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The Event – Suffolk Weekend 2023

Suffolk Event Junior Show Results

Suffolk Sale Order     Sale Report

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SCHEDULE

Friday, June 9
11:30am            Event registration at Crowne Plaza

1-4:30 pm        Educational sessions at Crowne Plaza    
1:00-2:00pm
Digital Suffolk 101 – Amanda Everts
Producer Panel: Lessons Learned for a Successful Operation – Bret Henderson, Bob Kimm, Evan Snyder, Jim Van Dyke. Moderator: Jeremy Geske
Farm to Table Direct Marketing of Lamb: Diane Russell, John Peck, Gwen Kitzan
Youth: Where’s the Meat? – Ann Kolthoff

2:15-3:15pm
Digital Suffolk 101 – Amanda Everts 
Producer Panel:Lessons Learned for a Successful Operation – Bret Henderson, Bob Kimm, Evan Snyder, Jim Van Dyke. Moderator: Jeremy Geske
New USDA Livestock Drug Regulations/Off-label Drug Use – Dr. John King
Youth: Shepardy- UJSSA Directors

3:30-4:30pm
Digital Suffolk: Advanced Options – Amanda Everts
Preventing Loss from Abortion Diseases- Dr. John King
Data 101: How to Improve Your Bottom Line – Ann Kolthoff
Youth: Creepy Crawlers  – Dr. Scott Greiner

*Small group sessions will be offered for “Using Ultrasound for Carcass Evaluation” on Friday and Saturday – signup will be arranged through the USSA

6 pm                Welcome dinner at fairgrounds followed by sale sheep preview.
                         – Meal included with event registration
                         – Youth corn hole tournament and ice cream sundae bar

Saturday, June 10
8:30 -10:30 am Breed Standard Discussion with Dr. Scott Greiner at the Fairgrounds (Goat Barn)

                            – Youth Track : Skill-a-thon  • Carcass Scanning • Lamb Cooking/Tasting (Gwen Kitzan)

Lunch on your own

Noon                Suffolk sale

Junior Show check-in is scheduled on Saturday, June 10 beginning 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Suffolk Sale until 4pm.

6 pm                Social Hour, Banquet Dinner Crowne Plaza
                       – Dinner Reservations required
                       – Lamb & chicken buffet for adults, pizza buffet and game room for kids.
                       – Foundation Program & Hall of Fame recognition to follow
                       – Suffolk Socializing & Entertainment

Sunday, June 11
8 am                Junior Show at fairgrounds*
*Pre-entry suggested. Junior Show check-in is scheduled on Saturday, June 10 beginning 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Suffolk Sale until 4pm. 


Educational Program

The Suffolk Event Educational Program

 

ONLINE BIDDING @ BREEDERSWORLD.COM!

Sale Catalog – Click to View – Suffolks start on page 13!

Registration/Entry Forms

Registration Form Word   PDF 
Registration Deadline:  Extended to May 25!

Sale Entry Form Word PDF
Sale Information Letter
Sale Entry Deadline: May 1 (must be faxed or emailed)

Junior Show Entry Form Word PDF
Junior Show Rules
Junior Show Deadline: May 27 (suggested but not required)

Click Here to Review Frequently Asked Questions
Click Here to Complete Interest Survey

 

Lodging Options

Holiday Inn Express (adjacent to meeting and banquet hotel)
217-529-7771
booking link: United Suffolk Sheep Association – Holiday Inn Express

Crowne Plaza (meeting and banquet site)
217-529-7777

Comfort Inn 
217-615-4445 – “Suffolk Sheep Block 2023” $115/night +tax
booking link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/xb66b2

Best Western
217-525-7420 – “Suffolk Sheep” for 10% off

Ramada Inn
217-523-4000 – “Suffolk Sheep” $101/night +tax

Camping
Illinois State Fairgrounds: 217-782-6661

 

The Suffolk Event Sponsors


Diamond Sponsors ($2500+)

Gold Sponsors ($1000-$2499)

Silver Sponsors ($500-$999)

ILLINOIS SUFFOLK SHEEP ASSOCIATION


Bronze Sponsors ($250-$499)

JMG SUFFOLKS, MN


Suffolk Event Sponsorship Levels Revised 4.28.23

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2019 National Suffolk Sale Info

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SALE RESULTS

Mark your calendars for the National Suffolk Sale in conjunction with the Midwest Stud Ram Sale. Here’s a few activities & events you may want to attend:

Wednesday, June 26 
Suffolk Breeding Sheep Show – Swine Barn, South Ring (following Hampshires)

Thursday, June 27
Informational Meeting for USSA members – 8am, Dr. Taylor Woods Reception Hall
Suffolk Wether Sire & Dam Show – Swine Barn (following club lambs & Hampshires)
Root Beer Float Suffolk Member Meet & Greet – 7-10pm Suffolk Pens – hosted by Suffolk Enthusiasts

Friday, June 28                  
Donuts & Drinks (Swine Barn) – prior to Suffolk Sale
National Suffolk Sale (Breeding Sheep) – Swine Barn (following Hampshires)

Saturday, June 29
National Suffolk Sale (Wether Sires & Dams) – Swine Barn (following Club Lambs & Hampshires)

To view the full Midwest Stud Ram Sale schedule: www.midwestsale.com

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Foundation Scholarships

The United Suffolk Sheep Foundation offers several scholarships for Suffolk youth. The application deadline for all scholarships is February 1st. If you would like to contribute to scholarships offered through the foundation, please contact the Suffolk Office.


MacCauley Foundation Scholarships – $10,000, $7,500, $6,500, $5,000, $4,000, $3,000, and $2,500:

The MacCauley Foundation scholarship offers up to $38,500 annually in scholarship funds that are awarded to qualified applicants. Seven individual scholarships may be awarded at the following monetary levels: $10,000, $7,500, $6,500, $5,000, $4,000, $3,000, and $2,500.

Applicant Qualifications:
1. Applicants must have owned and/or raised Suffolk sheep.
2. Applicants must be enrolled as one of the following for the term in which the scholarship will be awarded:

  • A freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a junior/community college, four-year college/university, trade school or other accredited institution of higher education.
  • An accredited graduate program.

3. The applicant cannot have exceeded their 25 th birthday prior to January 1 of the year of application.
4. If selected to receive a scholarship, the recipient will be required to verify their enrollment in an institution of higher education before the scholarship can be issued; a copy of the current semester tuition bill or a current Bursar’s Office statement must be submitted. Failure to meet the enrollment requirements may result in forfeiture of the scholarship.
5. Should the recipient fail to complete at least one semester of full-time enrollment in an accredited or approved institution of higher education prior to June 30, 2025, for any reason, scholarship funds must be refunded to the MacCauley Foundation Scholarship Fund.
6. Scholarship award winners will be eligible to reapply but can only be awarded a cumulative total of $15,000.

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Suffolks For Sale

Six 2-year old ewes, 5 yearling ewes, and 5 fall ewe lambs for sale.  All RR/NN. Selling open.  Delivery can be arranged. Contact Randy Hodges for more information and pricing details.  810-441-6218 or [email protected]. Located in Michigan.

Ewes

Ewe lambs

Ewe lambs

Yearling Ewes & 2 year olds

Yearling Ewes & 2 year olds

Yearling Ewe

 

 

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2024 USSA Annual Meeting

 

United Suffolk Sheep Association

ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE

 We encourage all members to join us on Monday, November 25th at 7 pm central via Zoom. Please note you do not need a computer to join, you can call in! Please check back for meeting agenda and other informational documents.

Zoom Connection Information

Join by Computer:  Click to join via computer

Call-In Number: 1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 891 1339 4619
Passcode: 159062

 

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Rams For Sale

Offering 2 mature registered rams for sale as I have retained several daughters. Asking $850 each or best offer.
Slack 1228
View in Digital Suffolk

MacCauley 5626
View in Digital Suffolk

Jim Wampler – Farmersville, Ohio
[email protected]
937-696-2106

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Rams For Sale

Yearling rams for sale. NSIP enrolled. $800 each.  Possible transportation available. All are RRNN except one is QRNN.

Click to view in Digital Suffolk

Ramblin’ Vewe Farm Trust
Gilford, New Hampshire
603-518-5416 
[email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

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2024 Election Results

 

Election Results

Bylaw Changes
Article 5, Section 3. 
Approve 38
Disapprove 13

Article 11
Approve 42
Disapprove 5

Director Election
District 1
John Baglien, Oregon – 6 votes (fills partial term)

Jack Blattner, Idaho – 8 votes (fills full term)

District 2
Jeff Baumann, Missouri – 5 votes
Dennis Sorensen, Illinois – 11 votes

District 3
Michael Jensen, Iowa – 6 votes (fills partial term)
Kathy Krafka Harkema, Iowa – 7 votes (fills full term)

District 4
Randy Hodges, Michigan – 8 votes
Isaac Swortzel, Virginia – 10 votes

2024 Proposed Bylaw Changes
Listed below are the proposed changes to the United Suffolk Sheep Association bylaws. Both the current language and proposed amendment are presented and will be voted on by the membership fall of 2024.

The USSA Board has proposed the following amendments to the USSA Bylaws, the following is an introductory explanation:

Article 11. This article addresses publication of the Rules of Registry, and currently states that the rules of registry “…shall be published on all applications for registration and transfer.”  This Bylaw is outdated as we are now registering online through Digital Suffolk or in jot forms, or other electronic means. The amendment allows USSA to publish the rules of registry on our website, with paper copies being able to be obtained by members that request paper copies.

Article 5, Section 3. Directors and districts. This section currently states that the 12 directors will be elected from four districts, based on membership, and instructs that the board “…shall review and revise” the district alignments “periodically and not less than every 5 years” to equalize membership in each district. This language has led to some problems and complications each time we redistrict. During director election season, finding director candidates that have the time and capacity to serve our members, there have been elections where there have not been volunteers to run for available director seats.  The Bylaws were written at a time before the internet, email, cell phones, text messaging and Zoom calls were standard business tools and modes of communication. As directors, we do communicate nationally with members that want to address how our organization can serve our members. The proposed districting in this amendment sets two geographical districts, one east and one west of the Mississippi. The Board believes that this will make more sense as we move into the future, and allow our organization and the directors to serve the membership more effectively.

INFORMATIONAL ZOOM: A Zoom call has been scheduled with the Bylaws committee for further explanation, and will give USSA members the opportunity to ask questions or comment on these changes. This zoom is set for Wednesday, September 11 at 7 pm central.   All are welcome to join us.

Join Zoom Meeting
Access via computer: Click to join via Computer
Access by phone: Call 1-305-224-1968
Meeting ID: 824 0900 5667
Passcode: 183365

PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENTS

Article V. DIRECTORS

Current Language:
Article V. DIRECTORS
Section 3. Term of Office. The twelve members of the Board of Directors shall be elected from four districts. Three Directors shall be elected from each district. The four districts shall be initially established as follows:  District 1. Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota. District 2. Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. District 3. North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. District 4. Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. To provide equal representation for all members, each district shall have approximately the same average number of voting members represented by each Director. The Directors shall periodically and not less than every 5 years, review and revise each district by moving one or more states to contiguous districts in order to equalize membership representation in each district.

The term of office of the Directors shall be three years and until their successors are elected and take office. Nothing contained herein shall preclude a member of the Board of Directors from succeeding himself or herself, except that no person shall consecutively serve more than two three-year terms. Following service of two consecutive three-year terms, a member would again be eligible for election to the Board of Directors at the first election following the end of the most recent term served by that former Director. Not more than two Directors residing in any one state may serve on the Board at any one time. All Directors must reside in the district in which they represent unless there has been a realignment of the district, as set out in this Section 3, during the Director’s term of office.  In the event of realignment, a Director, whose state is realigned into a different district, shall continue to serve the district from which he or she was originally elected until the expiration of that Director’s term of office. Any resulting conflict with these bylaws caused by realignment, such as the number of Directors required per district, shall be waived and accepted until the entire realignment process is complete.

Proposed New Language:
Article V. DIRECTORS
Section 3. Term of Office.  The twelve members of the Board of Directors shall be elected from two geographic districts.  Six Directors shall be elected from each district.  States located east of the Mississippi River will constitute the East District and states located west of the Mississippi River shall constitute the West District including the entire state of Minnesota. Members located outside the United States shall be included in West District.

The term of office of the Directors shall be three years and until their successors are elected and take office.  Nothing contained herein shall preclude a member of the Board of Directors from succeeding himself or herself except that no person shall consecutively serve more than two three-year terms. After two consecutive terms as a Director, a member is once again eligible to run for the Board term that begins one year after the completion of their most recent term. No more than two Directors residing in any one state may serve on the Board at any one time and all Directors must reside in the district which they represent unless there has been a realignment of the district during the Director’s term of office. 

In the event of realignment, a Director, whose state is realigned into a different district, shall continue to serve the district from which he or she was originally elected until the expiration of that Director’s term of office.  Any resulting conflict with these bylaws caused by realignment, such as the number of Directors required per district, shall be waived and accepted until the entire realignment process is complete.

 

ARTICLE XI.      RULES OF REGISTRY.

 Current Language:
ARTICLE XI.      RULES OF REGISTRY.
The Board of Directors shall establish Rules of Registry, which shall be printed on all applications for registration and transfer. The Rules of Registry may be amended or added to from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors. It shall be the duty of each member of the Association to obtain from the Association Application for Registry and Transfer forms with the most recent Rules of Registry printed thereon and to abide by the Rules of Registry.

Proposed New Language:
ARTICLE XI. RULES OF REGISTRY
The Board of Directors shall establish and enforce Rules of Registry. The Rules of Registry shall enumerate the standards for eligibility for the registration of Suffolk sheep in the Association. The Rules of Registry shall be written, published and made available to the membership online at the Association’s website and made available in printed form upon request of a member. The Rules of Registry may be amended at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

2024 Director Election Candidates
District 1
click to view district 1 candidate bios
John Baglien, Oregon
Jack Blattner, Idaho

District 2
click to view district 2 candidate bios
Jeff Baumann, Missouri
Dennis Sorensen, Illinois

District 3
click to view district 3 candidate bios
Michael Jensen, Iowa
Kathy Krafka Harkema, Iowa

District 4
click to view district 4 candidate bios
Randy Hodges, Michigan
Isaac Swortzel, Virginia

Director Openings
District 1 – one 3-year term, one 2-year term
District 2 – one 3-year term
District 3 – one 3-year term, one 2-year term
District 4 – one 3-year term

Intent to run submission deadline is August 1.

PLEASE NOTE USSA DISTRICTS BELOW.

For eligibility requirements, review the USSA Bylaws here.

If you or a USSA member you know would like to be a candidate for the upcoming USSA Directors elections, here’s a brief overview of your next steps:

  • Submit a letter of intent declaring that you are willing to be a candidate for the USSA Board of Directors Election. Candidates for a director’s position shall be delivered to the USSA office a letter or correspondence via email stating intent to seek election as a director in the organization by August 1 of that year. Phone calls are not acceptable.
  • Within one week of the deadline, candidates must submit a brief personal bio as well as a photo to the USSA Office. The personal bio should be approximately one-half of an 8 ½ x 11 page. The content of candidate bios should discuss the candidate’s qualifications, reasons they feel they are a good director candidate and any thoughts/ideas they may have on improving the association and Suffolk breed. Candidates who do not submit a personal bio and photo will only have their name listed on the election ballot.

 

 

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Ram For Sale

Ram For Sale
Registered Suffolk ram for sale. Born 9/9/22. “Mighty Moe” MacCauley, “Hammer” Slack, “Slick” Slack, and Kimm genetics. Had successful first lamb crop with 19 lambs out of 10 ewes, 4 keepers. Produces correct, well muscled lambs with good conformation. $1,000 OBO
 
 
Mike Cather
Elm Hill Farm Suffolks
Berryville, VA
[email protected]
540-931-8456
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Ewe Lambs and Ram Lambs For Sale

Feb. ewe lambs  bone and exceptional muscle. McCauley, Russel and Slack breeding. Some of show quality. Also a few rams left. Located in Indiana. Bill and Sharon Kabel call 765-857-2558  or email  [email protected]

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2024 Futurity Standings

2024 Futurity Standings (10.15.24)

Owned Ewe Lamb
District 1
43pts – Izabell Ceroll, SD – Bar-Zel 24006
24pts – Emma Ceroll, SD – Bar-Zel 24091
8pts – Izabell Ceroll, SD – MacCauley 6461

District 2
52pts – Paige Minter, IN – MacCauley 6349
32pts – Jon Althoff, IN – Clements Club Lambs 6948
30pts – Hutsyn Hohertz, TX – MacCauley 6439
18pts – Hutsyn Hohertz, TX – MacCauley 6357

District 3
18pts – Mackenzie Hornbostel, IL – MacCauley 6387

District 4
46pts – Brodie Boyd, OH – MacCauley 6670
39pts – Andrew Freidenstine, NY – MacCauley 6566

Bred & Owned Ewe Lamb
70pts – Raesa Zelinsky, SD – BarZel 24034
59pts – Arica Sodtalbers, NJ – So-N-So Acres 03049
58pts – Allee Hoover, PA – Maple Leaf 2403
57pts – Allee Hoover, PA – Maple Leaf 2410
39pts – Emily Stevens, OH – ES Suffolks 2335

Owned Yearling Ewe
30pts – Mackenzie Hornbostel, IL – MacCauley 5970
23pts – Hutsyn Hohertz, TX – Slack 3206

Bred & Owned Yearling Ewe
57pts – Elizabeth Sodtalbers, NJ – So-N-So Acres 03262
56pts – Raesa Zelinsky, SD – BarZel 23086
52pts – Allee Hoover, PA – Maple Leaf 2313
30pts – Emily Stevens, OH – ES Suffolks 2304

 

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REGISTERED SUFFOLK YEARLING EWES FOR SALE       

For Sale:   We have for sale 7 registered yearling Ewes born in March of 2023.  They are of MacCauley & Kimm background.  Hand selected and held back from last year’s lamb crop but not claimed, these ewes are ready to go to work!  Asking $500 each.

Glory Days Farm
Dwight, NE
Please contact us at [email protected] or 402-432-4647.  Ask for Shelly or Kurt.

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