2024
• May 18/19 – Smith Genetics Annual Junior Camp, Giddings, Texas
• June 5-9 – Texas Junior Simmental/Simbrah Association Futurity, Bryan College Station, Texas
• July 8-14 – American Junior Simmental Association National Classic, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Aug 5-7 -Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
• Aug. 23-27 -American Simmental Association Fall Focus, Amarillo, Texas
• Sept. 28-29 – Synergy XVII, Smith Genetics, Giddings, Texas |
SMITH GENETICS TO HOLD ANNUAL CAMP
Smith Genetics, Giddings, Texas, will once again hold their annual cow camp, May 18-19 at the ranch. The two-day camp will be a Sullivan’s Stock Show U event for the fitting, grooming and showmanship portions. The camp will also be interactive and cover material for the educational contests featured at the Texas Junior Simmental/Simbrah Association Futurity, American Junior Simbrah Roundup and American Junior Simmental Association’s National Classic. To learn more and sign up, visit smithgenetics.com and/or follow Smith Genetics on Facebook and Instagram.
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR SUMMER JUNIOR EVENTS
Junior Simbrah exhibitors will want to mark the dates of the summer shows on their calendars. The Texas Junior Simmental/Simbrah Association will host their annual futurity, June 5-9 in Bryan, Texas, while the American Junior Simbrah Roundup will be held in Brenham, Texas, June 25-29. The American Junior Simmental Association National Classic will be July 8-14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For additional information and entry dates please visit the respective websites.
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR AMERICAN JUNIOR SIMBRAH ROUNDUP
Sponsorships for the annual Simbrah Roundup are available, which are a great way to show your support for our junior exhibitors. The Roundup draws junior Simbrah breeders from Texas, as well as surrounding states. For additional information on sponsorships, contact Brande Frugé at 337/513-1761. The American Junior Simbrah Roundup will be held in Brenham, Texas on June 25-29.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR FALL FOCUS
Registration for American Simmental Association’s Fall Focus is now open. The annual event will be Aug. 23-27 in Amarillo, Texas. You can visit www.fallfocus.org for all the details and to register.
ASA’s 56th ANNUAL MEETING AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED
Bozeman, MT — The American Simmental Association (ASA) held its 56th Annual Meeting the first week of Jan. 2024. The annual meeting highlighted each committee’s minutes for the previous year, and reflected on the successes of 2023, including the continued expansion of ASA research projects, data collection, funds raised by the American Simmental-Simbrah Foundation (ASF), the breed’s presence at national events in 2023 and more. During the meeting, new and re-elected members of the ASA Board of Trustees were formally seated. In the South Central Region, Greg Walthall, Windsor, Missouri, was elected for a first term; and Victor Guerra, Linn, Texas, was elected for a second term. In the North Central Region, Tim Clark, Turtle Lake, North Dakota, was elected for a second term. In the Eastern Region, Mark Smith, Picayune, Mississippi, was elected for a first term; and Chris Ivie, Summertown, Tennessee, was elected for a second term. In the Western Region, Chad Cook, Walsh, Colorado was elected for a second term. New members of the ASA Executive Committee were also officially seated during the meeting Chris Ivie will serve as the chairman of the ASA Board of Trustees. Victor Guerra will serve as vice-chairman, and Scott Trennepohl will serve as treasurer. Position #1 and #2 were filled by Chad Cook and Ryan Thorson, respectively. Doug Parke, Paris, Kentucky, will serve as the Immediate past chairman.
TSSA ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES
The Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association (TSSA) met recently and elected members to the board as well as new officers. Whit Dale, Brad Peterson and Sara Williams are the new members to the board joining Brandon Martin, AK Phillips, Keith Strack, Webb Fields, Jered Shipman, Terry Whitaker, Lance Seamans and Sam Hodges. Martin was elected president, Phillips was elected vice president, Williams will serve as secretary and Onstot will take over the treasurer duties. For more information visit www.texassimmental/simbrah.com. Committee assignments include: Show & Sale - AK Phillips as chair with Whit Dale, Terry Whitaker and Lance Seamans Member and Directory - Sara Williams as chair with Brad Peterson Public Relations - Faith Onstot as chair with Sara Williams Commercial Outreach - Terry Whitaker as chair with Whit Dale and Webb Fields Watch for details on the Southern Showcase event, sponsored by TSSA. It is set for Dec. 7-11th at the Washington County Fairgrounds, Brenham, Texas. |
The progeny of six Simbrah bulls have been weighed, tested and measured at every stage of production – with special emphasis in the carcass data, in an effort to prove their genetics are as good as believed. The calves from these sires, were weaned from the test herd at University of Illinois Experiment Station as part of the long-running American Simmental Association’s Carcass Merit Program (CMP) and now they have been harvested.
The CMP program, started in 1996, is the longest-running, structured sire evaluation program in the cattle industry. The program has expanded over the years to included about 500 sires, cooperator herds in 16 states, 35,000 matings and more than 5,000 carcass records. Other breeds have been included in the CMP and the data has contributed to several breed association databases.
The six bulls sired 27 steer calves and 26 heifer calves in this particular test. The results were favorable for Simbrah sired calves, when comparing the numbers against the Simmental and SimAngus calves. Please click here for a complete breakdown by sire and information on each sire.
Additional testing of Simbrah sired calves is in the future through the CMP program and updates will be provided as the Simbrah breed tracks carcass data.
“The ASA Board has been supportive of getting Simbrah carcass information and this combined with 50K enhanced genetic data and ASA’s Total Herd Enrollment (THE) program will allow the Simbrah breed to continue to improve the accuracies and revelance of our EPDs for carcass and all traits. Simbrah breeders are continuing to encourage ASA to provide these test herd programs, so that the breed can gain additional data,” explained Tim Smith, Simbrah Breeders Group president. |