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WHAT ABOUT COOL?

The Conspiracy Against American Beef

For many years the law of the land was that every food product coming into the USA had to be labeled with the country of origin. This law was called COOL--Country Of Origin Label. Back several years ago through political chicanery, some huge importers were making billions shipping low quality, un-inspected beef into the USA. More than20countries,allwithsanitarystandardsmuchlower than the USA took advantage of the wonderful USA beef market.Thehouse-wife--meatbuyer refused to buy imported beef, so the law was changed and theCOOLlawwentaway.Today22%of beef consumed in the USA is all or mostly imported. Those whosearchoutthissubstandardbeefand purchase only for the low price include government schools,prisons,hospitals,MealsonWheels,rehab facilitiesandanyoneshoppingforthelowestprices.

Safety is to buy known, for certain, local produced USA meats. Listen to this short message clearly describing the COOL law by R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard.

Currently, without a label, the buyers do not know it is imported from 3rd world countries. As such, it drastically hurts those selling USDA inspected Texas Longhorn quality beef. Much of the cost for processing beef is the USDA required inspections. This lack of a COOL law hurts every Texas Longhorn beef producer and either forces them to sell at a lower price or else reduces sales volume at the standard price.

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The 2023 Midwest Texas Longhorn Association Show was held June 10th, 2023 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle, Indiana. States represented included Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Thank you to all the exhibitors for bringing a great variety of colors, horn shapes, and enthusiasm.

The MTLA has a great home thanks to Jim Smith and the wonderful crew of the Putnam County Fairgrounds. The Dairy Barn folks sold concessions that served longhorn beef from Rosebud Longhorns LLC and Oak Lawn Farm. We also had Amanda Rippey of Simple Stitch at the show making t-shirts!

Our show would not be possible without our generous sponsors. Thank you to our show sponsors Rand Murry-New Age Cattle Company and Dylon Miller-Bainbridge, IN Co-Alliance. Our showmanship sponsors were Mike Tomey of Tomey Farms located in Bedford, IN, and Dawn Rider-Carter of Lost River Ranch located in Shoals, IN. Grand Champion Buckle sponsors were Ed & Linda Callan of Callan Cattle Co, Steve and Judi Paloncy of Oak Lawn Farm, Charlie Hendrixson of Miller-Eads Automation located in Indianapolis, IN, and Dave Moore of Moore Family Farms located in Greensburg, IN. Champion sponsors were Keith Scott and Gretchen Cain of Duck Creek Cattle Co, Smedley Farm Service of Campbellsburg, IN, Carson & Patti Dreher of Hanging D Ranch located in Cayuga, IN, S&W Feed Center of Greencastle, IN, Nutrien Ag Solutions of Dana, IN, and Gary & Vickie Greene of Morton, IL. Class sponsors were Jim & Jodi Small of Arch Acres, Chris and Johanna Rippey of Rosebud Longhorns, Phil & Jesse Buckler of Adobe Ranch, Finn Wilson of Hanging D Ranch, and Rebecca Scott of Valley View Farms.

Prizes included belt buckles, metal trophies, ribbons, and t-shirts for the youth. The laser-cut and powder-coated metal trophies were donated by Accuburn located in Williamsport, IN.

Arch Acres, owned by Jim & Jodi Small, donated a trophy steer prospect for a raffle to raise money for more panels to increase our capacity for future shows. The prize was AA Buddy or $500 cash. The 100 tickets sold out and AA Buddy was won by Charles Nice. Charles gave Buddy back to his handler, Jamie Buckler, and turned down the money. Thank you to ALL who purchased tickets as this will help the club handle bigger shows in the near future in Greencastle, IN!

Key roles like announcing, handing out awards, working the cattle, and more are critical to a smooth operating show. We are fortunate to have members with years of experience in those roles. Thank you to Joel Dickinson who did a great job of judging the longhorn cattle against the breed standards. Panels for pens were donated by Arch Acres Texas Longhorn Cattle, Dave MooreBatterton Spring Hill Farm, and Darla Rohr. Pen set up early in the week was thanks to Phil Buckler, Chris Rippey, Charles Nice, Dave Moore, Darla Rohr, and Brad Fidler. Our 2023 show chair was Brad Fidler. Charles Nice announced the show. Jamie Buckler sang the national anthem. Roger Holmes was our official show bookkeeper. Jodi Small was in charge of awards. The Silent Auction was operated by Patti Dreher and her family. 50-50 Drawing was thanks to Patti Dreher, and thank you to Shawn Decker for donating back his winnings! Photography was captured by Christina Tomey based out of Bedford, IN. Working the back during the show were Chris Rippey, Brad Fidler, and Dave Moore. The show ringman was Mike Tomey. Jessica Buckler of Adobe Ranch Designs offered free ad design and created the show programs. Simple Stitch made t-shirts at the show! The silent auction had many wonderful donations and great support from the crowd set a new record. We truly thank all of those that donated to the silent auction!

Congratulations to our youth All Age Champion Buckle winners; Grand Female - VVF Lily shown by Aslynn Breagel owned by Valley View Farms, Reserve Grand Female - VVF Daisy shown by Aslynn Breagel owned by Valley View Farms. Grand Steer - CC Racer shown by Dylan Case owned by Case Catte, Reserve Grand Steer - VVF Mclintlock shown by Aslyn Breagel owned by Valley View Farms. Top Showman Buckle was won by Aslynn Breagel.

Haltered All Age Grand Champion buckle winners were; Grand Female - VVF Lily shown by Rebecca Scott owned by Valley View Farms, and Reserve Grand Female - Cassady shown by Gretchen Cain owned by Duck Creek Cattle. Grand Steer - CC Racer shown by Dylan Case owned by Case Catte, Reserve Grand Steer - Captain Appa shown by Keith Scott owned by Duck Creek Cattle. Grand BullDWM Magnum Power shown by Vince Trenkamp owned by Batterton Springhill Farm, Reserve BullMoon A Risin shown by Doug Burris owned by MB Longhorns.

Non-Haltered All Age Grand Champion buckle winners were; Grand Female - Tux’s Sky owned by Tomey Farms, Reserve Grand - Tux’s Katrina owned by Tomey Farms. owned by Finn Wilson, Reserve Grand - AA Buddy owned by Arch Acres.

The Buckler family was given the 2022 Unsung Hero Award.

A show is a success because of many hours of effort donated by club members, friends, and family alike. We appreciate the many farms which showed cattle, supported us from afar through sponsorship, and helped spread the word about our show. We are already looking forward to next year's show scheduled for June 8th, 2024. Next year’s show will be an even bigger year for awards and fun! We hope you will plan to attend next year’s show in Greencastle, Indiana!

Check out our website for meeting announcements and 2024 show details.

See you next year!

Jessica Buckler, MTLA Vice President