40th Annual Alabama BCIA
Meeting and Awards Banquet
March 27, 2004
Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, Ala.
*Gold Star Cow Awards*
These are virtually the same honors as any of the dam of distinction
programs the purebred beef breed associations
have for their members. In 2001, BCIA changed the program to encompass
more management styles. By removing
the 650-pound adjusted waning weight requirement, not as much emphasis
was placed on production. However, we
do require the cow be able to produce up to the BCIA weaning weight
average. You may think BCIA gives out too
many Gold Star Awards; however, you can think of it this way: This
year, there were a maximum of 6,108 dams
eligible for the award. This year, BCIA presented 230 Gold Star Cow
Awards. This represents 3.8 percent of the dams
in production in the BCIA Commercial Records program. It is not too
difficult to have a cow be named a Gold Star
Cow the first time; however, when a cow is able to meet the criteria
13 years in a row, she is special.
Chilton and Bibb counties
Autauga County
Hale County
Pickens County
Tuscaloosa County
Gold Star Cow Awards (by county):
Autauga
Milton Wendland, Autauga Farming Company—55
Hank and Harold Gaines, Gaines Farm—14
Stan Hollon, Hollon Farms—1
Donnie Jones, Jones Farm—1
Bill Lipscomb, Lipscomb’s Three-L Ranch—10
Ricky and Mary Tucker, Winslow Farms—1
Baldwin
Malcomb Peagues, Gulf Coast Research & Extension Center—1
Bibb/Chilton
Kermit Stephens, KK&W Farm—6
Billy Bolding, Billy H. Bolding Farm—3
Buddy Carlee, Carlee Farms—12
Butch Lovelady, Lovelady Farms—20
Clay
Dr. George Smith, Crooked Creek Farm—1
Conecuh
Vernon Baggett—1
Dallas
Jimmy Friday—2
Jed Yeager, Hurricane Creek Farm—4
Al and Rick Schober, Schober Cattle Company—5
Harrell Watts, Simmentals of Alabama—2; Doug Smith—2
Fayette
Carlton Benton—2
Randall Rawls, Upper Coastal Plains Substation—1
Hale
David Fisher, Fisher Farms—3
Jamey Clary, Twin Creeks Farm—2
Tommy Martin, Triple M Farm—6
Lamar
Dan Tomlin, Circle T Beef Cattle Farm—2
Lee
Joe Navarre, Torbert Farms—4
Limestone
David and Ann Nelson, Seven Springs Farm—4
Wesley Stroud, Stroud Farms—12
Monroe
Oneil Smith—1
Montgomery
Tommy Rowlen, Rowlen Farms—5
Pickens
Boyd Koon, Big K Farm—5
Tony Boothe, Boothe & Boothe Farms—3
Gerald McGahey, McGahey Farms—4
Jack Howell, J&R Farms—12
Pike
Cyril Newman—4
Randolph
Calvin Kirby—1
Shelby
James Cates—7
Tuscaloosa
John Bambarger, Bambarger Cattle Farm—5
Chris Gladney, Sepsey Balley Farm—1
Steve Ballard, Cripple Creek Farms—4