Ames, Iowa — An extension expert who served northwest Iowa for several years recently received a big honor.
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, the leading grassroots organization supporting Iowa’s beef cattle industry, named the 2025 Hall of Fame award winners at their annual convention in mid-December. Dr. Beth Doran, retired beef specialist in northwest Iowa with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, was inducted into the association’s Hall of Fame for 2025.
They tell us one of Doran’s main contributions in this role revolved around continuous education, and some of her larger accomplishments included planning and executing Iowa’s Feedlot Forum, which is held each winter in the northwest part of the state. They tell us she put on and delivered numerous other courses and learning events for cattle enthusiasts of all ages. The Cattlemen say that at the core, Doran said it was the people with whom she had the opportunity to work with who kept her so passionate about her job. She said that the producer’s passion is contagious and that her producers were very committed to what they do and how they can keep on the cutting edge.
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