This is the official "update" page of the American Beefalo Association, where all of our latest news and happenings are posted - keeping you in-the-loop on all things Beefalo!
An Election issue of the Corral is now posted on the file archives section of our website, check out who’s running for the Board of Directors, read their bios, and get some information on the upcoming Spring Showcase!
Please print off this ballot and mail it to Hidden Trace Farm by March 17, 2022. If the ballot is not received by that date your vote will not be counted. Membership dues must be current for 2022.
Hidden Trace Farm ATTN: Dan Stricker/ABA
1761 Lawrence Rd.
Franklin TN 37069
All current members of the American Beefalo Association:
Lifetime annual dues are now being collected for the 2022 year, in order to vote in the upcoming election of Board Members dues must be paid. You can pay online under Membership tab. Or mail your check with member number listed on the memo line. Yearly dues are $25
Operations address:
14481 Millersburg Rd. SW
Navarre OH 44662
Please fill in one form per animal, print one fee schedule to accompany entries, and mail to Operations Manager at:
14481 Millersburg Rd SW
Navarre OH 44662
Junior Entries are for exhibitors 18 and under, a listing of Showmanship classes is on the form. Please fill out one form per Exhibitor. Thank you!
Hi there and hello check out the November Corral. We have emailed out copies to the membership, however we did have some delivery issues with some email addresses. There is a link for the Corral on our website. We would like members to fill in a form that will have the correct email information so communications can go smoothly! Happy Holidays!
If you are a New member, a returning member, or trying to register cattle please download the forms on the website under the Membership tab and mail them to :
14481 Millersburg Rd SW
Navarre OH 44662
If your paper work goes to ANY other address it could delay the turn around time on your work. If you have questions please email Operations.americanbeefalo@gmail.com or contact a board member (numbers listed in the side bar).
New Corral with updated incentive program, fun stories, and Show and Sale information!!
The 2021 Spring National Beefalo Showcase and Sale took place at the Hidden Trace Farm in Franklin, Tennessee March 27th and 28th. There were 13 Lots of cattle in the Show. The Champions were chosen from Full Bloods, Pure Breds , and Percentage cattle. This year’s winners were a great combination of them all. Our sale brought Beefalo breeders from all over. Thank you to Hidden Trace Farm’s Ms. Grant for allowing us to use the facilities and to Mr. Stricker and Mr. McCoy for organizing the show and sale! We can’t wait to see what next year has in store!
Champion Bull 2021
4M Ribeye (32.64%) Exhibited by: 4M Farms/Davielle McCoy
Champion Female 2021
4M Breezy Buttercream (18.75%)
Exhibited By: 4M Farms/Davielle McCoy
Reserve Champion Bull
FBF Finn (37.39%)
Exhibited by: Fowler Beefalo/ John Fowler
Reserve Champion Female 2021
BTNB Lucy (37.5%)
Exhibited by: Buchanan TN Beefalo/Lucas Norman
In other news… Buddy the beefalo was caught the other day hanging out on a farm with some ladies(other cows). The Connecticut farmer who owned the animals was then able to load him onto a trailer and take him in for questioning. Buddy was running free throughout the fall and winter since August when he initially was to be unloaded at a Meat Processor when he escaped! He hung out in nearby forests and possibly farms. There were multiple attempts to capture the fugitive. Since his capture, Buddy is on his way to Massachusetts to visit a Veterinarian and get a full work up from there he will head to Gainesville Florida where he will live out his days at Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary. There were numerous donations to a private fund so this guy didn’t have to return to the Processor. Check out the story here.
We want to thank all our Exhibitor’s that came to our Showcase in Tennessee. It was great seeing everyone and being able to hang out for a bit in a beautiful setting! Thank you, Thank You to our buyers who came out in the bit of rain to score some great animals to add to their herds. Your purchase was greatly appreciate by those hard working breeders who brought their animals. We also want to thank our Judge. We cannot wait to see everyone else again!
To keep you informed we are adding an online catalog we are working on updating lot numbers . Please keep in mind not all animals are going through the sale.
Hey there it’s that time of year when we as an organization can vote folks onto the Board of Directors. Here are the individuals that are up for re-election or election. The ballots are being mailed out and you will have to have them filled in and returned by March 26th the meeting will be that evening at 6:30pm to Dan Stricker c/o Hidden Trace Farm 1761 Lawrence Rd. Franklin TN 37069. Only vote for FOUR. download and print the pdf copy here
Penny Hacker-Knuckles(AR):________(current board member)
Leonard Muehr(TX):________(current board member)
David MCCoy(MO):___________(current board member)
David Lanford(TX):___________(New Candidate)
Dana Camarena(WA):_________(New Candidate)
Davielle McCoy(MO)__________(New Candidate)
David Lanford, San Antonio, Texas
David is a lifelong resident of San Antonio. He and his wife Pam have two grown sons Warner and Hunter. He is a graduate of the University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio. Mr. Lanford is a Veteran of Desert Storm, he served with the 114th Evac Hospital as an ICU RN staff nurse of a 400-bed field hospital in King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia. Currently he is in the Medical Insurance field and serves as a project manager for CVS/Aetna in data analytics and reporting and clinical transformation. He and his wife have had a small herd of cattle in Lavaca County, Texas for twenty years and have raised Beefalo for the past two years, they are looking forward to growing their herd in the future. David is also interested in raising various poultry as a hobby.
Dana Camarena, Washington
I was born in Eastern Washington and am a 3rd generation rancher. In the late 80’s my family sold all of our cattle, but kept the land and horses. I have spent more time in the saddle than any other activity in my life and am on a never-ending pursuit for a higher understanding of horsemanship. Growing up, I had dreams of becoming a veterinarian or working in some sector of agriculture but sometimes life doesn’t go as planned and I ended up going to college at Central Washington University and the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico, majoring in Criminal Justice and Spanish. I have spent the last 18 years working in Education and am the Director of Student Support for the Educational Service District #123. Close to a decade ago, we decided to make our way back into the cattle industry, but with a different approach than my grandfather and father took. We chose the Beefalo breed due to a few specific characteristics, namely calving ease and the ability to finish our well on grass. The breed has definitely lived up to our standards and we have thoroughly enjoyed them and are working to continue growing our herd and fine tuning our genetics. I am currently the secretary for the NW Beefalo Association and had the privilege of assisting many new breeders start their operations here on the West Coast by providing quality breeding stock. In our current operation, we fun our herd on summer range close to the Canadian border, and in the late fall, we haul our animals down to SE Washington to calve out where the weather is mild. We utilize 100% direct market sales and have created a loyal customer base that appreciates knowing their producer personally and supporting a product that was raised humanly and handled with great care. You can see more on our operation on our website www.crearanch.com
David McCoy, LaMonte Missouri
I was born and raised here in central Missouri and have been raising livestock my whole life. I have been raising Beefalo since the early 90’s when i purchased a bull from the Fowler Beefalo Farm during field day, they were having to promote the breed. I started just because I was in the market for a good bull and like the idea of the calving ease since I was working in town and would not always be around during calving season. I have since started breeding for both meat animals and raising some breeding stock as well. I am staring to market my meat animals directly from the farm and have found it to be very satisfying to provide my customers with a top quality product at a reasonable price. I also enjoy the breeding stock line using new and old bloodlines to improve and promote the breed.
I feel it is important that we all work together as an organization and learn from each other how to keep moving this great breed forward. We must promote both the great meat qualities and the benefits of the hybridization for the production in breeding stock.
Davielle McCoy,DPT, Warrensburg, Missouri
Hello, my name is Davielle McCoy. I am a second generation Beefalo breeder. Although I have remained involved with my parent’s animals and farm, I have spent the past few years focused on school, getting my Bachelors in Biology ‘14 and Doctorate of Physical Therapy ‘17. When I was a little girl my family bought a brindle bull named Dalton, from Jim and Jewel Fowler. This is where it all started. I have been showing cattle since I was 5 years old including showing Beefalo for the Fowlers during elementary and high school. I have shown many different breeds during my junior years including showing Beefalo, Simmental, Santa Gertrudis, Charolais, and Crossbred just to name a few. Beefalo has always been the breed I call home. Since graduating PT School, I have started buying, breeding, and raising my own herd of Beefalo cattle. While I have always enjoyed helping with my parents’ operation and admiring other Beefalo breeders, I have developed a new appreciation of the “breeding” process. Having the opportunity to pick and choose which characteristics to use in a bull based on the females I have makes seeing the offspring so much more enjoyable.
We are fortunate as Beefalo breeders to have the opportunity to breed these animals how we want, incorporating the characteristics we find important and beneficial to our individual breeding programs. This is why I love this breed! It takes all of us to continue to develop the genetics and evolution of the breed. I would greatly appreciate your vote and love the opportunity to serve on the board of directors to help continue the improvement of the Beefalo breed.
The annual meeting will be held at the Spring Beefalo Showcase in Franklin Tennessee all are invited to attend if you would like to come to dinner you can purchase your dinner tickets on the website under the Events tab. The meeting will take place FRIDAY MARCH 26th at 6:30pm at the Hidden Trace Farm. Your ballots will need to be received no later than March 26th to Dan Stricker. The election will take place that evening.
Fill this form out for your entries for our Brand Spankin new show in March. You can also fill this out to receive you reserved dinner tickets for our annual meeting. If you aren’t comfortable filling out a form online you can also print a pdf version and send it along with payment to 14481 Millersburg Rd SW Navarre OH 44662. Dinner and annual meeting will be held FRIDAY MARCH 26th at 630pm. All animals will be required to have a permanent USDA approved I.D. tag and current Health Papers. All Bulls over 12 months of age are required to have a negative Trich test. We can’t wait to see you all there!
Heifers, Cows, and Bulls galore! Check out our events tab for a great new opportunity for our breeders to fellowship and share their animals with everyone! March 26th-March 28th in Franklin Tennessee!
Hey there and Hello! You can now access the Fall Corral on our Website! Go to File Archives and click The Corral! Its that simple!!! Thank you all for your patience!!!
Hey there everyone! We know its been a long time coming but guess what? The Fall Corral is going in the mail this weekend! We are looking forward to 2021 with enthusiasm and the hope for a better year! Please feel free to contact a board member with any questions or email our Operations with any updates to your addresses, phone numbers, and/or email addresses!!!!
CHECK OUT THE SPRING 2020 CORRAL HERE OR UNDER THE TAB “FILE ARCHIVES” AND THEN “THE CORRAL”
THE 2020 SHOW EVENTS ARE POSTED UNDER THE TAB “EVENTS”
We have decided to take the time during this COVID-19 and complete a much needed computer update and refresh. We expect this to take a few weeks and with minimal items for processing at this moment we thought now would be the best time to take advantage and make improvements to our program. You are welcome to continue to submit any paperwork by just be mindful it will be completed a few weeks later than our normal 6-8 weeks for processing.
DELIVERED! - HIGHLY REQUESTED - ONLINE PAYMENTS ARE NOW ENABLED ON THE WEBSITE!
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DOWNLOAD - THE UPDATED ABA RULES OF REGISTRY
Go to Membership, Forms and Docs, and scroll to the bottom.
SUBMIT - ARTICLES, STORIES, EXPERIENCES, PICTURES, ETC. FOR CONSIDERATIONS IN THE NEXT CORRAL!
Submit items for consideration by March 31, 2020
1) Email: AmericanBeefaloOperations@gmail.com
2) Subject line should read:
Submission for Spring 2020 Corral
3) Attached the document:
Microsoft Word Format only
*Be sure that all editing/proofing is complete
VOTES HAVE BEEN TALLIED for the election of this years incoming ABA Board of Directors. THANK YOU to all of those that participated! It was a very close race and your voice matters!
Please welcome:
- Brian Miller (incumbent) of Ohio
- Dan Stricker of Tennessee
- Lytton Bastian of Idaho
These are well rounded individuals from different regions joining the other board members - this should bring continued growth of the ABA organization and we look forward to what's next!
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SHOW RESULTS ARE IN: 2020 NATIONAL BEEFALO SHOW & SALE
SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP FEMALE:
SUPREME GRAND - 4M Red Bud from 4M Farm
SUPREME RESERVE GRAND - KSBC Bourbons Coco from Broken Buckle Beefalo
SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP BULL:
SUPREME GRAND - KSBC ANCHORMAN from Broken Buckle Beefalo
SUPREME RESERVE GRAND - FPF CHUCK from Broken Buckle Beefalo
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This information will also be including in the upcoming Corral for this quarter.
To submit an article for consideration please do so before March 20, 2020:
1) Email: AmericanBeefaloOperations@gmail.com
2) Subject line should read: Submission for Spring 2020 Corral
3) Attached the document: Microsoft Word Format only *Be sure that all editing/proofing is complete
supreme grand female - 4m farms
supreme reserve grand female - broken buckle beefalo farm
supreme grand champion bull - broken buckle beefalo farm
supreme reserve grand champion bull - broken buckle beefalo farm
The American Beefalo Association is the national authority figure of the USDA acknowledged Beefalo breed - having far LESS calories, fat and cholesterol than traditional beef - offering a better beef for consumers, producers and the environment! American Bison + Domestic Cattle = Beefalo. Better. Believe It!
We believe in beefalo, and want to help you make it part of your life. If you would like more information or to talk to an experienced producer, please feel free to connect with members featured on our membership map, a board member, or send us a message using our simple contact form. Thank you.
President - Brian Miller
(330)465-0626
1(800)BEEFALO option #1
redturbo1066@yahoo.com
Vice President - Dan Stricker
(615)294-8585
1(800)BEEFALO option #2
DanStricker@hotmail.com
Operations
Operations.AmericanBeefalo@gmail.com
1(800)BEEFALO option #3
Treasurer - Amber Sapp
(229)205-0730
fortycreekfarmsbeefalo@gmail.com
Board Member - Leonard Muehr
(281) 923-8549
RockinCamelRanch@gmail.com
Board Member - Lytton Bastian
(208) 251-1992
LyttonBastian@gmail.com
Board Member - Penny Knuckles
(979) 481-0243
DoneRovinMeats@gmail.com
Board Member - David McCoy
(660)347-5448
4MFarms@socket.net
Board Member-John Fowler
(660)473-3135
fowlerjk@iland.net
Board Member- Dana Camerena
dcrea@hotmail.com
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