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October 2, 2014

LMA completes another successful D.C. Fly In

Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) members and staff traveled to Washington D.C. this week for the 9th annual LMA D.C. Fly In. Approximately 50 people met with leaders in D.C. on issues that matter to the livestock marketing industry. Discussion centered on LMA’s opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. proposal and a long-term need to update Packers and Stockyards Act requirements.

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July 1, 2014

Blaine Lotz Takes Title at LMA’s 51st World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

Blaine Lotz of Edna, Kan. proved his world-class talent as a livestock auctioneer at the 51st anniversary of the Livestock Marketing Association’s (LMA) World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21.

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July 1, 2014

Dan Harris elected Livestock Marketing Association President

Dan Harris, owner of Holton Livestock Exchange in Holton, Kan., has been elected president of the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA). In this role, he will spend two years leading the nation’s largest membership organization representing more than 800 local livestock auction markets and allied businesses.

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September 14, 2013

World Livestock Auctioneer Champion Dustin Focht to Appear at Montgomery Stockyards

Dustin Focht, this year’s World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, will be at Montgomery Stockyards (4500 Mobile Hwy, Mobile, Ala. 36108) on Monday, September 16, starting at 1 p.m. (EST). Focht will be on the auction block, selling livestock and showing off the chant that made him a world champion auctioneer.

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September 13, 2013

LMA completes another successful DC Fly In

Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) members and staff traveled to Washington D.C. this week for the 8th annual LMA D.C. Fly In. Approximately 30 people met with legislators and legislative staff on current issues and concerns in the livestock marketing industry.

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