 2014, Mohnen Impressive 1093 sold two-thirds interest for $160,000 to Richard Angus and Genex. Other successful sires for the Mohnens include Long Distance, Dynamite, Substantial, Success, Global and many more.

“The Open the Gate sale allowed us to further develop a younger set of bulls with the same strict set of criteria as the bulls sold in our February sale,” said Josh Mohnen. “This was our first year of doing this, but it gave us the opportunity to help our customers out who were needing bulls after semen testing or if a herd sire had gotten hurt. In previous years, when we had gotten those calls, we were sold out of bulls and had to turn them in different directions.”

Another prestigious highlight for Mohnen Angus was winning the 2014 National Western Grand Champion Angus carload show, with a set of 10 Angus bulls. Six of the 10 bulls were sired by Mohnen South Dakota 402, and all 10 went back to the pedigree of Mohnen’s very successful wellknown foundation cow, Mohnen’s Jilt 910.

The Mohnens agree that it’s the great people in the cattle business that makes it so enjoyable.

“It all goes back to the Angus cow, and the hard work each and everyone here does to make it successful,” said Steve. “We have a lot of different ideas, and that’s what makes it so rewarding. We are passionate about our part in the Angus business,

“We love the people in this industry, our customers and the relationships we’ve developed over the

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and we will never stop working to keep our genetically-sound females. Angus are the best mama cows there are, in my opinion. Our cows graze until two weeks before calving. They aren’t pampered. They are expected to work for us and be profitable.”

“Raising quality cattle isn’t just our job; it’s our life,” added John Mohnen. “Everything goes back to the cow, and the Angus cow has always been superior as a maternal female.”

“Angus females breed back on time. They are functional, easy-fleshing, and good-uddered, can wean a calf that sells well at market and produce a premium beef product that consumers all over the world love,” said Josh.

This passion for the breed extends to the next generation, as well, as the Mohnen grandkids are learning the ropes from a young age.

“Every year, the kids gain a little more experience helping us in the business,” said Josh. “We started in 4-H this year, and Koye is really enjoying it. Every kid gets to keep one cow each year, and they get to make their own breeding decisions. It’s a learning tool for them and a way to keep them involved and have something to build upon.”

“I hope our kids love the Angus breed as much as we do, and they can continue Mohnen Angus for years to come,” Josh said. “We are very excited for our future in this business. One day, we’ll be retired and our kids will be selling the bulls in their annual sale. It’s something to look forward to.”

Yet, like all ranching families, the Mohnens have faced ups and downs. In the early 2000s, they were forced to disperse half the herd after a five-year drought left them short of grass. They’ve weathered the market swings, the inclement weather and other challenges over the years, but Steve never wavered in his goals of developing a premier Angus herd that would serve his commercial and registered breeders.

“We’ve weathered the challenges by selecting the best genetics possible each year,” he said. “I built this cow herd from the ground up; nothing was handed to me. I never chased fads, and I’ve always just focused on raising functional cattle that work in my herd. My best advice to others is to keep your mindset on what you really want and don’t look the other way.”

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A functional cow with a good udder, temperament, structure and feet is critical. The power is in the genetics.”

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Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus

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ark Barenthsen recognizes the part his wife and daughters have played in making their cattle business what it is today—a recognition that’s reflected in the name, which is now hyphenated to include his daughter and son-in-law.

“It’s not an ‘I’ operation, it’s a ‘we’ operation,” said Mark about BarenthsenBullinger Red Angus. “My wife and I have developed this together and our girls have worked hard on this too.”

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Fourth generation Mark and Kathy Barenthsen along with fifth generation Jeremy and Jessica Bullinger.

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Mark and Kathy Barenthsen

Mark and his wife, Kathy, are fourth generation cattle producers near Powers Lake in northwest North Dakota. Together with their son-inlaw and daughter, Jeremy and Jessica Bullinger, the family farms small grains and raises purebred Red Angus cattle.

“We were always a commercial operation,” Barenthsen said of the family’s ranch when his father and grandfather were in charge.

In 1976, Barenthsen came back to the ranch and after their marriage, he and Kathy began trying out different breeds of cattle including Herefords,

black baldies, Charolais, and some Simmental before deciding to focus on Red Angus.

To make a go of it in the early years, Mark sold insurance and Kathy worked as a part-time registered nurse.

“We wanted to make our living off the farming and ranching, so [working as a nurse] was supplemental income,” Kathy says.

In 1993, the couple decided to go into the seedstock business and began selling purebred registered Red Angus.

This February, they’ll be hosting their 20th annual sale at the ranch.

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Jeremy and Jessica Bullinger with children Avah, Jaden and Adalyn.

Around ten years ago, the Bullingers joined Jessica’s parents back on the ranch.

“I always had that desire to be back on our place,” Jessica, the oldest of the four Barenthsen girls says. “It kind of just really played out. We knew we wanted to be back here and my parents were willing to work with us.”

The Bullingers have three children, Jaden, Avah, and Adalyn, who are also involved on the ranch and with their 4-H projects.

Jessica isn’t the only daughter who works in agriculture; each of the Barenthsen’s daughters married farmers or ranchers and work along side their husbands at their operations.

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“Kathy and I have watched our other daughters develop their own operations and to see the kids do the same thing is the most rewarding thing to us,” Mark said.

Together, the two families have been able to improve upon the business and expand as well.

Barenthsen explained that they decided to stick with Red Angus because they “cover all of the bases.”

“They have a lot of maternal value and are a little more docile—that’s a big plus for us. They clean up a lot of udder problems other breeds face as well,” he said. “One big thing that helped us decide to be in Red Angus too was the demand

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from other breeds. It’s a non-diluter breed so you don’t get gray colored calves and that’s a big advantage for selling bulls.”

When the Barenthsens began raising Red Angus, the demand for the breed wasn’t that high; however, over the years they’ve seen an increase.

“Red Angus has really been becoming more in demand,” Mark said. “We never knew it would be this strong, but it is one of the things we’ve benefited from.”

Variations in demand for different breeds isn’t the only change they’ve witnessed.

A love of agriculture is passed down from one generation to the next.

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“There have definitely been a bunch of changes since the time that we started,” Mark said. “Earlier in our career a 500-pound calf was a good weaning weight.”

Along with the progression and focus on a heavy weaning weight, Mark has noticed differences in what has been considered the desired frames in cattle.

“We’ve gone through times where cows were short and thick, then in the ’80s the focus was on larger-framed cattle that were harder to keep,” he explained.

The family’s ranch is located twenty miles south of the Canadian border, which means a harsh winter climate. “The weather can be unpredictable, so we raise cattle that are going to stay in our herd because of where we live especially,” said Jessica Bullinger.

“We’re trying to raise cattle that can get by on less feed—less hay and grain—than we used to,” Mark said.

Another change that has impacted the cattle industry is the increase in available technology and various tests.

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“One big change for sure was the use of EPDs and technologies. We’ve been able to develop cattle that are much more functional,” said Mark.

“We’ve developed cattle that can calve on their own without any assistance where, back a few years, you’d have people hauling cattle to town to get assistance or a cesarean.”

Jeremy Bullinger explained that their purebred operation pays special attention to developing their females. “We focus mainly on the female side of it.

The maternal value in the Red Angus is what has kept us with this breed.”

Besides developing quality cattle, BarenthsenBullinger Red Angus strongly focuses on serving their customers. This past June, the ranch organized and hosted a “Red Angus Feeder Calf Marketing Meeting and Supper” for producers to meet with feedlot owners from Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and South Dakota.

At the meeting, feedlot owners discussed different natural (growth hormone-free and antibiotic-free)

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programs that can add value to cattle, along with talking about different areas or ways to market conventional cattle for increased profit.

“I think these are really exciting times—there’s a lot of changes, but there’s a lot of really good avenues that we as producers can take these days to add premiums to our calves,” Jessica said.

Mark said he feels as though they are removed from “bigger markets,” so the meeting was a way for producers in northwest North Dakota to make connections with those larger markets that are farther away.

“They [the feed lot owners] looked at [the meeting] as an opportunity to visit an area that is overlooked and provided a place for them to develop relationships,” he said.

Around 150 producers attended the meeting and Barenthsen says they are still receiving positive feedback about the event. “It was good to open up new opportunities for marketing for our customers—we totally enjoyed it.”

“Customer relationships are important,” Jeremy said. Which is also why the Bullingers have began Bullinger Family Meats.

The couple saw an opportunity for a niche market and now offer 100 percent All-Natural Red Angus Beef sold directly off of the ranch.

“We have to be really in tune to what our customers are asking for,” Jessica said.

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The two families have also built their own feedlot, which can hold 450 head. For right now the facility is used to develop their own bulls and heifers, but Jeremy said that it could be a way to expand in the future.

Working in agriculture is a lifestyle that both the Barenthsens and Bullingers said that they enjoy.

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“It is really fun having Jessica and Jeremy part of the operation,” Mark saod. “It’s very rewarding to have family members become involved and gratifying for Kathy and I.” Likewise, Jeremy appreciates having his children a part of the ranch as well: “It’s just a great way of life to have our kids with us and grow and

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work with us. It’s a way for them to learn hard work and dedication.”

“Cattle are important, along with caring for the land, but above and beyond all of that it’s all about seeing our family developing their lifestyle and continue in the tradition that we’ve been able to be a part of,” Mark said.

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es Lindskov and Brent Thiel aren’t the kind of producers that boast about their success, but with the name Lindskov-Thiel Ranch being a heavy hitter in the industry their influence speaks for itself.

The Lindskov-Thiel Ranch is a shining example of how true longevity is attained in the cattle industry and their journey goes well beyond good genetics.

Situated in the grasslands of Western South Dakota, the Lindskov-Thiel Ranch raises one of the

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premier purebred herds in the Midwest. In addition, the Lindskov family operates one of the largest commercial herds in the country.

Maintaining a thriving seedstock business has made Lindskov-Thiel a well-known name amongst producers around the country. Comprised of twothirds Charolais and one-third Angus, the operation has grown tremendously from the foundation laid by the Lindskov family many years ago. Les’ father, Bill Lindskov, struck out in the cattle industry in 1934 with a small herd of Hereford cattle. Les

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Western South Dakota provides excellent hard grass and beautiful topography for the LT seedstock operation.

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“We’re very diversified,” said Les, “diversification is a huge part of any success.”

After working as Les’ field rep for the American National Charolais Association for several years, Brent Thiel along with his wife, Nancy, set out on a new adventure by becoming partners with Les and his wife, Marcia.

Both having a passion for producing good, solid cattle for cowmen across the country, the partnership set themselves apart by laying a solid foundation for their seedstock venture.

“Basic cow sense things are what are important to us,” said Brent. With a heavy focus on calving ease, added pounds at weaning, and longevity all the bulls from the Lindskov-Thiel Ranch are born workers. “We have several customers who have bulls that are seven to eight years old and still breeding,” noted Brent.

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Selling roughly 225 bulls on the third Saturday of every April, Brent stated that providing “good, practical range cattle,” is what Lindskov-Thiel Ranch aims for every single year. Along with herd sires, the operation prides itself on providing guaranteed heifers from their herd and proven cows to purebred producers cross the country through private treaty.

customer base has always been a focal point of how

Specifically noting the involvement of both his wife Nancy and Les’ wife, Marcia, Brent said that it has always been all hands on deck when it comes to making the ranch successful. With Nancy as the business manager and Marcia taking charge of all hospitality for the annual sale and other events, these men credit much of their longevity to the women working alongside them.

their herd, “our actions speak for themselves,” said

While having solid range cattle who are proven to produce excellent carcass merit is a major component to the success of the operation, honoring their

are things that Les knows have helped the business

these families do business.

Becoming actively involved with their customers, Lindskov-Thiel Ranch provides more than just an annual sale every April. Taking extra steps like listing more than 20,000 feeder calves for their customers and offering marketing for calves sired from Brent, “we want people to get more than a good bull from us.”

Much like Brent, Les Lindskov believes that success in the cattle industry goes well beyond the cattle being marketed from an operation. Succession and letting go to make room for the next generation his father started over sixty years ago continue to thrive in a new era.

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LT Brenda represents the most prolific cow family in the linebred Charolais herd at Lindskov- Thiel Ranch.

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With four sons being full partners in all aspects of the Lindskov legacy, Les and Marcia took all the necessary steps to insure the success of their children and the success of their business went hand in hand.

“My recommendation to anyone my age is to do detailed estate planning,” Les said. Despite the tedious and often grueling process that estate planning can be, the Lindskov family and the Lindskov-Thiel operation have seen benefits far outweigh the time spent orchestrating the succession.

Obviously working with family can be hard and often leaves many ranches left without options for continued growth, but at the LindskovThiel Ranch the ability to pass the torch gracefully offers a glimmer of renewed prosperity across generations. “There are always some bumps in the road, but that is part of life,” said Les, “it’s really survival of the fittest.”

Though Les isn’t ready to call himself an “old timer” just yet, his insight into the current state of the industry reflects that of someone who has spent many years watching the ups and downs cattle producers face. While offering practical

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International and domestic tour groups are a common sight at the ranch annually. In the background herdsman Blake Conner and his wife, Kate, present cattle to a group of visitors.

advice like watching overhead when times get tough, Les feels that the biggest mistake ranches can make in this current climate is to not let go and “let their heirs take it to the next level”.

Les jokes that he’s practically bankrupt because his sons “pretty much own it all now”, but his enthusiasm for life remains fully intact as he watches the next generation step in to grow his and Maria’s vision beyond anything they could have imagined themselves. “Material possessions

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If anything, the Lindskov-Thiel Ranch proves that cattle are just one of the factors in true success in this industry. From a partnership molded over 30 years of shared passions to being willing to share the prosperity with the next generation, The Lindskov and Thiel families have become more than just solid seedstock producers in the world of cattle production.

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n 1955, Frank Schiefelbein and his wife, Frosty, were a young city couple who knew nothing about farming or cattle. Frank did

of embryo transfer, making them one of the first breeders to try this.

know one thing – people liked a good steak. That foundational concept led to the start of Shciefelbein Farms, the largest registered Angus operation Minnesota.

They started by buying two heifer crops from another Angus farmer in Minnesota. Frank chose the Angus breed back then for two reasons—they were good eating and didn’t have horns.

As Frank and Frosty were starting their farm, they were also starting their family. After the birth of their ninth son, their family was complete. As the boys grew, so did Frank’s ideas for the herd.

In the late 1970s Frank wanted more from his calves and knew he needed to do something to make them stand out from the others. He decided to start breeding his Angus cows with a Simmental bull. This didn’t work out very well in the beginning because the calves were too big at birth and they had too much frame. That didn’t stop Frank. He knew there was a way to do this, but not the normal way. Frank knew that by taking the egg out of one cow and putting it in a donor cow that he would be able to get the results he wanted. This led him to discovering the benefits

As the years went by the boys grew and headed to college. Frank continued on the farm and waited for the boys to finish school.

All of them were welcome to come back to the farm, but there was one stipulation–they had to bring a skill back that would add value to the farm. Seven of the nine boys came back, while the other two continued on with their own career goals. No two of the seven who returned share the same skills.

With all the skills that the boys brought back to the farm that meant there were more opportunities for the farm. Besides more crops, the Schiefelbeins were able to build a state-of-the-art feeding facility, increase their herd numbers, have an annual bull sale, sell semen and embryos, and finally, run a calf buy-back program.

The farm is split into two. One half of the farm is used for crop ground and the other half is pasture. About, 2200 acres of crop ground are planted to corn, soybeans and alfalfa. The pastures run 1,200 pair and are full of rolling hills and timber that provide great shelter for the cows during the summer months. To get the most out of their grass they have incorporated rotational grazing in their program and have enjoyed the benefits. In the winter and after harvest the cows are moved to graze cornstalks.

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The closed herd goes back to the very first group of heifers, the Elbow line that Frank bought in 1955.

They’ve never been afraid of innovation and use a combination of embryo transfer, in-vitro and AI. Their embryo transfer embryologist is just 20 minutes away and a Transovo In-vitro station is just 10 miles away, which makes it easy and efficient to use the latest technology.

With seven sons, and now four grandsons, working on the farm, it’s important that everyone knows their own job, but is willing and able to help with whatever needs to be done.

Every morning at 8 a.m. the brothers meet to discuss what they’re doing that day and what help they might need. No one is exempt from any task, from picking up rocks in the field to sorting cows and hauling grain.

Frank III, the oldest boy, manages the farm’s steer barn, the spray application, and is trained to AI. His son, Frank IV, took over the embryo transfer program. Sam is in charge of feeding of the 2,400 steers, as well as 200 cows. When he’s not feeding livestock he is helping maintain the farm equipment.

The oldest son, Frank III, with wife and family.

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Frank III’s son, Frank IV, with wife and sons.

The entire Schiefelbein family.

Angus cows with calves grazing in the pasture.

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Son, Tom with wife and kids.

Second oldest son, Rick, is pictured back second from the left.

Rick, the second oldest, is in charge of checking on the more than 1,000 registered animals on the farm.

Bob manages the crops and also acts as the farm’s operation manager. Austin, Bob’s son, runs the plow, the digger, and the fertilizer spreader. He’s there to help with anything that needs to be done.

Son, Bob and wife with family.

Tom is a welder and mechanic so he spends his time building pens, fences, or fixing machinery. In between all of that you can find him doing dirt work or feeding the livestock.

Mike owns a trucking business and doesn’t work at the farm full-time, but does still help out at the farm and hauls the farm’s crops.

Son, Tim pictured with wife and family.

Tim runs the family’s buy-back program and the feedlot risk management. His other job includes heading up the farm’s bull sale. The farm’s state-of-the-art feeding facility is full of calves that Tim has bought from their buyback program. Travis, Tim’s son, sells calves on Superior Livestock Auction and writes the articles for their catalog and flyers.

Dan, the youngest brother, is in charge of running the seedstock operation.

The annual bull sale, the pinnacle of 63 years of breed development, is held every February at the farm near Kimball, Minnesota. The two-day event includes a viewing of the sale cattle, farm

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Son, Mike with wife and two sons.

Son, Danny with wife and son.

tour, social hour, educational panel and free prime rib dinner. Sale day starts with another viewing of the sale cattle and free beef lunch. The sale is broadcast by Superior Livestock.

In addition to their live cattle sale, they also sell semen and embryos through genetic marketing companies like Genex.

Their buy-back program is a testament to the faith they have in their breeding program. This year alone, Tim, who’s in charge of the program, has bought about 30,000 head of their customers’ calves for their farm to feed out, and for other feeders who are looking for a proven quality feeder animal.

From a young city couple to one of the most progressive Angus breeders in the state, success has been a series of small steps. They have come a long way from filling up their corn crib with an old picker on an International M. Tim says the drive to do better is the key to success. Their family’s goal is to do something better every year, and for at least the last 10 years, they’ve accomplished that.

From incorporating rotational grazing, to fall calving part of their herd and new this year, planting rye grass, which will provide early forage for cows and new calves.

The emphasis on family shows, in that, even given the size and diversity of the business, every person working on the farm is a member of the family.

Tim said, “We grew up building this farm together.

We’re hard headed and want to keep it that way.”

Sam, Grandson of Frank, pictured with girlfriend.

From a young city couple to one of the most progressive Angus breeders in the state, success has been a series of small steps.

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Taubenheim sale day at the ranch, customers viewing the sale offering and facility.

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very year on the first Monday in February, beef producers gather at the Taubenheim ranch for their annual Gelbvieh and Balancer bull and female sale. While many of the

bulls stay in Nebraska, some of them are sold into the surrounding states, even to as far away as California. Repeat buyers, who trust the Taubenheim genetics, make up a large percentage of the sales.

But the Taubenheim family hasn’t always raised beef cattle. Dale and Jeannette Taubenheim of Amherst, Nebraska owned a dairy and showed dairy cattle.

Their son Mike, while in college, began researching the different breeds of beef cattle. He was impressed with the many traits of the Gelbvieh breed, the docility, heavy muscling, good milk production and mothering abilities. On the advice of a cattle semen representative, Mike purchased two bred heifers from Jim Wilson of Mankato, Kansas in 1982 and they each had a bull calf. “Back in the early eighties a calf brought around maybe 480 dollars. I sold the bull calves for $3,700,” Mike Taubenheim said.

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“We had about 200 head in the ’90s and run 600 registered cows now. I try to raise a more efficient cow, who will do more with less.”

The Taubenheims were some of the first to cross their Gelbvieh cows with top Black Angus sires, resulting in Balancer cattle. The Balancer genetics offer producers the ability to crossbreed their herds, taking advantage of heterosis, higher weight gains and the hybrid vigor. At their annual sale, they sell 100 yearling bulls, 25 Gelbvieh, with the remainder Balancer bulls. They also offer 45 bred heifers, right out of their own replacement pen. “These are heifers that are bred just a little later than we like, and some might already have calved by the sale so buyers are able to see what they are bidding on,” said Justin Taubenheim, Mike’s son.

In December of 2018 the family decided to try something different by offering eleven heifers and one steer on www.

AngusLive.com, an online cattle auction site. The halter broke yearlings were ready for some young person to show and maybe eventually become embryo donor cows.

Mike and his family usually artificially inseminate 400-500 females to some of the beef industry’s top bulls and implant around 200 embryos a year. They calve in January so the bulls they sell are old enough and ready to go to work.

Mike and his wife Renee have five children, four sons and one daughter: Justin, Tanner, Sydney, Seth and Kale.

Oldest son Justin and his wife Janelle have two kids and Tanner and his wife Kelli have one. The Taubenheims have always shown cattle, competing almost

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every year at the Junior National Show and the National Western Stock Show among other stock shows. The Taubenheim cattle bring home many grand champion Balancer and Gelbvieh female and bull pennants and awards. The NWSS gives prospective buyers a chance to see some of the sale offerings early with the show bulls being included in the production sale. “I feel showing

cattle really helped to make our kids who they are today,” Mike said.

Dale and Jeannette Taubenheim are still active in the day-to-day operations. Dale, at 76, runs the combine, and Jeannette drives the grain cart during harvest and works with Justin to register the calves and put together the sale catalogs.

Mike’s son Tanner is hoping soon to be able to return full time to the operation.

Justin Taubenheim showing the Balancer Pen of 5 Bulls.

Mike and Renee Taubenheim and family at the NWSS.

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Dale and Jeannette Taubenheim with their children and grandchildren.

In addition to raising quality bulls, the Taubenheim family farms a thousand acres and runs their own 400 head feedyard. They finish out their own cattle and purchase some of their bull customers’ calves to keep the pens full.

The fat cattle are sold on the grid in Lexington, Nebraska at Tyson Meats.

“We sell a load at a time, 40 head fits on the truck. Our cattle grade high with 94 percent yielding choice or higher and 91 percent are 1s or 2s. We are rewarded for how each carcass yields and also for being in the Certified Angus Beef

Sydney Taubenheim showing the NWSS Champion Balancer Futurity bull TAU Weigh UP 98E in 2018 exhibited by Taubenheim Gelbvieh, friends and family gathered behind.

program. We’re committed to making the best product we can from start to finish,” Justin said.

Justin hopes to be able to grow the feedyard and one day buy and finish more of their customers’ calves.

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The Taubenheims like being able to follow the cattle through the feedlot and see all the data on each animal. “We are confident in what our cattle can do, and this way we can provide more data and information to our bull customers,” Justin says.

Making that information available to both buyers and consumers is going to be a big part of the future of the industry, Justin says.

“We need to tell our story to the public. Let people know we have a passion to raise quality food and beef. We should take advantage of every chance we have to talk to strangers, tell them about our way of life, and get the true information out there,” said Mike. “As producers, stay true to

your roots, breed for soundness and fleshing ability, more rib and muscle. EPDs aren’t everything; it all starts at the ground.”

Justin agrees. “As producers we need to roll with the punches, and use the technology available to us. We need to follow through, vaccinate and give the cattle the best chance to flourish in our environment. The world is growing fast, there are and will be a lot of mouths to feed, beef producers are all in it together. There are a lot of changes coming to the industry and people are willing to pay for information. We should provide information and data and show the strict guidelines we have to follow. We need to work together to sell what we have for the most money.”

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roducers are getting paid for raising better cattle, and it shows in the cattle they raise, says Neri Barstow.

Neri and son Wyatt visit in the sale pen.

“It’s hard to hide your genetics. With the use of genomic testing, cattle are easy to identify, especially to buyers. There are no secrets; being aware of what you are raising and where you buy cattle is very important,” Neri said.

Barstow Angus sells 95-100 yearling bulls at their annual sale located at the ranch near Springview, Nebraska, and in 2019 will also offer the top pick of the 2018 heifer crop. The sale is always the second Monday in March—March 11 in 2019. A good number of the bulls stay in the Sandhills but many states are also represented at the sale. “Our bulls are home-raised; they never leave our place. We sell a few private treaty and save some for back-up bulls, as we have a first breeding season guarantee,” Neri said.

“Customer service is important, we stand behind our product.”

Nebraska hasn’t always been the home of the Barstow family. Neri’s parents, Marlan and Shirley Barstow farmed in Kansas. They grew wheat, raised cattle and bought feeder cattle to feed out.

Traveling around Nebraska and South Dakota buying cattle gave them the opportunity to see different areas. In the 1970s they were seeking a change from Kansas. The hills, trees and river around Springview, Nebraska appealed to them.

They purchased a ranch in 1976, where Barstow Angus is still headquartered.

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Select Sires reps stopped to view the young bulls for Barstows’ March 2019 sale.

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Neri, their middle son, then a senior in high school, moved there with his grandparents in 1978, along with some of the cows. Marlan and Shirley continued farming in Kansas with their two younger daughters, before moving north several years later. Shirley was a pharmacist for the state of Kansas and wanted to work until her retirement date so she commuted between the two states for a number of years. The Kansas farm is now leased to a neighbor.

Barstows raised Hereford cattle, but as time went on Marlan started looking at other breeds because of issues they had with the Herefords, especially eye problems. Marlan attended Angus dispersal sales in the early eighties and purchased some Black Angus heifers for his daughters to show in 4-H. He studied the Angus breed and liked what he learned: easier calving, hardiness and good genetics. He purchased more registered females and built his herd, phasing out the Herefords altogether.

Neri married a local ranch girl, Patty Frauen, in 1980, and continued working on the ranch and rodeoed on the side. In 1988 Neri and Patty purchased some registered Angus females from Marlan. The family started an artificial insemination program and eventually replaced all their commercial cows.

By having registered cows they were able to make a living with a smaller herd due to higher premiums for the calves. Marlan and Shirley turned over the Nebraska operation to Neri in the mid-1990s, and still live in the area today.

Neri and Patty built up the herd and began selling some bulls private treaty before having their first production sale in 1992. The Barstows now run a base registered herd of 250 cows and a cooperator herd of embryo recipient cows owned and run by the current lessee of the Kansas farm, taking advantage of the southern weather for early calving.

They have an extensive AI and embryo program, usually having 60-100 embryo calves a year. The registered herd is bred via AI and exposed to herd bulls, with every calf being DNA parent-verified.

They start calving in January so the yearling bulls are big enough to do their job by breeding season.

They also have a good feed program so the heifers breed back. Neri doesn’t believe in using a bull just because of his numbers on paper. “I want to see the animal in person. I get out and look at a lot of cattle.

I only use balanced, multi-trait sires that are strong on the maternal side,” he said. “Structural soundness is also one of my main criteria.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PATTY BARSTOW.

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Barstow family: (L-R) {back row} Wyatt, Amanda, Sierra, Austin, (Front) Patty, Wiley and Neri.

Neri and Patty have two sons, Wyatt and Austin; they grew up leaning to work on the ranch and also rodeoing. Wyatt works alongside his dad on the ranch now. He is married to Amanda, an occupational therapist, and they have two children. Austin and wife Sierra live in Bozeman, Montana, where he is a catastrophic insurance adjuster and she is a lawyer, but they still run cattle at the family ranch.

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Family is very important to the Barstows, so to have Wyatt and his family there working alongside is a dream come true for Neri and Patty. “Wyatt has been a tremendous help, it’s like a having an extension of Neri and has taken a lot of the burden off him,” Patty said. “He has a fresh and new prospective on things and it’s nice to have another view. His young muscles are also a help for building and upkeep of the place.”

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Cash Cow

Wyatt Barstow is carrying on the family tradition of focusing on the eye appeal of the cattle, striving to raise animals that are ascetically pleasing. “We want our bulls to match their visual appearance with their EPDs,” he says. “I want to expand our market, to match customers with the bulls that will best fit their needs. There are basically two types of

producers: the western ranchers with large pastures and the farmers with smaller pastures who background their own calves, I want to provide the best bull for each environment.”

Barstow Cash, a 2011 bull raised by Neri, was a sire with all the strengths they—and their customers—seek. He sold 1/3 interest for $108,000 in 2012.

The highest-selling bull ever raised by the family had a very prolific career as an AI sire.

His progeny excel in the show pen and also as herd bulls.

Cash was a bull who perfectly married the traits Neri has been breeding for, and his visual appeal matched his numbers. Two of his progeny raised by the Barstow family carry on their sire’s legacy: Barstow Banker and Barstow Bankroll are available from Select Sires with Bankroll being one of the leading AI sires in the country.

Wyatt and Amanda Barstow’s children, Wylie and Presley.

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“We run a fine line between proven lines and cutting-edge genetics. We are constantly bringing in new and better genetics to improve our own herd and that of our customers’.” Wyatt said.

“We try to raise a product that sells its self. We encourage customers to come see our bulls and not just shop out of a catalog.”

ABOVE: Productive embryo donor cow in the Barstow herd.

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“There is a trust between commercial producers and genetic suppliers. Cattle producers need to raise the best cattle possible. Be aware and do your homework on what you are raising and the amount of input it takes,” Neri said.

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many years to come. “We want to help our buyers to be successful, providing bulls that will hold up to use,” Patty said, “We love what we do.”

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A cow/calf pair which exemplifies the phenotype of cattle Rydeen Farms like to raise.

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or three generations the Rydeen family has flourished in the beautiful lakes and trees of northwestern Minnesota where they have expanded and diversified into selling high quality breeding livestock. Through embracing new technology, they have been able to acquire accurate information about their herd, which has allowed them to make informed decisions and pass that information on to their buyers.

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A field of sunflowers at the end of Rydeen Farms driveway.

History of Eureka Excelsior In 1897, Edward D. Rydeen homesteaded 160 acres of Eureka Excelsior (Rydeen Farms) at the age of 21, when President Cleveland signed the Minnesota Homestead Act. In 1950, Edward and Louella Rydeen’s son, Reuben and his wife Wanda went into partnership with his father in the dairy business. Reuben and Wanda’s son, Paul bought his first beef herd when he was a sophomore in high school and the farm moved into beef production. In 1985 Paul and Lois were married and bought the family farm.

“Only a small percentage of businesses remain after 100 years,” says Paul Rydeen. “We feel fortunate to be able to expand on what my grandfather started over 120 years ago. We have grown from that original 160 acres to owning just under 2,000 acres.”

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Today, Paul and Lois work together to operate Rydeen Farms along with Perry Lambright, Matt Lavin, and Gene Warren. Paul and Lois’s two children Claire (married to Chad Patel), and Justis both currently work as full time engineers and provide support and help whenever they are home. Additionally, Justis maintains a small herd at the farm.

“We live and work in one of the most beautiful places in the world,” says Paul. “We are blessed to have family members that surround us whenever we have a need for extra help.”

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Breeding Program Rydeens are constantly trying to improve their cattle so that buyers like the phenotype and stay profitable at the same time.

“Keeping an eye on industry trends, we believe that Simmental cattle work extremely well on Angus and Red Angus cows,” states Paul. “We believe that a bull is an investment so it is essential that buyers have the information that they need to make a sound choice as a bull will affect the herd for years to come.”

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Cows coming home in the fall to Rydeen Farms

Rydeen Farms have both a spring calving herd and a fall calving herd which allows them to offer yearlings and aged bulls to their customers. Customer satisfaction is very important to the Rydeen family. “The relationship we have with our customers is one of the most gratifying parts of this business,” says Paul. “We won’t succeed unless they succeed.”

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Making Technology Work for Them Technology now plays a larger role in the cattle industry than ever before, with more accurate and affordable ways of providing valuable data. Buyers are very information-savvy and expect meaningful data. The American Simmental Association is very data driven and in the forefront with adopting new technologies.

RFS Bulletproof B42 is a bull Rydeen Farms raised and sold in their 2015 Vision Sale that is now at Genex.

“We verify EPDs and parentage through DNA on the bulls we sell,” Paul says.

“Genomic-Enhanced EPDs improve accuracy, tests for genetic defects and confirms parentage to ensure the buyer is getting the most reliable EPDs possible.” Paul goes on to explain that the more reliable genomics are goof for breeders and buyers as meaningful data improves confidence in the product and decreases risk.

The Rydeen family has been a member of the American Simmental Association for decades and participates in Total Herd Enrollment.

A future Rydeen Farms customer during sale day.

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They have also been recognized as a Performance Advocate for several years, which means that they have collected and submitted every required data point to the Association on time. This information helps provide data that can improve the accuracy of the herd and the breed as a whole.

“This last year we participated in the Cow Herd Round Up and tested the DNA of every female in our herd as well as weighing every adult female in our herd,” Paul explains.

“Since the genotype of every female in our herd has been validated, we can provide more accurate EPDs on the bulls we sell.”

commonly known as Johne’s disease. Every animal in the herd has an electronic identification that is linked to Rydeen Farms USDA premise identification number, which allows for complete traceability. Rydeen Farms also follows the Beef Quality Assurance guidelines and are certified through them.

“As we look at trends such as Amazon Beef and single source beef, we know that consumers’

Biosecurity measures are also very important to Rydeen Farms, so they do not utilize cooperator herds, and they annually test the whole herd for paratuberculosis, more

A small representative group of Rydeen Farms open heifers.

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The Rydeen family from left to right Chad, Claire, Lois, Paul and Justis.

preferences are changing,” says Paul. “As producers, we need to position ourselves for these changes as they present us with opportunities for improvement.”

For over 20 years Rydeen Farms has held an annual production sale, the Vision Sale,

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on the second Saturday of February. This year’s Vision Sale will be held Saturday, February 9 at the heated sale facility located right at Rydeen Farms.

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Candids taken during the Vision Sale, Rydeen Farms annual livestock production sale.

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ometime around 1985, amidst football helmets, cowboy hats, and a blue and gold mascot, ideas for collaboration began to form among three Montana State University “farm kid” athletes. What came from that partnership was Bobcat Angus, today one of Montana’s successful purebred Angus ranches, which continues to grow with the next generation coming home.

Brothers Bryan and Ernie Ratzburg, of Galata, Mont., were fourth generation dryland farmers and commercial cattlemen. Both played football for the MSU Bobcats with John Goggins of Shepherd, Mont., whose family had been in the purebred cattle, ranching and auction business for decades. After their degrees were on the wall and football games watched from the stadium, the three formed a partnership to expand the Ratzburg business using Goggins Angus genetics. The likely moniker? Their college mascot.

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The registered herd heads out to work at their home base near Galata, Mont.

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Cows and plows The Ratzburgs grew up with cattle, but farming was their mainstay. After returning home, Bryan branched out to expand the cattle and Ernie managed the farm side. Today they run 500 registered Angus mother cows and a commercial herd of around 1,000 head. The farm has grown to

include malt barley, durum, winter wheat, lentils, canola, hay, and corn silage, and they’ve built a 2,000-head feedlot near the farm feedbase. In fall they truck most of the cows from the main cattle operation in the harsher, Sweet Grass hills near Galata where Bryan and his family are based, back to the home farm near Conrad, where Ernie and his family live. The 70-mile drop in latitude offers

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Brothers Ernie (l) and Bryan Ratzburg talk a couple of times a day as they work jointly on operations 70 miles apart.

milder climate and ideal winter grazing on field residue. This diversification adds synergy that couldn’t be achieved by two independent operations.

“It works out really well to run the two places together,” says Ernie. “If the cattle aspect were strictly on its own, we would only be about a 600-cow operation, but we’ve basically doubled that by being able to winter them down here.”

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fall. They artificially inseminate for six weeks in May and June, and sell bred heifers in their production sale in synchronized, sexed and 10-day calving lots. Weaning comes mid-October. All heifer calves are backgrounded at the feedlot, with a couple hundred head sold at their January sale. Steers are marketed through the Northern Video Auction. This January will be their 14th production sale, with an expected 90 2-year-old bulls, 50 fall bull calves, 60 yearling bulls, 850 head of bred females,

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ABOVE: The Bobcat Angus crew gets one of the reserve champion bull calves ready for the show in Denver.

LEFT: Bobcat Angus exhibited the Reserve Champion late pen bull calves at the 2018 National Western Stock Show in Denver.

and over 200 head of Bangs vaccinated heifer calves. They also sell all coming 8-year-old cows each year in order to turn genetics over faster.

EPDs and improvement Every animal in the Bobcat Angus sale is 50K genomic tested, with many of the mature registered cows also now in the database. “Having full genomic EPDs helps us accelerate our breeding and culling decisions,” says Bryan.

Along with their personal parameters, they pay a lot of attention to $B (beef value) and predicted carcass traits.

“I’m really a solid believer in science,” say Bryan. “I’ve seen results since we first started using 50K, and I believe it is only going to get more and more accurate every year.” He noted a case of four full brother flushes they took to Denver – all with genomic data. Theoretically, flushes should be equal, “But when we looked at them, phenotypically, there were differences. The fun thing was the

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The Ratzburgs won’t buy an outside bull unless it is 50K tested. “With the investment cost of some of these bulls, we don’t want to roll the dice. We want information before we buy it, no surprises.”

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Vern Frey of Frey Livestock Sales & Service in Towner, N.D., works with the Ratzburgs promoting their sales and expanding their marketing base. He says the Ratzburgs are to be commended for their progressive work in genomics and embryo work. Additionally, he says they are matching traits SERVICES LOCALLY to real world scenarios and TAILORED FOR OWNED & environments. “They are raisTHE PHARMCO OPERATED TERRITORIES ing cattle that fit the needs of their commercial producers, CHAMBERLAIN • PARAGON • PLATTE • WINNER who are interested in both improving their cow herds You can successfully feed urea to high producing ANIMAL HEALTH Using Quality and theirLiquid bottomFeeds, line.” liquid cows? Used properly urea can serve as an • RATIONS, NUTRITION supplements can improve feed efficiency, economical protein inI’m corn based diets.

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It takes a good crew to get through ultrasounding 1,000 head, but this one gets it done.

The ultrasound records crew includes Camille McCreary, fiancé of Kamron Ratzburg, and Rebecca Ratzburg.

Bullish future When talking to either Bryan or Ernie, it’s easy to see how the success of their operation is tied to the positive and progressive outlook both share. Both agree politics, land prices and labor are challenges within the industry, but technology and sophistication within ag have created an exciting future.

“Back in the ’90s when I came out of school, if I hadn’t had an operation to go home to my options were to work for $17,000 a year as a hired man or be an ag banker,” says Ernie.

“Now days kids out of universities have multiple jobs waiting. It’s refreshing to watch it evolve.”

Cathy and Bryan Ratzburg take a shift at the ultrasound records table.

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Kamron (l) and Cole Ratzburg are both returning to Bobcat Angus, representing the fifth generation in the family.

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The Ratzburg operation is a model of a true family business – in particular, one that has put a lot of work into planning for successful generational transfer. Bryan and Ernie’s parents, Karl and Roberta, are still involved, with their dad operating a tractor most days of the year. Bryan and his wife, Cathy, and Ernie and his wife, Jayne, each have three children. The oldest four of the six have or are making plans to come back. In addition to having the wisdom to build a team of outside resources, the Ratzburgs have the fortune of diverse interests and niche fits among the next generation.

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and embryo transfer. Second son, Kamron, is finishing up vet school and is engaged. He plans to oversee herd health as well as practice locally.

Daughter Rebecca is interested in health care, with many options ahead. Ernie and Jayne’s oldest son, David, has a degree in ag business and will be married in February, and their middle son Justin will graduate in diesel mechanics. Their youngest son Richard will graduate from high school this spring. Within the past year the Ratzburgs have move his focus closer to home as well.

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Bryan Ratzburg visits with attendees of the American Angus national convention.

Beyond family, the Ratzburgs value outside consult and their network is wide.

“In my opinion you have to take advantage of every piece of advice you can get,” says Ernie.

“The more knowledge you have before you enter into something, the better real-life experience you’ll get out of it.”

Bryan says it’s critical to have a good legal structure, good entity structure, a good accountant and a good banker. “And you better be willing to not retire early – it takes a lot of effort.

“My Dad is 78 and still loves doing this. I see myself the same way; we’ll never retire totally, we’ll always be involved until our time is past.”

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Westphal says his cows don’t have to climb the snowy mountains, “but they sure can see them.”

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s Buddy Westphal reflects on his 50 years of purebred Charolais bull sales, the words “genetics” and “work” continue to resurface. Working hard to raise good genetics. Genetics that work for cattlemen. Work that makes for a good way of life.

Growing up a ranch kid in Limon, Colo., Westphal’s father had used Charolais bulls, but “I was more concerned with football and girls than what color our cattle were,” says Westphal. A rodeo scholarship took him to Colorado State University, where his focus eventually returned to cattle. After receiving a degree in animal science he worked on his master’s under Dr. Thomas Sutherland, noted geneticist (who later was

held hostage in Beirut, where he was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad while teaching at the university and kept captive for more than six years). Dr. Sutherland was always “preaching about hybrid vigor, and what the European breeds would do when crossed with our cattle.” Westphal decided then that Charolais were the route to go.

He went searching for Charolais cattle, and upon finding a herd in Polson, Mont., ended up with a

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VVCR bulls have two years of testing and culling before the sale – where 185 2-year-old bulls sell each March.

Charolais herd and the ranch as well when the owner offered it for sale.

lengths. “There’s no question I’ve built up a reputation for easy calving,” he says.

The ranch included a commercial division, which Westphal ran for several years before dispersing it to focus on seedstock. “The commercial end was a good chance to put my own genetics to work – I learned a lot about the Charolais business by using my bulls on my own cows. You learn to produce what you want to use, and what others will want.”

Westphal details factors they have focused on to avoid calving problems: short gestation of 283 days or less, conformation, age of dam, and birth weight of dam and bull. “A large, dead calf at birth has a distressingly poor weaning weight and growth rate,” says Westphal.

Because of calving 500 cows with limited help, Westphal says his focus has always been on easy calving, which he has developed through light birthweights and short gestation lengths. After a year of calving early in his career when the AI bred cows went long overdue and his calves were too big, Westphal went to Canada to comb through their Charolais Conception to Consumer genetic records, specifically seeking bulls with short gestation

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Two unique facets of his business have always been selling only 2-year-old bulls and offering free delivery long before it was standard in the business.

“We want our bulls to have a chance to mature, and sort out the good and cull the bad,” says Westphal.

“Plus, we believe they stay sound for more years than feedlot-fattened yearling bulls.”

He learned early on that the northwest corner of Montana is a tough draw for location, so he

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Trailing cows home from winter pasture.

Buddy and Lin Westphal

included free delivery to entice sales. “In those days, there weren’t any goosenecks – just stock trucks with rickety frames that would only go 40 miles an hour while you’re wondering the whole time if the bull was going to jump out.”

Westphal and his wife, Lin, tally 60 days and 20,000 miles delivering bulls to a 16-state region after the sale. “It’s a great opportunity to visit some of the best ranches in the U.S., get to know the people and also get to know their cow herd.” Many of his repeat customers now rely on his recommendation to deliver their bulls, sight unseen.

Today Westphal’s son, Scott, and his wife, Amy, and their two sons, Jaden, 12, and Jace, 9, are the second and third generations on the ranch. Scott handles daily operations and while Amy teaches at a local country school, she also does computer work and outside

Westphal is incredibly proud of grandsons Jaden and Jace, who are very involved and great help. “Jaden honestly does the work of an 18-year-old already,” he says.

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work. “She can drive a truck and ride a horse, plus she’s a real good mother,” says Westphal.

selecting cattle that cattlemen, not showmen, would breed to.

Westphal’s philosophy continues to focus on solid bulls that work hard and earn their keep and grow off genetics, not feed.

While probably one of very few people who have judged both horses (cutting) and cattle (Charolais) at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, he views the show ring as having little correlation to the needs of cattle producers. He took his role lining up the Charolais cattle at this event in 2001 as an effort to impact the future of the breed by

“I joke that most of the time I like to go see who won the show so I know who not to breed to,” he says. “I look at my genetics and have to decide if I want to make bulls that I can sell one bull to a purebred breeder across the country, or sell a truckload of them to a commercial breeder who has 1,000 head of cows.”

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genes instead of feed – we have a cow herd that fits our environment, which means we do not have mammoth cows. We have to stay practical to fit our environment and lack of good feed.”

He continues to select herd sires for carcass traits, and recently had a group of cull heifers grade 93 percent Choice or Prime and yield 65.5 percent. Detailed weight and EPD records are kept on all cattle, one of Westphal’s favorite aspects of his work. “I could analyze records all day long,” he says. “You can’t know

where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been.”

An annual production cycle for Valley View Ranch starts in April with a 45-day calving window, with 80 percent calving in a 21-day cycle. Anything not calved after 45 days is sold so calving is complete before irrigating and haying begins. October brings the annual “trailing home” of the yearling bulls from the pasture– 17-miles of gravel, pavement, across the Flathead River, and home. “This is a great culling tool for us,” says Westphal.

“When you trail a yearling bull that many

Westphal says his cows have to work for a living, climbing hills and walking long distance to water. “We want them to work for us, not us work for them.”

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Sale ring auction action at Valley View Charolais Ranch.

miles on gravel, then pavement, and off in the brush, you can tell who‘s going to travel and who isn’t. Those last ones in line, we take to town and cull them. Our bulls go across the scales at 18 months; this rank is used to make our sale order.”

One year saw an atypical crew of “cow-punchers” on the drive. Amy brought her students from the rural school on a unique “field trip” to bring the bulls home. “Some were on ponies, some were on good horses … there were even a few on bicycles,” says

Westphal. “It was the Wild West, but those kids had a lot of fun and learned a lot that’s not found in a classroom.”

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Cattle are preg-tested and sexed by ultrasound. “This gives me the option to sort by sex and also nail down exact gestation lengths, which we are very, very conscientious of,” says Westphal. Weaning occurs for threeweeks around Thanksgiving. Bulls are pastured until January, then pre-sale production starts. The annual bull sale is the last Saturday in March, and 185 2-year-old bulls cross the block.

Yearling heifers are sold private treaty, with many bull customers repeat purchasers on the female side.

Westphal says it seems unreal he’s been blessed to do this for more than 50 years. “I’ve been lucky for 50 years, but I guess we’ve also worked hard to prepare for our luck. We definitely have the best life that anyone can ask for.”

The scenic homestead of Valley View Charolais Ranch.

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Valley View Charolais pairs overlooking the homestead.

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Angus has all the makings of a business that prides itself on its customer service and ensures that buyers know the breeding stock that they see is the breeding stock they buy.

Arthur and Cindi Ridl

Ridl Angus cows grazing corn stalks during a North Dakota winter.

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Rusty, Alysha, Emaly and Betty (not pictured) Ridl

The newest addition to Ridl Angus Ranch Betty, daughter of Rusty and Alysha.

“I think the progression of our cow herd is one of our greatest accomplishments,” states Rusty Ridl, son of Arthur and Cindi Ridl.

Arthur and Cindy ranch and farm alongside their son Rusty, his wife Alysha and their two daughters Emaly and Betty Joe.

It’s All About the Cows In 1997, the Ridls dispersed their longtime commercial Simmental herd and Ridl Angus was created. They began buying cows and currently most of the Ridl Angus breeding females originate from Dale Luhman and Luhman Angus.

“We implemented an extensive AI program into our herd right away and have continued that today,” says Rusty. In 1998, Ridl Angus had its first joint production sale with Luhman Angus and now has a yearly production sale the first Tuesday in March.

“We strive for docile, productive cows that are easy keepers and wean off a good calf and breed back in a timely matter,” says Rusty. “We demand a maternal herd that is good-footed with good udders.”

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Rusty and Arthur strive for these maternal based characteristics and qualities that excel in calving ease, production and disposition while also having the genetics and eye appeal that producers want. Heifers start calving the beginning of January and run right along with the main cow herd that begin calving the first of February.

The herd is summered on native North Dakota pastures until the calves are weaned the end of September.

The cows are then preg-checked and return to fall grazing, which consists of cover crop and corn stalk residue.

After weaning, the bulls go on a high roughage ration to induce fertility and longevity to ensure they are athletic breeding bulls for the upcoming season.

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business aspect of the test alongside Rusty and the Ridl family, who are in charge of feeding the bulls.

“It is a great bull test where consigners from Montana, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota can, the first week in November, bring bulls to Ridl Farms, where they are put on gain tests for 112 days,” says Janet Dohrmann. “At the end of the 112 days, bulls are sold at the sale the fourth Monday in April.”

Along with being home to the bull test, Ridl farms usually consigns one or two bulls to the NDAA Bull Test each year as well. In 2018, there were 75 bulls involved in the bull test.

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For 31 years Ridl Angus has been heavily involved in the North Dakota Angus Association (NDAA) Annual Bull Test. Bulls involved in the test are received at Ridl Farms the first week of November and are fed there until the sale. L.J. and Janet Dohrman manage the

Customer service is important to the Ridl Angus operation and Rusty and Arthur strive to make sure the experience their customers have will encourage them to return. Along with having to pass a complete breeding soundness exam, all bulls sold at their March sale will

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An aerial photo of Ridl Angus ranch located near Dickinson ND.

be freeze branded and have DNA enhanced EPDs. Ridl

ranch, we are happy to care for them as if they were our

Angus also offers producers the option of “feeding ’em

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till you need ’em.”

Rusty goes on to say that they have multiple pro-

“The feed ’em till you need ’em program is a feeding

ducers that come to pick up their bulls the day they

program we offer after the sale,” says Rusty. “We do not

turn bulls out and go directly to pasture with them.

put a restricted timeline on when you have to pick up

Producers are also welcome to brand their bulls be-

your purchase, as long as you pick your bulls up at the

fore they are loaded onto the truck.

After the cows are preg checked, Ridl Angus let their cows out for fall grazing which consists of cover crops and corn stalk residue.

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More Than Just a Job “Raising cattle is my passion,” Rusty says. “Waking up in the middle of the night and going out to the calving barn isn’t work. It has to be done and I enjoy doing it. Fixing fence every day, moving cattle around, AIing season and new calves in the spring is more of a treat than it is a job.”

Along with the cattle, the Ridls have a large farming operation that is run by Rusty’s brother Joe and his uncle Kirt. Together they grow multiple different crops including spring wheat, malted barley, corn and sunflowers.

During the busy season, such as harvest, everyone helps each other succeed.

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“The best part of working with family is everyone puts in 100 percent,” says Rusty. “This isn’t just a job, so when family is the main source of labor everyone puts in 100 percent effort; it’s a way of life, not just a job.”

This year the Ridl Angus Production Sale will take place Tuesday March 5 at 2:00 PM MDT at Stockmans West in Dickinson where there will be 75 yearling angus bulls for sale. The Ridl family is proud of their herd and encourages potential buyers or interested individuals to stop by the ranch.

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o the Largents, their Kaycee, Wyoming ranch is part of a long family tradition of breeding and raising Hereford cattle that has been carried on for over 100 years. While the cattle that they stand behind mean a lot, so much so that they offer a two-year guarantee on their seedstock bulls, the fact that they are able to use the ranch to impact lives is also important to the family.

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The first Largent bought his first Herefords in 1902 when Mark Largent’s great-grandfather, C.M. Largent, began to add registered Herefords to his commercial ranching operation in Texas. His son, Roy Largent, grew up with Herefords and eventually his two sons helped the family business climb in the industry under a new name, Largent and Sons. In 1970, David Largent and his sons, Steve and Mark, along with Mark’s wife, Cathy, bought a ranch near Wilsall, Montana, where they moved

with both commercial and registered cattle. Twenty years later, the family relocated to Kaycee where they remain today with the seedstock herd. Steve developed health issues and moved back south, and in the 1990s, Mark began to take over more management of the ranch.

Early on, the family was very involved in showing and proved to be very successful, becoming known across the country for their Hereford cattle as David

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set the pace by showing at 32 major cattle shows in one year. In 1953, the family sold a bull for $25,000 and a heifer for $8,500 in Denver. After moving to Kaycee, the show ring became less of a priority and David and Mark began to focus on carcass merits, traits of reproduction, performance and efficiency in the feedlot.

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“It seemed some of our competition for the Hereford bull market share was from predominately Angus cattle, which are better known for more marbling than Hereford cattle in general terms,” Mark says. “We wanted them to have multiple trait superiority so we showed cattle and started carcass testing them back in the ’70s, before it kind of became a major industry focus.”

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When a report came out in the late 1980s saying that one in four beef eating experiences were sub-par, the Largents

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doubled their carcass focus, gearing their Hereford bulls to be even better. Every year their offering improves, and in November, Mark and Cathy, along with their son David Largent and his wife Heather Largent, held their 37th annual bull sale.

“We have customers that finish their own cattle and like to retain interest, so we really focus on the marbling and ribeye area of the cattle,” Mark says. “We’ve tested our own cattle in feedlots and we do ultrasounding. We’re one of the few herds that focuses on carcass traits.”

While EPDs are not a primary driver of their selection process when choosing which bulls will make the cut for the sale, Mark says they are still an integral part of the decision making process.

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can cause maintenance issues so we try to avoid outliers with our EPDs,” Mark says.

The family is unique in that they are the only Hereford bull producer they know of to offer a twoyear guarantee on all bulls sold, something Mark credits to the bulls growing up in a somewhat harsher environment than most and because they simply believe in their product.

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matter what their new environment is and, besides that, Mark and David are both bivocational pastors and must be in town Sundays and Wednesdays, during youth group, church camps and vacation bible school, so it’s important that all the cattle be able to “work on their own” in a sense.

“The Hereford cattle were trending a little less popular in the late ’80s and ’90s with the infusion of all the exotic cattle and so, to help our customers feel better about continuing to purchase Hereford bulls versus the exotics, we decided to go with the two-year guarantee,” Mark says.

“The bulls have to have good bone and good thickness and be able to maintain condition even while they are working,” Mark says. “Our particular country here, we don’t hay the cows in the winter time, they’re pretty much on their own. Occasionally we’ll have some protein supplement that we put out for them but our operation is primarily geared so the cattle don’t have to have a lot of maintenance.

The Largents don’t pamper or baby the cattle but instead make them work hard so that when they get to their new owners, they know how to work no

In a sense, the Largents have production goals for their ranch and family goals, both of which tie together.

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Mark Geoffrey Largent’s 2018 graduation. Mark is the third child of Dave and Heather. From top to bottom and left to right, back row: Heather’s family, Robin Gray, Fred Gray; second row from back: Helen Straight, Jan Gray, (friend of the family) Anita Bartlett, Vaun Pierson (Toby and Laura’s Son) Mark and Cathy Largent; third row from back: Toby Pierson, Laura Pierson, Tinley Pierson (Toby and Laura’s Daughter), Jordan Largent (Dave and Heather’s oldest) Victora Arno (Jordan’s fiancée); front row: Kelley Largent (Dave and Heather’s daughter) holding Evander William, Alaina Fauber (friend of the family), Mark Geoffrey Largent, Nathan Largent (Dave and Heather’s fourth), Heather and Dave Largent.

“Going forward, our goal is to continue a family tradition,” Heather says. Her oldest son is planning on returning to the ranch as soon as he saves up enough money to buy into it.

“There aren’t many family ranches left and we want to impact as many lives as we can through what we do.”

Through breeding better bulls and focusing on carcass merit, and through learning what customers want and what works for them, Mark says they tweak the program accordingly to keep doing their part to move the Hereford breed forward.

“Our primary customer base is people with black hided cattle, and the Hereford Angus cross, the black baldy, has proven to be the most profitable cross in the industry,” Mark says.

While it can feel like an uphill battle sometimes because the cattle industry is given to fads and swings, just like any other industry, Mark says that the best they can do is continue

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to stay the course as breeders and continue to raise a product that customers want and raise Herefords that not only will improve the breed, but mix and match well with other breeds.

“We talk about how we can help the Hereford breed, but actually the Hereford breed has also helped us through the years,” Heather says.

“Really the breed exactly, but the people who have come along side us in times of need as well.”

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This is the kind we will sell in volume on Tuesday, February 12th, 2019. This bull calf is a 3/4 Simmental 1/4 Angus son of our 2017 Top Seller, W/C Bankroll.

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HERREID LIVESTOCK MARKET Regular Cattle Sales Every Friday Special Sales by Appointment 605-437-2265

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Cattle Sales Every Thursday Monday IN Season Northern Livestock Video Auction Horse Sale the 4th weekend of each month For Information or to Consign Call: 1-800-635-7364 or call: Ty Thompson 406-698-4783 Dan Catlin 406-671-7715 Bill Cook 406-670-0689 website: www.billingslivestock.com

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inerals play an important part in livestock health and immunity, but when it comes to establishing a mineral program there is no “one size fits all” solution.

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It’s important to understand what’s in your feed and forage as well as in your mineral supplement.

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Beef cattle require seventeen minerals to maintain good health. These minerals are divided into two groups: macrominerals and microminerals.

Macrominerals include elements such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chlorine, and sulfur. The remaining minerals are called microminerals or trace minerals because animals require them in much smaller quantities. Trace minerals, which are stored in the animal’s liver, include

chromium, cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, and zinc.

Determining which minerals need to be supplemented always depends on the region and its forage and water sources that are available. In general, the Midwest is sufficient in phosphorus, iron, and sulfur.

However, trace minerals zinc and copper are typically deficient across the Unites States.

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Producers who want to create a mineral program that will serve their herd most effectively should begin by taking samples of their forage, other feed sources, and water and connecting with their local extension office for guidance.

The most accurate way to determine what mineral supplements are necessary is to evaluate forage seasonally, over three years.

Adele Harty, South Dakota State University extension cow/calf field specialist, recently developed and began working with ranchers through a cattle mineral nutrition program.

Her yearlong program begins with face-to-face sessions with producers to educate them about basic nutrition and the roles that minerals play in animals’ health. After that, she works with ranchers to collect forage and feed samples in the spring, summer, and fall to “get a profile of what minerals are available to the animals.”

In the fall, she hosts a session to discuss how the samples are interpreted in the lab, and she

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Mary Drewnoski, assistant professor and beef system specialist at University of Nebraska-Lincoln recommends that for the best data, producers should take samples of what their cattle are eating once a season. Taking samples during different seasons tracks which minerals are present in the early, mid, and mature stages of the forage. Ideally, producers should also take samples over three years to get a clear picture of the changes in mineral content in relation to rainfall.

As a rule of thumb, 50 percent of the mineral content found in forage is actually available for absorption into the animal. For example, if the forage contains 10 parts per million (ppm) of a trace mineral,

you could assume that 5 ppm of that mineral will actually be absorbed by the animal.

“Not all that is consumed is being absorbed,” Drewnoski said.

Mineral content within forage can change from region to region, which is why it is important to know the needs for your specific location and resources.

Harty described that selenium toxicities are a common issue in western South Dakota, but on the eastern side of the state, producers often are deficient in selenium. Selenium toxicities are a huge issue for horses, which will start losing their mane and tail and begin sluffing off their hooves. Cattle are more resilient to toxic levels of the element, but are still affected.

The problem with mineral deficiencies isn’t always that there is a lack of minerals in forage, but often

If cattle aren’t eating much mineral, it is more likely a case of it not being palatable, than that the cattle know they don’t need it.

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different elements negatively react together, forming compounds that cattle are unable to absorb and therefore use.

For example, iron, molybdenum, and sulfur act as antagonists against copper absorption.

Drewnoski explained that these antagonists “bind to copper and create an insoluble complex that never enters [or is absorbed by] the animal.�

Water in the Midwest tends to be high in sulfur and distiller grains are typically high in molybdenum which both negate copper supplementation.

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Producers can also adversely affect their herd by supplementing iron when the forage supplies an adequate ration to begin with, especially since iron can have negative absorption effects on copper.

“Redder is not better,” Drewnoski advises producers when purchasing a mineral supplement.

“One of the challenges we talk a lot about in mineral consumption is free choice,” Harty said. Free choice is the most common method used to distribute minerals, but it is not an exact science.

Harty explained that ranchers might assume that because their cattle are not eating the provided minerals that they don’t need them, but she went on to say, “That is probably not the case, it’s probably a palatability issue or an imbalance with it.”

“In forage-based diets, cattle are pretty much always deficient in salt,” Drewnoski said.

Another way for producers to supplement is through injectable minerals. Drewnoski said injectable minerals can be a good way to improve mineral status quickly during a period of high need or in a case where the animal has no trace mineral stores built up.

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Stephanie Hansen, associate professor and beef feedlot nutrition chair at Iowa State University, also cautions against assuming that cattle will consume the mineral that they need.

“Remember cattle have no nutritional wisdom, just like humans reach for the salty potato chips instead of nutrient rich broccoli, cattle are driven to consume mineral based on palatability (largely driven by salt content), not by some knowledge that they are deficient in a certain mineral,” she said.

Typically, free choice minerals are salt driven; however, some minerals that have a bitter taste— like those containing high levels of magnesium—may need a sweetener added to mask the taste.

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When choosing a mineral supplement, read the label carefully to make sure the supplement isn’t providing something that already may exist in excess, like selenium.

addition, ranchers must use caution when using injectable minerals because they are typically high in selenium which could lead to toxic levels.

Recognizing trace mineral deficiencies is difficult because the symptoms that cattle may show could be caused by issues not related to mineral status.

“Unfortunately, trace mineral deficiencies are often difficult to spot, as until they are severe there often are not obvious signs. The most practical way is for ranchers to assess their feed and water sources for trace minerals and for antagonists to trace minerals,” Hanson said.

“It is really hard to use production performance data or health records to say that I’ve got a mineral problem,” Drewnoski said. “Most people don’t see frank deficiencies except for milk fever and grass tetany.”

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Along with testing forage, producers can also have their animals tested by their vet through a liver biopsy if they have that need.

At different periods throughout the year (gestation, lactation, reproduction, weaning, etc.), the animals’ mineral needs may fluctuate; however, establishing and maintaining a consistent mineral program should be sufficient to supply the animals’ needs.

“If you have a good mineral program yearround, you don’t need to change anything,” said Drewnoski.

Establishing a mineral plan specific to a producer’s herd is key to maintaining general health.

“Everybody’s situation is going to be different and it takes time to evaluate what their needs are and what is going to boost that,” Harty said.

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he implementation of technology in the beef cattle industry might be a little slower than other sectors, but a number of companies are developing products to bring producers into the 21st century. There are a number of com-

HerdDogg was first designed to support grass-fed beef cattle out in the pasture, day and night. It gives the user access to the animal’s welfare at all times. This is especially helpful for ranchers who work off the place, enabling remote monitoring of herd health to boost livestock profitability and sustainability.

HerdDogg, “The Internet of Herds,” an award-winning company based in Ashland, Oregon and founded in 2015 has been developing an ear tag system for ranchers. “Our goal is to improve the things producers do regularly.

Innovation that excites people, everyone wants to know enhanced access methods and we provide deeper insights into the animals they love,” said Melissa Brandao, CEO and founder of HerdDogg. “I developed it by studying the challenges of gathering data from RFID tags in the pasture and came up with a system that is hands-off, using Bluetooth technology.”

The DoggTag, a Bluetooth ear tag, is placed in each cow’s ear and a moveable base with cellular connection, called the DoggBone is placed at a central gathering point in the pasture or barn, i.e. water tank, back rub, lick tub or salt lick. The DoggBone operates using Bluetooth and records each tag that comes within about 30 feet of it and sends the data to the cloud. The producer is able to access it via a smartphone app that provides anytime/anywhere access and alerts for each animal’s health record without touching the animal. Truly a no-stress gathering of data. And if looking for a specific animal, the user is able via Bluetooth to turn on a light on the tag, making it easy to identify the animal. The system can also be used to count the herd and identify missing individuals by enabling the DoggBone to

panies developing smart tags, smart collars and implants, which are gaining popularity worldwide, especially in the dairy industry.

While the technology is relatively new, there are a few US-based companies working to fill the need in the beef industry.

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record all visitors that came by and reporting to the app.

The HerdDogg system provides three main tools: health, heat and tracking. The tag measures biometrics, ear temperature and activity.

Producers are able to know which animal is sick before seeing them and do field health checks without disturbing the herd. It also helps with AI, taking the guesswork out of heat detecting, by monitoring estrus and giving early warning for breeding. The LED light aids in locating the animal, especially at night. And it is the only one of its kind that will pick up the take rate The DoggTagÂŽ in use. PHOTO COURTESY OF HERDDOGG

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by measuring the change in biometrics and outer ear temperature for early pregnancy detection.

The entire system is engineered and made in the United States.

“I feel that the time is coming when producers will need a system to monitor livestock from birth on, to ensure the highest quality of life and health, monitoring genetics and well-being,” Brandao said.

For the feedlot sector, Quantified Ag has created a tag to improve efficiency. “These tags are a way to augment pen riders, so they can do a better job and focus their efforts,” said Vishal Singh, CEO and founder.

“With our system all the data belongs to the customer.

The customer decides who has access to it.”

The DoggBone is movable and the tags are reusable, with a battery life of two years, which is the average tag life. A new tag can be linked to the individual, resulting in uninterrupted data collection.

But even after the tag is gone, the heath record is preserved in the cloud. The data collected is a permanent, unalterable record of each animal’s health.

The producers own the raw data and they buy access to the HerdDogg service to access the information on their phones.

Singh worked for the Institute of Ag at the University of Nebraska Lincoln for a number of years. Through his work in agriculture projects and the beef industry he experimented with drones for the detection of sick animals, but there were a number of drawbacks to their use. So he changed his focus to attaching a sensor to the animal. He started his company in 2014. They are a small team but

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The tag and data system that has been developed and is being used by numerous feedyards in the Midwest includes a tag positioned to look down the ear canal that monitors body temperature and behavior. An antenna is installed, preferably on the feed mill, and one unit can cover over 50,000 head of cattle, in a 1-2 mile radius. The data is sent to the cloud and back to the Dashboard at the office. Every day a list of sick animals is sent and the tag of each one lights up to make identification easier. So instead of pen riders methodically riding and looking at each individual, they have a daily pull list, making them more efficient and reducing stress by identifying troubled animals earlier. “Cattle are creatures of prey so they are really good at hiding their symptoms. Our tags objectively monitor herd health all the

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time,” said Alex Heine, director of customer experience at Quantified Ag.

system works all the time, in all weather and never has a sick day or fails to show up.

Quantified Ag personnel work with customers in the installation process, ensuring its quality and quick completion. The system is scalable to cover the exact needs of large or small operations. It requires an initial financial investment but by improving the efficiency and herd health it can increase profits.

Early detection allows for faster treatment of sick cattle, this lowers morbidity and mortality rates, not only saving time but also money in drug costs. The

Quantified Ag’s goal is to simplify animal health management. According to their website, “Our vision is to give the livestock industry a more integrated animal health platform that provides actionable information for improved outlier detection and treatment decisions. With a reliable, innovative, and clear focus we aim to transform the livestock industry with cutting edge technology on a global scale.”

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Prediction Genetic prediction continues to improve as technology advances and breed organizations compile more and more data.

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n today’s world, it is more common for cattlemen to be seen struggling with the cord of a computer mouse rather than an actual lasso. With the help of modern technology, both seedstock and commercial cattlemen in the beef industry have been able to improve their herds through the use of genetic prediction.

Mark Johnson, associate professor and faculty supervisor of the Purebred Beef Cattle Center at Oklahoma State University, says genetic prediction is the use of collected data and statistical analysis in beef cattle to predict how future offspring will perform for a specific trait.

Through the accumulation of data of quantitative traits (yearling weights, weaning weights, marbling scores, etc.), Johnson says cattlemen are able to predict the traits of future calf crops based on the sire chosen. He claims genetic prediction is one of the reasons the cattle industry has been able to become more efficient over the years.

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Dr. Robert Weaber, professor and cow-calf extension specialist at Kansas State University, says studying animals on a genotypical level through the use of indexes was far from normal before the early 2000s.

EPDs became popular in the early 1980s, and before then, ranchers used to make breeding decisions on phenotypical traits alone.

Nowadays, ranchers utilize a “sophisticated approach for optimization,” Weaber says. With this approach, he says producers aim to breed for progeny with the ability to hit peak levels of performance in their environment.

As the technology of today is constantly improving, Johnson says so is genetic prediction. He says ranchers are now able to incorporate practices like DNA-typing and DNA markers to find specific genes in animals to create calves with desirable traits.

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“DNA markers have recently changed the game and taught us to think more broadly about genetic improvement,” Weaber says.

prediction, all types of cattle operations are striv-

Weaber says tools like genetic prediction are becoming more and more valuable on an industry-wide level every day. Selection indexes are becoming generalized across the breed spectrum, a move Weaber believes is helping cattle producers see improved rates of progress in identifying desirable genes in livestock.

“think bigger picture” when it comes to genetic

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ing to breed for more efficient livestock.

Johnson says seedstock producers have to prediction. He believes these breeders have a responsibility to the entire industry compared to commercial operations, as genetics from seedstock producers reach a broader audience.

On the other hand, Weaber says commercial decisions based on how their choices will impact the rest of the production chain.

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In an industry formerly focused on the end product, Weaber says beef producers are learning to find the happy medium between both end products and cow performance. This new-found strategy is resulting in an overall more efficient industry made up of higher performing cattle.

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Even as the industry is seeing high-quality livestock today, Johnson says time will only help improve cattle producers’ abilities to predict the genotype of future generations of cattle.

“I believe as we look ahead to the future, we will identify more and more genes that influence quantitative traits and DNA-typing will become even more significant to our generated EPDs,” Johnson says. “Continue to learn more and more about the beef genome and identify more polygenic genetic traits, and that will be a part of the genetic picture as we look ahead.”

Different producers value different traits in their livestock, but the more information is available, the more informed decisions producers can make.

Johnson says utilizing information provided through EPDs and the technology available in today’s world is allowing cattle producers to “build a cow herd as productive as possible.”

With this heavy emphasis on genetic data, Weaber warns producers the information itself is useless without a solid repository of phenotypical data. He says good genetic evaluation is a delicate balance of studying animals from the ground up and on paper.

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When looking to statistical evidence on performance through the use of EPDs, Weaber says each cattle operation will approach genetic prediction with their own strategy, depending on their own personal goals.

Certain EPDs are more economically significant to some operations than others, and Johnson says genetic prediction allows ranchers to breed for cattle fitting to the goals of their individual operations.

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that are of primary importance to us and our herd,” he says.

Weaber says ranchers should strive to breed for calves capable of showing genetic improvement from the previous generation. By studying genetic information and using that knowledge, Weaber says ranchers are able to select for specific genetic traits in cattle to help reach a specific endpoint.

Each operation is different, from their management styles to breeding decisions. All these varying opinions and strategies have helped created the vast and incredibly diverse beef industry of today.

But with this diversity comes some challenges.

According to Johnson, the sheer amount of genetic data collected in the cattle industry can be overwhelming, especially when comparing the total amount of data to the actual percentage useful to the individual producer.

And collecting the wealth of data quite the process. Johnson says the gathering and analyzation of genetic data takes both time and money, inputs not always available in large quantities to ranchers.

With this large amount of data, Weaber says the sad reality is only a small subset of the information is needed for each specific trait. He believes if the industry can expand the number of meaningful genetic markers available, producers will gain a better understanding of how to actually apply genetic prediction to their management decisions.

Weaber admits learning to interpret genetic information to predict the traits of future progeny is a challenge all in its own. He likens the process of genetic prediction to starting a vehicle.

“You know when you turn the key, the engine starts, but not necessarily how it starts,” he says. He says cattle producers know EPDs work and can be used to genetically improve cattle, but don’t always know how to use this knowledge to better their operations.

Despite these obstacles, Johnson describes genetic prediction as a tool capable of helping make the beef industry more efficient and assisting producers in putting better products on the table. As cattle producers begin to use genetic prediction on a more frequent basis, Johnson says the industry will be better able to satisfy the wants and needs of both producers and consumers.

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ike in any industry or business, ranchers are constantly searching for ways to automate and increase productivity to reduce costs and increase profit margins. There’s one technology that has been around for years now that American ranchers are just now adopting, even though its use has been commonplace elsewhere around the globe for years.

Radio-frequency identification, more commonly known by its acronym RFID, has been used in other industries since the early 1970s. It is the same technology that Amazon.com is using in its new grocery stores that have no checkout lanes.

Pluck an item from the shelf, walk out the door, and the RFID tag on your milk or steak is automatically detected and your account charged.

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Whether you know it or not, you have probably used RFID technology. RFID tags can be attached to any object and used to track and manage inventory, assets, or people. For example, the retail industry has been using RFID tags for years to prevent theft. RFID tags have also been implanted into pets to locate owners if a stray pet is found. They are also used on keyless door entry systems. There are literally hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of different uses for RFID technology in the world today.

Jeremy Blampied is the Marketing and Business Development Manager for Te Pari Products, a company that has been leading the way to integrate RFID technology on cattle ranches.

“RFID technology has been a game changer in the cattle industry in recent years.

It makes identification of animals easy, and that’s information ranchers can use to save money and protect their bottom line.”

Te Pari manufactures RFID-enabled load bars that can be placed under a cattle chute to weigh livestock automatically. When a steer enters the chute during vaccination season, for example, the animal’s weight is then automatically recorded. That information is entered into an easy-to-use database and then that information can be used to analyze, make decisions, and perform other tasks automatically.

A rancher, for example, can compare an animal’s growth over time and determine whether a sire or dam is performing up to expectations.

That kind of information allows a rancher to shape his or her herd and create a lot of additional revenue over time.

When used with a Te Pari dosing gun or vaccination gun, a vaccine’s quantity can be automatically measured and loaded into the gun to suit the weight of each animal. For the average

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medium to large rancher in Montana than can mean a savings of many thousands of dollars each year even after the RFID equipment is paid for. At up to $2,000 per liter for some vaccines, the savings is evident. But there are other benefits to measuring vaccine doses correctly.

“One of the biggest challenges in the industry is administering the correct dose of medicine, and verifying the entire herd has been treated,” Blampied said. “If you under-dose an animal you are essentially pouring that medicine down the

drain. And you can also build up resistant parasites as a result. Product resistance is a nationwide problem. And perhaps the greatest cause for resistance is under dosing.�

RFID technology operates wirelessly and has three essential components: a tag (which consists of a microchip and hidden radio antenna), a reader, and a computer. Wireless readers quickly identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain an electronically-stored ID number and can store other information, too.

Low frequency passive tags, which are the most common RFID tags in use on ranches, will collect energy from a nearby RFID reader or wand.

Because of this, their cost is relatively low; usually only $1.50 to $3 each.

High frequency active tags use a local power source (such as a small battery) and may operate dozens of yards away from the RFID reader.

Currently high frequency tags are not used as much in the cattle industry, but some are experimenting with them.

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Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is finding exciting new uses for high frequency RFID tags. Take, for example, the not-so-uncommon occurrence of a cow and calf separating themselves from a herd. That pair could be hidden in any canyon on a 2,000-acre pasture and it might take a long time to find them on horseback. High frequency RFID tags would allow a rancher to launch a drone equipped with a RFID reader and quickly find the cow.

That same drone technology could also be used during calving season. Imagine programming your drone to find cow number 4793, which is due to give birth that night. A drone with a RFID reader and infrared camera could easily find that cow, monitor its status, and beam infrared video back to your computer, tablet, or smart phone while you watch from the comfort and warmth of your home.

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The USDA proposed requiring electronic tags for all call cattle by 2006, but many ranchers resisted.

Arguments included the expense and intrusiveness of the regulation. As a result, the proposal died. The electronic tracking of beef cattle had been required in places like Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil for many years. Similarly, electronic tracking for sheep is required in Europe and Canada. However, attitudes are changing, according to those working with the technology behind the scenes.

Louis Dubs, a rancher near Bridger, Montana said that weighing animals, recording that information, and then analyzing it has allowed him to save a great deal of money.

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I can change breeding programs and remove certain animals who are underperforming.”

Another reason ranchers are adopting RFID technology is because of changes in the marketplace. Recent studies have shown that millennials, for example, are willing to pay much more for food that is marketed as “sustainable,” with the source identified. RFID technology in New Zealand is allowing consumers to know the backstory of every piece of meat on their plate. Millennials crave that

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Lastly, and perhaps more importantly, ranchers are beginning to realize that RFID technology can also help isolate the outbreak of certain diseases that could potentially cripple an industry for years, if not decades. In 2003 a case of BSE, breeDing reg. anguS Cattle SinCe 1898 also known as mad cow disease, was discovered in a dairy cow in Washington state. It took 13 days to trace the cow back to the farm where it was born in Canada. RFID technology today could trace the 1pm MDT at the Ranch SW of Harrison, NE origin of that animal in hours, not days. And as a result, elecSelling Yearling Bulls tronic tagging could prevent the spread of a disease that has 2 Year Old Bulls the capability of destroying an Angus Bulls Females for Sale Private Treaty entire industry.

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Blampied said he didn’t know if the United States government would ever try to make RFID technology mandatory again but said the benefits of RFID technology may appeal to ranchers even if the government doesn’t require it.

“The management of data on a ranch will become much more important in the future and RFID technology makes that possible,” he said. “Having more information can make ranchers more profitable. And saving money is what makes RFID technology so attractive.”

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ull sale season is right around the corner, and seedstock producers will spend the next couple of months collecting data — every-

Sale dates will be set; auctioneers booked; videos and photographs taken; footnotes written; catalogs printed; mailing addresses double-checked; rolls of stamps purchased; and

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On sale day, food will be prepared; coffee served; jeans starched; bulls cleaned and bedded in viewing pens; and trucks and trailers lined up with buyers filling the stands ready to bid-off against their peers to purchase their favorite new herd sires.

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As checks are written and bulls make their way to their new homes, the final step for the seed-stock producer is to provide the bill of sale and a certificate of a passed breeding soundness examination before commercial cattlemen hit the road back home.

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stamp their brands on everything from can koozies to sweatshirts.

Great customer swag can create a lot of hype for a ranching enterprise. As a seedstock producly’s brands — Nolz Limousin and Radke Cattle Company — typically stick to traditional fare such as ball caps, stocking caps, calving books and sorting sticks, but we’ve also gifted jewelry CCXO, as well as copies of my children’s book, “Levi’s Lost Calf.”

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This year, we wanted to up our game in the customer swag department, so I sought ideas on Facebook, asking my friends to share their favorite items they’ve given to customers or received as buyers. As you read through some of the responses, you’ll notice a common theme — cattlemen love to gift items with their brands on them, be it after a sale or during the holiday season.

“One family we bought a bull from buys wreaths that the 4-H program sells as a fundraiser, which are then delivered to the customers a couple weeks before Christmas,” said Maria Tibbetts, Tri-State Livestock News digital & sections editor. “The wreaths arrive with a nice thank-you note and a brief reminder of their upcoming bull sale.”

Insurance information on the bull purchase is also kept in this folder.”

Matthews also offers her customers hand-made barbecue scrapers, boot jacks, calving books, beer koozies, cookies, post-it notes, magnet calendars, hats and gloves.

“Our assorted pure silk wild rags feature a custom logo and our name in the scarf design,” said

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Kim Matthews, owner of Riverstone Cattle Company of Olds, Alberta, believes branding is an important part of being in the seedstock business. Riverstone merchandises Limousin, Simmental and Angus cattle, and with each purchase, customers receive everything from wild rags to barbecue scrapers to magnets.

“I will admit I have a branding addiction,” said Matthews. “Each bull buyer receives a custom folder with contact information and our business card, a photo of the bull, copy of registration papers, semen evaluations and custom breeding sheets.

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Customer gifts Matthews. “These are a hot item with our customers. We also have custom-made summer and winter thermal-lined face shields that are a big hit.”

“Riverstone Cattle Company has the best scarves and silks and chocolates, too,” said Kaye Woolam Kaufman, a customer from Harrodsburg, Ky., who recommends Old Kentucky Chocolates, LLC of Lexington, Ky. for personalized candy treats. To order, check out oldkycandy.com.

“Our chocolates are wrapped in a custom-printed card stock casing with our logo imprinted on the chocolates,” said Matthews.

Nolz Limousin and Radke Cattle Co. gift caps, cups, CCXO jewelry and copies of “Levi’s Lost Calf.”

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Cold weather gear is a popular gift for many seedstock producers. Items range from

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branded cotton gloves to stocking caps to sweatshirts and other layering items.

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“We have done sweatshirts or jackets the past couple of years,” said VeaBea Thomas, of Thomas Ranch in Harrold, S.D. “They are great advertising as we see these jackets all over the U.S.” “Our stocking caps are really loved by moms with little kids because they fit so well,” said Cam Fagerhaug, owner of Fagerhaug Cattle in Wessington Springs, S.D. “Our calving books are a big hit, too. As a buyer, I love getting flag whips, and we got a hitch pin one time, which I thought was really unique!”

Food items are a fan favorite with gift boxes being a popular item that serves as a meal or snack for buyers as they travel home from a sale.

Jason Boyer, of Boyer Family Farms in Weldon Iowa, has a second business, called the Harvest Barn Marketplace, where he sells gift boxes in the shape of barns that include beef sticks, cheese, honey, jams, coffee, salsa and fudge. Boxes can be purchased at www.harvestbarnmarketplace.com.

“Harvest barn gift boxes make a great gift,” said Boyer, whose family raises Limousin cattle. “They include our own beef sticks and other goodies.

WCR Polar Vortex 324 Homozygous Polled Sires calving ease with outstanding weaning and yearling performance. His bull calves are thick with good bone, big scrotals and super dispositions. He has been used successfully on first-calf heifers and has a very good selection of bulls available on our Feb. 8th sale.

DCR Morton Y15 Homozygous Polled Sires cattle that perform and grow from the time they’re born to the time they are finished.

His progeny calve very easily and have good dispositions. His daughters are making good cows. He’s a son of No Doubt and a 3/4 brother to DCR Solution. If you are looking for good calving–ease bulls and top performance. Take a look at his offspring in the Feb. 8th sale.

OW Maximizer 4253 Homozygous Polled Here’s an exciting new herdsire that is adding calving ease with tremendous growth. He was used on all 3-year-old cows and his calves came off with some of the biggest weaning weights of any sire group. They are the right kind, and we think you will like them. He has an outstanding selection of bulls in our sale Feb. 8th. Come take a look!

For a sale booklet or more information, call, write, or e-mail us:

Ryan & Rhonda Honeyman

Thank you to everyone who bid and bought bulls at our 28th Annual Sale last February!

Thanks to our many repeat customers and new customers, it was a huge success!

Wishing everyone a blessed and prosperous 2019!

1006 11th St., NW • Reeder, ND 58649 701-853-2870 • honeymancharolais@hotmail.com Blake Honeyman 701-206-0272

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Tips for choosing

Customer gifts

swag

1. Consider local options— honey, jams, beef products, artwork, calendars, signed books, etc. It sends a positive message when you support local small businesses, and they can often offer custom options on a smaller scale.

2. Think about supporting local cause, like the local 4-H or FFA program. They often are selling items as fundraisers, but in many cases, a buyer might appreciate a nice note telling them a donation has been made in their name to these programs.

3. While the branding and marketing element of appreciation gifts is always a consideration, keep your customer’s needs in mind and consider giving something that they won’t feel compelled to keep around forever. A subscription to your favorite ag publication will re-mind them periodically of your thoughtfulness.

4. Don’t underestimate the power of a thoughtful thankyou note. Get some branded note cards, and once the dust has settled from the sale, sit down and write a personal note to buyers.

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Wienk Charolais of Lake Preston, S.D., gifts t-shirts from baby to adult sizes, which feature their winking bull logo on the front. PHOTO BY WIENK CHAROLAIS.

Customers call and tell us how much they like them.”

Jason Boyer offers his customers Barn Gift Boxes, which include fan favorites such as beef sticks, fruit jam, roasted coffee, salsa and homemade fudge. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVEST BARN MARKETPLACE.

“We have received meat and cheese boxes and gourmet cookie boxes as appreciation gifts in years past,” said Michelle Weber, of Weber Land & Cattle in Lake Benton, Minn. “We have given breed specific art prints from MichelleWeberStudio.com the last couple of years, and they have been very well received.”

Other swag items mentioned in my unofficial Facebook survey included visors, sunglasses, phone wallets, calendars printed with the producers’ sale date and customized caps with leather patches from Branded Bills Hats.

Brand recognition is an important part of marketing, and customized swag that is useful to buyers is a fun and easy way to promote a cattle program.

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The gift of a

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hile “swag” is always fun to give and receive, one of the best gifts you can give your buyers (and your business) is a quality, timely catalog. You may spend a few extra dollars, but if it gets even one more buyer in the seats or in front of the computer, it will pay off. These tips are from Kim Hoffman, who has years of experience photographing cattle and compiling catalogs.

-Use only good photos.

A good photo will always help; a bad photo will always hurt. Having no photo is better than using a bad photo.

Always shoot with the sun to your back.

Shade can provide a uniform light, but the entire animal has to be in even shade for it to have a positive effect.

-Use the right tools A camera should be viewed as a tool like any other tool you would use on the ranch. Buy the best you can afford and learn to use it well, or hire someone else who has the correct equipment and knowledge.

-Pay attention to the pen.

-Respect deadlines.

Keep your deadlines in mind when putting together your data – how much turnaround time does your printer need? Allow for mailing time. Don’t mail catalogs so early that they get lost amidst the hundred other sale catalogs, but don’t wait until the last minute either. Usually two to three weeks, up to a month, is ideal.

-Keep the information clear and simple.

Make sure it’s obvious in your catalog which photo, pedigree, EPDs and description go with which lot.

-Be easy to find.

It’s worth a little extra effort to make sure the pen has clean straw, that the pen is well-maintained and the background isn’t distracting. Everyone understands that these aren’t necessarily show animals, but trying to plan for photos when the animals are relatively clean can help too.

-Edit carefully.

Never alter the structure of an animal. Rule of thumb is to remove only imperfections that aren’t permanent (flies, mud, manure, etc.). Only alter photos if you are sure the changes won’t be noticed.

Obvious edits make buyers question what else might have been edited.

-Minimize supplemental information.

Get your data early so there isn’t a lot of important information on a supplement sheet. There’s no shame in a supplement sheet, but don’t make your buyers look for the really important stuff at the last minute.

Make your website, phone number, sale date, time and location easy to find, and don’t be afraid to repeat it often.

-Keep it relevant.

Does anyone really care if a cow’s great grandsire’s half sibling sold for a ton of money? Keep the information relevant and try not to just repeat what they can see in the pedigree information. While you may be proud of certain aspects of your programs, give the buyers what they need-- this is a tool for them.

-Get a second (and third) opinion.

Have friends and family review it. Pick people who aren’t afraid to give you their opinion. Ask them to watch for typos, incorrect information and poor quality photos.

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Creative Ag Entrepreneurs Diversify To Increase Ranch Income

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oe and Stephanie Nussbaum know a thing or two about hard work. The millennial ranchers live near Plevna, Mont. and are determined to make their way in the cattle business.

While diversification has always been a way to have multiple revenue streams in production agriculture, the next generation of producers are going beyond raising multiple species of livestock and a variety of crops. Today’s young producers are entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to market their skills to bring additional income to the ranch.

as possible. It was the best way to quickly get a lot of cow-calf numbers together without going broke or lending further past our ears.”

Nussbaum says the calf check each year goes back into the ranch, and the town jobs pay off student loans and living expenses, with any surplus applied to loan principle and savings.

This young ranching couple isn’t alone in seeking supplemental income off the ranch to cash flow expenditures, pay off debts and take advantage of health insurance coverage offered by employers.

The Nussbaums have embraced this idea.

By day, the couple work as feed sales and feed managers for the local Beach Co-Op Grain Company. Nights and weekends are spent running the ranch, S Bar 7 Livestock, LLC.

Stephanie Nussbaum graduated with an animal science degree from South Dakota State University (SDSU) in 2012 while Joe studied agricultural business. The two have put their educations to use in countless other ways, all of which have supported their ultimate goal of running cattle in Montana.

“We get our health insurance through the coop,” said Stephanie Nussbaum. “On the ranch, we’ve taken in share cattle to run alongside our herd, so we are getting as much out of our acres

“We lease out part of our farm ground for extra income, and we help our folks on their ranch in return for the use of haying and farming equipment to help keep our input

Joe and Stephanie Nussbaum, of Plevna, Mont., have gotten creative in ways to increase income and keep inputs down in their ranch business, S Bar 7 Livestock, LLC. PHOTO BY SHAWNNA STEFFES

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costs down,” Stephanie said. “We also are looking at turning part of our herd into recip cows to raise embryo calves for a premium bull producer in our area. And we clip and torch bulls for sales in our area, as well. All of these extra things have allowed us to continue to grow and weather through the recent tough years in agriculture.”

According to journalist Craig Myrhe in a recent article published in the Wall Street Journal, “Most U.S. farm households can’t solely rely on farm income, turning what was once a way of life into a

part-time job. On average, 82 percent of U.S. farm household income is expected to come from offfarm work this year, up from 53 percent in 1960, according to the USDA.” “My husband uses his carpentry skills each day on the ranch, but also on the side flipping houses,” said Justine Kougl, a rancher from Lodge Grass, Mont.

Jarrod Montford, who owns Montford Cattle Service in Bridgeport, Texas, said, “I have used my AI skills, which I learned from my dad, to create a fulltime off-farm job, which includes serving as a semen rep for Genex, teaching AI schools and transferring embryos for clients. Now the ranch supplements my reproProduction Sale ductive business.”

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SELLING: 40 Angus Bulls • 5 Angus Heifers Sires Represented

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Boyd Dvorak, owner of Dvorak Herefords in Pickstown, S.D. said, “I started selling cattle handling equipment for Daniels Manufacturing in 1997; at that time, I had graduated with an ag business degree from Mitchell Technical Institute, had 30 cows and needed another source of income to help get through the lean years and make ends meet.”

As the next generation looks into careers in production agriculture, they are also looking for ways to obtain the necessary skills and training needed to be marketable on and off the farm or ranch.

Heather Gessner, SDSU Extension livestock business management field specialist, says there are many ways

she’s seen local producers and their spouses cash flow their ranch enterprises in creative ways including custom harvesting, custom feeding, contract heifer development, selling feed or seed, working for the local co-op, putting up a hog finishing unit, starting a daycare, providing in-home health assistance to elderly neighbors, cleaning houses in the community, learning how to AI cattle or set up recip cows, as well as getting training for welding, mechanics, electricians, accounting, photography, marketing, or precision agriculture, just to name a few.

“We are seeing more young people pursue careers in agricultural business,” said Gessner. “This adds value to the ranch because the individual can then do things like handle the bookwork or market grain and livestock more efficiently. This is a good way to add value to the farm without adding more cows or land to grow the business up instead of out.”

Gessner says an entrepreneurial spirit can assist producers in not only bringing in additional in-come, but lowering input costs, as well.

“We are seeing more partnerships between neighbors to share the costs of equipment and labor,” she said.

“Everybody needs decent equipment to cover their ground, but it requires so much capital outlay. The technology is at a point where we can cover a lot of acres, so why not spread the cost out over shared acres with the neighbor to do things right but to share the expense?”

Of course, these creative partnerships needeto be in writing to keep everybody on the same track.

“There’s a lot more to farming than just driving a tractor, so bring home additional skills that will benefit you and the operation down the road,” said Heather Gessner, SDSU Extension livestock business management field specialist.

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“Whether it’s with family or the neighbors, handshakes are good, but they don’t remember much,” she said.

“If you’re going to pursue any types of partnerships, write everything down and make sure everybody is on the same page. Communication is becoming increasingly important, and that applies to talking to Dad or Grandpa about their retirement and transition plans or visiting with the neighbor about potentially working together. These conversations can be tough, but a young person needs to factor out the details before jumping into production agriculture with both feet.”

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Earlier this year, SDSU developed a compensation calculator to provide families with a way to value wages, salaries and benefits to employees and family members in the business. Benefits may include health insurance, retirement allocations, monthly value of housing and utilities, transportation, equipment, and boarding or feed of livestock.

Gessner said, “We often think of the obvious things, but what about Mom serving everybody dinner everyday at noon? How about when Dad covers the rent when the kid runs short at college?

I had one producer call me upset because his son had presented him with a bill for labor, yet the kid had never paid for any feed for his cattle on the ranch. I advised the dad to put together a feed bill to cover the same period of time, and perhaps that would start a conversation about the perceived and real values of both labor services and ranching expenses.”

The calculator allows producers to plug in the obvious, and not so obvious, value-added benefits and expenses to determine the full value of

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labor not necessarily seen on the paycheck. View the calculator here: http://igrow.org/livestock/ profit-tips/compensation-calculator/ Punching the numbers on a farming enterprise may help the young producer make more concrete plans about whether off-farm income is needed when they come home to the operation.

According to the South Dakota Center for Farm/Ranch Management’s 2017 South Dakota Annual Report, published by Mitchell Technical Institute, the average net farm income for farms in South Dakota was $53,708, with the bottom 20 percent losing $97,455 and the top 20 percent earning $255,010. Meanwhile, the average farm family living expense was $63,161 ($56,718 for the bottom 20 percent and $90,068 for the top 20 percent of farming families).

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“If your dad and siblings all went for agronomy, it might benefit you to look at another field of study,” said Gessner. “There’s a lot more to farming than just driving a tractor, so bring home additional skills that will benefit you and the operation down the road.”

all goes back to communicating — with spouses, parents and grandparents.

“I know producers get tired of hearing it, but it really is all about communication,” said Gessner.

For young people to have a shot in production agriculture, she advises seeking a skill set that adds value, creates new revenue streams or improves an area of weakness in the existing business.

“If your dad and siblings all went for agronomy, it might benefit you to look at another field of study,” said Gessner.

“There’s a lot more to farming than just driving a tractor, so bring home additional skills that will benefit you and the operation down the road.”

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At Ellingson Angus, we utilize real-world experience to raise profit-oriented cattle for our valued customers.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 2019 At the Ranch • St. Anthony, ND

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210 Powerful Bulls, 25 Top-Quality Registered Females & 500 Fancy Commercial Angus Females ELLINGSON POWERPOINT 8155: Powerpoint x Capitalist • BW: 78 • WW: 911 BW: +1.6, WW: +78, YW: +134, M: +21, MB: +.62, RE: +.43, $W: +68.35, $B: +146.75

ELLINGSON HOMESTEAD 8202: Homestead x Advance • BW: 92 • WW: 924 BW: +2.3, WW: +70, YW: +118, M: +28, MB: +.26, RE: +.40, $W: +68.57, $B: +97.26

ELLINGSON HOMESTEAD 8062: Homestead x Chaps • BW: 87 • WW: 986 BW: +3.1, WW: +84, YW: +147, M: +27, MB: +.43, RE: +.60, $W: +75.21, $B: +144.38

ELLINGSON ROUGHRIDER 8218: Roughrider x Identity • BW: 98 • WW: 934 BW: +3.7, WW: +73, YW: +128, M: +23, MB: +.69, RE: +.35, $W: +58.98, $B: +140.42

ELLINGSON TRANSCEND 8007: Transcend x Earnan • BW: 89 • WW: 1006 BW: +3.8, WW: +86, YW: +144, M: +26, MB: +.11, RE: +.73, $W: +72.38, $B: +152.22

Broody heifers like this sell!

Chad & Julie Ellingson • St. Anthony, ND 701-445-7309 • 701-361-3606 www.ellingsonangus.com

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Where the genetics makes the difference

▲KEYS MAINEVENT 4C

Sandmeier Sires included: LT JJ LEDGER 4606 PLD LT SUNDANCE 6389 PLD LT AFFINITY 6221 PLD DCR BUCKLE ASSERT Y222 KC DAKOTA BOB 4235 SCR SIR REFRESH 5017 SCR SIR ALL FLASH 5537 SCR SIR ROCKY TOP 6448P KEYS MAINEVENT 4C WC INNOVATION 6283 WC LEDGER 5634

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An Event You Do Not Want to Miss!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019 • VALENTINE’S DAY At The Ranch (White Lake, SD)

Selling: 130 Angus Bulls and 15 Sim-Angus Bulls

Mohnen General 548 Reg. # 19183097

Mohnen Renown 288 Reg. # 19188210

Mohnen Prime Cut 908 Reg. # 19206122

Sire: Colonel Dam: SAV Madame Pride 5290 (004) CED +2 BW +2.1 WW +79 YW +128 MM +21 ACT BW – 84# ADJ. WW – 954#

Sire: SAV Renown Sire: HA Prime Cut Dam: SAV Madame Pride 5290 (004) Dam: Mohnen Jilt 1501 (Final Answer) CED -2 BW +3.6 WW +72 YW +128 MM +28 CED +9 BW +1.4 WW +75 YW +118 MM +25 ACT BW – 83# ADJ. WW – 874# ACT BW – 85# ADJ. WW – 875#

Mohnen Prime Cut 1228 Reg. # 19206124

Mohnen Homegrown 3758 Reg. # 19205241 Mohnen Cowboy Up 818 Reg. # 19197420

Sire: HA Prime Cut Dam: Mohnen Jilt 2486 ( Apollo) CED +6 BW +2.6 WW +71 YW +116 MM +27 ACT BW – 82# ADJ. WW – 861#

Sire: Ellingson Homegown Sire: HA Cowboy Up Dam: Mohnen Couquette Pride 1126 (Resource) Dam: Mohnen Jilt 1221 (Final Answer) CED +10 BW +.9 WW +65 YW +128 MM +30 CED +10 BW +.5 WW +71 YW +120 MM +19 ACT BW – 70# ADJ. WW – 832# ACT BW – 88# ADJ. WW – 909#

POWER OF GENETICS ANNUAL BULL SALE View catalog online at mohnenangus.com Steve & Kathy Mohnen • Josh & Katie Mohnen • John Mohnen & Tory Mohnen

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As part of the NYBLS, attendees give their marketing presentation to a panel of judges. This group created a wrap with a Japanese twist and received second place for their efforts.

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Participants work on their culinary creation that they later presented to a panel of judges.

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Focus on the Future Symposium gives youth an in-depth look at the beef industry

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outh from Nebraska and Kentucky are getting an intensive education about beef.

For 15 years, students have gathered in Lincoln, Neb. to learn more about the beef industry and test their own skills, as well as network with others with similar interests.

The annual Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium (NYBLS), a threeday program held each November, is designed to teach high school students about the beef industry, its career opportunities, current issues, and to develop communication and leadership skills.

lot, and were given a culinary project. In groups, students were assigned a cut of beef: the flat iron steak, ground beef, or the shoulder clod. After learning about marinades, palatability, tenderness, spices and flavors, and working with Chef John Kennedy from Omaha Steaks, students were to come up with a new retail product and market it to a fictitious restaurant. They had to figure a marketing strategy, price points, and make and present the dish to judges.

Last year, the winning group made a Japanese dish. Their dish, made with the shoulder clod, which is a tough piece of meat, was as tender as steak, said Alli Raymond, admissions coordinator for the

To be chosen, students must fill out an application and write a 1,000 word essay. Last year, forty students were selected.

For two and a half days in Lincoln, they participated in the culinary challenge track.

They learned from professors, participated in a carcass breakdown demo, toured a feed

One of the groups at this year’s NYBLS created a quesa-pizza-taco with their beef item.

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NYBLS 2018 participants pose for a group picture.

Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and one of the volunteers who organizes NYBLS. NYBLS has a partnership with the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, and each year, Kentucky students attend the symposium. Their requirements include an interview process for applicants.

Last year, eight Kentucky youth were in attendance.

One of those students, J.W. Cox, from Flemingsburg, Kent., about an hour northeast of Lexington, was a participant. The 17-year-old enjoyed connecting with all kinds of different people, he said, and also enjoyed cooking and marketing the food item. His group designed and cooked their dish, named the “Cornhusker Boat,” a flatbread with a layer of ranch dressing, cheese, and a marinated chopped flat iron steak. Then the loaded flatbread was cut into triangles and served.

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His team won fourth place with their dish.

Cox found many similarities in the beef industry between Nebraska and Kentucky. But one of the differences was geography and climate. “Nebraska has a lot more flatland, and it takes more acres per head (to feed a cow/calf pair) than it does for us in Kentucky. Our grasses and seasons are significantly different.”

The high school senior has a herd of 25 registered Herefords and ten registered black Angus and has shown and fitted cattle at major livestock shows across the nation. He is a member of the National Junior Hereford Association and the Angus Association, has a 4.0 GPA and will attend either Oklahoma State University or Colorado State University this fall. He plans to major in animal science and pre-veterinary medicine and go

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on to veterinary school. He’d like to do embryology work after college.

He highly recommends others attend the symposium.

“Without a doubt,” he said.

“It was a great experience.

I’m one of those people who believes no matter how much you think you know, you can never learn too much.”

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TaraLee Hudson was one of the Nebraska attendees at the symposium.

It’s the second time for the Belvidere, Neb. youth to attend. She loves going because “it’s a great opportunity to strengthen your qualities and communication skills in the beef industry. And you meet new people, make new friends and see old friends.”

The 17-year-old was part of the third-place team, who created an Asian-inspired rice bowl with the flat iron steak.

The dish included rice, coleslaw and the marinated flat iron, with sweet potato curls on the side.

Hudson has thirteen registered Angus in her herd, shows cattle, and is a member of the Nebraska Junior Angus Association. She has a 4.0 GPA and hopes to become an agricultural lobbyist after college.

“I really have an interest in government and politics,” she said.

She will major in animal science with a minor in economics and, if she attends the University of

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Participants at this year’s NYBLS identify different cuts of meat.

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Nebraska-Lincoln, she’d like to work toward a beef industry scholar minor with an emphasis on policy.

NYBLS costs $75 for each student, which includes two nights of hotel and all food. The extra expense is picked up by sponsors, who include the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation, Cargill Corn Milling, the Nebraska Beef Council, the

Nebraska Corn Board, and the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association. The planning committee members, who are all volunteers, include Raymond; Dr. Bryan Reiling, Associate Professor of Animal Science at UNL; Dr. Gary Sullivan, Associate Professor of Animal Science, UNL; Ashley Benes, Nebraska Extension Educator; and Cole Meador, Nebraska Extension Associate.

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The symposium is a way to broaden horizons for its participants, Raymond said, and grow the beef industry through young people. “Nebraska is the beef state and it’s our largest industry. There are a lot of people passionate about the industry and a lot of job opportunities in the industry. We see it as an opportunity to educate students about the industry.”

The volunteers who host the event know it’s worth the effort. “Every year, we think about all

the work that goes into it. But every year we are reminded of why we do it. There are always students who come back and say, this is a tremendous program and you have completely changed the trajectory of my career. They love it.”

The UNL Dept. of Animal Science and Nebraska Extension also hosts a Nebraska Youth Pork Conference, similar to NYBLS, in the spring.

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Technically Speaking New Belle Fourche Career & Tech Center designed as career launch pad

The newly-opened Career & Technical Education Center in Belle Fourche, S.D.

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ast fall as students in the Belle Fourche high school and junior high started classes, they opened the doors of a brand-new $2.9 million facility for the first time.

The Career and Technical Education Center is a two-story structure of 100 by 100 feet, enclosing a state-of-the-art welding lab and classroom, a family and consumer science

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lab and classroom that has a focus on culinary arts, an ag lab and classroom, and a business classroom that has a focus on the hospitality industry and business and accounting practices. The new center complements a previous facility that houses carpentry, woodworking, CAD, architectural drafting and ag mechanics.

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Belle Fourche high faculty oversee six focus areas of technical education, including STEM, construction management and drafting, welding and metal fabrication, family and consumer science, business and computer science, and agricultural education.

The district also buses all 125 eighth graders to the center once a day where they can experience each CTE cluster in a six-week rotation.

Despite shiny, new computer screens and AeroGardens bursting with lettuce and herbs, the building is more than just a new learning center. It also represents a focus shift backward – or should it be forward – to preparing students for skilled trades that are seeing a drastic lack of workers in South Dakota, and the nation.

learning new skills needed for a rapidly changing work force.”

Across the nation this changing work force is being felt. Career fields of health care, manufacturing, electricians and plumbers, construction and agriculture, among others, struggle to fill jobs despite relatively high wages and the ability to bypass an expensive, four-year college degree plan. The Association for Career and Technical Education works to

Dr. Steven A. Willard is the superintendent of schools for Belle Fourche School District.

He points out that what used to be referred to training for “vocational trades” is now called career and technical education, and students are learning skills needed for a rapidly changing work force.

Computer driven machines, robotics and drone technology are just a few of the focus areas appearing in what used to be “shop class.”

“Career and technical education is moving our next generation of students further than ever dreamed in the past,” says Willard. “They are operating new equipment and

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Students in the Belle Fourche ag classes will be seeing curly parsley growing soon, as they put their agronomy and plant science learning into action.

full-tuition scholarships at South Dakota technical colleges for those completing CTE schooling. Recipients are required to work in their designated field in South Dakota for three years following college. On his blog at MikeRowe.com, Rowe notes the widening skills gap is a symptom of society’s insistence on promoting one form of education at the expense of all others.

“This lopsided, cookie-cutter approach to learning has led to a mountain of myths and misperceptions that discourage millions of people from exploring many viable opportunities that don’t require an expensive four-year degree,” he says. “To close the skills gap, we need to affirmatively debunk the misinformation surrounding these opportunities and stop treating whole categories of jobs like vocational consolation prizes.”

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Rowe’s foundation, mikeroweWORKS offers “work ethic scholarships” to learn what he calls “a skill that’s actually in demand.”

One student interested in a field of need is Belle Fourche sophomore Laney Mackaben. A local ranch girl, Mackaben says she has always been involved in ag and was thankful to see the school bring back the ag-ed and FFA program after an eight-year hiatus. Mackaben now has many v

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Besides serving as the FFA chapter reporter, she competes on the agricultural communications and range and land judging teams. She’s also competed in creed speaking, conduct of meetings, vet science and livestock evaluation.

Mackaben is eying a career in veterinary engineering, which, although requiring substantial education, will also fill a gap in a demanding field. She notes the skills learned in ag classes and FFA prepare all students for future success. “The MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2019 leadership and speaking really 12:00 P.M. MST NEW TIME! prepare you for the future, no AT FAITH LIVESTOCK matter what career path you’ll FAITH, SD be in,” she says. “The new center is beyond wonderful; I’m Selling Yearling Bulls, fortunate I get to spend time Open Heifers, and Bred

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here in this facility. It just makes sense to have an ag program in such a strong ranching community.”

Austin Bishop is the ag ed instructor at the new center, where he teaches classes and advises the FFA chapter. He says the six-member team of career tech teachers is excited about the opportunities for their students through the center. “If we can prepare these students who aren’t choosing secondary education to hit the workforce coming right out of high school, that’s huge for our society.”

Bishop says his faculty team works together with the goal of 100 percent placement for every student that walks through their doors. “This means we either want them to have a job waiting, or be accepted into a 2-year or 4-year institution. I think we can definitely achieve that, but it takes a lot of planning and opportunity.”

The support is currently there from the locals – Bishop says not just for ag and FFA, but he sees it for all six focus programs.

Willard says the new facility was the end product of school district funds, a grant from the South Dakota Department of Education and a loan from the USDA through Butte Electric. “We are very fortunate to have a school board and community in Belle Fourche that is looking into the future to prepare students for new challenges and growing a skilled workforce for South Dakota.”

Because of that support, on any given day pupils at Belle Fourche can be found testing recipes, sparking a welder, writing a business plan, or building a fullsized house that will be sold in the community.

For these students, it’s just another day on their future job.

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RANCHING HITS THE BIG SCREEN IN OCEAN OF GRASS:

Life on a Nebraska Sandhills Ranch

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cientists believe the Nebraska Sandhills were formed by an ocean.

When polar ice caps melted, the water rose, then receded, forming beaches. The hills that are left are the remains of those beaches and that ocean.

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Today it’s grass that undulates in the sun—big bluestem, lovegrass, needleandthread, prairie sandreed are among the more poetic. The “ocean of grass” sparkles with the blossoms of penstemon, pricklypoppy, spiderwort, yucca and coneflower. And around the edges, a froth of wild plum blossoms.

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documentary about the McGinn ranch in northeast Custer County.

After sharing a gallery in Lincoln with Joutras, rancher and artist Laron McGinn invited Joutras to visit the family ranch near Dunning. “I was going to stay one night, and I stayed a week,” Joutras said.

It’s this “ocean” that photographer Georg

Joutras initially worked with the McGinn family

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“In the back of my mind I thought there was a bigger story to be told, a long-term view of the land, ranchers dealing with the animals in their care,” Joutras said. “I wanted to counteract some of the bad press ranching seems to get.”

The friendship that started with the book idea remained after it was published, and Joutras continued to visit the ranch from his home in Lincoln, helping out as he was able and increasing his knowledge of the ranch, the people, the Sandhills and ranching in general.

In 2014 his family gave him a GoPro camera and with that and his DSLR camera he put together a short trailer about the ranch.

“People really gravitated to the trailer and encouraged me to keep going. I kept getting better equipment. I shot for a year with the first generation of equipment, then invested in a professional-grade camera and drone and shot everything over again,” Joutras said.

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REA +.18 • MARB .30 LOGTERMAN.COM 078 combines phenotype with superior performance, fertility and EPD traits, including marbling. Thick, deep, gentle, and pigmented with perfect aWindy Feddes, plus he works great on cows. He takes off white, adds body length and Heifers He has been used extensively on commercial and purebred heifers with Commercial great disposition. He puts it all together in a moderate frame, muscular Online buyers must register with cattleusa.com package with an outcross pedigree. feet. Heifers in production have the best udders and teat quality we’ve raised. marbling.

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He wanted the capture the people, landscape, mentality, how they look at life.

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Joutras grew up on the fringe of the Sandhills, in Ogallala. “I knew people who were ranchers, but didn’t know anything about cattle ranching. I knew they raised cows. That’s all I knew,” he said.

After spending time on the McGinn ranch, he knew a little more. “When I got into the guts of it, you can see what all is involved. Thousands of details, and they (the ranchers) know what all has to happen. Every day is a different day, you never know what you’re going to have to deal with, whether pulling a calf or dealing with water that isn’t there. It’s a myriad of details that I thought was really interesting.”

Laron McGinn, who is a co-owner in the ranch, with his dad, uncle and cousin, appreciates that the film portrays a real view of cattle ranching, especially in light of skewed and negative publicity that has become mainstream.

“This genuinely shows how we in this business take care of our livestock.

There’s genuine compassion. We do our best in tough times, in storms, we keep them well-fed, doctor them when they’re hurt and chop water every day.

There’s never a moment that we don’t try to be on top of the well-being of every creature in our care. Mother Nature throws things at us sometimes, but our heart is in what we do.”

Joutras had more than 100 hours of video when he was done with the videography. He cut that down to 84 minutes.

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He credits his background as a photographer with giving him the critical eye to find the most powerful imagery for the video.

“Every frame is really important. In photography, you’re trying to tell a story with a single frame. I looked at video production the same way,” Joutras said. “It’s definitely a very pretty film, but it’s more about the details of a certain ranch.”

In video, the story also has a voice. In this case, a lot of voices from the fifth-generation McGinn ranch and the surrounding ranch community.

Laron McGinn spent time studying art and being a professional artist in Arizona and Los Angeles. But he missed home. “Mingling, you discover that, in some places, some people just don’t seem to know who they are. In this part of the world, you really have no choice but to be genuine. Your word is everything. If you’re not honest, it doesn’t take long for people to learn that. Your integrity is probably what defines you. You have to be true to that. It’s nice that we come from a place that a handshake is honored, and your word is your bond. The film brings that out.”

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While the focus is on the McGinn ranch, many neighbors make an appearance in the film, simply because ranching is a community job.

“We need each other,” Laron said. “We’d have a hard time making it without relying on our neighbors, and our neighbors are also our

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friends. They’re the people we socialize with in town. It’s a great big community and everyone’s success is intermingled. I don’t know, this day and age, how often you see that on this scale. I also love the way it depicts how genuine everyone is, how comfortable they are in who they are.”

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That observation wasn’t lost on Joutras.

“They’re very interesting, very quirky people,” Joutras said. “They’re all their own bosses.

They don’t have to change who they are to get along with people in the corporation.”

It’s that authenticity that tends to make ranchers a little uncomfortable in front of a lens. “Back when Georg first showed up with his camera, in 2003, he was just taking pictures all the time,” Laron said. “It’s natural for most people, to be outside of their comfort zone a little, having their picture taken. He was always

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snapping away, taking pictures of everything, es-

“Because of that experience, when he picked

pecially the busy stuff that takes place. We were

up a video camera, that’s just Georg being Georg.

just a part of it.”

We were pretty at ease with it. The sit-down in-

Laron’s dad was most uncomfortable with it, he

terviews were harder to get people to participate

said. But as they got to know Georg, and when

in, just because of the comfort level. But it was

the book came out, and they were able to see how

just them talking about whatever they wanted to

Georg portrayed ranching, it was reassuring.

talk about.”

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Laron said it’s an honor to have been part of the project. “All of us who were anxious to see how he put it together were all very pleased with what he created. It’s a legacy piece for our family, and that’s something we will have forever. Nothing was exaggerated. It’s a very honest portrayal of who we are and what we do.”

Joutras said the film gives viewers a look at how ranches work, but doesn’t tell how to be a cattle rancher. “It shows how they take a long-term view of dealing with the landscape. These ranches have been out there since the 1870s and ’80s. They definitely take a long-term view.”

a score written by fellow Nebraskan Tom Larson—four years after he first shot video for it—the film was done.

The film has been screened across Nebraska and beyond, including the Kansas City Film Festival, where it debuted to a sold-out crowd. In Broken Bow, after initially selling out, it expanded into all three theatres and sold out over and over again through the week. Though it resonates especially with rural audiences, it also saw sold-out crowds in Lincoln.

Word of the film is spreading and more screenings are scheduled well into 2019.

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KRAYE ANGUS

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Topp Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Grace City, ND Stavick Simmentals King of the Ranch Bull Sale, Aberdeen, SD Hart Simmental Power Bull Sale, at the farm, Frederick, SD Rust Mountain View Ranch Ace in the Hole Bull Sale, Turtle Lake, ND Hook Farms & Wulf Simmental, Bred For Balance Simmental and SimAngus Sale, Starbuck, MN Beta Brothers/Bell Family Simmental Sale, Rugby, ND TNT Simmental Bull Sale, Almont, ND Topp Herefords Bull Sale at the ranch, Grace City, ND Honeyman Charolais Bull Sale, Bowman, ND Powder River Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY Nagel Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Springfield, SD Vandenberghe Flying V Angus Sale, at the ranch, Cleveland, ND Talkington Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Belfield, ND Lemke Cattle Bull and Female Sale, Lawrence, NE Bergers Herdmaster SimAngus Hybrid Bull Sale, North Platte, NE Amdahl Angus & Hereford and Baker Herefords “Premier Performance Sale,” Rapid City, SD Kenner Simmental Ranch Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Leeds, ND Schaff Angus Valley Bull and Female Sale at the ranch, St. Anthony, ND Stewart Charolais and Red Angus Bull Sale, Madison, SD Heart City Bull Bash, Valentine, NE Rydeen Farms Simmental & SimAngus Bull Sale, Clearbrook, MN CK & Wager Cattle Inaugural Production Sale, Highmore, SD Mrnak Herefords Bull Sale, Bowman, ND Browns Angus Ranch Bull Sale at the ranch, Center, ND Edge of the West Simmental Bull & Female Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Hereford Production Sale, at the ranch, Ree Heights, SD Sletten Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD Logterman Herefords and Angus Bull Sale, Valentine, NE Koupal Angus Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Dante, SD Benda Ranch Simmental Bull Sale, Kimball, SD Felton Angus Bull Sale, Big Timber, MT Ludvigson Stock Farms Dakota Bull and Female Sale, Mandan, ND Bichler Simmentals & Red Angus Annual Production Sale, Linton, ND Wilkinson Ranch Angus Bull Sale, at the Ranch, DeSmet, SD Thorson Herefords Annual Production Sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD Werning Cattle Co. Production Sale, at the ranch, Emery, SD G Bar H Genetics Bull Sale, Torrington, WY

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Raven Angus Bull Sale at the ranch, Colome, SD Forster Red Angus Bull Sale, Richardton, ND Jindra Angus Annual Production Sale, Creighton, NE Spear U Angus Ranch Bull Sale, at Shearer Ranch, Wall, SD Friedt Herefords Sale, Dickinson, ND Wilkenson Farms Simmental Production Sale, Montpelier, ND Wittkopp Angus Bull Sale, Glasgow, MT Booth’s Cherry Creek Ranch Bull Sale, Veteran, WY Mohnen Angus Bull Sale, at the farm, White Lake SD Lassle Ranch Simmental Bull Sale, Glendive, MT Green Valley Cattle Bull Sale, Atkinson, NE Hoffman Ranch Hereford and Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Thedford, NE R & R Cattle Co. Annual Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Chamberlain, SD Robert Birklid, R Lazy B Charolais Bull Sale, Hub City Livestock, Aberdeen, SD Black Top Angus Farms Bull Sale, at the farm, Mitchell, SD Bullerman Angus / K & J Angus Bull Sale, Rushmore, MN Dakota Express Simmental Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND Sandy Acres Simmental Bull Sale, Creighton, NE Lewis Bros. Angus Bull Sale, St. Onge Livestock, St. Onge, SD Domek Charolais Bull Sale, at the ranch, Wibaux, MT Lazy J Bar Ranch Red Angus, Flittie Simmental & Schnable Simmental Bull Sale, at Hub City Livestock, Aberdeen, SD Double T Simmental Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Turtle Lake, ND

16 Hoffman Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, ND 16 Minert/Simonson Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Dunning, NE 16 Carmichael Herefords Annual Proven Performance Bull Sale, at the Ranch, Faith , SD 16 Schiefelbein Angus Farms Sale at the Farm Kimball, MN 16 Varilek Angus Ranch, at the ranch, Geddes, SD 16 Crump Red Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock, Buffalo, WY 16 Ekstrom Simmental Annual Bull Sale, Kimball, SD 16 Smith Saddle Butte Ranch Angus Bull Sale, Bowman Auction Market, Bowman, ND 16 Reich Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Zap, ND 17 Nathan Palm Angus, Estelline, SD, Bull Sale at Watertown, SD 17 Bruner Angus Ranch Sale, Drake, ND 18 Rennert Ranch, Heart J & Vision Cattle Performance Charolais Bull Sale, Darr Feedlot, Cozad, NE 18 Eagle Pass Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Highmore, SD 18 Bulls of the Big Sky Sale, Billings, MT 18 Rausch Herefords Annual Bull & Heifer Sale, at the ranch, Hoven, SD 18 Tokach Angus Ranch Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan ND 19 Bina Charolais Powerhouse Bull Sale, Jamestown Livestock, Jamestown, ND 19 Quandt Brothers/VJT Ranch Bull Sale, Oakes, ND 19 Bar JZ Ranches Hereford and Limousin Bull Sale at Thomas Ranch Sale facility, Holabird, SD 19 Gill Red Angus Annual Bull Sale at the ranch, Timber Lake, SD

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19 Cedar Top Ranch Gelbvieh, Angus and Balancer Bull Sale, at Burwell Livestock, Burwell, NE 19 Douglas Booth Family Angus Bull Sale, Torrington, WY 19 Coleman Angus & Trexler Angus, Missoula, MT 19 HoosCow Angus Bull Sale, Sheridan Livestock, Rushville, NE 19 Moke Angus Bull Sale, Corsica, SD 19 Stout Charolais Bull Sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD 20 Hilltop Angus Ranch at the Ranch, Bowdle, SD 20 Millar Angus Ranch Bull Sale at the ranch, Sturgis, SD 20 Barenthsen & Bullinger Red Angus Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Powers Lake, ND 20 Ostrand Angus/ Slagle Angus Bull Sale, Sargent, NE 20 Larson Family Ranch Annual Production Sale, Presho Livestock, Presho, SD 21 Neiman 77 Ranch Bull Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, SD 21 Mogck & Sons Angus Sale, at the ranch, Olivet, SD 21 Olson Red Power Hereford and Red Angus Sale, Argusville, ND 21 Krebs Ranch Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Gordon, SD 21 Symens Bros. Limousin Production Sale, at the farm, Amherst, SD

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21 Lowell Fisher Family Herefords Production Sale, Spencer, NE 21 Chapman Cattle Co., Forage Developed Two Year Old Bull Sale, Stettler, AB, CA 22 Hyline Angus Sale, Ramsay, MT 22 Gant Polled Herefords Sale, at the farm, Geddes, SD 22 Vin-Mar Cattle Co. Angus & Hereford Sale, at Sheridan Livestock, Rushville, NE 22 Beitelspacher Ranch Angus & SimAngus Bull Sale at Mobridge Livestock, Mobridge, SD 22 Wieckorek Limousin Bull Sale, at the ranch, Mt. Vernon, SD 22 Jamison Herefords Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Quinter, KS 22 Skinner Ranch Seedstock Sale, Hall, MT 22 Peckenpaugh Angus Bull Sale, Mitchell Livestock, Mitchell, SD 22 Sprunk Angus/Erdman Angus Bull Sale, Lisbon, ND 22 Brenner Angus & Red Angus Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND 23 Wagner Herefords Bull Sale, Redfield, SD 23 Carlson Angus Ranch Bull Sale at the ranch, Mott, ND 23 Strommen Ranch Bull Sale at the ranch, Ft. Rice, ND 23 Neel’s & Never Sweat Angus Sale, Missoula, MT

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23 Bush Angus Sale at the farm, Britton, SD 23 Profit Maker Bull Sale, Ogallala, NE 23 Johnson-Rose Angus Bull Sale, Mobridge Livestock Auction, Mobridge, SD 23 Kreth Angus & Hereford Sale at the farm, Mt Vernon, SD 24 Namken Red Angus Annual Bull Sale, at the farm, Lake Norden, SD 24 Kal-Kota Ranch Final Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND 24 Raml Cattle Co. Sale at the ranch, Goodwin, SD 25 Ravenscroft Red Angus Annual Bull Sale, Valentine Livestock, Valentine, NE 25 Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Pierre, SD 25 Arrow One Angus Bull Sale, North Platte, NE 25 Foxhoven Angus Bull Sale, Crofton, NE 25 Circle L Angus Bull Sale, Dillon, MT 25 Reyes/Russell 24th Annual Sale, Wheatland, WY 25 Lone Tree Red Angus Bull Sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD 25 Hart Angus Farms Sale, at the farm Frederick, SD

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Deep Creek Angus Ranch Bull Sale at Philip Livestock, Philip, SD JC Heiken Angus & Sons Bull Sale, Miles City, MT Connelly Angus Bull Sale, Valier, MT Geppert’s Rock Creek Livestock Sale, Mitchell, SD Frese Angus Sale, Columbus, NE Haynes Angus Ranch Sale, Ogallala, NE Landmark Angus Bull Sale, Brunswick, NE Stortz/Gibbs Angus Bull Sale, Glendive, MT Chestnut Angus Sale, at the Farm, Pipestone, MN TC Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Franklin, NE Larson XL Simmental Sale, Lemmon Livestock, Lemmon, SD Mt. Rushmore Angus Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Hermosa, SD C Diamond Simmentals Production Sale, Dawson, ND Durbin Creek Ranch Hereford Bull Sale, Worland Livestock Auction, Worland, WY 28 Bear Mountain Angus Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Palisade, NE 28 Moore Angus Bull Sale, at the farm, Artesian, SD

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Eichacker Simmental & JK Angus Bull Sale, at Eichacker Sale facility, Salem, SD Sandmeier Charolais Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Bowdle, SD Carl Dethlefs and Sons Angus Bull Sale, Rockville, NE Sutherlin Farms Red Angus Bull Sale, Stevesville, MT Reminisce Angus Bull Sale, Dillon, MT Handel Farms Annual Gelbvieh and Red Angus Bull Sale, Platte Livestock, Platte, SD Kaehler Family Simmental Sale, Mobridge, SD Bulls of the Bitterroot Bull Sale, Stevensville, MT Dubas Cattle Co. Angus Bull Sale, Fullerton, NE Smith Farms Angus Bull Sale, Hay Springs, NE Redland Red Angus Sale, at the ranch, Hysham, MT Ravine Creek Ranch Hereford Bull Sale, Huron, SD Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus Sale at the ranch, Selby, SD Lucky 7 Angus Bull Sale, Riverton, WY McIvers Happy Acres Hereford Bull Sale, Farewell, MN Poppe Cattle Co. Hybrid & Composite Bull Sale, Fallon, MT Graeser Bros. Simmental Sale at Winner Livestock, Winner, SD Windy Creek Farms/Melroe Farms Cattle Performance Bull Sale, at Windy Creek Cattle Ranch, Spencer, SD Harrel Hereford Ranch Production Sale, Baker City, OR Campbell Red Angus Bull Sale at Mobridge Livestock, Mobridge, SD Edgar Bros Angus Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Rockham SD Arrowsmith Red Angus Bull Sale, Bassett Livestock, Bassett, NE Caroway Red Angus Sale, Lake Benton, MN Hojer Gelbvieh Ranch Bull Sale, Huron, SD Schutte & Sons Polled Herefords Production Sale, Guide Rock, NE Doll Ranch Charolais & Simmental Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND ZumBrunnen Angus Bull Sale, Lusk, WY Apex Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Valier, MT Open 8 Genetics Simmental and Sim Angus Bull Sale, Broadus, MT Nansels Flying N Ranch Angus Sale, Miles City, MT Ridl Angus Farms Sale, Stockman’s Livestock, Dickinson, ND Sandhill Red Angus Sale, Sidney, MT Cheyenne Charolais Annual Production Sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD Hall Ranch Angus Production Sale, Bassett, NE Pederson Broken Heart Ranch Red Angus Production Sale, at the ranch, Firesteel, SD Lonesome River Ranch Angus Sale, Anselmo, NE Ox Bow Ranch Bull Sale, Wolf Creek, MT

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Bruns Angus at the farm, Madison, SD Gaaskjolen Gelbvieh Ranch Sale, Lemmon, SD Keller Broken Heart Simmental Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND Bieber Red Angus “Bieber Fever” Sale at the ranch, Leola, SD Dave Fuoss Angus Ranch Sale at the ranch, Draper, SD Split Diamond Bull Sale, Dillon, MT Infinity Angus Bull Sale, Glasgow, MT Pasture View Angus Bull Sale, Valentine, NE Flesch Angus Bull Sale, Shelby, MT L Bar W / Sidwell Ranch Hereford Sale, Columbus, MT Mogck Angus Farm, Tripp Livestock, Tripp SD Heuftle HXC Red Angus Bull Sale, Cozad, NE Leland Red Angus Annual Production Sale at the ranch, Sidney, MT I-29 Bull Run Hereford Sale, Sioux Falls, SD Like It Like That Red Angus Bull Sale, Columbus, MT Fort Keogh Livestock Bull Sale, Miles City, MT Fast Angus/Strommen Angus, Dohrmann Cattle Co. Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND Lensegrav Hybrid Angus Bull Sale, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD North West ND Select Simmental Sale, Stanley, ND Rocky Knoll Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale, Highmore, SD Nelson Angus Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Egeland, ND Cowboy Classic Angus Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY Wiesler Angus, Orient, SD, sale at Hub City Livestock Aberdeen, SD RBM Livesock Sale at the farm, Florence, SD Tegtmeier Polled Hereford Production Sale, Burchard, NE Schauer Angus Ranch, Faith Livestock, Faith, SD Watje-Zimmerman Charolais “Pounds for Profit” Bull Sale, Faith, SD Barstow Angus Sale at the ranch, Springview, NE Holden Herefords Sale, Valier, MT Pine Coulee Angus Bull Sale, at the Wagon Box Ranch, Hardin, MT LBS Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Sitting Bull Livestock, Williston, ND Feist Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Bowman, ND 7N Simmental Ranch Bull Sale, Medina, ND Veltkamp Angus Bull Sale, Manhattan, MT Wedel Red Angus Production Sale, Leoti, KS Styles Angus Inc. Bull Sale, at the farm, Brentford, SD Cooper Hereford Ranch Sale, Willow Creek, MT MacDonald Ranches Salers and Optimizer Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND Trask & Peterson Angus Bull Sale, Philip Livestock Auction, Philip, SD

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© Karoline Rose, KRose Marketing 13 Heart River Red Angus & Open A Angus Bull Sale at the ranch, Belfield, ND 13 Sitz Angus Spring Bull Sale, Dillon, MT 13 TC Reds/Weber Land & Cattle “Red Connection” Bull Sale, Madison, SD 13 Gumbo Hill Ranch Angus & Hybrid Bull Sale, Lemmon, SD 14 Evenson Angus Bull Sale, Lemmon Livestock, Lemmon, SD 14 Kearns Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale, Rushville, NE 14 Wheeler Mountain Angus Bull Sale, Whitehall, MT 14 Strohschein Angus Bull Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, SD 14 Effertz Key Ranch Bull Sale, Rugby Livestock, Rugby, ND 15 Montana Performance Bull Co-op/Basin Angus Ranch Sale, Columbus, MT 15 TD Angus Bull Sale, at Rishel Ranch, North Platte, NE 15 Zeisler Charolais Annual Bull Sale, Butte, NE 15 Starmark Cattle Co. Hereford Bull Sale, Worthing, SD 15 3C Christensen Ranch Production Sale at the ranch, Wessington, SD 15 Scherbenske Angus Ranch Bull and Female Sale, Mobridge Livestock, Mobridge, SD 15 Milk Creek Reds Red Angus Sale, at the ranch, Plevna, MT 16 Gray’s Angus Ranch Bull Sale at the ranch, Harrison, NE 16 White Angus Ranch & Raymond Lee Angus Bull Sale at, Bowman Livestock, Bowman, ND 16 Gardel’s Angus Bull Sale, Kearney, NE 16 Fred Ranch Charolais Bull & Heifer Sale, Burwell Livestock, Burwell, NE 16 Altenburg Super Baldy Bull Sale, Fort Collins, CO 17 Reppe Ranch Angus Bull Sale, Bradley, SD 18 Baxter Angus Farm Bull Sale, at the farm, Rockham, SD 18 Bridle Bit Simmental Bull Sale, Walsh, CO 18 Flatwater Gang Red Angus Bull Sale, One Box Convention Center, Broken Bow, NE 18 Van Beek Angus Bull Sale, Mobridge, SD 18 TLC Angus Bull Sale, Mandan, ND 19 Wulf Cattle Oportunity 2019 Bull Sale, at Sandy Ridge Ranch, Atkinson, NE 19 Nelson Red Angus Bull Sale, Philip Livestock, Philip, SD 19 S &V Livestock Angus Bull Sale, Gordon, NE 19 Green Mountain Red Angus Bull Sale, Three Forks, MT 19 Roberts Angus, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND 19 TSN Simmental, Platte Livestock, Platte, SD

19 Open Gate Ranch Simmental Bull Sale, Simms, MT 20 Stevenson Angus Bull Sale, Hobson, MT 20 Wagonhammer Ranches Production Sale, Shamrock Livestock, O’Neill, NE 21 Malek Angus Ranch, Highwood, MT 21 Klompien Red Angus Bull Sale, Manhattan, MT 21 Vermilion Ranch Commercial Female Sale, Billings, MT 21 Schuler Red Angus Production Sale at the ranch, near Bridgeport, NE 22 Smith Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Bassett, NE 21 Lau Angus Sale, Corsica, SD

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RLV Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, SD Sellman Ranch Performance Bull Sale, Crawford, NE Schurrtop Angus & Charolais Bull Sale, Tri State Livestock, McCook, NE Lisco Angus/M Diamond Angus Bull Sale, Casper, WY Roth Angus Sale, Mitchell Livestock, Mitchell, SD Vermilion Ranch Bull Sale, Billings, MT Tom Varilek Angus Sale, Platte, SD Geyer Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale, Magnes Livestock, Huron, SD Connealy Angus Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Whitman, NE Lund’s B Bar Angus Bull Sale, Baker, MT Sinclair Cattle Company Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY Croissant Red Angus Bull Sale at the ranch, Briggsdale, CO Cole Creek Angus Bull Sale, Columbus, MT Feddes/C-T Red Angus Sale, Manhattan, MT Herbster Angus Farms Bull Sale, Falls City, NE Don Miller Angus Farms Bull Sale, Huron Continental Marketing, Huron, SD Larson Ranch Angus Sale, Forsyth, MT Rhodes Red Angus Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Faulkton, SD Leachman of Colorado Bull Sale, Fort Collins, CO Weber Red Angus & Charolais Sale, at the ranch, Lake Andes, SD Hager Cattle Co. Limousin Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

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C - B Charolais Production Sale, Montpelier, ND Schmidt Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Dickinson, ND Hall Stock Farm Bull Sale, at the ranch, Berthold, ND Lodoen Cattle Co. L83 Ranch Red Angus Bull Sale, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND Fischer Red Angus Annual Spring Fling, Harlowton, MT Littau Angus Ranch, at the ranch, Carter, SD McCumber Angus Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Rolette, ND Nebraska Angus Bull Test Sale, Broken Bow, NE Randy Schmidt Charolais Bull Sale, Sheridan Livestock, Rushville, NE NJW Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Sheridan, WY Rossow Angus Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Herreid, SD Westphal Red Angus, Grass Range, MT Hurlbut Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Glacial Lakes Livestock, Watertown, SD Glasoe Angus Ranch Sale, Williston, ND Gartner-Denowh Angus Bull Sale, Sidney, MT Pieper Red Angus Spring Bull Sale, at the ranch, Hay Springs, NE Wilson Ranch Bull Sale, St. Onge, SD Lehrkamp Livestock Bull Sale, at the ranch, Caputa, SD Zender/Waage Annual Charolais Bull Sale, Greenbush, MN Pfaff Angus and Ernst Herefords Bull Sale, O’Neill, NE

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Sires include:

Basin Payweight 1682, PA Valor 201, Connealy Confidence, Raven Powerball 53, Sitz Superior 10971, Musgrave Aviator 542, Connealy Gold Rush 026E, KM Broken Bow 002, & EF Commando 1366

Selling flush brothers

Selling 5 full brothers to the Sitz owned sire Powerball. Powerball was purchased by Sitz Angus in our 2014 sale and went on to have great success in our program along with Sitz’s. In Sitz’s past spring sale the Powerball sons averaged over $10,000.

We calved the first Powerball daughters this spring and we couldn’t be happier with them. They have the real broodcow look, moderate, deep ribbed and perfect uddered.

These 5 flush brothers are coming 2-year-olds and have the look!!

Selling 5 flush brothers to Raven Powerball 53 that are sired by PA Power Tool 9108. Also selling three bothers by MAR Innovation.

4241 is the dam of Raven Powerball 53.

Her Production: 4/101 BR, 4/108 NR, 25/110 IMF, 25/103 REA

Selling sons by Payweight 1682, Powerball, and Cowboy Up.

1249 has left her mark heavily at Raven Angus. She had the top two selling bulls on the 2018 sale and the 2014 sale. One of the pick of the heifers was by her also. Dam’s Production 3/94 BR, 3/107 NR, 45/104 IMF, 45/100 REA

Rod Petersek: (605) 842-2919 | RJ Petersek: (605) 840-1826 | Reed Petersek: (605) 840-1292 32554 287th St., Colome, SD 57528 • ravenang@gwtc.net

Sale will be broadcasted live on: 290

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61satl Annu Sale

BULL & FEMALE SALE

e H r e h f c o s r u ds a since 1946 R

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 1pm CST

Offering: 150 Bulls - (100 2-year olds & 50 Yearlings) 250 Heifers - (Reg. and Commercial)

All sale bulls are indexed for best use on Black & Red Cows • Several new bloodlines in the offering

Performance at the top of the Breed

Lot 57

R On Target 7237

Sire/MGS: On Target 936

RN 43814736

Dam: Revolution 2767

Lot 66

R Spartan 5147

Sire/MGS: UPS Spartan 2864

Rely on a Rausch Bull in your next Breeding Season.

Videos of all sale animals at

RN 43814524

Dam: SHF York Y02

Volume selection of Horned & Polled genetics

www.RauschHerefords.com

14831 Hereford Rd. • Hoven, SD 57450 Shannon & Sue: 605-948-2157 Joel, Vern & Sharon: 605-948-2375 Jerry & Vicki: 605-948-2146 38

Call or email for a catalog rauschherf@RauschHerefords.com

Rausch Cow herd has topped the Hereford breed’s Dams of Distinction List again.

Over 800 Rausch Dams have qualified for the list.

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For 5 generations, Herefords have been synonymous with the Carmichael name

50th Annual Proven Genetics Sale SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 At the ranch, Meadow, SD

15 Yearling Bulls • 60 Two Year Old Bulls

CL1 Domino 420B 1ET CED 3.5 BW 2.2 WW 61 YW 97 Milk 18 Cooper’s top-seller in 2015 Sale. Sired Holden’s top selling bull in 2017. Owned with Cooper Herefords and Holden Herefords.

HH ADVANCE 2008Z ET BW 0.6 WW 65 YW 105 M 36 M&G 68 11-Trait EPD Leader Only bull in the Hereford breed to be a trait leader in CED, BW, WW, YW, MM, M&G and SC

plus a trait leader in CEM%, Fat and Marb.

Selling Several Sons Feb. 16

See videos & catalog online at www.TheLivestockLink.com or CarmichaelHerefords.com Find us on Facebook

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JC HEIKEN ANGUS & SONS 12th Annual Production Sale - February 26, 2019 Miles City Livestock Commission, Miles City Montana

S.AAA#Chisum 255 17298481

Sitz Asset 402C AAA # 18220552

Logo ranks #1 in the breed for heifer pregancy (HP)!

Also featuring sons of: Sitz Top Seed 539X SAV Resource 1441 HA Cowboy Up Connealy Classic 639 Sitz Investment 689b

SITZ LOGO 12964 AAA # 17746620

Call or visit the ranch anytime to find out more about our exciting program

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Semen available on all herd sires. Call for more information!

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“Cow herd known for outstanding maternal traits”

It’s all about the cows: Rosetta 9270 of Mc Cumber #16464978

Lassie 0101 of Mc Cumber #16684218

As a breeder we all have access to basically the same bulls to use, but what truly makes the difference is the cow herd.

We have focused on breeding a cow herd that is stacked with generations of females that have proven themselves to be fertile, productive, and long lasting.

We believe our cow herd makes the difference, and the bulls we produce are not only bred to consistently sire females that are functional, problem free, fertile, and possess the ability to sire the performance and carcass quality to satisfy all segments of the industry.

Our focus has been the same for 55 years and 3 generations in the Angus business; keeping function in the cow herd, with the ability to adapt and be profitable for our customers. It is the cow herd that makes the difference.

Miss Wix 2002 of Mc Cumber #17338580

Miss Wix 8225 of Mc Cumber #16102266

Annual Bull Sale: March 27, 2019 Selling: Approximately 140 yearling bulls and 40 yearling heifers and 20 commercial heifers!

This offering represents 55 years breeding Angus Cattle Miss Wix 2012 of Mc Cumber #17338588

Lassie 935 of Mc Cumber #16464987 The dam of two ET sons sired by Mc Cumber Steadfast 635. They will sell in 2019. Lassie 935 of Mc Cumber has produced many herd sires in the past and is also the dam of Lassie 113 of Mc Cumber.

Mc Cumber Titanium 5005 #18233036

Rosetta 9181 of Mc Cumber #16464914.

Lassie 113 of Mc Cumber # 16980799 The dam of Mc Cumber 5005 Titanium 8154, a herd bull prospect, who sells in 2019, sired by Mc Cumber Titanium 5005. 113 is also the dam of lot 1 and our high selling bull in 2018, Mc Cumber Tribute 702.

Mc Cumber Titanium 3127 #17572789

Miss Wix 2003 of Mc Cumber #17338581 The dam of Mc Cumber Armor 7148, who sold as Lot 2 and 2nd high selling bull in 2018. She is also the dam of Mc Cumber Steadfast 635 who sold in 2017 and his rst calves sell in our 2019 sale. 2003 is the dam of Mc Cumber 5005 Titanium 8177, whom will sell in 2019.

Mc Cumber Steadfast 635 #18532396

OCC Unmistakable 946U #16294218

Mc Cumber Angus Ranch 8675 37th Ave, Rolette, ND 58366 Chuck: 701/246-3366 or 701/871-9800 www.mccumberangus.com | email: mccumber@utma.com Matt: 701/246-3847 or 701/871-1072 THE CATTLE JOURNAL BEEF & BUSINESS 2019

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39th Annual

KREBS RANCH BULL SALE Thursday February 21st, 2019 | At the Ranch, Gordon, Nebraska

300 Bulls That Will Sire Thicker-Butted, Faster-Growing Calves with More Eye Appeal!

Angus and Sim x Angus - Spring Yearlings and Fall 18-Month old Bulls

Think Quality.

Think Krebs.

Genetics from these KR Sires will sell!

TEF Outside

CED +3

BW +2.9

WW +84

YW +153

RBM Step Ahead

# 18236795

Milk CW MARB RE $W $B +24 +63 -.08 +.87 +70.48 +144.21

• One of the best new sires in our program • He’s doing everything right…maternal, growth, and elite eye appeal • Fresh, new genetics with outcross bloodlines

Panther Cr Incredible

BW +2.8

WW +74

YW +149

Milk CW MARB RE $W $B +23 +70 +.54 +.62 +60.65 +195.60

• Dominant performance…on paper and in person • Superior muscle and gain with leading carcass • Fresh, new genetics with outcross bloodlines

7/S Splash

# 18672855

CED -1

# 18336337

# 18277408

Krebs Ranch 1780 690 Road Gordon, NE. 69343

Call today for a catalog 308-282-2021 Eldon Krebs: 308-360-1949 CED +6

BW +.7

WW +98

YW +170

Milk CW MARB RE $W $B +22 +64 +.43 +.50 +92.39 +170.44

• Unmatched EPD Spread from birth to weaning • Calving ease plus growth and performance with extra look • Fresh, new genetics with outcross bloodlines

Milk CW MARB RE $W $B +30 +63 +.31 +.81 +68.20 +170.70

Jake Scott: 308-360-3223

• Exceptional quality…style and eye appeal • Thick ended and wide made with added muscle and bone • Fresh, new genetics with outcross bloodlines

Ty Krebs: 308-360-1972

CED +6

BW +1.9

WW +63

YW +118

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