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BBU
Convention
Coverage
Collier Farms Beefmasters
305 Tommelson Creek, Brenham, TX 77833 • (979) 251-4642 Home • (979) 251-4175 Ranch
www.collierfarmsbeefmasters.com
December 2017 / The Beefmaster Cowman 3
Volume 39, Number 12 December 2017
“Beefmasters on the Bay”
Convention Highlights ................... 18 Member of the Year ......................... 52
BBU Legends Award ...................... 19 New Member of the Year Award..... 53
BBU Hall of Fame Inductees ....20-21 Performance Breeder of the Year
Breeder of the Year Award ............. 22 Award ............................................. 54
Environmental Award................... 51 Convention Scenes .....................64-65
Columns
From The President’s Desk..................................................................
BBU Convention Coverage
Collier Farms Beefmasters 305 Tommelson Creek, Br
December 2017 / The Beefmaster Cowman 3
Volume 39, Number 12
Announcing the Garza Family’s 57th Annual Violet
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in agricultural technology and rural living produ
Selling 75 Lots of Elite Seedstock Beefmasters Sa
SAVING AND INVESTING ... WHILE GIVING ... IN 2017
From the President’s Desk Happy Holidays to All
Junior Breeder News WANTED: Group of Replacemen
Unclassified Old Bull A not too serious visit wi
It’s The Pitts The Best Present Ever by Lee
BEEFMASTER BULL SALE 2018 Saturday, January 6, 20
The Live Oak Bull Sale has a reputati
Convention Highlights The 57th Ann
BBU Legends Award Hans Wittenburg of
BBU Hall of Fame Inductees Honored Dale La
Laurence Matthews “Laurie” Lasater, the
Breeder of the Year Tom and Diedra Hood, cent
BEEFMASTER The cowman® Official Publication of
November 1 ..................August 10 November
May the Christmas Season Fill Your Home with Joy,
Semen Offering at Houston Magic XVIII SUGAR BEAR
January Sunday
C1023726 • DOB: 1/22/2012 Sire: EMS Bonfire 2014
February Sunday 3 Due Nov. 12
SWINGING B RANCH Mackie & Norma Jean Bounds 1652
March Sunday 3 Beefmaster Promotion Group Inter
Beefmaster Sale Springtime in Texas APRIL 28, 20
April Sunday 7 Louisiana BBA Rose Capital Class
Selling Herd Bull Prospects & Females with Many D
May Sunday 5 Southern Alliance Beefmaster Marke
Southern Tradition XVIII Production Sale H June
June Sunday 2 Due March 11
Building From The Best Knockout
July Sunday 7 Due April 15
J&T Farms and san Gabriel beeFmasTers producTion
August Sunday 4 LQ Due May 13
September Sunday 1 Due June 10
November 3 2018
October Sunday 6 Isa Beefmasters LLC Performanc
November Sunday 3 Zipperer Bull & Replacement H
**CF Sugar Britches X L2 Knockout Anna Throughou
December Sunday 1 Due Sept. 9
BBEEcFoMwAmaSnTERR The EEFMASTE ® Official Pub
å Environmental Award Breeder of the Year
Member of the Year Trey and Mona Scherer, Bre
New Member of the Year Brian and Becca M
erformance Breeder PBreeder of the Year
Convention Reflections
Contact These Breeders
LIVESTOCK SERVICES Livestock Insurance
ARKANSAS Dedicated to Outstanding Genetics
NORTH CAROLINA Mills Diamond M Ranch THE
TEXAS DOS AMIGOS RANCH
TEXAS Colonel Tom Arthur W. Epley III,
TEXAS Kenneth & Nancy Allen 10653 FM 974, Brya
Record Keeping Made Easy!
“Beefmasters on the Bay” Convention Fun!
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Advertisers’ Index 4B Ranch .....................
We would like to Congratulate The World Series
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Beefmaster Calendar EDITOR’S NOTE: Bold face list
Legendary pitcher Nolan Ryan grew up in Texas an
Celebrating 50 Years .
EPDs: BW 1.0 (.66), WW 40 (.80), YW 75 (.59), Mil