July 10, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kendra Davis kdavis@hereford.org KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Abby Ann Geye, Rising Star, Texas won the grand champion cow-calf pair at the 19th annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo in Grand Island, Neb., …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Abby Ann Geye, Rising Star, Texas won the grand champion cow-calf pair at the 19th annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo in Grand Island, Neb., July 5. The cow-calf show was sponsored by Harfst Ranch, Jacksonville, Ore.
Judge Chris Mullinix, Manhattan, Kan., picked Geye’s pair out of 27 pairs shown.
Geye won grand champion and champion standard cow-calf pair with KLD RW Mindy 88X D86, a May 2016 cow sired by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. She showed with a May heifer calf at side by AAG Kaboom 502D and with expected progeny differences (EPDs) of calving ease (CE) 2.5; birth weight (BW) 3.0; weaning weight (WW) 49; yearling weight (YW) 79; dry matter intake (DMI) 0.0; scrotal circumference (SC) 0.6; sustained cow fertility (SCF) 10.9; maternal milk (MM) 31; maternal calving ease (MCE) 2.6; mature cow weight (MCW) 60; udder suspension (UDDR) 1.20; teat size (TEAT) 1.20; carcass weight (CW) 55; rib fat (FAT) -0.016; ribeye area (REA) 0.34; marbling (MARB) 0.15; baldy maternal index (BMI$) 19; brahman influence index (BII$) 17; and certified Hereford beef (CHB$) 27.
The reserve grand champion and reserve champion standard cow-calf pair was exhibited by Courtney Eudy, Harrisburg, N.C. Eudy’s cow, ADE 14U Jazzy 379A is a January 2013 daughter of Purple MB Womanizer with a November heifer calf at side by Purple Joe Dirt 58A ET. She showed with EPDs of CE -3.8; BW 5.7; WW 62; YW 100; DMI 0.6; SC 1.0; SCF 8.4; MM 24; MCE 2.2; MCW 119; UDDR 1.00; TEAT 1.00; CW 77; FAT 0.004; REA 0.51; MARB -0.11; BMI$ 16; BII$ 15; and CHB$ 31.
Dustin and Wesley Denton, Blue Rapids, Kan., showed the grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair, SH WD Cuttie D656. Sired by C ETF Wildcat 4248 ET, she is a February 2016 cow with a January heifer calf at side by UPS Sensation 2504 ET. She showed with EPDs of CE -3.8; BW 3.3; WW 53; YW 92; DMI 0.1; SC 0.8; SCF 22.0; MM 31; MCE 3.7; MCW 114; UDDR 0.80; TEAT 0.90; CW 79; FAT -0.016; REA 0.78; MARB 0.06; BMI$ 33; BII$ 27; and CHB$ 37.
Bailey, Brett and Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis., showed the reserve champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair. Wildcat Mystery 6062 is an April 2016 daughter of CHAC Mason 2214 and showed with an April bull calf at side by Wildcat OC Avant-Garde 138 ET. She showed with EPDs of CE -3.6; BW 4.4; WW 53; YW 84; DMI 0.1; SC 0.6; SCF 12.5; MM 23; MCE -0.9; MCW 111; UDDR 1.00; TEAT 0.80; CW 62; FAT -0.026; REA 0.47; MARB -0.06; BMI$ 21; BII$ 18; and CHB$ 29.
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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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