Announcements
- Entry Forms for the WJAA Show coming soon!
- WAA Official Entry Form
- Don't miss our updated Classifieds
Spring Preview Show forms
- WAA Official Entry Form
- WI Supreme Angus Show Rules
- WAA Heifer Nomination Form
- WAA Steer Nomination Form
Now Available!
- High School Scholarship Application
- College / Post-Secondary Scholarship Application
- Ambassador Application
- Gift Basket Order Form
Annual Meeting
Wisconsin Angus Association Annual Meeting will be taking place on Saturday, February 11, 2012, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Cattlemen's Annual Banquet. For a full list of events please go to WI Cattlemen's Annual Banquet
WI Angus Directory Update
Starting in 2012, the Wisconsin Angus Directory will only be printed every other year. Please have your membership information in on time to ensure you and your farm are listed in the 2012-2013 edition of the WAA Directory. If you have any questions please contact Jim Hawthorne or Ardel Quam.
Attention members:
You will find attached information for the upcoming World Beef Expo Sale. This is an excellent opportunity to market your Angus cattle to a large diverse audience.
If you have any questions please contact:
Kim Johnson
262-573-4019
Thank You,
Wisconsin Angus Association
Don't miss the State Show
Join us on Saturday, June 11,
2011, for and evening social at Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
The social will begin at 5:30.
The event is being sponsored by Prime Ag.
There will be fun and games for all ages!
Please come and join us!!!
Annual Meeting
New for 2011
Upcoming events updated for 2011
Angus Heifer Open Futurity Class
Class will be held at the WAA Spring Preview Show, June 2011. To qualify heifers must have been sold in the World Beef Expo Sale and the WAA Breeder's Futurity Sale.
Breeders may nominate heifers sold at WBE Sale or WAA Breeder's Futurity for a $50 Fee. All fees paid out. There will be no entry fee for the class, however the breeder must be a paid member of the Wisconsin Angus Association to nominate.
Sale and the WAA Breeder's Futurity
Breeders may nominate heifers sold at WBE Sale or WAA Breeder's Futurity for a $50 Fee. All fees paid out.
There will be no entry fee for the class, however the breeder MUST be a paid member of the Wisconsin Angus Association to nominate.
Angus Steer Futurity Class
Class will be held at the WJAA Spring Preview Show, June, 2011. To qualify steers MUST have been sold in the World Beef Expo Sale or sold at private treaty.
Breeders may nominate heifers sold at WBE Sale or WAA Breeder's Futurity for a $50 Fee. All fees paid out.
There will be no entry fee for the class, however the breeder MUST be a paid member of the Wisconsin Angus Association to nominate.
Please contact Jim Hawthorne or Ardel Quam with any questions.
New Date for WAA Breeders' Futurity Sale
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 6:00 P.M.
Grant County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, WI
New Date and Location for 2011 WAA Annual Meeting
February 12, 2011
This year we are trying something a little different. We are having the WAA Annual meeting in conjunction with the Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association Annual Convention. The WCA Convention and the WAA Annual meeting will be taking place at the Wintergreen Convention in Wisconsin Dells. Please watch the website for more information to follow.
Please contact a member of the Board of Directors with questions.
Nominations for the WAA Board of Directors, Now Being Accepted
Please contact Steve Wagemester (608)675-3187 or swagemester@yahoo.com if you are interested in running for the Board of Directors. There are four positions open for Election.
Nominations for the Wisconsin Angus Auxiliary Officers, Now Being Accepted. Please contact Kathy Miller (262)857-7168 or kjmiller7@frontier.com if you are interested.
President’s Message
The Wisconsin Angus Association (WAA) is a member-owned cooperative for the purposes of 1) promoting the Angus breed at both the state and national levels; 2) acting as a networking resource for information regarding Angus cattle and locating Wisconsin breeders; and 3) encouraging juniors to participate in Angus projects. In short, our purpose is to connect Angus breeders, commercial cattlemen interested in Angus foundational genetics and work to ensure the future of the Angus breed through our Juniors.
We, as Angus breeders, must work together to embrace these goals and find our common purpose as an Association, regardless of our herd size or our location. We can accomplish this remembering some simple principles that attracted many of us to this breed in the first place; Participation, Informed breeding selections and Welcoming newcomers, especially our youth. In doing so, we build a stronger Angus community in the Badger State.
As the newly elected President of the WAA, my goals for our Association include membership growth, connecting breeders with ALL cattlemen and encouraging sound breeding decisions to ensure the future of the breed. This year, you can expect to see more proactive communication using email, our web site and a revitalized newsletter. Frequent visits to www.wisconsinangus.org will provide you the most up to date information regarding sale dates and locations, show schedules and junior news. New this year will be a map showing you the location of Angus breeders in our state.
It is my honor to serve you as President this year. I encourage you to share your ideas or concerns about our Association with me or any of our board members. We have a strong group this year. Working together, we expect to add value to Angus breeders throughout Wisconsin and continue to make our Association stronger.
Respectfully,
Jim Hawthorne
American Angus Association Offers Resources 24/7
Users of Angus genetics can access information at their fingertips any time day or night, save time and avoid the paper trail by utilizing AAA Login, an online resource provided by the American Angus Association (AAA).
More than half of active AAA members already use AAA Login, available to anyone with Internet access, including non-member buyers, known as affiliates, who have Angus bulls or females transferred to their name, Affiliates are typically commercial cattle producers who use Angus genetics.
AAA Login is simple to use, members or affiliates create their own profile by clicking on AAA Login in the upper-left hand corner of the Angus home page, www.angus.org. Once a user creates his or her profile, a unique password will be generated for him or her and sent to the e-mail provided; at that time the user can customize a private password.
Some of the services that affiliates can take advantage of include easy access to their registered herds performance records, EPD updates, the ability to clean up their herd inventory, transferring cattle to another buyer, and Customizable $Vaule Indexes. In addition, if the affiliate's commercial cow herd, Angus, Angus-cross or other breed is enrolled in the Beef Record System (BRS), AAA Login gives instant access to his or her cow production records.
"The customizable reports available in AAA Login are a great tool for all producers," Laughlin says. AAA Login is just one of many tools available to nearly 33,000 American Angus Association members and those commercial cattle producers who use Angus genetics. For more about Association program or the Angus breed, go to www.angus.org.