President’s Message
Relationships
By Gary Fuchs, NALF president
Welcome to the May issue
of LIMOUSIN TODAY.
At this writing, we have
passed a few milestones for
2018. Your board of directors
has met in Denver for the
April board of directors
meeting and the spring sale
season is winding down.
The April board meeting has
always been an interesting
gathering for me. The April
meeting is the first time that
the board meets for an entire
session with the newly elected
members and develop new
relationships with each of them.
It is also a time to refresh our
past working relationships with
the continuing board members.
That brings me to the topic
of this month’s writing,
which is the importance of
relationships in our business.
I hope each of you had a
successful sale season, whether
you were on the sales portion
of the season or the purchasing
end. Whichever part of the
sale you were on, one of the
primary reasons a transaction
was made was based on
the personal relationship
you have with a breeder.
As I travelled to a few sales this
spring, I was reminded that
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the relationships we have are
members. Many of them are
more important to the success
in final preparations for their
of our sales than the cattle
regional and state shows on
themselves. Breeders that have
the way to the national show in
cared for their customers in
Denver this July. The bonds that
whatever special way that each
are developed by these young
of us have, build relationships.
people as they participate in
These relationships create
these shows, form the basis
the opportunity for repeat
of relationships that can last a
customers and customers that
lifetime. We should do our best
communicate
to encourage
with others
these juniors
about the
and help make
The bonds that are
source of
their activities
developed by these
their breeding
a positive
cattle. I hope
young people as they experience in
that each of us,
their lives.
participate
in
these
as breeders,
the
strive to build
shows, form the basis During
next
few
weeks
strong lasting
of relationships that
our regional
relationships
managers
with our
can last a lifetime.
should be
customers.
contacting
Each of us also have
you about participating in
relationships with allied
the Herd Reference issue of
industry representatives that
LIMOUSIN TODAY. I hope each
need to be nurtured. Our feed
of you consider the importance
companies, vaccine companies,
of your participation. This
sale managers and consultants,
enables your fellow breeders
are all important to each of us.
the opportunity to see and read
We need to be aware of these
what is happening in your herd.
companies or individuals so
I hope each of you have a great
they know their importance
month. I look forward to sharing
to the development and
with you some thoughts about
success of our programs.
the national events and the
As we enter May we also need
ILC in Denver as I look forward
to realize the importance of this
to next month’s writing. I
time of the year for our junior