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SANTA GERTRUDIS U S A NOVEMBER 202 2 | VOLUME 25 , NUMBER 11

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Nov. 2022 | Volume 25, Number 11 SANTA GERTRUDIS BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL P.O. Box 1257, Kingsville, Texas 78364 Phone: (361) 592-9357 Fax: (361) 592-8572 info@santagertrudis.com www.santagertrudis.com REGISTRATION & MEMBER SERVICES SPECIALIST Diana L. Ruiz diana@santagertrudis.com MEMBER SERVICES Emma Ramirez emma@santagertrudis.com DNA COORDINATOR Melissa Braden melissa@santagertrudis.com MEMBER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE Darren Richmond djrichmd@gmail.com | (423) 364-9281 MAGAZINE STAFF PUBLISHER Blueprint Media P.O. Box 427, Timnath, CO 80547 info@blueprintma.com MANAGING EDITOR Jessie Topp-Becker jbecker@blueprintma.com | (701) 307-0772 EDITOR Lisa Bard | lbard@blueprintma.com (970) 498-9306 AD SALES | CATALOGS Darren Richmond djrichmd@gmail.com | (423) 364-9281 PUBLICATION MANAGER Amy Clarkson | aclarkson@blueprintma.com (406) 561-9337 CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kathie Bedolli | kbedolli@blueprintma.com (540) 842-8228 MATERIALS COORDINATOR AD DESIGN Megan Sajbel Field Holly Holland ADMINISTRATION COPY EDITOR Leslie McKibben Larisa Willrett

IN THIS ISSUE 6

Market Your Elite Genetics in the 2023 Semen Catalog

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Five Js Cattle Co. Hosts Breeders of the Carolinas Field Day 12 Santa Gertrudis USU Collaborative Heterosis Project 13 2023 National Santa Gertrudis Show Announcement 14 Stretch Those Winter Hay Dollars 20 Show Results: Four States Fair 20 Show Results: Southeast Empire Fair 21 Show Results: Larry Osborne Memorial SGBI Point Show 21 Show Results: Oklahoma State Fair DEPARTMENTS 6 President’s Letter 10 Breed Statistics 10 Calendar of Events

10 Junior Letter 10 New Members 12 Ad Index 16 Sale Reports 19 Statement of Ownership

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Santa Gertrudis USA (ISSN-10985026, USPS-013-876) is published monthly for $30.00 US by Santa Gertrudis USA located at P.O. Box 427, Timnath, CO 80547. Periodicals postage paid at Timnath, CO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Santa Gertrudis USA , P.O. Box 427, Timnath, CO 80547. Subscriptions: $30 U.S. per year for all subscriptions to the U.S. and her possessions. First class subscriptions in the U.S. are available at $50. Foreign surface mail subscriptions are $30. Foreign airmail subscriptions are as follows: Mexico/Canada - $60, Central America & South America - $100, Europe and all others - $110. We accept Mastercard, VISA and Discover. Materials in Santa Gertrudis USA may not be reproduced without the permission from the publisher. Santa Gertrudis USA is recognized by the Santa Gertrudis Association as the official breed publication for Santa Gertrudis cattle; however, management, editing and financial responsibilities are vested in BluePrint Media LLC. We reserve the right to edit or refuse any copy or advertising material submitted for publication. BluePrint Media, LLC hereby expressly limits its liability resulting from any and all misprints, errors and/or inaccuracies in advertisement or editorial content. The opinions and views expressed in all editorial material are those of the writer or the person interviewed and not necessarily those of Santa Gertrudis USA .

ON THE COVER

A great turnout of enthusiastic breeders and guests gathered at Five Js Cattle Co. for the Santa Gertrudis Breeders of the Carolinas Field Day in Clayton, N.C., in September. Photo by Darren Richmond.

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Providing Polled Power Genetics to the Santa Gertrudis Breed Polled Santa Gertrudis Association Todd Osborne, Secretary & Treasurer (859) 991-2438 peppydoc1@aol.com CREECH FARMS 12483 NC 39 • Zebulon, NC 27597 Tony (919) 427-4679 Brandon (919) 761-3894 ccreech6@gmail.com Herd No. 16769 • Herd No. 37879 CF 777 FARMS Chad, Jamie, Patrick, Erin-Kay & Caroline Daniel (870) 904-3070 triple7farms@gmail.com 2018-2021 Breeder of the Year

Our Sincere Thanks! We wish you great success with your 2022 Southern Harvest Sale purchases!

Buena Vida Ranch with their purchase of our high selling 3n1 lot, FC Callie 2/8 and her heifer calf, FC 8/2, sired by FC Big Shot 38/9. We also thank: HL Farms Pitchford Cattle Co. David Joe Branch Farm

fc callie 2/8 Strait Ranches with their purchase of FC 12/2 ET. She is a daughter of 2020 high-selling Tried and True Sale bull, SR Surge 4/19, and our top donor, FC Dusti 37/7. Be sure to check out our 2023 Banners & Buckles, Purple Reign and Crimson Classic consignments!

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FLYING C RANCH Lester & Ouida Cossey

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5J’S CATTLE COMPANY Jody Standley, owner (919) 291-4212 Kim Prestwood, manager (828) 320-7317 84 Austin Farm Lane, Clayton, NC 27520

Flying C Ranch Lester & Ouida Cossey 2639 Gum Springs Rd., Searcy, AR 72143

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PRESIDENT'S LETTER By Gene Kubecka (979) 240-5311 | wendtranches@hotmail.com

SGBI OFFICERS OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT Gene Kubecka PRESIDENT ELECT Adolfo Sanchez SECRETARY/TREASURER Nolan Taylor BREED IMPROVEMENT Adolfo Sanchez

I n the agriculture sector of the U.S. economy, our input costs will continue to rise, causing a great strain on our bottom line. As of this writing in early October, in the last 10 days, red diesel has gone from $3 per gallon to $4.05 per gallon, and that’s on a transport load of 7,500 gallons. For smaller orders, the cost would be 10 to 15 cents per gallon higher. This only means higher prices for fertilizer that many of our

LONG RANGE PLANNING Amber Robertson MARKETING & PROMOTION Kade Thigpen MEMBERSHIP Craig Lopossa YOUTH ACTIVITIES Suzanne Fulton SGBI BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY REGION WESTERN REGION T ylor Braden (Texas) (361) 219-0434 | ctylorb@gmail.com Suzanne Fulton (Texas) Fulton Farms (940) 382-3611 | fultonfarms39@gmail.com Kade Thigpen (Texas) Hefte Ranch (830) 426-1366 | kadethigpen@gmail.com Gene Kubecka (Texas) Wendt Partners (979) 240-5311 | wendtranches@hotmail.com Rafael Miranda (Colo.) Cherokee Ranch (303) 888-5297 | rmvls65@gmail.com Michael Seay (Colo.) J5 Cattle Ranch (303) 621-4548 | michaelgseay@icloud.com Yancey Strait (Texas) Strait Ranches (972) 841-0989 | yancey.strait@yahoo.com EASTERN REGION Craig Lopossa (Ind.) Red View Farms (812) 829-8053 | craiglopossa@yahoo.com Cody Mattingly (Ky.) Mattingly Farms (270) 668-3177 | mattinglyfarms96@yahoo.com Trai Stegall (Miss.) Stegall Farms (662) 296-5120 | trais3@hotmail.com Arlin Taylor (Ala.) Tinney Farms (256) 507-3838 | arlin.taylor@bhamfast.com Jamie Daniel (Ark.) 777 Farms (870) 904-3070 | triple7farms@gmail.com AT-LARGE DIRECTORS District 1 – Adolfo Sanchez (N.M.) Red Doc Farm (505) 463-1993 | dolfosanchez@yahoo.com District 2 – Darrell Pitchford (Texas) Pitchford Cattle Services (903) 388-2288 | pitchfordcattle@hotmail.com District 3 – Amber Robertson (La.) Running R Cattle (337) 377-9720 | runningrcattle@yahoo.com District 4 – David Alderson (Tenn.) Circle A Farm (931) 682-2527 | elaine@mtbj.net District 5 – Mickey Bowman (N.C.) Rockin B Farm (336) 669-5771 | rockinbrowdyrooster@yahoo.com District 6 – Nolan Taylor (Ky.) WindCrest Farm (270) 734-1670 | nolantaylor18@gmail.com

breeders apply on winter forage and early spring applications on hay and improved pastures. I’m afraid these costs will only continue to skyrocket as we move forward. The old saying – “It’s time to tighten the old belt.” – well, there aren’t many notches left to tighten in the old belt. With that said, your Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) Board of Directors and SGBI leadership are dealing with some challenges. As most of you know, Webb Fields turned in his letter of resignation, effective Sept. 30, 2022. Per our bylaws, until SGBI hires a new executive director, the SGBI president becomes the acting executive director. I have accepted that role and will do the best job possible as we move forward in our search for a new executive director. I have spent time at the office in Kingsville, providing office staff the much-needed leadership that a suc cessfully run office so badly needs. Emma, Kristy and Melissa are doing an admirable job, considering what has gone on since I became president in April. I want as much transparency as possible; for anyone who feels the office is not handling their requests in a timely manner, please reach out to me. I’m available by phone, text or email.

The old saying – “It’s time to tighten the old belt.” – well, there aren’t many notches left to tighten in the old belt.

On a brighter note, the fall sale season has begun, and the sale results have been barn burners. The

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Market Your Elite Genetics in the 2023 Semen Catalog The bi-annual SGBI Semen Catalog is an incredible marketing tool available to Santa Gertrudis breeders, so don’t miss your chance to be included in the 2023 catalog. As part of the January 2023 issue of Santa Gertrudis USA ,

Reserve your space by Nov. 20!

the SGBI Semen Catalog will once again be produced in English and Spanish. As a bonus, it will also have expanded distribution at Santa Gertrudis events, internationally and by request for the next two years. Don’t miss your chance at this is unique opportunity. For more information and to reserve your space in the SGBI Semen Catalog, contact Darren Richmond at (423) 364-9281 or djrichmd@gmail.com .

The semen catalog offers the breeder a unique opportunity to showcase not only proven herd sires but also the up-and-coming ones. The ability for a breeder to offer a potential herd sire's genetics to a wide range of different genetics throughout the breed – both purebred and commercial operations alike – should make all of us want to advertise in the catalog. – Gene Kubecka, Wendt Ranches

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NOVEMBER 2022 • WWW.SANTAGERTRUDIS.COM RED VIEW FARMS 5480 Jordan Village Rd. Poland, IN 47868 (812) 829-8053 craiglopossa@yahoo.com OSBORNE LIVESTOCK Todd, Donna, Dalton & Ashley Osborne Sparta, Ky.• Lathrop, Mo. (859) 991-2438 peppydoc1@aol.com

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Five Js Cattle Co. Hosts BREEDERS OF THE CAROLINAS FIELD DAY By Jessie Topp Becker, Managing Editor

M ore than 100 people gathered at Five Js Cattle Co., in Clay ton, N.C., on Sept. 24 for the Santa Gertrudis Breeders of the Carolinas Field Day. The event featured several speakers, a beef lunch, high quality cattle and a mechanical bull for the kids and kids-at-heart. The event started with a greeting from Angela Standley, who told attendees how Five Js Cattle has been in the Standley family since the 1800s. She discussed their Santa Gertrudis and Hereford oper ations, along with their STAR 5 program and farm-raised beef sales. “The Five Js family and crew rep resented Santa Gertrudis well,” says Kade Thigpen, Santa Gertrudis Breed ers International (SGBI) Board member. “They showed off their top-end Santa Gertrudis bulls and cows, while also showing the versatility of the breed in their crossbreeding program. Five Js was an incredible host and is one of the breed’s leading programs for Santa Gertrudis and Santa Gertrudis/ Herford STAR 5s, as well as purebred Herefords.”

Thigpen, with Hefte Ranch, spoke about the value of hybrid vigor and heat tolerance. Schumann, with Schu-Lar Herefords, spoke about rate of gain, carcass quality, fertility and Vytelle precision genetic livestock performance solutions; he was joined by Vytelle representative Kara Schmidt. Five Js Cattle and Sea-90 Ocean Minerals sponsored a beef lunch featur ing Five Js farm-raised beef, which everyone enjoyed. “All in all, the field day was one of the best I have ever attended,” Thigpen says. “If you ever get a chance to go to North Carolina, take the time to visit our fellow breeders and see the incred ible things they have going on!”

Santa Gertrudis Breeders of the Carolinas President Josh Bowman told attendees about the upcoming Breed ers of the Carolinas Sale, scheduled for May 13, 2023, in Monroe, N.C. This will be the group’s 50th sale. Bowman also shared about a new research program that’s in the works with North Carolina State University that will utilize Santa Gertrudis genetics (watch for more information in future issues of Santa Gertrudis USA ). SGBI Board member Mickey Bowman shared SGBI updates, includ ing the positive direction the breed is moving across the country. Other featured speakers included Kade Thigpen and Bryce Schumann.

"Five Js was an incredible host and is one of the breed’s leading programs for Santa Gertrudis and Santa Gertrudis/ Herford STAR 5s, as well as purebred Herefords.” – Kade Thigpen

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Active Members Big Thicket Santa Gertrudis, Kountze, Texas Broken Ankle Ranch, Rosenberg, Texas Flying H Farms, Moody, Texas Amazing Grace Cattle Farm, Nettleton, Miss. Commercial Members

Avery Haines, Richmond, Texas Emma Pinkerton, Alvord, Texas Karsyn Dodson, Campbell, Texas Kimber Halbert, Whitney, Texas Lexi Robertson, Glen Rose, Texas Ransom McElwain, Beeville, Texas Stella Mayfield, Joshua, Texas Elijah Gonzales, Perry, Ark. Graci Collins, Tupelo, Miss. Peyton Collins, Tupelo, Miss.

Caroline Pool, Huntsville, Texas Chad Jenkins, De Queen, Ark. Junior Members Allison Atkinson, Rio Hondo, Texas Andrew Garza Jr., San Juan, Texas

M y name is Carley Jones, and I am from Lake City, Fla. I am serv ing my second term on the junior board. While taking full advantage of – and thoroughly enjoying – my senior year of high school, I am already looking forward to moving to Georgia in the fall of 2023 to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

social media sure comes in handy when marketing. Every time I pick up my phone, I see some kind of advertisement. We, as breeders, can take advantage of these same (and mostly free) opportunities to advertise and promote cattle, sales and events. In addition to our personal profiles, social media groups and pages that are geared toward a specific audience have played a big part in online marketing. Selling CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 

in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness. With that degree and a future career in the agricultural field in mind, I’m glad I was chosen to submit an article in this month’s Santa Gertrudis USA . I think we can all agree on how attached everyone has become to their phones and how much social media has taken over the world. While it comes with its downsides,

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Triple P Ranch Mike, Kim or Tate Peppercorn 11090 FM 356 • Trinity, Texas 75862 (713) 703-8937 • (281) 825-8459 (936) 222-1164 kim.peppercorn@yahoo.com PASSION FARMS AlRashid & Santos Family 4753 Soda Springs Rd. Luling, Texas frank.santos@veritacor.com (512) 508-6747

Mark & Dixie Clay 4522 Hwy. 84E • Meadville, MS 39653 (601) 573-0204 • dixieclay@att.net Herd No. 1541 Ridge Point Ranch

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Santa Gertrudis USU Collaborative Heterosis Project By Matthew D. Garcia, M.S., MBA, Ph.D., Utah State University PROJECT UPDATE

I t is really hard to believe that we are getting ready to enter the fifth year of our collaborative heterosis project. Initially, we had planned on illustrating the benefits of heterosis, while proving that the Santa Gertrudis breed was going to be adaptable as a crossbreeding strat egy in northern Utah. While we instantly proved calf survivability during calving in February and showed that we can remarkably increase weaning weights while not sacrificing any carcass quality or composition, there was still a lot of information that we had yet to produce. We have been working hard collecting more information, but this project has also taken off in many different directions from Extension, teaching and research perspectives. In this article I will briefly describe a few projects that are currently involving the Santa Gertrudis F1 calves. Feedlot Studies Since this project’s inception, a major objective was to prove that we could increase calf performance (calf surviv ability, weaning weights, etc.) without sacrificing calf feedlot performance, and carcass quality and composition. Every F1 steer produced has entered the feedlot and had carcass measurements taken. When comparing F1 steers to Angus sired steers, there was never a difference in quality grade; however, the F1 Santa Gertrudis steers have always had signifi cantly better (P < 0.05) yield grades than the Angus-sired steers. This means that the F1 steers are producing equal quality, but much higher retail yields of lean beef cuts than the Angus-sired steers. We have been able to repeat this measure ment across years and have also been able to repeat that the F1 steers used significantly less (P < 0.05) feed when finishing to produce these results.

Mineral and Growth Promotant Studies Being that Utah is extremely deficient in copper and selenium, we decided to put the animals into a mineral trial when they entered the feedlot. Animals were given no mineral, injectable mineral or ad libitum loose mineral. The F1 steers performed very similarly with loose and injectable mineral, but were better than the animals that got no mineral. It was interesting that the F1 steers that didn’t receive mineral still performed signifi cantly better than the Angus-sired steers in the feedlot. A second part of this trial was to evaluate how growth promotants would affect performance and carcass qual ity. Although we had proven we could produce a high-quality final product, we needed to verify how growth promotants (widely used in finishing protocols) would affect final product. There is extensive work indicating growth promotants can have a negative effect on carcass qual ity, especially in Bos indicus -influenced animals. Animals were assigned to a no-promotant group, single-promotant or aggressive-multiple-promotant group. What was interesting was that we saw no impact on carcass quality from the non implant group or single-promotant group. The single-implant group was more effi cient during the trial than the no-implant group. However, the double-implant group was not significantly different from the one-implant group with regards to growth but was impacted on carcass quality. Furthermore, the single-promo tant group outperformed the single- and double-implant Angus-sired groups with regard to growth and efficiency in the feedlot, and yielded significantly better, but was not significantly different in carcass quality.

Environmental Study Our research group recently partnered with the range science and soils group to evaluate cattle movement and range usage in rangeland grazing systems. We were approached by this group due to the fact that our F1 cows and heifers seem to be more compatible and resilient in our Utah range environments. They will be measuring cow performance (breed back, calf weaning weights, weaned calf crop), cow pasture utilization (GPS and pedometer measurements) and plant selectivity. Prior to this project, we bred these cows to ensure that no productivity was lost, and we were more than willing to have this data collected because this range ground where they will be evalu ated is where they were going to be prior to calving. This project is really aiming to help us identify more resilient animals that should remain productive during drought and non-drought years. Summary While this project is entering its fifth year, we still have many more projects in the works. The F1 calves have become a hot item for research but are also being incorporated into our teaching curricu lum and have always been part of our Extension program. We have established a core group of 40 F1 cows and will be expanding it to 75 permanent F1 cows in our base herd. These F1 animals will also be incorporated into Extension’s Utah Beef Field Day in February to fur ther highlight the benefit of heterosis in your beef herd. We look forward to our continued collaboration and welcome any comments or suggestions.

Osborne Livestock........................... 7 Parker Farms.................................... 7 Passion Farms............................ 11, 17 Pitchford Cattle Co.. ..................... 19 Pinnacle Cattle Co. LLC................ 18 Polled Power Genetics....................5 Polled Santa Gertrudis Association...................................5 Quail Valley Farms...........................9 Red View Farms............................... 7 Richmond Photography & Video............................................ 19 Ridge Point Ranch...........................11 Rocking A Ranch. .......................... 19 Rockin B Farm..................................11 Rose Hill Ranch. ............................ 19 Running M Ranch.......................... 18 Santa Gertrudis Small Breeders Group............................11

Shampain Ranch. ............................ 7 South Texas Santa Gertrudis Association..................................13 Strait Ranches............................... 19 T&S Farm........................................ 18 Thomas Burnett Cattle Farm.........................................11, 19 Tideland Farms. ............................. 18 Tinney Farms....................................2 Triple P Ranch..................................11. Twisted C Farms. ........................... 18 Urbanosky Ranch.......................... 19 Vesper Ranch................................. 19 VZ Cattle...........................................11. Wendt Ranches.......................... 3, 19 Williams Farm................................ 18 WindCrest Farm............................... 7 Wunderlich Farms......................... 19

Creech Farms...................................5 Crosswinds Ranch......................... 18 Diamond G Ranch.......................... 16 District 6 Breeders.......................... 7 Double TT Ranch........................... 18 Excell Santa Gertrudis.................. 19 Flying C Ranch.................................5 Four J Cattle. ................................. 19 Fulton Farms. ................................. 19 Goodin Farms................................. 18 Grandview Farms.....................18, 22 Graves Creek Ranch LLC................5 Gyranda Santa Gertrudis.............. 19 Hargis Farms.................................. 19

Harris Riverbend Farms................ 19 Heath Farms................................... 18 Hefte Ranch................................... 19 Iron Oaks Cattle............................. 19 Jernigan Ranch............................. 18 John Martin Ranches................... 19 KC Ranch LLC. ............................... 18 King Ranch Inc...............................24 La Campana Ranch. .......................14 Lucky L Farm....................................11. MC Ranch....................................... 18 Morse View Farm.............................11 Old Agency Reserve. ..................... 18 Olivarez Ranches........................... 19

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777 Farms.........................................5 3WC Cattle.......................................11 4S Farms......................................... 18 5J’s Cattle Company.......................5 American Cattle Enterprise............9 Arrow Creek Santa Gertrudis.........11 Bieri Farms................................15, 18 Black Tip Cattle. ............................ 18

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TO BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE Dixie National Livestock Show JACKSON, MISS. | JUDGE: TERRY BURKS Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 • 8 a.m.

Tentative Schedule Feb. 9

Cattle arrive Feb. 10 6 p.m. Banners & Buckles Sale Feb. 11 8 a.m. National Santa Gertrudis Show

dixienational.org FOR ENTRIES, VISIT ENTRY DEADLINE Jan. 27, 2023

If you have any questions about the National Santa Gertrudis Show or to donate, contact show chairman Darren Richmond at (423) 363-9281, djrichmd@gmail.com , or show co-chairman Trai Stegall at (662) 296-5120, trais3@hotmail.com .

Donations are always welcome and are needed to put on a great show like this. We appreciate

donations of any amount. We are also looking for award sponsors.

9th Annual Selling 60 Registered and Commercial Santa Gertrudis & Star5 Female Sale

NOV 19, 2022 Richard Borchard Fairgrounds, Robstown, TX Request a catalog at SouthTexasHeritageSale.com

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STRETCH THOSEWINTER HAY DOLLARS SANTA GERTRUDIS Product ion By Randy L. Stanko, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville

N ow, more than ever before, feed cost is the largest contributor to beef cow ranches’ profit or loss. For those of us who feed

time-lapse video and analyzed for cow access, occupancy rate and occurrences of agonistic interactions between cows. Dry matter hay waste was 3.5, 6.1, 11.4 and 14.6 percent for the cone, ring, trailer and cradle feeders, respectively. All cows consumed anywhere between 1.8 to 2.0 percent of their body weight in dry matter hay per day, which was not affected by round-bale feeder type. However, the cows feeding from the cradle feeder (straight line access on both sides with an attached feed bunk) had nearly three times the agonistic interactions and came to feed on the hay four times more than the cows eating from all other feeders. Hay losses were positively correlated with more agonistic cow behavior, frequency of regular and irregular entrances into the hay feeders and occupancy rate of hay feeders. In my opinion, not every round-bale feeder is meant to fit everyone’s management plan. We may not be familiar with one or all of the hay feeders used in this research, but these results should prompt us to do what I love to do best – watch my cows eat! The more that cows come and go from a hay feeder and, moreover, if they cannot or do not get along with each other, the more chance to waste that expensive hay. This research showed that a round, round-bale hay ring/ feeder works pretty well and apparently keeps cow fighting to a minimum. Spend some time with your cows this winter and evaluate hay consumption vs. waste. It will do you both good.

harvested hay (large round bales) for most of the winter, regardless of man agement reasons, we really need to watch the hay waste and cow behavior while at the feeder. I came across a research study report from Michigan State University. I fully understand that cattlemen in Michigan most likely feed more winter hay than typical Gulf Coast cattlemen, however, we all might learn something from their results. Historically, it has been reported that cattle producers can lose anywhere from 2 to 18 percent of a round bale during storage alone. This large variation in dry matter loss can be due to forage type, method of storing, length of storage and, of course, the environmental conditions (like 24 inches of rain in one month). In addition, hay losses due to hay feeding method have been reported to be upwards of 20 to 30 per cent. That is quite a bit of lost “hay-dollars.” To get a more current and accurate estimate of feeding-method hay losses, these researchers compared four different feeding methods (round-bale feeders) available to ranchers in Michigan. Each round-bale feeder type was set upon a concrete pad in the same location in each of eight different pens. For the study, 160 beef cows (1,391 pounds) were sorted by body weight and body condition score into pens with access to a filled hay feeder in groups of 20 cows. Hay feeder types included cone, ring, trailer and cradle. Regardless of hay feeder type, each provided 14.6 inches of linear access to the hay per cow. Specific differences between the cone and ring type bale feeders were that the cone feeders had a solid sheet-metal ring on both the top and bottom of the feeder, while the ring feeder had the solid metal ring only at the bottom. Both round-bale feeder types were a circle, had 18 total feeder spaces (70-degree slanted bars, spaced 14 inches apart) and were 7.67 feet in diameter. The trailer feeder was 20 feet long; however, hay was placed only to cover 12 feet and adjacent to 19 feeding spaces. Alfalfa and orchardgrass round bales were weighed and sampled before feeding, and any hay that fell to the concrete surrounding the feeder was collected daily and considered waste. Cows were rotated between pens with different feeder types every seven days. Cow behavior was also collected by

George West, Texas (361) 566-2244 lacampanaranch.com campana@granderiver.net

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BIERI FARMS Est. 1946 Santa Gertrudis Herd No. 474 It Has Been a Long, Hot Summer MAYBE IT’ S TIME TO RE-LOAD

Offering For Sale BRED GERT HEIFERS – $ 2,500 OPEN GERT HEIFERS – $2,000 WEANED GERT HEIFERS – $1,750

Free Hay With the purchase of each heifer. The buyer will be given two round bales – a winter feeding.

BIERI FARMS Angleton, Texas (979) 292-9856 (c) • (979) 849-7911 (o) SGBI Herd No. 474

www.BieriFarms.com

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DISTRICT 6 SALE SEPT. 17, 2022 | CORYDON, IND. $2,520 The sale chairman was Todd Osborne and the co-chair man was Craig Lapossa. The sale manager was Darren Richmond. The high-selling lot, an ET pick, was consigned by Mat tingly Farms, Brandenburg, Ky., and was sold to Quail Valley Farms, Oneonta, Ala., for $6,000. The high-selling open heifer was consigned by DP Cattle Co., Athens, Texas, and was sold to Cedar Creek Farm, Shepherdsville, Ky., for $4,150. The high-selling bred heifer was consigned by Morse View Farm, Mountain Grove, Mo., and was sold to Tinney Farms, Hanceville, Ala., for $2,900. Valley Farms, Oneonta, Ala., and was sold to J5 Cattle Co., Denver, Colo., for $35,500. The high-selling ET pick was consigned by Grandview Farms, Hamilton, Ala., and was sold to Rockin 3T Ranch, Ennis, Texas, for $20,500. The high-selling bred heifer was consigned by Grandview Farms and was sold to Lou Al Tuck Farm, Great Falls, S.C., for $15,000. The high-selling open heifer was consigned by Grand view Farms and was sold to Wiley Ranch, Deville, La., for $18,500. The volume buyers were J5 Cattle Co., Denver, Colo., and Branch Ranch, Rayville, La. SALE AVERAGES 14 Lots

SANTA GERTRUDIS SALE

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ALABAMA CONNECTION SALE OCT. 1, 2022 | HANCEVILLE, ALA. SALE AVERAGES 66 Lots $9,070 29 Pairs $10,380 18 Bred Heifers $8,790 14 Open Heifers $6,610 The 34th Alabama Connection Sale was sponsored by Tinney Farms, Grandview Farms and Quail Valley Farms. The event was hosted by Tinney Farms, Hanceville, Ala. The sale consultants were Bill Lundberg and Darren Richmond. The auctioneer was Tommy Barnes. The high-selling pair was consigned by Quail 1 ET Pick $20,500 2 Flushes $8,500 2 Embryo Packages $5,250

The high-selling ET pick, consigned by Grandview Farms, was sold to Rockin 3T Ranch. Left to right, Delmo Payne, Scott Threet, Marla Shaw and Brent Shaw.

S O U T H T E X A S Heritage Sale

Robstown, Texas

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Nov. 19, 2022 Look For Our Consignments

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Curtis Gresham Lufkin, Texas | (936) 465-8850

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PRESIDENT'S LETTER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6

JUNIOR LETTER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10

tion, American International Charolais Association, Santa Gertrudis Breeders International and International Brangus Breeders Association. Both Simmental and Limousin breed associations are close to deciding their involvement. The Livestock Marketing Association also voted to support this endeavor. The momentum continues to build with this industry-changing protocol on how feeder calves are priced in today’s market. As I bring my monthly message to a close, I ask each of you to become active in our association; reach out to our committee chairpersons to see where you can be an asset to our asso ciation. Until next time, let’s do great things together!

and promoting our genetics has never been easier than it is today. Having this luxury right at our finger tips is especially handy for people like me who live in areas where Santa Ger trudis breeders aren’t as abundant. Now, instead of driving 18 hours to a sale, I can watch and even make purchases from the palm of my hand. I can get updates from friends and fellow exhibi tors at shows I can’t physically attend. Let’s focus on the positive sides of social media and how it can help us all grow as breeders and exhibitors. I look forward to seeing all of you down the show road – or, in the meantime, on social media!

exciting news about these sales is the influx of new breeders investing in our red-hided Santas. I have reached out to a number of breeders who have shown an interest in renewing their member ships and putting their cattle back in the SGBI inventory. The board will have met at the SGBI office in Kingsville by the time you read this. It has been a long time since the board has actually met in person in Kingsville. Our main purpose of that meeting is for the board members to see the day-to-day office operations and each staff member’s responsibili ties. We will also meet a number of the individuals who have shown interest in the executive director’s position and give them an opportunity to ask the board questions. A search committee will be formed to review the interested applicants. Hopefully in two to six months, this committee will have some one selected to present to the board of directors. A quick side note on the Genetic Merit Pricing Task Force. The following entities have committed funding to this project: American Hereford Associa

Save the Date! Santa Gertrudis Breeders International 72 ND ANNUAL MEETING • AMARILLO, TEXAS April 27-29, 2023

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ALABAMA 4S Farms Geraldine, Ala. 35974 Zane Troxtel , Farm Mgr. (256) 641-0513 Robert Richey , Herd Mgr. (256) 641-4400 www.4sfarmsllc.com

www.goodinfarms.com Berley, Jerry & Terry Goodin Breeders of Santa Gertrudis Cattle Official Nu Gen Project Farm goodin farms auSTin, in (812) 794-2624 SGBi Herd #19416 INDIANA

Briggs Ranches Cowman Selected. Cowman Proven. PO Box 1417 • Victoria,Texas 77902 (361) 573-7141 Joe Jones, manager (361) 897-1337 Borchers Southern Y Ranches, L. P. Charla Borchers-Leon • Mary Kay Borchers 2401 North Wheeler Street Victoria, Texas 77901 • (361) 575-1297 Purebred • StaR 5 • Crossbred Cattle Santa Gertrudis Steven Boothe (361) 575-1297 (O) • (361) 571-9728 (M) Y Braford F1

Heath Farms

Grandview Farms Cattle & Semen for Sale 5400 Bexar Ave. East Hamilton, AL 35570 www.grandviewfarm.biz RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION BULL “JOHN 316”

MISSOURI KENTUCKY Al Shiyou 6033 Pontiac Dr. Kiln, MS 39556 LOUISIANA

387 Goodin Williams Rd. Hodgenville, KY 42748 email: bheath12@windstream.net Pat & Beverly Heath

Delmo Payne, Owner (205) 468-5319 (cell)

Brent Shaw, Manager (205) 412-5761 (cell)

(270) 358 4820

Polled Bulls for Sale

WILLIAMS FARM

Kenny & Jackie Williams Kentwood, LA 70444 (985) 229-0012 • (225) 276-6970 cell

Herd No. 2926

Jimmy & Ginger Montgomery 17925 Hwy. 82 • Union Springs, Ala. 36089 334.703.1314 (c) • 334.738.4886 (h) TWISTED C FARMS

Herd 38981

williamskh1953@gmail.com

Traylor Division Bloomington,Texas (361) 897-1337 San Roque Division

Tideland Farms

Crossville, Ala.

TL (c) 228.216.8731 (h) 228.255.8729

Logan Charles 256.558.9441 ldc0512@yahoo.com

Michael Charles 256.572.4941

Catarina,Texas (830) 999-3236

Replacement Heifers & Bulls We Got Some Good Ones.

San Carlos Division Rio Grande City,Texas

www.cbarcranch.net De Soto, MO 63020 Alan Clark Bud & Kelly Clark (314) 607-1076 bud@cbarcranch.net C Bar C Ranch

COLORADO

Joe Jones: briggsranches@hotmail.com www.BriggsRanches.com

SEDALIA, COLORADO RAFAEL MIRANDA Ranch Manager 303-888-5297

JAMES HOLMES Executive Director 303-523-9503

CherokeeRanchandCattle.com

NORTH CAROLINA OKLAHOMA

C CORPORRON ACRES Jim Corporron Schulenburg, Texas 78956 Ranch (979) 562-2405 Cell (979) 561-7185 Email: jim@corpacres.com

FLORIDA

Herd #16315 C (919) 708-2816 H (919) 499-6741

2903 Co. Rd. 434 Moulton, AL 35650 Jernigan Ranch Wayne & Lavonne Buena Vista, GA 31803 O: (229) 649-2575  H: (229) 649-7724 C: (229) 649-9659 Email: wjernigansr @ gmail.com GEORGIA ROBBY WALKER 954.553.2733 OKEECHOBEE, FLA. | GREENSBORO, ALA. Office (256) 974-5392

Alan & Vivian Cox 6444 Cox Mill Rd. Sanford, NC 27332

Rodney & Barbara Corporron Schulenburg, Texas 78956 (713) 724-1268 PINNACLE CATTLE CO., LLC

Brad Wright Genetic Consultant (979) 219-4599 Jessie Mendel Manager (979) 561-7103

K/C KC Ranch LLC Kenneth W and Cynthia M Smith (406) 945-2486 • (406) 945-4384 13067 Bristlecone Rd. • Henryetta, OK 74437 pioneerfluids@gmail.com Raising registered SG replacement heifers, bulls and STAR 5. SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS T&S FARM 3500 Pond Branch Rd. • Leesville, S.C. 29070 BIERI FARMS P.O. Box 441 y Angleton, Texas 77516 (979) 292-9856 Herd No. 474 • www.bierifarms.com Chris Swygert (803) 223-3417 cows1992@gmail.com T S Registered Santa Gertrudis & STAR 5 Cattle Tommy Shealy (803) 730-3347 tlsshealysbbq@yahoo.com

www.Corporronacres-Pinnaclecattle.com

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GERTRUDIS CATTLE

MC Ranch 6016 Salem Valley Rd.

Double WYLIE TALIAFERRO Box 57, Rosser, TX 75157 • Herd # 3326 Wylie: 469-644-1620 • Duane Miller: 214-793-5111 wylietaliaferro@yahoo.com Ranch

Ringgold, GA 30736 www.mcranch.com

Wes McDaniel Judy McDaniel (404) 630-1142 (404) 226-5177 Email: mcdanielwb@gmail.com

ELIJAH ROBINSON 1513 Montford Rd. Reynolds, Ga. 31076

Darrell roach Keller,Texas • (817) 235-8158 Crosswinds.tx@gmail.com

(478) 973.2067

karoni17@yahoo.com

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Wendt Ranches Herd Established in 1954 Performance testing since 1958 Kelly Vesper Charter Member SGBI - Herd 43 Drawer 679, Cotulla, TX 78014 Chad Springs (512) 517-2455 VESPER RANCH Established 1850 S Office (256) 974-5392

TEXAS

Santa Gertrudis Cattle Herd #878 Allen & Cheryll GrAinGer P.O. BOx 2282, Brenham, Tx 77834 979-830-8785 • rockingacattle@gmail.com www.rockingasantagertrudis.com R o c k i n g A R a n c h “The Tradition Continues” Since 1898 Santa Gertrudis Since 1950 Herd #439 Olivarez ranches P.O. Box 829 Mission, TX 78573 Ben D. Olivarez (956) 585-1661 (o) AJ & Rosemary Gambino P. O. Box 235 Pattison, TX 77466 (832) 496-8836 www.santagertrudiscattle.com e-mail: rosemary.gambino@gmail.com Rose Hill Ranch STRAI T Ranches Y.N. STRAIT FAMILY P.O. Box 246, Streetman, TX 75859 972.841.0989 | 361.920.0718 | 210.837.1199

Four J Cattle Registered Santa Gertrudis & Crosses J J Sam, Sandy and Todd Hyde Santa Fe, TX 77517 excellsantagertrudis@gmail.com Todd: 281.705.0832 bred to excell Consistent  Predictable  Proven www.excellsantagertrudis.com

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Gene Kubecka: (979) 240-5311 Daniel Kubecka: (979) 240-5312

5475 FM 457

Bay City, Texas 77414

SGBI Herd #621

Terry/Nancy Wunderlich & Family Brenham, Texas Nancy: 979-277-2838 wunderlichfarms@gmail.com WUNDERLICH FARMS

Larry & Zoe Justiss (361) 772-5613 zjustiss@cvctx.com

6994 U.S. Hwy 77 N Hallettsville, TX 77964 www.fourjcattle.com

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Fulton Farms

INTERNATIONAL

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(940) 368-7630 (940) 898-1423

Peter & Nikki Mahony gyranda .com.au AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER SANTA GERTRUDIS STUD

Jane Fulton, Suzanne Fulton & Taylor Terry Post Office Box 3064  Denton, TX 76202 esterry@hotmail.com -H- Box 457 • Hemphill, TX 75948 (409) 787-2165 email: hargisfarms@gmail.com Herd # 7325 Hargis Farms SANTA GERTRUDIS

yanceystrait@straitranches.com www.straitranches.com

SERVICES PITCHFORD CATTLE SERVICES  Specializing in Show & Sale Cattle  Herd Consultation, Management & A.I. Work Darrell, Shana, Casey, Bri & Gracey Pitchford

Troup, Texas

8565 CR 3913 • Athens, Texas pitchfordcattle@hotmail.com

(512) 676-7086

thomasb@trbautomation.com

HERD 20797

www.pitchfordtradition.com

(903) 388-2288

Urbanosky ranch SGBI Herd # 2243 • eSt. 1969 Home of sensation 5-1

DARREN RICHMOND Ringgold, Ga. (423) 364-9281 www.richmondphotovideo.com djrichmd@gmail.com Facebook/ Darren Richmond SALE CATTLE • HERD SIRES • DONOR COWS

Harris riverBenD Farms

DaviD & Laurie Harris P.O. Box 691 • Cleburne, Texas 76033 (817) 641-4159 david.harrisfarms@yahoo.com

14525 Urbanosky Ln., PLantersviLLe, tX 77363 Jerome (281) 797-5715 • Blake (936) 870-5252 www.urbanoskyranch.com

TO ADVERTISE IN SG-USA, CONTACT SALES REP DARREN RICHMOND (423) 364-9281 • djrichmd@gmail.com

Cattle Located in Hondo and Agua Dulce, Texas

Kathryn Hefte Petty (210) 414-2493 K.T. Hefte (361) 813-4937

1200 State Hwy 173 N Hondo, Texas 78861

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

Lou & Robin Breving Alvarado, Texas 817-821-7540 loub5@yahoo.com I ron o aks C A T T L E

10 years of breeding to achieve

PERFORMANCE with BALANCE!

Box 869 San Diego, Texas 78384 (361) 701-5683 Charter Member S.G.B.I. J ohn Martin Ranches J Herd #4

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SANTA GERTRUDIS SHOW Result s

FOUR STATES FAIR Sept. 11, 2022 | Texarkana, Ark. | Judge: Brandon Cutrer

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE XL Cleopatra 008 ET, shown by Excell Santa Gertrudis, Santa Fe, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL KK Valedictorian, shown by Buena Vida Cattle Co., Kingsbury, Texas

GRAND CHAMPION BULL AND BEST OF POLLED BULL Triple P Legacy, shown by Triple P Ranch, Trinity, Texas

GRAND CHAMPION STAR 5 FEMALE H2 Belle 8, shown by H2 Cattle Co., Clarksville, Texas

BEST OF POLLED FEMALE BSR Changa, shown by Kayson Pledger, Timpson, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Rockin 3T’s 1202 448J3, shown by Rockin 3T Ranch, Ennis, Texas

SOUTHEAST EMPIRE FAIR Sept. 19, 2022 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Judge: Vance Christie

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION STAR 5 FEMALE H2 Ariel 6, shown by H2 Cattle Co., Clarksville, Texas

GRAND CHAMPION BULL Grandview J017, shown by Zajic Farm and Spaniel Farm, Ennis, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL JF Hatcher, shown by Morse View Farm, Mountain Grove, Mo.

BEST OF POLLED BULL General 122, shown by Jacklett Farms, Alpharetta, Ga.

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE AND BEST OF POLLED FEMALE QVF Ms Paradigm 253H10, shown by Gracey Pitchford, Athens, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Rockin 3T 942J1, shown by Gracey Pitchford, Athens, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION STAR 5 FEMALE Ms M Rocks Stella’s Kiss, shown by Bryce Hardy, Malakoff, Texas

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GRAND CHAMPION STAR 5 FEMALE MV Maggie May, shown by Morse View Farm, Mountain Grove, Mo.

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