Events

Representatives from the American Angus Association^SM and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed a cooperative agreement to promote and educate beef cattle producers about the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) and encourage producers to register their premises.

The NAIS Cooperative Agreement Signing Ceremony was August 8 in Saint Joseph, Mo. Photo by American Angus Association.

Pictured seated from left includes Bruce Knight, USDA under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs; and Jot Hartley, Vinita, Okla., American Angus Association president.

Pictured standing from left includes Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president; Bill Bowman, Association vice president of information and data systems; John Crouch, Association executive vice president; Richard Wilson, Association vice president of finance; and Terry Cotton, president of Angus Productions Inc.