Mission
THE OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR BEEFMASTERS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (JBBA) BY ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND COMPETITIVELY AVAILABLE TO ALL ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. 2. TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND BEEF BREEDERS REGARDING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BEEFMASTER BREED. 3. TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASES AND OTHER AILMENTS THAT AFFLICTS CATTLE IN GENERAL AND BEEFMASTERS IN PARTICULAR WITH THE GOALS OF BREED IMPROVEMENT AND ASSURING PUBLIC FOOD SAFETY. 4. TO FUND RESEARCH INTO BEEFMASTER GENETICS AND CATTLE GENETICS IN GENERAL IN SUCH AREAS SUCH AS FEED EFFICIENCY, TENDERNESS, LONGEVITY AND OTHER HERITABLE TRAITS IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE CATTLE INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH BETTER PRODUCTS.