October 2018 Newsletter

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1 October 2018 Newsletter Tour Draws Large Crowd More than 120 people, the largest turnout in recent memory, flocked to northeast Iowa on Sunday, Aug. 26, for the annual Iowa Hereford Tour. Gathering point for the day-long event, which boasted more than 400 head from six herds, was at Lenth Herefords, Postville, where the group posed for this shot. In the background is the Lenths fiberglass big bull who was the focus of a weight-guessing contest. More tour pictures are inside IHBA Board The Iowa Hereford Breeders Association board of directors met Sept. 9 in Ames, with one order of business being the election of officers for the coming year. Pictured in front (from left) are Secretary Amanda Heck, President Marilyn Lenth, Vice President Bill Goehring and Treasurer Chance Deppe. Behind them (from left) are Directors Brent Petersen, Scott Powell, Crystal Blin, Charls Rife, Chance Wiese, Willy Black, Mike Simpson and Chris Knapp.

2 County Champion Report Deadline Near Sept. 29 Johnson Hereford Farm 100 th Anniversary Celebration, Milford Oct. 1 County Champions Award Report Deadline Oct. 13 Perks Ranch Sale, Rockford, IL Oct American Hereford Association Educational Forum & Annual Meeting, Kansas City Oct. 27 American Royal Junior Hereford Show, Kansas City Oct. 28 American Royal National Hereford Show, Kansas City Nov. 12 Newsletter Deadline Nov. 15 Directory Deadline for Advertising & Membership Listings Dec. 9 IHBA Board Meeting, Ames Johnsons Mark 100 Years of Herefords In 1918, E.O. Johnson bought some registered Hereford cows near Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and walked them to the farm in Milford, Iowa. The herd he established is still going strong 100 years later, operated by E.O. s grandson, IHBA Hall of Famer Jack Johnson and his wife, Lynne. To mark the event, they are planning a celebration at the farm on Saturday, Sept. 29, and invite all their Hereford friends to join them. The IHBA presents a specially designed award to all youth who exhibited a champion Hereford (horned or polled) heifer or steer at their county fair. In most cases, these will be given at the county s awards day. In order to receive this award, the official County Champion Hereford Report Form must be completed by county Extension personnel and submitted by Oct. 1. To date, forms have been received from the following counties: Buchanan, Butler, Davis, Fayette, Howard, Iowa, Jefferson, Jones, Louisa, Marion, Ringgold and Tama. If your county is not listed and you exhibited a champion Hereford, know who did or sold a calf that was champion at a county that is not listed, please contact the Extension office and ask them to submit the form ASAP. You may also request a form from the IHBA administrative secretary or download it from the IHBA website ( click on the forms tab) to take to your Extension office for their signature. Reserve Your Spot in the New Directory The Iowa Hereford Directory will be published in January and approximately 6,300 of the 7,500 copies will be direct-mailed to Iowa cow-calf producers, IHBA and IJHA members, county Extension offices and Iowa sale barns. Deadline for participation is November 15. All members who pay 2019 IHBA dues ($50) to the administrative secretary by that date will receive a FREE basic listing in the book; an expanded listing with more herd information is available for an additional $50. A listing form is inserted into this newsletter. The entire directory will be printed in 4-color. Ad rates are $400 for a full page and $250 for a half page. As an added bonus, all full page ads will receive one free annual Facebook feature during 2019 and Ads do not have to be camera-ready. You can submit photos, copy and sketch of the layout and Creative Services will create the ad for you at no charge if the information is submitted through the IHBA. You will receive a proof from IHBA to approve prior to printing. AHA Delegates Announced Iowa breeders elected Marilyn Lenth, Postville; Charls Rife, Columbus Junction; Mike Simpson, Redfield; and Chance Wiese, Manning, as the state s voting delegates at the American Hereford Association s annual meeting, to be held Oct. 27 in Kansas City. Prime pages will be sold by claim process. For more information and minimum bid prices, contact Mike Simpson at simpmj@aol.com; , by October 15. This 2-year publication provides a lot of bang for your buck, considering its wide distribution and low ad rates. Cost of a full-age ad works out to only pennies per day. Please consider being part of the directory to promote Herefords in Iowa. Information for listings and ads and all payments are due Nov. 15.

3 IOWA STATE FAIR HEREFORD SHOW August 16, 2018 Judge: Chris Cassady, Ankeny, Iowa Superintendent: Chris Knapp 182 head Junior Yearling & Grand Champion Polled Heifer OHL Ellen 73E ET Colton Hogan, Lenox, IA Junior Yearling, Grand, Iowa & 4-H Champion Horned Heifer OCC Flawless Queen ET Jordan Johnson, Fort Dodge, IA Reserve Junior Yearling, Reserve Grand & Iowa Champion Polled Heifer Sull Kolt Sooner Time 170 ET Okoboji Cattle Co., Lake Park, IA Intermediate & Reserve Grand Champion Horned Heifer MOR Morganna 7058 Paityn Morris, Poplar Grove, IL Yearling, Grand & Iowa Champion Bull MAV Cotton s Monogram 718E ET Weeping Fox Ranch, Hartley, IA Reserve Yearling & Reserve Grand Champion Bull DEP Gold Member 171 ET Deppe Brothers, Maquoketa, IA

4 Champion Cow-Calf Pair (3 shown) Wildcat Mystery 6062 & 4/9/18 heifer calf Wildcat Cattle Co., Darlington, WI Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair LH Ms Sheridan 628D & 2/22/18 bull calf Alissa Rose, St. Olaf, IA Polled Heifers (101 shown) Senior Champion: English Valley Herefords, Keswick, IA, on TPH Miss Diamond Dash Reserve Senior Champion: Gylfe Herefords, Beresford, SD, on Gylfes Ms CJ Pickles 621 Spring Yearling Champion: Biggs Polled Herefords, Dixon, IL, on Spin Chattanooga Lucy 2E ET Reserve Spring Yearling Champion: Chris Wilson, Creston, IA, on Kade Cotton s Rose 310 ET Intermediate Champion: Ben Espenscheid, Traer, IA, on WD 3304 Unforgettable 7123 Reserve Intermediate Champion: Wildcat Cattle Co., Darlington, WI, on SFH Wildcat Olive 142E Champion Senior Calf: Weeping Fox Ranch on MAV Cotton s Coon 782E ET Reserve Champion Senior Calf: Biggs Polled Herefords on Spin Axl Rose 1701 ET Champion Junior Calf: Wildcat Cattle Co. on Wildcat Poise 8221 ET Reserve Champion Junior Calf: Chris Wilson on Kade Cotton s Jewel 32 ET Horned Heifers (40 shown) Senior Champion: Sam Greiman, Perry, IA, on G5CC Shelby Grace 816D ET Reserve Senior Champion: Behrends Farms, San Jose, IL, on WRB Trudie 9716 ET Reserve Junior Yearling Champion: Okoboji Cattle Co. on Sull Olivia 704 ET Spring Yearling Champion: Wildcat Cattle Co. on MMK Sweetheart 1721 Reserve Spring Yearling Champion: Rocking J Cattle Co., Greenfield, IA, on ICC Miss Blue Chip 81E Reserve Intermediate Champion: Riggan Ag, LLC, Tiffin, IA, on Miss 860U 4412 June Bug 5E Champion Senior Calf: Cora Belle Chapman, Seneca, IL, on KJ BJ B002 Misty 054E ET Reserve Champion Senior Calf: Grady Brix, Logan, IA, on BL Dominette 707 Champion Junior Calf: PAW Livestock, LLC, on PAW 601D Highmore Cotton 809 Reserve Champion Junior Calf: Landt Herefords, Union, IA, on AL 6160 Miss Dom 1823 Bulls (38 shown) Senior Champion: Biggs Polled Herefords on Biggs 9500 Bob B11 D15 Reserve Senior Champion: Petersen Herefords, DeWitt, IA, on PH 26U Winslow 622 Intermediate Champion: Wiese & Sons, Manning, IA, on WS Victor E187 Reserve Intermediate Champion: Tim Lockhart, JR Farms and LL Farms, Bryan, TX, on DBLL JR 25B Leroy 713 Champion Senior Calf: Lorenzen Farms, Chrisman, IL, on LF 4111 Tommy Boy 7175 Reserve Champion Senior Calf: Tim Lockhart on DBLL JR 109 Jurassic 747 ET Champion Junior Calf: Wildcat Cattle Co. on Wildcat Dr. Strange 817 Reserve Junior Calf: K7 Herefords, Lockridge, IA, on K7 553 Domino 1840 Groups Get-of-Sire: K7 Herefords Produce of Dam: Weeping Fox Ranch on MAV Cotton s Blessing 221Z Best Six Head: Wildcat Cattle Co. Herdsmanship Award: Petersen Herefords Premier Exhibitor & Premier Breeder B.J. Jones family of Wildcat Cattle Company State Fair open show pictures by Joe Rickabaugh

5 FFA Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer A year after leading out the supreme champion breeding heifer in the State Fair s FFA show, Payton Vogel of Hartley returned to the backdrop with the reserve supreme champion. MAV Cotton s Coon 782E ET first topped the 16- head Hereford show on her way to the title. Both she and last year s winner are daughters of MAV Cotton s Blessing 221Z, the 2013 Iowa State Fair supreme champion 4-H heifer. Reserve champion Hereford heifer was exhibited by Kaden Wilson of Creston. Second Steer Futurity Draws 7 Head Of the nine head shown in the Iowa State Fair 4-H steer show, seven of the animals were also entered in the second annual steer futurity sponsored by the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association. A trio of Marion County 4-Hers walked off with the big checks (both literally and figuratively), garnering a total of $1,750 prize money. In addition, the fourth and fifth high futurity steers were awarded $100 each. Futurity & 4-H Champion Exhibitor: Addison Wall, Pleasantville Breeder: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap $1,000 Sponsored by Wiese & Sons, Manning (Shane Wiese is holding the check) Futurity & 4-H Reserve Champion Exhibitor: T.R. Putz, Otley Breeder: Jeff Maas, Williamsburg $500 Sponsored by Deppe Brothers Cattle Co., Maquoketa Futurity 4 th Place Exhibitor & Breeder: Nick Deppe, Maquoketa Futurity 3 rd Place Exhibitor: Silas Koenig, Pleasantville Breeder: Amos Hereford Farm, Indianola $250 Sponsored by PAW Livestock LLC, Pleasantville Futurity 5 th Place Exhibitor: Aiden Pals, Indianola Breeder: Amos Hereford Farm, Indianola

6 Famous Amos & Kennedy Rife Raise $11,500 for Ronald McDonald Houses Kennedy Rife (right) accompanies her steer, Famous Amos and celebrity showperson Kaylee Tremel, Miss Teen Rodeo Iowa, into the ring in Pioneer Pavilion for the 36 th annual Governor s Charity Steer Show. On Saturday, Aug. 11, Kennedy Rife, 10-year-old daughter of Charly and Stephani Rife, exhibited her home-raised steer, Famous Amos at the Governor s Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair. She was accompanied by her celebrity showperson, Kayleee Tremel, Miss Teen Rodeo Iowa. Kennedy, along with the sponsoring Iowa Hereford Breeders Association, was able to raise $11,500 for the sale of her steer. More than 100 donors contributed to the cause, due in large part to the Rife family s tireless fundraising efforts. All proceeds from the sale go to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa, located in Des Moines, Iowa City and Sioux City. The 2018 event was a record-breaker, raising over $294,000. Kennedy says: My family and I would like to thank you for supporting me and my project, Famous Amos,. On this journey, I was able to meet some awesome people, including my celebrity, Miss Teen Rodeo Iowa, Kaylee Tremel. I was also able to meet Governor Kim Reynolds and volunteer my time at the Des Moines Ronald McDonald House. I made many friends with other exhibitors in the GCSS and made memories to last a lifetime. Again, to all of you who graciously donated, attended the event at the Iowa State Fair, helped me fit Famous Amos for the big show or provided support on the sidelines, I cannot thank you enough. Gregory Feedlots Named 2018 Friend of IHBA This year s recipient of the Friend of the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association award is Gregory Feedlots, Inc., of Tabor. They were selected for making an impact on the Hereford breed by bringing more recognition to the Certified Hereford Beef Program and the National Junior Hereford Association s Fed Steer Shootout. Manager David Trowbridge (pictured at left receiving the award from IHBA President Marilyn Lenth) was instrumental in starting the Fed Steer Shootout in To date, more than 100 Hereford or Hereford-influence steers have enetered the program, which allows NJHA members to consign steers, follow them through the feeding and harvest process and learn more about the beef industry. The program has generated new opportunities for Hereford juniors and directed more cattle into Certified Hereford Beef.

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8 Scholarships Awarded 4-H Heifer Show Champion Polled Heifer: Kyle Dolieslager, Doon, on MC Sensational Lady 7038 ET Reserve Champion Polled Heifer: Kyle Dolieslager on MC Sensational Jane 7046 ET Champion Horned Heifer: Jordan Johnson, Fort Dodge, on OCC Flawless Queen ET Reserve Champion Horned Heifer: Jackson Krebs, Lake Park, on Sull Olivia 704 ET Fair Contest Attracts More Visitors to Gammon Barn Museum Former IJHA President and Iowa Hereford Queen Ella Meyer (left) of Keswick was selected by the Ohrt family to receive this year s Marvin and Manetta Ohrt Memorial Scholarship. She is currently working toward her veterinary medical degree at Iowa State University. Mark Ohrt (right) presented the $750 grant on behalf of the family. Current IJHA Vice President Jacob Smith of Newton (center) is the 2018 winner of the Buell and Helen Jackson award. He s flanked by (from left) Craig, LeRoy, Brad and Brian Jackson. Jacob attends Northwest Missouri State University, where he is majoring in agriculture education with a minor in animal science. Each year the Des Moines Register runs a Where At the Fair? contest for readers to search the fairgrounds for various graphic images. This year, the metal cow-calf sculpture on the end of the Gammon Barn was item #6 and the hunt to find it drew many new visitors into the museum, where they were greeted with a new 4-color brochure explaining the building s history and the exhibits. Special thanks to Ray Dittmer for maintaining the building and exhibits and overseeing staffing of the museum during the fair. And thanks, too, to these volunteers for serving as hosts: Heidi Ackerman Ron Beaver Chance & Britany Deppe Gene Doran Twyla Godbersen Mark & Lisa Keeton Steve Landt Dave Larson Marilyn Lenth Jerry Lynch Amy Novak & sons Mark Ohrt John Pitt Rande Seuferer Mike & Becky Simpson Nathan Stickley Eric Tiernan Chance Wiese Win-A-Heifer Award to Black Payton Vogel (left) of Hartley is the recipient of the $100 Richard F. Harms Memorial Scholarship, which was presented by IHBA President Marilyn Lenth. He s in his second year at Des Moines Area Community College, where he s studying agribusiness. Madeline Wilson of Batavia was named winner of the Hereford Iowa Beef Heifer Award sponsored by the Iowa State Fair and the IHBA. She received a certificate worth up to $800 for the purchase of a registered female from any IHBA member. View this newsletter in color at

9 Scenes from the 2018 Iowa Hereford Tour in Northeast Iowa After spending last year in southwest Iowa, the 2018 Iowa Hereford Tour visited the opposite corner of the state on Sunday, Aug. 26. More than 400 cattle representing six herds were on display and a delicious beef lunch was enjoyed at noon at Johnson s Supper Club in Elkader. Thanks to all the tour hosts for their hospitality and to Marilyn Lenth for organizing the event. Numerous pens of fall- and spring-calving cows, as well as bred and open heifers and yearling and 2-year-old bulls were available for viewing at Lenth Herefords, Postville. The Turkey River valley provided a scenic backdrop at Riverview Herefords near Elkader. Junior members Trinity (left) and Tory (right) Brincks of Fredericksburg show part of their family s herd that was on display at Lenths. Guests enjoyed homemade peach cobbler while viewing this set of embryo calves at Cherry Farms at Winthrop. Also featured at the Lenth stop was a sample of the herd being built by junior members Alissa and Tanner Rose of St. Olaf. Both the cattle and the grounds were well-groomed at the final stop of the day, Jon and Crystal Blin s JJB Cattle Company in Independence. Former and future show animals were represented in the individual pens and bloodlines.

10 New Board Members Nominations Needed Elected to 3-year terms on the IHBA board of directors during the annual meeting were (from left) Scott Powell, Blue Grass; Charly Rife, Columbus Junction; Mike Simpson, Redfield; and Brent Petersen, DeWitt. Memories Headed for the Gammon Barn The IHBA board is seeking nominations for the prestigious Hall of Fame award, which honors people who have made a significant contribution to the Hereford breed (both horned & polled) in the State of Iowa. This award will be presented at the Iowa Beef Expo banquet. To nominate someone for this award, contact any IHBA board member prior to Dec. 9. Obituary Mike Bream of Perry passed away Aug. 22 at the age of 55. He and his wife Connie raised their children on the famiy farm in rural Oxford, Iowa, until relocating to Perry in An electrician by trade, Mike enjoyed being involved with local 4-H programs, farming with his dad and spending time with his two young grandsons. He is survived by his wife, Connie; daughter Sara Casteel; son Bradly; two grandsons; a brother and a sister. Welcome, New Members! Thad Espenscheid, Traer, Iowa Half Mile Down Nate & Angie Flenker, Princeton, Iowa Brad & Debra Heaberlin Klauenberg, Pleasantville, Iowa Meyer Crest Cattle Dan Meyer, Dyersville, Iowa JRC Farms James R. Clark, Mercer, Missouri Complete contact information can be found at Next Photo Contest Coming Soon! Be watching Facebook for the announcement of the next IHBA-sponsored photo contest. Winner of the online voting will receive a $25 beef certificate. A highlight of the annual meeting was the presentation of this quilt by Hall of Famers Gary and Nancy Maurer of Independence. Made by their granddaughter, Heidi Lau, it is comprised of shirts from the 25 Polled Hereford Junior Nationals plus a few Iowa shirts that held special memories; all are stitched to a Hereford-patterned background. The Maurers, who were junior advisors for 23 years and took the juniors all over the country to junior nationals, have donated the quilt to the Gammon Barn Museum. Please note that horizontal photos are preferred, as they are more adaptable for the IHBA s Facebook cover shot. Did You Know IHBA members can list cattle for sale on the IHBA s website FOR FREE? Contact Marilyn Lenth to get your information posted ; lhfarms1@neitel.net.

11 Is Retained Ownership for You? Retaining ownership of your calves through the feeding period can help you capture the value of the quality genetics you work so hard to produce. Clay County Fair Spencer, Iowa Sept head Judge: Carter Ward, Plattsburg, MO Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity (TCSCF) works with cattle producers who want to retain ownership of their calves in the feedlot. Producers can consign a small representation of their herd or send their entire calf crop to be fed in one of TCSCF s six select southwest Iowa feedlots. Tri County will take in cattle any day of the year, but to give producers a target date, they offer delivery dates on the second Thursday in the months of October through January. Consignors will receive periodic gain reports and once the cattle have been marketed, full carcass data, cost data and calculated feed to gain data will be provided for producers to use in making future management decisions. Based on years of data, TCSCF has target end points and helps capture value by marketing on a grid and/or breed specific programs such as Certified Hereford Beef. To learn more about Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity please contact their office in Lewis, Iowa at or Matt Groves at mjgroves@iastate.edu. Siblings Brady (left) and Kiley (right) Allan of LeMars, IA, led out the grand and reserve grand champion females, respectively. IHBA Board Action The IHBA board of directors met Sept. 9 in Ames. Actions taken included: Tentatively set the 2019 tour for Sunday, Aug. 25, in southeast Iowa. Approved a policy allowing member advertisements at the IHBA booth at any location except at the Iowa Beef Expo. Discussed the possibility of offering an online steer calf auction. Voted to not sponsor a bull sale at Knoxville in the spring of Approved sponsoring up to $250 per animal up to a maximum of $500 total for Hereford or Hereford-influence steers in the Iowa Cattlemen s Association s Carcass Challenge. Grand champion bull was exhibited by Okoboji Cattle Co., Lake Park, IA. Jones Heifer Wins IBBC Prize Reserve grand champion bull was shown by Circle S Ranch, Stewartville, MN. Bailey Jones of Darlington, WI, will be receiving $500 from the Iowa Beef Breeds Council for having the top-placing Hereford heifer purchased by a junior at the Beef Expo and shown at the State Fair. SFH Wildcat Olive 142E was bred by Schanbacher Family Herefords, Newhall, IA Thank You! The IHBA wishes to express its appreciation to Anthony Monroe (6 years) and Amy Solsma (3 years) for their service on the association s board of directors; to Gene Doran for his assistance is acquiring our Governor s Charity Steer Show celebrity showperson; and to Rande Seuferer and Ray Dittmer for their maintenance and beautification of the original Gammon Barn site

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: Marilyn Lenth, Postville (2019*) Vice President: Bill Goehring, Libertyville (2020*) Secretary: Amanda Heck, Chelsea (2020) Treasurer: Chance Deppe, Spragueville (2019) Directors: Willy Black, Chariton (2019) Crystal Blin, Independence (2020) Chris Knapp, Waverly (2019*) Brent Petersen, DeWitt (2021*) Scott Powell, Blue Grass (2021) Charls Rife, Columbus Junction (2021*) Mike Simpson, Redfield (2021) Chance Wiese, Manning (2020) Beef Breeds Council Representatives: Chris Knapp, Waverly Mike Dierenfeld, Northwood Administrative Secretary Becky Simpson th St. Redfield, IA becky@iowahereford.org Website: Website Administrator: Marilyn Lenth lhfarms1@neitel.net Iowa Junior Hereford Association Officers & Directors President: Lindsay Black, Chariton Vice President: Jacob Smith, Newton Secretary: Jenna Smith, Newton Treasurer: Evan Espenscheid, Marshalltown Directors: Abby Anderlik Payne, Dayton Maggie Anderlik, Dayton Nick Deppe, Maquoketa Ethan Espenscheid, Marshalltown Abby Greiman, Perry Delaney Rife, Columbus Junction Payton Vogel, Hartley IJBBA Representatives: Jenna Smith Ethan Espenscheid Advisors Tim & Melinda Anderlik, Dayton Lonnie & Tammy Cherry, Winthrop Iowa Hereford Queen Maggie Anderlik, Dayton Queen Coordinator: Alecia Bruns, Shell Rock