News Update
November 10, 2015
Generations of Quality: Angus Century Awards
The Angus breed is built on generations of individuals and families who’ve committed their livelihoods to raising Angus cattle. Through years of adversity and opportunity, they adapted their businesses and have grown into the next generation. The American Angus Association is proud to recognize the Angus breeders who have sustained their farms and ranches for more than 100 years.
The organization presented four Century Awards during its Awards Recognition Breakfast Nov. 5, hosted as part of the 2015 Angus Means Business National Convention & Trade Show in Overland Park, Kan. The following families were recognized: Homestead Farm, Cedar Lake, Ind.; Ingalls Centennial Angus, Faith, S.D.; Penner Angus Ranch, Mill Creek, Okla.; and Simpson Angus Ranch, Edmond, Okla.
Read about each of the operations online in the Association’s Newsroom.
For more news from the 2015 Angus Convention, tune in for The Angus Report the week of Nov. 16 on RFD-TV. The 30-minute news program airs at 7:30 a.m. CST Monday, 5 p.m. CST Wednesday and 1:30 p.m. CST each Saturday on RFD-TV. Online summaries, speaker presentations, photos, videos and much more can be found in the Newsroom at www.angusconvention.com.
Canadian Angus Association Hires Program Coordinator
The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is pleased to welcome its newest staff member, Taylor Isley, who has been hired as the commercial Angus identification and performance program (CAIPP) coordinator. This one-year internship is supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Career Focus Program.
The CAA announced CAIPP in June at the second annual Carcass 101 event. Isley is working with Kajal Devani, director of breed development, to formally launch the program in 2016. Through CAIPP, producers will record Angus-tagged animals with the Association and have the option to add pedigree and performance information to these animal records, including feedlot growth and carcass quality information.
“I'm really excited to help commercial producers market their cattle better through access to more performance information to market their calves to feedlots and their customers,” says Isley.
For more information, please view the CAA’s website.
Nov. 16 Deadline for Pasture, Range and Forage Insurance
The deadline is nearing for the perennial Pasture, Range and Forage Insurance sign-up, designed to protect livestock and hay producers against production losses, said DeDe Jones, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service risk management specialist in Amarillo.
The 2015 sign-up and acreage reporting deadline for this USDA Risk Management Agency program is Nov. 16, and notices of premiums due will be sent by July 1, 2016, Jones said.
“Although most of Texas has ample moisture right now, long-term weather projections are showing a weakening El Niño in the spring and a relatively dry summer,” she said. “Therefore, since producers can choose which months to insure, they might want to consider taking out coverage for later in the 2016 grazing season.”
Payment is not determined by individual damages, but rather area losses based on a grid system, Jones explained. Producers can select any portion of acres to insure, but they must also select between a minimum of two, two-month intervals and a maximum of six, two-month intervals per year. Coverage levels between 70%-90% are available, she said.
For more information, please view the news release online.
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Range and Pasture Workshop set for Dec. 3
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a multi-county Range and Pasture Workshop Dec. 3 in the Eldorado Civic Center.
The center is a mile south of Eldorado on U.S. Highway 277. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. followed by the program from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
“So far, this is shaping up to be a great winter from a moisture standpoint,” said Tait Cooper, AgriLife Extension agent in Schleicher County. “Many pastures have a lot of standing forage, so prescribed fire may be a viable option for many landowners, and that option will be one we cover during this workshop. We’ll also look at herbicides, winter feeding and parasite control.”
Individual registration is $15 before Nov. 27, and $25 thereafter. The fee includes lunch. For more information and to RSVP, call the AgriLife Extension office in Schleicher County at 325-853-2132.
The workshop is a collaborative effort among the AgriLife Extension offices in Schleicher, Sutton, Edwards, Irion and Crockett counties.
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
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