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Posts by Kylee Kohls Sellnow :

Certified Angus Beef Awards $70,000 in Colvin Scholarship Funds

Date: Nov 11 2022

| News Release

Over the last 22 years, Certified Angus Beef has awarded $418,500 in scholarships through the Colvin Scholarship Fund. While that number has had a positive influence on many students, this year held a few extra special moments for the fund: the addition of a third category to support more education paths; a record-breaking dollar amount awarded; and the highest donation support ever from partners at the 2022 Annual Conference.

A Drop of Hope, A Heap of Hard Work

Date: Oct 07 2022

| Big Thinkers & Consumer Connection & Forage Management & Stockmanship & Sustainability

For Manny and Corina Encinias’ family of nine, sustainability runs deep. They are stewards of a legacy, working the land dating back to 1777, when the first generation began herding sheep in the nearby Moriarty community. Today they focus on cows well suited to the harsh New Mexico desert, fostering community strength and creating opportunities for others to follow in their footsteps.

Progress, Not Perfection

Date: Oct 07 2022

| Big Thinkers & Breeding & Consumer Connection & Heifer Development & Stockmanship & Sustainability

It’s a labor of love, obvious in the way she lights up explaining their family’s 33-year effort to proactively adapt Angus cows to their land. A lifetime of telling stories from the pasture or kitchen has resonated with nonfarm consumers as much as fellow ranchers. “Everything we do is about cattle, but it’s also about family and connecting our kids to the land and to the cattle,” Debbie Lyons-Blythe says.

New Mexico Ranch Earns Certified Angus Beef Sustainability Award

Date: Sep 30 2022

| News Release

Producing beef in the desert Southwest takes a certain resolve, faith that the rain will come and grit to do the hard things and smile through the work when it doesn’t. This is the grit engrained in Manny and Corina Encinias and their seven children operating Buffalo Creek Ranch. Their holistic approach earned this ranching family the 2022 CAB Sustainability Award.

The cattle calling

Date: Oct 04 2021

| Big Thinkers & CAB Connection

Telling their story to the cattle curious was awkward at first for John and Gaye Pfeiffer. Their dedication to teaching and connecting with those further down the supply chain earned them the 2021 CAB Ambassador Award.