August 24 - American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph – Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, spent this morning touring the American Angus Association in St. Joseph as a part of his state-wide tour to highlight agriculture in Missouri. The American Angus Association is the leading beef breed association in the world.
“The work they do here is another great example of blending technology with traditional farming,” said Jetton. “Cataloging and documenting the genetics of every Angus cow increases their value and makes them more desirable because purchasers can be ensured they are buying quality animals.”
House Speaker Rod Jetton looks at a Angus cow painting done by Frank Murphy - The American Angus Association has one of the largest collections of Franky Murphy paintings in the country
Speaker Jetton takes a look at a board recognizing outstanding Angus breeders
From left to right - Rep. Jim Guest, R-King City; Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph; House Speaker Jetton and Glenda Huston looking at some of the equipment previously used to catalog Angus breed genetics
From left to right - Josh Worthington, General Manager of the Missouri Angus Association; John Crouch, Vice President of the American Angus Association; Speaker Jetton; Rep. Schaaf; and Rep. Guest spend time chatting about the importance of cataloging cattle genetics
From left to right - Karen White, Glenda Huston, John Crouch, Rep. Schaaf, Speaker Jetton and Rep. Guest learn how data is entered for cattle genetics cataloging
From left to right - House Speaker Jetton, John Crouch, Rep. Schaaf and Rep. Guest talk in the American Angus Association Library