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David Breiner elected American Hereford Association president

Courtesy photoPictured is the 2010-11 American Hereford Association (AHA) Board of Directors. Seated, from left: David Breiner, Alma, KS, president; Cliff Copeland, Nara Visa, NM, vice president; Jimmie Johnson, Clinton, OK; Paul Funk, Copperas Cove, TX; and Craig Huffhines, Kansas City, MO, executive vice president. Directors standing, from left: David Trowbridge, Tabor, IA; Keith Fawcett, Ree Heights, SD; Dale Micheli, Ft. Bridger, WY; Dale Venhuizen, Manhattan, MT; Steve Lambert, Oroville, CA; Eric Walker, Morrison, TN; Marty Lueck, Mountain Grove, MO; and Fred Larson, Spring Valley, WI.

KANSAS CITY, MO – David Breiner, Alma, KS, was announced as the new president of the American Hereford Association (AHA) during the Annual Membership Meeting in Kansas City, MO, Oct. 29.

Breiner began his Hereford career in 1972 when he helped start Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, KS, after graduating from Kansas State University.

“It is a humbling feeling to be elected president of the American Hereford Association,” Breiner says. “It is also an exciting experience for me to be a part of the Hereford breed’s successes, our breed’s increase in demand, and to help our membership reap the rewards that our breed has to offer the cattle industry. I look forward to working with the Board of Directors, the AHA staff and our membership to promote the Hereford breed.”



Currently, Breiner, along with Bob Moore of Pied Piper Farms, operates the ranch, which consists of 200 registered Hereford and Angus females along with 300 commercial females utilized in an embryo transfer (ET) program.

Mill Creek Ranch has participated in the National Reference Sire Program and Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™) program since the early ’70s as well as the National Hereford Feedout.



Breiner served as the AHA vice president in 2011 as well as chairman of the show and sale committee and was a member of the executive, breed improvement and building committees.

Cliff Copeland, Nara Visa, NM, was selected to serve as the 2012 AHA vice president. Copeland currently co-manages Copeland and Sons LLC with his wife, Pat; parents, Clifford and Barbara; and Cliff and Pat’s son, Matt.

Copeland and Sons was established in 1943 and cattle are its only business. The family’s 500-head herd includes 90 registered Hereford females, 80 cows used to produce club calves and 330 commercial Hereford cows.

During his youth, Cliff was a member of the American Junior Hereford Association board and served as president. Committed to helping the breed, Copeland has helped with Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®) promotions in his area. Copeland is currently chairman of the AHA marketing committee.

Completing their terms on the AHA Board were outgoing president, John Woolfolk, Columbia, TN; Jerry Huth, Oakfield, WI; and Jim Milligan, Kings, IL.

Delegates elected three new Directors during the membership meeting. Fred Larson, Spring Valley, WI; David Trowbridge, Tabor, IA; and Eric Walker, Morrison, TN, will serve four-year terms on the 12-member Board.

KANSAS CITY, MO – David Breiner, Alma, KS, was announced as the new president of the American Hereford Association (AHA) during the Annual Membership Meeting in Kansas City, MO, Oct. 29.

Breiner began his Hereford career in 1972 when he helped start Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, KS, after graduating from Kansas State University.

“It is a humbling feeling to be elected president of the American Hereford Association,” Breiner says. “It is also an exciting experience for me to be a part of the Hereford breed’s successes, our breed’s increase in demand, and to help our membership reap the rewards that our breed has to offer the cattle industry. I look forward to working with the Board of Directors, the AHA staff and our membership to promote the Hereford breed.”

Currently, Breiner, along with Bob Moore of Pied Piper Farms, operates the ranch, which consists of 200 registered Hereford and Angus females along with 300 commercial females utilized in an embryo transfer (ET) program.

Mill Creek Ranch has participated in the National Reference Sire Program and Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™) program since the early ’70s as well as the National Hereford Feedout.

Breiner served as the AHA vice president in 2011 as well as chairman of the show and sale committee and was a member of the executive, breed improvement and building committees.

Cliff Copeland, Nara Visa, NM, was selected to serve as the 2012 AHA vice president. Copeland currently co-manages Copeland and Sons LLC with his wife, Pat; parents, Clifford and Barbara; and Cliff and Pat’s son, Matt.

Copeland and Sons was established in 1943 and cattle are its only business. The family’s 500-head herd includes 90 registered Hereford females, 80 cows used to produce club calves and 330 commercial Hereford cows.

During his youth, Cliff was a member of the American Junior Hereford Association board and served as president. Committed to helping the breed, Copeland has helped with Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®) promotions in his area. Copeland is currently chairman of the AHA marketing committee.

Completing their terms on the AHA Board were outgoing president, John Woolfolk, Columbia, TN; Jerry Huth, Oakfield, WI; and Jim Milligan, Kings, IL.

Delegates elected three new Directors during the membership meeting. Fred Larson, Spring Valley, WI; David Trowbridge, Tabor, IA; and Eric Walker, Morrison, TN, will serve four-year terms on the 12-member Board.