July 10, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kendra Davis kdavis@hereford.org KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Aidyn, Bryden and Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas and their heifer, BR Anastasia E114 ET rose to the top of the bred-and-owned female show during the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Aidyn, Bryden and Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas and their heifer, BR Anastasia E114 ET rose to the top of the bred-and-owned female show during the 2018 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Grand Island, Neb., July 5. Payton Vogel, Hartley, Iowa, with MAV Cotton’s Coon 782 ET claimed the reserve grand champion title. The bred-and-owned heifer show was sponsored by Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla., Moore Cattle Co., Madill, Okla., and Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla. Judge Chris Mullinix, Manhattan, Kan., sorted the 369 head shown.
The Barber family claimed grand champion honors and topped division II with an Oct. 17, 2017 daughter of CRR 719 Catapult 109. She showed with expected progeny differences (EPDs) of calving ease (CE) -3.6; birth weight (BW) 5.1; weaning weight (WW) 70; yearling weight (YW) 116; dry matter intake (DMI) 0.4; scrotal circumference (SC) 0.9; sustained cow fertility (SCF) 13.5; maternal milk (MM) 24; maternal calving ease (MCE) -2.0; mature cow weight (MCW) 110; udder suspension (UDDR) 1.10; teat size (TEAT) 1.10; carcass weight (CW) 80; rib fat (FAT) 0.004; ribeye area (REA) 0.64; marbling (MARB) -0.12; baldy maternal index (BMI$) 23; brahman influence index (BII$) 20; and certified Hereford beef (CHB$) 35.
Vogel won reserve grand champion and reserve champion division II with a Nov. 8, 2017, daughter of NJW 78P TwentyTwelve 190Z ET. She showed with EPDs of CE -9.0; BW 5.9; WW 56; YW 101; DMI 0.0; SC 0.7; SCF 13.1; MM 25; MCE -0.5; MCW 116; UDDR 1.10; TEAT 1.10; CW 73; FAT -0.036; REA 0.53; MARB 0.07; BMI$ 23; BII$ 20; and CHB$ 36.
Additional results:
Division III champion: Kya Rhodes, Ada, Okla., with TFR KR Sugar and Spice 1708 by TFR KU Triple Seven 1300 ET.
Division III reserve champion: Chesney Effling, Highmore, S.D., with CHEZ Skittles 7718E by R Leader 6964.
Division IV champion: Victoria Chapman, Mannsville, Okla., with VC Easy Pick 753E by HAPP BK Valor 37C ET.
Division IV reserve champion: Devon Moore, Clear Lake, S.D., with ECR DM Lady Abigail 7961 ET by BR Nitro Aventus 3116 ET.
Division V champion: Collin Deatsman, Leesburg, Ind., with Deatsman Ruby 124E by GKB 88X Laramie B293.
Division V reserve champion: Piper Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with C 5280 Bailee 7075 ET by CRR 5280.
Division VI champion: Ben Jensen, Courtland, Kan., with KJ BJ 686Z Cher 753D ET by UPS Sensation 2296 ET.
Division VI reserve champion: Kati Theresa Fehlman, Junction City, Kan., with KT’s Miss Hepburn 604 by KT’s Big Jake 403.
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The 2018 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo was sponsored in part by Biozyme Inc., St. Joseph, Mo. The NJHA is one of the most active junior programs in the country with approximately 3,000 members. The NJHA’s mission is to create and promote enthusiasm for the breed while providing opportunities through leadership, education and teamwork. For more information about the NJHA, visit jrhereford.org.
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