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!