Welcome to the Northwest Murray Grey Association 

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The Northwest Murray Grey Association (NWMGA) was started in 1972 to serve Murray Grey breeders in the west.   Members currently range from Montana and Alberta, Canada, south to Colorado and Texas, and west to the Pacific Coast.  Membership in the NWMGA has grown from around twenty in 1988 to over ninety members in 1997.  Membership and board meetings are held across the west during the year.

The NWMGA has established two primary goals:  first, raising consistent, uniform, quality Murray Grey beef cattle and, second, an ongoing promotional effort to educate the cattle industry regarding this excellent product.   

Breed Standards were established in 1991 and are reviewed yearly. These standards emphasize low birth weight with reasonable rate of gain which, along with the muscling ability of the breed, produce excellent results when Murray Grey bulls are used over heifers and cows of all breeds. A special advertising program was also developed and is actively supported by many members of the NWMGA.

The NWMGA encourages our agricultural youth by sponsoring a Youth Program which targets 4H and FFA students who work with Murray Grey or Murray Grey cross cattle in their projects.  Special awards are given to these students at the yearly NWMGA Murray Grey Show held in Billings, Montana.

The Northwest Murray Grey Association's annual show and general meeting are held each year in September or October.

Current Northwest Murray Grey Association officers are:

President: Jim Barby, Vulcan, Alberta, Canada

Vice President: Herb Rogers,Tenino, Washington

Treasurer:  John Thomson, Jerome, Idaho

Secretary:  Kris Anderson, Livermore, California

2001 Officers will be:

President: Jim Barby, Velcan, Alberta, Canada

V. Pres.    Pat Richardson, Redmond, Oregon

Secretary   Kris Anderson, Livermore, California

Treasurer   George Virtue, Sweet Home, Oregon

For more information about the Northwest Murray Grey Association,
please email us or call toll free: 1-800-437-6977.

This page was last updated September 27, 2000