Dues Increase on February 1
It’s time to renew your Beefmaster Breeders United membership! We encourage you to renew your membership online at www.beefmasters.org.
Active/Associate Member Dues
Junior Member Dues
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IBR Inventories Posted by Feb. 1
Your IBR inventories must be completed and saved and posted online by February 1st. An additional $5 per head will be assessed for the IBR inventories returned after February 1st. To learn more about the IBR Program, please click here.
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Thank You Volunteers!
Thank you to all those members who filled out a Committee Appointment Questionnaire. Please see the new committee appointments on our website here. We look forward to a very productive year ahead and we greatly appreciate you volunteering to serve on a committee.
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Live Oak Legend Lieke
“Elton probably does as much as anyone out there, but he does it quietly and without the need for recognition. He’s the most unselfish person you’ll ever meet.”- Anthony Mihalski
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Live Oak BBA Hosts Educational Seminar
Educational seminars are just one benefit to getting involved with Beefmaster satellite organizations! On January 8 in Three Rivers, Texas, the Live Oak Beefmaster Breeders Association hosted a seminar focused of “Skeletal Structure and Foundation for Profitable Beefmaster Cattle”. Thank you Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association director Bennett Janssen and the Janssen family for bringing a heifer for this seminar.
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Beefmaster Genetics Debut in Turkey
Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) and DBL D BAR Beefmaster Ranch, Industry/New Ulm, Texas have successfully delivered 67 Beefmaster embryos to Kafkas University in Kars, Turkey. The embryos will be used to develop the foundation Turkish Beefmaster herd for crossbreeding with other native cattle such as; European Limousin, Charolais, Simmental and various breeds of dairy cattle. After four years of dedicated assistance from the Ankara Office of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the U.S. Embassy Agricultural Attaché, this project is now in full operation.
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Central States BBA Renewals
Please note that on page 17 of the January 2021 issue of The Beefmaster Cowman – the “Join/Renew Coupon” for the Central States BBA has a typo. Please send your join/renew coupons to Deidra Hood – 6109 Hwy. 10, Tahlequah, OK 74464. The zip code was printed incorrect on page 17.
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Beefmaster Ranch Signs
To order your Beefmaster Breeders United membership sign, please contact Nat Garcia of Silk City Screen – our official sign vendor.
City Silk Screen
Attn: Nat Garcia
375 Hawthorne San Antonio, TX 78214
210-532-8883
PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS PRIOR TO EMAIL COMMUNICATION
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Live Oak Bull Test Prep for 2022 Sale
If you have plans to put bulls in the 2022 Live Oak bull sale please remember that they must go through the Live Oak bull development test and all bulls need to be delivered to the test site in Beeville, Texas by Jan. 25, 2021. If you have any questions please contact Melvin Scherer 361-877-2577.
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Beefmasters in Panama
We are so proud to have Beefmaster Cattle all over the world, and we love hearing how our breed is making an impact for our International Beefmaster Breeders. Watch the video below to hear two cattlemen from Panama give their testimony to why they use Beefmaster cattle and how the breed is adaptable to Panama and Central America Climates.
*Please note that this video is in Spanish.*
To view with English subtitles use the following steps:
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Beefmasters Perform in Oklahoma
Beefmasters are the best way to get positive maternal heterosis into the Southern Plains and Deep South of the United States. The Kreger Ranch in Oklahoma, puts quality and high-performing cattle into their region by way of Beefmaster genetics. Here’s more of their story.
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JBBA Gun Raffle Tickets On Sale
The JBBA is currently selling gun raffle tickets to help support the 2021 National Show and Convention. All junior board members and ambassadors will be selling tickets. The raffle tickets are $40 each for a chance to win 40 different prizes in 40 days! Drawing will start April 5, 2021. If you have any questions please contact Rylee at rbarber@beefmasters.org.
Directory Information Updates
In preparation for the 2021 BBU Membership Directory, please contact the BBU office if you have any changes or updates to make to your membership listing. For example: new address, new phone number, or new email address. Please contact Rylee Barber at 210-732-3132 to update your information or email her at rbarber@beefmasters.org. Please include your membership number in the correspondence.
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We Want Your Feedback
We want to hear from you! As we move forward with 2021, we want to know what you enjoy seeing from us on our social media channels, and maybe the things you don’t always enjoy seeing from us. We have some new things planned for this year, but we want your feedback! Please let us know by emailing Jeralyn at jnovak@beefmasters.org.
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Industry News
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