The American Royal’s Limousin show was Oct. 29 in Kansas City, Mo. The American Royal is one of the North American Limousin Foundation’s (NALF’s) four major Medal of Excellence (MOE) shows. more

NEW YORK (Nov. 4, 2008) – Dairy and beef producers can now treat foot rot with the most convenient, single-dose anti-infectives on the market – DRAXXIN® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution and EXCEDE® (ceftiofur crystalline free acid) Sterile Suspension. In addition to treating bovine respiratory disease (BRD), DRAXXIN and EXCEDE are approved to effectively treat foot rot in cattle. more

Applegate Livestock Equipment positioned to better meet needs of a growing customer base with exclusive agreement for marketing and distribution of Feedtrain products.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada- November 4, 2008- Applegate Livestock Equipment (Applegate) of Union City, Indiana, a division of Ag Growth Industries, has signed an exclusive agreement with Feedtrain LLC (Feedtrain) of Unionville, Missouri to market and distribute its entire line of portable and stationary livestock feeding equipment. Feedtrain manufactures a quality line of stationary and mobile feed bunks, portable creep feeders as well as stationary and mobile bulk feed bins. more

MOLINE, Ill. (Nov. 3, 2008) – Deere & Company said it has acquired full ownership of ReGen Technologies, Inc, a remanufacturing company located in Springfield, Missouri. Deere had already owned 50 percent of the business. more

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN – November 3, 2008 – ABS is pleased to announce Mike McCabe has joined Genus Americas as the Director of Marketing.

“Mike’s 20 years of agriculture industry expertise and strong marketing background make him an asset to our team,” stated Ian Biggs, Chief Operating Officer of Genus Americas. “We are excited to have him working with the ABS and PIC teams and more

The American Angus Association® salutes Nelson Angus Ranch, Salmon, Idaho, for continued ownership and production of Angus cattle for more than 50 years. Clyde and Ruby Nelson were presented a certificate signed by the Association’s president at their 56th production sale to honor this Historic Angus Herd achievement. The Nelsons joined the Association in 1958. more

Omaha, NE ─ November 3, 2008 ─ Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that auction registration and online pre-bidding is now available for Cat Auction Services’ Inaugural auction, slated to take place November 12 at 9:00 a.m. CST in Des Moines, IA. To register for this auction, or to place a pre-bid, please visit www.proxibid.com/catauctions. more

Robin Ruff has been promoted to junior activities director for the American Angus Association®, effective immediately. She has served as the junior activities assistant since May 2007, upon completing her bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University (K-State).

Ruff will oversee the activities of the more than 7,000 active junior Angus members and will continue to coordinate and implement programs of the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA). She will work closely with the NJAA Board to facilitate leadership programs, educational events and shows for the NJAA, comprised of Association membership 21-years and younger.

“Her knowledge of the Junior Activities Department and her work with the NJAA Board in guiding and planning the activities and events of the NJAA will be a huge asset in her new role,” says Bryce Schumann, chief executive officer of the American Angus Association. “Robin brings enthusiasm and fresh ideas to this position, along with a disciplined work ethic to be sure that every junior Angus member will benefit from being in the NJAA.”

Ruff is a native of Hanston, Kan., where she was raised on her family’s cattle operation. She competed in the show ring on various levels. She earned a bachelor’s in agribusiness from K-State, where she was active in Collegiate Cattlewomen, College of Agriculture Student Council, and Sigma Alpha Professional Agriculture Sorority.

Ruff can be contacted by calling the Association at 816-383-5100 or via e-mail at rruff@angus.org.

Junior activities are a program of the American Angus Association, with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo., designed for youth members of the Association. For more information about the NJAA visit www.njaa.info.

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For More Information Contact:

Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or sstannard@angus.org

For a picture of Robin Ruff, contact prphotos@angus.org

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NORAC Systems International Inc. is STEP’s Exporter of the Year. The award, sponsored by Export Development Canada, was presented in Saskatoon in conjunction with the Canada Trade Summit. more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo., October 31, 2008 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted approval of Mycomune® R, a vaccine to help prevent respiratory disease in calves caused by Mycoplasma bovis. This new vaccine, which contains antigens against four economically important strains of M. bovis, can be administered to beef and dairy calves as young as three weeks of age. Mycomune R was developed by CEVA Biomune, a leading manufacturer of vaccines for animals, and is being marketed exclusively in the United States by AgriLabs. more