April/May 2005 Issue (pdf - 8938 kb)... - Hereford America

18 • HEREFORD AMERICA April/May 2005
Marc’s Comments...
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We’re also seeing breeders use the
internet more in making breeding decisions
for their specific program. I will have to
admit that after awhile I do treat a lot of
advertising coming over the internet to my
email address like I do advertisements we
get in the mail — I delete it without even
looking at it unless I know the breeder.
Oh well, I guess I’m getting used to junk
mail over the internet just like we receive
over the fax or in our post office mail
box. The nicest thing about internet junk
mail is that I can usually request to stop
receiving it.
Art Handel and I visited and had supper
with four very nice people from the U.K.
in January the night before the Van
Newkirk sale in Nebraska. Just a week
or two ago I received a package in the
mail from them with a nice letter, a great
looking tie, the U.K.’s Hereford Breed
Journal, and an apron to be used when
grilling those good Ridgefield steaks. I
think I’ll just hang the apron on the wall
to remind me of friends “across the
pond.”
Chris Effling, AHA Field Staff
representative for the North Central
Region, resigned and took on a new job
with the Dakota Farmer, a publication that
is concentrated in the north central states
such as the Dakotas, Minnesota, etc.
Chris will be a field rep with
responsibilities primarily in North and
South Dakota. Chris and I flew to the Mill
Creek sale at Manhattan, KS a few weeks
ago, probably one we won’t forget. From
the time I left home, picked up Chris at
Pierre and continued to Manhattan, it took
us 2-1/2 hours. Coming home it took us
a little over 4-1/2 hours! Kinda windy that
day but Chris and I both agreed it was a
lot easier and more enjoyable than driving
the same distance. Good luck Chris with
your new job.
The two associations in Nebraska have
combined recently. Ron & Kay Morgan
were the managers of the Nebraska
Hereford Association and Joe Brockman
was the manager of the Nebraska Polled
Hereford Association. Now that the two
associations are one (the New Nebraska
Hereford Association) both managers have
decided to hang it up. Both Morgans and
Brockmans were great to work with
gathering information needed for Hereford
America. We really appreciate the efforts
these two families have contributed over
the years to their respective state
associations and hope to have more on
their contributions in a future issue.
You might recall in the last issue of
Hereford America I mentioned an
opportunity that we at Hereford America
have extended to state Hereford
associations. The North Dakota Hereford
Association and the Kansas Hereford
Association took advantage of our offer
and they’re already reaping rewards!
North Dakota received a check for $145
and Kansas received a check for $175. If
your state association wants to get
involved email us at
marc@herefordamerica.com or call us.
We feel like we’re contributing to our
Hereford industry immensely by helping
our state associations.
I also encourage anyone to write us a
letter or email us your opinion on topics
concerning the Hereford industry. We’d
be more than happy to include it in our
“Letters to the Editor.” There are some
basic guidelines and stipulations we use
but we’ve not turned one down yet.
One last thing, I got home last night
from a new Hereford sale in Montana.
Three young breeders went together to
hold the largest Polled Hereford sale in
Montana. It is really encouraging to see
the next generation step up to the plate
and take their place in the Hereford
business. Congratulations to Bernie &
Stacie Buzanowski, Cody & Shad Haber
and Ken & Shannon Jackson on holding
their first annual production sale!
See ya down the road — Marc
Jill’s Comments...
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cattle business. There are a number of
ways to think outside the box. The whole
point is to look at things in a different way
than you normally would for the purpose
of coming up with new ideas and ways
of doing things that would benefit your
business and breeding program. If you’re
a Polled Hereford breeder who never looks
at horned cattle, go look at several horned
herds. Likewise, if you’re a horned breeder
who never looks at Polled cattle, you need
to go take a look. A lot has changed in
both horned and polled cattle over the last
5-10 years. When I talk to a breeder who
is adamantly against either horned or
polled cattle it just amazes me because I
know most haven’t even looked at the
cattle they are criticizing — for quite some
time. When you’re world is small, you
really limit yourself. It wouldn’t hurt to
look at other breeds either and see how
they are handling certain situations. Infighting
is not doing our breed any good.
Over the past week or two we’ve gotten
some heat over a couple ads that ran
in our last issue. (Marc thinks maybe it’s
a combination of people being stressed out
over taxes and calving!) Those of you who
read our paper know we aren’t into censorship.
We generally allow people their
opinions in their ads and letters. You should
also know that we don’t always share the
opinions in all these ads or letters. That is
true in almost any American trade publication
that is not published by a specific
organization. We have also allowed Angus
advertising in our paper for quite some
time so this isn’t a new thing. Check your
back issues. We value freedom of the
press which is certainly evident in our editorials.
This is one of the components that
makes our newspaper so popular with our
readership and advertisers.
On another subject, I would like to
congratulate my Dad, Byron Bayers, on
receiving the Wright Brothers Master Pilot
Award from the FAA at the recent
Montana Aeronautics Association
Convention. This is quite an honor and
achievement. He was one of two people
selected for the award this year. What a
tremendous pilot who has flown over
10,000 hours. What a nice award to
recognize his achievements and
dedication.
Herefords and airplanes have been a part
of my entire life, usually both at the same
time. I don’t think that will change.
A friend e-mailed me several really good
quotes this week. I think the following is
a good one by Ronald Reagan:
“No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals
of the world, is so formidable as the will
and moral courage of free men and
women.
As this is our last issue of the spring, I
wish you all a good summer. I’m sure
we will have lots to report to you in our
next issue.
— JBH