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Total preparation and cooking time: 2-1/4 to 3-1/4 hours
Makes 6 to 8 servings
1 well-trimmed beef rib roast (2 ribs), small end, chine
(back) bone removed (4 to 6 pounds)
Salt
Seasoning:
2 tablespoons steak seasoning blend
2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
Red Wine Pan Sauce:
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
3/4 cup dry red wine
1 can (13-3/4 to 14-1/2 ounces) ready-to-serve beef broth
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Combine seasoning ingredients; press
evenly onto all surfaces of beef roast.
2. Place roast, fat side up, in shallow roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat
thermometer so tip is centered in thickest part of beef, not resting in fat or
touching bone. Do not add water or cover. Roast in 350°F oven 1-3/4 to 2-1/4
hours for medium rare; 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours for medium doneness.
3. Remove roast when meat thermometer registers 135°F for medium rare;
150°F for medium. Transfer roast to carving board; tent loosely with aluminum
foil. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise about 10°F to
reach 145°F for medium rare; 160°F for medium.)
4. Meanwhile prepare Red Wine Pan Sauce. Skim fat from pan drippings,
reserving 1 tablespoon. Heat reserved 1 tablespoon fat in 3-quart saucepan
over medium heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until
tender. Meanwhile place roasting pan over medium heat; add wine. Cook and
stir 1 to 2 minutes or until browned bits attached to pan are dissolved. Add wine
mixture and broth to onion in saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Cook 12 to 13 minutes or until reduced by about 1/3 (about 1-1/3 cups). Reduce
heat to low. Combine butter and flour in small bowl until smooth. Whisk into
wine sauce; cook and stir 1 minute or until sauce is thickened.
5. Carve roast into slices; season with salt, as desired. Serve with wine sauce.
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F E A T U R E S
7
Who We Are - Myann Farm
8
Celebrating 25 Years - Remember When
10
Grass Fed. Back to the pastures.
D E P A R T M E N T S
Junior Membership - Art Contest and More
12
Baxter Black - Taking The Fall
19
24 Cow/Calf Insider - Marketing & Winter Feed
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28
Did You Know - Notices & Inquiries
For Your Information -WBE & Naile Show Highlights
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Registration • Membership • Information
Beth Lavy
Telephone 573.384.5685
Fax 573.384.5567
343 Barret Road
Elsberry, MO 63343
E-Mail paus343@yahoo.com
www.pauscattle.org
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Piedmontese Profile
Piedmontese Association
of the United States
2008 WInter Issue
Past Presidents
Orvan Muelker
Harry Armstrong
Harold Mayland
William McPherson
Francis Doom
Kenny Metcalf
Jack Dees
Greg Thompson
Dennis Hennerberg
2008 Officers
President – Dan Schafer
Vice-President – John Hickey
Secretary – Rachel Graves
Treasurer – Jerry Chapman
Executive member – Buzz Berg
Directors
Region I – Chance Krasselt
208-882-0145
Region 2 – Brian Block
775-787-8499
Region 3 – John Hickey
608-524-3625
Region 4 –Kenyon Maier
573-782-4803
Region 5 – Carol Crews
918-287-3018
Region 6 – Jerry Chapman
517-626-6661
Regional 7 – Buzz Berg
410-837-5575
Region 8 – Jonathan Miller
731-782-3945
Directors-at-Large
Rachel Graves
573-439-5438
Jim Lilley
903-887-2811
Dan Schafer
517-627-2381
Bill Vest
606-725-5970
Committee Chairs
Budget – Jerry Chapman
By-Laws – Eldon Cherry
Executive – Dan Schafer
Fall Sale – John Hickey
Field Days – Buzz Berg
Nominating – Carol Crews
Promotion – Carol Crews
Publications – Cindy Guilford
Research/EPD – Dennis Hennerberg
Scholarship – Ted Frick
Shows – Eldon Cherry
Spring Sale – Jerry Chapman
LETTER FROM PAUS PRESIDENT - DAN SCHAFER
Hello to All,
As most of you know by now, we have had to reduce the office hours to part-time. This is due
to a lack of funding during these tough economic times. Beth is still in the office, and she will
get things done as needed.
I will be placing an advertisement to promote PAUS on Bull Shop. Bull Shop goes out to
32,000 breeders. Now would be a great time to place an advertisement or classified ad on the
PAUS web site. This can be done on your own computer at no charge. We need to make sure
there is an ample supply of classified ads and advertisements available to all viewers, present
and new.
Next, I would like to thank the breeders who supported the World Beef Expo in Milwaukee
this fall and Dennis Hennerberg and group for all their efforts on promoting a successful
show. The results are posted in this issue of the Profile and should be on the web site.
The Louisville show is always a very successful show. I would like to thank Bill Vest and
the show committee for all their hard work. These events require a great deal of work from
a number of people—those who prepare, who help during, and who assist after the show.
Everyone does a commendable job of keeping things run smoothly. I appreciate and would
like to thank them for their time and effort. I am not sure that the results from the NAILE
show will be available at the time this letter goes to print, but please bare with us; we will get
the results out as soon as possible.
The SPRING SALE for 2009 is just around the corner. It will be held at Murray State in Murray,
Kentucky, on March 14, 2009. The new location is the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural
Exposition Center in Murray, KY. Please make plans to join us. On page 20 in this issue of the
Profile, you will fine an advertisement representing the sale. Please take the time to place this
add in your local farm papers or magazines. By doing this you will help promote the sale, the
PAUS organization and your own farm. Please remember this is a breed sale. Do not bring
cattle that are in poor condition or your culls. We need good cattle to help buyers fill their
needs and to promote the breed.
I would like to remind all seed stock breeders that we have a set of Rules and Regulations and
By-Laws. These were written by fellow members years ago and are periodically updated to
make sure things run smoothly and efficiently throughout the PAUS organization. Everyone
must know that we as individual producers, and as an organization, must follow these rules.
This is what gives PAUS and its members creditability.
Where did the year go It’s almost 2009. That means our yearly dues are coming up. We also
need all of your registrations. Don’t forget to file any information--weaning, yearly weights,
and any other stats that may apply--to EPD’s.
My family and I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
Thank you.
Dan Schafer
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Budget
Jerry Chapman -517.626.6661
By-Laws
Eldon Cherry - 419846.3184
For procedures to propose a new by-law or rephrase a by-law
now in place refer to article IX (other committees) section 2
paragraphs 1 thru 6 of the PAUS by-laws.
You can find the by-laws in the PAUS membership directory.
Contact a by-law committee member near you with your written
proposal 90 to 120 days prior to the next annual membership
meeting. The voting membership will vote by ballot and will be
counted at that meeting.
Executive
Dan Schafer - 517.627.2381
Board Meeting January 9 & 10 2009
Fall Sale
John Hickey - 608.524.3625
Field Days
Dan Schafer - 517.627.2381
July 9, 10 & 11 2009
Portland, Michigan
Nominating
Carol Crews - 918.287.3018
The following regions will be up for election or re-election, as
always more than one nominee would be nice. Individuals from
Regions 3, 5 and 7 interested in serving as a director for a threeyear
term or as a Director-at-Large for a two-year term should
contact one of the members of the nominating committee. Please
refer to the PAUS by-laws in the 2008 membership directory for
clarification of the position and qualifications.
Promotions
Carol Crews - 918.287.3018
Look to your local and state fairs and home, farm and tractor
shows and your school FFA and 4H programs for ways to
introduce the Pied to one more person. Every member should
make a goal of five new members or associate members by the
first of the year. New ideas, give us a call.
PAUS COMMITTEE COMMENTS
Research/EPDs
Dennis Hennerberg – 402.793.5913
The EPD committee is planning to generate a form that will ask
for cattle facts needed to improve our EPD’s. We hope to work
on this in the very near future. This will benefit all breeders,
whether they are seed stock or meat producers.
Scholarship
Ted Frick - 320.587.3525
SHOWS
Eldon Cherry - 419.846.3184
The show committee appreciates the breeders for the high
quality of cattle at the show, a special thanks to the sponsors
and the volunteers. The committee will present the board in
January show rule changes, and clarifications.
World Beef Expo in Milwaukee, Wi.
There were five breeders representing Nebraska, Michigan, and
Wisconsin. There were twenty full bloods. Special thanks to
Assistant Superintendent Dennis Hennerberg.
National Open in Louisville, Kentucky.
There were eighteen breeders representing Kentucky, Michigan,
Missouri, Tennessee, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Ohio. There
were forty-three full bloods and two tie-ins on display. There
were twenty-five sponsors! Special thanks to Superintendent
Bill Vest.
Spring Sale
Jerry Chapman -517.626.6661
Date and New Location
March 14, 2009 • Noon
William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Center
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky.
Publications
Cindy Guilford - 989.240.2711
The Publication Committee would like to encourage breeders to
send in pictures of their cattle. We are always looking for pictures
to put in our publications. If you have any articles or stories that
you would like to submit for review and possible reprint in our
publications please forward them to a committee member or
to Carol Crews. Also a special thanks to all of the sponsors and
advertisers in our NAILE show book.
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1993 Grand Champion Apollo 23A
The How and Why
History of Piedmontese At
MyAnn Farm
Sugar - Gold T
Godfather - Gold Trophy Sire
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WHO WE ARE
Trophy Dam
2000 Grand Champion - Cinnamon
In 1989 I received a call from Jack Fletcher in Georgia.
At the time Myron was trucking cattle coast to coast,
not the commercial cattle, but those special cattle,
cows going to shows, national sales, embryo donors,
etc. Those animals that needed the TLC on the road.
I was raising bulls for the bull studs at home on the
farm. Jack Fletcher had donor cows at Trans Ova. He
had a contract for all the #1 embryo’s to go to New
Zealand. When I asked the breed, he told me I probably
never heard of it. As he went on to tell me about the
Pieds, he really caught my interest. I had him send me
some info so I could study this breed. Jim Patterson, a
friend of ours who was on the National Holstein board
was preparing to go to Italy to judge cattle so I sent
him the Pied info and asked him to see what he could
find out. When he returned he told us he believed we
should get into breeding Piedmontese.
Apollo was Grand Champion at the World Beef Expo two
years in a row. We purchased two embryos which had
been imported to Canada from England. One produced
our Godfather bull that sired many great offspring including
Sugar and Spice, both Gold Trophy Cows. Godfather
was a Gold trophy sire himself. We purchased DM
Amber, DM buttons as bred heifers from Dou-Mar Farm
Thornhild Alberta, Canada. This was the foundation for
our herd.
We also breed a few crossbreds for beef to sell. Our beef
buyers are mostly repeat buyers and keep calling to say
how much they enjoy the meat and that it is better than
anything they have ever had
Myron passed away in 1998. With the help of my daughter
and son-in-law, Lou Ann and Karl LeFever, we have
kept the herd going.
So with Jim as a partner we started this project, first
by buying 7 #2 embryos from Jack Fletcher. We took
our own recipes to Trans Ova and had the embryos implanted
fresh. From the 7 embryos we got 6 pregnancies
which produced line calves. We then purchased
a yearling bull from PBL in Canada, PBL Apollo 23A.
I spent three terms on the PAUS board of directors.
Working with this great breed of cattle and getting to
know the great people in our own Association has been
a privilege. Cattle to be proud of and a product that is
healthy. Not just good but good for you.
Story & photos provided by Sally Stryffeler.
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Grass Fed.
Grass Fed
Back to Pasture. Since the late 1990s, a growing number of ranchers have stopped sending their animals to the feedlots to be fattened
on grain, soy and other supplements. Instead, they are keeping their animals home on the range where they forage on pasture,
their native diet. These new-age ranchers do not treat their livestock with hormones or feed them growth-promoting additives.
As a result, the animals grow at a natural pace. For these reasons and more, grass-fed animals live low-stress lives and are so healthy
there is no reason to treat them with antibiotics or other drugs.
More Nutritious. A major benefit of raising animals on pasture is that their products are healthier for you. For example, compared
with feedlot meat, meat from grass-fed beef, bison, lamb and goats has less total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories. It also
has more vitamin E, beta-carotene, vitamin C, and a number of health-promoting fats, including omega-3 fatty acids and “conjugated
linoleic acid,” or CLA.
Grass-fed Beef Higher in Total Antioxidants
Researchers in Argentina compared key antioxidants in meat from pasture-fed and grain-fed cattle. The grass-fed meat was higher in
vitamin C, and vitamin E, as you can see by the chart below. It was also 10 times higher in beta-carotene.
As a result of this antioxidant bonus, meat from pasture-fed animals is slower to “oxidize” or spoil. It also provides more antioxidants
for consumers.
“Influence of pasture or grain-based diets …on antioxidant/oxidative balance of Argentine beef,” Meat Science 70 (2005) 35-44.
Data from: Smith,
G.C. “Dietary
supplementation of
vitamin E to cattle
to improve shelf life
and case life of beef
for domestic and
international markets.”
Colorado State
University, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80523-1171
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Back to Pasture.
Grass-fed beef can qualify as a “good source” of omega-3
Grass-fed animals have 2 to 3 times more omega-3 fatty acids than grain-fed animals. But is this enough of a difference to enhance
your health Yes, according to a recent Australian study. The researchers sampled meat from three groups of animals: 1) cattle raised
on pasture alone; 2) cattle raised on pasture and then switched to grain for a short period of time, and 3) cattle raised on pasture and
then switched to grain for a longer period of time, the typical American feedlot model.
The researchers determined that the 100 percent grass-fed animals had higher levels of omega-3 than both of the other groups. There
was enough of two types of omega-3s—EPA and DHA—to qualify the meat as a significant “source” of these healthy fats. Meat from
the rump had enough to qualify as a “good
source.”
As other studies have shown, the grass-fed
meat also had less total fat and less saturated
fat, making it a healthier choice all
around.
(Mann, NJ et al, “Feeding regimes affect
fatty acid composition in Australian beef
cattle,” Asia Pac J Clin Nutr, 12 Suppl, S38,
2003.)
Jo Robinson is a New York Times bestselling
writer. She is the author or coauthor of 11
nationally published books including Pasture
Perfect, which is a comprehensive overview
of the benefits of choosing products from
pasture-raised animals, and The Omega Diet
(with Dr. Artemis Simopoulos) that describes
an omega-3 enriched Mediterranean diet
that may be the healthiest eating program of
all. To order her books or learn more about
grassfed products, visit http://eatwild.com.
Three Times More CLA in a Grass-fed Hamburger
A lean hamburger from grass-fed cattle has two and a half times more conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) than an equally lean hamburger
from cattle raised in a feedlot. CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) is a healthy fat that has been shown to fight obesity, cancer, and diabetes
in lab animals. Human studies are now underway.
“A literature Review of the Value-Added Nutrients Found in Grass-Fed Beef Products.” Nutrition Journal, June 2006 (In Press.)
It’s not the meat—it’s the heat!
Eating red meat has long been linked with an increased risk of cancer, especially rectal cancer.
A new study questions that association. In a U.S. study of 2157 men and women, researchers found no link between eating red meat
or white meat and rectal cancer. But when either type of meat was cooked well done, men had a significantly higher risk of the
disease
Interestingly, eating red or white meat did not increase the risk of rectal cancer in women, whether the meat was cooked rare,
medium or well done. And women who consumed red meat drippings had a lower risk. The scientists concluded that cancer
risk comes from substances that are formed when meat is cooked to higher temperatures. Two heat-related compounds, HCAs
(carcinogenic heterocylic amines) and PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) are the main culprits. Eat your meat rare or medium
rare, and you may avoid the health risk altogether.
(Journal of Nutrition 134:776-784, April, 2004)
Note: For safety, the USDA recommends cooking hamburgers and ground beef mixtures such as meat loaf to 160 °F.
However, whole muscle meats such as steaks and roasts may be cooked to 145 °F (medium rare).
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JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
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JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
Brooke Biddle has had
a great year showing
her Grandmother’s twin
calves, including the
mix up in the Parade of
Champions. Even the mix
up turned out a winning
essay on the opposite
page.
Great job Brooke!
Art Contest
Sponsored By
Raindance Sprinklers
Dos and Dont’s by: Rachel Graves
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GOOD TIMES AT THE NAILE SHOW IN LOUISVILLE, KY.
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
Tyler Miller - Junior Showmanship - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER
Victoria Burt - Senior Showmanship
Tyler & Justin - Cow/Calf Pair
Dinner & Genmark Certifi cates
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP IN THIS
ISSUE IS SPONSORED BY:
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JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
Dakota Neff -
“This is what we have been trying
to do, raise quality beef that is
leaner and this cross seems to be
a good one.”
Hello, I am Dakota Neff, a sophomore at Beaver
Dam, Wisconsin. I enrolled in the beef project when I was in 4th
grade. I took Holstein steers that I raised from my grandpa’s
dairy herd. Then I joined the meat judging team and the meat
quiz bowl team. We also had an animal welfare contest and a
skillathon team. As I went thru the books to study for these
contests and learned about the many breeds, I learned about
the Piedmontese breed. I showed this to my uncle Andy and
he looked on the internet to find out more, and where breeders
were located. We first purchased two Piedmontese steers and
began to learn so much more about the breed. My uncle bought
a cow and calf, and slowly started raising a small herd.
Over the next several years I took Piedmontese to the fair but
the judges just didn’t know where to place them. They were well
finished and well muscled. I entered in the carcass shows but
because they didn’t have the marbling, they didn’t grade as well
as other beef. We had good growth and a rib eye over 16 inches,
but we needed to try something else.
Last year we purchased two steers at the sale in Decorah, Iowa
and they were an Angus/Piedmontese cross. One steer weighed
680 pounds at our February weigh in and 1325 pounds in August
at fair time. He didn’t place that well in the live show. He was
entered in the carcass show and he placed FIRST! This is what
we have been trying to do, raise quality beef that is leaner and
this cross seems to be a good one.
I have learned so much about feed and nutrition, breeding
and the characteristics of the various bulls used for
service, diseases and health care and there is so much
more to learn.
This year as always I come to the farm after school, and on
weekends to do chores, help getting hay down, checking on
the cattle and working with the steers training them and when
its warmer, washing them. There are always pens to clean and
repairs to make. I really like working with cattle and I have
gained so much experience.
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THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE 2008 NAILE SHOW POSSIBLE
Wyatt Oil Corporation
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Alabama Piedmontese
Bob Shallow.251.979.0500
Spectra Press Inc.
www.spectraok.com
PBS Animal Health
www.pbsanimalhealth.com
Countyline Veterinary
Westphalia, Michigan.989.587.2697
Norvartis Animal Health
www.livestock.norvartis.com
Cherry Piedmontese
Eldon & Betty Cherry.419.846.3184
Sally’s Café
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Diversified Farms
Eagle, Michigan.989-587-6800
John & Mary Ann Boggs
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Montana Ranch Brand
www.montanaranchbrand.com
Heartland Meats
John & Pat Sondgeroth.815.539.7117
Bill & Anne Norfleet
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
End of the Trail Ranch
Pawhuska, Oklahoma.918.287.3018
Hull Oil Company
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Metcalf Farms
Kenneth Metcalf.217.364.4803
Krasselt Brothers
Wayne Krasselt.208.875.0789
Oak Point Farms
Glenn Spath.724.354.4894
Morris Piedmontese
Chris Morris.270.554.3711
Douglas & Elizabeth Crews
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Elysian Valley Farms
Bob & Susie Ely.859.313.5472
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SHOW
ON PAGE 29.
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Meat 110 Size 88
Muscularity 109 Thoracic Capacity 90
Weight Increase 102 Meat Potential 89
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Call today to place your order.
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TAKING A FALL By: Baxter Black
One of the secrets of
life is knowing how to
take a fall. Physical,
financial or emotional.
When you drop
something, it breaks.
Be it a bank, a bone,
or a heart.
I’ve experienced all
three kinds of falls.
They all take a while
to get over. My usual
reaction is to roll...
and keep rolling till I
can see daylight. This
method to get beyond
trouble is not unique
to me. Cattle feeders
have as many lives as Geraldo Rivera. They crash and burn over
and over, and are miraculously reborn, acting as if nothing ever
happened! They are like the Chicago Cubs at the beginning of
each season. The slate is clean, their memories erased and it’s
Batter Up!
I’ve bought twice as many wedding rings as I’ve been married.
To my good fortune I just kept rolling till the best one finally
caught me and put me back on my feet.
I have a dear friend who contracted Parkinson’s disease in his
forties, twenty years ago. The battle he and his family fight
ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE
continues to this day. They struggle and fall and keep rolling.
And every single hour of every single day that they get their
head above water is worth more than any World Series ring,
Academy Award, or $700 billion dollar bail out.
It is this human spirit of resilience that makes regular folks into
heroes. Single mothers working two jobs. Local bankers in
tight money times extending loyal farmers seed money to keep
them rolling. Teachers, firemen, doctors, deputies putting in
unpaid extra hours to make our lives better. Volunteers whose
immeasurable contributions allow hospices, museums, county
fairs and colleges to keep communities functioning.
It was surprising to me that when the American economy
stumbled and fell in October, most of the rest of the world’s
economies tumbled like dominos. Now they are scrabbling
around like we are, trying to find their footing. Some of the
global nations may have taken secret pleasure in our misery, our
come-uppence. Our fall was humbling. But now the realization
of their dependence on us is humbling for them. No one has any
doubt that the United States carries the world’s economy on its
shoulders.
The shoulders of each American; you and me, and each of us
who gets up everyday, goes to work, pay our taxes, takes care
of those around us, unselfishly contributes our time and money,
and keeps the faith…in God and country and each other.
We are taking this fall together and all we can do is keep rolling
till we see daylight. And a year from now the world will be a
better place.
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PRESS RELEASE
PIEDMONTESE ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE:
NEW SITE FOR SPRING SALE
William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition Center
Murray, Kentucky • March 14th, 2009
The Piedmontese Association of the United States has a new location
for the Spring Production Sale. The Association is pleased to announce
the sale will be held in the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition
Center at Murray State University. The Exposition Center hosts a wide
variety of events with over 25,000 people attending from West Kentucky
and surrounding states.
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Piedmontese breeders will find these facilities with indoor wash racks
and individual pens. The sale will have Internet and phone access, plus
advertisement on the Murray State University and PAUS websites.
All animals consigned to the 2009 Spring Sale need to be postmarked by
January 1, 2009. Buyers will be able to view consigned animals on the
PAUS website after January 20, 2009. Any animals listed as pending will be
registered by the sale. For a complete set of the sale rules call the PAUS
office or visit www.pauscattle.org and look for the Spring Production tab.
For the past six years, the sale in Paris, Tennessee, under the direction
of James Yoder and Jonathan Miller consigned a great variety of
cow/calf pairs, open and bred cows, heifers, working bulls, yearling
bulls and weanling bulls. The success of these
two men grew the sale right out on the facilities!
Rain or shine on March 14, 2009 the 7th Annual
Piedmontese Spring Production Sale will start at
noon in the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural
Exposition Center, Murray State University, and
Murray, Tennessee.
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Spring Sale
Location: The William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition Center
Murray, KY
Date: March 14 th , 2009
For more information, contact:
PAUS Office: 573-384-5685 or website www.pauscattle.org
or call
Jerry Chapman (Sale Chairman) @ 517-627-6661
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(optional)
Your local information
Phone Number or Email for personal advertisement
Note From PAUS President: Please take the time to place this add in your local farm papers or magazines. By doing this
you will help promote the sale, the PAUS organization and your own farm. Please remember this is a breed sale.
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RED OAK FARMS
SPRING PRODUCTION
SALE REMINDER
BREEDERS REMEMBER TO
CONSIGN YOUR CATTLE
BY JANUARY 5TH WITH
PAUS. FOR MORE INFO
www.pauscattle.org
There is a $100.00 consignment fee on all
breeding stock. Mail payment to the PAUS offi ce
with the consignment form by January 5, 2009.
The consignment fee is deducted from your 12%
commission.
Email sale pictures to the PAUS offi ce in a jpeg
format or submit a disk with your consignment
form(s).
All animals will be posted on the PAUS website.
All embryos consigned to the sale must also
include a copy of the embryo recovery sheet with
the consignment form.
No refunds on the consignment fees. Consigner
may substitute a different animal(s). Depending
on the time of the substitution, animals may not
be advertised.
For the sale terms and conditions and a
consignment form please email the PAUS offi ce
or go to the PAUS website.
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COW/CALF INSIDER
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Mixed Cattle Market Signals
and Lots of Noise
Derrell S. Peel, OSU Livestock Marketing Specialist
Don’t Waste Time Trying To
Analyze Or Anticipate Weekly
Volatility That Cannot Be
Explained
It seems that the more you assess current market
fundamentals the more you see a confusing set of signals
that appear to be inconsistent in a number of respects.
Moreover, regardless of your reading of the fundamentals,
Jerry short run & Rhonda volatility Chapman
in cattle prices suggests that the
fundamentals have nothing to do with prices anyway…
or so it appears.
Cattle markets generally appear to be caught up in a
wave of uncertainty and hesitancy, largely rooted in the
weak macroeconomic situation, and, additionally, many
market players are operating hand to mouth with the
result that markets are exhibiting week-to-week volatility
or noise that simply cannot be explained or anticipated.
Eventually the fundamentals will reassert themselves in
the market but there is not much hope of that happening
until after the New Year.
Within the fundamentals there are several seemingly
inconsistent signals in the market fundamentals. Boxed
beef prices dropped sharply late in the week after a sizable
rally the last month. The boxed beef rally was likely
based on seasonal demand for middle meats going
into the holiday period, which appears to be over now
and retailers are back to buying hand to mouth once
again. The boxed beef rally seemed inconsistent with
the concurrent weakness in pork and poultry product
prices. What’s worse, fed cattle prices weakened at
the same time that boxed beef prices were improving.
This apparent inconsistency was due to the fact the
weakening by-product values took about $3/cwt. off
of fed cattle prices and more than offset any strength
coming from higher boxed beef prices. Feeder
prices have continued to weaken despite lower corn
prices, another apparent inconsistency. Feedlots have
continued to lose enormous amounts of money and that
is the overriding factor in weak feeder cattle demand.
Live and Feeder cattle futures continue to unravel and
appear to be disconnected with most everything at
this time.
There are several important points for producers in
all of this. First, don’t waste time trying to analyze or
anticipate weekly volatility that cannot be explained.
Maintaining flexibility in buying and selling and trying
to average over several weeks can help reduce the
volatility. Secondly, markets seem to be sluggish in
correcting mixed fundamentals as a result of being
caught up in the emotional turmoil of markets, but the
corrections will occur. Finally, market fundamentals
are still important and will provide the foundation for
markets into 2009. However, there will continue to be
lots of noise in markets for the foreseeable future.
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COW/CALF INSIDER
Using Wheat Pasture as a Winter Supplement
for Cows and a Creep Feed for Calves
Glenn Selk , OSU Extension Cattle Reproduction Specialist
Limited grazing of wheat pasture has proven to be the
best and also more efficient approach for utilizing this
high-quality forage with mature beef cows. The protein
requirements of a dry cow can be met by allowing her
to graze on wheat pasture for one day and returning her
to dry pasture grass or hay for 2 - 3 days. A pattern of
one day on wheat and 1 day off, should meet the protein
needs of the same cow after calving.
The day on wheat pasture should be defined as that
amount of time required for the cow to graze her fill of
wheat forage (3 - 5 hours) and not a full 24 hours. This
short time on wheat allows the cow to gather adequate
amounts of protein to carry her over the ensuing days
on dry grass or hay. A 3 - 5 hour grazing limit helps to
avoid the unnecessary loss of valuable forage due to
trampling, bedding down and manure deposits. Under
normal weather conditions in the fall, enough wheat
forage should be accumulated by early December to
supply the protein needs of about 1 to 1.5 cows per acre
throughout the winter months when limit grazing is
practiced.
Wheat pasture creeps provide yet another alternative
use of quality small grain pasture in the cow-calf
operation. When dry grass pastures or haying areas are
immediately adjacent to wheat pasture, the opportunity
becomes available for small grain pasture creep feeding
of fall-born calves. Creep gates, placed between the cow
pasture and wheat field, will allow calves free access
to wheat forage while restricting the cows to their dry
pasture wintering area. Compared to dry wintered
calves, nursing calves allowed access to quality forage
of this type can improve their daily gain by .5 to .75
pounds per day.
Producers who decide to use continuous grazing
programs, should watch out for the possibility of
“grass tetany.” Grass tetany will normally strike
when older cows are grazing small grain pastures in
the early spring and the danger will tend to subside
as hot weather arrives. A mineral deficient condition
primarily due to calcium, and to a lesser degree to
magnesium, is thought to be the major factor that
triggers the disorder and normally affects older cows
that are nursing calves under two to three months of
age. Dry cows are seldom affected.
When conditions for occurrence of tetany are
suspected, cows should be provided mineral mixes
containing 12 to 15 percent magnesium and be
consumed at 3 to 4 ounces per day. It is best for the
supplements to be started a couple of months ahead of
the period of tetany danger so that proper intake can
be established. Because tetany can also occur when
calcium is low, calcium supplementation should also
be included. Symptoms of tetany from deficiencies of
both minerals are indistinguishable without blood tests
and the treatment consists of intravenous injections
of calcium and magnesium gluconate, which supplies
both minerals.
Cows grazing lush small grain pastures should be
fed mineral mixes containing both calcium and
magnesium.
Semen Embryos Beef
Chapman Farms
Piedmontese
Jerry & Rhonda Chapman
Professionals Producing Performance Piedmontese Progeny
Home Phone
(517) 626-6661
9270 Cutler Road
Eagle, Michigan 48822
Cell Phone
(517)749-1384
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DID YOU KNOW
Notices:
From: The Fall Shows
The entire results and show points are posted on the
PAUS website. www.pauscattle.org.
From: The Spring Sale/Profile
The spring Profile will be “dedicated” to the Spring Sale
and to Piedmontese Bulls. With that in mind, please
start thinking about your ads, and get your pictures
taken before the weather is completely uncooperative.
The new year will bring new ad prices, please contact us
through profile.print@yahoo.com .The Profile deadline
will be February 15, 2009.
From: Our President Dan
Extra reminder to get your ads on the PAUS website
to take advantage of the Bull Shop Link and the Spring
Production Sale March 14, 2009.
From: Piedmontese Profile
We always like your pictures of just about anything. They
go into a file and are used as backgrounds, fillers, your
ad, used in other ads or stories. Especial thanks to Nia
Pitts for her wonderful pictures of Pieds, landscapes,
Field Days, shows, and other events.
From: End of the Trial Ranch
I, Carol Crews, my son Craiger and other members of
Tommy Hoover’s family would like to thank you for all
the cards, phone calls, and flowers you have sent. As
a parent one can never been prepared for your child’s
death no matter at what age it happens. It has been very
comforting to me, to feel your support and understanding.
Thank you.
From: The Publication Committee
Please email comments, corrections, suggestions,
and ideas to profile.print@yahoo.com.
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Thank You
Genmark
for the gift certificates to
PAUS Junior Membership
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NEW MEMBERS
INQUIRIES
DID YOU KNOW
Jonathan Rogers
Q-Ranch
P.O. Box 299
Young, AZ 85554
Phone: 928-970-0596
Cell: 928-970-0596
Email: qranchlodge@earthlink.net
Angelo Iafrate
Angelo’s Piedmontese
41111 Enterprise Road
Dade City, FL 33525
Phone: 352-567-7676
Phone: 352-302-8934
Fax: 352-567-9448
Email: jrogers@angelosrm.com
Victoria Burt
678 S Apple Creek Road
Apple Creek, OH 44606
Robert W. & Susan M. Shallow
LaFinca, LLC
P. O. Box 1144
Gulf Shores, AL 36547-1144
Phone: 251-948-1201
Phone: 259-979-0501
Cell: 251-979-0501
Fax: 251-948-1205
Email: susan@susanshallow.com
Jennifer Biddle
13152 Chapman Lane
Sunfield, MI 48890
Phone: 517-974-9138
Email: biddle01@msn.com
Bill Weinke
Rt 1, Box 171 A
Nelson, MO 65347
Requested a membership list
Chris Jarboe
245 Donald Jarboe Lane
McDonalds, KY 40152
Email: jarboec@gmail.com
He had a question about how a bull calf could be registered
with PAUS if the parents of the bull are unknown.
Michael P. Benjamin
6963 Ionia Rd.,
Portland, MI 48875
Email: Benjaminm@michigan.gov
Interested in becoming a member and registering cattle
Calvin Kunick
39074 Kunick Rd.
Centerville, PA, 16404
phone: (814) 694-2571
email: ckunick_1@yahoo.com
We want to acquire semen to breed her to a full-blooded
Piedmontese bull
Jerry Mercer
Phone: 816-583-4334
4657 north East Ridgway Dr
Hamilton, MO 64644
Email: mercer2007@earthlink.net
He would like information regarding area breeders or
purchasing info.
Andy Peterson
Peterbuilt Homes
P.O Box 806
Pima, Arizona85543
Phone: 928-485-3010
Email: peterbuilthomes@live.com
Requested a sale catalog
Brian D Nolting
ROCKIN-N-RANCH
15123 Richland Rd
Versailles, Missouri 65084
Phone: 573-377-4174
Email: rnr@windstream.net
Requested a sale catalog
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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SHOW RESULTS
Grand Champion Heifer:
CKC Brooke 2
Sire: Monster Dam: Miss Jane
Owner: Cindy Kay Guilford
Reserve Grand Champion:
DJHF Unity 4U
Sire: Zaino Dam: DM Buttons 1A
Owner: Hennerberg Piedmontese
Grand Champion Bull:
CKC Oh Henry
Sire: Snickers Dam: CKC Brooke 2
Owner: Cindy Kay Guilford
Reserve Grand Champion:
DJHF Udolf 1U
Sire: Zaino Dam: RP2G
Owner: Hennerberg Piedmontese
Grand Champion Cow/Calf:
CKC Brooke 2
Sire: Monster Dam: Miss Jane
Owner: Cindy Kay Guilford
Reserve Grand Champion:
JLB Miss Bea II
Sire: GP Pedro Dam: Miss Bea
Owner: Hennerberg Piedmontese
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Grand Champion Heifer:
Miss Fancy
Sire: Briarwood Enzo Dam: C-3 Gypsie
Owner: Rachel E. Graves
Reserve Grand Champion:
Baby Jane
Sire: GP Pedro Dam: Miss Jane
Owner: Cindy Kay Guilford
Grand Champion Bull:
JLC Monster Jr.
Sire: Monster Dam: CJ’s Adrianna
Owner: Chapman Farms
Reserve Grand Champion:
DJHF Udolf 1U
Sire: Zaino Dam: RP2G
Owner: Hennerberg Piedmontese
Cow/Calf Pair:
1st Miss Fancy/Big Daddy
Owner: Rachel E. Graves
2nd JAM Pearl/JAM Patty
Owner: Jonathan & Mary Kathryn Miller
Produce of Dam:
1st Miss Jane
Owner: Cindy Kay Guilford
2nd RP2G
Owner: Hennerberg Piedmontese
Get-of-Sire:
1st Moonshine
Owner: Chuck & Beth Lavy
Exhibitors Herd:
1st Cindy Kay Guilford
2nd Hennerberg Piemontese
For Photos From The Naile Show Contact
Linde’s Livestock Photos
(937) 875-0670
www.lindeslivestockphotos.com
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Italian AI Sires
Available For Import
You can order Italian semen
from Semenzoo.
Visit the PAUS website at pauscattle.org
for information about the Italian Bulls
and the new bulls that have just been
released. For your convenience all weights
are converted to pounds.
To order contact Dr. Fred H Bowman
at 239-821-4299, 239-530-4299
or by email at ConsultorLechero@aol.com
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Strengthening our brand
Critical Update: Piedmontese Seedstock Producers
Commercial Bull Sales
Recent changes in USDA labeling regulations are having positive impacts on the beef sold within the United States. These changes are
designed to improve consumer confidence in the integrity of labeling claims (Naturally-raised), assurance of the source of origin (Cool)
of their meat purchases, and improve food safety throughout the industry. We support this commitment to oversight by our federal
regulators.
The USDA recognizes Natural Tender Piedmontese Beef as defined: “Beef derived from cattle of traceable Piedmontese heritage which
possess a minimum of 1-copy of the Piedmontese-specific Myostatin allele mutation.” This definition requires the parentage breeding
verification: “Piedmontese heritage of Sire or Dam, Piedmontese-specific Myostatin allele mutation 2-copy carrier.” To assure the long term
viability of these labeling requirements, it is critical that the required compliance verification be strengthened.
The USDA requires that ALL Certified Piedmontese Feeder Cattle must be sired by verified 2-copy Piedmontese sires in order to
be eligible for enrollment in the Certified Piedmontese Beef program. Piedmontese feeder calf producers have to provide “proof of
verification” that documents their sires as approved for use. Failure to provide proper verification will make the corresponding feeder
calves ineligible for purchase/enrollment in the Certified Piedmontese Beef program.
Montana Ranch Brand diligently strives to maintain compliance with
our registered USDA labeling claims, and thus guarantee the integrity
of Certified Piedmontese Beef.
Therefore, as of January 1, 2009, Montana Ranch Brand is implementing
the following comprehensive Piedmontese 2-Copy Sire documentation
program:
All commercial Piedmontese
Sires must be DNA tested to
confirm 2-copy status
($15 – one time testing cost)
Once tested positive, the sire is
deemed “approved” for use in
breeding Certified Piedmontese
feeder calves.
Montana Ranch Brand will
then issue, free of charge,
a permanent EID-Ear Tag
(PIEDSIRE) identifying that
sire as APPROVED for use.
Montana Ranch Brand is committed
to the growth and development of the
Piedmontese breed and of the veracity
of Certified Piedmontese Beef labeling.
With your cooperation in this matter
we can assure that Piedmontese beef will
set the standard of quality and integrity
across the
beef
industry.
Together
Everyone
Achieves
More
CERTIFIED PIEDMONTESE BEEF
by Montana Ranch Brand
• Natural* Tender Piedmontese Beef
• Vegetarian Fed – No animal by-products
• Raised without added growth hormones
• Raised without the use of antibiotics
• Source verified by Montana Ranch
Brand to working family ranches
• United States country of origin
*minimally processed, no artificial ingredients
www.montanaranchbrand.com
Enroll Today!
Contact Bob Guiles
Montana Ranch Brand Inc.
Bob@montanaranchbrand.com
1-866-844-2333
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