A variety of unique items and opportunities will be up for bid July 23 on BuyHereford.com with all proceeds benefiting the Hereford Research Foundation. Since 2010, BuyHereford.com has been hosting annual auctions featuring unique lots to benefit the foundation, and each has garnered more than $20,000 to help fund Hereford research and breed improvement projects.
This year will be no exception with exciting lots on which to bid. Plenty of premier Hereford genetics will be up for sale, whether it be top-quality cattle, semen or embryo packages. Also past sale highlights of hunting opportunities throughout the U.S. should draw plenty of attention. Again this year, Sullivan Show Supply has donated one of its best items.
“Thanks to the supporters of the Hereford Research Foundation we are able to continue and invest in industry leading research,” says Jack Ward, American Hereford Association (AHA) executive vice president.
The following is a list of early consignments, but is subject to change:
Embryos
• Four frozen embryos by KCF Bennett Encore Z311 (43387256) x KCF Miss 3027 Z44 (43282768), donated by Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, Va.
• Four embryos by HH Advance 3040A ET (43368367) x CL 1 Dominette 440P (42482637), donated by Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont.
• Four frozen embryos by HH Advance 3183A ET (43368506) x HH Miss Advance 9065W ET (42999351), donated by Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont.
• Three IVF embryos by RST Times A Wastin 0124 (43123163) x JWG Miss Serendipity 1114 (43250518), donated by Sullivan Farms, Dunlap, Iowa
• Three embryos by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET (43214853) x CH Miss Addison 8176 ET (43029459), donated by Curtis Curry and Family, McAlester, Okla.
• Four embryos by Hyalite Resource 331 (43388415) x Loewen Miss on Target 10Y 1A, donated by Loewen Herefords, Waukomis, Okla.
• Three IVF embryos by LJS Mark Domino 1321 (43394744) x Churchill Lady 284Z ET (43282347), donated by Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont.
• Three embryos by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET (43214853) x NJW 4037 34S Durango Vaca 135U (42892084), donated by NJW Polled Herefords, Sheridan, Wyo.
Semen
• 10 straws of Remitall-West Game Day ET 74Y (43406367) donated by Glengrove Farms, Rolla, Mo., and Bacon Cattle and Sheep, Siloam Springs, Ark.
Hunts
• Pheasant hunt and ranch visit donated by Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D., www.rauschherefords.com.
• Duck/Goose hunt and ranch visit, donated by Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho, www.shawcattle.com, and Hevi Hitter Water Fowl Club, Caldwell, Idaho.
Equipment
• One 24-in. Turbo fan, donated by Sullivan Supply, Dunlap, Iowa
Collectables
• One American Hereford Association Case XX Smooth Bone Handle Trapper pocket knife, donated by LIII Farms, Tom, Siu and Clare Luthy, Rogersville, Mo.
The Hereford Research Foundation was established in 2009 as a division of the Hereford Youth Foundation of America, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization to support breed improvement projects outside the scope of the AHA budget. The fund has already supported heterosis research projects like the Harris Ranch study and helped set the groundwork for a new GrowSafe system built at Olsen Ranch, Harrisburg, Neb.