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FULLBLOOD - LIM-FLEX - PUREBRED
JOIN TODAY $ 500 Membership Entitles Member to 20 Units of Semen of the After 5 Grand Champion Bull
Membership Deadline : December 1 , 2022
ELIGIBILITY
• Bulls born September 1 , 2020 through July 31 , 2022
• Open to all bulls exhibited at Cattlemen ’ s Congress – Open Show . ( Yard exhibitors may enter all of their yard bulls in the Hill show .)
• Bulls must be entered with the understanding if they win the After 5 Club purse of $ 10,000 or more , they must provide 500 or more units of semen ( 20 units per After 5 member ) by November 1 , 2023 or declare otherwise at check-in time .
• Winning bull must have BW , WW , YW ( if applicable ) recorded with NALF and meet all requirements to be an AI-verified sire to receive the prize money . A . I . verified sire must have 100k genomic test and be free of genetic defects with correct parentage .
• Exhibitors must be a member of the After 5 Club to receive the full amount — non-members receive 50 % of the premium purse .
SELECTION
• After 5 Club members or their authorized representative ( managers or managing partner – no proxies ) will receive a ballot at the show .
• In the event of a tie vote , the open show judge ’ s decision shall break the tie . Ballots will be posted after the show .
• Any exhibitor who does not wish to participate must inform show management at check-in time .
Find enclosed my check in the amount of $ 500 . Make check payable to : After 5 Club
DIRECT INQUIRIES TO :
GEORGE HUBBARD • 918 / 541-5482 SHANA HOLLOWAY • Office : 580 / 597-3006 • acs @ americancattleservices . com
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Send To : After 5 Club c / o North American Limousin Foundation 6205 S . Main St ., STE D-280 Aurora , CO 80016-5370 amount of carcass data ,” Jim adds . “ I believe the largest amount of any carcass data now for any breed would be in the NALF system . And it ’ s growing by about 5,000 to 6,000 head each month .”
“ This is going to dramatically improve the value of carcass EPDs for Limousin and Lim-Flex ,” Wulf adds . “ EPDs will change — some better and some worse . But it will arm Limousin breeders with a better toolbox and dramatically improve the accuracy of our carcass data .”
Mark Anderson , NALF ’ s executive director , agrees . “ It ’ s a leap forward for improved accuracy on carcass data . We get that actual kill data from a real-world environment from the feedyards ,” he says . “ We know carcass trait EPD movement and accuracy on those sires pretty
Big-time cattle feeding businesses
Dr . Kee Jim grew up on his family ’ s Hereford ranch , north of Kamloops , British Columbia , and attended the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan . He still owns some cows , but his large-scale business interests lie on the feeder side .
Dr . Kee Jim
G . K . Jim Farms is one of the larger cattle feeding companies in North America , with a stable of businesses including G . K . Jim Farms , Rimrock Cattle Co , NewCan LP , Cattleinc Inc , Silverado Cattle Inc , Taweel Cattle Co . Ltd , Korova Feeders Ltd , Diamond Feeders , Quality Beef Producers LP , CanTex Feeders LP , Tierra Blanca Cattle Feeders LP and Ordway Cattle Feeders LP .
Add to that , Jim is the founding partner of Feedlot Health Management Services , which was acquired by TELUS Agriculture in 2020 . FHMS is a multi-national feedlot consulting and management company , of which he is the global head of animal health and agriculture . Started in 1983 , the company provides services in Canada , the U . S ., Central and South America , Kazakhstan , Mongolia , China and Russia . In the last 15 years , FMHS has added calf grower operations as well as dairy health and management services .
Somehow , he has also managed to find time to serve on the boards of several beef industry organizations in Canada and has an impressive list of awards for his contributions to the cattle business and veterinary profession , including being recognized in 2021 as one of Canada ’ s Top 10 Innovators in Canadian agriculture .
Jim ’ s business interests continue to grow . In fact , he is a principal investor in a $ 100 million , state-of-the-art feedyard being built in southwest Nebraska that will be the largest newly-build feedlot in the U . S . in probably 40 years . Blackshirt Feeders plans to utilize technology like roller-compacted concrete for cleaner pens , reduced weather risks ( no mud ) and it will keep the footprint of the yard approximately 50 % of a traditional dirt-floor yard of similar capacity . Blackshirt Feeders plans to build out for a 100,000 head capacity and should be completed in the next couple years .
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