role, he facilitates more than 80 days of training
and strategic planning sessions each year.
Mark Anderson, left, NALF executive director, presented the
Commercial Producer of the Year award to David and Jennifer
Phillips.
Lim-Flex bulls is largely due to their calving-ease
and rapid growth. In addition, the extra maternal
benefits of the crossbred replacement females
sired by Lim-Flex bulls makes them an easy choice.
NALF Promoter of the Year
Kevin, through his involvement with the NCBA and
the rest of the family through its involvement with
Tender Lean Beef, have shown a consistent positive
effect of the beef business, family, and country.
Kevin Ochsner is Senior Consultant for Adayana
Agribusiness Group, and Indianapolis-based
training and business consulting firm. In this
Mark Smith, far right, presented the NALF Promoter of the Year
award to Kevin Ochsner, Ochsner Limousin. Pictured are his wife,
Julie and Mark Anderson, far left, NALF executive director.
Over the last 23 years, Kevin has worked with
many of North America’s leading agribusinesses
in the animal health, crop protection, feed,
fertilizer, seed, and ag machinery industries. His
clients include agribusinesses like Agrium, Bayer,
Case IH, CHS, Elanco, John Deere, Monsanto,
and Zoetis. In addition to these clients, Kevin
has also worked with industry organizations
including the United States Soybean Board and
the National Cattleman’s Beef Association.
Dale Runnion Breeders Choice Award
Wulf Cattle has been around for more than 50
years when it started selling Limousin seedstock
as Leonard Wulf & Sons, Inc. The knowledge
and cattle feeding experience drives their
genetic program and ranks the operation as
a top 25 seedstock producer in the National
Cattlemen’s Beed Association. The main focus
of Wulf Cattle is to produce the bottom line,
which they have been very successful at.
Feed efficiency, dressing percentage, and
higher yields are crucial in the operation.
The Wulf Cattle Advantage is the theme for
the ranch’s customer base, as they strive to
produce high quality beef for target markets.
In 2012, Wulf Cattle partnered with Riverview
LLP to continue building on the growth and
opportunity in the beef segment. I
Receiving the Dale Runnion Breeders Choice award was Jerry Wulf,
left, Frank Phelps, middle, and Casey Fanta of Wulf Cattle.
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