http://www.hooverangus.com/rss.xml Hoover Angus News http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#FIB Sat, 10 2010 18:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#FIB Leading animal geneticist Dr. Dick Quaas was the honoree at the 2010 BIF Conference. His work and teaching in animal breeding lead to many beef cattle advancements and paved the way for many more... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#facebook Sun, 7 Jun 2010 18:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#facebook Hoover Angus is on Facebook! Become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/HooverAngusFarm ... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#farmersong10 Tue, 25 May 2010 18:47:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#farmersong10 Farmer Song Fest is a musical celebration embarking upon its 4th year. For more info visit farmersongfest.com... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#graduation Tue, 25 May 2010 18:45:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#graduation Joy along with long-time Angus friend Nellie Meinders and her grandson Clayton Hester after graduation of very successful high school career... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#morespring Tue, 25 May 2010 18:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#morespring Another round of springtime photos... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#spring2010 Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#spring2010 Spingtime photos at Hoover Angus... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#totalpackage Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#totalpackage JAR Total Package 903 was John's $13,000 selection from the 2010 Jallo Angus sale in North Dakota. Weaning at 976 lbs, WR 126, and having a 1520 lb. yearling weight, this 7 frame bull is sure to add pounds. He boasts a +79 WW EPD and scanned 5.18 IMF, ratio 150 and a 17.9" ribeye, ratio 119. This bull's name was derived from his pedigree - a "Package" son out of a "Total" daughter. His $Beef comes in way above the top 1% of the breed... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#triplestack Mon, 5 Apr 2010 8:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#triplestack The $17,000 Triple Stack son purchased in the March 2010 Musgrave Angus sale. This bull will add frame size along with a knockout phenotype. MCATL Triple Stack 889-495 weaned at 870 lbs. to ratio 120 and went on to ratio 118 with a YW of 1593 lbs. Gaining 4.52 pounds per day and scanning a 4.79 IMF and a 17.0" ribeye, this bull covers all the bases. A heifer calf produced by this bull's cow family sold for $13,000 in the Musgrave sale. Semen is available through the owners... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#help Mon, 8 Mar 2010 7:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#help Hoover Angus Farm is seeking a full or part-time employee effective immediately. Applicants must have farm experience, preferably with cattle and crops. Person must be dependable, hard-working, and honest. Job requires physical work. For more information, or to apply, please contact Landi at 641-344-7684. Serious inquiries only... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#rebecca Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#rebecca Rebecca visits the farm for the first time... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#pathfinder2010 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 8:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#pathfinder2010 The 2010 Pathfinder Report has arrived, and Hoover Angus/Landi McFarland are home to 52 Pathfinder cows and 4 Pathfinder bulls. Hoover Angus bulls on the report include SA Neutron 377 with 54 Pathfinder daughters, Roth Famous 1006 with 8 Pathfinder daughters, TC Gridiron 258 with 8 Pathfinder daughters, and H&K Neutron 377 X3 with 5 Pathfinder daughters... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2010sale Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2010sale Sale day photos!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#congrats Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:45:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#congrats Congratulations to Evan Maynes, son of Arnold and Melissa Maynes of Corning, on his Grand Champion Beef Carcass at the 2009 Adams County Fair with a steer sired by a Hoover bull! This steer lead the pack with a 15.1” ribeye, a 3.70 ADG, and the highest value per day fed in the contest. He did all this with the leanest backfat! Congratulations Evan! ... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#hats Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:44:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#hats Thanks to all of our customers that ordered a Hoover Angus hat! However, we had two hat order forms (both ordering a red hat) returned with no name or return address. If this could have been you, please email Landi at landi@hooverangus.com... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#sydgen09 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:43:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#sydgen09 CC&7 enjoys his spot in the #1 bull pen at SydGen! CC&7's top son in the sale sold for $40,000, his top daughter for $18,000!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#flush Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:41:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#flush For the first time in the 81-year history of Hoover Angus Farm, we flush the first cows!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#louisville09 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#louisville09 Landi serves Iowa as a voting delegate at the 2009 American Angus Association annual meeting at the NAILE in Louisville. Somehow Kurt Schaff snuck in between Landi and Jennifer Svoboda for this photo!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#carcass2009 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:13:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#carcass2009 Congratulations to Zachary McCarthy for his Champion Rate of Gain steer at the 2009 Montgomery County Fair as well as topping the carcass contest (out of 81 entries)! Zach is the son of John McCarthy, Hoover Angus Farm bull customer... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallcalving09 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:37:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallcalving09 Fall calves hitting the ground... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#football Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:37:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#football Stanton football remains 7-0 and is on a quest for a another State Championship. Andrew Cerven, Zachary McCarthy, and Lucas Oster play on the team and are all sons of Hoover Angus customers. Good luck Stanton!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#statefair09 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:37:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#statefair09 David makes taco shells and French fries while volunteering at the Beef Quarters at this year's fair while Landi works the dining area at the Beef Quarters... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#southdakota Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:35:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#southdakota South Dakota Angus breeders visit Hoover Angus Farm. Here they evaluate seven year-old Gridiron... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#bligroup Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#bligroup Landi was one of 20 Angus producers selected from across the country to take part in the 2009 Beef Leaders Institute hosted by the American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Missouri. The group traveled through Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas learning about the different segments of the beef industry as part of the four-day event. First, attendees heard an overview from Association and Angus Journal staff, as well as updates from Dr. Tom Field, NCBA, and Tom Brink of the largest cattle feeding operation in the world, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding. The next day, the group toured the Tyson/IBP plant in Dakota City, and Whole Foods in Omaha. Gregory Feedlot in Tabor, Iowa was the next stop before rounding out the day with Mark Allan of Pfizer Animal Genetics speaking about genomics. The final day in Nebraska was a tour of the Cargill value added plant in Nebraska City, Sysco in Lincoln, the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, and Gottsch Feedyard in Red Cloud... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#colorado Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:05:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#colorado Landi speaks to an audience from 34 states and 3 countries at the 2009 Changing Lands, Changing Hands Conference in Denver, Colorado.This conference was the first of its kind focusing on farm and ranch access, tenure, succession and stewardship... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#johnbarb Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#johnbarb Thanks to everyone who attended or sent cards!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#farmersongphoto Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:30:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#farmersongphoto Pumptown performs in front of the largest crowd ever at Farmer Song Fest. Hoover Angus Farm was proud to sponsor this event!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#murray Tue, 26 May 2009 11:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#murray Murray high school students learn about A.I. and genetic evaluation in beef cattle... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#CC7home Tue, 26 May 2009 10:20:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#CC7home CC & 7 returns home from ORIgen in Montana May 21st at 10:00 pm... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#kiburz60 Sun, 17 May 2009 23:20:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#kiburz60 Friday, May 29, 2009 Tingley Community Building – north side of Main Street in Tingley, Iowa 6:00-8:00 p.m. A Certified Angus Beef® sandwich buffet will be served. Please no presents, only your presence!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallpasture Mon, 4 May 2009 21:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallpasture Fall cows get turned out to summer grass at the timber pasture May 1, 2009... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallsteers Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:45:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallsteers Fall born steer calves will sell at the end of May at the Creston Livestock Auction. Contact Landi at 641-772-4479 for more information... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#09pathfinder Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:45:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#09pathfinder Hoover Angus Farm and Landi McFarland - home of 54 Pathfinder cows! Congratulations to Chris Cadle for his Keymura of Ellston B247 cow in the Pathfinder Report! This female was purchased as a bred heifer in our 2005 production sale. Congratulations to Eric Fell for his Barbs Blackbird B18 cow in the Pathfinder Report! This female is out of a cow purchased in our production sale and sired by a Hoover bull... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#farmersong Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:57:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#farmersong Hoover Angus Farm sponsors Farmer Song Fest 2009. Visit http://www.farmersongfest.com/ for more information!... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#reflection Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:21:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#reflection Landi along with Bryan and Gene Hawley evaluate the pen of Reflection sons at the 2009 Connealy Angus sale. Connealy Reward was their choice, and second top selling bull for $30,000. For more information on this bull, click here... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#origen Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:33:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#origen Hoover Dam is being collected at ORIgen in Billings, Montana. Three generations stand within a few pens of one another at ORIgen: Connection, CC & 7, and Hoover Dam... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#reachout Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#reachout Landi and John with their new $10,000 herd sire, MCATL Reachout 278-295. This was the highest marbling bull of the 2009 Musgrave Angus sale... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#basin Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#basin Basin Expedition U678 AK (lot 202) at the Basin Angus sale March 18, 2009 was the top selling bull at $25,000 to Hoover Angus. This bull performed well with a 119 WR, 115 YR, 115 IMF ratio, and 111 ribeye ratio. He is sound made, clean-fronted and offers an outcross pedigree to the Hoover program. He is now at ORIgen in Billings, MT for semen collection before he will see natural service in Iowa this summer... http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2009Calving Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2009Calving Spring calving is in full swing at Hoover Angus Farm! Here are a few pictures of the next generation of Hoover progeny. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2009Sale Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2009Sale Hoover Angus Farm’s 19th Annual, 81st Anniversary Sale was held Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Creston Livestock Auction in Creston, IA. Over 200 bidders in attendance gave Hoover Angus Farm a record-breaking sale and the top selling bull in the farm’s 81-year history. 186 lots grossed $563,900 to average $3032. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#Louisville08 6 Dec 2008 19:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#Louisville08 Congratulations to Doug Schroeder, Clarence, Iowa for being elected to the American Angus Association Board of Directors! From left to right: Landi, David, Doug and Glenda Schroeder. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2008Halloween 1 Nov 2008 11:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2008Halloween The Hoover Angus crew takes part in the Tingley's Annual Halloween Parade. "Hats off to Tingley - Continuing the Halloween Tradition!" Andy and Jessi handed out Hoover Angus pens along the parade route. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2008reg 20 Oct 2008 19:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#2008reg Hoover Angus Farm was #1 in Iowa for Angus registrations in fiscal year 2008 of the American Angus Association with 452 registrations! The 125th American Angus Association Annual Meeting will be held in November. Landi McFarland is one of 402 delegates from 45 states, the District of Columbia and Canada that will conduct the business of the Association, including the election of officers and five new directors. GOOD LUCK to Iowa's own Doug Schroeder as he pursues a seat on the board! http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallcalving08 18 Oct 2008 17:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#fallcalving08 Fall calves are hitting the ground at Hoover Angus. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#docs 18 Oct 2008 15:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#docs Landi with Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Johnson at the recent Iowa Vet Rapid Response Team meeting. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#harvest 18 Oct 2008 13:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#harvest Harvest time! Chopping corn silage. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#80years 10 Sep 2008 17:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#80years Celebrating 80 Years of Quality Angus Cattle. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#pagecounty 10 Sep 2008 15:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#pagecounty Congratulations to Kelsey Means on her Reserve Champion Angus Heifer at the 2008 Page County Fair! Kelsey purchased this heifer sired by Statesman in our 2008 Annual Production Sale. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#jrangus 25 Jul 2008 17:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#jrangus Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped serve meals. We provided over 20,000 free meals to exhibitors, their families, and show attendees. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#unioncounty08 25 Jul 2008 14:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#unioncounty08 Congratulations to Candace Weeda on her Grand Champion Pen of 3 Steers at the 2008 Union County Fair! Candace’s steers purchased from the Hoover Angus Farm program had an average daily gain of 3.40 lbs/day, 14.4” ribeye, 7.43% IMF (two high choice steers, one choice), and an average yield grade of 2.6. The carcass value added per day on feed was $3.516, over $.50 more than the next highest pen of steers. Her pen was the highest average gaining pen and the highest average marbling pen out of 8 exhibitors. Candace used visual appraisal and carcass EPDs to select her steers last fall. Steers sired by: SAV New Design 3105, Woodhill Statesman 54K-90N, and LaGrand Future Direction 3368. http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#ringgoldcounty08 24 Jul 2008 17:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#ringgoldcounty08 Congratulations to Sarah Reasoner on a fine job at the Ringgold County Fair with her CC & 7 bucket calf! http://www.hooverangus.com/archive.php#tingleycelebration 18 Jun 2008 17:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#tingleycelebration Hoover Angus Farm participates in the parade celebrating Tingley's 125th Anniversary. http://www.hooverangus.com/archive.php#springtime08 18 May 2008 17:15:00 -0500 http://www.hooverangus.com/news.php#springtime08 Spring and green grass are finally here!