BIF Selects 2021-22 Board, Officers
TheBeef Improvement Federation (BIF) announced new officers and elected new directors June 24 during the group's annual meeting and symposium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Matt Perrier, Eureka, Kan., was introduced as the 2021-22 BIF president during the Thursday awards luncheon. Joe Epperly, Albion, Neb., is the new vice president.
Directors re-elected to serve on the BIF board were producers Gordon Jones, Lafayette, Tennessee, and Kevin Schultz, Haviland, Kansas. Breed association representatives re-elected were Kajal Devani, Canadian Angus Association, and Matt Woolfolk, American Shorthorn Association.
General session presentations as well as the Young Producer Symposium, NAAB Symposium and the afternoon technical breakouts have been posted to BIFSymposium.com. The digital coverage of the 2021 BIF Symposium is sponsored by IGS (International Genetic Solutions), a new Patron level sponsor of the BIF Symposium.
During the Symposium, Emily Grund was introduced as the new BIF Executive Assistant. Grund is taking the reins from Lois Schreiner, Frankfort, Kansas, who served as executive assistant from 2002-2020.
“We are excited to have Emily join our BIF team,” says Bob Weaber, BIF Executive Director. “Her previous experience with the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas State University Animal Sciences Communications Team will make her a valuable asset.”
More than 400 beef producers, academia and industry representatives attended the organization’s 53rd Annual Research Symposium and Convention in Des Moines, Iowa, and another 250 registered to participate online. BIF’s mission is to help improve the industry by promoting greater acceptance of beef cattle performance evaluation.
For more information about this year’s symposium, including additional award winners and coverage of symposium and an archive of the presentations, visit BIFSymposium.com.
The 2022 BIF Convention and Research Symposium will be June 1-4 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
