NAAB Holds 47th Convention COLUMBIA. Mo. The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) held its 47th annual convention recently at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. There were approximately 27S in attendance with 11 supply com panies exhibiting their products. This year’s convention was hosted by Tri-State Breeders Coopera tive, Bamboo, Wis. The Convention Committee consisted of Deborah Wilson, chairperson, Roger Ripley, Bruce Odeen, Julie Larson, Char McCauley, Dianne Deaton and Jim Cabaj. Wednesday evening, conven tion guests gathered outside in the garden for a ‘Taste of Wisconsin” at the host reception. The NAAB Awards Banquet was held Thurs day evening where delegates and guests enjoyed the presentation of four industry awards. The next day, convention attendees expressed their appreciation to Tri-State Breeders, by unanimous ly passing a special resolution rec ognizing their efforts of the past few months in preparation of this event BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION In other business, one new director was elected to serve on the NAAB Board, that was Ken neth Leick, board director for 21st Century Genetics. Shawano. Wis. Two incumbents re-elected to the NAAB Board were Dick Chi chester, general manager. Select Sires, Plain City, Ohio and Jon Mast, director for Noba, Inc., Tif fin, Ohio. Jack Shelton, president of American Breeders Service, ■' Companion Hybrids. For A Better Shot At A Bigger Yield. 98 7654 321 9=Poor I=Excellent **- • ■■■ ■ - ■'■■■* > i ! -' (EXP 258) Excellent plent health provldee coneletent yielde. Key traits: Produces consistent yields under a wide range of conditions. Excellent stalk strength with excellent late-season plant integrity and very good drydown. Very good seedling emergence. 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Landmark Genetics, Hughson, Calif.; Ken Persyn, owner, Medina Valley Genetics, Castroville, Texas. Dr. Gordon A. Doak, was appointed secretary/treasurer and president of NAAB. Retiring from the NAAB Board was R. Douglas Wilson, CEO for 21st Century Genetics, Shawano, Wis. He was recognized with plaques for his six-year tenure on the board, the last two of which he served as chairman. The Thursday morning opening - general session was highlighted with the annual chairman’s address by Doug Wilson. He spoke of the many chal lenges NAAB would be faced with in the coming years and ques tioned as to where NAAB should be positioned in such areas of international marketing, member unity, trade association priorities and structure, research, beef prog ramming and the many key issues to be worked out in the dairy industry. 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Alan Bair, director of Member/ Public Relations, Atlantic Breed ers Cooperative, then previewed next year’s annual convention. Attendees got a real taste of the '“Sweetest place on Earth” as handfuls of mouth-watering Her shey chocolate kisses were passed out along with an invitation to come to Hershey. Dates for next year’s convention are August 24-26, and the host is Atlantic Breeders Cooperative of Lancaster. Thursday afternoon’s educa tional session included Dr. Martin Sicber, NAAB director of Interna tional Market Development who spoke on the topic of “Internation al Semen Market”; Dr. Rex Pow ell, research geneticist, USDA- Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory spoke about “Interna tional Comparison of Dairy Gene tics”; Roy Wallace, vice president Beef Programs, Select Sires, spoke on “Export Market for US Beef Semen”; and the subject of “Genetic Improvement Programs in other Countries” were addressed by Dr. Dave Seiner, vice president for sire procure ment, 21st Century Genetics and Dr. Rex Powell, USDA-AIPL. At Friday morning’s business session, delegates passed a resolu tion strongly urging USDA-AIPL to develop methods for including Owner/Sampler production records in their Sire Genetic Eva- 98 76 54 3 2 1 luation Program as a cost effective method of maintaining and increasing the rate of genetic progress in the national dairy herd. Dr. Donald R. Monke, vice president Sire Health Programs at Select Sires, and CSS chairman of the board, reported on the status of NAAB subsidiary. Certified Semen Services (CSS). He reviewed the status of such topics as the Semen Plasma Brucellosis Test, BVD Virus Test Protocol, CSS Combination of Antibiotics and Semen Import Regulations. In his president’s address. Dr. Gordon A. Doak presented an indepth overview of the activities being carried out by NAAB. He said in 1992, unit sales increased for dairy domestic 3.8 percent, dairy international 10.1 percent, beef domestic 5.7 per cent, beef international 48.1 per cent, and beef custom frozen 21.9 percent. Only dairy custom frozen decreased, -12.7 percent The val ue of international dairy sales increased three parent and beef value increased 48. S percent. Tot al units exported in 1992 increased to 5.6 million with a val- REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio At four years of age, “Grace” was just raised from Excellent-91 to 95 points, making her one of the highest scored cows recognized by the American Guernsey Association. “Grace” was bred by Ken Win ters, the 1993 Guernsey Master Breeder, of Mabton, Washington. She is owned by John and Bonnie Ayars, Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and Winters. 9= Poor I=Excellent (EXP 266 b) New for Eastern Corn Betti Excellent choice for no-till. Kay traits: Excellent seedling growth rate, stalk strength and staygreen. Produces consistent yields across a wide range of environmental conditions. Good choice tor no-till. Plant for grain or silage. Excellent resistance to Southern Com Leaf Blight. Management tips; Plant at medium to high populations. Adapts to a wide range of tillage practices an excellent choice for no-till. Exhibits strong performance across all soil types. Adaptable to all crop rotations. Good choice for grain or silage. Contact your local DEKALB Representative For More Information Lancaster Farming,- Saturday, November 6, 1993-A2l Grace Gains Status ue of $43.3 million. Following a review of funding cuts in the USDA-FAS Foreign Market Development and Market Promotion Programs, it was announced that NAAB will parti cipate in a national livestock gene tics organization. US Livestock Genetics Export Inc. is to consoli date the foreign market develop ment programs of a number of organizations associated with cattle, sheep and swine. Through this national organization, it is hoped additional funding for export development of US gene tics can be generated. Delegates were informed about NAAB’s work with USDA APHIS/Vetcrinary Services regarding regulations for inspect ing semen imported into the US. In the research area, NAAB and a number of other organizations will be funding research at USDA AIPL. 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