Our 7th Annual SydGen Influence Sale,
held in April at New Cambria, was anoth-
er successful event. This photo shows
prospective buyers sorting through
the bull offering. The top-selling bulls
this year were consigned by Henke
Farms, Salisbury, MO and Seven T Farms,
Sullivan, MO on sons of Forward and
CC&7.
The May, 2012 Show Me Select Heifer Sale
at Fruitland, MO set the highest aver-
age price in the 15-year history of that
program. Several long-time SydGen cus-
tomers were consignors. Turner Farms,
Belgrade, MO sold the top-selling
group of registered heifers. Masters
Farms, Cape Girardeau, consigned the
top-selling group of commercial heif-
ers, sired by Mandate.
Long-time friends and customers from
Australia are shown here inspecting the
fall bred heifers. From left are Suzy
and Jim Martin of Welcome Swallow,
David Plant of Southern Cross Genetics,
Nanni DiGiorgio of Sterita Park, and
Adam Withers of Kenny’s Creek.
Performance Blenders LLC, Jackson, MO
won the 2012 CAB® Quality Focus Award
for feedyards under 15,000 head capac-
ity. Pictured are Geoff Shinn, customer
Rick Aufdenberg, Gerry Shinn and Roger
Eakins. We have worked with this unique
company and many of their customers
for several years.
Bear Valley Farm, Inc., New Florence,
MO and Eddie Laboube, Hermann, MO
received the 2012 Missouri Angus Assoc.
Commercial Producer of the Year
Award. Nominated by SydGen, from left
are Ben Eggers and Eddie Sydenstricker
presenting the award to Mike, Valerie,
Adam, Kiely and Ernst Uthlaut, and Eddie
Laboube.
SydGen Googol made a lot of friends
from across the country on the 2012
Montana Angus Tour. He and SydGen
Aim 0001, along with calves by Trust,
Promise, CC&7 and Forward were fea-
tured on the stop at Springvale Ranch,
Hot Springs, MT.
One of the top bull calves
from our 2009 sale, SydGen
Copyright 9080, working at
Ken Haas Angus, LaGrange, WY
last summer. Maternal broth-
er and sister sell as Lot 10.
SydGen Dealer 9883, one of
the top bulls from our 2010
sale, and the sire of SydGen
Foundation Buena Ann, at
home on the range at Big Dry
Angus Ranch, Jordan, MT.
Jennifer Russell helping one
of Audrain County’s Clover
Kids get familiar with a show
stick. Clover Kids is a pre-4-H
program to help foster inter-
est in joining 4-H.
We host several tour groups
and judging teams through-
out each year. This group of
cattle producers from Iowa
stopped by in July on their
way to the Purina Research
Farm at Gray Summit, MO.
The Missouri team placed
second in team fitting at the
2012
National Junior Angus
Show. Shown working on their
entry at Louisville are Jacob
Heimsoth, Cameron; Chase
Monte, Mexico; Sam Wallace,
Stotts City and Cameron
Ward, Plattsburg.
SydGen Memphis 0339 was
named Reserve Senior
Champion Bull at the 2012
Missouri State Fair. Pictured
from left are Ryan Meyers,
Eric Allen, Kris Graupman,
co-owner, Ben Eggers and
Shannon Yokley, Missouri
Angus Queen.
SydGen Foundation Buena
Ann 17000000 and her dam
were donated to the Angus
Foundation, selling for $65,000
to Briarwood Farms, Butler,
MO at the National Western
Stock Show in January. The
money raised goes to sup-
port research, education and
youth programs.
Kayla Fleetwood, Joe Cassady
of NCSU and Keena Mullen
were here in May doing hair
scores and condition scores
for a project partially fund-
ed by the Angus Foundation,
“
Hair coat shedding in Angus
dams.”
