News Update
September 16, 2015
Sammy Kershaw Headlines National Angus Convention
Country singer Sammy Kershaw, famous for hits such as “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful,” “Cadillac Style,” “Meant to Be” and “Love of My Life,” will entertain the crowd during the 2015 Angus Means Business National Convention & Trade Show in Overland Park, Kan.
Sponsored by Merck Animal Health, Kershaw takes the stage Nov. 4 and six lucky convention attendees will be awarded meet-and-greet passes before the show. Anyone who is registered for the National Angus Convention by Wednesday, Sept. 23, will be entered to win.
“We’re thrilled to be able to offer meet-and-greet passes for Sammy Kershaw and hope everyone enjoys the top-notch entertainment we’ll offer at the National Angus Convention,” says Becky Weishaar, Angus Media’s Creative Media director and lead contact for the event.
Register online today to take advantage of this opportunity for you and five of your friends to meet the musician and have photos taken prior to Kershaw’s performance.
For more information, view the complete news release online.
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
The USDA reminds farmers and ranchers affected by the recent wildfires in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington state that USDA has programs to assist with their recovery efforts.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) can assist farmers and ranchers who lost livestock, grazing land, fences or eligible trees, bushes and vines as a result of a natural disaster. FSA administers a suite of safety-net programs to help producers recover from eligible losses, including the Livestock Indemnity Program, the Livestock Forage Disaster Program, the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program, and the Tree Assistance Program.
In addition, the FSA Emergency Conservation Program provides funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters and for carrying out emergency water conservation measures in periods of severe drought. Producers located in counties that received a primary or contiguous disaster designation are eligible for low-interest emergency loans to help them recover from production and physical losses.
View the full USDA news release online.
NCF Accepting Scholarship Applications
The National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF) is now accepting applications for 2016-2017 beef industry scholarships sponsored by the CME Group. Ten scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded to outstanding students pursuing careers in the beef industry.
Applicants for the 2016-2017 scholarship will be required to write a one-page letter expressing future career goals related to the beef industry. They also must write a 750-word essay describing an issue in the beef industry and offering solutions to this problem. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior or full-time undergraduate student enrolled at a two- or four-year college.
Applications should be submitted by Oct. 30, 2015, and sent to National Cattlemen’s Foundation, 9110 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 300, Centennial, CO 80112. The winning recipients will be announced during the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 27-29, 2016.
For more information, please view the full NCBA release online.
Merck Provides Scholarships to Vet Students
As a partner in the Food Systems Fellowship Program coordinated by the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, Merck Animal Health is pleased to announce three $5,000 scholarships have been awarded to students who are participating in the program. During the past 10 years, Merck Animal Health has provided various scholarship opportunities for more than 150 students focused on working in food animal production.
The following students are participants in the Food Systems Fellowship Program and will receive Merck Animal Health scholarships in 2015.
Lora Anderson, from Mason, Mich., is a second-year veterinary student in the College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU and is pursuing a Master of Science in Public Health from MSU.
Audrey Lownsbery, from Milan, Mich., is a third-year veterinary student in the College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU. Upon graduation, Lownsbery would like to work in a multi-doctor, food animal-focused practice.
Jared Lyzenga, from Byron Center, Mich., is a second-year veterinary student in the College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU and holds a bachelor’s degree in animal science from MSU.
For more information, please view the full Merck news release online.
K-State’s Beef Stocker Field Day
Beef stocker cattle health, business management and infrastructure topics are among those on tap for the 2015 Kansas State University (K-State) Beef Stocker Field Day Thursday, Sept. 24, in Manhattan.
The day starts with registration at 9:30 a.m. at the university’s beef stocker unit, 4330 Marlatt Ave. in Manhattan, Kan. A complimentary barbecue brisket lunch will be provided and the program will close with social time and “The Cutting Bull’s Lament 2015,” featuring prairie oysters and ice cream for all.
At the end of the day attendees will also see an unmanned aerial vehicle in action.
The program is designed to share the most significant research and other recent information related to stocker cattle operations through several presentations including: Charting the Course in Choppy Waters by Glynn Tonsor, K-State Research and Extension agricultural economist; A Kansas Producer Panel: Breaking into the Stocker Business, which includes Rodney Derstein of Kismet, Justin Keith of Allen, Sam Sterling of Pratt, Mike Utech of Emporia, and moderator Wes Ishmael, BEEF Magazine contributing editor; and Innate Immunity and Bovine Reproductive Disease in Stocker Calves by Jim Sears, Bayer senior technical services veterinarian.
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
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