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by Lilly Platts
Sex-sorted semen opens up many possibilities for producers, from targeted replacement heifer production to planned terminal matings.
The process of sorting semen creates challenges, which Dr. Jordan Thomas, University of Missouri, discussed during Fall Focus 2025.
by Dr. Troy Rowan, University of Tennessee
Terminal crossbreeding is a solution to economic antagonisms in the beef industry.
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Drover’s
by Quin LaFollette, Western Region
Let’s Do Our Best
Hi everyone from northwest Wyoming.
by Callie Cooley, ASA Publication Business Manager
Greetings from Montana! I hope this update finds you well and enjoying the holiday season. As we look ahead to the New Year, I’ve found myself reflecting on 2025—a year that has given us much to recognize and appreciate at the American Simmental Association (ASA).
by Chloe Tolar
Donnell Brown has been involved in SimGenetics from a very young age, participating in AJSA events that helped shape his values, career, and future.
by Dr. Elizabeth Dressler, ASA Geneticist
Expected progeny differences (EPD) for mature weight (MW) and cow energy requirement (CER) have been released by the American Simmental Association (ASA) in a research release format.
Simbrah Synergy Showcase XVIII
Date: Sept. 27–28, 2025
Judges: Barry Wesner, IN (Cattle); and Rusty Mertink (Showmanship), Giddings
Percentage Simbrah Females
DECEMBER
14 Trauernicht Simmental’s Nebraska Platinum Standard Sale — Beatrice, NE
19 Buck Creek Ranch’s Grand Event Vol. VI — Yale, OK
Remembering the history of the Simmental breed and its people.
ASA Publication, Inc., Archive Grows with Donation from Member
Our Pioneers — E. C. “Teddy Blue” Abbott
In Memoriam…
Joe Mercer Belfalls, Texas
Arthur Joseph Mercer III was born on June 6, 1947, in Temple, Texas, and died on October 2, 2025, at the age of 78 at his home near Belfalls, Texas, after a long, fierce battle with cancer.
