News Update
December 14, 2015
Make A Tax Deductible Gift Today
Charitable gifts to the Angus Foundation fund invaluable educational experiences for cattle producers, undergraduate and graduate scholarships for youth pursuing their dreams of higher education and significant research projects that will impact the Angus breed for generations.
The holiday season is a perfect time of year to consider making a donation in support of the Angus Foundation’s education, youth and research initiatives.
Online donations can easily be made via the Angus Foundation’s website. For those wanting to make their outright cash gift by mail, their gift envelope must be U.S. postmarked by Dec. 31 to qualify with the Internal Revenue Service’s guidelines for this year’s income tax purposes.
For more information, please view the full Angus news release online.
R-CALF USA Appeals to Frontrunners to Defend COOL
In what R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard acknowledges is a ‘Hail Mary’ effort to preserve mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL), Dec. 11, the group overnighted letters to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the current frontrunners in the 2016 presidential race. The letters seek the candidates’ help in defending mandatory COOL “to make the United States rancher great again.”
The U.S. mandatory COOL law requires labels on meat that inform consumers where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered.
“As a presidential frontrunner, please tell America that we need COOL to make America great again. Please also explain why America should not capitulate to the WTO (World Trade Organization) on such an important sovereign matter as informing U.S. citizens about the origins of their food,” the group asks.
For more information, please view the full R-CALF news release online.
Six Honored for 50 Years of KLA Membership
Six individuals who joined KLA in 1965 were recognized for 50 years of continuous membership during the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) Convention Dec. 2. KLA currently has 98 members who have been loyal to the association a half century or longer.
Those joining KLA in 1965 were Maurice Erickson, Eureka; Jack Frick, Lakeland, Fla.; Don Kropf, Manhattan; Wiley McFarland, Cimarron; Kent Radcliff, Dexter; and Clinton Stalker Jr., Satanta.
Four were recognized at the convention for achieving the 60-year member mark during 2015. They are Marcie Deets, Beloit; Stan Fansher, Garden City; D.C. Phillips, Wa Keeney; and John Netherland, Ottawa. The longest-held membership is Jansonius Farm at Phillipsburg, which joined in 1918. Individual membership longevity honors belong to Ed Hawthorne from Eureka, who first paid his dues in 1942.
“These members demonstrate the long-standing support that continues to make KLA a strong, effective voice for the Kansas livestock industry,” said KLA President-Elect Matt Perrier, a rancher from Eureka.
For more information, please view the full KLA news release online.
Vast Offerings at Cattlemen’s College
A rapidly changing cattle market is unforgiving when it comes to dealing with producers who won’t — or can’t — meet its many challenges. Education is critical — and is why Cattlemen’s College® has become the premier learning event for the nation’s cattlemen and women.
The 23rd Cattlemen’s College, sponsored by Zoetis and conducted by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), will be hosted in conjunction with the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San Diego Jan. 26-27, 2016.
Planning for the future is a big part of the event. For instance, what will the nation’s cow herd look like five years from now? Five of the nation’s leading cattle industry experts will explore the topic as the Cattlemen’s College kicks off Jan. 26, looking at numerous possibilities, including which cattle genetics will be discounted and which will receive premiums, the pros and cons of buying and leasing land, and the industry’s new technologies that are — and will soon be — offered to cattlemen.
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
Southwest Hay and Forage Conference
Issues relating to crop production are never-ending. What is the newest insect pest? What’s next in weed resistance? When is the best time to plant?
These issues and many more will be topics at the 2016 Southwest Hay and Forage Conference Jan. 13 to 15 at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive in Ruidoso.
New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the New Mexico Hay Association (NMHA) sponsor the annual event to provide opportunities for researchers and experts in a wide variety of topics to share the latest information with forage growers.
“The hay conference is a great opportunity for forage producers to come together and learn about the most up-to-date research advances and new products in the industry, as well as network with one another and share experiences,” said Mark Marsalis, NMSU Cooperative Extension Service forage specialist.
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
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