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SUNBELT RED BRANGUS BREEDERS ORGANIZATION Calendar of Events a Satellite of the ARBA • Dot Harmon, Executive Secretary Oct 413 George St. www.angelsandoutlaws.biz Gonzales, TX 78629 Phone: 1-830-263-4124 Our Halo is a Little Crooked ERICA M N A R E S D U G B R A N American Red Brangus Inside This Issue: Association 2 President’s Message 3995 E. Hwy. 290 by Richard B. Gingles, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 512-858-7285 [email protected] 2 ARBA Field Day Office hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST) a Success americanredbrangus.org 4 Working for the Breed EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2015 ARBA Board of Directors Jim Monaghan 512-947-3699 OFFICE MANAGER 6 2015 AJRBA Michele Hanson National Junior On the cover: photo by Joelynn Rathmann RECORDS DEPARTMENT: Show Coverage American Red Brangus 6 A Note from the Junior P.O. Box 14100 Kansas City, MO 64101-4100 Committee Advisors and Index of Advertisers: 816-595-2444 Showmanship Photo 7 A Note from the Angels and Outlaws - - - - - - IFC MEMBERSHIP Junior President Active-$75/year Bayou Frais - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Associate-$75/year 8 Sponsors, Scholarships Junior Active-$75/year Diamond K - - - - - - - - - - - IBC Junior Membership-$30/year 9 Show Champion Photos 10 Contest Results Double W Ranch - - - - - - - - - 5 ARBA OFFICERS President: Dr. Richard Gingles 11 Photo Collage Joy Hill Farms - - - - - - - - - - 5 Vice President: John Fischer Secretary: Shawn Knox McDonald Ranches - - - - - - - BC Treasurer: Elaine Monaghan 14 ARBA Fall 2015 Paleface Ranch - - - - - - - - 12 -13 ARBA DIRECTORS Membership John Banken R2 Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Jack Barron Directory John Craig Siphorien Bayou Ranch - - - - - - 10 Mike Levi Darryl McDonald 21 Plan to Attend Southern Star Ranch - - - - - - - - 2 Edward Murphy the 2015 ARBA Trevor Reifel Sunbelt Red Brangus Breeders Michael Sander Annual Meeting Organization - - - - - - - - - - 22 Statements of fact and opinion in this 22 Around the ARBA Office Trademark Genetics - - - - - - - IBC publication, including editorial and Association information. advertisements, are the responsibility of Vogel Ranch - - - - - - - - - - 22 the authors and advertisers alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the 22 ARBA Calendar Of Events magazine staff, officers or members of the American Red Brangus Association. 23 ARBA Membership Application POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: American Red Brangus Journal 3995 E. Hwy. 290 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Fall 2015 — American Red Brangus Journal 1 President’s Message Richard B. Gingles, Greetings Red Brangus Breeders ARBA president Today is the 46th anniversary of “Nothing is right if the money is not hope next year’s board will consider Hurricane Camille. It is storming right.” Thank you, Elaine. using Jim more extensively and here but we needed the rain. Thank Our secretary, Shawn Knox, has effectively. Thanks, Jim. you again for allowing me to serve done an excellent job especially in We have several new members these two years as your president. It making the local arrangements for that I would like to welcome to our has been a good two years in that we our recent successful Field Day. association. We are important to are able to sell all the cattle we can Thank you, Shawn. each other and look forward to a raise. Cattle prices are high and we Our executive director, Jim long and prosperous relationship. are blessed with good genetics bred Monaghan, represents us well Our annual meeting will be in into our cattle by our founders. whenever and wherever we send Kerrville, Nov. 13-14. I hope you take I would also like to thank Michele him. Some people have questioned the opportunity to come and meet for her work in the office. I do not Jim’s effectiveness, but I would like to the board members and visit with think we could ever find anyone else emphasize that he does whatever we other ARBA breeders. as dependable and thorough as she is. ask of him wherever we direct him to See you at the annual meeting, She works with very little supervision represent us. His location is perfect Richard B. Gingles, DVM and is always ahead of problems. in that he is able to travel to Houston, Elaine Monaghan, our treasurer, San Antonio, Austin and College P.S. Do not forget to send in your is amazing. I happen to believe that Station quickly and economically. I whole herd if you have not done so. ARBA Field Day a Success t was a full house for the July 25th American Red Brangus Association (ARBA) board meeting in College Station. Directors discussed currentI business and listened to suggestions and concerns from the members present. After the meeting the directors, members and their families enjoyed a lively lunch provided by ARBA at Salt Grass Steak House. Happy Birthday was sung to a surprised Grace Gingles, wife of ARBA President Dr. Gingles. It was a wonderful time for members and their families to socialize and share their love for the Red Brangus cattle. A tour of the Genetic Development Center in Navasota, Texas, followed lunch. Directors, members and their families were given a tour of the facilities by General Manager Ryan Doerner. If you would like to learn more about the Genetic Development Center and the services they offer, visit their website www.geneticdevelopmentcenter.com. The American Red Brangus Association looks forward to hosting more Field Days in the future. 2 American Red Brangus Journal — Fall 2015 Brucellosis Certified #701 I Herd Predominately… Bayou Frais Three Corners and BJ Camp Breeding Red Brangus Richard B. Gingles, D.V.M. Grace Gingles th Home: Houston (Mac) Gingles Office: 18469 28 St. 6420 Beatline Rd. Long Beach, MS 39560 Long Beach, MS 39560 Look for our bulls in the Phone: 228-863-8490 Phone: 228-864-4339 bull test at Tylertown, MS Fax: 228-863-8985 [email protected] Fall 2015 — American Red Brangus Journal 3 ERICA M N A R E S D U G B R A N President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Dr. Richard Gingles John Fischer Shawn Knox Elaine Monaghan Long Beach, Mississippi Houston, Texas Hempstead, Texas Flatonia, Texas 228 -864 -4339 281 -599 -8646 281 -471 -5751 512 293- -0421 Director Director Director Director John Banken Jack Barron John Craig Mike Levi Bridge City, Texas Mansfield, Louisiana Brooksville, Mississippi Santa Fe, New Mexico 409 338- -8610 318 -871 2855- 662 295- -5570 505 983- 7436- Director Director Director Director Darryl McDonald Trevor Reifel Michael Sander Kurt Trammell Bryan, Texas Alvin, Texas Weslaco, Texas Gonzales, Texas 979 -828 -5569 713 -829 -8213 956 968- 9650- 830 -857 -4943 4 American Red Brangus Journal — Fall 2015 Since 1943 JOY HILL Double Ranch BaxterW Womack FARMS Commercial/Registered Red Brangus Home of the 460 Herd “Breeding Functional Cattle for Today’s Cattle Industry” Breeding for disposition, easy calving, low birth weight, high weaning and low maintenance 4900 Beverly Skyline Dr. Aryon and Cathy McGuire Austin, TX 78731 370 Hillman Rd. • Grayson, LA 71435 512-452-6916 H [email protected] 318-649-5583 • Cell 318-376-1161 [email protected] Performance that is bred... not fed! Private treaty females available Doug Marburger • 254-482-1102 Pharo Cattle Company Cooperators Bulls available • 1-800-311-0995 Fall Bull Sale November 9, 2015 Burlington, CO Call Pharo Cattle Company at 1-800-311-0995 for a catalog or additional information R2 Ranch, LLC 551 John Knox Rd. • Fischer, TX 78623 830-481-4043 — [email protected] www.r2ranch.com Red Brangus • Red Angus Fall 2015 — American Red Brangus Journal 5 2015 AJRBA National Junior Show Coverage A Message From the Junior Committee Advisors We would like to congratulate all of program. Through the hard work For the past three years, the American Junior Red Brangus and dedication of our breeders, the foundation has awarded Association (AJRBA) members that parents and donors, we have been scholarships to the young participated in the AJRBA National able to grow the foundation each exhibitors placing in the top spots Junior Show. This year’s show was and every year. That is something in the showmanship contest. The held in the beautiful hill country we are extremely proud of! Just junior program currently has three in Kerrville, Texas. All the junior to give you an idea, here are the divisions consisting of a junior, members and their families enjoyed numbers from the auction activity intermediate and senior division. several activities such as: paintball, that is held at the awards banquet This year the foundation awarded water ball fights, swimming, during the National Junior Show: scholarships to the top two costume contests, skillathon, showman of each division. These 2012 — $6,650 quiz bowl, livestock judging, scholarships will be accrued until 2013 — $9,342 showmanship, team-fitting contest the exhibitors graduate high school. 2014 — $10,400 and of course the livestock show. The AJRBA has grown each 2015 — $12,085 We would like to thank year and we have been extremely Sullivan’s Stock Show U and The AJRBA National Junior fortunate to expand the fundraising Mr. Levi Douglass for providing Show would not be possible without efforts to help meet the needs of a fitting demonstration to our the support and generosity of a growing association. As former juniors. This was a wonderful sponsors, businesses and breeders. junior members of the association, seminar that gave our exhibitors A special thank you to everyone we realize the life long skills that pointers on grooming, clipping who supported this year’s national are helping mold these juniors into and daily care of their animals. It junior show. The 2016 fundraising future advocates of our industry. was great to see our juniors put the activities will be released in We challenge all of our active skills learned into use at the team- November. If you have ideas or members to become more involved fitting contest and then again at the would like to volunteer to assist the with our junior program in some livestock show itself.
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