Kaleb Kuck, breeder of Basin Excitement, pets a CC&7 cow in one of
our pastures that raised a $15,000 Excitement son in our sale this year.

Emperor must have known where he was going, because he loaded like a dream!

Twenty-four Brazilian ranchers and three U.S. officials from Genex, an artificial insemination beef genetics company, visited Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA on June 23rd.  As the first stop on the group’s tour, Hoover Angus Farm displayed two of their internationally known bulls, TC Gridiron 258 and Hoover Emperor.  The group also saw progeny from two other Hoover-owned Genex sires, Basin Excitement and SA Neutron 377.

Brad Johnson, Beef Programs Administration Manager for Genex says, “The cattle from the Hoover Angus program fit ideally with the Brazilian market for performance, docility, muscle, and maternal traits.  This makes Hoover Angus a logical place for Genex CRI to procure genetics.

An interpreter bridged the gap between English and Portuguese, even though many of Brazilians spoke some English. Members of the group asked many questions about our breeding cattle philosophies, genetics, artificial insemination, management practices, climate and feedstuffs.

The Brazilians took photos of nearly every pen and group of cattle.  The three most photographed animals of the day were Hoover Emperor along with Emperor’s dam and grandam.  The group enjoyed the opportunity to see this young up-and-coming sire as well as seeing the udder quality and structure of his ancestors.

Hoovers served Certified Angus Beef® brand shredded beef as well as numerous other homemade dishes, salads, and cookies.  The buffet dinner was served from a cattle feed bunk.  Despite the challenging weather conditions of the day, good times were had by everyone!  After leaving Hoover Angus, the group will travel north through the Dakotas and then to Montana on their 10-day journey.

Then on June 24th, Hoover Angus hosted three Australian ranchers, one being the president of the breed association Angus Australia.  These ranchers were looking for genetics to introduce into their herds and their customers’ herds. Landi McFarland of Hoover Angus Farm noted, “It was a privilege and honor to host our first group from South America in the 84-year history of Hoover Angus Farm as well as having Australians that selected our herd to visit.”

Landi and John put several thousand miles on the truck this spring looking for herd sires in several different states. There was only one bull Landi saw the entire year that she said, "Hoover Angus needs to own this bull!" Hoover Angus partnered with KDS Angus and Accelerated Genetics to bid against several of the largest and most prestigious Angus breeders in the country to have the winning bid at $192,000. He is one of the few young bulls of the breed that has sold a significant amount of semen before he even came to auction at 14 months of age.

A limited supply of semen is currently available through
Mogck Angus and Hoover Angus for $25

Yearling bulls are now being offered for sale private treaty. Bulls sired
by CC&7, Hoover Dam, Triple Stack, Reward and Journey, with
many being suitable for use on heifers. Please contact Landi at
landi@hooverangus.com or 641-772-4479 or 641-344-7684 for more details.

Hoover Electrify froze over 150 units of semen his first collection at Hawkeye Breeders, at less than a year of age! Doug & Marcia Rueber, ADD Angus Farm, selected Electrify as one of the top-selling bulls of our 2012 auction at $8250. Backed by one of the strongest time-tested cow families at Hoover Angus and an Igenity profile, this guy has loads of potential! For semen, please contact ADD Angus Farm at addangus@hotmail.com.
BW +1.6, WW +62, Milk +22, YW +121, MB +.38, RE +.53, $B +65.89
Reg. 16990022

Connealy Counselor is on page 8 of the Spring 2012 ABS Beef catalog!

Jon Janssen, Beef Sire Procurement Manager for Genex, visited the farm in October and was impressed to see the Excitement progeny leading the way in our 2011 calf crop. He was even more excited to learn about the bull's EPDs - low birth, high growth, combined with high marbling and ribeye ratios on his progeny. Jon requested a Pfizer 50K DNA profile be done on the bull, and shortly after results were received, Jon wanted to add Excitement to the Genex line-up as an elite calving ease sire. Excitement will be located at the Genex stud in Strafford, MO.

This Hoover Dam son that weaned at 790 pounds for Steve Goodfellow will sell in his October 15, 2011 sale in Bruce, SD. This bull's dam, Prim Lassie of Ellston G69, was purchased as a photo feature bred heifer in our 2010 production sale. G69 is a daughter of TC Gridiron 258 and records 2-102 WR with a 356 day calving interval.

Landi gives a presentation to the American Angus Association Board of Directors about her Young Cattlemen's Conference experience and being an advocate for agriculture. The quest of her presentation was to inspire the group to become more outspoken advocates for our industry by starting small - at the coffee shop, a Friday night football game, or dialogues on Facebook, blogs, etc.

Jessica Faust tops TWO Iowa State Fair FFA Carcass Steer Divisions! Here is her steer sired by a CC&7 son purchased at Hoover Angus that won the Choice Retail Beef division. He gained 4.07 pounds per day to be the top gaining steer of the entire FFA carcass show!

Here is Jessica's winning entry sired by a Hoover Angus bull that won the Hotel-Restaurant Beef Carcass division. Both of Jessica's steers graded High Choice, earning the Certified Angus Beef designation. Congratulations Jessica!

The 2011 Pathfinder Report is now online and features 58 Pathfinders for Hoover Angus & Landi! Highlights include Hoover Dam's mother, Hoover Headliner's mother, and the dams of the two top-selling females in our 2011 auction. Three Hoover herd sires made the report: TC Gridiron 258, Roth Famous 1006, and SA Neutron 377. For the searchable Pathfinder Report, visit http://www.angus.org/Performance/Pathfinder.aspx

Semen on Triple Stack will now be available through the owners and Cattle Visions - $25/straw, $35 Certificate. Semen may be shipped from Hawkeye Breeders or picked up at Hoover Angus Farm. Triple Stack's first calves born in January are looking great!

Congratulations to Craigmore Farm of Ontario, Canada for more than doubling their money on a fall bred heifer purchased from Hoover Angus! Craigmore Farm purchased CC&7 daughter lot 158 from our February 2010 production sale for $2100 and 7 months later resold her in their sale for $4500! She had a Connealy Reward heifer calf by her side on their Labor Day sale. Wayne Kreklewich of Craigmore Farm says many visitors to his farm prior to his sale were impressed by the 9 females he selected sight-unseen from our February sale. Wayne reports that CC&7 and Hoover Dam have gained tremendous momentum in Canada in the last several months.

Congratulations to Sandpoint Cattle Co. of Lodgepole, NE for purchasing the top selling lot of the 49th Parallel Partners in Genetics Sale - 6 frozen embryos by Erica of Ellston C124 (Hoover Dam's mother) and SydGen CC&7 for $30,000!

History: Hoover Dam's mother sold 1/2 interest in January 2010 for $45,000 to Craigmore Farm, Schomberg, Ontario. C124 raised her 2010 bull calf at Hoovers before going into embryo production. Eight months after C124 sold, 6 frozen embryos that are full sibs to Hoover Dam & Hoover Dame were auctioned by Craigmore Farm in their 49th Parallel Sale and brought in 2/3 of the price they paid for the cow!

Hoover Angus Farm and Landi McFarland - home of 54 Pathfinder cows!

Congratulations to Chris Cadle for his Keymura of Ellston B247 cow in the Pathfinder Report!
This female was purchased as a bred heifer in our 2005 production sale.

Congratulations to Eric Fell for his Barbs Blackbird B18 cow in the Pathfinder Report!
This female is out of a cow purchased in our production sale and sired by a Hoover bull.

Hoover Angus Farm was #1 in Iowa for Angus registrations in fiscal
year 2008 of the American Angus Association with 452 registrations!

The 125th American Angus Association Annual Meeting will be held in November. Landi McFarland is one of 402 delegates from 45 states, the District of Columbia and Canada that will conduct the business of the Association, including the election of officers and five new directors. GOOD LUCK to Iowa's own Doug Schroeder as he pursues a seat on the board!

News article from February 21, 2008 Mount Ayr Record News

Ten of the 2,306 American Angus Association members and 86 of the 9,917 individual cows in the American Angus Association's Pathfinder Report are from Ringgold County. That's the word this week from the American Angus Association as it reports on the top cows registered with the association. Local breeders with cows in the listing include:
Hoover Angus Farm, Ellston, 41 cows
Jim & Ann Werner, Diagonal, 18 cows
Landi K. McFarland, Ellston, 10 cows
Will & Bonnie Larson, Diagonal, 7 cows
Woodland Angus LLC, Mount Ayr, 4 cows
Eric Fell, Mount Ayr, 2 cows
Russell Holmes, Benton, 1 cow
Shay Brothers, Tingley, 1 cow
Clint Werner, Diagonal, 1 cow

The Pathfinder program identifies superior Angus cows based upon recorded performance traits that are economically important to efficient beef production. These traits include early and regular calving and heavy weaning weights. More than 1.6 million eligible dams and more than 5.4 million weaning records were examined to determine Pathfinder status. All registered Angus cows that meet the strict Pathfinder standards are listed, along with their owners, in the report that is published annually by the association.

Congratulations to Eric Fell on his two Pathfinder cows: one cow sired by a Hoover bull, and one cow purchased in our 2005 production sale!

Congratulations to Shiloh Gennaro (Union County) on her Pathfinder cow purchased at Hoover Angus Farm!

Congratulations to Hawleys Gen X Angus of Arcadia, NE on their Pathfinder cow sired by H&K Black Fix S104!

Pictured below from left are: Craig Lang, Iowa Farm Bureau President, Landi McFarland, Joy McFarland, Barbara Kiburz, John Kiburz, Judy Harrison, and Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.

Candace Weeda with Reserve Champion Pen of Three steers at the 2007 Union County Fair with steers bred, born and raised at Hoover Angus Farm. Congratulations Candace!

Hoover Angus Farm owns 53 females and 4 bulls listed in the 2007 Pathfinder Report. Pathfinder cows are specially selected by the American Angus Association for their exceptional productivity and fertility. A Pathfinder Sire requires five Pathfinder daughters in one year.

Hoover Angus Farm Pathfinder Sires:

• SA Neutron 377 with 33 Pathfinder daughters
• H&K Dark Star M163 with 8 Pathfinder daughters
• KLB Hi Flyer 76RE with 5 Pathfinder daughters
• SA Neutron 2164 with 5 Pathfinder daughters

To read more about the Pathfinder program, visit http://www.angus.org/pubs/pathfind.htm

• TC Gridiron 258: WW +68 ranks #59 among sires
  • Genex Herdsire
  • The largest offering of Gridiron progeny to be found
• Woodhill Statesman 54K-90N: $W +35.51 ranks #78 among sires
  • Semex USA Herdsire
  • Progeny and matings sell, the largest offering to be found
• SA Neutron 377: YW +121 ranks #61 among sires; $F +58.11 ranks #59 among sires
  • Genex Herdsire
  • Progeny sell
  • 19 sons and 5 daughters rank in the top 150 of the breed for WW EPD, YW EPD, Ultrasound Ribeye EPD, $F, or $B!
• SAV New Design 3105: IMF +.62 ranks #87 among sires
  • Progeny sell
• SAV Fame 9312: $W +34.48 ranks #141 among sires
  • Progeny sell
• Roth Famous 1006: WW +66 ranks #101 among sires
  • Grandprogeny sell

Progeny of the Hoover Angus Program and selling February 6, 2007

• H&K Gridiron E160: WW +69 ranks #52 among non-parent bulls
  • HE SELLS as a yearling bull February 6, 2007!
  • Relatives sell
• H&K Gridiron E18: WW +67 ranks #100 among non-parent bulls
  • HE SELLS as a yearling bull February 6, 2007!
  • Relatives sell

Progeny of the Hoover Program and sold at past annual production sales

• H&K Neutron 377 Z7: WW +74 ranks #13 among sires; YW +123 ranks #46 among sires;
  $B +55.93 ranks #60 among sires; $F +56.02 ranks #85 among sires
  • Purchased by Wayne James of Missouri
  • 6 sons and 7 daughters rank in the top 150 of the breed for WW EPD, IMF EPD, $B or $F
  • Relatives sell
• H&K Neutron 377 X3: YW +128 ranks #17 among sires; $F +63.82 ranks #29 among sires
  WW +69 ranks #48 among sires
  • Purchased by RBM Livestock, Miller Angus, and Fox Angus of South Dakota
  • Progeny and relatives sell
• H&K Neutron 377 V210: WW +65 ranks #127 among sires
  • Purchased by Dr. James Palmer of Iowa
  • Maternal sister and other relatives sell
• Blueblood Lady Ellston X8: Ribeye +.91 ranks #122 among dams
  • Purchased by Kress Angus of South Dakota
  • Relatives sell
• Blkcp Empress Ellston A386: $W +36.91 ranks #130 among dams
  • Purchased by Chris Cadle of Missouri
  • A maternal sister, D6, and other relatives sell

Hoover Angus Farm Females (bred, raised, and in production at Hoover Angus Farm)

• Blueblood Lady Ellston B305: WW +65 ranks #34 among dams
  • Relatives sell
• Miss Blackcap Ellston B50: WW +64 ranks #54 among dams
  • A son, E41, and other relatives sell
• Keymura Katy Ellston C316: WW +64 ranks #54 among dams
• A son, E76, and full brother, E160, sell
• Elbamere Queen V10: WW +63 ranks #76 among dams
  • A full sister, E16, and other relatives sell
• Proud Lassie of Ellston B166: WW +63 ranks #76 among dams
  • A son, D325, sells
• Elbamere Queen Ellston E40: WW +69 ranks #31 among non-parent cows
  • Relatives sell
• Elbamere Queen Ellston D71: WW +65 ranks #134 among non-parent cows
  • Relatives sell
• Blackcap Empress Ellston D98: WW +65 ranks #134 among non-parent cows
  • Relatives sell
• Blackbird Bonnie Ellston D494: WW +65 ranks #134 among non-parent cows
• Blue Ribbon Heiress A157: Ribeye +1.06 ranks #24 among dams
  • Relatives sell
• Queen of Ellston C355: Ribeye +.99 ranks #46 among dams
  • Relatives sell
• Blkcp Empress Ellston C109: $W +40.49 ranks #14 among dams
• Blkcp Empress Ellston B527: $W +39.14 ranks #43 among dams
  • A son sells, D483

*Many rankings tie between numerous animals with the same EPD or $Value and are not designated as such above. Rankings are among over 200,000 current dams, over 16,000 current sires, over 130,000 non-parent bulls and females for growth traits, over 70,000 non-parent bulls for ultrasound traits, and over 54,000 non-parent cows for ultrasound traits. “Progeny or relatives sell” means the animals listed will have progeny or relatives coming to auction at the Hoover Angus Farm Annual Production Sale Tuesday, February 6, 2007.

The group of 18 Australians, 5 Genex representatives, and
4 newspaper media upon arrival at Hoover Angus.

Pathfinder cow owned by Shiloh Gennaro,
purchased from Hoover Angus Farm

Due to program and government regulations, you must purchase
the tags from the American Angus Association (tags cost $1 each),
then send Hoover Angus Farm a copy of the bill, and we will rebate up to $20.

If you choose to purchase the RFID/visual tag for $3.25 each,
Hoover Angus will still rebate $1 for up to 20 tags.

You may purchase more than 20 tags for your calf crop;
however, Hoover Angus will only rebate for 20 tags.

2006 Pathfinder Sires at Hoover Angus Farm:

Name	Eligible Daughters	Qualified Daughters
SA Neutron 377 Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA Slagle Angus, Sargent, NE	58	13
H&K Dark Star M163 Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA	39	10
K L B Hi Flyer 76RE Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA	13	6
Bon View Paragon 714 Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA	20	5

 

2006 Pathfinder Dams at Hoover Angus Farm: