Barzona Bulletin Winter 2025

From Our Association Secretary

By Alecia Heinz, Golden Hz Farms, BBAA Secretary

RULES FOR ADVERTISING REIMBURSEMENT • Current paid full membership (can be paid any time prior to reimbursement) $90. • Must include a receipt and a proof copy of the ad. • It MUST have the association website on it ( www.barzona.org ). • BBAA will reimburse half of the advertising fee, max of $100 annually. Can be done on multiple ads if the maximum is not reached. Contact Alecia Heinz, BBAA executive secretary, at barzonabreeders@gmail.com for more information. Member packets will be in the mail soon, but they will be bigger than usual! If you have not had a membership in a few years and wish to renew, please contact me at barzonabreeders@gmail.com or print a member form off the website. This year’s packets will include a membership form, bylaws, registration rules, semen inventory forms, etc. If you look through the bylaws and rules and want any changes made, please send me a rule change request. Changes must be submitted to the association in writing and postmarked 90 days before the BBAA Annual Meeting. Line strike any item you want to delete, and write purposefully anything you wish to add. It would also help if you wrote a description as to why the change should be made and financial impacts that you anticipate. Don’t forget to sign the bottom! The BBAA Executive Board has been meeting often this year to roll the association forward quickly and effectively. If you H appy New Year to everyone! I hope you have set new goals for 2025 and have plans set up to achieve them! The Barzona Breeders Association of America (BBAA) has new goals for 2025, and we are setting plans into motion. Please note, our official website is NEW! The domain is barzona.org , although barzona.com will still take you to our website.

have any comments or concerns, contact either me or a board member. We wish you the best while cattle prices are strong in 2025! BB

Let’s Get Bull-Season Ready Continued from page 1

Ad Index Bard Cattle Co............................................4 Carmichael Barzonas..................................4 F & F Cattle Company.................................2 Golden Hz Farms........................................2 Hampton Cattle Company..........................2 Raymond Boykin Jr......................................4 In summary, bull purchasing decisions are unique to each herd due to differences in producer-specific production goals and inputs. It’s important to your cattle business to understand bloodlines, breeds and indexes to make informed decisions. Take time today to evaluate whether your current bulls are meeting your criteria of a successful cow herd or if it’s nec essary to make a change. When those bull sale catalog begin arriving, you’ll be better prepared to make informed decisions that align with your long-term goals and operational needs. BB photos to learn more about how their operation goals could align with yours. 3. Consider your budget and return on investment when deciding how much to spend on a herd sire. Your investment in bulls is not only economic-based, it’s an investment in genetic longevity and your future calf per formance. The decision to invest in high-dollar bulls or more affordable options is influenced by your long-term goals and fi nancial capabilities. Whether you have terminal or maternal-fo cused goals, choosing a bull that can maximize profit from your calves will provide the largest return on investment. You can also look at the data, as several cattle breeds have economic selection indexes based on your production system: maternal, terminal and general-purpose. Maternal indexes focus on improving profitability in herds that retain females and sell calves at weaning. Terminal indexes are designed for commercial producers that retain ownership of their calves and market them on a merit-based carcass grid. General-purpose indexes assume that producers retain ownership of some ani mals and keep replacement females.

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