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There is little doubt in my mind
that cows have the same varying personalities as the human race.
Take for instance the smallest cow we have in our herd, eight
out of ten times when you walk through the pasture she’ll act as
if you’re not there, and always wait until you’ve let your guard
down just enough so she can get in behind you and wait to nail
you when you aren’t looking. Sound like any folks you know?
She’ll never confront you head on, because she knows we’ll stand
our ground, and she’ll take a fast foot to the nose. Nope she’s
just sneaky and dangerous. Disposition does matter in cows and
people. Back to the topic
of people, I want to take a moment to publicly thank James
Fisher, who until this past August, was one of the best Junior
Leaders the American Angus Association could ask for. I can’t
remember an instance when James didn’t remember any of the
juniors names from all over the United States, he provided years
of treasured memories for many kids. I wish the best of luck to
whom ever the association finds to replace him, because those
are going to be very big shoes to fill. Once again, thank you
James for always giving it your heart and soul everyday you were
on the job.
Some how some way I feel that
it’s important to bring up the genetic defect situation the
breed has found itself facing, but for the life of me I really
can’t think of anything that first off hasn’t been said,
anything that could possibly make a bad situation better, or any
way to spin this out that we all might see some hope at the end
of the road, so with that said it behooves me to sit this one
out, and refrain from opinion or comment. On the other hand
congratulations to the Association for hosting one of the best
foundation fundraisers ever in it’s history.
I think we can all take heart in
the fact that with so much collapsing around us that the bull
sales have held up much better then most folks were expecting,
it might be tougher to unload a lot of numbers, but the good
bulls are still commanding solid prices.
There is a great deal happening
in the world, the U.S. and even in our breed at the moment. At
times it all becomes pretty incomprehensible. To shed a small
ray of light on it all, remember to take each day as it comes,
don’t allow yourself to take the doomsday route, and always
remember as in cows and people disposition matters….Until Next
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