January 16, 2015
Illinois auctioneer wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship qualifier
Brian Curless, Pittsfield, Ill., was named Champion at the 2015 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Western Regional Qualifying Event. The third of three qualifiers was hosted by Torrington Livestock Markets, Torrington, Wyo., on January 14. A total of 23 contestants competed for a top 10 placing that grants them a spot in the 2015 WLAC at Clifton Livestock Commission Co. in Clifton, Texas.
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January 8, 2015
Torrington Livestock Markets to host World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier Jan. 14
Torrington Livestock Markets to host World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier Jan. 14 Blaine Lotz, 2014 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, to emcee Torrington, Wyo. event
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December 16, 2014
LMA Opposes USDA Creating Second Beef Checkoff
The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) submitted comments opposing USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s plans to create a second Beef Checkoff under the Commodity, Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1996. Cattle producers already pay a $1 Checkoff each time cattle are sold. This program was created in 1985 under the Beef Promotion and Research Act. If USDA moves forward with their plans, the second Checkoff would run at the same time as the current Checkoff.
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December 11, 2014
World Livestock Auctioneer Champion in Marshall, Mo. Dec. 12-13
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December 9, 2014
Auctioneers qualify for World Livestock Auctioneer Championship at Midwest Regional
Oklahoma auctioneer wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship qualifier Alabama, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma auctioneers qualify for WLAC
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