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Sure Champ has posted our annual Stock Show Christmas Wish List. In addition to these two boards there is a Family Wish List Board. You can follow the link for all three boards and the websites where the items can be found. http://surechamp.com/2014/11/25/sure-champ-stock-show-christmas-wish-list/

Maine Aim Ranch (http://www.maineaimranch.com) in Iowa makes them. My mom (in Alberta) has ordered some from them. Karen the wife is originally from Canada.

Cari Rincker focuses on many of these issues. She has some great blog posts - Partnership Agreements, Heifer Leases, Bull Partnerships - http://rinckerlaw.com/blog/ She practices out of New York, but I think I saw recently she will have her Illinois license as well...

We are very excited to be going back to the NFR this year. It's been about four years since last time I went. Back then we were lucky enough to have won some tickets. Anyone have suggestions on how to go about getting tickets this time? What sites are the best to buy from, etc?

This is the junior bull show video and the breeding ewe video. http://youtu.be/mAylF0-AW6w http://youtu.be/gYWL71VVNYI

Last weekend I got the opportunity to travel to San Francisco for Cow Palace. It had been 10 years since I had been to the show with my junior college judging team. Not huge numbers, but I was very impressed with the quality. Here are a couple videos from the show. http://youtu.be/z2CDPmWsxgM...

Yes, check for hairy heel wart. We had a heifer a couple summer ago that we thought had foot wart as the symptoms appeared to be the same, but after treating her and no improvement we had the vet out and he diagnosed it. It is very contagious.

If you have to keep administering antibiotics you might consider Vita Charge. Because Vita Charge is a prebiotic not a probiotic antibiotics won't render it ineffective. It will continue to multiple the bacteria and fungi in the digestive system. Hope you get everything figured out soon! Never...

For anyone looking for some used show equipment there is currently a sale going on through Lowderman Auction to raise funds for the 2016 Junior National Hereford Expo. http://www.lowdermanonline.com/cgi-bin/mndetails.cgi?lowderman2 From the website: "This equipment was donated by Isabel Brown...

The past couple of days were have been in Springfield, MO attending the Hereford Genetic Conference. It was modeled after the old type conferences, but there was a significant emphasis on genetics. It was one of the best conferences I have been to in awhile. Sessions on what the food consumer is...

The Hilton Garden is one of the least expensive, yet good location and safe area hotel that you will find. There are a lot more places downtown, but they will be expensive. Tons of options up north by the airport, but you are getting a lot further away from the grounds.

Just a reminder that entries close for this cattle and pig show today. You do not have to be a Show-Rite customer to attend and they have a lot of prize money up for grabs. The show takes place Sept. 21-22 in Grand Island, NE. You can find more details here -http://riteontarget.com

I know that the Walker Family started home schooling the girls and they show a lot. Eric their day said it has worked really well for their family.

We've got a couple heifers that we'll be having the vet dehorn. How many days do you wait to begin messing with them. These heifers are pretty quiet and tie broke, washed once, but haven't been led much.

I thought some of you might want to check out these new cattle toys by Stock Show Toy Co. https://www.facebook.com/stockshowtoys They have five breeds and will be adding two more in October. I don't have any kids let, but I am pretty sure I will still be getting some of the little kid in me!

Here is a good article from DRIVE about animal adjustments - http://drivelivestock.com/2014/06/30/animal-adjustments/

Derek is a great guy. I also love this video of his. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyMv4kkSCvk

knabe - although it is not a removal of their charity status Charity Navigator recently removed HSUS charity rating and replaced it with a Donor Advisory warning - http://www.awesomeocean.com/2014/07/31/breaking-hsus-loses-charity-rating/ I think Muck Boots still has a lot of explaining to do...

I'm not sure if Classic Leather Designs does ottomans, but I have seen them do some chairs. Their work is beautiful. I think they might have more pictures on their Facebook page than website.

Here is a blog post we wrote about two of the products that our company makes and how they work on goats. http://surechamp.com/2014/08/01/nutrition-program-for-reproductive-success/