I rounded out interviews with American Black Hereford Board of Directors candidates Bobbi Peters, Matt Bolte and Chad Jones.

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The American Black Hereford Board of Directors election is quickly approaching. Electronic ballots will go out early next month and seats will be placed at the national meeting in Kansas City in October.

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Taue is probably one of the most enthusiastic breeders I've had the pleasure of visiting with. He's working tirelessly to bring the breed to Brazil, facing challenges that many of us can't imagine including needing government approval for a registry. Give it a listen and see if you can help him out.

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I chatted with a variety of other Black Hereford breeders about what tips and tricks they have for moving cattle. There were some great ideas shared that could help even the best salesman up his game.

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The greatest of all time angus breeder Bill Rishel and I talked about using EPDs for selection, the importance of avoiding single trait selection and the value of carcass qualities in our cattle.

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Clint and I visited about the value and process of collecting carcass ultrasound data on our cattle. Clint has been a CUP lab technician for many years and has witnessed the ways it can help improve seedstock operations, providing much needed selection data.

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Quality photos of your sale animals matter. Having high level, well staged pictures of your livestock allow you to showcase your animals and your operation in an optimal way. Derek and I talked about the whys and hows of livestock photography as well as how photoshop comes into play in the industry.

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Jarold and I talked about the blending, and sometimes lack thereof, of the show cattle and production cattle worlds. We discussed they way they work together and places where they divert, maybe a bit too much and how Express Ranches has been able to so successfully manage both worlds. He also had some interesting advice for Black Hereford breeders at the end.

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Seven years ago Don Hardin began noticing repeated, strange losses in his calves. Acting a bit like Sherlock Holmes Don began to ask questions until he found an answer that changed testing protocols across multiple breeds and impacted the industry.

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Ernie and I chat about EPDs, cattle, owning our future and the general state of the breed.

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