News Update

March 31, 2017

Final Deadline: Cattlemen’s Boot Camp

Cattle producers, mark your calendars! A Cattlemen’s Boot Camp will take place April 27-28 at the Animal Science Complex on the University of Nebraska’s East Campus in Lincoln, Neb.

The educational event will be jointly hosted by the American Angus Association and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), and will provide purebred and commercial cattle producers with timely information presented by academic and industry professionals. Be sure to register online at angusonline.com, or download and send your application by mail before March 31 to ensure you don’t miss all that this event has to offer.

Generously funded by the Angus Foundation, Cattlemen’s Boot Camp is open to all cattle producers and features two days of educational speakers and workshops, and hands-on activities to help cattlemen and cattlewomen improve their herd operations.

— Adapted from an article by Shelby Mettlen, Angus Media.

Become Part of Angus History

Now’s your chance to support the future of the Angus breed through youth, education and research while also being a part of Angus history and a permanent display at the American Angus Association headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo.

The new walkway at the Association headquarters is a stunning entrance to the heart of the Angus business. The walkway includes customized granite pavers that will forever display Angus supporters’ devotion to the Angus breed.

You can obtain a granite paver through an unrestricted, tax-deductible donation to the Angus Foundation. Two sizes are available to choose from: 6 in. by 12 in. granite pavers and 12 in. by 12 in. granite pavers. A limited number of both sizes are still available and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis with payment.

You’ll want to act now, as the “Building an Angus Legacy” pavers will only be available until April 1. More information is available online.

— Adapted from an article by Sarah Hill, Angus Media.

Cattlemen Applaud Re-establishment
of Congressional Beef Caucus

At a Capitol Hill news conference March 29, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauded the re-establishment of the bipartisan Congressional Beef Caucus. The Beef Caucus will organize and educate members of Congress and their staff on policy issues that impact America’s cattle and beef producers.

The Congressional Beef Caucus will be co-chaired by U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-28th District, Texas) and Kevin Yoder (R-3rd District, Kansas,) who joined NCBA at the news conference. The Beef Caucus currently stands 35 members of Congress strong, hailing from 21 different states.

“On behalf of America’s cattlemen and women, I want to thank Congressmen Cuellar, Yoder and every other member who has already joined the Congressional Beef Caucus — and I’d encourage every other member of Congress to join today,” said NCBA President Craig Uden, a fourth-generation cattleman from Nebraska.

For more information read the NCBA news release online.

— Adapted from a release by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts

Acting Deputy Agriculture Secretary Michael Young announced that a contract renewal sign-up is underway for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA’s largest working lands conservation program with more than 80 million acres enrolled. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) made several updates to the popular program last fall.

These changes help producers better evaluate conservation options that benefit their operations while improving the health and productivity of private and Tribal working lands.

“The changes made to CSP are providing even greater opportunities for stewardship-minded producers across the country to participate and bring their conservation efforts to a higher level,” said Young. “The new tools and methods for evaluating operations, expanded options to address the producer’s conservation and business objectives, and the focus on local resource priorities have resulted in a 30% increase in applications for this widely popular program.”

For more information, view the USDA news release online.

— Adapted from a release by the USDA.

Military Entrepreneurial, Agricultural Workshop

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with the Texas AgrAbility Project, USDA Millican Reserve and others, will present the kickoff of a new military entrepreneurial project and provide a military agriculture workshop in College Station April 28-29.

The kickoff of AgriLife Extension’s new Battleground to Breaking Ground Entrepreneurial Training Project will be from 3-5 p.m. April 28. The kickoff will include a farm tour and opportunity for attendees to network.

“The purpose of this program is to increase the number of military farmers and ranchers in Texas through face-to-face and online training, as well as hands-on experiential training and technical guidance,” said Rick Peterson, AgriLife Extension state family and community health specialist, College Station.

For more information, visit the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events.

— Adapted from a release by Paul Shattenberg, Texas AgriLife Communications.

— Compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor, Angus Media.