May 30, 2024

Mike VanMaanen Elected President of Livestock Marketing Association

Auction market owner from Missouri will serve two-year term leading the national, member-led organization.

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May 17, 2024

Livestock Marketing Association Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients

Nine students have been selected to receive $2,500 scholarships from the Livestock Marketing Association, or LMA, Scholarship Program.

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May 2, 2024

USDA’s Electronic Identification Rule

Announced on April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule, “Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison,” will require tags to be both electronic and visually readable in order to be recognized as “official identification” under the existing Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) program. This will eliminate the use of metal brite tags, commonly referred to as NUES tags, and ear tags without electronic readability as “official identification” for cattle and bison covered by the ADT rule. While electronic tags will be required soon, these tags also can be read visually.

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April 2, 2024

Registration Open

Registration is open for the 2024 Annual Convention and World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, which will be held June 12-15 in Oklahoma City.

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January 16, 2024

Livestock Marketing Association Scholarship Program is NOW OPEN!

The Livestock Marketing Association scholarship program is intended to support students who are interested in or display knowledge and an understanding of the importance of livestock marketing and the livestock industry. 

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