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SBBA to Host Field Day During IBBA Fall Conference
The Southeast Brangus Breeders Association (SBBA) will host a cattlemen’s gathering at the Seminole Indian Reservation in Brighton, Florida, on Friday, Aug. 18. The event will be held in conjunction with the International Brangus Breeders Association’s (IBBA) Fall Conference Aug. 17-19. All IBBA members and cattle producers are encouraged to attend. The SBBA Cattlemen’s Gathering will…
Read MoreBrangus Breeders Participate in BIF Research Symposium
International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) members participated in the 2017 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention May 31 – June 2 in Athens, Georgia. BIF’s annual convention brings industry professionals, producers and researchers together to discuss current issues facing the beef industry. Valuable industry discussion is facilitated at the convention, and it provides…
Read MoreIBBA Releases June 2017 Genetic Evaluation
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) has announced the release of June 2017 Genomic-Enhanced Expected Progeny Differences (GE-EPDs). In this round of genetic evaluation, over 1.4 million animals were considered. Of those, GE-EPDs were produced for approximately 11,500 Brangus®, Red Brangus, UltraRed and UltraBlack® animals that have either high- or low-density genomic profiles in the…
Read MoreIBBA Performance Leader Awards: Fall 2015
For more information about Performance Leader Awards (PLA), or to see the required criteria for eligibility, click here. Fall 2015 Performance Leaders Alabama SHON ROYSTER – Platinum DANIEL & CHEYENNE THOMPSON – Gold DONALD COLLINS – Gold LEVON ENZOR – Gold 4 MILE CATTLE COMPANY – Silver BEAM BRANGUS – Silver CLIFF AND/OR…
Read MoreBrangus-Cross Wins HLSR Carcass Contest
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is excited to announce that a Brangus-cross was named Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) Carcass Contest Champion on April 25. Jordan Adams, a high school junior of Clear Creek FFA, in League City, Texas, exhibited the Brangus and Charolais crossbred steer. Brent Cromwell purchased the steer’s sire, DDD…
Read MoreSo Much To Do!
by Linda Jordens Galayda, Texas Rancher Girl Whew! Let’s put the winter of 2016 behind us. Time to think of warmer temperatures, sunshine, and spring rains. In the Texas area, that, also, means preparing for our spring cow work. Now, every cattle operation has a time and action plan that must be executed. Once…
Read MoreOnward & Upward
by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS Parts of the country continue to receive beneficial and much needed rainfall. It is nice to see baby calves being born and to appreciate the genetic improvement our breed continues to make every day. Remember, early nutrition is important in the life of the newborns as…
Read MoreWho are we — Really?
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…
Read MoreFreshness Guaranteed
by Taylor Shackelford How do you stay current? Does anyone read the newspaper for their daily update on the world anymore? Many probably listen to a morning radio broadcast or watch the local evening news. At Starwood Brangus, herd size isn’t everything. Especially if you embrace the shift in mediums toward the internet, a simple…
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