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In This Issue (January 2010)
GAR Report Goes Electronic
Allied Producers
Guaranteed Gardiner Genetics Update
GAR Promise 2908
GAR Progress
Southern Carcass Improvement Project Update
Profit Proven Sale Results
J3 Ranch Commumications Pay Dividends
GAR Class Lena Qualifies for World Championship


The GAR Report
Goes Electronic
This issue of The GAR Report is the third of our electronic newsletters. Our goal is to increase the frequency of the electronic version of The GAR Report and reduce the number of copies of the newsletter that are actually mailed. If you have beef industry friends or customers you think would find the information in The GAR Report useful, feel free to forward your copy of this email to them and suggest they click on the link below to be added to our email list.


Allied Producer logo
Upcoming Sale Dates
Many Gardiner Angus Ranch customers share our common philosophy regarding beef production. Those customers are professional cow-calf producers allied, not only with the GAR philosophy, but committed to the discipline required to produce seedstock with added value throughout the food chain.

As the beef industry makes scientific progress through the development of molecular breeding values and marker assisted EPDs, Gardiner Angus Ranch and its Allied Producers will aggressively use the data to develop new and better programs, offer more services and continue producing superior Angus genetics.

Allied Producer Spring Sale Dates
Visit these Allied Producer websites for more information.

HINKLE'S PRIME CUT ANGUS
March 15, 2010 � Nevada, MO
www.hinklesprimecutangus.com

BJ ANGUS
March 19, 2010 � Manhattan, KS
www.bjangus.com

GARDINER ANGUS RANCH
April 3, 2010 � Ashland, KS
www.gardinerangus.com

CHAIR ROCK
May 21, 2010 � Greeley, KS
www.chairrock.com


MORE ALLIED PRODUCERS:
CAM RANCHES, Arnoldsville, GA

GOODE ANGUS, Pampa, TX
Selling one flush by Goode Objective 7811 at Texas Angus Association's Stars of Texas Sale
www.goodeangus.com

J3 RANCH, Oakdale, CA
www.j3ranch.com

MAPLECREST FARMS, Hillsboro, OH
www.maplecrestfarms.com

OGEECHEE FARMS, Wadley, GA

2 BAR ANGUS, Hereford, TX
www.2barangus.com

Watch for more information on these upcoming sales featuring high accuracy GAR-influenced genetics.


GUARANTEED GARDINER GENETICS UPDATE
Calves which are fifty percent Gardiner genetics may qualify to participate in the Guaranteed Gardiner Genetics age- and source-verification program. The program was designed to add value to Gardiner-influenced commercial cattle and help GAR customers receive a potential premium for their investment in Gardiner genetics.

New enrollment packets are ready for 2010. Those wishing to participate or need a new packet may contact Mark Gardiner (620) 635-5095 or Julie Tucker (785) 408-1214.

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Promise
GAR Promise 2908 � +16290662

She sells January 12 at the Bases
Loaded Sale, Denver, Colorado


GAR Promise 2908 is the result of 30 years of using only high accuracy, progeny proven sires for traits of economic merit. Tattoo numbers like 2536, 706, 614, 810, 1942 are famous and synonymous with their ability to add value to their offspring. When you breed one of the best bulls in the history of the Angus breed, Predestined, to one of the best cows in the history of the Angus breed, 2345, cattle that offer the Promise of true merit are created. GAR Promise 2908 has the potential to build value for your business like few beef cows, ever!

Proceeds from the sale of GAR Promise 2908 will be donated to the Kansas Jr. Angus Association, co-host of the 2010 National Jr. Angus Association Show, July 11-17 in Denver!
Progress
GAR Progress � Sells as Lot 1

Promise's full brother, GAR Progress, has earned the designation as Lot 1 in our 31st Annual Production Sale. Progress is ruly a reflection of the "progress" made in our search for the superstar athletes that become beef industry change-makers. With IMF and ribeye ratios of 127 and 112, respectively, and percentile ranking in the top 1% for $B, Progress adds, quite possibly, the most impressive phenotype to sell at Gardiner Angus Ranch.
 
Gardiner Sale Dates
31st Annual Production Sale
Saturday, April 3, 2010 � 9:00 AM � At the ranch near Ashland, KS
Selling approximately 1,500 head, including 400 registered bulls, 700 registered females, 400 commercial females and 4 registered Quarter Horses

6th Annual Fall Bull Sale
Monday, September 28, 2009 � At the ranch
 
Southern Carcass
Improvement Project Update


Research Will Extend to 2011 to Increase
Size of Comparative Groups


Gardiner Angus Ranch has confirmed 64 pregnancies in recipient cows carrying embryo-transfer calves that are part of the Southern Carcass Improvement Project (SCIP). These pregnancies represent 10 different southern-origin dams and nine different sires (six Southern and three Angus). Southern sires include one each from the Brahman, Braford, Red Brangus, Santa Gertrudis, Senepol and Simbrah breeds. "We are making good progress on this important genetic verification project and look forward to getting calve on the ground in the spring," says Mark Gardiner. "The first group of calves will be born in April and we will produce another set of research calves in 2011 to increase the size of comparative groups in the overall trial."
GAR-Influenced Profit Proven
Commercial Sale Shows Strong
Market for Proven Genetics

Since 2002, a core group of diversified commercial ranching operations have assembled a sale offering of GAR-influenced commercial replacement females. The sale has been held the first Monday after Thanksgiving at the Pratt Livestock Auction at Pratt, KS. After a one-year hiatus, the sale was again held November 30. The sale offering was comprised of 66 fall pairs, 213 bred cows, 166 bred heifers and 229 open heifers. At the end of the fast-paced auction, nine commercial ranches presented 674 lots that sold for a total of $669,275, averaging $993.
 
J3 Ranch Customer
Communications Pay Dividends

Allied Producer logoWe all know breeding and selling seedstock is only half the equation for success. Providing a perpetual educational resource to your customers is, arguably, the most important part of the equation. California Angus breeder and GAR Allied Producer, Dale Jackson, gets it! Jackson takes advantage of the Certified Angus Beef publication, Best Practices Manual, to provide valuable information to his customers. Using the BPM, Jackson helps his customers understand the genetic potential of their cattle and the value of premiums associated with higher grading cattle.

The BPM is free and an excellent opportunity to provide sound, science-base information to our customers.
GAR Classy Lena Qualifies For
World Championship Competition

GAR Class Lena*Breeding and raising working Quarter Horses is nothing new for Gardiner Angus Ranch. In fact, the GAR Remuda dates back almost a century and has a history for both speed, cowsense and ranching. Recently, GAR Classy Lena, by Shiners Lena Doc and WYO Classy Blue, qualified and competed in both the heading and heeling at the 2009 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, OK. Classy Lena, trained by Darren Lawley, Gainesville, TX, also earned her Register of Merit (ROM) in both the heading and heeling. Lena will earn her "feed" working at GAR, before entering the broodmare band. Four, ranch-raised, registered Quarter Horses sell in our 31st Annual Production Sale, April 3. For more information about the GAR Remuda, click here.
 
 About Gardiner Angus Ranch
GardineOval Brandr Angus Ranch is a family-owned Angus ranching operation located near Ashland, Kansas. Gardiner Angus is dedicated to the production of quality beef from gate to plate. The Gardiners use their experience in beef cattle breeding, with state-of-the-art technology and data management to produce Angus cattle that make documented contributions to the beef industry. The Gardiner operation registers more than 2,000 head of Angus cattle each year through the American Angus Association and encompasses more than 40,000 acres in southwest Kansas. The ranch is a founding member of U.S. Premium Beef, LLC.
 
GARDINER ANGUS RANCH
1182 CR Y, Ashland, KS 67831
Office: (620) 635-2156 � Fax: (620) 635-2871 � Henry: (620) 635-2932
Mark: (620) 635-5095 � Greg (620) 635-2752 � Garth: (620) 635-2361
email: [email protected]www.gardinerangus.com
Premiums
Since 1999, GAR customers using our US Premium Beef delivery rights have received more than $2.95 million in premiums and dividends. If you retain ownership, that's valuable marketing information!
 
Save 5% Buyers who purchased cattle in our 2009 sales will receive 5% off their total purchases. This policy is ongoing and will be in effect every year. If you purchased GAR cattle in a sale previous to last year, but not in our 2009 sales, you are not eligible for the discount. However, if you purchased cattle in our 2009 sales, you will receive a 5% discount should you decide to purchase cattle in our 2010 sale. This 5% discount is determined after all credits have been subtracted from the gross purchase price.
Repeat Buyer Discount