December 2008 Gelbvieh World

October 2008

Official Publication of the American Gelbvieh Association

Influential Females from Past National Sales

Annual

Dam of MeritHonor Roll

EDITOR: Lori Maude E-mail: [email protected]

PRODUCTION: Katie Danneman E-mail: [email protected]

ADvERTISINg SALES: Randy Sienknecht (319) 290-3763 E-mail: [email protected]

DepartmentsContact Us 10Executive’s Corner 10President’s Message 12Bits & Pieces 16Hooves & Horns 17View From the Field 40Junior Voice 42Junior Shows 43Shows 46Places to Be 60Ad Index 61New Members 61

News15 Gelbvieh World Garners Wins at

Livestock Publications Council Contest

24 Northwest Feeding Venture Proves Profitable for Gelbvieh Profit Partners

24 Gelbvieh World Editor Earns Distinguished Service Award

24 Federation Initiative Fund Awards New Beef Promotion Grants

28 Montana Gelbvieh Association Sets NILE Activities

30 Kansas Gelbvieh Field Day

34 Gelbvieh Association In Nebraska Tour

49 Eight Guidelines to Economical Ingredient Selections

55 Links Between Genomics and Cattle Health Traits are Found

59 Minnesota Field Day

Featuresindustry

14 Blast from the Past: Influential Females from the National Gelbvieh Sale

18 Honoring Exceptional Cows

profile 38 Building Reputation Females byWayneVanderwert

juniors 57 Juniors Share Top Creative Writing Essays

On the Cover: This month we honor that hard-working Gelbvieh female. She sets an industry standard for productivity and maternal ability. Cover photo by Lori Maude, GelbviehWorld Editor.

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The Dumbing Down of America

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You’ve probablY heard of the conspiracy theory that we’re being “dumbed down” in this country presumably so that we ask fewer questions. I’ve laughed it off in the past, but lately I have had to reconsider. I wake up early most mornings and turn on the Tv to catch the news and weather. The local affiliates of the national networks, like NbC, are all on in the early hours with denver and Colorado news before they switch to the national news programming. Somewhere along the way in Tv’s history, the concept of “remote feeds” for the news was popularized. No doubt viewers responded positively as an onsite report feed to the newscast brought more credibility to the story and the station reporting. oh, I readily admit that in many cases a live remote broadcast brings an important eyewitness element to a story; it’s a good idea, but it’s just been overworked. For instance, when the story involves a much anticipated court trial starting at 10 a.m. today, I don’t see much value in a 5:15 a.m. remote feed from the courthouse steps! The one that really made me scratch my head happened during the recent democratic National Convention in denver. all of the local stations had suites inside the pepsi Center and anchored their newscasts from the convention arena. Not much happening at 5 a.m. except a lone sweeper cleaning up between the seats in the background. The local CbS affiliate was reporting on the previous night’s convention speakers. You guessed it; they went to a live report from outside the pepsi Center. There stands a reporter at 5:30 am in pitch darkness recapping the speeches, while the two anchors sat inside the building where it had actually happened. have we been “dumbed down” to the point that this seems logical? When did the common sense train jump this far off the tracks? Then I think about the cattle business and the hard working commercial cattlemen that rely on their cowherd to put food on the family table, clothes on their backs and hopefully send the kids to college. These are the same folks that have been fed one breed’s anti-crossbreeding message, albeit a simple, dumbed down beef production system,

but in reality an economic disservice to the same hardworking people. Common sense and logic tells us that heterosis still works. In these days of high input costs, producers need every little edge they can find to survive. The short-term benefits to crossbreeding are in more pounds at weaning, better growth in the feedyard. Gelbvieh’s historic strengths in these traits can add to profitability. The straight breeding proponents will readily say you can make up the difference using epds and selecting high growth cattle; as I’ve said before that comes with too much baggage. For those of you who recall lee leachman’s talk at the 2007 aGa Convention, you know that extreme cow size becomes the problem. harder to measure are the long-term benefits. Increased fertility, cow longevity and improved health all impact the bottom line by reducing costs. The most recent Meat animal research Center’s cow size data gives the Gelbvieh breed real bragging rights. our own breeders who have experience with Gelbvieh, angus and balancer cattle have witnessed the influence on productivity with higher weaning weights from smaller cows, a trademark Gelbvieh trait. We need to carry this low input and higher output message to the industry. The rise of natural beef programs represents another opportunity for Gelbvieh SmartCross cattle. My own research and our own experience feeding cattle have shown that you need the Gelbvieh traits of muscle, growth and carcass weight to make up for the lack of an implant. I’ve also heard people who’ve tried to feed straight-bred angus in a natural program admit that it doesn’t work. The concept of stacking generation after generation of angus in commercial cow-calf production is like the remote newscast feed; it’s been overworked. Keep talking the benefits of crossbreeding first, then the benefits of crossbreeding with Gelbvieh…not everyone has gotten the message.

WayneVanderwertistheAmericanGelbviehAssociationExecutiveDirector.Hecanbereachedat303-465-2333orviaemailatwaynev@gelbvieh.org.

303/465-2333 Main phone303/465-2339 fax

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Director of Communications

Lori Maude (ex. 487)

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AGA Executive CommitteePresident

Vaughn Thorstenson 605/649-7361 (O)12980 Cedar Rd., Selby, SD 57472

Vice PresidentAl Knapp 913/219-6613 (O)

18291 158th St.Bonner Springs, KS 66012

SecretarySam Castleberry 830/38-3421 (O)

8225 FM 471 South Castroville, TX 78009

TreasurerSkyler Martin 815/732-7583 (H)

1200 S Blackhawk Rd.Oregon, IL 61061-9762

Legal CounselE. Edd Pritchett 405/375-5516 (O)

114 N. Main St. • Ste. 101Kingfisher, OK 73750

AGA DirectorsSteve Arp 608/846-5186 (H)

551 N Ramsey Rd • Arlington, WI 53911

Jim Beastrom 605/224-5789 (H)20453 Cendak Rd. • Pierre, SD 57501-6315

Ken Flikkema 406/586-6207 (H)8289 Huffine Ln. • Bozeman, MT 59718

Randy Gallaway 405/649-2410 (H) 15182 N. Midwest Blvd. • Mulhall, OK 73063

Mark Goes 402/766-3627 (H)39414 SW 75th Rd. • Odell, NE 68415-3126

Jerry Grund 785/891-3765 (H)2690 Iron Horse Rd. • Wallace, KS 67761

Dick Helms 308/493-5411 (H)42041 Dr. 728 • Arapahoe, NE 68922

John Huston 662/323-4858 (H)208 Hillside Dr. • Starkville, MS 39759

David Judd 785/566-3770 (H)423 Hwy K-69 • Pomona, KS 66076-9064

Ed Kalianoff 701/475-2694 (H)2555 28th St. SE • Steele, ND 58482

Nancy Wilkinson 719/846-7910 (H)23115 CR 111.3 • Model, CO 81059

All approved AGA Board minutes are available for inspection in the AGA office. Board meeting

highlights are available upon request.

Efficient Value

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ThIS SuMMer I attended a seminar sponsored by pfizer (my local rep owes me for the free publicity). The seminar was entitled “Focus on efficiency.” The main topic of each session was how to become more competitive with $7 corn. Now maybe we won’t have to worry about that price, but I tend to think we will eventually face it. The one economist had figured it out and the change in corn from $1.80 to $7.00 equated to a 475 percent increase in the cost it takes to put on gain in the feedlot with corn. (The same time period crude oil is only up 150 percent, but that one gets all the publicity.) They talked about having the right implant programs, feeding MGa and ionophores, wet distillers grains, use of roughages, finding more feed efficient seedstock, and other cost and corn saving ideas. In the final session dr. robbi pritchard from South dakota State university (SdSu) summed it up like this: “No matter what you do you are not going to be able to save anywhere close to 475 percent.” he felt that in order to survive in the next few years, cattle producers had two choices. First is to feed cattle that fit the lean market (eared cattle) with grass and mostly roughages and little or no corn. he said the only corn they should see is the truckload going by to the other feedlot. The second thing he talked about is that we need to identify cattle that are “corn worthy,” cattle that can grade choice and prime. This kind of cattle he felt would become even more valuable as our export markets opened up. prime cattle command a $240/head premium currently, so if you could get a set of steers to grade 50 percent prime you could add $120 per head to the pen. Most of us would just like to ignore quality grades in our mating decisions;

isn’t fertility, performance, disposition, and phenotype more important?? To most of us they are but as long as there are people with large disposable incomes wanting to eat a great steak quality grades are going to be a big source of premium in our industry. So if we want to be in that rotational crossbreeding system with say 25 to 50 percent Gelbvieh in the commercial cowherd, we cannot ignore quality grades. another session focused on the efficiency of the cowherd and I thought that really played right into the Gelbvieh female. dr. Twig Marston from the university of Nebraska made that presentation. he

said that the entire national cowherd is running with too many open cows. he stated that an increase of just 2 percent say from 90 percent bred to 92 percent bred equated to a value of $13 per cow that ranchers can spend on better seedstock or semen. That should mean that a good Gelbvieh or balancer bull is worth more than his straightbred

counterpart. We know that is the case; we just need to convince more cattlemen that there is no better maternal cross for the british cows that they own. That Gelbvieh-cross cow will breed back and milk harder than her straightbred counterpart. as we enter into the fall season and begin to pick our calves to promote or possibly show, let’s keep the big picture in mind. We all like a pretty bull or female, but what’s on the inside is what really counts. Seems like I heard that in Sunday school. It is true, what is in the inside of the cattle and each one of us is where real value is found.

VaughnThorstensonistheAGAPresident.HeownsandoperatesThorstensonGelbvieh&AngusnearSelby,[email protected].

So if we want to be in that rotational crossbreeding system with say 25 to 50 percent gelbvieh in the commercial cowherd, we cannot ignore quality grades.

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Well, that’s not always the case. For cattle producers the hybrid vigor you get from crossbreeding is the closest thing to a free lunch in the business.

a planned crossbreeding program doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming. SmartCross™ is the american Gelbvieh association’s answer to a simple crossbreeding program. Step one is to look at your cowherd. are they higher percentage british (angus, hereford, etc.)? or are they high percentage Continental (Simmental, limousin, Charolais, etc.)? being in Texas, what percentage of brahman influence is in the cowherd?

SmartCross™ recommends a bull type to get you to the profit center the fastest. If you have high percentage british cows, use a purebred Gelbvieh bull to get the maximum heterosis from the mating. If you have a high percentage of Continental in your herd, use an angus or red angus bull. another option for this scenario is a balancer bull that is 75% angus or red angus and 25% Gelbvieh.

If you have a brahman-influence (50% or more brahman) in your cowherd, use a balancer bull to get you added muscle, fertility and take the ear out of the calves to make them more marketable.

hybrid vigor fixes the problems that epds can’t fix. low heritability traits like reproduction and fertility are hard to fix with epd selection. but, the right crossbreeding plan improves reproduction traits on the first cross. Crossbred cows have more productivity, increased longevity and better reproduction than their straightbred counterparts.

Why choose Gelbvieh or balancer for your crossbreeding program? Gelbvieh brings muscle, pounds and fertility to the table. You get the pounds at weaning that will make you money at the sale barn. at the same time, the females have increased fertility and excellent maternal traits.

balancer bulls make it easier for a small cattle producer to still reap the benefits of heterosis in a crossbreeding program. Many times producers with one pasture have a difficult time implementing a crossbreeding program. balancers are composed of Gelbvieh and angus (red or black). If you put a balancer on a cowherd that doesn’t have Gelbvieh or angus, you will reap maximum heterosis benefits and have a more uniform calf crop. even if your cowherd has angus in it, you will still gain some benefits of heterosis.

another benefit of Gelbvieh or balancer genetics is the decreased mature cow size. The most recent Meat animal research Center report showed that Gelbvieh was the only breed to decrease its mature cow size from the previous report. based on the four-year-old cow weights by sire breed, Gelbvieh is the most moderate.

With increasing feed costs and land rent on the rise, you need to be able to run more cows on less grass. Smaller mature cows make that possible and Gelbvieh-influenced females are plenty productive. even with the smaller mature size, they will bring home a calf with those extra pounds at weaning.

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Blast from the Past: Influential Females from the National Gelbvieh SaleByLoriMaude,GelbviehWorldEditor

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HHF Trevor C17Consignor: Hickory Hill Farm, Blacksburg, Va.

Buyer: Valhalla Ranch, Bennett, Colo.

The Trevor cow sold as a bred heifer through the 1995 National Sale. This HHF W21 Polled Patriot female out of a Polled Summit daughter sold bred to HHF Goaltender. Valhalla purchased this female and put her in their donor pen. Valhalla recorded two natural calves and 81 embryo transfer calves out of Trevor. Enter Todd Bickett of TJB Gelbvieh, who saw this massive deep female as the perfect addition to his program. Trevor produced another natural calf and 40 more embryo calves were registered from this powerful female.

PRTY Moonlit Splendor 540DConsignor: Partisover Ranch, Colbert, Ga.

Buyer: Four Star Land & Cattle, Craig, Neb.

A black, polled daughter of POW Jetstream 36B out of JNE Miss Jays Splendor, Moonlit Splendor sold through the 1996 National Sale. This Jetstream daughter has made several trips across the country during her life. She was a donor for TJB Gelbvieh/Goose Creek Gelbvieh. She sold to the Power Husker Consortium through the 2002 TJB Gelbvieh production sale. Taylor Lueking in Nebraska is the current owner. She has three natural calves registered and 42 embryo calves registered.

REMC Show Girl ET 517EConsignor: Ronald E. McNickel and Waite Ranch, Cherryvale, Kan.

Buyer: J-Bob Farms, Biscoe, N.C.

A black polled daughter of POW Jetstream 36B, Show Girl, caught the eye of Bobby Myrick at the 1997 National Sale. Show Girl’s bottom side of the pedigree featured ATM Tejas Rolls Roych 868 and Kaiser. J-Bob Farms put her to work in his donor pen where she produced 27 embryo calves and three natural calves. Show Girl found a new home with Hood-Richman Farms in Tennessee where she produced two natural calves and two embryo calves during her short stay there. Greg Schipull of Iowa purchased this female in spring 2008 through the Hood-Richman Dispersal Sale.

It’snottoolatetoconsigntothe2009NationalSale.However,youmustactnowandcallJeffErhardtwithPurpleHavenEnterprises,NationalSaleManager,togetanominationformtoday.Call701-220-7843orviaemailatpurple_haven@hotmail.com.

have You ever wondered if a major breed-influencing female ever sold through the National Gelbvieh Sale? Well, the National Sale Committee wondered the same thing and the project landed on the editor’s desk. Those early national sale catalogs (ranging all the way back to the first one in 1973) were interesting reading. I recognize some of the sires but some were new to me. There isn’t room to share all the great ones, but to hit some of the highlights I found seven interesting females that originally sold through the National Gelbvieh Sale. Next month: influential bulls that sold through the National Gelbvieh Sale.

CPG Miss Floto Pride 187RConsignor: Hayek Brothers, Clutier, Iowa

Buyer: Hickory Hill Farm, Blacksburg, Va.

Miss Floto Pride 187R is a 1983 daughter of Floto. She sold as a bred heifer in the 1985 National Sale. Hickory Hill Farm purchased this female and flushed her before selling her to Sea-J Farms. Her best known daughter is JBOB “Bobbie” 779E, a donor in the TJB Gelbvieh program, later selling to T-Square Gelbvieh Farm in North Carolina.

LNR Miss Admiral 659S ET Consignor: Nelson Ranch, Ronan, Mont.

Buyer: Hickory Hill Farm, Blacksburg, Va.

This fullblood ET daughter of DPR Admiral 45445 out of LNR Miss Magnum LNR 208F 3197 sold in the 1986 National Sale. This female sold bred to Governor of LNR 51989 and found a new home with Hickory Hill Farm. She had eight embryo transfer calves registered and seven natural calves at Hickory Hill.

BAG Miss Wilma 10WConsignor: Bar Arrow Cattle Co., Phillipsburg, Kan.

Buyer: Rogue River Ranch, Central Point, Ore.

The “Wilma” cow family got its start from this polled, purebred open heifer that sold in the 1988 National Sale. Rogue River Ranch of Oregon bought this EGF Poller’s Pride daughter out of an LNR Kaiser daughter. Miss Wilma 10W has 25 embryo transfer calves and 10 natural calves registered with AGA. One of those descendents is JGW 3R Pld Wilma 215A, the dam of ABS sire, DCSF Post Rock Top Brass ET, and his full sister, DCSF Post Rock Wilma 147H2 ET, a donor female for Dawson Creek Gelbvieh and Post Rock in Kansas.

TJR Vickie Vail X1 ETConsignor: Triple J Farms, Glen Allen, Va.

Buyer: Beartooth Ranch, Columbus, Mont.

Beartooth Ranch paid $4,600 for this bred heifer in the 1990 National Sale. A daughter of KCF Polled Express, had seven natural calves and 22 embryo calves recorded with AGA before she left Beartooth Ranch for TJB Gelbvieh in Georgia. Vickie Vail became a cornerstone of the TJB donor program and has 45 more embryo calves recorded after she moved to Georgia.

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sGelbvieh World Garners Wins at Livestock Publications Council Annual Critique ContestThe lIveSToCK publICaTIoNS Council annually holds a critique contest featuring advertising design, writing and general publication categories for competition. each year GelbviehWorld submits some of its best advertisements and articles from the past year to get a critique and the possibility of a win in the category. The awards were presented during the 2008 agricultural Media Summit in Tampa, Fla.

A summary of gelbvieh World accomplishments:

• First Place—2-color or 3-color Full Page Ad for a Livestock Sale

Grund Beef Genetics ad, July 2007

• First Place—2-color or 3-color Full Page Ad for a Livestock Supplier, Service or Association

Bull Barn Genetics ad, April 2007

• Second Place—Livestock Advertiser Campaign (minimum of three ads)

Cedar Top Ranch, September to December 2007 issues

• honorable Mention—4-Color, Full Page Ad for Livestock Supplier, Service or Association

Gelbvieh World, Put your Program in Motion ad, April 2007

• honorable Mention—4-Color, less than full page Livestock Ad

SEGA Gelbvieh ad, July 2007

• honorable Mention—Association, Marketing Article

“Cattlemen’s Web Etiquette”, written by Dana Stewart

a bit unique this year was that several Gelbvieh ads, designed by lisa bryant of Cowboy Connection designs, were entered and also earned honors. lisa helps out with balancer reference edition ads, as well as some February edition ads.

• First Place—2-color or 3-color Full Page Ad for a Ranch or Farm

Goldrush Genetics ad, 2007 Balancer Reference Edition

• honorable Mention—2-color or 3-color less than full page ad for a Livestock Sale

Schroeder Ranch, February 2007 Gelbvieh World

• honorable Mention—2-color or 3-color less than full page ad for a Ranch or Farm

Blackhawk Cattle Company, 2007 Balancer Reference Edition

• honorable Mention—1-color less than full page Livestock Ad

SEGA Gelbvieh, 2007 Balancer Reference Edition

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Fraud Reminder The american Gelbvieh association is

not affiliated with any specific vendors or companies. If someone contacts you via email, mail or on the phone saying they are selling a product on behalf of the american Gelbvieh association it is a fraud. The only thing that is sold from the american Gelbvieh association and Gelbvieh World is advertising for the magazine. To be safe, contact the office before sending a check or ordering something from an unfamiliar vendor, especially if the vendor says they represent the american Gelbvieh association.

Gelbvieh Farewells Shirley lambert of West end, N.C., passed

away on September 2, 2008 at the age of 61. Shirley owned and operated Travis Farm. She was an active member of the North Carolina Gelbvieh association and tireless promoter of Gelbvieh in the state. She has hosted state field days, supported junior activities by donating her beautiful handmade stained glass pieces for raffles and was a major organizer for the 2008 aGJa blue ridge Classic. She is survived by her husband, Sam; son, Jeffrey; daughter, Julie

peterson; her mother, Wilma Chaloupka; one sister, victoria McNulty; and one granddaughter. Condolences may be sent to Sam lambert at 412 NC hwy 73, West end, NC 27376. Memorials may be sent: North Carolina Gelbvieh association, c/o Mick ainsworth, attn: Shirley lambert endowment, po box 154, Jackson Springs, NC 27281.

State Association News bee lick Gelbvieh Farm of Crab

orchard, Ky., will host the Kentucky

Gelbvieh association Field day on october 18, 2008. Speakers are planned and a cowherd tour is also on the agenda. For directions and a specific schedule, call Claude reynolds at 606-758-9002 or email [email protected].

Kentucky Gelbvieh association will also host its annual meeting and banquet on Friday, october 24, 2008 in Mt. Sterling, Ky. For details and information contact david Slaughter at 270-556-4259 or email [email protected]. Susan Willmon, aGa director of breed Improvement, is scheduled to speak that evening.

AGA News & Notes The red lion hotel on Quebec Street

will once again be the headquarters hotel for Gelbvieh during the National Western Stock Show. room rates are $74 plus tax per night. The room rate includes two breakfast tickets per day per room. ask for the Gelbvieh block. The room block runs from January 5 to January 13. deadline for room reservations is december 18, 2008. Call 303-321-6666 to make your reservation.

Around the Industry abS Global hired Sharon darrow as the

new North american Customer Service Manager. She brings 13 years of customer service experience to the headquarters’ office in deForest, Wisc. ryan ollerich joined the abS Global team as the Feedlot Services Manager. ollerich will work with producers and feedlots to

SidneyChollettoftheTexasGelbviehAssociationvisitswithaproducerduringtheTexasA&MBeefShortCourseinCollegeStation.Thisyear’sBeefShortCoursewasoneofthelargesteverandtheTGAgroupwashappywiththetrafficatthetradeshow.

Texas Gelbvieh Association Promoting at the Short Course

Gelbvieh Arrivals TinaandMattCibulaofCib’sGelbviehnearClutier,Iowa,wel-comedanewherdsmantothefamilyonJune30,2008.BraytonAnthonyCibulawasbornat7:05p.m.andweighed7lbs.,4oz..ThegrandparentsareBarbHayekandthelateTonyHayekofClutier,andNancyandArloCibulaofVinning.

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connect buyer with seller, as well as providing leadership of abS’ feedlot-level age and Source verification program.

Julie ellingson has been named the North dakota Stockmen’s association executive vice president. She replaces Wade Moser, who will retire in december after 26 years with NdSa. ellingson has served as the NdSa Communications director of 13 years before being selected its new leader. ellingson and her husband, Chad, own and operate a registered angus ranch along with their five children.

Sarah “Sal” Forbes of Sheridan, Wyo., is the 2008 Saddle & Sirloin portrait Gallery inductee. She will be honored during a portrait presentation banquet on November 16 during the North american International livestock exposition in louisville, Ky. She is the first female to ever receive the Saddle & Sirloin portrait recognition.

AndyandDanielleLedouxofAgenda,Kan.,werehonoredbyABSGlobalInc.withtheDistrict202ABSIndependentRepresentativeoftheYearAward.AndyandDanielleownandoperatePokerCityRanch,aGelbviehandBalanceroperation,inadditiontotheirABSbusiness.PresentingDanielleandAndywiththeirawardisSandraUtter,ABSDistrictSalesManager,left.

Watch for big changes to the 2009 AGA

National Convention Schedule in the November issue.

A committee and the AGA Staff are finalizing the details. Stay tuned!!

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The AmericAn Gelbvieh Association established the Dam of merit/Dam of Distinction cow recognition program in 1991 to honor those cows that get the job done year after year. The stringent requirements have not changed over the years and Gelbvieh females continue to excel in longevity. A total of 3,527 cows or 5.3 percent of the active cows in the breed qualified for Dam of merit status. Only 346 cows or 0.7 percent of the actives cows qualified as Dams of Distinction. There are 47,667 active cows in Gelbvieh breed. Following are the states that have the most Dams of merit and/or Dams of Distinction. Top States for Dam of Merit/Distinction

Rank State Total

1. South Dakota 388 2. Kansas 384 3. North Dakota 358 4. Nebraska 304 5. Missouri 219 6. Montana 194 7. Iowa 173 8. Colorado 148 9. Minnesota 79 10. Oregon 75

A complete list of Owners of Dams of merit/Distinction follows. Once a cow achieves Dam of Distinction, she doesn’t lose that status. however, if the female didn’t qualify this year she will not be included in the listing this year. For more information on the criteria used to determine Dam of merit and Dam of Distinction, please contact the AGA office. The American Gelbvieh Association recognizes Dam of merit or Dam of Distinction based on data submitted to the AGA office as of August 1, 2008. A Dam of merit must have produced at least three (3) calves and a Dam of Distinction must have produced a minimum of eight (8) calves plus meet all four of the following additional qualifications:• Age at first calving must not exceed 25 months• Produced a calf that was born between January 1, 2007 and march 1, 2008• Possess a minimum average weaning weight ratio of 101 for all calves• maintained a regular calving interval. Average calving interval must not exceed the value calculated using the following formula:

(# of calving intervals x 365 days) + 30 days # of calving intervals

or the female had her 3rd calf before her 4th birthday and maintained a 365-day calving interval thereafter.

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1. Judd Ranch Inc. Pomona, KS 14 73 87

2/3. Gaaskjolen Gelbvieh Meadow, SD 0 45 45

Wehri Gelbvieh Hebron, ND 7 38 45

4. Haglund Ranch LLC Brockway, MT 2 41 43

5. Maple Lake Livestock Co. Madras, OR 17 23 40

6. Taubenheim Gelbvieh Amherst, NE 5 33 38

7. Bar T Bar Ranch Inc. Winslow, AZ 0 37 37

8. Eagle Pass Ranch Highmore, SD 1 34 35

9/10/11. Bar Arrow Cattle Co. Phillipsburg, KS 2 32 34

Miller Gelbvieh Farm Glen Ullin, ND 8 26 34

Chimney Butte Ranch Mandan, ND 1 33 34

12. Sieler Ranch Inc. Plevna, MT 1 28 29

13. Feist Gelbvieh Ludlow, SD 9 19 28

14/15/16. Pearson Cattle Co. Inc. Lake City, SD 2 23 25

Triple R Gelbvieh Pettibone, ND 4 21 25

Schroeder Inc. Sioux Falls, SD 1 24 25

17/18. Oswald Ranch Osceola, IA 3 21 24

Ellison Gelbvieh Ranch Lemmon, SD 2 22 24

19/20/21. Knoll Crest Farms Red House, VA 0 23 23

Adkins Farms Burlington Jct., MO 4 19 23

Brandywine Farm Rushford, MN 2 21 23

Top 20 Breeders of Dams of Merit/DistinctionRank Name City, State DOD DOM Total

1. Judd Ranch Inc. Pomona, KS 16 79 95

2. Eagle Pass Ranch Highmore, SD 1 52 53

3. Wehri Gelbvieh Hebron, ND 7 39 46

4. Gaaskjolen Gelbvieh Meadow, SD 0 45 45

5/6. Haglund Ranch LLC Brockway, MT 2 39 41

J-Bob Farms Biscoe, NC 5 36 41

7. Maple Lake Livestock Co. Madras, OR 17 23 40

8. Taubenheim Gelbvieh Amherst, NE 4 35 39

9. Chimney Butte Ranch Mandan, ND 1 36 37

10. Bar Arrow Cattle Co. Phillipsburg, KS 2 34 36

11. Bar T Bar Ranch Inc. Winslow, AZ 0 32 32

12. Sieler Ranch Inc. Plevna, MT 1 28 29

13/14/15. Post Rock Cattle Co. Barnard, KS 6 22 28

Miller Gelbvieh Farm Glen Ullin, ND 7 21 28

Feist Gelbvieh Ludlow, SD 9 19 28

16/17. Flying H Genetics Arapahoe, NE 1 25 26

Schroeder Inc. Sioux Falls, SD 1 25 26

18/19/ 20/21. Ellison Gelbvieh Ranch Lemmon, SD 3 22 25

Knoll Crest Farms Red House, VA 0 25 25

Hodges Ranch Omaha, AR 10 15 25

Triple R Gelbvieh Pettibone, ND 4 21 25

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Alabama William D. noel Toney 1 2 3rob Peacock mt. meigs 3 3 6 Arizona Bar T Bar ranch inc. Winslow 0 37 37 Arkansas David Bowen hindsville 0 2 2G&A Gelbvieh Springdale 0 4 4hodges ranch Omaha 4 16 20Logan Farms huntsville 0 1 1rasha martin Judsonia 0 1 1Osborn circle c ranch romance 1 4 5eva J. Phillips Parks 0 1 1Sikes Gelbvieh Farm Viola 0 1 1TWS inc. Berryville 6 0 6Williams Gelbvieh harrison 0 1 1Bill Younger mt. Pleasant 0 1 1 California corry De Kuyer cattle herald 0 1 1Thomas & Alexandra mathias Waterford 1 1 2merlin & Jeanette Peets Orland 0 1 1ray-mar ranches Oakdale 1 6 7Janessa Thibodeau cottonwood 0 2 2 Colorado Jeff Arnold Gelbvieh Avondale 1 0 1Bar Seventy Gelbvieh Del norte 0 2 2charles Beaman LaSalle 1 1 2Black Gold cattle co. Pritchett 0 11 11Bow K ranch Olathe 2 6 8circle 23 ranch Buena Vista 0 5 5Justin covington montrose 0 1 1nicole covington montrose 0 1 1covington Gelbvieh montrose 0 2 2Double X X cattle co. manassa 2 8 10Faris Gelbvieh Pueblo 1 8 9Luce Pipher Figure 3 ranch crawford 0 7 7Steve & Gail Fiolkoski Pierce 5 4 9Grand Valley Gelbvieh/Balancer Parachute 0 4 4half Past midnight Gelbvieh Sterling 0 1 1Danielle hartman Pueblo 0 1 1John r. hawks Olathe 1 9 10haworth ranch Walden 1 5 6indian head Gelbvieh Del norte 0 1 1JSi Gelbvieh Ault 2 0 2Jumping cow Gelbvieh ramah 0 17 17Kiowa Valley Organics inc. Brighton 0 2 2Lakeview Farms, LLc Ft. collins 0 1 1chet mack Flagler 0 2 2hans manley Linson 0 1 1Brandon mcendaffer new raymer 0 1 1melichar Gelbvieh Farm Longmont 1 3 4nichols Gelbvieh mesa 0 1 1P Diamond Livestock LLc rand 0 1 1Luther L Pipher crawford 0 2 2Plateau Gelbvieh Peetz 0 2 2Prairie Trail cattle co. Ft. collins 0 1 1redd ranches Paradox 0 5 5Jimmy D. or Sharilyn richardson Dove creek 0 3 3roubideau canyon ranch Delta 1 2 3Linda Shafer Strasburg 0 2 2TLA Gelbvieh Trinidad 0 2 2Wakefield Gelbvieh Kersey 1 0 1Sydney Lynn Wilkinson model 0 1 1Woods Gelbvieh montrose 0 3 3 Florida Gelbvieh Bar none ranch Palm coast 1 0 1 Georgia DJc cattle company calhoun 0 1 1Jo-Lyn Farm Bowersville 0 1 1Adam Verner rutledge 0 1 1

Verner Farms rutledge 0 2 2Wagner Performance cattle Stone mountain 0 2 2Yellow creek ranch Gainesville 0 1 1 Idaho Bradley mountain ranch Arbon 0 7 7D&F hobby Farms Tendoy 0 2 2hunt ranch American Falls 2 3 5Frank/christy/Dustin Loomis Bliss 0 1 1Potter’s emmett Valley ranch emmett 2 6 8red nova cattle co. Twin Falls 0 2 2rock Solid Gelbvieh Blackfoot 1 0 1 Illinois Blackhawk cattle co. Oregon 1 4 5Bomke Farms Pleasant Plains 0 1 1cline’s Shady Lane Gelbvieh Petersburg 1 2 3DDm Gelbvieh Winslow 0 1 1Dienst Gelbvieh Toulon 0 2 2Double D Farm Winslow 1 0 1Armin hesterberg Gifford 0 1 1J & K Farms Ava 0 4 4J-K cattle co. Shannon 1 7 8Kitley Gelbvieh Flora 0 3 3Knoles Stock Farm mason city 1 5 6m&T Gelbviehs Dawson 0 1 1Jon and Deb Pearson mt morris 0 2 2Jared ruter Shannon 0 2 2TnT Farms Butler 0 1 1 Indiana Glaub Farm Gelbvieh Liberty 0 1 1emily Griffiths Kendallville 0 2 2mike & Lanna Kloer Family huntington 0 1 1midwest Beef cattle consultants West Lafayette 0 2 2Powell Farms Worthington 0 2 2 Iowa Timothy Berkland Sibley 0 1 1Bossler cattle company Van horne 0 3 3Boyer ridge century Farm moravia 1 4 5c&e Gelbvieh Decorah 0 5 5cKJ Gelbvieh colo 3 2 5cib’s Gelbvieh clutier 1 4 5Davis Land & Livestock inc. Batavia 1 8 9Fmh Gelbviehs Toledo 0 1 1Gingerich & Sons Gelbvieh Bloomfield 0 2 2Golden Pyramid Genetics Lenox 1 6 7Janelle hayek clutier 0 2 2Amanda hennings hartley 0 1 1hobbs Gelbvieh Lucas 0 3 3Gary holst eldridge 0 2 2Kevin G. holst eldridge 1 1 2holste’s Triple h Farms clarinda 1 7 8Jim horton Ft. Dodge 0 1 1Dennis hosek clutier 0 1 1Wes & mandy Jones Bloomfield 0 2 2Lazy-O-Farms Spencer 0 4 4Lone Oak Gelbvieh mechanicsville 0 6 6mJBc Gelbvieh Audubon 0 4 4martens Gelbvieh Walnut 0 1 1mccabe cattle co. Farley 0 3 3metzger cattle Ames 0 2 2Justin miller Braddyville 0 1 1Patrick minnehan churdan 0 2 2carl nehring St. charles 0 1 1Oswald ranch Osceola 3 21 24michael h. Petersen Danbury 1 3 4Pine creek Gelbvieh Durant 0 2 2Prairie Grove Gelbvieh Danville 0 4 4raasch Balanced Genetics Adair 0 2 2Don & Becky raasch Gelbvieh Bridgewater 0 5 5rafter r Gelbvieh Adel 0 2 2rasmussen’s Gelbvieh Webster city 0 1 1Linda reiste Bloomfield 0 2 2

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Overmiller Gelbvieh Smith center 1 3 4P. & r. Farm Baxter Springs 0 1 1Poker city ranch Agenda 0 2 2Post rock cattle co. Barnard 0 15 15matt Dillon raile St. Francis 0 1 1raile Gelbvieh St. Francis 0 12 12raile Gelbvieh St. Francis 0 1 1S&D Gelbvieh hutchinson 0 1 1Sandy Knoll Farm St. John 1 8 9Scott Gelbvieh el Dorado 0 9 9Spring Valley Farms Agra 0 14 14Stock-Wood Gelbvieh Stockton 0 5 5Stucky Gelbviehs Salina 2 3 5Suelter cattle co. Lincoln 0 2 2T Arrow Gelbvieh Stockton 0 2 2Triple K Gelbvieh Bonner Springs 0 1 1Twin Oak Gelbvieh Leavenworth 0 1 1Waller Gelbvieh Farm Baileyville 0 1 1Webb Farms chetopa 0 1 1Wheeler & Sons cattle co. holton 0 1 1Gary & Kenny White Topeka 1 8 9Windy hill Gelbvieh mccune 1 4 5 Kentucky mike Adams Georgetown 0 1 1Bee Lick Gelbvieh Farm crab Orchard 0 5 5Bush cattle Farm Franklin 0 1 1clifford Farms cynthiana 2 1 3David Slaughter/Gelbvieh Bar none Fredonia 0 1 1Day Farms nicholasville 0 3 3Lauren Dyer Burksville 0 1 1Dyer Farms Burkesville 0 2 2hasty rocky hill Farms Lancaster 0 2 2horine’s Gelbvieh Bedford 0 2 2JenJoe Farms clinton 0 2 2David & Jo nell Kyler cadiz 2 3 5Larmon mill Acres Alvaton 0 1 1Little Bull Farm manchester 0 1 1margaret mccoy Burkesville 1 0 1mockingbird hill Farm rochester 2 4 6mike moore Gentle G Farm Annville 0 2 2river ridge Farms Owensboro 0 2 2ronald & randy Gelbvieh Farm eubank 0 1 1Single Tree Farm Knob Lick 0 3 3Arthur Slaughter Fredonia 0 2 2Three Sisters Livestock company cadiz 1 0 1Wrights Gelbvieh Farm Lebanon 0 1 1 Maryland Louise Kingsinger Oakland 0 1 1 Minnesota Alm Gelbvieh Brook Park 1 0 1Brandywine Farm rushford 2 21 23

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Justamere ranch Urbana 0 2 2K D Gelbvieh Liberal 0 1 1Shirley Koenig rhineland 0 1 1Lawman Farms columbia 0 1 1richard Lincoln Linneus 0 8 8Wayne J. Long Jr. houston 0 9 9marriott Gelbvieh Farm mountain View 0 1 1martensen cattle Versailles 0 5 5missouri Farm Systems inc new Florence 1 2 3missouri river Valley Gelbvieh Boonville 0 1 1mo-Kan cattle cleveland 0 1 1Dustin myers Oak ridge 0 1 1myers Farm Oak ridge 0 1 1neese Farms rutledge 0 1 1norwood Gelbvieh Farm carthage 0 1 1robert Paul Washburn 1 1 2marcella Powers Garden city 0 1 1Ted Probert mansfield 0 2 2riley’s 4-r Gelbvieh rolla 0 1 1hailey robertson Lamar 0 3 3emmie robertson Lamar 0 2 2rock ridge Farms neosho 1 1 2rockin’-U-ranch richmond 0 2 2ronald or Kathryne rogers mendon 1 0 1rose & herd Gainesville 1 0 1rotert/harriman montrose 0 1 1Jerald rumfelt/ rumfelt Gelbvieh conway 0 1 1Saddlebrooke Genetics cole camp 0 1 1Simmons cattle company raymore 0 1 1Spring Flood ranch LLc Goodman 0 1 1Springer’s coon creek Gelbvieh Wheeling 0 3 3Steffensen J5 cattle company Gainesville 0 5 5Darrell Stewart Arlola 0 1 1

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Stuecken Brothers Freeburg 0 14 14Switzer Gelbvieh Bucklin 1 4 5Talley Gelbvieh Farm St. charles 0 1 1The Big Piney river ranch LLc houston 0 1 1Thomas Gelbvieh Farms edwards 0 2 2Truman State University Kirksville 0 1 1Twin Peaks Gelbvieh Gainesville 0 2 2Walnut ridge Gelbvieh republic 0 4 4Wannabe Stock Farm Smithville 0 1 1Wilbers Fish Branch Farms mexico 0 1 1Wolf creek cattle company Farmington 0 1 1James Zumbrunnen Brookfield 0 4 4chris Zumbrunnen Brookfield 0 7 7rachel Zumbrunnen Brookfield 0 2 2 Montana A&m ranch hamilton 5 3 8Danell Diamond Six ranch Lewistown 1 0 1Donald or Kim Fowler Worden 2 0 2Judy & Wende Gianino Boyes 3 5 8Goettlich Gelbvieh ranch hilger 1 9 10haglund ranch LLc Brockway 2 41 43Kalina Gelbvieh roy 3 7 10Kicking horse ranch Oilmont 0 8 8Kicking horse ranch Oilmont 1 14 15Jeff Klein ennis 0 3 3LJL Gelbvieh ranch hamilton 0 4 4m heart D Gelbvieh Stevensville 1 6 7m/J Gelbvieh missoula 1 2 3marko D&L cattle Great Falls 0 1 1middle creek Farms Bozeman 1 6 7Pine ridge Gelbvieh Lewistown 1 4 5Jon redland hysham 0 1 1redland Gelbvieh hysham 2 13 15Sr Graveley Gelbvieh Avon 0 2 2Joe & cathy Servais richey 1 11 12Sieler ranch inc. Plevna 1 28 29 Nebraska Backward L Farms inc. Oxford 0 3 3Barwick Gelbvieh Orleans 0 1 1Kyle Bauer Fairbury 0 1 1Bauer Gelbvieh Fairbury 1 7 8Boehler Gelbviehs Orleans 1 4 5rod & Twila Brown Paxton 0 6 6c & L Krajewski Gelbvieh Venango 2 4 6cK cattle co. Scribner 1 3 4D Lazy m Livestock harrisburg 0 2 2DmD Livestock Beaver city 1 13 14Diamond Lazy J ranch nenzel 0 3 3Flying h Genetics Arapahoe 0 15 15GS ridge Top ranch Omaha 0 3 3Gary’s Gelbvieh Trenton 0 6 6Sydney r. Gehl ericson 0 1 1Gemar & naber Gelbviehs Sutton 0 2 2Geranium LDJ cattle co. Plainview 0 6 6Goldmine Genetics Davenport 0 1 1Goldrush Genetics Guide rock 1 15 16hill Top Acres humboldt 1 2 3hillcrest Acres miller 0 3 3hilltop Gelbvieh Lawrence 0 5 5cody W. intermill Alliance 1 2 3mc Johnson & Sons Tilden 1 11 12Kleinschmidt Gelbvieh Grafton 1 3 4Tara Krajewski Venango 0 2 2Lammers Gelbvieh Lexington 0 4 4Lemke cattle Lawrence 0 5 5mLm Gelbvieh Superior 3 18 21Ourada Gelbvieh Prague 0 3 3Pope Farms Gelbvieh ravenna 0 4 4Powles Gelbvieh ranch Bingham 1 0 1rafter iL Gelbvieh Alliance 0 18 18Braden rieker eustis 0 1 1Dustin rippe hubbell 0 2 2rippe Gelbvieh hubbell 1 13 14robinson Gelbvieh elm creek 1 5 6

randall B. Schawang David city 4 2 6Sones cattle Fairbury 0 1 1Standing milliron ranch Brady 2 3 5State Line Genetics Danbury 1 1 2Steinkruger Gelbvieh Upland 0 1 1Jeff Swanson Oxford 4 17 21Taubenheim Gelbvieh Amherst 5 33 38rod Tegtmeier cattle Davenport 0 5 5The 88 ranch Orchard 2 5 7Trans Pacific Genetics Arapahoe 0 1 1V&G Gelbvieh Fairfield 0 2 2Wolf Gelbvieh Gothenburg 0 1 1 Nevada Ac ranch Sparks 0 1 1Ac ranch Smith 0 1 1hone ranch minden 1 3 4richard J. or Jean m. Williams Orovada 2 1 3 New York Forshee Gelbvieh ranch De ruyter 0 1 1Kraszewski Family Farms corning 2 2 4 North Carolina B&B Farm monroe 0 5 5c-cross cattle company Asheboro 3 17 20eric ellis Old Fort 0 8 8Green hills Gelbvieh mt. Ulla 0 1 1r Jar Farm robbins 0 1 1Swinging Tail cattle co. evergreen 1 5 6T-Square Gelbvieh Farm mooresville 0 2 2 North Dakota 3D Gelbvieh new england 0 1 1Don Adam Drake 0 1 1mark Anderson Towner 0 3 3Arrow D Gelbvieh ranch Sawyer 0 1 1Auch Gelbvieh mandan 0 3 3Bailey Gelbvieh ranch Towner 1 19 20David Bedker edgeley 0 1 1Justin Berger mandan 0 1 1Bohrer Gelbvieh ranch Stanton 0 2 2Brandvold Gelbvieh edinburg 0 2 2Brown’s Gelbvieh ranch Bismarck 4 17 21chimney Butte ranch mandan 1 33 34circle n ranch Strasburg 2 18 20cranview Gelbvieh minot 0 8 8D Bar D Gelbvieh hazelton 0 4 4Diamond D Gelbvieh mandan 1 17 18Dorner Dreamland cattle co. Dickinson 0 1 1Sarah Gaugler Almont 1 5 6Golden Buckle Gelbvieh medina 0 7 7robert A. Gustin Flasher 1 3 4Allan or Peggy Gustin mandan 1 1 2honeyman Gelbvieh regent 1 1 2J-J ranch Bowman 0 2 2Ketterling Gelbvieh ellendale 0 1 1Kraft Gelbvieh Turtle Lake 0 1 1conrad Larson noonan 0 5 5Ledoux Gelbvieh Antler 0 3 3martin Gelbvieh rock Lake 2 7 9miller Gelbvieh Farm Glen Ullin 8 26 34moe Gelbvieh Walcott 3 18 21Todd nagel Strasburg 0 1 1Person We ranch White earth 1 6 7Prairie hills Gelbvieh Gladstone 0 8 8rosehill Gelbvieh Farm munich 2 9 11Sarah Gaugler/Germann ranch Almont 0 1 1Klint r. Sickler Gladstone 0 1 1marvin Ternes raliegh 1 17 18Triple r Gelbvieh Pettibone 4 21 25Wehri Gelbvieh hebron 7 38 45Kurt Weninger Drake 0 1 1Wohl Farms Baldwin 0 2 2

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Ohio Butternut Farms Bolivar 0 2 2Wayne D. Douglass Arcanum 0 1 1 Oklahoma circle c Gelbvieh Omega 0 1 1roger L. Davis Bartlesville 0 1 1harrell Gelbvieh Orlando 1 0 1Koehn cattle co. Goltry 0 1 1markes Family Farms Waukomis 0 5 5Bill D new Arnett 1 2 3Young Farms Southern Okla Gelb Ardmore 0 2 2 Oregon DeLano Farms LLc Oregon city 2 4 6Double cross ranches central Point 1 5 6Louie’s cattle Service Burns 0 9 9maple Lake Livestock co. inc. madras 17 23 40mount Joseph cattle co. Joseph 3 9 12Sonlight ranch LaGrande 0 1 1W. & B. White/Aaron Jorgensen Springfield 0 1 1 South Carolina matthew Davidson Duncan 0 1 1hay Diddle Diddle Farm honea Path 1 0 1Wr mcLeod Sumter 0 1 1rufshod hartsville 0 2 2chuck Traxler St. George 0 2 2 South Dakota A&c Gelbvieh canton 0 1 1Lonnie Amundson Webster 0 9 9Danika Anderson meadow 0 1 1roger Baruth Alpena 0 17 17Jim & Barb Beastrom Pierre 1 3 4Jon & Theresa Beastrom Pierre 1 8 9Brittney Beastrom Pierre 0 6 6B. Ludeman & B. Beastrom Fort Pierre 0 1 1ceroll Gelbvieh Sisseton 0 6 6ceroll Gelbvieh Sisseton 1 10 11ceroll ranch Sisseton 1 3 4christensen Gelbvieh Flandreau 1 6 7crooks red Angus & Gelbvieh Astoria 1 3 4Diamond mill iron Gelbvieh Belle Fourche 0 2 2Dunse Gelbvieh Webster 0 2 2Amanda Duxbury Wessington 0 1 1Dean Duxbury Wessington 0 2 2eagle Pass ranch highmore 1 34 35elk creek Gelbvieh Piedmont 2 8 10ellison Gelbvieh ranch Lemmon 2 22 24Farlee Gelbvieh ranch Dupree 0 10 10Feist Gelbvieh Ludlow 9 19 28roger Feterl Gelbvieh Salem 1 2 3Gaaskjolen Gelbvieh meadow 0 45 45Goldux Gelbvieh Wessington 7 12 19nikki hojer Lake Preston 0 1 1christian hojer Lake Preston 0 1 1hojer Gelbvieh Lake Preston 2 6 8hojer Gelbvieh and Kc ranch Lake Preston 0 1 1King B ranch Selby 0 2 2Larson ranch Langford 0 2 2Leonhardt cattle co. Lake Preston 0 1 1michael G Lesmeister Belle Fourche 2 1 3Shad and Brandy Ludemann Ft Pierre 0 1 1carl A. maude hermosa 0 1 1nathan B. munger mansfield 0 1 1Pearson cattle co. inc. Lake city 2 23 25Piedmont Valley Gelbvieh Piedmont 0 1 1rLV Gelbvieh nisland 2 6 8cedric c. raine White 0 6 6Schroeder inc Sioux Falls 1 24 25Vaughn Thorstenson Selby 0 20 20Gina marie Thorstenson Selby 0 1 1Duane & rhonda Thull Oldham 0 1 1VanderVorst Gelbviehs Pollock 1 6 7carlee T. Vavra nisland 0 1 1

Volek Gelbvieh highmore 1 1 2Stephen Witt Bristol 0 8 8 Tennessee Asbury Farms Speedwell 0 1 1BBG Farms Oldfort 0 1 1Brandon Farms Tazewell 0 5 5circle m Farms mcminnville 0 4 4clinch mountain Gelbvieh Farm Luttrell 0 9 9Dunnavant Farms Ardmore 0 1 1Gooseponds Farms Fayetteville 0 5 5Dean headrick crossville 0 1 1Loftis Farms Gainesboro 1 0 1red clay Gelbvieh Farms cleveland 0 1 1rocky Top Gelbvieh harriman 0 1 1Silvey Family Gelbvieh clarksville 0 3 3Sorrells Gelbvieh Farms Petersburg 0 2 2University Of Tennessee crossville 4 18 22 Texas russell Bramblett Dell city 0 3 3montgomery Gelbvieh Vega 1 8 9Thousand Oaks Polled Gelbvieh Paris 0 2 2 Utah cathy Bagley Torrey 1 1 2Bar G ranch Lewiston 0 3 3Fremont Gelbvieh ranch Loa 0 1 1Johnson’s Bear river Gelbvieh Tremonton 0 7 7Ben Glade Lamb Family Trust Wales 0 1 1Loveless Gelbvieh Spanish Fork 1 10 11Daniel Lyons huntington 0 2 2mohogany hollow Gelbvieh Delta 0 3 3Pace ranches Torrey 3 11 14Shadow mountain Gelbvieh Genola 3 10 13Steve Smith Gelbvieh’s Lehi 0 1 1Southern Utah University cedar city 0 1 1Wineglass Bar ranch Lewiston 0 2 2YJ mountain ranch Gelbviehs redmond 0 1 1 Virginia hickory hill Farm Blacksburg 0 4 4Dr. robert e. holland Wirtz 0 1 1Knoll crest Farms red house 0 23 23Little Windy hill Farms max meadows 0 3 3Trevor Jackson mcKenzie rural retreat 1 1 2James n. roberts Alexandria 0 2 2Bruce Stephens Wytheville 0 1 1Treble W ranch Abingdon 0 1 1Warfield Farms millwood 0 1 1 Washington Samee Ledgerwood clarkston 0 2 2Victoria Ledgerwood clarkston 0 1 1Lundgren Farm Spokane 0 2 2mike & Joy Wilson Brewster 0 4 4 West Virginia Dent Family Farm Gay 0 2 2hill Top haven Farm Strange creek 2 0 2Shamrock Farm Prichard 0 1 1roger Allan Simmons Gelbvieh harrisville 0 1 1 Wisconsin A&B’s Finest Amery 0 3 3Arp Gelbvieh Arlington 1 0 1Kapinus Farms Prairie Du chien 0 5 5chad russell Brooklyn 0 1 1Zimmerman Farms Osseo 1 3 4 Wyoming hedges ranch casper 0 8 8Dennis & Linda isakson Van Tassell 1 2 3mTr cattle co. Buffalo 1 9 10nine Bar nine Gelbvieh meriden 0 4 4XT Land & cattle newcastle 0 3 3

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Northwest Feeding Venture Proves Profitable for Gelbvieh Profit PartnersGeLBVieh PrOFiT PArTnerS inaugural cattle feeding experience in the northwest United States proved to be successful and profitable. in november 2007, Gelbvieh Profit Partners purchased 86 weaned Gelbvieh-cross steers from the Bar nn ranch of creston, Wash., and placed them on feed with Beef northwest as a partner at their Quincy, Wash., feedyard. Gelbvieh Profit Partners purchases calves in the northwestern United States for several reasons. One of those reasons was to spread the risk due to both winter weather and rapidly increasing corn costs. it also gives Gelbvieh Profit Partners an opportunity to work with Gelbvieh customers in the northwest. Beef northwest feeds a ration that involves a high percentage of potato waste instead of corn. Feed efficiency and performance were not compromised with this unique ration. The steers had an average daily gain of 3.12 lbs/day with a Dry matter Feed efficiency of 5.35 lbs feed/lb of gain. This was certainly one of the most efficient pens of steers on feed this past winter. The cost of gain was $.6835 per pound, excluding one dead. This compares to a range of $.72 to $1.06 at the midwestern feedyards. With regard to carcass performance, the steers had a yield of 62.91 percent with 57 percent choice and 48 percent Yield Grade 1 and 2. equally important was the fact that the steers had a net profit of $43.46. For more information on Gelbvieh Profit Partners, inc., or investment opportunities, contact Slim cook at 307-272-2024 or email him at [email protected].

The FeDerATiOn OF State Beef councils (FSBc) has awarded 12 new grants through its Federation initiative Fund to help underwrite beef promotions in states with high human populations, but low cattle numbers and, therefore, limited beef checkoff collections. Grants totaling just over $172,000 were awarded to state beef councils who will execute one or more targeted beef promotions in michigan, new York, Florida, Georgia, hawaii, Ohio, indiana, Pennsylvania and Vermont. The projects range from foodservice training, retail promotions and product sampling to a K-12 health education program designed to reach at least 350,000 teachers, students and parents. The initiative Fund is supported by the Federation and various state beef councils, who voluntarily contribute part of their 50-cent share of the $1 beef checkoff. Participating states include Arkansas, colorado, idaho, iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, nebraska, north Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas. To date, states have given $620,000 to the grant fund. “We’re working to fill a need of beef councils in high population

states that don’t have the money to do effective programs where the need is greatest,” said Alan Albright, an iowa producer and chairman of the Federation of State Beef councils. “This program continues to be popular, both with states receiving the money and with states who are giving it.” The grant fund was established in 2006 with $200,000 in seed money from the Federation. States submit grant applications three times a year, with funding decisions made by the Federation chairman, vice chairman and seven regional vice presidents that represent the 45 councils collecting the checkoff dollar. in addition to the initiative grants, the Federation funds a portion of the national checkoff budget. in 2007, for example, Federation dollars accounted for $10 million, or about 19 percent, of that budget. Supporting national programs is one way the Federation works to ensure an effective state-national checkoff partnership. The Federation is the checkoff division of the national cattlemen’s Beef Association and has operated in various forms since 1963, when it was part of the national meat and Live Stock Board in chicago.

LOri mAUDe, eDiTOr of Gelbvieh World, was recognized with the ed Bible Distinguished Service Award (DSA) for her dedication and service to Livestock Publications council (LPc). The award was presented during the 2008 Agricultural media Summit in Tampa, Fla. She served as LPc President in 2005-06 and through her 11 years as a board member and then executive committee member, she served on numerous committees and contributed many hours to LPc. maude was also instrumental in the first Agricultural media Summit (then Agricultural Publications Summit) held 10 years ago in Denver, colo. She is a native of South Dakota and a 1992 graduate of South Dakota State University. This award is chosen by the LPc Board executive committee and is given to someone who exhibits dedication and support to LPc, with service considered above and beyond routine participation. The Distinguished Service Award is named after long-time LPc supporter and past president, ed Bible.

Lori Maude, center, receives the LPC Ed Bible Distinguished Service Award from LPC executive committee members Kyle Haley, left, and Lisa Bryant.

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The MonTana Gelbvieh association has announced its activities to be held during the northern international livestock exposition in billings, Mont. For more information please contact Fred or leslie Colver at 406-538-2153 or email [email protected]; or contact Kathy Rankin bjorkman at 406-937-4815 or email [email protected].

Tuesday, October 14 9p.m. Stallsavailableinthebarns

Wednesday, October 15 9a.m. Bull&HeiferPenShow

Noon Gelbvieh&BalancerCattlemustbeinplace

Thursday, October 16 1p.m. MontanaGelbviehAssociationHeiferFuturity

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6p.m. MontanaGelbviehAssociationSocial&Banquet

Friday, October 17 9a.m. MontanaGelbviehAssociationAnnualMeeting

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*Headquarters hotel for the social and annual meeting is Country Inn & Suites.

Maternal Edge Commercial Female Sale Set for November 1

The seCond MaTeRnal edge Commercial Female sale, sponsored by the american Gelbvieh association, is slated for november 1 at the Tennessee-Kentucky livestock Center in Cross Plains, Tenn. selling that day will be more than 80 head of farm-screened Gelbvieh-influenced females. The offering will include fall pairs, bred females and open heifers. The Maternal edge Female sale gets underway at 1 p.m. Central Time. For a sale consignment listing or more information, contact Dana Stewart at 303-465-2333 or email her at [email protected].

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The KAnSAS GeLBVieh Association sponsored a Field Day hosted by randy Odle of Stockton, Kan. in addition to viewing the Odle herd, several Kansas breeders had the opportunity to display Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle from their herds and discuss their breeding programs. Based on his experience of raising Gelbvieh cattle and his position with Lane country Feeders, Derek martin discussed how Gelbvieh breeders could respond to the needs of cattle feeding industry. Wayne Vanderwert from the American Gelbvieh Association provided an update on the Breed Direction efforts the new carcass ePDs that incorporate carcass and ultrasound data.

Kansas Field Day host Randy Odle discusses his Gelbvieh breeding program and the cattle he had on display for Field Day participants.

Derek Martin from Lane County Feeders spoke to the group about the seedstock industry and meeting the demands of cattle feeders.

Past AGA President Stuart Jarvis was one of the local breeders who had Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle on display.

Tony Wagner of Stock-Wood Gelbvieh near Stockton also had a display of cattle at the Kansas Field Day.

Kelly Overmiller, right, of Overmiller Gelbvieh & Red Angus is one of the up and coming young breeders in the Kansas Gelbvieh Association. He had cattle on display at the field day as well.

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Gelbvieh Association In Nebraska TourAugust 23, 2008South Central NebraskaAGA Staff Member: Wayne Vanderwert

Gelbvieh breeders in nebraska organized their annual tour in south central nebraska with a strong commercial focus. Tour stops included lemke Cattle near lawrence, voss Farms at bruning, and rippe Gelbvieh at hubbell. in addition to viewing the host herds, several area breeders had display cattle at the host farm stops. breeders with display cattle included: MlM Gelbvieh, Goldrush Genetics, Kleinschmidt Farms, Tegtmeier Gelbvieh, bruning Farms and bauer Gelbvieh. Keynote speaker was Twig Marston who discussed ideas to maximize profit in a cow-calf operation. Well known among cattlemen, Twig has recently left his position with Kansas state University to become the director of the University of nebraska’s northeast research and extension Center. Other speakers were rick Pfortmiller of igenity and Wayne vanderwert from the American Gelbvieh Association.

Voss Farms near Bruning showcased their herd, hosted the tour lunch and provided pen space for a number of area breeders to display cattle

Twig Marston, director of Nebraska’s Northeast Research and Extension Center, was the tour’s keynote speaker.

Dustin Rippe’s 4-H membership was the start of the Rippe 200-head Gelbvieh and Balancer cowherd that focuses on moderate performance and carcass merit.

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“If you’re doing the same thing as everybody else, you must be doing it wrong.”

ThAT’s The PhilOsOPhy of virginia beef producer Gale rippey. rippey runs 200 cows in the beautiful mountain country near Galax, vA with the goal of building a reputation for quality females. Gelbvieh is a big part of the equation at rippey Farms. Gale’s consignment of six pairs at the 2007 Maternal edge Female sale is still the talk in the country. his Gelbvieh-cross females with A.i. sired balancer steer calves at side average $1,616 while good commercial pairs were garnering $1,100 in area sale barns. rippey will again be a consignor at this fall’s Maternal edge sale in Cross Plains, Tenn. rippey operates largely on leased land and calves in the fall, which is part of his philosophy for doing things out of sync with everyone else. it doesn’t end there. he weans in August with the goal of an 800-pound steer calf, taking advantage of summer forage while the calves are still on the cows. it works, and the same nebraska feedlot has bought his calves for the last eight years. Those heavy calves are

really in tune with today’s higher feed costs, bigger in-weight and shorter feeding period goals of the cattle feeding industry. “The late weaning only allows a 60-day recharge period for the cow before calving,” admits rippey, “but that has not been a problem.” he is quick to point out that his ideal cow is half Gelbvieh, one-fourth each of Angus and hereford. The Gelbvieh influence helps rippey maintain a very moderate sized female with a high potential for weaning weight. The Angus and hereford mix keeps milking ability and fleshing ability in balance for the short dry period. Many of Gale’s neighbors run small herds of beef cows and work full-time in town. he has identified this as an important market opportunity and has steadily built a reputation as a source of quality trouble-free females. “My neighbors don’t want to deal with heifers at calving,” states rippey. Given their limited time to spend on herd management they need cows that will take care of themselves. With that market niche available, rippey is rapidly moving toward selling every female in their prime as a 6-year old. “At that age, i’ve eliminated the problems, my customers get high producing females and many of those Gelbvieh-cross cows will still be around for another ten years,” states rippey.

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Running fall calves with their mothers through most of the summer is part of Rippey’s plan to maximize forage utilization and provide steers that are feedlot ready by August.

Bred heifers like these typify the productivity of the entire Rippey cowherd. Rippey’s ideal female is half Gelbvieh, one-fourth each Angus and Hereford.

The Gelbvieh influence is apparent in the Rippey cowherd. In mid-summer and nine months into lactation the cows are still producing and udder quality throughout the herd is exceptional.

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When yOU lOOK at the map of Kentucky, there’s that skinny point that is westernmost Kentucky—that’s where you find JenJoe Farms. As the crow flies, david Allison says he’s only 10 miles from Missouri. david Allison was a commercial cattle producer before he entered the world of seedstock cattle production. he bought a set of Gelbvieh x Angus cows out of Tennessee and really liked the performance and look of those females. When he decided to pursue the seedstock business, david made a trip to visit bobby Myrick at J-bob Farms to learn more about Gelbvieh and balancer cattle. it must have been a good discussion because david bought nine bred heifers from J-bob Farms to start his seedstock cowherd. he later bought 11 more in J-bob Farms’ dispersal sale in the fall of 2005. With an off-farm job, david calves all of the cows in the spring of the year. he has 75 acres at the house to use for calving in the spring and weaning in the fall. he leases additional acreage to run on during the summer and winter. Currently he runs about 40 cows and is working towards 60 cows. Once he retires, the goal is closer to 80 cows. “We want to raise tremendous awesome females and build on strong cow families,” says david. “if i was to put my goal in a single

sentence, that’s what it is.” he is sowing a couple of pastures to annual ryegrass and turnips as a way to increase nutrition level for his cowherd. “i’m always looking for improved forage options that will allow me to graze more and feed less,” says david. he A.i. breeds everything and uses JbOb Carolina 5707r eT, a Connealy lead On son out of the JbOb 2308J eT cow, as the clean-up bull. david says that 70 percent of the cowherd is homozygous black and 65 percent are homozygous polled. he is using sires like eGl Tenderloin, CTr highlight 066K, FhG vvFG Flying h exclusive, JbOb Carolina Master and rTrM headline in his A.i. program. he is working on improving the carcass value and marbling in his herd. At weaning each fall he not only weighs each calf, but also every cow is weighed. he feels that’s one of the ways to see which cows are really productive. david culls hard on his bulls and females. he only keeps the top 30 percent of the bull calves as bulls. The rest are castrated and sold through a preconditioned weaned calf sale in the fall. “i cull hard because i don’t want to sell any bad bulls,” admits david. Report submitted by Lori Maude

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JGP GelbviehJosh & Hannah PhillipsLathrop, Mo.

JOsh PhilliPs hAs been involved in the Gelbvieh breed since the early 1990s when he joined the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA). he worked is way up to serve as AGJA President and now is an active adult Gelbvieh member. he runs his mix of Gelbvieh and balancer cows on about 130 acres north of the Kansas City area. “basically the cows get the only ground not suitable to plant in corn or soybeans at this point,” says Phillips. Josh is the assistant manager at the feed mill in lathrop, as well as helping his dad, Mike shrewsbury, on the family farm. Mike farms with his cousin.

JenJoe FarmsDavid & Kay AllisonClinton, Ky.

The JenJoe Farms herdsire is JBOB Carolina 5707R ET, a Connealy Lead On son out of JBOB 2308J ET.

This is a representative group of the bred cows in the JenJoe Farms herd. Black, polled females like this are the foundation.

The Shania donor female keeps her body condition really well year round on the fescue/clover pastures. She is currently raising a natural calf before being flushed again.

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ArThUr slAUGhTer hAs been involved in the Gelbvieh breed since 1983 and his son, david, joined as a member in 1990. Over the years, through extensive A.i. and embryo transfer they have expanded their herd and improved the genetics. in 2007, they took in the Gelbvieh bar none ranch cowherd from north Carolina. Upon the death of his herdsman, Jimmy Christopher, don estes needed to find someone to help him with his cowherd. he and david struck up a deal and the core of the Gelbvieh bar none ranch cowherd moved to the slaughters’ operation in western Kentucky. The pastures are cross-fenced extensively to allow rotational grazing and better management of the forage base. The slaughters are continually improving their handling facilities to make it easier for one or two people to work all of the cattle. They market bulls private treaty, as well as through two bull sales that david manages each spring in Mt. sterling and at Murray state University. Top end females are also marketed in the spring and fall through the bluegrass invitational sales in Mt. sterling. The goal for this cowherd is a deep-bodied female, on a moderate frame with excellent feet and legs and a trouble-free udder. With each generation, david feels they are correcting udder problems and the package continues to improve using new genetics on some foundation females. Report submitted by Lori Maude

Proof the longevity of cow families in the S&S cowherd. This 7-year-old HHF Polled Summit daughter is out of youthful looking 10-year-old JEB Polled Gizmo female that’s still productive in the cowherd.

Currently, the cowherd calves both spring and fall, but Josh is moving to all spring calving. “With fall harvest, i just don’t have enough time to check cows in a timely manner, so it will be better for my cowherd management to move to all spring calving,” says Phillips. Josh A.i. breeds everything one time and then turns in the clean-up bull. The current herdsire is a balancer bull from Taubenheim Gelbvieh in nebraska. he is an sAv 8180 Traveler 004 son out of a TAU dr. Pepper dam. rotational grazing is important to run more cows on less acres; Josh continues to develop more ideas on using the pasture available in a better way.

because more area farmers are planting more land to crops, Josh says there are less cows in his area. he admits that makes selling bulls more challenging, so he castrates a large percentage of the bull calves. “i have a stronger female market, but the last couple of years i have had a lot of bull calves. i hope that changes with the future calf crops,” smiles Josh. Josh has an extensive embryo transfer program. A couple of key donor females are building a strong core for JGP Gelbvieh. TJb Mitzi 931J eT and lWGr Pld shania 79d 771G eT both grace the JGP Gelbvieh pastures. Report submitted by Lori Maude

This Cherokee Canyon daughter from the Beartooth program in Montana is Josh’s ideal cow in his herd. She is nursing a 7/8 JBOB “Junior” 3303K ET daughter this year.

S&S Gelbvieh and Gelbvieh Bar None RanchDavid and Arthur SlaughterDon EstesFredonia, Ky.

This three-year-old CTR Highlight 066K daughter shows the rib shape and udder type that is found in the S&S Gelbvieh cowherd.

One of the foundation cows in the Gelbvieh Bar None cowherd is this KLBF Pold First Lane 16A female. As an 11-year-old cow she still has great udder shape and keeps her body condition.

This EGL Fosters daughter out of JDKG Vanna sports a nice JBOB Carolina Hero bull calf at side.

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2008-2009 AGJA Board of Directors

Kyle Kendrick, President (2010)H: 6590 County Rd. 249, Palmyra, MO 63461

P: 573-735-4243 • C: 573-822-2952Email: [email protected]

Sydney Wilkinson, Vice President (2009)H: 23115 CR 111.3, Model, CO 81059

S: PO Box 8132, College Station, TX 77843P: 719-680-7910

Email: [email protected]

Andrew Lindgren, V.P. of Leadership Development (2009)

H: 1565 US Hwy. 136, Atlanta, IL 67123P: 309-392-2054 • C: 309-825-0089


Nikki Hojer, Secretary (2009)H: 43968 208th St., Lake Preston, SD 57249

S: 212 Hansen Hall, Brookings, SD 57007P: 605-860-8723


Tara Krajewski, Treasurer (2009)H: 75485 Rd. 316, Venango, NE 69168

P: 308-352-8299Email: [email protected]

Carrie Tilghman (2009)H: 690 Lick Branch Rd., Glasgow, KY 42141


Keaton Kendrick, (2010)H: 6590 County Rd. 249, Palmyra, MO 63461


Katie Sullivan (2010)H: 34850 Magnolia Farm Rd.,

Robertsdale, AL 36567P: 251-931-3068


Justin Taubeneheim (2010)H: 19035 Grand Island Rd., Amherst, NE 68812


Zach Butler, Ex-OfficioH: 1065 Greenvale Rd., Milton, TN 37118


Adult Advisors:Mike & Toni Shrewsbury

1980 SE Wilson Rd., Lathrop, MO 64465-9723816-528-3644


Al & Mary Knapp18291 158th St., Bonner Springs, KS 66012

913-724-4105Email: [email protected]

Dana Stewart, Staff Advisor10900 Dover St., Westminster, CO 80021

O: 303-465-2333 • C: 501-278-9132Email: [email protected]

rAisinG CATTle is not all fun and games. We all have had moments when we wonder why we do it. it might be after a hard winter, paying off a feed bill or after placing in the bottom of a class. but for some reason . . .we keep raising cattle. is it just for the shiny ribbons and the feel of victory and accomplishment after all your hard work has paid off and you have won, or is there more to it than that? After the ribbons and plaques get old and your prize-winning heifer turns into just another cow in the pasture, your champion steer goes to market and you stud bull is turned out to breed—what is left? in my opinion the life lessons/skills and the close friendships we develop on the way outweigh the glamour and excitement you get from the show ring. These are the reasons we raise cattle. When my responsibilities with our cowherd were just starting, there would be many times when i wouldn’t want to help. it could be anything from unloading feed in single digit degree weather or digging up thistles along the fence during the hot summers. When i would voice my complaint, my dad would just chuckle and tell me, “it builds character”. i would end up giving into the inevitable that i was going to have to do it anyway even though i didn’t understand how any of this was going to help me in the long run. As i have gotten older and matured somewhat, i have started to grab a better understanding to what those three words mean. i have a better understanding of what hard work actually means compared to

many of my close friends. i understand that patience and persistence eventually do pay off. however, it might not always be in the show ring. i have improved my public speaking and communication because of forced conversations with local farmers, cattle breeders, and even the competitions at our national. i doubt you can remember how you placed at every show in your life, but you can remember the friends and memories you have made along the way. i can remember the mud pies i threw and sliding down the enormous slip and slide in Perry, Ga. The people that i met there that year at my first Junior national are still my friends eight years later. These memories are more valuable than placing second in class with my heifer that year. This year at the illinois state Fair Open barrow show, the judge started rambling about the memories and the friendships he’s made over the years and forcing the kids in the show ring to introduce themselves to the person penned next to them. i started to understand the higher importance of show ring livestock. even as feed prices soar, we will continue to show cattle because the moral lessons and friendships we develop are worth it. next time you finish showing and get handed that colored piece of fabric, understand the deeper meaning behind it. it’s more than just a ribbon. Andy Lindgren is American Gelbvieh Junior Association Vice President of Leadership Development. He can be reached at [email protected].

Attention:Make sure to watch for the revised

National Convention schedule.We are changing things around. A new schedule

will be in the November Gelbvieh World.*Haglund Heifer Tickets will be sold Saturday night during the Bull Futurity,

instead of at the National Sale!

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Missouri State Fair 4-H Gelbvieh ShowAugust 7, 2008Sedalia, Mo.Judge: Harold Betz, Mayview, Mo.

Reserve Gelbvieh HeiferMYFM Millie 12U

Brynn Myers, Oak RidgeSire: JKGF Chance 81S

Reserve Balancer FemaleJEMG Lady Granite T206 ET

Colton Spencer, AuroraSire: OCC Emblazon 854E

Champion Gelbvieh HeiferHFGC Vickie Vail 173U13Courtney Spencer, Aurora

Sire: HFGC HF Roscoe 34P59

Reserve Bull CalfKMW Jack Daniels U71

Kirstin Winchester, JasperSire: SEPT MurphysIrishWhiskeyS1ET

Showmanship 13 years & underChampion

Kyle Vehige, Bonnots Mill

Champion Cow-Calf PairHFGC Mary Stewart S71Kirstin Winchester, Jasper


Champion Bull Calf KDV True Grit 502U

Kyle Vehige, Bonnots MillSire: TGV T Bar S Free Style 15L

Champion Balancer FemaleTGV Cruel Girl 21S1

Justin Vehige, Bonnots MillSire: TGV T Bar S Free Style 15L

Showmanship 14 years & olderChampion

Kirstin Winchester, Jasper

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Missouri State Fair FFA Gelbvieh ShowAugust 7, 2008Sedalia, Mo.

Champion Cow-CalfHFGC Miss Katie 93S76Emily Swindler, BraymerSire: BTI Extra 2106K ET

Reserve Gelbvieh HeiferBCFG Butlers Lisa 533T ET

Kale Kendrick, PalmyraSire: BCFG Butlers Ole Hickory 359R

Reserve Cow-CalfKKKC Fancy’s Jewel 313SJeremy Griesbaum, Taylor

Sire: KCF Bennett Landmark J377

Champion Gelbvieh HeiferJEMG Black Velvet 512SKali Myers, Oak Ridge

Sire: KCF Bennett K503 ET

Champion Gelbvieh BullELS Red Extreme 801UEmily Swindler, Braymer

Sire: DCSF Post Rock Top Brass 145H2

Reserve Balancer HeiferSDCS Miss Dana Baby T767

Sarah Hixson, GowerSire: JBOB J-Bob 4665M ET

Reserve Gelbvieh BullJRI Remedy 253T70

Bailey Marriott, StoverSire: JRI Top Secret 253M75 ET

Champion Balancer HeiferBCFG Butlers Definer 730T

Kale Kendrick, PalmyraSire: JBOB Carolina 5587P

Champion FFA ShowmanshipKale Kendrick, Palmyra


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Illinois State Fair August 7, 2008 • Springfield, Ill.Judge: Dr. John Rayfield, Raleigh, N.C.

Reserve Champion Land of Lincoln Gelbvieh Heifer

ALFG Sugar Creek KyraAndy Lindgren, AtlantaSire: JRI Fully Exposed

Reserve Gelbvieh HeiferZJC Sweet Thing

Andy Lindgren, AtlantaSire: JBOB Carolina Fortune

Champion Gelbvieh Heifer & Champion Land of Lincoln

ALFG Sugar Creek TiffanyAndy Lindgren, Atlanta

Sire: JRI Extra Exposure 285L71 ET

American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) members that will graduate from high school in the spring of 2009 or are currently college students that will not be more than 21 on January 1, 2009 are eligible for two special scholarships.

The Jimmy Christopher Memorial Scholarship application is due in the AGA office no later than November 1, 2008. Up to two scholarships may be presented to AGJA members. Applicants must reside east of the Mississippi River, in addition to meet-ing the age and membership requirements. Jimmy Christopher was the longtime herdsman at Gelbvieh Bar None Ranch in North Carolina. His greatest joy was getting a young person started in the Gelbvieh business. An AGJA member can only win the Jimmy Christopher Memorial Scholarship once. The Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity Scholarship is due in the AGA office on December 1, 2008. A $1,000 scholarship will be presented to a deserving AGJA member during the Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity in Denver, Colo. The Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity committee voted to begin this scholarship in 2007. The first scholarship was presented to Nikki Hojer of Lake Preston, S.D., in January 2008. AGJA members can only win the Bull Futurity Scholarship once. Both applications are available on the AGA website at www.gelbvieh.org under the Junior page. An application can also be requested from the AGA office. Contact Dana Stewart at 303-465-2333 or email her at [email protected] with questions or to request an application.

Scholarship Opportunities Available

Last CallFor all Dates in the

2009 AGJA CalendarDates must be reserved by

October 15th!

$40 gets your date and contact info in the calendar.

Call or email Dana Stewart at the AGA Office

Email: [email protected]: 303-465-2333

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Missouri State Fair Gelbvieh & Balancer ShowAugust 8, 2008Sedalia, Mo.Judge: Cary Crow

Grand Champion Cow-Calf PairHFGC Miss Nugget 161R ETHart Farm, Kansas City, Kan.Sire: SLC Freedom 178F ET

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifer/Champion Bred & Owned

JTV Noel 2SJustin Vehige, Bonnots Mill

Sire: TGV T Bar S Free Style 15L

Reserve Champion Cow-Calf PairHFGC Mary Stewart S71Kirstin Winchester, Jasper


Grand Champion Gelbvieh HeiferHFGC Vickie Vail 173U13Courtney Spencer, Aurora


Grand Champion Gelbvieh BullHFGC GIP Arrowhead S82

Hart Farm/Golden Image Partnership, Kansas City, Kan.


Reserve Champion Balancer HeiferJEMG Lady Granite T206 ET

Colton Spencer, AuroraSire: OCC Emblazon 854E

Reserve Champion Bull/Champion Bred & Owned Bull

WAX Woodrow 427TWax Gelbvieh Farm

Sire: DCSF Post Rock Top Brass 145H2

Grand Champion Balancer HeiferHFGC Miss Lena 10T43

Hart Farm, Kansas City, Kan.Sire: Connealy Lead On

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Iowa State Fair Gelbvieh & Balancer ShowAugust 16, 2008Des Moines, IowaJudge: Chad Zehnder, Stanchfield, Minn.

Grand Champion Balancer FemaleGGGE 3G Cowgirl Urena 832UEmily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Sire: Northern Improvement 4480

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Female

GGGE 3G Cowgirl Ursula 837UEmily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Sire: GGGE 3G Space Cowboy 628S

Reserve Champion Balancer Female

CPGG Ms Prairie Tesla 22TPrairie Grove Gelbvieh, Danville

Sire: Mytty In Focus

Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female/Champion Iowa Bred

NORD Lacy T9 ETC&E Gelbvieh, Decorah

Sire: KCF Bennett Ideal G182

Champion Iowa Bred Gelbvieh BullRLKL RL Rich T53

Ricky Linquist, FondaSire: XXB Big N’ Rich 911P ET

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh BullSVVG Justice U803

Sauer’s Valley View Farm, Winona, Minn.Sire: RTRT Solution 137S ET

Reserve Champion Balancer BullESPN 312T

Thad Espensheid, TraerSire: BTI Extra 2106K ET

Grand Champion Gelbvieh BullGGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ETEmily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Sire: SLC Freedom 178F ET

Gelbvieh Herdsman Award3G Ranch, Kendallville, Ind.

Grand Champion Balancer BullGGGE 3G Undertaker 813U

Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.Sire: GGGE 3G Smoke N Mirrors


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Kentucky State Fair GelbviehAugust 23, 2008Louisville, Ky.Judge: Brandon Callis, Manhattan, Kan.

Grand Champion BullGGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ETEmily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.


Reserve Champion FemaleGGGE 3G Cowgirl Ursula 837UEmily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Sire: GGGE 3G Space Cowboy 628S

Reserve Champion Bull/Champion Kentucky Bred Bull

SLWD Mr. Bucky 41TShelly Wade, CynthianaSire: BTI Extra 2106K ET

Grand Champion FemaleGGGE 3G Touch of Silve750T ETEmily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.


Grand Champion BullXXB Ludacris 039S ET

JJ Boehler, OrleansSire: GAR Integrity

Reserve Champion FemaleXXB Hypnotiq 834U

JJ Boehler, Orleans/Cedar Top RanchSire: XXB Ludacris 039S ET

Reserve Champion BullDLW Red Power 583U

DMD Livestock, Beaver CitySire: HXC LCC Gravity B252L

Grand Champion FemaleMCJ Sweet Dreams 708T

DMD Livestock, Beaver City/Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton

Sire: CTR Good Night 4743P

Nebraska State Fair Gelbvieh/Balancer ShowAugust 25, 2008Lincoln, Neb.Judge: Tyler Norvell, Tuttle, Okla.

Champion Kentucky Bred FemaleSLWD Ms Myrtle 28S

Shelly Wade, CynthianaSire: JRI Pld Free Agent 125J3

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WiTh vOlATile Feed costs, it is an increasing challenge for producers to manage their bottom line. selecting the right ingredients has always been essential in providing animals with proper nutrition. now, making the correct ingredient decisions is even more critical for operations to stay as efficient as possible. by making well-informed ingredient decisions, producers are able to keep their animals healthy and garner more dollars down the road. dan schimek, a nutritionist with hubbard Feeds, offers the following guidelines to help producers in making educated decisions when selecting feed ingredients.

8 Guidelines 1. Consult your nutritionist to design a program that fits your

operation. Each herd has unique nutritional requirements and a nutritionist can tailor fit a program to progress towards your operational goals.

2. Look at feeds as nutrients rather than feeds. For example, look at replacing protein sources rather than replacing soybean meal with distillers grains. An alternative diet can be effective as long as the nutrients are meeting the livestock’s requirement.

3. Build your nutrition program around your homegrown feeds. By utilizing these low cost sources, the total feed cost is lowered.

4. Take advantage of byproduct feeds available from ethanol, sugar, brewing, canning industries and other sources. Some of these byproducts include distillers grains, brewers grain and beet pulp.

5. Be sure to consider the location of the plant and feed mill to avoid high transportation costs. This becomes especially important when wet feeds are being considered.

6. Building relationships are key to finding the best value on feed. Some of the best people to know are plant personnel and independent trucking companies who are hired to remove feed from plants and often sell it for a discounted rate.

7. When opportunity allows, go directly to the plant to attain discounts for purchasing larger quantities.

8. During colder months, wet feeds have an extended shelf life in the freezer-like conditions. Smaller operations are able to enhance their use of these feeds during this time.

hubbard Feeds inc., based in Mankato, Minn., is a leader in animal nutrition, dedicated to providing innovative feed products. For additional information about hubbard Feeds, visit www.hubbardfeeds.com.

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Indiana

Iowa

Fullbloods, High Percentage Polled

Gelbvieh • Polled Hereford MerleE.Lewis JamesL.Lewis 812/863-7701 812/863-2970RR1Box1360•SpRingviLLE,in47462

MAPLEHILLFARM

Bill, NaNcy & SydNey

23115 co. Rd. 111.3Model, cO 81059

719/846-7910

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A MeMber of SeedStock PluS

Breeding

Quality

Performance

CattleCrawfish Creek Cattle FarmsP.O. Box 365 • Chickamauga, GA 30707

Steve Tarvin, Owner706/375-4867

[email protected]

1-888/338-2504 • Fax: 706/375-6786Web: www.gelbvieh.net

• Polled Purebreds• Red • Black

Double D Farm9937 Warren Rd.

Winslow, IL 61089(815) 367-4116

Skyler Martin1200 S. Blackhawk Rd.

Oregon, IL 61061(815) 732-7583

The Prosser Family928/477-2458

Summer

928/289-2619 WinterWinslow, AZ

Website: www.bartbar.comEmail: [email protected]

Angus, Gelbvieh, Balancer & Commercial Replacement Females

Mike, Kathy, Troy and Tracy589 Azalea Lane • Flora, IL 62839

[email protected] • www.kitleyfarms.com

cornerBreeder's

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Georgia

Illinois

Colorado

Andy Tinberg Owner

(708) 717-8741Wade Humm

Herd Mgr. (616) 481-2822

Elizabethtown, Illinois

www.bigcreekcattle.comGelbvieh • Angus • Balancers®

Supercharged Seedstock

3 G RanchGelbvieh Cattle For Sale

Carl, Rebecca & Emily GriffithsKendallville, Indiana

260/897-2160 • [email protected] call or visit is Always Welcome

GS Ridge Top RanchGelbvieh-Angus-Balancer Black & Polled Private Treaty SalesBreed-leading Performance from Quality Genetics

Kevin: 402-510-8103 Al: 402-676-5292

Neola, Iowa

TNT FarmsTroy Lohman

16158 Wards Tr., Butler IL 62015(217)532-6384Where good cattle never go out of style!

Mike & Becky Purswell

Elizabeth, Colorado

303-646-0639

dave & dawn bowman55784 Holly rd. • olathe, co 81425

(970) 323-6833 •toll free:1-888-267-8477 PIN #4346www.bowkranch.com

J&D Kerstiens Annual Spring Production SaleMarch 14, 2009, Goreville, IL

J&D Kerstiens, LLC Jerome Kerstiens, owner

1345 Cobblestone Rd., Jasper, IN 47546812•482•2688

JDKG

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Where to

Buy Land of OzTotal Performance Cattle

John C. Oswald & Sons4901 N. Lorraine

Hutchinson, KS 67502620-662-0862 (H) • 620-960-1189 (C)

Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available.Al, Mary&Nick Knapp Cell: (913) 219-6613 18291158thStreet H: (913) 724-4105 BonnerSprings,KS66012 FAX: (913) 724-4107

e-mail: [email protected]

Bar ArrowCattle CompanyStuar t Jar v i s26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, KS 67661e-mail: [email protected] • 785/543-5177

Bar ArrowCattle Company

BuLLs & HeIfersBlack & Purebred Gelbvieh

Specializing in Black Balancer® Bulls Using top Gelbvieh, Angus and Red Angus AI sires

Breeding Gelbvieh for 30 Years!

OSWALD RANCH1426 Truro PavementOsceola, IA 50213

Jim OswaldCell – 641-344-9946Home & Fax – 641-342-6638Ranch – 641-342-3035

Lone oak G e L b v i e h

[email protected](319) 489-2275(319) 480-1564

Eric Ehresman20963 30th St.

Mechanicsville, IA 52306

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Ricky Linquist1135 190th StreetFonda, IA 50540

(712) 288-5349Email: [email protected] & Red Angus

Andy and Danielle LeDoux365 Agenda Ln. • Agenda, Kansas 66930-8969

785 • 732 • 6564

Kansas

Paulsen Cattle Co.

Darrel & Sue PaulsenH: 712-437-2213C: 712-229-0419

[email protected]

Traci Paulsen & Joe D’Souza

H: 563-359-1006C: 563-340-2001

Paulsen Cattle Co.Hand-Picked Top-Shelf Genetics

Red & Black Purebred & Balancer

Gary and Kenny White3140 SE Colorado • Topeka, KS 66605

785.267.1066 or 785.554.4744

gelbvieh

John & Carla Shearer2815 Navajo road • canton, kS 67428

(620) 628-4621 • [email protected] Production Sale 1st Saturday in April

R e g i s t e R e d g e l b v i e h C a t t l e w i th FoRm & FunCt ion

13411 200th Ave. • Milo, IA 50166Rande & Grant • (515) 971-5135


Post Rock cattle co.3041 E. Hwy 284, Barnard, KS 67418

Bill clark 785/792-6244 leland clark 785/792-6208

“Where calving ease, performance & eye-appeal come together”

McCabe Cattle Co.Lacey McCabe563-543-5251

Two Step RanchPat and Jay McCabe

563-543-4177

Annual Bull Sale – 3rd Sat. in February(E-mail): [email protected]

(web): www.mccabecattle.com

Gelbvieh Farley, Iowa Balancers

Bar None RanchDonald & Arlene Estes18 Rue Renoir • Palm Coast, FL 32137Phone: 386-446-5559 Email: [email protected]

David Slaughter, Sale Consultant 270-556-4259

Improving Your Pounds and Profit ... Bar None!

Barry, Beth, Ben Racke Ph: 859-635-3832Brad and Jessica Racke Ph: 859-393-36777416 Tippenhauer Rd.Cold Spring, Kentucky 41076Email: [email protected]

BAR IV LIVESTOCK

GELBVIEH & BALANCER® GENETICS

Kentucky

Purebred Gelbvieh & balancer cattle High Quality Genetics for Every Cattleman.

owners:David ButtsCole Whitaker

Contact David Butts:270-365-3715 (H)270-625-4700 (C)

Princeton, kY • email: [email protected]

Parker Corum606-598-3535Goose Rock, Kentuckywww.littlebullfarm.comMore Milk • More Muscle • More Pounds

Double Bar HGelbvieh • Balancer • Angus

Davis Holder Family9595 Bugtussle Road, Gamaliel, KY 42140

270-457-3010270-670-2499 Cell= H = H

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Ken & Nancy FlikkemaDale & Nancy Flikkema

8289 Huffine LaneBozeman, MT 59718

(406) 586-6207

REGISTERED GELBVIEH

Central Montana Gelbvieh Genetics

Kalina GelbviehDave & Marilyn KalinaPh. (406) 464-2331

174 valentine Rd • Roy, MT 59471e-mail: [email protected]

Quality Animals ... Reasonable Price.

Central Montana Gelbvieh Genetics

Pine Ridge GelbviehPhone: (406) 538-8112

Dave & Cheri StroufLewistown, Mont.

Jared, Caisie Gib, Debbie & Brooke & Jenny (573) 646-3289 (573) 646-34771515 Mint Springs Rd.•Owensville, MO 65066

Quality Seedstock ... a family tradition since 1948.

Red or Black Polled Gelbvieh Bulls and Females for sale at all times.

SUNVIEW ACRESRegistered Gelbvieh

Doug, Carol, Ryan & Adam Distler40591 Highway 87 • Russellville, MO 65074

660.489.2336

GelbviehCattle Marty Langston

295 CR 62 • Oakland, MS 38948(H) 662-623-5194 • (Mobile) 662-457-7363

Triple L. Farms

Fred & Leslie Colver Ph. (406) 538-2153 • Lewistown, MTWe’re Minding our Ps and Qs . . . Profitability and Quality

BrandywineFarm

tom Scarponcini30474 brandywine road

rushford, MN 55971507-864-2063

•

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

MontanacornerBreeder's

SFISchafer Farms, Inc.Gelbvieh Balancer®

37740 240th Ave., Goodhue, MN 55027 Brian Schafer Lowell Schafer 1-888-226-9210 651-923-4587 [email protected] www.schaferfarm.com

Private Treaty Bull Sale — Last Sat. in February Annually

28760NorwayRd. StarkCity,MO64866We Are Making the Best Better with Planned Genetics

Jon&EdnaMillerH:417-632-4925•Cell:417-437-5250

VanWinkle FarmsRegistered Balancer® Bulls & Heifers

David & Carrie VanWinkle (417) 451-4664 (o)(417) 437-7245 (c) 12406 oak rd.Neosho, Mo 64850

Richard VanWinkle (417) 451-4137

Two Year old range readY SimanguS and BalanCer BullS

18-30 mo. age, forage tested on fescue, calving ease, semen tested, guaranteed, large selection of top genetics, utilize hybrid vigor for more dollars, more longevity, more forage genetics to lower your feed costs.

John rotert/Bob Harriman www.rotertharriman.com Montrose, MO 660-693-4844 • 492-2504 (cell)

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dale & Jeannette Mike & renee 308/826-4771 308/826-5185

23685 Sartoria Rd. • Amherst, NE 68812www.taubenheimgelbvieh.com

Annual Sale2nd tuesday in february.

J. J. Boehler70948 L Rd. , Orleans, NE 68966308-473-7342 • 308-999-0207

Mark & Patty Goes

39414SW75thRd.Odell,NE68415(402) 766-3627

Pope Farms GelbviehGelbvieh’s Powerful New Perspective

Jeff and Jeanne Pope26075 Willow Rd., Ravenna, NE 68869

Phone & Fax: (308) [email protected]

www.popefarms.com

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Randy Kleinschmidt402/ 759-4660 (H)402/ 366-1605 (Cell)

Bill Kleinschmidt402/ 759-4654

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gEnEva •nEBRaSka •68361gEnEva •nEBRaSka •68361www.kleinschmidtfarms.com

Mike Hynek1058 Rd 2300 • Guide Rock, Nebraska 68942

402/257-2200www.goldrushgenetics.com

Gelbvieh • Private Treaty Sales • Angus

Nebraska

N. Carolina

JeffSwanson•308/337-223572408IRoad•Oxford,NE68967

Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February

GELBVIEH BALANCER

Walter&LeeTeeter1380 French Belk Rd. • Mt. Ulla, NC 28125

(704) 664-5784

Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.

Gelbvieh Cattle . . . Designed with Quality in Mind

The Warner Family • Monte & Kristie • Dan • Darren & Amy

308/962-548571628 Rd. 425

Beaver City, NE 68926

Mick & Dave AinsworthP.O. Box 154, Jackson

Springs, NC 27281910-652-2233

Cell: 910-639-4804Mick’s email: [email protected]

Dave’s email: [email protected]

D DD Bar D

G E L B V I E HHazelton, North Dakota

(701) 782-6813

Kelly & Michelle Dahl

Add Pounds, Muscle and Growth!

Chimney Butte RanChDoug and Carol Hille

701/445-73833320 51st St., Mandan, ND 58554

[email protected]

Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in March

N. Dakota

Ohio

6700 county rd. 19 S.Minot, Nd 58701

(701) 624-2051 (H) (701) 720-8823 (c)

email: [email protected] Arnold

Oklahoma

Randy, Pam & Family405-649-2410 • Cell 405-742-0774

E-mail: [email protected] • www.gallawaygelbvieh.com15182 N. Midwest Blvd. • Mulhall, OK 73063

ExcEpTionaLBULLS&HEiFERS

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1800 W. 50th St. • Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Steve Schroeder605-334-5809 (O) • 605-363-3247 (H)

RonHughes BradHughes276-637-6493 276-637-6071

121A lavender dr.Max Meadows, VA 24360

Purebred Gelbvieh & Balancers®–all Black, all Polled

John & Liz Loy7611 Dyer Rd. • Luttrell, TN 37779(865) 687-1968 [email protected]

Bulls & Heifers for Sale

Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle

ClinCh Mountain Gelbvieh

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

43968 208th StreetLake Pres ton, SD 57249

605/847-4155605/860-1326

Alan & PamBlake, Nikki, Christian

Email: [email protected]: www.hojergelbviehranch.com

“Performance Genetics for Your Tomorrow”

Hojer GelbvieH rancH

Hojer GelbvieH rancH

Beastrom Gelbvieh RanchreGIStered GelbVIeH cAttlebulls • Heifers • embryos • Semen

Jim, Barb, Brandy & Brittney BeastromPhone: 605-224-5789 • fax: 605-224-5793

20453 cendak rd. • Pierre, Sd 57501www.beastromranch.com

cornerBreeder's

S. Carolina

S. DakotaJim & Pat Dromgoole

4403 Winding River Dr. • Richmond, TX 77469Home (281) 341-5686 • Ranch (979) 561-8144

www.dromgoolesheaven.comShow Cattle Managers: James & Shannon Worrell • (325) 258-4656

Thorstensongelbviehselby, south Dakota

Annual Bull Sale 1st Saturday in MarchVaughn & Wendy

605-649-6262Ken & Jo

605-649-7304www.Balancerbulls.com

Julie and Carl Maude

Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Genetics from a Trusted Source

[email protected]

Hermosa, SDJulie and Carl Maude

605.255.4944 (H) • 605.381.2803 (C)

ADKINS GELBVIEHGelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics

Blacks & RedsA select group of heifers available each fallBulls available year around(605) 354-2428 Cell(605) 546-2058 [email protected]

Gerald Adkins402 4th Ave., Iroquois, SD 57353

MThomas Mears 615-849-6199 (C)McMinnville, TN 615-563-5066 (H)

Circle M FarmsTaking Black & Polled to a New Level

QUALITY POLLED GELBVIEHRed House, VA 23963

Office (434) 376-3567 Fax (434) 376-7008James D. Bennett 434/376-7299Paul S. Bennett 434/376-5675Jim G. Bennett 434/376-5760Brian R. Bennett 434/376-5309

High Quality, Black and PolledPiedmont, South Dakota

605-787-4595http://www.elkcreekgelbvieh.com

34261 200th Street, Highmore, SD 57345

Steven A. Munger 605/229-2802 (office)605/226-1537 (home)

605/229-2835 (fax)

Chad Forman 605/943-5517

www.eaglepassranch.com

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Hickory Hill Farm“Quality Gelbvieh Genetics”

Dr.&Mrs.TMarshallHahn TraceyRedifer Owners Manager2246 lusters Gate road • blacksburg, VA 24060

(540) 961-3766 • [email protected]

Dr. Daryl Wilson Joe & Gwen Wilson Tyler Wilson (276) 628-4163 (276) 676-2242 Registered (276) 614-0117 (C) Gelbvieh Cattle17462 Fenton Dr., Abingdon, VA 24210 • [email protected]

FQUALITYGELBVIEH

CATTLE

LITTLE WINDY HILLFarms

Doug & Sue Hughes6916 Peppers Ferry RoadMax Meadows, VA 24360

H 276/637-3916C 276/620-4271

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W. Virginia

Wyoming

Gary and Pam Wattis5600 S. Poplar Street • casper, WY 82601

[email protected]

Building the next generation of elite genetics

Wattis Ranch, LLc

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A GRoundbReAKinG study at Colorado state university may lead to early identification of animals with less susceptibility to feedlot diseases, especially bovine respiratory disease (bRd). “This landmark research is providing us with greater insight into the genetic markers responsible for improved feedlot health, a promising significant breakthrough for the beef industry,” says nigel evans, Ph.d., Vice President of Pfizer Animal Genetics.The study is the first of its kind and is sponsored by Pfizer Animal Genetics and the national beef Cattle evaluation Consortium (nbCeC). “Pfizer believes in the opportunity to marry genetics and disease susceptibility to initiate significant improvements in animal health,” says dr. evans. “This study reinforces the importance of research that will lead to economically relevant management solutions for beef producers.” The study design and funding originated from the nbCeC, a group of universities focused on furthering genetic evaluations of beef cattle. The organization had recently completed a pilot study at iowa state university that showed encouraging results for genetic control of pinkeye, says nbCeC director dr. John Pollak. As a next step the group decided to focus on the most prevalent disease in feedlot cattle: bRd. “As an organization, one of our goals has been to identify genetic traits related to animal health, which is difficult on a large-scale industry level,” says dr. Pollak. “Focusing on animal health, we identified bRd as one of the obvious diseases on which to focus our efforts. We hope the study results will lead to panels of markers indicative of animals less susceptible to bRd.” dr. Pollak identified multiple specialists to serve as members of the research team with dr. Mark enns of Colorado state university as the lead researcher. The ongoing research combines multiple past study designs to create a unique methodology focused on genetics under commercial feedlot conditions.“our goal with this study is to maximize

producer profitability through healthier animals, improved animal welfare and the use of effective genetic management tools,” says dr. enns. “by identifying key genetic markers, the industry can better develop tools for producers to decrease morbidity and mortality, resulting in more profits for beef producers throughout the industry.” The study, which began in 2007 and ends next year, involves more than 3,000 steers. All animals originate from one large commercial beef operation and are being fed at a Colorado commercial feedlot. All animals have been genotyped and performance and health traits will be monitored throughout the research while overall health and carcass quality will be charted after harvest. The first-year data already is being used to discover and identify possible genetic marker panels that are indicative of animals less susceptible to common feedlot diseases. Currently in its second year, researchers are beginning to validate research results. Pfizer Animal Health Veterinary Medicine Research and development (VMRd) is also utilizing the data from the study. Pfizer is looking at the synergies between animal health and genetics to develop therapies that will improve the health of the animal, says director of Livestock Pharmaceuticals Jeffrey Watts, Ph.d., Pfizer Animal Health. “Pfizer believes the Colorado state university research will help us in developing new products which can be tailored for certain management protocols that fit the needs of the animal subpopulations in the feedlot,” says dr. Watts. “For example, in the future it may be possible to design pharmaceuticals to fit animals based on their genetic predispositions for carcass quality, tenderness and susceptibility to common feedlot diseases.” Pfizer Animal Genetics is a business unit of Pfizer Animal Health, a world leader in discovering and developing innovative animal vaccines and prescription medicines. Pfizer inc. is the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company.

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Champion Junior Division

AGJA Membership is ImportantBy Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.10 years old

Being a memBer of the agJa has been exciting for me. as a member of the junior association, i have traveled to different states to take part in the Junior Classic. i have had the opportunity to meet new people and make friends from other states. Young exhibitors like myself are the future of the gelbvieh breed. as an active junior member, you make friends which you keep as you grow up and have the advantage of knowing people in the breed when you are older, while other people get into the breed as adults and have to develop these relationships along with a market for their cattle. in making these friends, you learn about each others ideas about evaluating cattle on their pedigree, ePD’s, and looks. You develop a trust in that friend’s opinion about cattle and may one day buy or sell an animal based on these early friendships. as a young gelbvieh producer, i am gaining some sort of knowledge about raising cattle that i can use when i grow up and have a big farm. Through competitions like sales talk, quiz bowl, creative writing, and impromptu speaking, i can learn about the gelbvieh breed and the beef industry. By bringing animals to show people can see the type and kind of cattle that i am producing. The type of cattle can change over the years like when cattle went from a majority of red-hided cattle to a more even split with black-hided cattle or from the frame 7’s to the moderate 5 and 6 frames. Being involved in the agJa, i can see and evaluate the animals being produced to make a more educated change in my cattle to fit into the breed and beef industry’s constantly changing direction. Being a member of the agJa, i realize that knowing people makes going to show worthwhile, even if you don’t win anything.

Reserve Junior Division

How is your membership in AGJA important to your future in Gelbvieh?By Braxton Oldenburg, Mulhall, Okla.8 years old

Being a memBer of the agJa is important because it is fun to show cattle and i can’t wait to go show in north Carolina. To get ready to go, i have been combing, brushing, rinsing, and leading my heifers abby and amy. it will also be fun because my family is going, even my grandma and grandpa with the cows. They helped me learn how to blow, rinse, comb, and also brush their hair. and my grandpa helped me learn how to tie. i learned a lot of gelbvieh stuff from them. Someday i want to go to the meetings with my grandpa. They talk about a lot of important stuff at the meetings. i think i would learn a lot of cattle stuff if i went too. in north Carolina i am going to learn how to do an ad. an ad is when people want to sell their cattle. They put an ad in the newspaper or a magazine like the gelbvieh World. it tells about their cattle that they are selling. it also tells their name and phone number so people can call them and buy their cattle. i will get to practice making an ad so i can sell something later. i don’t know about gluing my heifer but i want to learn. i want to be able to do it all by myself. in the contest, i get to be on a team and make new friends. We will work together to glue my heifer and make her look good. Later i will know how to do it all by myself. my Dad will teach me this too. He’s really good at it! When we go to shows i am always working. We have to feed cattle hay, take them to get a drink, and take them for a walk. Sometimes i make new friends. i think i will make new friends in north Carolina. i can’t wait to go! i like having gelbvieh cows because i love to work cattle. it is so fun! i like to get up in the morning and rinse my heifers. They love to be rinsed because the water feels good to them. i like gelbvieh cows because the mommas are good at taking care of their calves. i will have gelbvieh cows forever. Being in the agJa will help me learn more and more about gelbvieh so i can raise better cows and calves. i am so glad the agJa is having the show in north Carolina so i can show my heifers there. We have to go through 4 states just to get there. my mom says it is a really long drive, but i don’t mind!

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Creative Writing Finalists Share Their Essays ThefollowingessayswerefourofthewinningentriesintheCreativeWritingContestduringthe2008AmericanGelbviehJuniorAssociation(AGJA)BlueRidgeClassic.AGJAmembersaregivenatopicforeachagedivision:Junior,ages8to11years;Intermediate,ages12to15;andSenior,ages16to21.AllagesareasofJanuary1,2008.Theessayswerejudgedonoverallmessage,grammar,spelling,punctuationandoveralleffect.TheSeniorDivisionessayswillappearinfutureissuesofGelbviehWorld.Theessaysappearintheiroriginal,uneditedforms.

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CaTTLemen arounD THe world take the welfare of an animal very seriously. There are already guidelines in place to make sure cattle are taken care of humanely. ranchers have to make sure their livestock have the necessesary amount of food and water. They have to provide shelter from storms and heat. also, there are guidelines that provide for the animal’s health through vaccination procedures. if the cattlemen do follow this plan, the public will not have to be concerned about disease and mistreatment of the livestock under the producer’s care. When the cattlemen encounter a non-ambulatory or “downer” cow, they have to evaluate the animal and make a decision about the most humane manner to tend to this animal. They can euthanize them or continue to care for them by providing feed, water, and treatments which can reduce the animal’s discomfort until she might be able to regain her feet. Calving difficulties, bulling, aggressive breeding, and accidents are situations where downer cattle can occur. There are guidelines in place to euthanize cattle, lifts or hip jacks available for helping the downer cattle regain feeling and use of their legs, and sleds available for moving non-ambulatory animals. By evaluating downer individuals and determining the most humane solution for their problem,

cattlemen can increase public acceptance of unfortunate situations. along with the care of animals to keep them healthy and the handling of downer animals, there are guidelines written which address working facilities, transportation, and training of personnel working with cattle. Cattle should be stress-free while being transported with consideration given to the space available for the number and size of the cows being moved. There should be a good design in the loading chutes and holding facilities. These facilities should be inspected frequently to ensure that cattle can not be not hurt while be held or loaded. The people working with the livestock should know the flow of traffic within the facility and be aware that animals have “flight zones” and work the animals such that they will not be excited or aggressive during the loading process. Suggested designs for the loading chutes include a ramp angle of 25 degrees or less and non-slip footing to improve cattle movement into trailers and decease the chance for injury. Following these guidelines combined with “good housekeeping” will help improve the public’s perception of cattle production. Cattle should be housed in space adequate so that they are not crowded where competition and establishing hierarchy will endanger timid animals. manure should be removed on a regular basis to help decrease health problems association with unsanitary conditions. So we as cattleman have and obligation and duty to take welfare of our animals seriously and take the right steps to promote the idea of welfare of the animals to fallow cattleman and the public. We do this as to help keep the beef industry’s image clean and help the public views change after seeing images such as the ones released to the media back late last winter from the Hallmark/Westland meat Packing Company in California were the downer cattle were being pushed around with forklifts. We also have the duty to follow these steps to help better our programs as seedstock and commercial producers because if we follow the steps give by the nCBa then we can add money in our pockets by raising animals who live up to there genetic potential. This is how we as cattleman should use animal welfare to help better the industry.

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How does the welfare of cattle affect the public image?By Carson Hall, Cleveland, N.C.14 years old

image iS everYTHing, or is it perception is everything? in this case both are one in the same. The beef industry is driven by the almighty dollar, as is just about everything else. The beef producer is supplying a product that is for sale, and therefore, must be market acceptable. This particular market is comprised of people that consume beef. Those consumers make emotional decisions about the meat they eat more often than a fact-based decision. Therefore the image of beef production is paramount to beef producers. The emotional part is what consumers see and hear in the media and the internet, but it may not be fact based. if the beef producers want a livelihood for the future they must always hit the target of their consumer in both product and image. There are several well

funded and passionate groups that want to see animal production end and they consistently use animal welfare as an emotional lure in politics and in the media against animal agriculture. example: the recent massive beef recall and video footage of the packing plant in California. Poor animal care at that one location was captured on video and hurt the image of all beef production. Those videos and that plant will forever be referenced by media, activists and consumers. Beef producers saw a need to show a united front to its consumers that american beef producers practice safe husbandry methods and provide a wholesome product. Therefore, the national Beef Quality assurance guidelines and the national manual for all cattle producers was developed about ten years ago. These guidelines outline areas of cattle management and record keeping. The guidelines are continuously revised to include new innovations and techniques. Beef producers care about their cattle and their public image, so they took it a bit farther with the development of The Code of

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Image is EverythingBy Ashley Skeels, Boerne, Texas15 years old


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August 2-3, 2008Southeastern MinnesotaHosts: Brandywine Farm & Sauer’s Valley View FarmAGA Staff Member: Wayne Vanderwert

THe minneSoTa geLBvieH association held a gelbvieh Weekend in the beautiful rolling countryside of southeast minnesota. Brandywine Farm near rushford and Saurer’s valley view Farms of Winona, minn., were the hosts. in addition to farm and cattle tours at both Brandywine and Saurer’s valley view, a program focused on creating more value for gelbvieh cattle was presented. among the speakers was John Burbank, Ceo of Seedstock Plus who discussed “Bull Buyers Perception of value” an analysis of Seedstock Plus bull sale results and the dollar value of traits. Dr. Jim gibb of igenity provided an update on the Dna tests available and Wayne vanderwert of the american gelbvieh association discussed the Breed Direction efforts initiated at the 2008 aga Convention.

Dr. Jim Gibb discussed add-ing value to cattle by DNA testing. Jim is a former AGA Executive Director and is now with Igenity.

Former AGA Executive Director Don Schiefelbein visits with Seedstock Plus CEO John Burbank.

Brandywine Farm owner Tom Scarponcini discusses his new feeding and handling facilities with the crowd.

Jason Saurer (center) discusses the donor females on display at Saurer’s Valley View Gelbvieh.

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Cattle Care, developed by the Beef Quality assurance advisory Board on 1996 The Code of Cattle Care lists general recommendations for care and handling of cattle. They are verbatim below: • Provide necessary food, water and care to protect the health and well-being of animals.

• Provide disease prevention practices to protect herd health, including access to veterinary care.

• Provide facilities that allow safe, humane, and efficient movement and/or restraint of cattle.

• use appropriate methods to humanly euthanize terminally sick or injured livestock and dispose of them properly.

• Provide personnel with training/experience to properly handle and care for cattle.

• make timely observations of cattle to ensure basic needs are being met. • minimize stress when transporting cattle. • Keep updated on advancements and changes in the industry

to make decisions based upon sound production practices and consideration for animal well-being.

• Persons who willfully mistreat animals will not be tolerated. BQa does more than just help a beef producer capture more

value from their cattle: BQa also reflects a positive public image and instills consumer confidence in the beef industry. When producers implement the best management practices of a BQa program, they pledge that their steers, heifers, cows, and bulls are the healthiest they can be. increased public attention on animal welfare and cruelty is at an all time high. referenced from the www.fromplatetopasture.com , BQa is valuable to all beef producers because it:• Demonstrates commitment to food safety and quality. • Safeguards the public image of the dairy industry. • upholds consumer confidence in valuable beef products. • Protects the beef industry from additional and burdensome

government regulation. • improves sale value of marketed beef cattle. • enhances herd profitability through better management. as evidenced by actions listed above, beef producers realize the importance of safe, ethical and humane treatment of animals, primarily because well cared for cattle will be more valuable. However, even more importantly by some measures, it allows cattle producers the opportunity to put forth a positive wholesome image to its consumers, and that is something cattle producers get emotional about!!!

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October 2008oct. 4 Jumping Cow gelbvieh Female Sale, ramah, Cooct. 10 State Fair of Texas open gelbvieh Show, Dallas, TXoct. 11 ozark Pride annual Production Sale, Stella, mooct. 11 West virginia gelbvieh association Field Day, Host: Springdale Farms, ravenswood, Wvoct. 12 Judd ranch 18th annual Cow Power Sale, Pomona, KSoct. 14 Partner Select Bull Sale, Happy, TXoct. 14-16 Sunbelt agricultural expo, moultrie, gaoct. 15 niLe gelbvieh & Balancer Pen Shows, Billings, mToct. 16 niLe gelbvieh & Balancer open Shows, Billings, mToct. 17 montana gelbvieh association Select Female Sale, Billings, mToct. 16 South Carolina State Fair open gelbvieh Show, Columbus, SCoct. 18 South Carolina State Fair Junior gelbvieh Show, Columbus, SCoct. 18 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull & Female Sale, Carthage, mooct. 18 Kentucky gelbvieh association Field Day, Host: Bee Lick gelbvieh Farm, Crab orchard, KYoct. 21 north Carolina State Fair open gelbvieh Show, raleigh, nCoct. 21 Breeder’s Choice gelbvieh Bull Futurity membership Teleauction, Call Jerry @ 605-987-2114oct. 22-25 national FFa Convention, indianapolis, inoct. 24 Kentucky gelbvieh association Banquet & meeting, mt. Sterling, KYoct. 25 Piedmont valley gelbvieh Cowherd Dispersal, Piedmont, SDoct. 25 Flying H genetics “grown on grass” Herdbull Sale, Kingsville, mooct. 25 Fall Bluegrass invitational Sale, mt. Sterling, KY

oct. 29 american royal gelbvieh & Balancer Shows, Kansas City, mooct. 29-30 Stockmanship & Stewardship Symposium (www.krirm.tamuk.edu), Kingsville, TXoct. 30-31 HoLT CaT Symposium (www.krirm.tamuk.edu), Kingsville, TX

November 2008nov. 1 goldrush genetics Complete Dispersal Sale, guide rock, nenov. 1 rasmussen gelbvieh Complete Dispersal Sale (in conjunction with goldrush), guide rock, nenov. 1 maternal edge Commercial Female Sale, Cross Plains, Tnnov. 1 Yon Family Farms Bull & Female Sale, ridge Spring, SCnov. 6-7 BeeF Quality Summit, www.beefconference.com, Colorado Springs, Conov. 8 Heart of america gelbvieh association Female Sale, Springfield, monov. 8 Colorado gelbvieh association annual meeting, Host: ridingers, Deer Trail, Conov. 12 mettler gelbvieh Fall Calving Cowherd Dispersal, Canton, SDnov. 15 C-Cross Farms J-Bob Legacy Sale, Biscoe, nCnov. 16 naiLe Junior gelbvieh Heifer Show, Louisville, KYnov. 20 naiLe open gelbvieh & Balancer Shows, Louisville, KYnov. 29 Kansas gelbvieh association Pick of the Herds Sale, Salina, KS

December 2008Dec. 1 eagle Pass ranch annual Female Sale, Highmore, SDDec. 4 Seedstock Plus influence Feeder Calf Sale, monte vista, CoDec. 6 maternal Building Blocks ii Sale, Brush, CoDec. 6 Seedstock Plus influence Commercial Female Sale, monte vista, Co

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3g ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 33, 50adkins gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54american Balancer Bull Classic . . . . . . . . . .62B&W Farms LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Bar arrow Cattle Company. . . . . . . . . .17, 51Bar iv Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Bar T Bar ranch inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Beastrom gelbvieh ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Big Creek Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Birdwell, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Blackhawk Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . .20Bluegrass invitational Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Boehler gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Bovigen/Pfizer animal genetics . . . . . . . . .26Bow K ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Brandon, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Brandywine Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Breeder’s Choice gelbvieh Bull Futurity . . . .9Cattlemen’s Connection . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 56C-Cross Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . .39, 53Cedar Top ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Chimney Butte ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Circle m Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Circle S ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51CJ&L Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 54CJSD gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Clinch mountain gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Colver gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Country Boy Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Cranview gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Crawfish Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Cunningham, ronn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56D Bar D gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Danell Diamond Six ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . .52DDm gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50DmD Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Double Bar H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Dromgoole’s Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54eagle Pass ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 54elk Creek gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Flying H genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63gallaway gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53gelbvieh Bar none ranch. . . . . . . . . . . .7, 51gelbvieh Bull Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56gelbvieh guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56goettlich gelbvieh ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52goldrush genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 53green Hills gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53gS ridge Top ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50H&H Farms gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Hart Farm gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Hartland Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Heart of america Female Sale . . . . . . . . . . .11Hickory Hill Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 55

Hill Top Haven Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Hojer gelbvieh ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54igenity/merial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5J Bar m gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52J&D Kerstiens LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50J&K Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Johnson Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Judd ranch inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Jumping Cow gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Kalina gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Kitley gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Kleinschmidt Farms gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . .53Knoll Crest Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54KS/ne Pick of the Herds Sale . . . . . . . . . . .31Lambert, Doak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Lazy S gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Leonhardt Cattle Company. . . . . . . . . . . . .54Linquist Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Little Bull Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Little Windy Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Locust Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Lone oak gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Longleaf Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53m&P gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53maple Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50markes Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53martin Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50mettler Sale management . . . . . . . . .9, 35, 56middle Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 52miller, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56mmS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 25, 39, 56montana gelbvieh association Sale. . . . . . .37national CuP Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56nowack Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52nS ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54oswald & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51oswald ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Paulsen Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Piedmont valley gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Pine ridge gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Poker City ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Pope Farms gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Post rock Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Professional Beef genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Purple Haven enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37raasch Brothers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51rasmussen gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 29ritchey manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21rocky Top gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52rogers valley Farm gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . .52rotert/Harriman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52S&S gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7San Juan ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Schafer Farms, inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Schroeder ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Seedstock Plus LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Seuferer Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51South Texas gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Sunview acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Swanson Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Taubenheim gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53The 88 ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Thorstenson gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54TnT Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Treble W ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Triple K gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Triple L Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Two Step ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51vanWinkle Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Wattis ranch LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55White Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Wilkinson gelbvieh ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Williams, mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Y2K gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Yazoo valley gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

ThefollowingindividualsjoinedtheAmericanGelbviehAssociationortheAmericanGelbviehJuniorAssociationduringthemonthofAugust.Juniormembersaredenotedwithanasterisk(*).

North Carolina

Shannondale Farm, Marshville

South Carolina

Yon Family Farms, Ridge Spring

*Jared Carnes, Iva

South Dakota

*Trey Struck, Humboldt

Tennessee

Double T Farms, Soddy Daisy

Dry Fork Farms, Spencer

Texas

*Kolby Perry, Conroe

Wisconsin

*Kevin J. Welke, Osseo

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