July 2, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:
Carrie Horsley, Angus Foundation director of marketing and public relations, at 816-383-5100 or chorsley@angusfoundation.org; or

Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president, at 816-383-5100 or mjenkins@angusfoundation.org

44 Farms to Donate 2015 Angus Foundation Heifer

Proceeds from the Denver sale will benefit Angus education, youth and research.

The Angus Foundation is pleased to announce 44 Farms, Cameron, Texas, as the 2015 Angus Foundation Heifer Package donor. She sells January 2015 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.

“We are excited about the great work Milford Jenkins and the entire Angus Foundation team is doing to advance research, educate and inspire our youth,” says Bob McClaren, 44 Farms owner. “These are the best of times for the Angus breed and the American Angus Association. We are proud to assist, because the best is yet to be.”  

44 Farms began in 1909 when S.W. McClaren acquired his first tract of Little River farmland. Today, four generations later, two of the great-grandchildren Robert S. McClaren and Janet McClaren Salazar, are committed to honoring and enhancing the tradition of a successful farming and ranching operation – 44 Farms.

“All of us at 44 Farms are honored and very excited to donate the 2015 Angus Foundation Heifer Package,” says Doug Slattery, 44 Farms chief operating officer. “The efforts of the Angus Foundation to advance and help educate our Angus youth are remarkable, and we are proud to be a part of it.”

            Additional details about the Angus Foundation Heifer Package regarding name, registration number and pedigree will be released at a later date. More information can be found online at www.angusfoundation.org or by calling Jenkins at 816-383-5100.

About Angus Foundation

Established in 1980 as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization to support Angus education, youth and research. To learn more about the Angus Foundation and the programs it supports, call the Angus Foundation at 816-383-5100 or go to www.angusfoundation.org.

ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. Explore how the Angus breed impacts every sector of the cattle business – from the feedlot to the meatcase – during the 2014 Angus Means Business National Convention and Trade Show. Hosted by the American Angus Association, the event takes place Nov. 4-6 at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Participants will hear from top-flight speakers, conduct Association business, visit the trade show featuring allied industry partners and have the opportunity to attend the Angus University.

The American Angus Association is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving more than 25,000 members across the United States, Canada and several other countries. For more information about Angus cattle and the 2014 convention, visit www.ANGUS.org.

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