SPRING 2020
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 Bringing
Evelyn Greene ANCW President Auburn, Alabama
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he great American cattle drives that took place back in the 1800s only lasted about 20 years. Yet those drives from 1869-1889 forever burned the icon of the American Cowboy into history. We all like to think of the romantic, pastoral picture of the cowboy and his horse moving across the western plains “where seldom was heard a discouraging word and the skies were not cloudy all day.” That’s not exactly how it was. Many of the cowhands were teenagers, being away from home for the first time. They faced all kinds of obstacles. Outlaws and arrows, dust storms and floods were often positioned directly between the herd and the railheads in the Midwest which was where the drive ended. I want to thank everyone that attended the 2020 American National CattleWomen Convention and Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, TX in February. I would like to say a great big thanks to all who attended the ANCW 2020 presidential reception while in San Antonio. It is always a sacrifice to leave your farms, ranches and family for a few days. However the results are priceless. Riding for the ANCW Brand this year is President-Elect Reba Mazak from Florida and Vice President Pam Griffin from Arizona. For any of you greenhorns that don’t know what riding for the brand means –hard work, loyalty, giving of your best to the outfit, being honest and true. We don’t do it for the money… We do it because we love it and are passionate about it… because we believe in it. I have chosen #beef4generations as my theme this year because of what it represents.
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The sponsor for my presidential year is Alltech. The vision from Alltech is working together for a “Planet of Plenty” which is fitting for my theme of #beef4generations. I want us to do our part to assure that long after we are gone, consumers for generations to come still have an abundance of choices and plentiful supply of safe, delicious, nutritious beef. In bringing in the herd, I see all aspects of generations coming to a point of destination, just like bringing cattle to a point of destination. Our role as a grassroots organization is assuring beef for generations, and to me that means having a goal or goals in mind and overcoming obstacles to reach those goals. I love beef and the beef industry. It is one honor I will carry with me for the rest of my life that I am able to serve this great organization. We may try to offer a new twist here or there, but we will always first and foremost promote beef in the land that we love, the United States and across this great nation. I am sure there will be obstacles to overcome; but with your help, we will take the reins and continue to move forward as a formidable force in assuring beef for generations. We will “bring in the herd”. Now, if you missed the cattle industry convention in San Antonio, TX, you missed a great meeting… I would suggest that if you have never been, just once you should treat yourself by attending a national cattle industry convention. It will be in Nashville, TN next year, so start making your plans now. So, my challenge is, put your saddle on, tighten down the cinch and get ready for a heck of a ride with #beef4generations. There is no better time to become more active and really shine with your true passion than now.
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M u lt i -Y e a r C a l e n da r C attle I ndustry C onvention and NCBA T rade S how : February 3-5, 2021: Nashville, Tennessee February 1-3, 2022: San Diego, California February 1-3 2023: New Orleans, Louisiana January 31 - February 2, 2024: Orlando, Florida February 5-7, 2025: San Antonio, Texas ANCW A nnual M eeting D ates : February 1-3, 2021: Nashville, Tennessee January 31-February 2, 2022: San Diego, California January 30-February 1, 2023 New Orleans, Louisiana S ummer C onference : July 26-27, 2020. Denver, Colorado - Gaylord Rockies July 25-26, 2021. Denver, Colorado - Gaylord Rockies
M u lt i -Y e a r C a l e n da r WIRED: Women in Ranching Education Development April 24, 2020: California - POSTPONED TO: September 26, 2020 June 5, 2020: Colorado/Wyoming - POSTPONED TO FALL 2020 June 11, 2020: South Dakota - POSTPONED (TBA) July 25, 2020: Minnesota - POSTPONED TO JULY 2021 October 2020: New Mexico - EXACT DATE TBA ANCW 2020 Region Meeting Schedule Region ll May 29-30, 2020 Athens, Georgia - CANCELLED Region lll June 11-13, 2020
Brookings, South Dakota - POSTPONED
Region lV April 17-18, 2020
Bentonville, Arkansas - CANCELLED
Region V
Pendleton, Oregon - CANCELLED
April 30-May 2, 2020
Region Vl April 27-29, 2020 Tempe, Arizona - POSTPONED - JULY 15, 2020 FOUNTAIN HILL, ARIZONA Region Vll June 11-13, 2020
Brookings, South Dakota - POSTPONED
ANCW A n n o u n c e 2020 L e a d e r s h i p Evelyn Greene Takes Lead of ANCW Members of the American National CattleWomen, Inc., gathered in San Antonio, TX., for their annual convention. The ANCW meetings were held February 3 -5 in conjunction with the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show at the Marriott Riverwalk. One of the many highlights of the annual convention was the selection and installation of the ANCW leadership for the coming year. ANCW’s 2020 executive committee consists of 16 members including officers and region directors. Leading the CattleWomen as the organization’s 69th president is Evelyn Greene, Auburn, Alabama. Greene grew up on an agriculture farm in Cullman County, Alabama. Growing up on a diversified farm with cattle, sweet potatoes, corn, and soybeans gave her the value of hard work. Her family’s beef operation was in the largest beef producing county in Alabama, and this is where she gained her passion for the industry. She is a beef advocate and beef promoter. She was involved with 4-H in her elementary and high school years. Since 1982, she has been the support and management of her family farm – row crop and cow/calf operation. She has served as Secretary 2010, National Beef Cook-Off Committee (2008-2011), Chair National Beef Cook-Off Committee (20122014), Chair Board of Directors (2012-2016), Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program manager (2016 – 2018), Vice President (2018) and President Elect (2019) for the American National Cattlewomen’s Association. She is also BQA certified and has completed the Masters of Beef Advocacy Program. Advancing to president-elect from vice president is Reba Mazak, Sumter County, Florida. Mazak is a fifth generation Florida cattle rancher. She grew up on a ranch in Geneva, Florida and later moved to Sumter County, Florida where she resides today.
She married her late husband, Paul Mazak, when she was eighteen years old. Together, Paul and Reba started and grew their own cattle operation. Reba owns approximately 300 commercial cow/calf pairs spread between her ranch in Sumter County, Florida and Uvalde, Texas. Mazak served on the Silent Action Committee, the Ways and Means Committee, the Executive Board and Vice President (2019) for the American National CattleWomen. She has also completed the Masters of Beef Advocacy Program, was a part of the first class to graduate from ANCW Women’s Leadership Program in 2018 and is BQA certified, Elected to the leadership team as vice president and beginning her three-year assent to president is Pamela Griffin, Globe, Arizona. She was born in Anaheim, California surrounded by strawberry fields and orange groves. In 1974, the family moved to Arizona, landing in Carefree. Both parents left agricultural roots. Her father’s family ran a farming and meat operation, and her mother’s side ran the family’s grain operation. Pamela grew up on what she considers a hobby farm. As an adult, she worked in the legal field as well as commercial and residential real estate development. In 2008, she met her husband John Griffin. They live on Griffin family’s third-generation 110-year-old cow/ calf operation, Griffin Cattle Ranch and started their own cow/calf operation, X4 Cattle Company, LLC. Together, they are pursuing the custom beef industry. She has served in numerous capacities, including Gila County Cowbelles President, Arizona State Cowbelles President, Board Member of Arizona Cattle Industry Research and Education Foundation, Board Member- Gila County and Arizona State Cattle Growers, and past honorary member of the Arizona Beef Council Board. Wanda Pinnow, Baker, Montana, completed
ANCW A n n o u n c e 2020 L e a d e r s h i p her year as the 68th ANCW president and now remains on the executive committee as past president. Pinnow’s excellent leadership was vital to the success of ANCW as the organization embraced new opportunities and focus this past year. Rounding out the officer team are Recording Secretary Desta Crawford, Hereford, TX., and Parliamentarian Lana Slaten, Cullman, Alabama. These two positions are appointed by the president. The seven region directors also serve on ANCW’s executive committee. Serving as region directors for 2020 are: Region I Director Jodi Jordan, Indiana, Region II Director Debbie Gill, Florida, Region III Director Kasey Wallace, Iowa, Region IV Director Debbie Gill, Texas, Region V Director Angela Whitlock, Wyoming, Region VI Director Nikki Weston, Utah, and Region VII Director Shirley Thompson, South Dakota.
The two additional members of the executive committee include Jill Worthington and Tammi Didlot, both of Oklahoma. Worthington is the Business manager and Didlot is the chief financial officer. Sheila Bowen, California, will serve as the 2020 Board of Directors Chair. The American National CattleWomen, Inc., consists of nearly 1,500 members from across the United States and has a 65-year history of uniting women in agriculture to focus on its core concepts of beef promotion, education, and legislation. Several membership levels are available including basic, junior, collegiate, and lifetime, as well as sustaining, associate, and state affiliate. By joining ANCW, members become part of a professional networking group who strongly support the cattle industry and America’s agriculture community to reach consumers and cattle producers across the country and to impact policy and trade. For more information about ANCW or to join today, visit www.ancw.org.
ANCW Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program 2020
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hree winners for the 2020 Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program, an American National CattleWomen, Inc. program, were selected and announced at the annual National Cattle Industry Convention in February.
The 2020 CBAP gals at the Cattle Convention in San Antonion, TX in February.
The winners of the 2020 Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program are Ms. Madison Forbes, Lone Tree, Iowa; Ms. Sarah Drown, Ramona, Calif.; and Ms. Fallon Plaisance, Kentwood, La. The program is designed to provide collegiates hands-on learning experience with public speaking, digital media marketing, professional networking and mentorship from industry experts. The Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program embodies a mission of building the next generation of cattlemen and women through character, leadership and growth.
Throughout the year, these ladies experience opportunities to travel across the country to connect with legislatures, engage in educational events and broaden their knowledge about the diversity within the cattle community. This year their focus will be to increase awareness of global hunger and the demand for the American rancher and farmer to enhance production efficiency by the adoption of available technology with the theme of #beef4generations.
The 2020 Collegiate Beef Advocates on the ANCW Welcome to Texas Tour in February.
They are empowered to promote beef nutrition and literacy within their communities and college campuses by planning fundraisers and interactive events. This opportunity helps collegiates develop their passion and drive for beef advocacy by providing training, resources, and farm to fork experiences.
ANCW Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program 2020 M eet Y our 2020 ANCW CBAP T eam !
Fallon Plaisance
Plaisance is the daughter of Chance and Charity Plaisance. She currently attends Louisiana State University as a junior. Plaisance’s major is Agriculture Leadership and Development with a minor in Animal Science. Plaisance’s involvement in agriculture began on her family owned ranch, 3P Ranch. They raise around two hundred head of Brahman cattle. Their main focus is to raise show cattle, but they also have a small F-1 herd. She plans to continue sharing her passion for beef cattle and show others what great aspects this industry has to offer.
Madison Forbes
Forbes is an eighth-generation farmer and cattlewoman. She is the daughter of John and Kelli Forbes and is currently a junior at the University of Iowa—majoring in Journalism and Mass Communications with a focus in Agriculture. Forbes grew up on a cow-calf operation, raising Angus and Maine Anjou cattle. Her family also grows corn and soybeans. She has a soft spot for the Charolais breed and started her own herd in 2013, which has grown to twenty head. Her favorite cut of steak is prime rib.
Sarah Drown
Drown is a junior at Oklahoma State University studying Agricultural Communications and Agribusiness. She will graduate in May 2021 and aspires to begin law school the following fall. She has a background in commercial cow/calf ranching but has a love in her heart for Red Angus cattle. Anytime she goes home, she loves to enjoy a homegrown tritip, which is her favorite cut she said. Drown brings diversity to the Midwest since she comes from a non-antibiotic ranch that relies on nature and rotation to graze their cattle, rather than growing forage. She is the daughter of Glenn and Margaret. Drown and is a fifth-generation rancher.
“DEVELOPING COLLEGIATES OF CHARACTER INTO TOMORROW’S CHAMPION ADVOCATES FOR THE BEEF INDUSTRY”
ANCW F oundation The American National CattleWomen Foundation hosted their annual meeting during the Cattle industry convention in San Antonio Texas on February 5, 2020. We want to welcome Pamela Griffin as the ANCW liaison. The trustees want to thank everyone for their generous donations, they allow the support of several wonderful projects and programs. We were pleased to have Mikaela Talley from College Station Texas the recipient of the Collegiate CattleWomen scholarship attend the Cattle Industry Convention as an intern and appreciate all the help she provided. We created a new scholarship for State Beef Ambassadors. The application deadline was December 1st and are pleased to announce the winner, Bailee Schiefelbein of Minnesota. The beautiful cattle note cards we printed are selling well. If you need any, send an email to ancwfoundation@gmail. com the cost is $15 plus shipping.
We are once again offering the legacy scholarship and voted to also include boys. The deadline to apply is May 1 and you must be an ANCW member. The application guidelines and application are available on the ancw.org website. We would like to remind everyone to select the foundation as your choice for Amazon Smile. More information is available on the website. Once again we thank everyone who supports the foundation with their memorials and donations. Please consider including the foundation in your estate planning. - Kristy L. Lage, President, ANCW Foundation P.O. Box 5 Arthur NE 69121 (308) 764-2372 | Cell # 9946
Beef Check-Off Safety Committee I attended the Beef Check-off Safety Committee meeting Thursday afternoon at 1:30 pm in San Antonio, TX at the NCBA National Convention 2020. The committee basically introduced themselves and the audience then went over their purpose statement. The Safety Committee Purpose Statement is: Support the Long Range Plan by identifying and prioritizing initiatives to provide safe and wholesome beef and beef products to maintain and grow consumer confidence and trust. There was discussion on if they should change the statement. After much discussion, it was decided to leave it the same as is. The Long Range plan may be changing this year. At this time they will leave it the same.
Three contractors gave reports and told how they have put the check-off dollars to use for Beef Safety - NCBA, North America Meat Institute & Foundation for Meat and Poultry. It is good to see that the checkoff dollars are going to great extents to make sure beef is safely available to consumers. Meeting was adjourned. - Connie Ahlgren, President Montana CattleWomen’s Association Beef Checkoff Safety Committee Report
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C attle H ealth & W ell B eing C ommittee The Cattle Health and Well-being Policy Committee convened on February 6th during the 2020 Annual Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, TX under the leadership of the committee chair, Dr. Dale Groteleuschen.
currently being tested using UHF back tags for cull dairy cows. The USDA is still encouraging the outcomes from these pilot programs to help determine whether the future of the industry would like to use LF or UHF.
A number of topics were covered during the informational portion of the committee meeting. Dr. Chuck Fossler, a veterinary epidemiologist with the National Animal Health Monitoring System, USDA, APHIS provided an update on the second half of the NAHMS Cow-calf Survey and the 2020 Health Management in Feedlot Cattle Survey. Dr. Burke Healey, the Chief Veterinary officer, USDA, APHIS was on hand to answer questions regarding topics like brucellosis programs and the future of traceability. Dr. Healey explained that until Brucella gets moved from the domestic terror designation, there can be no research on it to develop a better vaccine for prevention.
An associate Animal Science professor and Beef Extension specialist with Michigan State University, Dr. Dan Buskirk, provided a historical overview of the traceability program that has been used in the state of Michigan to help manage the tuberculosis (TB) exposure issues caused by the TB positive deer population. Their system uses a LF tagging system. With this system in place, the state has been able to manage the TB cases that are identified.
The FDA Deputy Director for Science Policy, Dr. Bill Flynn, provided an overview of the FDA’s five-year plan for supporting antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings. This involved an update on Guidance For Industry 263 (GFI 263.) This will encourage injectable antibiotic manufacturers that currently have over the counter antibiotics move to be available for purchase only under the prescribed use of a veterinarian with a target of 2023. Updates were given regarding the current traceability pilots. Representatives from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, the Florida Traceability Pilot, and CattleTrace updated program numbers and comments were made regarding the pros and cons of low frequency (LF) and ultra-high frequency (UHF) usage. Dr. Guilherme Rosa, an Animal Science professor from the University of Wisconsin, detailed a program that is
The president of the United States Animal Health Association (USHA), Dr. Marty Zaluski, provided an overview of the roles, actions, and leadership team of one of the oldest Animal Health support organizations in the US. The USAHA develops and promotes sound animal health solutions for public good. Jess Fulton, the director of Producer Education for the NCBA provided an update on the BQA Feedyard Audit Tool Taskforce. The goal of this task force is to provide some guidance for the standardization of feedyard audit tool. A Producer Education Forum preview was also provided by Dr. Julia Herman. Dr. Herman is the Beef Cattle Specialist Veterinarian with the Beef Checkoff. There was no old business, nor any new business to come in front of the committee and the meeting was adjourned. - Shirley Thompson, Chair Cattle Health and Wellbeing Committee
BEEF E ducation C ommittee Hello everyone, I am so excited to be a part of this outstanding leadership team. This working group has the important task of continuing to educate our youth who are the leaders of our future. The group is to be a resource group to all State AITC (Ag In The Classroom) Chairs. To increase our groups communication, let’s start by getting the e-mail addresses of each of the AITC State Chairs. Every state should have one. Also include any Educators of the Year Award winners from your state. Please e-mail me your e-mail addresses and what state you represent. Communications can be updated or a notification can be sent when the need arises. As we start holding our region meetings, let’s have any individual from each region be a representative to our BEEF Education Committee. Please e-mail me that Region Director’s e-mail as they are elected or appointed. We will be working towards a closer relationship with both the State and National AITC Foundations, both your local and national Farm Bureau as well as your state and national Beef Councils. They are a great resource for all of us. Our book list is an important part of our resources. Reviewing the existing list and making sure the reading materials are up to date and appropriate for our young readers. Does the book still meet our standards or message of today’s industry? Does it give the correct information within the book? These are questions to be asking of our book list. We will be looking for ladies to be reviewers of our list. As new books come available, our communication list would be used to keep up dated. As you find books that the students like or would like to be
added to the books list just drop me an e-mail and it will get reviewed. “Book Alert” #9 of the Chaney Twins Series is now on sale - “Better Together… Digging It with Dairy & Beef ” by twins Rianna and Sheridan Chaney and edited by mom, Rebecca Long Chaney. We will need to add to our Educational Resources and Ideas notebook that Suze Bohleen of Montana started. If your state has done an outstanding project or event, please send it to me to possibly be added to this resource. Nothing beats projects that others have found to work well for them. Share them with others. The Beef Education/Ag In The Classroom Working Group is a crucial part of our organization and industry. Working together in education is how the future of our industry will progress - making sure our youth are getting good information about agriculture today. I am looking forward to working with all of you and sharing ideas that you all have to offer. A big thank-you to Suze Bohleen who has kept this working group together for many years. Her experience and educational background is invaluable. I look forward to working with her. I look forward to working with all! - Debbie Torres, Chair Beef Education Committee
W hat M akes A C attle W oman ? The definition of a cattlewoman is a woman that raises or tends to cattle. Well this is true; however, a cattlewoman is so much more. She is a wife, a mother, a daughter, a friend, and a co-worker. She is dedicated to her husband, her family, her friends, and her job. Cattlewomen are business owners, educators, industry leaders, innovators, producers, farmers, assistants, and students. She cooks, cleans, takes out the trash, and tries to keep up on the laundry. She is strong, helpful, determined, passionate, and resourceful. She is a jack of many trades and a force to be reckoned with. A woman that overcomes adversity, and when she’s down, she will put her big girl pants on and keep right on going. She is the glue and the support that holds her family together. Most of all, cattlewomen are great advocates for the cattle industry as well as for the agriculture industry.
I could go on and on about all the things that make us cattlewomen - each of us unique and different in our own way. The one thing we all have in common is the farm. We love our cows and tend to them like they are our children. There is nothing like seeing a calf born, watching it stand up for the first time, and get to its mother’s udder for milk. It is nature at its best. The Southern Women in Ag t-shirt says it best - “Lots of folks can be cowgirls, few can be cattlewomen”. Truer words were never spoken. It takes quite a woman to get out there and work cows, hay, and whatever else needs to be done on the farm. After all this is done, we come in the house and take care of our families. All these qualities and traits are what makes us cattlewomen. - Theresa Molle, President, Georgia CattleWomen’s Association
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South Dakota Cattlemen’s Auxiliary The South Dakota Cattlemen’s Auxiliary will be hosting a number of events this spring. The two largest events will focus on how beef fits into a healthy lifestyle especially with youth. The Auxiliary partners with EmBe’s Girls on the Run program to provide beef sticks and nutritional information to the 1000 young people participating in the running program. The program supports positive self-esteem in pre-teens. The Auxiliary is also supporting the Beef Up Your Reading program within some selected South Dakota communities to foster literacy and nutrition regarding beef. This program rewards students who read with beef-based incentives like beef sticks and beef bucks to be used at local restaurants.
R egion II As the NCBA convention in San Antonio was quickly approaching we knew it was going to be a spectacular event for everyone in ANCW and that our Region II would be a shining star!! From the moment that our very own Evelyn Greene from Auburn, Alabama would take the helm as our new 2020 ANCW President. A few highlights about Evelyn are that she is such a sweet southern lady who grew up in the agriculture industry on her family farm raising cattle and growing sweet potatoes, corn, and soybeans. Her family’s beef operation was in the largest beef-producing county in Alabama, and this is where she gained her passion for the industry. She is a beef advocate and beef promoter in everything that she does! She also has served in all the officer roles of the Alabama CattleWomen’s Association. Our ANCW Region II CattleWomen are very proud to have Evelyn as the new ANCW President and look forward to a great year ahead!
The Region II members are very excited to see what the next two years will hold with our southern Region II being so well represented within the nation!
Region II was on a roll as we also had another Region II member in the spotlight in San Antonio as Reba Mazak of Florida stepped into the role of our new ANCW President-Elect. Reba is a fifth generation Florida cattle rancher from Sumter County, Florida where she currently resides and runs a cow/calf operation along with an operation in Uvalde, Texas. She also served as the Florida CattleWomen President in 2004.
The Alabama CattleWomen Association has been very active under the direction of the Alabama CattleWomen’s President Bea Jai Merriman. They have been getting out into their communities to support them and promote beef! They have also been busy recently recognizing young ladies such as Ms. Kayla Walker as they named her “Cowgirl Of The Year.”
To say we are proud of our Southern CattleWomen members in Region II would be an understatement! All our state associations have been extremely busy promoting and educating about our beef industry. Our sweet Georgia CattleWomen’s Association will be bringing out the southern hospitality as they were to be hosting our 2020 Region II Meeting in the beautiful town of Athens, Georgia. It is postponed until Spring of 2021 because of COVID-19. Nonetheless, please be sure to attend as you won’t want to miss out. I am encouraging all Region II state presidents to please get the word out and encourage your members to join in on a great two days in the heart of a Georgia, filled with amazing BEEF information, education, fellowship, great food and much more!
Region II Our Region II ladies also sent prayers to the Alabama CattleWomen’s Vice President Mrs. Henrietta Sullivan Gibson, as she was in the hospital with bone injuries due to a serious fall. Henrietta and her family are very dedicated to their cattle community and are always there for them. Please continue prayers for our fellow cattlewoman. Another great event for our Region II was at the NCBA/ANCW Convention in San Antonio, as our Florida CattleWomen Association won the award of the ANCW MOOVE Membership Contest. We also had the Florida Seminole CattleWomen member Mrs. Lucy Bowers who won the prestigious ANCW Platinum Spurs Award for ANCW Memberships. Congratulations to our Florida CattleWomen! The Florida CattleWomen have been very busy as well with several activities such as their annual event of the beef booth at the Florida State Fair. There, they give out thousands of beef samples to consumers. Additionally, their annual clay shoot fundraiser was a big success again this year.
The Tennessee CattleWomen, under the guidance of President Beth Barber Jones, have been very busy as well. They have been promoting and encouraging the Youth Farm Exchange. The purpose of the program is to enhance knowledge about the cattle industry, explore regional differences within the state, and forge long-lasting relationships. The program focuses on education and leadership through peer-topeer collaboration and targeted seminars designed to strengthen communication skills. The Youth Farm Exchange program will take place the week of June 8 - 12, 2020. The program will include educational components, a unique industry segment tour, on-farm experience and networking opportunities. Our Region II CattleWomen members and State Associations are growing, and are all working and volunteering diligently to the success of our Beef Industry and ANCW! - Debbie Gill, Florida, Director, Region II
R egion V - CANCELLED Region V was to be meeting April 30 – May 2 in Pendleton, OR, during the Cattle Baron’s Weekend. The gathering was to begin on Thursday evening, 7 pm, with a Welcome Reception. Friday we were to hear from President-Elect Reba Mazak, have guest speakers Marji Alaniz, Farm Her - RFDTV and Kirbe Schnoor, Cowboy Channel - Ranch Her, an Ag in the classroom presentation, and a tour of the Sage Center. Saturday was to include Region business meeting, a ‘surprise presentation’ and conclude at 1 pm after lunch. Attendees would have spent the afternoon on their own or with some friends shopping and/or exploring the Pendleton area. Pendleton Cattle Barons Weekend was created in honor of the region’s cattlemen and ranchers and their legacy. It’s an annual celebration of the region’s ranching roots.
Fun Fact: PENDLETON WAS FOUNDED IN 1868 ALONG THE OREGON TRAIL.
100 percent of the proceeds of the weekend create scholarships for regional students attending college and majoring in agriculture. Local points of interest include Pendleton Center for the Arts and Crows Shadow Institute of the Arts. There is a Farmer’s Market, which operates on Friday evenings May through October, and Pendleton Underground Tours featuring the history of Pendleton and a tour through the tunnels and brothels. We would have loved to see you out there. Under different circumstances, we hope to see you there another time soon! - Angela Whitlock, Director, Region V
Region VII
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Please join Region VII for their regional meeting in Brookings, SD. The Region VII meeting will be held in conjunction with Region III.
We are having great success with outreach efforts on our social media platforms! The goal for ANCW’s social media is to reach 10,000 likes and follows on Facebook, and 1,000 follows on Instagram by 2021. We are so close!
The meeting will kick off with an optional WIRED event on **date TBA**. The WIRED event will focus on a number of aspects and activities affecting people and animals. The regional meeting will start that evening, **date TBA**, with a welcome reception. The remainder of the region meeting will start on **date TBA** and conclude with a membership meeting on **date TBA**.
ANCW has solid messaging, information, and opportunities to share with our members and other viewers. We are aiming to reach even more folks with Evelyn’s #beef4generations campaign in order to make the most of our impact as an organization. Our organization exists to be the voice of cattlewomen everywhere, shedding light on the passion and dedication we bring to our industry. That said, each of your ideas are invaluable. We want to hear them! Send any outreach ideas to Eden Miller, email listed below. - Eden Miller, Social Media Representative, ANCW | edenmmiller5@gmail.com
Fun Fact: BROOKINGS IS THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
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NCBA S ends L etter to C apitol H ill U rging R elief F or C attle P roducers WASHINGTON (March 19, 2020) - In response to the ongoing efforts to provide relief to Americans impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane issued the following statement: “As the country reels both economically and emotionally from the spread of COVID-19, NCBA has been hard at work ensuring that cattle producers remain able to focus on the national infrastructure priority of keeping high-quality beef available to consumers. “Meeting that challenge requires federal officials at the Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Interior, Treasury, and more to have a full understanding of how our product gets from the pasture to the plate – and we’re extremely proud to tell that story. “In these challenging times, that story is about the strength of our cattleproducing families and what they need to weather this storm. COVID-19 has dealt a tremendously challenging hand to producers across the country. These highly volatile markets cannot be allowed to force our ranching families out of business just when consumers need them most.
“In order to combat this staggering burden, NCBA has been actively engaged with leaders in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to ensure that relief funds from any aid package reach these struggling cattle producers directly. It is important that any such relief avoids the lasting market-altering effects of a price support program, such as those that have been proposed by some members of the Senate. Instead, we must keep the focus on providing quick, targeted relief to struggling producers. While the effects of COVID-19 will be felt across the country, we must ensure we avoid permanent, fundamental changes to workings of the American cattle market. We applaud Senators and Representatives from across the country who are working to provide those solutions using proven avenues such as the Commodity Credit Corporation as administered through USDA. “Americans always rise to the challenge in times of need and the work of these officials in Congress and in the administration during this trying time is a testament to that great tradition. We thank each of them for their efforts and stand ready to assist moving forward.”
THANK YOU ALLTECH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF AMERICAN NATIONAL CATTLEWOMEN, INC.
T hank each and every one of you for your continued support of and dedication to A merican N ational C attle W omen . Y ou are the backbone of this industry . T he future is very bright with cattlewomen leading the herd . The 2020 ANCW Executive Team
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