OCA News ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD BEFORE CATTLEMEN’S GALA Join us for an afternoon of industry business and end the night celebrating with fellow cattlemen The postponed Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) Annual Meeting will be held before the Cattlemen’s Gala on Aug. 28 at the Pavilion at Orchard View, 6259 Winchester Southern Rd., Stoutsville, Ohio 43154. The Annual Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. All OCA members are encouraged to attend and share their voice to help decide the Association’s top priorities for the year. A highlight of the 2021 Annual Meeting will be an industry update by Colin Woodall, CEO for the Na-
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tional Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). He will cover D.C. policy issues impacting cattle producers including EPA actions, taxes, fake meat, and cattle markets. He will also showcase the work done for producers that is funded by the Beef Checkoff, including the current summer grilling campaign. He will cover all of the national issues currently impacting cattle producers. The annual Cattlemen’s Gala Celebration and Fundraiser will be held promptly after the Annual Meeting with social hour and appetizers beginning at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will enjoy a full beef tenderloin meal with all the fixin’s, drinks and homemade desserts. Following dinner, guests will have the opportunity to participate in live and silent auctions. Funds raised from the auctions will go towards the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation youth scholarship fund.
Live music will fill air throughout the evening as Nashville star, Thomas Mac, will hold a solo acoustic performance. Thomas Mac is a singer/songwriter and Nashville recording artist whose music is influenced by performers he admires in the industry such as Johnny Cash, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney. Thomas played the Ohio Country Concert 2019 stage and has opened for big time country artists. New this year, all guests will be entered into a special grand prize drawing to be held at the end of the evening. Guests will also have the option to purchase tickets for a split the pot raffle. Both additions will add more excitement to the evening as participants must be present win. Each registration includes two drink tickets, appetizers, a full beef tenderloin dinner, desserts and a free shuttle provided to transport guests to and from the hotel.
OCA MEMBERSHIP TO VOTE ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CODE OF REGULATIONS AT ANNUAL MEETING The OCA board of directors is recommending several amendments to the OCA Code of Regulations. These amendments largely relate to membership and elections, combining the credentials and nominating committees, as well as needed updates for law changes, clarity, consistency, and cleanup. OCA’s new web-based membership platform, which provides 12 months of service regardless of when a member joins, led to some of the proposed changes. OCA members will vote on the proposed amendments to the Code of Regulations at the OCA Annual meeting on Aug. 28, 2021. A summary 10 | Ohio Cattleman | Summer Issue 2021
of the proposed amendments are as follows: • Article II Purposes, adds Objective 2.04 regarding the association’s relationship with the Ohio Beef Council. • Article III Membership, makes changes regarding 3.04 annual membership dues from a calendar year to a membership year beginning on the date the OCA receives a member’s dues. • Article V Directors, adds under 5.05 Nominations (c) qualifications for directors, including timely payment of dues, meets eligibility requirements to be a
voting member, has been a voting member in good standing for at least 12 months, and acts in support of OCA purposes and objectives. • Article V and Article VII Committees, combines the functions of the credentials committee and nomination committee into one nominating committee. For a complete copy of the OCA Code of Regulations that highlights the proposed changes in detail, visit ohiocattle.org, email the office at cattle@ohiocattle.org or call 614-8736736.
