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Welcome to the
American Pinzgauer Association
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The American Pinzgauer Association is the American Herdbook Affiliate for the Pinzgauer Cattle International. The Association has as its primary objective; the development, registration, and promotion of the Pinzgauer breed of cattle in the United States of America. The ultimate goal of the Association is to ensure that the Pinzgauer breed will make an important contribution to the improvement of the cattle industry in America.
The Association is open to all cattle breeders who wish to import purebred Pinzgauer cattle and/or engage in a supervised pedigree program for the development of the Pinzgauer breed in the United States. The Association shall establish and maintain efficient systems for the registration, recordation, and evaluation of qualified pedigree Pinzgauer cattle. One of the primary aims of the Association will be to maintain high breeding standards with emphasis placed on beef production.
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We thank you for your interest in the breed. We hope that this website will help you learn more about our breed and that you will come back and visit or contact some of our breeders.
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Message from the APA President:
I hope that everyone is getting into the swing of summer. After a very wet spring, we are anxious to get into the hay field.
As you can well imagine, our registrations and transfers have taken a nose-dive this year, most likely due to the economy. While this has had an impact on our income this year, we have done a good job at keeping our expenses in line. Hopefully, when things pick up economically, these two activities will rebound.
On a better note, the demand for Pinzgauer beef keeps increasing. New customers for the beef are created whenever there is a food scare. It is great to produce a product that does not rely on chemicals and hormones to achieve results. I would encourage all of you who have had success at selling beef off the farm to get your stories into the Pinzgauer Journal to encourage others to try it.
Our summer elections are coming up for the APA Board of Directors. Adult members of the association should be getting a reminder card soon about nominating people to serve on our Board. Please give volunteering to become a Board member some thought. This breed needs involvement from everyone to be successful.
We hope to see everyone at the National Show at the World Beef Expo in September. It is a great chance to see a fantastic set of animals and to meet the great people who make up this association. The annual APA membership meeting will also be held during this event and I encourage all of you to attend.
Regards,
Pam Shay-Bryant
Amer-pinz@earthlink.net
5/11/09
Message from the APA Treasurer
Registrations and transfers continue to come in at a slow rate. Registrations for the fall were down by 38% and transfers by 50%. This results in decreased revenues for the Association. At present expenses are under budget, so overall the Association is in a positive cash flow.
In December association membership renewal reminder postcards were mailed to current members. Please remit your membership fees to the APA office. Also remember to send payment with your registrations and transfers ad the APA office will not complete the transaction without payment. The APA office will accept credit cards.
Clayton Haskell
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