Russian Trade Delegation to Discuss Montana Beef Genetics
US - Director Ron de Yong of the Montana Department of Agriculture will lead a delegation to Russia, leaving Sunday, to develop trade leads for the sale of beef genetics to producers in the world's largest country.
4 October 2007
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"We hope to provide our hosts with information about Montana's world class seed stock, performance testing and feeding philosophies"
Director Ron de Yong of the Montana Department of Agriculture
The five-member Montana group will attend the Golden Autumn Trade Show, where a reception with government officials, livestock breeders and major importers of beef genetics is planned.
"A large portion of Russia's beef industry is still based on dairy breeds. We hope to provide our hosts with information about Montana's world class seed stock, performance testing and feeding philosophies, and discuss with Russian breeders how they might make use of U.S. genetics to accomplish their project goals," de Yong said.
Montana beef animals are bred to withstand harsh winter conditions, he noted, a trait that is likely to be of interest to Russian producers.
Other members of the delegation are: Jack Holden of Holden Herefords near Valier; Darrell Stevenson of Stevenson Basin Angus Ranch in the
Judith Basin; Russell Nemetz, ag director at the Northern Ag Network; and Marty Earnheart, meats and livestock marketing officer for the Montana Department of Agriculture.
Events during the Oct. 7-14 visit include day tours to dairy and beef breeding facilities in the Ryazan and Tver Regions. Among the industry and government leaders the delegation will meet with is Kharon Amerkhanov, deputy chief veterinary officer in the Russian Federation Ministry of Agriculture.
Source: The Prairie Star
