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The Virginia Cattlemen's Association (VCA) was organized in 1944 and chartered in 1953 to promote the profit potential of Virginia's cattle industry. The early objectives of VCA were to promote more effective marketing from the farm to the consumer and to present cattlemen's views to the legislature on the state and national levels. These primary objectives provide the basis for most activities of VCA today. The VCA provides many functions to Virginia's cattlemen in its day to day operations including: media relations, producer information, sponsorship of educational seminars for cattlemen on a local and statewide basis, administrative support to Virginia's Beef Check-Off program and coordination of activities with other cattle related organizations in the state. ...more
Cattle Today Articles about the production of beef cattle and livestock. SUNSHINE FARMS BULL SALE AVERAGES $3,247 The Sunshine Farms Bull Sale was held December 5, 2009 in Clanton, Ala. FRANK TURNER AND SONS ANGUS SALE HELD NOV. 7 The Frank Turner and Sons Angus Sale was held November 7, 2009 in Hayneville, Ala. ALABAMA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOC. CONVENTION TO BE HELD Cowboy hats and boots will be the dress of the day in the Rocket City as cattlemen from all across the state attend the largest cattle event of the year. The 67th annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association Convention and Trade Show will be at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville February 12-13. USE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES IN CASE OF AN IRS AUDIT Excessive business deductions by livestock or general farmers, or horse owners--or for that matter, most any other business-- trigger IRS audits. If you are audited in connection with any farming, livestock or horse activity, the IRS will usually start with one tax year and then look back or forward for other years to see the history of losses or profits. SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR NCBA ANNUAL CONVENTION The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is pleased to announce the line-up of speakers for the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention. IT'S THE PITTS -- GRANDPA'S SADDLE A cowboy's life has always been defined by what he did with his most valued possession... his saddle. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- BE IT RESOLVED...SORT OF Hooter wasn't much on New Year's resolutions. Any he'd ever made were distant memories before Punxsutawney Phil waddled from his burrow to predict winter's fortune. COLDWATER CATTLE CO. DISPERSAL HELD NOV. 23 Beautiful fall weather greeted buyers and bidders from 10 states at the recent dispersal of the Coldwater Cattle Company cowherd in Holly Springs, Miss. ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT CHALLENGING FOR PRODUCERS OK, so back to our list of the 100 reasons why climate change, if occurring at all, is natural and not man-made. Part 1 provided reasons 1-50. Here are the remaining 50 facts: BLACK INK -- NO BOUNDARIES In a snow globe, the white flakes drift peacefully on a quiet farmyard. When cattlemen trudge through four-foot snow drifts in 30-mile-per-hour winds and single-digit temperatures to check on a sick calf, it isn't exactly the same picture of serenity. CATTLEMEN'S COLLEGE BRINGS FOCUS ON CONSUMER TO NCBA CONVENTION Daily chores get most of your time and attention. That's what pays the bills, but the state of the industry lies in the bigger picture. IT'S THE PITTS -- AUCTION JUNKIES You know you are an auction junkie if... SGBI OPENS NEW OFFICES ON KING RANCH Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) has moved into a new headquarters building on the historic King Ranch. The first Board of Directors meeting and an Open House celebration was held Saturday, October 31 in the new building just inside the main ranch entrance. BLACK INK -- MIXED BLESSINGS When you count your blessings, remember to include the ones disguised as challenges. Some of them you decided to take on as calculated risks; others intruded on your farm or in your life, but turned out to be mixed blessings. RED ANGUS AGE AND SOURCE CERTIFICATES ACCESSIBLE ONLINE Proper genetic, age and source verification is imperative for Red Angus cattle enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) to continue through the marketing channels. The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) recently developed a new tool streamlining access to this documentation.
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