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Western States Angus
Association is a 501 © (3) Non Profit Corporation. As stated in
the articles of incorporation the purposes for which the
corporation is organized are to 1) improve the breed of Aberdeen
Angus Cattle; 2) promote the wider distribution of such cattle; 3)
encourage and extend the influence of Aberdeen Angus Cattle; 4)
perform such other acts to best promote the interest of Aberdeen
Cattle; 5) obtain and disburse monies to achieve the above goals.
Many of the state associations have the same purposes.
It is not a very
large percentage of breeders that belong to state and regional
Associations. Those who don’t join one of these groups are quite
simply not ‘carrying their own water’. They are letting you invest
your time and your money for their benefit. I encourage you to
encourage your non-member friends to step up, join and actively
participate in your associations.
I have noticed over the
past few years that some of the regional and state sponsored sales
have struggled not only to get consignments but also to get buyer
participation. If these sales go by the wayside so will the
associations putting them on and in the long run the Breed and all
of us will suffer the consequences. My fear is that without a
place for the smaller breeder or new breeders to sell their
cattle, they may also go by the wayside. How many of these
breeders are your customers? Even more important, than the sales
and shows our organization’s sponsor, are the promotions and
sponsorship for junior events and the influences these junior
activities have on our youth. They are our future and we need to
make sure we are planning and securing that future.
On the other hand,
thanks are in order for every breeder who actively participates in
association activities. The organization is for livestock
producers, of livestock producers and by livestock producers. The
success of this association over the years has been built on
active participation and commitment of the members, directors and
officers and the future will be no different.
Thanks and Good luck on this year’s calf crop.
Larry Jacobs
WSAA President
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