BCIA Catalog 2020

Officers Chad Joines, President Dennis Pearson, Vice President Mark Campbell, Secretary/Treasurer Jared Burner, Past President Scott Greiner, Educational Advisor

Directors Tracy Gray, 2020 Chad Joines, 2020 Dennis Pearson, 2020 Charlie Atkins, 2021

Technical Directors John Currin Norman Vincel

Jason Pratt, 2021 Gale Rippey, 2021

VIRGINIA BEEF CATTLE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 Phone 540-231-9159 Fax 540-231-3010 Web site: www.bcia.apsc.vt.edu

Mark Campbell, 2022 Tommy Cline, 2022 John Pennington, 2022 Ray Simms, 2022

Dear Friends:

Please make plans to join us for our 41st Annual Southwest Virginia BCIA Performance Tested Bull Sale to be held on Satur- day, March 28 at 12:00 noon. Special thanks to Brian and Kayla Umberger at Mountain Spring Farm for the excellent job they have done developing the bulls. Our annual Open House at the test facility outside Wytheville will be held on Sunday March 22, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This will be an excellent time to view the bulls and visit with the breeders and everyone involved, as well as enjoy a great lunch and some fellowship! The Southwest BCIA Bull Sale has earned the reputation as the premier source of multi-breed genetics in our region. This year’s sale offering upholds the strong tradition of quality this sale has been known for. Please study closely the pedigrees, performance data, EPDs, and other data assembled on this set of bulls. The BCIA consignors take very seriously their respon- sibility to put forth a product that will meet your needs as commercial cattlemen. The bulls have met BCIA’s stringent require- ments to make the sale, and BCIA stands behind these bulls 100% with our guarantee providing assurance on their soundness and fertility. Along with the bulls, we will offer a high quality set of females through the BCIA-Influenced Heifer Sale. Heifers are certified as Virginia Premium Assured Plus females, and each has met program standards for genetic merit, reproductive soundness, physical correctness, and health status. Many of the heifers are multiple-generation AI, and sell guaranteed bred to calving ease bulls. These females originate from excellent herds. The sale will be available online through CowBuyer.com. If you cannot join us in person, we hope this service provides you the convenience and ability to participate in the sale. See details contained in this catalog for more information. Video clips are also available on all the bulls which can be accessed on the BCIA website. As always, we will have bidding available over the telo- auction or feel free to give one of us a call if you need assistance prior to or during the sale. We would be happy to assist you any way we can to secure a bull that meets your needs.

The bulls will be delivered to the sale facility in Wytheville the day prior to the sale. Call any of the consignors, Brian Umberger, or myself if we can be of assistance in any way. We look forward to seeing you sale day!

Sincerely,

Scott P. Greiner BCIA Educational Advisor

See page 39 for bidding options