pdfangus":2i4lnsax said:bse":2i4lnsax said:Seems its died down on these boards, the ones with there feelings hurt may be getting over it. I went to a sale yesterday our X RM was there maybe finishing what he started in the sale books not sure, but it sure didnt change him any he still only talked to the high rollers, if it was me i would talk to everyone that walked through the door( i would have before i got fired also)because most everyone that walks through the door has a vote for a delegate, even though thats a good ol boy thing to.
heard a few talking that the AAA was headed down hill Tom Burke will loose half his clients and so on. I have to believe the BOD made the right decision and the AAA will be better off in the long run, without snakes. The truth of the whole thing may never come out to everyone, but i like for someone to tell me if they have a problem with me, not try and blind side me like these folks did, thats how i decided which side of the fence to be on.
Couple of things in this post that don't bother me but I think deserve a response......for one thing it has always been part of the fieldmans jobe to identify and encourage the new investor and breeder....the high rollers are after all the ones with the money....no one cares if I show up at a sale cause they all know I am not buying a thing....I was a breeder not a buyer...didn't play the you buy mine and I'll buy yours game....
The angus breed may be on the slide again but if so it is because of self induced breed genetic problems that will be sorted out and corrected....I see a lot of breeders quietly shifting the directions of their breeding programs....
thirdly I have had the misfortune in my life of working for a snake or two....they are the kind that you can not go to and talk out problems....they will strike every time....that is the nature of a snake...and being familiar with a few of the signatories of the letter I think the wrong group may be characterized with slithering tendencies......conditions would have to be pretty bad to induce folks to sign on to that kind of document....more than mischevious behavior or blind ambition....look at the years of service represented without any previous cries of foul....
I agree with your post. In Feb. I attended the an Angus sale and purchased a bull for the first time in many years. It was in western OK. The field representitive was very friendly. I was impressed with him. It was obvious he was interested in the new people at the sale. He had no way of knowing when he first talked to me if I was just a looker or was a potential buyer. As impressed as I was with him I was just as disappointed with the overall quality of the top AI sired bulls and the direction it seems the breed and the AI stations are going. If the Angus breed doesn't address some issues including the lack of muscling in the hindquarters they are going to lose a bunch of commercial customers. I'm alread looking at using some Hereford genetics and raising black baldies after attending this sale. Back to the field representative. He signed the letter and was one that was let go. From what little I've heard is that the working conditions in the office were bad under the current CEO. That several had tried to offer suggestions and talk to him about it and but it is his way of the highway. I feel for those that have lost their jobs but have heard some have already been offered jobs other places. What happens really doesn't mean alot to me. I hate to see anyone lose a job. For numbers to mean anything they need to be actual weights, ect and not adjusted. I found all of the genomic data provided of very little help. And all of the EPD's were adjusted. I visited another breeder and he listed actual weights along with the adjusted weights and ratios. The Angus breed needs to re evaluate the course they are pursuing. I have found a breeder now who is still raising the kind of bull that will sire calves that will be profitable from the time they hit the ground until they are hung on the rail. I have worked in the corporate world for 39 years. I will say from what I've heard this is a case of a CEO acting like a dictator and a board unwilling to reign him in.