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California’s CattleWomen Turn Out in Texas

by California CattleWomen, Inc., President Callie Martinez

14 California Cattleman March 2020 The 2020 Cattle Industry Convention, held San Antonio, Texas, Feb 5-7, was great. Monday morning of the convention was kicked off with the President’s Council meeting. This meeting was set-up in a new way, giving state presidents across American National CattleWomen (ANCW) the opportunity to network with each other. We had already submitted our President’s Reports for ANCW to put together a book with every state and region’s reports. California was highlighted once again, for our fantastic Powder River Raffle Fundraiser. The Executive Board Meeting also took place on Monday morning. It was brought before the Executive Committee by Mary Jo Rideout, Arizona to fund $7,500 for the national president’s travel back to Penny Zimmerman’s term and through Wanda Pinnow’s. The 2020 Executive Committee was announced President Evelyn Greene, Alabama; PresidentElect Reba Mazak, Florida; Vice President Pam Griffin, Arizona; Recording Secretary Desta Crawford, Texas; Parliamentarian Lana Slaten, Alabama. Also, a Past President Ad Hoc Committee has been added to include Jill Ginn, Texas, and Susie Magnuson, Colorado. Monday afternoon we had two full buses out on agricultural tours of the area. Both buses toured Texana Feeders in Floresville, Texas and Dean and Peeler Meat Works in Poth, Texas. Texana Feeders was established in 2001. Texana is a 15,000-head feedlot that starts their cattle on open range before moving them to the lots to be finished. Texana is feeding on two labels, Angus and Wagyu. The second stop was Dean & Pealer Meat Works. This is a state-of-the-art and federally-inspected custom meat processing plant and retail market. It was established in 2017. Everyone had the opportunity to go through their facility then buy some beef jerky or other products at this tour stop. The day finished up with a BEEF Dinner at the Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum. Tuesday, was full of ANCW meetings and award presentations. Collin Woodall, chief executive officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, gave an update on how things are going in Washington, D.C. Woodall started off his presentation with fake meat and said that in his opinion, if the meat immitations are indeed safe, then the USDA should regulate the plants that are used to make them. He also said such products can’t be labeled as “clean meat” because of the array of preservatives and other ingredients used to make them. NCBA has also introduced legislation which restricts the use of beef terminology in products like the Beyond Meat burger. It was highlighted that BQA certification is doing a better job talking to consumers and promoting the product we produce. Woodall highlighted the legislative wins which the beef industry has had including President Trump getting us back into China after being out for 16 years. The U.S. has a strong percentage in Japan as the tariff is now at 27 percent down from 38 percent. The other highlight was the ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 CCW’s members Sarah Drown with President Callie Martinez, Past President Sheila Bowen, Debbie Torres, Past President Cheryl Foster and Valley Urricelqui. CCW members showing their pride for the American National CattleWomen at the annual meeting.

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last Farm Bill has fixed funding for a U.S. bank for foot and mouth disease. ANCW presented their yearly awards to the members who stood out for their involvement over years. California had a handful of ladies recognized. Our own Sheila Bowen, Cheryl Foster, Melanie Fowle, Tara Porterfield, and Debbie Torres were recognized as Platinum Spurs. The 2020-2021 Collegiate Beef Advocacy Team was announced and California has Sarah Drown from San Diego County is on the team. It was reported that we had close to 100 ladies in attendance at the meeting. In total the ANCW/NCBA Convention had 7,000 pre-register, with an additional 2,000 more estimated to register on-site. The tradeshow had 389 exhibitors, making the event sold out with a waitlist. The event took over 11 hotels and had 14,000 pounds of beef donated from a variety of packers. At opening General Session on Wednesday, February 5 attendees had the opportunity to hear from Capt. Scott Kelly. Kelly shared of his year in space which was a really hard to thing to do. He shared of his career path up to being an astronaut. He really didn’t think it was a possibility for him. He started his career by going into the Navy eventually becoming a fighter pilot. During Kelly’s time in the Navy he learned that it is okay to take risks and not being afraid to fail. It was in 1996, that Scott and his twin brother Mark Kelly headed out to Texas to learn how to fly. It was after 2011 when

he had spent six months in space that he wanted to spend a year in space. Captain Kelly shared that after being in space for a year, he learned a lot about leadership and that teamwork is incredibly important in space. He also said that is was great to work with the different cultures. In conclusion Captain Kelly shared that if we dream it, we can do it, as the sky is the limit. For those CCW members who couldn’t join us at the national meeting, I hope you will make plans to be there next year as these events are where the path forward is decided for our respective organizations and where we learn from our counterparts across the country how we can work together to make the beef industry the best it can be.

Berkeley Student honored with scholarship in san antonio Paige Stanley, a student from the University of California, Berkeley, received $15,000 W.D. Farr Scholarships for 2019-2020 from the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. The scholarships were presented to the students on Feb. 7, during the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in San Antonio. The annual W.D. Farr Scholarship awards were established by the National Cattlemen’s Foundation in 2007 to recognize outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in meat science and animal agriculture. Twenty outstanding applications from graduate-level students in universities across the country were received this year. W.D. Farr was the first president of the National Cattlemen’s Foundation, and served as president of the American National Cattlemen’s Association, which would later become NCBA. His career spanned 75 years and included innovations in cattle feeding, uniform beef grading, water conservation and banking. Farr died at age 97 in August 2007. 2019 Winners Pictured L-R - R.D. Farr (W.D.’s grandson); Paige Stanley (University of California - Berkeley); Linda Davis (W.D. Farr Scholarship Committee Chair); and, Jessica Sperber (University of Nebraska - Lincoln).

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