The North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) is working with seven auction markets in four states to promote special Limousin-influenced feeder-calf sales this fall. The effort is part of the Limousin breed’s commitment to the commercial cow-calf sector. more

Reminding Outdoorsmen to Enter for a Chance to Win a Grizzly 550 FI EPS ATV

CYPRESS, Calif. — September 24, 2009 — Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., a leading maker of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles, reminds outdoorsmen and women that National Hunting and Fishing (NHF) Day is coming up on September 26. more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Looking to market Hereford and Hereford-influenced feeder calves this fall? Consign to a Hereford feeder calf sale in your region and you may be rewarded with a premium. More and more sales are being organized every year because of their continued success. more

Nearly 60,000 Internet users have viewed Angus and Angus-related videos on American Angus Association®’s YouTube channel during the last year. The majority of those views have taken place during just the last six months – and traffic continues to grow each day. more

Back in late July, the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) Board of Directors set out to build the industry’s premier social networking community on Facebook.

After less than two months, the NJAA Fan Page now claims 700-plus members – and the ranks continue to grow each day. more

Manhattan, Kan., and Plainview, Texas, operations to focus on corn drought testing

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 23, 2009 - Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, announces the expansion of its corn drought research efforts in Manhattan, Kan., and Plainview, Texas, further strengthening the company’s commitment to bringing better genetics and traits that meet specific challenges facing growers. more

The American Gelbvieh Association, a progressive beef cattle breed organization, is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Director of Breed Promotion. more

Acquisition will strengthen Boehringer Ingelheim’s position as a vaccine supplier among the world’s top animal health companies

Ingelheim, Germany and St. Joseph, MO (September 21, 2009) – Boehringer Ingelheim, a global pharmaceutical group of companies, together with its U.S. animal health business Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to acquire certain assets of Wyeth Pharmaceutical’s Fort Dodge Animal Health business upon the closing of the global Pfizer-Wyeth merger, which is expected to occur early in the fourth quarter. The deal, which is subject to anti-trust clearance, significantly increases the size of Boehringer Ingelheim’s companion animal and cattle portfolios. more

Modern human resource tools bring change to old ways

KINGSVILLE (September 18, 2009) — Cowboys have long been the focal point of ranching history and folklore, but on today‟s modern ranches is being a good cowboy enough? How are successful ranches managing their workforce? Learn this and much more at the Sixth Annual HOLT CAT® Symposium in Excellence in Ranch Management. The topic of this year‟s symposium at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is Human Resource Management on Modern Ranches. It is scheduled Thursday and Friday, Oct. 29-30, in the Memorial Student Union Building located on campus at the intersection of University Boulevard and Santa Gertrudis Street. more

Age and source verification supplies added value to livestock.

Roseland NJ, Sept. 16, 2009 – As the information age hits the cattle industry in full force, Global Animal Management, Inc. (GAM®), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, is providing auction markets with the means to conveniently add value to their clients’ livestock through Auction CheckTM, an online age, source and process verification program for the auction market. more