2,751 Dams of Distinction Honored
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Focus on Females Top 20 States No. of Rank State Dams 1 South Dakota 399 2,751 Dams of 2 Nebraska 338 3 Kansas 315 4 Missouri 178 5 NorthDakota 161 DistinctionThe Dams of Distinction program recognizes superiorHonored cows in the breed and the 6 Montana 122 cattle producers who manage them based on data submitted to the American 7 Texas 115 Hereford Association (AHA). Efficient, fertile and productive females are the 8 Idaho 109 8 Iowa 109 foundation of the most successful cow herds. 10 Oregon 85 With 399 cows recognized in 2020, South Dakota is the top state this year. A list 11 Minnesota 84 of the top 20 states and top 20 breeders who have females recognized follows. 12 Wisconsin 73 A cow receiving the Dam of Distinction honor meets the highest standards of 13 Wyoming 70 commercial cattle production. The cow must do her job, but her owner must also 14 Oklahoma 64 manage the herd correctly to give her the opportunity to excel. 15 Colorado 51 16 Illinois 48 Only a few active cows are recognized. All heifers have the potential to be a Dam 16 Virginia 48 of Distinction, but only a small percentage fit the job description of an ideal cow 18 Tennessee 37 year in and year out. For more information about the Dams of Distinction Program, 19 California 33 visit Hereford.org, hover on “Genetics” and select “Recognition Programs.” Females 20 Kentucky 32 attaining the Dam of Distinction status are recognized with “DOD” after their 20 Nevada 32 names on the AHA website. Top 20 Breeders No. of from Rank Owner Dams 1 Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. 143 DAMS 2 Alexander Mih, Chanute, Kan. 90 OF DISTINCTION 754 3 Van Newkirk Herefords, Hereford Oshkosh, Neb. 61 performance herds 4 Journagan Ranch/Missouri State in Universtiy, Mountain Grove, Mo. 29 2,751 5 Monahan Cattle Co., Hereford 41 Hyannis, Neb. 28 cows states 6 Keith Carmichael, Meadow, S.D. 26 7 Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore. 25 7 Hillsview Farms, Eureka, S.D. 25 9 Oleen Bros., Dwight, Kan. 24 10 Chandler Herefords Inc., To be honored as a 2020 Dam of Distinction, a cow must have: Baker City, Ore. 23 1) Weaned a calf born since Jan. 1, 2019. 10 Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, Va. 23 2) Produced at least three calves. 12 Feddes Herefords, 3) Initially calved at 30 months of age or less. Manhattan, Mont. 21 4) Had an interval between the first and second calves of no greater than 400 days. In 13 Elkington Polled Herefords, addition, a 370-day calving interval must have been maintained after her second calf. Idaho Falls, Idaho 20 The longer initial calving interval allows breeders to calve 2-year-old heifers prior to 13 Falling Timber Farm, the mature cow herd. Marthasville, Mo. 20 5) Had weaning records submitted to the AHA Whole Herd Total Performance Records 13 George Ochsner & Sons, (TPR™) program for every calf produced that was born before June 30, 2020. Torrington, Wyo. 20 6) Had a progeny average 205-day adjusted weaning weight ratio of at least 105. 13 Huwaldts Herefords, Randolph, Neb 20 17 Alfred Schutte & Sons, Guide Rock, Neb. 19 17 Bar JZ Polled Herefords, Holabird, S.D. 19 17 Mrnak Herefords, Bowman, N.D. 19 17 Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway, Neb. 19 17 Shaw Cattle Co. Inc., Caldwell, Idaho 19 17 VJS Polled Herefords, Hays, Kan. 19 36 | April 2021 Hereford.org Focus on Females Alabama Georgia Ronnie McCaskill, Clayton Edwards Farms, Crane Hill Roy Barnes, Marietta Chance Meteer, Mansfield Jared Godfrey, Oneonta Claxton Polled Herefords, Wrightsville Milligan Herefords, Kings Darrell Hicks, Cullman Double B Farm, Tennille Moffett Farms, Decatur Meadowlake Farm, Talladega Hardy Malcolm Edwards IV, Winterville Oak Hill Farm, Mason City Morgan Hereford Farms, Mentone Greenview Polled Hereford Farms Inc., Screven Betsy and Randy Pech, Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. William Pope, Grand Bay Gary Hedrick, Marietta Perks Ranch, Rockford Connie Sparks, Auburn Innisfail Farm, Madison Pleasant Acres Farm, Marengo James Jeanes Jr., Macon Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon Arizona Mel Joy Ranch, Carrollton Logan Rhoads, Paris Cash Allen, Elgin J Taylor Neighbors, Americus Shingle Oaks Polled Herefords, Waterloo Mountain View Hereford Ranch, Elgin T-Bone Ranch, Sandersville Swigart Herefords, Farmer City Twelve Stones Farm, White Plains TNT Herefords, Ramsey Arkansas Twisted W Farms LLC, Albany Tru-La-Da Ranch, Fieldon Amanda Bacon, Siloam Springs Warfel Family Farm, Casey Nicholson Farms, Searcy Idaho William Andras & Son, Manchester Jim Penturf, Ogden Kathy Albertson, Ashton Colton Seagraves, Pocahontas Shane Alder, Melba Indiana Sugg Hereford Ranch, Huntsville Anderson Livestock, Gooding Able Acres, Wingate Adam Sugg, Huntsville Canyon Gem Livestock, Jerome Hattie Duncan, Wingate Triple S Ranch, Grannis Colyer Herefords, Bruneau Ray Duncan, Wingate Katie Colyer, Bruneau Elzemeyer Polled Herefords, Richmond California Kyle Colyer, Bruneau Aubrey Ferguson, Odon Jackie and Christie Davis, Lincoln Daniels Hereford Ranch, Malad City Taylor Ferguson, Odon Tom and Kathy DeForest, Adin Donald Day, Rexburg Green Meadow Farms, Jasper Lambert Ranch, Oroville Elkington Polled Herefords, Idaho Falls Kesler Herefords, Brookston Bobby and Heidi Mickelson, Santa Rosa Eric Elkington, Idaho Falls Stanley Michel & Family, Ft. Branch Jamie Mickelson, Santa Rosa Piper Elkington, Idaho Falls Satrom Farms, Peru Chrisann Moody, El Nido Jack and Colleen Filipowski, Sandpoint Hoyt Stuckey & Sons, Vincennes Gino Pedretti III, El Nido Darrell Hatfield, Kuna Gino Pedretti, El Nido Logan Ipsen, New Plymouth Iowa Sierra Ranches, Modesto JBB Herefords, Gooding Beef Resources Partnership, Tabor Sonoma Mountain Herefords, Santa Rosa JBB/AL Herefords, Gooding BJK Herefords, Vinton Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville Johnson Polled Herefords, Craigmont Brannaman Cattle Co., Mt. Vernon Emmett Wise, Catheys Valley Jon Kay, Chester Maxwell Cherry, Winthrop Kyndall Wise, Catheys Valley Malson Hereford Ranch, Parma Cooper Polled Herefords, Mondamin Emma Malson, Parma Diamond P Ranch, Blue Grass Colorado Marric Cattle Co. Buhl Bill Goehring, Libertyville Bauer Bros., Sugar City Shaw Cattle Co. Inc., Caldwell Graham Bros., Benton James Campbell, Guffey Lydia Shaw, Caldwell Heck Polled Herefords, Chelsea Clinton Clark, Karval John Stephenson & Sons, Salmon Kayla Heck, Chelsea Cline Herefords, Wiley Chad Stephenson, Salmon Hereford HQ, Diagonal Coleman Herefords, Westcliffe Udy Cattle Co., Rockland HPH Farms, La Porte City Coyote Ridge Ranch, La Salle Israel Cattle Co., Lenox Fuchs Ranch Herefords, Del Norte Illinois Buell Jackson & Sons, Mechanicsville Gilmar Ranch, Hamilton Cassie Allscheid, Waterloo Johnson Hereford Farm, Milford Doug Hall, Fruita Krista Allscheid, Waterloo K7 Herefords, Lockridge Leroux Herefords, Hotchkiss Kade Boatman, Rockford Steve Landt, Union Cary Robb, McClave Kendall Boatman, Rockford Lenth Herefords, Postville Tom Robb & Sons, McClave Ella Crane, La Salle Tyler Mach, Wilton Strang Herefords, Meeker John Crane, La Salle Maple Glen Farm, Princeton Robert and Rita Weitzel, Dolores Ellis Farms, Chrisman Ohrt Polled Herefords, Haverhill Austin Hartwig, Lincoln Dylan Petersen, De Witt Delaware Robert Horne, Blue Mound Kale Petersen, De Witt Gunner Whitehead, Townsend Roger Jennings, Palmyra John Pitt, Nevada Matt Johnson, Cambridge Cody Powell, Blue Grass Florida Stephen Lorenzen, Georgetown Justin Reed, Lockridge Pat Wilson Inc., Lake Wales Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb Ron Beaver Herefords, Clarinda continued on page 38... Hereford.org April 2021 | 37 Focus on Females ...Dams of Distinction continued from page 37 Iowa continued Callie Schmidt, Blue Rapids Krogstad Polled Herefords, Fertile Chad Schroder, Princeton Schu-Lar Polled Herefords, Lecompton Tyler Lacek, Canby Sheriff Polled Herefords, Orient Tyler Schultz, Haviland Marty and Julie Malin Family, Peterson Simpson Polled Herefords, Redfield Spring Hill Hereford Farms, Blue Rapids McIvers Happy Acres, Farwell Stickley & Sons, Parkersburg Towner Farm, Girard Steven and Keely Neil, Northfield Three Hills Ranch, Bernard TS Herefords & Quarter Horse Ranch, Hamilton Nelson Polled Herefords, Tracy Tiernan Polled Herefords, Stuart Umberger Polled Herefords, Rozel Brady Orsten, Willmar Wiese & Sons, Manning Kalli Valek, Agenda Oxley Hereford Ranch-N Div, Mahnomen VJS Polled Herefords, Hays Abby Penzenstadler, Chisago City Kansas Walnut Grove Farm, Agenda Jeffrey and Bonnie Reed, Hampton 4V Douthit Hereford Ranch, St. Francis Wildcat Herefords, Durham Daryl Rupprecht, Thief River Falls B&D Herefords, Claflin Lester Schafer, Buffalo Lake Blackjack Herefords, Fredonia Kentucky Schwier Farms, Fountain Bookcliff Herefords, Russell Will Beckley, Irvine Morgan Sip, Ada Brannan & Reinhardt, Otis Beckleys Herefords, Ravenna Jackson Walsh, Murdock Broken B Herefords, Stockton DRS Herefords, Guston Williams Hilltop Farms, Rushford C&W Herefords, Burdick Joe Gray, Smiths Grove Robert Casey, Independence Hansell Pile & Sons, Cecilia Mississippi C Lazy S Ranch, Melvern JMS Polled Herefords, Knifley Eaves Hereford Farm, Louisville Brian Coon, Goodland W.C. Norris Jr., Burkesville McGuffee Polled Herefords, Mendenhall Wesley Denton, Blue Rapids One Unique Farm, Campbellsville Walker McGuffee, Mendenhall Dustin Denton, Blue Rapids Case Thomas, Richmond Rylie Melancon, Woodville Double J Herefords, Phillipsburg Parker Thomas, Richmond Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Douthit-Downey Land & Cattle, St. Francis Ragan Weinel, Alexandria Joe Waggoner LLC, Jackson Davey Dukart, Hutchinson Williams Herefords, Hardinsburg Evans Hereford Farms, Fall River Youngs Polled Herefords,