Bill and Barb Rishel of Rishel Angus, North Platte, Neb., have donated B/R Ruby of Tiffany 4214 to the Angus Foundation to offer at auction at the 2006 National Western Stock Show. She will highlight the Angus Foundation Heifer Package, which is set to sell on Thursday, Jan. 12, in the Beef Palace Auction Arena, just prior to the National Western Angus Bull Sale. All proceeds from the package go to the Angus Foundation, which supports education, youth and research.

The February 2004 granddaughter of B/R Ruby of Tiffany 155, the dam of B/R New Design 323, is bred to Ironwood New Level, and is due to calve in February 2006. In addition to the bred heifer, three other companies have donated to the package. American Live Stock Insurance Co., Geneva, Ill., will donate 30 days of insurance. Lathrop Livestock Transportation, Dundee, Ill., will provide transportation to the buyer's farm or ranch, and Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa, will provide a flush and three embryo implants into the buyer's recipient cows.

"Considerate and compassionate Angus breeders like Bill and Barb Rishel and others who have supported the Foundation Heifer Package fundraiser in the past, empower the Foundation to reach new pinnacles of success in support of education, youth and research programs," says Milford H. Jenkins, director of development for the Angus Foundation. "You will want to be there when this powerfully phenotypic and genotypic female walks into the sale ring."

For more information about the Angus Foundation Heifer Package or ways you can contribute to the Angus Foundation, log onto www.angusfoundation.org, contact Jenkins at 816-383-5100 or visit with any regional manager.