Regional Show Update!

Last month we put out that we would be continuing the Regional Points with the shows that were left in each region. Unfortunately, since then, almost all of the State Fairs hosting regional shows have cancelled. The Show Committee had a meeting at the junior nationals in Texas and made the recommendation to suspend the [...]

By |2020-07-16T10:17:27-05:00July 16th, 2020|0 Comments

SHORTHORN REPRESENTATION ON BIF BOARD

MANHATTAN, Kan. (June 8, 2020) —The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) announced new directors and officers June 8 during the group’s annual meeting and symposium, hosted virtually this year. Joe Mushrush, Strong City, Kansas, was introduced as the 2020-2021 BIF president during the Monday session. Matt Perrier, Eureka, Kansas, is the new vice president. New directors [...]

By |2020-06-17T11:37:35-05:00June 17th, 2020|0 Comments

Junior Nationals Prep with the Interns

Hey y’all! We have 11 days until Junior Nationals and we hope you are excited as we are! For today’s blog post, we wanted to update everyone on what we have been working on, what we are excited for and give some advice to all of our juniors in preparation for NJSS! We are so [...]

By |2020-06-09T10:35:28-05:00June 9th, 2020|0 Comments

Cattle and Beef Markets

– Stephen R. Koontz, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University Early in the month of March, cattle and beef markets began to price a worst-case scenario. Composite beef values rallied as retailers chased supplies. Fed cattle prices softened as animals were pulled forward from the pool of already large supplies. Wholesale margins [...]

By |2020-04-29T04:06:26-05:00April 29th, 2020|0 Comments

2018 ASA/University of Illinois Sire Test Performance Review

Written by: Matt Woolfolk, ASA Director of Performance Programs The National Sire Test (NST) program has been a valuable tool for testing the ability of Shorthorn genetics to perform in a real-world setting. The second year of the NST and our partnership with the University of Illinois provided us with more data on a genetically [...]

By |2020-04-20T08:42:25-05:00April 20th, 2020|0 Comments

Are You Listening?

Written by: Matt Woolfolk, Director of Performance Programs The title of the article is always my opportunity to grab your attention, hoping you’ll read my monthly column. In this instance, I’m not worried about if you are listening to me, but rather the customers that show up to your farms and ranches to buy cattle. [...]

By |2020-02-24T11:43:29-06:00February 24th, 2020|0 Comments
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