Annual Meeting & Cattlemen’s Gala

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 Th e 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. Th e 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. Th e 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 fi xin’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 fi ll air throughout the evening as Nashville star, Th omas Mac, will hold a solo acoustic performance. Th omas Mac is a singer/songwriter and Nashville recording artist whose music is infl uenced by performers he admires in the industry such as Johnny Cash, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney. Th omas 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 raffl e. 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

Th e OCA board of directors is recommending several amendments to the OCA Code of Regulations. Th ese 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 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) qualifi cations 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 offi ce at cattle@ohiocattle.org or call 614-8736736.

OCA INTERNS ENJOYING A BUSY SUMMER

START MAKING PLANS FOR THE 2021 REPLACEMENT FEMALE SALE

Each semester the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) and the Ohio Beef Council (OBC) welcome college students passionate about the cattle industry to join the team at events, on farms and in the offi ce.

Kamryn Kreis

Braden Lesch

Kamryn Kreis

Kamryn Kreis is serving as the Public Relations Intern. She is the daughter of Ron and Tonya Kreis of Muskingum County, where she grew up on her family’s cattle farm. Kreis is a sophomore at Th e Ohio State University, where she is majoring in agricultural communications. As a Buckeye, she enjoys being involved in Sigma Alpha, Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow club and is a CFAES Peer Mentor. Kreis also spends her time in the show ring as a photographer for Linde’s Livestock Photography. Kreis is looking forward to building off of her photography skills and growing more experienced with graphic design, social media and videography.

Braden Lesch

Braden Lesch is serving as the OCA Membership Intern. He is the son of John and Heather Lesch from Chautauqua County, New York, where he was raised on his family’s row crop farm and was involved in 4-H raising market hogs and market steers. Lesch will be a senior at Th e Ohio State University, where he will be completing his degree in animal sciences with a focus on beef production and minoring in agribusiness. Lesch is currently serving as the Vice President of both the Saddle and Sirloin Club and the Ag Systems Management Club. Lesch will spend many hours on the road this summer travelling to auction markets, farms and more as he learns about issues that eff ect the industry and networks with members.

Th e ninth annual OCA Replacement Female Sale will be held Friday evening, Nov. 26, 2021. Th e sale will be held at the Muskingum Livestock Auction Co. in Zanesville, Ohio and will begin at 6:00 p.m

Why discuss a sale that is several months away?

Th e middle of the 2021 breeding season is an excellent time to evaluate your herd and consider marketing decisions for the fall. Young, high quality cattle backed by solid genetics are in demand with potential buyers. Yearling heifers bred artifi cially to proven calving ease sires are very marketable. A shorter breeding season that results in a tighter calving window has also proven to be popular with potential buyers. As we think about that tight breeding season, consider those January to early May calving females as potential consignments and breeding pieces that will fi t calving windows for many Ohio producers. It is also a great time to evaluate the body condition of potential sale animals and make nutritional adjustments to the animal’s diet in anticipation of a late November sale date. Body Condition Scores in the 5-6 range on a 9-point scale at sale time is a good goal to strive to achieve. Additional considerations when evaluating females and making breed decisions include udder conformation and temperament/docility.

Consignment Information

Consignments may include cow-calf pairs, bred cows and bred heifers. Females must be under the age of fi ve as of January 1, 2022 and may be of registered or commercial background. Bred females must be bred to a bull with known EPD’s and calves at side of cows must be sired by a bull with known EPD’s. Pregnancy status must be verifi ed by an accredited veterinarian through traditional palpation, ultrasound or by blood testing through a professional laboratory. Sale consignments are due to the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association by October 1, 2021. More information about the sale is available at www.ohiocattle.org or by contacting Garth Ruff at ruff .72@osu. edu.