<br />
Looking<br />
into the<br />
Future<br />
Genomic tools improve selection<br />
decisions for breeders<br />
Integrity Beef Alliance<br />
Welcomes Beefmasters<br />
New BBU Staff Announced<br />
2 The Beefmaster Cowman / February 2018<br />
February 2018 / The Beefmaster Cowman 3<br />
Volume 40, Number 2 February 2018<br />
Looking into<br />
the Future<br />
Genomic selection tools are empowering<br />
ranchers to select the best replacements<br />
within commercial Beefmaster herds...........18<br />
Junior Beefmaster Breeders Excel at Annual Live Oak Bull Sale<br />
Young breeders consign top genetics to this premier Beefmaster sale ..................15<br />
Ramirez, Pendergrass Join BBU Staff<br />
BBU is excited about new staff members ready to serve breeders ........................22<br />
Columns<br />
Beefmaster Business....................................<a title="Feb2018TBC page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=1"> Looking into the Future Genomic tools improve sel</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=2"> 2 The Beefmaster Cowman / February 2018</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=3"> February 2018 / The Beefmaster Cowman 3</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=4"> Volume 40, Number 2 </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=5"> February 2018 / The Beefmaster Cowman 5</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=6"> HOUSTON 2018 — TWO GREAT SALES –––– XVIII </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=7"> — ONE GRAND EVENT — HOUSTON 2018 Friday, </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=8"> 118 W. Bandera Road, Boerne, TX 78006 210/732-313</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=9"> Unit (TSU) available in the office for purchase. T</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=10"> He Sells! STBBA Futurity & Classic Sale </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=11"> “In order to effectively educate the marketplace,</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=12"> Beefmaster Business Hold on Tight – Embrace the </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=13"> if not please take time to go to the Beefmaster w</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=14"> From the President’s Desk Beefmasters Approved!</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=15"> Junior Breeder News My Love for JBBA by N</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=16"> Unclassified Old Bull A not too serious visit wi</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=17"> It’s The Pitts A House Is Not a Home by Lee Pi</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=18"> Looking into the Future Genomic testing benef</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=19"> way to get the full bull battery in the system fo</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=20"> Beefmaster Country Chilly temper</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=21"> MARCH 30 & 31, 2018 - TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI Tun</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=22"> Ramirez, Pendergrass Join BBU Staff Bee</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=23"> industry. She is currently an active member of th</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=24"> ARKANSAS Dedicated to Outstanding Genetics </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=25"> NORTH CAROLINA Mills Diamond M Ranch THE </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=26"> TEXAS DOS AMIGOS RANCH El Indio, Texas </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=27"> TEXAS Colonel Tom Arthur W. Epley III,</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=28"> TEXAS Kenneth & Nancy Allen 10653 FM 974, Brya</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=29"> Top Bulls: Lot 4–Consignor: John & Heather Long, </a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=30"> Legendary pitcher Nolan Ryan grew up in Texas an</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=31"> BEEFMASTER PROMOTION GROUP International Beefmast</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=32"> Advertisers’ Index Advanced Bovine Genetics .....</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=33"> Good Records Are Invaluable — ORDER YOUR COW RECO</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=34"> Jones Farm & Cottage Farm SOUTHERN TRADITIO</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=35"> February 2018 / The Beefmaster Cowman 35</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=36"> Create an original caption for this photograph an</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=37"> Beefmaster Calendar EDITOR’S NOTE: Bold face list</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=38"> Special A.I. and Semen Issue The Beefmaster Cowm</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=39"> Galveston was the high selling lot at the 2017 Pr</a>
<a title="Feb2018TBC page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/505863a6?page=40"> EPDs: BW 1.0 (.66), WW 40 (.80), YW 75 (.59), Mil</a>