Sept. 7, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Clint Mefford, director of communications
(816) 383-5143
Krebs Ranch Donating Heifer for 2019 Angus Foundation Heifer Package
KR Queen 8213 will be auctioned off during the National Western Stock Show in January.
Krebs Ranch of Gordon, Nebraska, is donating the premier heifer for the 2019 Angus Foundation Heifer package. Every year at the National Western Stock Show, a high-quality heifer is auctioned off to generate funds for youth, education and research for the Angus breed, the mission of the Angus Foundation.
“We are excited to offer KR Queen 8213 as the 2019 Angus Foundation Heifer to help generate funds for Angus youth, education and research efforts,” said Jake Scott, marketing and customer relations for Krebs Ranch. “KR Queen 8213 is a maternal sister to Barstow Cash sired by Basin Payweight 1682. KR Queen 8213 is the only heifer born from this elite mating and is the only embryo heifer allowed to leave Krebs Ranch in 2018.”
The Angus Foundation Heifer Package will be auctioned on Jan. 16, 2019, during the National Western Angus Bull Sale in Denver, Colorado.
“We are honored and thankful for the support of Krebs Ranch to donate this year’s female for the Angus Foundation Heifer Package,” said Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president. “This one-of-a-kind heifer is truly special, and her sale proceeds will do so much for our Angus youth, education and research efforts, as well as for the genetics of the Angus program that buys her.”
The donor dam of KR Queen 8213, Barstow Queen W16, produced the $324,000-valued herd sire, Barstow Cash, whose progeny continue to dominate the Angus breed for calving ease, performance and phenotype. A full brother to KR Queen 8213 has already been chosen to be part of the Krebs Ranch display “In the Yards” at the 2019 National Western Stock Show.
The package also includes: 30 days of free insurance from American Live Stock Insurance Co., Geneva, Illinois; free transportation to the buyer’s ranch provided by Lathrop Livestock Transportation, Dundee, Illinois; and advanced reproductive technology package from Trans Ova Genetics and its cloning division, ViaGen, Sioux Center, Iowa.
— Written by Chloé Fowler, Angus Communications
About the Angus Foundation
Established as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1980, the Angus Foundation remains focused on its mission to support Angus education, youth and research. The organization has distributed more than $2.9 million in youth scholarships since 1998, and has also invested more than $1.3 million in beef cattle research throughout the past decade.
For more information, contact the Angus Foundation at 816-383-5100 or visit www.angusfoundation.org.
ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. The American Angus Association® is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving more than 25,000 members across the United States, Canada and several other countries. It’s home to an extensive breed registry that grows by nearly 300,000 animals each year. The Association also provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers.
For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association, visit www.angus.org.
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