The Beef Reproduction Task Force (BRTF) presented Boyd Dingus with the Friend of BRFT Award on Sept. 4th during the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium (ARSBC) in Athens, Georgia. This was the first year the Friend of the BRTF Award was presented in recognition of Boyd’s long-term dedication and contributions to the Task Force.
Dingus of Weatherford, Texas, is General Manager of Estrotect and participated in the first meeting that established an educational partnership between industry and academia 20 years ago.
The Beef Reproduction Task Force (academia), together with the national Beef Reproduction Leadership Team (industry and academia), work to promote wider adoption of reproductive technologies among cow-calf producers; educate cow-calf producers in management considerations that will increase the likelihood of successful AI breeding; and educate producers in marketing options to capture benefits that result from the use of improved reproductive technologies.
“The BRTF relies on the financial support of many in the industry to defray costs of our meetings and other activities,” says Sandy Johnson, BRTF member at Kansas State University, “but Boyd’s support has been far beyond that, providing advice, advocacy and encouragement to the group.”
More than 200 producers, veterinarians, and representatives from the artificial insemination (AI) and pharmaceutical industries were in attendance at this year’s ARSBC. The group’s mission is to optimize the productivity and improve the profitability of cow-calf operations by facilitating the adoption of cost-effective, applied reproductive technologies. The goal is to educate beef cattle producers on sustainable reproductive management systems to maintain U.S. leadership and competitiveness in the world beef market.
For more information about this year’s symposium, visit www.BeefRepro.org.
