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Board CommentaryWow – What a summer 2009 was; putting on a production sale and helping host a National Convention sure made for a short and exciting summer. For those that made it to the Shooting Star, thanks and I hope you enjoyed it. - On page 6
Association CommentaryCowherd longevity, while hard to measure and even harder to predict, ranks at or near the top of most economic models designed to predict cow/calf profitability. - On page 8
Marketing UpdatePublished data sets and research reports continue to demonstrate the huge role that costs - especially feed costs -- play in determining cowherd profitability. Production measures like weaning percent and weights do, of course, directly impact the bottom line. - On page 10
Registration BulletinWe have been notified by MMI Genomics that they have experienced very low success rate in running OS testing on semen samples. Therefore, they recommend sending only an FTA card, blood or hair sample. - On page 14
A Model of SuccessWhen most people think of Nebraska, images of flat, irrigated crop land or feedyard pens stretching across the horizon fill their minds. However, in the western third of the state, north of Interstate 80, lays an extremely unique and contrasting ecosystem. - On page 24
A Model of SuccessSituated in the heart of this great rangeland, between the towns of Stapleton and Thedford in Logan County, is a family owned and operated cow/calf outfit that has been ranching in the Sand Hills for almost a century. Chester Paxton arrived in the Sand Hills in 1911 at the age of two after relocating from Warsaw, Mo. - On page 26
Management... Genetics... Profit...The recent belt tightening by many US beef producers has led to an extensive list of articles describing ways to alter management practices in an effort to increase commercial producers’ opportunity for profit. The majority of this information is very useful, and does have the potential of collectively impacting producers’ bottomlines. - On page 54
Red Angus National Open ShowMAY CALVES (7 SHOWN) 1. 5/24/2009, SRA HOLLY, SIRE: PIE HOL- IDAY 4027, BW: 0.8 WW: 30 YW: 59 MILK: 20 TM: 35 STAY: 11 MARB: -0.03 REA: 0.07 BF: 0 BREEDER: SHADY KNOLL RED ANGUS, EXHIBITOR: SHADY KNOLL RED ANGUS, TENNYSON, IN 2. 5/2/2009, MISS GOLD DUST, BHF PRE- MIER, BW: 0. - On page 68
Red Angus National Junior ShowAPRIL CALVES (2 SHOWN) 1. 4/3/2009, HCFA BLOCKANNA 9113, SIRE: HCFA PEDRO 609, BW: 1 WW: 42 YW: 69 MILK: 14 TM:35 ME: 3 HPG: 9 STAY: 12 MARB: 0.06 REA: 0.08 BF: 0, BREED- ER: HIDDEN CREEK FARM, INC, EXHIBITOR: SHELBY RODER, CRANE, MO 2. 4/10/2009, TC SATIN 28W, SIRE: NBAR HAMLEY S913, BW: 0. - On page 78
In Memory
He was born in Monroe County, and lived in McMinn County for many years before moving to the Knox-Loudon area. A son of the late Roy Thompson Sr. and Mary Woodby Thompson. He had worked for Mont-Vue Farms for 47 years. - On page 86
He was born in Monroe County, and lived in McMinn County for many years before moving to the Knox-Loudon area. A son of the late Roy Thompson Sr. and Mary Woodby Thompson. He had worked for Mont-Vue Farms for 47 years. - On page 86
Sale ReportBertrand, Nebraska December 14, 2009 Lots Average 150 Red Angus bulls $3,543 11 Polled Hereford bulls $2,820 229 Commercial Bred Heifers $1,280 3 ranch broke horses $3,267 Cross Diamond Cattle Company customers were able to select from top genetics from the Cross Diamond program, as well as the programs of 7U Ranch, 3S Cattle Co. - On page 86
RAAA New Members
HACIENDA CAMPO ALEGRE BILL BETHEL, RANCH MGR 20996 FM 2209 WEST RAYMONDVILLE, TX 78580. - On page 88
HACIENDA CAMPO ALEGRE BILL BETHEL, RANCH MGR 20996 FM 2209 WEST RAYMONDVILLE, TX 78580. - On page 88
Calendar of Events
February 2 Gill Red Angus Annual Spring Bull and Female Sale, Timber Lake, SD 6 Loonan 35th Annual Production Sale, Corning, IA 8 Lazy RC Ranch Bull Sale, Swift Current, SK 12 TNT Simmental Red Angus 25th Annual Genetic Explosion Bull Sale,... - On page 96
February 2 Gill Red Angus Annual Spring Bull and Female Sale, Timber Lake, SD 6 Loonan 35th Annual Production Sale, Corning, IA 8 Lazy RC Ranch Bull Sale, Swift Current, SK 12 TNT Simmental Red Angus 25th Annual Genetic Explosion Bull Sale,... - On page 96
Advertiser Index
3K Land Cattle Co...... ......................85 5L Red Angus... ...............................65,91 ABS..................................................15,17 Accelerated Genetics ..........................19 Andras ..................................................88 Angelo Cattle Co ..................................90 Angus World ........................................94 Arrowhead Red Angus ........................93 Atkinson Reds ......................................41 Axtell Cattle Co ..............................30,92 Badlands Genetics................................71 Barenthsen Red Angus ........................48 Basin Reds ..........................................90 Beatty Farms . - On page 98
3K Land Cattle Co...... ......................85 5L Red Angus... ...............................65,91 ABS..................................................15,17 Accelerated Genetics ..........................19 Andras ..................................................88 Angelo Cattle Co ..................................90 Angus World ........................................94 Arrowhead Red Angus ........................93 Atkinson Reds ......................................41 Axtell Cattle Co ..............................30,92 Badlands Genetics................................71 Barenthsen Red Angus ........................48 Basin Reds ..........................................90 Beatty Farms . - On page 98
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