This is Megan Silveira, assistant editor for the Angus Journal, with the March 7, 2022, update from the AJ Daily. Today’s update includes a reminder for Angus members to check their voting eligibility, an announcement from the American Angus Association naming its new executive director of the Angus Foundation, and a report on uncertainty in agricultural markets fueled by the conflict in Ukraine. 

Angus Members: Check Your Voting Eligibility Now

Adapted from a release by the American Angus Association

American Angus Association® members wanting to participate in the election of delegates and alternate delegates to the 139th Annual Convention of Delegates need to meet four eligibility requirements before 4:30 p.m. Central, April 8.

According to Association bylaws, only eligible voting members can nominate, be nominated, vote or be elected in the annual election of delegates. In order to participate in the electoral process and other business during the 139th Annual Convention of Delegates, a member must be an eligible voting member and must meet all of the following requirements by 4:30 p.m. Central on April 8:

• active regular or life membership (dues paid in full by the deadline stated above),

• 18 years of age or older, and more. 

For more information, visit angus.org. 

Upperman Named Executive Director of Angus Foundation 

Adapted from a release by the American Angus Association

The American Angus Association has named Jaclyn Upperman executive director of the Angus Foundation. She will lead the Angus Foundation’s mission of serving Angus youth, education and research.

Mark McCully, chief executive officer for the American Angus Association says, “Jaclyn’s passion for the Angus family runs deep. We are fortunate to have her extraordinary enthusiasm and drive leading the [Angus] Foundation.”

The Angus Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit and an affiliate of the Association.

A product of the National Junior Angus Association and its leadership opportunities, Upperman knows the ways the Angus Foundation influences the success of the junior program.

Upperman says, “I’ve had the privilege of seeing firsthand the positive impact the Angus Foundation can have.”

To read more, go to angus.org. 

Conflict in Ukraine Fuels Uncertainty for Agriculture

Adapted from a release by Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife

The Russian invasion brought devastation to Ukraine, but uncertainty and volatility fueled by this conflict are rippling through U.S. agriculture markets. 

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists said both Russia and Ukraine do not represent major destinations for U.S. commodities, ranking 56th and 80th, respectively. However, the conflict’s effects on global trade, trade alliances and infrastructure could ripple throughout U.S. sectors in the near- and long-term future.

Russia imported between $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion of U.S. agricultural products annually until imports fell to around $200 million to $300 million during the last five years, following its invasion of Crimea.

To read more, click on the link in this episode’s description. 

The AJ Daily is compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor for theAngus Journal. For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net.