AJ Daily

From AngusLink growth to the new Angus.org, the 2023-24 fiscal year was full of milestones for the American Angus Association. “We might be living in the best of times in this breed for our position industry wide, and that to me is actually a bigger challenge than maybe what we’ve actually ever seen before because I don’t believe in complacency,” says Darrell Stevenson, White Sulphur Springs, Mont. In this AJ Daily audio feature, we bring you a Q & A with Stevenson, who just ...

Those who came before set the American Angus Association up to be in a strong financial position today, says Jim Brinkley, Milan, Mo., who just wrapped up his year as treasurer. “I don't think previous boards and staff have gotten enough credit for the path they’ve laid out for membership today,” he says. “I mean, to have that portfolio to leverage to work for membership, it’s been incredible.” To hear Brinkley, the recently elected vice chairman of the Board, recap the 2023-24 fi...

The Angus breed’s diversity is its strength and its challenge — how the breed supports producers across the United States is its measure of success. Jonathan Perry, newly elected president and chairman of the American Angus Association Board of Directors says they will continue a focus on the strengths of the Angus cow and giving breeders tools to work in all diverse systems. “That’s one of the things that we've really put a lot of emphasis on from new EPD (expected progeny diff...

Ron Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kan., is seeking his first term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors. The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 141st Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 8 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Monday, Nov. 4, in Fort Worth, Texas. Visit AngusJournal.net to learn more about each candidate. To register for Angu...

Loran Wilson, Orleans, Ind., is seeking a second term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors. The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 141st Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 8 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Monday, Nov. 4, in Fort Worth, Texas. Visit AngusJournal.net to learn more about each candidate. To register for Angus Conve...