SimTalk March 2016 by American Simmental Publication, Inc

VOLUME 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NO. 2

Linking SimGenetics to Commercial Cattle

Table Of Contents

IN THIS ISSUE 10 Ranch to Restaurant By Dan Rieder

16 Management of Young Bulls By Dr. Rick Rasby, University of Nebraska

22 Management Tips for Estrous Synchronization and A.I. By Jenny Monnig, Sarah E. Dickinson & Michael F. Smith, University of Missouri

36 Genetic Accounting By Jackie Atkins, Ph.D.

DEPARTMENTS 6 From the Director of Education 56 Industry Update 84 Calendar of Events 88 Rates & Policies 90 Ad Index

About the cover: A curious, goggle-eyed spring calf enjoys the sun on a crisp, clear day. Photo by Alison McGrew, Good Hope, IL.

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414 E 700 Road Overbrook, KS 66524 785-865-6624 jwbrune@embarqmail.com

Erika Kenner (2017) 440 6th Avenue SE Leeds, ND 58346 406-581-1188 erika.kenner@gmail.com

Claye Kaelberer (2018) 4215 County Road 85 New Salem, ND 58563 701.220.3124 kaelbererranch@outlook.com

John G. Irvine (2019) 9089 Highway 13 Manhattan, KS 66502 785-313-7473 johnirvine@sbcglobal.net

Eastern Area: Gordon Hodges (2017) 1025 Pineview Farms Drive Hamptonville, NC 27020 336-469-0489 pvfghodges@yadtel.net

Cliff Orley (2017) 1486 Mt. Wilson Road Lebanon, PA 17042 717-269-0128 corley01@comcast.net

Brian DeFreese (2018) 7643 St Rd 25 S West Point, IN 47992 765-491-7421 bdefrees@purdue.edu

Barry Wesner (2018) 1821 W 700 S Chalmers, IN 47929 219.863-4744 wesnerlivestock@yahoo.com

Western Area: Dale Miller (2017) PO Box 174 Gildford, MT 59525 406-376-3109 7dm0174@ttc-cmc.net

Michael Forman (2018) 2451 Number 81 Road Ellensburg, WA 98926 509.929.0312 trinity@fairpoint.net

Tim Curren (2019) 1000 Cook Road Ion, CA 95640 209-765-1815 circleranch@volcano,net

Clay Lassle (2019) 42 Road 245 Glendive, MT 59330 406-939-1348 Irsbeef@midrivers.com

South Central Area: Dr. Gary W. Updyke (2017) 107030 S. 4250 Road Checotah, OK 74426 918.843.3193 garyupdyke38@gmail.com

Fred Schuetze (2018) P. O. Box 968 Granbury, TX 76048 817.894.0563 bhr@speednet.com

Jon Willis (2018) 2876 Simmental Lane Marietta, OK 73448 580-276-4884 jonwillis99@yahoo.com

Tim Smith (2019) PO Box 330 Giddings, TX 78942 512-587-7896 smithgenetics1@gmail.com

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION By Jackie Atkins, Ph.D.

“If you just build it, they won’t come — you need to shape users’ behavior by acknowledging their world view rather than your own as a technology implementer” — Tom Haymes, Educause Quarterly (No. 4, 2008). This quote is so fitting in a dilemma I have. We work hard at the ASA to provide the best estimates on the genetic potential of cattle in our database. We use millions of records (16 million to be precise) from

Why do the majority of producers completely ignore the one piece of information that tells them the most about genetic potential.

cattle raised all over the country and the world. We currently use 150,000 DNA markers across an animal’s genome to learn even more about their genetic potential. These calculations are complicated — no doubt. But the end result is a simple number that ranks cattle for different traits. These numbers, estimated progeny differences (EPDs), predict an animal’s potential to create calves with minimal calving difficulty, fast growing, daughters that stay in the herd with minimal maintenance, or a calves that become a valuable carcass at the end of their lives. These EPDs come with an accuracy to indicate our confidence in the estimation. However, the number of producers that make breeding decisions based on these evaluations remains low — in fact, they are a minority according to Weaber and colleagues (NBCEC Brown Bagger October 29, 2014). A survey of 269 cow/calf producers asked what information they use to make breeding decisions. They could choose multiple answers from the following selection: actual measurements, ratios, EPDs, genomically enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs), productivity of relatives, comments from the seller, DNA marker results, or none of these. Only 36% of respondents factored in EPDs or GE-EPDs in their breeding decisions. Meaning 64%, almost two out of three, of these cow/calf producers don’t use EPDs at all when choosing the genetics of their future calf crops. Indexes were not included in the survey but I would guess the result would be similar. Why, after decades of having EPDs and indexes available, do the majority of cattle producers completely ignore the one piece of information that tells them the most about an animal’s genetic potential? In the beef industry, selection decisions do not come with immediate gratification. It takes a minimum of nine months to see calves born and several more months for weaning weights. If replacement heifers are the goal, then we are talking years to see how those females perform. Time is not on the side of a cow/calf producer when it comes to improving their genetic base. This makes the genetic selection decisions vital. Studying which animals to use as breeding stock needs to be a high priority and using the best measurement of an animal’s genetic potential should not be ignored. If you find yourself, one of the minority that embrace EPDs and indexes — Yay! Go tell your friends and neighbors about your process and why you use this technology. If you are in the majority who ignore EPDs and indexes, I want to understand why. I want to know what we can do to make this technology a part of your decision. I would love to see a follow up survey from Weaber et al., with 100% cow/calf producers using EPDs (and indexes) but would be happy with at least a majority.

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Range to Restaurant A California operation controls natural beef production from one end of the food system pipeline to the other.

By Dan Rieder

Ron and Terri Gilliland.

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Ron Gilliland and his wife, Terri, maintain and manage an intricately woven beef supply chain that flows from a large cow/calf operation and ends when their all-natural product is served at two popular restaurants they own in downtown Sacramento. At present, Gilliland Livestock maintains an Angus/Simmental commercial cowherd of 1,200 females. In addition, some 6,000 to 8,000 yearlings are run through a stocker program annually. “Our numbers are down a bit due to the extended drought which has had a huge impact on California agriculture,” he said. “It forced us to cull a lot deeper that usual. We got rid of the older cows as well as any that lost a calf, had a bad udder, lameness or bad dispositions. The positive side of the drought is that we now have a young cowherd with very few animals over six years of age.” Both were raised in rural settings, but their backgrounds were vastly different. Ron was born and raised on a small farm near the village of Ballybay in northeastern Ireland, while Terri grew up on a horse farm at Canon City in south central Colorado. “My father had small dairy and beef herds on our farm, which my brother now runs,” he says. “There just wasn’t enough room for me on the family farm and because the Irish economy was not great at the time, I emigrated to the United States in 1982 at the age of 19.” Terri, one of six children, is the daughter of the late Dr. Burt Stratton — who at one time served as Colorado State Veterinarian, based out of Fort Collins. The couple met, appropriately enough, at a restaurant where both were working. They’re the parents of two grown sons, Luke and Joe, both living in Temecula, southeast of Los Angeles, where they are employed in the flourishing California wine industry.

Cattle being fed hay on drought-stricken pasture.

The Foundation “Because we’d both grown up in agricultural settings and since we both had experience in the restaurant business, we had a common inclination for tying the two industries together,” he related. “Deep down, I’d always had a love of cattle and that end of the business. In 1990, we bought a little piece of ground at Dixon and started raising cattle on a very small scale. Ever since that time, we’ve been growing and investing in our company to get it to where it is today.” Early on, Gilliland concentrated on his stocker program, buying 300-to 400-pound calves and retaining ownership all the way to slaughter, working hand-inhand with Nebraska feedlots. “We got into the cow/calf end of things with just a handful of animals. For a long time, we went the traditional route — Angus females bred to Angus bulls. Then, we brought in some Charolais bulls and started crossbreeding, which gave us more growth and more pounds at weaning,” he recalled. “We sell a lot of calves on the Western Video Market and believe strongly in age-and-source and natural programs. What we found was that when the buyers came to ship the cattle, they kept asking us to ‘keep them all black’,” he continued. “They were pulling off the Charolais-crosses, so we switched to Balancers (Editor’s note: Gelbvieh hybrids) for a couple of years. “We were not real satisfied with that combination, so we started looking around for another option. We discovered that SimAngus™ composites were getting very good reviews in the Midwest,” Gilliland said. “So along with my neighbors, we culled all the bulls we had and went all in on black Simmental and SimAngus. We started all over again with a new breeding philosophy and have not regretted it for a minute. We love the calves, their dispositions are great, the SimAngus crossbred dams are tremendous milkers and they produce a weaned calf that is 50 to 100 pounds heavier than straightbred Angus.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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For the past five years, Gilliland has accelerated the incorporation of SimAngus genetics into his cowherd. “Presently, our cowherd consists of ¼ to ½ Simmental breeding and ½ to ¾ Angus, but we’re steadily moving toward a 50-50 ratio,” he states. “We’re very pleased with this combination and our buyers are equally satisfied. We still feed quite a few calves out in Nebraska feedlots that go into a Creekstone Farms Premium Beef program and they’re very happy with them as well. The results have been outstanding all around.” He’s been acquiring his SimAngus bull battery, at a rate of 20 to 40 head annually, mostly from the states of Montana and the Dakotas. He singles out the Bulls of the Big Sky (Montana), R&R Cattle Company and Double J Farms, both of South Dakota as well as California producer Tim Curran. “Our strategy is buy our bulls as yearlings and then let them grow and acclimate for a few months before turning them in with the cows. We run a ratio of 8 -10 bulls per 100 cows,” he explained. “ We don’t A.I. our mature cows, just the heifers. We used to breed the heifers to calving-ease Angus bulls, but this past year, we bred them to SimAngus.”

Consumer Interaction A quantity of their beef is sold locally. “We do that through our Lucky Dog Ranch, which is a part of our overall Gilliland Livestock operation,” he said. “It is a separate company that we use to sell at local farmer’s markets and to other restaurants in this area in addition to providing known-quality beef for our own restaurants.”

One of Gilliland’s SimAngus bulls.

Gilliland reports that 32 animals a month are marketed through this all-natural program. The cattle are harvested and processed by a plant in nearby Orland. “We’ve been working with them for more than 10 years — they’re small, processing just 12-15 animals per day. They call themselves a one-stop shop,” he explained. “They kill the animal, hang it, age it for 21 days, cut it, wrap it and label the boxes. When we, and our customers, receive the finished product it is all labeled and properly inspected.” While Ron devotes much of his time to managing the cattle end of their diversified operation, Terri has primary responsibility for their two immensely popular downtown restaurants. The Lucca (pronounced Lookah) Bar and Grill was established 13 years ago and features Italian cuisine. In 2006, Roxy Restaurant was opened. “We serve a lot of steaks and burgers,” he says, with obvious pride. With such extensive holdings, it comes as no surprise that they have a sizeable payroll. Lucca employs 87 workers, while Roxy has a staff of 56. In addition, the cattle enterprise uses a crew of five full-time hired hands plus some part-time seasonal help. “It is very challenging to find good farm and ranch help,” he added. He expresses frustration in the ongoing disconnect between the general population and agriculture. “The average person on the street possesses a lack of knowledge about the source of their food. Many folks still only think of beef from a grocery store perspective,” he observes. “I wish there was a better way to educate people so that they might appreciate us a little more. The food safety in this country is vastly superior to the standards of other countries. In my native Ireland, people are more connected to the farm because most people either know a farmer or are related to one.” Gilliland admits that he thrives on hard work and long hours. “The restaurants and cattle keep us both busy 24/7. But it has been fun — I love what I do even though it has been difficult at times. Sometimes, you feel frustration from mother nature, but we tend to do those things in life that we love the most and in turn that makes us successful,” he concluded.

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NAILE Champ!

Card Uproar 49Y

CAJS Blaze of Glory 42B

WS A Step Up X27

Mr. Hoc Broker C623

By Mr. NLC Upgrade EPDs: CE: 5 $API: 125 $TI: 74

By WLE Uno Mas X549 EPDs: CE: 12 $API: 139 $TI: 71

By SS Ebony’s Grandmaster EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 127 $TI: 60

By Steel Force EPDs: CE: -2 $API: 95 $TI: 56

AR, NAILE & NWSS Champ!

Long’s Shear Envy Y34

GCC CM Stockbroker B005

Fitz POL Blazon B1203

OBCC King Pin W42Y

By Hooks Shear Force 38K EPDs: CE: 12 $API: 139 $TI: 75

By Mr Hoc Broker – SimAngusTM EPDs: CE: 7 $API: 109 $TI: 64

By PRS Blazin Hot W192 EPDs: CE: 9 $API: 126 $TI: 75

By RC Club King EPDs: CE: 13 $API: 111 $TI: 64

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CSCX Bandwagon 513A

TLLC One Eyed Jack 15Z

WC No Remorse 763Y

W/C Lock Down 206Z

By TJSC Optimus Prime EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 107 $TI: 72

By Long’s Shear Pleasure EPDs: CE: 9 $API: 126 $TI: 71

By Yardley High Regard W242 EPDs: CE: 13 $API: 120 $TI: 55

By Lock N Load EPDs: CE: 20 $API: 170 $TI: 86

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GCC Whizard 125W

Long’s Steel Shot X21

W/C United 956Y

WLTR Renegade 40U ET

By SVF Steel Force S701 EPDs: CE: 13 $API: 115 $TI: 58

By SVF Steel Force S701 EPDs: CE: 5 $API: 112 $TI: 57

By TNT Tuition EPDs: CE: 10 $API: 143 $TI: 96

By 3C Macho M450 BZ EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 120 $TI: 75

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R Plus Reload 2006Z

CNS Pays To Dream T759

CLO Captain America 704Y

WLE Quota U547

By R Plus Hard Rock (outcross) EPDs: CE: 9 $API: 115 $TI: 64

By CNS Dream On L186 EPDs: CE: 12 $API: 153 $TI: 69

By CNS Pays to Dream T759 EPDs: CE: 13 $API: 127 $TI: 63

By SVF/NJC Built Right N48 EPDs: CE: 13 $API: 124 $TI: 68

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TJSC 152A “Vindication”

WS Stepping Stone B44

Silveiras Style 9303

SP The Answer 813

By Flying B Cut Above EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 106 $TI: 61

By WS A Step Up X27 EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 125 $TI: 68

By Gambles Hot Rod EPDs: CE: 18 $API: 137 $TI: 63

By SAV Final Answer 0035 EPDs: CE: 22 $API: 142 $TI: 67

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GLS/JS Sure Shot Y18

LLSF Pays To Believe ZU194 K-LER Make It Rain 696S

STF Royal Affair Z44M

By GLS/GF Brigade 31R EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 123 $TI: 71

By CNS Pays To Dream T759 EPDs: CE: 7 $API: 132 $TI: 72

By Lock N Load EPDs: CE: 8 $API: 104 $TI: 58

By Foundation 724N EPDs: CE: -7 $API: 65 $TI: 57

LLSF Addiction AY792

Long’s Damien A37

FBF1 Supremacy Y93

GWS/SCF Rendition T310

By Top Grade EPDs: CE: 5 $API: 113 $TI: 68

By Hooks Shear Force 38K EPDs: CE: 11 $API: 154 $TI: 84

By STF Dominance T171 EPDs: CE: 9 $API: 98 $TI: 59

By Trademark EPDs: CE: 7 $API: 114 $TI: 65

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FBF1 Combustible Y34

LLSF Uprising Z925

FBFS Warsaw 068W

SS/PRS Tail Gater 621Z

By Steel Force EPDs: CE: 8 $API: 109 $TI: 57

By Heads Up 20X ET EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 108 $TI: 76

By Sure Bet EPDs: CE: 18 $API: 144 $TI: 66

By HTP/SVF Duracell T52 EPDs: CE: 11 $API: 133 $TI: 80

W/C Grandstand 6B

W/C Catchin A Dream 27X

Rubys Wide Open 909W

WAGR Dream Catcher 03R

By W/C Wide Track 694Y EPDs: CE: 10 $API: 132 $TI: 71

By Dream Catcher EPDs: CE: 11 $API: 133 $TI: 66

By The Foreman EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 93 $TI: 68

By Dream On EPDs: CE: 13 $API: 149 $TI: 73

GLS New Direction X184

Long’s Stand Alone B35

Yardley High Regard W242

HILB Maverick A43

By Better Than Ever EPDs: CE: 8 $API: 115 $TI: 58

By Built Right EPDs: CE: 9 $API: 104 $TI: 62

By Yardley Impressive T371 EPDs: CE: 4 $API: 81 $TI: 58

By GLS New Direction X148 EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 116 $TI: 58

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AJE/PB Montecito 63W

WLTR Nashville 22A ET

SAS Big Bruzer Y131

By Steel Force EPDs: CE: 6 $API: 95 $TI: 64

By High Voltage EPDs: CE: 10 $API: 130 $TI: 66

By King of the Yukon (outcross) EPDs: CE: 8 $API: 106 $TI: 61

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MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG BULLS BEFORE AND AFTER THE BREEDING SEASON

By Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science University of Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Lincoln

Rasby

Yearling Bulls

Two-year-old Bulls

Yearling bulls should be in condition score 6 (1 = thin and emaciated; 9 = obese) before the start of the breeding season. This is usually not a problem as these bulls would be coming off of a growing/development ration. Yearlings should be left with the cow herd for 60 days or less. Beyond that time their condition can fall off to such a degree that it could have long-range effects upon their growth. After removal from the cow herd after the breeding season, yearlings should be kept separate from the older bulls if possible at least through their second winter. Yearlings need to be fed or grazed on a good quality forage or pasture. For spring/summer breeding programs, this could be meadow regrowth or bromegrass pasture. Their supplemental feeding regime can be equated to the program for bred-yearling heifers. These bulls are growing rapidly, in addition to replacing the condition they lost during the breeding pasture. Extra care and feed of yearling bulls after the breeding season should increase their longevity. These bulls should also have a Breeding Soundness Evaluation well before the start of the breeding season.

Get two-year-old bulls in condition or their working clothes well before the start of the breeding season. Start at least 100 days before the start of the breeding season to get these bulls in condition score 6. This may mean some grain or distillers may need to be fed to get them in condition. Starting early enough means that you will not need a lot of grain or distillers to get this accomplished. Two-year-old bulls should have more of their mature size by breeding season as compared to yearling bulls. A 1,700 pound 2-year-old that is slightly under-conditioned will probably only need to gain 1 pound per day at this stage in his life. To do this, active bulls may need 40 pounds of feed or more on a dry matter basis, of which 5 to 7 pounds should be grain. If body condition is well below the target, the amount of grain will need to be increased to near 0.5 to 1 pound or more per 100 pounds of body weight. Again, make any increases in grain intake gradually so that digestive disorders are unlikely. The diet will need to be about 12% crude protein. Depending on the forage available this again may require a protein supplement.

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MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG BULLS BEFORE AND AFTER BREEDING SEASON

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Monitor the body condition of the bulls closely and make grain feeding adjustments to reach the body condition score of 6 before the next breeding season begins. After this age of bull finishes the breeding season, good quality grass pasture should be adequate. Watch body condition and if they struggle to pick up condition by fall, they may need some supplement during the fall and winter. These bulls should also have a Breeding Soundness Evaluation well before the start of the breeding season.

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: This article was originally published by UNL Beef in March, 2012

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EPDs pulled 1.6.16

W/C BF Innocent Man 174A

SS/PRS Gunslinger 824X

CARD Uproar 49Y

EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

11 -.3 42 53 .07 8

26 47 121 57

ASA# 2785174 Innocent Man is siring exciting type and function!

12 .2 56 73 .11 8

17 45 128 67

ASA# 2571741 Calving ease with outstanding profile!

$29,000 daughter at Head of the Class Sale.

Featured Gunslinger daughter at Hilbrands.

Ruby SWC Battle Cry 431B

TLLC One Eyed Jack 15Z

EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

4 2.1 70 105 .21 10 16 51 116 68 ASA# 2871257 Battle Cry was a 2015 “The One” featured bull entry and when Lance saw him at the bull stud in the spring, he was impressed with the overall completeness and balance of the bull. Homozygous black and homozygous polled. Broker x Upgrade x Lucky Dice pedigree!

5 3.7 72 107 .22 5

24 60 125 74

ASA# 2623651 First progeny are winners!

9 -1 61 81 .13 6

Supreme Champion Female World Beef Expo

22 53 126 71

ASA# 2668223 One Eyed Jack’s first calves are awesomely balanced with pizazz!

One Eyed Jack’s first progeny are looking extra special across the country!

One Eyed Jack

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FBF1 Absolute A103

Long’s Shear Pleasure W6

W/C No Remorse 763Y

EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

6 2.6 56 84 .18 10 18 46 94 61 ASA# 2841159 Dream On and Steel Force outcross pedigree with presence! Supreme Champion at 2015 World Beef Expo.

Leading outcross donor!

7 2.4 72 107 .22 4 ASA# 2496326 Has been a great calving-ease, baldy maker for breeders around the country.

29 65 104 71

One Eyed Jack was thought by many to be the best bull in Denver.

13 -2.1 42 62 .12 8

24 45 120 55

ASA# 2614801 Calving ease, high profile sire producing high valued progeny! $20,000 No Remorse daughter at Huston Cattle Co.’s Sale.

FHEN Halftime A127

WS Revival B26

WC Bullseye 3046A

EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

15 -.6 60 99 .24 8 23 53 146 74 ASA# 2884737 2014 NAILE Champion % Bull!

6 2.3 64 95 .20 5 18 50 101 63 ASA# 2913874 • Spectacular $160,000 top seller at 2015 “The One Denver” Sale

15 -2.7 50 82 .20 10 22 47 138 69 ASA# 2790164 Werning’s HOT Lock n Load Son!

SimAngusTM

Mr. Hoc Broker X623

KLS Halfblood X217

WC Lockdown 206Z

EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

-2 5 72 107 .22 8

44 95 56

ASA# 2531081 Grand Champion at the NAILE, Royal and Denver!

16 -1 68 104 .23 12 26 60 149 75 ASA# 2537824 Awesome Calving Ease and profile!

$190,000 Broker Heifer

Halfblood progeny are cool lookin’!

JF American Pride 0987X

STF Royal Affair Z44M

EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

11 2 66 105 .24 10 22 55 123 73 ASA# 2573743 His first progeny verify his individual greatness! Bull calf champion at NAILE by A.P.

8 3 52 90 .24 6

16 42 104 58

20 -3.1 76 129 .33 9 ASA# 2658496 Proven calving ease on heifers, yet produces incredibly sound, functional, good looking progeny!

$17,000+ Lock Down at Plendl’s

STF Shocking Dream SJ14 EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

16 -.2 60 87 .17 8

ASA# 2639758 The ultimate Dream On outcross!

14 52 170 86

13 43 147 71

ASA# 2335795 Produces the best fronts in the business!

Awesome Royal Affair son at Janssen Farms. Jordan Simmentals $15,000+ Shocking Dream daughter

$75,000 High Regard daughter at Jones Show Cattle, OH.

High Regard feature for Hara Farms, OH.

Yardley High Regard W242

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EPDs: CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW $API $TI

4 1.9 66 97 .19 3 17 50 81 58 ASA# 2522822 • High Regard is stamping his progeny with outstanding quality, making him a must use regardless of his “old-school” pedigree and EPD profile.

Entire lineup online at:

National Junior Heifer Hudson Pines/Circle M Show Champion Farms sold for $11,000. Female Exhibited by Vickland.

www.cattlevisions.com Semen available on the best Angus and Clubbie sires too.

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MANAGEMENT TIPS

FOR A SUCCESSFUL ESTROUS SYNCHRONIZATION AND AI PROGRAM By Jenna M. Monnig, Sarah E. Dickinson, and Michael F. Smith, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri

Jenna Monnig

Artificial insemination (AI) is arguably the most powerful technique for genetic improvement in cattle and over recent years has experienced increased adoption in beef herds. Two reasons for the increased use of AI are the escalating prices of bulls and the development of estrous synchronization protocols that allow heifers or cows to be inseminated at a fixed time with pregnancy rates similar to that following estrous detection. In addition to the genetic improvement that can be achieved by selecting high accuracy AI sires, there are important reproductive management advantages to utilizing estrous synchronization. For example, inseminating heifers or cows at the start of the breeding, by utilizing a fixed-time synchronization protocol, will increase the proportion of females that conceive early in the breeding season. Animals that conceive early will calve early, which increases calf age at weaning and provides females with more time to begin cycling by the time of the next breeding season. The latter benefit is particularly important for two-year-old heifers entering their second breeding season. The purpose of this article is to briefly describe some important management strategies that can be implemented before, during, and after implementing an estrous synchronization and AI program.

Things to do before the breeding season:

Sarah Dickinson

Dr. Michael F. Smith

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Prebreeding exam for heifers: A prebreeding exam that includes a reproductive tract score (RTS) can be helpful in predicting the response of a particular heifer to an estrous synchronization protocol. A RTS is normally performed by a veterinarian, approximately 4 to 6 weeks before the breeding season, and is a subjective measurement of the sexual maturity of a heifer. The score is obtained by palpation per rectum and is based on the degree of uterine development and ovarian status (size of dominant follicle and presence or absence of a corpus luteum). Each heifer is assigned a score of 1 to 5 (1 = immature; 5 = presence of a corpus luteum) with a RTS of 1 referring to a prepubertal heifer, 2 or 3 referring to a peripubertal heifer (transitional stage), and 4 or 5 referring to a pubertal (cycling) heifer. Prebreeding Vaccinations Some reproductive diseases can induce abortion in cattle and decrease profitability. Therefore, it is important to pay close attention to vaccination protocols to prevent problems later on. General recommendations for prebreeding vaccinations include the following: 1) Replacement heifers should be vaccinated before and at weaning. The immune response of an individual heifer to a single vaccination is not known; therefore, heifers should receive an initial vaccination followed by a booster when dictated by the vaccination protocol, 2) Both heifers and cows should receive a booster vaccination approximately 30 days before breeding. Many producers find it convenient to administer vaccinations at the same time as the prebreeding exam, which will save the time and labor of multiple trips through the chute. If it is absolutely necessary to give a modified live vaccine (MLV, e.g. IBR) less than 30 days prior to breeding, the vaccine should be administered as soon as possible and only to animals that were vaccinated both before and at weaning. Animals that have not previously been vaccinated (na誰ve animals) should not be vaccinated near the time of breeding. Previous studies have shown that vaccination of na誰ve animals with an IBR MLV vaccine can cause ovarian lesions and decreased conception rates. However, most animals had returned to normal by the next estrous cycle. Vaccinating 30 days before breeding ensures that animals have adequate time to build immunity without adversely affecting conception rate. Producers should consult their veterinarian to set up the best vaccination protocol for their herd.

Heifer criteria: There are three basic criteria that all heifers should meet to be good candidates for an estrous synchronization and AI program. First, all heifers should be assigned a RTS (see preceding section). At least half of the heifers in the herd should have a RTS of 4 or higher, which means that they have already attained puberty. Second, heifers retained as replacements should not have received growth implants, as previous studies have shown that implanting heifers within 30 days of birth can impair uterine development and lower pregnancy rates. Third, heifers should be fed to reach an appropriate target weight before the breeding season. Traditionally, the target weight has been 60 to 65% of mature weight, but recent studies report that 55% is sufficient. We do not have enough space in this article to fully discuss all parts of this debate, but producers should be aware that factors such as breed or breed combination and available forage resources influence the decision of which target weight to use. Knowing the mature weight of the cows in your herd is useful in identifying an appropriate target weight. Cow criteria: Cows and heifers should be managed separately and have different criteria that should be met to insure a successful AI program. Cows should have a history of reproductive success (pregnancy rate >85% over 60 to 70 days) and preferably have calved unassisted, as dystocia lengthens the postpartum interval. The average days postpartum for cows that will be synchronized should be â&#x2030;Ľ 40 days. However, all cows should be at least 21 days postpartum before CIDR insertion. Finally, all cows should have a minimum body condition score (BCS) at calving of â&#x2030;Ľ 5 (BCS score; 1=emaciated, 9=obese). Sire selection: When choosing a sire, producers should consider the following questions: 1) Are replacement heifers being raised or purchased?, and 2) How will I market my calves? Answers to these questions will determine which traits receive the most selection pressure. Producers should also consider data provided in economic selection indexes. These indexes are used to compare the economic value between sires in different scenarios. Indexes take the guess work out of multiple trait selection and simply provide one number indicative of profit. Producers planning on raising their own replacement heifers should use the All-Purpose Index (API). Those that are raising all calves for harvest should use the Terminal Index (TI). Regardless of which characteristics are selected for, semen should be obtained from a Certified Semen Source (CSS) facility. The CSS label assures that semen has met certain minimum standards during collection and processing. To increase confidence that the sires you choose will have the desired genetic impact, AI sires with high accuracy EPDs for the desired traits should be used.

Selecting an estrous synchronization protocol: When choosing an estrus synchronization protocol, you must first decide whether you want to detect estrus and inseminate according to the AM/PM rule, inseminate at a predetermined time, or detect estrus for 72 to 84 hours (depending upon the protocol) and inseminate any cows not detected in estrus at a fixed-time. Producers are advised to refer to the protocol sheets (pages 26 and 28) and follow them exactly. In most cases, you should use a protocol that includes a progestin (such as a CIDR) to induce cyclicity in prepubertal heifers or anestrus cows.

Things to do during and after the breeding season: Factors influencing the success of an AI program do not end at insemination time. Post-breeding nutrition is important for pregnancy success, and for optimum results heifers and cows should continue gaining weight after being inseminated. Sudden changes in diet and feed intake can lead to weight loss, which negatively impacts pregnancy rates. Heifers should be monitored to ensure that weight loss does not occur when heifers developed in a lot are turned out to pasture after AI. Furthermore, heifers should be managed for continued growth after breeding to allow them to reach 85% of their mature weight by calving. In some cases producers ship cattle a long distance to summer or winter pasture following estrus synchronization and AI. Shipping cattle on a trailer can induce stress and lead to embryonic/fetal mortality. Transporting cattle on a trailer can decrease pregnancy rates by about 10% between days 5 and 42 after insemination and by 6% between days 45 and 60. Pregnancy losses are believed to be due to changes in the uterine environment that adversely affect embryo growth and development. The best time to ship cattle after AI is within 4 days of FTAI, or 42 days after insemination. Estrous synchronization and AI is normally followed by turnout of clean up bulls. The optimum time to introduce bulls into the cowherd is about ten days after insemination, as bulls are available to breed females that return to estrus after AI and the resulting fetal size difference is large enough to distinguish between AI and naturally sired calves when using ultrasound at day 75 or rectal palpation at day 90 after AI. To maximize reproductive success in the cowherd, a final pregnancy check should also be implemented at the completion of the breeding season.

Summary: Estrous synchronization and artificial insemination are both important tools that can help increase reproductive performance in a herd by allowing more animals to cycle and be bred early in the breeding season. The management tips listed above are strategies to implement before, during, and after the breeding season to maximize success. They have been summarized in Figure 1, (See page 30) for easy reference. CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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Figure 1. Check list of tips for a successful estrus synchronization and AI program. Things to do before fixed-time artificial insemination • Keep accurate calving, breeding, and pregnancy records. • Animal identification should be clear and easily readable. • Ensure herd health and disease prevention with a well designed prebreeding vaccination protocol. Vaccinate females a minimum of 30 days before the breeding season begins. • Decide which estrus synchronization protocol best fits your breeding program, facilities, and personnel (see pages 26 and 28). • Ensure all products are purchased and on-hand prior to initiation of the protocol. • Prepare the calendar of actions to ensure protocol compliance. Sire selection • • • • • •

Determine if you will purchase or raise replacement heifers. Decide how you will market your calves. Select proven AI sires with high-accuracy EPDs that match performance goals. Purchase semen from a Certified Semen Services (CSS) collection facility. Prepare or update your semen inventory. Make sure females meet the criteria for being good candidates for estrus synchronization.

Heifer criteria • Heifers should weigh 65% of their mature body weight by the start of breeding. • At least 50% of heifers should have a reproductive tract score (RTS) ≥ 4 by two weeks prior to the start of synchronization or 6 to 8 weeks prior to the breeding season. Cow criteria • Synchronize and inseminate only cows with BCS at calving of ≥ 5 (1 = emaciated; 9.0 = obese). • The average days postpartum of the group of cows to be synchronized should be ≥ 40 by the start of estrus synchronization and experience a minimum of dystocia. Things to do at the time of estrus synchronization and artificial insemination • • • • • •

Meticulously follow the estrus synchronization protocol! If detecting estrus, spend as much time observing the animals as possible. Use a minimum of one person to detect estrus per 100 head of cattle. Use estrous detection aids to facilitate visual observation of estrus. Use a properly trained technician for AI. Consult with a veterinarian for proper vaccination protocols in pregnant females.

Things to do after fixed-time artificial insemination • To distinguish between AI and bull bred pregnancies at pregnancy diagnosis, you should wait approximately 10 days to turn in clean up bulls after AI. • Pregnancy check by 75 days after AI via ultrasound or 80 to 90 days after AI via rectal palpation to distinguish AI from bull bred pregnancies. • If cattle need to be shipped do so between days 1 to 4 after AI and avoid shipping cattle between days 5 to 42 after AI. • Maintain breeding females on an adequate nutrition and mineral program.

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Genetic Accounting

By Jackie Atkins, Ph.D., Director of Science and Education

On a daily basis, cattle operations face management decisions that can make the enterprise either more or less successful. It’s not always easy to know what the right decision is but with some thought and advice from trusted sources, usually the choice becomes obvious. If it seems like the wrong direction, usually producers can change their minds and go a different direction. Selecting the genetics to use in the herd is not easy to reverse. It takes months, or years, or even decades (in the case of raising replacement females) to realize the results of that decision. Therefore, it is vital that beef cattle operations use the best measurements of genetic merit when selecting their breeding stock. There is no argument among trained animal breeders, EPDs are the most accurate way to compare the genetic potential of different animals for a variety of traits. What can be confusing though is how much weight to put on the dozens of traits with EPDs. How important is weaning weight compared to calving ease? How much genetics for growth is beneficial before the size of the mature cow gets too big? Economic indexes take the guess work out of this equation and provide one simple number — representing profit.

Economic indexes use what we know about biology and the beef cycle to estimate the genetic potential for profit.

With any enterprise, profit is equal to the total money generated (output) minus the total costs (inputs). Economic indexes use what we know about biology and the beef cycle to estimate the genetic potential for profit. This graphic from Tim Cartledge with Lancaster Black Simmentals (Meningie, SA, Australia) summarizes the genetic accounting in the All Purpose Index (API). API evaluates cattle used to generate replacement females and harvesting the remaining calf crop. Cartledge shows the inputs and outputs (economically relevant traits) for each sector of the beef industry. If there isn’t a direct measurement for the economically relevant traits, EPDs for correlated traits are used to predict EPDs for the economically relevant traits. For instance, many people might think birth weight is an economically relevant trait. That would only be true if cow/calf producers were paid by the pound of the calf at birth. Rather birth weight is an indicator of calving ease. Calving ease direct and maternal are the best EPDs to estimate calf survival (the real economically relevant trait). In a similar fashion, milk and mature weight are used to predict cow intake. If operations are selling all calves for harvest, terminal index (TI) should be used. With TI, the maternal traits no longer are economically relevant. Cow intake, replacement rate, and salvage weight are removed from the cow/calf sector. As direct calving ease remains a predictor of calf survival, calving ease direct remains in the calculation of TI but maternal calving ease is removed from the index as there won’t be daughters calving in this system. Economic indexes are easy to use — they take all the economically relevant traits and boil them down to one number — profit. Use economic indexes to ensure you choose the most profitable genetics for your operation. T

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Abbreviations: ADG = Average Daily Gain, BF = Back fat, CE = Calving Ease, CW = Carcass Weight, EPD = Expected Progeny Differences, MARB = Marbling, MCE = Maternal Calving Ease, MW = Mature Weight, REA = Rib Eye Area, Stay = Stayability, WW = Weaning Weight, YG = Yield Grade.

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March 2016

Walton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Berry Graduate Student Support Grant Purpose: To aid in the professional development, success, and experiences of young animal scientists at the regional and national level, by providing support for graduate study. The recipient shall mentor a Masters or PhD student in Animal Science. The recipient mentor and student shall provide a report for publication in both SimTalk and the Register. The Committee requests that faculty mentors apply for the grant to assist in planning and conducting research, as well as graduate student recruitment and travel. The Committee will award funds to the top two qualifying programs: $5,000 to the top pick and $3,000 to the second choice.

This grant is available to all agriculture disciplines; however, focus will be on the genetic improvement of livestock. Entry Deadline: April 15, with announcement by May 15.

To apply for this award: Faculty members must submit an application explaining the particular area of study and how these funds will be used. The application will include a description of the research, along with supporting documentation from the Department Administration. This grant will be made payable as a gift to the research account of the selected faculty member. Applications may be submitted electronically or in hard copy to the American Simmental Association One Genetics Way Bozeman, MT 59718 or simmental@simmgene.com

Entry Deadline: April 15

Begger’s Diamond V Ranch is also excited to announce our acquisition of these 2 powerful bulls:

BDV Doc Holliday 170B ASA# (3033473) TRAXs Doc Z52 x BDV Ms. Rebar 7T17

TNT Pride C232 ASA# (3044024) TNT Tanker U263 x TNT Miss Z1 (Ellingson Legacy M229)

ADG

MCE

Milk

MWW

$API

$TI

ADG

MCE

Milk

MWW

$API

$TI

1.4

130

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114

1.1

117

.26

136

Birth wt. 84 lbs. • 205 wt. 785 lb. • 365 wt. 1,445 lbs • Scrotal 44 Congratulations to Hansen Simmental Ranch, Kevin, Wyatt and Hadlie Hansen, of Ryder, ND, for purchasing Doc Holliday. He is an exciting homozygous black and homozygous polled outcross bull that offers excellent performance, maternal excellent, fleshing ability, and soundness to the Simmental breed. Watch for this bull’s influence in their program. 701-758-2571.

Birth wt. 86 lbs. • 205 wt. 829 lb. • 365 wt. 1,527 lbs • Scrotal 40 TNT Pride, Lot 1, was out of TNT’s powerful line up. He is a homozygous black and homozygous polled son of Tanker, that not only performed at the top, but ultrasounded as the #1 ribeye and marbling purebred bull. His ribeye area of 17.22 rationed 110 and his IMF of 3.22 rationed 122, making his carcass EPDs read, CW 40.9 top10%, YG -0.45 top 4%, MRB 0.29 top 15%, REA 1.26 top 1%. He will be a breed improver.

For more info on these great young herd sire candidates, call us and we would be glad to discuss their future, as they all are very unique and offer some different and new genetics to the breed.

RBS Boise B63 ASA# 2950871 Mr. Ishee Catalyst x RBS Miss S63 (Preferred Beef)

Bill Begger: 406-796-2326 John Begger: 406-795-9914 482 Custer Trail Road Wibaux, MT 59353 darbegger@yahoo.com

www.beggersdiamondv.com

ADG

MCE

Milk

MWW

$API

$TI

109

.26

145

Birth wt. 89 lbs. • 205 wt. 840 lb. • 365 wt. 1,710 lbs • Scrotal 43 We also acquired RBS Boise from the Vision XIII Sale, Ruffy Brook Simmentals produced this powerful herd sire prospect, that is homozygous black and homozygous polled. This powerful Catalyst son is very deep-sided, thick-bodied, wide-based, easy and free moving. He shows a very good EPD profile and offers outcross genetics to many of the breed’s popular bloodlines.

www.coloradosimmental.com www.missourisimmental.com www.georgiasimmental.com

www.gerloffcattle.com

PHILLIPS FARMS

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Roy L. Phillips 770-547-9584 Home: 770-745-7331 Fax: 770-773-9657 phillipsfarmsga@bellsouth.net 104 Manning Mill Rd. • Adairsville, GA 30103

3162 Hwy A • Bland, MO 65014 573.437.3751 • 573.437.2507 573.680.9117 cell • khuebler@fidnet.com

LUCAS CATTLE CO. Registered Simmentals, SimAngusTM & Angus Cattle Forrest & Charlotte Lucas, Owners Cleo Fields 417-399-7124 RT 91 Box 1200 Brandn Atkins Cross Timbers, MO 65634 417-399-7142 Office 417-998-6878 Jeff Reed Fax 417-998-6408 417-399-1241 www.lucascattlecompany.com Visitors Always Welcome

Bulls for your heifer expansion with top of the breed genetics, SimAngus™, Balancers (GvAn) PBG Bull Sale March 26, 2016 November 5, 2016 Windsor Livestock Auction

All 18-month-old and forage developed to settle more early in the season. Bred heifer mates to run with the best.

Harriman Santa Fe (Bob) Montrose, MO • 660-492-2504 bharriman39@hotmail.com

www.oregonsimmentalassociation.com www.breedingcattlepage.com/ INSimmAssoc/index.htm

Mike, Margo, Crystal, & Katelyn Alley 8925 SW Green • Culver, Oregon 97734 Home: 541-546-8171 • Cell: 541-948-3521 E-mail: mike@barckcattle.com • Fax: 541-546-6420 www.barckcattle.com

Mark, Jame, Anna & Peter Krieger PO Box 145 Universal, IN, 47884 www.kriegerfarms.com

www.washingtonsimmental.org

812-239-5102, Mark mark@kriegerfarms.com 812-208-0956, Jame jame@kriegerfarms.com 269-470-7553, Anna 812-208-8224, Peter

Angus • SimAngusTM • Simmental

Annual Sale First Sunday in October

Mike & Paulette Forman Ellensburg, WA 98926 509-968-4800

Robb & Debbie Forman Ellensburg, WA 98926 509-201-0775

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Generations of Excellence Sale March 5, 2016

www.trinityfarms.info

SIMMENTALS T TN Kevin & Lynette Thompson

5125 53rd St. Almont, ND 58520 701-843-8454 www.tntsimmentals.com Annual Bull Sale • Friday, February 10, 2017 Visitors always welcome. Only 15 miles off I-94

SRF Simmentals www.northdakotasimmental.com

Roger Roger and and Susan Susan Finke Finke family family 35500 35500 114th 114th Ave. Ave. NW NW • • Berthold, Berthold, ND ND 58718 58718 701-453-3157 701-453-3157 Roger Roger • • 701-453-3105 701-453-3105 Todd Todd email: email: srf@srt.com srf@srt.com

Edge of the West Bull & Female Sale February9,2017 February 2015 Curtis Olafson 13043 84th St. NE Edinburg, ND 58227 701-993-8240 or 8450 Performance colafson@polarcomm.com Predictability www.bataolafson.com Personal Service

SYS SIMMENTALS

ENNE

Roger, Jeanette, & Erika Kenner

5606 57th St. NE Leeds, ND 58346 Phone 701-466-2800 Erika 406-581-1188 erika.kenner@gmail.com Fax 701-466-2769 www.kennersimmental.com

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5831 Highway 7, Wibaux, MT 406-588-3371 nlcsim@midrivers.com www.nelsonlivestockco.com

Watch for our Annual Bull Sale April 16, 2016.

Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch

Gary Sys 9400 205th Ave. SW Douglas, ND 58735 701-722-3244

Birthplace of the first Polled Black Simmental Bull Made in Montana Sale • February 2017 Troy Wheeler, Cattle Manager: 406-949-1754 Don and Nancy Burnham • Gary Burnham 2515 Canyon Ferry Road • Helena, MT 59602 ASA No. 174 E-mail: burnhams@mt.net

Hill’s Ranch Simmentals Box 186 Stanford, MT 59479 406-566-2479

Bull Sale • March 1, 2016 Terry Ellingson & Family

hillssimmentalmt@yahoo.com • www.hillsimmental.com

Phone: (701) 384-6225

5065 125th Ave. NE • Dahlen, ND 58224 tellings@polarcomm.com • www.ellingsonsimmentals.com Annual Production Sale, February 18, 2017

www.oklahomasimmental.com

Lazy U Ranch Dave & Debbie Umfleet 20858 West 10th St N • Haskell, OK 74436 918-693-9420 • davelazyu@aol.com TM Simmental Bulls Simmental & & SimAngus SimAngusTM Bulls & & Females Females

Willis Simmentals 5759 Enville Road Marietta OK 73448 willissimmentals@arbuckleonline.com

Quality Simmental Breeding Cattle 10 miles east on Hwy. 32, 1/4 mile north on Enville Road.

Bobby 580-276-2781 (ph. & fax)

Jon 580-795-4601

Pine Ridge Ranch Pine Ridge Ranch Pine Ridge Ranch

LLC

ATHENS, TX

Jane and Bill Travis billtravis@bigplanet.com

www.simbrah.com

9876 PLANO RD. DALLAS, TX 75238 Office: 214-369-0990 Cell: 214-850-6308

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FORSTER FARMS

SPECIALIZING IN BLACK & RED POLLED SIMMENTAL, SOME FLECK INFLUENCE

LEONARD MILLER

SIMMENTAL

303 Northern Heights Drive • Seward, NE 68434 a.sloup@juno.com Nick, Andrea, www.sloupsimmentals.com Shane, Shelbi, Brevin, Natalie Join us at the Farm, October 15, 2016 and Haylie for our 21st Annual Production Sale.

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402-643-4429 402-641-2936 Cell

402-640-8875

www.SandyAcresSimmental.com

“Red and Black, Polled, Pigmented Simmentals”

Western Cattle Source

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www.nesimmental.com

Just 20 minutes off I-80

NELIGH, NE

Verlouis Forster Family 74096 Road 434 Smithfield, NE 68976-1039 Ph/FAX 308-472-5036 Verlouis Ph 308-876-2316 Alan Email: alan_forster@hotmail.com

Jock & Brenda Beeson 100 Wohlers Drive Crawford, NE 69339 308-665-1111 (home) 308-430-2117 (mobile) 308-430-0668 (mobile) Email:wcsbeeson@bbc.net

James, Merlin, and Delores Felt, Renee & Matt Schulte 57977 857 Road • Wakefield, NE 68784 402-287-2488 home • 402-369-1069 cell delores@feltfarms.com • www.feltfarms.com Herdsman, James Felt 402-369-0513 cell • jamesfelt02@gmail.com

Foxy Ladies Bred Heifer Sale November 26, 2016 • West Point, NE Ohlrich/Felt Farms Bull Sale February 4, 2017 • Norfolk, NE

Triangle J Ranch

J&C SIMMENTALS

Darby & Annette Line 35355 Arrow Road • Miller, NE 68858 308-627-5085 Darby Cell Just 30 minutes of I-80 www.trianglejranch.com

Black Simmental Bulls & Females Purebred to Percentage

Annual Production Sale last Sunday in January

Jay & Kim Volk • 402-720-7596 Clark & Leslie Volk • 402-720-3323 Bob & Jeanette Volk • 402-720-0469

Berger’s HerdMasters

20604 US Hwy 30 • Arlington, NE 68002 volkjk@aol.com • www.jandcsimmentals.com Consigns to Ladies of the Valley – October 16, 2016 J&C Annual Bull Sale – January 28, 2017

Angus x Simmental Hybrids Both Red and Black 308-532-0939 308-520-3836 berger@nque.com

Loren & Peggy Berger 9339 E. Autogate Rd. Stapleton, NE 96163 www.bergersherdmasters.com

Like us on

www.illinoissimmental.com Owner: Jim Berry

Commercially Targeted Seedstock

Cattle Manager: Robbie Duis 815-858-4129 6502 Rt. 84 South Hanover, IL 61041 815-591-3731

www.breedingcattlepage.com/ TNSimmAssoc/ www.wildberryfarms.net

Our Business Is Bulls Anthony Rhodes Larry and Suzy Rhodes 9350 Rte 108 Carlinville, IL 62626 217-854-5200 rhodesangus@royell.org www.rhodesangus.com

Slate Farms &

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Female Select Sale/Herd Bull Select Sale Visitors Always Welcome

Steve Slate 4437 Highway 49 W Vanleer, TN 37181 931-206-5026 slatefarms@att.net www.slatefarms.com 50

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www.breedingcattlepage.com/ vsa/index.htm

www.breedingcattlepage.com/ Simmental/iasimmassoc/

Jass Simmentals www.texassimmentalsimbrah.com

SIMBRAH Sarah J. (Sally) Buxkemper

2617 CR 400 Ballinger, Texas 76821 325-442-4501 sbuxkemper32@gmail.com www.rxsimbrah.com

Heat Adapted Cattle Simbrah TM SimAngusTM TM SimAngusTM HT Simmental

Reds and Blacks Available Steve, Alan & Mark Jass 1950 Quincy Avenue • Garner, Iowa 50438 641-587-2348 or 641-587-2174 641-860-0645(c) or 515-689-6219(c) www.jassimm.com • email: jassimm@comm1net.net

Kaser Brothers Simmental Stephen Kaser H 785-346-5181 • C 785-346-6077 629 County 388 Drive Osborne, KS 67473

Cow Camp Ranch Joe Mertz 785-456-9650 Bob Mertz 785-456-9201 Harold Mertz 785-456-9605 7160 Zeandale Road Manhattan, KS 66502

www.kansas-simmental.com

Spring Bull Sale - Friday, February 17, 2017.

www.rivercreekfarms.com

Dixson Farms, Inc. Carol Dixson, Kevin Dixson, & Lyle Dixson, D.V.M. 13703 Beaver Creek Rd • Atwood, KS 67730 785-626-3744 • drlyle@live.com www.dixsonfarms.com

26th Annual Production Sale February 8, 2017 Annual Production Sale March 18, 2016

Kent, Mark and Nolan Brunner 3553 Upland Rd. Lost Springs, KS 66859-9652 785-466-6475 Kent 785-466-1129 Nolan Black and Red Purebreds 785-258-0173 Mark Angus nolan@cowcampbeef.com SimAngusTM Halfbloods

Simmental Angus SimAngusTM

Ralph Brooks Cassidy Brooks 7440 Lake Elbo Rd. Manhattan, KS 66502 C: 785-556-0385

DX Steve & Mary Gleason • Jake, Becky, Ben, Joe & Sam

ROCK CREEK RANCH

12410 Blazingstar Rd • Maple Hill, KS 66507 Phone: 785-256-6461 • Steve: 785-640-8060 • Jake: 785-640-8062 www.Sunflowergenetics.com

B L A C K , P O L L E D S I M M E N TA L S Jim & Jean Houck, 250 Road 392, Allen, KS 66833 • 620-443-5700 Jeff & Lori Houck, 3031 Road G, Americus, KS 66835 • 620-443-5751 Toll Free 866-687-4656 • www.houckrockcreekranch.com

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www.mnsimmental.com Dr. Lynn Aggen Office: 507-886-6321 Mobile: 507-421-3813 Home: 507-886-4016

Performance with Quality

Matt Aggen Mobile: 701-866-3544 Home: 507-772-4522 Email: mattaggen@hotmail.com

Genetics That Work 1103 Artesia Road Starkville, MS 39759 Home: 662-323-0744 Cell: 662-418-0686 Office: 662-324-7721

Harmony, MN 55939 www.oakmfarm.com Mikell & Mary Cheek Davis, Owners

Farm Manager: Alex Gardner 662-769-2577 www.littlecreekcattle.com

JRW Farms, LLC Richard Woolwine, Owner 562 Marson Trigg Road Seminary, MS 39479

Brad Woods 601-441-0539 Johnny Ingram 601-408-4186 www.jrw-llc.com

Sargeant Farms Simmental Cattle BULLS

AND FEMALES AVAILABLE BY PRIVATE TREATY

Owner • Howard E. Sargeant Box 400, Forest Lake, MN 55025 651-464-3345 • 651-464-2662

Farm Manager: Adam Trest 52309 Fleming Logging Road Sandstone, MN 55072 320-245-2830 • 320-630-3608

Benda Simmentals Jim and Jay Benda 26106 366th Ave. Kimball, SD 57355 605-778-6703

www.southdakotasimmental.com

Jim: 605-730-6703 (Cell) Jay: 605-730-0215 (Cell) bendaranch@midstatesd.net

Black and Red Breeding Stock

Promise Land Ranch Mike & Cathy Stoltey Family 374 Promise Lane • Plummer, ID 83851 208-686-1515 (H) • 208-699-2335 (M) plrlivestock@gmail.com

Kipp Julson • 605-351-9088 48672 252nd St • Sherman, SD 57030 doublejfarms@alliancecom.net www.doublejsimmentals.com Females by Private Treaty in the Fall. Private Treaty Bid Bull Sale, Jan 28, 2017, Garretson, SD

TRAXINGER

Reds, Blacks • Bulls and Females Private Treaty Sales

“Mark of Performance”

Mike and Terri Traxinger 11176 – 406th Avenue Houghton, SD 57449 Home: 605.885.6347 Mike’s cell: 605.294.7227 mtrax@nvc.net www.traxinger.com

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Eichacker Simmentals

Lanting Enterprises, LLC

25446 445th Ave • Salem, SD 57058 Steve & Cathy Eichacker 605-425-2391 or 605-421-1152 email: es@triotel.net Annual Bull Sale • March 4, 2016

2181 B N 2300 E Twin Falls, ID 83301-0643 208-655-4257 208-731-6646 Bob’s Cell 208-655-4371 John’s Home lant4257@filertel.com

EPDs: CE: 7 $API: 132 $TI: 72

Dam: URA Baby Doll

LLSF Pays To Believe ZU194 ASA#: 2659897 • Pays To Dream x Trademark Homozygous Black/Heterozygous Polled Granddam: Rockin Robin Pays To Believe is the spectacular 2015 NWSS and 2014 NAILE Grand Champion Bull! His first calves are averaging 5 digits in public auctions and his full-sib sisters averaged $16,000 in Lee’s 2014 fall sale.

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EPDs: CE: 10 $API: 122 $TI: 64 ASA#: 2743620 • Homozygous Polled Steel Force x Shawnee Miss 770P Big Deal is exciting at Mid Continent Farms & Wesner Livestock. Big Deal is calving easily and adding value to progeny! Maternal brother to Uno Mas.

EPDs: CE: 11 $API: 136 $TI: 68 ASA#: 2747228 • Homozygous test pending Pays to Dream x Navigator. Extra sound structured, calving ease, solid black bull with added depth to use to make complete, sound progeny. He has no white on face to use on heifers or cows.

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TNGL Grand Fortune Z467 ASA#: 2654876 • Grandmaster x STF Montana Black 2014 NWSS Champion Bull! Homozygous Black & Homozygous Polled Exciting, extra complete first progeny with lots of extension!

2014 NWSS Champion Bull $16,000 Grand Fortune daughter

EPDs: CE: 8 $API: 112 $TI: 62

ASA#: 2536539 • Better Than Ever x Powerline New Direction is the homozygous polled, Dream On free, outcross pedigree sire that you can use with confidence to make sound, soggy, Sim-Influenced progeny! New Direction sired the “Power Simmy” selection at The One Sale a heifer brought in from Hilbrands HILB Fashionista — $10,000 Cattle Co. MN. New Direction daughter at The One Sale.

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INDUSTRY UPDATE USDA Invests in Young Farmers USDA has announced plans to invest $17 million in grants for the Beginning Farmer and Development Program (BFDP). The funding will develop training and provide other resourses for beginning farmers and ranchers. BFDP was first established by the 2008 Farm Bill and was continued in the 2014 Farm Bill. The program provides support to those who have farmed less than 10 years.

USDA Investigates Fat Labeling The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is expanding sampling for the nutritional composition of ground beef destined for retail. Previous sampling indicated that some processors inaccurately measure and label lean-to-fat ratios. In 2014, the FSIS found that of 75 federal samples and 15 retail samples, more than a quarter (28%) contained product with 20% more fat than what was declared on the label. FSIS determined that although the sampling was small, some processors are incorrectly labeling their products.

USDA, EPA Work to Reduce Waste The USDA and EPA plan to work with charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and local, state, and tribal governments to reduce food loss and waste in order to improve overall food security and conserve the nation’s resources. In the US, food loss and waste accounts for 31% (133 billion pounds) of the overall food supply available to retailers and consumers. According to the report “an average family of four leaves 2 million calories, worth nearly $1,500, uneaten each year.”

Early Report on MARC Research The USDA Office of Inspector General has issued a preliminary report after a New York Times article contained statements regarding animal care and mortality rates at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) in Clay Center, NE. A review team identified 33 statements from the article for evaluation and accuracy. The fieldwork was performed at MARC, reviewed available Agriculture research Service (ARS) and University of NebraskaLincoln (UNL) documentation. A final report will be issued at a time to be determined.

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Court Sides with EPA A US District Court ruling has sided with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on data collection for the purpose of regulating concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The lawsuit was filed on charges stating the EPA failed to meet federal mandates when collecting and reporting information regarding CAFOs under the Clean Water Act. The court found that the EPA’s decision to withdraw the information rule and instead rely on existing state and federal information sources to gather information met standards required under law.

Survey Indicates Food-cost Decline A survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) showed lower retail prices for many foods, including whole milk, cheddar cheese, and bacon. The survey listed the total costs of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals at $54.14, and is down 12¢ when compared to last year. The AFBF reported that higher milk and pork production contributed to the decline in prices, and lower energy prices also accounted for much of the modest decrease.

Women — Large Farming Contributors According to the USDA Economic Research Service, about 222,000 women are principal farm operators, or the person most responsible for making day-to-day decisions about the farm. USDA also reported that 1.5 million women are spouses of principal operators, and a third of these women are secondary operators who participate in day-to-day farm decisions. The remaining 1 million women, non-operating spouses, provide farm labor and collectively work 371 million hours on the farm, which accounts for 10% of the total hours worked on farms by operators.

Judge Rules on Horse Management A federal; judge has rejected claims that the United States Forest Service (USFS) wild horse management plan would threaten the long-term health and well being of the wild horse population in the Modoc National Forest of Northern California. The USFS argued that the science-based management of wild horses lives up to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. The court maintained that the wild horse management decision by the USFS is not a suitable vehicle to dispute livestock grazing permits. CONTINUED ON PAGE 58

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Salvaged Pumpkins for Cattle Salvaged produce can be beneficial for both cattle producers and owners of that commodity that is no longer worth its original value. Cattle producers looking to reduce feed costs use commodities including pumpkins at salvage value. Pumpkins are a commodity with a limited window of optimal value, and typically get discarded if not used for fall decorative purposes. At a lowered cost, cattle producers can use a good supplemental protein and energy source, and the commodity producer receives returns on salvage pumpkins.

SmartLabel Provides More Info The food industry announced an initiative that will enable customers to have easy instantaneous access to detailed information about thousands of products. More than 30 major companies have already committed to taking part in the transparency campaign. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;SmartLabelâ&#x20AC;? technology enables customers to receive additional details about products by scanning a bar code or by doing an online search to obtain information on ingredients and other attributes of a wide range of food, beverage, pet care, household, and personal care products.

Food Prices Fall Major food commodity prices fell in late in 2015, reversing half their rise of the previous month, as the cost of internally traded staples, except for sugar, fell across the board. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index averaged 156.7 points in November, a 1.6% decline from its revised October average and an 18% decline from its valve last year. The FAO Cereal Prices fell 2.3%, Vegetable oil prices fell 3.1%, and Dairy Price Index also fell 2.9%.

Farmer-to-Consumer Beef Sales Growing Direct-to-consumer sales have increased 1.2% between 2007 and 2012 despite a decline of 18.6% in the number of livestock farms during the same time period. The number of small, USDA-inspected processing plants declined by 12% between 2001 and 2013. The lack of local meat-processing options has become the single biggest obstacle in moving beef directly from the farmer to the consumer. CONTINUED ON PAGE 60

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Cold Storage Meat at Record High At the beginning of 2016, total red meat supplies in freezers were up 2% from the previous month and up 24% for the year. For September, total red meat was at a record high since data was first recorded in 1916. Total frozen poultry supplies are up 13% from a year ago, but are down slightly from the previous month. Total pork is at a record high for the month of September, but stocks of pork bellies are down 21% from the previous month and down 68% from last year.

Farmers Take Payment Cut Farmers will take a 6.8% cut in their farm-program payments. The cuts cover several USDA programs, including the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. Federal budget sequestration was passed by Congress in 2011 and officially began in 2013. The USDA detailed some of the programs that were cut in 2013, but a full list providing details of all the affected programs has yet to be generated.

Agriculture Endangered A report by CareerCast has listed farming among the most rapidly disappearing jobs. The report indicated that technology is a factor in decrease of employment on farms, and projected a negative growth of 19% for employment through 2022. USDA has reported that the number of US farms dropped by 400,000 between 1982 and 2012. Technology has streamlined the farming process making it easier for farmers to accomplish more work on more land with fewer people.

Cattle Weights Increase The federally-inspected steer dressed weights for August was 900 pounds, according to the USDA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 25 pounds heavier than a year ago, and close to a new one-month record. In 1960, steer dressed weights were 656 pounds and increased on an average annual basis of .5% growth per year. In 2014, steer dressed weights yearover-year experienced a full 1% growth, and final 2015 averages are expected to see a 2% rise over the previous year.

FDA Recommends GE Labeling The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guide for manufacturers who wish to voluntarily label their foods as containing/or not containing ingredients. CONTINUED ON PAGE 62

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FDA doesn’t recognize the terms “genetically modified” or “genetically modified organism” when referring to foods derived from genetically engineered plants. They encourage manufacturers to use labeling stating that a food product was not developed using bioengineering, genetic engineering, or modern biotechnology.

Vegan Activists Attack Farming Toy A petition initiated by a vegan activist organization, based in Canada urges the president of Wal-Mart International to stop selling toy livestock trucks. In four days, more than 10,000 people signed the petition. Push back from the petition has motivated the campaign “#farmtoysfortots”. All proceeds were used to purchase farm-related toys that were donated to Toys For Tots or local toy drives for the Christmas season. Wal-mart has not responded publicly to the petition.

Hit-and-Run Kills 38 Sheep The Colorado State Highway Patrol has arrested a woman for drunken driving after she allegedly killed 38 sheep in a hit-and-run incident. In addition to the 38 dead sheep, another 12 head were injured in the collision. The woman fled the scene, and was later tracked down by troopers by tracing the front license plate of her vehicle, which was left at the site of the crash. She has been charged with DUI, no insurance, and failure to remain at the scene of a crash involving property damage.

40,000 Pounds of Meat Stolen Pennsylvania police report that $110,000 of meat was stolen in late November. According to the report, the culprit managed to steal enough meat to make 160,000 burgers. The police stated that the perpetrator was able to accomplish this with a fabricated identification and company information, pretending to be a delivery service, and then driving off in a loaded truck.

Eating Meat Benefits Heart A study from the University of East Anglia, Norfolk, England, reports that eating meat can be as beneficial as regular exercise for heart health. The study researched the effects of seven different amino acids to heart health on 2,000 women. Researchers found evidence that women who consumed amino acids had better cardiovascular health. Meat consumption was also linked to low levels of arterial stiffness. “Protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, dairy, produce, beans, lentils, broccoli and spinach could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.”

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Imbibing Vegetarians Eat Meat A study conducted in the United Kingdom has found that over a third of vegetarians eat meat when they are under the influence of alcohol. One in three of these vegetarians revealed that they did so every time they were consuming alcohol. The top five meats for vegetarians to consume when under the influence are: kebabs (39%), beef burgers (34%), bacon (27%), fried chicken (19%), and pork sausage (14%).

Older People Need More Protein Recent experiments have discovered that adding protein to the diets of men above the age of 50, together with weight lifting, improved muscle protein synthesis. The ability to retain or build muscle was influenced by the intake of protein, which provides amino acids for the body to use as building blocks for protein. Exercise increased protein synthesis while age decreases it, but exercise alone cannot overcome all effects of age.

Research Provide Feed Boost An Australian scientist is leading new genetic research that aims to provide a nutritional boost for livestock while reduce costs for producers. This new application of gene editing technique is called CRISPR-Ca9. The method involves making precise changes to the genome of living cells. The study addresses a problem faced by the agricultural feed industry, the need to add enzyme supplements to aid digestion and the requirement to provide additional protein. This new technique hopes to “reduce costs and improve on farm profitability”.

Bluetongue Discovered The detection of Bluetongue virus (BTV) in beef cattle in southern Ontario occurred during routine testing by Canada’s Bovine Serological Surveillance testing program. BTV is an insect-borne disease with no human associated health risks. The detection of the virus will not affect exports of Canadian Livestock to the US or exports of meat or meat products. In the last 30 years, five of the six known occurrences of BTV have been in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. This finding is the first time the virus has been found outside of that region, and impacts Canada’s “country free of BTV” status with the World Organization for Animal Health. CONTINUED ON PAGE 68

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WHO Reports Red Meat/Cancer Link

The new Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) program was launched in early fall, and initially will affect medicated feed containing tilmicion, florfenicol and avilamycin. If a drug is a part of the VDF protocol, a veterinarian licensed in the producers state must issue a VDF order allowing use of the product. Products with a VDF label are not intended for feed efficiency or growth; uses allowed include those for treatment, prevention and control of a health problem. The VDF was established as a way of limiting development of resistance to antimicrobials in both people and animals.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified red meat, along with bacon, sausage, and other processed meats as “cancer-causing.” The new classification groups these meats with cigarettes, asbestos, and alcohol as health threats. The red meat categorization was based on limited samples and “strong mechanistic” evidence supporting a carcinogenic effect. Processed meat on the other hand, was classified with strong evidence; research concluded that each 50-gram proportion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of cancer by 18%.

Researchers Study Unique Pneumonia Cattle Monitored Remotely

Researchers from Montana State University and Washington State University are teaming up to study a unique form of neonatal calf pneumonia, which has been diagnosed in several Montana cattle herds in recent years. The majority of the affected calves are normal at birth, but develop signs of pneumonia within the first four days of life and die due to respiratory failure. The study is seeking a better understanding of the illness so that it can be managed appropriately. CONTINUED ON PAGE 70

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Antibiotic Use Rises The FDA annual report on antibiotics use in food animals shows domestic sales and distribution of antimicrobial approval for use in food-producing animals increased by 22% from 2009 through 2014, and increased by 4% from 2013 through 2014. The increase is attributed to the fact that US cattle inventories increased by 2.4% from 87.7 million to 89.9 million. During the same time, numbers of US hogs and pigs increased by 7.1% from 61.5 million to 65.9 million, suggesting that the larger livestock inventories correspond with the rise in antibiotic use.

Gumweed Used as Jet Fuel A project at the University of Nevada designed to convert roadside gumweed into biofuel could lead to increasing fuel supplies for the military. The curly top plant has extractable hydrocarbons with the potential use as a biodiesel or biomaterials crop. The plant is an arid land crop that requires less water than other biofuel substitutes. It’s native to Nevada and often grows on the side of freeways and other roads.

Avermectin Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize Dr. William Campbell and Dr. Satoshi Omura were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine for their discovery of avermectin. The active ingredient revolutionized the animal-health industry, and led to the treatment of parasitic diseases, including river blindness in humans. Originally developed for livestock, avermectin led to the development of Merial products that have had a significant impact on creating a safer international food supply. CONTINUED ON PAGE 74

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INDUSTRY UPDATE New Way of Doing Business The TMX Group, an integrated, multi-asset class exchange group, has launched AgriClear, a platform designed to provide US and Canadian cattle buyers and sellers an efficient, cost-effective transaction and payment service. According to a company press release, â&#x20AC;&#x153;AgriClear offers cattle producers a new way to do business with important benefits for both buyers and sellers, assuring payments for cattle delivered at the terms negotiated.â&#x20AC;? AgriClear offices are based in Calgary; Houston; Bowling Green, KY; and Greeley, CO. Additional information can be located at http://agriclear.com/.

Canada, Mexico Win $1 Billion Sanctions Canada and Mexico may impose $1 billion worth of tariffs on US-traded products. A World Trade Organization panel ruled as the countries prepared to retaliate over US meat labeling rules. The panel set the annual retaliation level at $1.055 billion, $780 million for Canada and $228 million for Mexico, twothirds less than what the countries originally sought.

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The dispute stems from a 2009 US requirement that retail outlets label food given to consumers about its origin. Canada and Mexico argues that country of origin labeling (COOL) has led to fewer of their livestock being slaughtered in the US.

Reducing Livestock Impacts The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) has announced that it is working with its members to measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production globally. IFIF will continue to collaborate with stakeholders on the agri-food chain to strengthen sustainable food production, and help contribute to dietary quality and nutrient adequacy around the world through provision of safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable feed and food.

Europe Resumes Exports to Canada The European Union (EU) has announced that Canada will reopen its market for European beef from 19 EU member states. The Canadian markets have been closed to EU beef since 1996, when Canada introduced import restrictions on meat of ruminants based on concerns over Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). CONTINUED ON PAGE 76

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The states that are authorized to resume exports are the same countries that had access before the ban: Australia; Belgium; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland: Italy; Luxembourg; the Netherlands; Portugal; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; and the United Kingdom.

Combined, the four countries are expected to export more than one million metric tons of beef during the year: India (2.4 million), Brazil (2.0 million), Australia (1.6 million), and the US (1.1 million). These four countries account for roughly 72% of the world’s beef exports.

Food Produced by Family Farmer

Religious Harmony Urged

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that 80% of the world’s food is produced by family farmers. Approximately 72% of farms worldwide are less than one hectares (2.47 acres) of land, and only 6% are larger than five hectares (12.35 acres) of land. Family farming includes fisheries, forestry, crop and livestock production. The FAO recently launched Family Farm Knowledge Platform (FFKP) to examine challenges faced by small family farms and to support better policies for family farms.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has called for religious harmony, breaking a weeklong silence after the mob killing of a Muslim man rumored to have slaughtered a cow. Modi appealed for Indians to ignore hate speeches at an election rally. Since the murder, politicians in Modi’s party, including ministers, have made statements in defense of the mob that killed him, fueling a debate about laws on killing and eating of cows. Modi has called for a nationwide ban on cow slaughter and criticized the previous administration for promoting beef exports.

India Surpasses Brazil During 2015, India is projected to become the largest beef exporter in the world at 23.5% of global beef exports. Brazil at 19.7%, Australia at 15.6% and the US at 10.8%, follow India.

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China Bids on Australian Farmland According to the Australian Financial Review, China’s PengXin Group is bidding for two Australian cattle properties that would make the company the largest farmland owner in that country. In the deal, PengXin would acquire 555,000 head of cattle, along with two companies. CONTINUED ON PAGE 78

INDUSTRY UPDATE The firm plans to use Consolidated Pastoral Company in the northern and western part of the country to supply beef to Asia, while using S.Kidman & Company cattle stations for the Australian market.

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The Food Standards Agency and Public Health Wales has indicated that there is no risk to human health as a result of the isolated case. There have been a number of sporadic cases of BSE identified across the UK in recent years. The last case was reported in Wales was in 2013.

Cattle verses People Populations According to a USDA report, five countries now have more cattle than people. Uruguay has the most cattle per capita at 3.6, followed by New Zealand at 2.17, Argentina at 1.29, Australia at 1.14, and Brazil at 1.06. Brazil is the leading country for total cattle numbers, but is evenly matched by people per capita. The balance of the world’s countries have more people than cattle.

BSE Confirmed in Wales A statement from the Wales Deputy Minister for Farming and Food confirms that a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in a single deceased bovine. The cow reportedly did not enter the human food chain.

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Heifer Market Declines As America’s cowherd dropped to a 60-year low two years ago, ranchers saw an economic incentive to save and breed replacement heifers. Demand for young females spiked, creating a profitable niche market, which appears to have flamed out. The past year saw bred and open heifer markets go through a downward spiral, following similar beef market trends witnessed throughout 2015 heading into 2016, as fat cattle and calf prices retreated to prices last seen in 2013. The influx of cheap replacement heifers has created a buyer’s market, creating an opportunity to buy bred heifers at a reduced rate to expand or start a cowherd. It is also a case of the markets working in a cyclical nature. CONTINUED ON PAGE 80

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Steer Escapes NYC Slaughterhouse

Record Junior Livestock Auction

A Hereford steer caused a major stir after escaping a slaughterhouse in New York City. The animal fled the Jamaica Archer Live Poultry and Meat Market in Jamaica-Queens neighborhood. The steer ran through traffic, where officers from the New York Police Department’s 103rd precinct managed to rope and load him into a stock trailer. The local police precinct took to social media and shared the roundup on Twitter.

Grand and reserve champion junior exhibitors as the 2016 National Western Stock Show received astronomical prices for the prize-winning animals, totaling a record $412,000 for eight animals. To illustrate, the grand champion (GC) steer brought $117,000, while the reserve champion (RC) sold for $70,000. The figures for the other species were as follows: GC lamb ($50,000), RC lamb ($28,000); GC hog ($53,000), RC hog ($35,000); GC goat ($40,000), RC goat ($19,000).

“Food Deserts” and Obesity According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity in the US has doubled in the past 30 years. In 2012, more than one-third of children and adolescents were either obese or overweight. Many blame “food deserts” for the problem—areas typically found in low-income neighborhoods lacking access to supermarkets. There are government policies in place to give incentive to companies that open stores in food deserts, but serious problems remain.

Farmers Buying Drones Even as farm equipment sales lag, farmers are purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at an amazing rate. A number of manufacturers have launched a wide variety of aircrafts in the past few years, saturating the market. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ultimately play a key role in how much UAVs advance. Because of potential conflicts with airplanes, the agency is in the process of formulating regulations for the industry. In December, the FAA ruled that hobbyist UAV owners much register their vehicles.

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MARCH 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14-15 14 14 15 15 16-17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 21 21 21 23 23 25 26 26 26

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Barker Cattle Company’s Bull and Female Sale — Burley, ID Doll Simmental Ranch’s 36th Annual Production Sale — Mandan, ND Double Bar D Farms’ “Best of Both Worlds” Bull and Select Female Sale — Grenfell, SK Hill’s Ranch Bull Sale — Stanford, MT (pg. 49) Houston International Simmental/Simbrah Sale — Houston, TX Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Simmental/Simbrah Show — Houston, TX Janssen Farms’ “JF Scalebuster” Bull Sale — Dunlap, IA Mertens Cattle Company’s Production Sale — Milbank, SD JMB/Rains Simmental/N Bar Cattle’s Bull Sale — Sharon Springs, KS Diamond Bar S Bull Sale — Great Falls, MT Eichacker Simmentals' Annual Bull Sale — Salem, SD (pg. 52) KSU’s Annual Legacy Sale — Manhattan, KS LaBatte Simmentals with Meadow Acres Farms’ 36th Annual Bull and Female Sale — Moose Jaw, SK New Day Genetics’ Bull Sale — Eldon, MO Snake River Bull Test Sale — Jerome, ID Cason’s Pride and Joy Production Sale — Russell, IA Flying H Genetics ‘Roughage N’ Ready’ Bull Sale — Arapahoe, NE RS&T Simmentals, LLC Bull Sale — Savannah, MO Trinity Farms' Generations of Excellence Sale — Ellensburg, WA (pg. 48) Walsh Simmental’s Bull Sale — Hubbard, NE Gateway Genetics Versatility+ Bull Sale — Pierce, NE Gold Bullion Group Sale — Wamego, KS Calvo Family Bull Sale — Valentine, NE Open 8 Genetics’ Inaugural Bull Sale — Charlo, MT Lechleiter Simmentals’ 28th Annual Bull Sale — Loma, CO (pg. 48) 12th Annual Cattleman’s Kind Bull Sale — San Saba, TX Hall-Pokorny Red Angus Bull Sale — North Platte, NE Schmig Simmental Ranch’s 33rd Annual Production Sale — Stockholm, SD 74-51 Cattle Company’s Red Dirt Bull Sale, Marshall, OK Dikeman and Huninghake Premium Genetics Bull Sale — Wamego, KS Quest of the West Cattle Sale — Spanish Fork, UT Carcass Performance Partners 14th Annual Bull Sale — Lucedale, MS Gonsior Simmentals’ Production Sale — Fullerton, NE (pg. 56) Great Lakes Beef Connection Bull Sale — Clare, MI (pg. 29) REDstock Annual Production Sale — Chillicothe, MO Tennessee Beef Agribition — Lebanon, TN Yardley Cattle Company’s 44th Annual Bull Sale — Beaver, UT WSA Spring Spectacular Sale — Lancaster, WI JS Simmentals’ Spring Online Embryo Sale — www.dponlinesales.com Keller Broken Heart Ranch Annual Production Sale — Mandan, ND (pg. 49) Rockin H Simmentals’ Production Sale — Watertown, SD (pg. 57) Open Gate Ranch Sale — Simms, MT (pg. 54) Schrader Ranch Bull Sale — Wells, KS Family Matters Online Embryo Sale — www.dponlinesales.com Parker Cattle Company’s Spring Sale — Burlington, CO (pg. 38) 3C Christensen Ranch and NLC Simmental Ranch Annual Production Sale — Wessington, SD (pg. 39) Gengenbach Cattle Co.'s 8th Annual Production Sale — Imperial, NE (pg. 83) Sunflower Genetics’ Annual Production Sale, Maple Hill, KS (pgs. 51, 72) Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch’s 24th Anniversary Annual Bull and Heifer Sale — Fort Collins, CO (pg. 1) Drake Cattle Company’s Bull Sale — Centerville, IA (pg. 58) Flying H Genetics ‘Grown On Grass’ Bull Sale — Butler, MO Hilltop Simmentals 3rd Annual Private Treaty Bull Sale and Open House — Hudson, SD Michigan Bull Test Sale — Crystal, MI Ohio Beef Expo/Eastern Spring Classic Sale — Columbus, OH Red Hill Farms’ “More Than a Bull XI” Bull and Female Sale — Lafayette, TN (pgs. 50, 96) UBIA Bull Test Sale — Salina, UT Bridle Bit Simmentals 3rd Annual All Terrain Bull Sale — Springfield, CO (pg. 24) Hudson Pines-Hayes Ranch Genetic Legacy Bull Sale — Billings, MT Williams Cattle Company Online Semen Sale — www.breedersworld.com (pg. 27) Pelton’s 23rd Annual Sale — LaCrosse, KS (pg. 33) Premium Sourced Cattle 4th Annual Bull and Female Sale — Eckley, CO (pg. 19) Rust Mountain View Ranch "Ace in the Hole" Bull Sale — Turtle Lake, ND (pg. 75) 37th Annual SW VA Performance Tested Bull and BCIA Influenced VA Premium Assured Plus Bred Heifer Sale — Wytheville, VA Back to the Basics Sale — Fountain Run, KY (pg. 59) Campbell Simmental’s Bull Sale — Ignacio, CO CONTINUED ON PAGE 84

ASA# 3044369

ASA# 3064337

ASA# 3044369

GCCR N Octane XS86 C

GCCR N Octane XU09 C

GCCR Graduate X2491 C

GCCR BDiamond XU2518 C

Northern Octane x Bettis

Northern Octane x In Focus

SDS Graduate x Reality

Kappes Black Diamond x SAV Mandan

CE 8 MCE 10

BW 2.1 Milk 20

WW 73 MWW 56

YW 111 $API 111

ADG .24 $TI 72

CE 10 MCE 10

BW .7 Milk 26

WW 70 MWW 61

ASA# 3064385

GCCR B Diamond WTR 3210 C CE 8 MCE 5

BW .9 Milk 23

WW 71 MWW 59

YW 114 $API 114

ADG .27 $TI 76

YW 110 $API 123

ADG .25 $TI 72

CE 16 MCE 13

BW -2.1 Milk 19

WW 70 MWW 55

ASA# 3064540

GCCR Top Cut WT 265 C

Kappes Black Diamond x TC Total

BW 3.9 Milk 16

WW 87 MWW 60

YW 136 $API 104

YW 111 $API 155

ADG .25 $TI 79

TJ Bonus Beef x TC Total ADG .31 $TI 72

CE 8 MCE 9

BW .9 Milk 17

WW 71 MWW 53

ASA# 3064477

YW 110 $API 121

ADG .24 $TI 74

GCCR Prophet W3039 C

GCCR Conair UA52 C

S Capitalist x BBS Top Cut

GAR Prophet x Hooks Majestic

SAV ConAir x TNT Dynamite Black

BW 1.7 Milk 20

WW 81 MWW 60

YW 129 $API 117

ADG .30 $TI 76

CE 15 MCE 11

BW -.4 Milk 23

WW 79 MWW 63

YW 130 $API 181

ADG .32 $TI 99

BW 4.5 Milk 17

WW 83 MWW 59

CE 7 MCE 6

BW 2.2 Milk 24

WW 84 MWW 66

YW 134 $API 110

YW 132 $API 93

ADG .3 $TI 73

ASA# 3064565

GCCR Capitalist ZR 3210 C S Capitalist x TJ Bonus Beef CE 14 MCE 9

BW -1.8 Milk 19

WW 67 MWW 53

ASA# 3064528

GCCR Capitalist ZS36 C CE 9 MCE 10

CE 3 MCE 5

ASA# 3064527

GCCR Bonus W3210 C

BBS Top Cut x In Focus CE 5 MCE 12

ASA# 3064345

EPDs pulled 2.8.16

ASA# 3064668

YW 108 $API 142

ADG .25 $TI 77

ASA# 3064371

GCCR Conair X126 C ADG .32 $TI 80

SAV ConAir X (In Focus x LRS Dakota) CE 11 MCE 6

BW .6 Milk 30

WW 85 MWW 72

YW 139 $API 130

ADG .34 $TI 87

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( Cont.) 26 Dickinson Ranch’s 44th Annual Production Sale — Gorham, KS (pg. 34) 26 Professional Beef Genetics Open House Spring Bull Sale — Montrose, MO (pgs. 48, 64) 26 Spring into Excellence Simmental Sale — Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 26 T-Heart Ranch High Altitude Bull Sale — La Garita, CO (pgs. 48, 77) 26 Vertical Edge Genetics "Bulls In Bancroft Production Sale" — Bancroft, ID 26 Wildberry Farms Bull and Bred Heifer Sale — Hanover, IL (pg. 91) 29 Kearns Cattle Company’s 27th Annual Bull Sale — Rushville, NE (pg. 95) 29 Top Gun Cattle Company’s Annual Bull and Heifer Sale — Smithfield, NE (pg. 90)

Yuma

Please compare the muscle of Yuma to pictures of other bulls. Please google stanleymartinsfarms for more information.

Stanley Martins 141 Hwy 18 • Postville, IA 52162 563-419-2444 (c) • 563-864-7305 (h)

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APRIL 1 Canaday Ranch’s 38th Annual Pride in Performance Sale — Yankton, SD (pg. 74) 1 Southeast Elite Female Sale — Perry, GA 2 59th Annual WBIA Tested Bull Sale — Platteville, WI (pg. 80) 2 Bulls of the Bluegrass — Mt. Sterling, KY (pg. 35) 2 McDonald Farms’ 13th Annual “Pick of the Pen” Bull Sale — Blacksburg, VA (pg. 69) 2 Michigan Beef Expo — East Lansing, MI 2 The Gathering at Shoal Creek — Excelsior Springs, MO (pg. 60) 3-4 Bramlet Simmentals’ Spring Online Sale — www.dponlinesales.com 4 APEX Cattle Bull and Heifer Sale — Kearney, NE (pgs. 8-9) 6 75th Annual Kansas Bull Test Sale, Beloit, KS 6 TF-Brand Back To The Farm Bull Sale — Zanesville, OH 8 South Dakota State University’s Bull Sale — Brookings, SD (pg. 92) 9 Brant Farms’ Genetic Balance SimGenetics Sale — Hinckley, MN (pg. 61) 9 Cattleman’s Choice Sale — Hartwell, GA 9 Choctaw County Land and Cattle Sale — Boswell, OK (pg. 40) 9 New Day Genetics’ Spring Sale — Osceola, MO (pg. 81) 9 Southeast All Black Classic, Marianna, FL 13 Northwest Bull Fest — Burlington, ND (pg. 45) 15 Virginia Beef Expo SimSation Sale — Harrisonburg, VA (pg. 18) 16 Nelson Livestock Company’s Annual Production Sale — Wibaux, MT (pgs. 49, 73) 16 Owen Bros. Diamonds & Spurs SimGenetic Sale — Bois d Arc, MO (pg. 62) 19 Trennepohl Farms’ Top 10 Sale — Middletown, IN 19 West Virginia Beef Expo Simmental Sale — Weston, WV 20 Williams Cattle Company Online Semen Sale — www.breedersworld.com (pg. 27) 23 Heartland Simmentals’ Performance with Class Bull Sale — Waverly, IA (pg. 63) 23 Sunset View Farms' Family Traditions Female Sale — Auburn, KY 30 Water’s Edge Farm’s Inaugural Black Tie and Blue Jeans Sale — Franklin, TN 30 Black Tie and Blue Jeans Sale — Franklin, TN

MAY 1 2 5 6 7 7 14 20

Timberland Cattle’s SimAngus™ and Black Angus Female Auction — Vernon, AL Williams Cattle Company Online Semen Sale — www.breedersworld.com (pg. 27) Nelson Simmental and SimAngus Bull Sale — Glasgow, MT Southern New England Simmental Association’s 5th Annual All-Breed Sale — Springfield, MA Stars and Stripes Sale — Gettysburg, PA The Hunt at Shipwreck Cattle Company, — Grandview, TX Buzzard Hollow Ranch’s 22nd Annual Designer’s Classic Sale — Granbury, TX The Spring Turnout Sale — Seward, NE

JUNE 15-18 15-18 23-25

AJSA Eastern Regional Classic — Cookeville, TN AJSA South Central Regional Classic — Stillwater, OK AJSA Western Regional Classic — Bozeman, MT

JULY 9-15 29-31 30

AJSA National Classic — Des Moines, IA Simmental Breeder’s Sweepstakes — Louisville, KY Summer Stakes Elite Sale — Louisville, KY

AUGUST 6 20

Genetic Connection Sale — Cullman, AL Georgia Generations of Value Sale — Colbert, GA

SEPTEMBER 3 7 10 11

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NC Fall Harvest Sale — Union Grove, NC Trauernicht Simmental’s Open House Sale — Wymore, NE Silver Towne Farms’ 30th Annual Production Sale — Winchester, IN Field of Dreams Production Sale — Hope, IN

■ Consistently sires show and replacement heifers with excellent udders. ■ Proven . . . Calving Ease. ■ Cows are consistent producers.

Heterozygous Black Polled/S CNS Dream On L186 Sire: WAGR Dream Catcher 03R 3C Melody M668 BZ Direct Trait

HC Power Drive 88H Dam: KA TCF Independence S30L Triple C Krissie L30Y Maternal

Milk MWW Stay

DOC

54.9 77.6 .14

YW ADG MCE

-0.3

21.5

49.0 24.1

9.2

16.3 -.44

.16

ACC .52

.58

.44

.43

.39

.41

.27

.37

.17

.44

.14 15

.18

Marb

Fat

.17

Sold at Ohio Beef Expo 2014

10935 Wilson Mills Road Chardon, Ohio 44024 C 440-478-0782 Fax 440-354-8691 john@fergusonshowcattle.com

$ Index REA

-.074 .85

Sexed Semen available also through Cattle Visions

ASA#: 2561269 PB SM

Carcass

EPD 11.2

This is his first progeny that sold as a bred heifer in Louisville

.15

Shr

API

-.30 133.1 66.4 .03

www.fergusonshowcattle.com

ASA Sire Evaluation, as of 2.11.16

Herdsman: William Palmer 814-282-1493

■ Player was proclaimed by many as “THE BULL OF DENVER”

Sexed Semen available also through Cattle Visions

Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Long’s Shear Pleasure Sire: TLLC One Eyed Jack Long’s Miss Sweet Treat Direct Trait

EPD

WSJ Encore Dam: Long’s Dribble MCM 505R

ASA#: 3030191 3/4 SM 1/4 AN

Maternal

YW ADG MCE

8.4

1.1

65.4 91.9 0.17

ACC .18

.35

.30

.19

% ASA Sire Evaluation, as of 2.11.16

.19

Carcass

Milk MWW Stay

DOC

6.5

19.9

52.6

–

.12

.13

.18

–

Marb

Fat

11.4 25.8 -.27

.40

-.029

.12

.09

.19

.10

$ Index REA

Shr

API

.80 -.46 118.4 70.9

Owners: Ferguson Show Cattle

Top Hat Simmentals

Ohio John – 440-478-0782

Utah Chris Beins – 435-452-1806

Long’s Simmentals

Terra Sol Beef

Iowa Rob – 641-344-3028 Tyler – 641-344-5085

Missouri Jared Royer – 573-489-2900

Ben & Jessica Williamson

.10

Haley Farms

Ohio Pam – 330-353-6072

Pennsylvania 606-207-9240

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AD INDEX Alabama Genex Custom Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Gibbs Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 97 Moore Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Colorado

Allied Genetic Resources . . . . . . . . 1, 5, 13, 24, 29, 33, 34, 38, 39, 45, 46, 54, 55, 69, 70, 71, 77, 81, 85, 91, 96, 97, IBC Allied Online Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Bar QH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 43, 89 Blackford Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 81 Hopewell Views Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Bridle Bit Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Martin Cattle Sales, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Far Out Cattle Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Rhodes Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

L-Cross Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Wildberry Farms Simmental Cattle . . . . . . . . 50, 91

Lechleiter Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Premium Sourced Cattle, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 SRS Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 T-Heart Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 48, 77

Georgia

Indiana Krieger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Purdue University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Silver Towne Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Trennepohl Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Wesner Livestock Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Phillips Farms Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Iowa Idaho

JS Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lone Tree Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Long’s Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 73, 87 Springer Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 51 Stanley Martins Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

C-MOR Beef Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 81

Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch, LLC. . . . . . . . . 1, 48

Parker Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Jass Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Kansas ART-JEN Simmental Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Brooks Simmental Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Cow Camp Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 51 Dickinson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Dikeman Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dixson Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Gold Bullion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Hofmann Simmental Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Jensen Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Kansas Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Kaser Brothers Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Oval F Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Big M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Pelton Red Angus • SimAngus • Simmental . . . . 33

Lanting Enterprises, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Brink Fleckvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

River Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Promise Land Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Drake Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Rock Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Vertical Edge Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Drake Simmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Schrader Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Gerdes Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Illinois

SEK Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

GNB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Sunflower Genetics, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 72

Adcock Land and Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Heartland Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Suther’s Direct Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

AKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

HRM Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Minnesota

Harriman Santa Fe “Bob” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 64

Bulls of the Blugrass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Brant Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

HBE Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Double Diamond Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Crazy Fate Simmental Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Lucas Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 82

DP Sales Management, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 35

Matthews Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Hill Country Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Eberspacher Enterprises, Inc.. . . 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 86

Hoffman Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Hilbrands Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Owen Brothers Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Misty Meadows Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Hooks Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Professional Beef Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Ratliff Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Oak Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Royer, Jared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Reality Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Rockin H Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

RS&T Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Rocking P Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Rydeen Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Shoal Creek Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Swain Select Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sargeant Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Steaks Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC

New Day Genetics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Terra Sol Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 87

Three Trees Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Wayward Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Mississippi

Welsh Simmentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Fenton Farms Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Montana

JRW Farms, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Begger’s Diamond V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Louisiana

Little Creek Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Bignell Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Freedom Run Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Little Creek Farm, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Bulls of the Big Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Genex Custom Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Rockhill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Gateway Simmental & Lucky Cross . . . . . . . . . IBC

Global Fleckvieh Genetics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Tanner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Genex Custom Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Hill’s Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Robinson Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Rugged R Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Missouri

Hudson Pines-Hayes Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Triple Z Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Beef-360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Miller Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15, 20, 21, 43, 53, 67, 70, 71, 73, 79, 87, 89

Nelson Livestock Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 71

Double R Cattle Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

ORIgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 85, 70

Flying H Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 68

Genex Custom Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Sunrise Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Gerloff Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Universal Semen Sales, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Michigan Great Lakes Beef Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Green Valley Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 J Bar J Ranch, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 JC Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Salinas Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Open Gate Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Golden Oak Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 CONTINUED ON PAGE 94

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Nebraska

Sandy Acres Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Keller Broken Heart Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

APEX Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9

Sloup Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 50

Kenner Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Berger’s HerdMasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Top Gun Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Messer’s Beaver Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Canaday, Julian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Triangle J Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Northern Plains Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Felt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Western Cattle Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Northwest Bull Fest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Olafson Brothers Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Flying H Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Forster Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

North Dakota

Ponderosa Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Gengenbach Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 83

Buee Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Rust Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 75

Gonsior Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Dakota Xpress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

SRF Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

J&C Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Ellingson Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

SYS Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Kearns Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

James Creek Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

TNT Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 49

Oklahoma Choctaw County Land and Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Lazy U Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Morris Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 White Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Willis Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Ohio Ferguson Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 87 Haley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 87 Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 97

Oregon Bar CK Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Pennsylvania Williamson, Ben & Jessica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 87

South Dakota 3C Christensen Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Benda Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Double J Farms Simmental Cattle. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Eichacker Simmentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 55 Genex Custom Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 NLC Simmental Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 S/M Fleckvieh Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 South Dakota State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Traxinger Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Werning Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Tennessee B&K Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Hillview Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Martin Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Red Hill Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 96 Slate Farms & Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Texas Allflex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bois d’Arc Land & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Brush Country Bulls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Burch Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Diamond RF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Flying F Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh Federation . . . . . 98 Pine Ridge Ranch, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 49 Reavis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 RX Simbrah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 CONTINUED ON PAGE 96

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Texas (continued)

Rocky Hollow Farm Simmental Cattle . . . . . . . . . 51

Canada

Shipman, Jered, Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Virginia Simmental Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Bohrson Marketing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Smith Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Double Bar D Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Southwestern Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wisconsin

Williams Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ABS Global, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 52, 97

Associations

Accelerated Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 70

American Simmental Association. . . IFC, 25, 40, 65

Utah

Genex Cooperative, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 13, 70, 96, 97

Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh Federation . . . . . 98

Top Hat Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 87

Glacier Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

International Genetic Solutions (IGS) . . . . . . . . IFC

Six Bar R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Virginia Simmental Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Virginia

Wisconsin Beef Improvement Association. . . . . . 80

Black Creek Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Livestock Services

McDonald Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

ABS Global, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 52, 97 Accelerated Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 70 Allflex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Allied Genetic Resources . . . . . . . . 1, 5, 13, 24, 29, 33, 34, 38, 39, 45, 46, 54, 55, 69, 70, 71, 77, 81, 85, 91, 96, 97, IBC Allied Online Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Bohrson Marketing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Breeders World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Cattle In Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15, 20, 21, 43, 53, 67, 71, 73, 79, 87, 89 Conover Auction Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 DP Sales Management, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 35 DVAuction . . . . . . . . . 19, 33, 39, 40, 80, 83, 90, 96 Eberspacher Enterprises, Inc.. . . 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 86 GeneSeek a Neogen Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Genex Cooperative, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 13, 70, 96, 97 International Genetic Solutions (IGS) . . . . . IFC, 25 LiveAuctions.TV. . . . . . . . 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 72, 76 ORIgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 85 Ritchey Livestock ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Safety Zone Calf Catchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 97 Superior Livestock Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 71 Superior Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, IBC Sutherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Direct Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Miscellaneous All Purpose Index (API) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ASA DNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 72 ASA Performance Advocate . . . . 49, 50, 51, 69, 96 ASA Publication, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ASA Science Blog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 70 Best of the Barns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Carcass Merit Program (CMP) . . . . . 48, 50, 69, 96 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Have you Herd? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 HD 50K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Sales Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 SimGenetics Profit Through Science . . . IFC, 25, 40

SimTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 66 Terminal Index (TI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Total Herd Enrollment (THE) . 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 83

tReg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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