by Matt Aggen, North Central Region

For many breeders it has been full speed ahead! The past few months have included calving, bull sale season, and planned matings.

• Trustee Viewpoint

by Lilly Platts

SimGenetics youth will once again be gathering in Madison, Wisconsin, for the biggest American Junior Simmental Association (AJSA) event of the year. The National Classic features a full week of cattle shows, competitions, scholarship opportunities, and camaraderie.

by Jon DeClerk, PhD

Packers continue to demand heavier finished cattle, while cow-calf producers are faced with the challenge of maintaining efficiency, longevity, and profitability in their cow herds. How can producers balance these two seemingly contradictory demands?

• Jon Declerck, PhD
• Beef Production

by Lane Giess, PhD, ASA Geneticist

Panama’s cattle industry is a dynamic and evolving sector in the global beef industry.

by ASA Staff

The American Simmental Association membership recently voted to approve a resolution requiring a GGP-100K genomic panel on all herd bulls/natural service sires born on or after January 1, 2025.

• DNA Testing

Red meat yield grading system, bigger finished weights, and more.

by Lilly Platts

Change is inevitable in the beef industry, and recent conversations about potential updates to the yield grading system, a push for heavier finished weights, and a shift to considering whole-animal red meat yield leave many questions about how producers throughout the supply chain could be affected.

• Author: Lilly Platts, Editor
• yield grading
• Chip Kemp

by Larry H. Maxey, founder and superintendent, NAILE Fullblood Simmental Shows

Our Pioneers — Tom Risinger

Developing leaders through friendship, networking, and communication skills!

Lesson from the Hardwood

by Chase Harker

MAY

3 Stars and Stripes Sale — Hummelstown, PA

17 6th Annual Back to Grass Sale — Henderson, TX