Nebraska To Host National Angus
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.
Angus breeders and commercial
cattle producers from across the
United States are invited to at
tend the 2001 National Angus
Conference and Tour, set for
September 30-October 3, in
North Platte, Neb.
“Leading the Angus Advance”
is the theme for the four-day
event, which includes a workshop
program, two-day tour and one
day conference program.
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discuss current topics ranging
from the basics of production to
emerging new technologies in the
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A&M University, will deliver the
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Richard L. Spader, executive vice
president of the American Angus
Association.
On Sunday, September 30, at
tendees have the opportunity to
participate in two workshops and
the “Basics of the Business
Breed” program.
Scott Johnson, director of
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Conference And Tour
Angie Denton, director of Web
marketing for Angus Productions
Inc. (API), will offer a Web mar
keting workshop on services API
offers to producers for marketing
their herd on the Web.
A new addition to this year’s
event is the “Basics of the Busi
ness Breed” program on Sunday
evening, where association staff
will conduct mini workshops for
both new and experienced breed
ers.
John Crouch, director of per
formance programs, will discuss
the basics of Angus Herd Im
provement Records (AHIR), in
cluding how to determine con
temporary groups, completing
AHIR forms and the basics of
sire evaluation.
Bryce Schumann, director of
member services, will discuss the
basics of herd identification and
tips on how to complete forms
and submit them to the associa
tion for trouble-free service.
The third session addresses
member logon services available
on the association’s Web site and
how more and more members are
accessing their individual herd
information, submitting registra
tions and doing other business
with the association online.
The conference also features
several tour stops at Angus oper
ations in the area.
The conference program con
cludes the four-day event on
Wednesday, October 3, and fea
tures some of the most influential
speakers in the beef industry. In
addition to Dr. Bill Mies, attend
ees will also hear from Dr. Bill
Money Available For
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COLLEGE PARK, Md.
Two small-grant programs aimed
at improving the profitability of
farmers and farmer groups are
now available.
For the first grant program,
Individual Marketing Grants, a
total of $20,000 in grant awards
(up to $5OO/award) is available
for individual farmers who are
working to increase their access
to new or existing markets in
Maryland, Virginia, West Virgin
ia and Pennsylvania.
Examples of potential projects
include: extending the growing
season through the use of row
tunnels or hoop houses; conduct
ing an open house or farm day to
recruit potential customers; or
developing a brochure for recruit
ing potential restaurant buyers.
The second grant program,
Group Marketing Grants, is
aimed at improving the profita
bility of farm organizations,
farmer groups and/or farmer co
operatives in the mid-Atlantic re
gion. A total of $30,000 in grant
awards (up to $4,000/award) is
available for farmer-based groups
or organizations that are working
to adopt and promote innovative
marketing techniques and strate
gies in Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia or Pennsylvania.
To qualify for funding, projects
must be the result of collabora
tion among farmers looking to
sell their products in an innova
tive manner.
FORAGING AROUND
The newsletter of the Pennsylvania Forage and grassland Council
(PFGC), includes several farm features with a focus on pasture quality
The special summer section will be included with Lancaster Farming
July 14 Another section, the fall PFGC issue, is scheduled Sept 15
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Beal, Virginia Tech, on the basics
of reproduction and Dr. Twig
Marston, Kansas State Universi
ty, on producing pounds, product
and pregnancy.
The remainder of the morning
program will begin with Dr. Dan
Moser, Kansas State Univeristy,
on the role of DNA in genetic im
provement programs and contin
ue with Bill Bowman, director of
commercial relations for the
American Angus Association, on
meeting the technology needs of
the commercial industry. James
Henderson, B3R Meats, will con
clude the morning program with
a presentation on information
flow and its importance to the
beef business.
The final leg of the program
will start with Dr. Doyle Wilson,
lowa State University, discussing
the tools for designing a better
end product. Tim Schiefelbein,
Con Agra Beef, will share insight
on what the grids tell us and
John Landry, SYSCO Inc., will
talk about taking beef to the con
sumer.
Registration for the conference
is S6S before the September 1
early registration deadline. Cost
after the deadline and on site in
North Platte is $BO. To request a
registration packet, contact
Linda Campbell at (816)
383-5143. You can also register
online at www.angus.org.
For more information about
the 2001 National Angus Confer
ence and Tour, contact the
American Angus Association at
(816) 383-5100 or go to HYPER
LINK http://www.angus.org.
To apply for funds from one of
these grant programs, submit a
funding request (two-page maxi
mum) that includes the following
information: Grant Program Ap
plying To Title of Project Name
(of group, organization, or indi
vidual submitting proposal)
Introduction/Situation Objectives
Project Plan (including timetable)
Summary Budget (personnel
costs, travel, supplies/materials,
other) Total Budget Request, and
Plans to Evaluate Results.
Please submit one copy of the
proposal (two-page maximum)
by August 30 to: Jim Hanson,
University of Maryland, Mary
land Cooperative Extension, 1200
Symons Hall, College Park, MD
20742. If you have questions,
contact John Berry, (610)
391-9840, e-mail ; or Bruce
Mertz, Future Harvest-CASA,
(410) 604-2681, e-mail.
The grant programs are a com
ponent of the USDA-funded
project titled “Bridging the
Urban/Rural Divide; Marketing
Local Food in the Mid-Atlantic.”
The project is a partnership of
agriculture organizations, includ
ing Future Harvest-CASA, the
Pennsylvania Association for
Sustainable Agriculture (PASA),
Winrock InternationalAVallace
Center, USDA Agricultural Re
search Service, Extension agen
cies in Maryland and Pennsylva
nia, and the Accokeek
Foundation.