News Update
December 16, 2015
Angus CEO Shares Goals for the Future
Allen Moczygemba took the reins of the American Angus Association Dec. 1 as CEO of the world’s largest beef breed organization.
This week on The Angus Report, Crystal Albers had a chance to sit down with him at the company headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo., to talk about his goals for the organization and its 25,000 members.
Watch the interview online or tune in for The Angus Report at 5 p.m. CST this evening on RFD-TV. The show also airs at 1:30 p.m. CST Saturday and 7:30 a.m. CST each Monday morning.
Apply for Angus Summer Internships
College students with an interest in the livestock business should consider applying for a summer internship with the American Angus Association. The 10-week, paid internship programs offer three students a chance to gain real-world knowledge and experience in the beef cattle industry.
The member-driven organization provides internship opportunities through the events and education department, communications and public relations, and the Angus Journal editorial team.
A summer intern joining the Association’s events and education department can expect to play a significant role in planning youth events hosted by the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA).
College students with a passion for agricultural communications would make an excellent addition to Angus Media’s communications team. Working closely with the communications intern on the Angus Media team, the Angus Journal offers a college junior or senior the opportunity to be part of its editorial team for the summer.
Application details are outlined in the full news release online, and all materials must be received by Feb. 5, 2016.
Minnesota Lifts Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Quarantines
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced Dec. 15, that it has lifted the last of the quarantines that were placed on each of the 108 farms infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) this year. All sites have completed cleaning and disinfection of their facilities and have received negative influenza test results from environmental samples taken in and around the infected barns.
Ninety percent of previously infected sites were cleared to restock as of Oct. 6. The few sites that remained have also completed the steps required to gain clearance for restocking their barns with poultry. Restocked poultry on all the affected farms have tested negative which provides additional assurances that the HPAI virus has been eradicated from Minnesota.
For more information, please view the full news release online.
BioZyme Hires Lindsey Grimes as Nutrition Coordinator
BioZyme® Inc., manufacturers of Amaferm®, VitaFerm®, Sure Champ® and other proprietary, natural supplements for cattle, swine, poultry and show livestock, recently hired Lindsey Grimes of Saint Joseph, Mo., as nutrition coordinator.
In her new position, Grimes is responsible for updating the online feed value barometer, developing feed rations for customers, coordinating producer meetings and dealer training sessions, writing articles for publication and aiding the nutrition team.
Growing up in the beef industry, Grimes has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and a master’s in ruminant nutrition and animal breeding and genetics from Kansas State University.
Grimes is a former beef marketing intern at Select Sires Inc. in Plain City, Ohio, and a spring intern at Gardiner Angus Ranch in Ashland, Kan. She is a member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Angus Association, Ohio Angus Association and American Society of Animal Sciences. She has also served on the National Junior Angus Association Board of Directors.
Southwest Beef Symposium
The Southwest Beef Symposium, an educational forum tailored for beef producers in the Southwest, will be conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service on Jan. 13-14 at the Roswell Convention Center, 921 N. Main St. in Roswell, N.M.
“Looking to the Future” is again the theme of this year’s conference, said Bruce Carpenter, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist in Fort Stockton, Texas.
“We are currently experiencing a bit of a correction in the beef cattle market after years of high prices. While this should come as no surprise to most seasoned cattlemen, it still will take some getting used to,” Carpenter sais. “Our program this year will deal with ways to stay profitable while making the adjustment to somewhat lower returns. We’ll also cover a host of other topics cattlemen should be apprised of now and into the coming year.”
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
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