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08/26/2026

A 6:30 a.m. Team meeting turned into a quick walk through. Tell us a better, and prettier, place to learn. You can’t. 💚🧡We’re fortunate to have real-life spaces to gain real-world skills.

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08/23/2026

Tomorrow kicks off a new semester for a new team. Tomorrow kicks off 5-0 years of purebred cattle marketing at Colorado State University and 2-5 years of showing cattle National Western Stock Show. Years and generations of learning by doing, of building leaders, and of carrying legacy - and we are grateful for every one!

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08/17/2026

This team is more about showing and selling. It’s about relationships. 🤝

One of the 2025-26’s team core experiences was visiting with fellow breeders in Denver, showing cattle ahead of the sale, and loading purchased cattle for their new homes. Learning from others in our industry and learning by doing — rarely in a traditional classroom, and we like that way!

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08/15/2026

Thankful for puddles!! 🌧️ May showers find farmers, ranchers, and parched ground everywhere.

📸: Hailey Wood, CSU Seedstock Merchandising Team member

07/27/2026

It’s county fair season!! 💜 🏆 Last summer, the young man on the left showed “Blaze” at the Weld County Fair international bucket calf show (IYKYK). Last fall, Dr. C. got a call looking for a heifer for a young 4-Her’s project. It was then that “Blaze” moved from Eastern Colorado to Southwestern Nebraska. Congrats to her he young lady on the right for a great summer with her heifer at the Nebraska Jr. Hereford Show and at the Red Willow County Fair. “Blaze”was Champion Hereford at the fair last week! What an incredible story about a young heifer bred and raised at CSU! 🫶🏻💚💛

The backstory—Her mother was a foundation female in Dr. C.’s time with the team. Both showmen have parents that are alumni to Colorado State University, and the young lady’s mom was on the Seedstock Team during her time here!

We’ve really enjoyed following “Blaze’s” journey, and we know it won’t stop here. She’s the beginning of a young girl’s cowherd that will help shape her future. Thankful to have a front row seat and a be part of this story! 💚🧡

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07/02/2026

And just like that… breeding ‘26 is in the books ✔️

Time spent pouring over cow data. Months researching A.I. sires. Boots in the pen identifying turn out bulls. Early mornings and evenings heat checking and breeding. Working beyond the team. Chasing goals. Building relationships. Carrying legacy. And these views… 💚🧡 🐏

📸: Melanie Astorga Faudoa; Dr. Sam Cunningham

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06/27/2026

Saturday’s vibes ✨ ☕️ Thankful for open spaces and blue skies. Continue to pray for rain for western farmers and ranchers. How’s summer where you are? ☀️ ⛅️

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06/23/2026

Forgive our silence, but it’s been a little wild around here. Team members that have been local to Fort Collins this summer have fit cow work in between summer classes, jobs, and travel. We’ve helped collect PAP data, yearling data, breeding soundness data, worked cows and calves, synchronized cows and heifers and are walking through breeding season.

Grateful for endless opportunities and a century old tradition of cows on campus. Students learning and leading alongside our state’s leading ag commodity—beef cattle. Learning by doing somehow doesn’t feel like school… ☀️ 💚🧡

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06/06/2026

Last weekend, Dr. Sam Cunningham & team member, Hailey Wood spent Saturday in Brush engaging with youth from across the region and their families. They listened to speeches, sales talk presentations, and led the quiz bowl competition. It was the best way to spend a day and they’re already looking forward to next year! Best of luck to all of the exhibitors as they work towards junior nationals and county fairs. We hope to see you down the road soon!! 🧡💚

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Youth honed their skills, exhibited their registered cattle and practiced for Junior Nationals at the annual Colorado Breed Bash.

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06/02/2026

Sweet summertime ☀️ Hereford cows on green grass. Does it get much better?! 🫶🏻
We are certainly thankful that we have a front row seat to all season of the on-campus cow herd. We made it through calving and are looking forward to breeding. Equal to learning, we are grateful for the community that this cow herd brings— camaraderie among students, on-farm relationships with faculty, and continued legacy of legends like Dr. Bob Taylor and others.
Just look at that horizon— what a beautiful place to learn! 🧡💚
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