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AMERICAN ABERDEEN ASSOCIATION ® PO Box 850, Big Horn, WY 82833 (303) 840-4343 info@americanaberdeen.com www.americanaberdeen.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS President CRAIG WALKER • W Diamond Livestock Co. 1601 Springfield Rd. • Roswell, NM 88201 (575) 626-7444 wdiamondlivestock@gmail.com www.wdiamondlowlines.com Vice President

PRESIDENT ’S COLUMN  CRAIG WALKER, DVM G reetings. I hope you have had a productive, prosperous year, regardless of the state of our world. As I write, the Feds just hiked interest rates 75 basis points. With the state of our economy and the widespread drought, I am convinced now more than ever that American Aberdeen cattle are right for the times. Maximizing individual cow size doesn’t pencil in a world of rapidly rising input costs or for those stricken by the drought. The ability to perform on grass, heavy muscling and low-input production sys tems is driving discussions across the United States. Our time is now! We are the right size for profitability, we are efficient and we are sustainable. As an American Aberdeen Association ® Board member and a breeder, I am excited because we are the only breed that can offer a solution in these trying times. The door is as wide open as it will ever be. I encourage each breeder to get out and talk to other cattlemen in your region. Let’s make lemonade out of the world of lemons that is surrounding us. TL

DARWIN ENGELKES • Pine Hurst Farm 16927 H Ave. • Wellsburg, IA 50680 (319) 415-0540 pinehurstfarm@live.com Director REBECCA MILLER • Lime Kiln Farm 277 Clipp Road • Delmar, NY 12054 (518) 337-0231 lkfcattle@gmail.com Director

JACK SANDFORD • Sandford Ranches PO Box 556 • Greenwood, TX 76246 (940) 389-9225 sandfordcattle@gmail.com Director ROB FANNING • Fanning Cattle Co. 877 Oakland Lane • Harrodsburg, KY 40330 (309) 373-2996 fanningcattleco@yahoo.com Director ALLEN SIEVERKROPP • S Four Farms PO Box 235 • Ephrata, WA 98823 (509) 750-4203 sieverkropp@gmail.com www.sfourfarms.com Director RICK DODD • Topline Aberdeen Cattle 11821 Wagner Rd. • Monroe, WA 98272 (206) 459-3778 toplinelowlines@gmail.com For information about registering animals or membership, contact the AAA Office: PO Box 850, Big Horn, WY 82833 (303) 840-4343

SETTING THE STANDARD IN D&JFarm Genetics YouCanBuildOn AMERICAN ABERDEEN GENETICS We continue to expand our bloodlines with sought-after genetics by the addition of these two great females!

2022 NWSS Champion Heifer DCS Jasmine 8S

info@americanaberdeen.com www.americanaberdeen.com The American Aberdeen

MCR M iss Inviting DO11 New donor cow Co-owned with Deep Creek Seedstock

D&J Farm Dwane Riedemann Sutherland, Iowa 51058 (712) 446-3441 (712) 260-1891 (cell) driedemann@hotmail.com

Association ® is a not-for-profit corporation of North Dakota dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Aberdeen cattle.

AVAILABLE FOR SALE!  FEMALES Bred brood cows

The International Year Code for 2022 is: K

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