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Excelling Commercially
The commercial world
of the cattle industry its HUGE! More so than some dive into or think
about much, especially in some of the so called show breeds. The
Maine-Anjou breed has buzzed by that stereotype and shown that
Maine-Anjou influenced cattle are right on for the commercial sector
the numbers are there to prove it! The Maine-Anjou breed has proven
itself in the commercial world. Our commercial marketing director, Dave
Steen, has taken the breed to the next level commercially with our
annual National Maine- Anjou Influenced Steer and Heifer |
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Kyla Nesheim
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| Feeding Trials.
Over the years, these feeding trials have proven first hand the breed
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The commercial world of
Maine-Anjou genetics continues to shine upon the cattle industry and feeders
are finding that out more and more. The breed offers the commercial
cattlemen endless opportunities in numbers, carcass data and performance
standpoints.
Make sure to take the time to read Dave Steens Commercial Connection column
starting on page 10 of this issue to review the outstanding numbers these
Maine influenced cattle are bringing forth. There is a wide array of
information in Daves column this month, it mainly focuses on the fifth
annual National Maine-Anjou Influenced Steer and Heifer Feeding Trial. These
trials continue to strengthen the breed and get the numbers out in the
publics eye. The sixth annual feeding trial will be underway October 24-25,
2007 (delivery dates). We strongly encourage you to get your cattle entered
and show the entire commercial industry how Maine-Anjou cattle excel!
This year marked the second year for junior Maine-Anjou members to enter
cattle in the feeding trial. These juniors are taught the importance of
performance and numbers within the breed. They are, at a young age, learning
a wide array of information based on commercial standpoints. Congratulations
to all the junior members for entering an outstanding set of cattle you
continue to shine bright within the breed and show the future of the breed
is in good hands.
A big thank you to all the consignors (both adult and junior) for entering
cattle into these feeding trials, it goes to show your support for the
Maine-Anjou breed. We need to continue to use and show these numbers,
proving the breed works in the commercial industry the breed excels
commercially!
We have some big events a head of us as a breed association. With fall sales
and major shows coming up, we have our hands full and are ready to get out
there and promote our breed and help in any way we can. Feel free to call
the association or talk to any staff member at upcoming sales and shows. We
are here for you!
Our National Maine-Anjou Show and Convention will be held in conjunction
with the North American International Livestock Exposition (N.A.I.L.E.) this
year. New to the national show will be a membership banquet. Come and join
us for a fun-filled night of socializing, a great meal and Nashville
humorist, Rik Roberts! Come and join Maine- Anjou enthusiasts from around
the United States for relaxation and entertainment. The cost is $25 per
tickets (payable at the door that night). If you are interested, please call
the AMAA office and let us know. We need an RSVP. Call (816) 431- 950 for
more information or to reserve your spot.
Not long after our National Show and Convention, we will be gearing up for
the National Western Stock Show and Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Please
remember that Denver has moved back a week for 2008. The dates for the
Maine-Anjou happenings will be Jan. 16-21, 2008. Dont miss out on the
mecca of Maine-Anjou events in Denver! The Fort Worth Stock Show will fall
right behind Denver. Maine-Anjou events in Fort Worth will be Jan. 25-27,
2008.
I hope to see a lot of you soon at the upcoming fall sale and show season!
See you down the road!
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Fifth Annual AMAA National Feeding Trial
by Dave
Steen, commercial marketing director
The fifth annual American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) National
Maine-Anjou Influenced Steer and Heifer Feeding Trial has ended with the
last group harvested on June 28, 2007. A total of 193 head of outstanding
Maine-Anjou influenced steers and heifers were entered.
This was the second year that junior Maine-Anjou members could enter pens of
three heifers and steers. Thirteen juniors represented the states of
Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Michigan, and entered a total of 48 head
30 steers and 18 heifers.
The junior consignors and their parents are as follows:
Callie Bauer, Wade and Vicki
Bauer, Arcadia, Neb.
Clay Bauer, Wade and Vicki
Bauer, Arcadia, Neb.
Rashele Blakely, Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Blakely, Oologah, Okla.
Morgan McDonald, Rick and
Samantha Kusek, Loup City, Neb.
Shyann Kusek, Rick and Samantha
Kusek, Loup City, Neb.
Jesse Deane, Rick and Landon
Deane, Aspen, Colo.
Riley Setlik, Doug and Joy
Setlik, Ord, Neb.
Cole Simpkins, Duane and Charity
Simpkins, Gladwin, Mich.
Trevor Schultz, Troy and Melissa
Schultz, Loup City, Neb.
Abbie Rademacher, Scott and Amy
Rademacher, Loup City, Neb.
April Rademacher, Scott and Amy
Rademacher, Loup City, Neb.
Jakob Piontkoski, Scott and Amy
Rademacher, Loup City, Neb.
Cody Chilewski, Rick and Tina
Chilewski, Loup City, Neb.
Thank you to the parents for giving these junior members the opportunity to
enter their cattle to compete and learn about the cattle feeding industry.
These junior members are the future lifeblood of the cattle industry. In the
national division, 17 consignors from the seven states Nebraska,
Minnesota, Michigan, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma
delivered 125 steers and 20 heifers to this years trial.
The national consignors were:
Green Valley Cattle, Atkinson,
Neb.
Larry Rademacher & Sons, Loup
City, Neb.
Moon Creek Cattle Co., Inc.,
Loup City, Neb.
SAR Maines, Loup City, Neb.
Chilewski Ranch, LLP, Loup City,
Neb.
Rick and Landon Deane, Aspen,
Colo.
Clay Knoll Farms, Gladwin, Mich.
Five Star Cattle Company,
Trenton, Mo.
Schultz Properties, Inc., Loup
City and Columbus, Neb.
GTM Maines, Stuart, Neb.
MDS Maine-Anjou, Strasburg,
Colo.
Van Slyke & Dobrovolny, Ord,
Neb.
Brad Hohbach, White Lake, S.D.
Paul & Pam Millhisler,
Beaverton, Mich.
John Rappette, Cornell, Mich.
A.W. Thorne Land & Cattle, Inc.,
Adair, Okla.
Arlin Vant Hof, Edgerton, Minn.
The steers and heifers were delivered to Peterson Farms, Inc., Ord, Neb.,
Oct. 25-26, 2006. Upon delivery, all cattle were vaccinated and put on a
40-day warm-up ration. During this period, the cattle gained an average of
3.12 lb. per day. We wanted to moderate the health on all of the cattle
before getting them started on a four step-up ration. The final finishing
ration was comprised of 30% distillers by-products.
To assist with the selection of the optimum time to harvest, the cattle were
ultrasounded on March 17, 2007, by Jolene Grunhaupt, Sandhills Ultrasound
Service, Crookston, Neb. The cattle were scanned using the John Brethour
System from Kansas State University to measure the amount of fat cover and
intramuscular fat (marbling) to help identify marketing times. The cattle
were harvested at Swift & Company, Grand Island, Neb., using the GeneNet
grid.
The winter and spring weather was, to say the least, horrible, and not very
conducive to good performance. The spring was long, filled with lingering
snow, ice and mud. Chuck and Tim Setlik did an outstanding job of managing
the weather- elated problems and moved the steers to a larger pen in an
attempt to avoid the ongoing muddy conditions. Four steers died from causes
of enterotoxaemia, kidney stones and blockage, kidney failure and a twisted
gut. Feedyards have very little control over these types of deaths.
The heifers gained 2.54 lb. per day and had a dry matter feed conversion of
7.47 lb. of feed per pound of gain. The steers gained 2.51 lb. per day and
had a dry matter feed conversion of 7.51 lb. of feed per pound of gain.
Rations that are higher in moisture and contain a larger percentage of
distiller by-products usually require more feed per pound of gain. The
difference is usually offset by a lower ration cost.
The cattle were harvested in three groups on April 20, June 6 and June 28,
2007. Days on feed varied from 175, 222 and 244 days with an average of
213.7 days on feed. The number of days should have been more than ample time
for the cattle to finish. Cost of gain for the entire group of heifers
without interest was $73.56 per hundred and $81.25 with interest. Cost of
gain for the steers without interest was $72.74 per hundred and $80.83 with
interest. Increased feed costs of approximately 30-40% over last year also
played a major role in pressuring the overall net profit line. Also, the
feed conversions were somewhat higher than the average of past trials, which
in part, could be largely attributed to the harsh winter and spring weather
conditions. The harvest results for each division of steers and heifers are
below in the charts.
The complete set of data from entry day through harvest was analyzed and
ranked by Dr. Duane Wulf, Professor of Animal and Range Science at South
Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Thank you to Dr. Wulf for the final
contest placing of the individuals and groups. His efforts are very much
appreciated.
Awards were presented in each division of junior heifers and steers,
national heifers and steers for carcass gain, carcass premium and combined
carcass gain and premium. Prizes were paid in each category with selection
of the champion and reserve individuals and groups.
Here are the winners of the fifth annual AMAA National Maine- Anjou
Influenced Steer and Heifer Feeding Trial:
INDIVIDUAL HEIFER WINNERS
NATIONAL HEIFER DIVISION
Individual National Heifer for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass Premium:
Champion: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
Reserve Champion: Larry
Rademacher & Sons, Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
4th Place: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
5th Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
Individual National Heifer for Carcass Premium
1st Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb
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2nd Place: Chilewski Ranch,, LLP, Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
4th Place: Arlin Vant Hof,
Edgerton, Minn.
5th Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
Individual National Heifer for Carcass Gain
1st Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
2nd Place: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
4th Place: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
5th Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
Top Individual National Heifer for Average Daily Gain
1st Place: 3.155 lb./day - Moon
Creek Cattle Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
GROUPS OF FIVE HEIFERS WINNERS
NATIONAL HEIFER DIVISION
Group of Five National Heifers for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass
Premium
Champion: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
Reserve Champion: Larry
Rademacher & Sons, Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Arlin Vant Hof,
Edgerton, Minn.
4th Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
Group of Five National Heifers for Carcass Premium
1st Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
2nd Place: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
4th Place: Arlin Vant Hof,
Edgerton, Minn
Group of Five National Heifers for Carcass Gain
1st Place: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
2nd Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Arlin Vant Hof,
Edgerton, Minn.
4th Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc. , Loup City, Neb.
Top Group of Five National Heifers for Average Daily Gain
1st Place: 2.640 lb./day -
Chilewski Ranch, LLP, Loup City, Neb.
INDIVIDUAL STEER WINNERS
NATIONAL STEER DIVISION
Individual National Steer for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass Premium
Champion: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
Reserve Champion: Larry
Rademacher & Sons, Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
4th Place: GTM Maines, Stuart,
Neb.
5th Place: Van Slyke &
Dobrovolny, Ord, Neb
Individual National Steer for Carcass Premium
1st Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
2nd Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: John Rappette,
Cornell, Mich.
4th Place: Clay Knoll Farms,
Gladwin, Mich.
5th Place: Chilewski Ranch, LLP,
Loup City, Neb.
Individual National Steer for Carcass Gain
1st Place: Van Slyke &
Dobrovolny, Ord, Neb.
2nd Place: John Rappette,
Cornell, Mich.
3rd Place: Arlin Vant Hof,
Edgerton, Minn.
4th Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
5th Place: John Rappette,
Cornell, Mich.
Top Individual National Steer for Average Daily Gain
1st Place: 3.376 lb./day - A. W.
Thorne, Adair, Okla.
GROUPS OF FIVE STEERS WINNERS
NATIONAL STEER DIVISION
Group of Five National Steers for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass
Premium
Champion: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
Reserve Champion: GTM Maines,
Stuart, Neb.
3rd Place: John Rappette,
Cornell, Mich.
4th Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
5th Place: A. W. Thorne, Adair,
Okla.
Group of Five National Steers for Carcass Premium
1st Place: GTM Maines, Stuart,
Neb
2nd Place: Moon Creek Cattle
Co., Inc., Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
4th Place: Van Slyke &
Dobrovolny, Ord, Neb.
5th Place: Ken Bower, Trenton,
Mo.
Group of Five National Steers for Carcass Gain
1st Place: John Rappette,
Cornell, Mich.
2nd Place: A. W. Thorne, Adair,
Okla.
3rd Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
4th Place: Larry Rademacher &
Sons, Loup City, Neb.
5th Place: Clay Knoll Farms,
Gladwin, Mich.
Top Group of Five National Steers for Average Daily Gain
1st Place 0.930 lb./day - A. W.
Thorne, Adair, Okla.
INDIVIDUAL HEIFER WINNERS
JUNIOR HEIFER DIVISION
Individual Junior Heifer for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass Premium
1st Place: April Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
2nd Place: Clay Bauer, Arcadia,
Neb.
3rd Place: Abbie Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
Individual Junior Heifer for Carcass Premium
1st Place: Callie Bauer,
Arcadia, Neb.
2nd Place: April Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Jakob Pointkowski,
Loup City, Neb.
Individual Junior Heifer for Carcass Gain
1st Place: Abbie Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
2nd Place: Clay Bauer, Arcadia,
Neb.
3rd Place: April Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
Top Individual Junior Heifer for Average Daily Gain
1st Place: 0.087 lb./day - Abbie
Rademacher, Loup City, Neb
GROUPS OF THREE HEIFERS WINNERS
JUNIOR HEIFER DIVISION
Group of Three Junior Heifers for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass
Premium
Champion: Morgan McDonald, Loup
City, Neb.
Reserve Champion: April
Rademacher, Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Clay Bauer, Arcadia,
Neb.
4th Place: Abbie Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
5th Place: Callie Bauer,
Arcadia, Neb.
6th Place: Jakob Pointkowski,
Loup City, Neb.
Group of Three Junior Heifers for Carcass Premium
1st Place: Callie Bauer,
Arcadia, Neb.
2nd Place: Clay Bauer, Arcadia,
Neb.
3rd Place: Jakob Pointkowski,
Loup City, Neb.
Group of Three Junior Heifers for Carcass Gain
1st Place: Abbie Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
2nd Place: Morgan McDonald, Loup
City, Neb.
3rd Place: April Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
Top Group of Three Junior Heifers for Average Daily Gain
1st Place 2.784 lb./day - Morgan
McDonald, Loup City, Neb.
INDIVIDUAL STEER WINNERS JUNIOR STEER DIVISION
Individual Junior Steer for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass Premium
1st Place: Trevor Schultz, Loup
City, Neb.
2nd Place: Cody Chilewski, Loup
City, Neb.
3rd Place: Jesse Deane, Aspen,
Colo.
Individual Junior Steer for Carcass Premium
1st Place: Cody Chilewski, Loup
City, Neb.
2nd Place: Riley Setlik, Ord,
Neb.
3rd Place: Cody Chilewski, Loup
City, Neb.
Individual Junior Steer for Carcass Gain
1st Place: Trevor Schultz, Loup
City, Neb.
2nd Place: Riley Setlik, Ord,
Neb.
3rd Place: Jesse Deane, Aspen,
Colo.
GROUPS OF THREE STEERS WINNERS
JUNIOR STEER DIVISION
Group of Three Junior Steers for Combined Carcass Gain and Carcass
Premium
1st Place: Cody Chilewski, Loup
City, Neb.
2nd Place: Trevor Schultz, Loup
City, Neb.
3rd Place: Riley Setlik, Ord,
Neb.
4th Place: Jakob Pointkowski,
Loup City, Neb.
5th Place: Cole Simpkins,
Gladwin, Mich.
6th Place: Rashele Blakely,
Oolagah, Okla.
7th Place: April Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
8th Place: Shyann Kusek, Loup
City, Neb.
9th Place: Jesse Deane, Aspen,
Colo.
10th Place: Abbie Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
Group of Three Junior Steers for Carcass Premium
1st Place: Cody Chilewski, Loup
City, Neb.
2nd Place: April Rademacher,
Loup City, Neb.
3rd Place: Riley Setlik, Ord,
Neb.
Group of Three Junior Steers for Carcass Gain
1st Place: Trevor Schultz, Loup
City, Neb.
2nd Place: Cody Chilewski, Loup
City, Neb.
3rd Place: Riley Setlik, Ord,
Neb.
Top Group of Three Junior Steers for Average Daily Gain
1st Place: 3.021 lb./day - Cody
Chilewski, Loup City, Neb.
An awards banquet and steak dinner was held in Loup City, Neb., on Sept. 15,
2007, with many of the consignors in attendance. Presentations and awards
were handed out to all of the junior and national division winners. The
evening was fun-filled with everyone comparing carcass data and talking
Maine-Anjou.
Congratulations to all of the junior and national consignors and thank you
for entering your cattle in this years national feeding trial. Because no
one can look at cattle and tell exactly what is under the hide, physical
appearance is not always an indication of the best performance or the most
desirable carcass traits. Producers who have taken the initiative to consign
cattle to this trial have the opportunity to experience a learning process
that will facilitate them in selecting the right genetics for future
improvements to their programs.
The AMAA thanks those who consigned cattle to this trial. Without these
progressive thinking producers, we would not be able to collect this
information that helps to identify the superior genetics of the Maine-Anjou
breed.
Thank you to:
The 30 junior and national consignors from seven states. A SPECIAL thank
you to the consignors who have entered cattle in all five of the AMAA
national feeding trials.
The parents of the junior member consignors for giving them the
opportunity to compete in this trial. These juniors are our future!
The American Junior Maine- Anjou Association (AJMAA) for their support and
contributions of savings bonds to the winning juniors. The AJMAAs input and
support of this trial is further proof of the progressive thinking of our
junior board. This substantiates the fact they see the positive impacts the
Maine-Anjou breed has on the commercial beef industry.
Poky Feeders, Inc., Scott City, Kan., ZWT Ranch, Cumberland Gap and
Crossville, Tenn., Phelps County Feeders, Holdrege, Neb., Belvedere Land &
Cattle Co., Marquez, Texas and Larry Rademacher & Sons, Loup City, Neb., for
their generous contributions towards the junior awards.
Peterson Farms, Inc., Barney, Dale, Joy, Chuck and Tim for giving the AMAA
the opportunity to hold our feeding trial at this facility. Chuck and Tim
Setlik and their crew do an outstanding job of managing this trial.
Citizens National Bank, Doug Obermiller and Brad Christensen for financing
the feed.
Jolene Grunhaupt, Sandhills Ultrasound Service for ultrasounding the
cattle.
Special thanks to Larry and Karen Rademacher for arranging the delicious
dinner and to everyone who helped serve and make the evening a special
event.
Thanks again to everyone for your support and participation in the fifth
National Maine-Anjou Feeding Trial. To date, we have collected carcass data
on 893 head of cattle. The consistency of the overall performance and
carcass results further prove the value of Maine-Anjou genetics!
The sixth annual AMAA National Maine-Anjou Feeding Trial will be held again
at Peterson Farms, Inc., Ord, Neb., with delivery dates of October 24-25,
2007. If you are interested in consigning, or have any questions or
problems, please contact Dave at (515) 201-3281.
Thank you and please call if I can be of help in any way. Continue to breed
with Commitment and Direction!
Maines on the Move,
Dave Steen
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Climbing That Hill
by John Boddicker,
executive vice president
We all have choices in life, what hill or hills we choose to climb, how
steep and how long, or if we choose to climb at all. I would like to
compare the decision of the American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA)
Board of Directors to institute a commercial marketing program to that
of running a marathon. Neither is easy, both take a tremendous amount of
preparation, both are goal oriented, both have their detractors and both
provide for a real sense of accomplishment, regardless of the mile
marker stage completed. Each, however; begs the question, what in the
world am I doing?
Marathon courses vary from very flat, which I would call friendly, to
those that test one's will, varied with shorter steep inclines, to those
long inclines which makes it feel heaven must be on the other side as
long as its taking to get there! Our commercial marketing program is
still in the beginning stages of the marathon, one that, at every turn,
has tested the will to succeed by those who have chosen to run the
course.
With this edition of the Voice focusing on the Maine- njou breeds
commercial segment, I would like to give you an updated perspective of
accomplishment.
Mission Statement
The purpose of the AMAA's commercial programs is to increase the demand
for Maine-Anjou cattle in the commercial industry.
Unequivocally, an increase of interest has occurred, along with an
increase of industry awareness. I am not sure the term, demand, can yet
be used, but there are those who search out Maine-Anjou genetics. Back
to the marathon train of thought, we are in the process of climbing that
long hill.
Objectives
Target large-end commercial Maine-Anjou bull customers for follow-up
service.
Organize special feeder cattle sales in cooperation with state
associations, sale barn facilities and satellite auction companies.
Maintain and develop relationships with feedlots to promote
Maine-Anjou feeder cattle, increase marketing opportunities and provide
needed follow-up.
Conduct herd, feedlot and packer visits to promote the breed with
special consideration in areas of low market penetration by the
Maine-Anjou breed.
Build a network of industry contacts through involvement with
cattleman's and cattle feeder organizations.
Relate to university and extension animal scientists and other leaders
on the contributions of the Maine- Anjou breed in the commercial
industry.
Coordinate with other Maine- Anjou staff members for breeder
educational programs, commercial newspaper feature stories and
testimonials.
Provide feedback to the breed on performance of Maine-Anjou cattle,
the breed's greatest supporter externally and the breed's greatest
critic internally.
Work with existing staff in programs that will assist Maine- Anjou
breeders in producing a better seedstock product.
Work to develop programs that will assist Maine-Anjou breeders in
providing improved service to their commercial customers.
To assist Maine-Anjou breeders in providing improved service to their
commercial customers.
To assist AMAA members & commercial customers in merchandising their
feeder cattle and to help them discover the true value of the cattle
they produce.
To enhance the marketability of Maine-Anjou influenced feeder cattle.
To reassure commercial customers of their decision to purchase
Maine-Anjou genetics.
To coordinate/encourage communication between the segments of the beef
cattle industry and to provide information feedback.
To provide education to seedstock and commercial producers regarding
the feeding and packing segments and the performance of Maine-Anjou
cattle.
Encourage commercial producers to insist the Maine-Anjou bulls they
use be registered and transferred.
The Report Card
I am not going to attempt to give an A through F to each one of these
objectives but rather give an overview of some of the program's major
accomplishments. The listed accomplishments would, in themselves, meet a
variation of one of more objectives.
Since its inception, the National Sire Test
program has yielded some very worth while data but has struggled to
attract breeder's interested in making the investment to acquire carcass
EPDs on a particular bull or bulls. We would
encourage anyone interested in the program to contact Dave Steen for
further details. Current averages of carcass data from this program are:
Choice Quality Grade
73.2%
Yield Grade 2.97
REA 13.07
HCW 782
Live Wt. 1,236
As you can see, this data makes a case for the use of Maine-Anjou
genetics. From this data we have produced carcass EPDs on 103
Maine-Anjou bulls.
This fall, we will be heading into our sixth annual National Maine-Anjou
Influenced Steer and Heifer Feeding Trial. The basic intent of the
feeding trial is for producers to learn about their genetics and help
them make future selections as it pertains to the positive development
of performance and carcass traits used in their individual programs.
That basic intent has sometimes got lost due to market or performance
swings that have hindered the profit/ loss picture. Irregardless,
whether an individual has used the data, the association as a whole has
greatly benefited. Coupled with the national sire test data, Dave Steen
shares this data with commercial producers across the country to enhance
the salability of Maine-Anjou genetics. The program has had
approximately 150 consignors from nine states while expanding to include
a junior member division.
The Cattle Show on RFD-TV
We are entering our third season promoting the Maine-Anjou breed on a
segment of the "The Cattle Show." Without a doubt, this has been a good
investment of time and money for both the association and individual
breeders who have participated. This program gives the breed a chance to
showcase itself in front of a potential audience of over 30 million
viewers. The viewings have resulted in countless inquiries with
resulting sales of Maine-Anjou genetics. These programs can be seen on
your local cable TV stations, or Direct 379 and Dish 231. This fall, the
AMAA will be taping another segment to air on RFD-TV, The Cattle Show
at the following times:
Monday, Nov. 27, 2007 @ 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2007 @ 4 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007 @ 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 @ 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 @ 10 p.m.
For a month, following the week of each of these airings, you can view
the show on the internet by going to
www.24-agtv.com. Go to the home page and select the TV
guide to select the Maine-Anjou show.
Classified Ads
Another program that has garnered much use, in both placement of ads to
resulting sales, is the Maine-Anjou For Sale sites. The program has now
evolved into a true classified ad look with a $20 per month charge that
can either be set up by you, the advertiser, or by contacting the Voice
department.
Just visit our Web site at
www.maine-anjou.org and click on
the classified ad heading. As of June 2007, there has been 7,806 hits on
the feeder cattle site, 18,603 hits on the female site and 20,396 hits
on the bull site.
Source and Age Verification
The AMAA is happy to announce a working relationship with IMI Global to
provide a Source and Age Verification program to all Maine-Anjou
partners. Check Dave's column in the August/September 2007 issue of the
Voice along with an update placed in this issue on page 35 for more
details on this timely and important issue.
Daily Attention Makes For an Easier Race
The interrelation of the aforementioned programs, with the daily
activities of the commercial marketing program and its director, should
go without saying. The data provided from various programs, published
performance and carcass EPDs and testimonials of success solidify the
fact that Maine-Anjou cattle have the versatility to work in any program
and provide the genetic diversity to design a breeding program that
works for them.
Feedyards that have had the opportunity to feed Maine-Anjou influenced
calves are finally seeing the true value of this breed. Because of the
calves the commercial marketing program has helped place, calves have
been properly identified as "Maine-Anjou sired." Interest is growing
every day by feedyards that would like to feed Maine influenced cattle,
but keep in mind, an ever growing prerequisite are calves that come with
a known feeding history and related carcass data.
Commercial cattlemen are more aware than ever of what a Maine- Anjou
bull can do, yet there are many who have not been reached. In the midst
of the objectives, programs and accomplishments, the association is
trying to set an improved stage for you, the Maine- Anjou breeder, to
market your product. This improved stage does not mean that at every
bull sale we would have orders for a bull or bulls.
Different than the marathon runner he/she knows that at 26.2 miles the
race is over, the American Maine-Anjou commercial marketing program will
always have a moving finish line. The hill will, at some point, be
conquered, it may get steeper or longer as we go, it will certainly have
its spells of struggle, but in the end, as each mile marker is passed,
the determination, endless miles traveled and effort made by a few will
benefit many.
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In Memory of Archie Franklin Rooney
 SATANTA
- Archie Franklin Rooney, 72, died Sat., July 7, 2007, at the Satanta
District Hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1934, to Harry Patrick and
Marguerite Alice Rooney at Garden City. He married Judith Rouse on March
30, 1956, at Norton. She survives.
A lifetime resident of the area, he was a farmer and rancher. He loved
his family, enjoyed being with them and enjoyed attending his
grandchildrens many activities. His greatest joys came from watching
his grandchildren show cattle. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and
visiting with his many friends at the cafe and never met a stranger. He
was always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Satanta; the Satanta
Chamber of Commerce; and the Satanta Booster Club. He was a past Satanta
school board member; a past director of the State Bank of Satanta; and a
director of Commerce Bank, Garden City. He was also a member of the
Kansas Livestock Association, the American Maine-Anjou Association, the
National Cattlemen Beef Association, a past board member of Southwest
Kansas Irrigators and a past board member of the Southwest Kansas
Royalty Association. He was well loved as the community Santa Claus for
many years.
Other survivors include one son, W. Patrick Rooney and wife, Jeanette,
Satanta; two daughters, Ardith Dunn and husband, Kent, Satanta, and
RoxAnn Rooney Miller and husband, Robert, Wellington; seven
grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He was
preceded in death by his parents.
Rooneys grandchildren, Brett and Tera Rooney are heavily involved in
Maine-Anjou open and junior activities. Tera has served as National
Maine-Anjou Queen and currently serves on the American Junior
Maine-Anjou Association Board of Directors.
The following is an essay that was read by Archies granddaughter Tera
Rooney at his service.
His voice is deep and coarse. You can almost hear the dust, inhaled
during countless hours spent in the fields plowing; settle in his lungs
after he clears his throat mid-sentence. His skin is dark and weathered
like a cowboys favorite pair of boots. Nevertheless, he is a stately
man, tinged with the rough edges from the hard times in his life. Archie
Rooney surpassed great adversity to own a farming operation that
encompasses over 20,000 acres in Southwest Kansas.
The beginning of Rooneys life as a farmer, however, was not a smoothly
paved road. It might be better described as baptism by fire rather than
holy water. I was 19 when my dad passed away. He left behind 2,000
acres and a young kid to run the place. I had always helped him out on
the farm, but never made any real decisions, Rooney said. Rooneys
father, Harry, suffered a severe cerebral hemorrhage while changing a
flat tire. The hemorrhage led to his eventual death. Fear is the only
feeling Rooney could recall upon the death of his father. As a college
student, he was left with the responsibility of a 2,000-acre farming
operation and a herd of about 100 head of commercial cows. Equipped with
only the knowledge from his high school years, he had to make the farm
work. A neighbor convinced Rooneys mother to send him back to finish
the semester. A few months from the end of the term, Rooney spent every
weekend at home, working in the fields around the clock in order to get
the spring planting finished for the farm.
It was hard, and it was all I could do to keep up with the farm and
school. Mom would sometimes have to put on her jeans and hop in the
tractor like a man to help out. She hadnt always. You see in those days
women took care of the home; they didnt work in the fields like the
men, Rooney said.
Over 50 years later, the kid who took the reigns of the family farm has
become the retired man who enjoys watching his children and
grandchildren carry out the daily tasks of farming through the kitchen
window as he sips his coffee and reads the newspaper. He watched the
farm switch from ditch to pipe and now to pivot irrigation. He witnessed
the fluctuation of the cattle market and met the demands of both the
commercial and purebred industries. He drove open-cab tractors over his
familys land and watched a new tractor equipped with Global Positioning
Satellites practically drive itself over the same fields. Rooney has
witnessed so much change, not only in the farming business, but in
himself as well. Dads death ended up being a good experience for me. I
just never realized it until the farm became successful. Things got
better, after I learned how to make it work, Rooney said.
Later Rooney would experience a tragedy not completely unlike the one
that befell his father. In his 70s, he was diagnosed and treated for
lung cancer. For a time, he wondered if his success was coming to an
end, but Rooney, unlike his father, had the chance to look out his
kitchen window to see his son plant the same acres of wheat he had
planted for his father 50 years before.
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JUNIOR NOTES
The Future of the Junior Association
by
Jason Salton, AJMAA Vice President/At Large Director
The days are beginning
to get shorter which means one thing, the national Maine-Anjou open and
junior shows are drawing near. Hopefully many of you are considering
traveling to the one nearest to you. The experience is second to none;
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will last a lifetime. Theyre also great places to market/ purchase
offspring, make business connections and see fellow members from the
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The junior board has
collectively been working on selling calendar dates for the 2008 junior
calendar. Single dates can be purchased a head of time. Full page
monthly, four color ads will be auctioned off at the World Class Sale
held in conjunction with the American Royal, Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 18
19, 2007. It is a great promotional investment and the money raised
allows the junior board members to travel and help put on our national
shows.
The junior board would like to thank all the operations who have donated
a female to the 2007 and 2008 National Junior Heifer Shows. We greatly
appreciate your support to the association. Thank you to Butler Cattle
Company, Stigler, Okla., and Hardcastle Cattle Company, Goldbsy, Okla.,
for donating the heifer, MKB Miss NFL 2S. We would also like to thank
the buyers who supported the purchase of this female at the Fort Worth
Stock Show.
Thank you to Steve Robinson, Bushy Park Farm and Cattle Company,
Highland, Md., for donating a heifer. She will sell at the beginning of
the Class Act Sale held in conjunction with National Western Stock Show,
Denver, Colo., Jan. 20, 2008. The proceeds from the sale go towards the
2008 National Junior Show fund. Also thank you to Jones Show Cattle,
Harrod, Ohio, who has donated a heifer that will sell during their High
Standards Female Sale, Nov. 3, 2007. The proceeds from this heifer will
also go towards the 2008 National Junior Show fund.
We appreciate everything the adult breeders do to continue the junior
associations growth and development. Without constant support in the
form of continuous donations from members like these, our junior
association couldnt continue to strive forward.
If you have any comments, questions or concerns you feel would benefit
our junior program, feel free to contact any of the junior board
members. Our contact information can be found on the side of this page
or it is listed on the Web site at www.maine-anjou.org . We are open to
suggestions and feedback from all of you regarding the junior shows,
open shows or any other Maine-Anjou related events.
Thank you and good luck to all in the future with sales, shows and
school.
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SHOW REPORTS
OPEN SHOW REPORTS
Ohio State Fair
Aug. 7, 2007 Columbus, Ohio
Judge: Bill Wilson, Indiana
Grand Champion Female - JSC Katie 10S
Exhibited by Cameron Alexander, Clinton
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - Henney Bo
Exhibited by Jessica Harsh, Delaware
Reserve Grand Champion Female - RNB Material Girl
Exhibited by Robert Buell, Licking
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - JSC Miss Ali 51S
Exhibited by Lane Sautter, Crawford
Grand Champion Bull - Seven Eleven
Exhibited by Dustin Cunningham, Washington
Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull - WSCC Bar Hopper 5T
Exhibited by Andy Weaver, Shelby
Reserve Grand Champion Bull - JBA Business Man 8S
Exhibited by Jillian Adams, Clark
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull - WSCC Guinness 1T
Exhibited by Andy Weaver, Shelby
Illinois State Fair
Aug. 10, 2007 Springfield, Ill.
Judge: Kurt Forsythe, Ohio
Grand Champion Female - DCC Eva 335
Exhibited by Tyler Humphrey, Dixon
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - MCF Miss Doctor 102JR
Exhibited by Tucker Stewart, Washington, Kan.& Dylan Bauer
Reserve Grand Champion Female - CRCS Tyra
Exhibited by Cheyenne Starman, Camp Point
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - Infinaty
Exhibited by Kevin Carey, Kinsman
Grand Champion Bull - ELE Ransom
Exhibited by Encore Livestock Enterprise, Saint Anne
Reserve Grand Champion Bull - CRCS Red Hawk
Exhibited by Cheyenne Starman, Camp Point
Iowa State Fair
Aug. 12, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa
Judge: Jeremy Hahn, Illinois
Grand Champion Female - SHOC Lois 2S
Exhibited by Reed Shockley, Bloomfield
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - LHB Shaleigh
Exhibited by Braun Show Cattle, Northwood
Reserve Grand Champion Female - LDN Blue Sapphire
Exhibited by Alesha McCart, Eagle Grove
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - Irish Sensation
Exhibited by Matthews Farms, Estherville
Grand Champion Bull - HAA Primetime 274R
Exhibited by Bar R Cattle Co., New London
Reserve Grand Champion Bull - K&A Tyrell
Exhibited by K&A Farm, Blakesburg
Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull
Exhibited by JB Ranch/Lowery Cattle Co., Pella
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Bull
Exhibited by Cole Willis, Mount Ayr
Missouri State Fair
Aug. 15, 2007 Sedalia, Mo.
Judge: Shane Lindsey, Iowa
Grand Champion Female - WAC Mystic 160S
Exhibited by Kellie Alexander, Brookfield
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - TRDC Ms PayDay
Exhibited by Richard Dale, Centerview
Reserve Grand Champion Female - JSC Go Go Girl 25S
Exhibited by Brianna Hixson, Jamesport
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - WAC Miss Pay Girl
149T
Exhibited by Will Alexander, Brookfield
Grand Champion Bull - MSF Freedom 1S
Exhibited by Kade Plattner, Marshall
Reserve Grand Champion Bull - WAC Pay Rail 116S
Exhibited by Kellie Alexander, Brookfield
Colorado State Fair
Aug. 29, 2007 Pueblo, Colo.
Judge: Jim Williams, Texas bulls Randy Daniel, Georgia heifers
Grand Champion Female - Miss Shania
Exhibited by Lisa Reid, Brighton
Grand Champion Bull
Exhibited by Sidwell Hay & Cattle, Gill
Reserve Grand Champion Female - DCC Playmate 73S
Exhibited by Sarah Vickland, Longmont
South Dakota State Fair
Sept. 2, 2007 Huron, S.D.
Judge: Chris Sankey, Kansas
Grand Champion Female - DJ Sammies 1
Exhibited by DeJong Ranch, Kennebec
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - DJ Sweety Pie S71
Exhibited by DeJong Ranch, Kennebec
Reserve Grand Champion Female - DCC Playmate 1735
Exhibited by Gunnar Peterson, San Diego, Calif.
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female - TC Miss Stoltz
Exhibited by Staci Anderson, Parkston
Grand Champion Bull - DCC Premuim Blend 475
Exhibited by Bushy Park Cattle Co., Mitchell
Reserve Grand Champion Bull - JDS Tuxedo
Exhibited by Stouts Maines, De Smet
OPEN SHOW REPORTS
South Eastern Regional Junior Maine-Anjou Show
held in conjunction with the Georgia Junior Beef Futurity
July 20-21, 2007 Perry, Ga.
Judge: Matt Leo, California
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Morgan Moser, Meansville
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Lea Crump, Calhoun
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Edward Moore, Perry
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Blaize Wynn, Moultrie
Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Harden Mobley
Reserve Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Morgan Moser, Meansville
South Dakota Summer Spotlight
July 28, 2007 Huron, S.D.
Judge: Grant Peterson, North Dakota
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Wyatt DeJong, Kennebec
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Katrin DeJong, Kennebec
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Emma Schaunaman, Aberdeen
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Dustin Volek, Highmore
Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Kayla Schaunaman, Aberdeen
Reserve Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Michael Ludens, Volga
Indiana State Fair
Aug. 4-5, 2007 Indianapolis, Ind.
Judges: Jared Shipman, Texas heifers John Edwards, Oklahoma steers
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Sydney Kay, Romney
Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Chelsee Gerber
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Courtney Dickerson, Martinsville
Reserve Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Torie Schwartz
Ohio State Fair
Aug. 5, 2007 Columbus, Ohio
Judges: Tom Dalby, Georgia heifers Steve Reimer, South Dakota
steers
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Cameron Alexander, Sabina
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Jessica Harsh, Radnor
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Grand Champion Bred & Owned
Exhibited by Ali Muir, Wapakoneta
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Ali Muir, Wapakoneta
Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female
Exhibited by Candace Muir, Wapakoneta
Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Jessica Millenbaugh
Reserve Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Melinda Lee
Illinois State Fair
Aug. 10, 2007 Springfield, Ill.
Judge: Jim Williams, Texas
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Tyler Humphrey, Dixon
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Cheyenne Starman, Camp Point
Iowa State Fair FFA Show
Aug. 9, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa
Judge: Tyler Cates, Indiana
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Logan Ferguson, New Sharon
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Brittaney Baker, Grinnell
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Megan Mairet, Columbus Junction
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Gregg Bowman, Hampton
Iowa State Fair 4-H Show
Aug. 14, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa
4-H Judges: Ken Guens, Michigan heifers Jary Douglas, Georgia
steers
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Katie Braun, Northwood
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
3rd Overall
Exhibited by James Sullivan, Dunlap
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Reed Shockley, Bloomfield
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Ashlee Grimm, Deep River
Grand Champion Steer
Reserve Grand Champion Overall
Exhibited by Keaton Lundquist, Prescot
Reserve Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Catharine Ries, Ryan
Missouri State Fair 4-H Show
Aug. 13, 2007 Sedalia, Mo.
Judge: Lacey Robinson, Montana
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Rachael Carlson, Plattsburg
Grand Champion Bull
Exhibited by Kellie Alexander, Brookfield
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Briana Hixson, Jamesport
Reserve Grand Champion Bull
Exhibited by Bailey Parish, Camdenton
Missouri State Fair FFA Show
Aug. 13, 2007 Sedalia, Mo.
Judge: Lacey Robinson, Montana
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Trent Templeton
Grand Champion Bull
Exhibited by Ryan James, Paris
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Cody Danuser, Clopton
Reserve Grand Champion Bull
Exhibited by Stuart Gates, Napoleon
Colorado State Fair
Aug. 27, 2007 Pueblo, Colo.
Judge: Jirl Buck, Oklahoma
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Lisa Reid, Brighton
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Sarah Vickland, Longmont
South Dakota State Fair
Sept. 1, 2007 Huron, S.D.
Judge: Tom Opheim, South Dakota
Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Wyatt DeJong, Kennebec
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Exhibited by Emma Schaunaman, Aberdeen
Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Lacey Caffee, Wessington Springs
Reserve Grand Champion MaineTainer Female
Exhibited by Josh Sutton, Baltic
Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Bailey Kroupa, White Lake
Reserve Grand Champion Steer
Exhibited by Ashley Streff, Salem
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