Keep your eye on this year as it sneaks away. November nears as Halloween fears dissipate. Yet another Angus show rears up on the horizon.
From all across the nation, folks travel to Louisville, Kentucky to show and watch Angus at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE.) Among the crowd are the delegates from South Carolina who will cast their votes to elect new officers and directors at the American Angus Annual Meeting on November 16, 2009. The delegates are Kevin Yon, Evelyn Edmunds, Ted Bartee with alternates, Walter Shealy, III, Ted S. Bourne, and F. Lewis Smith. Kevin Yon will chair the committee , counting all the ayes.
Speaking of elections, nominations for the new officers for the South Carolina Angus Association are in the caucus stage. Ballots should be in the mail later this year. Contact your directors and officers to make suggestions. The SCAA officers and directors met on November 1 at 4:00 in Greenville at Logan’s Roadhouse to plan for the Carolina Angus Futurity and meeting on March 19-20, 2010.
Update: The directory is in progress. Some ads are slow getting in, just like a stubborn cow.
Angus folk busied themselves going to sales and fairs this fall... Sales took place at the Edisto Bull Sale and Black Crest Farm in October. And they are not over. Next comes the Yon Family Farm Sale on November 7 at Ridge Spring, SC.
The fairs have been in session with the SC State Fair showing Angus on October 23 and 24. York County had a livestock show for the 4-H youngsters on September 12, 2009. Some of the results follow: Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion were owned and shown by John Petty. The Grand Champion was Petty’s Erica Eileen Lass 208. The reserve winner was his early senior calf, Oak Hill Miss Alliance 68.
The first place winners in each class were: Junior Calf - Kayla Fairchild with McMurry Rita Blackcap W04 , Late Senior Calf-Ashley Black, Early Senior Calf- John Petty with Oak Hill Miss Alliance 68, late Summer Yearling- Rachel Pegues with Skymere, Early Summer Yearling- Lauren McGill with AE Miss Karen 5780, Late Junior Yearling- Mary Hall with Miss Jestress of Rice Farm, Early Junior Yearling- John Petty with Petty’s Erica Eileen Lass 208, and Senior Yearling- Joey McGill with Bar T Pride 7724.
In the showmanship classes the 4-H children paraded with all the various breeds of beef cattle. John Petty won the senior division (ages 15-20). Second went to Danae Hicks. The third place winner, Jennifer Cocchia also won the $250 scholarship because the two who topped her were ineligible, having previously won.
The top three in each class follow. In the intermediate showmanship (ages 11-14) Ashley Black won first. Caroline Davis won second and Reid Vierling won third. In the beginner class (ages 5-10) Joey McGill, Tripp Bolin and Dakota Bolin won one, two, three in the order named.
Keep your eye on the youth in these shows. They are the future Angus breeders. The American Angus Association keeps track of the top breeders by their registration numbers each year. This is the report. Some of these breeders got their start with Angus as juniors in the show ring. The report follows:
AMERICAN ANGUS ASSN. ANNOUNCES
THE TEN SOUTH CAROLINA BREEDERS WHO
REGISTERED THE MOST ANGUS
The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of South Carolina recorded a total of 1101 Angus with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, according to Bryce Schumann, CEO of the American Angus Association.
The 10 top recorders in South Carolina are: Yon Family Farms, Ridge Spring, 375-head; Black Crest Farms, Sumter, 283; Tokeena Angus Farms, Seneca, 73; Double B Farms, Bamberg, 63; Thomas Drake Yon, Ridge Spring, 59-head; Clemson University, Clemson, 56; Sarratt Farms, Gaffney, 56; Paul Boyd Angus Farm, Clover, 55; Walter Shealy III, Newberry, 41-head; Wright Cattle Co, Calhoun Falls, 40.
Angus breeders across the nation in 2009 registered 282,911 head of Angus cattle. “Our year-end statistics continue to demonstrate strong demand for Angus genetics and solidify our long-held position as a leader in the beef cattle industry,” Schumann said. “These results underscore our members’ commitment to providing genetic solutions to the beef cattle industry.”
The American Angus Association, headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo., is the largest beef registry association in the world in terms of both annual registrations and active members. For more information about the Angus breed go to www.angus.org.
Keep your eye on the Angus. As a breed Angus are moving up in demand and quality as are the producers. As we enter this Thanksgiving season, count your Angus and Angus friends among your many blessings.
If you have news or dues send $20 dues with your information to SCAA, c/o Windy Bartee, sec. 1717 St. Paul Church Road, Clover, SC 29710. Email is tumblet8@bellsouth.net. Web site is www.scangus.org. Ads may be placed on the web page for $50 per month plus a set up fee.
