FALL 2021
THE AMERICAN CATTLEWOMAN
What does today’s CattleWoman “look like”? An American National CattleWoman is a strong, enthusiastic woman, willing to stand up for what she believes in. She is equally at home on a ranch, in a meeting, at a social function, or a legislative venue. She is not necessarily a farm or ranch woman, but she is someone who strongly supports the cattle industry and America’s Agricultural heritage through education and promotion. Header Photo Credit: Kasey Wallace, Blue Windmill Photography
THE AMERICAN CATTLEWOMAN Evelyn Greene ANCW President Auburn, Alabama
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s I write my last president’s letter as your 2020 and 2021 ANCW President, I do so with much more admiration and respect for my fellow members of this grass-roots organization focused on beef. The opportunity to serve as your President for the past two years has provided me the opportunity to get to know more of you and see firsthand the contributions you make to our national organization and the beef industry. This journey would not have been possible without you. During my travels the past two years, you and my officer team, the board of directors and all committee chairs have always been there to support me from every angle. My theme #beef4generations represents the future of the beef industry and to instill in every generation the love of cattle and beef for a growing population. I have been blessed to be a part of agriculture all of my life and I have always wanted to do my part to assure that long after I have gone, consumers still have an abundance of safe, delicious, nutritious beef. We must all come together as one and be united in one voice from the cow-calf sector, stockers, feedlot, packers and all marketing arms of the beef industry to harvest success for our future generations of farmers and ranchers.
I also want to thank Alltech Industries for their strategic alliance with the American National CattleWomen as my presidential sponsor. For without their support many of our goals could have not been accomplished. I feel so privileged and humbled to have received this sponsorship. While traveling across the U.S. speaking on behalf of the American National Cattlewomen, I focused on defining moments in our lives that make us who we are, creating positive values and the impact that positive values have on the movement toward your passion of making a difference for yourself, your local chapters, state chapters and the National CattleWomen. Through this we have learned how to lean and support, relate and respond, give and take, confess and forgive, reach out and embrace and then release and rely. CattleWomen from sea to shining sea have taken challenging times for 2020 and 2021 and made these challenges into opportunity changes. During these two years, together we have accomplished leadership training, strategic planning, created a new long-range plan, worked on membership, became financially sound, increased awareness of ANCW, amplified our voice in public relations, built stronger programs, worked on (cont. on page 4...)
Header Photo Credit: Kasey Wallace, Blue Windmill Photography
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C a r ry i n g O n W i t h #B e e f 4G e n e r at i o n s ANCW’s national voice as women in agriculture has a tremendous impact on consumers, politicians and other cattle producers all over the Unites States. Overall – we work hard to increase awareness of global hunger and the demand for the American rancher and farmer to increase production efficiency by the adoption of available technology with the theme of #beef4generations. The impact we make with the defining moments in our lives and the values that each of you bring to the table for the American National Cattlewomen are priceless. The American National Cattlewomen is an organization that is filled with American Values like hard work, the importance of family, loyalty to God and Country, and a rugged determination to persevere. Stand tall, fight the fight, and become a reality for generations to come! #beef4generations
2022 CONVENTION I N HOUSTON, TX ANCW Agenda
George R. Brown Convention Center - Houston, TX Jan. 30 – Feb. 1st, 2022 George R. Brown Convention Center Room: 360AB/DE (Tentative schedule) Sunday Jan. 30, 2022 11:00am – 8:00pm ANCW Houston “Dine-Around Houston” 3:00pm – 4:30pm ANCW Executive Board Meeting 6:00pm – 10:00pm ANCW Nominating Committee - Interviews Monday Jan. 31, 2022 8:00am ANCW Opening Session 9:00am – 10:15am Board of Directors Meeting 10:30am – 11:50am ANCW Workshop 12:00pm – 1:20pm Lunch 1:25pm – 2:25pm ANCW Education 3:00pm – 4:00pm ANCW Symposium 7:00pm to 11:00pm ANCW Reception Honoring Reba Mazak at “The Rustic” Tuesday Feb. 1, 2022 8:00am - 8:30am ANCW Opening Session 8:30am – 12pm ANCW General Membership meeting 9:30am – 10:30am ANCW program update session CBAP 10:30am – 11:30am ANCW Awards 11:30am – 12pm ANCW closing session – Installation of Officers 1:00pm – 2:00pm ANCW Foundation meeting Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022 12:00pm – 1:30pm Emerging Leaders Luncheon – Room 351AB/DE
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ind your passion!! Look inside and see what drives you and makes you get up every day
and keep going. As members of American National CattleWomen we have so much in common and are blessed to share that with others. I want to encourage you to find that passion and find a way to act on it. American National CattleWomen have a lot of opportunities for you to become involved in our industry and help shape our future. In early November my family had the opportunity to do a few of my favorite things: host an event,
near and dear to my heart and was perfect for our occasion. It was a honor to have great representation from our State and Local CattleWomen at this event. Our rural community stepped up and helped raise funds for a great cause and enjoyed a night of all locally sourced beef and vegetables. As CattleWomen we continue to find opportunities to share our passion with others while we promote and educate about our great industry. Find your passion and seek it out. - Reba Mazak ANCW President-Elect Sumter County, FL
serve a great beef dinner and promote agriculture. Our family was blessed to host the 2nd annual Farm to Fork dinner benefiting our local hospice house. We felt it was an honor to give back to our community and highlight the contribution and history that agriculture has here in our county. Showcasing local commodities brought lots of conversation about days gone by, as well as where our future is going and what role we will have in it. Hosting an event like this gave us a platform to speak up, educate others and promote what we are so passionate about. Isn’t that what we are all looking for? An audience to tell our story to, so they have the facts and can speak up on our behalf. Florida is celebrating 500 years of cattle in our state. Ponce de Leon landed on the west coast of Florida in 1521 with cattle that began our heritage and legacy in the cattle industry. “Stew” the bull that is shown in this article depicts much of the history of Florida cattle business: from the earlier cow hunters to the Florida Cattlemen’s Association President in 2019.
Artists were
commissioned to paint these bulls in celebration of the industry’s anniversary. There were seven bulls each painted differently. The bull pictured is
(L-R) Shelby Suggs-Kinsler, Sumter County CattleWomen’s President; Mary Bowles, SCCW Member; Holly Newsome, FCW President-Elect.
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s Vice President of American National CattleWomen, Inc. I am benefitted with holding the Board seat on behalf of our organization on the Animal Agriculture Alliance. Kick off began with a reception held at Bobby Van’s Grill with hors d’oeuvres and beverages the evening of November 3rd. It started at 5:00 p.m. and ended at 8:00 p.m. It was a great opportunity to meet with the Executive Board and other Board of Directors in a social setting. The Board of Directors Meeting was held on Thursday, November 4, 2021 in person at the Animal Agriculture Alliance Offices in Washington, D.C., The National Turkey Federation Offices hosted the meeting place. The Executive Board met from 8:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., immediately following the Board of Directors met from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., lunch was served at our meeting. Minutes were approved and Board member updates were presented. It was reported that the new fiscal year will transition on December 31, 2021 to the calendar year. The budget was reviewed and approved. Staff members continue to work remotely with successful results. Topics included the Strategic Plan for 2021 through 2026, Hot Topic Updates and Project Updates (Amicus Brief – Happy Elephant), the Red Flag Project and next year’s Stakeholders Summit which will be held in person (Board Meeting 5/10/2022 and Summit 5/11-12/2022) in Kansas City, MO. The theme will be “Be Informed, Be Ready, Be Here”. The College Aggies Online Program is quite interesting and very productive to engage our College Students. They hold weekly, monthly and annual scholarships ($50 and up) to students that engage in social media pro agriculture postings. They also have an Animal Ag Allies program/initiative that engages and adds farmers, ranchers, practicing veterinarians and industry professionals in 5 self-paced training and resources to engage with people on issues. There are regular continuing educational events and over 100 participants have completed the program. We also discussed extreme groups that provide false narratives on the agricultural industries, the resources to provide correct data and how to productively and properly engage and manage those situations. By holding this Board seat, we are sitting among top notch allies and experts from across the agricultural spectrum. We receive information that can only add to the value in our agricultural industries and put us ahead of situations so that we can properly manage them rather than react. The meeting was very extensive and provided so much data and information that I could not begin to cover it adequately in writing. I can only express how important and highly beneficial it is for American National CattleWomen, Inc. to hold a seat on this Board. This group is highly active, provides scientific resources and is constantly reaching for avenues to make all our vocations and the food we provide accessible. I am honored to have served on behalf of our organization the past two years and am excited to have the next Vice President experience this as part of her duties! Be well and see you in Houston! - Pamela Griffin ANCW Vice President Arizona
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am Houston State Cattlewomen was founded in 2019 by a group of determined ladies with a huge passion for the Beef Industry. The group has faced a lot of adversity over the past three years, from starting up, to Covid-19 and lots of members graduating. Our first big advancement for our chapter on a local level was the start of our Annual Dinner Auction which is a fundraiser to award a future Sam Houston State student with a scholarship. We were unable to host the Inaugural Dinner Auction in 2020 due to Covid; however, we were able to hold it on October 22nd this year at the Walker County Fairgrounds. The event was a huge success. It not only benefitted our scholarship fund but also increased our outreach to the community and our campus. Our chapter has grown from a group of 11 to nearly 50 members. We have many fundraisers, educational events and ranch tours in the works for this spring. Our wonderful group of officers and members are determined to work hard to keep our chapter going and growing. Our goals include expanding our outreach to students and the community. The chapter is excited for our future as individuals for personal and chapter growth from learning opportunities that members receive. Opportunities that will also help grow the beef industry on some level. Our future is bright.
SHSU CattleWomen Officers attending Texas CattleWomen meeting.
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t only takes a few people with passion and drive to start a CattleWomen’s chapter. This can be seen true at Texas Tech University, where a recently founded collegiate cattlewomen’s chapter is beginning to see their efforts benefit their community. With the hopes of building community, promoting beef and hosting education events, Jillian Pfeuffer used her desire to team up with Maycie McBride and Cameron Choate to start their chapter. Jillian Pfeuffer currently serves as the Treasurer and co-founded the chapter. A sophomore Animal Science major from San Angelo, Texas, Jillian was very involved with her local chapter and saw their efforts benefiting the communities they served. The Concho Valley CattleWomen’s chapter helped Jillian strengthen her advocacy skills and lead her to learn more about Texas CattleWomen. When she arrived at Texas Tech University (TTU) she realized there was not a collegiate cattlewomen’s chapter. Through her local chapter and receiving a scholarship from the Texas CattleWomen, Jillian learned more about the state chapter and their involvement with collegeaged students and chapters. Maycie McBride and Cameron Choate, the President and Secretary (respectively) of the chapter both helped Jillian found the chapter. Maycie is preparing for graduation with her Agricultural Education degree, and Cameron is a junior Animal Science major. The three of them have different experiences in the beef industry (grew up on a cow-calf operation, raised show cattle, and no direct experience with cattle) but share a passion for promoting beef and agriculture. Since September 2020, the three have been working to build a chapter. Since then, they have held four meetings and grown their membership to 25 members. Due to the implications of the pandemic, they were not able to have as many meetings, community service projects, or general social functions that they had hoped for in the 2020-2021 school year. However, it’s a new year and they have so much planned! The chapter is currently working on their first big fundraiser and community service project to benefit SnakPak4Kids, as well as scheduling renowned speakers in the beef industry to share their knowledge and experiences with members at future meetings. At the most recent meeting, they took advantage of the great fall weather and met at the local corn maze. They have elected committee leaders for the Financial, Educational, Promotional, Membership, Social and Social Media committees. While working to get the chapter up and running, the group has worked closely with Casey Matzke,Texas CattleWomen President, and have become good friends with her in the process. They attribute most of their success to her support and advice. The chapter is getting to the point in their efforts that they can see their hard work pay off, and are looking for more ways to give back to their community, inspiring beef leaders, and of course, promoting BEEF!
“H e r e ’ s T o H e r ” She graduated top of her class to become a first class feed truck driver. She walked through all the right open doors and now she makes sure all the gates are closed right. She still pulls all nighters because babies and first calf heifers apparently run on the same schedule as college exams. She’s packing degrees, accolades, and a .380 because snakes come in all shapes and sizes. She was supposed to go all the way to the top but she ran all the way to the middle of nowhere instead. She gave up changing the entire world for everyone to become the entire world for those who needed her most. She left 9-5 for fence line to fence line. Here’s to her. May we be lucky to know her, be her, or raise her. - Lydia Kyle Instagram: @ranch_wife_life
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s many of you know and have experienced first hand, volunteer organizations ebb and flow; leadership changes, members change and the beef industry is in constant flux. In
the midst of all the changes, challenges, successes and failures a strong foundation was laid in 1972 and 2022 marks our 50th anniversary. The goal of the Minnesota CattleWomen (MNCW) is to promote, support and encourage women involved in the beef industry. With confidence we met this goal in 2021 through our five events across the state. When the year started our executive committee set to work to increase our membership and retain those members; but each one of us had to come to our own reason why. Why are we going to encourage someone to be a member? Why are you a member? Why am I a member? All of us need to answer this question for ourselves; in the answer lies your drive, your vision and your willingness to give of yourself. Being part of the CattleWomen, no matter what level, brings an instant connection to women who most likely understand your daily grind. They understand that animals sometimes have to come first. They understand what it’s like to wake up every two hours to check a cow due to calve. They understand what it’s like to be in the barn for hours on end with a new calf only to then come in to make breakfast and get the house going on a new day. They understand the reality of life and death on a completely different level than anyone else. They understand chute work. They have washed syringes and calf bottles in their kitchen sink. They also have dreams, goals, and passions to promote and encourage other women in the beef industry. Being part of the American National CattleWomen connects you to power; power to carry out those dreams and goals and help them become a reality. In closing, we would like to express our deep gratitude for the women who forged the Minnesota CattleWomen organization 50 years ago. Also, to the ANCW for their encouragement, strong leadership,and dedicated support. Because of these reasons the Minnesota CattleWomen organization is thriving today. May each one of us lean into our organizations and find connection, power, and our reason why. -
Michelle Mouser MNCW President-Elect
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WIRED event held on July 24, 2021 with 53 registered attendees!
We welcome Zola Olson, Sr. lead ambassador, along with two other seniors Addy Hillman and Emma Heiden. Our two junior ambassadors are Cowan Mortenson and Brennir Peterson. Follow them on Facebook or Instagram @mnstatebeefambassadors
Butcher Brian Schatz, President of the Minnesota Assoc. of Meat Processors, prepares to breakdown primal cuts
Juanita Reed-Boniface (left) awarded 2020 MN Life Time Achievement Award
Debbie Chute (left) awarded 2020 MN CattleWoman of the Year
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Texas CattleWomen held their annual Fall Convention at the end of October at the Texas Beef Council Offices in Austin, Texas. We kicked off the weekend on Friday evening with our Executive and Board of Directors Meetings. After the meetings, we hosted a 4H group and we all participated in a Grilling 101 Program led by Casey Matzke. This is one of the best beef programs around. The group was split into teams of 4 and 5 people, CattleWomen mixed in with 4H students and parents. They learned how to set their grill up, how to light it, how to clean it, how to season their steaks, how to cook their steaks and how to know when their steaks are ready to come off the grill. It is one of the best experiences, especially watching the kids cook their own steaks. After the steaks are cooked, sides are handed out and dinner is served! Saturday, we kicked off the morning with introductions from the local chapters who were in attendance. We followed up with reports from our committees. In March, Texas CattleWomen will be having its 50th Anniversary celebration. This will be held in conjunction with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Annual Convention and Texas CattleWomen’s State Spring Meeting. We are beyond excited to celebrate all the magnificent things Texas CattleWomen have done in the last 50 years. We ended the afternoon with Evelyn Greene inducting our new Officer Team, which begins January 2022. The new officer team consists of President – Casey Matzke, President-Elect – Sharon Meier, Vice President – Linda Thorman, Treasurer – Marsha Shoemaker, and Secretary – Diane Travis. We are ready and eager to serve! The weekend was an overall success where we accomplished a lot of business; but more importantly got to spend time with our fellow beef lovers. There is nothing that a weekend with CattleWomen can’t fix! -
Casey Matzke President Texas CattleWomen
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don’t know about you, but I’m glad to see 2021 come to an end. I have to say that I’m a little worried what 2022 is going to bring. This year has been a challenging one. My motto for this year has been “we’re not winning, but we are surviving”. I was glad to have Jordan by my side and I was there every day he needed help. This being my first year as Utah Cattlewomen’s President it has been very busy at times. I enjoyed helping with the Region VI virtual meeting, the Utah Cattlewomen’s Scholarship, the Utah Beef Ambassador Program and the Beef Cook off at the state fair. The most exciting part of the year was probably going to Nashville for the Cattle Industry Convention and ANCW meetings. Jordan and I figured this was our 7th convention and our 3rd time going to Nashville. This time was our favorite though, because we were able to take Jackson and Joslyn our two oldest kids with us. I learned quite a bit in all my meetings I attended, a few highlights were: - Take a seat at the table; be involved. - Faith, family, freedom, farming. - l learned about sustainability in ranching. - The Beef Check-off. - How to be a Beef advocate. - When you’re out to dinner, when you order announce that you are a “beef eater”. On September 18, we held the Beef Cook Off at the state fair. We had five ladies compete with some excellent beef recipes. The theme was Budget Friendly Beef. Our winner was Heather Merrill with her Spicy Cowboy Steak and Corn Chowder, it was delicious. We also had the privilege of having Jennifer Burns from Channel 4 - Daily Dish come and make an Egg Roll Stir Fry. She was amazing how she interacted with the crowd, we are lucky to have her promoting beef for us. Special thanks to Nicki Wintch, our Beef Cook Off chair, for another successful fair. We had an amazing UCWA winter convention the first week of December. A very deserving ReNee McKinnon, 2015-16 UCWA President, was the recipient of our Spirit of the CattleWomen award. We enjoyed seeing everyone there! -
Jennie Willis President Utah CattleWomen’s Assoc.
C u lt i vat i n g C at t l e W o m e n Originally published in Oklahoma Farm & Ranch Magazine
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hile Oklahoma City typically provokes images of overpasses and urban landscapes, it is also the home of the world’s largest feeder and stocker cattle market. The Oklahoma National Stockyards (ONSY) tell a unique story of the history of the cattle industry in Oklahoma and because of this was the perfect location for the first Oklahoma CattleWomen (OCW) Cultivating CattleWomen event. OCW partnered with ONSY President, Kelli Payne, to bring forth the first event in this 4-part series. “I am humbled to be a part of the inaugural event,” stated Payne. “As a female in the agriculture industry, I understand the importance of creating learning opportunities for women in the cattle community.” These aspirations line up perfectly with the OCW Cultivating CattleWomen series as it aims to cultivate knowledgeable and successful ranchers through hands-on experiences and trainings. The event saw a great turnout with over 60 attendees traveling from 4 different states gathering in the yards to learn and grow together. One of the trainings offered was a trailer backing, handling and safety course presented by Past OCW President, Tammi Didlot and Beef Cattle Specialist for the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Dr. Rosslyn Biggs. “There was excellent participation at this event!” stated Didlot. “It was a great networking opportunity for women of like minds in a welcoming and nonthreatening environment.” Dr. Biggs and Didlot not only spoke to the crowd but got attendees in on the action. One attendee that found herself behind the wheel was Oklahoma Collegiate CattleWoman, Carli Eubank. “This event taught me so many different things. Whether it was learning a new, overall skill or little tips and tricks, I left feeling much more confident in my abilities.” Eubank practiced backing a bumper pull stock trailer to the excited and supportive cheers from the fellow attendees.
In another part of the yard, the same supportive atmosphere could be found during the cattle vaccination usage and handling presentation led by MULTIMIN® USA Consulting Vet, Dr. Don Goodman, D.V.M. and Technical Sales Representative, Ddee Haynes. “Even though I have been working cattle with family for a number of years, [Dr. Goodman] showed us techniques that I hadn’t previously seen before”, stated Terani Kuykendall.This was Kuykendall’s first OCW event but she expressed that it wouldn’t be her last. “I am definitely looking forward to attending the next event in this series! The CattleWomen did a great job making of all us feel like we belonged.” A successful CattleWomen event is not complete without a delicious steak on the menu. Once trainings were complete, attendees sat down in the atrium of the Livestock Exchange Building to enjoy a steak from McClintock Saloon and Chop House and a fashion show hosted by Stockyards City Main Street. There was a definitive energy in the room as CattleWomen from across the country engaged and discussed the events of the day. “I have been attending CattleWomen events for years and no matter what your background is, there is never any judgement,” expressed Kasey Wallace. Wallace traveled the greatest distance to attend the event, coming from Iowa to participate. “The two learning modules were great, but my favorite part was networking at the end of the day and talking about our lives.There is something special about being able to sit and learn from one another.” The next OCW Cultivating CattleWomen event will bring attendees back to the Oklahoma National Stockyards in the spring as they provide new trainings and opportunities. To learn more or to become a member of the Oklahoma CattleWomen, go to okcattlewomen.org.
- Cheyenne Sparks President Oklahoma CattleWomen
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(L) Multimin USA Consulting Veterinarian, Dr. Don Goodman, led training on cattle vaccination handling, storage and use.
(R) Past OCW President, Tammi Didlot, and Beef Cattle Specialist for Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, gave presentation on trailer backing, handling and safety.
(L) Missouri CattleWomen crossed state lines to attend OCW Cultivating CattleWomen event at Oklahoma National Stockyards.
(R) OCW welcomed 60 attendees from 4 different states to Oklahoma National Stockyards for Cultivating CattleWomen event.
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t has definitely been so great to see so many of our associations begin to get back to gathering, socializing, holding promotions and planning events to promote BEEF. We have seen activities again at our fairs, schools and grocery stores. These are great signs of getting back to getting our message out there as you can see in all our Region II States activities. GEORGIA CATTLEWOMEN The GCWA hosted the “Best Beef Recipe Contest” at the Georgia National Fair along with the GA Beef Board. They had some wonderful recipes submitted by both adults and youth that really showcased what can be done with beef. For the youth category, their cut to use was ground beef. They had hamburger steak, beef dip and lasagna. For the adult category, their cut was chuck roast. They had roast with onions, shredded roast beef sandwiches, empanadas and chili. The panel of judges were very impressed with all the creative recipes and beautiful plating techniques by all the exhibitors. The GCWA were also proudly promoting “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner” at the Georgia Grown building at the Georgia National Fair by handing out lots of BEEF swag! FLORIDA CATTLEWOMEN The Florida CattleWomen have a very successful “New Membership Drive” set in place by FCW Membership Chair, Mrs. Becky Finley. Mrs. Marnie Ward of Citrus County CattleWomen was the first recipient of the “New Member” basket. This drawing was held at the FCW quarterly meeting in Gainesville, FL on September 9th. Presenting the beautiful basket filled with goodies was Kandi Bellamy McPherson, President of Citrus County CattleWomen.A drawing will take place at each FCW quarterly meeting for new members and a grand prize will be awarded at FCA/FCW Convention at Marco Island in June, 2022. The FCW once again had an amazing turnout at the Junior League of Tampa Holiday Market where they gave out a record number of BEEF samples with their recipe cards, brochures, goodie bags, and cooking demonstrations. A big “thank you” to Quincey Cattle Co. for
sponsoring the beef for the cooking demos. They served Confetti Beef Tacos, Beef Jerky Trail Mix and Autumn Beef and Cider Stew. TENNESSEE CATTLEWOMEN The Tennessee CattleWomen’s Association held their inaugural Youth Public Speaking Contest at the 2021 Tennessee Cattlemen’s Assoc. Convention! They had a great turnout of youth who participated. The presentation was made by the Tennessee CW President, Madison Martin. They were also so excited as their very own Stephanie Nash from Tennessee was selected as one of the four finalist to sing the Star Spangled Banner during the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Opening General Session and the Thursday Night Event in Houston, Texas. Wishing her luck. Everyone who had the opportunity to attend the ANCW tour to the Nash Creamery just outside of Nashville will remember Stephanie who shared her wonderful story of her family’s dairy and creamery with us. ALABAMA CATTLEWOMEN At the Alabama National Fair the ACWA awarded another Louise Wilson Scholarship. It was awarded to Marie Downey from Autauga County. Marie will be able to use this scholarship to further her education whenever she starts college. The judge asked the participants, “What would you say to someone that is vegan or against red meat?” The Alabama CattleWomen ask you - “what would you say?” They have some awesome young ladies in this great industry promoting BEEF and it clearly shows. The ACWA held their Annual Fall Meeting on Oct. 23 at the Stanley P. Wilson Beef Teaching Unit in Auburn, AL. LOUISIANA CATTLEWOMEN In our Region II area we continue to pray for our Louisiana CattleWomen as they have had several hurricanes and Covid issues over the past several years. It has been a little more challenging for these ladies.
- Debbie Gill (FL) Director, Region II
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FCW Membership Drive Winner (L) with Citrus Co. CattleWomen President Kandi McPherson (R)
GCWA “Best of Beef” Contest
Tampa Jr. League Holiday market: QCC Beef Rep with FCW Executive Board members and FCW Members
TN Youth Speaking Contest L-R: Emma Grace Meadows, Kendyll Smallen, Caleb Limpert, Gracie Giles, Riley Smallen and Madison Martin, TNCW President
GCWA Beef It’s What’s For Dinner Promo at Georgia National Fair in “Georgia Grown” Area
Tennessee CattleWoman, Stephanie Nash, Selected as finalist for NCBA National Anthem contest
ACWA presenting Louise Wilson Scholarship to Marie Downey, Autauga Co., AL. Mrs. Sylvia “Tweety” Trahan longtime Louisiana CattleWoman Keep praying for Louisiana!
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s Region IV Director, I have enjoyed the extreme pleasure to travel to each of our states and attend their meetings. Each state was holding the first of their quarterly meetings for the upcoming year. October 8 and 9 Arkansas held their meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas. Friday the 8th those in attendance were treated to a ranch trip Gravette, Arkansas. Amanda Price shared the history of her four generation ranch which raises beef for Wal-Mart stores. She had an amazing ranching heritage story and interesting information about the quality checks and animal care that is expected if raising beef for Wal-Mart stores. Saturday, Oct 9th, the Arkansas Cattle Women’s first quarterly meeting included a business portion, installation of officers, a culinary beef dining tour while walking through historic Bentonville, and concluding with the group preparing welcome bags for women who come to stay at the Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter. The new slate of ACW officers for this next term will be: Betty Garner – President, Kathy Ferguson – VP, Karen Phillips – Secretary, Wendy Petz – Treasurer, and Avonne Petty – Parliamentarian, Kathy Ferguson will serve as the ACW Executive Liaison. The next meeting I traveled to attend was held in Austin, Texas at the Texas Beef Council headquarters, October 22, 23. Linda Thorman was the brave TCW member who added me to her car pool at Wichita Falls and picked up three more ladies as we drove toward Austin. I had the best time comparing family situations and hilarious personal stories with the rest of the carpool ladies. Friday, October 22, the first portion of the Texas Cattle Women meeting included a grilling event with some young students who were participating in a Texas Commercial Fed Calf Program. The student participants were taught the nutritional value of beef, where their steak (tri tip) is located on the animal, and the proper grilling procedures needed when cooking steaks from rare to well done. The Texas CattleWomen present assissted
each student participant from cleaning their grills to achieving each personalized steak before enjoying the delicious side dishes that accompanied their steak. Saturday, October 23, the business portion of the Texas Cattlewomen began. Local chapters present were recognized and their reports were given. Evelyn Greene, the ANCW President, was one of the highlighted speakers for the meeting. Evelyn introduced the members to the programs and opportunities ANCW offers to its members. Following the meeting, installation of officers was held. TCW officers chosen for this next presidential term are Casey Matzke – President, Sharon Meiers – President Elect, Linda Thorman – Vice President, Diane Travis – Secretary, Marsha Shoemaker – Treasurer, Debbie Gill – Past President. Finally, Oklahoma Cattle Women held their Fall quarterly meeting at the Callison Ranch in conjunction with the Oklahoma Cattlemen, November 5 in Stonewall, OK. The Callison’s have a shop at their ranch that not only offers their beef for sale in refrigerated cases but also includes a boutique that will fit any customer’s fancy. Nikki Callison, OCW member and hostess for the event gave a presentation explaining how the thought of selling their farm raised beef to customers became a full time endeavor. You can find the Callison’s website at Callisonranchbeef.com. If you follow Nikki’s posts, you will find each day has something for everyone to learn from. The 2021-2023 officers serving at each meeting include: Cheyenne Sparks – President, Connie Tabor – President Elect, VP of Communications – Amarie Griffith, VP of Beef Education – Peggy Castleberry, Becca Imgarten - Secretary, Joyce Freeman – Treasurer. A Board of Directors meeting was held prior to the business meeting. The OCW business meeting started after the Creeds, prayer, and pledge. Committee reports were given. Cheyenne concluded the meeting with a new program she was proposing titled, “Secret Santa”.
R e g i o n IV U p dat e Her hopes are that members who participate will have a greater chance to get to know at least one member better that they didn’t and ultimately strengthen membership ties. The meeting was adjourned until January 2022. - Ruth Cof fey Director, Region IV Oklahoma
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he North Dakota CattleWomen have been holding their Fall district meetings and events.
One such event was supported by the NDCW District 1 members. They shared beef trivia at the Watford City Chamber of Commerce Turkey Bingo event. The ladies delivered frozen beef roasts and cooking instructions to add to the turkeys awarded as prizes as a beef outreach event. Districts 4 and 7 also held their meetings and more information on events can be found on Facebook by searching for the North Dakota CattleWomen. The South Dakota Cattlewomen have been gearing up for their busiest time of the year for selling Beef Certificates. They have also been revamping their website to modernize renewing memberships and updating resources. The SDCW have also been contemplating a meal planning app to be used for organizing meals and inspiring purchases. Their annual meeting was held in conjunction with the SD Stockgrowers meeting in September. The South Dakota Cattlemen’s Auxiliary members are making plans for attending the annual SD Cattlemen’s Association annual convention to be held in Rapid City in November. They are also in the midst of supplying beef jerky snacks to the EmBe Girls on the Run program’s weekly practices in conjunction with beef recipes and sustainability messaging. The Nebraska Cattlewomen and the Consumer Education and Promotion Committee teamed up with the Nebraska Beef Council to create a toolkit to be sent out to Nebraska Schools that are Powered by Beef. Local Nebraska Cattlemen groups and other agricultural organizations have organized Beef in Schools across the state to increase the offerings of beef in Nebraska school lunches. The mission of the Nebraska Beef in Schools program is to not only to promote Nebraska Beef in school lunch programs but to encourage education on beef production and the nutritional value in beef throughout Nebraska schools. Along with posters the schools will receive kid friendly recipes that can be distributed to families in their school district and education material that can be used by teachers. The educational material targets several age groups. The goal is to continue to update the schools with educational material each year. If you are interested in learning more, please email Bonita at blederer@necattlemen.org Instant Pot Roast Recipe: https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/instant-pot-pot-roast-potatoes/
- Shirley Thompson Director, Region VII South Dakota
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he drought of 2021 has been hard on the ag community. This was exacerbated by a nearly 171,000 acre fire that was started by a coal seam burning and being pushed by erratic winds. The Richard Springs, Slough Grass and other 2021 fires took stored hay, a lot of grazing land, fences and even some livestock. Amazingly no human life was taken, nor were any primary homes of residents of southern Rosebud County. When contracted meal resources were going to be a day or two away and all donations to the Moose Lodge had been dispersed, cattlewomen were called on to provide 440 meals for firefighting personnel. While things were still chaotic, one particular cattlewoman brought the idea to help out and the project just rolled from there. Donations poured in to paypal from all over MT and even other states. Local businesses organized fundraisers like selling “29 Strong” T-shirts and hosting pint nights to raise local money as well. Because of this, and a lot of hard work and coordination from the committee, we were able to pay for fuel to get donated hay transported, buy fencing supplies and distribute donated sweet feed, lick tubs and dog and cat food. By the numbers 12 ranches have received supplies or hay/feed. 7 loads of hay, 1 ton of sweet feed, 4,880 metal T posts, 140 rolls of barbed wire, 10 tons of mineral tubs, one semi load of drill stem (for corner posts) and some labor planned to be paid for to reinstall damaged fences. Members participating were Sheena Schiffer, Tamara Robertson and Penny Teeters (coordinators for hay and funds), along with Jen Smith, Tanele Stephens, Sarah Stensvad, Marley Manoukian and Shalaine Watson. Ashes to Ashes is an organization out of Oklahoma that helped get donated hay to MT. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau did a great write up on one big delivery event. https://www.okfarmbureau.org/wp-content/ uploads/OK_Countr y_v4_2021-WEB.pdf
- Shalaine Watson Vice President Rosebud County CattleWomen Montana
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hank you” to ALL of you who did a great job of surprising me with such an Honorable Award. It is a pleasure to serve you as your Education Chair and to work with such wonderful ladies. Meeting in person does a soul good – it was great to see you in Tennessee and looking forward to Texas. Nashville Review - Cowabunga Boxes supplied and produced by the CA Foundation for Ag In The Classroom, CA Beef Council and Beef CheckOff were successfully distributed. Contents of the boxes have so far proven to be a good AITC resource. Back to Books Project – The first book list has been put onto the ANCW web site. This source of suggested classroom reads for both in person or virtual use, is a living resource document for reference. Additions to the list will be continual. List gives you the author, publisher, a brief summary, age appropriate and where the book may be purchased. Keep checking the website for newly listed books. Be sure to share the list with your favorite teachers. The newest addition to the list: New Featured Book - “ Twas the Night Before Round-Up’’ written by Nancy Garhan Attebury about the Pendleton Round-Up and the Happy Canyon pageant full of Indian tradition. Look for your link on the website posted soon. Featured Author - A personal interview with authors of your favorite books. To start this new informational area, I selected “The Chaney Twins” Series author Rebecca Chaney. It was great to talk with Rebecca and to learn about how she started her series and what she loves about writing her books about her twin girls. Our interview: In 2007, international ag speaker and friend of Rebecca, Jolene Brown, planted the seed in her head. “Becky, you should write agricultural children’s books based on your girls’ experiences growing up on the farm.”
An opportunity presented itself for our first book soon after when a Hereford at the Chaney’s farm orphaned one of its twin calves. It didn’t take long for Rianna and Sheridan, age 4, to volunteer to feed the calf milk for the next six months. And just like that, the first book was being developed. Rebecca received her bachelor’s degree in agricultural journalism and creating Ag Education Children’s books came natural to her. The Chaneys have produced nine books in the “Chaney Twins” Ag Series. All books have been nominated and received “Ag book of the Year’’ recognition as well as “Accurate Ag Book” honors in several states from coast to coast. Rianna and Sheridan hope their experiences with agriculture and ranch animals will help children understand the importance of farmers and ranchers and the role they play in food production. What Rebecca loves about the books is that they not only have educated thousands of kids from coast to coast about agriculture, but have served as incredible memories of her daughters learning so much working in animal agriculture. Both girls will be attending college next year and studying Agriculture Communications at Oklahoma State University and Butler in Kansas. I would like to wish the girls good luck in their future. We will be hearing more from the girls as they continue their educational experiences. A big “Thank you” to Rebecca, “Becky”, for her time for this great interview. Hope you all have liked the interview to learn more about the Chaney Series. Information about where you can get their books and the free downloadable lesson plans on books one through eight will be posted soon on the ANCW website. I will continue the adding of new books and looking for your suggestions of good, accurate ag educational reads. Until then, I am looking forward to seeing you all in Houston, Texas.
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Being able to share the facts about ranching with new audiences is the most important part of advocating for agriculture. Our next generation of cattlewomen know all too well the constant struggle of fighting anti-agriculture misinformation. Kinzie Burtrum, a 21 year old ANCW member from Stillwater, Oklahoma, got the advocacy opportunity of a lifetime by being featured in Time Magazine’s “30 in 2030: Planning for the Future” article. Time shared the stories of three twenty-somethings who are working on building sustainability in unique ways in their communities. While being one of three young adults in the whole nation chosen for this story is an impressive feat on its own, it’s even more thrilling that she got to represent our industry in a positive way on a worldwide platform. “I see farmers and ranchers as the original conservationists,” Kinzie said. “This is something that I plan to pass down to my kids one day.” Like most of today’s young ranchers, Kinzie got her passion for ranching by growing up watching the generations before her. While honoring her roots and keeping a lot of tradition, she knows the value of staying ahead of the curve, too. “One thing my dad has always told me is the six words that will put you out of business is ‘we’ve always done it this way’ ”, said Kinzie at the start of the feature video. “Agriculture is what fuels and feeds the world. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to survive,” she said. “It’s important to share the importance of agriculture to those who are not immersed in the day to day practices of farming and ranching.” - Rachel Williamson President Oklahoma State Collegiate CattleWomen
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rom time to time, the American National CattleWomen membership is asked to approve Bylaws changes. Here are the proposed changes to be voted on at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX. *** pictured below *** The change to Article XVIII adds a hyphen to non-discrimination clause as this is the preferred spelling. Any Questions may be directed to Susie Magnuson, chair or Heather Hayes Stinnett, co-chair Bylaws/Policies & Procedures Committee. - Susie Magnuson Committee Chair - Bylaws, Policies & Procedures American National CattleWomen, Inc.
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s holidays are here, please consider giving a gift that is not only awesome but can help American National CattleWomen. We have the great Beef It’s What’s for Dinner Signs that can be personalized for your ranch or business. The beautiful new wild rag with the vibrant colors. Plus, we have a ton of ANCW branded merchandise which would be great to give to yourself or friends that should be members of our wonderful organization. All our items can be found on our website at ancw.org. The Ways and Means Committee works to not only find great merchandise opportunities, but we also work closely with sponsors. Our goal is to help find sponsors that are a good fit for us and for them. Women are a significant customer and target for several companies, and we like to align with those businesses that help support our mission. We are thankful for those that have sponsored us in 2021 and we will continue to work to earn their continued support in 2022. The Ways and Means Committee is always looking for additional opportunities to work with new companies and find partners with mutual goals and benefits. As 2021 comes to a close and a new year begins, let’s all be reminded of our blessings and continue to find a way to be kind and respectful. Spur on! - Tammi Didlot ANCW CFO & Past President
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o say I have grown as an individual while being a 2021-2022 National Collegiate Beef Advocate would be an understatement. This program allows me to expand my network, relationships and skill set. One of the requirements for the program is to direct an on-campus event promoting beef. On September 28, I passed out a healthy beef jerky trail mix to students coming and going from the Colvin Recreation Center at Oklahoma State University. The positive message of beef was shared with around 175 students that day and not a single crumb of the trail mix was left over. Everyone loves the nutrition, taste and comfort that beef brings to them. It was an encouraging feeling to pack up that day after having friendly conversations with curious individuals of all walks of life. This event would not have been possible without a long list of supporters: American National Cattlewomen, National Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program, Oklahoma State University Colvin Recreation Center, Oklahoma Beef Council, Oklahoma Collegiate Cattlewomen, Oklahoma Collegiate Cattlemen, Sheri Glazier and more. In addition to my on-campus event, I have attended and learned from many events in the past couple months. On September 9, I participated with Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom’s Read an Accurate Ag Book Week and virtually read “Levi’s Lost Calf ” by Amanda Radke to students across Oklahoma. It was exciting to see the next generation of ag/beef advocates, and they were asking great questions at the end. On October 23, I attended Oklahoma Cattlewomen’s first “Cultivating Cattlewomen” event at the Oklahoma National Stockyards where participants engaged in trailer backing and herd vaccination handling. We left the day full of education, fellowship and confidence with fellow cattlewomen. The application for the 2022-2023 CBAP team recently opened, and the current team is busy spreading the news through social media and virtual presentations with college students, encouraging them to apply for this great opportunity. I am so grateful and humbled by the experiences and people I have met through serving on the CBAP team, and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store. In the meantime, let’s continue to support one another and spread the positive message of beef! - Carli Eubank Member - 2021 CB AP Team
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orn in Watford City, North Dakota, on July 12, 1937, Kaye (Van Dyke) Nelson is the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Arnold Stromme and Anna Signalness Stromme Van Dyke Jorgenson. Much of Kaye’s life was spent on her grandparent’s Bar U Ranch along the Little Missouri River north of Killdeer. Life lessons were learned sitting beside her grandfather during meals. Ranch business was discussed and, when a gleam hit his eyes, Kaye knew stories of area history and people known were soon to be told. In the 6th grade, Kaye became a majorette for the Watford City Marching Band, having taken baton lessons since the tender age of five. The lessons further paid off when Kaye became a majorette at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Kaye was Watford City’s 1954 Homecoming Queen, and was crowned the first Miss Watford City in 1955. In 1957, Kaye Van Dyke was crowned Miss Rodeo North Dakota 1957. She posted colors at all major rodeos, including the National Finals Rodeo. While competing in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in San Francisco, Kaye was introduced by Casey Tibbs to future World Champion rodeo cowboy Alvin Nelson. The two were married May 8, 1958 and to the union was born a son, Louis Alvin Nelson, in 1962. The couple ranched together in McKenzie County until Alvin’s passing in 2014. Kaye holds a M. Ed. Degree from the University of North Dakota and taught elementary school. She is a long time member of the American National CattleWomen, the North Dakota CattleWomen and District One CattleWomen, past president of the local and state groups and has served on education and legislative committees, representing the ranching industry. Kaye is a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Gold Card holder and served as a PRCA Secretary and Timer. She traveled all over the United States with Alvin when he rodeoed and is honored to be a member of HANDS, a rodeo wives sorority. Kaye served twelve years as Director of the Miss Rodeo North Dakota Pageant, and for the same period of time on the board of Miss Rodeo America. Kaye Nelson is a long time President’s Club member of the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Because of Kaye’s generous giving, the NDCHF was able to renovate its patio, now named The Alvin Nelson Memorial Arena. Kaye resides on the ranch she and Alvin built together, with son Louis managing operation.
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