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Redbrangusspring2017 Nowhit GONZALES, TEXAS Owner: Jimmy Elliott • Ranch Manager: Kurt Trammell Large Volume of 3/8 X 5/8 Registered Red Brangus Bulls available private treaty. • Forage developed • Low Birth weight • Breeding guaranteed • Affordably priced • Easy Fleshing Please contact Kurt Trammell at 830-857-4943 or via email [email protected]. For up to date photos of cattle for sale please visit our Facebook profile, Tuna Rosa Ranch. ERICA M N A R E S D U G B R A N American Red Brangus Inside This Issue: Association 2 Presidents Message 3995 E. Hwy. 290 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 2 Calendar of Events 512-858-7285 [email protected] 3 2017 Annual Meeting Office hours Monday-Friday and Sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST) americanredbrangus.org 6 American Red Brangus One of the Very Best at OFFICE MANAGER Houston Michele Hanson 512-858-7285 7 Working for the Breed RECORDS DEPARTMENT: 9 Baxter Womack American Red Brangus By Larry Anderson P.O. Box 14100 On the Cover: A 2016 AJRBA Kansas City, MO 64101-4100 11 Membership Application National Show photo contest 816-595-2444 winner from Trey Ivey. MEMBERSHIP 14 The American Red Active-$75/year Brangus 2016 Convention Associate-$75/year Sale Junior Active-$75/year By Larry Anderson Junior Membership-$30/year 18 ARBA 2017 Directory ARBA OFFICERS: President: Elaine Monaghan 24 2016 AJRBA National Vice President: Dr. Richard Gingles Junior Show Coverage Secretary: Katy Wunderlich Treasurer: John Banken ARBA DIRECTORS Index of Advertisers: John Fischer Ron Jones Shawn Knox ARBA Sale - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Mike Levi Aryon McQuire ARBA Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Trevor Reifel Bayou Frais - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Michael Sander Collier Diamond Ranch - - - - - - - - - -- 4 5- Kurt Trammell Double W Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Statements of fact and opinion in this III Farms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BC publication, including editorial and advertisements, are the responsibility of Joy Hill Farms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 the authors and advertisers alone and do Junior Nationals - - - - - - - - - - - - - IBC not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Paleface Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 -13 magazine staff, officers or members of the American Red Brangus Association. Precision Guesswork Cattle Co. - - - - - - - 23 R2 Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: American Red Brangus Journal Siphorien Bayou Ranch - - - - - - - - - - 15 3995 E. Hwy. 290 Southern Star Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Sunbelt Red Brangus Breeders Organization - - 10 Tuna Rosa Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - IFC Vogel Farms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 President’s Message We are off and running in 2017 Elaine Monaghan, ARBA president We are off and running in with your donation when you are 2017 also marks another mile 2017. Our first Board of Directors contacted. stone. Michele Hanson our Office Meeting was held January 21st in On February 14th I along with Manager in the Dripping Springs the Dripping Springs office. Plans Kurt Trammell and Donna Allen office will be celebrating her 10th were made to hold our Annual attended the American Breeds Anniversary with the association. Meeting and Sale again at Hills Coalition Meeting in San Antonio, Michele is an asset to our association Prairie Auction, Bastrop, Texas. The Texas. The American Breeds and I appreciate all she does for us. Annual Meeting will be held on Coalition is a group representing Please contact her before calling Friday September 22nd and the Sale Brahman influenced breeds of beef Kansas City, for any questions about will be on Saturday the 23rd, if you cattle. I have the honor of being your registration papers, invoices missed the sale in 2016 you missed one of the five founding members or other concerns. She is there to an awesome event, sale results are of establishing the coalition. The help with any problems you may published in this journal. Please coalition promotes our cattle in have. Congratulations Michele on 10 contact Kurt Trammell at 830-857- numerous places over the year. wonderful years. 4943 for information about the sale. The Coalition has been to Florida, The American Red Brangus The Board also decided to do a bull Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Association continues to be development test, at Graham Land Texas and Georgia promoting our financially strong and a voice in the and Cattle, in Gonzales, Texas, cattle. I encourage all breeders to cattle industry. that will begin in June, contact Dr. become a member of the coalition, In closing I would like to say, Richard Gingles 228-209-8490 for dues are $50.00 per year and well thank you for electing me President, information. Our next Board of worth the money. Please contact it is an honor and a privilege to Directors meeting will be held on Michele for an application. Kurt serve you, you are my family. Thank June 10th in Gonzales, Texas. Trammel was elected Vice-President, you to all the Board members for Our National Junior Show will Dr. Charles Graham was re-elected your countless hours serving our be held July 26th through the President. If you have questions or members. I also want to say a very 30th in Bryan, Texas at the Brazos would like more information about special thank you to Michele Hanson County Expo Center. The Juniors the coalition please contact me. for all her hard work and dedication. are our future, please support them Around the ARBA Office… Calendar of Events Michele Hanson is the ARBA office manager. She handles the day-to-day operations 2017 of the association. Feel free to call her if you March 31 – April 2 TSCR Convention & Expo, San Antonio, TX have any questions. Michele can be reached at April 3 R2 Ranch Texas Bull Sale, West TX 512-858-7285 or by email at [email protected]. April 6 R2 Ranch Bull Sale, Springfield, MO Office hours at the Dripping Springs office are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST). April 14 Miami International Agriculture & Cattle ARBA has two locations. Following is contact Show, Red Brangus Show, Miami, FL information and what happens at each location: April 17 R2 Ranch Bull Sale, Burlington, CO Dripping Springs Office: Kansas City Location: May 5 -6 Collier Diamond C Ranch Sale, American Red Brangus American Red Brangus Stephenville, TX 3995 East Hwy 290 P.O. Box 14100 June 10 ARBA Board of Directors Meeting, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Kansas City, MO 64101-4100 Gonzales, TX 512-858-7285 816-595-2444 June 10 Bull Development Test, • Advertising/Public Relations • Registrations Graham Land & Cattle, Gonzales TX • Member Services • Transfers • Convention/Annual Meetings/ July 26 – 30 American Junior Red Brangus Association Board Meetings • Duplicate Certificates National Show, Bryan, TX • Ballots for Board of Directors • Whole Herd Billing September 22 American Red Brangus Association • National Junior Show • Whole Herd Payments Annual Meeting, Bastrop, TX • Scholarships • Processing New Members September 23 American Red Brangus Sale, Hills Prairie • Mail out Inquire Packets • DNA/Blood Typing Records Auction, Bastrop, TX • Budgeting To add more events please call the Dripping Springs office • Magazine at 512-858-7285. 2 American Red Brangus Journal — Spring 2017 ERICA M N A R E S D U G B R A N AMERICAN RED BRANGUS Selling the best the industry has to offer! PLAN TO ATTEND THE 2017 ARBA ANNUAL MEETING AND SALE Friday, September 22nd and Saturday, September 23rd • Bastrop, TX SALE HEADQUARTERS: The Host hotel is Best Western Bastrop Pines Inn 107 Hunters Crossing, Bastrop, TX 78602 Please call 512-321-0900 for reservations. The ARBA room rate is $94.99 plus tax. Reservations must be made by September 5th. SCHEDULE: Friday 5 p.m. - Annual meeting Hills Prairie Auction Facility followed by viewing of cattle and dinner. Saturday CELEBRATING ARBA Sale. Selling bulls, pairs, 3N1’s, bred heifers and open heifers. Sale will be at Hills Prairie Auction near Bastrop. * Bulls consigned to the sale must participate in the Bull Feed Test that begins June 10th. For consignment information, please call Kurt Trammell 830-857-4943 or Anthony Mahalski 210- 415-0888. Spring 2017 — American Red Brangus Journal 3 American Red Brangus Foundation 3995 E. Hwy. 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Phone 512-858-7285 • Email [email protected] Proudly supporting future Agriculture leaders through education and scholarship programs. Showmanship Scholarships helping our juniors accumulate scholarship money from Elementary – High School We are a 501(c) (3) Foundation Please help us support our outstanding juniors with yourTax deductable donation to ARBA Foundation. For more information, please contact Michele Hanson 512.858.7285 American Red Brangus One of the Very Best at Houston Karagen Dreidrodt with TC Bit of Honey Nora 4U Houston Overall Reserve Supreme Jr heifer, Champion American Division heifer, Grand Champion American Red Brangus Jr Show hat an accomplishment. Houston breaks the cattle breeds into three categories: American, English and Exotic. Three judges select the division winners. Then twoW are selected from the division winners. American Red Brangus heifer Nora was selected as one of the best 2 heifers of the entire Houston Show, from over 1800 entries and representatives of 19 different breeds , Red Brangus is acknowledged as one of the very best at Houston “I’ve worked hard to make Red Brangus a cattleman’s breed, The growth for Red Brangus in the next 10 years will be explosive. Everybody should embrace it and market their cattle well.” Monte Williams
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