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16 | Focus on the Future
Passion is contagious at Pladsen Red Angus.
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28 | Herefords Make the Move Space to expand at K7 Herefords.
48 | Change Makes Improvements
The Glienke family bets on a commercial Red Angus herd.
Extension Education
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36 | Asking ‘Why’ with Systems Thinking with Aaron Berger, www.beef.unl.edu
Leading the Way
42 | The Stress of the Season
with B. Lynn Gordon, Leader Consulting, LLC
Veterinarian View
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56 | The Key to Calf Health
with Dr. Vince Collison, Collison Veterinary Services
Kitchen Stock
60 | Featuring the LeeAnn Waugh
In the kitchen with LeeAnn Waugh of Cannon Valley Ranch.
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66 | Uncertainty but Optimistic
with Kirk Lynch, Humeston Livestock Exchange
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78 | Featuring the Retallick Family
A conversation with the Retallick Family, 2K Cattle Enterprises. cover image courtesy Ranch Wives Beef Co by Tawnee Bree Photography Williams Angus of Three Forks, Montana
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The “little things” that we have focused on for years, like marbling, daughter breed-up, foot shape, feed efficiency and docility are now included in the $Combination index. We have several sires with the ability to make simultaneous improvement in multiple traits and invite any questions on which sires might work best in your program.
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Popular globally for his foot structure, daughters’ udders and capacity, Black Pearl posts one of the most superior multi-trait EPD profiles available among highly-proven sires. Top 25% or better for 13 Breeding Values. Owned with Swanson Angus Farm, Durant, IA and Brinkley Angus Ranch, Milan, MO. $20
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We will offer about 100 performance-tested Angus bulls in our 15th Annual SydGen Influence Sale on April 14, 2020 at New Cambria, MO.
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This $240,000-valuation son of Colonel has earned the distinction of being the heaviest used sire at SydGen this past breeding season. His structure and exceptional performance have gotten many positive reviews. Owned with Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, VA and Mogck & Sons Angus, Olivet, SD. $30 We urge you to strongly consider SydGen Sires in your breeding plans this spring. Whether you are searching for the high-accuracy proven sire or the right young sire with incredible potential, call 573-581-1225 or visit our website at www.sydgen.com. Volume discounts and free shipping available.
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P.O. Box 280 Mexico, MO 65265 www.sydgen.com
Ben Eggers (573) 473-9202 eggers@socket.net Bub Raithel (573) 253-1664 Farm Office (573) 581-1225 Darla Eggers
Kyle Vukadin Joe Strauss Kenneth Roberts Kyle Tate
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Powerful group of calving ease sires by Connealy Mainstay & SydGen Enhance
Selling
Lot 4 2K Mainstay 1059 -19565922
Sire: Connealy Mainstay ADJ WWT 853 ADJ YWT 1491 BW 1.2 WW 67 YW 128 $W 69 $B 155 $C 247
Lot 1 2K Enhance 559 – 19522016
Sire: SydGen Enhance ADJ WWT 856 ADJ YWT 1320 BW 2.2 WW 88 YW 155 $W 102 $B 189 $C 313
55 Bulls 30 Females 4 Show Heifers
Sires Represented SydGen Enhance Connealy Mainstay S A V Raindance 6848 Bar R Jet Black 5063 BUBS Southern Charm HA Prime Cut 4493
*Over 1/2 the offering at or above breed average for calving ease
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Lot 42 2K Raindance 959 - 19565894
2K Southern Charm 1439 – 19518931
Sire: S A V Raindance 6848 ADJ WWT 798 ADJ YWT 1388 BW 2.5 WW 58 YW 109
Sire: BUBS S. Charm ADJ WWT 896 ADJ YWT 1538 BW 3.1 WW 82 YW 132 MARB 1.01 $W 93 $B 184 $C 315
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2K Black Lady 839
Granddam of lots 82, 83, 84 and 85, four powerful fall show heifer prospects.
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2K Lucy 2038 – 19406630
Feature Female: S A V Resource 1441 x 2K Lucy 1431 Direct daughter of “1431” who produced more than $100,000 in progeny at 2K. Sells with a fancy Mogck Entice Heifer Calf.
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The passion is contagious at Pladsen Red Angus.
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A spark of interest from their children has led this family into a new venture of raising registered Red Angus, and they can’t say enough about how happy they are to be in the business. About 8 years ago, oldest son, Chase, asked his parents, Steve and Michele Pladsen, Harpers Ferry, IA if he could purchase a heifer to show. Little did they know that this move would change their lives the way it has and that now they would be focused on marketing top Red Angus genetics from their northeast Iowa farm.
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CHANGES AHEAD In the late 1980s, Steve Pladsen’s father had commercial cattle that they bred to Red Angus bulls. The family was friends with Walter and Nan Larson, Larson Red Angus, Decorah, IA, pioneers in the Red Angus business, who introduced them to Red Angus genetics. The Pladsen’s liked what they saw in disposition and growthy calves. When Chase expressed interest in showing cattle in 4-H, he started out with a commercial heifer. “Once we saw how he just loved the farm and cattle my wife and I decided it was time to get a little more serious about
this for him,” says Steve, and the decision to which breed they would purchase was easy - it would be Red Angus. On their way for a family weekend trip to a UNI football game in Cedar Falls, IA, they decided to stop in to visit Red Angus breeders, Garth and Nancy Griffith. They purchased two open heifers that day, and the following spring, went to the Iowa Beef Expo and bought two more. “Needless to say, we got the fever and started purchasing more Red Angus cattle,” said Michele. The family currently runs a confinement hog operation and
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FUTURE When son, Luke, then expressed interest as well in showing cattle, the family traveled to Wisconsin and purchased more cattle from Ennis Wallace of Emerald. The cattle were from the Damar and Cloud Nine programs, which are Red Angus herds managed by Wallace.
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They also headed west to another established program. Pieper Red
Angus, Mark and Deb Pieper, in the sandhills of Nebraska, near
above Chase, Steve, Michele, and Luke Pladsen of Pladsen Red Angus.
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the Chevrolet dealership in Waukon, IA. Michele is a teacher at Allamakee Community Schools. Chase is a 2019 graduate from Iowa State University and is back home on the farm, managing the hog operation and day-to-day cattle management. Luke is a senior at Waukon High School and will be attending Iowa State this fall.
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“We started spending a lot of time on the road and traveling around the country showing cattle and meeting some very nice people that we are very close with today.”
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2019 Iowa State Fair Champion Red Angus Spring Heifer (Open Show and Junior Show)
Hay Springs and purchased a group of Fall-bred cows.
2019 Iowa State Fair, Champion Red Angus Fall Heifer and Reserve Bred and Owned in Junior Show
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2017 North American, Division Winner – Joplin Heifer
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The Pladsen family had now developed both a spring and fall calving herd, which would become advantageous as the herds were based on different pedigree backgrounds. “It was almost like we were running two different herds, and we could market cattle from whichever herd best suited our customers. We feel like our customers can now buy a bull from one side of the pedigree and keep heifers out of them and then come back and buy from the other pedigrees.” As the interest continued to grow from their sons in showing and marketing Red Angus cattle, the family soon were traveling to major events. “We started spending a lot of time on the road and traveling around the country showing cattle and meeting some very nice people that we are very close with today.” Pladsens have exhibited at the Iowa State Fair, Iowa Beef Expo, National Western in Denver, North American in Louisville and Sioux Empire Livestock Show in Sioux Falls.
PROGRAM PRIORITIES The herd has grown to 60 cows and a recently added embryo program, resulting in receiving about 90 calves per year. Four donor cows make up the primary donor program including Bellett X22, Damar Oh Baby W168, Pieper Playmate, and Red Eutopia 42U. These donors are flushed to leading sires such as Silveras Mission Nexus, PIE Cinch, PIE Cowboy Kind, and Red Soo Line Power Eye. Pladsen Red Angus is very interested in expanding its embryo program. Following which bulls have worked on which cows over the past few years, they are confident they can produce some very high-quality offspring and more numbers with embryo transfer. They have also been working with a couple of neighbors who have offered recipient cows. Although the terrain in northeast Iowa is rugged, it does offer good pastures and land for beef cattle operations, thus the family is confident the expansion of their numbers will still provide a market. “We knew if we were going to make this a go and make a
2018 High Selling Heifer at Iowa Beef Expo
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above Damar Oh Baby W168, one of the donor females at Pladsen Red Angus.
future for our boys then we needed to establish ourselves with an annual bull sale.” In April 2019, Pladsen Red Angus hosted their first annual sale and April 2020 they will be offering 45 bulls and a dozen open heifers. “Our goal is to someday sell 100 plus bulls,” says Steve. They chose to host the sale in April as most area producers turn their bulls out in June or July. Making the purchase in April versus February means the
customers can turn the bull out about 30-60 days after purchase. Located in far northeastern Iowa offers them a unique bull market. Many of the local producers were previously dairy farmers, but as margins in the dairy industry became tight, area farmers sold their dairies, focused on crops and decided to run small commercial beef herds. Herds averaging 20 head of cattle are now seeking bulls, and this has
become a great market for Pladsen Red Angus. “Our customers are looking for bulls with excellent disposition, a low birthweight to offer calving ease, yet some growth in the calves and Red Angus genetics is a perfect fit. A live calf is worth everything.” Their program focuses on fulfilling the needs of the commercial cow/calf producer, selling females that are easy to handle, have good mothering ability and
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“We built it for the kids because now they will have something to take into their future. It has been such a joy watching them grow up and learn how to manage and take care of the cattle.”
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longevity for their customers. Longevity is also important on the bull side of the equation. They aim to sell bulls that are structurally sound because they want the bulls to last 4-5 years. Selling bulls that are durable and long-lasting will be key to having return bull buyers.
THE NEXT GENERATION Steve and Michelle look back now and are very glad they gave into their sons when they expressed interest in showing cattle. They recall when the herd started with two cows, reaching milestones such as having their first annual bull sale plus the many great memories from traveling the country watching the boys show.
above Chase Pladsen is the instigator behind Pladsen Red Angus. His desire for a 4-H heifer snowballed into a career at Pladsen Red Angus.
“We built it for the kids because now they will have something to take into their future. It has been such a joy watching our kids grow up and learn how to manage and take care of the cattle,” says Michele. “Having them learn the importance of herd health, feed quality and how to handle livestock - you treat the cattle well they will treat you well,” echoes Steve. The family cannot say enough about the people who have helped them. It seemed right from when their interest in Red Angus began, when they asked questions about the breed, the industry, etc., neighboring Red Angus breeders were willing to help. “The breeders were very open to teaching us and our kids. They never shut a door on us; in fact, they seemed
almost more excited at times about our success than we were,” says Steve. “We wouldn’t be here without their help.” Although many breeders offered assistance and advice, the Pladsen family says Ennis and Karen Wallace, Walter and Nan Larson, Garth and Nancy Griffith, Mark and Deb Pieper, and Mike and Diana Nolan were very influential in helping them get started and continue to grow. “It is not easy to get started in the agriculture business, especially for bringing in the next generation. We were fortunate to have other financial elements to help us strive for our vision for our children and many great people who are supporting us along the way,” says Steve and Michele. learn more facebook.com/pladsenredangus
Pladsen Red Angus will hold their 2nd Annual Bull Sale, April 4, Waukon, IA. Selling 45 bulls and 12 open heifers.
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above Luke Pladsen echoed his brother’s interest in the cattle business at a young age and works along side his family to grow their herd.
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HEREFORDS
make the move K7
by B. Lynn Gordon photos courtesy K7 Herefords
After relocating, K7 Herefords found the space to expand.
A
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4-H project in 1968 that got out of hand is how Tom Heidt owner of K7 Herefords, Lockridge, IA describes his entrance into the purebred cattle business.
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Growing up one of 11 children on a southwestern Wisconsin dairy farm, Tom learned hard work early from the hands-on daily chores of caring for animals. That experience transcended into his interest of learning as much as he could about raising and breeding beef cattle. Heidt lived in Wisconsin until making the decision in 2007 to move his family to Iowa. High land prices in Wisconsin made cost of production high and was limiting the ability to expand their Hereford herd.
Tom, his wife Jo, and children Victoria, Shane and Patti, relocated to southeastern Iowa, about 40 miles from Missouri and 40 miles from Illinois. They were able to purchase more acres and continue their strong focus of building a quality Hereford herd to about 100 cows. Oldest daughter, Victoria, currently lives in Loganville, WI, along with her husband Hank, and two young sons. Son, Shane lives near Des Moines and works at Waste Management in the energy recovery plant. Youngest daughter, Patti, lives at home, works second shift, and helps with the night shift cow checks, along with being the operation’s computer as-
sistant. Everyone comes together to put in their own weight, input, and talents.
BUILDING A MARKET In a step towards building their market in Iowa, K7 Herefords decided to host an annual bull and female sale rather than exclusively sell their cattle private treaty. Having a 50-year history in Herefords, with a little over a decade of that in Iowa, Heidt believed by conducting promotion for an onfarm bull sale would bring more visibility to his breeding program and a way to build a customer base. Interestingly, K7 Herefords is currently the only registered
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above K7 Herefords believe in an on-site sale, inviting folks to come and inspect their offering each year.
In addition to selling top bulls, they will be offering pick of their entire 2019 spring-and fall-born heifers. All heifers will be paired up as they go into the ring and the buyer can choose his pick. K7 will keep the other heifer to go back into their herd as a replacement
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female. 2020 will be the farm’s third year of offering this deep pick into their genetics. Exhibiting at state, regional, and national shows has also been a method K7 has used to spread word about their program. Fellow breeders and commercial customers can view K7 cattle at the National Western Stock Show, American Royal, and the Iowa State Fair. The Hereford operation has exhibited either a pen of bulls or heifers or both for the past 12 years in the yards in Denver, taking home the Champion Pen of Heifers banner in 2010. Anyone that knows Tom Heidt loves to visit at these cattle events and does not sugar coat anything. As
he says, “Those boots are to be worn for a reason,” and those who know him well often joke about this as Tom always has a story to tell.
BREEDING GOALS In order to ensure longevity in the business, Heidt has kept a keen focus on the genetics he adds into the program. Ultimately, he would like to buy a Hereford bull that would meet all the qualifications of the herd: however, he has found a better fit by selecting top Hereford genetics and A.I. to those genetic lines. Becoming proficient in A.I., from his years in the dairy cattle business, he is
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Hereford herd in the state of Iowa to host an annual bull and female sale. The first couple of years they were a guest consignor with neighboring friends who hosted a Red Angus sale. When those friends left the business, K7 took on the venture on their own. “We believed having a sale would be a better way to get people to see our cattle, rather than just an ad in the paper,” Heidt says.
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above K7 Herefords exhibit at the NWSS in Denver each year, taking home Champion Pen of Heifers honors in 2010, Reserve Champion Pen of Heifers in 2011, and Reserve Division Senior Pen in 2018.
able to do all his own A.I. work for his herd and likes the flexibility that comes with being able to influence the sire selection more efficiently than having to go out and purchase new bulls. “Not every bull works in every cowherd,” he says “but when you find one that works you need to keep A.I’ing to that bull.” He recalls a wise breeder telling him ‘use a bull for two years and then move on. If the bull is good he will produce a son that is even better, and if the bull didn’t work out, in two years, he won’t have moved your program back too far.’ Heidt has always kept this
theory in mind and primarily uses a sire for only two years. With a base cowherd that is both horned and polled genetic lines, K7 has set out to maintain those genetics. They breed horned females to horned bulls, and on the polled side they are striving to get their cowherd all homozygous polled. “Bull buyers interested in polled bulls are generally seeking ones that are homozygous.” When selecting and evaluating genetics, Heidt explains he focuses on EPDs, actual performance data to back up the EPDs, and a moderate birthweight. “Ultimately we want to have a below-aver-
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age birthweight that then translates into above average growth and have that curve bender.” “I also put a lot of focus on the mature cow weight EPD in comparison to carcass weight.” He believes the industry can benefit from heavy carcass weights, but he does not want to have 1,800 lb. cows to produce that 1,300 lb. carcass. Thus, he watches this closely and is putting an emphasis on this selection parameter within his EPD focus. Additional carcass traits such as ribeye area and marbling rank high at K7. “If they don’t have marbling, they don’t fit in my
“We don’t breed show cattle; we show the cattle we breed.”
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above Tom Heidt of K7 Herefords is proud of the quietness of his cattle, penning sale bulls on the lawn with just electric tape and moving heifers on foot shows they are easy to handle.
“All of our sale cattle will have genomically-enhanced EPDs, and we DNA all our cattle.” Heidt would like to see more reliability in EPDs industry-wide but understands they will continue to get
above The Heidt family (l-r) Hank & Victoria Kypke, Patti, Jo, Tom, Katie Krengle and Shane Heidt.
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better and they are the best they can be at this time. Plus, he says, “you can’t have too much fertility in a cow or bull, if we don’t stress fertility, we will not be able to improve it.”
WHAT’S AHEAD
ing their breeding program with focused selection parameters, K7 looks forward to bringing 10 bulls all from K7 genetic lines. learn more k7herefords.com K7 Herefords Annual Bull and Female Sale is March 22nd, Lockridge, IA. Selling 25 bulls and 34 heifers.
The long-term philosophy that will continue to carry K7 forward is, “we don’t breed show cattle; we show the cattle we breed.” K7 is striving to someday exhibit a carload of Hereford bulls in Denver. With a strong focus on build-
above K7 regularly exhibits at the Iowa State Fair.
above Tom Heidt and his family raise both horned and polled Herefords in southeastern Iowa.
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program.” Marbling has ranked high because of the return on investment it offers. With a wide Choice-Select spread, there is more profitability available for cattle feeders and this increased return can be passed back through the chain. In the end it can result in commercial customers paying more for a high-marbling bull.
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DaKitch Farms
Bull and Female Sale - Saturday March 28, 2020
Held at Dakitch Bull Development - Ada, MN
sale time 1:30 pm // lunch will be served // new in 2020 - call the sale staff for absentee bidding!
S elling:
20 polled hereford yearling bulls | 20 angus yearling bulls | 25 Commercial angus & baldie open females
DaKitch Mdk 129d cat 109 62g
Catapult 109 x Trump 206Z BW 4.4 | WW 66 | YW 105 | M 31 | REA .51
DaKitch mdk w12 cat 697 174g
Catapult 697 x Raftman BW 3.3 | WW 55 | YW 82 | M 27 | REA .27
Screenshot x Catapult 322 BW 2.0 | WW 64 | YW 99 | M 37 | REA .59
Confederate x Bar-E-L Catalyst BW 2.5 | WW 65 | YW 109 | M 27
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Haroldson Rhino x Trump 206Z BW 3.9 | WW 60 | YW 100 | M 29 | REA .46
Confederate x Sub Zero BW 1.4 | WW 65 | YW 111 | M 29
DaKitch MDK 89e screenshot 7g
DaKitch 55e confederate 64g
DaKitch MDK 72c rhino 32g
DaKitch MDK 38e confederate 80g
DaKitch mdk 471 rhino 23g
Haroldson Rhino x Mr Maternal BW 3.5 | WW 60 | YW 94 | M 31 | REA .46
DaKitch MDK y24 rhino 150g
Haroldson Rhino x 719T BW 2.0 | WW 56 | YW 90 | M 29 | REA .55
Darci Kitchell: 701-256-4094 // Matthew Kitchell: 701-799-7690 // Auctioneer Cody Crum: 217-248-7282
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LUDENS
PRIDE DAKOTAS of the
LIMOUSIN PRODUCTION SALE APRIL 4, 2020 • 1 PM at the farm, Viborg, SD
LIVE ONLINE BIDDING
Selling
30 BULLS
2 show heifers • embryos
Progeny from these bulls sell As well as Greenwood Canadian Made
LFLC Bank Account
LFLC Denver
LFLC Dollar Bill
Gordy & Pam Ludens • Mike & Sarah Ludens 28716 459th Avenue Viborg, South Dakota 57070 Gordy 605.661.6470 Mike 605.360.1191
CWCL
Ludens First Dakota 018F HomoP/B • 75% Lim-Flex
LFLC Bank Account x CWCL Gangnam Style 135A BW: 0.0 WW: 57 YW: 85 MK: 16 SC: 0.6 DC 10 YG: -.61 YW: 19 RE: 1.08 MB: -.22 $MTI: 44
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SEMEN AVAILABLE
CONTACT LIMIGene or Grassroots Genetics
GRAY’S ANGUS RANCH
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“2nd Century”
Performance BULL SALE
Saturday, March 21, 2020 1pm MDT at the Ranch SW of Harrison, NE
Selling
100 50
CATTLE THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME
Yearling Angus Bulls 2-Year-Old Angus Bulls
Featured Sires
Gray’s Emblazon 7204
PAHR Yeti B5 • Rainfall • Cowboy Up Quarter Hill Rampage 0A36 • Connealy Spur Acclaim • Gray’s Emblazon 7204
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LEARY ANGUS 75Years in theBusiness! 15th Annual Production Sale Sunday ● March 29, 2020 ● 2:00 PM ● at the farm
11171 Angus Drive, Caledonia, MN 55921 ● 507-724-2509 or C: 608-797-9723
Learys Bismark 3649
Sire: SAV Bismark ● MGS: Pendleton
Learys Breakthrough 3617
Sire: Baldridge Breakthrough ● MGS: SAV Bismark
Learys Beast Mode 5248
Sire: Baldridge Beast Mode ● MGS: Tour of Duty
Learys Missouri 4384
Sire: SYDGEN Missouri ● MGS: HF Tiger St
Learys Playbook 6739
Sire: Tex Playbook ● MGS: Mytty In Focus
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Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar 605-210-1124
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Learys Payweight 4342
Sire: CW Payweight 3272 ● MGS: Tour of Duty
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Extension Education
University research you can use.
by Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator www.beef.unl.edu
ASKING ‘WHY?’ WITH SYSTEMS THINKING: A POWERFUL TOOL FOR PROBLEM SOLVING B
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eef production from conception to consumption is a complex, biological system where cause and effect are often distant in time and space. For example, things that occurred to a calf while it was developing inside of a cow, can impact that animal throughout its life all the way to harvest. This can
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make it challenging to identify and address the actual source of a problem when it is observed. To better understand and address the source of problems, consider asking the question “why?” Asking “why?” can be a very powerful tool in addressing problems. When an issue
occurs in a production system, there is often an effort to fix the problem without fully appreciating the “why” behind the problem. Sometimes “why?” needs to be asked multiple times in order to identify the underlying structure at the source of the problem. The principle of asking
above When an issue occurs in a production system, there is often an effort to fix the problem without fully appreciating the ‘why’ behind the problem. Photo credit Troy Walz.
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Some questions that could be asked in a situation like this are: -Why is pinkeye in cattle a problem? -Why did this particular calf
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contract pinkeye when most of its herd mates didn’t? -Why is pinkeye a problem now in the herd if it hasn’t been before? -What are the organisms that cause pinkeye in cattle? What conditions are conducive to pinkeye in cattle? Asking “why?” is one of the fundamental steps to effective problem solving and decision making. In systems thinking, the goal is to understand at a deeper level how systems function. Systems thinking recognizes that there are often hidden and unintended consequences to actions. For example, if a bull is treated
for pinkeye and then kept as a herd sire, could that bull’s offspring have a greater likelihood of contracting the disease than those sired by a bull that never had pinkeye? For many people, asking “why?” is one of the first steps in a fundamental shift in thinking that allows people to address problems in new ways. It also reveals that the problems we face today are ones that we unknowingly may have created ourselves. To quote Albert Einstein, “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” University of Nebraska - Lincoln Interviews with the authors of BeefWatch newsletter articles become available throughout the month of publication and are accessible at https://go.unl. edu/podcast.
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“why?” has value in understanding the issues facing the beef industry today. Often when problems arise, we seek to treat the symptom of the problem without taking time to identify the source of the problem. For example, a calf gets pinkeye and is treated with an antibiotic to address the problem. The calf improves after treatment and little thought is given as to why the calf got pinkeye initially.
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K7Herefords Selling 25 Bulls:
Offering up our
• 2018 Fall Yearling Bulls • 2019 Spring Yearling Bulls
2019 Heifer Crop:
• Selling paired up, you choose which one, we keep the other • Spring yearling heifers • Fall heifer calves
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March 22, 2020
Selling straight horned and polled genetics
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Chuck Brost (719) 644-0067
SS Command E88 • Reg. 19274930 14 Top4% Top1% $M +91 $B +199 Top 1% $C +349 Top 1% CED +
Co-owned by Valley View Angus, Shinglehouse, PA
For semen contact ORIgen: 866-867-4436 or Cattle Visions: 866-356-4565
SS Enterprise E84 • Reg. 19274918
8 Top 35% $M +69 Top 20% $B +237 Top 1% $C +376 Top 1% CED +
Co-owned by Valley View Angus, Shinglehouse, PA
For semen contact ORIgen: 866-867-4436 or Cattle Visions: 866-356-4565
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EPDs as of 2/19/20
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Calving Ease and $Value Sires
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WEDNESDAY,
PRODUCTION SALE
34715 255th Street Pukwana, South Dakota 57370 Rod & Wendy Peterson Families Rod: 605.730.4470 Cade: 605.730.0705 • Quin: 918.625.2500 cepeterson@midstatesd.net Find sale details, photos & more at:
www.petersonsL7bar.com
April 15, 2020
1 PM CDT | AT THE RANCH, PUKWANA, SD
L7 9025G
LIM-FLEX 71% • 2/26/19 • DP/B TMCK CASH FLOW 247C x MISS L7 407B BW: 1.1 WW: 75 YW: 121 MK: 21 TM: 58 SC: 1.2 DC: 16 YG: -.42 CW: 29 RE: 1.07 MB: -.01 $MI: 56 BW: 82 • Adj. WW: 667
L7 9036G
PUREBRED • 2/27/19 • HomoP/B IVY’S BUBBA WATSON x MISS L7 545C BW: 0.7 WW: 38 YW: 96 MK: 25 TM: 59 SC: 0.3 DC: 15 YG: -.81 CW: 17 RE: .1.41 MB: .-.59 $MI: 36 BW: 80 • Adj. WW: 755
SELLING 65 LOTS
Sale Day Phone - 605.894.4470
Auctioneer - C.K.’Sonny’ Booth Sale Consultants MC Marketing Management: 402.350.3447 Grassroots Consulting: 515.229.5221
Purebred & Lim-Flex • All Polled • Red & Black Yearling Bulls • 18-mo.-old Bulls • Open Heifers
One Family...Committed Program... Built From The Ground Up
Champion Spring Heifer at the 2019 Iowa State Fair Open Show and the Junior Show
Champion Fall Heifer at the 2019 Iowa State Fair Junior Show, and the Reserve Bred and Owned at the Junior Show
Spring Bull Sale - April 4, 2020 at 4:00 pm Steve, Michele, Chase & Luke Pladsen 1310 Lansing Harpers Rd Harpers Ferry, IA 52146 563-380-2773 cell | 563-586-2301 home rwsplad@hotmail.com
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Located at North East Iowa Sales Commission - Waukon, IA
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Leading the Way
How leadership works on the ranch.
contributed article by B. Lynn Gordon Leader Consulting
THE STRESS OF THE SEASON FIVE TIPS TO REDUCE CONFLICT IN HIGH-STRESS TIMES
Whether March comes in
roaring like a lion or quietly like a lamb, March is synonymous with calving season. For some ranches, calving may be winding down and others, it is ramping up, but generally, spring calving is in full swing. Calving time brings long days, sleepless nights, and dealing with unpredictable weather, all of which can negatively impact one’s mood. This creates high stress levels, low energy, and short tempers. Dealing with stressful situations day after day is often mirrored in how we act and communicate. Communication becomes limited and strained and before we know it conflict occurs from miscommunication. As communication begins to break down, there is a
higher likelihood of misinterpretation of what was said. Around the ranch, this can result in tasks incorrectly completed, mistakes made, feelings hurt, and an unwillingness to want to work together. When your mind and body are tired, your ability to organize your thoughts and feelings and listen carefully becomes more difficult. You may not be in the mood to have a conversation or opt to keep any communication brief. This disconnection then starts to overflow onto others around you. Communication becomes even more vital in busy times to regain a sense of control when your daily routine seems uncontrollable.
calving season, keep these tips in mind to keep communication flowing and reduce potential conflict:
BE PATIENT It seems there is always something that needs to be done to prepare for the arrival of the next calf, thus taking time to communicate means being patient in the situation and focusing on the issue at hand. If a situation arrives that needs to be talked through, patiently do so to find the solution. Jumping to conclusions is easy to do when time is limited and the to-do list long but addressing the other individual in a loud voice or with lots of emotion will immediately put them on the defense. Choose your words
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LISTEN INTENTLY Stressful times can accentuate feelings and emotions. Show your respect by attentively listening to the others’ viewpoints. Not only is listening important but entering a conversation with an open mind is also helpful. Be in tune with understanding if you are listening with pre-conceived thoughts or emotions rather than intently listening with an open mind to the words expressed. Aim to address the issue as early as possible. Keep in mind that sometimes listening does not always mean focusing on verbal cues. Watch for body language or tone of voice that might be indicators of potential frustrations. Conflict may not always be bad because discussion and disagreement may lead to a creative solution, but conflict that is not addressed remains just that — conflict. Unaddressed conflict will drain the life out of the employee or employer and out of the business.
CHECK IN REGULARLY
CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS
This is easy to say and difficult to do when calves need to be nursed, tagged and treated not to mention cows need to be moved. Supervisors who strive to have a consistent working relationship with their teams are not the ones who find out about the frustrations or disappointments when their employees decide to quit in the height of calving. Employers and supervisors, like leaders, need to empower the relationship they have with their teams to create an open environment for discussion and do so regularly. In some cases, we are far removed from the employees or disconnected from family members to the point; we don’t even realize conflict is brewing.
In busy times, it is even more important to clarify expected behaviors, job responsibilities, and procedures. Unclear expectations result in confusion and disappointment. Most individuals feel more confident in their roles when they understand their expectations. Don’t let assumptions take over. Assuming extra bedding was put down because you heard the forecast is calling for frigid temperatures overnight or you have access to the records and know what cows need to be moved up to the barn, but you didn’t share this with others around the ranch creates uncertainty and uneasiness.
For example, if you’re taking shifts on night-watch, determine a time when you are both at the ranch to take 5-10 minutes to catch up. No doubt, you need to keep each other in the loop about issues related to the newborn calves, so take an extra few minutes to ask: How are you holding up? Are there things we need to adjust to reduce stress? What is working; what isn’t? Questions like these allow for input, making individuals feel like their viewpoints matter and that you care about not only their work but their health during such a stressful time.
APPRECIATE DIFFERENCES In the August 2019 issue of The Stockman, my column explained how valuable it is to understand what motivates us and those we are working alongside on the ranch or in the family. In times of stress and conflict, understanding how you can bridge the gap in the differences of personality types to create a more positive working relationship will lay the groundwork for reaching a faster solution. No two individuals are going to react to a situation the same, especially those with opposite personality characteristics.
B. Lynn Gordon, Ph.D., Leader Consulting, LLC. Sioux Falls, SD. Lynn is an agricultural freelance writer and leadership consultant with an extensive background in the livestock industry. She can be reached at lynn@leaderconsulting.biz or through her blog at http://www.leaderconsulting.biz
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wisely. Don’t bring in issues from the past, such as mistakes your employee or family-member might have made during calving last year; that is water under the bridge. Focus on the here and now and how you can make the current situation more productive.
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Koberstein Farms Angus LLC Jason & Krystle Koberstein 29813 County Road 36 • Holyoke, CO 80734 • 970-520-2385 kfangus@hotmail.com • www.kfangusllc.com
6th Annual Bull Sale
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80 Yearling Bulls Sell March 14th Ogallala Livestock @ 1:00PM MST Sale on www.CattleUSA.com Videos Available on CattleUSA.com and KFAngusLLC.com Featuring Sons of ...
KF Treasure 9122
KF Ascension 9123
KF Leverage 9032
KF Whitlock 9076
AAA# 19586863 83 WW EPD, 145 YW EPD, 295$ C
AAA# 19586843 211$ B, 331$ C
AAA# 19586878 101 WW EPD, 173 YW EPD
Sires Include: MGR Treasure, KCF Bennett Leverage, KCF Bennett Fortress, ACC Ascension, S Whitlock, Plattemere Weigh Up, EXAR Monumental, Jindra Acclaim, Connealy Rampart, KF Traction 5111
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AAA# 19589558 7.42 adjusted IMF, 1.43 MB EPD
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e t a d e h t Mark Saturday • 1 PM
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Green City Livestock Market • Green City, Missouri
Selling 103 of the Best Bulls EVER produced at Brinkley Angus Ranch 45 Powerful 18-Month-Olds • 58 Exciting Spring Yearling Bulls
19610202 Sired by BAR Payweight 7252-1682 from a dam by Three Trees Xceptional. Top 1% $W, Top 1% CEM and WW, Top 3% YW and Doc and Top 4% $M and Milk. BW: 77 lbs and No. 2 spring Adj. 205-day wt. ratio: 117
19283278 Sired by VAR Xfinity from a dam by Poss Total Impact. Top 1% $B, Top 3% $C, $F and YW, Top 4% WW and RADG and Top 5% $G.
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BAR Legend 9340-5019
BAR Phoenix 9359-6146
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13 .3 + 84 + 140 + 132 + +
BAR Payweight 9224-7252
BAR Enhance 8719-5209
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BAR Xfinity 8689-3009
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19514638 Sired by SydGen Enhance from a dam by SydGen Trust. Top 1% $C and $B, Top 3% $F, Top 4% $G and CEM and Top 5% MS %IMF ratio: 117, URE ratio: 104
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19616612 Sired by GAR Phoenix from a dam by Connealy Earnan 076E. Top 1% CW and WW, Top 2% YW, Top 4% $C and Top 5% Doc. BW: 81 lbs and weaning ratio: 104
Sired by Connealy Century from a dam by VAR Xfinity. Top 1% $C, $B and $F, Top 2% CW, Top 3% YW, Top + 4% $G and Top 5% $W 12 and WW. BW: 65 lbs. No. 3 .2 + Adj.365-day wt. ratio: 110, 74 + 138 No. 4 adj URE measure, ratio: + 201 109, No. 6 fall Adj. 205-day wt. ratio: 109 and No. 10 adj %IMF estimate, ratio: 112
BAR Century 8715-5739 Jim and Sherry Brinkley Milan, MO (660) 265-5565 brinkleyangus@nemr.net brinkleyangusranch.com
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19616411 Sired by VAR Legend from dam by GAR New Design 5050 produced by the $425,000 GAR Progress 830. Top 2% YW, RADG and CEM and Top 4% WW. BW: 80 lbs
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MAKES IMPROVEMENT IN COMMERCIAL
by Jennifer Carrico for American Red Angus Magazine reprinted with permission photos courtesy American Red Angus Magazine
hange is inevitable and change C is good. Going from dairy cows
to beef cows is a drastic change and one that Iowa producer Adam Glienke is glad he made. Glienke, along with his wife
RED ANGUS HERD Amy, have a commercial Red Angus herd with his parents Brian and Cindy Glienke. Until 2014, the family milked cows, but due to a decline in profits at the dairy, they decided to quit milking and switch to beef cows. At that time,
Glienke purchased a small group of certified Red Angus heifers to start his beef herd. “We had dealt with other breeds when I purchased the Red Angus females. After getting them in production it was clear they were the ones we wanted more of because they had a great disposition and mothering ability,” Glienke said.
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In the past five years, the herd has grown to just short of 200 cows. While he and Amy have their cows and his parents have theirs, all the cattle are run together and treated the same.
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“It’s a true family operation. We all work together to get everything done,” Glienke said. “Dad and I couldn’t do all the breeding, calving, ultrasounding and everything else without the help of my wife and mom. Amy above Adam, Amy and Albie Glienke right Some crossbreeding has been used in the herd to add hybrid vigor and pounds to the calves, but the majority of the breeding of the herd is Red Angus.
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above In addition to managing their Red Angus cowherd, the Glienke family farms cash crops and puts up their own feedstuffs.
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opposite Glienke wants to keep a narrow calving season and bulls are only with the cows for two estrous cycles after AIing. They pregnancy check via ultrasound 90 days post-breeding to determine management groups.
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loves working with the cows but has been preoccupied with our 2-year-old, Albie, the last couple years. We are also thankful for a few good friends to help make everything run smoothly.”
health of our cattle and have had customers say our calves are the healthiest group they’ve ever fed. That starts at birth and continues with how they are handled until sale time,” Glienke said.
of disease immunity through colostrum. Vaccinations are given pre-breeding and at pregnancy checking time. Proper worming also allows cows to perform to their best.
Heifers start calving the last part of January, followed by cows the last part of February. At birth, calves are weighed, given a mineral shot, a 7-way blackleg vaccine and a respiratory vaccine, as well as having navels sprayed with iodine. Weights are taken on the calves at birth and weaning to better understand the genetics and performance of the herd.
The health of cows is also important, as they provide a lot
Health and nutrition go hand in hand. Silage and haylage are made from some of their 1,800 acres of farmland, which includes corn, soybean and alfalfa in the northwest Iowa counties of Cherokee and Buena Vista.
A clean environment at birth is very important for good health until weaning. Prior to sending cows to grass, calves are all run through the chute again for vaccinations. Bulls are then banded and implanted. “We take pride in the
The Glienkes provide calves with creep feed, which is believed to add 90 to 100 pounds by weaning. Having calves started on feed prior to weaning makes for an easier transition.
above The Glienkes are a true family operation with 2-yearold Albie being the third generation.
“Calves will go straight on feed at weaning and keep eating since they are familiar with having feed as part of their daily diet,” Glienke said. “We usually wean around September 1 to get thestockmanmag.com | THE STOCKMAN
a full 60 days of preconditioning prior to delivery time.” The Glienkes have been selling their steer calves on video sales with Superior Livestock for November 1 delivery. Heifers are retained for replacements in the herd. “We usually keep about 50 to 75 heifers to add to our herd. Since we’ve been growing the size of our herd quickly, we have kept nearly all the heifers as replacements,” he said.
Cows are with bulls for two estrous cycles after AI and heifers are given one cycle after AI with the bulls. Ultrasound pregnancy checking is done about 90 days post-breeding to determine management groups. Glienke wants to keep a narrow calving season, thus the shorter time with bulls after AI. Some crossbreeding has been used in the herd to add hybrid vigor and pounds to the calves, but the majority of the breeding of the herd is Red Angus. The high per-
_____ “We are always willing to make needed changes to produce they type of cattle sought after by commercial cattlemen and feeders.
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Cows are all artificially inseminated. Registered Red Angus bulls are purchased from purebred breeders in Iowa and Nebraska. At least two bulls are kept in each pasture to cover all cows and help
ensure more are bred in case something would happen to one.
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centage of Red Angus bloodlines in the herd improves carcass traits which is important as the majority of commercial calves are fed out. “We need to be sure to continue to provide good beef for consumers,” Glienke said. “Our calf buyer will send us carcass information when they are sent to harvest so we can see how our cattle perform on the rail.”
“We are always willing to make
needed changes to produce they type of cattle sought after by commercial cattlemen and feeders. We want to sell to breeders looking for good commercial Red Angus females and feeders looking for good performing cattle on the rail,” Glienke concluded. learn more redangus.org
below Red Angus females are Glienke’s cow of choice because of their great disposition and mothering ability.
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Glienke tags his calves with the
Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program yellow tag once they are weaned and in the feedlot. Being able to sell calves as certified Red Angus guarantees to the buyer that the genetics of the cattle are at least 50% Red Angus and that they will perform in the feedyard. Identifying their Red Angus genetic make-up is also useful when extra heifers are sold as replacements.
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Veterinarian View
Health & Reproduction questions answered and explained.
by Vince Collison, Collison Embryo | Collison Veterinary Services, Rockwell City, IA
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THE KEY TO CALF HEALTH A
product, try to get 200 grams of IgG into the calf for total replacement. If a producer gives about 100 grams at 2 hours after birth, plan on giving another 100 grams of IgG by 6-8 hours of age if the calf has not gotten up to nurse by then. Also, the earlier the colostrum is given, the better the results. The normal guideline is that colostrum should be given in the first 24 hours, but in reality it needs to be consumed before 12 hours of age to receive the most benefit. Just figure the gut is the most open to receiving antibodies from colostrum at birth and will be shut down from adsorbing antibodies by 12 hours after birth. With these guidelines, it is a literal race against time to get the calf to consume colostrum and should be given the high-
est priority. When calves fail to consume enough colostrum, it is called “Failure of Passive Transfer�. If a producer has had to treat a lot of calves in the past or is currently treating a lot of newborns, it is best to review procedures in the calving barn to make sure calves are nursing soon enough and often. One thing I feel is very important, is to get the cow and calf paired up quickly. If they are calving in a large group, ideally they could be penned off where they can pair up and bond for the first 12-24 hours. This gives the calf plenty of opportunity to nurse as often as it wants. If you move pairs too soon or too often, it can result in the calf not nursing as much as it needs to. If you suspect you have calves not nursing enough colostrum, there are blood tests that can measure the antibody levels in the calf. Testing a batch of calves 18-48 hours after birth would be a good way to monitor how well the herd is doing for colostrum intake. This is something your veterinarian can help you with and can give
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s we start the spring calving season, one of the most common issues we deal with is newborn calf sickness. The most important thing to remember is that colostrum intake at birth is the key to calf health. Calves that do not take in enough colostrum at birth not only can be more prone to neonatal calf disease, they likely will have more problems with illness later in life and probably will be less likely to perform to their genetic potential. As a rule of thumb, if a calf does not nurse within 2 hours of birth it should be bottle fed or tubed with colostrum at that time. Use colostrum milked from the cow or there are some very good commercial replacer products available. If you use a commercial replacement
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some good information to base decisions on.
The other thing to keep in mind is that colostrum is full of sugars that help to feed and establish the proper type of microflora in the calf’s GI tract. The proper microflora is a large part of the calf’s immunity, and if it is out of balance, can make the calf more prone to various GI infections. The other benefit is the local immunity that colostrum will provide as the gut is bathed in antibodies for various infectious agents. If a commercial replacement is used we like to use a products made from actual colostrum. It is hard
to duplicate everything that real colostrum already does so well. All the immunoglobulins, fats, and sugars play a role in getting the calf off to the best start for long term health. As a final thought, all the pre-calving scour prevention vaccinations work by building antibodies in the cow’s colostrum. The only way they benefit the calf is through the colostrum they ingest. If you think any of these ideas are part of your newborn calf problems, work with your local veterinarian to review post-calving procedures and possibly test calves for IgG levels to develop a baseline of what is going on in the herd. learn more collisionembryo.com
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The other thing to keep in mind is that when things are perfect, a calf is only adsorbing about 40% of the antibodies in the colostrum. If a calf is stressed, it will reduce the adsorption to 1020% of the antibodies. This can even lead to failure of passive transfer on calves we think have consumed enough colostrum. Probably one of the most common stresses is chilling. If calves are chilled, get them warmed up before giving colostrum to increase the adsorption rate. Also dystocia can be a traumatic stress. The other thing that can cause reduced adsorption is oral contamination with fecal material. Knowing this makes sanitation in the calving area even more important. While these are common sense
ideas, it is easy to underestimate the long term effects of reduced colostrum adsorption. All of these situations make early colostrum intake essential to saving these calves.
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STOCK SHOW CHILI LeeAnn Waugh
Brown & freeze at home: 4 pounds ground beef 1 sweet onion 2 Tbsp minced garlic gie: Mix at home & put in bag er 2 tablespoons chili powd t sal y ler 1 teaspoon ce 1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 Tbsp parsley t 1 tsp Lawrys season sal sh Da 1 Tbsp Mrs. 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon sea salt
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From my mom. She was not only one of the sweetest people you would ever meet, she was a wonderful cook and baker. She always made three square meals a day for my dad, two brothers, sister and myself, plus anyone else who happened to stop by. She was also our 4-H Cooking Leader and taught us how to measure properly, by sifting the flour, leveling off the cups and measuring spoons. We were always busy with our livestock projects before the County Fair, but she always made sure my sister and I had cooking projects ready too.
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Favorite tips and tricks?
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I love to be creative when I’m cooking, or not use a recipe at all! LOL! Although it makes it hard to duplicate! My favorite tip is use all real butter (no shortening) and double the vanilla in cookie recipes - especially chocolate chip cookies. It makes them melt in your mouth!
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I like to bring Barbecue Meatballs to Christmas gatherings. Seems like we always have plenty of beef in the freezer, and it allows me to use my creativity and make several variations. The Toffee Bars are another favorite. They are quick & easy, plus, I have the recipe memorized!
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It used to be baking with my kids when they were little. Now, it’s baking cookies with my granddaughters. It’s always fun gathering around the kitchen island with them and other friends. Trying to keep Bruce from eating all the chocolate chip cookie dough is always fun too. Now, after 35 years, I just put a couple spoonfuls in a cup & give it to him. He loves cookie dough!
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BULL SALE MEATBALLS LeeAnn Waugh
6 pounds lean ground beef 1/2 stick melted butter 3 large eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup quick oats 1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash 1 tablespoon parsley 1 tablespoon basil
1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon sage 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon minced garlic
I put all the ingredients in my Kitchen Aid mixer & thoroughly mix. Use a melon ball scoop & put them on a big pan to bake at 425° for about 20 minutes. Line the pan with tin foil for easy clean up! I like to make a big batch and freeze ahead. These are really handy to have around to throw together a quick dish like Spaghetti & Meatballs (grandkids love spaghetti), Barbecue meatballs (heat with barbecue sauce & grape jelly in the slow cooker), or Swedish meatballs served with potatoes & gravy. Come by sale day to check them out! We serve a Barbecue meatballs as appetizers along with Swedish meatballs and pulled roast beef.
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FEE BARS
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My husband, Bruce, and I started Cannon Valley Ranch as newlyweds. Our first farm was located on the shore of Lake Sakatah by Morristown, MN. The Cannon River flows through the lake, so we started ‘Cannon Valley Chianina’ and purchased 10 crossbred heifers from my family. A few years passed & we had three children. Bruce was studying the seedstock business & liked the Angus breed from a purebred perspective. It also had an outstanding junior program for Lindsay, Aaron, & Taylor. So, in 2000 we sold many of our commercial cows & bought our first registered Angus female from Three Trees Angus Ranch. In 2001 we were able to purchase a larger farm near Goodhue, MN (still in the Cannon River Valley) and moved a little closer to our families in Wisconsin. We have an extensive embryo & A.I. program and will breed about 150 females this year. Our herd includes our registered Angus females, plus commercial females used for embryo recipients. Our son, Taylor, joined the operation and has also purchased the neighboring farm. All three of us work off the farm - Bruce is a Crop Protection Territory Manager for Winfield United, I am a Beef Nutritionist for Ag Partners, and Taylor is a meat cutter. We are fortunate to have a very reliable hired man, Derek Stehr, otherwise known as ‘Turbo’. We are working on becoming more diversified by doing some custom feeding and marketing some of our own high-quality Angus beef - with Taylor employed as a meat cutter it is a perfect fit! learn more cannonvalleyranch.com
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Wilks Regiment 9035
CED +11 | BW +.4 | WW +90 | YW +167 | RADG +.36 | YH +1.1 | SC +1.26 | DoC +14 | Claw +.54 Angle +.53 | HP +15.5 | CEM +12 | Milk +35 | MW +95 | MH +1.1 | $EN -41 | CW +86 | Marb +.58 RE +1.17 | Fat -.024 $M +70 | $W +104 | $F +144 | $G +61 | $B +206
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Featuring HABR Main Event G934
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Angus sons of: S Thrive JAS 5515 PVF Insight 0129 S Whitlock 179
Hall Insight 907
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Sim Angus bulls by:
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Hall Whitlock 923
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HABR Revelation G939
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TJ Main Event 503B TJ Diplomat 294D BCLR Revelation D21-3
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Saturday ● March 28, 2020 ● Noon (CDT)
BULL & FEMALE
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50+ angus Bulls & 15 angus Females! Featuring Progeny of:
SVA Reagan 8304 He Sells!
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Reg. 19566123 Sire: Jindra Acclaim Dam: SVA Pride 4309 Featuring an outstanding herd sire by the Accelerated Genetics AI sire, Jindra Acclaim, back to a daughter of Pathfinder great, AAR Ten X 7008 SA, and the Pride family on the bottom side.
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Jay King 815-535-1990 Matt Sandrock 815-499-2272 Gary Sandrock 815-535-1958
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For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of the Sale Managers, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, JEREMY HAAG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089. Phone 816/532-0811. Fax 816/532-0851. Email: angushall@angushall.com * www.angushall.com
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Sale Barn Study
A review of the current cattle market.
contributed article by Kirk Lynch Lynch Livestock Inc. and Humeston Livestock Exchange, Humeston, Iowa
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UNCERTAINTY BUT OPTIMISTIC There has been a little bit of
uncertainty with the Coronavirus outbreak in China and new cases popping up in the States and across the world. We have seen the markets affected as a direct result of this. We have been told that herd expansion has stopped, and we should see fewer numbers. So, if we keep our weights in check, we have a great reason for optimism when demand starts to pick up. Right now, the markets are demand-driven, and if we can pick up some export, there is a tremendous upside to the cattle markets.
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The fat cattle market steadily declined over the past few weeks, nothing drastic, but $1-2 lower each week adds up quickly. The Choice and Prime cattle are most certainly bringing a premium over Select cattle in the barns. I think we will see the fat cattle market
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rebound quickly in late February through March and into spring until we start getting into more significant numbers of fats ready to move. The cash market has been strong as the weather affected some of the numbers coming into the barns. The feeder cattle market has been steady and hasn’t been affected compared to other parts of the cattle business. I have seen a lot of feeder cattle sold over the past couple of months that make a lot of sense and pencil out nicely. With the drop in the market, especially in the futures that have declined, it is harder to find cattle that pencil out where the futures currently stand. I honestly think that the cash markets will be higher than what the futures say; with that said, I completely understand why some people are giving a little extra for feeder cattle right
Kirk Lynch, Lynch Livestock Inc., Waucoma, IA Kirk is the Beef Division manager for Lynch Livestock Inc. and oversees all aspects of their backgrounding and cattle feeding operations throughout Iowa and Kansas. He is also deeply involved in the newly re-opened Humeston Livestock Exchange in Humeston, Iowa. In addition, Kirk and his wife Mary own and operate Heartland Simmentals in Northeast Iowa, which is a seed stock operation that consists of 500 registered Simmental and Angus cows. They have three children: Gabrielle, 6, Brayden, 4, and Vivian, 2.
now. I have seen some heavier weight heifers that have been good buys, while the light cattle and feeders have been bringing a fair price. The bred cow/heifer market is really starting to pick up steam. We have seen a pretty nice jump over the last month as buyers are looking at heifers closer to calving. I don’t think that this is going to change much. The cow and bull market has also made some improvement over that last month; I think this will continue for the next month as well. Hope everyone is having a safe winter and a great calving season - until next month!
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Retallick Family 2K Cattle Enterprises - Glen Haven, WI
Most used tool on your farm and how old is it? The skid steer. But the pitch fork (the least favorite tool) is also used quite frequently.”
What is your least favorite job on the farm? Which animal (any species) has left the greatest impact on you? We have two 2K Blackcap 907 and 2K Black Lady 839. And our dog, Cassie, she is lovable every day!”
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What about the beef cattle industry excites you the most? It is constantly changing and there is always room to improve.”
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22nd Annual Bull & Female Sale March 15, 2020 Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Bloomington, Wisconsin right (l-r) Kevin, Keri, Kelsi Retallick, Kelli, and Jordan.
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