We have a new posting on the “Spotlight on Members” Page and a new posting on the “Cattle Viewpoints” Page.
The Spotlight article features Kevin Cooksley, whose name is well known to Shorthorn breeders. Their Haumont cattle ranch is currently celebrating its centennial year of raising purebred Heritage Shorthorns.
The Viewpoints article by Dr. Phillip Sponenberg is titled “Quality Matters!”. Dr. Sponenberg has extensive knowledge about conserving and promoting heritage breeds of livestock, including Shorthorns. The article discusses some of the challenges facing breeders of heritage cattle, compared with breeders of conventional non-heritage cattle.
If you haven’t looked recently, the 2020 Photo Contest Page has several submitted photographs, but we are hoping for many more entries during this month of May. The deadline for entering up to 5 photos in the contest is May 31st, so keep your iPhone or camera handy when you head to the barn or out into the field. (If not many pictures are submitted, your chances to win a prize are excellent, so think up a caption and send them in!)
We realize that 2020 is turning out to be a very tough year for marketing cattle. Thanks to the financial support from our members, the HSS website has continued to expand and to attract new visitors interested in information about Heritage Shorthorns especially the Cattle for Sale section. Just during April the HSS website had online visitors from 33 countries worldwide. There were viewers from 6 Canadian provinces and from 46 U.S. states. Unique visitors to the HSS website have increased 232% during the first four months of 2020. While not all of these online visitors are looking to buy cattle, for those that are buyers, especially in the U.S. and Canada, what better way is there for you to advertise your cattle than with a listing on the HSS website. Because HSS has become the primary website for people interested Heritage cattle, the opportunities for members continues to grow. Email our office if you would like help creating a Breeder’s Ad or with posting a free Classified “Cattle for Sale” ad.