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Change Service RequestedPublished By:
Nebraska Angus AssociationPO Box 150 • Ashby, NE 69333
2013-2014 Nebraska Angus Queen2013-2014 Sale Results • 2014 Sale Calendar
New Nebraska Trichomonaisis Reporting Requirements
Inside this issue
March-April 2014
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riously as she has been our Associa-tion Ambassador throughout ourstate. She also serves as the Ameri-can Angus Association Ambassadorand attended several cattle industryevents. She set lofty goals for her fu-ture in the Ag Industry. Check outher story on page 12.
As for our many upcoming asso-ciation events this year, keep upwith the schedule, deadlines andother notices by checking out ourwebsite www.nebraskaangus.org.
Until next time....
On the Job…
EditorialEditorialBy: Suzy Hebbert, NAA Secretary
This is truly a great time to be inthe cattle business with unprece-dented markets for all classes of cat-tle -- feeder calves, fat cattle, evencull cows and weigh up bulls arebringing record dollars. To continuethat trend in your herd, check outthe many sale listings of our mem-bership on page 26 to find that muchneeded herd sire for your herd. Itappears that cattle herd expansion isbeginning and finding those bulls tomeet your herd needs will be a pri-ority this year.
There is a new cattle herd healthregulation in Nebraska that affectsall cattle producers, regardless ofwhat area of the state you reside in.LB 423 was passed by the legislaturelast spring and took effect in Sep-tember of 2013. The law deals withreporting requirements for cattleproducers follow-ing a positive di-agnosis ofTrichomonaisiswithin theirherds. Pleasecheck out the no-tice from our stateveterinarian Dr.Dennis Hughes,DVM on page 23.
In this issue isan article on ourcurrent NebraskaAngus Queen,Maci Lienemann.She is a hardworking, talented,outgoing younglady who hasthoroughly en-joyed her tenureas NebraskaAngus Queen.She has taken herrole as Queen se-
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My Fellow Breeders
By: Dru Uden, NAA President
It is sale time again at TCRanch and we have just fin-ished our catalog. Some of
you breeders have already hadyour sales and I trust they haveall gone well as it looks to be avery good year for sales in thecattle industry. In fact, I believethat during the next few years,the cattle business will enjoysome of the best times we haveever seen. It is in good timessuch as these that it is of vitalimportance that we as breedershold ourselves and our prod-ucts to the highest standards.
Here in southern Nebraskawe have seen some unusualweather for calving season.Calving is definitely one of myfavorite times of the year. See-ing the new calf crop is excitingand thinking about how this
generation will move our breedforward is always encouraging.
Spring is right around thecorner and soon our thoughtswill turn to breeding seasonwith a new set of challengesand rewards. I congratulatethose of you who have hadgood sales and hope those ofyou with upcoming sales havegood luck.
Until next time, I wish all ofus plentiful moisture to bringknee-high grass to the pastures.
Regards,
Dru Uden
President SpeaksPresident Speaks
Nebraska Angus Association
PresidentDru Uden, Franklin402/470-0740
Vice PresidentTrevor Lienemann, Princeton
402/560-5385Secretary/ManagerSuzy Hebbert, Ashby
308/577-6700Past President
Clayton Glause, Fremont 402/721-8122
Commercial Director(Term Expires 12/15)
Chris Fryzek, Madrid308/353-6317West Director
(Term Expires 12/15)
Vince Bickel, Gordon308/282-0416North Director
(Term Expires 12/14)
Dave Nichols, Chambers402/340-3810
Central Director(Term Expires 12/14)
Kory Ostrand, Mason City 308/732-3201
South Director(Term Expires 12/14)
Brandon Meyer, Blue Hill402/756-2488
Northeast Director(Term Expires 12/15)
Brock Foxhoven, Crofton402/388-2478
Southeast Director(Term Expires 12/15)
Brett Weers, Diller402/806-1627
Material appearing in this issue may be reprinted only with written permission of the Nebraska Angus Association.
The Nebraska Angus News and the Nebraska AngusAssociation is obligated and reserves the right to reject any
request for advertising space which would not serve the bestinterest of our membership. Any rejection is not intended
as a reflection upon the subject of the advertisement.
Front Row: Left to Right: Past President Clayton Glause, Fremont; Vice President Trevor Lienemann,Princeton; Secretary/Manager Suzy Hebbert, Ashby; President Dru Uden, Franklin
Back Row: Left to Right: North Director Dave Nichols, Chambers; Central Director Kory Ostrand, Mason City;Southeast Director Brett Weers, Diller; Northeast Director Brock Foxhoven, Crofton; South Director Brandon Meyer,
Blue Hill; and West Director Vince Bickel, Gordon. Not pictured: Chris Fryzek, Commercial Director, Madrid.
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Dear fellow Angus
breeders…
American Angus Board UpdateAmerican Angus Board UpdateBy: Arlen Sawyer, AAA Board Member
Iam sure that you will receivethis publication right afterour quarterly American
Angus Association board meet-ing in St. Joe Feb. 18 – 21, so Iapologize in advance for miss-ing the Nebraska Cattlemen’sClassic and not being able to re-port to you at this time aboutthe board meeting. Hopefully Iwill catch up on board meetinghighlights in the next issue.
At this time I’d like to reiter-ate that the American AngusAssociation is there for the ben-efit of you the membership.You should and have de-manded prompt and courteousservice from the association,and that service is now secondto none in the industry.
You should also demandthat the assets amassed by themembership over the years, i.e.the database and most reliableEPDs in the industry, should beexclusive only to the membersof the American Angus Associa-tion. Even though we are cur-rently experiencing record cattleprices in all sectors of the indus-try, this isn’t a time to makethese assets available to all.
The association providestools for us to use to maintainour competitive edge over allother competitors. Of mostvalue to our customers is theconfidence they have in ourdatabase, EPDs and $Values
WANTEDThe Nebraska Angus News is in searchof photos from around Nebraska fromour fellow Angus Breeders! We wouldlove to see them and publish some in
our magazine and maybe on the Cover!
If you have a picture of your place oryour Angus herd please send to:
[email protected] must be high resolution (300 dpi or better) and at least
8 inches wide.
While every effort has been made to ensure theaccuracy of the information contained in this issueof the Nebraska Angus News, the Nebraska AngusAssociation and its officers and directors assume
no responsibility for any errors, omissions orincorrect information appearing within.
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and the value they earn by theperception of QUALITY whenusing the word “Angus” in themarket place.
Once again, it is an honor torepresent you on the AmericanAngus Association board of di-rectors. Please call if you haveany suggestions or questions.Good luck in the upcomingspring production sale season.
Sincerely,
Arlen SawyerAAA Director
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Check website periodically for additional bull and female pictures!
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By the time you all readthis, our next event, the Jr.show and meeting at the
Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic inKearney, NE, will have comeand gone. I hope this meetingwill be well attending because itis critical for the future of asso-ciation
Please see below for a list ofupcoming deadlines and dates.
• 3/10: Raising the Bar(Texas Tech University) Regis-tration Deadline
• 4/11-4/13: Raising theBar - Texas Tech University
• 4/15: Auxiliary and Ne-braska Angus Scholarship appli-cations due to Kami Scott
• 5/1: Angus FoundationScholarship applications due
• 5/1: CAB/NJAA Scholar-ship applications due
• 5/1: Nebraska officer ap-plications due
• 5/15: Entry & Recipedeadline for All-American Cer-tified Angus Beef Cook-Off;Entry Deadline for NJAA Cre-ative Writing, NJAA/AJ Pho-tography, NJAA Video &Graphic Design Contests; Own-ership/EARLY Entry Deadline-National Junior Angus Show
• 5/25: Deadline for CareerDevelopment Contest Resumes;Deadline for NJAA PublicSpeaking Contest speech out-lines; LATE Entry Deadline Na-tional Junior Angus Show,
Hello Angus Friends!
Junior ViewpointJunior ViewpointBy: Maci M. Lienemann, NJAA President
Nebraska JuniorAngus Association
2013-2014Officers & Directors
PresidentMaci Lienemann
Princeton, NE • 402/705-3858
1st Vice PresidentMichaela Clowser
Milford, NE • 402/643-9533
2nd Vice PresidentCheyann Lovett
Bladen, NE • 402/756-1011
Secretary/TreasurerAlisha Dethlefs
North Platte, NE • 308/368-7660
HistorianKami Nelson
Ansley, NE • 308/935-1139
DirectorSavannah Schafer
Nehawka, NE • 402/235-2658
DirectorTalon Lienemann
Princeton, NE • 402/798-0288
DirectorJustine Nelson
Lincoln, NE • 402/796-2686
Advisors:Craig & Laurie Dethlefs
13947 W Power Rd, North Platte, NE69101 308/368-7660
Allen & Heather Smith732 129th Rd., Osceola, NE 68651
402/764-7456
Kevin & Theresa Keyes13106 S 144th St, Springfield, NE 68059
402/ 253-8360
ONLINE ONLY
• 7/6-7/12: National Jun-ior Angus Show, Indianapolis,IN
The Nebraska Junior AngusShow and Banquet will be inJune, in Broken bow, NE. Thedetails are still being finalized,so I will pass the informationalong as soon as I know more.Additionally, you can check forup-to-date information on theNebraska Angus Association –Juniors’ page. I hope all of youwill be able to attend, and Ihope to see many of you inKearney.
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Miss Nebraska Angus2013-2014
Princeton, NE is home to thisyear’s Nebraska Angus Queen,Maci Lienemann, and Angus cattlehave been an influence in her lifeas long as she can remember. Oneof her earliest childhood memoriesis serving as “Host” for an im-promptu Angus cattle show in herliving room. “Well, we have a realnice group of cattle to look at heretoday. They are nice, big, andblack,” she announced from herLittle Tykes table in the livingroom as her younger brother,Taylon, entered the “show ring”leading their Black Lab puppy,appropriately named Angus.
Angus cattle and involve-ment for the Lienemann’s hasalways been a family affair.Her Dad Trevor, is a CPA byschooling, but a cowboy atheart. Her Mom, Torri OrtizLienemann, has her PhD in Spe-cial Education, and is the Assis-tant Special Education Directorand District Learning Coordinatorat Norris School District. Maci isthe oldest of four children, with ayounger brother and two youngersisters. Her brother, Taylon, is asenior, and her sisters, Sydni andSkylar are a sophomore and 8thgrader respectively, all at the Nor-ris School district south of Lincoln.All four of the Lienemann childrenare actively involved in their fam-ily cattle operation (Lienetics), andeach of them have their own indi-vidual Angus herds as well. Maciand her siblings are also very ac-tive in the Nebraska and NationalJunior Angus Associations.
If one word can be used to de-scribe Maci, that word would be“active”. A sophomore at the Uni-versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, she isinvolved in many organizations andholds various leadership positions.Such as UNL Animal Science Stu-
dent Ambassador; Nebraska BeefIndustry Scholars; UniversityHonor’s program; UNL Alpha Zeta– Agricultural Honor Societywhere she serves as Student Repre-sentative. She’s a member ofAlpha Omicron Pi sorority whereshe serves as a Leadership Councilmember; a volunteer group leaderfor NebraskaYouthBeef
Lead-ers Sympo-sium (NYBLS); UNL Block &Bridle/Collegiate Cattlemen; FFAAlumni; Collegiate Farm Bureau;and she’s a student member of Na-tional Cattlemen’s Beef Associa-tion & Nebraska Cattlemen. In thepast she has been involved in Ne-braska FFA and holds the FFAAmerican degree, she was StateFFA Vice President and traveled toArgentina as a participant in the In-ternational Leadership Seminar forState Officers. Currently, Maci isserving as President of the Ne-braska Jr. Angus Association andlast summer she was selected asAmerican Angus Association Am-bassador.
As a young child, Maci wantedto be a cattle showman and a leaderin the Nebraska Jr. Angus Associa-tion. She idolized young ladieslike her neighbor, Kourtney Nel-son, a past Nebraska Angus Queenand supreme showman. To Maci,young women like Kourtney, whowere both leaders in and out of theshow ring, projected strength andcharacter. These influences havebeen some of the driving forcesthat have helped Maci to becomethe strong, confident, capable
leader she is today.
Maci’s future goals and aspi-rations are greatly influencedby her desire to improve prac-tice, products and policies sur-rounding the beef industry.An academic goal is to obtainan advanced degree in animalscience research, specificallyfocusing on advancing genet-ics within the livestock in-dustry. She also hasleadership aspirations relatedto the beef industry, specifi-cally in the near future to earn
a position as a National JuniorAngus Association board mem-
ber and also earn her GoldAward. She hopes all of her activ-ities and participation in various or-ganizations will allow her to beultimately influential within thebeef industry, her lifelong passion.Maci is honored to be serving theNebraska Angus Association as theQueen and she will always repre-sent the Angus breed to the best ofher ability.
Nebraska Angus Queen Spotlight
Maci performs some fall cattle chores on animals in her MML Cattle Co. herd.
Nebraska Angus Association News • March/April 2014 • 15
$EN GUIDELINES WHEN SELECTING YOUR HERD
BULLby Tonya Amen, American Angus
Association, Genetic Service DirectorAs I traveled around the
country visiting with Angusbreeders and commercial cattle-men, especially those in lowrainfall areas such as the Ne-braska Sandhills, I’ll inevitablyfield a question about the $ENvalue published by the Ameri-can Angus Association.
First of all, what are the $Val-ues ($W, $B, $EN, etc)? Mostsimply stated, the $Value In-dexes are bio-economic selec-tion indexes, which of coursebegs the question, “what’s a se-lection index?” Selection in-dices in general are used tosimplify genetic selection deci-sions by incorporating multipletraits into one number, allowingfor simultaneous change inthose traits through the use onone, easily-interpreted numberreported in dollars. The Angus$Values specifically take into ac-count the outputs considered onthe revenue side of the profitequation, but they also considerthe input, or expense, side asso-ciated with the productionphase of interest. The $Valuesincorporate both genetic com-ponents (EPDs) and economicterms relevant to feedlot per-formance, carcass merit andcow-calf production.
Before using any selectionindex in your breeding deci-sions, it’s really important tounderstand the traits underly-ing the index. If the trait EPDs
used in the computation of theindex are not those that are im-portant for the production goalsand needs of your ranch, usingthem as a selection tool may notyield the desired result.
So let’s take a look at $W andits related pre-weaning index,$EN.
What is $EN?$EN is specialized index
which accounts for savings infuture daughters due to theiranticipated lactation and main-tenance energy requirements. Alarger value is more favorablewhen comparing two animals
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as it’s an indicator of more dol-lars saved on feed expenses.• Milk EPDS• Mature Cow size EPDS(Mature Weight and MatureHeight)• Depending on the accu-racy and availability of maturesize EPDs, the correspondingyearling measurements may beused because of their high ge-netic correlation with maturecow traits.What is $W?$W is the other $Value gearedtoward preweaning perform-ance and maternal traits of thecow herd. In addition to eco-nomic and energy requirementassumptions $W includes thefollowing EPDs:
• Birth weight• Weaning weight• Milk• Mature cow size EPDS(Mature Weight and MatureHeight)• Depending on the accu-racy and availability of maturesize EPDs, the correspondingyearling measurements may beused due to their high geneticcorrelation with the same traitsin the mature cow.You’ll notice that the Milk andMature cow size features of$EN are also included in the $Windex. So, why both indexes?In some variable environmentswith limited feed resources, ex-treme negative values for $ENmay be undesirable. However,
caution must be used becausecontinued selection for high,positive $EN without properbalance on some type of calfoutput (WW, YW, etc) couldlead to unnecessarily small ma-ture cows with excessively lowmilk production. With that in mind, it’s impor-tant to re-emphasize that $W in-cludes all of the math associatedwith $EN, but also incorporatesappropriate focus on calfgrowth. Since many commer-cial operations still rely on sell-ing weaned calves as the majorrevenue source, we can’t losesight of the importance of out-puts as well as inputs in a bal-anced breeding program.
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SELECTION PRESSUREAND HOW IT AFFECTS
AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION EPD’S by Tonya Amen, American Angus
Association, Genetic Service DirectorI had the pleasure of attend-
ing the your annual meeting inKearney back in early Decem-ber and visiting with NebraskaAngus members about the newthings happening with regardto Angus genetics. We dis-cussed a variety of topics, in-cluding: • updates to the Association’sAngus $Value index assump-tions and genomic recalibrationincluded in the December 6,2013, EPD release• background on simple ge-netic inheritance and geneticconditions• enhancements to reportsprovided to MaternalPlus® par-ticipants• adoption and use of Gene-MaxTM in high percentageAngus commercial cattle
All of these topics center ondeveloping new and exciting se-lection tools for Angus breedersand commercial users of Angusgenetics. Over the years, devel-oping these tools has allowedyou to make genetic directionalchange in traits of economic im-portance.
It’s important to note that se-lecting for change in one traitdoes not occur in a vacuum,and is often accompanied bychange in other genetically cor-related traits. Sometimes thischange is desirable and some-times it is not, but regardless it
can be tracked by looking at ge-netic trend over time in the vari-ous traits of importance.Genetic trend is simply comput-ing the average EPD by animalbirth year. This allows us to fol-low the trend over time, whichcan be presented in a table ordepicted graphically.
The various weight traits forwhich the American Angus As-sociation publishes EPDs are al-ways of keen interest tocattlemen and you’ll see genetictrend for several of them in thegraphic below. From birthweight to mature cow weight,all of the weight traits havemoderate to high genetic corre-
lations (ranging from .39 forbirth weight and mature cowweight to .74 for weaningweight and mature cowweight). This means that selec-tion for increased weaningweights should be accompaniedby increased weights at everyother stage as well. In the caseof cattlemen operating in envi-ronments with limited feed re-sources, the high correlationbetween weaning weight andmature cow weight may be un-desirable due to the resourcesrequired to support larger ma-ture cows.
Closer scrutiny of the genetictrend table reveals that the line
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representing mature weight isnot as steep as those for wean-ing and yearling weights,which indicates that selectionpressure has been placedagainst mature weight whilesimultaneously selecting forincreasing weaning and year-ling weights. Even thoughthere is a strong positive ge-netic correlation betweenweaning weight and matureweight, Angus producers havebeen able to identify uniqueanimals that combine highgrowth and moderate maturesize.
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OBITUARY
Dallmont Erickson
Dallmont J. Erickson, 93, for-merly of Elgin,died Sunday,Nov. 3, 2013 atColumbus Com-munity Hospitalin Columbus,NE.
A memorial service was heldon Friday, Nov 8, 2013 at UnitedMethodist Church in Elgin.Rev. Michael Davis officiated.Inurnment followed at WestCedar Valley Cemetery in Elginwith military rites by AmericanLegion Post # 5816 of Elgin.Dallmont John Connell Erick-son, born May 5, 1920, was theonly child born to Emil andMary Josephine (Lee) Erickson.Dallmont attended countryschool and was a graduate ofthe class of 1939 from ElginPublic High School where hewas selected as outstandingElgin High School Alumni in2009.
Dallmont was a lieutenant inwith the Merchant Marines, abranch of the US Army duringWW II. He received an honor-able discharge in 1946 and wasgiven and official dischargefrom the United States Army in1992, after Congress passed leg-islation recognizing the serviceof the Merchant Marines. Hewas a proud veteran and lovedto share stories about his experi-ences during the war.
On June 18, 1949, Dallmontmarried Bernadine L. Andersonof Elgin. They resided on afarm west of Elgin which washomesteaded by Dallmont’sgrandfather, John Erickson in1885.
Dallmont was a farmer, cattlefeeder and rancher. He raisedregistered Angus cattle; was ac-tive in the Nebraska Angus As-sociation and was instrumentalin organizing the Nebraska Jr.Angus Association where heserved as advisor for manyyears. He was a 4-H leader andFFA sponsor, as well as a pro-moter of youth in agriculture.
He was a member of theElgin United Methodist Churchfor many years where he heldvarious leadership positions.
In his retirement years, Dall-mont was a member of the Ex-perimental Aircraft Associationand enjoyed flying his Cessna140 aircraft. He also enjoyedsailing, music of the 40’s, buy-ing and selling antique cars andparticipating in parades withhis cars. Dallmont and Berna-dine traveled with friends, andwere active in the Antique AutoCar Club of Norfolk.
Dallmont is survived by hiswife of 64 years, Bernadine L.Erickson; daughter, Korene AnnErickson Fehringer (Jim); fivestep-grandchildren andspouses; twelve step-great-grandchildren; one secondcousin, Anita Ott (Gary) andfamily and many friends.
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STATE VETERINARIAN REMINDS PRODUCERS
OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
CATTLE THAT TEST POSITIVE FOR
TRICHOMONIASISLINCOLN – As cattle producersconduct breeding soundnessand Trichomoniasis testing thisyear, State Veterinarian Dr. Den-nis Hughes would like to re-mind producers of theirresponsibilities, if they have apositive Trichomoniasis diagno-sis within their herd.
According to Hughes, LB 423was passed last spring and tookeffect in September. The statutehas some specific reporting re-quirements for producers whohave a positive Trichomoniasis
Notification Form (found on theNDA website) to NDA within14 days after the diagnosis. Theform is to include the names ofadjacent landowners and landmanagers who were notifiedand their contact information.
“Trichomoniasis can be dev-astating to a herd, and whileowners of affected herds gener-ally don’t like to talk about it,communication allows otherproducers to reinforce goodbiosecurity measures,” said Dr.Hughes.
For more information on thestatute, producers can visitwww.nda.nebraska.gov or call800-572-2437.
diagnosis within their herd, in-cluding:
1. The cattle producer or hisor her veterinarian must reportany positive Trichomoniasis di-agnosis to NDA within fivebusiness days from knowledgeof the formal diagnosis.
2. After knowledge of a for-mal diagnosis, the cattle pro-ducer will have 14 days tonotify their neighbors of the di-agnosis. Neighbor means adja-cent landowners or landmanagers, with land capable ofmaintaining livestock suscepti-ble to Trichomoniasis, even ifcattle are not currently main-tained on such owner’s or man-ager’s land.
3. The cattle producer mustsubmit a completed Neighbor
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Sale ReportsSale ReportsDaigger Angus Black & Red Herd
Reduction SaleHerd City: North Platte, NE US
Auctioneer: Al Conover - Sale Date: 11/30/2013 Sale Mgr: Conover Auction Service
API Rep: Matt Printz18 Open Heifers - Av: $1,583.0020 Bred Heifer - Av: $2,657.0017 Bred Cows -Av: $2,511.00
13 Spring Pairs - Av: $3,630.0068 Total Registered Females
Average: $2,522.00 - Gross: $171,550.00104 Reported Sale Total
Average: $2,418.00 - Gross: $251,550.00TOP OPEN HEIFER
Lot 68 - J D Erica 3308 - $2,800.00Buyer: Orr Angus North Platte NE
Sire Name: Connealy ThunderTOP BRED HEIFER
Lot 6 - J D Santella 2243 - $5,250.00Buyer: Hunt & Hunt Angus Anselmo NE
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