TheStockExchangeNews.com - February, 2010

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Champions Named At 2010 National Western Stock Show Super Point ROV Angus Show
Angus enthusiasts led 304 entries at the 2010 National Western Stock Show Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) & National Angus Show, January 13-16 in Denver, Colo. Judge Brian Barragree, Ab...(read more)
Juniors Parade Angus Champions At The National Western Heifer Show
Junior Angus members led 147 entries at the 2010 National Western Stock Show’s Junior Angus Heifer Show, January 14 in Denver, Colo. Brian Finnestad, Lee, Ill., evaluated the 145 females and ...(read more)
Officers Address Cattlemen In Opening General Session
Members encouraged to step up commitment to improve beef demand and defense against industry detractors. SAN ANTONIO, TX--The 2010 Cattle Industry Annual Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Sa...(read more)
Champions Parade At 2010 NWSS Gelbvieh And Balancer® Show
Gelbvieh breeders paraded 160 of the best Gelbvieh and Balancer® animals the breed has to offer at the 2010 Ring of Gold National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Open Show. The show was held on Janu...(read more)
American Gelbvieh Association Elects Directors, Leadership
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) elected new directors and leadership during its annual convention and membership meeting January 7-9 in Denver, Colo. in conjunction with the National Wester...(read more)
Outstanding Quality Exhibited In NWSS Gelbvieh Pen Bull Show
The National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Bull Show at the 2010 National Western Stock Show impressed judge Dan Hoge, Kewanee, Ill., with the quality and functionality of the bulls exhibited. The...(read more)
Four Retailers Announced As Winners Of Third National Retail Beef Backer® Awards
The beef checkoff-funded Retail Beef Backer Award recognizes retailers for their commitment to outstanding beef marketing and merchandising programs. Winners presented with the 2009 Retail Beef Bac...(read more)
Beef Checkoff Approves Additional Funding
The Beef Promotion Operating Committee met on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss additional funding received through Final Reports Of Expendit...(read more)
Research, Education, Innovation: Linking The Beef Industry From Farm To Fork
During a time when countless challenges face the beef industry, checkoff-funded beef research, education and innovation (REI) efforts provide a foundation on which other checkoff communications and...(read more)
“I Heart Beef” Campaign Set To Kick Off In February
During a time when sales of middle meats are traditionally slower, the checkoff’s food and nutrition communications team, using conclusions drawn from checkoff-funded market research, is gear...(read more)
Beef Checkoff Works To Publish The Positive About Beef
If you have been on a Southwest Airlines flight in the last three months, found yourself lacking reading material, and reached into the seat pocket in front of you, you may have noticed articles pu...(read more)
Wrangling Science: Red Meat and Cancer?
"Available scientific evidence” fails to support independent association, report says. Note to reporters: An executive summary is available in convention media room. For on-site interviews, ...(read more)
Livestock Marketeers Celebrate 45 Years
DENVER, CO--The names of three livestock professionals were added to the Livestock Marketeers Hall of Fame wall at the National Western Stock Show Club on Jan. 16. The Livestock Marketeers —...(read more)
Beef Breeding Research Still Main Job At MU Thompson Farm
SPICKARD, MO--New ways to improve beef heifer breeding will be top priority in the coming year at the University of Missouri Thompson Farm in Grundy County. The farm advisory committee heard updat...(read more)
MU To Host Farm Outlook Meeting March 11 In Jefferson City
COLUMBIA, MO--The second annual Missouri Agricultural Outlook Conference by University of Missouri economists will be March 11 in Jefferson City. The program will run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at th...(read more)
103 Limousin, Lim- Flex Cattle Show on the Hill in Denver
The National Western Stock Show (NWSS) Limousin and Lim?Flex® open shows were Jan. 12 in the Stadium Arena on the Hill in Denver, Colo. The NWSS is one of the North American Limousin Foundation...(read more)
NALF Presents Medals of Excellence
Attendees at the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) member social on Jan. 10 in Denver, Colo., learned the final standings for the 2009 Medal of Excellence (MOE) show program. The MOE points...(read more)
NWSS Includes 34 Limousin, Lim- Flex Pens, Carloads
The National Western Stock Show (NWSS) Limousin and Lim?Flex® pen and carload shows were Jan. 13 in Denver, Colo. Judges David Ratliff, Westphalia, Kan.; Scott Schaake, Westmoreland, Kan.; and ...(read more)
Indiana’s Sennett Elected NALF President
The 2010 Annual Meeting of the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) was Jan. 11 at the Doubletree Hotel in Denver, Colo., in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show (NWSS). Nearly 100...(read more)
November Beef, Pork Exports Continue 2009 Rebound
U.S. beef and pork exports continued their rebound from the slump earlier in the year, with pork exports reaching their highest level of 2009 in November while beef exports edged 4 percent abo...(read more)