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Give Us Your Best Shot!
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The AGA is having a photo contest! We are asking you to get creative and send us your outstanding photos of bulls, mommas and calves; as well as activities such as taking cattle out to pasture, working cattle, sale day and show ring action. See full details below.
The top three photos that are chosen will be displayed at the 45th Annual AGA National Convention in Kansas City, MO, December 10-12, 2015 so give us your best shot!
Contest Rules:
- Please submit only high-quality, high-resolution, color photos. Photos must be submitted digitally and must be 300 dpi, minimum 8"x10" or 8"x12", and in JPG format. Cell phone photos will be accepted if taken with a high-quality smart phone. Please submit photos by September 31, 2015.
- No artwork, paintings, Polariods, printed photos or enhanced images will be accepted.
- All photos become property of the American Gelbvieh Association. We reserve the right to use any submitted images in Gelbvieh World, The Profit Picture or for any AGA marketing purpose.
- To submit please email images to gelbviehmedia@gmail.com and please include the following information: title of photo, photographer's name, email address and phone number.
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Submit Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction Data
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If you have females that you would like to have qualify for the Dam of Merit or Dam of Distinction program, please be sure all data on the dam's offspring has been recorded by August 1.
The Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction program honors females in the AGA herdbook that have proven they possess both longevity and productivity. Both breeders and owners of these prestigious females are recognized every year in the November issue of Gelbvieh World.
For more information and to view criteria used to determine Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction visit the Member Programs page under the Membership tab on www.gelbvieh.org or click the link below.
Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction criteria
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AGA National Convention Registration Opens July 15
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Pre-registration for the 45th Annual AGA National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri will open on Wednesday, July 15. Registration forms and instructions will be available on www.gelbvieh.org. Registration is $75.00/adult, $25.00/junior (8-21), and children 7 and under are free.The cost of attendance includes admission to all convention events and a provided lunch on Friday and Saturday. Don't miss the best value in cattle industry conventions!
A link to book hotel reservations at the convention site hotel, Embassy Suites Kansas City-International Airport, will also be made available on July 15. Room rates are $114.00/night.
See you in Kansas City!
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Walking Sire DNA Requirements for External Breeds
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AGA members have inquired about the rule passed in August 2014 to require a minimum of a Genomic Option #2 (GGP-LD) test for walking sires, in order to register 2016 calves from those pasture matings. The AGA Board of Directors did rule to clarify that requirement to include walking sires of external breeds (i.e. Angus, Red Angus, Simmental, etc.) during the April 2015 board meeting. Therefore, external sires should have an equivalent test to AGA's Genomic Option #2 as provided by the association of registry.
According to the clarification of the rule, if no equivalent test is available for the external breed, parentage markers must be on file with the AGA. Requirements for AGA registered walking sires and AI sires and donor dams do not change.
As a reminder, the rule passed in August 2014 reads: Effective January 1, 2016 all sires of pasture exposed calves born on or after January 1, 2016 are required to have minimum of Genomic Option #2 (GGP-LD) test on file prior to registration of 2016 calves.
If you have questions regarding this requirement please contact Kelli Retallick at kellir@gelbvieh.org or Kari White at kario@gelbvieh.org or call 303-465-2333.
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Happy Independence Day!
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The AGA would like to wish everyone a safe and fun Independence Day! In addition, the AGA office is closed today, Friday, July 3 and will resume regular business hours which are 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MST on Monday, July 6.
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- July 3 - AGA Office closed in observance of Independence Day
- July 15 - Pre-Registration open for AGA National Convention
- August 1 - Data due for Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction
- December 10-12 - 45th Annual AGA National Convention, Kansas City, MO
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