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Dear Angus Friends…
eptember was a very busy Angus month. It was good to see other Nebraskans on the National Angus Tour in New York. That was followed by our September board meeting in St. Joe and the annual Certified Angus Beef Conference. The biggest news in the breed these past two months has been the discovery of another genetic condition. These discoveries always come with the anticipation of the pain. Many breeders have expressed their concern about the economic impact on their respective herds and have searched for someone or something to "blame". Neither the Australians, scientists, or staff at the association are to "blame" for this new discovery. We can all be proud and feel fortunate that we are involved in a breed whose members are dedicated to providing the most up to date and problem-free genetics possible to the beef cattle industry. And, the good news is...one simple way for the industry to not be affected by any of the genetic conditions is to buy a registered Angus bull that has been tested "clean". These conditions are being discovered in our breed due to the identification of superior genetics and line breeding to those genetics, thus allowing those conditions to manifest. I personally am well
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aware of how painful, costly, and labor intensive it is to collect samples and go through the testing process. But with our continued diligent efforts our commercial customers will not have to be affected by the damage of these respective genetic conditions. I hated to miss the annual Nebraska Angus tour, but was attending the Certified Angus Beef Conference that same weekend. It is an honor for me to serve on the Certified Angus Beef board and the annual conference allows a few of us producers to mingle with meat retailers, distributors, and packers. Certified Angus Beef recorded another record year in sales. It is an honor for me to serve the membership of the American Angus Association and especially Nebraska Angus breeders. Even though we are experiencing all time highs in feeder calf prices, we need to make sure that "your" American Angus association is moving forward on a path to help you and your customers to have a competitive advantage over those who do not use registered Angus bulls. As always I invite your thoughts and input. Hope to see you this fall in Louisville and also at the annual Nebraska Angus Association banquet. Sincerely, Arlen Sawyer