Volume 11, Issue 4 Editor: Morgan Wadsworth September, 2015

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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 4 Editor: Morgan Wadsworth September, 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 th St - Exira avanaernam@gmail.com Jeff Thompson 507 Center St - Lone Tree jeff.thompson@tyson.com IJSA Youth at National Classic Twelve Iowa Juniors attended the AJSA National Classic in College Station, TX and represented Iowa great (see results on page 2). Pictured left to right: Grace Greiman, Kiersten Jass, Sammi Long, Brock Henderson, Paige Henderson, Shelby Greiman, Carli Henderson, Tyler Loudon, Caylie Hickman, Ryker Hickman, Tyler Long, and Maddy Udell 1 st Place State Display Iowa was the Winner of the 1st Place State Display at the 2015 National Classic!! Thanks to the Henderson family for putting the booth together! It looks great! NOTICE TO ADULTS All Please check your mailing label *** indicates your dues need to be paid by December 1 to be listed in the 2015 ISA Breeder s Directory! Membership forms are included in this Newsletter The 2016 National Classic now has a Facebook Page!! Search Denim & Diamonds in Des Moines and Like our page to stay up-to-date on all of the news! NOTICE 2015 Breeder s Directory Ads are due November 1, 2015 with a late charge of $100 after that date. All ads received after December 1, 2015 will be rejected. NO EXCEPTIONS!! The Directory should be out in January. NOTICE EXPO SALE - Deadline December 1, All entry fees paid and 2016 ISA/IJSA membership paid by this date. Entries free of known genetic defects by sale check-in. These deadlines will be strictly enforced! ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!!

2 Overall Sammi Long 15th Junior Kiersten Jass 8th Intermediate Paige Henderson 15th Intermediate Tyler Long 9th Senior Judging Contest Ryker Hickman 19th Junior Tyler Long 10th Senior Public Speaking Paige Henderson 15th Intermediate Tyler Long 8th Senior IJSA Pages 2015 AJSA National Classic Results Sales Talk Sammi Long 9th Junior Carli Henderson 11th Junior Paige Henderson 11th Intermediate Tyler Long 19th Senior Cattleman s Quiz Sammi Long 12th Junior Ryker Hickman 19th Junior Paige Henderson 10th Intermediate Kiersten Jass 11th Intermediate Tyler Long 6th Senior Showmanship Sammi Long 9th Junior Tyler Loudon 13th Junior Kiersten Jass 1st Intermediate Grace Greiman 7th Intermediate Paige Henderson 13th Intermediate Tyler Long 16th Senior Other Contests State Display Winner Iowa Video Contest Winner - Tyler Loudon, Champion Fitting Team - 2 Dorks N a Blonde - Members Tyler Loudon, IA, Taylor Goering, KS & Cole Clanton, KS Champion Percentage Heifer shown by Maddy Udell Reserve Overall Purebred Heifer shown by Maddy Udell 4th Overall Simmental Steer shown by Shelby Greiman 6th Percentage & Reserve Division 3 Heifer shown by Kiersten Jass 5th Overall Purebred & 4th Division 4 Heifer shown by Carli Henderson 5th Overall Bred & Owned Percent Heifer shown by Grace Greiman 11th Overall Purebred & Reserve Div. 3 Heifer shown by Kiersten Jass 11th Bred & Owned Purebred Heifer shown by Tyler Loudon 19th Bred & Owned Purebred Heifer shown by Sammi Long National Classic Photos

3 Meg Edler I am Meg Edler, the daughter of Doug and Laura Edler. My family and I operate Edler Simmentals near Gladbrook, Iowa. I am attending Iowa State University this fall and majoring in Animal Science. I plan on being a part of many organizations like the Block and Bridle while in Ames. I also plan on staying active in the junior association and the Iowa Simmental Association. Through the Iowa Junior Simmental Association I have been an active member for many years participating in many state, regional, and national Simmental events. As my time on the junior board, I have enjoyed helping to plan activities and being able to meet so many great individuals in the beef industry, especially our Simmental breeders. I was very honored to receive the Silver Merit Award from the American Simmental Association this July. I would like to thank everyone in the Iowa association for being so supportive to our junior members and myself. Without the senior board and junior advisors support our junior association would not be where it is today. IJSA Pages Cont. IJSA Silver Merit Award Recipients Kiley Elder Kiley Elder is the daughter of Bart and Dianna Elder of Ackworth. She has been an IJSA and AJSA member for many years. She has participated in numerous IJSA Field Days, AJSA National Classics, and IJBBA shows. She is currently a Freshman at Blackhawk East College in Kewanee, Illinois. Janel Wenndt I am Jenel Wenndt, the daughter of Jeff and Deb Wenndt. I attended the University of Lincoln last fall and have since transferred to Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa there I hope to obtain a Bachelor of Business Administration degree my goal is to become a CPA. While attending the UNL, I was involved with the Honors Program, National Society of Leadership Sigma Alpha Pi, Scarlett Guard, and the Legends Program. I also lived in the Engineering Learning Community. I have been involved in the IJSA for 3 years I became involved with the IJSA because of 4H, my only regret was not owning a Simmental sooner. This cattle organization has given me so many opportunities and the ability to gain more knowledge in the cattle industry. I was able to attend the Regional event in Hutchinson, KS but was unable to attend this year s Regional in MN because of summer classes. I have traveled with my Simmental s to numerous shows. Next year will be my final year in the Jr. Assn., and I am looking forward to being part of the National in Des Moines! My future contains many possibilities, I want to continue to help promote and grow the Simmental breed in our State. While pursuing higher education, obtaining a career, I hope to become more involved in the cattle industry. I am hoping to purchase acreage in near future and background some cattle. While obtaining my education I hope to become more of an advocate to helping and mentoring youth who want to become more involved in the cattle industry as well. 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

4 Kiersten Jass I am Kiersten Jass from Garner, IA and am the daughter of Mark and Beth Jass. I am currently a Senior at Garner- Hayfield- Ventura High School. My cattle activities include: Current VP and former Secretary of IJSA, participated in 10 AJSA national classics, 5 AJSA regional classics, and Sergeant of Arms of IJBBA. My school and community activities include National Honor Society, FFA Reporter, FCCLA, President of Elcon Indians 4-H club, Vice President of Hancock County Advisory committee, and Secretary Hancock County Council. My future plans are to major in Animal Science at Iowa State University IJSA Pages Cont. Two IJSA Members are AJSA Trustees Maddy Udell Hello Everyone! My name is Maddy Udell of Sioux City, IA and I am starting my 2 nd year as a North Central Region Trustee for the American Junior Simmental Association. This year I am the Chairman of the Finance Committee, and means that I will be in charge of fundraising for the National Classic this year in Des Moines. I am a sophomore at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. I am a double major in Agricultural Communications and Agribusiness. This fall I am interning for the 2 nd year with Legacy Livestock Imaging in Topeka, KS covering the Kansas State Fair and Kansas Jr. Livestock Show. The AJSA has a lot of awesome things planned for the year to come and I am very excited to be a part of such an incredible organization. If anyone has any questions or needs help with anything regarding the AJSA please do not hesitate to contact me! Notes from the IJSA President I am Meg Edler, the 2015 Iowa Junior Simmental Board President. Through the Iowa Junior Simmental Association I have been an active member for many years participating in many state, regional and national Simmental events. As my time on the junior board, I have enjoyed helping to plan activities and being able to meet so many great individuals in the beef industry, especially our Simmental breeders. I am very much looking forward to the AJSA National that Iowa is hosting next summer! The planning is underway and see a junior advisor or junior board member if you are interested in purchasing a ticket for the Herd in the Tank. I look forward to a great rest of the year as your Iowa Junior Simmental Association Board President. Summit Leadership Conference By Kylie Peterson & Paige Reck Seven IJSA members had the opportunity to travel to Bozeman, MT for the 2015 AJSA Summit! Members included Cade Bracker, Grace Greiman, Kiersten Jass, Landon Siek, Maddy Udell and the two of us. During our stay in the Big Sky State we were a part of history as we were one of the last groups to tour the current ASA headquarters and one of the first groups to step foot on the construction site of the new headquarters. Throughout the rest of our week we heard from speakers on the topic of Beef Advocacy related to our theme Speak Out Say It Loud. We visited Yellowstone National Park, ORIgen Genetics, Billings Livestock Commission, Hudson Pines/Hayes Ranch, and Montana State University. We think that we speak for the group when we say that the friendships and memories made and the knowledge and experience gained will last a lifetime! As two of the oldest members in attendance we were able to observe the conference from a different view point and we would encourage the IJSA membership to attend the next Summit in The Iowa junior members really stood out amongst the other states and it makes us very excited for the future of the Iowa Simmental Association!

5 IJSA Pages Cont. Iowa State Fair 4-H & FFA Show Results 4-H Champion Foundation & Reserve Overall Heifer shown by Kiley Elder 4-H Champion Simmental Heifer shown by Carli Henderson 4-H Champion Simmental Steer shown by Jamie Flynn 4-H Reserve Foundation Heifer shown by Karlee Griswold 4-H Reserve Simmental Heifer shown by Kal Swanson 4-H Reserve Simmental steer shown by Mckenna Buesing FFA Champion Simmental Heifer & Reserve Overall shown by Ben Weis FFA Champion Foundation Heifer shown by Cendra Sebo FFA Champion Simmental Cow/Calf Pair shown by Sadie Simatovich No Photo Available FFA Reserve Simmental Cow/Calf Pair shown by Sadie Simatovich FFA Reserve Simmental Heifer & 3rd Overall shown by Tyler Espenscheid FFA Reserve Foundation Heifer shown by Zach Timm 4-H & FFA Iowa State Fair Show Photos Thank you Linde at Linde s Livestock Photos for the 4-H & FFA Backdrop photos. You can view and order her photos online at lindeslivestockphotos.com Congratulations to IJSA member Ben Von Glan (3 rd from Left), he and his team of Christian Danker and Reid Nicholas were the 3 rd Overall Fitting Team at the Iowa State Fair. ISA Royalty Paige Henderson & Chasity Moody handed out awards during the Iowa State Fair Open Simmental Show.

6 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

7 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/

8 Iowa State Fair Open Simmental Show Grand Champion Purebred Female shown by Carli Henderson Grand Champion Foundation Female shown by Haylea England Grand Champion Simmental Bull shown by Owen Bros., Circle M, and Foster Bros. Reserve Overall Purebred Female shown by Finesse Livestock Ent. Reserve Grand Champion Foundation Female shown by Sara Sullivan Reserve Grand Simmental Bull shown by Trauchnicht Simmentals Grand Champion Percentage Bull shown by Scotland Genetics Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Bull shown by CRR Simmentals Champion Foundation Cow/Calf Pair shown by J6 Cattle No Photo Available Reserve Foundation Cow/Calf Pair shown by Carson Finch Champion PB Cow/Calf Pair shown by Houston Family Simmentals Reserve PB Cow/Calf Pair shown by Cason Pride & Joy Simmentals Thank you Diane Hamilton of Hamilton Photography for the Open Class Simmental Backdrop photos. If you would like to see more or purchase any photos please visit her website at Due to space constraints we cannot publish all of the Open Class division winners in the newsletter. For complete results please see the Iowa State Fair Website: Click on Competition, then competition Results, then click the drop-down menu to the show results you d like to see. Welcome New ISA Members! ~ Doug, Marla, Jake & Jace Hlas (Rolling H Farms) of Traerr and Chris Janecek (CTC Farms Inc) of Keota Welcome to our Iowa Simmental family!

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10 Iowa Simmental Association Expo Sale Rules Sale to be held on February 15, 2016 at Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines IA Rules and Regulations: ALL EXPO ENTRY FEES & ISA OR IJSA MEMBERSHIP MUST BE PAID BY DECEMBER ALL ENTRIES MUST BE FREE OF KNOWN GENETIC DEFECTS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING TESTED BY ASA, BY DNA TESTING OR PEDIGREE BY SALE CHECK IN. NO EXCEPTIONS TO EITHER RULE! 1. Entries are to be made to Larry Martin Cattle Sales, 3485 Nancy Lane, Clinton, IL a. Anyone wishing to enter genetic lots contact Larry Martin prior to entry. (lmcs2000@yahoo.com or ) 2. Entries may also be made on line at 3. Entry checks are to be made payable to LMCS Escrow and received in Larry s office within 5 days of submitting online entries. 4. Deadline for entries, advertising pictures, & money will be December 1, Catalog picture deadline Dec. 18 th. It will be the responsibility of the breeder to make sure they are received. NO REFUNDS or substitutions! 5. All breeders who enter cattle for the 2016 Sale must be a member of the Iowa Simmental Association or Iowa Junior Simmental Association at the time of entry for the sale. As well as have a permanent residence in Iowa and have their cow herd reside in Iowa. Dues will no longer be deducted from your sale check. a. Send your dues to Sherrie Moore.2219 Vermillion Ave, Rose Hill, IA (phone ) by December 1, 2015 to be eligible to sell in the Expo sale and be listed in the 2016 Breeder s Directory. 6. All consignors shall be a member or a junior member of the Iowa Simmental Association and meet membership requirements of having a permanent residence in Iowa and have their cow herd reside in Iowa. 7. Entry fees per head will be $250 for bulls, $150 for bred females, $200 for open females, and $200 for each genetic lot entry. Each genetic lot or package will pay an entry fee. A genetic lot or package is defined as a pregnant recipient, embryo package of 3-5 embryos or a flush. Entry fees must accompany sale entries, however no check received for sale entries will be deposited until after December 1, Any open heifer sold in the 2016 Expo sale to an ISA member may be entered in the 2017 Expo sale as a bred female and the entry fee of $150 will be waived. 8. Sale commission of 6% of the selling price will be charged in addition to the entry fee 9. Limit of entries from any one breeder will be 1 bull, 3 bred females and 3 open females. A second bull from a consignor may be entered if the consignor enters 1 or more females. In any case no more than 2 bulls will be accepted from 1 consignor. 10. Copies only of registration papers or animal ASA registration # must be sent to the sale manager, Larry Martin, and must be received no later than December 1st. Sale entries, money and copy of registration certificates received, will be acknowledged by the sale manager when he receives them. 11. No artificial filling of sale cattle will be allowed unless under the advice of the official Beef Expo Veterinarian. Anyone caught not complying with this rule will be cause for all animals from that consignor to be dropped from the sale. 12. Tattoos must be legible and correct at sale check-in time according to the registration certificate to sell in the sale. 13. A transfer fee of $10 (if applicable) will be retained from sale proceeds and paid to the American Simmental Association with the properly transferred registration certificate completed by the sale manager. 14. Each animal consigned to the sale shall have an individual current health certificate certifying that the animal has had the required vaccinations and tests so that they can be shipped out of state. Any modifications from these health rules to conform to Beef Expo requirements will be noted in future letters to consignors. 15. All cattle must be broke to lead. All bulls must be handled with a nose lead anytime that the animal is out of his stall, especially in the sale ring. 16. Bedding will be provided for a charge and will be put down by the barn people. No other bedding of any kind will be allowed. No stall ramps will be allowed and no butt fans may be used. All catalogued cattle will be charged the bedding fee as set by the Iowa Beef Expo. 17. Each consignor on sale day will be responsible for getting their cattle to the sale ring in the proper order as set up by the sale manager. 18. Sale cattle will be assigned stalls before arrival for the sale. Consignors request to be stalled as groups with other consignors, if sale manager gets the request before February 1, Sale committee reserves the right to reject any animal arriving for the sale that is unsound or has an unruly disposition. 20. Any animal not meeting requirements for the sale must be moved out of the sale cattle stalls by 8:00 AM Sunday, February 8 th and taken home or put in the tie-out barn. 21. Since there will be no people at grounds gates to check proper ownership of cattle leaving, each consignor will be responsible that cattle they sold gets loaded to proper owner/buyer. 22. Each breeder must guarantee their consigned animal will pass a DNA test confirming parentage as stated on the animals registration certificate. 23. Iowa breeders must wholly own animals born from an embryo transfer and the consignor must hold ownership of the embryo before the calf is born. Bulls: 24. All bulls selling shall be 50% or higher, sired by an ASA recorded sire, and must be born between March 1, 2014 and April 1, Each bull must have a minimum 205 day adjusted weight of 650 lbs and a minimum yearling adjusted weight of 1100 lbs. All bulls must be a guaranteed breeder by the seller and pass a semen test by an approved semen collector before June 15, In the event that a bull does not have a satisfactory semen evaluation by June 15 th, the buyer is entitled to a full refund of the selling price from the seller. Seller has 6 months after return of the bull to retest him. 25. Bulls born after January 1, 2015 will be weighed and must meet the minimum weight of 3 lbs per day of age. They will get a one-time weigh with no reweigh and no tolerance from the minimum required will be given. 26. Bull scrotal measurements will be taken at check-in time and must meet a minimum scrotal measurement of 33 centimeters at 12 months of age and size will be adjusted for actual age of the bull. All bulls will be required to submit to ultra sound measurements to get backfat, marbling potential and rib eye area per cwt adjusted to 365 days of age. Females: 27. All females must be 50% or higher and sired by an ASA recorded sire. Females may be bred to purebred Simmental or ASA registered foundation other breed bulls to be an acceptable service sire. 28. Cow-calf pairs will be allowed in the sale if the calf is at least 45 days old on sale day. 29. All bred females entered in the sale must be bred either by AI or natural service on a known date only. The bred females must be pregnancy tested with results noted on the health paper. All females must be calfhood vaccinated. 30. All open females that sell in the sale must be born before August 1, 2014 and must be pregnancy tested before sale day to prove that they are open. Test results must be noted on health paper. 31. If a female is sold as safe in calf to a given sire on a specified date and proves to be otherwise, or a female sold as open and proves to have been bred before the sale, the buyer is entitled to a refund of the purchase price from the seller upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller

11 S a l e en t r i es du e by D ec em ber 1, 2015 En t r y F e e s : Bul l s - $250, Bred H ei f ers - $150, O p en H ei f ers - $200, G enet i c s - $200 Advertising picture deadline: D ecem ber 1, 2015 C atalo g picture deadline: D ecem ber 18, 2015 * A link f or online entries c an be f ound at www. larrym artinlives toc k. c om * Al l entry fees are to be m ade payabl e to L M C S Escrow and recei ved i n our offi ce w i thi n 5 days of sub m i tti ng onl i ne entri es. Pl ease m ai l fees to: L arry M arti n C attl e S al es, 3485 N anc y L ane, C l i nton, I L I ow a S i mmental Assoc i ati on membershi p i s requi red to sel l and must be pai d to I ow a S i mmental Assn and m ai l ed t o: S herri e M oore, 2219 V erm i l l i on Av e, R ose H i l l, I A 52586, PH : P l ea s e c hec k : Bul l Br ed O p en G enet i c P lease m ake a separate entry for each consi gned sale lot, all cattle m ust be free of know n geneti c defects by sale c h e c k - i n. An i m al AS A #: P i c tu re : ( pl ease check) Y E S N O ( P i ctures m ust be recei v ed by D ecem ber 18th) B ul l s P er f o r m anc e (adj. w w o f 650 l bs r equi r ed) B W: WW: Y W: B r ed Fem al e s B r eed i ng D at e: - - N am e of S i r e : AS A #: Pr oj e c t e d EPD s : C E B W WW MC E MM MWW Geneti c L o ts: D onor picture is required for catalog. *P lease contact sale manager at time of entry.* D on or N am e : AS A#: Foot n ot e s : C O NS I G NO R I NF O Far m N am e A d d r e s s : C e l l : H o m e : E m ai l : S al e M an ag e r : Larry M arti n C attle S ales 3485 N anc y Lane C li nto n, I L arrym art i nl i ves t ock.com l m cs 2000@ yahoo.com To ensure your entry has no known genetic defects follow these steps to check - ASA website ( animal search, enter registration #, select trait track (check available results). That will give you a page that will tell you if your entry is free of genetic defects or if you need to take steps to correct this. If you need to do the testing please do it early as the process can take up to 6 weeks to complete. Please contact Larry Martin, Tammy Heaton, or Sherrie Moore if you have questions. The Simmental Expo headquarters will be at Prairie Meadows Hotel for Call or to make reservations. Rooms will be $107 + tax. ISA Banquet tickets will be $20.

12 Iowa Simmental Annual Membership Dues: $50.00 Due December 1, 2015 (to be listed in breeder s directory) No, do not include my listing on the Iowa Simmental Association Website Name: Ranch or Farm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone #: Cell #: Address: Directions to farm: Name: Parent s Name(s): Send to Sherrie Moore, Secretary Iowa Simmental Association 2219 Vermillion Ave, Rose Hill, IA ZIP Phone: or shermoore9@gmail.com Cut here and send with payment Iowa Junior Simmental Association Annual Membership Dues: $10.00 Due December 1, 2015 (to be listed in breeder s directory) Address: City: State: Zip: Phone #: Address: Birthdate: *Juniors must be a resident of Iowa to be eligible for Iowa Junior Simmental membership. Send to Kellie Carolan, IJSA Advisor 1807 N Jackson St, Tama, IA Phone: kellie.a.carolan@gmail.com Cut here and send with payment 2016 Iowa Simmental Directory Ad deadline: November 1, 2015 (*$100 late fee after this date!) ~ All ads rejected after December 1, 2015 Black & White card ad (2 x4 ) $50 ½ page black & white ad (5.125 x4 ) $100 1-page black & white ad (5.125 x8 ) $150 1-page color ad (5.125 x8 ) $200 **There is no fee for photos that are ed at a min of 300 dpi** *Allow additional ¼ on all sides for a bleed Subtotal Less state sale credits Name: Farm Name: City, State Zip: Home #: Cell #: Grand total Ad deadline: November 1, 2015 (*$100 late fee after this date!) All ads rejected after December 1, 2015 Make checks payable to: Iowa Simmental Association Attention: All ads must be paid at the time the ad is sent. Send ad copy and payment to: Mary Lynch th St New Hampton, IA Phone: marylynch79@gmail.com

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14 Once again, nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair Simmental Show! We can't say Thank you enough to each and every one of the exhibitors, barn help, and show ring help for being a part of history! As always you were a great group to work with! Have a safe fall & hope to see you next year! Dean & Melissa Drummond Iowa State Fair Open Simmental Show The 2015 Iowa State Fair Open Simmental Show, history was made. With a record high of 488 Simmental cattle exhibited, making it the largest halter show ever held in the United States since Simmental cattle came into this country. Dean Drummond, Simmental Supervisor for the Iowa State Fair had a few words after the show. I would like to thank everyone who was involved in helping break records in the Simmental breed at the Iowa State Fair this year. To Judge Steve Reimers for the most professional job possible from start to finish. To my exhibitors I want to thank you for your conduct, sportsmanship, and attitude in helping make this show the best ever. It is a pleasure to work with you all. On behalf of the Iowa Simmental Association and the Iowa State Fair, my family and myself, thanks again for helping us make history. Congratulations to all of the winners and show coordinators on a very successful event. Posted 8/23/15 Via The Pulse powered by Sullivan Supply ~ Futurity Info for ~ Now is the time to plan to be a part of the Iowa Futurity Program. For $200 an individual or sale group can be in this program. The purchaser of animals or sales must pay $10.00 entry fee at the time of purchase. This enables them to be eligible for the futurity show at the 2016 Iowa Junior Field Day held in June. Monies from the nominations and entry fees are paid pack in premiums at this show. If you are interested in being a part of the Iowa Futurity Program please contact Tammy Heaton or Sherrie Moore. Directory Cover Contest Winner Congratulations! To Chloe Yoder of Redding (on behalf of the Phil Yoder Family) for submitting the winning photo of a cow/calf pair that will be used on the 2016 Iowa Simmental Breeder s Directory. There were 8 eligible photos submitted and 56 votes cast at the Iowa State Fair Simmental Booth. Chloe s photo received 27 votes and she will receive her 2016 Junior dues paid as her award. Tyler Loudon was the runner up, submitting a photo of a pair of calves that garnered 10 votes.

15 Notes from the Sr. Board August Meeting The ISA Board met August 21, 2015 at the Iowa State Fair. Meeting was called to order by President Tammy Heaton. Those in attendance were Tom Robinson, Nate Horman, Jeff Thompson, Jay Steenhoek, Kirk Lynch, Eric Gerdes, Al Johnson and Sec/Treas Sherrie Moore. Absent was Andy VanAernam. Also present were Larry Martin, Kellie Carolan and several members. Business Items discussed: Junior Report Kellie reported ticket sales have started for the Herd in a Tank fundraiser for Junior Nationals. Current list of donations in on the website. Also, Iowa was well represented at the Regionals, Nationals and Leadership Summit. Newsletter going to print sometime after September 1. Will include fall sales and ads, expo information and State Fair Results Breeder Directory Mary Lynch has taken over the Directory. Great participation of cover photos to vote on. State Fair 650+ head entered with 488 head checked in. Largest halter show ever in the US since Simmental were imported into the country. 5th year in a row that it has been the largest Simmental show in the nation. Meal to be prepared by Russ VandenBerg and served at 5:30 Friday. National Classic - $3500 in raffle tickets sold with goal of $60,000. o Looking for corporate sponsors. Estimate for meal sponsorship is $4,000. Recognition will be names on banners placed around the venue. o ICA Beef Quarters is being rented for the meals at a price of $6500. o Committee working on setting up sub committees. o Gift bag to be provided to participants. ASA will be in charge of awards. o July 9-15, 2016 in Des Moines SAVE THE DATE! Expo Sale ½ Blood bull- after much discussion over concerns about numbers and possible additional rules and guidelines it was decided to keep rule as decided at the June meeting. It can be tweaked as needed after this first year if need be. If Beef Expo rate stays the same commission will be raised by 1% to cover Larry Martin s additional duties collecting and dispersing monies. Reviewed rule changes. Expo Banquet to be held at Prairie Meadows, Deposit has been sent. Seedstock and Commercial Producer of the Year Moved and seconded that Max Beitz be our nomination. Motion carried. Al and J.W. are working on getting next symposium in Iowa. Tom R. offered his help. To be held in Ames with support from the ICA. Tammy will be stepping down as President in February to devote her time to the planning of the Nationals. Jeff Thompson announced that he will be running for the National Trustee board. Respectfully Submitted, Sherrie Moore - ISA Secretary/Treasurer Notes from the ISA President - Tammy Heaton Simmental Enthusiasts, History has been made! If you haven t heard the Simmental Open Show at the Iowa State Fair will go down in history as the largest Simmental haltered show in the US. I want to send out a very special thank you to Dean Drummond and his family for spending countless hours in preparation for this event. They did a fantastic job and were able to get everyone in to one barn, cattle checked in, and the show completed. Their dedication and willingness to do what is necessary to pull this event off was greatly appreciated. Also, want to send out a thank you to the VandenBerg family for the meal preparation, all of the volunteers that worked in the holding area & ring (won t list names as I don t want to forget anyone but you know who you are), and our judge Steve Reimer for evaluating all of the cattle. You all made this event historic and we appreciate all of you. As one Simmental event ends another one begins. Throughout the next few months we will be focusing on the 2016 Simmental National Classic that will be in Des Moines, July 9th 15th. As you can imagine if the Iowa State Fair was historic we can only assume that the Classic will follow in the same footsteps. With that said there is much to be organized and money that needs to be raised to ensure that we are prepared. Please be sure to read through the National documents within this newsletter on how you can purchase tickets for the junior s fundraiser (Herd in the Tank) or make donations. If you aren t able to donate, but are willing to volunteer your time please use the listed on the donation letter to let us know. I hope you all have a great fall sale season and look forward to seeing you at the Iowa Beef Expo in February if not before. Thanks, Tammy Raffle Ticket Goal = 600 = $60,000 Currently at $6500 Current ISA Checking Account Balance = $39,042.80

16 Iowa Simmental Assoc. c/o Morgan Wadsworth th St Dunlap, IA Return Service Requested This Issue Includes: ~National Classic Results ~Iowa State Fair Results ~Expo Rules & Entry Form ~Trustees & Silver Merit Awards ~2016 National Sponsorship ~Senior Board Minutes Presorted Standard US POSTAGE PAID Montezuma, IA PERMIT NO Upcoming Events & Deadlines September 19 Select Showcase Simmental Sale- Cedar Rapids, IA September 26 & 27 Ak-Sar-Ben Market Beef & Breeding Heifer 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 October 31 Drake Cattle co Lady Diva Sale- Centerville, IA November ISA Directory Ads Due November 1 Hawkeye Simmental Group Fall Sale- Bloomfield, 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 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 December Late ISA Directory Ads Due ($100 late fee) December 1 ISA & IJSA Memberships Due to be included in ISA Directory Early December ISA/ IJSA Board Meetings at ICA Building in Ames December 15 The Simmental Today Newsletter Deadline, items to Morgan Wadsworth at morganawadsworth@gmail.com December 18 Expo Sale Photos due to be included in Catalog December 20 - Iowa Foundation Heifer Program (Only for 7th Graders) January 5 AJSA Youth Activities Internship Deadline Mid January ISA Queen Contest Entries Due to Darci Maas January National Western Stock Show Denver, Colorado January 16-February 7 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Late January Sioux Empire Farm Show- Sioux Falls, SD February 1 IJBBA Scholarship Applications Due February Iowa Beef Expo 14 - ISA & IJSA Annual Meetings 14 - Iowa Simmental Assn. Annual Banquet - Prairie Meadows 15 - Iowa Simmental Mark of Genetic Excellence Sale IJBBA Junior Show Weekend ~~~~ Got News??? If you have information, pictures, or advertising you would like included in the next newsletter, please contact Morgan Wadsworth. 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 December 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