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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF 

THE PIEDMONTESE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES 

PIEDMONTESE 

www.pauscattle.org 

Winter 2009 

PROFILE 

A Merry Christmas to All and...

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PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE 

WINTER 2009

PIEDMONTESE 

PROFILE 

Celebrating 25 Years 

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F E A T U R E S 

Who We Are - Heartland Meats 

Headache Acres 

Junior Members 

D E P A R T M E N T S 

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Ag Grow Culture 

Cattle Market News 

On the Edge of Common Sense 

Show Results 

Registration - Membership - Information 

Beth Lavy 

Tel 573.384.5685 

Fax 847.770.4795 

343 Barrett Road 

Elsberry, MO 63343 

E-Mail paus343@yahoo.com 

www.pauscattle.org 

Piedmontese Profile Magazine 

Produced for PAUS 

Publication Committee 

Carol Crews-Chairman 

Bill Vest-Advertisement 

Editorial Advisory Board 

Elizabeth Thompson Ph.D 

Gayle Crews 

Production Coordinator 

Carol Crews 

Creative Design 

Craiger Mento 

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Hello and Happy Holidays, 

The Holiday season seems to be here a lot quicker these days. I don’t know, maybe it 

has something to do with age. I guess the best thing to do is to sit back and enjoy them. 

Speaking of seasons, we have just finished the 2009 show season. I would like to thank 

all those who supported and helped out at these functions. If you have never been to 

one of our shows, you should try to join us at one of these gatherings. You would see 

first hand the fine job that the breeders have done to try to improve the Piedmontese 

blood lines. These cattle are in top form. This is a real credit to our show people and 

their operations. We also had many juniors compete at the Louisville show. Watching 

these kids handling their animals is real treat. It points to a bright future for the Piedmontese 

cattle and the association. 

Soon we hope to have “fillable forms” on the PAUS website, such as registrations, show 

forms, herd book and more. This will save on postage and should improve accuracy. 

Hopefully it will speed up the process as well. Remember it is the responsibility of 

each breeder to check your forms and registration papers for accuracy once you have 

received them. If you have problems contact the office. We will be happy to correct 

them if needed. 

Coming up April 10, 2010 at Murray State University, in Kentucky, we will be having 

our Spring Production Sale. There will be a very good selection of seed stock. We 

have two animals donated to “Pieds for PAUS”. First is a bull calf donated by J & M 

Piedmontese (Jonathan & Mary Katherine Miller), and we also have a heifer donated 

by Schafer Beef (Dan & Jane Schafer). Both of these calves were shown at the Louisville 

Show in November 2009. Both placed very well. Please make plans to join us. 

In closing, I would like to thank all of you for your support throughout the year. On behalf 

of my family and me, we would like to wish you are your family a safe and happy 

holiday season. 

Blessings to all, 

Dan Schafer 

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Budget 

Jerry Chapman- 517.626.6661 

Keeping a tight rein on spending, reviewing all expenses. 

Research/EPDs 

Dan Schafer - 517.262.2381 

Working toward whole herd reporting. EPDs will be 

optional for your registration papers. 

By-laws 

John Hickey - 608.524.3625 

New by-laws passed this summer at the Annual Meeting. To 

find a copy go to www.pauscattle.org, to tab under Association 

Information, and then select bylaws. 

Executive 

Dan Schafer - 517.262.2381 

See president’s letter - page 4 

Executive Board 

Buzz Berg, Jerry Chapman, 

Rachel Graves, John Hickey 

Field Days 

Dan Schafer – 517.262.2381 

2010 Summer Field Days will by hosted by Jon & Pat 

Sondgeroth of Heartland Meats during the last half of 

July. 

Nominating 

Carol Crews – 918.287.3018 

Committee Members 

Brian Block, Sally Stryffeler, Greg Thompson 

Scholarship 

John Hickey-608.524.3625 

Shows 

Don Fulkerson – 770.383.0009 

WBE 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

Georgia National Fair 

Perry, Georgia 

NAILE 

Louisville, Kentucky 

Spring Sale 

Jerry Chapman - 517.626.6661 

New Date - April 10, 2010 

Remember rain or shine the sale will go on in the comfort 

of The William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition 

Center 

Murray State University - Murray, Kentucky 

Web Site 

Rian Hammerly – 608.254.4150 

Promotions 

Kenyon Maier - 573.782.4803 

Publications 

Carol Crews - 918.287.3018 

Committee members 

Cindy Guilford, Elizabeth Thompson, 

Lee Johns, Lois Hickey, Dan Schafer 


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WhoWe Are 

We are Pat & John Sondgeroth and we own and operate Heartland Meats, as well as our century-old 

grain and livestock farm in rural Mendota, Illinois. My great grandfather, John Sondgeroth established 

our farm in 1903. My grandfather, Charles, and father Robert, continued to build and improve the 

farm over the years. We have been farming since 1978 and have been operating our family farm since 

1987. In order to diversify our 21st century farm, we have chosen to raise and process a specialty beef 

called Piedmontese, and sell it directly to you, fresh frozen. To do this, we own our federally inspected 

processing plant south of Mendota, where we process only our beef. We do this under U.S.D.A. inspections, 

which means we have a federal inspector inspecting our plant daily. Our product carries 

a federal label stating that our meat is “All Natural” and “Raised Without the Use of Added Hormones.” 

Plan to Come Visit Us in Late July at the 

2010 Summer Fields Day! 



Cindy Kay Guilford was raised on a dairy 

farm in Ionia County Michigan. They also raised 

cash crops, hogs, her brother had Herefords and 

her Mom had chickens. She was active in 4H with 

her horses. She left the farm when she got married 

then spent many years raising her family and working 

for the State of Michigan for 30 years. She has a 

daughter Jennifer who is married to Don Biddle and 

they have a daughter Brooke. Jennifer manages a 

flooring business and Don has a construction business. 

She has a son Greg who is married to Jackie. 

Greg owns a directional drilling company. 

Her brother Jerry Chapman became involved 

with the Piedmontese breed and started showing 

them. In 2001 Jerry asked if she would be interested 

in helping him show his Piedmontese beef 

cattle as he needed additional handlers. Of course 

the answer was yes. 

It became clear how much farm life was 

missed and soon Cindy was “in deep”! She has 

spent much. 

“Baby Jail”-Twins being halter Trained 

time helping her brother and his friend Jerold 

Brocker with their cattle. In 2003 a calf “Baby 

Jane” was presented to Cindy by Mr. Brocker in 

appreciation of her efforts. Once Jerold Brocker 

decided to sell out his Piedmontese Cindy was 

able to negotiate the purchase of Miss Jane 

(Baby Jane’s Dam) whom she had shown since 

she was a calf. Miss Jane had another heifer 

May 17, 2004 Miss Jalo sired by Elfo (owned 

by Jennifer Biddle). Jane had a third heifer June 

18, 2005 CKC Brooke 2 sired by Monster. From 

2002 to 2005 Miss Jane was Grand Champion 

Female six times! In November 2005 Miss Jane 

was purchased by Smokey Mountain Piedmontese 

from Corryton Tennessee. Miss Jane’s 

daughters have followed in her hoof prints in the 

show ring. These females are producing some 

exceptional calves. 

Headache Acres is located off of Musgrove 

Hwy, on Chapman Lane, Sunfield. This 

piece of property was originally attached to the 

farm where she grew up. A barn went up in 2006 

and her house was completed this year (2008). 

Cindy’s daughter and grand daughter have been 

helping her show her cattle since 2005. Her 

small seedstock operation is a work in progress 

but Cindy is enjoying her return to her roots! 

With the small operation she concentrates on 

quality rather than quantity. There are a select 

number of embryos that are available for sale. 

For More Info: 


13197 Chapman Lane 

Sunfield, MI 48890 

989-240-2711 

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2005 Foundation Corner Stone 

Six time Grand Champion Miss Jane and her daughters . Baby Jane . Miss Jalo . Brooke 2 

Miss Jane 

Baby Jane 

Brooke 2 

Grand Champion NAILE 2007 

Miss Jalo 

Champion Cow/Calf WBE 2008 

Bravo 

Reserve Grand Champion Georiga 2009 

Birth Weight-71lb 

PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE 9 

6 month Weaning Weight-700lb

Spring Sale 

The 8th Annual Piedmonteses Spring Sale will be held April 10, 2010, in the comfort of the William 

“Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition Center. The sale will have internet and phone access, plus advertisement 

on the Murray State University website, PAUS’ website www.paus.org, the Profile magazine, and numerous 

newspaper ads and articles nation wide. In February the PAUS website will post the consigned 

animals complete with bloodlines, pictures, and comments. 

This is the 4th year Jerry Chapman has chaired the Spring Sale Committee. Jerry continues to raise 

the bar of excellence for quality animals at the sale. Under Jerry’s leadership, the sales have averaged over 

fifty animals, plus semen and embryos. This year two PIED for PAUS calves will be offered at the sale, both 

were shown at the NAILE and placed in the ribbons. The heifer calf, DAS Sunshine was donated by SCHA- 

FER BEEF. The bull calf, JAM Funraiser was donated by J&M PIEDMONTESE. The Spring Sale Committee, in 

addition to Chairman Jerry Chapman, consists of Chris Morris, Jonathan Miller, Chuck Lavy, and twenty additional 

volunteers. 

In addition to the sale, there will be another great silent auction under the direction of Kenyon 

Maier. If you haven’t been to one of Kenyon’s auctions, you’re in for a treat of the many “must have useful 

items”. 

Come, rain or shine, to the 8th Annual Piedmontese Spring Production Sale located on the campus of Murray 

State University, in Murray, Kentucky. The sale will start promptly at noon, so come early to view the 

animals and talk to the many Piedmontese enthusiasts. 

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Typical Traits of Piedmontese 

Production Traits: 

* Calving ease due to long, slim calves 

* Ample milk yield 

* High fertility levels 

* Docile 

* Good mothering instincts 

* Production longevity 

* Climate and foraging adaptability 

* Feed efficiency 

Physical Traits: 

* Fawn color calves 

* Grey-white color at maturity 

* Black skin pigmentation 

* Strong, fine bones 

* Quick growth to moderate size 

Carcass Traits 

* High dressing percentage 

* High cut ability 

* High meat to bone ratio 

* Increase size of rib-eye 

* Decrease trim and waste 

* Increase amount of choice cuts 

* Beef higher in favor intensity 

* Lower in shear-force; more tender 

* Lower in fat 

* Lower in cholesterol 

WINTER 2009


Hi, I am Victoria Burt. I am 15 years 

old and Sarah’s little sister. I am a sophmore at Waynedale High 

School in Apple Creek. I have been on the honor roll for as long as 

I can remember. I want to go to college to be a lawyer and live in 

Texas someday. 

At the moment I am very active. I am on the student council at 

school, belong to 4-h, FFA, Pied. Assoc, Haflinger horse Assoc and 

go to church when we are home. 

I have been riding horses since I was little. I got my first Haflinger 

mare when I was in kindergarten she was 6 months old. I bought 

my own horse 4 years ago and show him year round. I ride western, 

english and dressage, I also jump and drive him in cart. We have 

won many high point awards. 

I had a very good time at our County fair winning many firsts but the best was a rotating trophy for Dressage. 

I won all 3 classes that were the requirements to be able to win. Training level 3, training level 4 and first level 1. 

I guess all my hard work did pay off. I am the only one that has trained my horse. I take riding lessons and friends 

can ride him - but I do all the rest my self. Last summer I showed Lance( my horse) at the Ohio State Fair 4-h 

horse show in the driving classes and placed 5th & 7th. This year I showed him there again and got 7th in English 

equitation and 4th & 5th in the dressage classes. We have to show at a show in July to qualify for the state fair in 

4-h. Last year was my first year to try. I enjoy going out of state to the Registered Haflinger shows and also the 

ones in Ohio. We usually leave on Thursday and come home on Sunday night. Most weekends from March to 

November we are somewhere at a horse show. Most of them are not too far for us to go - we go out of state 3 or 

4 times. During the winter I show at jumping and dressage shows to keep my horse in shape. During the winter 

we take our 4-h steers and heifers to a few cow shows to get them out and about. The steers are usually smaller 

than the rest -our fair is in Sept. but it is good for them and us. We always meet more friends everywhere we go. 

I also play varsity soccer and am a varsity pole vaulter in track. We start in February conditioning for track. 

My highest pole vault has been 9’6”. I hope to make it to county this year and maybe state. 

This year I was on a county 4-h horse judging team 

that participated at the Ohio State Fair. We had 2 senior 

teams and then the individuals. We had one team in 

the top 25 and I placed 19 in the individual placings out 

of over 350 kids. Our junior member won the junior 

division. I also won the 14 year old state skillathon for 

horses. 

I started showing the Piedmontes after we got our 

cow BJC Rose from Mr Cherry. I love seeing all his 

babies born each year and helping him break some and 

then to get to show for him. I start going out in the 

spring and all summer about 1 a week to work with 

them. I then show some at our county fair. My sister 

Sarah helps too and this year we had Sera Martin too. 

She is their great granddaughter. We always have fun and hope to get to continue doing it. Thank you Mr. Cherry. 

In my spare time I like to eat & sleep. 

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Hi, I am Sarah Burt. I am 17 years 

old and a junior in high school. I am currently taking an Animal 

Care Class at our Career Center. I love all animals and 

would like to go to college and open my own dog grooming 

place some day. I have 1 sister & 1 brother and 2 stepbrothers 

that we live with along with my mom and stepdad. 

I am always busy. I am a Varsity football cheerleader and 

also a member of the Ohio Star Power competition cheer squad. 

We have a competition every month from October to March most of them are in Ohio but we will go to 

Pittsburgh,Pa this year also. Last year I marched in the Thanksgiving day Parade with Ameri- cheer in 

Chicago. Three other cheerleaders from our high school went too. 

I also show horses. I have had a horse since I was four years 

old. At the moment I have 2. One is a haflinger mare - gold 

in color and the other is a 17 hand all black Trakenar (he is a 

dressage horse). This summer I went to New York and Pennsylvania 

to show the haflinger and many shows in Ohio with her. 

Our best show was the Wayne County fair. Of course I show 

against Victoria with the horses too. This year I got 5 seconds 

with my haflinger and 5 & 7 with my dressage horse. Dressage 

is a style of riding where the horse and you are all by yourself 

riding a pattern at different paces - walk, trot, canter. I am just learning this but my horse knows 

alot. He is teaching me at the moment. I will be learning to jump with my other horse for next year. 

I own my own shorthorn cattle too. I have a all white cow named Lilly and her 2 yr old heifer 

named Iris. I show them at the shorthorn shows and in 4-h. I have been in 4-h for 8 years showing 

bunnies, pigs, dogs, steers & horses. Last year my steer was a shorthorn out of my cow. 

This year I showed my Piedmontese steer out of my cow BJC Rose. “Bo” did fine against the big 

hairy guys at the fair. I had the easiest one to get ready - no hair drying and fluffing this year. 

In my spare time I love to read but most of all I play with my yorkie,Tinkerbell. She came to the show 

in Kentucky with me this year. She gets to go with us when we go to most of the animal activities. 



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NAILE SHOW 

Our Newest 

Member! 


Hennerberg 

Diller, Nebraska 

Dennis & Jeanette Hennerberg 

402.793.5913 

402.239.3721 cell 

dj@diodecom.net 

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Piedmontese 

...Leading the Herd by Example... 


Hennerberg Piedmontese 

Quality in the Ring... 

Grand Champion 

or in Your Herd... 

Select Yearling 

Bulls $1250 and up 

Select 2 year old 

Bulls $1750 and up 

Reserve Grand Champion 

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For More Information Call 

Dennis at 402.239.3721 

WINTER 2009

Ag Grow Culture 

Overwintering on Fall Forages 

by Dennis Brown-Byron Seed 

There are many benefits to grazing winter stockpiled forages and crop residues such as cutting feed bills, 

Save on stored feed, reducing the fixed costs related to housing and machinery, increasing output per 

unit of land and providing grazing rotations with cool season pastures . It can also boost cattle health due 

to less confinement. 

The first step in the planning process is feed budgeting. Feed requirements must be calculated so an appropriate 

cropping system and rotation can be selected for quantity and quality. Depending on what the 

energy requirements are needed by the cattle, selecting the right forage species to the energy requirement 

is the foundation of this program. High energy forages like cool season grasses, grazing corns, cereals, 

brassicas need to be utilized when cows are in late gestation and through lactation, growing replacement 

heifers, or finishing beef. Cows in that are open or early gestation will maintain condition on crop 

residues and minimal stored feed. 

Know the quality of your stored winter feeds for optimum cow body 

condition 

Cow-calf producers need to pay close attention to forage analysis during the winter months. As cows approach 

spring calving season, body condition becomes more and more important. 

Body condition is vital because a low score could mean problems during calving and for future reproduction 

success. A mature cow should be at a body condition of five, and first-calf heifers should be at six. 

First-calf heifers require the higher score because their bodies are still growing and adjusting to lactation. 

It is often a good idea to separate heifers from mature cows and feed accordingly as they approach the 

last trimester. 

Grazing cows on corn stalks over the winter months is common among producers because it provides 

inexpensive, quality forage. Although down corn is not as common as it once was, due to more efficient 

harvesting equipment and improved corn varieties, one acre of stalks will feed one cow for approximately 

40 to 45 days. Protein and energy supplementation isn’t always needed on corn stalks. While grazing corn 

stalks, offer cows a mix of 12 percent calcium and 12 percent phosphorous, along with Vitamin A, and if 

NEG falls below .50 an energy supplement is recommended. Most times a good cool season grass and legume 

baleage or cereal grain made into baleage will provide enough for the cows needs. This most times 

is more economical than grain mix or purchased fat. 

Producers need to check the quality of annual forages before feeding it to cows. Good quality forages 

contain sufficient moisture, crude protein and energy (TDN). Producers should check nitrate levels of 

summer annual forages or, for that matter, any forages that were planted late summer or early fall. Pay 

close attention to the way nitrates in the forage are tested and use a reputable laboratory for analysis. It 

also doesn’t hurt to have a nutrionist look over things and help you formulate a cost effective ration that 

is east on the cows and the checkbook. 



What’s Ahead for the Fed Cattle Market 

Derrell S. Peel, OSU Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist 

On November 1, U.S. feedlot inventories were 11.134 million head, up almost 1.5 percent from last year. 

Many in the industry have been nervous over the fact that placements have exceeded year earlier levels 

for the last four months. Indeed, from July through October, total feedlot placements were up 402,000 

head from the same period last year. This raises questions about how much pressure this will put on fed 

cattle prices in the coming months. 

Of course, the biggest factor limiting fed cattle prices this year has been persistently weak beef demand and that is the 

bigger question for the remainder of this year and into 2010: will beef demand begin to improve, will it hold steady or 

could it weaken further There is no doubt that any weakening of demand in the face of even a slight increase in supplies 

will pressure markets. Improving demand could make these supply concerns a moot point but it seems like a long 

shot for significant demand improvement to occur very quickly. Assuming steady beef demand, the question comes 

back to just how much additional pressure does the increase in feedlot inventories suggest for prices..and when 

The answer depends on where and when the increase in cattle numbers occurs. Geographically, the increase in feedlot 

inventories is more pronounced in the Northern Plains and the Midwest compared to the Southern Plains. Nebraska 

and Iowa together have feedlot inventories over 5 percent larger than last year while Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma are 

up less than 3.5 percent. (Decreased feedlot inventories outside the central part of the country, especially in California, 

Arizona and Washington account for the fact that the U.S. total is up only 1.5 percent.) The Northern Plains has struggled 

more with fed cattle marketings all this fall compared to the Southern Plains and it appears that will continue in the 

coming months. In fact, Texas has the smallest increase in feedlot placements the last four months and the current 

Texas total inventory is up less than one percent at this time. One positive factor moving forward is that the Northern 

Plains has cleaned up some heavyweight cattle and weights have decreased recently. 

The distribution and weight of the increased placements over time will have a lot to do with market pressure. The pattern 

of placements by weight since July has been quite variable and generally suggests that the four month increase in 

placements will be marketed over the five month period beginning in December and extending into April. Marketing 

an additional 400+ thousand head over this period does not imply a particularly burdensome increase in marketings 

nor does the timing suggest any significant bunching of cattle during that period. Clearly, the marginal increase in supply 

pressure will be important relative to the all important question of demand over the period. Winter weather may 

play an important role as well and has the potential to change the timing and either create bunches or spread out cattle 

marketing, again depending on when and where it occurs. Over all, severe winter weather is most likely to reduce cattle 

performance thereby reducing some of the supply pressure. 

The fed cattle market faces continuing challenges of limited demand sharpened by a modest increase in relative supply 

pressure as we finish out 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010. Feedlot placements will likely pull back for the remainder 

of the year as most of the long yearlings have been marketed and lighter weight cattle move to winter wheat. Part of the 

increased placements recently is due to current, short run market factors and part of it is due to longer run continuing 

trend of shifting the feedlot industry back to a more seasonally pronounced yearling based feeding industry. 

Cattle Market Attention Mostly Shifts to New Year 

Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist 

Beef demand is generally weak in December and all the more so this year, which has been characterized by beef demand, 

or more properly, the lack of beef demand. Boxed beef rallied from October lows and hovered around $140/cwt. 

for Choice until early December. This was driven largely by stronger rib values. Prime rib is a popular New Year’s Eve 

menu item and now that buying is done for the holiday, the Choice cutout has dropped back to near $135/cwt. in the 

past few days. Beef markets will mostly coast out the remainder of the month and year and look for post-holiday beef 

featuring in January. (Continue on page 23) 

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Severity of Winter and Impact on Calf Birth Weights 

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension Cattle Reproduction Specialist 

Does the severity (coldness or mildness) of the winter have an impact on spring-born calf birth weights 

Ranchers have asked that question during many springs and veterinarians have speculated for years. 

The debate rages on! This is obviously a difficult subject to research because you cannot have a “control” 

group of cows to compare to a “treatment” group that is exposed to a cold winter while still running 

on the same pasture. Therefore research data on this subject is limited. University of Nebraska 

researchers have done the next best thing. They have monitored the birth weights of genetically similar calves across 

three different winters and have related average winter temperatures to birth weights. This research is reported in detail 

in the University of Nebraska Beef Research Report for 1996. They found that calves born after a warmer winter had a 

significantly lower average birth weight than did calves born after a much colder winter. 

Other data that may shed some light on this subject, comes from Oklahoma State University in 1990. Birth weights of 

172 fall born calves and 242 spring born calves were compared. These calves were the result of AI matings using the 

same bulls and bred to similar crossbred cows. The fall born calves averaged 4.5 pounds lighter at birth than their 

spring born counter parts (77.7 vs 82.2). One possible explanation for this phenomenon, the changing of blood flow 

patterns of cows gestating in hot weather versus cold weather. During hot weather, blood is shunted away from internal 

organs toward outer extremities to dissipate heat, while the opposite is the case in very cold weather with blood flow 

directed towerd internal organs in an effort to conserve heat and maintain body temperature. This change in maternal 

blood flow may impact fetal growth in a small way, but result in a measureable difference. 

How much hay do I feed 

With “Ole Man Winter” greeting us rather rudely, cows are going to require plenty of available feed to maintain body 

condition throughout the next few months. In some situations, the standing forage in the pasture or in the form of crop 

residue will provide much of the energy requirements of the cows. However, snow cover in many areas, as well as low 

quantities of grass or stalks may require that harvested and stored hay is made available to the cows. How much hay 

will the cow eat voluntarily How much hay do I need to plan to feed this winter How much hay do I need to put out 

for the next few days 

These questions are all part of the decisions that ranchers must make each winter. Intake in forage fed to cattle is generally 

limited by the forage capacity of the digestive tract. Forage intake is correlated with forage quality as shown in the 

table below. The more rapid rate of digestion and passage of higher quality forage results in considerably higher dry 

matter intake compared to lower quality forage that is lower in digestibility. 

Lactation represents the greatest need for additional energy beyond that needed for maintenance. An average milking 

beef cow requires 50% more TDN or energy than she does when dry. It should be noted that lactating cows consume 

more forage compared to gestating cows due to the increased energy demand. 

(Table 1. Forage capacity of beef cows**.) 

Forage Type and Maturity 

Stage of Production 

Dry, Pregnant Lactating 

Low Quality - dry winter forage, mature grass hay, straw 1.8* 2.2* 

Average Quality - boot stage legume, early bloom grass hay 2.2* 2.5* 

High Quality - early-mid bloom legume, fertilized pre-boot grass hay 2.5* 2.7* 

*Forage DM Intake as % of Body Weight **Source: Lalman, D.; Beef Cattle Manual. 6th Ed. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service 

Large cows will require more energy than will small cows. Therefore the hay or forage requirements are calculated 

based on a percentage of the body weight of the cow. Be honest with yourself as you estimate cow size and therefore 

hay amounts that are needed. 


In The News 

PIEDMONTESE BEEF IS THE STAR AT CELEBRITY CHEFS DINNER IN LA 

BILLINGS, MONTANA December 04, 2009 Food & Beverage News XIV Piedmontese Dinner 

(PRLEAP.COM) Los Angeles, CA. December 4, 2009 – Southern California is known for being on the cutting edge of trends 

and that especially rings true when it comes to the culinary landscape. Several of the world’s most celebrated restaurateurs 

and celebrity chefs have set up shop in Southern California to introduce diners to a variety of flavors and natural ingredients 

that they may have never tried before. One key ingredient that is finding its way onto menus and receiving a lot of buzz in 

this market is Certified Piedmontese Beef. This elite Italian breed is known for producing most tender beef with less fat and 

cholesterol then other breeds of cattle. 

The region’s top celebrity chefs and industry leaders came together to experience “An Evening With Piedmontese Beef” 

at Michael Mina’s XIV Restaurant located in the culinary heart of Los Angeles. This was the first event of its kind where the 

trend setters of the food world were treated to eight amazing courses that featured Piedmontese Beef paired beautifully 

with wines from Rhema Wines. The evening started with appetizers of Piedmontese Beef Sliders served on the deck with a 

rich Zinfandel blend from Napa. The star studded gathering then moved into the elegant dining area of XIV Restaurant to be 

wowed by seven tasting courses crafted by renowned Executive Chef Steven Fretz. 

While there were several celebrity chefs in attendance, the real star of the evening was the food. A standout was the melt in 

your mouth Piedmontese Beef Carpaccio with heart of romaine, cherry tomatoes, horseradish and black pepper. The Tataki 

of Piedmontese Skirt Steak with Moroccan spices vegetables left attendees commenting of how unbelievably tender the 

beef was. It was a toss up for the favorite course of the evening between the perfectly prepared Piedmontese Filet Mignon 

and the amazing Piedmontese Rib Eye Cap with figs, arugula, horseradish foam and hazelnuts. 

Michael Mina’s XIV and Executive Chef Fretz pulled out all the stops in showcasing the attributes of this remarkable beef. 

Those attending this event and experiencing Piedmontese Beef for the first time were amazed that a lean beef that is lower 

in fat and cholesterol could produce such exceptional tenderness, flavor and plate performance. It’s no surprise to learn that 

many of the chefs in attendance have decided to feature Certified Piedmontese Beef on the menu at their restaurants following 

this event. 

President Obama visits Yellowstone : An inside view from a Park employee 

August 15, 9:41 PM · Beth Pratt - Yellowstone Eco-Travel Examiner 

“Oh, that’s pretty good. Cool.” President Obama commented after watching Yellowstone ’s famous geyser erupt. Old Faithful 

did not keep the First Family waiting long and burst into the blue sky more or less on schedule at 12:16 p.m.; hundreds of 

park visitors gathered across the boardwalk and cheered when the president arrived. 

For those of us who work in Yellowstone, having the First Family visit the first National Park was an honor. As an environmental 

professional who has worked in support of parks for over a decade, I sincerely appreciated the President recognizing the 

importance of “ America ’s Best Idea” with his special family trip to Yellowstone . Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Yellowstone 

Superintendent Suzanne Lewis also joined the president for his tour. 

My company, Xanterra Parks & Resorts, provided a special lunch for President Obama and his group, and I felt lucky to be selected 

to assist with the event. While the presidential party toured the mystical moonscape created by the unique geologic 

activity of Black Sand Basin , our crew readied the Old Faithful Snow Lodge for the meal. Working with the Secret Service, we 

watched as they conducted three different security sweeps (“sanitizing” is service lingo)--one sweep included an adorable 

and energetic bomb sniffing dog. 

After Old Faithful had erupted, the motorcade arrived at the Snow Lodge. Our small group eagerly gathered to greet President 

Obama and he did not disappoint us. When he and his daughters emerged from the motorcade, he flashed us a smile 

and gave a friendly wave. For those of us who had worked long hours in preparation for this event, his wave provided all the 

reward we needed. 

Jim Chapman , Executive Chef for Xanterra Parks & Resorts at Yellowstone, designed a menu for the group focused on local 

selections that included trout caught fresh from Yellowstone Lake and Montana Ranch Brand Piedmontese beef. “It was 

an honor to have the opportunity to showcase our sustainable efforts in a lunch for the First Family,” he stated. President 

Obama requested to meet Chef Chapman after dining on his creations. 

For Sasha and Malia, they left with two of Yellowstone ’s other famous attractions: bison. Two stuffed animal toy bison—another 

part of Xanterra’s sustainability program—will accompany the girls home on Air Force One. 

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WINTER 2009

On The Edge of Common Sense 

A Korea Beef by Baxter Black 

Juxtaposed on opposite pages of the BBC International newspaper were two stories; 

“..thousands of people (in Seoul, South Korea) protesting against resumption of U.S. Beef 

imports...” and “The U.S. announced that it will send half a million tons of food aid to 

North Korea.” 

How can two so closely connected groups of people hold such strong opposite opinions 

about the safety of U.S. food exports Easy. It’s the haves vs. the have-nots. South Korea 

is a strong democratic nation, our ally, who owes its existence to the U.S. and the United 

Nations. It has the luxury to be choosey. Their protest against American Beef, as stated, 

is the fear of B.S.E. but is really to protect their highly subsidized isolationist agricultural 

trade policy. That’s not a crime but they should not hide behind food safety as a reason. 

Whereas North Korea, an oppressed country led by a dictator, lost an estimated one million 

people to starvation in the 90’s and is facing another famine. The government has 

nuclear weapon intentions, a cruel disregard for its own people, and has been threatening 

invasion against South Korea since we pushed them back in 1951. 33,000 American 

soldiers died protecting South Korea. 

So the question that bubbles up like acid indigestion in many of us when we hear South Koreans shouting, “We don’t 

need U.S. troops and we don’t need U.S. Mad Cows!” is, ‘Why did we help the ingrates in the first place’ 

Four days after Sadaam’s statue was pulled down in Baghdad, there were anti-U.S. Iraqi’s protesting. I realize now they 

were Sadaam’s cronies, but still. When the French politicians curse us, the British press demean us, and when our closest 

friends, the Canadians accuse the USDA of conspiracy to falsify our B.S.E. findings...it all hurts. 

So much of our blood and our wealth has been spent protecting freedom on this planet. One cannot imagine a world 

today if the U.S, had refused to intervene. Paris would be a German suburb, South Korea would be a Japanese or Communist 

slave state, and Abu Ghraib would still be the real torture chamber it once was under Sadaam. 

Why is such a powerful country, the United States of America, so generous in spite of such deliberate insults and bashings 

In my opinion it is directly related to the strong religious beliefs of our founding fathers, in which we still abide. 

We do not do good deeds to ‘show off’. We help the down trodden, be it the homeless in San Francisco or the starving 

in North Korea, because Christ said, as you do for the least of these my brethren, you do unto me. And we turn the other 

cheek to the ‘What have you done for me lately’s,’ because we are directed to show forgiveness and mercy to all who 

offend. 

It is the embodiment of God’s grace. And the saving grace for all the Frances, South Koreas and Iraqs of the world who 

are free people today because America believes. 

Continued from page 20 

The decrease in boxed beef prices has been matched by lower fed cattle prices, which dropped below $80 this week. 

Feeder cattle prices started the week fairly strong but faded during the week with lower boxed beef, fed cattle and futures 

prices. The first major winter storm of the season also played a part in markets this week and may impact things 

for the remainder of the year. In the southern plains, a continuing dribble of wheat pasture cattle demand largely 

dried up with the cold temperatures this week. However, the region avoided snow and there will continue to be some 

demand for lightweight grazing cattle into the New Year. Heavy snow and cold temperatures disrupted cattle movements 

in the central and northern plains and may offer some support or, at least, stability for fed cattle prices for the 

rest of the month. No doubt cattle performance will be impacted by the storm and feedlot marketings will be slowed 

for a few days at least. 

2009 has been a particularly challenging and frustrating year for most in the cattle industry. I am sure that most producers 

are hoping the year will prove be as rare as the upcoming New Year’s Eve blue moon. 2010, especially the first half, is 

by no means certain to show marked improvement. However, there are encouraging signs that the worst is behind us 

and improvement in beef demand will begin in the next few months, albeit with uncertain timing. 


Female 

Grand Champion-CKC Brooke 2 

Owner-Cindy Kay Guilford 

Reserve Grand Champion-MyAnn 

Lef Thyme 

Owner-Brian Beagle 

Bull 

Grand Champion-DJHF Udolf 1 U 

Owner-Dennis Hennerberg 

Reserve Grand Champion-DJHF 4W 

Owner-Dennis Hennerberg 

Cow/Calf 

Grand Champion-CKC Brooke 2 

Owner-Cindy Kay Guilford 

Reserve Grand Champion-MyAnn 

Lef Thyme 

Owner-Brian Beagle 

Georgia National Fair Show Results 

Female 

Grand Champion - CKC Brooke 2 

Owner - Cindy Kay Guilford 

Reserve Grand Champion - Miss JALO 

Owner - Cindy Kay Guilford 

Bull 

Grand Champion - SRO Sundance Kid 

Owner - Leroy Schieffer 

Reserve Grand Champion - RM Hulk 

Owner - Chris Morris 

Photographs by Nia Pitts 

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WINTER 2009

Junior Cherry, Chris Morris, Dan Schafer 

Bull calf class 

Adam Swinehart 

Grand Champion Female - 

Chris Morris 

PAUS President Dan Shafer 

NAILE Chairman Bill Vest 

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT SHOW! 

* Note the new traveling box for the trophy was donated 

by Headache Acres in honor of Miss Jane 6 times Grand 

Champion Female! Thank you, Cindy Guilford! 


Female 

GRAND CHAMPION - WA URAYAA 

Owner - CHRIS MORRIS 

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION - DAS SUNSHINE 

Owner - DANIEL SCHAFER 

Male 

GRAND CHAMPION - ML SRO ERAGON 

Owner - LEROY SCHIEFFER 

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION - BJC TROY 

Owner - KENYON MAIER 

For All Show Results Please go to www.pauscattle.org 

For more information email 

delonshelter@hotmail.com 

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CORRECTIONS: 

Bill Vest 

606.725.5790 

MEMBERSHIP Ezel, KentuckyDIRECTORY 

Corrections 

wllmvest@yahoo.com 

Inside cover page 

Chance Krasselt’s address 

1111 West Cove Road 

Viola, Idaho 

Kenyon Maier’s address 

37415 Highway HH 

Carol Crews’ email 

etpawhuska@yahoo.com 

Jerry Chapman’s email 

chapmanfarmspieds@netzero.net 

Page 2 

Publications Committee 

*Carol Crews, Cindy Guilford,Lois Hickey, 

Lee Johns, Elizabeth Thompson, Dan 

Schafer 

Nominating Committee 

*Carol Crews, Brian Block, Sally Stryffeler, 

Greg Thompson 

Page 4 

ALABAMA 

Change LaFinca to 

Alabama Piedmontese 

Phone: (251) 948-1201 

Cell: (251) 979-0501 

NOTICES: 

GEORGIA 

Abide Farm 

Phone: none 

Cell: (770) 713-3118 

email: greg.thompson@delta.com 

IDAHO 

Chance Krasselt’s adress 

1111 West Cove Road 

Viola, Idaho 

Page 5 

KENTUCKY 

Morris Farms 

4350 Trice Road 

Paducah, KY 42001 

(270) 554-3711 

Cell: (270) 519-7860 Chris 

Cell: (270)556-4306 Ron 

Vest Piedmontese’s 

information at the top 

of page 6, not above name 

Page 6 

MICHIGAN 

Jennifer Biddle’s Phone 

Phone: (571) 974-9138 

Craig Olmsted’s email 

Email: colmsted@cablespeed.com 

Page 7 

MISSOURI 

KLM Piedmontese 

Herd Prefix: KLM 

37415 Highway HH 

Did You Know 

From: The Publication and Profile Committees 

Like his logo, Bill Vest is a quality “Kentuckian”, who has devoted his time and skills to the 

Piedmontese Association over the past three years. He has brought in countless new ideas, 

advertising, and quality to the Profile, which we are forever thankful for his leadership. But 

Bill’s true love was the NAILE, affectionately called the North American. Under Bill’s leadership 

the Piedmontese Show has continued to grow in numbers, sponsors, and premiums. 

The 2009 Show presented the exhibitors with the highest premiums since PAUS has hosted 

the show. In fact in the last two years Bill Vest has personally raised over $3,000, and has 

pushed his committee and family to raised over $6,000. Sadly for PAUS, Bill has resigned 

after the 2009 Show. Bill’s tireless energy and dedication will be missed....and a hard act 

to follow. Thank you. 

Red Oak Farm’s email 

Email: mschieffer62@gmail.com 

Page 10 

OHIO 

Victory Burt 

Membership #2010 

Page 12 

TEXAS 

Muelker Farms 

Orvan L. Muelker 

Cell: (830) 857-4490 

UTAH 

Page 13 

** You can find a complete copy of the 

PAUS by-laws on the website www.pauscattle.org 

Page 15 

Business Directory 

Abide Farm’s only phone # 

Cell: (770) 713-8795 

greg.thompson@delta.com 

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8th Annual Spring Piedmontese Sale 

Additional Corrections Please 

Notify the PAUS Office 


PROFILE | PIEDMONTESE 

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FOR SALE 

SEASONED PIEDMONTESE 

HERD BULLS-2-COPY 

ONE YOUNG BULL 18 MOS. 

Call: Dennis Forst 

816.590.4089 

Southwest of Kansas City 

Contact: Dr. Fred Bowman 239.821.4299 or 

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