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Gills honored as 2009 Pioneer Breeder of the Year

South Dakota Larry and Janet Gill and family, Gill Red Angus, of Timber Lake, S.D., were honored at the National Red Angus Convention in Mahnomen, Minn., Sept. 16 to 19. Chad Pederson, Firesteel, S.D., neighbor and fellow Red Angus breeder, presented Gills with the award. Gills purchased their first Red Angus cattle from the Enid School Dispersion in Oklahoma in 1979. [Read More]

Ellison elected to national Red Angus board

Missouri Larry Ellison of Fair Grove, Mo., was elected to the Red Angus Association of America Board of Directors to serve District 9--Midwest. Ellison and his wife, Merrilyn, live in southwest Missouri just outside of Springfield. [Read More]

IBBA officers attend World Brangus Congress in Paraguay

"Where's the beef and who needs more of it?"-- That was a question on the minds of three officers of the International Brangus Breeders Association and others who traveled to Paraguay for the 5th World Brangus Congress in mid-October. IBBA officers attending the Congress included: Dale Kirkham, president from Eureka, Kan.; Don Cox, first vice-president from Katy, Texas, and Marcos Borges, chairman of the International Committee from ... [Read More]

Angus champions named at 2009 American Royal ROV Show

Angus enthusiasts gathered for the 2009 American Royal Super Point Roll of Victory Angus Show, Oct. 30 in Kansas City, Mo. Jeff Mafi, Stillwater, Okla., evaluated the 149 entries, which included 115 females, 30 bulls and four cow-calf pairs. Dameron First Class claimed grand champion and junior champion bull honors. Express Angus Ranches, Yukon, Okla., and Dameron Angus Farm, Lexington, Ill., own the April 2008 son of EXG RS First Rate ... [Read More]

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