Department of Animal Sciences and Industry Photo Gallery - March 5, 2012

2012 Stockmen of the Year - The Mushrush Family

Bob and Oma Lou Mushrush Joe and Connie Mushrush

Elmdale, KS

Photos: Darla Thomas

Photos: Darla Thomas

KSU President Kirk Schulz is welcomed by Ken Odde and Charles Rayl, Emcee .

Bob and Oma Lou Mushrush with lifetime friends Marjorie and Miles McKee.

Pat Koons, LMIC President, Brian Harris, LMIC Executive Director with Ken Odde.

Mike Holder, Agent & Director, Flint Hills Extension District

Greg Comstock, CEO, Red Angus Association

of America

Dr. Karol Fike (far left) and Joe Ebert, Fourth & Pomeroy (far right) present awards to members of the winning

Animal Sciences & Industry Quadrathlon teams.

Photos: Darla Thomas

Dave Kehler (second from left) with his crew of faculty and staff grillers.

Dale Blasi, Eve Clark, John Gonzalez, Charlie Lee,

Andrea Sexten and Bob Weaber “at your service.”

Firing up the grill

Special thanks to all faculty and staff who prepared and served steaks to

make the event special.

Photos: Darla Thomas

99th Annual Cattlemen’s Day March 2, 2012

Trade Show Activities

Photos: Darla Thomas

Featured Speakers

Dr. John Stikka, President,

Certified Angus Beef

Dr. Mike Sands, Informa

Economics, Inc.

Dr. Glynn Tonsor, KSU Department of Ag Economics

35th Annual Legacy Sale - March 2, 2012

Rich Porter, Owner, Porter Cattle Company (left) and Dr. Fred Cholick, President

and CEO of the KSU Foundation (right)

announce plans for the new Livestock Marketing

Center.

Standing room only for the 2012 Legacy Sale.

Photos: Darla Thomas

Photos: Darla Thomas

Students ready animals for the Legacy Sale.

Sonny Booth, Auctioneer, and Ryan Breiner, Purebred Unit Manager, start the bidding on Lot 1.

Dave Nichols introduces members of the Livestock Sales Management Class

Sheep and Meat Goat Center Ribbon Cutting

March 3, 2012

(L-R: Kotie Wootten; Kylie Naber; Nancy Smith, President, Kansas Sheep Association; Gina Miller, Past President LMIC; Cliff Spaeth, Extension Sheep Specialist Emeritus; Burdell Johnson, American Sheep Industry Association; Gary Pierzynski, Interim Dean & Director, College of Ag & K-State Research & Extension; Tom Sloan Kansas House of Representatives; Ron Trewyn, Vice President for Research; Anne McQuire, Vice President, Kansas Meat Goat Association; Sydney Carlin, Kansas House of Representatives; Ken Odde, Department Head; Brian Faris, Extension Sheep and Meat Goat Specialist; Monica Ebert, Natalie Laubner.

Photos: Darla Thomas

Photos: Darla Thomas

Ron Trewyn, VP for Research, Dale Rodman, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture and Gary Pierzynski,

Interim Dean and Director

Dave Nichols, Jim Nelssen and Brian Faris

Brian Faris, Extension Sheep and Meat Goat Specialist.

Burdell Johnson, American Sheep Industry Association

Nancy Smith, President Kansas Sheep Association

Tom Sloan, Kansas House of Representatives

Anne McGuire, Vice President, Kansas Meat Goat Association

Photos: Melvin Hunt & Darla Thomas

Lois Schreiner…always working to ensure a successful

event.

Photos: Brian Faris

KSU Sheep Producers Day

Burdell Johnson, American Sheep Industry Association (left) and Mike Caskey, Pine Lawn Farms,

Minnesota (right) speak to producers.

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Damian Mason presents at Swine Profitability Conference held in the K-State Student Union

on February 28th.

Retirement party for Dave Soukup, Manager, Heart of America DHIA held at KABSU on February 25th.

Mike Bodenhausen congratulates the Soukups.

Photos: Ken Odde Dick Dunham provides "best wishes" in

retirement for the Soukups.

Swine Profitability Conference