2010 Nebraska Angus Tour

Sandhills Area Members Host 2010 Tour

Nebraska Angus Association members residing the Nebraska Sandhills Area served as hosts for the 2010 Nebraska Angus Tour on Sept. 11th. The one day event attracted over 100 tour goers from 4 different states. The tour headquarters was located in Broken Bow, Nebraska.

The tour hosted an evening social at the Broken Bow Fairgrounds on the evening of Sept. 10th. Approximately 40 people enjoyed an evening of hors d'oeuvres and beverages at the Paddock on the Custer County Fairgrounds. Tour activities began on Saturday morning with a continental breakfast served at the Chuck wagon on the Custer County Fairgrounds and the Herd Bull Alley. Nebraska members who exhibited at the Herd Bull Alley were Rocking Ford Angus and Treffer Angus.

Upon leaving the Custer County Fairgrounds, the tour entourage headed north to Summitcrest Angus. Here the Jeff Johnson family greeted tour goers to their operation and their cattle on display. From Summitcrest Angus the tour group headed toward Sargent and a lunch stop at Slagle Angus.

Mark, Kristin, Melvin and Jenny Slagle welcomed the tour to their lunch stop. Certified Angus Beef/Sysco Lincoln, Inc. provided the pre-cooked brisket beef product for the lunch. The Slagle family had pens of their Angus seedstock on display that ranged from weaned bull calves, heifer calves and also some of their donor females.

From Slagle Angus the tour drove toward the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills region and a stop at Minert-Simonson Angus near Dunning. Here Lowell and Carroll Minert and J.W. and Cindy Simonson and their crew welcomed the tour group to their cattle on display which included some of their leading herd sires and their offspring.

Dailey Angus at Thedford along State Highway 2 was the next stop on the tour. Here Lemoyne, Rhonda and Matthew Dailey welcomed the group to their unique pasture stop. Lemoyne and his family proudly displayed their unique breeding program that raises Angus cattle on the native Sandhills grasses, utilizing the forage available with little supplementation and managing the grazing cycles during the year.

From Dailey Angus, the group headed west on State Highway 2 toward Mullen and the grand finale of the 2010 tour hosted by Kraye Angus. Here John, Julie, David and the Kraye family welcomed the tour goers to their brand of Sandhills hospitality for the evening meal stop. The Krayes had cow/calf heifer pairs on display, their weaned bull calves and a group of bred heifers available for viewing. The winner of the donated C.J. Brown print "Master of the Plains" was given away. The winner of the print had to be present to win. This year's fortunate tour goer taking home the print was Gladys Hoffmeister of Imperial, NE.

2010 Nebraska Angus Tour Sponsors

New York Strip Club - $500 - $999

Farm Credit Services of America/Kearney & North Platte
Nebraska Bull Service/Mc Cook
Pfizer Animal Health
Stockman's Vet Clinic/North Platte

Rib-Eye Club - $250 - $499

ABS
Certified Angus Beef/ Sysco Lincoln, Inc.
Custer County Implement
Evans Feed
KNLV Radio
Nebraska Print Works
Pro-Printing
Security First Bank
Vinton Feed

T-Bone Club - $100 - $249

Accelerated Genetics
Broken Bow Animal Hospital
Bull Barn Genetics
Daniels Mfg.
Fairbanks International
KRVN Radio
Midwest Messenger - Chris Buetler & Jim Kapperman, Representatives
Nebraska State Bank
Pearson Livestock
Stockman's Feed & Supply

Sirloin Club - $0 - $99

CaLinda's Pot Shop
C.J. Brown Studio
Farmers/Ranchers Co-op

Jeff Johnson of Summitcrest Angus and Larry Rowden, ABS Representative and tour sponsor, visit at the Friday evening social.

Doug Rhode of Rocking Ford Angus visits with tour goers at the Herd Bull Alley.

Bruce Treffer of Treffer Angus talks with tour goers during the Herd Bull Alley.

Jeff Johnson welcomes tour goers to his operation, Summitcrest Angus

Clayton Glause views bull calf pairs at Summitcrest Angus

Mark Slagle welcomes the 2010 tour to Slagle Angus.

Melvin Slagle chats with fellow Nebraska Pioneer Award winners, Max & Gladys Hoffmeister.

Paul Dykstra with Certified Angus Beef talks about CAB production and services and the pre-cooked beef brisket product on the lunch menu.

John Widdowson & Matt Printz view cattle during the tour.

Slagle Angus donor cows on display at their stop.

Clay Orr models his new cap, a door prize given out on the tour.

Lowell Minert welcomes the tour to the Minert-Simonson Angus stop near Dunning.

Nebraska Angus Ass’n President Lori Wagner and J.W. Simonson visit about the seedstock display at Minert-Simonson.

Mitchell Glause dreams about owning cattle like he saw on display during the 2010 Nebraska Angus tour.

Craig, Aleisha and Laurie Dethlefs view cattle at Minert-Simonson Angus.

Lemoyne Dailey shares information about his Angus operation as he welcomes the tour to his pasture stop.

Rhonda Dailey answers Dick Hollman’s questions at the Dailey Angus stop.

2011 Dailey Angus sale bulls on display.

Grant & Clay Orr play in a washout they found in the pasture on the tour.

Bred heifers on exhibit at Kraye Angus.

John Kraye welcomes the tour to the final stop of the day, along with Regional Mgr. Matt Printz.

The chow line at Kraye Angus.

Northeast Director Clayton Glause presents the grand door prize to Gladys Hoffmeister.

Nebraska Angus
Association

Suzy Hebbert
Secretary/Manager
PO Box 150
Ashby, NE 69333
(308) 577-6700
info@nebraskaangus.org