MEMBER AND INDUSTRY NEWS BRIEFS
NALF Office Closed July 5 & September 6
The North American Limousin Foundation office will be closed Monday , July 5 in observance of Independence Day . The NALF office will also be closed Monday , September 6 for Labor Day . Regular office hours of 7:30 a . m . to 4:00 p . m . Monday through Friday will resume July 6 and September 7 . carrier for . AI Sire Permits are recommended on any new AI sire and can be added by contacting Alison Jones at Alison @ NALF . org or Tammy Anderson at Tammy @ NALF . org .
Who ’ Who at NALF
Nominating Committee
The date for interested members to contact the nominating committee is until July 15 , as we moved it up with the By-Law change at the Board Meeting . The By-Law updates for the process are listed below . 10 . Nominating Procedures A . All prospective candidates must express their interest to the Nominating Committee by July 15 each year , and if the committee does not slate those interested persons , supporters then may add their candidates ’ names to the ballot via the at-large nomination process . ( effective beginning with the 2010-2011 election cycle )
B . To qualify as a member-at-large , the candidate must have at least 15 qualifying signatures from lifetime , founder or active annual members on either the petition style form available on the NALF web site or 15 individual qualifying letters of support from lifetime , founder or active annual members , or a combination thereof to be received in the NALF office no later than September 1 .
Is your Contact Information Up to Date ?
Members are encouraged to log in to their member site on the NALF-DigitalBeef Platform to review the contact information listed . It is a good practice from time to time to look this information over to make sure it is correct and complete . The tabs to review are : Addresses , Phones , Contacts and Associated herds . Use the edit or delete buttons under the options header on the right hand of the screen to change or remove information . To add your website address , click on [ edit ] in the tan General Profile Information bar in the upper right-hand corner of the screen .
Also , check out the Prefs tab . Under this tab you may edit your member preferences , such as allowing non-members to see your profile when using the Ranch Search tool , an option to store registration certificates electronically , plus more .
MARK ANDERSON Executive Director Mark @ Nalf . org , Ext . 51 Hometown : 55-year resident of Eaton , CO Education : B . S . in Animal Science from Colorado State University Mark ’ s responsibilities include : Organizational leadership and direction ; Liaison between the board of directors and staff
TAMMY ANDERSON DNA Processing & Accounting Assistant Tammy @ Nalf . org , Ext . 57 Lives in : Eaton , CO Education : Attended Colorado State University Background : Northern Colorado native ; 29 years experience working in the accounting and insurance business ; Involved with NALF the past 7 years Tammy ’ s responsibilities : Accounts receivable for NALF members ; DNA sample submissions ; Assist with DNA results ; Assist with accounts payable
MALLORY BLUNIER Director Of Media & Activities Limousinmedia @ Gmail . com , Ext . 61 Hometown : Speer , IL ; Moved to Colorado in 2016 Education : B . S . in Agriculture Communications and Leadership from Illinois State University Background : Grew up on a farm in rural Illinois ; active in 4-H and FFA ; worked for the National Western Stock Show as the open cattle show coordinator Contact Mallory for : NALF communications and press releases ; Marketing coordinator ; NALF . org website manager and updates ; Blog manager ; Design services ; E-Partners e-newsletter ; Social media ; State association communications liaison ; Sale catalog downloads ; Junior programs ; Medal of Excellence ( MOE ) shows ; NALJA Board of Directors
AI Sire / Dam Information
AI sires and donor dams born on or after January 1 , 2015 are required to have a GGP-HD 150K genomic profile on file in addition to parent verification for sires and sire verification for donor dams . Animals born prior to 2015 do not require the genomic profiles but still need to have the respective parentage . They must also be tested for any genetic condition ( AM , NH , Proto , etc .) they are a potential continued on page 20
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