August 2010 Newsletter

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1 August 2010 Newsletter Biddle Claims 2 Titles at JNHE Grand Champion AI Bull (Class Winner & Division Champion) Double K Marley DK75 by THR TRM Thor 7088 Reserve Grand Champion AI Heifer (2 nd in class to Grand Champion) Double K Lucky Lady DK74 by NS Lakes Kilo 002 Success breeds success! Karly Biddle of Walcott has been exhibiting at the Junior National Hereford Expo since she was a little girl and one of the perks of that participation is eligibility for the National Junior Hereford Association s Junior A.I. program, under which juniors can receive free semen and certificates for top AI sires from across the country. At the Junior National Hereford Expo each year there is a category for bulls and heifers who are conceived from this program. The Biddles have taken advantage of the program for a number of years and at the 2010 JNHE in Indianapolis, Karly claimed the grand champion AI bull and reserve grand champion AI heifer trophies.

2 Aug. 15 Ice Cream Social, Hereford Booth, Iowa State Fairgrounds, 6 p.m. Aug. 16 Iowa State Fair Hereford Shows, Des Moines, 8 a.m. Aug. 17 Iowa State Fair 4-H Breeding Beef Show Aug. 18 Iowa State Fair 4-H Market Beef Show Aug. 28 Iowa Hereford Tour & IHBA Annual Meeting, southwest Iowa Sept. 1 Newsletter Deadline Oct. 10 Expo Sale Nomination Deadline Help Staff the Gammon Barn! The museum portion of the Gammon Barn will again be open daily during the Iowa State Fair, Aug and lots of volunteers are needed to serve as hosts. Shifts will run from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. each day. The IHBA will pay your gate admission and parking on the day(s) you work. To volunteer, please call Rande Seuferer ( ), Grant Seuferer ( ) or Bryce Godbersen ( ). Back By Popular Demand! Ice Cream Social is Aug. 15 A popular attraction at last year s Iowa State Fair is back for an encore. Hereford enthusiasts are invited to the IHBA s second annual ice cream social at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15. This free event will be held at the Hereford booth in the new stalling barn on the State Fairgrounds. Come cool off and get better acquainted with your fellow IHBA members! Numbers Up For State Fair Shows A total of 191 head from five states have been entered in this year s Iowa State Fair Hereford shows. Thirtyfour exhibitors account for 61 head of horned cattle, while 55 exhibitors are bringing a total of 130 polled animals. Ken Geuns of Bath, MI, will evaluate the cattle, beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 16. Horned and polled cattle will alternate by sex. Breed liaisons are Craig Amos and Dave Schofield. Important Note: The show will be held in the Pavilion, not the open-air arena. Directory In Planning Stages The bi-annual IHBA membership directory is scheduled for distribution during the 2011 Iowa Beef Expo in February. More information will be provided in the next newsletter, but to help make it successful, here s what you can do now: 1) Start shooting! We are always on the lookout for good-quality color photos for the cover. If you have a good vertical shot, send it to Becky Simpson, th St., Redfield, IA ; or (jpeg format) to becksimp@aol.com. Now would also be a good time to get pictures for your herd s ad. 2) Start planning your advertising. Deadline for all copy and memberships ($50 for 2011 dues) will be Nov. 1. (Members paying 2011 dues by Nov. 1 will receive a free listing.)

3 Junior National Hereford Expo Indianapolis, IN July 4-10, ,161 entries 650 exhibitors 40 states Twenty Iowa exhibitors and their families spent a busy week in Indianapolis, showing cattle, participating in contests and making new friends. Although they failed to three-peat with the Golden Pitchfork, they had a memorable and satisfying time just the same. Advisors Tena & Dennis Biddle recap the event below: Iowa Juniors Race to Indy by Tena & Dennis Biddle, IJHA advisors Our week in Indy started off with pretty much everyone arriving on Saturday. We set up stalls and got things in the barn ready for the cattle to come in on Sunday. A huge thank you to everyone for volunteering and helping whenever asked to. It really helps make the advisors job a lot easier. We really had great state participation this year in almost all the contests. We started off on Monday with the 3-on-3 basketball tournament. We had three teams. First were the Cow Crushers, our peewee team of Evan Espenscheid, Logan Schmitt and Madison Katzenberger from Wisconsin. Then it was on to our senior team, which was the Deppe boys, who had quite an interesting game with Illinois. Let s just say, nobody came out a winner in this match. Then our adults, the Cow Slingers consisting of Jon Espenscheid, Darlene Koster and Doug Washburn, played a really good game but unfortunately Wisconsin came out the winner. Monday afternoon was also the speech contest. Evan Espenscheid and Nick Deppe each gave a speech and both did a great job. The poster contest supplied Iowa with a winner in Ethan Espenscheid, who received second place in the peewee division. The photo contest also sent another award to Iowa with Peyton Schmitt receiving a second for her photo of around the farm. Congrats to both of you! Tuesday was another busy day with the golf outing taking place. WeBCows sponsored a hole on the course and got to keep the commemorative flag from the pin. The Deppe boys also had a foursome in the tournament. Chance Deppe had the longest putt and got a prize for that. The judging contest also took place on Tuesday. The participation was outstanding in this contest: Logan Schmitt, peewee; Peyton Schmitt, junior; Ella Meyer, Colton Black, Max Cherry, Sage Washburn and Colby Goehring, intermediates; Colton Smith, senior; and Doug Washburn, Willie Black and Lonnie Cherry, adults. Tuesday was also team marketing and for the first time in quite a few years, Iowa had a team in this competition. Team members were Colton Smith, Sage Washburn and Colby Goehring. They did a good job and all say that next year will be better. The afternoon finished with the team fitting contest. Our team was Montana Deppe, Karly Biddle and Nick Deppe. We felt they did a good job but did not make the top five.

4 Wednesday was the steer show and we had three steers from Iowa. (Note: Complete placings for Iowa exhibitors follow this article.) Thursday was the bred and owned heifer and bull shows and the A.I. shows. We enjoyed a pizza lunch as a state. Friday was another busy day as the owned heifer shows got underway. Friday night was the banquet and Colton Black was voted our outstanding Iowa junior for this year. Congrats to Colton! He and Max Cherry were also our voting delegate to all the meetings for the new national directors. Thank you to both of them for doing this. Saturday was our final day in Indy and the owned heifer show was back underway. As the show was winding down, so were many of our friendships that we made during this week. It you have never been to a Junior National, I invite you to come along next year. We look forward to seeing everyone Kickin It in Kansas next year, July 9-16 in Kansas City. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. Show Results for Iowa Exhibitors Karly Biddle, Walcott 3 rd, bred & owned heifer; 2 nd & reserve grand champion, A.I. heifer; 4 th, bred & owned bull; 1 st, division champion & grand champion, A.I. bull Kyle Biddle, Walcott 8 th, bred & owned heifer Colton Black, Chariton 9 th, polled owned heifer Lindsay Black, Chariton 12 th, horned owned heifer Max Cherry, Winthrop 3 rd & 5 th, horned owned heifer; 3 rd, polled owned heifer Austin Deppe, Maquoketa 7 th, steer Chance Deppe, Maquoketa 1 st, polled owned heifer; 2 nd, steer Ethan Espenscheid, Marshalltown 3 rd, polled owned heifer Evan Espenscheid, Marshalltown 9 th, steer; 12 th, polled owned heifer Colby Goehring, Libertyville 4 th, polled owned heifer Jordan Kelly, Independence 5 th & 6 th, bred & owned heifers; 7 th, polled owned heifer Blayne Koster, Gladbrook 13 th, polled owned heifer Mikaella Koster, Gladbrook 7 th, polled owned heifer Ella Meyer, Keswick 3 rd, polled owned heifer; 10 th, horned owned heifer Logan Schmitt, Nichols 5 th, bred & owned heifer Peyton Schmitt, Nichols 6 th, polled owned heifer Colton Smith, Fairfield 4 th, horned owned heifer Sage Washburn, Hornick 13 th, polled owned heifer Kaden Wilson, Anita 3 rd, bred & owned bull; 6 th, polled owned heifer The Iowa basket brought $385 in the silent auction and was purchased by Hannah Everhart of Fountaintown, Indiana. LOST & FOUND: Ron & Karin Schmitt are missing a fan bracket from Junior National. If you picked it up by mistake, please let them know. If anyone found a black fold-up fitting mat at the preview show, please notify Tena Biddle as one of theirs is missing.

5 Junior National Champions Grand Champion Polled Owned Heifer: Bailey Buck, Madill, OK, on NJW 78P 63N Ladysport 51W ET, by TH JWR SOP 18G 57G Tundra 63N Reserve Grand Champion Polled Owned Heifer: Mark Sims, Elgin, OK, on MCS 533P Lady 62R 801 ET, by Star Bright Future 533P ET Grand Champion Horned Owned Heifer: Lauren McMillan, Ohio, IL, on RRR L18 Penelope 0509 ET, by GO Excel L18 Reserve Grand Champion Horned Owned Heifer: Matthew Compton, Greenfield, IN, on MSC Ramseys Sylvia Powerload, by AA Powerload Grand Champion Bred & Owned Heifer: Kirbie Day, Waxahachie, TX, on KLD 3060 Penny D95 ET, by BR Lansing 3060 Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Heifer: Cody Beck, Bainbridge, IN, on BP CB Patsy Enuff 54W ET, by CH Enuff Prophet 3913 Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull: Mark Sims on MCS 533P Ozzman 802 ET, by Star Bright Future 533P ET Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull: Randa Owen, Ft. Payne, AL, on RRO Man of Romance 9104 ET, by BR DM CSF Wallace ET Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: Clayton, Hayley & Jody Miller, Thorntown, IN, on MH 29F Miss Online 8367 ET, by Remitall Online 122L, and March bull calf by NJW 137 Duster 47P Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: Morgan Wiedenhoeft, Huntington, IN, on BHR RH 428R Dominique 835, by Mohican Roughout 428R ET, and February bull calf by HB Star Battle Ground 2013 Grand Champion Steer: Kristine Apel, Beason, IL, on 1,255-lb. steer by LaGrand Reload 80P ET Reserve Grand Champion Steer: Brooke Brumley, Orovada, NV,, on 1,230-lb. steer by KJ 068J Manhattan 262S Welcome, New Members! Ogle Polled Herefords Craig & Danny Ogle, Shumway, IL Tour is August 28 This year s Iowa Hereford Tour will visit southwest Iowa on Saturday, Aug. 28. A detailed schedule and lodging information is included elsewhere in this newsletter. The IHBA s annual meeting will take place at the lunch stop at St. Paul s Lutheran Church in Clarinda. Please sign up at State Fair or call Ron Beaver ( ) or David Trowbridge ( ) to reserve your spot for the dutch-treat meal. Report County Champions The IHBA is again awarding plaques to junior exhibitors of champion Hereford heifers and steers at their local county fairs. Report forms have been sent to all county Extension offices and are due to administrative secretary Becky Simpson by Oct. 1. As of press time, reports have been received from these counties: Allamakee, Buchanan, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Ida, Iowa, Jasper, Lee, Madison, Marion, Monona, Montgomery, Pocahontas, Ringgold, Van Buren, Wapello, Wayne and Webster. If you exhibited a champion and your county is not listed, please remind your Extension office to submit the form ASAP. Expo Sale is Feb. 17 It s not too early to start considering consigning to the 2011 Iowa Select Hereford Sale at the Iowa Beef Expo. Nomination deadline for this screened sale is Oct. 10, at which time the non-refundable nomination fee of $75 is due to the sale managers.

6 6 th ANNUAL IOWA JUNIOR HEREFORD ASSOCIATION SHOW June 12-13, 2010 Tipton, IA 68 head Judge: Kendall Bremer, Blakesburg, IA Champion Polled Heifer SS Nicki 24V Ainsley Lovrien, Clarksville Champion Horned Heifer AL Miss Dutch 901 Max Cherry, Winthrop Reserve Polled Heifer SS Harriet 06V Ainsley Lovrien, Clarksville Reserve Horned Heifer K Lass 864 Tyler DeWitt, Agency Champion Polled Bred & Owned Heifer Champion AI Heifer Double K Lucky Lady DK74 Karly Biddle, Walcott Champion Horned Bred & Owned Heifer ASF Bon Bons Miss Apple W910 Kyle Amendt, Pleasantville

7 IJHA Show Winners, contd. Reserve Polled Bred & Owned Heifer Double K Kaitlin DK72 Kyle Biddle, Walcott Reserve Horned Bred & Owned Heifer RAAC 14T Darla 29W Jacob Arp, Donahue Champion Polled Cow-Calf Pair Lind Miss Abbie 11U & Heifer Calf Mitchell McCaughey, Donahue Champion Horned Bull Double K Sparky DK94 Karly Biddle, Walcott (Not Pictured) Champion Horned Cow-Calf Pair Double K Katie 53P & Bull Calf Kyle Biddle, Walcott Reserve Polled Cow-Calf Pair Star 2013 Battle Bella 52S & Double K Sparky DK94 Karly Biddle, Walcott Preview show pictures courtesy of Joe Rickabaugh, American Hereford Association Free Ice Cream Social Aug p.m. Hereford the State Fair

8 IJHA Show Winners, contd. Champion Polled Bull Champion AI Bull Double K Marley DK75 Karly Biddle, Walcott Reserve Polled Bull DR Xtra 1X Delaney Rife, Wilton Polled Showmanship Back row, from left: Queen Emma Offenburger, Lacona; champions Karly Biddle, Walcott, senior; Peyton Schmitt, Nichols, junior; Ella Meyer, Keswick, intermediate; David Iehl, Central City, peewee. Front row: Reserves Jordan Kelly, Independence, senior; Colton Black, Chariton, intermediate; Jenna Rohret, Solon, junior; Kyle Amendt, Pleasantville. Champion Steer 1,286 lb. sired by R&R Suds 6S Delaney Rife, Wilton Reserve Steer 1,290 lb. sired by Ankonian Midas 72 Joe Peters, Cleghorn Horned Showmanship Back row, from left: Champions Tyler DeWitt, Agency, senior; Karly Biddle, Walcott, intermediate; Lindsay Black, Chariton, junior; Logan Schmitt, Nichols, peewee; Queen Emma Offenburger. Front row: Reserves Colton Smith, Fairfield, senior; Jacob Arp, Donahue, intermediate; Delaney Rife, Wilton, junior; David Iehl, Central City, peewee.

9 Other Class Winners Polled Mitchell McCaughey, Donahue Jordan Kelly, Independence Ethan Espenscheid, Marshalltown Jenna Rohret, Solon Peyton Schmitt, Nichols Max Cherry, Winthrop Colby Goehring, Libertyville Horned Logan Schmitt, Nichols Max Cherry, Winthrop Ella Meyer, Keswick Lindsay Black, Chariton Jace Landt, Charles City Colton Smith, Fairfield Steers Jackie Wenzel, Latimer Jacob Arp, Donahue Cherry Re-Elected Max Cherry of Winthrop was reelected president of the Iowa Junior Hereford Association at its meeting during the preview show. New vice president is Emma Offenburger, Lacona. Karly Biddle, Walcott, was elected secretary and treasurer is Jackie Wenzel of Latimer. Directors are Colton & Lindsay Black, Chariton; Cortney Cooper, Mondamin; Montana Deppe, Maquoketa; Collin Johnson, Iowa Falls; and Ryan Johnson, Rhodes. Dennis and Tena Biddle, Walcott; and Scott and Teresa Amendt, Pleasantville, remain as advisors. Congratulations to Colton Black, Chariton; Cortney Cooper, Mondamin; and Amanda Schroder, Garner; who purchased heifers at the 2010 Iowa Select Hereford Sale and showed them at the preview show. For doing so, they had their entry fee reiumbursed by the IHBA. THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the IJHA Preview Show. We appreciate those who helped in the ring, lined up cattle, announced the show, took pictures and assisted in other ways. Thank you to these generous donors who put up money for the fairgrounds: Maple Glen Farms Murray Herefords WeBCows Jackson Hereford Farms Jim Sladek Joel Edge Double K Herefords Thanks also to the Cedar County Cattlemen, Harmony Hustlers 4-H Club and the Cedar County Fair staff. Although the weather didn t cooperate, we had a great turnout. Dennis & Tena Biddle Scott & Teresa Amendt IJHA Advisors The leadership team of the Iowa Junior Hereford Association includes (front row, from left) Vice President Emma Offenburger, Lacona; Treasurer Jackie Wenzel, Latimer; and Secretary Karly Biddle, Walcott; (back row, from left) Directors Cortney Cooper, Mondamin; Lindsay and Colton Black, Chariton; and Montana Deppe, Maquoketa. Thank You Iowa Hereford Breeders, Thank you for the contribution to St. Boniface in memory of my dad. Our family deeply appreciates the thoughts and prayers. I m blessed to be associated with a great group from Iowa. Joe Rickabaugh (The IHBA gave a memorial donation in memory of Joe s father, Rick Rickabaugh, who passed away this spring.)

10 2010 TOUR IOWA HEREFORD BREEDERS ASSOCIATION Saturday, August 28, :30 a.m. Gregory Feedlots, Inc th Ave., Tabor, IA David Trowbridge & Mike England Tour feedlot and view BRP Herefords 12:15 p.m. St. Paul s Lutheran Church State Hwy. 2, Clarinda *Lunch (dutch treat)/ihba Annual Meeting Election of IHBA directors; Hall of Fame recognition Note: All afternoon times are approximate. 2:00 p.m. Ron Beaver Herefords th St., Clarinda Pasture tour 3:00 p.m. Dennis Clark 2561 St. Hwy. 148, Bedford Developing herd of horned Herefords 4:15 p.m. Hays Beef Development Center Diagonal/Mt. Ayr area May include displays from area Hereford breeders 5:30 p.m. Tour concludes with complimentary supper at Hays Development Ctr. Door Prizes at each stop musts be present to win! Lodging: Super 8, Clarinda Shenandoah Inn & Suites, 620 W. Sheridan Ave., Shenandoah America s Best Value Inn, Percival (jct. I-29 & Hwy.2), Percival Super 8, Percival (I-29 & Hwy. 2) Days Inn, 3208 S. 7 th St., Council Bluffs Settle Inn, th Ave., Council Bluffs Super 8, 2714 S. 24 th St., Council Bluffs Super 8, Atlantic *IMPORTANT: Sign up at State Fair booth or call Ron Beaver ( ) or David Trowbridge ( ) by Aug. 23 for meal reservations.

11 IOWA SELECT HEREFORD SALE Feb. 17, 2011 Screening/Nomination Form All cattle in the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association sale at the Winter Beef Expo must be screened and accepted. Nomination deadline is October 10, 2010! $75 per-farm nomination fee must accompany nomination. (Nomination fee is non-refundable, but if cattle are accepted for the sale, the fee will apply toward consignor s sale expense.) Membership ($50) in the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association will be required at time of entry (Dec. 1, 2010). Name Address Phone Number Check what you are interested in consigning: 2010 Heifer Bred Heifer 2010 Bull 2009 Bull 2008 Bull Embryos Mail form & $75 payment to (payable to Iowa Hereford Breeders Association) to: Mike & Becky Simpson th St. Redfield, IA DEADLINE OCT. 10, There s Still Time! If you know of someone who would make a good IHBA director, or if you would like to run for the board yourself, there is still time to make a suggestion to the nominating committee: Rande Seuferer, th Ave., Milo, IA 50166, ph: , randlseuferer@iowatelecom.net; John Hardy, 3940 Traer Ave., Lohrville, IA ph: ; or Nathan Stickley, Keystone Ave., Parkersburg, IA 50665,ph: ; ncstick@q.com Advertise in the Newsletter! Our next issue will be distributed in mid- September. The newsletter is also posted on the IHBA website ( giving you even more exposure for your advertising dollars! Rates are: Full page -- $125 ½ page -- $75 ¼ page -- $ $ $15 Pictures accepted in electronic (jpg) format only. Contact Becky Simpson at address on back cover. Next Newsletter Deadline is Sept. 1!

12 Iowa Hereford Breeders Association th St. Redfield, IA ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Iowa Hereford Breeders Association Officers & Directors (year term expires; * denotes 2 nd term) President: Charley Johnson, Belle Plaine (2012*) Vice President: Rande Seuferer, Milo (2011*) Secretary: Bryce Godbersen, Arthur (2010) Treasurer: Steve Landt, Union (2010*) Directors: Jon Blin, Independence (2012) John Hardy, Lohrville (2012) Tom Heidt, Lockridge (2011) Dave Schofield, Manson (2010) Mike Sorensen, Greenfield (2011*) Nathan Stickley, Parkersburg (2011) Sue Stream, Chariton (2010) David Trowbridge, Tabor (2012) Beef Breeds Council Representatives: Mike Dierenfeld Sue Stream Administrative Secretary Becky Simpson th St. Redfield, IA becksimp@aol.com Website Administrator Mike Dierenfeld meddvm@myclearwave.net Iowa Junior Hereford Association Officers & Directors President: Max Cherry, Winthrop Vice President: Emma Offenburger, Lacona Secretary: Karly Biddle, Walcott Treasurer: Jackie Wenzel, Latimer Directors: Colton Black, Chariton Lindsay Black, Chariton Cortney Cooper, Mondamin Montana Deppe, Maquoketa Collin Johnson, Iowa Falls Ryan Johnson, Rhodes IJBBA Representatives: Max Cherry, Winthrop Ryan Johnson, Rhodes Advisors: Dennis & Tena Biddle, Walcott Scott & Teresa Amendt, Pleasantville Iowa Hereford Queen Emma Offenburger, Lacona Iowa Hereford Junior Princess Karly Biddle, Walcott