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B-Bar Stock Farm Bob Bartholomew

174 Dales Bridge Rd.

Germantown, NY 12526

Phone: 518-755-1701

Email: [email protected]

Spring Finally!

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2018 Directory Volume 3 Number 10

American Pinzgauer Association

www.pinzgauers.org

Features:

We have an App for that-4 We rarely go anywhere without some

kind of technology in our pocket. Choose

the right app to make your life easier.

2018 Directory-5-9 Here’s the latest name and addresses of

dues paying members of the American

Pinzgauer Association.

Junior News-11-12 We are profiling two Junior members,

Mark and Emma Leis of Wisconsin.

Bull Shopping Season-13 Consider these criteria before you make

your decision in purchasing your next

bull.

Rules/Bylaws Changes-14 At the 2018 National Show membership

meeting we have a couple of business

items you need to vote on.

On The Cover: Our cover comes

from Bob Bartholomew of B-Bar

Stock Farm of New York. Photo by Bob Bartholomew

Welcome… To the Spring/2018 Directory issue of

THE PINZGAUER JOURNAL. The

Pinzgauer Journal is a quarterly

publication for the Pinzgauer cattle

breeder. If you would like to contribute

articles or advertise in the quarterly

newsletter, we ask that you contact our

editor, Dale Huhnke. If you submit a

photo for the front cover and we use it,

you will get a $25.00 Visa gift card

courtesy of the Pinzgauer Journal.

Editor… Dale Huhnke

Advertising…

Dale Huhnke

17 S. Smith St. Apt. 5

New Buffalo, MI 49117 Email: [email protected]


P.O. Box 1477

Kingsville, TX 78364

Phone: 361-296-5093

[email protected]

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Calving Book Technology: There’s an App for That

Accessibility and Compatibility

Does the app need to be accessible at

all times? Identify apps that can be

accessed even when data or wifi

services are not available. The app

will likely synch to an online

storage system when cellular service

becomes available, but may need to

be set for this to occur and keep

everyone using the app updated.

Also, if multiple people will be

entering information into the app,

make sure all phones are compatible

with the same app (android vs.

iPhone). Lastly, if the calving app is

being accessed by two users at the

same time, be sure data can be

entered simultaneously without

complications.

Storage

What type of storage or data program

does the app synch too? Options may

including online cloud storage,

computer or record keeping

programs. In addition, file type is

important and should be in a format

that data is easy to use and capable to

generate reports as needed. Example

file types may include text, excel, pdf

or even breed specific database

programs. Also, is the app

compatible with a computer or ipad?

If apps are only accessible on the

phone, it may be difficult to see mass

quantities of data at one time, sort

data or even print reports. Bottom-

line, making sure data is backed up

and accessible once entered into the

app is critical in case a phone goes

missing on the 4-wheeler or lost

while bedding the barn.

Fees

Most apps will offer a free-trial for

10 – 30 days before charging a

By Taylor Grussing

In today’s day and age, we rarely go

anywhere without some kind of

technology in our pocket or vehicle.

Even in the livestock industry, there

is an app for many of the tasks we

conduct each day that can make our

lives easier if we take the time to

learn how to use them. From

keeping track of markets, banking,

and now even calving records,

there’s an app for that too.

Choosing the Right App

Calving season is a busy time for

beef producers and it seems every

year a calving book gets washed

with valuable information never to

be read again. The development of

several calving book apps in the last

few years has left producers asking

which one is best and what

specifications to look for before

purchasing. Here we will discuss

some tips to consider before

purchasing just any calving book

app.

Inputs

Apps should have inputs for cow

inventory, sire inventory, along with

calving data. If the app is to be used

year to year, check to see if new

data can be added each year without

removing old data. Some example

calving inputs to look for include:

Calf identification number, birth

day/year, birth weight, sire/dam ID,

color, calving ease score,

single/twin, udder score, teat score,

and location (pasture). In addition to

calving data, other herd information

that may be valuable in the same

app including breeding season and

pregnancy check to easily determine

who the sire is and expected due

date.

monthly or yearly fee for services.

Also, apps may vary in the amount of

storage or number of animals that

can be entered into the system. Seek

out how much data can be stored and

if extra animals can be added for a

fee if that storage limit is met.

Additional Features

In addition to calving records, look

for additional features such as

breeding information, gestation

calculator, semen tank inventory,

grazing plan, and weaning and

pregnancy data.

The Bottom Line

If apps aren’t for you, at the very

least keep your calving data in at

least two places: two calving books

(one in the pickup and one in the

house), or a calving book plus an app

to keep it safe. Record keeping is

necessary for beef producers to make

benchmarks and progress from year

to year. The famous saying you can’t

manage what you don’t measure is

true, and adaptation to new calving

book apps can have a place in

making recordkeeping easier and

keep producers on track this calving

season.

(Taylor Grussing is a South Dakota

Extension cow/calf Field Specialist.

This article is reprinted with

permission from Taylor. The

viewpoints expressed by Taylor do

not necessarily reflect the opinions,

beliefs and viewpoints of the

Pinzgauer Journal or the American

Pinzgauer Association.) ◄

Editors Note: On the following pages are APA dues paying members as of April 15, 2018. If there are errors in information please contact the registrar. We

regret any errors and omissions to the list.

2018 Directory of Members

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Canada:

Peter & Elizabeth Peeters

Cows & Cranio Inc.

541 Emily Park Rd.

Omemee, Ontario Canada K0L 2W0

(705) 799-7064


Alabama:

Charles Barron *

Rocky Ridge Farm

180 Co. Rd. 611

Lawley, AL 36793-4105

(334) 366-4535; (205) 328-6331

Kenneth & Marie Black *

Kenmar Farms

2185 Co. Rd. 121

Ft. Payne, AL 35968-9249

(256) 638-3157; (256) 638-5560

Arkansas:

Connie Corhn

Corhn Patch Pinzgauers

P.O. Box 154

Tonitown, AR 72770

(479) 841-8699

Lane Heigle

474 Prince Rd.

Heber Springs, AR 72543

David & Iwanna Stephenson

Beaver Springs

1704 N. Main St.

Cave Springs, AR 72718-7144

(479) 248-2633; (479) 595-3499


California:

Paul & Fran Baker

7521 Mountain Ave.

Orangevale, CA 95662

(916) 998-2442

Kathy Dombrowski

Raptor Ridge Ranch

4040 Ridge Dr.

Loomis, CA 95650-9753

(916) 652-5204; (916) 778-8089


Colorado:

Ted & Ruth Swain

7493 W5 Rd.

Bedrock, CO 81411

(970) 859-7221

Georgia:

Kenneth E. Futch

Celtic Farms LLC

216 Ports End Lane

Alma, GA 31510

(912) 632-1529; (912) 288-4958


Phil & Joan Peoples *

Peoples Choice Farms

2414 Hwy 280 East

Lyons, GA 30436

(912) 526-0131; (229) 848-2494


Dwight & Karen Starnes *

Absolutely Southern Farm

P.O. Box 1612

Lafayette, GA 30728

Illinois:

George L. Reisner

Sycamore Mill Farm

21296 N 800 St.

Jewett, IL 62436

Iowa:

Josh Roethler

4 Mile Creek Pinzgauers

1701 100th Ave.

Algona, IA 50511

(515) 341-6656


Kentucky:

Wallace Bolin

130 Rockbridge Rd.

Shelbyville, KY 40065

(502) 633-3895; (502) 321-6252

*-Denotes Lifetime Member







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Doug Dickson *

Dickson’s Farms

1500 Old Zion Church Rd

Woodburn, KY 42170

(270) 792-2545

James A. Medley

Hill and Dale Farm

100 Helm School House Rd.

Lebanon, KY 40033

(270) 692-2084

Louisiana:

Bruce & Mary Fagerland

Ausdakota Pinzgauers

211 Shreveport Rd.

Barksdale AF Base, LA 71110

(703) 501-9732

Email: [email protected] or

[email protected]

Massachusetts:

Peter Carter

Woodland Farm

588 Jewett St.

Georgetown, MA 01833-1210

(978) 352-3818


Michigan:

Nathan Brown

B&P Farms

10485 N. Vandecar Rd.

Farwell, MI 48622

(989) 621-0015

Chad Foster

Foster Pinzgauer Estate

13669 20th Ave.

Remus, MI 49340

(231) 629-2844

Johann Schulz *

Schulz Country Haven

4690 Patterson Rd.

Snover, MI 48472

(810) 672-9675; (810) 404-2963

Michael Theunick

3615 80th Ave.

Evart, MI 49631

(231) 734-5308

Minnesota:

Nelson & Brons *

R Bar S Ranch

18304 390th St. NW

Strandquist, MN 56758

(218) 686-3161


Richard Burns

8484 180th St. South

Barnesville, MN 56514

(218) 937-5726

Steve & Sharon Torbo *

Daybreak Ranch

7801 227th St.

St. Cloud, MN 56301

(612) 251-1903

Minnesota Junior Members:

Katelyn Slettom

15833 Sago 4.

Warba, MN 55793

(218) 398-1515


Missouri:

Cedar Creek Farm

28890 CR 220

Preston, MO 65732

Cecil Gass Farms LLC

P.O. Box 43

Lockwood, MO 65682

(417) 633-0134


Terry Kingsley

TLK Pinzgauers

4554 Randolph Rd.

Farmington, MO 63640

(573) 756-4046; (573) 330-6037


Thomas Mahaney Jr.

Shepherdsfield Farms

777 Shepherdsfield Rd.

Fulton, MO 65251

(573) 642-1439

Pakey Matthews

2132 W Hwy 72

Fredericktown, MO 63645

(573) 934-6614

Elaine & Roger Underwood *

Rainbow Pinzgauer

17351 E. Hope Rd.

Hardin, MO 64035

(660) 484-3306


Montana:

Lawrence Gibbs *

B-J Outfit

Box 531

Three Forks, MT 59752

(406) 580-4271; (406) 639-3545

New Hampshire:

Brenda Barthelemy

Brookvale Pines Farm LLC

154 Martin Rd.

Fremont, NH 03044

(603) 679-2415


New Hampshire Junior Members:

Ryan Hoelzel

1 Freemont Rd.

Epping, NH 03042 NH

(603) 679-1793; (603) 235-6113


New York:

Bob Bartholomew

B-Bar Stock Farm

174 Dales Bridge Rd.

Germantown, NY 12526

(518) 755-1701


Ohio:

John & Peg Meents *

Big Ten Pinzgauers

21555 St. Rt. 698

Jenera, OH 45841

(419) 326-6921; (419) 306-7480















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Wayne Shetler

Grand View Farm

8495 Fredericksburg Rd.

Fredericksburg, OH 44627

(330) 695-4408


Oklahoma: Bruce Buechner *

Noname Ranch

46865 Hwy 29

Wynnewood, OK 73098-9106

(405) 665-4001

Ben Nuefeld

Nuefeld Farms

78641 N 2640 Rd.

Hitchcock, OK 73744

Oregon:

Charlie Bennett

P.O. Box 551

Molalla, OR 97038

Tom Gordon *

Gordon Pinzgauers

46303 NW Clapshaw Hill Rd.

Forest Grove, OR 97116-7713

(503) 357-9618

Nancy Hankins *

14583 Manning Road NE

Woodburn, OR 97071

(503) 792-4764

Donna Laney *

Cygnet Group Inc.

31215 S. Dryland Rd.

Canby, OR 97013-8567

(503) 651-2559; (503) 703-0716


Mark Stupfel *

19251 River Road N

St. Paul, OR 97137

(503) 633-4722

Pennsylvania:

Aaron & Megan Gimbel

Gimbel Farms

92 Ben Titus Rd.

Tamaqua, PA 18252

(570) 778-1875


Jesse Haas

Hill Top Farms

5102 Fisher Rd.

Conneautville, PA 16406

(814) 587-2210


Daniel & Mariela Hunsberger &

Family

Spring Hill Pinzgauers

224 Gilbert Hollow Rd.

Hollsopple, PA 15935-7909

(814) 248-3649; (814) 629-5445


Dave V Medic DVM

434 Small Rd.

Clark Mills, PA 16114

(724) 253-4186


Red View Cattle Company

1263 Matamoras Rd.

Halifax, PA 17032

(717) 756-4345


Chester Sewalk

646 Plummer Rd.

Sidman, PA 15955

Gerald F. Wiest

749 S. Crossroads Rd.

Lykens, PA 17048

(717) 365-3998


Lucas & Amy Yoder

267 Kennedy Hill Rd.

Boswell, PA 15531

(814) 525-1219


Pennsylvania Junior Members:

Olivia Sewalk

646 Plummer Rd.

Sidman, PA 15955

Tennessee:

Allen R. Defoe *

1412 McCarty Rd.

Knoxville, TN 37914

Eddie Hyder *

Piney Grove Pinzgauer Farm

150 Escape Mtn Rd.

Hampton, TN 37658

(423) 725-3736

Robert Latimer

Milton Cattle Company

P.O. Box 6038

Milton, TN 37118

(615) 273-2787; (615) 337-6307


Robert McCoy *

Two Star Anchor Farm

1285 Turkey Scratch Rd.

Spencer, TN 38585

(931) 946-2574

John McNutt

243 Bruce Doan Rd.

Blountville, TN 37617-5118

(423) 323-4394; (423) 914-1756

Scott Woodby/Lisa Simerly

Tri-Creek Farm

131 Ray Simerly Rd.

Hampton, TN 37658

(423) 470-0131


Texas:

James C. Conner *

Pyramid Ranch

13507 CR 577

Anna, TX 75409

(214) 801-0099


Georgia Duncan *

Duncan Pinzgauer Farm

7201 Dover Lane

Ft. Worth, TX 76118

(817) 589-0498

Matt & Stacey Ferguson

Circle F Farms

1342 Malmaison Ridge Dr.

Spring, TX 77379

(281) 799-4313


















DNA photo and hair photo

courtesy of internet.

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Franklin-Marsha Stein DVM *

Five Mile Farm

P.O. Box 11

Snook, TX 77878-0011

(979) 272-1323; (979) 845-6488;

(979) 218-0642


Ken & Kim Paul

Circle P Pinzgauers

2686 County Rd. 232

Rockdale, TX 76567

(512) 446-4141; (281) 358-5200;

(281) 543-2411 (fax)


Richard & Barbara Powell *

Hidalgo Farms

12409 FM 1935

Brenham, TX 77833

(979) 836-1822

Linda Rio *

El Rancho Rio

4261 FR 3019

Winnsboro, TX 75494-9555

(903) 860-3637


John L. Talbot *

472 Talbot Lane

New Boston, TX 75570

(903) 628-6499

John, David Talbot

Hi Point Ranch

434 Talbot LN.

New Boston, TX 75570

(903) 628-6209

Ken, Lisa, Derek Wamsley

Lazy W Farms

1411 Hobo LN

Madisonville, TX 77864

(936) 443-9205; (936) 443-4208


Texas Junior Members:

Shelby Ferguson

1342 Malmaison Ridge Dr.

Spring, TX 77379

(832) 499-4612


Virginia:

Gary W. Baker *

Bakers Pinzgauers

1629 Shelleys Rd.

Bristol, VA 24202

(276) 466-3540; (423) 361-3777


Matt & Kaitlyn Sadler

207 Happy Trail

Blackstone, VA 23824

(434) 294-3317

Washington:

Wayne & Ruth Adams

A & S Pinzgauers

330 Rogers Rd.

Toledo, WA 98591

(360) 864-6661; (360) 749-4292


Herbert & Dixie Berg

Fantasy Acres Pinzgauer Breeder

25307 NE 212 Ave.

Battle Ground, WA 98604-9671

(360) 687-3885

John Gingery *

Cripple Creek Farms

P.O. Box 1714

Battleground, WA 98604

(360) 687-5204


West Virginia:

John McKee

244 Tel Farm Lane

Kearneysville, WV 25430

(304) 671-0405

Wisconsin:

Todd Andreshak *

TA Pinzgauers

4177 Cardinal Lane

Edgar, WI 54426

(715) 846-3713


Mark, Ann & Melissa Basten

Bee Safe Cattle

3877 Luxemburg Rd.

New Franken, WI 54229

(920) 680-8038


Diana Beckius

Circle S Stock Farms

W5702 Grouse Dr.

Endeavor, WI 53930

(608) 697-5968

Email:

[email protected]

David Adam Boron

W 10372 Beechnut Dr.

Hancock, WI 54943

(715) 315-0840

Email:

[email protected]

Jerry DeSmidt & Jake Hendzel

Woodhaven

N912 Hill Rd.

Pulaski, WI 54162

Phone: 920-833-9772


Website:

www.woodhavenpoultry.com

Robert & Lucy Kesler

Kesler Family Farm

N6447 Hwy 55

Hilbert, WI 54129

(920) 378-1678


Ben Klister

Big Dog Beef

7593 Schwahn Road

Greenleaf, WI 54126

(920) 864-2190


David Kuehl & Barb Schmoock

Buttercup Beef

E 4526 County Hwy FF

Kewaunee, WI 54216

(920) 388-2930; (920) 901-0822


Elizabeth Kuss

7149 Badger LN

Allenton, WI 53002

(262) 323-3368
















http://www.woodhavenpoultry.com/








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Kevin Leis

Leis Family Pinzgauers

836 Cashton Ave.

Cashton, WI 54619

(608) 654-7379; (608) 487-6606


Gary Mastalish

Mastalish Farms

7110 Fahley Rd.

Osh Kosh, WI 54904

(920) 836-3975

Brian Nodolf

Biddick Inc.

11623 State Rd. 80

Livingston, WI 53554

(608) 943-6363


Barry or Charlotte Page

Twin Brooks Farm

S4429 CTY H

Hillsboro, WI 54634

(608) 528-4671; (608) 475-0291;

(608) 475-0292 (fax)


James & Elaine Ray *

Jarrae Pinzgauer Farm

948 Coulee Trail

Hudson, WI 54016

(715) 425-6442; (715) 426-1888


Ashley Siegmund

N2685 Hrabik Rd.

Kewaunee, WI 54216

(920) 255-7158

Jerome & Theresa Slepicka


W5706 Grouse Dr.

Endeavor, WI 53930

(608) 697-5968


Sandy Strnad

N 4559 County Rd. AB

Luxemburg, WI 54217

(920) 536-1112


Ron Weishaar *

L & R Ranch

W8059 770th Ave.

River Falls, WI 54022

(715) 425-5925

Tom & Terry Wolf

Red Oak Farm

N 7050 County Rd. A

Argyle, WI 53504

(608) 543-9820

Wisconsin Junior Members:

Kylee Beckius


W5702 Grouse Dr.

Endeavor, WI 53930

(608) 697-5968

Charles Jansen

N 6098 Cordy Rd.

Hilbert, WI 54129

(920) 470-1360

Matthew Lehman

N 4892 State 73

Wautoma, WI 54982

(920) 240-5095

Emma & Mark Leis

Leis Family Pinzgauers

836 Cashton Ave.

Cashton, WI 54619

(608) 654-7379; (608) 487-6606

Wyoming:

Lance Fletcher *

Wyoming Pinzgauer Ranch

96 Rapid Creek Rd.

Sheridan, WY 82801

(307) 672-7289



If They’re

Worth Keeping,

They’re

Worth Registering!









Attention Junior Pinzgauer breeders, the 2018 National Show

will include other contests that you can enter while in Missouri.

• Test your cattle knowledge and voice your reasons in the

Livestock Judging Contest. Contestants will gain skills in

decision making and critical thinking while advancing their

knowledge of the livestock industry.

• Start snapping photos for the photography contest. Choose

one great photo of your Pinzgauer cattle, print an 8” x 10” of

that photo and mount it on black foarm board and bring it to

Nationals. Be sure to write your name and age on the back.

• Cattleman's Contest will test your farm tool skills and

knowledge of the beef industry.

• A parent showmanship class will be offered during the junior

show. Now the tables are turned while the juniors critique their

parents’ showing abilities.

This year we will have an ice cream social for everyone on

Thursday after the contests.◄

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The APA Scholarship committee is pleased to

announce that a scholarship is available to any

junior member who wants to continue their

education after high school. You can

download a scholarship application by going

to the member info tab of the website,

www.pinzgauers.org, and clicking with your

mouse on the juniors section. The application

deadline is July 15. ◄

APA Scholarship Available to

Junior Members

Sponsorship Packages:

$50 Sponsorship-This amount would

help pay for group awards or contests,

the ice cream social or even the banner!


help pay for ribbons awarded to

Division winners or Class winner

awards!

$250 Sponsorship-Your ranch or

business could sponsor the National

show t-shirts or provide welcome gifts

to our Breeders/Juniors.


help pay for buckles to Grand and

Reserve winners of the Junior or Open

show.

$1,000 Sponsorship-Help us fund the

banquet or purchase auction items!

40th Reunion Show at 2018 Missouri State Fair

Registration for the National Show opened online at the

Missouri State Fair website May 10, 2018. Deadline to enter

is July 2, 2018. You must have registration papers on cattle

you plan to show in the Open or Junior Show. To show in

the Junior Show, original registration papers must list the

junior exhibitor as owner. If the calf is co-owned, the name

of the co-owner must be on the certificate along with the

junior members name. Registration must have the date of

possession on it. Please visit the website under the Handbook

for rules and requirements for both the Open and Junior

Show.

Please consider being a sponsor for the 2018 National

Pinzgauer Show. We will add your farm name to the website

and banner as a Thank You and we will post a personal

Thank You on social media. We would like to have all

donations in by August 1, 2018 so we can plan accordingly

for the show. We appreciate anything you can contribute.

You may send checks to the APA office in Kingsville,

Texas. In the memo, please write 2018 National Show. If

you have been in the Pinzgauer breed since the early 1970's,

could you please make some photocopies of items from the

late 70's and early 80's journals that are considered historic

to the breed and send or email them to Stacey Ferguson. You

may take a photo of the item and text it to me at 281-799-

4313 or you may email it to me. If you have anything

Pinzgauer related that you no longer want or need, display

items from booths, photos or memorabilia, please contact

Stacey at [email protected]. These items will be used

in a display for our 40th Anniversary Show. Thank you!! ◄

By Stacey Ferguson

More then Exhibiting Pinzgauers at the

National Show

http://www.pinzgauers.org/


Junior Section : Junior Profiles….

The Pinzgauer Journal over the next few issues will

profile our Junior members for you to get to know

them better. Juniors please be checking for an email

from Shelby Ferguson to get your profile in the

journal.

Emma is currently attending Cashton School

Emma’s Favorites:

Class…Do not have one

Snack….Strawberry Poptarts

Hobby….Having fun with her cows

Cell Phone App…..You Tube

Future Plans…Going to college to study

Agribusiness and have a future career in

that field.

Why I like Pinzgauers…”I like Pinzgauers

because they are one of the most docile

breeds. They also produce butter fat in their

milk that will increase growth in calves. My

family has raised many other breeds and

Pinzgauer is my favorite. I enjoy having

them in my herd and love showing them.

They are the best breed around!”

Mark is currently attending Cashton

High School

Mark’s Favorites:

Class…Gym

Snack….Oreos

Hobby….Showing Cattle

Cell Phone App…..SnapChat

Future Plans… Attending Western

Technical College with a Degree in

Agribusiness Science

Why I like Pinzgauers…”I like them

for their personality and how

unique the breed is.”

Like Us! On Facebook!

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Meet …..Mark and Emma Leis Cashton, WI

Junior Shelby Ferguson of Texas has

started a Facebook APA Youth Page.

We are encouraging all Junior

Breeder’s to Friend the page and get

the latest news on Junior Pinzgauer

Activities.◄

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Junior Section :

What Can You do

to Help Promote

Pinzgauers?

• Talk to your local 4-H and FFA organizations about Pinzgauer

cattle. Invite the Ag teacher or 4-H leader out to your farm and

help them decide on a heifer that could be used as a project. Stay

in touch with the Ag teacher and the kids and help them

throughout the year. Offer to conduct a clinic at your farm and

show the FFA/4-H kids how to clip.

• Find a junior interested in showing and offer one of your heifers

for that junior to show in county fairs or stock shows. Point the

junior to the APA website where they will find information for

applying for a junior membership and information on breed

standards and breeders in their area.

• Find a junior interested in showing one of your steers. Record

the progress and results, write a brief paragraph about the

experience and send it to the local newspaper. Be sure to include

a photo!

• As a Pinzgauer breeder, visit the county fair or jackpot shows in

your area. Walk around and talk to the kids about their animals

and see if one of the kids is interested in showing one of your

heifers.

These are just some of the things that we as Pinzgauer breeders

can do to help promote the breed. ◄

By Shelby Ferguson

Thoughts,

Ideas,

Suggestions…

*Juniors showing in the National Junior Show in Sedalia, Missouri, please see the rules below. These rules are

posted on the APA website in the Member Handbook. All junior members should read the Junior Show Rules

and familiarize themselves with what is expected of them at the show.

*All juniors must be paid junior members of the APA to show in the National Junior Pinzgauer Show.

*Junior eligibility-Junior must be between 9 years of age to the end of the year of their 21st birthday.

*A junior exhibitor shall be allowed to show only animal(s) registered with the American Pinzgauer

Association. The original registration certificate must include the name of the junior exhibitor as owner and if

co-owned, the name of the co-owner must be on the certificate along with junior members name. Date of

possession must be on the certificate.

*All heifer entries must be at least 87.5% Pinzgauer. All entries must be red or black and solid faced, with

white underbelly and predominately white tail.

*All entries must have legible tattoos that agree with their original registration certificate. These will

be checked and verified by officials in Missouri.

*Make sure you pay your dues and get your cattle registered in plenty of time to show at the National

Show. Link to register for Nationals is below. If you have any questions, please contact Shelby Ferguson at

832-499-4612 or at [email protected]

*Registration for the National Show will begin May 10, 2018-July 2, 2018 online with the Missouri State

Fair. The link is: http://www.mostatefair.com/how-to-enter-premium-guide/. ◄

Quick Reminder on National Junior Show Rules


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Bull Shopping Season! By John F. Grimes

Bull buying season is well underway throughout the

cow-calf regions across the country. Producers are

constantly reminded of this through sale catalogs in the

mail, glossy magazine advertisements, and social media

posts. These promotional efforts may make it seem like

the Christmas shopping season has returned. Both of

these “shopping seasons” can be equally confusing and

frustrating for the buyer that is uninformed and

unprepared.

As an Extension professional and a seedstock producer,

one of the most interesting discussions I can have with a

producer is reviewing their thoughts on what they are

looking for in a potential purchase for a herd

sire. Obviously, there is a wide range of criteria to be

considered depending on the production goals and size

of the herd. In my experience, two very consistent

themes emerge with discussions on a potential herd bull

purchase: calving ease and price.

Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) allow the breeder

to identify the animals that excel in the traits that are

important for their operation. The EPDs can be used to

determine exactly where herd sire candidates rank

within a given breed and his potential to make

significant improvements in performance of future calf

crops. A documented health program should be

emphasized with any herd additions regardless of

gender. A sound biosecurity plan for the herd can go a

long way to help avoid the introduction of a costly

disease into a herd.

Any potential herd sire should complete a successful

Breeding Soundness Examination. This examination

gives the purchaser an assurance that a herd sire

candidate has the ability to get cows bred. Even mature

bulls should have a Breeding Soundness Examination

performed prior to turnout before a breeding season. A

cow is too expensive to maintain and feeder calves are

too valuable to sell to take risks with poor potential

reproductive performance from a sire without a fertility

check.

Beef producers need to be concerned with a wide

variety of production traits if they intend to be

successful in this business. Weaning weights, yearling

weights, milk, carcass traits, etc. should be prioritized to

varying degrees depending on your marketing

program. A person that sells feeder calves at weaning

will be concerned about weaning weights while a

marketer of freezer beef will be more concerned about

carcass traits. However, regardless of your marketing

program, the traits of supreme importance are fertility

(percentage of females bred) and calving ease

(percentage of live calves).

While calving ease is extremely important, I believe there

is a tendency for the typical Ohio herd owner to

overemphasize calving ease across the entire herd. The

average cow herd in Ohio numbers approximately 17

head with most herds retaining some number of

replacement heifers to add to the herd. Herds of this size

usually work with one herd sire to cover both mature

cows and yearling heifers. If you choose a herd sire with

the proper calving ease for the heifers, he should also

possess enough quality in the traits of importance such as

growth and carcass merit for the mature cows. There

are bulls out there that can do many things well, but they

can be hard to find and more expensive to own.

It should be the goal of every cow-calf producer to

purchase the best possible bull that fits within a

determined budget. I realize that philosophy would

result in a wide range of bull prices amongst

producers. A rule of thumb that I have often heard for

many years is that the value of a typical herd bull should

be equal to the value of two to three market steers or

four to five feeder calves at weaning. There are

exceptions to these guidelines but an above average bull

that excels for traits such as calving ease, growth, carcass

traits, etc. will likely demand a premium.

I am not about to tell any producer what the correct

amount is that they should pay for a bull. I would like to

offer a few suggestions for producers as they search for

their next herd sire.

1. Establish the production goals for your herd and select

a sire that compliments the needs of your cow herd.

2. Use EPDs, actual performance data, and Selection

Indexes to identify outstanding sire prospects.

3. Never buy a bull without a Breeding Soundness

Examination.

4. Select the appropriate age and size that matches the

number of cows to be bred. A time-honored rule-of-

thumb is to place about the same number of cows or

heifers with a young bull as his age is in months. Putting

too many cows with too young of a bull is a recipe for

open cows.

5. A bull that can increase the number of live calves

born, add growth, and increase the maternal strength of

a herd through daughters retained should be viewed as a

sound investment.

6. A low-cost bull that may not excel in traits of

importance may be purchased just to get cows bred and

does little to add to the profitability of the herd. This

bull is little more than a “cow settler.”

(John F. Grimes is a Ohio State University Extension Beef

Coordinator. This article is reprinted with permission from

John. The viewpoints expressed by John do not necessarily

reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the

Pinzgauer Journal or the American Pinzgauer

Association.) ◄

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These are the items that will need to be voted on at the General Meeting in

Sedalia, Missouri at the National Show. If passes, these items will be added to

the Rules/Bylaws.

1.) Under Treasurer:

The Treasurer will be one of two signors allowed to disperse association

funds. The second signor will be selected by the finance committee with

required approval by the Board of Directors. Only one of said signors is

required when signing checks.

*Amendment-Signor must be a member of the Finance Committee.

2.) Under Membership:

The current board has voted to remove the Lifetime member user fee. Lifetime

members will not be charged a yearly fee or lose active member status.

The APA board also voted to add a third part of Section 2, Letter A defining the

term Lifetime member.

A Lifetime member shall be defined as one that paid for a Lifetime membership

when the APA originally offered Lifetime memberships. This membership is

only active with the original member/spouse and/or their family farm that is

named on the membership. They are non-transferable, meaning they cannot be

transferred to siblings, children or work partners. Lifetime members/spouses

will be considered active and receive active member privileges throughout the

duration of their life, at which point the membership ends.

.

Changes to the Rules/Bylaws For

Upcoming Membership Meeting

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2018 Hall of Fame Award Nominations Needed The APA is pleased to announce the

awarding of the 2018 Hall of Fame

Award during the National Show at the

Missouri State Fair in August. The

committee encourages all APA

members to work together and

nominate a deserving member. Please

either mail or email to Ruth Adams

with your nominee information by July

1, 2018.

Please include the following

information in your response: name of

person being nominated; ranch name;

number of years as a Pinzgauer breeder;

active or retired; a paragraph stating the

reasons for nominating the person; and

your signature or electronic signature.

The rules/guidelines for the Hall of

Fame Award is that the nominee must

be a breeder for 15 years or longer; can

be active or retired; decision will be

made by the committee for three

nominees; final decision will be made

by APA Board; nominees will be

notified by July 15; the award will be

given at the National Show.

Any questions please contact: Ruth

Adams; 330 Rogers Road; Toledo, WA

98591; Phone: 360-864-6661; Email:

[email protected] . ◄


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Are you a new member that needs to

send in membership dues after your free

year is up? Please go online to the APA

website and print a membership form

and fill it out and send it to the APA

office with payment. If you are a new

member with a free membership, you

will still need to send in your contact

information to the APA office so that

we can add you to the breeder directory

and put you on the list to receive the

journal. If you need to register cattle,

please go to the APA website and print

a registration form. Fill it out and send

it in to the APA office with your

payment. The instructions are also on

the website. Remember, after your

free membership, you will need to

renew your membership each year in

January. ◄

Please make sure we have your current address, email

address and phone number on file in the APA office.

We've had over 30 phone calls from people wanting to

know where they can get their hands on Pinzgauer cattle.

If you have any fullbloods or crossbreds available,

please email me a list of what you have. I will need

ages, whether they are bred or open, if they are

registered or non-registered, prices, fullblood or if

crossed, what they are crossed with. If you are looking

to buy, please email me your wish list. Do you have

straws of semen for sale? I will need a list of what you

have available with prices. Please email all of the above

to Stacey Ferguson at [email protected] . ◄

What are you doing to promote the breed?

If you sold cattle to new members, I would like to ask that you reach out to those people and

see how their cattle are doing. Stay in touch. Help them! Ask yourself these questions:

*Do new members know they still have to send in their information to the APA when they get

a free membership?

*Did they receive their registration papers?

*Are they receiving the journal?

*Do they understand how to become members of the APA after their first year has expired?

*Is there anything you can do to help them?

*Do they understand how to register and/or transfer cattle?

*Are they interested in purchasing more cattle?

As Pinzgauer breeders, we have to be ahead of the game. Word of mouth is the best

marketing tool. It can help you or hurt you. Educate and correctly inform people about the

breed and follow up on any cattle sold. Do everything you can to promote the breed and all

that it has to offer! ◄

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The Importance of Registering Your Pinzgauers By Stacey Ferguson

Howdy!

I hope you are all surviving this

crazy winter! I know it is hard to

think about Spring or Summer when

so many of you still have snow on

the ground, but when you get a

chance, I'd like to ask you to send in

registrations on new babies and any

other cattle you need to

register. The APA office has

received 133 registrations just since

January. Thank you so very much

for sending them in!! This is very

important for our EPD's and adds to

our database. Remember,

registration is the heart of the

breed association. Sending in

those registrations shows you are

instilling faith in our organization

and in Pinzgauer genetics! If you

haven't renewed your membership

this year, there is still time to get it

in. The membership year begins in

January and goes all the way

through December 31. When you

send in your dues, that money helps

run the American Pinzgauer

Association. What are the benefits

of joining the APA? I'm glad you

asked! For starters, becoming a

member of the American Pinzgauer

Association gets your name in our

breeder directory and on our

website. Next, you get added to the

membership list and will receive the

Pinzgauer Journal. If you have

cattle for sale, you may advertise on

the website. Did I mention

advertising on the website is free if

you are an active member? Want to

connect with other Pinzgauer

breeders?

Becoming a member allows you to

have access to other breeders across

the nation and stay informed on

things that are happening within the

association and with the breed. It

also allows you to register your

cattle at a discount and

receive important EPD's on each

member of your herd. As a

member, you can also bring

registered cattle to the National

Show, where you can visit with

other Pinzgauer breeders, market

your farm, participate in our general

meeting, attend our banquet and

hopefully come home with some

new bloodlines! One of the most

important reasons to become a

member of the APA should be that

you want to promote this great

breed, support the association and

have a voice in this

organization. Do you believe in

your purchase? Do you want your

cattle to have value? Becoming a

member of the American Pinzgauer

Association instills value in your

cattle. After all, you invested the

time and money into your purchase,

why not do everything you can to

see it through? ◄

If They’re Worth Keeping,

They’re Worth Registering!

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She’s a Survivor!

The clinical practice

of veterinary

medicine involves

decision making.

We make decisions

about what

medicines to use,

what tests to run or

By Dan Hunsberger

even if surgery is indicated. Those decisions are the easy

ones. Our practice works only on large livestock animals.

The decision to treat or not to treat an ailing cow does

present itself regularly. Every once in a while, we get to

try something new and complicated. But there are never

any guarantees that it will work.

About 10 years ago, a farmer called us about a sick calf. I

was the first to look at her and she had what we sometimes

call an “ambiguopathy.” That means the cause of her

disease is rather ambiguous. She was just dull and acted

like she had a belly ache. When I examined her, I couldn’t

find anything specific wrong with her. She didn’t really

look like she had a surgical condition, so I treated her

symptoms and gave her a magnet in case she had hardware

disease.

Hardware disease happens when cattle swallow a metal

wire or nail. They are not very discriminate eaters, so this

happens more than you might think. If it does, we can

force her to swallow a magnet which will stick to the

offending metal, assuming it is ferrous, and render it

harmless. The next day, she wasn’t any better. My

partner, Dr. Dave took the call this time and she did look

like a surgical case to him. At this point, the first of

several decisions had to be made that would determine her

fate. She is a 6-month old beef calf with uncertain

potential. Despite the uncertainty, the farmer elected for

exploratory surgery.

When Dr. Dave opened her up, he discovered the

unexpected. She had a rather uncommon condition called

intussusception. This is when the intestine attempts to

swallow itself. Imagine the intestine as being like the

sleeve of your sweatshirt. You reach all the way into the

sleeve and start to turn it inside out by pulling the cuff.

But after getting half way, you change your mind. Then

reach in from the other end of the sleeve and grab the cuff

again to pull it back out. When you are half way out and

no longer passes through the swollen lumen and the

intestine starts to die. This is exactly what Dr. Dave

discovered in this calf’s belly.

The farmer was faced with a second decision. Does he

stop there and euthanize the animal or proceed with an

attempt to repair the damage? Surgical correction is a

risky proposition in the best of circumstances. Surgery,

without help, in a barn, with the wrong equipment is very,

very difficult. She wasn’t a top show animal, nor was she

a proven producer. She was a 6-month old calf with an

uncertain future. Assuming she survives the surgery, she

could turn out to be a good cow, or a dud. Often, the cost

of the treatment, either surgical or medical, exceeds the

value of the farm animal. Many farmers opt to sell the

animal for meat if it is fit for slaughter or euthanize the

animal if it is not. The farmer elected to have Dr. Dave

proceed instead of euthanizing the calf.

Unfortunately, the damage was already too severe and he

had to cut the diseased section out and reconnect the two

ends of the intestine. This surgery is technically one of the

most difficult we do and fraught with danger for the

patient. If there is even the slightest leak, the patient will

suffer from a fatal infection in her abdomen. Dr. Dave

removed the diseased intestine and reattached the two ends

together again. He told the farmer the chances for survival

weren’t very good and to call and update us on the

condition of the calf in a couple of days.

Two or three days went by and the farmer called to say

that the calf had initially improved and eaten some, but

had taken a turn for the worse. She had quit making

manure again and was bloated. There were obviously

complications with the surgery and this is never good for

the patient. Now another decision for the farmer, does he

pay us to come up and examine this calf yet again despite

Continued on Page 19- She’s a Survivor

your sleeve is three

layers thick, it is an

intussusception.

If this happens in the

intestine, the blood

supply becomes

compromised, the

tissue swells, food

Read my story about how I survived major surgery as a calf and

defied the odds and went on to be a good producer/cow for my owner.

We are now on Facebook! Please go LIKE our official Facebook page,

American Pinzgauer Association to stay in the know about all things

Pinzgauer. We will be posting announcements, breed information, photos

and events on this page. Please remember we have a Pinzgauer Cattle

Facebook page if you are interested in buying or selling Pinzgauer

cattle. We have a 2018 National Pinzgauer Show Facebook page for

information on the National Show. We will be posting auction items,

memorabilia and T-shirt info there soon.

• Pinzgauer Breeders-Please make sure you familiarize yourself with the

rules regarding TRANSFERRING an animal. When an animal is sold,

the person selling the animal (Seller) must pay the transfer fee and fill

out the bottom of the registration form to transfer the animal to the new

owner. This means that the person SELLING the animal must fill out and

send in all of the registration/ transfer paperwork to the APA office with

the appropriate payment. The person purchasing the animal should NOT

be doing this. The person purchasing the animal gets their first year of

membership with the APA free if they are new APA members. The

person PURCHASING the animal needs to send their contact

information into the office so that we can add you to the directory/email

list and make sure you get the journal. All forms for registration as well

as registration and transfer fees are listed on the APA website. Please fill

out the entire form.

• Please continue to send in registrations on cattle. The American

Pinzgauer Association uses this money to operate the registry system,

configure EPD's and provide promotional materials to potential

buyers. When you send in your membership dues and register your

cattle, you are putting value into this great breed. Your dues are used to

help us operate and manage the association. This breed is only as good

as YOU believe it to be.

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A Little APA Housekeeping! By Stacey Ferguson

The new Pinzgauer ad appeared in the Progressive

Cattleman magazine.

its very poor prognosis, or does he quit and euthanize her?

The farmer elected to stay the course and try again, even

though his vet bills had already surpassed the value of the

calf. I had advised him against it.

Dr. Dave and I both were back up that afternoon. This time

there were two of us and surgical equipment appropriate for

what we were about to get into. We knew we had to go back

in, but we didn’t know what we would find. To complicate

the picture even more, she was now bloated, leaving us very

little room to work in her belly.

After delivering a heavy dose of sedation, we went back in

through the original incision. We found the site in the

intestine that had been removed and reattached and the

reattachment had held. But there was a lot of swelling and it

was preventing the passage of feed; that’s why she was

bloated. We had to cut out the swollen tissue and reconnect

the ends again. About 2 1/2 hours later, we had finished

stuffing her dilated intestines back in her belly and got her

closed up. We didn’t know what to expect, but the calf had

She’s A Survivor-Continued from Page 18

made it this far. Maybe she had 9 lives like a cat? A couple

of days later, she started passing manure again. She soon

regained her appetite and her strength. She had made it

again. The calf, against almost all odds, had survived. The

farmer never gave up on her and was rewarded for it.

I checked the calf again about 9 months later to see if she

was pregnant. I knew it was her by the scar on her side and

she was indeed pregnant. It was her first installment to the

farmer for not giving up on her. The next year she got

pregnant again and gave the farmer twins. She has delivered

a calf each year since the surgery. I saw the farmer the other

day and he said she had calved once again. It was her third

set of twins.

These results are not typical. This type of surgical

correction rarely is successful in the field. Beef cows don’t

often deliver 3 sets of twins in a lifetime. Farmers usually

don’t elect to have us do surgery when the prognosis is very

poor. But this girl defied the odds and paid the farmer back

in full, and then some, for his investment in her. ◄

Continued on Page 27- APA Housekeeping

Minutes from January 31, 2018 Board of Directors Meeting Approved

Continued on - Minutes from

January 31, 2018 BOD Meeting

The meeting was called to order by

President, Jerry DeSmidt at 6:05 pm.

The following were present on the

conference call. Officers: Jerry

DeSmidt, Todd Andreshak, Stacey

Ferguson and Gerald Wiest.

Directors present: Barb Schmoock,

Bruce Buechner, Lance Fletcher,

Ruth Adams, Ken Paul, Dixie Berg,

and Robert Latimer. Jerry welcomed

new board member Bob

Bartholomew. He will be taking over

for Damon Wilson, who resigned as

Treasurer.

Secretary Report: Jerry stated that

everyone should have received the

minutes from the October 11, 2017

meeting. Everyone received minutes

for last meeting. Barb made 1st

motion to accept report. Todd made

2nd motion to accept Secretary’s

report. Report was accepted.

Treasurers Report: Everyone

received financials. Gerald reported

balance was $29,310.29 as of

December. He received some

additional checks today and as of

Jan. 9, 2018 our balance is is 25,

571.53.

Bob asked about check deposits and

income for December. Stated

registration fees on December report

was $310.00 but that he sent in over

$800 in registrations and they didn’t

show up on December statement.

Gerald said deposits are not

instantaneous. Processing isn’t

immediate. Corrected amounts will

show up on January statement. Fiscal

year is July-June. Jerry stated there

are 32 paid members and 6 new

members. Dixie suggested sending

information out to new members

with correct procedure regarding

membership dues. Follow through

with those new members with correct

procedures for registering cattle and

paying dues. Stacey mentioned that

there will be something in upcoming

journal about that and how to

properly transfer animals. Robert

made 1st motion to accept

Treasurer’s report. Bruce made 2nd

motion. Report was accepted.

Office Discussion: Bruce mentioned

that he had sent in a large group of

registrations and when he got them

back, there were 3 that were

incorrect. Sires were interchanged

with the name of the animal. Tattoos

were backwards, percentages were

incorrect on dams and sires. Dixie

sent 4 registrations in December, no

name on one, fullblood status was

wrong, Gerald sent some in and

received incorrect registrations also.

Lineage is dropping off and creating

blank lines. Bruce sent corrected

registrations in and will wait to see if

they are done correctly. Bob sent in

corrections and 23 registrations, none

back yet. Left message to office. No

one called back after 4 days. Called

Monday and as of today, he still has

not received registrations. Bruce

stated that something is very

definitely wrong. Should not be this

many mistakes. Phone calls need to

be returned. Jerry will email John

Ford to let him know of all the

mistakes. Please make sure you are

double checking all registrations

after you get them. Report any

incorrect registrations. Check dams,

sires, birth dates, percentages. Make

copies before you send registrations

in. Online registering: We are still

not able to register animals online.

When will this be fixed? Jerry will

send email to John with ID problems

and accuracy of registration

paperwork.

Committee Reports

Youth: Stacey reported that Shelby

has contacted 2 more Juniors for

their bio in the journal. Working on

building junior program, especially

for National Show. Very few

participants. Will we have enough

this year? Stacey mentioned that it

would be great if Pinzgauer breeders

all over would step out and speak to

Ag teachers locally. You can transfer

papers to a kid and allow FFA/4H

kids to show your heifers to bring

more exposure to the breed. Barb

asked if you are a Junior, does

animal need to be registered in that

juniors name according to

county/state? Yes. All juniors must

be a Junior APA member and calf

needs to be in juniors name on

registration papers to show in an

American Pinzgauer Show. Dixie

mentioned can’t we put multiple

owners on registration? No, most

shows do not allow multiple owners

on registration. Kids name and farm

name under it is ok according to fair

rules. Open show allows for

mom/dad’s/farm name on

registration and anyone can show

calf as long as they are APA

members. Bob mentioned a signed

lease agreement can be on file in the

office of the fair. Kids are allowed to

show throughout the year. It was

suggested we as breeders be talking

within our communities to see how

we can encourage more juniors to

participate and get involved.

Scholarship: No applications that we

are aware of. They will be due July

1, 2018.

Finance: Gerald stated that two

people should be able to sign checks.

We do not have that option. No

signature card. Lisa currently signs

checks. Gerald does finances. Wants

something to be written down stating

that someone else needs to be able to

sign checks in the event of an

emergency. No one else is able to

sign checks. Jerry stated that he

would put in motion the ability for

Gerald to sign checks. Bank needed

approved minutes to get this done.

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Minutes from January 31, 2018 BOD Meeting- Continued from Page 19

Will move forward on this. Barb

asked if signor rule (in the event of

an emergency) needs to be in

bylaws? Two people would be able

to sign checks. It isn’t written in

bylaws but should be there.

Grievance: Todd has no grievance

Import/Export: Nothing

National Show: Stacey reported that

the Show Committee is working on

getting awards purchased early and

securing sponsorships from

businesses. If you work for a

business, see if they match and

would consider being a sponsor for

the National Show. Diana is working

on an ad for The Showtimes.

Sponsorship information and

National Show information went to

Dale to be put in upcoming journal.

Room block is set for the show in

Missouri at Best Western. Stacey

brought a motion to the board to keep

the National Show in Sedalia for the

next 5 years. This helps with

scheduling and allows us to get a

much better price. Bob mentioned

that their county fair opens the day

after the National Show so it makes it

hard to get there when it is the same

time. He mentioned that it would be

nice to have it at a different time.

Makes it hard to attend when the

time is inconvenient. Barb mentioned

that someone is always going to have

a conflict. Gerald mentioned that the

fair will not change its dates. Todd

asked why we wanted to secure 5

years? Hotel books very fast since

troopers stay there and it makes

scheduling easier if we book with

hotel in advance. Allows us to be

guaranteed a place with banquet

facilities for the next 3 years. Todd

said he had a hard time committing

to 5 years. 3 years would be better.

Stacey asked if we could agree to

accept a 3 year contract at the Best

Western. Would begin in 2019.

Questions arose as to what happens if

we are not able to attend as a group?

Is there a penalty if we are unable to

come? Stacey said she would call

and see if there was a penalty and if

so, what. Robert suggested that we

table the motion until next meeting.

Stacey mentioned that we are

seeking sponsors for National Show

and auction items. This is our 40th

Anniversary Show and we would

love to see breeders from all over the

U.S. come to the show, whether they

bring cattle or not.

Performance:

Bruce: Lots of activity going on as

we speak. Many things happening.

He will report on what he can at the

next meeting.

Rules/Bylaws: Dixie mentioned that

she believes the current Treasurer

should also be a signor. Right now,

Lisa Wamsley is signing checks. In

the event of an emergency, it fully

makes sense that Gerald can also be

a signor. Under Finance Committee,

need to state that there can be 2

signors. Dixie brought to the board a

motion that one of the signors should

be the current Treasurer and that a

2nd person be allowed to sign also.

Stacey will write that up and send to

Jerry and rest of board. Bob

mentioned language needs to be clear

and concise. Bob 2nd motion. Took a

vote and all agreed. Motion passes.

*Will be voted on at National Board

Meeting. Bob asked if we could have

a list at National Show of everything

that needs to be voted on. Stacey

said she would review the minutes

from each meeting to make sure we

aren’t missing anything that needs to

be voted on in August. Dixie asked

that everyone please go back and

review the rules/bylaws. She is

continuing to review them and would

like all of us to read them and see if

there is anything that needs to be

brought up or changed.

Open/Jr Show Rules: Barb

mentioned that at the last committee

meeting, a second part of the motion

under crossbred age bracket that she

brought, was accidentally forgotten

to be brought to the board. She

mentioned that committee has sent

forward under the premier

breeder/exhibitor category-an

exhibitor who brought only 3 head,

both sexes represented and placing

last, should not beat out an exhibitor

who brought 10 head, all the same

sex and that won every class. Should

we drop out one sex needs to be

represented? Motion is for one sex to

be represented only. Dixie disagreed.

Both sexes need to be represented for

both premier breeder and premier

exhibitor. All other shows say both

sexes must be represented. The

original rule reads: For a premier

breeder/exhibitor to be eligible, at

least 3 animals, bred by the exhibitor

must be shown with both sexes

represented. Awards will be

calculated on the six highest ranking

animals bred by exhibitor. No

requirement that breeder owns or

exhibits any of these animals. What

the committee wants to recommend

is to take out both sexes must be

represented. No one agreed that this

should be the case. Barb abstained

from voting. Unanimous NO vote

from everyone else. Motion does not

pass. It does not change. Both sexes

must be represented. Bull must be

present in both premier

breeder/premier exhibitor category.

Dixie mentioned this determines how

good of a production you have when

both sexes are represented.

Web: Gerald mentioned that Diana

had been helping do the website and

that show rules need to be updated

now to reflect recent vote on premier

breeder/premier exhibitor. It should

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January 31, 2018 BOD Meeting

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be changed back to the way it

previously was. Gerald mentioned

that the board contacts on the

website have email listed but that it

is not user friendly when you click

on it. Possible glitch for certain web

browsers?

Promotion: Barb discussed social

media’s influence in this day and

age and the need to have an official

Facebook page. Nominated Shelby

Ferguson to take over page. Brought

motion to board. Bob asked if only

members would have access? Barb

discussed need to have it open so

that others can see how the breed is

growing. Real time info would be

posted. Registration procedures and

transfer information would be

posted in a professional manner in

conjuction with the American

Pinzgauer Association. Bob asked

why we need this when we have

other cattle pages? It was discussed

that the APA needs its own

professional business page to stay

up with everyone else in the

industry. This page would be

uniform with THE official,

recognized breed registry as well as

our website and journal. It was also

recommended that we create an

Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin page.

Motion passes unanimously. It was

decided that Barb, Stacey and

Shelby be administrators.

Unnecessary comments/posts will

Minutes from January 31, 2018 BOD Meeting- Continued from Page 20

be blocked. There will be no charge

associated with any of these pages.

Next Progressive Cattleman ad will

feature a bull. Stacey discussed her

recent contact with the Canadian

Livestock Records Corporation and

the ability to have data transferred

to the APA to possibly fill in holes

in the registry. It was agreed that we

hear costs involved before anything

is done. This could potentially build

our data base as well as build our

EPD’s. Stacey reported that she

worked with Working Ranch

magazine over the holidays to do a

feature article on the Pinzgauer

breed. It will be in the March issue

and was totally FREE. They would

like to do something for our Junior

show in an upcoming issue. She also

discussed that she reached out to

Texas A&M and asked them how

we could get steers into the research

program to receive some current

data and if they would fund it. It

was suggested by Texas A&M that

the APA have a booth at the Beef

Cattle Short course where over

2,200 people attend. She is looking

for willing participants to furnish

steers for testing.

Old Business

Registry Office/Move: Discussed

above.

Journal: Dale is ready to send out

next journal. Please send ads in to

him. That is what pays for the

journal.

Beef Promotion: Bruce will cover

more next time.

National Show 2018: Covered earlier

DNA Testing/AI Requirements/Old

Bulls: Covered earlier

Semen/Embryo Guide/Bull Guide:

Ken mentioned that he is still

collecting information on older bulls.

Will have more information next

meeting. He will submit info to

journal when he has enough.

New Business:

We have very little EPD’s that can be

used to explain anything. Contracted

for 4 times per year. Now thinking 1-2

times per year. We do not have much

data being sent in. Hard to build

EPD’s when we do not have birth

weights, weaning weights, yearling

weights being turned in. Will be small

download charge to keep info in

office. Otherwise we lose the

information. John will provide info on

this and Jerry will review contracts.

Rules changed in October from March

Vote-discussed above.

Rules for Crossbreds-discussed

above.

Next Meeting: April 10, 2018 6pm

*moved to April 24, 2018-7pm

Motion to adjourn-1st was Todd

Andreshak and 2nd was Robert

Latimer. Meeting ended at 8:27pm.

Respectfully submitted

Stacey Ferguson ◄

Jerry De Smidt • Jake Hendzel

N912 Hill Road

Pulaski, WI 54162

Phone: 920-833-9772 Cell: 920-321-6707


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Finance:

Chairperson: Gerald Wiest

Barb Schmoock, Dan Hunsberger,

Jerry DeSmidt, Lisa Wamsley

Grievance:

Chairperson: Todd Andreshak

Lance Fletcher, Ken Wamsley, Ken

Paul, Barb Schmoock, Bruce

Buechner

Import/Export:

Chairperson: Jerry DeSmidt

Bruce Buechner, Niko Horster

Youth:

Chairperson: Stacey Ferguson

Kim Paul, Shelby Ferguson

Performance:

Chairperson: Bruce Buechner

Robert Lattimer

Office Committee:

Chairperson: Jerry DeSmidt

Lisa Wamsley

Rules/Bylaws:

Chairperson: Dixie Berg

Ruth Adams, Todd Andreshak,

Barb Schmoock

Promotion:

Chairperson: Barb Schmoock

Stacy Ferguson, Chad Foster, Dan

Hunsberger

2018 Standing Committees

It’s that time again! We need to select our 2019 Board of Directors. Please pay special attention to the below dates.

Nominations for BOD need to be in to APA office no later than June 29, 2018. They must be in writing, as per

the bylaws.

There are four Director positions open. Ruth Adams is not eligible for re-election. The three names listed below

ARE eligible for re-election. Remember, only APA members in good standing can serve on the board. Please refer

to the bylaws listed online in the member handbook before you select.

* Jerry DeSmidt

* Robert Latimer

* Lance Fletcher

Once ballots arrive to you from the APA office, mark your selections and send them to back to the APA office.

They need to be postmarked no later than July 24, 2018. Please mail nominations and ballots to:


P.O. Box 1477

Kingsville, TX 78364◄

Journal/Web:

Chairperson: Gerald Wiest

Barb Schmoock, Diana Beckius

Hall of Fame:

Chairperson: Ruth Adams

Open/Junior Show Rules:

Chairperson: Barb Schmoock

Diana Beckius, Lisa Wamsley

National Show:

Chairperson: Stacey Ferguson

Diana Beckius, Lisa Wamsley ◄

The following is the 2018 Standing Committees and members for APA:

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The Pinzgauer Journal Issue and Close Dates

Summer Issue-September 10 National Show Results

Ad space and Article close date Sept. 1

Winter Issue—January 15 Ad space and Article close date Jan. 1

Spring Issue—April 15 Ad space and Article close date April 1

Advertising Rates Page B&W

1/2 Page B&W

Business Card B&W

4 Color Charge

Cover Ads 4/Color

Classified Ads B&W only

If run in all 4 issues a 20%

discount

$125.00

$85.00

$50.00

$75.00

$200.00

$20.00

American Pinzgauer Association Officers

JERRY DESMIDT President

TODD ANDRESHAK Vice President

GERALD WIEST Treasurer

STACEY FERGUSON Secretary

Directors

Term ends in 2018

RUTH ADAMS

(360) 864-6661 330 Rogers Rd

[email protected] Toledo WA 98591

JERRY DESMIDT

(920) 833-9772 N912 Hill Rd

[email protected] Pulaski WI 54162

LANCE FLETCHER

(307) 672-7289 96 Rapid Creek Rd

[email protected] Sheridan WY 82801

ROBERT LATIMER

(615) 273-2787 PO Box 6038

[email protected] Milton TN 3711

Term ends in 2019

DIXIE BERG 25307 NE 212 Ave.

(360) 687-3885 Battle Ground WA 98604

[email protected]

BRUCE BUECHNER 46865 Hwy 29

(405) 665-4001 Wynnewood OK 73098

KEN PAUL 2586 County Rd. 232

(512) 446-4141 Rockdale TX 76567

[email protected]

GERALD WIEST 749 S Crossroads Rd.

(717) 365-3998 Lykens PA 17048

[email protected]

Term ends in 2020

TODD ANDRESHAK

(715) 846-3713 4177 Cardinal Lane

[email protected] Edgar WI 54426

STACEY FERGUSON

(281) 799-4313 1342 Malmaison Ridge Dr.

[email protected] Spring TX 77379

BARB SCHMOOCK

(920) 901-0822 E 4526 County Rd. F

[email protected] Kewaunee WI 54216

BOB BARTHOLOMEW

(518) 755-1701 174 Dales Bridge Rd.

[email protected] Germantown, NY 12526

Membership Deadline

The American Pinzgauer Association wants to

remind all Pinzgauer cattle breeders to get

your membership dues in quickly. There is a

membership form on page 24 for you to copy

and send in with your payment.◄

APA Housekeeping-Continued from Page 19

• Please make sure you are checking all registration papers you receive in

the mail. If there is an error, please call the office and let Dani know what

needs to be corrected.

• Please continue to check your registration papers from the past five years.

If you have sold or transferred cattle, send the date of ownership and the

name of the animal with the registration number to the APA office. This is

needed to verify that all dates are accurate and that paperwork has been

processed correctly. You may email this information to [email protected]

or send copies of the registration papers to the APA office. ◄













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