Join us as incoming AICA Board President Frank Ellis and outgoing President Michael Sturgess join the show to discuss highlights from our spring meeting in Kansas City.

Join us as we visit with Dr. Duane Wulf, Professor of Meat Science at the University of Arizona, as we discuss the hidden impact of yield in 2025. Dr. Wulf opens the door to huge undiscovered value, what you can do to gain an advantage from it, and the impact that Charolais genetics bring to the table.

Listen in as Michael Sturgess, President of the AICA Board of Directors, joins the podcast to highlight key takeaways from our fall meeting in Kansas City. We cover new data initiatives, genomic test credits, establishing market access, the role of data in a breed association and more.

Satisfied customers are 87% more likely to make another purchase, so how do we provide customer service options for bull buyers to keep them coming back for more? AICA field representative Cody Beck joins the podcast to highlight what’s working in the world of bull buyer retention. 

It’s all too easy to feel stress when getting ready for your sale, after all, production sales are the result of years of creating the right genetics. Click to listen as Hadley Schotte outlines the building blocks of developing a timeline of preparation for your most important day of the year. 

Dennis Metzger, Metzger Marketing, markets feeder cattle sourcing from 16 states while also serving on the AICA Commercial Committee. Tune in to hear his insights from a busy summer video sale season transitioning to fall, what bull buyers must know about marketing their calves, and how Charolais producers can build a market for their cattle.

Kelli Retallick-Riley, AICA Genetic Consultant, joins the podcast to discuss these breed improvement and EPD topics as submitted by the AICA membership. Listen in as Kelli describes the importance of data in our genetic evaluation, and how breeders can best set themselves up for success utilizing these tools in their own herds.

Listen in while we chat with Jim Johnson, Breed Improvement Committee Chair, joins the Charolais USA Podcast to take a deep dive into the why, how, and when for upcoming TSI enhancements. Keep listening for more updates from the meeting regarding several items discussed which impact the future of the genetic advancement in the Charolais breed.

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Join us as we chat with Tim Hughes, Senior Trade Advisor, Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Tim outlines the recent USLGE trade trip bringing Charolais leadership from across the world to the U.S. to create more connection and connectivity internationally while opening the door to genetic collaboration across the globe.

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Join us as we chat with Arnulfo de la Garza & Marcos Gonzalez, Special International Guests from Mexico. Arnulfo and Marcos detail what it’s like to raise Charolais and Charbray cattle in Mexico, plus what they look for in U.S.-based Charolais genetics, building the connectivity between U.S. and Mexican breeders and the increased ease of exporting frozen genetics.

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