LIMOUSIN
Today
Limousin Today - Profit Tomorrow • Official Publication of NALF
®
December 2018 - January 2019 • Vol. 3, No. 4
N ational W estern S tock
S how & L imousin C onvention
Schedule of Events......................................................................22
Annual Convention.....................................................................23
Host Hotel Information.............................................................23
2019 National Limousin Sale ..................................................23
Genetics on Ice ............................................................................23
Purchase Banquet Tickets ........................................................23
CornerPost Fund..........................................................................23
Meet the Director Candidates ...............................................24
Features and News
Combine Customer Service and Marketing in 2019,
By Bruce Derksen .....................................................................................................14
Member and Industry News Briefs .................................................................. 17
Snowball effect: Genomics and Advanced Reproductive
Technology, By Justin Rhinehart .........................................................................19
Editorial Year in Review ....................................................................................... 52
In Every Issue
NALF Contacts.................................4
Advertiser Index........................... 55
Sales & Events............................... 56
Note from the Editor ................ 57
Todays Columns
Thank You for Your Years of
Service, By Gary Fuchs ................. 6
Moving into the New Year, By
Mark Anderson ............................... 9
What Does Genomic Testing
Mean for You?, By
Tonya Amen ................................. 27
ConerPost Offers the Best of
the Best, By Aaron Linhart ....... 29
An Exciting New Year, By
Andy Rest ...................................... 32
Cover Photo taken by Sarah Ann Johnson at Johnson Land & Cattle,
Williamsport, Ohio
Recognizing the present and ever-changing environment of the beef industry,
the North American Limousin Foundation acknowledges LIMOUSIN Today as
its official publication . This publication is focused on commercial producers to
convey the message of the Limousin breed and NALF members to buyers and
stakeholders of the beef industry. Limousin Today - Profit Tomorrow.
LIMOUSIN Today (ISSN-8750-2127) is published monthly, except June and
December, by the North American Limousin Foundation, 6 Inverness Court
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