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MEMBER AND INDUSTRY NEWS BRIEFS Need Registration Certificates? Do you need registration certificates for an upcoming show, a show validation or any other purpose? NALF staff is happy to send the registration certificates to you. Please submit your request and payment to the NALF office at least two weeks prior to event in order to make sure they reach you on time. Rush fees are $25 per certificate. Show certificates (faxed or emailed) prior to mailing are $10. Requests may be made to Stephanie at [email protected]. Registration certificates are required at the Fort Worth Stock Show, but exhibitors do not need registration certificates for the NWSS junior and open shows. Order Your Show Vest Today If you have not yet ordered your Limousin soft-shell show vest, do so today. The show vests are a black soft shell with the Limousin logo on the chest. You may order using the form found under the Shows tab at NALF.org. Vests must be worn in the show ring at all Level I MOE shows. NALF Office Closed The North American Limousin Foundation office will be closed select days over the upcoming months. Please take note the office will be closed Wednesday, January 1 for New Years. The office will be open for regular hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST on Thursday, January 2. NALF staff will be attending the Board of Directors meeting in Denver on Friday, January 10, 2020, and will check e-mails and phone calls as time allows. Also, on Monday, January 13, 2020, staff will not be in the NALF office as they will all be at the National Western Stock Show for the NALF annual membership meeting and Limousin activities that day. The North American Limousin Foundation office will be closed Monday, February 17, 2020, for President’s Day. Regular hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST will resume Tuesday, February 18. DNA and Registration The DNA turnaround is four weeks and rushes are not an option. Embryo calves must be parent verified in order to be registered. Contact Alison, [email protected], or Tammy, [email protected], with any DNA questions. Natural calf registrations and any transfers submitted to the office for processing is a two-week turnaround, contact Stephanie at [email protected] with any questions. LIMS LIMS enrollment deadline is February 15. Members need to visit their Enrollment Selections page on Digital Beef to make sure all cows are under the Spring 2020 tab if they are set to calve Spring 2020 or have the “move to next season” box checked 18 if they are calving in the fall. Please contact [email protected] if you see cows missing from the LIMS enrollment page or have additional questions. All cows need a calf recorded or a reason for no calf, and each calf needs a weaning weight or a reason for no weaning weight (example: calf died prior to weaning). Following the enrollment deadline, members will have one week to make changes. After that week, enrollments will be locked, and billing will occur at the end of the month. Registration open for 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show Registration and housing for the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattleman’s Beef Association Trade Show is now open. The annual convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas, February 5-7, 2020. Convention participants will hear from industry leaders and gather insight on industry trends. To register and secure housing for the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, visit www.beefusa.org. Use promo code 20ALF for $50 off Full Convention Registrations and $20 off Trade Show Only registrations. 2020 NWSS & Annual Limousin Convention SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, January 10 1:00 p.m. NALF Board of Directors Meeting Saturday, January 11 9:00 a.m. Hill Cattle Check-In - NWSS Hill 1:00 p.m. Yard Cattle Check-In – NWSS Yards Sunday, January 12 4:00 p.m. Social Hour for National Limousin Sale – National Western Club 5:00 p.m. National Limousin Sale - National Western Club Monday, January 13 7:30 a.m. Annual Meeting – National Western Club 6:00 p.m. Membership Banquet & Genetics on Ice Auction Tuesday, January 14 9:00 a.m. National Junior Limousin & Lim-Flex Show - NWSS Stadium Arena 1:00 p.m. National Limousin MOE Show - NWSS Stadium Arena 4:00 p.m. Begin Hill Release Wednesday, January 15 9:00 a.m. Limousin & Lim-Flex Pen & Carload Show - NWSS Yards LCAA 12:00 p.m. Hamburger Fry - NWSS Yards 5:00 p.m. Begin Yard Release • JANUARY 2020