February - Ohio Angus Association

Ohio Angus Newsletter
February 2011
www.ohioangus.org
Commercial Angus Seminar at Ohio Beef Expo
Commercial Angus Production and the Packing Industry Seminar to highlight Ohio Beef Expo
Sponsored and organized by the Ohio and American Angus Associations and JBS, this educational
seminar is one of many to be conducted in the sale rings at the Ohio Beef Expo on Friday, March 18.
In this session which should be of particular interest to commercial beef producers using Angus
bulls, the American Angus Association staff will discuss the basics of the Angus Source program for commercial cattlemen, including how to get involved, and the benefits to your bottom line. Following the
introduction and explanation of the Angus Source program, meat industry representative Chandler Keys of
JBS will discuss the impact of the Angus breed on the feedlot and packing segments of the industry. Chandler if the former Chief lobbyist and Vice President for government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef
Association, and has been a career promoter and lobbyist of the beef industry. Chandler now has that same
position and role at meat industry leader JBS Swift Company.
This rare opportunity to visit with Chandler and American Angus Association staff in Ohio will be
held at 1:45 PM in the sale ring at the Voinovich Building during the Ohio Beef Expo. Just prior to the seminar, Angus enthusiasts can view the Angus sale cattle in a parade of entries, held at 11 a.m. in nearby Coper
Arena. Sale cattle will be on display in the O’Neill barn prior to and following the parade as well.
Strayer Angus and other farms/businesses will sponsor door prizes with Certified Angus Beef products / promotinoal items during the educatinal seminar, so be sure to arrive early and get yourself entered!
Angus Champions Named at the National Western Junior Heifer Show
Junior Angus members led 182
entries at the 2011 National Western
Stock Show’s Junior Angus Heifer Show,
Thursday, Jan. 13 in Denver, Colo. David
Brown, Idaho Falls, Idaho, evaluated the
179 females and three cow-calf pairs
before selecting champions.
Lindsey Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio,
led the grand champion female. SCC
Miss Blackbird 948 is an April 2009
daughter of PVF ALL PAYDAY 729 and
first won junior champion.
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Secretary’s Corner
In this issue...
Fellow Angus Breeders:
I hope everyone is off of a great start in 2011 with a successful
start to the “spring” calving season! We always refer to them
as spring calves, but there is usually no spring in the air when
we are struggling to keep the ears and tails from freezing
and have to dig those January and February calves out of
snowbanks! It is times like those that I pat myself on the back
for switching to a primarily fall calving herd a few years back,
but we do get to enjoy a few remaining in the “spring herd,”
which naturally always come on the coldest, darkest nights!
Whatever your calving season, I hope it is a successful one
with few problems and great rewards as we enter into an
exciting time in the Angus business with cattle markets
continuing to climb and chase the much speedier corn and
grain markets! The strong price outlook is starting to have
a good effect on demand and price for seedstock across the
country as early bull sales are breaking records and demand
getting strong for bred females. Speaking of such, I hope you
all have the 2011 Ohio Beef expo on your calendar, specifically
the Angus Sale on Saturday, March 19, at noon. We have 31
superior Angus bulls ready to go home and work for you, and
a tremendous offering of show heifers and replacements. 2
high powered embryo lots will also be featured. And don’t
forget the educational seminar on the Angus Source program
and the packing industry which has details on the front page
of this issue.
If you are looking to obtain or sell Angus genetics this
spring or summer, please feel free to contact me to find a
sale for your cattle or to help locate your next herd bull or
replacement female. It’s not too early to think about what you
might consign to the Fall Ohio Angus Female Sale, building on
the success of the 2010 sale, which is reported in this issue.
Sincerely,
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2011 Ohio Angus Association Officers
President: Dave Felumlee (740) 763-4616
dfelumlee@windstream.net
Vice President: Kelvin Egner (419) 295-6089
kjegner@hotmail.com
Chairman: Bob Deitrick (740) 674-4610
ghdeitrick@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Bill Levering (740) 694-6078
bill@skyhighfarmscattle.com
Secretary/Fieldman: Allen Gahler (419)350-2091
secretary@ohioangus.org
Allen M. Gahler
Secretary / Fieldman
Sale Reports.................................................4
Industry News/Notes............................10, 14
CAB Corner on Quality..............................12
Beef Expo Sale Info....................................15
Calendar......................................................16
Beef Production Meeting
The Knox County Cattlemen’s Association will be
hosting a beef production and marketing program on
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Ag Services
Building located at 1025 Harcourt Rd in Mt. Vernon.
Mark McCully, Assistant Vice President of Supply Development for Certified Angus Beef will be the
program speaker. The program will focus on “‘Producing
beef cattle that earn a premium.”
Refreshmetns will be served. For more information, contact Bill Levering at 740-694-6078 or at
bill@skyhighfarmscattle.com
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EASTERN OHIO ANGUS ASSOCIATION
2011 Spring Sale
Saturday April 2, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Muskingum Livestock Zanesville, Ohio
(740) 452-9984
For Sale Book Contact
SALE MANAGER:
Jim Gibson
68340 Mt. Hermon Road
Cambridge, OH 43725
(740) 439-2961
jimrgibson@yahoo.com
View Sale Book on-line at
www.ohioangus.org
-posted in early March
Representatives:
Allen Gahler
Ohio Angus Association
(419) 350-2091
* Still time - accepting quality
Angus entries for our Spring
sale until Feb 12
Todd Woodruff - Auctioneer
(937) 399-9300
Selling Quality Females
* Cows - Registered Angus females bred to Angus and
cross bred sires, many with calf at side
* Open heifers
- show heifer prospects / replacements
Selling Herd Bulls
• Herd sire prospects
• sired by the leading A.I. Sires
• some halter broke
Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase Angus cattle sired by
and bred to the leading A.I. bulls!
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Sale Reports
Ohio Angus Association Fall Sale
The 2nd Annual Ohio Angus Association Fall Female Sale was held December 11 at Claylick Run
Angus Sale Facility near Newark, OH. 56 lots grossed $74,400 for an overall average of $1,328.57.
Lot 1, a Lucy heifer pregnancy consigned by Exline Farms of Elizabeth, West Virginia and resulting
from the mating of X-Basin Lucy X140 and “EXT” headlined the sale and was the top selling lot at $3,000,
purchased by Cliffside Farms, KY.
The second high selling lot, and top cow/calf pair was lot 35, 5W Eisa Erica 757 - A September 2007
daughter of GAR Retail Product consigned by Wells Livestock, Chillicothe, OH. She and her September
heifer calf by GAR Ultimate were purchased by Bridgeview Angus, KY, for $2700.
The top selling bred cow was lot 42, Champion Hill Mayflower 6598, and February 2008 daughter of
SAV Bismarck consigned by Gahler Farms, Graytown, OH. She sold for $2,200 to Jon Berry of Cable, OH.
The top selling bred heifer was lot 14, Maplecrest Blackcap 9026, a February 2009 daughter of Riverbend Mile High consigned by Maplecrest Farms, Hillsboro, OH, and purchased by Dustin Bender of Lexington, OH for $2100.
The top selling open heifer was lot 6, KCC Blackcap 60, a February 2010 daughter of SAV Bismarck.
She was consigned by Kasler Cattle Co. of Millfield, OH and purchased by Duvall Angus Farm of Barnesville,
OH for $1,700.
29 buyers from Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, and Virginia purchased cattle, with volume buyers Kent Bauman of Otway, OH, and Derek and Troy Bankey, Custar, OH.
Chad Ward, President - 937-273-8807
District Show - 1st Saturday in May
Jim, Sharon, Christina, & Caroline Winter
5839 Ashville-Fairfield Road
Ashville, Ohio 43103
Kelvin,Jackie,ChristinaEgner
ShawnHowell
(740) 983-2755
jswinter1@verizon.net
4555 Hazelbrush Rd.
Bulls, Heifers, Embryos
Shelby OH 44875
Registered Red and Black Border Collies
(419) 347-7123
(419) 295-6089
kjegner@hotmail.com
kjegner@acquired-sight.com
Herd Certified and Accredited
Johne’s Testing
Cows & Heifers FOR SALE
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STRAYER ANGUS FARMS
­Since 1923­
TC New Design 811
B/R New Design 036
Bon View New Design 1407
Bon View Pride 664
Bluegrass New Design 205
D H D Traveler 6807
Bluegrass Bonny 900 505
Bluegrass Bonny 505
Sitz Tradition RLS 8702
TC Flower 6042
TC Flower 3026
• Calved 1/18/2008 – AAA# 16150311AMF
• Deep­ribbed and easy fleshing.
• Has lots of pounds and performance.
• Dam is an outstanding daughter of Sitz Tradition.
• Excellent fertility with a 39.9 scrotal circumference.
• Dam and grandam are pathfinders.
• Calves have good dispositions.
• Owned with TC Ranch, Franklin, Nebraska.
EPDs
Production
Maternal
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC Doc CEM Milk MkH MW MH $EN
Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc MkD Acc Acc
−.7 +68 +112 +.16
.44 .32 .26
.15
+9
.32
+.7 +.84 +13
.34 .33 .13
+9
.17
−8.95
+23
.20
Carcass
CW
Acc
Marb
Acc
RE
Acc
Fat
Acc
+29
.14
+.17
.20
+.62
.22
+.039
.16
$W
$F
$G
$QG
$YG
$B
+35.55
+44.59
+16.31
+12.49
+3.82
+51.34
Carc Grp
Carc Pg
Usnd Grp
Usnd Pg
DNA Test Percentile Ranking
BW
WW
ADG
YW
RFI
DMI
CEM
Milk
12
5
10
15
8
47
70
34
12
CW
Marb
RE
FAT
Tend
63
53
24
55
12
“Brent, I have never sold calves that young and heavy before. They did
excellent in the grow yard. They were receiving 8½ pounds of grain per
head per day and free choice hay of a lesser quality and still had a 2.47
pound ADG. They were a quiet set of calves to handle.”
– Mel Earich, Earich Cattle Company, Ohio
“Those calves out of the heifers we bred to ‘811’ have performed great.
The performance, muscling and overall eye appeal is most pleasing.
The ‘811’ calves have caught up and in some cases went around the
calves from our mature cows. We used him on some neighbors heifers
and our heifers again this past breeding season.”
– Neil Davidson, Milburn NE
$Values
CED
Vermilion Dateline 7078
R L S Eisa Evergreen 5018
ConnealyForefront
TC Flower 9053
“Bill and Brent, have been watching the ‘811’ calves this past year. I
used him on cows and the birthweights were most acceptable. Growth
has been very good as has the dispositions. Kind wise, he is siring the
type of cattle that ranchers need. The bulls are the thick, easy keeping
kind that should be easy to sell.”
– Tom Judy, Summitcrest Angus, Fremont, IA
Semen $25 – Certificates $35
Available through Cattle Visions
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10270 Zion Church Road
Elida, Ohio 45807
419­339­4845
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Brent L. English
9859 Zion Church Road
Elida, Ohio 45807
419­230­7951
brent@strayerangus.com
382
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ACRES FOR SALE
Wayne County, Indiana • 4 Miles North of Connersville
PROPERTY LOCATION: 4 miles north of Connersville or 8 miles south of Cambridge City on Pennville Rd.
From Connersville at Roberts Park south on Waterloo Road across the river to Pennville Rd. 3 miles on Armstrong
then left to the property 1-1/2 mile on the right. From Cambridge City east on Hwy. 40 to Pennville Rd. then south
6 miles to the property on the east side.
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1 p.m. • Sunday • April 10, 2011 • Bidwell, Ohio
CHAMPION HILL GEORGINA 7759
- Lot 1, sired by SAV Bismarck 5682.
CHAMPION HILL GEORGINA 7746
- Lot 5, sired by SAV Free Spirit 8164.
CHAMPION HILL LUCY 7756
- Lot 33, sired by SAV Free Spirit 8164.
Paul H. Hill
11503 State Rd. 554 • Bidwell, OH 45614
(740) 367-7021 • Fax (740) 367-7937
Jon Davis (740) 446-2127
Brad Keirns (740) 388-8659
Jay Stout (740) 367-7021
www.championhillangus.com
E-mail: champion@championhillangus.com
CHAMPION HILL CHEYENNE 7796
- Lot 43, sired by SAV Free Spirit 8164.
America’s Number One Source of Champions – Where Winning is Only the Beginning
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Industry News and Notes
AngusSource® Calves Earn More
Superior Livestock Auction data shows enrolling in AngusSource pays.
Enrolling Angus-sired cattle in AngusSource helps cattlemen capture added value from their herds —
that’s according to the latest data from Superior Livestock Auction video sales conducted between June and
September 2010.
According to Superior, age- and source-verified calves sold through AngusSource earned significantly higher prices in the auction market’s video sales compared with calves not age- and source-verified.
Calves enrolled in the American Angus Association®’s program, which documents source, group age
and Angus genetics, brought $0.91 more per hundredweight (cwt.) than other age- and source-verified programs; and $2.58 more per cwt. than non-verified calves.
“The latest data from Superior speaks to the increasing value of Angus genetics in the marketplace,
and the AngusSource program’s ability to capture that value,” Sara Snider, AngusSource director says. “The
number of lots of AngusSource calves marketed through Superior video auctions has increased in each year
of this study, which reflects our increasing enrollment numbers.”
In fiscal year 2010 the program grew in number of head enrolled by 14.3%.
“We’ve seen positive growth every year since establishing AngusSource as a USDA PVP in 2005, and
we look forward to steady increases in the future as producers prepare for marketing spring calves,” Snider
says.
Producers with cattle not meeting AngusSource genetic requirements can enroll calves in Gateway, a
second-tier program that verifies age and source.
And whether enrolled in AngusSource or Gateway, ranchers can take advantage of the program’s online listing service, which is available at www.angus.org/angussource and features stocker/feeder cattle and
replacement females enrolled in the programs. The list is distributed to more than 600 potential buyers each
week.
Visit www.angus.org to learn more about AngusSource, Gateway or the many other American Angus
Association programs designed to help commercial producers market Angus-sired calves.
AHIR/Ultrasound
Data Available
Breeding Cattle and
Embryos Always for Sale
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Wooster, OH 44691
330.345.1328 * Cell 330.465.1515
12494 Friendsville Road
Burbank, OH 44214
Way-View Cattle Co. LLC
Performance Tested Angus
Bulls For SAle
Hay * Straw
Freezer beef * Pork * Farm fresh eggs
Registered Angus Seedstock
Fred M. Penick
3264 Refugee Rd.
Hebron, OH 43025
Home (740) 404-1832
Fax (740) 928-3912
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Allen Gahler
641 N. Elliston Trowbridge Rd.
Graytown, OH 43432
(419) 350-2091
gahler2@yahoo.com
Brice Gahler
1618 N. Elliston Trowbridge Rd.
Graytown, OH 43432
(419) 552-0169
abcgahlers@live.com
14TH ANNuAl
Performance-Tested
Angus and Hereford Bull sale
Noon • saturday
MARCH 12, 2011 Mays lick, KY
BOYD
PeRFORMeR
908
Two outstanding flush
mate herd sires! stand
out individuals with
added mass and overall
stoutness that will transmit
tremendous growth and
performance with bred
in genetic predictability.
sired by the popular power
sire, sAV Net Worth 4200
and produced from BT
everelda entense 43J!
BW I+2.4, WW I+51, YW I+95, Milk I+30, Marb +.28, RE +.32, Fat +.025, $B +48.61
BOYD
leDGeR
909
BW I+2.4, WW I+51, YW I+95, Milk I+30, Marb +.32, RE +.07, Fat +.029, $B +41.93
9/0709
excellent phenotype and
style in this long bodied
son of sAV Bismarck
5682 produced from
the $150,000 valued
maternal sister to sAV Final
Answer 0035, sAV lucy
2002. Calving ease and
performance all in one!
Breed leading PeRFORMANCe stacked
generations deep to provide predictability
for our valued customers!
75 Bulls sell!
BOYD
BeNCHMARK
BW I+1.5, WW I+54, YW I+95,
9111
Milk I+28, Marb +.16, RE +.29,
• Complete Performance and ultrasound Information
• Backed by 100 Years of Performance Breeding
• Fertility Tested and Ready for service
9/04/09
A real cow maker in this son of N Bar emulation eXT produced
from the $20,000 daughter of DHD Traveler 6807, Boyd Forever
lady 5205 and his maternal grand dam is sired by GDAR
Traveler 71 produced from sVF Forever lady 57D. extreme
maternal traits from one of the breed’s greatest cow families!
BW I+1.4, WW I+42, YW I+78, Milk I+22,
Marb I+.26, RE I-.01, Fat I+.035, $B +33.47
2/04/10
A Boyd New Day 8005 son produced
from the 2009 National Junior show
Grand Champion Owned Heifer, sAV
emblynette 8035! extreme growth traits
with added maternal superiority stacked
in this pedigree with eye appeal and
natural performance from one of the
breed’s most popular cow families.
BW +2.0, WW +65, YW +111, Milk +29,
Marb -.10, RE +.31, Fat +.021, $B +28.48
BOYD
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BOYD
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0037
6077 Helena Rd. • Mays Lick, KY 41055
Charlie Boyd II (606) 763-6418, cell (606) 584-5194
Charlie Boyd Sr. (606) 763-6688, cell (606) 563-4412
Fax (606) 763-6343 • E-mail: cboyd2@maysvilleky.net • www.boydbeef.com
WITH
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MYERS ANGUS FARM Mt. Sterling, KY 40353
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sAle BOOKs MAIleD ON RequesT!
Fat -.020, $B +48.07
BOYD
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0016
1/02/10
sAV Pioneer 7301 x sAV Net Worth 4200 x leachman
saugahatchee 3000C! Added style and performance in this
individual with explosive muscle shape and dimension who
offers a pedigree sure to transmit performance with style and
structural correctness. BW I+2.8, WW I+55, YW I+97, Milk I+29,
Marb I+.34, RE I+.46, Fat I+.044, $B +48.56
For your free sale book, contact anyone in the office of the sale manager, Tom Burke, Kurt Schaff, Jeremy Haag, Rance Long,
American Angus Hall of Fame, PO Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089. (816) 532-0811. E-mail: angushall@earthlink.net
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Trust
but verify
By Steve Ringle, CAB Director of Brand Assurance
January seems like a fitting month to talk about change. A new year, a fresh slate, new challenges, vast opportunities.
If you embrace that enthusiasm then you understand what we’re feeling in the Brand Assurance Division of Certified Angus
Beef LLC (CAB). We’ve undergone some reorganization, and one result is that our team is smaller by three. But that’s not
going to be a problem.
By Clint Walenciak, CAB Packing Director
You know what it’s like on the ranch when you’re shorthanded and facing a mountain of work. Most of the time, it’s
Every day and virtually all the time, you think about the fu
just a chance to get stronger.
afternoon? What will you do if it rains or snows this weekend? Wh
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you need to buy another one this winter? How many heifers – and
to do now is to add a new level of efficiency. You may feel the same pressure on theThe
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worst things that could happen outside of our control?
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Overwhelming? It can be, especially if your crystal ball is
the way to the consumer. In 2011 we’re going to keep making that process even
owe better.
it to your future to start taking a serious look at all of the long
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weaknesses that you can fix before they become critical, encourage
show positive results sooner rather than later. You’ll build confide
family and employees as you take a more active role in shaping yo
experience counts
Pine hill far M
Partner
38100 Jackson Road Moreland Hills, OH 44022
daytime: 216.445.4836 home: 440.247.7916
e-mail: bergfej@ccf.org
j o h n b e rg f e l d
h e n r y b e rg f e l d Managing Partner
Three Oaks Farm, 33009 Yellow Creek Road
Summitville, OH 43962
330.223.1872 fax: 330.223.2215
e-mail: donahankb@yahoo.com
JAB / PH
Quality
Seed Stock
Angus
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L Angus
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3815 Deitz Lane
Zanesville, OH 43701
Bob, Gail, Logan & Lincoln Deitrick
(740) 674-4610
cell ph. (740) 683-4530
Steve Roberts
Owner and Managing Partner
ROBERTS ANGUS FARM
PAUL H. HILL
11503 State Rd. 554
Bidwell, OH 45614
740-367-7021
8632 North State Route 376 NW
McConnelsville, Ohio
43756
740-962-3860
Jon Davis * 740-446-2127
FAX: 740-367-7937 * www.championhillangus.com
Email: champion@championhillangus.com
Happy Birthday
Warren Smith
February 26, 1921
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Love Ya Dad
- Richard, Kathleen, Earl, Jane, Roger, Glenn and Carol
Miller Family Angus
Ohio Beef Expo Consignments
LMF Vista 1209
Sire: PVF New Horizon
DOB: 4/4/2009
205 Day Weight: 778
BW +2.8
WW +51
MGS: LMF Highlander
Reg. #: 16461248
365 Day Weight: 1,410
YW +97
Milk +23
This 2-year old bull represents a special opportunity as he
was the 2010 Reserve Junior Champion Bull at the Ohio
State Fair and served as our cleanup bull last summer.
LMF Raven 310
Sire: BC Raven
MGS: SAF Focus
DOB: 1/27/2010
Reg. #: 16699045
205 Day Weight: 725
365 Day Weight: 1,274
BW +1.5
WW +50
YW +85
Milk +20
LMF Raven 310 is a rare find as he is one of the lowest
birth and highest growth sons of Raven that you will find.
Miller Family Angus * Gaston, IN * www.millerfamilyangus.com *
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Lee: 765-215-6078 * Jason: 765-215-1177
Industry News and Notes
New Beef Position to Focus on Animal Care, Food Safety and Profitability
A newly created position in Ohio State University Extension will address animal welfare, beef management and
production, and pre-harvest food safety for Ohioans.
"Animal care and food safety are key issues for Ohio farmers and consumers alike. This position will help promote practices recommended by the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board," said Keith Smith, associate vice president
for agricultural administration and director of OSU Extension.
The OSU Extension Beef Coordinator position will be based out of The Ohio State University South Centers in
Piketon, Ohio, and will be funded in partnership with the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) and the Ohio Beef Council
(OBC).
“This position is about sharing information across all industry sectors to add economic value to Ohio’s beef production,” said Elizabeth Harsh, executive director of OCA and OBC.
"We are grateful to the Ohio Cattlemen's Association and the Ohio Beef Council for partnering with us to create
this new position,” Smith said. “The economic realities of the day require creativity so we can continue to address the
needs of Ohioans."
The position helps Extension fulfill its mission, Smith said. "Part of Ohio State University Extension's mission is
to help Ohio businesses grow and be more profitable," Smith said. "This new effort strengthens our ability to provide
Ohio's $1.3 billion beef industry with the information its producers need to succeed."
John Grimes of Hillsboro will be filling the role of OSU Extension Beef Coordinator starting this month. "John
Grimes' experience with livestock and passion for education has prepared him to take on this important effort," Smith
said.
Grimes has been employed by OSU Extension for nearly 25 years as an Extension educator in Brown, Adams and
most recently Highland County. He received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from The Ohio
State University, where he majored in animal science.
Grimes plans to focus programming on increasing consumer confidence and awareness regarding Ohio’s beef
industry. He will also emphasize adding economic value to Ohio’s beef production, adoption of on-farm management
practices and marketing techniques that will add value to the state’s feeder calf production, niche markets as a viable
marketing option, and efficient forage production and utilization systems. Grimes can be reached at 1864 Shyville Road,
Piketon, OH 45661; by office phone at 740-289-2071, extension 242; cell phone at 937-763-6000, or e-mail at: grimes.1@
osu.edu.
Sires in use:
16286088, 16233833, 15552303
”
“ridin’ for the brand
Columbus, Ohio
1-800-837-2621
Kevin Hinds
Beef Manager
 Breed leading genetics from “Bulls that Work.”
 Assistance with sire selection & synchronization.
 Professional A.I. service.
“Where the Beef Value is”
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www.cobaselect.com
Sale - 12:00 noon
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis
Display of Entries - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Lot 36 - 1/03/10
Lot 8 - 9/03/09
BR Midland x Northern Improvement
Limestone Darkhorse x Leachman Right Time
Lot 53 - 3/25/10
Lot 6 - 4/08/09
Powerstroke x Northern Improvement
PVF All Payday x B/R New Design 323
Other Sale Features
31 Females - the top cut of show heifers and replacements from Ohio’s finest herds
31 Bulls - 5 two-year-olds, 5 fall yearlings, 21 yearlings ready for service
3 embryo packs - Champion Hill Lady 3994 (full sib to ABS Sire “Gator”) x SAV Pioneer or SAV Bismarck
- EXAR Titleist x Tree Lane Miss Maxi - 100% proceeds to 2012 NJAS
Sale Location:
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Columbus, OH
Beef Expo Office (614) 294-4800
For complete details and schedules,
visit www.ohiobeefexpo.com
For Sale Book, contact:
Allen Gahler, Sale Manager
641 N Elliston-Trowbridge Rd.
Graytown, Ohio 43432
(419) 350-2091
secretary@ohioangus.org
www.ohioangus.org
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Chuck Grove - American Angus Association
(434)525-4687
cgrove@angus.org
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Mar 12 Boyd Beef Cattle Bull Sale
Mar 18-20 Ohio Beef Expo
Mar 26 Strayer Angus Sale
April 2 Burgett Angus Bull Sale
April 2 Eastern Ohio Angus Sale
April 10 Champion Hill Sale
Ohio Angus Association
Allen Gahler
641 N. Elliston Trowbridge Rd. DATED MATERIAL DO NOT DELAY
Graytown, OH 43432
TO:
Non Profit Org.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No. 438
Zanesville, OH
Return Service Requested
STRAYER ANGUS FARMS
-Since 1923-
11th Annual Production Sale
March 26, 2011 - 6 p.m. EDT - Auctioneer: Ron Kreis
Muskingum Livestock Auction Barn, Zanesville, Ohio
20 Open heifers
40 Bulls
40 Bred Females
Sire groups represented:
Ankonian Werner Wildfire • BC 7022 Raven • Connealy Power One • CRA Bextor
GAR Solution • Strayer Precision E-161 L007”Willie” • GAR New Design 50/50
Rito 6EM6 of 4L3 Emblazon • SAV Bismarck • KCC Werner Wall Street • TC Solid
TC New Design 811 • Strayer Design 049 T016 • Sinclair Net Present Value
• Bulls will be fertility tested with updated EPDs
• No creep feed to any of the cattle, everything is on a high fiber, low starch diet
William C. Strayer
1027 Zion Church Road
Elida, OH 45807
(419) 339-4845
bill@strayerangus.com
“The Practical Program”
Brent L. English
9859 Zion Church Road
Elida, OH 45807
(419) 230-7951
brent@strayerangus.com