News Update
March 4, 2013
Angus Foundation Selects its 2013 YCC Representative
The Angus Foundation’s Board of Directors has chosen Cortney Hill-Dukehart Cates of Modoc, Ind., to represent the American Angus Association and Angus Foundation at the 2013 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC).
The Angus Foundation will sponsor Cates’ registration and travel expenses. This is the eleventh year the Angus Foundation has funded an Association member to attend YCC, which will take place May 29-June 7.
YCC allows young leaders the chance to see firsthand and further understand all aspects of the beef industry. Attendees participate in a nationwide tour of the beef production chain from ranch to feedlot to packing plant, through marketing and regulatory affairs, and finally ending at consumer foodservice. To qualify for participation, a man or woman must be nominated by one of NCBA’s affiliate members, be between the ages of 25 and 50, and be an NCBA member.
“Investing in the education of our members about the Angus breed and multi-faceted beef cattle industry has been a longtime priority and focus of the Angus Foundation’s mission,” says Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president. “YCC is playing a crucial role in helping to prepare tomorrow’s leaders and advocates for our beef cattle industry.”
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Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course
The Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled for next Tuesday, March 5, 2013. In addition, the Tifton Bull Evaluation Center 55th Annual Sale is set for Wednesday, March 6, 2013. For details, click here.
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CattleFax Names 2012 Officers, Board Members
Kent Bamford of Haxtun, Colo., has been elected president of CattleFax, a member-owned, member-directed cattle market information and research organization. Kevin Hughes, Boise, Idaho, was named president-elect.
Bamford is owner of Bamford Feedyard, a Colorado operation that includes a 15,000 head feedyard and diversified farm, both irrigated and dryland, as well as a trucking company. He is a past president of the Colorado Livestock Association, a board member and treasurer for the Colorado Beef Council, and a board member for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Bamford also serves as the Intermountain Regional Director for CattleFax. He is a graduate of Colorado State University.
Hughes is a cattle feeder and president of Agri Beef Risk Management Co., a division of Agri Beef Co., a vertically integrated ranching, cattle feeding and processing company based in Boise. A native of Arizona and graduate of the University of Arizona, he is a past member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), trading in the live cattle futures and options market as an independent floor trader. He served on the CME live-cattle-marketing and advisory committees and currently serves on the NCBA marketing committee. He serves as the CattleFax Northwest Director.
Named new directors on the organization’s board were Todd Allen, Newton, Kan. (Central Director); Tom Jensen, Omaha, Neb. (Finance Director); and Dale Smith, Amarillo, Tex. (Southwest Director).
Allen is president of Cargill Cattle Feeders. He served as chairman of the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) Cattle Feeders Council in 2005 and on the Kansas Beef Council Executive Committee since 1994. He has been on the KLA Board of Directors since 1998 and the KLA Executive Committee since 1999, and served as the organization’s president in 2009. He has also been active on numerous national committees through NCBA, serving on that organization’s Executive Committee since 2006. He has been on the NCBA Board since 1997.
Jensen is senior vice president of the First National Bank of Omaha, heading up the Agribusiness, Correspondent Banking and Renewable Fuels Departments. Managing a portfolio of more than $1 billion, Jensen and his teams help build long-term relationships with customers and energize their entrepreneurial spirit. He joined First National Bank in 1984 as a senior administrative representative, was promoted to senior agricultural lender in 1993 and department manager in 2002. Jensen has played an instrumental part in increasing the bank’s agribusiness portfolio from $55 million in 1987 to more than $850 million today.
Registration Opens for 2013 PLC and NCBA Legislative Conferences
The Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced today that registration is now open for their 2013 legislative conferences. PLC will be hosting its event April 15-16, 2013, in Washington, D.C., while NCBA’s conference will kick off the evening of April 16 and will run through April 18, 2013. In addition to meeting with their U.S. representatives and senators about a variety of issues affecting the livestock industry, attendees will hear from administration officials, industry experts and other multiple-use industry representatives.
PLC President Brice Lee and NCBA President Scott George agreed that it is important for livestock producers to visit Washington, D.C., and have their voices heard on Capitol Hill.
“The policies made in Washington affect our members’ livestock operations on a daily basis. It’s important that cattle producers meet with their elected officials in person to discuss issues such as disaster assistance, the farm bill and environmental regulations,” said George. “I encourage all cattlemen and women to become more involved in our nation’s legislative process in order to ensure that the beef industry remains successful and our agricultural economy remains vibrant.”
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