{"id":7818,"date":"2017-07-21T12:31:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T17:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2017-08-08T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T19:12:24","slug":"monty-motta-elected-cricepa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/monty-motta-elected-cricepa-president","title":{"rendered":"Monty Motta Elected CRICEPA President"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Following the 2017 Exposici\u00f3n Nacional de Ganado Ceb\u00fa<\/strong>, the Association of Breeders of Cebu in Panama (CRICEPA) gathered and elected Monty Motta of La Hacienda Hermanos Motta<\/em><\/strong> in Remedios, Panama as the association\u2019s new president. He will replace outgoing President Rodolfo Moreno of Ganadera Moreno in Chitre, Panama, who has done a tremendous job in the position.
\n\u201cI\u2019m very honored and grateful to be elected president of CRICEPA,\u201d Monty said. \u201cIt is one of the oldest and most prestigious associations here with national and international recognition. I know that it is a great responsibility and lots of work, but I\u2019m excited to take on the challenge and do the best for the cattleman\u2019s registry in Panama.\u201d
\nMonty has eight main points to focus on during his tenure as president of the association including reforming their best bull program, implementing a genetic traceability (DNA) program, changing the auction program, launching the online registry, re-evaluating the Expocebu-International projections, starting to build a new office, making a good exportation plan, and working on the relationship between the ABBA and CRICEPA.\u00a0Panama will host the prestigious Central American EXPICA Rotativa Show in 2019.
\n\u201cThe president of that fair, Carlos Santiago Castillo, and myself, on behalf of CRICEPA, are more than happy to invite everyone to this event!\u201d Monty said. \u201cTo the people of the US and also our friends from Central America, we hope to see you all here in Panama in 2019.\u201d
\nMonty and his family are long-time members of the CRICEPA organization.
\nLa Hacienda Hermanos Motta has been a member of the CRICEPA organization since its founding in 1967. The farm was originally purchased in 1946 by the five Motta brothers (Arthur, Philip, Robert, George and Albert) from Joshua Piza; hence the name, Hermanos (brothers in Spanish). The farm was managed by Monty\u2019s grandfather, George, from 1946 until his death in 1969. Monty\u2019s father took over until he retired in January of this year. Now, the operation is managed by Monty and his cousin Roberto.
\nThe Motta operation has both purebred and commercial cattle as well as two dairy operations and a rice mill, from which they get some of the byproducts used to feed their cattle. The Mottas have hosted an annual sale in July for the last 24 years and an elite sale in Azuero since 2005. They are well-known breeders in the region and utilize top genetics in their program. The family has brought in genetics from the United States, Jamaica, Cuba and Mexico and has exported cattle to Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador as well as several Central American countries.
\nAt the entrance of the house at Hermanos Motta they have a sign that says in Spanish, \u201cOn this farm there is work 365 days of this year and every year.\u201d We look forward to Monty bringing these family values of dedication and work ethic to his leadership position in CRICEPA!<\/p>\n