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North Carolina Angus NewsSummer 2017

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Photo by Laura LeGlueSummer 2017

AI Sires of our

2017 Calf Crop

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PANTHER CREEK FARMSJohn C. Smith, Jr. owner

PO Box 417, Pink Hill, NC 28572 (252) 526-1929 [email protected]

Bulls and Females available for sale at all times.Watch for more information on our upcoming Spring Sale

and for our bulls in the NC BCIP Bull Test at Butner and Waynesville.

KCF Bennett Southside

WHS Limelight 64V

RB American Made 197

RB Tour of Duty 177

GAR Sure Fire

B/R Destination 928-630Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36

Rosewood Apache 1084 WR Journey-1X74

AI Sires of our

2016 Calf Crop

WR Journey-1X74Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36B/R Destination 928-630Rosewood Apache 1084

KCF Bennett SouthsideRB Tour of Duty 177WR Journey-1X74RB American Made 197WHS Limelight 64VG A R Sure FireRosewood Apache 1084


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From Sharon’s Desk…

What a busy time it has been for the NC Angus Association. The 34th Annual Spring Fever Sale was held on the first Saturday of May. It was a beautiful day and lots of buyers came out to support the sale. For the second year the sale was totally managed by the NCAA members who serve on the Spring Fever Sale Committee. A special thank you to all the sale committee members, especially Mark Wilburn, Brent Scarlett, Daniel Wall and Brooke Harward, for working so hard to make the event a success. As always Joe French and his staff at the Upper Piedmont Research Station assisted with the sale and helped it to run smoothly. The combined efforts of so many people allowed us to have a very successful sale. Speaking of NCAA sales the Down East Sale will be held Saturday, November 4th. Now is the time to start selecting your consignments. All of the consignment guide-

lines and forms will be posted on our website ncangus.org or you can contact Roy Outlaw or me with any questions. The NCAA Field Day is scheduled for August 11 in Raleigh, NC at the Beef Education Unit on Lake Wheel-er Road. Plans are underway for a busy day of Angus instruction. Attendees can learn more about the beef they produce in our morning session, BEEF 101. Our afternoon will be filled with more hands-on activities focusing on understanding and utilizing Angus Online for your herd record keeping, forage selection & management, heifer selection and genomics. Watch for more details on our website. Hope to see you all there.

Sharon RogersNCAA Executive Secretary

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Back Creek ................................................................................. 5Firsthand Foods ................................................Inside back coverPanther Creek Farms ........................................Inside front coverPasture Management Systems, Inc. .......................................... 9

Performance Livestock & Feed Company ................................ 11Shade Tree Farm ...................................................................... 13Shealy/Select Sires .................................................................... 8Wood Angus ............................................................... Back cover

Advertising Rates ...................................................................... 1Answers to Cattle IQ Quiz ........................................................ 10Atlantic National Wood Dedication............................................. 6Better Beef Leads Value Gain ................................................... 10CAB Recipe-Hawaiian Beef Kabobs ............................................ 8From Sharon’s Desk .................................................................. 1Membership Application ............................................................ 2Member Spotlight ...................................................................... 7NC Angus Auxiliary Summer Outing .......................................... 5NC Angus Hall of Fame Inductee ............................................4-5

NC Angus Junior News .......................................................12-13NCAA Annual Spring Fever Sale ................................................. 3NCAA Down East Angus Sale Announcement .......................... 16NCAA Summer Field Day Announcement ................................ 16Now and Then: Memories and Thoughts ............................14-15President’s Message .................................................................. 2Schedule of Events .................................................................... 2Test Your Cattle IQ ................................................................... 13Wildfire Relief Effort .................................................................. 8

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Summer is quickly approaching. Some are finished with spring hay, others down east are just getting started. It seems to have been a good spring sales season, and I enjoyed seeing each of you. I want to thank the Spring Fever committee for a job well done. Some exciting changes are coming for the Down East Sale. Stay tuned for more information. Everyone’s help is needed. Please begin looking through your herd to find some good Angus and An-gus-influenced females to consign to the Down East Sale. Help us make it Bigger and Better in 2017. Stay cool and safe this summer.

Roy OutlawNCAA President

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President’s MessageRoy Outlaw - Outlaw Angus, Seven Springs, NC

NCAA President

2017 Schedule of Events

July 9 - 15 .....................National Junior Angus Show Des Moines, IAJuly 12 - 15 ...................NCBA Summer Conference Denver, COJuly 18 ..........................Mountain Research Station Field Day Waynesville, NCAugust 5 - 6 ..................SC Junior Beef Round Up Clemson, SCAugust 11 ......................NC Angus Assoc. Field Day Raleigh, NCSeptember 8 - 17 ..........NC Mountain State Fair Fletcher, NCSept 25 - 26 ..................The Carolina Meat Conference Winston-Salem, NCSept 29-Oct 8 ...............Dixie Classic Fair Winston-Salem, NCOctober 7 ......................Wood Angus Bull & Elite Female Sale Willow Spring, NCOctober 12 - 22.............NC State Fair Raleigh, NCOctober 21 ....................Fred Smith Co. Ranch Extra Effort Sale Clinton, NCOctober 28 ....................Yon Family Farms Fall Sale Ridge Spring, SCNovember 4 ..................NC Angus Down East Sale Clinton, NCNovember 4 - 6 .............National Angus Convention & Trade Show Fort Worth, TXNovember 18 ................Southeast Bull Expo & Sale Clinton, NCNovember 24 ................Tarheel Angus “Black Friday” Sale Snow Camp, NCDecember 2 ..................The Partners Sale Rocky Mount, NCDecember 2 ..................The Pounds & Profit Sale Snow Camp, NCDecember 2 ..................Union County Performance Tested Bull Sale Monroe, NC


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The 34th Annual North Carolina Angus Spring Fever Sale was held the first Saturday in May at the Upper Piedmont Research Station in Reidsville, NC. What a great sale day and facility, it is always better to see nice black cat-tle on the green grass. Fifty-one live lots and four embryo lots were sold for a sales gross of $158,150. For the second year the sale was completely managed with volunteers from the association membership and once again it was a very successful day. The sale committee of Mark Wilburn, Brent Scarlett, Daniel Wall, Brooke Harward, Mike Moss, Randall Smith, Jeff Wood and Joe French did an exception-al job of getting all the consignors and cattle ready for the day’s big event. The consignors also worked very hard at home getting their cattle ready and they went the extra mile at sale time to make sure the sale went smoothly.

Luckily the weather for the weekend was on our side. Despite the stormy and rainy days earlier in the week, Saturday was a brisk, part-ly sunny day and people began to arrive early to view the cattle and to visit with their fellow Angus cattle enthusiasts. A special thank you to the North Carolina Junior Angus Associa-tion for preparing lunch and to the North Car-olina Angus Auxiliary for decorating the sale ring.

This year’s sale featured one of the stron-gest lineup of cattle consigned to the sale. Our consignors did an outstanding job of selecting females from their herds that could benefit any Angus breeder. Females showcased in the sale included: fall and spring pairs, bred heif-ers, open heifers and embryo packages. The NC Angus Elite Heifers were the highlight of the sale. To qualify for the Elite Heifer status the females must meet a stringent set of per-formance and breeding guidelines. Five of the bred heifer consignments in the sale met the criteria and were awarded Elite Heifer status. The five Elite Heifers sold for $26,900 aver-aging $5,380. Lot 40 Scarlett/Goforth Lady 5G65 was the top selling Elite Heifer and the

high selling lot in the sale. This VAR Genera-tion 2100 daughter was consigned by Scarlett Farms and Goforth Angus. Her EPD profile put her in the top 2% of the breed for wean-ing weight, yearling weight and $F. This high performing female was bred to Barstow Cash for a fall 2017 calf. After some spirited bidding she was purchased by Craig Banks of Travel-ers Rest, SC for $10,500. Not to be outdone, Lot 24 consigned by Uwharrie Ridge Farms was the second high selling elite heifer. URF Sarah 1503 stems from the famous Yon Sar-ah family and was sired by GAR Prophet. Lot 24 was a long spined, very powerful female with several of her EPD’s in the top 5% of the breed for growth and carcass. She was sold AI bred to GDAR Leupold. Owens Family Farms of Roanoke Rapids, NC purchased Lot 24 for $6,000. Bridges Beef Cattle of Shelby, NC con-signed the next high selling Elite Heifer. Lot 35 BBC Blackbird 513 was sired by EXAR Denver 2002B and from their outstanding donor cow

Deer Valley Blackbird 8189. She sold bred to the hot young sire Baldridge Bronc for $5,000 and was also purchased by Craig Banks of Travelers Rest, SC. In addition, Bridges Beef Cattle consigned Lot 41 BBC Bess 533 selling for $4,000 to Running Branch Farm, Lot 34 BBC Abigale selling for $3,600 and Lot 33 BBC Rita 509 selling for $3,000 both going to S&J Farms of Carthage, NC. Lot 18 SAF 315 1213 Final Product also an elite heifer coming from Smith Angus Farm in Snow Camp sold to Olde Mill Farm for $3,200. The twenty-seven bred heifers sold for $74,500. The fall pairs were once again a strong of-fering in the sale. The top selling fall pair, go-ing for $4,800, was Lot 1 and 1A consigned by EBS Farms of Polkton, NC. Lot 1, EBS Ms Trav-eless 8241-518, was a Connealy Shrek 4242 daughter bred to WR Journey-1X74. She sold to Silver Springs Angus of Norwood, NC for $2,800. Her heifer calf, by WR Journey-1X74 sold for $2,000. Gentry Homeplace Angus of King, NC consigned Lot 14 and 14A the sec-ond high selling fall pair with a heifer calf for $4,300. The Harward Sisters purchased the cow Gentry Rosebud 1123 an R/M Ironstone 4047 daughter that was bred to KCF Bennett Southside. Her very fancy RB Tour of Duty 177 heifer calf, Gentry Rosebud 1604, sold to T&T Farms of Wadesboro, NC for $2,400. The high selling fall pair with a bull calf was Lot 10 and 10A consigned by Second Creek Angus of Denton, NC. Yon Witch A548 a Con-nealy Stimulus daughter bred to VAR Genera-tion 2100 sold for $2,500 to John and Emily Barnes of Eastover, NC. Lot 10A her stout KCF

Bennett Southside bull calf was purchased by Double OO Farms of Rowland for $1,500. The fall cow/calf pairs averaged $3,397 for fifteen pairs. Crescent Angus Farm of Statesville consigned the top selling spring pair. Lot 53 CAF Queen Dy 3423 a Mohnen Dynamite 1356 sired female sold with her February heifer calf

by SydGen Rock Star 3461 to Dismal Farms of Benson, NC for $3,500. The four spring cow/calf pairs sold for $10,000. The top selling open heifer was Lot 45, consigned by Shade Tree Farm of Lenoir, STF Blackcap 513 a fancy fall heifer sired by Dameron C-5 American Classic out of a GAR New Market 7892 dam sold to Lakeside An-gus of Johnson City, TN for $3,600. Wood Angus consigned the top selling spring open heifer, Lot 48 Wood Enchantress 6305 a SAV Renown 3439F daughter who sold to Rock Springs Angus for $2,800. Seven open heifers averaged $2,386. Embryo packages were offered by Bridg-es Beef Cattle and C-Cross Cattle Company. The Lot 60 embryos from C-Cross were pur-chased by Acomb Acres of Dansville, NY for $2,000. These embryos were from the famous Justamere 10277 Tiffany 2307 cow and EXAR Classen 1422B. The Bridges embryos sold to Butcher Branch Angus and Greg Gallimore. Volume buyers were Craig Banks, J&M Farms, S&J Farms, Jackie Johnson, Mike Reaves Livestock, Josh Robertson and Eddy Lee Messick. Thank you to these and all the buyers for supporting the sale. Thanks also to Linda Hicks, Suzanne Brew-er, Abby Lamb, Mike Moss, Chris Jeffcoat, Joe Hampton, Bruce Shankle and Neil Bowman for helping to work the sale and to our Auctioneer Col. Mike Jones of West Point, GA. A special thank you to Joe French and his staff at the Upper Piedmont Research Station for all the work they do to get everything ready before, during and after the event. Please make plans to join us for the 35th Annual North Carolina Angus Association Spring Fever Sale on Saturday, May 5, 2018.

Sharon Rogers, Executive Secretary NCAA

Cattle check in for the sale.

Cattle ready for sale day.

NC Junior Angus members getting ready to serve lunch at the sale.

Crowd viewing cattle on sale day.

Brooke Harward and Jamie Elliot working on Friday to get ready for the Saturday sale.


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North Carolina Angus Hall of Fame InducteeWilliam and Jane Ebert - Eberlee Farm Congratulations to Bill and Jane Ebert for being inducted into the NC Angus Hall of Fame. The Ebert’s venture into raising cattle began after their marriage in 1969. Later they purchased their daughter, Betsie, her first Angus show heifer in 1987 and never looked back. The cattle business has served as a bonding activity for their family and one that Bill and Jane have continued to enjoy even after Betsie’s show days.

A little history on the Ebert family. Jane was raised on a tobacco and row crop farm in eastern North Carolina. She at-tended East Carolina University and received her masters from North Carolina State University. She went on to have a fruitful career with the NC Cooperative Extension Service as a Family and Consumer Science Agent. Bill was born in Winston-Salem and growing up his passion was showing Quarter Horses and doing a little rodeo riding. He spent his adult years working for and retiring from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. To know the Eberts, one quickly realizes Bill is the caretak-er of the cattle and farming operation. So Bill and Betsie were most often found in the barn. But not to be outdone, Jane was always an avid supporter of the family cattle business. However she used her skills and shared her love with everyone at the cat-tle shows by having homemade treats and always being in the know for the best places to eat and shop in the area. Jane found her niche in the NC and American Angus Aux-iliary. She served as president and in various other offices for NC and in 2000 served as the American Angus Auxiliary Pres-ident. For her many years of dedicated service, Jane received the American Angus Distinguished Woman Award in 2007. She continues to serve on the NC Auxiliary board and works on sev-eral committees of the American Angus Auxiliary. Bill has also spent many years serving the NC Angus Association as a board member, committee member and as a NC Junior Angus advisor. Both Bill and Jane are huge supporters of the Atlantic National Angus Show and Merit Award Scholarship. In 2002, Bill and Jane relocated to Sparta, NC and expand-ed their cattle herd which they continue to improve with strict genetic selection to this day. Bill has developed a nice market for his Angus bulls which continue to improve the commercial cattle herds in the area. But in 2010 they started a new chapter in their life as grand-parents! Their granddaughter, Ella Jane Michael might live three

hours away but they don’t let that keep them away. Ella Jane seems to have the same love for Angus cattle as the rest of the family, so get ready to see the Eberts back on the show road soon. The Angus business has blessed the Eberts with wonderful friends, great memories, a family business and a passion that will be carried on for many generations to come. During the presentation of the Hall of Fame Award many of Bill and Jane’s long time Angus friends offered these comments on what the Eberts have meant to them and the Angus business:

Joe Hampton stated: One of my earliest recollections of Bill and Jane Ebert and their Eberlee Farms is the year they hosted the NC Angus field day in Welcome. Robin and I served on their planning commit-tee and what we learned was the Eberts were synonymous with planning. Every detail of the execution for the field day was con-sidered, vetted and resolved by them and their committee.

Jane’s attention to detail and Bill’s calm demeanor were consis-tent in every Angus activity. I was not surprised when Jane was asked to serve in a national leadership role with the American Angus Auxiliary. I was in St. Joseph and witnessed the impact Jane had on the Auxiliary. Jane’s vision and Bill’s ability to bring the vision to fruition was appreciated by folks from across the country. The Eberts have cheerleaders, not only in the East but also from Kansas to Montana. Many Angus juniors, in NC and across the US, have benefited from the Ebert’s efforts.

Callie Birdsell Carson stated: Bill and Jane are two of the most selfless, enthusiastic and dedicated Angus breeders I’ve ever met. Without their leadership

Bill, Jane, Betsie, Jason & Ella Jane Michael

Bill and Jane really enjoyed traveling with the NC Angus Associa-tion to Montana


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and guidance, many NC youth would not have had the oppor-tunity to exhibit cattle, develop their talents and meet new friends across the nation. A talent both have is not accepting NO for an answer - whether it is fundraising for the Auxiliary, coaching teams at junior nation-als or assisting with scholarship applica-tions. The association calls them members, the Auxiliary knows them as leaders, the junior know them as mentors, I’m proud to know them as my friends, my family.

Yvonne Hinman & May McCurry stated: It was a lucky day for all of us when Jane brought her won-derful Southern charm to the American Angus Auxiliary officer team. Her wit and wisdom, delivered with her soothing voice and sweet smile, always ended in a win-win for the Auxiliary. Jane opened the door to CAB Gifts that sizzle and graced our tables with fine Angus china. She gave us a taste of fresh roasted NC pecans and sported her myriad of hats at our meetings!

As for Bill, he was always there helping. He reg-ularly packed the Auxiliary boxes in and out of the hotels; and he al-ways did it with a smile! And to our good fortune, Bill and Jane intro-duced us to their wonderful North Carolina friends.

To Bill and Jane, we say Thank You for all you did and for your friendship! Congratu-lations on being hon-ored with such a pres-tigious award!

Ella Jane Michael & Jane

Chelsie Bobbit and Bill. Eberlee Farms is participating in the Alleghany County Junior Cattlemen heifer project. Chelsie Bobbitt will be raising the heifer from our farm.

Bill reading with Ella Jane on our front porch.

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Joe and Robin Hampton704.278.9347

345 Withrows Creek Lane • Mt. Ulla, NC 28125Farm: 2600 Back Creek Church Road • Mt. Ulla, NC 28125

Joe’s Cell 704.880.2488

NC Angus Auxiliary Summer OutingJoin the NC Angus Auxiliary for the 2017 Summer Outing touring Historic Lexington and Spencer, NC on July 27 and 28. Please join us for the entire adventure or portions that fit your needs!

A block of hotel rooms is available at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites at the Vineyards, Lexington, NC for $114 per night. Attendees are responsible for their own hotel reservations. Contact the hotel at 336-224-

6730, cutoff date is June 26, 2017.

For more information, contact Jane Ebert at [email protected] or 336-372-7451

Schedule of Events:

JULY 2711:00 a.m. .....Greetings & Hotel Check In11:30 a.m. .....Dutch Box Lunch - $10/person12:30 p.m......Childress Vineyards1:30 p.m........Depart for Candy Factory1:45 p.m........Candy Factory Tour2:45 p.m........Depart for Barry & Clara Leonard’s3:15 p.m........“The Ultimate Farm and Home”5:30 p.m........Dinner at Cook’s BBQ7:00 p.m........Pickin’ & Grinnin’ Country & Gospel music * No cost for entry * Refreshments available for purchase at intermissionJULY 289:00 a.m........NC Transportation Museum * $10 per person * Guided tour includes museum, admission and train ride11:00 a.m. .....Depart for Home


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2017 Atlantic NationalDedicated toElaine & Russell Wood

Russell and Elaine Wood of Willow Spring, NC, are dedicated supporters of the Angus breed. Russell, also known by the nickname Johnny, and Elaine own Wood Angus Farm, which is headquar-tered 30 miles south of Raleigh, NC. For more than half of a century, Russell and Elaine have been actively involved in the livestock agriculture community, beginning first with hog farming and lat-er encompassing both hogs and Angus cattle. The Woods are well known for their leadership, family commitment, and genuine hospitality. Russell and Elaine shared a joint interest in livestock from the earliest years of their relationship. At the age of 17, Elaine was given a bred sow by her father. She made the agreement with her father that she would raise the pigs from that litter to sell and would use the proceeds to purchase her own suite of living room furniture. Russell helped Elaine with this enterprise during their courtship, and they weaned 8 pigs from the litter that brought $15 each. Russell and Elaine began hog farming in the early years of their marriage, building a herd of registered purebred Duroc hogs. They sold boars and bred gilts to commercial hog producers and other purebred breeders. They remained active as Duroc growers until the mid-1990s. During many of those years, Russell served as the secretary/treasurer of the North Carolina Duroc Association. In 1997, Russell and Elaine began a commercial swine business with the construction of a contract sow operation in Bladen County, NC. This farm was built to their specifications to accommodate the three stages of sow production – breeding, ges-tation and farrowing. In the following years, they added additional sow farms in neighboring counties and grew their farming business by adding registered Angus cattle. In 2010, the Woods invested in a group of Angus cows from Schaff Angus Valley that would become the nucleus of their herd. The Wood Angus annual production sale has been ongoing since 2012, offering bulls and females to commercial cattlemen and Angus breeders. The Wood farming business currently utilizes four generations of family members. Russell’s mother, Dorothy Nessel-rodt, keeps the books for one of their sow farms. Russell, Elaine, and their two sons, Jeff and Robbie, own and operate their multi-species operation that spans several eastern North Carolina counties. Their seven grandchildren, Abby, Justin, Riley, Mary Elaine, Charlotte, Ava, and Macie have been raised on the family farm, and they currently show Angus cattle through 4-H and the National Junior Angus Association. Russell and Elaine are past inductees into the NC State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame. They were the first married couple given this honor, a testament to their family-focused approach. They are now marketing consumer beef from their farm. In April 2017, they were inducted into the Johnston County Agricultural Hall of Fame. After the passing of their daughter-in-law, DeEtta, in 2015, the Woods created the DeEtta Wood Memorial Scholarship in her honor. This leadership and achievement award for junior Angus members was established through the Angus Foundation in 2016. The Wood family members are proven leaders who are committed to giving back to others outside and within their commu-nity. Russell and Elaine are active members of the North Carolina Angus Association and American Angus Association. Russell is currently serving on the North Carolina Angus Association board of directors and Atlantic National Angus board of directors. Both he and Jeff have been voting delegates to the American Angus Annual Meeting for many years. Elaine and DeEtta were past presidents of the NC Angus Auxiliary. The Woods have served as advisors of the North Carolina Junior Angus Association. The grandchildren have or will be involved in the livestock showing, exhibiting and leadership with several participating on the state, regional and national levels. In their local community, Wood family members play integral leadership roles in Johnston County 4-H, the McGee’s Crossroads Livestock 4-H Club, and Providence Presbyterian Church. The Wood family represents treasured family traditions and values and it is an honor to dedicate the 2017 Atlantic National Angus Show to the Wood family.

Elaine and Russell Wood, Willow Spring, N.C., received the Show Dedication Award at the 2017 Atlantic National Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus

Show, May 28 in Timonium, Md. Pictured from left are John Barnes, Justin Wood, Ava Wood, Jeff Wood, Elaine and Russell Wood, Charlotte Wood, Craig Jones, Ri-ley Wood, Mary Wood, Gayle Jones and Paul Hill. Photo by Megan Blankenship,

on behalf of the American Angus Association.


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Member SpotlightRoy Outlaw

Name: Roy Outlaw

Why did you select the Angus breed for your cattle operation?My father and I had been in the purebred hog business, and we wanted to get in the cattle business. After looking

at other breeds, we did not see anything that compared to the Angus breed. How long have you utilized Angus genetics?

We have utilized Angus genetics since 1986. In the beginning, we purchased cattle from long time Angus breeders Cleo and Betty Cain of Circle C Angus Farm in Carthage, NC. Our next cattle were purchased from Mr. Godfrey in Sanford, NC.

What is your breeding program?We purchase bulls with proven Angus genetics from fellow breeders and use natural service for our herd.

What Angus bulls have made the greatest impact on your herd?The Angus bull that has made the greatest impact on our herd, in my opinion, is Pine Drive Big Sky. In his time, if

cows were not sired by Pine Drive, other breeders would say to breed the cows to him.How do you market the calves from your herd?

The calves from our herd are marketed through East Carolina Stockyard in Ayden. We also market some females in NC Angus Association sponsored sales.

What type of forage base do you have on your farm?Our forage base is Coastal Bermuda and Pearl Millet in the summer. In the winter, we over seed with Rye and Oats.

List 3 items on your farm that help to make your operation successful (equipment, people, resources, etc.) and explain WHY?

Our farm operation is small with no fancy frills, so some good people have helped make our farm more efficient.

1) The first is my late father, Joseph L. Outlaw, Sr. He instilled in me the love of livestock and farming.

2) Another was Mike Reagan, our Wayne County Cooperative Extension Livestock Agent when we began our cattle operation.

3) The information and advice that has been given to me from friendships made through the N. C. Angus Associa-tion have been invaluable.

My operation is successful because of the help, love and support of my family.

Farm Name / Location Outlaw Angus Seven Springs, NC

Roy Outlaw Family

Roy Outlaw’s fatherJoseph L. Outlaw, Sr.


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North Carolina Angus Association Members & Friends to Contribute to the Western States

Wildfire Relief Effort

The North Carolina Angus Association held an auction to benefit those impacted by the west-ern states wildfires at the 34th Annual Spring Fever Sale. Association members and friends were very generous in contributing to the auc-tion and purchasing the items sold. Over $4,000 was raised in the auction and through member contributions. With the matching funds coming from the NC Angus Association over $8,000 will be sent to help support the wildfire relief efforts.Association member Luke Craven and NCAA President Roy Outlaw led the charge to help gen-erate interest and donations for the fund. NCAA members Russell and Elaine Wood donated two embryo packages. Semen was donated by Blue Q Ranch, Back Creek Angus, John and Emily Barnes, Dr. Richard Kirkman and Craven Angus Farm. EB Harris donated walking canes, Zach

Bray contributed a handmade plaque featuring the silhouette of a cow and Roy Outlaw’s Mother baked two pecan pies that were the highlight of the auction.The NC Angus Auxiliary also contributed to the effort. Each year the auxiliary provides beautiful spring hanging baskets to decorate the ring for the Spring Fever Sale. The six flowers were auc-tioned for a total of $450.Too many NCAA members to mention by name were very generous in purchasing the items in the auction and providing donations to the fund. The NC Angus Association would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of this fundraising effort.

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3. Preheat grill to medium high. Heat reserved marinade in a small sauce-pan. Grill 4 to 8 minutes for medium rare, turning frequently. Brush with warm marinade during grilling process.

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• 1/4 cup soy sauce• 1/4 cup light molasses• 1/4 cup rice vinegar• 1-inch segment fresh ginger, peeled

and minced (or 1 teaspoon ground ginger)• 1 large red onion, cut into 1 1/4-inch pieces• 2 large red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1 1/4-inch pieces• 1 medium fresh pineapple, cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes• 8 bamboo or metal skewers• 4 hamburger buns• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste


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Contact: Steve Suther, Industry Information, Certified Angus Beef [email protected], (303)465-0820

Better beef leads value gainQuality, branding add nearly $50 million per year to beef economyBy Steve Suther

When cattle gain or lose $150 in per-head value in a week, it’s easy to lose sight of what lifts that value trend over the years. A University of Missouri (MU) study of 2003-’16 boxed-beef cutout values isolates the contri-bution of branded and Prime sales. The work by MU economist Scott Brown builds on the 2007 CattleFax “Value of Quality Analysis” and up-dates Brown’s earlier finding that quality “added $4.5 billion to the beef economy in the nine years from 2005 through 2013.” That total at the start of this year and going back to 2003 comes to $7.28 billion, including $750 million last year, with a 14-year average annual increase of $34 mil-lion. The impact is rising, with the average yearly gain since 2009 at $46 million, and up $100 million last year. The simple upward trend “explains 80% of the vari-ation in quality premiums,” Brown notes (see chart). Year-to-year variation comes from many factors, such as changes in global markets, income, weather and con-sumer preferences.

“We’re calculating the wholesale value from grad-ed fed cattle [more than 95%], comparing a baseline weighted average of the Choice and Select cutout value to one adding brands and Prime,” he explains. USDA-reported cutout values already take in such features of the market as the increasing share that is pre-mium beef such as the Certified Angus Beef® brand. The advantage at the boxed-beef level does not translate di-rectly to producer dollars, but it does correlate to what consumers will pay, and history shows decisions at that level drive those dollars at the farm and ranch level. “Current markets suggest the trend toward more de-mand and higher prices for branded and Prime won’t stop anytime soon,” Brown says. “There appears to be plenty of room for growth, as their increasing supplies have not whittled away the premiums.” Particularly in the last 10 years, consumers have be-come much more aware that “beef is not beef,” he says. “They are differentiating lower quality from high-quali-ty beef, and they are willing to pay more for better beef.”

Answers to pg 16 quiz:1. Feet and legs2. 25 square feet3. Registration paper

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North Carolina Junior Angus AssociationNC ANGUS JUNIOR NEWS

NC Junior Angus State Show

SCC Royal Blackbird GAF 652 - Champion Heifer shown by Austin Teeter

HS Hazel D10 - Reserve Bred and Owned Female shown by Marcie Harward

Showmanship WinnersFrom L to R: (Top Row) Maddie Grace Carpenter, Champion Novice; Charlotte Wood, Champion Junior; Colton Cox, Champion Intermediate; and Justin Wood, Champion Senior.From L to R: (Bottom Row) EB Carpenter and Colt Wisemen, both Peewee; Riley Wood, Reserve Champion Intermediate, and Mattie Harward, Reserve Champion Senior.

ELC Leading Lady D370 - Reserve Heifer shown by Shane Kendall

PCF Julie Pendleton - Champion Cow/Calf pair shown by Wyatt Kendall

Wood Bowtie 500 - Champion Bull shown by Justin Wood

HS Lady Barbara C52 - Champion Bred and Owned Female shown by Mattie Harward

HS Hazel C10 - Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair; Champion Bred & Owned Cow/Calf Pair shown by Marcie Harward

Popeye - Champion Steer shown by Colton Cox

LEAD ConferenceMadison Boyd, Pinetown, represented the North Carolina Junior Angus Association

along with several Angus youth at the 2017 National Junior Angus Association’s

Raising the Bar Officer Training, March 2-5 in Baton Rouge, La. Twenty-one

juniors from twelve state junior Angus associations participated in the course, geared toward building stronger leaders

while forming important regional relation-ships. Photo by Jaclyn Clark, American

Angus Association

The NC Junior Angus State Show was held at the NC State Beef Unit this year on April 22. Fifteen junior members exhibited cattle. The results are as follows:


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North Carolina Junior Angus AssociationNC ANGUS JUNIOR NEWSNC Junior Beef Round Up

Clover Classic2017 Mid-Atlantic Junior Angus Classic (MAJAC) Regional Preview Show

Wood Blackbird 565 - Grand Champion Angus Heifer shown by Riley Wood

KCS Miss Connie 0023 - Grand Champion Angus Heifer shown by Elizabeth Cole

(no photo) – STF Blackcap 513 - Reserve Grand Champion Angus Heifer went to Alex

“Cowboy” Cassavaugh

Dameron C-5 Cheyenne 5199 won owned Reserve Senior Champion Female at the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Junior Angus Classic (MAJAC)

Regional Preview Show, March 11-12 in Harrisonburg, Va. Justin Wood, Willow Spring,

N.C., owns the winning female. Photo by Megan Blankenship on behalf of the American

Angus Association.

Dameron C-5 Cheyenne 5199 - Reserve Champion Angus Heifer shown by Justin Wood

PCF Julie Pendleton 308 - Champion Angus Cow/Calf Pair shown by Wyatt Kendall

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Test Your Cattle IQ...1. When selecting a meat animal on structural sound-

ness, special emphasis should be placed on what body parts?

2. What is the minimum recommended resting area for a market beef animal?

3. What is the sheet that lists the sire and dam of a purebred animal called?

4. Calcium and phosphorus are examples of what type of nutrients?

5. How many months after calving will a beef cow normally come into heat?

6. A normal beef steer will consume what percent of its body weight in feed each day?

7. What is the normal temperature of a cow?8. Rump roast comes from what wholesale beef cut?9. Name two beef carcass quality grades.10. At what age should a beef heifer be bred?

Answers on page 10.


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NOW THEN:and Memories and Thoughts on the NCAA and the Angus Business...By Bette Laursen, N.C. Angus Association Executive Director, 1988 - 1996

Co-Owner and Manager of Goose River Farm, Oxford, North Carolina

Memories…what a good time I have had in the cattle business.

Having planned several N.C. Angus Association trips to western states, I was not surprised several years ago when daughter Kathrine said: “Mom...we do not want to look at cows when we go to Denmark!”

I didn’t divulge that I had already written to the Danish An-gus Society and asked them for information about Danish Angus breeders in the area of Spottrup, Denmark...where we had rented a vacation cottage for 3 weeks. It would be a great help, I said, if the cattle producer spoke English.

Chres and Dorthe Elgaard and their farm, Kjaergaard-sholm, were suggested. A couple of months later, we ar-rived at their large white farm sign and the Elgaards were very welcoming and we had a wonderful visit, resulting in a long lasting friendship. Son Niels Elgaard, now an officer in the Danish Special Forces, Danish Army, has visited us many times and Chres visited us earlier this year for the first time.

Denmark is a welfare state. While health care and social security are “free”, people are among the highest taxed in the world. Chres said, “No one is wealthy in Denmark....unless you borrow a lot of money!” Since farmland is scarce however it is very valuable.

The government is very intrusive into agriculture. For in-stance, cattlemen are required to tag each cow and calf with a government tag which registers that animal for its lifetime. Therefore the government keeps up with exactly how many cows each person has. However it is true that

cattlemen are paid a small yearly subsidy for each cow by the government.

Chres said that farming is so regulated that he told his sons, “Become a farmer, but go to Australia. Here you can work hard all day and be at the same level as some-one doing nothing.”

One of the multitudes of regulations, this one pushed by the “Green People” as Chres calls them, says that fields, even pastures, must be plowed every 7 years. If a farmer does not do so, he can never plow that field again. Chres said, “The Greens choke us around the neck.”

Chres started with nine Angus cows in 1960 and in the ‘70’s used a lot of Emulous bloodlines from our country. So he says, “To tell you the type of cattle we have, it is mainly the type that can survive our winters” and that is an Angus, medium-framed, medium-muscled cows. In winter, cows are fed beets and grass silage on wheat stubble pastures. The weather is harsh and temperatures get to 30 below O Fahrenheit, with much rain and some snow. Pastures are mostly wet and muddy all winter.

In summer cows graze rye grass and clover.

The Elgaards heat their home and their hog operation with straw, burning huge round bales in this special boiler.


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We learned so much and we enjoyed our visit to their farm so much that we went back several times while we were in Denmark. It turned out to be the best part of a wonderful trip...for everybody....even Kathrine!

Chres Elgaard, who has a unique sense of humor, told us that the government is requiring that he raise the height of the bridge on his farm. That way, Chres

says, “Government workers trimming the banks in boats can raise a beer while floating under the

bridge!”

Bull calves are not castrated because bulls bring more money than steers at

harvest. They are sold straight to the pro-cessor at 1,100 to 1,300 pounds. At wean-

ing, they are put into a large closed barn, and fed heavily on grains and roughage. Once they go into the barn, they stay there until they go to the

processor. Bulls are usually in the barn for six months.

Patrick Noel and Chres Elgaard checking out the cow/calf pairs. Chres said, “How do you test your electric fences in America?” Patrick said, “Usually with voltmeters.” Chres said, “We are Vikings! We use our hands!”

The Elgaard home is 1/4 of a quadrangle, which also includes the shop, bull barn, and a guest house.

The hog barn is close by but we were not allowed to get close to it as the pigs are highly protected from foreign germs!


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The North Carolina Angus Association

The North Carolina Angus Association

Down East Angus SaleSaturday, November 4, 2017

Consignment forms are available online at www.ncangus.org or contact the NCAA office 336/599-8750 to request a copy. This sale is open to

registered Angus and Angus influenced females.

Contact: Roy Outlaw - Sale Committee Chairman919-222-9788 or [email protected] for more information

CONSIGNMENT DEADLINE: August 25, 2017

Summer Field DayFriday, August 11, 2017

North Carolina State UniversityBeef Educational Unit

3720 Lake Wheeler RoadRaleigh, NC 27603

Events will kick off at 10:00 A.M.

Contact the NC Angus office with any questions 336-599-8750 or [email protected]. Also visit our website for the final schedule, www.ncangus.org

Watch your mail for the 2017 NC Angus Association Summer Field Day registration. We are planning a full day of educational opportunities.

Topics include:• learning more about the beef you produce• Angus Online & how to make it work for your herd• Angus genomics• Amazing Grazing demonstrations and even some cattle

visual appraisal techniques to help you select those next replacement heifers.

721 Honeycutt RoadWillow Spring, NC 27592(919) 275-4397 (O)

Russell & Elaine [email protected] Wood (919) 801-2737(919) 801-1892 (M)

John Barnes, Farm [email protected] (252) 230-0650

Wood Angus Production SaleOCTOBER 7, 2017

With Guest Consignor Evening Star Ranch

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Wood Bowtie 500 - He sellsCED +7 BW +3.2 WW +58

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Continuing to strive to produce quality breeding stock that will exemplify the fundamentals of the cattle industry.

Check our website (www.woodangus.com) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/WoodAngusNC) for more updates

Documents

North Carolina Angus News Summer 17 final.pdf · North Carolina Angus News ... the hot young sire Baldridge Bronc for $5,000 and was also purchased by Craig Banks of Travelers Rest,