LIMOUSIN TODAY December 2017 - January 2018 | Page 12

Executive Summary Thank You for a Great Year By Mark Anderson, NALF executive director Welcome to the December/ January combined issue of LIMOUSIN TODAY. This Christmas and National Western issue has been combined to offer a more informative and broader scope issue. It will not only be available at the NWSS, but also be utilized for distribution at the annual convention for the National Cattleman’s Beef Association, in February, along with the February commercial tabloid issue that Limousin Today produces and distributes prior to the beginning of the Spring bull sale season. As most of you are aware by now, the print circulation of the magazine is being supplemented digitally throughout the country. Links to the magazine issues can be found on the NALF website under the “Limousin Media” tab. NALF will send out an email blast, to its email list, that will link to each edition of LIMOUSIN TODAY after the print issue is mailed in the country. The tabloid productions are also supplemented to the email addresses that are supplied by the National Center for Beef Excellence that has nearly 15,000 additional subscribers of both seedstock and commercial cattle operations. 10 | DECEMBER 2017 - JANUARY 2018 NALF is preparing once again p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel for its full slate of activities at in Denver. We hope you plan Limousin’s annual convention on attending all the events and show during the 2018 and upcoming shows at the National Western Stock Show. National Western this year. The The National Sale has been Genetics on Ice and Cornerpost moved up in the schedule to heifer are the major fundraisers Sunday, January 7 at 5:00 p.m. for the scholarships and junior and will be programs that held in the are conducted NALF is preparing once National throughout the again for its full slate of Western year. Without your Club on a support, these activities at Limousin’s video format. annual convention and functions are not The annual possible and are show during the 2018 meeting will essential for the National Western Stock be held the juniors that are following heavily involved in Show. morning, the Limousin breed. Monday, The Limousin breed January 8 at 7:30 a.m., also at holds its junior membership the National Western Club. and activities close to its heart, The annual report for NALF, your continued support is along with the elections for the very much appreciated. 2018 candidates for the NALF Pen and Carload exhibitors board of directors, will be held should also be aware of the at the annual meeting. The new opportunity to have the list of board candidates and ability to exhibit one bull out their biographies are included of their pen and carload entries in this issue of LIMOUSIN on the hill at this year’s National TODAY. The ballot is full this Western. The bulls for hill year with seven candidates exhibition will have had to be for five open positions. entered by the NWSS deadline The annual banquet for the of November 20 for the hill North American Limousin show but can be stalled in the Foundation and annual Genetics yards within the exhibitor’s on Ice fundraiser for the junior pen. This request has come association, will be held on from several different breeds to Monday, January 8 at 6:00 the National Western to allow