March 31, 2009

 

For More Information Contact:

Kelli Armbruster at 816-383-5100 or karmbruster@angus.org

 

 

Dameron Selected to Represent Angus at YCC

 

Jeff Dameron, Normal, Ill., has been selected to represent the American Angus Association® at the 2009 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC).

The Angus Foundation will sponsor Dameron’s registration and travel expenses.

This is the seventh year the Angus Foundation has funded an Association member to

attend YCC.

            YCC allows young leaders the chance to see first hand and further understand all aspects of the beef industry.  Attendees participate in a nationwide tour of the beef production chain from ranch to feedlot to packing plant, through marketing and regulatory affairs, and finally ending at consumer foodservice. 

            “YCC is another outstanding opportunity for the Angus Foundation to invest in the education of our young Angus breeders and members.  By investing in education, one of the three priorities in our mission statement, we hope to provide our members with the continuing knowledge they need to succeed in the cattle business,” states Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president.

            Dameron, a partner in his family’s registered Angus operation, has excelled in leadership roles throughout his life.  Serving on the National Junior Angus Association’s Board of Directors and receiving the American Angus Association’s 2006 Herdsman of the Year Award, it’s plain to see his peers recognize his passion for serving the cattle industry as well.

“Participating in YCC will help me gain a better understanding of both the current and upcoming issues facing the beef industry.  Many times we focus on the challenges we face solely on our own farms, but I think it’s important to understand the bigger issues our industry is facing,” Dameron says.

Recent tours have typically began at the NCBA headquarters in Denver, Colo., then traveling to Swift & Company headquarters, visiting a feedyard in Kansas, a packing plant in South Dakota, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and seedstock operations in Virginia, before ending the trip in Washington D.C., which includes stops at USDA, the Capitol, the White House and the Department of the Interior.

For more information on YCC, Angus Foundation, or a list of previous Angus YCC representatives, visit www.angusfoundation.org.

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