Media Distortions about Tifton 85

Several recent news articles have recently made false statements about Tifton 85 hybrid bermudagrass. Tifton 85 is a hybrid, not a GMO. To read more, click here.


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Scenes from the June 2012 ACA Board Meeting

The Alabama Cattlemen's Association Board of Directors met today in Montgomery for a quarterly board meeting. Nearly 100 people were on hand to see membership awards distributed to ACA's top performing county chapters. Complete details from the meeting are upcoming in the July issue of the Alabama Cattleman magazine. Below are scenes from the event:

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2012 Alabama Angus Association Field Day

     The Alabama Angus Association recently held its annual summer field day on June 2nd at Thunderfoot Angus in Gordon, AL. The morning program featured presentations from AL Angus Executive Secretary Mike McGuire, AAA Board Member John Harrell, ACA staffer Reid Blossom, and consulting nutritionist Buck Chastain. The afternoon program featured AL Angus President Gregg Blythe presenting awards for Family of the Year, Breeder of the Year, and Junior Scholarship Winners. The Women's Association hosted a silent auction and the annual auction was held for the 2012-13 Angus Association Directory. As well, the raffle heifer drawing was held for CWL Big Time Girl 1011 donated by the NE Alabama Performance Breeders Bull Sale Group.
     Also, the association's annual Junior Preview Show was held the night before at Southern Cross Ranch in Columbia. Complete details from the junior show and field day are upcoming in the Angus Journal.
Below are pictures from the event:

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