SimGenetic Training for Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs 2022

AMERICAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES STYLEA Leadership Program For The Industry’s Next Generation BOZEMAN, MT — ASA is excited to announce SimGenetic Training for Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs (STYLE) 2022, a leadership program for beef industry enthusiasts age 25 to 40. The in-person program will be held in Oklahoma City, June 17-19, 2022. STYLE intends to develop leaders who better appreciate and understand the complex environments of the beef industry, who can more effectively serve…

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Beetle saliva shows potential to create a natural antibiotic

By Alisa Boswell-Gore By Alisa Boswell-Gore STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University scientists are excited about a brown goo secreted by a rare beetle. Why all the excitement over bug saliva? Because it could lead to the creation of a natural antibiotic and meat preservative, according to Wyatt Hoback, associate professor in the OSU Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. American burying beetles seek out small animal carcasses and work together to bury it in…

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Angus Foundation Heifer Package sells for $50,000

Brumfield Angus Farms of Sawyer, Mich. purchases pick of Tehama Angus Ranch fall heifers.  Since 1980, the Angus Foundation Heifer Package has been sold to generate unrestricted funds to support its mission of youth, education and research. This year, Brumfield Angus Farms of Sawyer, Mich. purchased the Foundation Heifer Package, donated by Tehama Angus Ranch of Gerber, Calif. The package sold on Jan. 7, at the start of the National Angus Bull Sale during Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City,…

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