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Greetings Arkansas Angus Members!
Summer is officially here after an extended wet spring. Hopefully you are all fully in to hay season by now.
The Arkansas Juniors held their summer preview show in Greenwood in May with excellent turnout and participation. This year’s event also included a pen show for adult members and the new and improved 2009 heifer and sweepstakes drawdown. It was quite a weekend. They are also preparing to travel to the National Junior Angus Show in Georgia this year in July where members will compete in many areas.
The consignment period for the Share the Success Arkansas Angus Association Sale in underway now through August 15th. For the first time the sale will be held on SATURDAY. The Share the Success Sale is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Merle Gilbreath’s XX-G sale facility in Summers, AR. The sale will start at 1PM and consist of no more than 70 lots including up to 15 bull lots. This year’s auctioneer will be Robbie Schacher from Fort Worth, TX. The rules have been updated to include rules on genetic defects and the emergency Trichomoniasis rules for bulls. Mark your calendars for this sale and start letting friends an neighbors know about it. More information is available in the newsletter and on the associations website www.arkangus.com.
Food safety and animal welfare continue to be in the news almost daily. (President Obama was blasted by PETA for killing a fly during a newsconference.) Please keep both these things in mind daily and continue to be a good ambassador for our animal husbandry industry. Talk with consumers about both these topics to educate them on food safety and animal welfare issues.
Be same and enjoy a great summer! Keep you livestock well watered and provide shade in the heat of summer. Contact your Arkansas Angus Association board and officers with any issues you wish to discuss. We are here to serve you our membership. Stay posted on current events through the association’s website www.arkangus.com.
Regards,
H. Lawson Hembree
Sugar Hill Farm
Fort Smith, AR |
