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FOUR WHAT IS A TREND FROM THE PAST YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE RETURN? That the show world and the production world come closer together. FIVE WHAT IS YOUR BEST PIECE OF ADVICE? Always be honest and remember that integrity is paramount. It takes a lifetime to build a reputation and only a few seconds to tear it down. SIX WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOU AS A PERSON. My dad. SEVEN WHERE DO YOU PLACE THE MOST IMPORTANCE WHEN JUDGING CATTLE? Just use good ones. EIGHT WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS? Work ethic and integrity. NINE WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF JUNIOR SHOWS AND EVENTS IN OUR INDUSTRY. They are paramount in terms of the opportunities they provide young people. The Junior programs do more in terms of providing a platform to build better people than anything else; not only for kids that will continue with a career in Agriculture, but also for other walks of life. These junior programs are the best today as they have ever been. The directors and junior boards are just phenomenal. TEN THIS IS WHY I SHOW: I am a competitive person, and I like phenotype. From a junior perspective, the last question answers that.
ONE WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU TO SORT AT THREE DIFFERENT BREED’S JUNIOR NATIONALS THIS SUMMER? It’s obviously an honor and I’m certainly looking forward to it. I’ve done one a summer several times, but never three. I’m going to make sure my shoes fit good. They [Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn] are important breeds and there is nothing more important than the junior programs and junior nationals. TWO WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND AND CURRENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY? I am 4th generation in the cattle business. We have been in the business forever! My great grandfather started with Horned Herefords; my dad did Polled. Both my sons, Blake and Logan, were active in the junior programs for both Angus and Herefords. As an operation, Boyd Beef Cattle, we host a Bull sale each Spring and two female sales in the Fall. One for Angus and one for Herefords. THREE WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU? Both Jake Bloomberg and I like Elton John!
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