New leadership elected to Association Board

At the American Angus Association’s 140th Annual Convention of Delegates in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 6, members elected officers and directors to lead the organization in the coming year.

Barry Pollard, Enid, Okla., was elected president and chairman of the Board. Pollard said he looked forward to working with the Board, the membership and the staff.

“We have such talented people all across that at every level, and we want to hear their ideas,” he said. “We want to hear how the things we’ve done for them genetically or EPDs are benefiting their herd and what questions they have.”

Jonathan Perry, Fayetteville, Tenn., was elected vice president and vice chairman of the Board. Jim Brinkley, Milan, Mo., was announced as treasurer.

Delegates reelected five members to serve their second three-year terms as directors: Mark Ahearn, Wills Point, Texas; Smitty Lamb, Tifton, Ga.; Charles Mogck, Olivet, S.D.; Darrell Stevenson, White Sulphur Springs, Mont.; and Jerry Theis, Leavenworth, Kan. Directors can serve up to two three-year terms on the Board and additional time if elected to serve as an officer.

Watch for additional details in the January Angus Beef Bulletin.

Range Beef Cow Symposium Dec. 13-14

Colorado State University’s Department of Animal Sciences will host the 28th Range Beef Cow Symposium Dec. 13-14 at The Ranch in Loveland, Colo. Cattlemen are also invited to participate in a Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training prior to the symposium Dec. 12.

The biennial symposium offers an exclusive program of practical production management information specific to the region’s cattle producers. Co-sponsors include the Cooperative Extension Service and Animal Science Departments of the University of Nebraska, the University of Wyoming and South Dakota State University.

This year’s program will include nationally and internationally known industry speakers delivering cutting-edge information on beef cattle management topics ranging from sustainability to marketing.

Sessions will incorporate up-to-date information and data from speakers, including several producer panels on hot-button issues and opportunities in the beef cattle industry. Evening “Bull Pen Sessions” will return.

The symposium boasts a top-notch trade show, showcasing a variety of commercial displays from more than 50 allied industry vendors.

Early registration closes Nov. 25. Registration is $55 for students, or $115 for full or hybrid symposium participants until Nov. 25. Student registration after Nov. 25 is $75, and full participant registration is $150. To register, visit the SDSU Extension Event page or contact Ryan Rhoades at 970-217-0239.

For more information on the program, contact Julie Walker, professor and SDSU Extension beef specialist; or Ken Olson, professor and SDSU Extension beef specialist.

National Angus Bull Sale

The 2024 National Angus Bull Sale will be Friday, Jan. 5, at 2 p.m. in the Super Barn Sale Arena during the Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Okla. All consignments will be genomic-tested; will possess a complete set of expected progeny differences (EPDs) and dollar value indexes ($Values); and must be free of any genetic conditions recognized by the American Angus Association.

All bulls born before Jan. 1, 2023, will have passed a complete breeding soundness examination (sometimes referred to as a BSE) within 30 days of the sale.

The Angus Foundation Heifer Package will kick off the bull sale. Headlining the package is Yon Sarah K1233 (AAA *20450734), a maternal sister to both Yon Top Cut G730 and Yon Saluda. She is safe in calf to Yon Toccoa F1054, with an anticipated due date of March 21, 2024.

For more information about the sale, contact sale managers Jeff Mafi at 816-344-4266 or Alex Tolbert at 706-338-8733.

Podcast offers tips for profit-minded cattlemen

Each month the Angus Beef Bulletin team brings you new Angus at Work podcast episodes delivering news and information on health, nutrition, genetics, marketing and management for the profit-minded cattleman. Share with other commercial cattlemen and get tips for your own herd. Listen anywhere you get podcasts or follow the links below.

Catch up on current episodes:

• “BRD Signs and Treatment” with Shawn Blood
• “Beef Market History and Status” with Nevil Speer
• “Navigating Ag Market Volatility” with Dan Basse

Fund the Future

When you see an Angus sale offering marked with the Fund the Future logo, it means a portion of its sale will benefit the Angus Fund, providing unrestricted dollars for the Angus Foundation’s mission of supporting Angus education, youth and research.

The Angus Foundation Fund the Future program provides Angus breeders a way to ensure a bright future for the breed. The initiative gives the breeder a unique and flexible opportunity to give back from their own annual production, consignment, bull or online genetic sale. Animals offered through private treaty are also eligible.

Breeders participating in the program donate a percentage of their choice on both live or genetic sale lots. The Angus Foundation provides the program logo and footnote to distinguish a Fund the Future lot in the breeder’s sale book.

For more information visit www.angus.org/foundation.

Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame honorees announced

Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame 2024 inductees and industry award winners will be honored Feb. 1 at the 15th annual banquet during CattleCon24 in Orlando, Fla. The Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame was established in 2009 to honor the exceptional visionary men and women who have made lasting contributions to the cattle-feeding industry.

Hall of Fame inductees include veterinarian Kee Jim of G.K. Jim Farms and Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd. and the late veterinarian Jack Reeve, founder of Reeve Cattle Co. of Garden City, Kan.

Delbert Miles of Colorado will receive the Industry Leadership Award for his work in feedlot veterinary medicine and research in beef cattle production.

Greg Wolfe, with Timmerman & Sons in Nebraska, will receive the Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award.

Angus internship applications now open

College students with interest and experience in the beef industry can gain more hands-on involvement this next year. Applications are now open for internships with the American Angus Association, Angus Media, Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) and Certified Angus Beef (CAB). The various opportunities cover a wide range of disciplines — from events and editorial to communications, marketing and genetics. Applications for the internships with the Association, Angus Media and AGI are due Dec. 1. To apply, visit www.angus.org/careers. For details and to apply for the three internships available through CAB, visit www.certifiedangusbeef.com/recruiting. Applications are due Nov. 12, 2023.

Catch up on the Conversation

Tune in for Season 3 of The Angus Conversation, an Angus Journal podcast. The latest episodes include:

• McDonnells on Efficiency, Innovation, Abundant Opportunities and Disagreeing Gracefully
• Separate Herds, Joint Marketing: Holt, Brown Talk Records, Goals and Service
• World Angus Evaluation Combines Growth, Carcass, Maternal Measures — What That Means to Breeders

Listen to these latest episodes anywhere you get podcasts.