2014 GLBGA Summer Newsletter - Great Lakes Belted Galloway

Newsletter
2014 Summer Edition
Issue 89
GLBGA Inc. is a cattleman’s breed
­association dedicated to its ­members
in the promotion of B
­ elted Galloway
Cattle.
Visit our web site:
wwwgreatlakesbelties.com
Calendar of Events
August 12-14
Wisconsin Farm Technology Days
Portage County, Stephens Point, WI.
Contact: Terry Etheridge
(715) 835.4043 or tekcattle@yahoo.com
September 2-7
World Galloway Conference in Germany
Email: info@galloway-deutschland.de
September 3-7
Sandwich Fair, Sandwich, IL.
Contact: Julie Willis,(815) 547-6912 or
sbfarms@hotmail.com
September 25-28
World Beef Expo, Milwaukee, WI.
Contact: Mark Ellerbrock
(262) 537-2563 or huntclubbelties@
hotmail.com
or Julie Willis (815) 547-6912 or
sbfarms@hotmail.com
November 18
National Kathi Jurkowski Junior Show
(NAILE) at 2 pm. Louisville, KY
2014 Annual General Meeting,
Louisville, KY. Time to be released.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Louisville,
Contact Vic Eggleston (608) 220-1091
or executivedirector@beltie.org
November 19,
National Belted Galloway Show, 10 am
2014 The Belted Galloway Premium Sale
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Louisville.
Contact Michelle Ogle (908) 781-5576 or
southdowncattle@gmail.com regarding
Louisville shows and sale.
2015
June 13, 2015
Belties Unlimited, Cedar County
Fairgrounds, Tipton, IA.
Great Lakes Belted Galloway Newsletter
Web Site greatlakesbeltie.com
HC Sims Farms Host GLBGA Spring Events
Fantastic Field Day Folks!
It was the perfect meeting for group.
What could be better setting out under a
big top tent in a hay field with your Beltie
buddies?
Just can’t thank Ellen Sims, Kaye &
Jeff and crew for some good southern
hospitality. Over 50 people attended this
year’s event. Learn a lot, laughed a lot,
and got to see beautiful Belties.
One of the educational topics was: bull
management and semen collections.
One of my highlights of the meeting was
our own BYG junior, Allie Abney doing her
presentation.
Tom White was very enlightening about
his cattle operation and what works for
him. Finishing up the afternoon we learned
about minerals and stress management.
A wonderful lunch was provided by the
Mercer Cattlemen’s Association. Those
southern men know how to smoke and
grill meat. We all enjoyed the wagon
ride through their beautifully managed
pastures.
The farm is a work in progress, so we
could see the new fences being built
Ellen Sims was the hostess for the 2014 Great Lakes
Belted Galloway Field She is pictured with guests, Elmer
and Christy Littlefield and a number of interested youth.
and the saving of a big old sale barn
that I am sure will turn into a once again
usable cattle barn. It was good seeing
everyone, let’s do it again next year.
It’s so important to have these social
events. We often see each other at
shows but let’s face it folks, we’re working
then and it was nice to see everyone all
cleaned up and not have to be shoveling
cow poop. so, now oon to our shows and
fairs. Hope to see you at one of these
events. It’s always good to see people in
the stands cheering us on!
- Kathi Jurkowski
World Beef Expo
Sales News!!!
Got Belties to sell, want to buy? Then
attend the sale this year at World Beef
Expo.
Sunnybrook Farms will be selling two
females in this year’s sale. Nomination
forms are available online and are due
August 15. You do not have to show
to sell your cattle but they must be
halter broke. DVAuction will be internet
broadcasting the sale. One can view
the sale and bid online.
The Championship drive will be
Saturday Evening at 7:00.
If you have any questions about
entering cattle for the sale please
contact Julie Willis or go on line to
contact World Beef Expo. Or contact
sale manager, Larry Martin, lmcs2000@
yahoo.com Hope to see you all there.
Summer 2014
WI State Fair Park,
West Allis, WI
Entry Deadlines and Fees
August 15 - $60
September 1 - $80
After September 1 - $100
Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 27
9:00 am
Belted Galloway Open Show - Ring 1
2:00 pm
Multi-Breed & Club Calf Showcase Sale
7:00 pm
Supreme Champion Drive
Sunday Sept. 28
8:00 am - Junior Showmanship
10:00 am - Junior Heifer Show- Ring 1
Junior Prospect and Market Steer Shows - Ring 2
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Message From Your President
Web Site greatlakesbeltie.com
Officers and Board Members
President
• Doug Abney
Phone: (317) 422-8137
redbarnfarms.dsa@live.com
Vice President
• Terry Willis
Phone: (815) 547-6912
sbfarms@hotmail.com
Treasurer
• Terry Etheridge
Phone: (715) 835-4043
tekcattle@yahoo.com
Secretary
• Kathy Kangas
•Open
Phone: (815) 420-5293
kmkangas@yahoo.com
Public
Relations Director / Editor
• Kathi Jurkowski
Public Relations
Phone:
(815) 629-2306
Director / Editor
• Kathi Jurkowski
kathikowski@gmail.com
Phone: (815) 629-2306
kathikowski@gmail.com
Board
Members
• Jon Fowler
Board Members
Phone:
(812) 343-4959
• Mark Keller
jon.fowler@meritor.com
Phone: (815) 248-4687
•mark@a-americancompanies.com
Charles Landeck
Phone: (763) 682-1197
• Charles Landeck
clandeck@msn.com
Phone: (763) 682-1197
•clandeck@msn.com
John Hamm
Phone: (608) 847-7413
• John Hamm
john@wisconsinrivermeats.com
Phone: (608) 847-7413
•john@wisconsinrivermeats.com
Jay Dausman
Phone: (574) 594-5722
• Jay Dausman
jaydausman@hotmail.com
Phone: (574) 594-5722
•jaydausman@hotmail.com
Jamie Wilkerson
Phone: (515) 993-3621
• Jamie Wilkerson
Wilkerson@prairie.net
Phone: (515) 993-3621
•Wilkerson@prairie.net
Shawn Lopata
Phone: (815) 298-6999
•caseyeqshawn@yahoo.com
Cathy Stern
Phone: (262) 305-6686
horsesnse@frontier.com
Editor
• Sue Finley, The Midwest Herdsman
Editor (608) 723-6770
Phone:
• Kim Hussong
Cell:
(608) 330-0627
Phone: (608) 558-3554
livfocus@chorus.net
springcreekbelties@gmail.com
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Whew!
We just completed our family’s 14th Johnson
County 4-H and Agricultural Fair. During
the last ten days my family put everything on
hold and have been busy at the Fairgrounds.
At the beginning of fair week we helped our
4-H club build a float and participated in the
Fair parade. On Sunday; we hauled livestock
(cattle and sheep) into the Fairgrounds for
display, cooked and sold thousands of rib-eyes
at the Beef Cattleman’s Association Stand, and
cheered on Allie as she competed in the Johnson
County 2014 Fair Queen Pageant.
As the week progressed Dougie competed in
multiple livestock shows with his two heifers,
two steers, and three lambs. We also helped
other young 4-Hers fit and show their animals.
Our hectic week wrapped up with the awards
banquet and livestock sale.
During Fair week, we visited and caught up
with thousands of people from all over the
county. Most of which, we usually only see once
a year during the fair. We are very blessed to
live in a county with such strong agricultural
roots and so many good people all willing to
donate their time and work together as a team
to allow for this great opportunity.
Even though it is a lot of hard work, we always
look forward to the County Fair. It’s a great
tradition that many people never experience.
Raising and showing livestock, 4-H, and FFA
have taught my family how to work as a team
under pressure, how to meet deadlines, the
importance of helping others, how to be humble
and gracious when you win, as well as how to
gracefully lose. The life lessons and memories
we have learned from these experiences are
invaluable.
GLBGA President, Doug Abney
Comments From Your Vice-President
As I sit down to write this message, two
sayings pop into my head. “The more I do, the
behinder I get”, I think this one is for Doug,
as he has asked me help out with his message
this issue. The second one is “stop and smell
the roses” When I do that, I see so many great
opportunities as Beltie breeders in the cattle
business. Record high cattle prices, record
low inventories, and the cost of producing beef
not getting any lower. Combine that with all
the advantages our breed has to offer. This is
the perfect time to be raising Belted Galloway
cattle.
The final notice to pay your Great lakes dues
has gone out. I hope all of you that have not sent
in your dues will reconsider. I know money is
tight, but your board is constantly trying to find
new ways to benefit its members. With all the
activities we sponsor, GL website, educational
stories in the newsletter, livestock shows, and
promotion and marketing ideas, you are getting
a lot of return for your dues dollar. Please send
in your check today.
- Terry Willis, GLBGA Vice President
Welcoming These New Members
• Valerie & Kristopher Baumann
KV Belites
16118 Valley Road
Argyle, WI 53504
608-558-9546
kvbaumann@yahoo.com
son, Kody age 6
• Mike Burbach & Verna Gallas
E2854 State Road 154
Hill Point, WI 53937
Farm Name: Hickory Springs
608-986-2173
e-mail Vgallas@live.com
Home Address: 920 Doty Place
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Great Lakes Junior Members
• Tony and Chris Keller (Junior)
Grandson of Mark Keller
Mother: Nikki Keller
Oak Valley Farm
9889 Moate Road
Durand, IL 61024
The opinions ­
expressed here are
the views of the ­
author and do not
­necessarily reflect the views and
­opinions of GLBGA.
Summer2014
• Tiffany Schott (Junior)
811 195th St
Mechanicsville, IA 52306
Home: 563-886-2047
Cell: 319-541-2791
• Izzy and Addy Bishop (Juniors)
8280 W. Lincolnway
Larwill, IN 46764
574-551-3134
Let’s Get It Right. . . . .
And Let’s Up Date
We strive for perfection but sometimes make
mistake, so let’s get it right.It has just come to
our attention that we have the names mistyped
for:
• Wayne and Libbie Robinson
152 I. H. Gill Road
Canmer, KY 42722 Farm
Phone: 270-528-578
email:eclibbier@gmail.com
• Marv Bohnet
Mr B’s Red Belted Galloway
18311 445th. Ave
Hazel, SD 57242
Phone: 605-881-5891
mrbs_redbgalloway@yahoo.com
Great Lakes Belted Galloway Newsletter
Spotlighting New Members
Beltie show at the Illinois State Fair. It
is growing slowly, but surely, to having
a breed show, hopefully having a breed
show in 2015.
The Rahe family enjoy taking Beltie
vacations where they can visit other
breeders and look at good cattle.
Arnie, Connie and Lane Rahe, along with Jakob
Donovan,enjoy exhibiting Belted Galloway Cattle,
especially at the Illinois State Fair.
Great Lakes Belted Galloway Association newest Board
Member is Shawn Lopata, Rockton, IL, pictured with his
wife, Tami and daughter Carly and Emily.
Rahe Family Belties, Chapin, IL
Rahe Family Belties is located in the
western Illinois town of Chapin. Rahe
Family Belties includes Connie, Arnie
and Lane Rahe along with Lane’s friend
Jakob Donovan who maintains a steer
and heifer project on the farm and travels
with them to several shows and events
each year.
Our farm has been in the family for
over 150 years and is comprised of just
over 100 acres of corn, soybeans, alfalfa
and pasture along with a small herd of
Belties. Arnie and Connie are teachers
at Waverly and Meredosia High Schools
respectively.
Lane and Jakob will be freshmen this
fall at Triopia High School.
We saw our first Beltie heifer about 12
years ago at the Illinois State Fair and fell
in love with her beauty and docility. We
built fence and moved to the farm in 2010
and started looking for a Beltie cow. We
bought our first cow July 13, 2011 on the
farm of Richard and Cathy Stremming,
Strasburg, Il. They now maintain a small
cow herd along with a few show heifers,
young bulls, and steers.
Their cows are rotated among six small
pastures. Calves receive a small amount
of creep feed. Once weaned, we move
calves to our hoop barn where they are
halter broken and started on feed. Steers
are grain-fed, while bulls and heifers are
fed a growing ration.
Rahe’s primary goal is to produce
cattle with superior growth. They use
Sunnybrook Camelot and Wayside Valley
Amarillo By Morning as their herd sires.
Rahe find a ready market for breeding
stock among other breeders and have
a high demand for our finished steers
among family and friends. The Rahe
family have started several new herds in
central Illinois. They show a few animals
each year at the Midwest Classic, Morgan
County Fair, and Illinois State Fair.
Arnie works with youth in organizing the
Great Lakes Belted Galloway Newsletter
New GLBGA
Board Member
The Barn Quilt at Dr Randy and Susan Brunswick
French Creek Farm, Bloomington, IL
Susan Brunswick is the owner/
herdsperson for the French Creek Farm
Belted Galloway herd. Her husband,
(Dr. Randy), just so happens to be a
veterinarian, who just so happens to be
the herd vet, too. Susan works at the
mixed animal clinic, Brunswick Animal
Hospital in Normal, IL as his technician.
They have both a Belted Galloway herd,
consisting of some 14 cows with one herd
bull plus, a commercial herd, and various
calves waiting to be sold.
The main farm/home place in
Bloomington, IL has 20 acres. Susan
also has her grandfather’s family farm
in Atlanta, IL. There they raise hay and
have some additional pastures.
Susan got her start from dear friend out
in South Dakota. Her friend had crossed
with Belties. Susan liked her cattle but
decided to have a purebred herd, too.
Susan says, “I like the size and disposition
of the breed.”
She mentioned that she is a little bit of
everything. We grass feed a few with our
cow/calf operation. She doesn’t feed out
anything of her steers. Susan sells her
steer calves to several people who want
their own freezer beef. Susan has been
successfully marketing her cattle on the
internet and just by word of mouth.
Susan and Doc have always been so
supportive of the Great Lakes Belted
Galloway Association. You will see their
French Creek Farm on our sponsorship
banner. Thanks for being great, Great
Lakes members.
Summer 2014
Shawn Lopata lives in Rockton, IL with
his family.
Many of you might even know daughters,
Emily and Carly.
Shawn and family
attended their first Spring Field days up
at Cathy and Al’s Sterns a few years
ago. Although Shawn did not grow up
on the farm, he’s been around it for over
25 years. Shawn and his girls have been
around Belties for a long time because
their cattle are kept at Klover Korners
Farm. They register their cattle under
their farm name: Klover Rose Farm. So,
they are looking for their own farm but
just haven’t found the perfect place as of
yet. Shawn and wife Tami, are leaders
for their girls local 4-H club, so they are
very active with 4-H and helping with their
county fair, which is in Pecatonica where
we have our Midwest Classic.
The girls have shown at most of our
Great Lakes Shows. Shawn is an iron
worker and has been working at the
Chrysler Plant in Belvidere. Tami is a
teacher. Shawn enjoys the cattle and
enjoys the family times they are having
showing their cattle. The girls and Shawn
have also attended various grooming
clinics. Emily sells her steers at the 4-H
auction and they have now gathered a
few customers that keep coming back.
Shawn has gained a lot of cattle skills
and knows many members. He hopes
he can serve on board and make a
difference and try to promote the breed
and it’s Great Lakes members.
Emily and Carly working on the Beltie projects. Cool girls
keeping them cool.
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The Thrill Of The Grill
Nothing Says Summer Like Grilling Outside
Cooking Grass Fed – Finished Beef Tips
By G/L Member, Dennis Mengeling from Rainbow Hill Farm, WI
“There
are
three
excellent
cookbooks that I would recommend to
people wanting to learn how to cook
grass-fed meat. The cookbooks are
not just limited to beef. They are all
done by the same author, Shannon
Hayes.
The first is, The Grass-fed Gourmet
Cookbook. It discusses not only the
recipes but also the health benefits,
economic benefits, environmental
benefits, recommended cooking
temperatures, and how to choose a
farmer to buy your meat from.
If you like cooking your meat on the
grill, there is a cookbook titled Farmer
in the Grill. The third cookbook is
titled, Long Way on A Little.
This cookbook deals with recipes
for extending meals with grassfed meat as making your own lard,
making soups using the bones and
fats from the animals and more. As I
mentioned to you, when we sell meat
to new customers, we tell that there
are three main concepts to use when
cooking grass-fed beef.
1. Use lower heat
2. Use less time
3. Rest your meat.
In other words move the beef from
the heat source about three to five
minutes before the beef reaches the
point that you like it. It is best to cover
it during the resting stage. Grass-fed
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beef is best if it is cooked between the
medium rare to medium well stages.
If people would like to learn more
about the health benefits of grassfed meats, they can go to the website
of www.eatwild.com. This was put
together by Jo Robinson.
Under the category of Health
Benefits, she discusses the benefits
and some of the research backing
it up. She also has a book titled,
Pasture Perfect with basically the
same information.
A more controversial author is
Michael Pollan.
He has written
several books but the one that I read
and stand out is titled in Defense Of
Food. He writes about eating good
food and how food has changed over
the years, from a beef farmer’s point
of view. If there is a drawback, he
says that meat should be a side dish
and not a main dish. He advocates
that if you do eat meat; make sure it
is grass-fed. I hope this information
helps you and others understand
grass-fed beef.”
- Dennis Mengeling.
Beef Tip! If you’re selling your
beef to someone, why not copy
this page and use it as a hand out.
Summer2014
Here are some good ideas for
getting the best taste out of your
steaks. Gas or Charcoal tips.
• Pull out of the fridge at least 90
minutes before cooking.
Bringing the steak to room
temperature will allow it to cook at
an even temperature and get a nice
medium rare throughout.
• Season Liberally.
Pat dry and sprinkle with coarse
kosher salt and freshly ground
pepper. Rub a teaspoon of olive oil
over the salt and pepper.
• 6-6-6 Rule
Get the grill as hot as possible and
place the steaks. Leave unattended
for six minutes. Don’t fiddle with it.
Flip; cook unattended for six more
minutes. Flip, shut off the grill and let
the steak roast in the covered grill for
six more minutes.
• Put the steak on cutting board and
walk away from it for 10 minutes.
At this point the juices in the hot
steak are running around like wild.
It is important to give them time to
redistribute in the fiber. If a steak
doesn’t rest you’ll end up with a plate
full of pink liquid.
Just a touch with the utensil will
help you decide the temperature of
the meat. Meat has a soft touch to it
when cooked rare and a firmer touch
when well done.
Bona petite!!!!!!!
Great Lakes Belted Galloway Newsletter
GLBGA Field Day 2014
Ben Finholdt, MN
in the Reborn Barn
Directors Jon Fowler
and Eric Finholdt
Here are the top 11 reasons to attend a
field day meeting. Or what you missed out
on if you missed the 2014 Field Day!
1. Networking
2. Photo’s of Belties
3. Get off your farm and on to another one.
4. See beautiful Belties, compare them to
yours.
5. Put the face with the farm.
6. Educational seminars
7. The silent auction
8. Taste some local cookin’.
9. Try some Beltie Bourbon balls.
10. Remember the Alamo.
(I guess you had to be there for that one
folks.)
11. Enjoy pasture walks, beautiful barns,
flowers, music and the best are… the
camaraderie.
Mandy, the dog, with owners
Ron and Kay Holmes
Belted Galloway Junior, Allie Abney is the 2014 Johnson
County Fair Queen. Congratulations
The Wisconsini Table
with Sabels, Messmers
and Etheridges
Melvin and Sparky Mieski from Monarch Farms, Midland,
MI, long time members of the GLBGA.
President, Doug Abney, thanking Terry and Karlyn
Etheridge for being GLBGA Directors
The Kentucky Table, Jon and Sylvia
Bednarski and Rick and Brenda Brenhold
Have Ya Herd ?
Wedding bells are ringing or have rung
for Kaye Weaber and Jeff Kauffman.
Their wedding reception was held in the
restored barn at HC Farms.
Kim Hussong and Dennis Midthun.
Kim and Dennis had their lovely wedding
right out in the fields at their farm in
Evansville, WI.
One of our first BYG juniors ever, Talya
Etheridge was married Country Chic
style recently, too.
Greg and Pat Hipple’s daughter was
married in June, also.
May all your wedding bliss last forever
and ever.
•••
A BYG, beautiful, baby boy has arrived!
Congratulations to the whole Fogle
family. Ross and Lisa had baby, Reece
Fogle, arrived just in time for Father’s
Day. Congrats to new grandparents,
Leanne and Dave Fogle, too. What can
Great Lakes Belted Galloway Newsletter
be better than a new reason to smile, a
bundle of baby boy joy?
Peacefield Farm has been anything but
peaceful.
After Don and Kathy Kangas’s barn
burnt to the ground. They are now getting
a new barn re-built, almost finished and
ready for hay and critters once again. So,
they’ve been reborn or re-barn again.
•••
Someone else who’s smiling is Lyndall
Mack, but you’ll have to get her happy
story from her the next time you see her.
•••
I got a buzz from Sholtey’s Beef and
Bees over the weekend. Larry and Jo’s
cute farm is now up for sale. They will be
moving to town. The good news is, they
have bought a home in Florida. They are
now enjoying being snowbirds. Jo says
they will always miss their cows and Beltie
friends but their lives have changed.
•••
Summer 2014
Allie Abney finished up her year as
Indiana FFA president and now it’s back
to school at Purdue this fall. Continued
success Allie. She was just crowned the
Johnson County, Indiana, Fair Queen.
•••
Welcome new national BYG chairperson,
or I should say, Belted Galloway National
Junior Association, leader, Scot Adams.
•••
Two of our favorite members, Melvin and
Sparky from Monarch Farms, Midland,
MI. These two great members have been
attending almost every meeting and even
hosted a meeting or two over in Michigan.
Melvin says, “When I think of Great
Lakes, I think of the Wisconsin women
that got this group going and made it
happen.” So, you Wisconsin women out
there, you know who you are.
•••
How supportive the BGS Foundation
committee has been to our area juniors?
It takes hundreds and hundreds of dollars
to pay out premiums and buy awards.
Our juniors want to thank everyone who
donates to the foundation and the area
juniors. We couldn’t do a show without
your support. If you ever had a worthy
project or idea, remember the money is
there in good hands waiting for someone
to request it. Thanks for believing in our
juniors. The future of our breed lies in the
hands of our youth.
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Along The Tanbark
Rock County Beef Producers Show
We had a rockin’ good time in Janesville.
We kicked off the show season with 28
Belties. Seven families brought in their
Countyline Connor, was the Champion Bull of the Open
Show for Sunnybrook Farms, Terry and Julie Willis,
Belvidere, IL
showstrings. The first show is always the
hardest but it’s good to get the cattle out
early. Liz and Julie supplied hot dogs so
when we had the time we went and ate a
dog. Nice cool weather made it a fun day
of showing. It’s always good to meet up
with Sue Finley, too.
We brought in a new member with,
Pleasant - Mile Farm, Erica Perrone.
Perronnes showed their Belties for the
very first time.
The Rock County Fairgrounds is one of
our favorite places to show. It’s located
right in the heart of the city. It’s small but
quaint. We all got off to a good start.
- Show Result -
Rose Farm; Res. Champion, Hav-A-Belt Anne,
Emily or Carly Lopata, Klover Rose Farm.
Appendix Heifers: Champion, Sunnybrook
Regina, Eric Perrone, Pleasant Mile. Res.,
Klover Korners Angel, Emily and Carly Lopata,
Klover Rose Farm.
OPEN SHOW
Purebred Heifers: Champion, Sunnybrook
Stella, Terry and Julie Willis, Sunnybrook
Farms; Res. Champion, Sunnybrook Addie,
Terry and Julie Willis, Sunnybrook Farms.
Appendix Heifers:
Champion, Sunnybrook Regina, Eric
Perronne, Pleasant Mile. Res., Sunnybrook
Amanda, Terry and Julie Willis, Sunnybrook
Farms.
Cow Calf Pair:
Champion, Sunnybrook Avalon, Terry and
Julie Willis, Sunnybrook Farms.
Steers:
Oak Valley Aramageddon (Anderson Hill
Lothario), Jacob and Noah Keller, Oak Valley
Farm. Res., Sunnybrook Tahoe (Sunnybrook
Valor), Adam McConnell and Chris, Steve
Willis.
Groups:
Get of Sire: Southdown Unique, first;
Sunnybrook Valor, second.
Produce of Dam: Oak Valley Wendy, Oak
Valley, first.
Pair of Yearlings: Sunnybrook Farms, first;
Sunnybrook Farms, second.
Pair of Yearlings: Sunnybrook Farms, first.
Breeders Herd: Sunnybrook Farms, first.
Best Six Head: Sunnybrook Farms.
Premier Breeder and Exhibitor: Sunnybrook
Oak Valley Zeus, Reserve Champion Bull for Jake and
Noah Keller, Oak Valley, Durand, IL.
Date: May 17, Location: Janesville, ,WI
Judge: Tyler Stockman, IA State University
Exhibitors, Open Show:
Terry and Julie Willis, Sunnybrook Farms,
Belvidere, IL; Matt and Jill Messmer, Messmerizing Farms, Rock Spring, WI; Jay Dausmans,
Countyline Belties, Pierceton, IN; Ryan Fogle,
Wayside Valley, Congerville, IL.
Exhibitors, Juniors: Erica Perrone, Pleasant
Mile, Sheboygan Falls, WI; Kirschbaum Family,
Ice Age Naturals, Kewaskum; Jake and Noah
Keller, Oak Valley, Durand, IL; Emily and Carly
Lopata, Klover Rose Farm, Rockton, IL; Adam
McConnell, Sunnybrook Farms, Belvidere, IL.
JUNIOR SHOW
Purebred Heifers: Champion Klover
Korners Adele, Emily or Carly Lopata, Klover
Sunnybrook Stella was named Champion Heifer of the
Open Show for Sunnybrook Farms, Terry and Julie Willis,
Belvidere, IL.
Oak Valley Armageddon was bnamed champion Belted
Galloway Steer for Jake and Noah Keller, Oak Valley,
Durand, IL.
Adam McConnell, Sunnybrook Farms, Belvidere, IL with
Sunnybrook Farms Tahoe, Reserve Champion Steer.
Sunnybrook Addie stood as the Reserve Champion
Heifer of the Open Show for Sunnybrook Farms, Terry
and Julie Willis, Belvidere, IL.
Sunnybrook Regina was named Champion Appendix
of both the Junior and Open Shows. Erica Perronne,
Pleasant Mile, Sheboygan Falls, WI is the exhibitor.
Klover Korners Angel stood as the Reserve Appendix
Heifer in the Junior Show for Klover Rose Farm, Rockton,
IL.
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Junior and Grand Champion Purebred Heifer, Junior and
Open Show was Blisful Bobby Ann Mason shown by
Ashley Lohmann.
Junior and Grand Champion Appendix Heifer shown by
Sunnybrook Amanda, shown by Sunnybrook Farms.
Junior and Grand Champion Bull, Countyline Connor
shown by Sunnybrook Farms.
Countyline Cheryl, Reserve Junior and Reserve Grand
Champion Heifer exhibited by Lilly Ford, Pierceton, IN.
Reserve Junior and Reserve Grand Champion Appendix
Heifer, Sutliff Ariel exhibited by Sutliff Belties, Solon, IA.
Reserve Junior and Reserve Grand Champion Bull,
Wayside Valley Amarillo By Morning shown by Rahe
Belties.
Midwest Classic Show
W00-HOO !!!
Midwest Classic, another successful
show has come and gone. What makes
a successful show? We had perfect
weather, beautiful Belties and a good
junior turnout. Yes, we were down in
numbers but up in spirit. New BYG
juniors signed up and got into the show
ring and even someone’s mother (from IL
and her name begins with a C) who has
never shown got into the ring. We had 45
animals? in the show ring, and 19 BYG
juniors and a few helpers were there. I
am sure we’ll have them in the ring after
watching this years show.
We want to thank everyone who is
involved in making that show happen,
Julie and Terry Willis; Etheridges, Karlyn
announced and Terry E. was ring man.
We even had Joyce Eggleston in the
bleachers cheering us on or was she
cheering Vic on for helping record! Thank
you all.
Imagine our surprise when the
concession stand lady called late
Wednesday night to say she couldn’t be
there because of a death in her family.
What to do? Kathi ran to Sam’s and
bought lunch, which was provided by
Great Lakes. A small way to thank
everyone for driving that far to show,
thanks exhibitors. Kathi fixed 100 (BEEF)
hot dogs, and only seven were left!
Another reason it was successful? No
animals got away and no one got hurt.
The judge; who was Greg Miller, (WI)
was very complimentary about the breed
and then after the show explained why
WBE had to make changes to their show
schedule, much like the Louisville show.
Time restrictions and trying to get too
much done in a short time has changed
both shows.
It was great to see new juniors and
breeders come in to the show. Some
past exhibitors were greatly missed but
Klover Korners Adele, Champion Belted Galloway Heifer
of the Rock County Show, exhibited by Klover Rose
Farm, Rockton, IL.
Have-A-Belt Anne, Reserve Champion Belted Galloway
Heifer in the Rock County Show. She was exhibited by
Klover Rose Farm, Rockton, IL
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we all realize sometimes you have to do
other things that are more important than
being in the show ring.
Hope to see you back next year.
Thanks everyone. You are all important
to this show’s success no matter how
you placed. The judge made a comment
about the senior showmanship, “All of
you deserve to be first, but it can only be
one.” You Juniors did a good job but let’s
do even better next year!
Champion Steer, Junior and Open Shows, Oak Valley
Aramageddon, shown by Jacob and Noah Keller.
Junior Show Reserve Champion Steer, Wagner Belties
Arthur, shown by Audrey Wagner, Tipton, IA
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Wayside Valley Noelle and her bull calf were named
Champion Cow Calf Pair for Sunnybrook Farms
Champion Cow Calf Pair in the Junior Show and Reserve
Champion of the Open Show,Oak Valley Wendy,
exhibited by Oak Valley Farm, Durand, IL.
Reserve Junior and Reserve Grand Champion Appendix
Heifer, Junior Show, Hiland Oaks Ghirardelli shown by
Ashley Lohman, Sperry, IA
Sunnybrook Tahoe onnell and Chris and Steve Willis.
Date: July 5, 2014,Location: Pecatonice, IL
Judge: Greg Miller, Fennimore, WI
Numbers: 45 Head
Exhibitors, Open Show: Countyline
Belties, Pierceton, IN; Finholdt Farm, Medford.
MN; Hiland Oaks, Sperry, IA; Klover Rose
Farm, Rockton, IL; KS Farms, Topeka, IL;
Oak Valley Farm, Durand, IL; Pleasant Mile
Farm, Sheboygan Falls, WI; Rahe Family
Belties, Chapin, IL; Sutliff Belties, Solon, IA;
Sunnybrook Farms, Belvidere, IL; Wagner
Belties, Tipton, IA; and Wagner Farm, Tipton,
IA.
Exhibitors, Junior Show: Sawyer Bales;
Addison Bishop, Abelle Bishop, Jakob
Donovan; Lillie Ford; Ben Finholdt; Jake
Keller, Noah Keller, Ashley Lohmann, Jennifer
Lohmann, Emily Lopata, Carly Lopata, Adam
McConnell, Erica Perronne, Lane Rahe,
Krystine Short, Sophia Short, Audrey Wagner,
Antonio Keller, Christian Keller.
Sponsors for 2014: Countyline Belties,
Red Barn Farm, Stonesthrow Farm, Messmerizing Farms, TEK Cattle, Aavalon Farm, HC
Sims Farm, National Belted Galloway Society,
Bob Mack Donation, Dickinson Acres, Klover
Korners Farm, Peacefield, Sherwood Acres,
Rahe Belties, French Creek Farm, Spring
Creek Farm, Littlefield Farms, Wayside Valley
Farm, Jamie and Lisa Wilkerson, Sutliff Belties,
Sunnybrook Farms, Klover Rose Farm, Hav-ABelt Galloways and Compact Cattle.
OPEN SHOW
Heifers, Purebred:
Junior and Grand Champion, Blisful Bobby
Ann Mason (Blisful Jonas), Ashley Lohmann,
IA; Res. Junior and Res. Grand Champion,
Countyline Cheryl (Southdown Unique 9U),
Lillan Ford, IN.
Heifer Calf Champion, Finholdt Farms
Brianna (Stonesthrow George JR), Finholdt
Farms; Res., Sunnybrook Eclipse (Sunnybrook
Eastwood), Sunnybrook Farms.
Senior Champion Heifer, Wayside Valley
Ellie (MCF Supreme 415W) Krystina Short, IL.
Cow Calf Pair:
Champion, Wayside Valley Noelle (Thisle
Creek Jack Straw), Sunnybrook Farms. Res.,
Oak Valley Wendy (Antietam Porsche), Jake
and Noah Keller.
Heifers, Appendix:
Junior and Grand Champion, Sunnybrook
Amanda (Sunnybrook Liberty), Sunnybrook
Farms. Res.
Junior and Res. Grand
Champion, Junior, Sutliff’s Ariel (Have-A-Belt
Winston), Sutliff Belties.
Senior Calf Champion, Littlefield Farms
Ebony
(Sunnybrook
Lancelot),
Jakob
Donovan.
BULLS:
Junior and Grand Champion, Countyline
Connor (Southdown Unique 9U), Sunnybrook
Farm; Res. Junior and Res. Grand Champion,
Wayside Valley Amarillo By Morning (MCF
Supreme 415W), Oak Valley Farm.
Senior Calf Champion, Wagner Belties
Aladdin, (Antietam Sudden Impact), Wagner
Belties. Res. Senior Calf Champoin,
Sunnybrook Soprano (Sunnybrook Valor),
Sunnybrook Farm.
STEERS:
Oak Valley Aramageddon (Anderson Hill
Lothario), Jacob and Noah Keller, Oak Valley
Farm. Res., Sunnybrook Tahoe (Sunnybrook
Valor), Adam McConnell and Chris and Steve
Willis.
GROUPS:
Get of Sire, Southdown Unique 9U,
Countyline Belties.
Produce of Dam: Oak Valley Wendy, Oak
Valley Farm.
Pair of Weanlings: Sunnybrook, first; Wagner
Belties, second; Finholdt Farm, third.
Pair of Yearlings: Sunnybrook Farms, first;
Finoldt, second.
Breeders Herd: Sunnybrook Farms, first;
Finoldt, second
Best Six Head: Sunnybrook Farms
Premier Breeder and Exhibitor: Sunnybrook
Farms.
JUNIOR SHOW
Heifers, Purebred:
Junior and Grand Champion, Blisful Bobby
Ann Mason (Blisful Jonas), Ashley Lohmann;
Res. Junior and Res. Grand Champion,
Countyline Cheryl (Southdown Unique 9U),
Lillan Ford, IN.
Heifer Calf Champion, Finholdt Honeycomb,
,Ben Finholdt; Res., Wayside Valley Who Lee,
Sophia Short.
Senior Champion Heifer, Wayside Valley
Ellie (MCF Supreme 415W) Krystina Short.
Cow Calf Pair:
Oak Valley Wendy, Oak Valley Farm.
Heifers, Appendix:
Junior and Grand Champion, Wagner
Belties Anastasia (Antietam Sudden Impact),
Audrey Wagner, Res. Junior and Res.
Grand Champion, Hiland Oaks Ghirardelli
(Southdown Xander 9X) Ashley Lohmann.
Senior Calf Champion, Littlefield Farms
Ebony
(Sunnybrook
Lancelot),
Jakob
Donovan.
STEERS:
Oak Valley Aramageddon (Anderson Hill
Lothario), Jacob and Noah Keller, Oak Valley
Farm. Res., Wagner Belties Arthur (Antietam
Sudden Impact), Audrey Wagner.
SHOWMANSHIP:
Juniors: Addison Bishop, first; Sophia Short,
second.
Intermediate: Noah Keller, first; Ashley
Lohmann, second.
Senior: Jake Keller, first; Audrey Wagner,
second.
(All 19 participants received “I Show Belted
Galloways” garment bags for their show
clothes. Showmanship winners received a
check for $35 for first and $25 for second.The
rest received $15.00 participant award money.)
The Number Of Cattle On Earth... Highlights
Addison Bishop was named Champion Junior Showman.
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Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Top 10 Countries With The Most Cattle
Country
India
Brazil
China
European Union
United States
Argentina
Colombia
Australia
Russia
Mexico
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329,700,000
207,960,000
104,188,000
88,000,000
87,730,000
51,745,000
30,240,000
28,250,000 19,514,000
17,760,000
World 1,033,520,000
% Of World
31.90%
20.12%
10.08%
8.51%
8.49%
5.01%
2.93%
2.73%
1.89%
1.72%
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Summer 2014 Edition BYG Area 5 News
Allie Abney Makes Awesome Presentation
Congratulations to all the BYG Area 5 youth who took part in the Rock County Beef
Preview. Carly Lopata, Noah Keller, Finke, Adam McConnell, Jake, Tony and Chris
Keller, and Marshall Finke. Lauren Kischbaum showed but is not pictured.
Ask
Cookie?
Dear Cookie
I thought I was going to get rich selling my Beltie at this
year’s 4-H sale. We didn’t. My dad says that it’s part of an
education. What does he know?
A poor 4-H kid.
Dear Poor 4-H Kid,
Father knows best. What does 4-H do for you when you bring
Belties to your fair? Did you send out letters to potential buyers
or did you just expect them to buy from you? Did you do your
home work?
Good reasons for showing are the experiences and friendships
that you are creating. Showing cattle is good because you are
hanging out with other people who are cow crazy or crazy about
cows. Remember 4-H is about more than taking critters to the fair.
It’s about citizenship, service to your community and developing
into something that you may want to do with the rest of your life.
Or not do. You are learning life skills. When you take care of
animals it also shows you how much work goes into taking care
of your own children some day. Feeding and washing, are daily
responsibilities for your creature’s care. You learn how to keep a
record book. Set a budget and stay within it!
Any sport you do costs money and takes time, if you do it right!
You can learn a lot about yourself from winning and from losing.
4-H teaches you how to conduct and hold meetings. The best
thing of all, it can be a family time project, doing things with your
mom, dad and siblings. You are winning.
Cookie
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Former Belted Galloway Junior Member, Allie Abney, was a
featured speaker at the Great Lakes Belted Galloway Association
Field Day addressing “AgVocacy: You Do Have A Voice”
How proud we all were to see our junior member giving back
to the Belted Galloways. She
also promoted them in a video
showing the rebuilding of the
Indiana State Fair building.
She has finished up her
year as Indiana FFA president
and will be back at school at
Purdue this fall. She is the
newly crowned the Johnson
County, Indiana, Fair Queen.
You’re an inspiration to the
rest of the youth, good job
Allie, and thank you!
- Kathi Jurkowski
Attention ! ! !
All Juniors and Parents Who Show At World Beef Expo
Please know that World Beef Expo has made BYG changes
regarding our Junior Show. Because of time restraints all junior
breed shows have been moved to be part of the WBE Junior
Show and Showmanship classes on Sunday, September 28.
Juniors are encouraged to show in the open show on
Saturday. Please do!
Julie is still checking to see if we can hold our steer show
on Saturday, beings most all of the steers that are shown are
shown by juniors.
So, please remember for you to be in a junior only show it
is to be held on Sunday in conjunction with the WBE junior
shows.
The WBE show is Sept. 26th. - 28th. 2014. Open show you
need to be in place by Thurs, Open Show on Saturday. Junior
show will be on Sunday unless we decide to hire another judge
and show our junior show somewhere else on the fairgrounds
at a different time. Entry deadline is August 15.
Please be aware of the changes. Any question call breed
superintendent Julie Willis ((815) 547-6912 or sbfarms@
hotmail.com. We are trying to decide what is best to do.
Also new next year (2015) there will be “Bred and Owned”
junior classes. This will spotlight any juniors who are breeding
their own Belties.
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For Your Information
BYG Show Rules
Well, Beltie show people (BYG juniors
and parents), there has been much
discussion on our show rules. So, to make
it clear to everyone we are publishing
a set of rules for our shows. The BYG
leaders and show superintendents are in
agreement with the support of the Great
Lakes board.
1. The junior whose name is on the
registration paper is required to show the
animal in class. If they have more than
one animal in the division or champion
drive, then they can have another junior
show the other animal(s)
2. If the cattle are co-owned by juniors
on the registration paper then either junior
may show the animal(s). For Example:
Emily and Carly Lopata, or Jake and
Noah Keller.
3. All juniors must pay an entry fee for
either the junior show or the open show.
They may show in both shows for only
one entry fee. It doesn’t matter if the jr
and open shows are at separate times or
shown together.
4. If the animal is owned by both a
junior and an adult and the junior shows
it in the junior show, then the junior must
show it in the open show as well unless
they have more than one junior-owned
animal in the same class.
5. As an added incentive to keep the
animals in the junior’s name, if there
are any junior and adult owned animals
shown in a division that is champion or
reserve champion we will pick a junior
bred and owned champion and/or res
champion in the following divisions:
heifer, steer, and cow calf divisions.
6. Only a bull calf that is part of a junior
shown cow calf pair may be used in
showmanship If you use a cow, the calf
cannot enter the ring.
7. Junior age is: 8 to 21 based on Jan
1 of the current year
8. Must be a current member of the
Great Lakes BYG.
9. Please check out the rules for each
show. Every show is different and every
breed is different. We think this will solve
the problem of………..Why I can’t show
my calf.
10. You are allowed to be a BYG
member under the age of 8. You have
to show in the age appropriate class, Pee
Wee.
11. These rules will remain in place until
any changes are made and announced.
Scurs!!!
What Are They ?
Reprinted from the Working Ranch Junior magazine
with perission from Christine O’Byrne
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Scurs are small horn-like growths on
the frontal bone in the same locations
where horns would grow. Scurs are
referred to a
“wiggle horns”
in German and
indeed, most
are moveable
and are not
a t t a c h e d
firmly to the
skull.
Scurs
typically
do
not appear until about 4 months of age
and stop growing at a few inches if left
on. Some scurs, often called “scab scurs”
as never much bigger than a thumbnail.
Horn growth would make it impossible
for scurs to develop at the same spot but
horned animals can carry the gene for
scurs. It’s very rare in Belted Galloways
but it has happened on a minute number
of animals.
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brochures, note pads and pens.
Contact
Kathi Jurkowski
(815) 629-2306
kathikowski@gmail.com
Vic Eggleston
(608) 220-1091
executivedirector@beltie.org
Great Lakes is always working to
promote the breed and for your farm.
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Area 5 BYG Juniors
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Contact
Kathi Jurkowski
Phone: 815.629.2306
Email: kathikowski@gmail.com
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Phone 217-644-3015
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Sweet Beltie Summertime
Belties On Display
The Belted Galloway Breed Will Be Well Represented
At These Upcoming State Fairs and Tec Days
Wisconsin State Fair - July 31st - August 10th
Matt and Jill Messmer’s will be there with their Belties.
Iowa State Fair - August 7th - August 17th
Boardmens will have a Beltie in the Ave Of Breeds
Illinois State Fair - August 7th - August 17th
Arnie Rahe will be there with juniors to show Belties
Wisconsin Farm Technology Days - August 12 -14
Portage County, Stephens Point, WI.
Terry and Karlyn Etheridge will have their cattle
in a pen display in the cattle tent.
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