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The Midwest Cattleman · August 11, 2022 · P12
BIF Selects New Board, Officers

The Beef Improvement
Federation (BIF) announced
new directors and officers
June 3 during the group’s an-
nual symposium in Las Cru-
ces, New Mexico.
Joe Epperly, Albion, Ne-
braska, was introduced as
the 2022-23 BIF president
during the Friday awards
luncheon. Kevin Shultz,
Haviland, Kansas, is the new
vice president.
Directors reelected to
serve on the BIF board were
producers Epperly and Gor-
don Hodges, Hamptonville,
North Carolina. Ken Odde,
Pollock, South Dakota, was
elected as an at-large direc-
tor. Jackie Atkins, American
Simmental Association, was
reelected as a breed asso- 2022-2023 Beef Improvement Federation Board of Directors are (seated, from left) Joe Epperly, Albion, Neb., president; Kevin Schultz,
Haviland, Kan., vice president; Matt Perrier, Eureka, Kan., past president; Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky, BIF eastern
ciation representative, and region secretary; Mark Enns, Colorado State University, BIF western region secretary; Warren Snelling, USDA Ag Research Service
Megan Slater, American Gel- representative; Matt Spangler, USDA Extension Service representative; and Bob Weaber, Kansas State University, BIF executive
bvieh Association, was elect- director. Back row (l to r) are: Joy Reznicek, West Point, Miss.; Megan Slater, American Gelbvieh Association; Gordon Jones, Lafayette,
ed to her first term as a breed Tenn.; Robert Williams, Post Falls, Idaho, historian; Matt Woolfolk, American Shorthorn Association; Shane Bedwell. American
representative. Hereford Association; Hal Nixdorff, Canadian Beef Breeds Council representative; Don Trimmer, NAAB representative; Ken Odde,
More than 300 beef pro- Pollock, South Dakota; Troy Marshall, St. Joseph, Missouri; Josh White, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Kelli Retallick,
ducers, academia and indus- American Angus Association; and Kajal Devani, Canadian Angus Association. Not pictured are John Irvine, Manhattan, Kan.;
Gordon Hodges, Hamptonville, N.C., Jackie Atkins, American Simmental Association, and Megan Rolf, Kansas State University,
try representatives attended central region secretary.
the organization’s 54th An-
nual Research Symposium performance evaluation. The 2023 BIF Convention
and Convention in Las Cru- For more information and Research Symposium
ces, New Mexico. BIF’s mis- about this year’s symposium, will be July 3-6 in Calgary, Callaway
sion is to help improve the including award winners and Alberta, Canada.
industry by promoting great- video archives of the sympo- Livestock
er acceptance of beef cattle sium, visit BIFSymposium.com. BIF
Center, Inc.
JULY REPORT 14.6 percent higher year lowest level since 2015. Feed- On I-70, 4 miles east of

continued from page 3 over year. Nationally, week- er cattle supplies outside of Kingdom City, MO on outer road
ly auction receipts also indi- feedlots totaled 35.7 million
totaled 98.8 million, falling cate a larger number of heif- head, down 3 percent from
below 100 million for the ers being sold. Regionally, the July 2021 total of 36.7 573-642-7486
first time since 2015, when drought pressure this month million head.
inventories totaled 98.1 mil- has been a big concern in A recent weekly Cattle on Feeder Sale
lion. Total cow inventory de- the Southeast. The effects Feed report indicates that
creased 2 percent year over of drought are shown in the we might already be seeing Monday
year. Beef and dairy cow in- auction data. For example, tighter feeder cattle supplies. 12:30 p.m.
ventories were 2.4 percent auction receipts for Arkansas June feedlot placements to-
and 0.5 percent lower com- show a 20 percent increase taled 1.63 million head, down
pared to July 2022, respec- in slaughter cattle sales (see 2.4 percent year over year 1st Thursday Night
tively. The report confirms table). and the lowest June place-
another year of beef cow herd The July Inventory report ment total since 2016. July of Each Month
liquidation with little evi- also suggests tighter feeder cattle on feed inventories are
dence of anyone looking to cattle supplies (both current close to even with last year, 6:00 p.m.
expand. Heifers held as beef and future). USDA expects totaling 11.340 million head. Special Cow Sale
replacements were 3.5 per- the 2022 calf crop to be 34.6 OSU
cent lower compared to last million head, down 1.4 per-
year. cent year over year and the
Drought has been
the main factor con- Jack Harrison
tributing to the de- 573-386-2138
cline in the number
of beef cows and re- John P. Harrison

placement heifers. 573-386-5150
Total beef cow slaugh-
ter through June is