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Commercial Producer of the Year
Mershon Cattle LLC, Buckner, Missouri
Mershon Cattle LLC, Buckner, Missouri, was named the 2019 Beef Improvement Federation Commercial Producer of the Year during an awards ceremony June 19 in Brookings, South Dakota. Pictured (from left) are Burt Rutherford of BEEF magazine, award sponsor; Tracey and Bruce Mershon of Mershon Cattle LLC; and Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president.
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Seedstock Producer of the Year Award
Hinkson Ranch, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
Hinkson Angus Ranch, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, was named the 2019 Beef Improvement Federation Seedstock Producer of the Year during an awards ceremony June 20 in Brookings, South Dakota. Pictured are (from left) Burt Rutherford, BEEF magazine, award sponsor; Marilyn and Frank Jr. Hinkson; and Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president.
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Commercial Producer of the Year Nominee --
Larson
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Seedstock Producer of the Year Nominee
Jungels
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Commercial Producer of the Year Nominee --
Blew
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Seedstock Producer of the Year Nominees
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Pioneer Award
Jim Gibb
Jim Gibb (center), Louisville, Colorado, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Pioneer Award. Presenting the award are Steve Radakovich (left), Radakovich Cattle Co., Earlham, Iowa, and Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president. Gibb was honored June 20 at the organization’s 51st annual convention in Brookings, South Dakota.
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Pioneer Award
Jerry Wulf
Jerry Wulf (center), Morris, Minnesota, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Pioneer Award. Pictured with Wulf are Joe Epperly (left), Wagonhammer Ranches, Albion, Nebraska, and BIF board member; and Lee Leachman (right) 2018-2019 BIF president. Wulf was honored June 20 at the organization’s 51st annual convention in Brookings, South Dakota.
Family photo cutline: Jerry Wulf, Morris, Minnesota, received the Beef Improvement Federation Pioneer Award. Family members pictured (from left) are Travis and Rita Moser; Linda and Jerry Wulf; Robyn and son Blaze Metzger; and Rhonda Wulf.
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Frank Baker / Larry Cundiff Scholarship Award
Madison Butler, Vincennes, Indiana
Madison Butler, Kansas State University, was presented the Beef Improvement Federation Baker/Cundiff Award June 20 at the organization’s 51st annual convention in Brookings, South Dakota. Pictured (from left) are Megan Rolf, K-State associate professor and BIF board member; Butler; and Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president.
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Roy A Wallace Scholarship
Benjamin Crites, Lexington, Kentucky
Taylor Nikkel, Maple Hill, Kansas
Benjamin Crites, Lexington, Kentucky, and Taylor Nikkel, Maple Hill, Kansas, were presented Roy A. Wallace Memorial Scholarships June 19 during the Beef Improvement Federation annual meeting and symposium in Brookings, South Dakota. Pictured with Crites and Nikkel (center) are Norm Vincel (left) and Brian House (far right) of Select Sires Inc.
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Retiring President Lee Leachman and Incoming President Tommy Clark
Incoming BIF President Tommy Clark of Culpeper, Va., (right) presents a plaque to retiring BIF President Lee Leachman of Fort Collins, Colo.
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Ambassador Award
Eric Grant , Grant Company, Saint Joseph, Missouri
Eric Grant (center), St. Joseph, Missouri, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Ambassador Award. Presenting the award are Sherry Doubet (left), American Salers Association executive vice president, and Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president. Grant was honored June 19 at the organization’s 51st annual convention in Brookings, South Dakota.
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Continuing Service Award
Scott Greiner, Christiansburg, Virginia
Scott Greiner (left), Christiansburg, Virginia, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Continuing Service Award from Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president. Greiner was honored June 19 at the organization’s 51st annual convention in Brookings, South Dakota.
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Continuing Service Award
Craig Bieber (left), Leola, South Dakota
Craig Bieber (left), Leola, South Dakota, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Continuing Service Award. Presenting the award is Lee Leachman, 2018-2019 BIF president. Bieber was honored June 19 at the organization’s 51st annual convention in Brookings, South Dakota.
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Continuing Service Award
Steve Munger (center), Highmore, South Dakota
Steve Munger (center), Highmore, South Dakota, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Continuing Service Award. Presenting the award are Lee Leachman (left), 2018-2019 BIF president, and Joe Cassady (right), South Dakota State University Animal Science Department professor and head. Munger was honored June 19 at the organization’s 51st annual convention in Brookings, South Dakota.
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2019 BIF Board of Directors
2019-2020 Beef Improvement Federation Board of Directors seated (l to r) are: Tommy Clark, Culpeper, Va., president; Lee Leachman, Fort Collins, Colo., past president; Jane Parish, Mississippi State University, BIF executive director; Bob Weaber, Kansas State University, BIF central region secretary; Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky, BIF eastern region secretary; Mark Enns, Colorado State University, BIF western region secretary; Josh White, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; and Mark Thallman, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. Back row (l to r): Robert Williams, American Wagyu Association; Lex Carter, Pingree, Idaho; Jack Ward, American Hereford Association; Aaron Arnett, Sexing Technologies; Kajal Devani, Canadian Angus Association; Kevin Schultz, Haviland, Kan.; Gordon Jones, Lafayette, Tenn.; Matt Perrier, Eureka, Kan.; Jackie Atkins, American Simmental Association; Lance Bauer, Beefmaster Breeders United; Gordon Hodges, Hamptonville, N.C.; Shane Bedwell, American Hereford Association; Megan Rolf, Kansas State University; John Genho, Woodville, Va.; and Joe Epperly, Albion, Neb. Not pictured are Vice President Joe Mushrush, Strong City, Kan.; Dan Moser, Angus Genetics Inc.; and Stephen Scott, Canadian Beef Breeds Council.
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