NALF Update production and marketing of Limousin genetics. They are also responsible for budgets pertaining to member marketing activities and for projecting revenue for member registration and transfer activity.
Chairman: Dexter Edwards; Staff: Mark Anderson, Alison Jones, Stephanie Kramer-Beddo and Katie Campbell; Board members: Bret Begert, Joe Moore, Randy Corns, Bruce Lawrence, Austin Hager; Members: Ty Heavin, Jay Wilder, John Pence.
NALJA Committee
Serve as the committee liaison between the NALF board of directors and the board of directors for the North American Limousin Junior Association( NALJA). Monitor fundraising, expenditures and financial management of NALJA as well as executions of NALJA sponsored activities. Review NALJA action relative to rules and regulations, selection of judges, sites for NALJA events and recognition of NALJA members.
Breed Improvement Committee( Formerly Performance Committee)
Guides the development of NALF’ s performance related functions including EPDs, ultrasound data collection, NALF sponsored research, DNA and animal typing-services for parentage and other traits, genetic defects, and genomic-enhanced EPDs.
Chairman: Gene Raymond, Staff: Mark Anderson and Alison Jones; Consultants: Bob Weaber, Tonya Amen, Tessa Verbeek; Board members: Mark Barker, Curt Wieczorek, Joey Freund, Dan Hunt, Austin Hager; Members: Trent Coleman, Casey Fanta, Mark Haden, Mat Lewis, Warren Symens, Gary Gates
Rules & Regulations Committee
Assist staff in updating materials in the member’ s manual, including rules, regulations and by-laws. Guides operation and further development of NALF’ s data processing functions to facilitate industry-leading service to members, while enhancing office efficiency in the delivery of such services.
Chairman: Curt Wieczorek; Staff: Mark Anderson; Board members: Bret Begert, Greg Blaydes, Joe Moore, Joey Freund; Members: Warren Symens, Mark Smith, Jack Glendenning
Show Committee
Increase participation, merchandising value, and satisfaction members receive through exhibiting cattle in NALF’ s MOE events. Responsibilities of this committee include: development and execution of the MOE budget including work with official sponsors, selection of judges for Level I, maintain an approved judges list, review and recommend to the board
Linhart Family Named Iowa Limousin Seedstock Producer of the Year
Chairman: Jim Bob Hendrickson; Staff: Mark Anderson and Katie Campbell; Board members: Bret Begert, Greg Blaydes; Members: Kevin Ochsner, Sean & Brooke Edwards, Amber Parkinson, Brenda Anderson, Skyler Davis, Ethan Freund.
Brian Hait, left, president of the Iowa Limousin Association presents Charles Linhart and his family with a plaque naming them the 2018 ILA Seedstock Producer of the Year.
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