MAJOR BEEFMASTERS

Year award was created to recognize members who are whole herd reporting (WHR) breeders, collect performance and ultrasound data, as well as have superb management practices within their breeding program.

The 2022 Environmental Award was presented to Tim Chapman of H.T. Chapman Beefmasters, Rockport, Texas. His current method to improve grazing and grazing management includes having 610 acres as part of a 10,000-acre cattle operation that is divided into two parts, which they currently rotate for maximum grazing management.

The BBU Environmental Conservation Award was created to recognize Beefmaster breeders who are stewards of the land and provides an opportunity for the Beefmaster breed to showcase the stewardship, conservation and business practices that work together on farms and ranches.

The 2022 New Member of the Year was awarded to Bill and Sheila Wilson, WW Beefmasters, Edinburg, Texas . The BBU New Member of the Year award is awarded to a BBU member who has been involved in the breed for less than eight years, and to a member who has shown dedication, progressivism, and growth within their program and the breed. This member must also be a part of at least one BBU satellite or marketing group. They have been BBU members since 2015.

Melvin and Marilyn Scherer, V7 Beefmaster, Fannin, Texas were named as the 2022 Member of the Year. The Scherer’s have been BBU members since 1976 and they have served each of those years in numerous leadership roles within BBU and the Live Oak Beefmaster Breeders Association.

For decades this family has been dedicated to the promotion, marketing, and improvement of the Beefmaster breed. The BBU Member of the Year award recognizes a member that makes significant efforts to promote Beefmaster cattle and Beefmaster Breeders United. ▫

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