July 12, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Clint Mefford, director of communications
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Angus Link Gains Two Field Staff
The American Angus Association introduces new employees.
Frank Padilla of Henderson, Colorado, and Casey Cobb of Clarendon, Texas, join the American Angus Association® team as the new Angus LinkSM field representatives. They join Chris Engel, director of Angus Link, and a program administrator as the Association launches the new groundbreaking feeder cattle program.
Padilla has an extensive background in managing diversified operations, including horses, commercial cow-calf, stocker, seedstock and commercial feedyards, as well as experience in different breed associations doing marketing, advertising and producer relations. Cobb comes to the Association with 24 years of experience managing feedlots. His duties ranged from maintaining the customer base to providing risk management for customers and commodity purchasing. Padilla and Cobb will continue to use their skills as they work to build the Angus Link program.
In their new roles, Padilla and Cobb will represent Angus Link at different events to promote the program as well as maintain a working knowledge of other commercial programs offered by the Association. This new feeder cattle program will bring the world’s most comprehensive genetic database to America’s cow herd, and producers will be able to identify their calf crop’s genetic performance potential from ranch to feedlot.
“Frank and Casey are excellent additions to the Angus Link team, and I’m looking forward to what we will accomplish together,” Engel said. “With their expertise, they will help us bring Angus Link to the market with the most impact possible on producers’ bottom lines.
Padilla and Cobb bring a collective 54 years of professional cattle experience to their positions. Previously, Padilla was the director of breed promotion at the American Gelbvieh Association before transitioning to the North American Limousin Foundation as the director of marketing. Most recently, Cobb was the general manager for Rio Bravo Cattle Feeders in Hedley, Texas, after working at several other feedyards in Texas.
“We are pleased to add Frank and Casey to the team,” Association CEO Allen Moczygemba said. “Their experience will be instrumental as we launch the groundbreaking Angus Link program.”
Padilla and Cobb began their new roles at the Association headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri, on July 10.
--Written by Megan Green
ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. The American Angus Association® is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving more than 25,000 members across the United States, Canada and several other countries. It’s home to an extensive breed registry that grows by nearly 300,000 animals each year. The Association also provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers.
For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association, visit www.angus.org.