TheStockExchangeNews.com - June/July, 2010

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LOOKIN’ FORWARD LOOKIN’ BACK
First of all, let me re-introduce myself. My name is Randy Fisher, from Garden City, Kansas. And several years ago I penned an article in this publication called “WHO’S LONG...(read more)
American Angus Association® Names Communications Intern
Molly Witzel, Burlington, Colo., will join the American Angus Association as the public relations and communications summer intern. She will assist the department by writing press releases,...(read more)
Angus Junior Activities Intern Announced
The American Angus Association® announces Jordan Paulsrud, Danbury, Iowa, as its junior activities summer intern. She will assist with the planning and execution of National Junior Angu...(read more)
Annual LEAD Conference to be held in Nashville
Early registration for the annual youth leadership conference ends June 15. “Angus: Live and Loud” is the theme for the 2010 Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) C...(read more)
Duysen Hired As AHA Junior Activities Intern
KANSAS CITY, MO--Corey Ann Duysen will serve as the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) junior activities intern this summer. Duysen grew up showing livestock and is a rec...(read more)
Creason Joins Simmental Field Staff
Ed Creason, Polo, MO, is the newest addition to the American Simmental Association (ASA) Field Services staff. He has assumed responsibility for the states in the South Central Region of the US, wo...(read more)
Stockmanship And Stewardship Program: The Right Message At The Right Time
The checkoff’s Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and producer education programs are once again teaming with industry partners to present an educational cattle-handling seminar to producer...(read more)
United States plays host to 2010 World Charolais Congress
Charolais breeders from all over the world recently convened in the United States for the 2010 World Charolais Congress. The Congress, which takes place every two years, rotates among various cou...(read more)
KLA OPENS NEW OFFICE TO BETTER SERVE WESTERN KANSAS
TOPEKA, OK--The Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) will provide more timely and efficient service to rancher, feeder and dairy members in western Kansas from a new office in Scott City. The...(read more)
Rain in May dampens haymakers’ plans Cutting in April improves forage quality
COLUMBIA, MO--The rain won and haymakers lost. Farmers aiming to harvest quality hay have been frustrated by prolonged rain in May, says a University of Missouri Extension forage specialist...(read more)
NALF Names New Activities Director
The North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) has hired Kasey Woolam, formerly of South Windsor, Conn., as its director of activities. She joined the staff May 17. In her new role, she will...(read more)
NCBA, PLC Support Murkowski, Lincoln Resolution To Prevent EPA From Regulating Agriculture Out Of Business
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) are asking the Senate to stand up for American agriculture by supporting S. J. Res. 26 ...(read more)
DASNR faculty and staff experience agriculture in southwest Oklahoma
STILLWATER, OK--Participants of the 2010 Access Tour loaded up on a Big Orange Bus to see the many faces of agriculture in southwest Oklahoma. Cowboys who took to the road were facul...(read more)
Giving Back: FAPC Donates To Regional Food Bank Of Oklahoma
Stillwater, OK--“Five hundred thousand Oklahomans will wake up today and wonder where their next meal will come from. Oklahoma ranks as the sixth hungriest state in the nation, but th...(read more)
Debris in pastures potential health risk to cattle
OKMULGEE, OK--The aftermath of Oklahoma’s recent tornadoes has many cattle producers walking their pastures looking for insulation, building materials and other debris that may negati...(read more)
Global Challenges, Strategies and Successes Highlighted at Opening Session of USMEF Board of Directors Meeting
The USMEF Board of Directors Meeting and Product Showcase got underway in St. Louis Wednesday, with nearly 200 members hearing from several experts on the state of the global marketplace fo...(read more)
US Beef, Pork Exports Show Strength In First Quarter
U.S. beef and pork muscle cut exports performed well in March, concluding the first quarter of 2010 with increasing momentum. A sluggish global market for variety meat held down the ov...(read more)
Working Ranch Cowboys Presents $50,000 to Clarendon College Ranch Program
When a representative of the Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation called Laban Tubbs, director of the Ranch & Feedlot Operations Program at Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas, and told h...(read more)