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<blockquote data-quote="Elder Statesman" data-source="post: 578342" data-attributes="member: 7371"><p>I keep hearing about the youth are the future of the breed. If I'm not mistaken, the Jr. Hereford events have far more entries than the Angus. If youth programs translates into a successful breed, Herefords should be on top. That isn't the case though, is it? The majority of the youth who are showing Herefords have no interest in raising cattle the rest of their lives. It is a great youth learning activity, just like playing sports. But like most youth baseball players, that is not what their income is going to come from when they are adults. So lets don't make it out to be the saviour of the breed or cattle industry. I don't mind supporting the youth programs, but when their daddy's come pulling in with a truck and trailer a lot fancier than mine, I think they have enough NON-AG income to take care of their kid's hobby.</p><p></p><p>As for the mess that those in power 30-40 years ago created, some of those on the board today don't even know they are standing in a hole. I have talked to some who have no idea how the cattle industry works. There are some who get on the board because it will look good in their obituary. While there are some on the board who are very knowledgeable and have good intentions, they are saddled with working with board members who don't even know which end of the shovel to hang on to.</p><p></p><p>I don't think people realize how much of the AHA revenue comes from the registrations and transfers of the cattle raised by the range breeders. There are many who are now selling non-papered bulls because they are ticked off by the lack of support and service from the AHA. That is a lot of $$ that the AHA has lost out on because of the heavy focus on the fluff, not the meat industry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elder Statesman, post: 578342, member: 7371"] I keep hearing about the youth are the future of the breed. If I'm not mistaken, the Jr. Hereford events have far more entries than the Angus. If youth programs translates into a successful breed, Herefords should be on top. That isn't the case though, is it? The majority of the youth who are showing Herefords have no interest in raising cattle the rest of their lives. It is a great youth learning activity, just like playing sports. But like most youth baseball players, that is not what their income is going to come from when they are adults. So lets don't make it out to be the saviour of the breed or cattle industry. I don't mind supporting the youth programs, but when their daddy's come pulling in with a truck and trailer a lot fancier than mine, I think they have enough NON-AG income to take care of their kid's hobby. As for the mess that those in power 30-40 years ago created, some of those on the board today don't even know they are standing in a hole. I have talked to some who have no idea how the cattle industry works. There are some who get on the board because it will look good in their obituary. While there are some on the board who are very knowledgeable and have good intentions, they are saddled with working with board members who don't even know which end of the shovel to hang on to. I don't think people realize how much of the AHA revenue comes from the registrations and transfers of the cattle raised by the range breeders. There are many who are now selling non-papered bulls because they are ticked off by the lack of support and service from the AHA. That is a lot of $$ that the AHA has lost out on because of the heavy focus on the fluff, not the meat industry. [/QUOTE]
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