The folks at the International Brangus Breeders Association would like to wish us all a Happy New Year!
Fall Brangus Meeting Slated for Aug. 20-22 in Mississippi
Brangus breeders are invited to the Town Creek Farm in West Point, Mississippi, for the 2015 Fall Brangus Conference and Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Field Day, Aug. 20-22. Town Creek Farm has details about the event: August 20 and 21 offers International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) members an opportunity to attend breed committee meetings as well as an open IBBA … Read More
Brangus Genomic-Enhanced EPD
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) has joined forces with a large group of entities to formulate breed specific genomic enhanced EPDs. The evolution in IBBA genomic technology is a result of a collaborative effort between IBBA, Livestock Genetic Services, Iowa State University, National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (NBCEC), Colorado State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Neogen-GeneSeek and Zoetis. In late … Read More
Brangus Welcomes Newsom to Team
Mallory Newsom has joined the staff as Communications Coordinator at the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. This position involves the task of writing articles for the journal, graphic design, filming for the Brangus Beat, and much more. Newsom started February 2, 2015 at the NCBA Conference. Growing up in a West Texas farming family has … Read More
IBBA Announces Election of New Board Members
Members of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) recently elected four new members to serve a three-year term on the IBBA Board of Directors. The directors will be officially inducted at the IBBA annual business meeting March 7, 2015, in Houston, Texas. The new elected directors are as follows. Area 4 – Davy Sneed – McMinnville, Tenn. Area 6 – … Read More
IBBA Board Offers Short-Term THR Amnesty Program
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) Board of Directors approved an amnesty period for its members to bring cattle back on the THR inventory with no penalty. This amnesty period will begin September 1, 2014, and end December 31, 2014. The cattle brought back must meet all the following criteria: – Member re-enrolling the cattle must be a member in … Read More