April 30 - Icons on Ice features Sweetness embryos

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WI Southdown Sale at Noon April 20, 2013

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MB Genetics Pedigrees for April 20 WI Sale

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2013 ASBA Journal/Directory Ad

Ram and ewe lambs are available at the farm sired by Encore, Image, and two Keystone sons.  Watch for our consignments at the Wisconsin Sale April 20 and Ohio (National Southdown Sale) in May.

Thank you Agri-View for this opportunity to promote Southdowns

Bishop to lead American Southdown Breeders Association - Agri-View: Livestock News - Bishop to lead American Southdown Breeders Association: Livestock News

2012 NAILE Jr. Show

Jenna Langer, DeForest, WI, won Reserve Sr. Champion honors with MB Genetics XF-K and finished 3rd in the yearling ewe futurity.  Last year XF-K finished 2nd in the fall ewe lamb futurity. With her bred and owned ewes, Jenna placed 3rd in the intermediate yrlg class and 5th late Feb class, both out of MB Genetics ewes she had purchased and shown as futurity ewes in previous years. Great job Jenna!

Sold in the 2012 Stars Sale

 

Thank you to Kelly Heinecke of Stoutsville, MO, for purchasing our futurity nominated ewe lamb, MB Genetics 12-6273 in the Stars of Louisville Sale last month at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY.  

ASBA Futurity - 1st Place Fall Ewe Lamb

Congratulations and thank you to Emily Johnson, Sandwich, IL, on winning the 2012 Fall Ewe Lamb Futurity with MB Genetics 11F-63A2 purchased last May in the Ohio Southdown Sale.

Thank you also to Jenna Langer (WI) who finished 3rd in the yearling ewe futurity and Hannah Taylor (WI) and Joshua Artino (Oregon) who were "in the money" with their MB Genetics ewes in the futurity competitions this year.

 

 

Midwest Regional Jr. Southdown Show Sept. 9, 2012

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Wisconsin State Fair Jr Southdown Show 2012

Congratulations to Jenna Langer on multiple awards with her bred & owned yearling ewe, Jenna 11-J3.  Sired by Keystone, she is out of MB Genetics 9-6-3, an Ambush x The Edge daughter that she purchased as a futurity lamb. She also won the second class of yearling ewes at the All-American/National Jr. Show in Des Moines last month.  At the Wisconsin State Fair this ewe was Champion Southdown ewe and Champion bred & owned Southdown ewe, Grand Champion bred & owned ewe over all breeds, Reserve Supreme bred & owned sheep, and Reserve Grand Champion Ewe of the entire show.

Also congratulations go to Dathan Smerchek for Reserve Champion Southdown Ram, Champion Bred & Owned Southdown Ram, and Reserve Grand Bred & Owned Ram over all breeds with his fall ram sired by MB Genetics 8F-JC2.  Kelsi Smerchek had Reserve Champion Southdown ewe with MB Genetics XF-EM.  There were 74 head in the Jr. Southdown show.  Judge was Eric Shellhouse.      Click on photo for full view.