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Thanks, Phillip Butterfield told me that he would be easier calving than Able Seaman.

Does anybody have any birth weight/ calving ease information on him?

Thanks for the picture, I like her that encourages me.

I would love to see a picture of Butterfield Krakatoa.  I have semen from him.

In my area grass hay is higher per pound than corn, maybe we should plant some land back to grass.  I can by corn cheaper than I can raise it.

Good point.

Great questions.  Take a look at this.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC5PzoXxRc0

Me too.  I have people that prefer less fat but tender steak.

Have you eaten a poorly marbled steak that was tender?

I use Parmak 12 volt. 

I have used it  in the past, it leaves me scratching my head.  I use linear measuring, Allen Williams ultrasound and I eat one Ribeye from each animal that I sell as meat to determine how tender it is. 

I like the heart girth of Iron man.  His mother looks good.  Not many people do have tenderness but it is very important to me.  I raise some gourmet grass fed beef so tenderness is probably the most important trait to me so I can't afford to make a mistake in that area.

There is an ultra sound that Dr. Alan Williams has developed that will measure tenderness as well as all of the other traits.

The reason I asked for opinions is I think the way his rump is structured is different than a lot of bulls.  I see many bulls that have a tail head that points to the sky.  I think the slope from hooks to pins on him is a trait I would like to find.  I wish I knew something about his tenderness.

The latest Shorthorn Country came today.  I would like to hear comments about Muridale Raw Hide 6E. page 16.

Direct marketing is more profitable depending on the customer.  I work with a guy that runs a restaurant that only serves grass fed beef.  If we new which Shorthorns were the tender ones it would be a great asset in making breeding choices.  With grass fed beef growing and  commodity beef losing...

PERFECT! PERFECT! Shorthorn must to got to origin. A maternal breed with great meat quality. A breed that can insert docility and milking hability, being an usefull breed for F1 producers. But, also with a potential - not extreme potential - for weight gain and carcass shape.....but, the...

I don't remember everyone on it, Rick Osterday chaired it.  There were names that I recognized and names I did not.