Volume 11, Issue 3 Editor: Morgan Wadsworth July, ISA Iowa Simmental Memorial Scholarships

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1 The Simmental Today a project of the Iowa Simmental Association Circulation To Iowa ASA, ISA, AJSA, & IJSA Simmental Members Volume 11, Issue 3 Editor: Morgan Wadsworth July, 2015 Iowa Simmental Association Board of Directors President ~ Tammy Heaton 204 W. Pleasant - Monroe tammy.heaton@pioneer.com Vice President ~ Eric Gerdes 1564 Pilot Grove Rd - West Point gerdes_eric@yahoo.com Executive Secretary/Treasurer ~ Sherrie Moore 2219 Vermillion Ave - Rose Hill or shermoore9@gmail.com Directors ~ Al Johnson 308 S 4th St - Northwood johnhq@q.com Kirk Lynch th St - New Hampton kirklynch@iowatelecom.net Jay Steenhoek NE 112th St - Maxwell Ncg4bulls@hotmail.com Nate Horman 903 Pinon Dr, Unit 2 - Ames nate.horman@yahoo.com Tom Robinson 2094 Linn-Delaware Rd, - Coggan tlklrob@msn.com Andy VanAernam 509 E Washington St - Exira avanaernam@gmail.com Jeff Thompson 507 Center St - Lone Tree jeff.thompson@tyson.com Plan to attend the Iowa Simmental activities during the 2015 Iowa State Fair. See the complete schedule on page 5 of this newsletter. ISA Iowa Simmental Memorial Scholarships Meg Edler of Gladbrook, Garett Onstot of Carlisle and Drew Christensen of Exira were each selected to receive a $1000 scholarship from the IJSA. ASA Bronze Merit Awards Paige Henderson of Wiota and Kiersten Jass of Garner were awarded the ASA Foundation Bronze Merit Awards. ISA Directory Cover Photo Contest ~Win a Free 2016 Membership~ Now is the time to get your cameras out and start shooting some pictures that could be used on the cover of the 2016 Iowa Simmental Association Breeder s Directory. Now is the perfect time with cows and calves on pasture! Winner will receive a 2016 ISA or IJSA membership. Photos need to be a high-resolution digital photo to fit in the directory cover window (approximately 6 x 7 ). Photos can be multi-color or black and white. All photos that meet the clarity requirements for printing will be voted on at the 2015 Iowa Simmental booth at the Iowa State Fair. The photo with the most votes (one per ISA/IJSA membership) will be used for the 2016 Directory Cover and the photo will become property of the Iowa Simmental Association. Submit your photos to Mary Lynch at marylynch79@gmail.com by August 1st. No family or farm names are permitted in photos.

2 IJSA Pages 2015 Iowa County Fair Winners Field Day Candid Photos Youth who exhibited Champion Simmental animals at their local county fairs in 2014 were recognized with awards at the IJSA Field Day in Ames. Congratulations kids!! 2015 Futurity Show Winners 4 Foundation heifers and 15 High percent heifers came back to show in the Futurity show out of 55 animals that were nominated from 12 sanctioned sales. Champion High Percent Futurity Heifer shown by Paige Reck. Purchased from the Ruby Cattle Co. 'Livin' the Dream' Sale. Champion High Percent Futurity Heifer shown by Cade Bracker. Purchased from the Gerdes Cattle Co. & Guests 'Buckles & Banners' Sale Simmental Royalty Reserve High Percent Futurity Heifer shown by Tyler Espenscheid. Purchased from the Hawkeye Simmental Group Production Sale. Reserve Foundation Futurity Heifer shown by Tyler Loudon. Purchased from the Iowa Beef Expo 'Mark of Genetic Excellence' Sale. Paige Henderson- Queen & Chasity Moody- Princess

3 Iowa Simmental Junior Show 64 IJSA members showed 56 High Percent Simmental Heifers, 25 Foundation Simmental Heifers, 5 Simmental Steers, 3 cow-calf pairs, and 3 prospect calves at the Iowa Junior Show on June 7th in Ames. Champion High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Carli Henderson Champion Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Haylea England Champion Simmental Steer shown by Shelby Greiman Reserve High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Kiersten Jass Reserve Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Kiersten Jass Reserve Simmental Steer shown by Tate Kettler 3rd Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Ben Weis 3rd Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Grace Greiman 3rd Overall Simmental Steer shown by Colin Henzen-DeCap 4th Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Garett Onstot 4th Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Jarin Goecke 4th Overall Simmental Steer shown by Chasity Moody 5th Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Paige Reck 5th Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Ben Weis 5th Overall Simmental Steer shown by John Edler

4 IJSA Pages Cont. IJSA Junior Show Results Continued 6th Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Cody Kitzerow 6th Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Cody Kitzerow Champion High Percent Cow-calf Pair shown by Michael Maas 7th Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Chesney Steenhoek 7th Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Paige Henderson Reserve High Percent Cow-calf Pair shown by Tamera Harre 8th Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Chesney Steenhoek 8th Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Landon Siek Champion Prospect Heifer Calf shown by Tamera Harre 9th Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Jack McKinney 9th Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Cade Bracker Champion Prospect Bull Calf shown by Maggie Maas 10th Overall High Percent Simmental Heifer shown by Sammi Long 10th Overall Foundation Simmental Heifer shown by Haley Dodge Reserve Prospect Bull Calf shown by Ty Echard

5 IJSA Pages Cont. IJSA Field Day Showmanship Results Seniors Juniors First Timers Champion- Kiersten Jass (Right) Reserve- Garett Onstot Kennedy Core Champion- Makayla Jones (Right) Reserve- Sammi Long IJSA Members Kennedy Core of Pleasantville and Kiley Elder of Ackworth were selected to each receive a Sullivan Supply/ Stock Show University $1000 scholarship. A number of other IJSA members were recognized with an Honorable Mention". A total of 1246 youth from 46 states applied this year. Kiley Elder Drew Christensen Mallory Espenscheid Kade Knapp Keaten Miller Montana Winther Champion- Tate Kettler (Right) Reserve- Hannah Siek The Iowa Junior Simmental Assoc. Board of Directors would like to send out a big thank you to Sullivan Supply for donating the rope halters for our class winners at our Annual Junior Show. Your support of our Junior Association is greatly appreciated! Good Luck to all of the Iowa Juniors going to the National Classic in College Station, TX this month. Make Iowa Proud!! For a complete schedule of events check out the AJSA website. Left- Judges Mark & Deb Core Right- Champion Selection of High % and Foundation Heifers Good luck to all of our Juniors in their county fair endeavors this summer!! Remember if you have a Champion Simmental animal (High % or Foundation heifer or cow-calf pair, or Simmental Steer) have your county report this winning to Kellie Carolan so you can be recognized at the Field Day. Iowa State Fair Open Show Schedule Tim Heindel, Beef Cattle Superintendent Dean Drummond, Simmental Supervisor July 1 ~ Entry Deadline Thursday, Aug 20~ 12:01 am to Noon- Simmental Cattle may arrive and check-in Friday, Aug 21~ ISA Board Meeting- Time TBA 5:30 p.m. Exhibitor/ member BBQ Saturday, Aug 22~ 7:30 a.m. Open Simmental show (Judge Steve Reimer of Chamberlain, South Dakota) Sunday, Aug 23~ 3:00 p.m. Release of Simmental cattle

6 IJSA Pages Cont. 34 IJSA members entered 63 head of cattle in the North Central Regional Classic Drive North to The Backdrop. This was the largest Regional Classic in AJSA history and took place in Austin, MN. 155 total AJSA members from as far as Colorado gathered together at the Mower County Fairgrounds June To view complete results from the show and contests please visit Front Row (left to right)~ Keegan Echard, Hannah Siek, Ty Echard, and Carly Janssen. 2nd Row- Natalie Knobloch, Madison Fitzgerald, Isabele Steinbronn, Sammi Long, Chesney Steenhoek, Grace Greiman, Garrett Wurzer, Brady Janssen, Shelby Greiman, Jace Hlas, and Tate Kettler. 3rd Row~Meg Edler, Jessica Kramer, Kiersten Jass, Haley Dodge, Paige Reck, Landon Siek, and Colin Henzen-DeCap. Back Row~ Tyler Long, Gerett Onstot, Trevor Gallagher, John Edler, Ben Weis, Cade Bracker, Jake Hlas, and Garett Groth. Champion Percentage and Champion Bred & Owned Percentage Heifer shown by Grace Greiman of Goodell Champion Percentage Cow-Calf pair shown by Jessica Kramer of Farmersburg Reserve Overall and Champion Division 3 Purebred Heifer shown by Ben Weis. Of McIntire Champion Simmental Steer shown by Garrett Wurzer of Waucoma 4th Overall Steer shown by Colin Henzen-DeCap of Dixon 5th Overall Steer shown by Tate Kettler of Newhall Champion Bred & Owned & 9th Overall Purebred Heifer shown by Garett Onstot of Carlisle 3rd Overall and Champion Division 3 Percentage Heifer shown by Kiersten Jass of Garner 4th Overall and Reserve Division 4 Percentage Heifer shown by Haley Dodge of Terril 7th Overall Bred & Owned Purebred Heifer shown by Sammi Long of Creston 4th Overall and Reserve Division 3 Purebred Heifer shown by Colin Henzen-DeCap of Dixon 7th Overall and Division 1 Champion Purebred Heifer shown by Chesney Steenhoek of Maxwell

7 Other Regional Show Results 4 th Division 1 Percentage Heifer shown by Tate Kettler of Newhall Reserve Division 2 Percentage Heifer shown by Jace Hlas of Traer 3 rd Division 3 Percentage Heifer shown by Landon Siek of Blairstown 8 th Division 3 Percentage Heifer shown by Haley Dodge of Terril Champion Division 5 Percentage heifer shown by Ben Weis of McIntire 3 rd Division 1 Purebred Heifer shown by Chesney Steenhoek of Maxwell 5 th Division 3 Purebred Heifer shown by Carly Janssen of Gilmore City 6 th Division 4 Purebred Heifer shown by Paige Reck of Blakesburg IJSA Pages Cont. Regional Contest Results Overall Grace Greiman- 5 th Junior Sammi Long- 7 th Junior Kiersten Jass- 3 rd Senior Ben Weis- 4 th Senior Jessica Kramer- 8 th Senior Judging Contest Grace Greiman- 7 th Junior Ben Weis- 3 rd Senior Kiersten Jass- 6 th Senior Cattlemen s Quiz Sammi Long- 7 th Junior Tyler Long- 8 th Senior Public Speaking Jessica Kramer- 9 th Senior Kiersten Jass- 10 th senior Sales Talk Sammi Long- 4 th Junior Tate Kettler- 8 th Junior Ben Weis- 7 th Senior Tyler Long- 8 th Senior Showmanship Grace Greiman- 3 rd Junior Sammi Long- 5 th Junior Kiersten Jass- 2 nd Senior Jessica Kramer- 7 th Senior Cade Bracker- 8 th Senior 6th Overall Steer shown by Shelby Greiman of Goodell 8th Overall and 4th Division 3 Purebred Heifer shown by Kiersten Jass of Garner 10th Overall and 5th Division 3 Purebred Heifer shown by Cade Bracker of Underwood Thank you to North Central Regional Classic show photographer Heather Gessner of Salem, SD for allowing us the backdrop promotional photos for the newsletter. If you would like an electronic version of one of the photos photos from the show please contact her at kelvinheather@tirotel.net. President Meg Edler - Gladbrook Vice President Kiersten Jass - Garner Secretary Kylie Peterson - Albia Iowa Junior Beef Breed Representatives Kiersten Jass & Cade Bracker Iowa Jr Simmental Association Board & Advisors Directors Cade Bracker - Underwod Drew Christensen - Exira John Edler - Gladbrook Jessica Kramer - Farmersburg Cody Long - Creston Sammi Long - Creston Paige Reck - Blakesburg Chairman & Treasurer Kellie Carolan - Tama Secretary Morgan Wadsworth - Dunlap Advisors David & Keta Haines - Exline Rob & Gina Long - Creston

8 IJSA Bi-Annual Meeting Notes We took a group photo prior to the meeting starting and the meeting was called to order at 2:38 p.m. at the Hansen Learning Center in Ames by President Meg Edler. The Secretary Minutes and Treasurer s Report were read and approved. All 10 Board of directors as well as 42 junior members, 4 advisors, ISA president Tammy Heaton and a few parents were present at the meeting. (See minutes on ISA website for full details). Items discussed were: Election of Representatives to the IJBBA Board of Directors: Cade Bracker and Kirsten Jass will be our IJBBA Representatives. Junior Supporter of the Year: Nominations were made and tabled for the Junior board to decide at their next meeting. Booth Committee Update Henderson Family: The theme for this year s booth will be Denim and Diamonds to help promote the 2016 National in Des Moines. If you have any ideas or decorations to donate please contact the Henderson Family! IJSA Annual Budget: This year s banquet auction brought in over $9000; In addition to last year s budget increases we voted to keep the extra money for use at the 2016 Nationals. Classic Contest Demonstrations: Junior Board members explained the logistics and tips for each contest. Questions were asked throughout the presentation. Thanks to the following Jr. Board members for their help: Public Speaking- Cody and Cade; Sales Talk- Kirsten and Sammi; Judging Contest- Jessica and Meg. If you need any other study information contact Morgan Wadsworth 2015 Regional/National Classic Updates: - South Central June 7th - 11th in Springfield, MO; 3 Iowa members & 5 head of cattle entered - North Central June 16th - 19th in Austin, MN; 34 Iowa Members & 63 head of cattle entered - National July 5th 12th in College Station, TX; Theme is Spicin Things Up in Texas ; 12 Iowa Members & 21 head of cattle entered 2015 AJSA SUMMIT Leadership Conference Bozeman, MT August 3-6, 2015; Theme is Speak Out; Make It Loud! Focusing on Beef Advocacy, we will spend time talking about ways to become a stronger ambassador for the beef industry. Trip will begin in Bozeman with a tour of the ASA Headquarters. Travel around to ranches, hear guest speakers, play team building games, and go white water rafting! IJSA Pages Cont. - Registrations due June 15th and late registrations accepted through July 1st. Details are available on the AJSA website 2016 National Update: Dates are July 9th 15th, 2016; Theme: Denim and Diamonds in Des Moines: the place to be seen in We will put flyers in the Regional/National welcome packets and make rally towels for the North Central Regional welcome bags. - Opening Ceremony: The Junior Board liked the drum line that we had in 2010 as well as a speaker to welcome everyone. If you have any other ideas please contact an IJSA board member, IJSA advisor, or Tammy Heaton. - Fundraiser: Herd in a Tank (Need a total of $51,000 to hold at National Classic similar to 2010); We have about $20,000 in the Inc. Account ; Lee County Vet Care and Nichols Cyro-Genetics have volunteered to donate a semen tank for a Herd in a Tank fundraiser and Juniors will line up other donations of Semen & Embryos.; The non-profit status and gambling license came through.; We have 600 tickets for sale at $100 each; We will auction off the last ticket the 2016 Banquet and draw the winner at Field Day; Junior members should sign up for packets of tickets to sell after the meeting.; Reminder to make sure you are sending in your 2016 National ideas by or on Facebook! We want your input! - Headquarters Hotel will be the Holiday Inn off I Banquet will be a brunch in the Varied Industries Building - Possibility of setting up a FB page for the National and/or fundraising Senior Board Update: - Scholarship interviews were held today for three applicants, and will be announced tomorrow - ISA Directory Cover Photo Contest Entry due 8/1 to Mary Lynch at marylynch79@gmail.com; Winner receives a 1 year Free ISA or IJSA membership - State Fair Planning- Entries due 7/1; Judge TBA; Schedule on Jr. agenda - Sherrie Moore is the new ISA Executive Secretary/ Treasurer - Prairie Meadows is the location for next year s banquet during the Iowa Beef Expo Show Rules: ¾ blood heifers will show as percentage like ASA rules - Opened Beef Expo Sale up to to half bloods bulls, full rules will follow at a later date. Meeting adjourned at 3:21 p.m. Futurity Sanctioned Sales Animals that have been nominated for the futurity show will be eligible to show in conjunction with the Iowa Jr. Field Day in early June in Ames, IA. We hope to see the animals purchased at the sponsoring sales at the junior show. If you would like to be a part of this program in the future, please get in touch with Tammy Heaton or Sherrie Moore. Thanks again to the sales who participated in the Futurity Program: Drake's 'Lady Diva' Production Sale - Centerville Gerdes Cattle Co. 'Buckles & Banners' Sale - West Point Hawkeye Simmental Group Production Sale - Bloomfield Iowa Beef Expo 'Mark of Genetic Excellence' - Des Moines Janssen s 'The Chosen Few' Sale - Gilmore City JS Simmentals & Guests 'Midwest Made' Sale - Ames Kitzerow Cattle Co. Private Treaty Sale - St. Charles Long s Simmental Private Treaty Sale - Creston North Central Simmental Group 'Fall Classic' -Hubbard Ruby Cattle Co. 'Livin the Dream' Sale - Murray 'Select Showcase' Simmental Sale - Cedar Rapids Southwest Simm. Group 'Spring Production' Sale - Dunlap I would like to thank the board for the opportunity they have given me and I look forward to working for and with this great association and it s members. Also, I want to express my thanks to Harold and Joyce Williams for their commitment to the Simmental breed and it s many enthusiasts. ~Sherrie Moore

9 New ASA Members from Iowa ~ Mark Finch of Kelley, B&L Simmentals of Lohrville, Ronald Shivers of Altoona, Linn Haven Farms of Lisbon, Ethan Wedeking of Plainfield, Nathan Upah of Clutier, A Plus Simmentals of Oto, Beeler Cattle Company of Truro, C Janssen-J Ives-C Krischel of Havelock, Meinders Stock Farms of Buffalo Center, Joseph Becker of Charles City, Schneider Bros of Riverside, Amana Beef of Amana, Jackson Family Cattle of Waukon, Bruce R. Jensen of Lowden, Kent F. Brown of Columbus Junction, V56 Simmentals & Shorthorns of Lawler, and Garrett Farms of Osceola. We would invite you to join our state assn. if you are not already a member! Notes from the Sr. Board June Meeting The ISA Sr. Board held their meeting on June 6th at the ISA Summer Field Day event held in Ames. Board members present included Pres. Tammy Heaton, Jay Steenhoek, Nate Horman, Tom Robinson, Eric Gerdes, Andy VanAernam, and Jeff Thompson. Others present included Bert Moore, ASA Rep, Dean Drummond, David & Marketta Haines, Morgan Wadsworth, Kellie & Jason Carolan. Topics discussed included: Executive Secretary/Treasurer replacement Sherrie Moore was chosen to take on the responsibilities for the Exec. Secretary/ Treasurer position. Within this decision Tom Robinson will be added to the Iowa Simmental Cattle Association Inc. checking account. Voted and agreed to open the 2016 Iowa Beef Expo Sale to ½- blood bulls the same rules will apply as they are currently stated as far as the number of bulls that can be sold per consignor. All entries need to be genetic defect free defects will include any current defects being tested by ASA. More details will follow on how the sale order,etc will be determined during the Aug. meeting. Show Rules for ¾ bloods The board agreed to follow the ASA rules for ¾ bloods showing in the percentage division. This will begin in Animals must be registered with the ASA as Purebred (7/8 Simmental or Higher), Percentage (at least 1/2 Simmental but not yet reaching 7/8 Simmental), Purebred Simbrah (5/8 SM 3/8 BR), or Fullblood Expo Banquet will move back to Prairie Meadows Junior Report Kellie provided an update on the junior s budget as well as planned activities during the field day. Scholarships three scholarship applicants interviewed with Amy Grass and Tara Gerdes during the Summer Field Day events. Meg Edler, Garrett Onstot, and Drew Christensen. All will be awarded $1000 scholarships Two Bronze Merit Award winners were selected per applications approved by the board. Paige Henderson and Kiersten Jass. FUTURITY The board agreed to implement a new rule that ALL Futurity entries have to be finalized by May 15th and that it s the seller s responsibility to ensure that this deadline is met. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made during the Iowa Field Day. Encourage all members that have sale managers to ensure they understand that they need to ask buyers if they want to enter. Newsletter update was provided by Morgan Iowa State Fair Dean provided an update on Iowa State Fair details, See State Fair section for more information National Update Tammy provided an update that the kickoff for the raffle would begin on June 15th. Details will be stored on the website as far as the donations that have been made so far. Also, confirmed that all legal documents have been finalized and are in place for ASA Report Bert provided an update from ASA, including symposium, status on the completion of the new building. Notes from the ISA President - Tammy Heaton Simmental Enthusiasts, Summer is well underway and it won t be long until we are all together at the state fair enjoying some great conversations and cattle. Before we move forward with state fair thoughts I wanted to send a few shout outs to those individuals that made the Iowa Simmental Field Day another huge success. It takes a number of people to pull activities such as these off and unfortunately we don t always take the time to thank them for their contributions. The Iowa Simmental Association Junior Advisors, Marshall Ruble, judges Mark & Deb Core, Senior Board members and a few others that volunteered their time to help (you know who you are) with meals, meeting prep, junior training activities, lining up cattle for the show, ensuring stalls were bedded, barn was ready, and all of the other activities that it takes to keep things working smoothly THANK YOU! Your contributions do not go unnoticed and we truly appreciate what you do for our junior program. What happens next! As I mentioned it won t be long before we are all at the state fair, but in the interim we do still have a few things going on. As I write this note we have kids headed to Austin, MN for the North Central Regional and then in July a group will also be headed to Texas for the National Classic. Iowa will have great representation at these activities and I am certain they will represent our state successfully. We have also just kicked off our 2016 National Classic Fundraising with one of the major fundraisers being the raffle for a Herd In the Tank. A number of folks have donated embryos and semen already and many more donations are rolling in. This fundraiser will pay for a significant amount of our expenses so please if you are interested in buying a ticket contact someone from the junior and/or senior board for your ticket. The winning ticket will be drawn at the 2016 Iowa Summer Field Day. For an update list of donations please refer to the Iowa Simmental Website. Also, if you, your organization, sale management, or business is interested in being contributors to the 2016 Junior Classic in Des Moines please contact me. Volunteers will also be needed to help with this event as well so please let me know if you are available to help out too. Again thank you for all that you do to support the Simmental Breed in Iowa and across the country. See you all at the upcoming activities! Sincerely, Tammy Heaton Long-time ISA member Raymond Ransom owner of Ran-Sim Simmentals, age 71, died on Sunday, June 14, 2015, on his farm near Decorah, from a tractor accident. Our thoughts and sympathies go out to his family and friends. ~Classified Ad~ Looking for High Percent (3/4 blood or higher) Black Fleckvieh semen. Please call Emmett at if you have any or know where some may be located.

10 The Iowa Junior Simmental Association has been selected to host the annual National Junior Simmental Classic at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in July Members of the AJSA ages 8-21 participate in the National Classic. They come from all parts of the country to participate in leadership development, educational contests, and cattle exhibition held at this great event each summer. We expect to have approximately exhibitors and parents attend the event in Des Moines. We want to take this opportunity to ensure that you are aware of this week long promotional opportunity and ask for your financial support in order to ensure the success of this event. It is a great opportunity to showcase your operation, business and/or sale by providing sponsorship for the various activities and/or awards that make up the week. You will have Local and National exposure supporting the next generation of leaders along with recognition on all advertising for the event prior to and during the activities. We hope you will support this National event and have included a form with the various levels of donation available. Please note there are various ways to help and all donations small or large are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration. If you are interested in more information please feel free to contact Tammy Heaton at , Gina Long at 641/ or 2016Simmental@gmail.com. Thanks for your support and we look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Iowa Simmental Association, Inc We pledge the following amount to the 2016 Junior Simmental National Classic. (5 Carat) $5000+ (4 Carat) $3500 to $4,999 (3 Carat) $2,500 to $3,499 (2 Carat) $1,000 $2,499 (1 Carat) $1 to $999 I am also interested in volunteering my time/efforts during the event: YES or NO (circle one) Please return this form along with your donation to the following address. Also, please include how you would like for your sponsorship to appear within publications. Tammy Heaton Iowa Simmental Association, Inc PO BOX 1095 ~Monroe, IA Checks can be made payable to: Iowa Simmental Association, Inc If you would prefer to be billed in 2016 we can arrange that, but we ask that payment be made in full by March 1st, 2016

11 Tickets are now on sale now through the 2016 Iowa Simmental Summer Field Day visit our website To purchase a ticket contact a Junior Member or call Tammy Heaton@ 641/ or Gina 641/

12 Iowa Simmental Assoc. c/o Morgan Wadsworth th St Dunlap, IA Return Service Requested This Issue Includes: ~Futurity & Junior Show Results ~Regional Classic Results ~2016 National Sponsorship ~Directory Photo contest ~Junior & Senior Board Minutes Presorted Standard US POSTAGE PAID Montezuma, IA PERMIT NO Upcoming Events & Deadlines July 1 ASA Annual Service Fee Due July 1 Deadline for Iowa State Fair Entries (See for more details) July 1 ICA Beef Heifer Award Applications due to Kellie ICA July 5-12 AJSA National Classic XXXV College Station, TX August 1 Deadline for ISA Directory Photo Contest due to Mary Lynch August 3-6 AJSA SUMMIT Leadership Conference - Bozeman, Montana August 10 Deadline for The Simmental Today newsletter to Morgan Wadsworth morganawadsworth@gmail.com Mid August Deadline for Ak-Sar-Ben Entries (check dates at your County Extension Office) August Iowa State Fair- Des Moines, Iowa August 13 - FFA Breeding Beef Show; August 18-4-H Breeding Beef Show August 19-4-H Market Beef Show August 21 Simmental Member/Exhibitor BBQ August 22 Iowa State Fair Open Show 7:30 a.m. September 26 & 27 Ak-Sar-Ben Beef Shows- Omaha, NE October 23 Gerdes Cattle Co. & Guests Buckles & Banners Sale - West Point, IA October 24 JS Simmentals & Guests Midwest Made Sale - Ames, IA October 25 Heartland Performance with Class Sale - Waverly, IA October 21 November 1 American Royal Livestock Shows- Kansas City, MO (Simmental Jr & Open shows approximately 10/31 & 11/1) October 31 Drake Cattle co Lady Diva Sale - Centerville, IA November 1 Iowa Foundation Heifer Program App. Due to Iowa Beef Breeds Council Rep Butch Neumeyer (more information available at November 7 20 NAILE- Louisville, KY (Simmental shows/sale approximately 11/15 to 11/19) November 15 Hawkeye Simmental Group Fall Sale - Bloomfield, IA November 22 North Central Group Fall Classic Sale - Hubbard, IA November 27 Ruby Cattle Co. Livin the Dream Sale - Murray, IA November 29 Janssen Farms The Chosen Few Sale - Gilmore City, IA December 1 Expo Sale Entries Due ~~~~ Got News??? If you have information, pictures, or advertising you would like included in the next newsletter, please contact Joyce Williams. The newsletter is published 4 times a year ~ January, April, July, and September. Advertising Costs - Camera ready JPEG or PDF format required. Full page color x 10 $ B&W - $ /2 page color 7.5 x 5 $ B&W - $ /4 page B&W 3.75 x 5 $50.00 Yearly Card ad B&W 3.75 x 2.5 $ For more information in placing an ad or information in the newsletter contact Morgan at morganawadsworth@gmail.com or Deadline for next newsletter is August 10, ~~~~ Check out these ISA related websites ISA website at ASA website at Shutterfly photo share site for a gallery of pictures. ~~~~ We re looking for Simmental-related activities that you, as members, are involved in. Let us know if you have a sale date to list. Juniors, let me know of your accomplishments. Let s make this your newsletter! ~~~~ Newsletter printed by Sutherland Companies of Montezuma, IA