The Industry Achievement Award was created in 2010 to honor individuals who have had an immense, positive impact on the feedlot industry, and influenced how it looks and runs today. Jerry Bohn will join the ranks of industry legends, like Paul Engler, Max Deets, Topper Thorpe, David Bechtol, James herring, Lee Brock, Larry Corah and Gerald Timmerman, at the 14th annual Feeding Quality Forum on August 27, in Amarillo, Texas.
Part owner of Pratt Feeders, an operation he helped manage for more than three decades, Bohn is now retired from day-to-day management of the operation. He serves as a member on the company's board of directors and manages the company's farming business while feeding cattle in his own yards. He has served on the board of U.S. Premium Beef for nine years and formerly worked for CattleFax.
Bohn has served on numerous industry committees and councils at both the state and national levels. He was president of Kansas Livestock Association, on the executive committee of NCBA and served as a board member of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. Bohn has also held leadership positions in numerous local organizations, including president of the Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce and a deacon of the First Southern Baptist Church. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Kansas Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve.
The Industry Achievement Award was created in 2010 to honor individuals who have had an immense positive impact on the feedlot industry and influenced how it looks and runs today. Jerry Bohn will join the ranks of industry legends like Paul Engler, Max Deets, Topper Thorpe, David Bechtol, James Herring, Lee Borck, Larry Corah and Gerald Timmerman at the 14th annual Feeding Quality Forum. Bohn will be honored at the seminar on Aug. 27, in Amarillo, Texas.
