KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­— After a day of anticipation and three rounds of stiff competition, Kasey Herman, Skiatook, Okla., earned the coveted champion senior showman honor July 16 against nearly 100 competitors at the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City. Reserve champion was Mark Sims, Elgin, Okla. more

DENVER, Colo. (July 18, 2008) - The National Cattlemen’s Foundation and Fort Dodge Animal Health recognize the importance of and demand for bovine veterinarians and production agriculture professionals. Today, they recognized five individuals for their commitment to the industry. Three doctorate of veterinary medicine (DVM) and two animal science undergraduate students each received a scholarship of $5,000 as part of the first Fort Dodge Animal Health Legacy Scholarship program. more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­— Reserve champion peewee showman, Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, could barely see over the top of her senior yearling heifer as she captured the grand champion title in the 198-head bred-and-owned heifer show during the ninth Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City on July 17. more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­— Miranda and Keysto Stotz, Skiatook, Okla., and Hunter Hamilton, Heltonville, Ind., won top honors in the cow-calf show during the ninth annual Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City, on July 17. more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­— Fiftty-nine bred-and-owned bulls competed for grand and reserve champion honors at the ninth annual Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City, July 17. Jirl Buck, Madill, Okla., judged the bulls. “It is overwhelming the quality these juniors are exhibiting in the bred-and-owned bull show,” Buck said. “It is an amazing champion line up.” more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ­­­– Exhibitors from across the U.S. gathered for the 2008 Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City, Mo., July 16, and it was Mitchell Tucker, North Platte, Neb., who walked away with grand champion honors in the steer show. more

The Heartland Regional Junior Limousin Show was July 12 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Exhibitors brought 156 head from Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Kyle Rozeboom, Saint Paul, Minn., evaluated their 23 steers, 17 owned and bred-and-owned Lim-Flex® females, 10 bred-and-owned Limousin bulls, 23 bred-and-owned Limousin females, and 106 owned Limousin females. more

Large-scale feedyard study finds IVOMEC® (ivermectin) 1% Injection alone works as well as two other parasite control products combined

DULUTH, GA — July 11, 2008 — Cattle treated with IVOMEC® (ivermectin) 1% Injection perform just as well as cattle treated with both SAFE-GUARD® (fenbendazole) 10% Suspension and an ivermectin pour-on. That was the conclusion of a recent study conducted with a large group of feedyard cattle in Nebraska.1 more

[Lexington, KY] – Alltech, a global leader in animal health and nutrition, is proud to announce the appointment of Pieter Prinsloo as the manager of Alltech Vermont, which includes the New England territory of Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. At age 23, Prinsloo has rewritten Alltech history as the youngest employee to be promoted to a territory manager position.

“We are delighted to have Pieter step into this leadership role,” said Geoff Frank, North America regional manager. “He is a natural fit due to his excellent training under the current manager, Dallas Shaw, the experience he has obtained in reorganizing the markets and distribution channels in his territory, and the ease with which he relates to our customers.”

With a passion for acting locally, Alltech opened a 16,000 ft.2 office and warehouse in more

Mikalena Randazzo has been hired as the Commercial Marketing Specialist for the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA). Randazzo was raised on a commercial cow/calf operation near McAlester, Okla. She brings experience from the family operation as well as from her former position as the Office Secretary of Oklahoma BEEF Incorporated (OBI). While working for OBI she was responsible for data entry, maintenance of the OBI website, data extractions for catalog preparation and coordinating sale day activities. Randazzo received her Associates Degree in Agriculture from Connors State College and her Bachelors of Science in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University. Randazzo was hired as an RAAA intern receiving training in the Feeder Calf Certification Program’s (FCCP) supplier evaluation process, registration data input, sale catalog data extraction and website content, layout and design. more