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THE HISTORY EPDs came out, we were one
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by providing vast amounts of
whole herd data.
“One of the ways I try to
stay relevant and current for
the commercial cattleman is
by continuing to evaluate as
many traits as possible,” Mc-
Farland-Livingston said. “I
am a very big advocate of ac-
curate collection and submis-
sion of phenotypic traits. We
collect about every phenotyp-
ic trait we can. When docility
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of the very first herds turn-
ing in temperament scores to
help generate Docility EPDs.
To a lot of our customers, tem-
perament is very important.
Foot scores, were needed for
forward progress, and we were
one of the very first breeders to
turn those in to the American
Angus Association. Even in a
world of genomics -- and we do
those and they are important
too – we strongly believe phe-
notypic data is a necessity.”
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utation for such
thoroughness
appears to be in
good hands, with
McFarland-Liv-
ingston hold-
ing the baton
passed to her in a
full-throttle grip!
“I am very sim-
ilar to my mom in
my attention to
detail and work
ethic and quality
of work,” she said.
“That has contin- That doesn't mean every day
ued down through the gener- is sunshine and flowers, but I
ations. In fact, Hoover Angus love what I do.”
came through the female side With two toddlers now
of the family. That's definite- under foot, McFarland-Living-
ly unique in the beef indus- ston has her own Angus legacy
try. Growing up and in col- to impart. “I hope that we can
lege and young in my career, I continue to do what we've done
didn't even realize that I was a and be leaders in the beef in-
woman doing things that were dustry in decades to come,” she
traditionally a “man’s job.” I said. “Undoubtedly, our indus-
never even thought about it. I try will advance and change at
just did it. I'm a pretty driven a pace we have never seen be-
person. I don't need an alarm fore. I want to continue making
clock. I want to go make the the herd even better. Maybe
world a better place – and do someday, the next generation
that by creating Angus genet- will join us and continue with
ics that help people be profit- Hoover Angus.”
able and enjoy raising cattle.