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by IBBA Field Service Representative Matt Murdoch As commercial cattlemen, one of our goals is to increase profit revenue while limiting the input cost of a herd. Brangus® genetics provide production of females and bulls that maximize the benefits of heterosis. Once cattle are ready to be productive members of a herd, the next challenge…
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by Linda Jordens Galayda, Texas Rancher Girl I had another story lined up to share, but yesterday an event occurred that changed everything. I received a phone call from one of my dearest friends that her family ranch in Kansas had been devastated by the fires that have been sweeping across the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma,…
Read MoreDawn of a New Age
by Taylor Shackelford Each year brings women and men closer to equals in the workplace. 2016 saw massive crowds and high traffic in the mainstream media celebrating women. In today’s current job market, women are taking a larger share of entry-level career positions and leadership platforms. In rural America, there is an equally exciting, grassroots…
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by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS The Brangus® cowherd continues to be a great factory driving profitability in many operations. Likewise, the Brangus Built program has been a shining star for the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) the past couple of months. Commercial Brangus® females wearing the Brangus Built eartag have been…
Read MoreNew IBBA Officers Elected at Annual Meeting & Convention
Attendees at the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) 2017 Annual Meeting and Convention installed newly-elected officers to the board of directors on Feb. 11 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. The newly-elected board members are Vern Suhn, of Suhn Cattle Company in Eureka, Kansas, who will represent IBBA members in…
Read MoreRanching: The School of Life
by Linda Jordens Galayda, Texas Rancher Girl Many associations, colleges, conventions, and large ranches offer a school curriculum for successful ranching. But did you ever stop to think that your ranch serves up a school of life every single day? Yep, everything from life basics to some pretty advanced do-or-die classes. I thought maybe we…
Read MoreMeet Your New Field Service Representative
by IBBA Field Service Representative Matt Murdoch I would like to introduce myself. My name is Matt Murdoch. I just recently joined the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) in January as a field services representative. I grew up in the small town of Marion, Texas showing American-Cross show steers and judging livestock from the age…
Read MoreWorld Brangus Congress 2018
by Buck & Sidney Thomason Dear Friends, Many of you have attended the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The world comes to Houston to see the various breeds of cattle we have in the United States, view an awesome Rodeo, make new friends, and see old friends from not only here but other countries…
Read MoreIBBA in Full Speed
by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS The March edition of the Brangus Journal highlights the opportunities of Brangus® cattle worldwide. The international strength of our breed is second to none. I want to thank cattlemen around the world who have chosen Brangus® genetics in their breeding programs and more specifically Brangus® genetics…
Read More2017 Annual Meeting & Convention
The International Brangus Breeders Association’s (IBBA) 2017 Annual Meeting and Convention was held Feb. 10-11 in San Antonio, Texas. Members from across the country gathered at IBBA’s new headquarters building and the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. Board members for Brangus Publications, Inc., Genetics Performance Solutions, and IBBA met in order…
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