British Charolais Cattle Society chief executive David Benson has been awarded the presidency of Charolais International, the breed’s umbrella organisation for 27 member countries.
The honour was made in recognition of his 40-year career working with the breed. Mr Benson, a familiar figure at the Perth and now Stirling bull sales, said he felt honoured to receive the award.
“In the next 12 months, prior to my retirement, I look forward to re-engaging with lapsed herdbooks, sharing marketing and promotion strategies and encouraging more herdbook delegates to attend technical briefings at which discussion will be focused on genomically enhanced EBVs taking on a higher profile amongst pedigree Charolais breeding,” he said.
Charolais International’s past president, Helge By, of Saskatch-ewan, Canada, said Mr Benson had been an outstanding ambassador for Charolais not only for Britain, but also internationally. “David is the first breed society official to be awarded the presidency – we believe him to be a worthy recipient.”
