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AMERICAN ABERDEEN ASSOCIATION ® 19590 East Main Street, Suite 104 Parker, CO 80138 • (303) 840-4343 info@americanaberdeen.com www.americanaberdeen.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS President CRAIG WALKER • W Diamond Livestock Co. 1601 Springfield Rd. • Roswell, NM 88201 (575) 626-7444 wdiamondlivestock@gmail.com www.wdiamondlowlines.com Vice President DARWIN ENGELKES • Pine Hurst Farm 16927 H Ave. • Wellsburg, IA 50680 (319) 415-0540 pinehurstfarm@live.com Secretary NEIL EFFERTZ • Effertz EZ Ranch 17350 Hwy 1804 N. • Bismarck, ND 58503 (701) 471-0153 effertz@bektel.com • www.effertzezranch.com Director GARY GILBERT • Gilbert Aberdeen Angus 3986 Lindahl Rd. • Hermantown, MN 55810 (218) 348-7877 tgjgilbert@aol.com Director ROB FANNING • Fanning Cattle Co. 877 Oakland Lane • Harrodsburg, KY 40330 (309) 373-2996 fanningcattleco@yahoo.com Director ALLEN SIEVERKROPP • S Four Farms PO Box 235 • Ephrata, WA 98823 (509) 750-4203 allens4@odessaoffice.com www.sfourfarms.com Director KENNY HINDS • Comanche Beef 3302 Twilight Beach Rd. • Duncan, OK 73533 (580) 656-4383 khinds@cableone.net

PRESIDENT ’S COLUMN  CRAIG WALKER, DVM G reetings. We kicked off 2020 with a bang at the National Show and Sale in Denver, Colo., along with our Annual Membership Banquet and Meeting. Attendance was up, the best set of cattle to-date were exhibited (229 head), and the enthusiasm among breeders and about the breed was at a high. The annual banquet was, once again, a sold-out event, sation with an informative presentation by Doug Stanton from IMI Global. The annual banquet rounded out with one of the highest-grossing American Junior Aberdeen Association auctions. Thank you to all those who supported our youth. We ended the week with the National Sale and Annual Meeting. The newly ad opted sale format allowed the 2020 champions to participate in the sale, which added some excitement while also adding to the bottom line with a sale gross of just under $100,000. The Annual Meeting welcomed a new board member, Kenny Hinds, and we thanked Wade Coffey for his dedication and services to the breed. Sherry Doubet from the American Aberdeen Association ® office gave updates on DNA storage and ILR2. The highlight of the evening was a workshop conducted by Paul Moya, busi ness strategy expert and futurist. He had us on our feet and we debriefed 2019 into four areas: What worked? What didn’t work? What could have been done to make it work? and What will I do to make it work? This was an excellent work shop that gave some great insight into how far we have come in a year and what we need to focus on next. Our first action item is to consolidate some committees to get better partici pation and make the best use of members’ time. Please stay active. As soon as we know committee realignments, your regional presidents will share those with each of you. We made great strides in 2019 and I am excited for what is to come in 2020. It takes us all working together and offering our time and talents. Please get in volved with your regional and national associations, and let’s make this the best year yet! TL and we were thrilled to add 40 more seats to accommodate everyone. Source and age verification was the topic of conver

AAA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

Active Members (15) Lava Acres Ranch, Salina, Kan. JTPJ Ranch, Livingston, Tenn. Broken Tine Ranch, Noxon, Mont. Rattler’s Rocky Ridge Ranch, Urania, La. Canan Family Homestead, Arcanum, Ohio Reicks Farms, Lawler, Iowa McCormick Family Farm, Jackson, Maine Tri Madonna Farm, Grass Valley, Calif. Purity Springs Ranch LLC, El Dorado, Kan. Foalsnmore Farm, Fruitvale, Texas Lazy O Ranch, Spring, Texas TLC Fresh Farm LLC, Gettysburg, Penn. L & L Ranch, Ava, Mo.

AAA Representative  DEAN PIKE

Twin Pastures Ranch, Creedmoor, N.C. Karen and Gates Billette, Nocona, Texas Junior Members (12) Jacey Lejeune, Lake Charles, La. Tyler Lavergne, Roanoke, La. Oliva Habetz, Jennings, La. Colby Prince, Roswell, N.M. Aubrey Prince, Roswell, N.M. Hunter Brant, Truro, Iowa Kyleigh A. Doyle, Bartley, Neb. Justin Roundy, Cedar City, Utah

Need assistance in purchasing American Aberdeen cattle, marketing your program or herd management? Contact Dean Pike: (303) 810-7605 Dean.pike249@gmail.com

For information about registering animals or membership, contact the AAA Office: 19590 East Main Street, Suite 104 Parker, CO 80138 • (303) 840-4343 The American Aberdeen Association ® is a not-for-profit corporation of North Dakota dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Aberdeen cattle . The International Year Code for 2020 is: H info@americanaberdeen.com www.americanaberdeen.com

Luella Reicks, Lawler, Iowa Anna Reicks, Lawler, Iowa

Hayden Jennings, Stockton, Mo. Garrett Thoms, Waterford, Maine

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