“circle d foolerman yukon” is top performing normande bull in scvbt

“CIRCLE D FOOLERMAN YUKON” IS TOP
PERFORMING NORMANDE BULL IN SCVBT
The St. Croix Valley Bull Test at River Falls, WI began on October 29, 2011 and the
final performance weights were taken on 03-17-12. Three Normande bulls had been
entered in the bull test and all three performed well enough to qualify for the sale on
April 21, 2012. Normande breeders who entered the three bulls were Jeff and Nona Bock
of River Falls, WI, Paul and Delores Moechnig of Lake City, MN, and Wayne and Lisa
Dewey of Iowa Falls, IA.
The SCVBT is conducted on the Mann Research Farm of the University of Wisconsin
River Falls Campus. Prior to officially going on test the bulls were fed a warm up ration
for thirty days. Once the 140 day test period officially began they were fed a forage based
ration designed to obtain a three pound a day gain without getting them too fat so their
breeding proficiency and life expectancy are not affected adversely. All three Normande
bulls gained over three pounds per day, averaging 3.51 pounds per day. Prior to the sale
the bulls will under go an ultra sound scan to measure back fat, rib fat and loin eye area.
They will also be semen tested to make sure they are fertile breeders.
When the final
performance data
was calculated,
Wayne and Lisa
Dewey’s entry,
Circle D Foolerman
Yukon was the top
performing
Normande. Yukon
is an April 20, 2011
polled son of Circle
D Foolerman 51R
and had a birth
weight of 85
pounds. He began
the 140 test period
weighing 619
pounds and had an
ending weight of 1155 pound. His average daily gain was 3.83 pounds. In the last 25 days
of the test he gained 5.35 pounds per day. Yukon is considered a calving ease bull and his
sale ratio based upon his performance is 107.40 percent.
CIRCLE D FOOLERMAN YUKON
Paul and
Delores
Moechnig’s
entry, PDM Levi
George 023Y
was born April
17, 2011, with a
birth weight of
106 pounds and
is a polled son
of HN Triple
Levi 35K. He
began the test at
703 pounds and
weighed 1183
pounds at the
end. His average
daily gain was
3.43 pounds and
his sale ratio
was 99.15 percent.
PDM LEVI GEORGE 023Y
Crick Ridge
Yukon, the
entry of Jeff
and Nona
Bock, was
born on
March 28,
2011, with a
birth weight
of pounds
83 pounds.
Yukon is
sired by
SGF Polled
Rocket
79XH and is
horned. He
began the
test
weighing
674 pounds and ended weighing 1133 pounds. He is considered a calving ease bull and
his sale ratio is 93.45 percent.
CRICK RIDGE YUKON
As already noted the sale is on April 21, 2012, at the Mann Research Farm of the
University of Wisconsin River Falls Campus. The sale begins at 11:00 am and the three
Normande bulls will be the first three bulls to sell in the sale. If you would like a sale
catalog contact Sandy Drinkman to request one. Sandy can be reached at 715-781-6307.
If you would like more information on each individual bull, contact their breeders. Each
breeder’s contact information can be found in their ads in the Classified Pages.
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NORTH AMERICAN NORMANDE ASSOCIATION
JUNIOR HEIFER PROGRAM-2012
The North American
Normande Association Junior
Heifer Program was
instituted in 2011. The
program is designed to give a
young person age 12-17 the
opportunity to receive, own,
raise and show a registered
Normande heifer. The
recipient of heifer calf
awarded in 2011 was Raelene
Schuette of Unity, WI.
Raelene was awarded her
heifer at the 2011 National
Normande Show in Mineral Point, WI. If you or a young person you know is interested in
this program and qualifies to enter, please carefully read the rules of the program and
submit your application on time. Everything you need to know about the program and
applying is printed below. Or you can visit NANA’s website,
www.normandeassociation.com, to review the rules and information.
2011 HEIFER PROGRAM RECIPIENT RAELEN SCHUETTE,
PAPRIKA, & BREEDER BARBARA WOGSLAND
Prior to the 2012 NANA National Show the winner will be chosen and he/she will have
the privilege of taking home a registered Normande heifer to raise and show. The
ownership of the heifer will be transferred to their name. To enter the program a young
person must submit signed agreements and an essay (no more than 425 words) titled
“Why I Want To Own A Normande Heifer”. The NANA Junior Heifer Program rules,
applications, and stipulations are listed below. Applications must be submitted to the
NANA office by 07-31-12, and the winner will be expected to pick up their heifer at the
National Show in Mineral Point, WI, on September 15, 2012. If applicants have any
questions please call the NANA office (608-943-6091 or 800-573-6254).
PURPOSE AND GENERAL INFORMATION: The purpose of this contest is to
encourage the growth and development of Normande Cattle breeders through 4-H and
FFA projects and programs.
Through this program one registered Normande Beef or one Normande Dairy heifer calf
will be awarded to a winning applicant. The winning applicant will also be awarded one
year of free membership to NANA as a Junior Member. Current NANA Junior Members
who do not presently own any Normande cattle are eligible to participate. A contestant
can win only one heifer during their 4-H or FFA career. Once a contestant is awarded a
heifer they are not eligible to apply again. Applicants not chosen to receive a heifer in the
year they apply are eligible to apply in another year, as long as the age requirements are
met.
Applicants can be male or female, and must be 12-17 years of age. We encourage the
person to be active in either 4-H or FFA. The winner of the heifer must compete in at
least two cattle shows per year. The two cattle shows must include their local county fair
and the annual National Normande Show. The winner is encouraged to show in other
cattle shows, but it is not required beyond the two specified shows. Applicants essay
must be in their handwriting and must be accompanied by a completed Parental Consent
Form.
Each applicant’s entry will be judged on the applicant’s need for help in getting started
with Normande Cattle, neatness and completeness of the application and essay, ability to
provide a good home for the calf, and the desire of the applicant as expressed in his or her
essay. The title of the essay will be “Why I Want to Own a Normande Heifer.” The
essay shall not exceed 425 words. To apply simply use the entry form below. If
additional forms are needed you can make additional copies, but copies must not be
altered in any way from the application below. All applications must be submitted to
the NANA office and be post marked no later than July 31, 2012.
WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE WINNING APPLICANT:
1. Adequate facilities for the care of the heifer must be provided.
2. The responsibility for the daily care of the heifer must be accepted by the recipient
and his/her family.
3. The recipient and his/her family must be capable of handling all expenses (veterinary,
breeding, feed, housing, transportation, etc) that occur with ownership of an animal.
4. The recipient must show his/her heifer for two years at their local county fair and the
National Normande Show.
5. The recipient must breed his/her heifer to a registered Normande bull.
6. The recipient must register their heifer’s first calf with NANA if the calf is a heifer.
7. The recipient must be open to a NANA representative checking on the welfare of the
heifer if requested by NANA.
8. The recipient must submit photos and a yearly summary of their activities with the
heifer for two years. The photos and summary may be used in NANA.s newsletter.
9. The recipient must be willing to promote the Normande breed and this program to
others.
10. The recipient and his/her family must be willing to commit themselves to the two
year length of this program.
11. The recipient is encouraged to pay the dues for NANA membership in the second
year of the program.
12. NANA reserves the right to reclaim the animal if deemed necessary due to the
recipient not complying with the above requirements.
NANA JUNIOR HEIFER PROGRAM APPLICATION
NAME:___________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:________________________________________________________
CITY:_____________________________ST:_______________ZIP:_________
PHONE:_______________________CELL PHONE:_____________________
EMAIL:_______________________________BIRTHDATE:______________
SIGNATURE:_______________________________DATE:_______________
PARENT SIGNATURE:______________________________________________
AREA OF INTEREST: (check one) Normande Beef____ Normande Dairy____
In your essay please answer the following questions:
1. Tell us why you would like to participant in this program. What are your goals and
where do you see this project taking you?
2. Tell us how you would be able to promote this project and the Normande breed
within your state and community.
3. Describe your home farm and what your responsibilities there are.
4. If you were awarded a calf, describe how you would care for it, where would you
.
keep it, and how you would feed it.
5. What organizations do you participate in and what positions of leadership have you
held.
FOR SALE
CIRCLE D FOOLERMAN X-FORCE
X-Force is a two year old son of
Circle D Foolerman 51R. His dam
is BBN Fukrain Ron 195K. XForce was shown at the 2011
National Normande Show and won
the Summer Yearling Bull Class.
Being structurally sound and
possessing genetics to add milk
production, length and height to his
offspring he will be a solid
addition to any breeding program.
CIRCLE D FARM
WAYNE & LISA DEWEY
14798 JJ AVE.
IOWA FALLS, IA 50126
641-648-5597
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SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN HELP NANA
The North American Normande Association is a very small breed association. We have
nearly 50 active members scattered across the United States, and we have several junior
members. Less than half of our active members register their Normandes to develop and
maintain a registered herd of cattle. NANA has no paid staff-absolutely none. Everything
that gets done through and by NANA is accomplished by the efforts of unpaid volunteers
who want to see the Normande breed become more popular in the United States. No one
on the Board of Directors is reimbursed for time, meals, lodging, travel, or other expenses
incurred while serving on the board. No one gets paid for maintaining and updating
NANA’s website. No one gets paid for preparing the registration papers, entering
registration data into the herd book, editing and printing the newsletter, or for
maintaining NANA’s national office.
So what is the point? NANA can always use some more volunteers and there are several
ways you can help. 1) NANA has an exhibit at the World Dairy Expo and the Wisconsin
Farm Technology Days. Both of these events are over a period of several days. During
these shows it is necessary for someone to be with the exhibit to answer questions about
the breed, obtain names and addresses, and provide informational and promotional
material to those who want it. The dates for these two events are noted in the Dates to
Remember. If you would like to help with the exhibit during one of those events please
let the NANA office know. 2) NANA is looking for a breeder who is willing to host the
2012 NANA Field Day. If you would like to be a host, call the NANA office right away.
The Board of Directors is having a board meeting on April 20, 2012. 3) The NANA
Youth Heifer Program applications are due July 31, 2012. If you have a registered heifer
you would like to make available, let one of the directors on the Board know. 4)
Registration fees, transfer fees, membership dues and newsletter ads are the primary
sources of NANA’s income and operating funds. Those monies enable NANA to buy
paper, office supplies, ink for the printer, rent the National Show facilities and related
show expenses, cover the exhibitor fees for WDE and Wisconsin Farm Technology Days,
purchase a few small ads in periodicals, maintain NANA’s computer and printer, and
cover some of the costs of the Youth Heifer Program. But there is also a need for
monetary donations of any amount. NANA gratefully accepts any donation.
No matter where you live, there are ways in which you can help NANA promote the
Normande breed. We hope to hear from you!
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NORMANDE HAPPENINGS is the official newsletter of the North American
Normande Association published by the Association office four times per year. Associate
and Active NANA members receive the newsletter as part of their dues. Non-members
may subscribe for a cost of $10.00/year.
Editor: Michael Mueller
Publisher: North American Normande Association
748 Enloe Rd.
Rewey, WI 53580
608-943-6091
800-573-6254
VISIT NANA’S WEBSITE:
www.normandeassociation.com
WANTED
3-6 HIGH PERCENTAGE NORMANDE DAIRY
BRED HEIFERS OR YOUNG COWS.
WILLING TO TRAVEL TO GET THEM.
CHARLIE SOWELL
4949 JACKSON VALLEY RD.
IONE, CA 95640
209-256-3728
ADVERTISING RATES
BUSINESS CARD SIZE: $10.00/ISSUE OR $30.00/YR.
ONE-QUARTER PAGE: $25.00/ISSUE OR $80.00/YR.
ONE-HALF PAGE:
$40.00/ISSUE OR $120.00/YR.
FULL PAGE:
$50.00/ISSUE OR $150.00/YR.
***WANTED ADS ARE FREE
***NO COST FOR PHOTOS IN ADS
PICTURED JUST PRIOR TO BEING LOADED ON A SEMI FOR SHIPMENT
TO SLAUGHTER ARE NORMANDE STEERS BRED IN OUR HERD AND
FATTENED IN OUR FEEDLOT.
WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT GROUP OF YEARLING BULLS TO CHOOSE A
HERD SIRE FROM WHO WERE HERDMATES TO THE ABOVE STEERS.
OUR FAT CATTLE ARE SOLD ON A GRADE AND YIELD BASIS, AND OUR
NORMANDES HAVE CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED US A PREMIUM WITH
THEIR YIELD GRADES OF 1 & 2, CHOICE CARCASSES, AND 62% OR
HIGHER DRESSING YIELD. GIVE US A CALL IF YOU ARE IN NEED A
YOUNG BULL.
MICHAEL & MATTHEW MUELLER
748 ENLOE RD.
REWEY, WI 53580
608-943-6091 608-574-4853 608-642-0443
MOMMA MIA!
MONICA ROCKS!
NEW HOPE REDONDO MONICA-ET
Reg. # A0104450
Beta casein: A2A2
1-11 3X 365d 23,419m 4.1% 954f 3.4% 807p
Fresh again in February and rolling to the beat!
Sire: Redondo
Dam: New Hope Messager Monique-ET
We are planning on flushing Monica in late May. Contact us if you are interested in
embryos from her or from any other New Hope Normande female
BULLS & SEMEN ALSO AVAILABLE.
BARBARA WOGSLAND
11006 BESTUL RD.
SCANDINAVIA, WI 54977
715-445-4288
[email protected]
PICTURES FROM 2011 NATIONAL NORMANDE SHOW
AN EARLY MORNING BATH ON SHOW DAY.
WAYNE & LISA DEWEY SHOW STRING
DOUBLE M CATTLE CO., LLC SHOW STRING
WAITING THEIR TURN.
DAN & RUTH VOSBERG SHOW STRING
NATE & TAJIA RETZLAFF,
JARED VOSBERG WAITING TO
WANTED FOR FUTURE NEWSLETTERS!
*COMPLETED MILK PRODUCTION RECORDS
*PICTURES OF NORMANDE DAIRY ANIMALS ON PASTURE,
IN BARN, OR PROFESSIONALLY TAKEN
*AN ARTICLE YOU HAVE WRITTEN THAT WOULD BE OF
INTEREST TO THE NORMANDE COMMUNITY
2011
YEAR
CODE
Y
2012 NANA CALENDAR
THE 2012 NANA PICTURE
CALENDAR IS NOW
AVAILABLE
$15.00/ CALENDAR
TO ORDER CALL: 800-573-6254
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE
REGISTERED PUREBRED AND PERCENTAGE BRED COWS
AND BRED HEIFERS. DUE IN THE SPRING OF 2009 TO
“BBN SIMBA TED 458”.
OPEN YEARLING HEIFERS SIRED BY “BBN SIMBA TED
458”.
RAY & MARJ STONECYOPHER
1052 RIVER RD.
FLOYD, IA 50435 641-395-2617
RIVER VIEW RANCH
PUREBRED POLLED NORMANDES
ROBERT & DIANNA LANGE
7615 HWY 55
KIMBALL, MN 55353
320-398-8633
NORMANDE GENETIC SPECIALTIES
*The ultimate in “Grade and Yield Balancer Bulls”
*Polled Fullblood Genetics
*Calving ease sires
*Black polled purebred bulls
“The Normande breed has a level of consistent quality
grade and yield grade balance that crossbred ‘Balancer
Bulls’ seldom deliver.”
218-262-3981
SEMEN
&
EMBRYOS
BRIAN TOIVOLA
NGS President
11544 Spudville Rd.
Hibbing, MN 55746
DATES TO REMEMBER
*?????-YOUR SPOUSE’S BIRTHDAY
*?????-YOUR ANNIVERSARY
*APRIL 21, 2012-ST. CROIX VALLEY BULL
TEST SALE, RIVER FALLS, WI
*JULY 17-19, 2012-WISCONSIN FARM
TECHNOLOGY DAYS, NEW LONDON, WI
*JULY 31, 2012, NANA HEIFER PROGRAM
ENTRIES DUE IN NANA OFFICE
*SEPT. 14, 2012, NANA ANNUAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING, MINERAL
POINT, WI
*SEPT. 15, 2012-NANA NATIONAL SHOW,
MINERAL POINT, WI
*OCT. 2-6, 2012, WORLD DAIRY EXPO,
MADISON, WI
THE COVER
RUDAN REDONDO WORRI 9 and RUDAN JOACHIM
GLORIA 861 grace our cover. Members of the herd at
Vosberg Valley View dairy farm of South Wayne, WI, they
were selected as Grand & Reserve Grand Champion dairy
cows of the 2011 National Normande Show. WORRI’s
production is 2-0 336d 14,002m 4.6% 582f 3.24% 457p.
GLORIA’s production is 4-0 300d 14,327m 2.99% 428f
3.18% 455p. Both milk production records were made on a
grass based ration.
The NANA office is looking for eye catching and attractive
pictures of Normande cattle to use on the cover of future
issues of “Normande Happenings”. Please submit your
picture(s) to the NANA office and if the editorial advisory
board (my family) should choose your picture it will be on the
cover of a “Normande Happenings”. Submitted pictures will
be returned once scanned into the computer.
THANK YOU!
FOR SALE
NORMANDE DAIRY HEIFERS
CALVES-OPEN HEIFERS-BRED HEIFERS
HALF BLOODS-3/4 BLOODS-7/8 BLOODS
SIRED BY FRENCH BULLS OUT OF HOLSTEIN DAMS
RED& WHITES-BLACK& WHITES
BEGAN BREEDING WITH NORMANDE IN 1998
BIEBER NORMANDE DAIRY
607-522-4350
CAR-BON NORMANDES
OUTTA BOX RANCH
DAIRY BULLS & EMBRYOS
BREEDING STOCK AVAILABLE
CARL & BONNIE WERNER
HEATHER ANHRENS & MARY HINDMAN
N9129 BASSWOOD RD.
BEAVER DAM, WI 53916
920-885-4229
BOX 7
HAY SPRINGS, NE 69347
308-207-5437
WANTED
NORMANDE DAIRY HERD SIRES AVAILABLE
SMALLER FRAMED NORMANDE
AND/OR NORMANDE CROSS
HEIFERS AND/OR COWS, THE
SMALLER THE FRAME THE BETTER.
WE HAVE SERVICEABLE AGE NORMANDE DAIRY BULLS
AVAILABLE. SIRED BY THE TOP FRENCH BULLS AND
OUT OF PRODUCTION TESTED DAMS.
OUTTA BOX RANCH
HEATHER AHRENS
POLZIN FARM
BOX 7
HAY SPRINGS, NE 69347
GEORGE POLZIN
308-207-5437
8492 CTY. HWY XX
CADOTT, WI 54727
HOUSE: 715-289-4546
BARN: 715-289-3137
NANA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT: ROBERT LANGE (14)
7615 St. Hwy. 55
Kimball, MN 55353
Phone: 320-398-8633
Email: [email protected]
RHONDA TREML-KNEBEL (12)
8924 Cty. Hwy. F
Arpin, WI 54410
Phone: 715-305-2843
Email: [email protected]
VICE-PRES: BARBARA WOGSLAND (14)
DARLINE NICHOLSON (12)
11006 Bestul Rd.
33340 Owatonna Ave.
Scandinavia, WI 54971
Elroy, WI 53929
Phone: 715-445-4288
Phone: 608-463-7512
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
SECRETARY: PAUL MOECHNIG (13)
JEFF BOCK (14)
64841 310TH Ave.
368 Page Ln.
Lake City, MN 55041
River Falls, WI 54022
Phone: 651-345-4372
Phone: 715-425-0237
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
TREASURER/REGISTRY SECRETARY:
MICHAEL MUELLER (13)
748 Enloe Rd.
Rewey, WI 53580
Phone: 608-943-6091
Email: [email protected]
YEAR CODE
FOR 2012 IS
Z
BRUCE BOLEN (13)
18858 Hungry Hollow Rd.
Green Top, MO 63546
Phone: 660-665-3919
Email: [email protected]
KEN RABAS (12)
3387 320TH St.
Wellman, IA 52356
Phone: 319-646-2767
Email: [email protected]
NORTH AMERICAN NORMANDE ASSOCIATION
748 ENLOE RD.
REWEY, WI 53580
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